>> that was the bakery. >> that was darren's? >> that was the water from bakery.e did the water from a bakery. >> which is the one that is nearby? cruxes that the same place you want to station in the car to? -- >> is that the same place you want to station the cart? but this is the peak of the reagan -- >> this is the pizza. >> the use of coffee beans we did do you sell coffee beans? -- do you sell coffee beans? >> no. >> it goes on and on. >> what i was trying to do was open the eyes of people about the different origins of coffee, open their mind to the fact that call3 originated in africa -- that coffee originated in africa, that there are distinguishing characteristics, and the crop starbucks has got everybody hooked on promotes acidity and some health problems for people, so what my coffee provides is an alternative to them not drinking coffee at all, and i mention that in my brief, and it affects a lot of businesses, not just me. >> thank you. >> good evening. for this location is different. there was a recommendation for denial from the police department,

there is no activity, and susteren cafe and burger king are quite removed from that location -- darren's cafe and order king are quite removed from that location. there is the door, and further past that is a burger king and further past that two or three buildings is darren's, and i do have them on tape as well saying they do not serve tea bags or african coffee and that i am not competing with them in terms of like food, and my last comment is that in terms of the coffee business itself, there are not any other coffee karcarts in the area or other ethnic coffees available. you have any questions for me? >> you might want to respond to something said by the department of public works and had to do with the fees being paid, and i do not know how it would bear upon this, but you might want to respond. >> i think you only brought it up his you my opinion of me and my opinion i am trying to bring forth. it is only to scandalize me. the way this permit came down and went down and has been absolutely terrible. in other words, they have treated me terribly bad. they have never returned my call

thanks, darren. darren gersh, our washington bureau chief. >> tom: the federal tax filing deadline is just under three weeks away. this year, it falls on april 17. all this week, kevin mccormally of kiplinger's personal finance is offering his best tax advice. in tonight's "tax tips," it's time to pay if you converted an individual retirement accoun into a roth i.r.a. here kevin. >> it's time to pay the piper if you're among the investors who eagerly took advantage of a sweet tax break in 2010, the chance to convert a traditional i.r.a. to a roth and postpone the tax bill on the deal. usually when you convert, 100% of the money shifted into the roth is taxable in the year of the switch. it's a big hit, but the payoff is sweet: 100% of withdrawals in retirement can be tax free. now, to encourage conversions and the tax revenue they produce, congress offered those who converted in 2010 the opportunity to divide and delay the payment; half the bill would be due with 2011 returns and the remainder the fo

darren gersh was at the supreme court and filed this report. >> reporter: even for the supreme court, today was historic. outside, protesters for and against testified to the importance of this case. but inside, the court began with a narrow legal question: to avoid frivolous lawsuits from interfering with the government's ability to raise revenues, the law requires ertaxpays to first pay a tax before fighting it in court. since the individual mandate doesn't take effect for two years, lawyer robert long told the justices they should wait to decide this issue. they could take it up after someone pays a fine and sues the government claiming its unconstitutional. >> there is no reason to think that congress made a specialxp exception for the penalty imposed. >> reporter: but justi antonin scalia said any limits on a courts ability to consider a case like this should be narrow and clear. >> and i find it hard to think this is clear. whatever else it is, it's easy to think that it's not clear. >> reporter: the debate today hinged on whether congress is onxing people who do not buy health

what a night it was for the nets darren williams in charlotte. he was hot from the get-go. draining three-pointer almost at will. he hit all 21 on the way to listen to this, 57 points. that is a franchise record and tops in the league this season. even so, the bobcats -- d.j. august stin missed a three and new jersey won 104-101. >>> in college hoops, a big 10 showdown. ohio state at michigan state. late in the game, the spartans muscled inside to tie it at 68. with time running out, buford drained a long fade away. the buckeyes won it 72-70. >>> when we return, desperate digging. the race to rescue three

. >> reporter: i'm darren gersh at the supreme court. gogornment intrusiononrr reasonableleegegation? the justices debate health care and the individual mandate. >> reporter: i'm erika miller in new york. stocks and bonds are duking it out. i'll look at where the big gains are likely to come for your portfolio. >> susie: and with home prices still falling, what makes more sense, renting or owning? we'll see what two twenty- somethings are thinking. it's "nightly business report" for tuesday, march 27. this is "nightly business report" with susie gharib and tom hudson. "nightly business report" is made possible by: captioning sponsored by wpbt >> tom: good evening and thanks for joining us. susie, a closely divided supreme court today dove into the question of whether the government can force millions of americans to buy health insurance. >> susie: tom, the individual mandate is at the heart of the massive health care reform law that takes full effect in two years. but the justices today debated whether that requirement is a congressional

. >> reporter: i'm darren gersh at the supreme court. tonight, we continue our look at the historic battle over the president's health care law. is it a sensible fix to a pressing problem, or a federal power play? >> tom: come summer, there will be a new number one at mcdonald's. c.e.o. jim skinner will retire after seven years at the top. the current number two, president and chief operating officer don thompson, will take over. over. erika miller looks at what this change means for the world's biggest burger chain. >> reporter: don thompson has every reason to smile, as he did back in 2008 when we spoke to him. >> we serve customers one at a time. >> reporter: thompson started at mcdonald's as an electrical engineer, and will now be in charge of engineering strong sales growth at the fast food giant. but it won't be easy filling jim skinner's shoes. skinner was one of the architects of mcdonald's successful turnaround strategy called "plan to win," which was rolled out in 2003. back then, the restaurants were run down, and some thought

president garcia: what is the difference between bakery, waterfront, and darren's? what is the difference in the way they operate, between the waterfront bakery and darren's? in otherwords, you approved this, the police will find out of their rationale, because the police wouldn't away and on if something is like food or not. it must have something to do of fully with like a safety. to disapprove the first one because of some like food nearby, it seems to me that a bakery that sold suites, that is why you will then died of a permit. >> we were not even able to reach the position of generating a next step which was the public hearing. already the police department had responded negatively to this request from the applicant. >> and they are party to these determinations? >> and the police department is required to respond when the hours of operation extend beyond. president garcia: once the business plan was changed and they were no longer going to operate -- >> based upon the initial objection, we went back to verify. would it still be appropriate and what the depart

>> striking fear into others has also landed darren bailey in prison, but he took things beyond the feartage. >> oh, man. it was kind of gruesome, man. bodies all found and everything like that. for this area, it's not really easy to walk through. we're not having a typical conversation now. now we're dealing with something more personal. as much as i try to move on, i'm still haunted by that past. >> bailey didn't elaborate on the crimes that got him incarcerated, but with the personal camera our producer let him use, he revealed a violent past in prison as well. >> when i first got sentenced, man, i started stabbing police. you know, i targeted them. okay, well, yeah, i did what i did. okay. and since ya'll want to sentence me excessively, all right, i got pain. so y'all got pain. now we all got pain. >> until recently, bailey's time at indiana state has been marked by violence and outbursts of anger. >> your unit, your [ bleep ], man. your unit. [ bleep ] you. i ran professionally. i've always thought that you're not going to go home anyway, so why tolerate this [ bleep ]? what you ne

as darren gersh reports, the ipad is a big business indeed. >> reporter: just look at all these people standing in line. they've made the ipad a huge business. so huge, if it weren't part of apple, the ipad alone would be a much bigger business than amazon, maker of the kindle fire. the ipad is also more than four times bigger than p.c. maker dell. that's the conclusion of tuck finance professor anant sundaram. >> here we are talking about a product that potentially is disrupting the p.c. industry and who knows where this is all headed. >> reporter: to show you the math, we pulled out-- what else-- an ipad. professor sundaram figures the average profit on an ipad at $153. if apple stays on track to sell 60 million ipads this year, that will bring in profit of $9.2 billion. now, take that $9.2 billion and multiply it by apple's 15 price/earnings ratio-- a measure of value based on profits-- and you get a market value of the ipad as a standalone business of $138 billion. even for a finance professor, that's a lot of money. >> i myself was astounded. >> reporter: now analysts at i.d.c. sa

. >> reporter: i'm darren gersh.treasury secretary timothy geithner heads to dallas to talk up the economy and visit one of warren buffett's biggest bets. i'll have an exclusive interview tomorrow. >> susie: and finally, how about a movie night? redbox, the dvd movie rental kiosk company, is offeri a free dvd rental tomorrow, march 8. redbox says it's a thank you to its customers for two billion movie rentals. all you have to do is enter the promo code "thanks-2-u" at the kiosk. that's the word "thanks," the number 2 and the letter "u." and susie, if you're wondering, redbox's two billionth rental was the movie "drive," starring ryan gosling. >> 2 billion movies, and i've fallen asleep in the first 30 seconds for mest of om. >> susie:ot this one >> tom: that's nightly business report for this evening, wednesday, march 7th. we want to remind you this is the time of year your public television station seeks your support. >> susie: support that makes programs like "nightly business report" possible. >> tom: thanks for j

darren gersh reports. >> reporter: sure, growth is about average now and unemployment is falling faster than the federal reserve expected, but federal reserve chairman ben bernanke was not about to take his foot off the gas. he defended his drive to support the economy. and credit suisse economist dana saporta argues bernanke has plenty of company. >> all major developed countries are being very easy right now because they're concerned that this recovery from the great recession is going to falter otherwise. >> reporter: saporta expects the fed will deliver another boost to the economy. it should come later this year as the economic benefit from good weather fades and higher gas prices hit consumer pockets. but bernanke today gave no hints and showed few worries. but since he was talking to congress, bernanke also pointed out washington could crush the economy if it fails to deal with all the automatic spending cuts and tax increases that are just months away. >> under current law, on january 1, 2013, there's going to be a massive fiscal cliff of large spending cuts and tax increases. i

over the weekend the president urged an end to quote "loose talk of war," but as darren gersh reports, that hasn't reduced the odds of a conflict. >> reporter: the president promised the israeli prime minister that the u.s. would always have israel's back, but it's not clear the two countries now see eye to eye. but on the key issue of iran's nuclear ambitions, the president argued for time to let economic sanctions force iran to negotiate. >> we do believe that there is still a window that allows for a diplomatic resolution to this issue, but ultimately the iranians' regime has to make a decision to move in that direction. >> reporter: and just in case the iranians misunderstand, the president stressed his policy is to prevent iran from gaining nuclear weapons. at the council on foreign relations, michael levi says that is a message iran should not ignore. >> i wouldn't underestimate the degree to which this white house is worried about an iranian nuclear weapon and if it feels that it is losing the opportunity to prevent iran from gaining a nuclear weapon. then it would not be surpr

. >> reporter: this is darren gersh in washington. the price at the pump prompted the obama administration today to perform some political damage control. >> domestic oil production is at an eight-year high in the united states of america. >> the global price of oil is affected by a variety of factors, some of which are well beyond the control of any administration. >> we're not at a point where we can drill our way out of this problem. >> reporter: inflicting political damage is the job of republican presidential candidates. and they blasted the administration for allowing gas prices to double on the president's watch. >> i sometimes wonder why he does the things he does because they're not good for america if they're not creating jobs, not raising incomes, not getting us gasoline that we can afford. obama's energy plan is really only one word. no. no drilling, no keystone pipeline. no listening to the american people. >> reporter: the criticism may be having an impact. a new "washington post"-abc news poll finds two out of three ame

darren gersh reports. >> reporter: your cell phone wouldn't power up without rare earth minerals, and military hardware like this drone wouldn't hit its target without rare earth minerals, which is why the president wants u.s. companies to have access to these vital materials. >> now, if china would simply let the market work on its own, we'd have no objections. but their policies currently are preventing this from happening, and they go against the very rules china agreed to follow. being able to manufacture advanced batteries and hybrid cars in america is too important for us to stand by and do nothing. >> reporter: manufacturers of glass for touch-screen computers have moved to china, in part, because it produces almost all of the world's rare earth minerals. and the u.s. complaint filed with the world trade organization claims china uses quotas, duties, and red tape to restrict exports that might help high-tech companies move back to the united states. jeff green represents companies that want to mine for rare earth minerals in the united states. he says today's trade complaint ma

as darren gersh reports, one reason behind the change is to help position google for a changing online advertising race. >> we love a bit of google! >> reporter: jamie oliver is the example google offered up today for what the online world will look like under its new privacy policy. if you do a lot of searches for the celebrity chef on youtube, google says it will now be able to suggest recipes or serve up ads for cookbooks when you're using one of the search giant's many products. technology strategist bill whyman says google has two goals for the privacy change. >> when they have a more accurate view of who you are and what you are interested in, they can target ads more precisely, get users to click on them more frequently and, hence, get paid more money. >> reporter: whyman says google's other goal is to make a better pitch to advertisers trying to target a sale. >> "we have more and better than what facebook can give you." >> reporter: analysts say google is trying to make sure people spend less time on sites like facebook and more time using google products. that would generate