that would increase the cost, puttinga toll on doyle drive. funding for face to -- phase 2 will determine the amounts contributed by the state, the amount contributed by the authority. this is the amount contributed by the state. this is not a year earlier expenditure dollars to cover the entire 30-year operating concession of the ypp. this pays for the entire operation, maintenance of the entire 30-year concession period, and is a young nominal -- is a nominal concession until the year 2025. also includes a renewal effort that is required. at the end of the 30-year concession period, you are required to restore the facility with new life and then turned back over to the state. we're getting almost a brand new facility at the end of the concession. the amount being contributed by the authority, you see the $75 million face amount from the golden gate bridge and then the two amounts from marin county and sonoma county, totaling an additional $5 million. in addition, two program amounts. $54 million has already been programmed. just under $45 mi

. >> rory doyle's ride to nowhere happens all the time according to advocates for disabled people who ride metro access. but metro says it has the data to prove that they are all wrong. 21-year-old rory doyle functions at the level of a seven-year-old and uses metro access to get to the programs that help him. >> through a gps tracker. >> doyle was taken on a four hour ride to nowhere while his father followed tracking software on rory's phone. >> i was becoming concerned he was being abducted. >> advocate said it happens all the time to him. >> it's about one out of six coming home in the evening from montgomery county is what we call the grand tour. >> the dispatching software used by contractors. >> they are not judged by how long they have you, just if they pick you up on time. >> metro says spray has it wrong. dan provided data showing 98.81% of the time, metro access rides take the same time as the equivalent bus or rail trip. none of this excuses what happened to rory doyle, which metro has apologized for and is investigating. according to metro, dispatchers may have kept doyle

. >> rory doyle's ride to nowhere happens all the time according to advocates for disabled people whoide metro access. but metro says it has the data to prove that they are all wrong. 21-year-old rory doyle functions at the level of a seven-year-old and uses metro access to get to the programs that help him. >> through a gps tracker. >> on september 22, doyle was taken on a four hour ride to nowhere while his father followed tracking software on rory's phone. >> i became concerned. >> sounded very familiar. >> today, pat spray said it happens all the time to him. >> it is about one out of six coming home in the evening from montgomery county is what we call the ground tour. >> the dispatching software used by metro access and contractors. >> they are not judged by how long they have you on the van. >> metro says spray has it wrong. spokesman dan provided data from march of this year showing that 98.81% of the time metro access rides take the same time as the equivalent bus or rail trip for an able body person. none of this excuses what happened to rory doyle, which metro has apologize

that would increase the cost, puttinga toll on doyle drive. funding for face

millions and miracles -- millions and millions of vehicles are on doyle drive. many, many agencies participated in the funding, but many agencies also participated in the environmental impact report. early on, i commended those in charge -- there were certain sites that were part ecologically sensitive, and they were addressed in a very forthcoming matter. i am looking forward to doyle drive being completed hopefully in the next two, three years, without any problems. we are lucky that we have the funding in place. so we just need to put our best foot forward and complete it. doyle drive will be spectacular once it is completed, and then when spigot in the bay bridge, connected, i hope we can create a mechanism for better traffic, which will help us on 19th avenue, too. thank you. commissioner mar: is there anyone from the public that would like to comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. moved without objection. colleagues, thank you. please call the next item. >> item 6. recommend accepting $750,000 from the civic center commons associate l

and when you look at growth and transformation of the embark, the same with doyle. it will be a cherished part of the city and a worthy addition to what is there. >> it will be a safe and beautiful entrance to a spectacular beautiful city. it will be the entry to golden gate that san francisco se

jest day doyle with -- jessica doyle with the story in your money. >>> we are back with your weather first in 2 minutes. you're watching 9 news now. >>> 4:40 on this friday morning. a mix of clouds out there. a couple of breaks. partly no mostly cloudy skies. today we will be lucky to get to 51 with the 5:00 p.m. temperature around 50. big time problems on saturday. we will have the details in several minutes. right now monika saani, -- samatani up to you. >> you want to be careful here, nails across the roadway. only the left lane and hov lanes are getting by northbound of 270. i will postuation in my -- post the situation in my report. >>> jessica doyle, we need a few more days like yesterday. >> not so bad, right? >> tough act to follow today for wall street. the reason why, the stocks soared to a 3-month high on news of a debt deal for europe. the dow shot up 339 points to close back above 12,000, and the blue chip index is on track for the best monthly gain in 24 years. years! nasdaq up up 8 points, up 14% this month. the s&p jumping 35%. it was not all europe. stocks got a lift

brian doyle? >> i see medications that are going to be at least as effective as the ones we have now, if not more effective, with more favorable side effects. >> have you heard of free gavelin? >> yes. >> what is it? >> it it the first generation of drugs that will affect the inside the brain cells an alter the way they work. that's where the central problems with and that's the hope of the future. >> are we talking genetics here? >> ultimately, we may be, actually. >> because there's reference to that in this new book that i just got by chance, better than prozac, samuel h.barrantes, quite a story there, that they can manipulate genes so as to provide a level of what, sanity, full sanity that the victim had been deprived of. do you want to make any points on the subject of the future? >> i think it would be exciting to say we are able to invent drugs that can work a longer period of time. the complaint is that people will an srri that works and it will peter out and then they have to find a diffe

gwen: so doyle, does that mean that the u.s. is part of that? or is the jurks just wash its hands and nato -- or is the u.s. just wash its hands and nato? >> what the part of the it is the question. there are proposals for mill tar advisors, trainers, for somebody to get on the ground and help the national transitional council which is supposed to become a government and move to tripoli and never quite does that. get its arms around this problem of 100 different militias holding 100 different neighborhoods in libya. the libyans have even said they'll pay for it if we send trainers. i don't detect an awful lot of appetite in the sbome administration to put -- in the obama administration to put boots on the ground in libya even as military advisors after spending so much time saying we're not going to have boots on the ground. my guess is there will be british or french boots on the ground. >> you also have some americans on the ground and they said they will get more looking for the shoulder-fired missiles that have gone missing. tens of thousand

gwen: so doyle, does that mean that the u.s. is part of that? or is the jurks just wash its hands and nato -- or is the u.s. just wash its hands and nato? >> what the part of the it is the question. there are proposals for mill tar advisors, trainers, for somebody to get on the ground and help the national transitional council which is supposed to become a government and move to tripoli and never quite does that. get its arms around this problem of 100 different militias holding 100 different neighborhoods in libya. the libyans have even said they'll pay for it if we send trainers. i don't detect an awful lot of appetite in the sbome administration to put -- in the obama administration to put boots on the ground in libya even as military advisors after spending so much time saying we're not going to have boots on the ground. my guess is there will be british or french boots on the ground. >> you also have some americans on the ground and they said they will get more looking for the shoulder-fired missiles that have gone missing. tens of thousand

and when you look at growth and transformation of the embark, the same with doyle. it will be a cherished part of the city and a worthy addition to what is there. >> it will be a safe and beautiful entrance to a spectacular beautiful city. it will be the entry to golden gate that san francisco deserves. >> good morning. my name is carmen chu, chaired the committee to i am joined by supervisor mirkarimi and supervisor kim. the clerk today is mr. victor young. at sfgtv, we have marked and nona. the we have announcements? >> yes, please turn off all cell phones. if you wish to speak, please turn in a card to myself. if you present documents to the committee, please provide a document to the clerk. items acted upon today will appear on the board of supervisors agenda on october 18, 2011 unless otherwise stated. supervisor chu: thank you very much. call item number 1. >> resolution approving the fifth amendment to the agreement between the city in western states oil increasing the total not to exceed amount of the contract from $50,500,000 to $75,580,000, pursuant to cha

and when you look at growth and transformation of the embark, the same with doyle. it will be a cherished part of the city and a worthy addition to what is there. >> it will be a safe and beautiful entrance to a spectacular beautiful city. it will be the entry to golden gate that san francisco deserves. across america, cities and towns, homes and businesses all depend upon one basic resource. modern civilization and life itself would be impossible without it. woman: okay, so today, we're going to look at how do we get our water? narrator: and today, it's a matter of simply turning on the tap. so often, we forget about the value of water. water is a commodity that is essential to life. 100 years ago, it would have been hard to imagine turning on the tap water. and now, it's an expectation. narrator: over 300 million people live in the united states. and each person uses an average of 100 gallons of water every day. man: what it takes to actually make clean water is somewhat a mystery to most customers. woman: so how does water get from the river into your house, or h

of financial needs, they can get on websites, e-3 partners reaching out to people in iraq. >> tom doyle, thanks so much for joining us. >> thank you. >> you can find out more information about how to help iraq's christian, go to our website cwnews.org. >>> libya's transitional leaders say sharia law will be the basis. mustafa abdel-jalil declared libya a liberated nation three days after the death of moammar gadhafi. the basis will be run to islamic principles. it will be more adult for christians in the new libya. >>> a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit turkey. today the death toll is over 500 and continues to climb. operation blessing international is in the heart of the earthquake zone. >> hopes are fading fast for survivors because it is so cold. the focus is turning on to what can we do for those that have survived. 170 families living and operation blessing secured two truckloads of supplies full of bottled water in huge demand and ready to eat canned meals and diapers for the infants. >> keep them in your prayers. other foreign assistance is beginning to arrive. israel is helping desp

for rory doyle. a disabled young man who functions at the level of a five to seven-year-old. >> i became concerned he was being abducted or kiddalled. >> rory attends programs for disabled adults and uses metro access to get there and back. on this day, metro access called a regency cab to cover the route. >> how far of out of the way did rory go? >> 30 miles. >> mysteriously, rory's tracking software showed a trip that went from gaithersburg all the way to andrew's air force base. only four hours later did the driver take rory home. >> i also considered dialing 911 and having police arrest the cab driver. >> for much of the trip, he was on the phone with metro access dispatchers and supervisors, begging for answers and getting nowhere. >> i had to take him upstairs to the bathroom and make sure nothing criminal had happened. >> we launched an investigation. >> tonight, metro is looking into it and promising a thorough investigation. >> we are looking at phone records. we want to talk to the driver i

the project to replace doyle drive was never referred to as presidio parkway and is being delivered in two phases. phase one is under construction and fully funded. phase two is to be delivered as a public-private partnership. as i will indicate shortly, the request today is to authorize the exhibit a director to enter into our to execute two agreements for funding that implement requirements of the 2008 memorandum of understanding approved by the authority. but the agreements are required to meet some of the documentation requirements of the financial process. the total commitment of funding that the transportation authority for the entire project is in both phase one and phase two is just under $17 million2. the bulk being provided by regional improvement program funds. and the prop k amount is just under $56 million. i think i have inadvertently gone to the end. just a moment. this chart shows the funding status of phase one, as indicated by the large number of funding sources here. it reflects something i heard a colleague to say at a recent meeting of the california transportation

and this area is not splintered off. >> and we can see how dramatic a change it will be when doyle drive is suppressd and you have a cover that connects the cemetery to this project. it's historic on the statewide and national basis, but you could rush the project or put thought and time to create something of lasting public benefit. >> we really want this, for everyone to feel like it's a win situation. whether you are a

jessica doyle explains in your money. >>> at 4:47, metro transit apologizes to riders for the confusion following an accident on the orange line earlier this week. >> we're back with your weather first in two minutes. you're watching 9news now. >>> welcome back. 4:39. howard here with your weather first. here's a look at live doppler 9000 hd. some lightning and thunder in reston this morning with heavier showers through manassas going down to southern fauquier county all moving into areas in montgomery county over the next half hour. looking ahead to the day planner, showers, drizzle, fog out there this morning. a few showers and storms at times today. highs into the low 70s. maybe some mid-70s south of town. looking ahead toward the weekend, when i see you next. right now, here's monica. >> we have an accident on the bw parkway ramp to west nursery road right near bwi airport. watch out for authorities on the scene. the parkway, further south looks fine. no problems on 95 in from baltimore. another look at maryland roads coming up next. surae and andrea? >> time now for the first "your

jessica doyle is here. uh-huh. not a great day yesterday. >> what goes up can come down especially these days on wall street. yeah. absolutely. you know we've had big gains the last week. and asian and europe markets are already down big again today. the hang seng lost over 4%. these declines come after germany's finance chief downplayed solutions next week and weak corporate earnings here. check the numbers the dow standing just 11,400 this morning. lost 247 points. the nasdaq down by 52 points. the s&p 500 was off by 23. all losses was about 2% across the board. >>> have you ever received a cell phone bill that was unexpectedly high because of data usage? these days of cell phone bill shock could be ending. wireless carriers and the fcc announced a new program that will send alerts to warn you if you're about to exceed your monthly talk, text or data plan limits. the carriers voluntarily agreed to the deal after the the fcc found in a study one in six mobile users saw unexpected overages. netifications the all ri

jessica doyle will have those stories and more coming up in your money report. >> we're back with your weather first in two minutes. you're watching 9news now. >>> coming up on 4:39. still an isolated sprinkle up in montgomery county. and howard county leaving loudoun right now but it will turn partly to mostly sunny later today. temperatures will drop to the nid 50s and only recover to the low 60s this afternoon and the winds at times will gust over 30 miles per hour. i'll be back in a few minutes, now back with monika with timesaver traffic. >>> inbound, no problems right now on the traffic cameras. we're looking good as you travel through the corridor. we're looking good as well over the potomac and anacostia river crossings downtown. coming up in my next report, a look at maryland roads. back to you. >>> 4:39. time for the first your money report of the morning. >> that's why the lovely jessica doyle is here to tell us about wall street. good morning. >> good morning to both of you. wall street is really going to try to make up for lost ground today but the banking sector finds its

time for the first your money segment of the morning. >> jessica doyle is here. then yesterday, pow. >> weariful coming off a bad day on -- we are really coming off a bad day on wall street. the debt crisis in europe, that sparked another selloff. stocks also pulled lower by a report that consumer confidence plunged in october to the lowest levels since march 2009. the dow, had been up more than 400 points in the last two trading sessions. gave back half of those gains and checking the numbers for you, the dow standing this morning at 11,706 after falling 207 points. that's a loss of 1.7%. you can see the numbers right there. the nasdaq off by 61 points, that is a loss of 2.3% and s&p 500 dropped by 25 points, a loss of 2%. >>> drivers are getting some welcome relief at the pump. the national average now stands at $3.44 a gallon. and experts are predicting it could fall another 20 cents heading into the winter months when demand for gas is a little lower. locally, regular in our area at $3.43 a gallon pretty much in line with the national average. meantime japane

a four hour detour to nowhere for rory doyle. a disabled young man who functions at the level of a five to seven-year-old. >> rory attends programs for disabled adults and uses metro access. on this day, metro ac access called a regency ran cab to cover the route. >> probably 30 miles out of the day. >> rory's tracking software shows a trip that went from gaithersburg all the way around the beltway to andrew's air force base, then down to lafont plaza and four hours later did the driver take rory home. >> i considered dialing 911 and having police arrest the cab driver. >> more much of the trip, he was on the phone with metro access dispatchers and supervisors, begging for answers and getting nowhere. >> i had to take him upstairs to the bathroom and make sure nothing criminal had happened. >> we launched a criminal investigation. >> metro is looking into it and promising a thorough investigation. >> we're looking at phone records. we want to talk to the driver involved to get an understanding of exactly what was going on and how

jessica doyle, 9news now. >>> jessica says another option is a credit union. some pay you to use a debit card. a few credit unions saw a jump in new accounts as more bank fees were rolled out. >>> in five minutes, a preview of this year's taste of d.c. event. this weekend, it is for the first time, a big chili eating contest. >> up next, howard has our thursday forecast. it is another winner. your weather first when 9news now returns. state farm. this is jessica. hey, jessica, jerry neumann with a policy question. jerry, how are you doing? fine, i just got a little fender bender. oh, jerry, i'm so sorry. i would love to help but remember, you dropped us last month. yeah, you know it's funny. it only took 15 minutes to sign up for that new auto insurance company but it's taken a lot longer to hear back. is your car up a pole again? [ crying ] i miss you, jessica! jerry, are you crying? no, i just, i bit my tongue. [ male announcer ] get to a better state. state farm. >>> it is:11 on this thursday morning. sunshine, wall to wall today. it is 6:11. a good-looking

doyle, had been postponed. pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, proceedings will now resume on those amendments printed in the congressional record on which further proceedings were postponed in the following order -- amendment number 9 by mr. waxman of california, amendment number 6 by mr. rush of illinois, amendment number 15 by ms. hahn of california, amendment number 16 by mrs. capps of california, amendment number 4 by mr. coil of pennsylvania. the chair -- doyle of pennsylvania. the chair will reduce to two-minute time after the first vote in the series. the unfinished business is a request for a recorded vote on amendment number 9 printed in the congressional record offered by the gentleman from california, mr. waxman, on which further proceedings were postponed, on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 9 printed in the congressional record offered by mr. waxman of california. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in suppo

. >>> the first phase of san francisco's doyle drive promise is nearing completion.o far we have only seen virtual views of the billion- dollar project connecting the north bay to san francisco. today patrick sedillo got an exclusive look inside the tunnel. >> reporter: the future is sooner than you think. >> ross is doing the final touches on the bridge which includes painting the structural steel fins. they are painted international orange to match the golden gate bridge. >> reporter: work has been going on 24/7 on the doyle drive connector between the north bay, san francisco's richmond district, and the marina. this phase of the futuristic- looking tunnel opens to traffic in a few months. >> that we have made so much progress on the first of our new bridges. >> reporter: this is a new section of doyle drive replacing that one there's been there since the '30s. this is the battery tum. this is the road they are already working on scheduled to be opened in early 2012 that's just a few months from now. >> currently traffic is on the old bridge. so we have to build a

however, it is backed all the way up to i doyle drive.k: last trading day in october this would be the best for the month of october in several years. ♪ ♪ one taste, and you'll understand. delicious dunkin' donuts coffee. pick some up where you buy groceries. mm! america runs on dunkin'. >>george: welcome back our golden gate bridge accident has just been cleared from the northbound lanes. the single alert has been cancelled. even the lanes are open, still residual delays. the southbound traffic is rolling. you can see it is backed ofoff and the other direction is back a wave to doyle to richards from the palace of fine arts. however we should expect that this will be opened and up to speed again. speaking as there are only two lanes, it is taking a good deal of time for these north bound to recover. for the next 30 minutes, i would avoid the 101 northbound. delay your departure. or use the bay bridge or the richmond/san rafael bridge. look at this. we've been watching and seeing no movement. even though lanes are opening up of the north

police can still give you a hefty fine for it. >>> jessica doyle is here.e is watching your money helping us stop the flow of junk mail. >>> have you guys noticed going to the mailbox recently your junk mail has increased exponentially? there is a reason why. the reason why the post office has been changing the rules for direct marketers. those changes are making it cheap and easier to send you tons of offers. new rules allow the mailers so sat rate the area. -- to saturate the area. your mail carrier delivers it to the house. there are simple steps you can take to stop all this junk mail from coming in every single day. check out the website for the direct marketing association. you register, set your preference and his what you don't want to receive. they take care it have for you. another option, catalog choice.org. this is a nonprofit, has an interest in reducing waste for the environment. there you can opt out of catalogs. as well as your phone book. finally a website managed by the credit bureaus. i don't know if you have seen this as well. one day i

. >>> jessica doyle is off today. stocks are cruising so far. some major asian markets slipped earlier this morning, but the dow finished monday's trading up almost 105 points. nasdaq 62 points here. >>> vincent gray, dc mayor, is saluting a company opening two stores. the plan to hire 38 workers from the nearby neighborhoods is part of the mayor's one city one hire initiative. under the program the city government provides incentives to business that his hire local residents. >>> the controversial website wikileaks has stopped publishing for now. it is now focusing on fundraising. because bank of america. visa, mastercard, pay pal and western union all have blocked donations to the organization. they claim that destroyed 95% of the revenue. the block on donations will collapse wikileaks by the end of the year. >>> thomas the tank engine and friends will soon have a new home. mattel is buying hit entertainment, the owner of the toys and shows and all the other things that go with it. the deal is worth $680 million. mattel owns barry, hot wheels

. >> jessica doyle is here with today's headlines. will it be trick or treat on wall street? >> nothing scary here. october has been looking good. october has been the best month for the stock market since 1987. but checking the numbers, the dow is standing this morning at 12231. modest gain of 22 points friday. the nasdaq was down 1.5 points and the s&p 500 with his down. >>> europe, investors are relieved officials greed on a transaction, but they aren't yet convinced the measures will go far enough. >>> leaders of the g20 nations gather this week and investors. we have our own meeting wrapping up here on interest rates wednesday. what makes for happy workers? the pay or the perks. >>> a great place to work institute has been looking to this question and is not necessarily compensation that makes all the difference. instead, employee trust and management, ride in the company and camaraderie with colleagues. the top five happiest places to work. microsoft, net apps, google and fedex. were the majority in the nation. >>> >>> what do you have for us in the next half hour? >> b

. >>> jessica doyle is here with today's headlines. nice to see the numbers close to 12,000 again. >> reporter: absolutely. we'll have to see if we get close they are morning. there is a lot of fresh optimism about europe out there, maybe they are finally getting the act together in terms of a bailout for their problems. so far today we have seen european and asian stocks higher today. today investors will have to deal with a rare earnings disappointment from apple. there are a lot of earnings and economic reports on the docket. the dow standing at 11577, added 180 points in trading yesterday. a gain of 1.6%. the nasdaq rose by 42 and the s&p 500 was up by 24 points. the nation's biggest banks are feeling the slow economy. investment banking giant goldman sachs posted a rare loss. bank of america and jp morgan chase reported earnings of $6.2 billion on the sale of a stake in a chinese bank. that offset lower revenue and income in its credit card, real estate and investment banking businesses. >>> stamp prices are going up again. the pr

. >> jessica doyle is here, and if there is any doubt it's a world economy, the last several months have proved it. >> reporter: great news that spaed a worldwide rally still going on this morning. the dow 12,000, and we will take it after yesterday's rally, sparked, of course by the european debt deal. the stocks are close to erases their losses in the overnight asian markets headed higher again. today, the dow at 12,208. surging 339 points. blue chips on track for their best monthly gain 220 years. s&p jumping 42 points, and that was a going of 3.5% alone yesterday. some are calling it a the popcorn tax. vincent gray is proposing a tax on movie theater concessions. your popcorn, candy, and sew the idea -- and soda. the idea is to build a new movie tax east of the river. that would be on top of the city's 6% sales tax that already applies. >>> do you want $20 in free gas today? of course you do. you want free stuff, well the discovery channel is giving away stuff across the country this morning, and now we can reveal at this moment, the location in our area. it is a shell station in lau

but "the examiner" reports that crews are unearthing the creek to build doyle drive. the creek could open next summer. >>> the rangers and tigers will play right here today. the tigers won last night. texas leads the series. the game begins at 1:00. the ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00 follows that game. >>> tonight at 5:00, remembering steve jobs, one week after his death, the morning has not stopped. what's going on at the mother ship store in palo alto and how neighbors feel about it all. our next newscast is at 5:00. what do you think of this one? really? what's this? this is a rose i made from a turnip. let's try together. perfect. two worlds that fit in one kitchen. come in today and save up to 20% on a kitchen from ikea.

and when you look at growth and transformation of the embark, the same with doyle. it will be a cherished part of the city and a worthy addition to what is there. >> it will be a safe and beautiful entrance to a spectacular beautiful city. it will be the entry to golden gate that san francisco deserves. >> proposition a would authorize the san francisco unified school district to issue bonds to repair and upgrade more than 50 school facilities. property taxes could be increased if needed to pay the principal and interest on these bonds. the bond funds would be used to repair and replace major building systems including electrical, heating wat, water, security, and fire sprinklers. remove hazardous materials. improve accessibility for people with disabilities. make necessary seismic upgrades. replace permanent structures and perform other work necessary to apply closure -- codes and regulation . they can't pay for teachers and administrative salaries or operative expenditures. >> hi, my name is melissa griffen. and a member of the league of women voters of san franci

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halloween costume. >> i think it is cruella doyle. >> i had a makeover this weekend.hat do you think? >> we're all really tight with our budgities but when it comes to the kids, we're opening up our wallets a little bit this halloween. >> retailers don't think consumers will be too spooked by the economy to spend a little more on halloween this year. the national retail federation says the average american will spend about $72 on costumes, candy and decor up $6 from 2010. total sales, $6.8 billion. >> most people will spend the majority on costumes. average spends $25 on costumes for themselves, children and petss. $20 on candy and $20 on decoration. the economy will impact how much they spend. >> halloween is also an opportunity for retailers to gain insight on how consumers will spend during the holidays. >> what types of advertising is working? what are they buying for their kids versus themselves. >> now, more of us are dressing up to 44%. maybe we're looking for a little fantasy to get away from the economic realities of every day life. at 6:47, we have some spec

jessica doyle is here with another your money report. >> you've seen all of the companies "like" us on facebook. facebook this, facebook that. apparently not being too friendly. >> if you believe the hype you have a problem with the company, ooh, i'll put it on facebook. everything's going to magically be fixed. we'll all live happily ever after. uh-huh, no way. more often than not you're going to be completely ignored. a study finds that only 5% on brand pages ever get any kind of answer but there are some businesses that are doing a better job than others sort of. the telecommunications and airlines sectors had the high estreated of answered wall posts but even those were pretty low at 28% and 26% respectively. retail came in third with a rate under 20%. on the flip side. some media industries the worst result responding to just 1% of wall posts. the automotive industry around 2.5% and a category called fast moving consumer goods very sexy, that came in third place. those are items like soft drinks, toiletries and grocery items. little disappointing, you think you can put it on faceb

jessica doyle is back with another "your money" report. >> despite all of those new fees we pay when we fly, a major airline is in trouble. >> well, if you're an investor and you see the stock of your company halted, feel free to -- the general news is there's something bad going on. try the stock being halted seven times in one day! that's exactly what happened to american airlines parent company yesterday. the stock was halted seven times! it hit 2001 lows at one point being offered as much as 41%. there are rumors american airlines could be considering a bankruptcy. behind the rumors, take a look at the airline business. things have been looking better thanks to checked luggage fees but you also had a flurry of mergers among the major carriers. united and continental got tied up. southwest and airtran. us airways and america west. just to name a few but american airlines was unable to find ar partner to help it shoarld shoulder its mountain of debt. first, the reorganization could mean fewer flights which means less competition which could mean higher ticket prices for everybody!

. >> reporter: jessica doyle is here with today's headlines. a rock n roller yesterday. >> reporter: yeah, yeah we are hoping for things to be a little bit quieter today, but we have lots of earnings to plow through, so that certainly makes things a little busy. wall street focusing in on the earnings picture. j.p. morgue than chase, a 33% drop in profit certainly did not impress investors. but google sure did after the bell and it will likely affect trading today. check the numbers. here's where we stand this friday morning. the dow is at 11478. not so bad considering it was down in triple-digits earlier in the session. the nasdaq rose 15 and the s&p 500 down by 3.5. shares of google up 6% or $35. profits beat expectations. so much for fears a recession hurt the internet search advertising leader. google also went on a hiring spree in the quarter, hiring a record breaking 2600 employees to bring its global work force to over 31,000. >>> if you took your sweet time to jump in on the latest mortgage rates in history, under 4% on the 30 year fixe

jessica doyle is off today. this morning, the major asian markets were mixed, some closing up slightly. others lost a few points. the dow fell almost 17 points to 11,416. when the nasdaq and s&p posted modest gains in tuesday's trading. >>> president obama's plan to create jobs failed a procedural but key vote in the senate yesterday. every republican and some democrats voted against it. >> why would you support a approach that we already know won't work. >> most who voted against the bill balked at the plan's tax hikes. president obama says he's ready to try a new way to get it passed by breaking the legislation up into individual parts. >>> facebook has finally released its app for apple'sipad. the application showcases many familiar facebook features integrating gestures and swipes to help users navigate the social network. the delay has been the subject of internet rumors including a possible rift between facebook ceo mark zuckerberg and apple executives. others claimed facebook preferred a web-based applica

lady jessica doyle, 9news now. >> that's great. best halloween costume you ever had?honestly, i can't talk about it. it was so embarrassing that i had to take it off. >> that is the worse ever. >> that was the best. no, i can't get into that. we'll talk off air. >> you can't do that. >> best costume ever? >> i had a great disco with the mile high boots. >> yeah. >> i was morpheus. >> people didn't think my costume was funny at all. okay, moving on. >> i'll get him to tell me later. >> only on 9 tonight, new reaction to our reporting on a disturbing system serving disabled people. the story of an autistic man's ride to er

. >> and jessica doyle is here. >> busy day for wall street, lots of stuff going on. we're going to start with microsoft after the closing bell. quarterly profits rose 6% last quarter. only just in line with estimates. we have jobs data coming out and a big speech from allen green span. checking the knows -- i know crazy. the dow stands this morning at -- >> did he retire? >> he's back. alan greenspan. this guy, the five times chairman of the federal reserve, he's speaking this morning in washington and you can bet traders will be paying attention. . the topic the economic crisis and why the recovery has been to anemic. green span will also discuss the impact of political uncertainty both here and in europe on the u.s. market and the economy. >>> you've got the money. if you've got it you can check more of it into a 401k without getting hit with taxes. the irs is raising the maximum contribution that workers can make. it will rise by $500 to $17,000 next year. the increase is required by law to adjust for inflation. the most recent data shows only 9% of people with 40

jessica doyle is off today. u.s. jobs figures rose in september, just enough to temper fears about a new recession. now, the national retail federation is forecasting a hiring boom in the next couple of months. derek mcginty has more on how retailers could have quite a few jobs to fill for the upcoming holiday season. >> business has picked up at christie finney's gift shop. >> i expect things are going to continue to improve and i do expect that this christmas will be better than last year's. >> finney will add four temporary workers over the holiday rush when her clientele triples. >> have more people in the store. people who need help out on the floor. i want to make sure the customer service is what they expect. and they get the attention that they deserve. >> the retail industry has outperformed others adding jobs at a time when many sectors are struggling. holiday sales are expected to rise about 3% this year and retailers plan to hire up to 500,000 seasonal workers. that's roughly the same amount as last year,

. >> and jessica doyle is here with today's headlines, wall street, wow, not good. >> not good at all and more red arrows again this morning. some stocks down in asia overnight. europe though is making some small gains this morning and investors facing down major head winds today with worries about corporate profits and the economy here and the debt crisis in europe. these factors combined to spark a selloff on wall street with the dow which had gained more than 400 points in three trading sessions giving back half the gains. checking the numbers this morning -- >>> here's another head wind today. shares of amazon are sharply lower ahead of the opening bell on wall street after the close it reported third quarter net income sank 73% despite sales growth as the online retailer spent more money to grow its business. but there's good news for investors on the ereader front. preorders for the kindle fire tablet have been so high. >>> what a difference three months have made at netflix and not in a good way. remember back in july before deading to raise prices by as much as 60% and splitti