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it got a bid off of the fed-ex outlook. u.p.s. stock actually saw a bigger rally than fed-ex. this 2% jump today takes u.p.s. to its highest price since the spring of 2008. earlier, susie reported on the federal reserve's idea to cut the fee banks can charge retailers for accepting debit cards. this is the so-called interchange fee that is collected from retailers by visa and mastercard and passed on to banks. both stocks were hit with stiff sell-offs today. visa fell almost 13%, down to a four-month low. mastercard dropped 10% to a three-month low. meantime, discover financial services, which runs a different type of card network, fell 3%. quarterly profits improved, but its loan balance fell, pushing down revenues. as you're checking your list twice, check out energizer holdings, the battery maker. shares saw a pop in price and volume-- a 6% rally on twice its average pace. back in october is when the stock was at its most recent 52- week high. on the merger front, one company is taking its name out of consideration for a buyout-- hair salon chain regis. shares fell 12%, bac
it got a bid off of the fed-ex outlook. u.p.s. stock actually saw a bigger rally than fed-ex. this 2% jump today takes u.p.s. to its highest price since the spring of 2008. earlier, susie reported on the federal reserve's idea to cut the fee banks can charge retailers for accepting debit cards. this is the so-called interchange fee that is collected from retailers by visa and mastercard and passed on to banks. both stocks were hit with stiff sell-offs today. visa fell almost 13%, down to a...
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trying to get it all in. >> reporter: of course for fed ex shipping online purchases.nd you have guessed it. it's the busiest cyber shopping week of the holiday season. so, join the madness reporting live, jeff hager, abc2 news. >> all right, thanks so much. >>> i wonder do you foe if there's any date that's the late toast get something sent out? you still this? >>i don't know if jeff can hear us, but i think the 22nd. >> probably-side the fed ex shipping stuff out. >> sure he is. >> while you are eating the chocolate. how great is that santa. >> we love that. that's a succulent look santa claus. >> it is. >> and the thing is, richar said they can do a mold of everything. i do have to say the eyes look questionable. i don't know if i could eat that santa with him looking at me like what. >> he will surprised. >> you eye bog -- he will be surprised. you eyeballing me. >>> you will look every wherefore an employment opportunity but you need to be aware of a job scam. >> the latest scam that offers jobs but takes your cash. >>> mortgage monday which means carl delmont fro
trying to get it all in. >> reporter: of course for fed ex shipping online purchases.nd you have guessed it. it's the busiest cyber shopping week of the holiday season. so, join the madness reporting live, jeff hager, abc2 news. >> all right, thanks so much. >>> i wonder do you foe if there's any date that's the late toast get something sent out? you still this? >>i don't know if jeff can hear us, but i think the 22nd. >> probably-side the fed ex shipping stuff...
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this year fed ex expects the number of packages shipped will be up by about 12%. fed ex says the increase is mainly because so many retailers are offering free shipping this season. december 24th, by the way, is expected to be the busiest delivery day for ups, an estimated 24 million shipments b one day. [ male san francisco. a land of natural beauty and economic opportunity. at bank of america, we live and work here, with thousands of employees, hundreds of branches and hundreds of atms. every day, we're working to help set opportunity in motion... from supporting the redwood forest foundation and california academy of sciences to funding the green music center at sonoma state university because when you're giving, lending, and investing in more communities across the country, more opportunities happen. the contrast of infinite black... the clarity of fast-switching phosphors... the smoothness of 600 hertz... all come together to create what cnet calls "the best picture quality of any 2010 tv." the viera full hd 3d tv from panasonic. get a bonus avatar blu-ray 3d
this year fed ex expects the number of packages shipped will be up by about 12%. fed ex says the increase is mainly because so many retailers are offering free shipping this season. december 24th, by the way, is expected to be the busiest delivery day for ups, an estimated 24 million shipments b one day. [ male san francisco. a land of natural beauty and economic opportunity. at bank of america, we live and work here, with thousands of employees, hundreds of branches and hundreds of atms. every...
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ed a fed ex , workers were very busy. fed ex reports its holiday volume was up about 12 million packages. well, just 11 days before christmas if, you were not counting. >> we do have some shopping. if you end up returning or exchanging a holiday gift, there is something you need to know. many stores, particularly electronic stores charge a fee for restocking the device when you return it. it is typically 10% to 25% of the value of that item. >> negotiate. if the box is opened try to negotiate a partial refund. >> many stores don't post their return policies so you don't know until you ask. >> 4:49 now and 22 degrees. >> coming up later, the president finds a friendly crowd at northeast elementary school. >> first, a check of traff >> it is just about 4:53 this tuesday morning. time for a check of weather and traffic. >> adam woke up this morning to a little bit of snow on the ground. a dusting in some locations, especially montgomery county. we could see a few little snow showers through the morning and even tonight again
ed a fed ex , workers were very busy. fed ex reports its holiday volume was up about 12 million packages. well, just 11 days before christmas if, you were not counting. >> we do have some shopping. if you end up returning or exchanging a holiday gift, there is something you need to know. many stores, particularly electronic stores charge a fee for restocking the device when you return it. it is typically 10% to 25% of the value of that item. >> negotiate. if the box is opened try to...
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on an average day fed-ex ships about 8 million. >>> late this morning a federal judge ruled that part of the new healthcare reform law is u nconstitutional. so what does this mean and how will it impact the healthcare of most americans. jade hernandez joins us now after spooking with an expert at st. mary's college about the decision. good afternoon, jade. >> reporter: good afternoon. >> reporter: we're live where we spoke to a suspect who analyzed the decision handed down this morning. >> there will be cases in florida. there is also a case in michigan all on this mandate question. so the supreme court will have to sort out all of these sessions. >> reporter: we spoke to dean bolford about the federal decision in virginia this morning. henry pud son -- hudson ruled against the -- learn called the mandate about purchasing health insurance by 2014. >> one of the interesting questions is whether the justice department will appeal this decision to the fourth circuit, the -- the appellate federal court which already has one other virginia case. >>> the way i would say it, is this case is
on an average day fed-ex ships about 8 million. >>> late this morning a federal judge ruled that part of the new healthcare reform law is u nconstitutional. so what does this mean and how will it impact the healthcare of most americans. jade hernandez joins us now after spooking with an expert at st. mary's college about the decision. good afternoon, jade. >> reporter: good afternoon. >> reporter: we're live where we spoke to a suspect who analyzed the decision handed down...
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. >> fed ex and postal service are bracing for a rush today. fed ex expects to process 16 million packages worldwide today 13% increase from last year. ups says volume to be up 7.5% for the season as a whole in addition to today, u.s. postal service expects to see a rush of holiday mail next monday. it expects wednesday december 22 to be its busiest delivery day. >> neither rain or snow will deter the mail from getting out there. let's check in with mike. >> it looks quiet this morning. good morning to you. talk about mild temperatures, still in the 50s in most areas, low to mid-50s. as far as 24-hour temperature change, cooler, like the east bay valleys, mountain view, san jose, los gatos, san francisco and san rafael, 2 degrees cooler. four in napa and one in santa rosa. as we break down the afternoon hours, we're looking at variably cloudiness depending on where you are. let's start in the north, mostly cloudy with low 60s here. mostly cloudy conditions around the bay shoreline. san francisco a little cooler in the upper 50s. partly cloudy i
. >> fed ex and postal service are bracing for a rush today. fed ex expects to process 16 million packages worldwide today 13% increase from last year. ups says volume to be up 7.5% for the season as a whole in addition to today, u.s. postal service expects to see a rush of holiday mail next monday. it expects wednesday december 22 to be its busiest delivery day. >> neither rain or snow will deter the mail from getting out there. let's check in with mike. >> it looks quiet...
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fed-ex, ups, you've got until friday. it's wednesday fothe u.s. postal service. and that's for standard service. if you're willing to pay for express, you can eve airlift on ristmamorning. you thought only santa could do that. heads up. friday is free shipping day for many online retailers. watch out for those promos. >>> we now continue our 12 days of giving series. each weekday between now and christmas we're introducing you to local organizations that need volunteers andonations that are doing good work. today we're featuring the work friends of homeless animal. a nonprofit no kill shelter that rescues homeless dog and cats in the washington area. and our phone bank is open. volunteers will take your calls. joining me nearin our studio is debbie, the group's director of marketing. she has a little friend with her. tell us about your friend. introduce us. >> this is peggy sue. a 2-year-old calico. one of our 65 cats we have at the sheeer. >> how did you get her? >> she was an owner give to us, unfortunately as we're seeing with some of our animal coming in. her
fed-ex, ups, you've got until friday. it's wednesday fothe u.s. postal service. and that's for standard service. if you're willing to pay for express, you can eve airlift on ristmamorning. you thought only santa could do that. heads up. friday is free shipping day for many online retailers. watch out for those promos. >>> we now continue our 12 days of giving series. each weekday between now and christmas we're introducing you to local organizations that need volunteers andonations...
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now, we spoke with the fed-ex driver yesterday.says one of the thieves p ushed him, jumped into his truck and drove away. he wasn't physically hurt but he's very upset about this c rime. >> are you worried about everybody else's packages? it's christmas. >> yeah, because -- yes, tomorrow is christmas day. sorry for everybody. >> senior managers were up most of the night at the fed-ex office in san reandro trying to figure out whose christmas p acking as were stolen. >> calosha is investigating the man of a man crushed by a dump truck in snow spa. the accident took place at t he -- in nina. the accident cook place at the yard yesterday. investigators say the man was putting fuel in the small truck when the truck backed into him. he was declared on the scene. his name has not been release -- has not been released. >>> a preliminary autopsy report released the woman whose body was found in her minivan in the russian river appears to have drowned. she was last seen driving from the restaurant in jenner where she had friends with -- whe
now, we spoke with the fed-ex driver yesterday.says one of the thieves p ushed him, jumped into his truck and drove away. he wasn't physically hurt but he's very upset about this c rime. >> are you worried about everybody else's packages? it's christmas. >> yeah, because -- yes, tomorrow is christmas day. sorry for everybody. >> senior managers were up most of the night at the fed-ex office in san reandro trying to figure out whose christmas p acking as were stolen. >>...
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let me take to you fed-ex field. it looks like such a bright spot. 13 sends to g redskins trail 17-10. for you in goal. donovan mcnabb threads the needle. all they need to do now is take the extra point and it would go to overtime. but graham couldn't make it happen because hunter smith couldn't handle the snap. the snap then it was how he wanted it to be and that's hoyt ends. the redskins lose 17-16. graham said he was trying to make the most of this lesson. >> i am you and i'm learning from he game. and i think i'll keep getting better. i need face it and i think i will do better this next week. >> i think when he started out in that goalpost, it got to him a little bit. you have to have a sho memory. that's what i told him today. wipe it out and forget about it. practice and you're going to have a good career. try to wipe it out and get ready for the next game. >> mike shanahan and company will evaluate that group of new kickers theyably the tomorrow. it is possible that they will keep two kickers on the roster. t
let me take to you fed-ex field. it looks like such a bright spot. 13 sends to g redskins trail 17-10. for you in goal. donovan mcnabb threads the needle. all they need to do now is take the extra point and it would go to overtime. but graham couldn't make it happen because hunter smith couldn't handle the snap. the snap then it was how he wanted it to be and that's hoyt ends. the redskins lose 17-16. graham said he was trying to make the most of this lesson. >> i am you and i'm learning...
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. >> fed ex is predicting the busiest day of the year. company expects to ship about 15 million packages globally. >> and latest chapter on the chronicles of marnia opened in the stop spot at the box office. that is your money scope report. >>> it's just about 5:14 on this monday morning. >> people that use a gawker website have been urged to change their passer names. somebody is hacking into the company's. it's encrypted but a determined hacker could break the simple ones. damage on the sites should be minimal because they only store user names but people that use the same password for their banking could be vulnerable. >>> the senate will vote today on a tax cut deal nrnd between president obama and republican leaders. it is expected to pass the senate but it's going to be a much tougher sell in the house. if passed it will extend all bush era tax cuts and unemployment benefits and provide $400 billion in cuts and tax cuts. republicans are in the driver seat because they are about to take control of the house next month. >> we're inter
. >> fed ex is predicting the busiest day of the year. company expects to ship about 15 million packages globally. >> and latest chapter on the chronicles of marnia opened in the stop spot at the box office. that is your money scope report. >>> it's just about 5:14 on this monday morning. >> people that use a gawker website have been urged to change their passer names. somebody is hacking into the company's. it's encrypted but a determined hacker could break the...
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. >>> fed ex is ringing in the new year with a rate increase. they'll have to pay more for their gas as well. the package delivery companies raising shipping rates for ground and home delivery by by 5% beginning january 3rd. earlier fed ex announced it will raise prices for great delivery by about 4%. that increase also takes effect january 3rd. >>> 4:56 now. people in san jose are fighting to continue one of the city's most popular holiday traditions. >> thousands gathered downtown yesterday for the 29th annual san jose holiday parade, but the 30th is in jeopardy because of the budget deficit the city can no longer pay for the parade and the christmas in the park display. organizers are seeking more sponsors and calling on citizens to raise the $200,000 needed. information is at cbs5.com under links and numbers. >>> and making your christmas celebration extra green for $80, you can rent a potted living tree, decorate it in your home. they're not traditional evergreens but have been selected because they'll thrive in the city. when the holidays
. >>> fed ex is ringing in the new year with a rate increase. they'll have to pay more for their gas as well. the package delivery companies raising shipping rates for ground and home delivery by by 5% beginning january 3rd. earlier fed ex announced it will raise prices for great delivery by about 4%. that increase also takes effect january 3rd. >>> 4:56 now. people in san jose are fighting to continue one of the city's most popular holiday traditions. >> thousands...
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they are ready to make their christmas wishes come true. >> wishes of those running@ fed-ex. 16,000,000pments made monday.3 twicc the average daay 16,000,000 is a huge number but maybe think of it like thii. between thanksgiving and christmas, every second fee-ex sends out 86 different packagee or 1000 in the amount of time it takes me to say all of that. >> online retailers and dot coms and everybody going on the internettand shipping. of the increase, comes through those channels. >> that's whyythis is the busiest ay. but not the last one to@ guarantee delivery. -hey have until friday for ground deliver or december 23 t@ pay a higher price and ship it but with illions beinn shipped3 that means customers will make thousands of mistakes. >> they arr going toouse a box thht is not sturdy, it cannot hold the weight. not put enough padding in the package and not label it properly. >> to be sure to use two to 3 inches of bubble wraparrund fraaile tems and tape it. need another check? see if it makes a sound when you pick it up. >> it should not shake. you cannot hear anything. >> thee up to
they are ready to make their christmas wishes come true. >> wishes of those running@ fed-ex. 16,000,000pments made monday.3 twicc the average daay 16,000,000 is a huge number but maybe think of it like thii. between thanksgiving and christmas, every second fee-ex sends out 86 different packagee or 1000 in the amount of time it takes me to say all of that. >> online retailers and dot coms and everybody going on the internettand shipping. of the increase, comes through those channels....
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personas no recibiran su regalo de navidad y todo gracias a unos ladrones que secuestraron un camion de 'fed exueando la unidad.--el atraco ocurrio esta tarde en "oakland".--de acuerdo a la policia, los amantes de lo ajeno aprovecharon que el conductor del vehiculo se bajo a hacer una entrega en el cruce de la calle "capp" y la avenida "brikdale".--en ese momento uno de los malandros se le acerco, lo empujo y se llevaron el camion.--horas mas tarde, las autoridades encontraron el vehiculo, aunque al menos 60 paquetes brillaban por su ausencia. ---una tercera victima de un tiroteo ocurrido anoche en "south san francisco" murio como consecuencia de las heridas de bala que recibio... las autoridades aun no han dado a conocer su identidad. ---"ramon adame" nos presenta las declaraciones del padre de uno de los jovenes que murio en la balacera. las autoridades de santa clara decidieron no imponer cargos a un maestro que en octubre fue acusado de abuso sexual infantil.-hujayanthum kapasi" de 64 aÑos, habia sido seÑalado por mas de una docena de estudiantes de la primaa "mckinley", quienes alegaban qu
personas no recibiran su regalo de navidad y todo gracias a unos ladrones que secuestraron un camion de 'fed exueando la unidad.--el atraco ocurrio esta tarde en "oakland".--de acuerdo a la policia, los amantes de lo ajeno aprovecharon que el conductor del vehiculo se bajo a hacer una entrega en el cruce de la calle "capp" y la avenida "brikdale".--en ese momento uno de los malandros se le acerco, lo empujo y se llevaron el camion.--horas mas tarde, las autoridades...
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>> we love to have santa's account for fed-ex.rter: paul is managing director of global operations for fed-ex. do you guys have a hub in the north pole? >> we don't have a hub in the north pole. >> reporter: he thinks santa should use, well, fed-ex. >> what we would recommend to santa is that he move the elves' workshops to areas near our distribution center s so the elves would have maximum time to make the toys prior to the christmas delivery. what we're in business for is to satisfy our customer. if santa was one of our customers we'd work very hard to develop a system that would satisfy santa. >> reporter: would you be willing to dress up as an elf? >> i think we would probably leave the elf-dressing to those real elves. >> reporter: it's a big account. >> understood. >> reporter: about those elves, santa's labor practices have recently come under fire. >> they're not allowed to marry or socialize. >> reporter: popular science contributor gregory moen has written extensively about santa. is there any risk of injury to santa? >
>> we love to have santa's account for fed-ex.rter: paul is managing director of global operations for fed-ex. do you guys have a hub in the north pole? >> we don't have a hub in the north pole. >> reporter: he thinks santa should use, well, fed-ex. >> what we would recommend to santa is that he move the elves' workshops to areas near our distribution center s so the elves would have maximum time to make the toys prior to the christmas delivery. what we're in business...
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homes in the 500 block of garrett morgan boulevard which is actually just a couple of blocks from fed ex field. we're live at the scene with more on the investigation this morning. >> reporter: good morning. this investigation continues. the fire is bad enough but imagine being forced outside on the coldest night of the season. that is exactly what happened here. you can see this is what these families are waking up to this morning. just completely destroyed town homes here in landover, maryland. let's take a look at what the scene looked like last night. fire broke out around 8:00. by the time the firefighters arrived, the entire back wall of this three-story townhouse was already on fire. to make matters worse, this town home was smack in the middle of a row of town homes making it easy for the fire to quickly jump to the adjacent homes. that's exactly what it did. the fire traveled along the exterior wall completely bypassing the smoke alarms and sprinkler system making for a potentially deadly situation. incredibly no one was hurt but now about six families are homeless as we head in
homes in the 500 block of garrett morgan boulevard which is actually just a couple of blocks from fed ex field. we're live at the scene with more on the investigation this morning. >> reporter: good morning. this investigation continues. the fire is bad enough but imagine being forced outside on the coldest night of the season. that is exactly what happened here. you can see this is what these families are waking up to this morning. just completely destroyed town homes here in landover,...
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fed ex can guarantee delivery for ground and home delivery shipments. if you miss the deadline ship at the higher priced two day and overnight rates and for pro procrastinators there is same day shipping. this is a big christmas tree packed with high priced jewelry t most expensive tree ever. critics say this tree reflect as growing western influence in their muslim country. >> i wonder what kind of security they have. >>> could be a conflict of interest the sister of gary brown is moving out of california. also a group of people are threatening to boycott laker's star colby bryant to reach an endorsement deal that has them anxious. >>> traffic is busy past the colosseum. i will tell you about the commute and the cold weather straight ahead. n-opooal.. i'a n !pooal.. e ysexdo llev wt emo? former state treasurer kathleen brown is moving to chicago to avoid a possible conflict of interest when her brother takes office as governor. brown is now kathleen brown is now working for goldman sachs as the head of public finance on the west coast. the firm is a ma
fed ex can guarantee delivery for ground and home delivery shipments. if you miss the deadline ship at the higher priced two day and overnight rates and for pro procrastinators there is same day shipping. this is a big christmas tree packed with high priced jewelry t most expensive tree ever. critics say this tree reflect as growing western influence in their muslim country. >> i wonder what kind of security they have. >>> could be a conflict of interest the sister of gary brown...
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fed-ex says it will handle 16 million packages today alone.er last year, betty. >> and i also understand coming this friday it's going to be free shipping day. we all love the term free. are all retailers participating in that? >> reporter: no. not all retailers. this is something that started a few years ago. every december 17th is now called free shipping day. there are about a thousand retailers that are taking part this year. you can go to freeshippingday.com to find a list of those retailers but if you're going to use free shipping day, read the fine print. sometimes there's something in place like you have to spend $75 or more to get free shipping. so it doesn't necessarily mean that you buy a $2 item you get free shipping for it. read the fine print. >> absolutely. sometimes there's a catch. but you know, a lot of people really focus right now on making sure that they get that gift there not only on time but in one piece. what are the deadlines and the dos and don'ts? >> reporter: so the deadlines, two thirds of retailers saying that st
fed-ex says it will handle 16 million packages today alone.er last year, betty. >> and i also understand coming this friday it's going to be free shipping day. we all love the term free. are all retailers participating in that? >> reporter: no. not all retailers. this is something that started a few years ago. every december 17th is now called free shipping day. there are about a thousand retailers that are taking part this year. you can go to freeshippingday.com to find a list of...
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fed ex expect today tonight busiest day of the year and expect to ship 15 million packages up 13% from last year. latest chapter of the chronicles of narnia took in more than 24 million dollars much less than the first two movies in the series. and that's your money scope report. >>> the time is 6:12 on this december 13th. if you are looking for working you know job camps scams that come with the territory. >> but scammers are putting a twist on the tricks when it comes to snagging you with your job search. joce sterman explains in this week's scam alert. >> reporter: in tough times, many turn to the classified look for work. but -- looking for work. but one ad spotted may create more headaches than help. >> the pill is that it's appealing to professionals. people who have mid level management experience and they are falling for it. >> reporter: falling for ads like this put agnew twist on job scams. this one offers seekers a management position and according to better business bureau, people who respond are told they have the job they just need to come for an interview. the only probl
fed ex expect today tonight busiest day of the year and expect to ship 15 million packages up 13% from last year. latest chapter of the chronicles of narnia took in more than 24 million dollars much less than the first two movies in the series. and that's your money scope report. >>> the time is 6:12 on this december 13th. if you are looking for working you know job camps scams that come with the territory. >> but scammers are putting a twist on the tricks when it comes to...
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if you shipping fed ex ground dhifery send it out by tomorrow. if you are shipping via ups it has to be sent out by next tuesday with three days select to get there by christmas. start writing the christmas cards. because you have been meaning to get those out first class, they need to be sent by monday. express mail can be sent by wednesday. and if you are planning on sending the letter or a package to somebody in the military overseas, it needs to be sent by saturday. so, dates to keep in mind. >>> and if you have grown with the idea of battling the crowds at mall almost as much as shipping fees tomorrow is free shipping day more than 1500 online retailers will send your order you guessed it, free. it starts at midnight on friday and end at midnight saturday. and started in 2008 but didn't pick up steam until last year when 750 merchants took pardon part. now double the amount to the offering the deal this year and go to free shipping day.com and again, free shipping day.com for the very extensive list of those participating websites. >>> south
if you shipping fed ex ground dhifery send it out by tomorrow. if you are shipping via ups it has to be sent out by next tuesday with three days select to get there by christmas. start writing the christmas cards. because you have been meaning to get those out first class, they need to be sent by monday. express mail can be sent by wednesday. and if you are planning on sending the letter or a package to somebody in the military overseas, it needs to be sent by saturday. so, dates to keep in...
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it was a busier than normal day at fed ex. the company says today is the deadline to send packages by ground with guaranteed delivery before christmas. >> tom: there is a big struggle going on in cyberspace and shopping malls as we head into the last weekend before christmas. will shoppers spend or will retailers cut prices? brad wilson runs bradsdeals.com- - an online coupon and price tracking website. he joins us from the nasdaq. brad, welcome to nightly business report. >> tom, thanks for having me on. >> tom: how successful have retailers been avoiding discounting ahead of this coming weekend? >> retailers have been successful in the last week or two avoiding discounts. they were much more aggressive in november and over thanksgiving weekend and black friday. prices came up 21% or so as far as i can tell in the last few weeks. and i think they're going to have to move back towards that -- you know, the last-minute on the 22nd and the 23rd and the week between craft and new years. >> tom: you mentioned the price increase yo
it was a busier than normal day at fed ex. the company says today is the deadline to send packages by ground with guaranteed delivery before christmas. >> tom: there is a big struggle going on in cyberspace and shopping malls as we head into the last weekend before christmas. will shoppers spend or will retailers cut prices? brad wilson runs bradsdeals.com- - an online coupon and price tracking website. he joins us from the nasdaq. brad, welcome to nightly business report. >> tom,...
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. >>> fed ex expecting today to be the busiest day in history. the company is projecting it will ship 16 million packages today. that is up more than 12% from the peak day last year and double the volume ed ex handles on a normal day. and it's an indication that consumer demand is rising. this year holiday sales on the internet are expected to climb 15%. and i am so behind this year. my goal was to get everything done two weeks before christmas. not going to happen. >> you have your tree. do you have a tree yet? >> yes. no. we have a lot of kids that need a tree. >>> 4:46. a closeup look at the attack on prince charles and his wife, camilla, the changes now in store for the royal couple. >>> game over for the metrodome in minneapolis. the powerful blizzard enough to take down two football teams. >>> i wish they would have told us three, four months ago, but they just did it right there. >> millions of dollars in bonuses for muni workers suddenly pulled by the city is cutting them off. ,, [thunder] did you buy the flashlight and the batteries? yes
. >>> fed ex expecting today to be the busiest day in history. the company is projecting it will ship 16 million packages today. that is up more than 12% from the peak day last year and double the volume ed ex handles on a normal day. and it's an indication that consumer demand is rising. this year holiday sales on the internet are expected to climb 15%. and i am so behind this year. my goal was to get everything done two weeks before christmas. not going to happen. >> you have...
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if you applied for unemployment, and fed ex, seen as a reflection, the number of homes repossessed fellmid freezes. 28% from october, and 12% from a year ago. banks are on track to te back one million home many resumed it as a more pressured pace. >> do you have snow? >> not yet. >> we have got it. >> thank you. a group of wednesday's childr were invited for an afternoon at the duke elington school of the arts. they got to see some of the dream girls" show this ek. there werether surprises as well. >> reporter: getting to watch the duke elington production of ream girls." was several treats they got to enjoy. dreamed up by arts activist tracy jenkins. >> we try to find a way to help children in foster care or in agencies. she came up with a project called "dream catchers." she got elington staff, and friends to join in. including "meetw3 the bwns" star, lemar rucker. >> reporter: our wednesday's children know something about having adream. >> are you a dream girl? >> my dream is to get an adoption facially. and be able to meet justin beiber. >> a lot of rocky roads, when i came to youyo
if you applied for unemployment, and fed ex, seen as a reflection, the number of homes repossessed fellmid freezes. 28% from october, and 12% from a year ago. banks are on track to te back one million home many resumed it as a more pressured pace. >> do you have snow? >> not yet. >> we have got it. >> thank you. a group of wednesday's childr were invited for an afternoon at the duke elington school of the arts. they got to see some of the dream girls" show this ek....
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coy have dropped my badge and weapon in a fed-ex box.ver to pick up a handgun and a badge. >> the army reserve helicopter test pilot and commercial airline line pilot says the response was an obvious atestimony to intimidate him. in the video he never lost his cool. >> why am i on suspension? >> i fly helicopters, jets, we're trained to handle emergencies. without panicking. >> this is cost the pilot his position as a flight deck officer but he says it was worth it. >> really this is the only way this news story got traction is because of the government's response. >> in sacramento abc 7 news. >> and there is 25 years ago a small plane crashed into sun valley mall. one of the survivors retold the story of the tragedy to abc 7. >> on december 23, 1985 wendy was a college student visiting family. she and her 22-year-old cousin went to concord sun valley mall crowded with last minute shoppers. >> my cousin and i went to pick up her engagement ring. her fiancee had the diamond enlarge forward christmas. >> they waited for the ring. the roof
coy have dropped my badge and weapon in a fed-ex box.ver to pick up a handgun and a badge. >> the army reserve helicopter test pilot and commercial airline line pilot says the response was an obvious atestimony to intimidate him. in the video he never lost his cool. >> why am i on suspension? >> i fly helicopters, jets, we're trained to handle emergencies. without panicking. >> this is cost the pilot his position as a flight deck officer but he says it was worth it....
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huge rush today as a token the packages yesterday they deliver them today will tran live now at the fed ex in oakland. >> is not the north pole but it just as busy. this is something you don't see every day exclusive shops of the fed next building you can see them getting parcels off of the plane. i've learned from the time gets off the plane to your house probably 45 minutes. here is video was shot of this big hub 8 them a mile away from the shots they are born to process 250 boxes today this is a sign of the economy improving yesterday they ship more than 60 million boxes that's up 12% from last year. that's an all- time record with a lot of retailers offering free shipping and people just using fedex more and more. this place is so busy they have 1400 employees making this all happened. by the time it's over darya, if so christmas they will have shipped 223 boxes the seven set december 17th is the last day you can guarantee your shipment by ground will we each grandma's house after that you'll pay more. the cut off for express is december 23rd. they cannot give you a price on that becau
huge rush today as a token the packages yesterday they deliver them today will tran live now at the fed ex in oakland. >> is not the north pole but it just as busy. this is something you don't see every day exclusive shops of the fed next building you can see them getting parcels off of the plane. i've learned from the time gets off the plane to your house probably 45 minutes. here is video was shot of this big hub 8 them a mile away from the shots they are born to process 250 boxes today...
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we saw fed ex ringing the bell. they say this is going to be their busiest day of the year. >>> local news, a 13-year-old girl and 18-month-old little brother is in stable and critical condition. they say a 14-year-old boy is a prime suspect and is under arrest. now a report from our sister station with the latest. >> hours later, some neighbors were still trying to grasp the reality of the brutal crime next door. >> i can't get my head around it. we had heard something. >> investigators say the 14-year-old suspect somehow got into the home, sexually assaulting the 13-year-old girl and then stabbing her and her little brother before she managed to get out of the house. >> motive is still being investigated. >> even after being stabbed so many times, the little girl showed remarkable determination to get her little brother across the street to safety. >> with multiple stab wounds she had, to have the mind to take her brother and take her cell phone with her to call the police. a courageous young lady. >> s.w.a.t. tea
we saw fed ex ringing the bell. they say this is going to be their busiest day of the year. >>> local news, a 13-year-old girl and 18-month-old little brother is in stable and critical condition. they say a 14-year-old boy is a prime suspect and is under arrest. now a report from our sister station with the latest. >> hours later, some neighbors were still trying to grasp the reality of the brutal crime next door. >> i can't get my head around it. we had heard something....
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i could have dropped it in a bag and sent it fed ex.ey sent six people to pick up a handgun and a bag. >> the test pilot and commercial airline pilot says the government's response was an obvious attempt to intimidate him. in the video he never lost his cool. >> why am i on suspension? >> i really don't get intimidated. i fly helicopters, jets, we're trained to handle emergencies without panicking. >> this little video project has cost the pilot of his position as a federal deck officer, but he says it was worth it. >> really, the only way this news story got attraction because of the government's response. >> in sacramento, george warren, "abc 7 news." >> since his exclusive report first aired a sfo spokesmen says the crews must pass vigorous security checks and identification procedures before access to any aircraft. >> an oakland city leader is in trouble with the law after being arrested in the annual drunk driving crackdown. the chp arrested ignacio de la fuente, they efficiently stopped him for speeding. they describe him as being
i could have dropped it in a bag and sent it fed ex.ey sent six people to pick up a handgun and a bag. >> the test pilot and commercial airline pilot says the government's response was an obvious attempt to intimidate him. in the video he never lost his cool. >> why am i on suspension? >> i really don't get intimidated. i fly helicopters, jets, we're trained to handle emergencies without panicking. >> this little video project has cost the pilot of his position as a...
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. >>> coming up next at 6:00, more on that developing news involving a fed ex truck that was high jackedn the east bay this afternoon while making deliveries. also ahead, parents, teachers and students were all devastated recently when they received word their school was going to close. but tonight, something that doesn't happen very often. you might call it an early christmas present. plus, parks are supposed to be for everyone, but in one bay area city access is starting to come with a prize. >> reporter: a mayor development involving america's cup team may come just a week before the next race will be held. these stories and much more are next at 6:00. >>> on to our weather now, i saw a little sun today but over to our chief meteorologist, bill, seems like we're not out of the woods yet. >> the pattern is still fluid out in the pacific. there are showers headed our way. for the weekend, we've been talking about it but we got the break today. it was beautiful. we got a break and increased rain: there will be some valley fog in some of the inland locations. so be prepared for that. that
. >>> coming up next at 6:00, more on that developing news involving a fed ex truck that was high jackedn the east bay this afternoon while making deliveries. also ahead, parents, teachers and students were all devastated recently when they received word their school was going to close. but tonight, something that doesn't happen very often. you might call it an early christmas present. plus, parks are supposed to be for everyone, but in one bay area city access is starting to come with...
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it's no secret this is a busy time of year for fed ex and the postal service, but people are being warned about thieves that steal the package if left unattended. amber lee is live at oakland with this story, amber? >> reporter: julie, this is the u.s. postal services processing and distribution center here in oakland. it's the busiest time of day as workers sort through the high volume of holiday mail. those in the package delivery business told us this is also the season to watch out for thefts. postal workers say december is their busiest month, and this year the number of packages being mailed is up 18%. they say theft is a problem year round, but during the holiday season, thieves take advantage of those gifts in the mail. ask james of oakland an avid online shopper and e-bay seller. during the past month three items he bought online have been stolen. >> when i buy things online, i expect one out of ten to go disappearing. it's one of those things. >> reporter: a u.s. postal inspector advises those to report the missing package to the delivery service and local police. >> police will
it's no secret this is a busy time of year for fed ex and the postal service, but people are being warned about thieves that steal the package if left unattended. amber lee is live at oakland with this story, amber? >> reporter: julie, this is the u.s. postal services processing and distribution center here in oakland. it's the busiest time of day as workers sort through the high volume of holiday mail. those in the package delivery business told us this is also the season to watch out...
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let's go back to fed-ex field. it was santana moss. they gave the redskins a fighting chance. with 13 seconds left, donavan mcnabb threaded the pass to santana moss between double coverage. made it 17-16 bucks. the redskins were sure an extra would send them to overtime. but this was symbolic of the bad luck they've had. the holder hunter smith couldn't grab the ball. it turns into extra frustration. they missed a golden opportunity. they lose 17-16 to tampa bay after the game. santana moss summed up the emotional inveigator tech this game created. >> your job is to come out here and play this game of football. you play this game, you play to win. somebody goto win. somebody got to lose. when you just losing, and you know that you had a chance to win, i ain't talking about the last place. talking about throughout the game, the weeks, this year. yore losing and you don't have no say-so. why? that's why it hurts. that's why i feel the way i feel. i'm just getting tiredf it. and everybody pla for their own perspective and their own reason. i put too much in it. and it means too m
let's go back to fed-ex field. it was santana moss. they gave the redskins a fighting chance. with 13 seconds left, donavan mcnabb threaded the pass to santana moss between double coverage. made it 17-16 bucks. the redskins were sure an extra would send them to overtime. but this was symbolic of the bad luck they've had. the holder hunter smith couldn't grab the ball. it turns into extra frustration. they missed a golden opportunity. they lose 17-16 to tampa bay after the game. santana moss...
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. >> saying good-bye it's no secret this is a busy time of year for fed ex and the postal service, but people are being warned about thieves that steal the package if left unattended. amber lee is live at oakland with this story, amber? >> reporter: julie, this is the u.s. postal services processing and distribution center here in oakland. it's the busiest time of day as workers sort through the high volume of holiday mail. those in the package delivery business told us this is also the season to watch out for thefts. postal workers say december is their busiest month, and this year the number of packages being mailed is up 18%. they say theft is a problem year round, but during the holiday season, thieves take advantage of those gifts in the mail. ask james of oakland an avid online shopper and e-bay seller. during the past month three items he bought online have been stolen. >> when i buy things online, i expect one out of ten to go disappearing. it's one of those things. >> reporter: a u.s. postal inspector advises those to report the missing package to the delivery service and loca
. >> saying good-bye it's no secret this is a busy time of year for fed ex and the postal service, but people are being warned about thieves that steal the package if left unattended. amber lee is live at oakland with this story, amber? >> reporter: julie, this is the u.s. postal services processing and distribution center here in oakland. it's the busiest time of day as workers sort through the high volume of holiday mail. those in the package delivery business told us this is also...
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. >> it's just south of fed ex field. kristin fisher is there live with the latest on what happened. good morning, kristin. >> reporter: good morning, andre ya. it's bad enough to -- andrea. it's bad enough to lose your home to a fire but, you know, it's even worse when this happens on the coldest night of the season just a few days or i guess less than two weeks before the christmas holidays. that's just wrong but that is exactly what happened here last night. now, the fire broke out around 8:00. by the time firefighters arrived, the entire back wall of this three-story town house was already completely engulfed in flames. the biggest problem was the fact that this town home was just smack in the middle of an entire row of town homes which made it very easy for this fire to jump from one town home to the next. that unfortunately is exactly what it did. the fire traveled along the exterior wall of these town homes so it completely bypassed all the smoke alarms, sprinkler systems. it could have been a very deadly situation
. >> it's just south of fed ex field. kristin fisher is there live with the latest on what happened. good morning, kristin. >> reporter: good morning, andre ya. it's bad enough to -- andrea. it's bad enough to lose your home to a fire but, you know, it's even worse when this happens on the coldest night of the season just a few days or i guess less than two weeks before the christmas holidays. that's just wrong but that is exactly what happened here last night. now, the fire broke...
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and fed ex shipping some earnings news to investors today. fedex which is seen as barometer for the u.s. economy reported lower than expected second quarter earnings but said holiday volumes are better than expected and boosted its full year forecast. over at facebook which boasts 500 million users worldwide is all about salesmanship this year and in fact facebook likely to generate sales this year totaling about $2 billion. three people familiar with the matter tell bloomberg news revenue will more than double from 2009. facebook growth is also attracting investor interest. the company has valuation about $43 billion. just in case you are wondering. and lastly if you are both an insomniac and a procrastinator this holiday, toys 'r' us has you covered. toys 'r' us is keeping their stores open for 88 hours straight for the first time toys 'r' us stores will stay open 24 hours around the clock starting next tuesday at 6:00 a.m. so they can help out those last minute shoppers. whenever they decide to shop. on wall street right now, stocks are fl
and fed ex shipping some earnings news to investors today. fedex which is seen as barometer for the u.s. economy reported lower than expected second quarter earnings but said holiday volumes are better than expected and boosted its full year forecast. over at facebook which boasts 500 million users worldwide is all about salesmanship this year and in fact facebook likely to generate sales this year totaling about $2 billion. three people familiar with the matter tell bloomberg news revenue will...
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stocks rose on that news along with the positive outlook from the bellwether fed ex. the dow up 42.nasdaq up 20. s&p up eight. two of our 50 states sent lawyers before a federal judge in florida today to ask what do you immediately -- to ask him to immediately throw out the health care overhaul law. the democrats passed earlier this year. the states argue the law violates the constitutional rights by requiring them to purchase health care insurance. two federal courts have upheld part of that law but a third this week ruled it unconstitutional. as higher courts tried to sort things out, the states in yellow on this map demanded the judge nullify the entire law. but, of course, he didn't. phil keating live outside the federal courthouse in pensacola, florida. the judge questioned how that can happen. >> u.s. district judge roger vincent retorically asked how it could be nullified at this point as aspects are being implemented nationwide. the attorneys for the 20 states and the national federation of independent businesses countered the larger conclusion and debate for him is whether
stocks rose on that news along with the positive outlook from the bellwether fed ex. the dow up 42.nasdaq up 20. s&p up eight. two of our 50 states sent lawyers before a federal judge in florida today to ask what do you immediately -- to ask him to immediately throw out the health care overhaul law. the democrats passed earlier this year. the states argue the law violates the constitutional rights by requiring them to purchase health care insurance. two federal courts have upheld part of...
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. >> fed ex are preparing for what they believe will be the busiest day in company history expected to ship 16 million packages today up 12% from last year double the typical volume of a typical day. >> amazon as denying that pro wikileaks hackers or were responsible for the sites of failure. there were offline for half an hour in britain, france, germany leading to speculation that they could of been the target by online hackers amazon said the prom was " due to hardware failure in their european debtors center network " >> user database was compromised by dr. as the kron 4 morning news continues. we will bring back. charlie, zach and jb have a reputation at st. jude children's research hospital. we're 'the three musketeers'! three friends... each with a brain tumor. they came from across america to st. jude where we've helped raise their survival rates to as high as 85%. do you wanna be the fourth musketeer? oh, do i! one for all and all for fun! give thanks for the healthy kids in your life. and give to those who are not. go to stjude.org or shop wherever you see our magnifying glas
. >> fed ex are preparing for what they believe will be the busiest day in company history expected to ship 16 million packages today up 12% from last year double the typical volume of a typical day. >> amazon as denying that pro wikileaks hackers or were responsible for the sites of failure. there were offline for half an hour in britain, france, germany leading to speculation that they could of been the target by online hackers amazon said the prom was " due to hardware...
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then we've got on the other hand private enterprise, the ups and fed ex and others, and they're makingoney and they're paying taxes out the wa zoo. now that we've got the fcc running the internet, they're going to be able to gu
then we've got on the other hand private enterprise, the ups and fed ex and others, and they're makingoney and they're paying taxes out the wa zoo. now that we've got the fcc running the internet, they're going to be able to gu
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. >> fed ex says today will likely be the busiest shipping day in history. david mattingly jumps on a truck and takes us on a live tour. >> in sweden police say explosions that killed one person and wounded two were an act of terrorism and could have been worse. police believe the bomber was on the way to an area more crowded with christmas shoppers. >> we begin this morning with the raging storm and video that's gone viral. watch closely as the inflatable roof on the minneapolis metrodome buckles under the weight of the heavy snow. first the snow streams in, then teflon panel gives way and dumps an avalanche. more on that in a moment. right now that wicked weather is heading east. it's slipping south. snowfall in tennessee and georgia, bitter cold reaching all the way into florida. it could be an awful couple of days for travelers, airlines canceled more than 1700 flights. by last night and airports are bracing for more bad news today. covering all of the angles. chris welch inside the metrodome, his colleague patrick covering flooding in the pacific northw
. >> fed ex says today will likely be the busiest shipping day in history. david mattingly jumps on a truck and takes us on a live tour. >> in sweden police say explosions that killed one person and wounded two were an act of terrorism and could have been worse. police believe the bomber was on the way to an area more crowded with christmas shoppers. >> we begin this morning with the raging storm and video that's gone viral. watch closely as the inflatable roof on the...
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the company says it will make the busiest shipping day in fed-ex history on monday." shedding the extra holiday pounds is tough. compared to this man's weight loss journey, it could be a piece of cake. we will show you how he lost more than 300 pounds without surgery, without medication. more local news coming up for you in 30 minutes. right now, here is more on the "today" show. ♪ [ female announcer ] yoplait's real fruit and the goodness of dairy... gives you a little slice of happy. and happiness cos in 25 decious flavors. explore them all. yoplait. it is so good. now the yoplait you love in a new four pack. try it today. ♪ >>> 8:00 on a saturday morning. okay, probably 8:01 now. december 11th, 2010. what an excited holiday crowd we have with us. thank everyone who's come out to spend part of their day with us. we've had some huge, huge saturday crowds. some fun having everybody outside on the plaza. lester holt along with amy robach. we've got a lot coming up. >> that's right. coming up this morning, winter begins ten days from now. hard to believe if you take a
the company says it will make the busiest shipping day in fed-ex history on monday." shedding the extra holiday pounds is tough. compared to this man's weight loss journey, it could be a piece of cake. we will show you how he lost more than 300 pounds without surgery, without medication. more local news coming up for you in 30 minutes. right now, here is more on the "today" show. ♪ [ female announcer ] yoplait's real fruit and the goodness of dairy... gives you a little slice...
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then we've got on the other hand private enterprise, the ups and fed ex and others, and they're makingoney and they're paying taxes out the wa zoo. now that we've got the fcc running the internet, they're going to be able to regulate information over the internet. host: he used the phrase take over the internet guest: a lot of people use that phrase and the fs obviously disagree that's what it's doing. in terms of regulating the content, the fcc has said that's not what they want to do. they don't want to in any way control what it is that you're allowed to see. they just want to stop the broadband provider from controlling what it is you can see. or say also because in a lot of these circumstances people wing of as consumers are now what are called prosumer here. you're producing content and posting it up on the blog. host: the rules would give the fcc the ability on possibly going too far if some people are concerned like our viewer expressed? guest: it doesn't seem so. they say that the way the rules are written they describe broadband service providers as the companies that are pro
then we've got on the other hand private enterprise, the ups and fed ex and others, and they're makingoney and they're paying taxes out the wa zoo. now that we've got the fcc running the internet, they're going to be able to regulate information over the internet. host: he used the phrase take over the internet guest: a lot of people use that phrase and the fs obviously disagree that's what it's doing. in terms of regulating the content, the fcc has said that's not what they want to do. they...