abercrombie & fitch argued abercrombie & fitch is not allowed to ask about religion during the interview process. >> you're asking people to profile applicants and employees. >> abercrombie & fitch has changed its head scarf policy since the woman applied. a ruling by the court is expected in june or july. >>> hundreds of thousands of people are about to go home with a bigger paycheck. the owner of tj maxx and marshals and others. tjx companies will raise pay to $9 an hour in june this year. people who have worked for six months will get $10 an hour on the heels of walmart's announcement that it will increase wages. >>> ambushed at the gas station. this woman wasn't having t the feisty way she got a purse thief to give bass her stuff. >> the earthquakes shake up the sports experience. an exclusive peek at their new soccer stadium and t >>> tonight we're getting a first look at the new stadium for the bay area's other football team. only on "5" len ramirez on the new home of the earthquakes. >> reporter: allen for soccer fans like me who have been around for a long time, this is almost a

. >>> there is more ahead on "action news" at 12:30, a supreme court showdown for abercrombie and fitch. a teen turned aaway in the store. she says she was discriminated if against. >>> two milwaukee gas station employees decided they were not going to let a thief take advantage of them. this show videos one clerk running after the suspect with a bat and they ran after him and could not catch him and the suspect came back and grabbed one of their bats and started attacking them. >>> retailers abercrombie and fitch is facing a showdown involving religious rights. they are accused of discriminating against a young muslim. >> the trendy clothes and young sales people working their stores around the world, abercrombie and fitch -- trendy around the world. she is fighting the company ever since, saying she was discriminated against because she is muslim. her battle has reached the supreme court her lawyer reading this statement. >> observance of my faith should not prevent me from getting a job. >> they have not -- it's the print principle ma matters, i am standing up not just for myself but

it centers on the dress code of abercrombie and fitch. during oral arguments the justices sided with the women saying it's up to the companies to explain their dress codes. other women face discrimination for wearing face scarves. >> the head scarf is seen as an extension of one's religious identity. but it can also make the woman wearing one a target. >> with the hijab you feel that you're representing--you're saying that i am a muslim. >> she said that she and her family were recently harassed on a delta airlines flight. she believes she was discriminated against because of her hijab. >> little do people know that we're going through this every day. you know, we're denied service sometimes. but we just say you know what, we just want to be calm. we don't want to cause trouble. >> hider has filed a complaint can delta and the airline tells us it is investigating her accusations. >> so the minute you see the cycle being primed again of all of this pre-occupation with isis and everybody agrees. isis is an awful threat. but when you see tha

a lower federal appellate court here ruled that abercrombie and fitch was not liable under title viiit failed to hire samantha elove, who is muslim and wears a head scarf a what jeeb because the appellate court said an employer can only be liable if the employer receives direct notice from the job applicant or the employee that there is a need for a religious accommodation. the equal employment opportunity commission brought the appeal to the supreme court challenging that rule, and that was the case that the court heard today. >> ifill: in this case abercrombie and fitch this kind of caters to the youth market and has a certain look said her hajib, or the way she was dressed for this job interview didn't match their look that they wanted their employees to have. did they say at any point that it was because of religion? >> no, abercrombie and fitch's lawyer today said the so-called look policy is a religion-neutral policy and that she was not hired just because her hajib would violate the look policy. the arguments were very spirited today, and i would say that the abercrombie and f

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on southern avenue between fitch street and central avenue. our photographer deion wiggins is there right now. you can see the water starring to makity way on to the road there. if you're traveling be mindful of that. we'll continue to keep an update on that. sky 9 also in there right now giving us a live look and showing us how things are shaping up along the beltway. this is the outer loop right there. inner loop on the left hand side of your screen. no issues on the beltway this morning. a freely moving commute. back to andrea and mike. >>> senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is offering up a new tactic to trie try to keep the homeland security department running past friday at midnight. >> he's planning to split a bill which targets president obama's immigration policy into two part. but so far the move appears unlikely to diffuse the standoff which has paralyzed congress for weeks. >> point is it's time to allow this homeland security funding measure to come to the floor. >> we should be voting on the final passage for a clean homeland

. >> religious groups are uniting against abercrombie & fitch.he team faces a religious eyes challenge -- bias challenge. the supreme court is hearing the case. abercrombie claims it has the right because of its policy. bob of bloomberg businessweek is covering the story. lay it out for us. >> you are not allowed to discriminate against someone he -- because of their religion. however, the employer is allowed to set religiously neutral policies such as everyone who works here has to wear shoes. in between those two is detention. we have a job applicant who is muslim, showed up for her job interview with the headscarf on and abercrombie & fitch admits that they understood she is wearing the headscarf because of her religious practice. they turned her down because they said you do not fit with our look and did she did -- did she have to say, i wear this because i'm a muslim? matt: why would she have to say that if they knew it already? >> they definitely know it. they admit they knew it. >> that is correct. unless you put the burden on the job appl

abercrombie & fitch and those famous ads. well tonight, a young woman who says she was denied a job because of what she wanted to wear. here's abc's ryan smith. >> reporter: abercrombie & fitch. selling a lifestyle of preppy youth and skimpy clothing. they're known for their sexy salespeople across the world. but when samantha applied to be one of them, she was rejected. abercrombie told her they had a, quote, look policy. no head scarves allowed. tonight, she took her fight all the way to the supreme court, saying she was discriminated against because of her religion. her lawyer, reading a statement on her behalf. >> observance of my faith should not prevent me from getting a job. >> reporter: abercrombie saying she never told them she was wearing her head scarf for religious reasons. and explanation that today, some of the justices didn't seem to buy. >> and ryan is with us now. in the meantime, this policy, that's been changed? >> reporter: that's right. this case began several years ago and abercrombie has since abonnando

abercrombie & fitch analyst downgrade. more on that as we look at pre-market movers.s, the story of this undocumented worker who scaled the corporate heights at goldman sachs. an incredible story. ♪ betty: all right. we are counting down to the opening bell, less than an hour away. back to our breaking news desk with scarlet fu taking a look at some of the action, including abercrombie & fitch. scarlet: the take away from janet yellen and her testimony is that they are in no rush to raise interest rates, so that is giving investors a go-ahead. futures indicate a higher open. s&p and dow remain near record highs despite the decline yesterday. the 10 year is on its longest winning streak in six weeks now down to 1.95%. gold price is at its highest level in a week, up for a second day as buyers in china return from the chinese new year weeklong holiday. some pent-up demand being seen in gold markets. let's get to the abercrombie & fitch downgrade from morgan and hanley -- morgan stanley. analysts are skeptical that the international business can turn around. combined wit

moody's s&p, and fitch make up the three credit rating agencies. here's the part that gets stuck in your craw. the issue is that they get paid by the financial firms to rate the securities that those firms create and market to investors. that's like when you and i go to get a mortgage, we don't like our credit report so we can pay to get that changed. it just doesn't seem fair. critics say there is an inherent conflict of interest that burns investors. they accuse s&p and others of purposely assigning rosy ratings to mortgage-backed securities that they knew were not that good. those toxic securities nearly imploded the financial system. and s&p was insistent that they do not admit to the fact that they committed fraud. they have a statement of fact that basically allows them to pay this $1.4 billion without admitting or denying any wrongdoing. that does not sit well with me. but if they pay $1.4 billion, that speaks volumes. >> let me follow up on that. how much does this pay out hit s&p's bottle bottom line, and is it enough to prevent inflating

abercrombie and fitch has changed its policy on head scarves and has settled similar lawsuits out ofourt. >>> the supreme court ends up invalidating health care subsidies to health and hiewp servic e --human services secretary is warning about the potential fallout associated with such moves. the secretary said there are no administrative actions available to fix any potential problems. she warns that ending the subsidies would do widespread damage to the nation' health care system leaving -- nation's health care system leaving millions not able to afford coverage. >>> new england has been covered in snow for weeks. the blizzardses are affecting the bottom line in the housing market. some real estate agents have had to cancel open houses for one. home sales are being delayed because inspectors haven't been able to look at septemberic tanks, roofs and other features buried under the ice and snow. i guess the bright side for buyers, that these homes, you can see how they hold up before signing on the dot the line. >> roofers are standing by on the phone waiting for the call. >> that's

. >>> abercrombie and fitch is making headlines over a lawsuit that made it to the supreme court. >>s saying she was denied a job because of her religion. abc's ryan smith has the story. >> reporter: abercrombie and fitch selling a lifestyle of preppy youth and skimpy clothing known for their sexy sales people across the world. when samantha elauf applied to be one of them she was rejected. abercrombie told her, they had a quote look policy. no headscarves allowed. she took her fight to the supreme court saying she was discriminated against because of her religion. her lawyer reading a statement on her behalf. >> observance of my faith should not prevent me from getting a job. >> reporter: abercrombie said she never told them she was wearing her headscarf for religious reasons an explanation some justices didn't seem to buy. this case began several years ago and abercrombie since abandoned their no headscarf policy. ryan smith, abc news, new york. >> all the way to the supreme court. a lot of people are watching this to see what role religion can play in the work force and clearly th

implement mission versus abercrombie and fitch stores. mr chief justice. made it please the court. the tenth circuit impose two requirements on religious accommodation claims that a limited liability correspondence refusal to accommodate her. first that the applicant herself verbally requested the accommodation and second that the employer know rather than just correctly understand the need for an accommodation. >> what is the difference between knowing and correctly understanding? >> it is a fair question. the tenth circuit receives a difference. the testimony was ms. cook assumed she needed to wear the head scarf that she was hurt -- religious and that it signifies a was a religious head scarf and she figured it was a religious head stock. with the tenth circuit said was that was insufficient. what was needed was actual knowledge. our position is when you figure when you assume, when it signifies to you or religious accommodation is needed. that is sufficient notice for an employer to be on notice. >> those damages that subjective? meaning -- >> the issue is whether they failed t

now, the issue is whether abercrombie & fitch violated a federal law banning religious discriminationwhen it rejected a highly rated job applicant who wore a huh jib to her interview. >>> a ruling is sparking debate in the effort to legalize marijuana in california. >> get that [ censored ] out of here. >> this is the first video that's popped up to get a measure on next year's ballot. no doubt it's for those who like to smoke pot. the question, is this the way to get things done from a political standpoint? >> i think there's probably room for that if you want to get young people out. >> it speaks to everyone's worst fears about what's going on. potentially stoners blocking smoke in the face of california voters. >> california voted down a measure to legalize pot in 2010. since then four other states have approved it for recreational use. as of midnight recreational use of marijuana in legal in washington, d.c. it allows adults 21 and over to possess 2- ounce or less and grow 6 plants at a primary residence. d.c. voters overwhelmingly approved the marijuana initiative back in novembe

see it actually get to the court and so many people took interest in the case. >> abercrombie and fitchhanged its policy on head scarves and she found a job at urban outfitters. the justices are expected to announce their decision in late june or july. >>> is there another lawsuit tonight claiming popular dog food benefull is killing dogs. a california man filed a lawsuit against nestle pet food company alleging that it contains ape animal toxin used in antifreeze. the it claims that it led to seer yas illness and deaths in 3,000 dogs. pure rena did issue a statement saying quote that there are no quality issues with the product. >>> dozens of philadelphia police officers are honored for their outstanding service to the city. "eyewitness news" at fraternal order police lodge five in northeast philadelphia a today. more than 80 officers were recognized for their exceptional services. this merit ceremony is held periodically throughout the the year to honor deceiving officers. >>> we have problems out on i-95 this have afternoon northbound lanes approaching bridge street you can see a lot

the justice department says s&p along with ratings firms moodies and fitch knowingly inflated which ledo the housing meltdown of '08. while the s&p has not admitted wrong doing, they are paying 1.38 billion to settle the allegations and paying $125 million and $77 million to settle separate charges by the ceo. >>> google may be getting into the ride sharing business. google will unveil its own ride tailing service. that would put it in direct competition with uber. google was an early investors in uber and the services smartphone applications are based on google maps. google's chief legal officer, also a member of uber's board has reportedly informed of gook -- google's plans. >>> apple is planning to turn a failed iphone screen factory in arizona into a massive data center. according to arizona's governor, the tech giant plans to invest $billion into the may -- $2 billion into the mesa center. the governor says the facility will serve as a command center for global networks. >>> it turns out to killing a mockingbird will not be harper lee's only published book after all. she was a new

this is abercrombie & fitch. it's not a nomplal store. everybody that works there models the close -- >> they model the clothes. >> preppy sexy. how can we hire you if you don't take the scarf after your face. that's what was argued today. reading the transcript of the oral argument, it looks like the young woman is going to win. which means an order to abercrombie, they have to hire her and she can wear her full religious garb as she works next to people they wear next to nothing. >> i thought they would just hire hot people. no girls with more than a 1 waist and -- >> a bona fide occupational qualification, it's a legal term, believe it or not, meaning the store will only hire people that are good looking and sexy. that's what they use to draw their customers in then they can limit their recruits to people that are good looking and sexy. if the woman wouldn't take enough -- i can't say this with a straight face -- enough clothing off to demonstrate she was good looking and sexy how can they hire her? that's abercrombie's argument? her a

now the government contends that s&p and perhaps others, like moody's and fitch purposely assigned rosey futures the very guys marketing those shoddy securities and to drum up more business. the defaults were the spark that burned down the housing market and brought on the worst recession since the great depression. seven years later america is still picking up the pieces and for is once s&p and perhaps moody's will be getting burned. parent company mcgraw hill, here is the rub the company will probably claim the settlement as a writeoff and save up to $290 billion on its next tax bill and shareholders will ultimately pay the price and millions of stockholders who own part of mcgraw hill in their 401(k)s. all in the name of making a buck. we talked about the s&p settlement last night with columbia university john coffee. he says it doesn't change anything. >> we still have the issuer pay system and the system means at bottom the rating system is trying to please its client. >> connecticut was the first to sue in 2010. it will receive $36 million out of the total and joining us to talk ab

follow-up this morning on the supreme court case involving a muslim woman denied a job at abercrombie & fitch because of her wardrobe. looks like the court may rule in favor of the woman. she says she was recommended for hiring only to lose the job because of her jihab. citing its look policy. indicated most of the court would probably side with the woman. a ruling is expected by the end of june. >>> 4:37 right now. buyer beware. the popular ride share be al about surcharging big bucks at big events. >>> and tattoo artist says he was charged saturday after a the sharks game, the ride from santana road to levi stadium, $30. he planned to take public transportation back to his car but says the light rail line was just too long. so he opted for uber knowing surged pricing was in effect. the bill was a stunner. >> i agreed to the surge price. the problem was, the ride itself should have been like $30 times four, doesn't add up to $452. >> you heard him. he paid $452 for a 12-mile ride, reached to uber asking for a price reduction. a representative suggested always getting a fair estimate. in a st

and the employer, like abercrombie and fitch didn't like beards, they didn't like their models havingthis applicant questions he would not ask without any religion, why are you wearing a beard is there a religious reason for that. it seems that there's more problems. >> there are two responses i would like to say and the first is that i don't think it's right that the solution causes more problems because i don't think what congress would have preferred is that the person not get hired than the dialogue had begun. those are the two options, it's clear that congress wanted and accommodation is religious practice. but i think that the hypothetical points out that the somewhat artificial situation and what they are saying is that i don't want a beard when the person is on the floor, but that's not a reason not to hire someone who walks in the door with a beard. the yankees have for decades had a no facial hair policy. but they don't not pursue free agents they assume that they can shave them. >> i'm going to say can you shave see that, they're going to say no i mean i don't care if it's

. >>> the supreme court heard the case of a woman turned down for a job at abercrombie and fitch. the judges seemed ready to sides with samantha who said she was denied a job because of wearing a hijab. any head gear violates dress code. the company settled two similar lawsuits in the past >>> morgan stanley is agreeing to pay the federal government $2.6 billion over allegations it sold bad mortgage bonds. it announced it in a filing with f.c.c. morgan stanley was being investigated in a role. the settlement costing more than half of its profits last year >>> when the clock strikes midnight on the east coast recreational use of marijuana will be legal in the nation's capital. it's the latest step in a battle between congress. >> the residents of the distribute of columbia smoke loud and clear, november 4th when they adopted initiative 71, to legalize small amounts of marijuana in washington d.c. >> d.c. senator standing firm vowing to enforce the initiative 71 - legalizing pot for personal consumption. residents and visitors allowed to carry as much as 2 ounces of marijuana. resid

a muslim woman claims she was turned down for a job by a clothing retailer abercrombie & fitch after she showed up wearing a black head scarf. the company has fought back claims and settled others and changed the dress code. a new study shows startling differences of incarceration rates in various counties and towns. it's based on data recently made available by a new maryland law. baltimore city has the highest incarceration rate in the state for nearly 1400 per 100,000 population. >> if you're flying southwest today, make sure to check the status of your flight. the airline grounded 128 jets for safety inspections. it said it found those planes were overdue for hydraulic maintenance. it voluntarily took those jets out of service and reported the issue to the f.a.a. southwest cancelled 1/5 of its flights yesterday and expects to cancel about 20 more today. >> "7 on your side" this noon with the health matters alert about heart disease. a new study finds that too many women fail to recognize those symptoms until it's too late. heart disease is the number one killer of women in the u.

case that deals with an alleged religious discrimination involving the clothing chain abercrombie and fitchn didn't get hired because she wore a black head scarf to the interview. that conflicted with the company's dress code. she did not say she was wearing the scarf for religious reasons. abercrombie has since changed its head scarf property. t.j.x. says it will increase workers' pay to $9 in june. walmart, ikea, and the gap have also recently increased employees' pay. >>> if it's up to kfc, you'll be able to scarf down your cup. they're introduce edible cups called scoffee cups. they're wrapped in sugar paper and infused with freshly cut grass and wild flowers. they plan to introduce those cups in their uk franchise. >> where's the love for us in the u.s.? i want my dessert and drink in one. thank you. >>> madonna said she's doing fine after taking a tumble during a performance. she fell backward off the stage at the brit awards. she landed awkwardly down the set of stairs. the 56-year-old was closing the ceremony with the song living for love. after the fall she got back on stage to fin

oral argument. >> in case 1486 the equal employment opportunity commission versus abercrombie and fitch stores. mr. gershengorn. >> mr. chief justice may place a corporate the tenth circuit imposed to requirements on religious accommodation claims that limited respondent refusal to accommodate her. the applicant herself verbally requested the accommodations and second employer no rather than just correctly understand the need for an accommodation. neither requirement -- >> what is the difference between knowing and correctly understanding? >> your honor that testimony the tenth circuit perceive the difference. the testimony was that ms. cook a sound she needed to wear a headscarf and a headscarf signify that it was a religious headscarf and she figured it was a religious headscarf but the tenth circuit said that wasn't sufficient. what was needed was actual knowledge. our position is when you assume when it signifies to you that a religious accommodation that is sufficient notice for an employer to be on notice. >> does that subject or is it relevant meaning the issue is whether they fa

case that deals with an alleged religious discrimination involving the clothing chain abercrombie and fitchn didn't get hired because she wore a black head scarf to the interview. that conflicted with the company's dress code. she did not say she was wearing the scarf for religious reasons. abercrombie has since changed its head scarf property. >>> the parent company of t.j. maxx, marshall's and home goods is the latest to increase workers' pay. t.j. maxx says it will increase workers' pay to $9 in june. walmart, ikea, and the gap have also recently increased em employeee pay. >>> and, lauren if it's up to kfc, you'll soon be able to scarf down your cup after you finish your coffee. that's right. kfc is introducing edible cups called scoffee cups. they're edible lined with sugar paper and infused with freshly cut grass and wildflowers. they plan to introduce those cups in their uk franchise. >> where's the love for us in the u.s.? i want my dessert and drink in one. when is it coming here? we'll wait and check on that one. jill wagner at the new york stock exchange. jill, thank you. >>> mad

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court is signaling that it will side with a young muslim woman in her lawsuit against abercrombie & fitch. the woman showed up for an interview with the upscale store wearing a black head scarf and filed a religious discrimination suit after she didn't get hired. abercrombie says she never mentioned religion in her interview. >> well, go go gadget, what, arms and what do you have -- go go gadget all kinds of stuff. ♪ da da da ♪ ♪ inspector gadget ♪ >> yeah remember this? the bionic police detective, please keep that doing while i do this read. "inspector gadget" is one of the classic 1980 cartoon series that netflix is bringing back with new episodes. the new episodes start next month with a reboot of "danger mouse" a year later. disney, which is our parent company, is producing new episodes of "ducktales." they'll run on disney xd starting in 2017, so good to see some of the classics coming back. >> and this newscast will self-destruct in 20 seconds. >> is that a gadget thing? >> it's "inspector gadget." i'll show you one of the episodes. >>> kfc is out with a unique new offering, edible

supreme court is signaling it will side with a young muslim woman in her lawsuit against abercrombie & fitch. the woman showed up for an interview wearing a black head scarf and filed a religious discrimination suit after she didn't get hired. abercrombie says she never mentioned religion in her interview. >>> go go gadget. ♪ inspector gadget ♪ >> the bionic detective, inspector gadget is one of the classic 1980 cartoon series that netflix is bringing back with new episodes. they start next month with the reboot of "danger mouse." disney which is our parent company producing new episodes of "duck tails." >> and this newscast will self-destruct in 20 seconds. >> gadget thing. >> inspector gadget. i'll show you one of the episodes. kfc is out with a unique offering. edible coffee cups created for the launch of kfc's seattle's best coffee in britain. the cup is a cookie which is wrapped in sugar paper and lined with a layer of white chocolate. no word on the cup's calorie count and right now kfc has no plans to bring it to the u.s. but i'm sure if we were to launch a media campaign they would.

, the supreme court heard oral arguments in a case testing whether clothing retailer abercrombie & fitch discriminated against a muslim woman because she wore a headscarf.

. >> reporter: abercrombie & fitch. receiving a lifetile of preppy youth and skimpy clothing. they're known for their sexy sales people across the world. but when samantha applied to be one of them she was rejected. abercrombie told her they had a, quote, look policy. no held scarves allowed. tonight, she took her fight all the way to the supreme court, saying she was discriminated against because of her religion. her lawyer reading a statement on he ber behalf. abercrombie abercrombie said she never told them she was wearing the head scarf due to religious reasons. >> this policy that's been changed? >> reporter: this case again several years ago and aber com com bee has abandoned the policy. >> ryan smith, thank you. >>> there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this wednesday. the battle over one of the biggest hit songs in a decade. and marvin gaye's family was in court today. singer robin thicke there, as well walking out of the courtroom. pharrell there, too. did they steal the song or were they simply influenced? >>> also the concern in space for an america

. >> our team three coverage continues in bucks count which "eyewitness news" reporter justin fitch. justin? >> good morning use -- ukee. see the rain coming down here behind us. at durham and york streets here in buckingham township. as you can see some slish out there in the main roadway but i can tell you on the way here, we saw several plows on the roads clearing the state and county roads i hear the main arteries pretty much okay. the trouble starts once you start to make your way through the secondary neighborhood street. many of those roads are still snowy and slushy at this hour. we have just now seen cars come into this area, traffic now picking up, you will want to be safe and slow. that will will be your best bet. even though as slushy and traction out here, your car could easily slip in conditions like this, some icing at some points in this area. but throughout the day, you are going want to be mindful of these conditions out here. they are the deceptive. they are dark. they are icy. they are slushy. when were you out here as jan mentioned, you will want to be careful. t

. >>> and the supreme court hearing arguments in the case accusing abercrombie & fitch of discriminatingher down for a job for wearing a headscarf. >>> we do say good morning, america, on this thursday morning. one more alarm clock. just one more early alarm clock. also this morning, we have james bond's new leading lady stealing scenes this morning, amy, tell us all about it. >> that's right, the italian bombshell monica bellucci is trending big this morning. she will star in the 24th movie in the franchise but she is doing something no other woman in the series has done before, we're going to have more on that ahead, robin. >> all right, yes. good tease. good tease. >>> we'll begin, amy, this half hour with a desperate search for a gunman suspected of terrorizing the houston area, an apparent serial shooter who has killed one person, injured four others seemingly picking his victims at random. abc's gio benitez has that story. >> reporter: this morning a city on edge and a gunman on the loose. houston police desperately searching for the man in this sketch. believed to have attacked fi

look at abercrombie and fitch. it is not just a sector.es, target, the gap is on fire right now. >> we will show you how he fared. what colored you use the? some see blue and black. others see white and gold. i see ugly. ♪ melissa: the day that broke the internet. first, a mama chase through arizona. did you see this? cheering for the animals to run wild and free. friendships crumbled, relationships shattered over the color of this dress. these stories are totally unrelated except for the fact that they captured everyone on the internet. about absolutely nothing and everyone was talking about them. it is mind going to meet. everyone has such bad news happening around the world. something else to think about for a few hours. from a very serious marketing point of view, people care what is trending on twitter what is trending online. a lot of companies started to immediately count. we can start with the law must. they just want to get away. get away. this is a way to manage it. you cannot create this so you have to pounce on it. >> this is a

fitch saying that the president of a chinese bank is under investigation, underscoring management andical risks. very interesting. >> these quick departures have been very indicative of concerns of the troubles there. thank you. >> we are going to look at some corporate headlines so far today. >> alibaba is hosting -- hoping to boost the use of its mobile operating system by purchasing a state in a smartphone maker. the $590 million investment will see their os integrated onto meizu;''s hardware. in china, nine out of 10 mobile's run google's software. mtr is part of a consortium building a new subway line in beijing. there will be 29 stations across three major districts and is expected to open in two phases. it will be one of four to be constructed in beijing this year. jaguar land rover will recall of two 104,00 cars in north america after safety concerns. u.s. regulators published notices highlighting brak issuese which could increase the risk of a crash. it affect range rover models of between 2005 and 2012 and is expected to begin next month. those are your top corporate headlin

meanwhile, fitch cut them to triple be negative and warned of further cuts to junk.ou can lawmakers have just voted to legalize some technology where the goal is to use a third person's dna to minimize the risk of some with finding agenetic is eases to a condition that two parents may be predisposed to. it may become the first country in the world to allow three parent babies. and sales and profits keep growing at the world's biggest entertainment company. at disney, first-quarter revenue up, 13 point $4 billion, profit up 19%, $2.2 billion in the quarter. during the holiday quarter, sales were particularly strong for consumer products as they snapped up "frozen"-related gifts for christmas. and earlier, "street smart" anchor trish regan spoke to bob iger and about the measles outbreak that started at disney. guest: we had a great quarter from eases our consumer products and the studio and just as stellar quarter for parks and resorts, and i think it speaks to focusing on our brand and our franchises that we now have 11 different character franchises that would drive

they are being investigated for taking bribes stop fitch just put their ratings and a triple be negativend warned at a for further cut to jump. more than 5358 people have died since mid april fighting in eastern ukraine and the numbers getting worse. tuner 24 civilians killed in the last three weeks alone is fighting between pro-russian rebels and ukrainian forces shows no sign of abating. using the dna of three people to create a child -- u.k. lawmakers are just voting to legalize such technology to minimize the risk of genetic diseases parents may be predisposed to. the measure passes the house of lords and if it does, britain will become the first country the world to allow three parent babies. self driving cars could be the beginning of google's transition as they offer and -- offer an uber-like service. eric schmidt showed off the new self driving car to transportation secretary anthony foxx will stop we caught up with him to hear his version of the future of transportation. >> problem we have with transportation is we're looking at is -- at what is right in front of us as opposed t

fitch ratings and standard & poor's ranks the company at their lowest levels of investment grade. your latin america report for this wednesday. when we return the tv show " modern family" features products made by apple in a whole new way. we will bring in shelby holliday with the details. "bottom line" continues in just a moment. ♪ mark: let's get you some of the top stories we are following this hour. the french political magazine "charlie hebdo" is under heavy police protection as it publishes its latest edition. it looks at recent terror attacks in denmark. two islamic extremists attacked the offices in paris last month, killing nine journalists. police spotted at least five drones that buzz the eiffel tower and the u.s. embassy, among other sites. it is the second night of such sightings. police on the ground could not follow them or determine how they were being controlled. royal bank of scotland is cutting back its footprint. a persons in the year with the matter tells bloomberg at rbs will reduce the number of countries it operates in by two thirds, meeting rbs in 13 count

holding our breath for olivia pope on an all new scandal scandal tonight they are using her as bait for fitch and what can the president and the gladiatorers do to get her back alive. we'll find out on an all new "scandal" at 9:00 p.m. >> her sister, did analise scare her back to boston yet? >> what are you talking about. >> some sister she got her before the break and she didn't leave any of it. >> it looks like analise is keeping issues surrounding sam's murder from her students on tonight's "how to get away with murder" and speaking of sam, we'll see what happened on the night of his death. and what about sam's sister, she might be the wild card in the whole thing. we'll find out on an all new "how to get away with murder" tonight at 10:00. get ready it all kicks off with "grey's anatomy" and "scandal" at 9:00 and then at 10:00 "how to get away with murder" followed by "action news" at 11:00 and join "action news" and the stars of tgit on twitter, get in on the gossip and use the #~ 6 abc. i know grandma's house isn't the most exciting, but it's only for a few hours. look what i've got. wh

take a look at abercrombie and fitch. that's hitting a new low. down 4.3%. downgraded.g us dollar. also just weakness over at amber come bring and fitch. stuart: i do want to remind you. the president and angela merkel should be coming out shortly. they're a little late to start their news conference. we'll take you directly to the white house. now this, nbc's brian williams says he's temporarily removing himself from the network's nightly broadcast following the revelation he made false reporting in iraq in 2003. we're joined by a pulitzer prize winning journalist, judith miller. you went to jail for two months because you would not reveal your sources. what do you make of mr. williams predictment as a journalist? >> on a a human level. i feel sorry for brian williams. he has had a distinguished career and it's kind of heartbreaking to see this unraveling. but i don't see how, absent of complete exoneration of this non-internal investigation, i don't see how nbc can continue to market credibility with mr. williams there if the stories we've heard about the exaggeration

the supreme court is hearing an employment discri case involving a muslim woman and abercrombie & fitch. e woman shez was turned down for a job in 2008 because she showed up at her job interview wearina b headscarf. the case explores when an employer mus take steps to accommod the religious beliefs of a worker or a job applican abercromh since changed its policy on headscarfs and settling similar lawsuits elsewher ts mor we are hearing from the mother whose son was shot and killed along with american sniper chris kyle. a jury convicted eddie routh of murderg chris kyle and chad littlefid at a gun range in texas. chris kyle's autobiogr was turned into a hit movie "america ch littlefield waited to talk about their son to help their case. look out for us because we t because we didn't want to jeopardize e so now it we wantno talk about our prec >> littlefield's mother says during a change of venue request, they had to remind the court that two people were killed that night. not many people knew their son chad and she says that >>> george zimmerman will not be going back to court for killin

. >> caller: i have a call about ambercrombie and fitch. >> i look at the morgan stanley negative piece, the sell. look, that teenage apparel is a tough, tough game. no one can play it well. when we want apparel, we're going to ross stores today. that looks good. ross stores is a favorite, tjx that dip was moe men tarry. that's where you buy that stuff. michael no new york michael? >> caller: my name is michael and i would like to give you a nice big boo-yah. >> fantastic. take some mompolls with me. what is going on? >> caller: three mountain coffee rosters. >> that stock bottomed. i know they have the corner from haiti. here it goes slow step by step inch by inch green mountain comes back. that said we're in a monster beverage mode of those two coca-cola is more likely to buy monster. green mountain good but monster, monster, as much as i try, as much as i want to be negative and angry and gloomy i couldn't stay that way. there is too much good news. on "mad money" tonight, it cleans up everything and the stock is over 15% -- maybe not lamas, it's over 15% this year alone. i got the c

justin fitch. >> i would not be sfpd it goes to another alarm. thank you.k to you. >> breaking news right now. police trying to track done a delaware father that snatched his daughter if her home prompting authorities to issue an amber alert. >> investigators say he should be considered armed and dangerous. eyewitness news reporter jan joins us from headquarters to tell us more about this. jan, good morning. >> ukee, erika good morning police say last known whereabouts are in area of mount laurel new jersey. we want you to help track these two down. delaware agent. >> michael trotta wept to his exgirlfriend's home and he assaulted this woman and then fled with their daughter 3-year-old elinor trotta. at first the police is thought the suspect fled scene me green mazda that car was found this morning and trots acould be traveling with an unknown woman in allegeder model right red suv possibly trotta is 5 pot take a good look that picture. pink pants and frozen sneakers. fropzen the poofy. police again believe the suspect could be moving to new jersey on the

we've not gotten to kohl's sears, l brands this brutal downgrade of abercrombie & fitch.ore "squawk on the street." my name is tony sartorio. i'm a lineman for pg&e out of the concord service center. i have lived here pretty much my whole life. i have been married for twelve years. i have 3 kids. i love living here and i love working in my hometown. at pg&e we are always working to upgrade reliability to meet the demands of the customers. i'm there to do the safest job possible - not only for them, but everybody, myself included that lives in the community. i'm very proud to do the work that i do and say that i am a lineman for pg&e because it's my hometown. it's a rewarding feeling. ♪ ♪ i've got the power♪ salesforce.com, up sharply in the premarket after raising full-year guidance posting quarterly earnings in line with estimates for the fiscal year. salesforce became the fastest enterprise software company to reach $5 billion in revenue. last night on "mad money," mark sees more milestones ahead. >> next quarter we're going to be the fastest to 6 billion and you're rig