. >> tom: first there was hulu, now there's hulu plus. the online video site has launched a premium streaming service for $8 a month. if you're willing to pay that, you'll get high definition content, which can be streamed onto web devices like ipads and playstations. hulu is still available as a free service, but only on computers. the site is popular. it's on track to generate more than $240 million in revenue this year, mostly from advertising. >> susie: condominiums are a popular lifestyle choice for many baby boomers, especially those who don't enjoy time- consuming chores like landscaping. but, condo life isn't always easy. owners could face unexpected financial pitfalls. in tonight's "money file," benno schmidt has the story of an embattled condo owner, on a mission to save her community and her investment. >> 18 years ago, peggy stroker bought into buckley towers in north miami beach and became a condominium owner. >> the reason i came to a condo was i like that turnkey aspect. i thought "oh, this is good. you'll have security." >

hulu gets a disastrous one out of five stars on itunes. hulu will lower it to $8 a month. i should point out the company is partially owned by this company, nbc universal. >>> the only thing less popular than hulu is the dow. the index of 30 stocks fell 178 points tuesday at one point dropping under 10,000. gm is ready for its ipo tomorrow and new data show inflation at its lowest level since 1957. lots of people can't imagine that. they feel they're paying more and more and more. but when you look at core inflation, it has not increased barely at all. >> interesting. >> so it's an argument. i know sarah palin says she's paying more and she's on that side of the argument. you look at core, core prices, they have not. >> interesting. >> thanks, scott. >>> 6:20 right now. it just wouldn't be the holidays without stockings, tinsel and those scam that say come about. this season your kids could be the target. the consume protection website jabber says scammers are taking advantage of kids online by promising free stuff in exchange for filling out surveys or watching videos onl

hulu acts as the official source of network content. nbc-universal, news corp, and walt disney company are all owners of hulu, so you'll see a lot of their content. go to channels to see news and information. for instance, let's say you get up too late and you missed your favorite morning show and you didn't set your dvr. ahh! no worries. hulu has it in a matter of hours, and it's all hd. think of it as tv ending up on the internet. next up is youtube. they upload tons of information, as we have already talked about. go to channels to see some of the news organizations who upload content--associated press, russia today, and al jazeera english. many are now using youtube direct. this is a direct connection between you and the newsrooms. go to reporters' center, where you can see what kind of stories they're looking for. news organizations like abc news, huffington post, and npr. post your video, and they can use it on their news shows. last is current.com. this site has news made for the internet that may end up on tv, a site that combin

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. >>> watching videos on hulu will cost you $8 an month.an watch back seasons of fox and nbc shows. hulu is partially owned by news corp, the parent company of fox 5. >>> number 3, soon you will be able to get messages from the emergency broadcast system on your cell phone. the feature will allow government agencies to send immediate alerts in the event of a state, local or national emergency. the service is scheduled to be operational by april of 2012. >>> metro is gearing up for thanksgiving holiday travel. rail service will be available to reagan international and extra bus service will be available. on thanksgiving day, metro will operate on a sunday schedule and run on a regular week day schedule on friday. number 1, if you like sky watching, head outside right now, it is the best time to catch the leonid meteor shower. experts say if the sky is clear, you may catch 15 to 20 meteors per hour. look toward the constellation leo in the eastern sky. it will look like shooting stars radiating from the constellation, and that's a look at ton

. >>> hulu plus will not cost as much as advertised. the web site launched its premium streaming service today while slash -- this preview launched back in june. current subscribers get a credit for the difference. more episodes and allows users to watch on devices. >>> a new jersey pastor has an edict for its flock, thos shall not facebook. he believes it leads to infidelity. he says married couples should share passwords. he plans to strongly encourage his congregation to give it up altogether. lots of reaction on wusa9 facebook page. one writes: "it isn't the problem. it's the lust that's the problem." maggie gagon says, "it seems silly to blame facebook. not hard to use a phonebook." another says, "it's called temptation. . you relist is or don't on the internet or otherwise. wusa9.com. >>> who knew we would be talking abouters mails as old school. >>> generally if you don't see a number next to your city under 20 miles per hour, that is the way it will be tonight. gusted to 54 miles per hour at national. 60 in bethesda, upper 40s,

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. >> online video site hulu launches a remium service. -ight dollars a month gets you access to older episodes of shows, from ox, abc and nbc. theyylaunched a versson of the site few months back and charged $10 a month. %-will get a credit ffr theyou difference in price. tte free versiin of the site which has less content, is stil@ available. >> and chevy's nnwwelectric car, -he vvlt is named motor trend magazine's car of the yeer. plug-in car can drive for 45 miles on battery power, and has an overall fuel economy of 72 miles per gallon. >> the head of the tsa grilled on capitol hill. -bout new airport screening procedures. what he said about the new pat doons, after he got one himself. >> and an irreeponsible bus@ driver caught on camera. why this guy really lacks common sense. >> a suspected arms deal ser >> new party leaders in the u.s. house offrepressntatives were chosen today. no ppoblems among the house g.o.p. members that voted in john boehner as new house no surprise there. eric canter will be the number two an. outgoing nancy p

see, some of the hottest things are connected television boxes, and game consoles and net flix and hulu and amazon video. it is a hot category because it is reinventing the idea of watching tv and movies and you can get in as low as $59 for a set-top box that does this. >> wow. >> and what about smart phones? i know -- >> red hot. >> my kid, 14, 15, they want a smart phone and they don't want just a cell phone. >> they will get beat up at school if they bring a regular phone. they have to have a smart phone. >> the best deal going on right now is at amazon, an incredible android phone, an outstanding phone compared to anything. we love it. and a penny with two-year activation on verizon. basically free. that is pretty impressive. >> i have not seen or heard of any kind of a deal, nothing like that for an iphone. >> apple maintains the pricing very strictly. bear that in mind if you have apple gifts and they make outstanding stuff but not much discounting and a few percent at best until you go to the refurb store at apple store online which is a little known secret. >> and what about the

most-v-v-v-v-v-v-v-v-v-v-v-v-v-v >>> join me tonight at 9:00 coming up it's bigger than you tube, i tunes and huluombined. the web service some say has become too popular. >>> a young woman growing uncould control bli comes to san francisco for new treatment. and this is coming up at 9:00 and 11:00. >> and now there is sports and more baseball and. >> there is some tough decision autos a month ago here it is. one day after the biggest party. it's back to the business of baseball today. giants declined to pick up the option on edgar renteria. and you love to be back on the team. at that price and there is a renteria played only 72 games during regular season on the disabled list three times. renteria was contemplating retirement. but the series may have changed his mind a little bit. giants have declined to pick thaup option they can offer to bring edgar back. and there is $500,000. baseball lost a best manager ever today with the passing of sparky anderson. only manager to lead two franchises. he died of complications from dementia. back to back blow outvictories has raider fans back buying ticket

. >>> the onne sight hulu anunced it is reducing its subscription fee to $8.at's $2 less than its original fee that launched about five months ago. you can watch 30 rock and other shows on who lou. subscribe letters get a credit for the differce. a limited number of program are still free. the site is downly owned by ge, universal's parent ompany, fox and several othe partners. >>> if you live in wheaton, maryland, the city want to you share your ideas about redevelopment of downtown. there is a project thatill feature new restaurants and retail on eight acres of land. if would you like to give your two cent, the meeting takes place tonight from 2:00 to 9:00 at cross way communicate. it is located on the 3000 block of upton drive. >>> stay right there. we've got a lot more to come. >>> the godfather of go-go. our own chuck brown sits down with jim vance today for the rare interview. >>> plus, a new website that will tell you all youneed to know to help you pick a place to eat, shop or go out in d.c., maryland or virginia. [ man ] are you aware that verizon fio

. >> you mentioned earlier that hulu is against the basic business of cable, and broadcast arguably as well. it is a free internet service that three networks are now participating in. you are about to be subsumed, nbc is, by a cable company, comcast. >> it does not carry fox right now. >> do you worry about the napsterization of television? >> meaning? >> everything is free and the paid model goes out the window, which is the cable model. >> sure. we all worry about tremendous equity that has been built up, a tremendous fees for consumers who have been paid -- have been trained to pay a certain amount of money in month. i think it is kind of to your original question. there is a great tension right at this moment. we are in brackish water. tremendous crosscurrent. it is hard to move forward, let alone keep afloat. that said, things tend to move, things that are viewed as watershed. they tend to take a while to build up pressure and then release. >> but if you were -- if brian roberts came to you, the ceo of comcast, and he said to you, "i know nbc initiated hulu, but it violates my ba