>> well, it was kind of forecast models all over the place,j.c. but looks like at this point, better chance for the storm to miss us over the weekend. but today, finally that sun breaking through the clouds. our day planner by 3:00, look for 36 degrees, under mostly sunny skies. in fact, we'll have light winds. it is going to seem a lot nicer out there, especially with the sun sunshining. it will allow the surface temperature to warm up and melt away the snow. by 6:00, as you're heading home. 33 degrees. by 9, 31. and by the midnight hour, we're talking 29 degrees. so again, if there is anything left over that hasn't milted by the end of the day, that will freeze again by tomorrow morning. keep that in mind as you're maybe heading out for your saturday errands. >>> and partly cloudy. and seeing mostly sunny skies, despending where you're at. we're looking at light winds. it's feeling quite comfortable in some locations. and we'll see some melting today through tomorrow. into your weekend. and we are tracking this saturday and sunday's storm. we'll

in the second half of the 20th century, j.c.'s son donald expanded hallmark, buying the crayola brand and branching into television. today, hallmark is a $4 billion privately held company with more than 13,000 employees. don jr., and his brother david are carrying it into the 21st century, and they see as much opportunity for hallmark now as their grandfather did 100 years ago. >> people are separated from distance more. they're busier. so the opportunities for real human connection is more challenging. if you think about how often you have the need to connect with others, it's almost a limitless arena. >> reporter: with more people connecting through the internet, hallmark has embraced technology, offering greeting cards on-line and over handheld devices. recordable books are becoming some of its hottest sellers. >> this is the story of impossible things... >> reporter: to stay connected to customers, the halls stay closely connected to their business. >> when you press jingles ear, you'll hear a bell. >> reporter: david often m

other stores that kmart, sears and j.c. penney are extending their hours next week as well if to keep up with the holiday rush. if online retailers are getting in on the action too, more than 1500 retailers are but as bidding in the free shipping event offering free shipping and guarantee delivery by december 24th. even know or a week away from christmas there's still a big shopping rush on the horizon. if according to the national retail federation nearly 37 million people had not even started their shopping has of late last week. in york stephanie. >> saturday could be one of the busiest shopping days of the year. the kimberly tells us about the deals that will be out there. kimberly. >> shoppers to need to be careful because some of these deals are only available during certain times this weekend. as take a look. the start off with wal-mart, they're offering a 32 in. samsung lcd hdtv including a $50 while market card all of that for $340. they're also having up to 50% off their cook where. at j.c. penney they're having 5

erica miller went to the j.c. penney store in manhattan to see whether sales are humming or ho-hum. >> believe it or not, shirley and her daughter maria are just starting their holiday shopping today. >> i guess got lazy. >> things just got kind of backed up. and same reason, i really didn't realize that it was a couple of days away. and panic. >> two purse, one wallet, four shirts, two sweaters, four pairs of socks, two slippers, a scarve and set of pjs and with that they are all furnished. >> first place we went into and got everything done. other last minute shoppers will help make-or-break holiday sales. j.c. penney knows that and is offering coupons and promotions to entice consumers to spend. store manager says the end of the season rush feels bigger this year. >> our marketing is still pretty strong, focus on the hot gift items like sweaters in women's and mens, sephora gifts. so remember's getting them that way right now. which so far has been very, very encouraging. >> the real procrastinators will be hit

>> we are here at j.c. plumbing. you are going to show was plumbing fixtures. >> yes, we are. very excited to have you. >> let's look at fixtures and faucets and accessories. it is going to be very exciting here. please join us for "bluilding sf." joining janessa and i today is andre. thanks for coming. we have had some great times in the past with some of these shows. you have been kitchen and bath in the past. >> i'm an architect. i do a lot of construction work. or >> do people look for when they do a bathroom remodels? >> that is a good question. kitchens are the ultimate and social room, while bathrooms are kind of the opposite. bathrooms, like kitchens, are part of homes and houses, so they are part of architecture, and they are opportunities for people to express themselves, to express their style. they are just an important element in the house is in san francisco. >> i think we can talk about how bathrooms had changed in san francisco. the old-style we're used to have a separate compartment for the bathtub, and now, we have a whole different concept. >> traditionally

tomorrow we struggle to get to 30, j.c. 32 on wednesday. don't be surprised to see flurries and a slight snow shower the next 24 hours. >>> breaking news now from virginia. a federal judge has just declared the obama administration's health care law unconstitutional. the ruling sides with virginia's attorney general in a dispute that both sides agree with ultimately be decided by the u.s. supreme court. several other lawsuits have been dismissed and there are others pending, including one filed by 20 other states in florida. virginia republican attorney general filed a separate lawsuit in defense of a new state law that prohibits the government from forcing state residents to buy health insurance. >>> now let's go to peggy fox with today's momslikeme.com segment. >> reporter: i'm peggy fox with momslikeme.com. if you have a child old enough to know what a nintendo dsi is, he probably wants one for christmas, but is that such a good idea given the obesity rates we have going on? we have dr. jamie here and she says stop before you buy. >> get

the woman was leaving the mall in the lower east parking lot between macy's and j.c. penney's when two men confronted her. the pair tried to pull the woman out of her car but she resisted and eventually was able to fight off her attackers. >>> new figures show fewer american homes are underwater. a report from housing data firm core logic says 22.5% of all mortgaged homes were underwater in the july, september quarter. that's a slight decrease from 23% in the previous quarter. the worst state for negative home equity is nevada where 2/3 of homeowners there are underwater. arizona, florida, michigan and california are in the top five. >>> some all star chefs today were in charge of preparing a special lunch and dinner at san francisco's glide foundation. members of the asian culinary association hosted the chefs without borders event. they planned an asia menu including eet and sour pork, chicken teriyaki and noodle salad to feed some 2500 people. >> want to express to all of the population here in san francisco that we are one community, we should come together and fo

mission here and members of anti corruption and j.c. said that these men should not be standing in these elections to discredit and undermine the legitimacy. of that. now the u.s. justice department is looking into cyber attacks on companies that have cut off donations to wiki leaks the whistle go supporters have been a waging an online war against firms like visa master card and pay pal the company's all suffered online outages after we can expound on the sanjay's bank account was frozen he's currently in jail in london fighting extradition to sweden on sex crime allegations the hackers are promising more attacks meanwhile as a chicken reports the firms which of cut off with you. need to support other controversial groups. the u.s. government has presented no charges against julian a song but that hasn't stopped government officials from reportedly putting pressure at the highest level to cut off weekly leaks money supply a senior executive of america's money transfer giant pay pal said the state department had written to the company c

i went to j.c. penney and got like five or six things for $20. >> reporter: retail analysts say the storm could devastate profits during a pivotal period. >> when there's snow like this, this two and three days they're gone, they can't recover. so they're forced to have bigger deals in january. >> reporter: according to america's research group, retailers are having a good season. holiday sales increased 3.1% last year, c.d. sales are up 8%, children's clothing up 25% and video games are up 80%, which put a major dent. in toy sales. one standout trend: fewer consumers used their credit cards and chose to buy with cash. >> they have been saving money up for at least two or three months. they've thought about this for weeks and weeks and weeks and they had a plan and followed that plan. >> reporter: but with snow accumulations being measured not in inches but feet, shopping plans must also involve an exit strategy. >> i don't want to be stuck out here not being able to catch a bus back home. >> report

j.c. penney will stay open until midnight.e king with the bloomberg business report. >> 5:54 now. the san francisco chapter of the national organization for women has filed complaints with police against local branches of hooters. now claims the san francisco and san bruno locations are violating state law by advertising themselves as a family friendly restaurant. now claims hooters is actually a sex entertainment establishment that is anything but family friendly. >> this says hooters girl in the making. so encouraging a young child to be a sexual entertainer is against the law in california. >> that was part of our job to have some of the kids, balloons, hula hoops, games. >> hooters didn't respond to our request for a comment and it's also unclear what action police will take. calling all bird watchers. volunteers are needed for today's eastern alameda county christmas bird count. the audubon society and the alameda creek alliance will need volunteers counting birds in please santon, sunol and liver more. they're assessing

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j.c. penney announced plans for the biggest door buster ever on the day after christmas. & p and nasdaq, let's take a look how they're doing this morning. it is dreadfully quiet here by the way. we wouldn't expect anything else on christmas eve. we are positive there. and the bloomberg silicon valley index trading down just slightly. the ab specialty intute out with best gives. a twitter tag. let's dogs share their thoughts with followers through a motion sensors and microphone in the tag interpreting activity in pre-loaded tweets. there it is. to keep your beloved animal dry and happy. speaking of pets, men are spending more on their girlfriends their than mothers. according by a survey. a 46% of men surveyed say they plan to spend $260 on their significant other but only a hundred for mom. tequila doing that. >> that dog umbrella, we could use something like that around these days. >> exactly. >> how long do you think that will actually last? i give it a day maybe. i don't know any dog that wants an umbrella on their head. >> no. jane, thank you so much. >> which is mor

retailers like target, j.c. penney will open 7 a.m. on sunday, the day after christmas.an expect deep discounts on wrapping paper, cards and most winter merchandise. old navy open until 7 p.m. tonight. that may not seem like a big deal but consider this. the retailer's been open for business since 7 a.m. yesterday. old navy is calling it their 36 hour shop around the clock event. customers can win gift cards and qualify for a $1 million giveaway. pretty humbug trading day after a mixed bag of economic data. stocks closing mixed. if you own a cadillac model year 2005 to 2007, you may want to contact your dealer. general motors is recalling 109,000 vehicles because of defect in the present system mat. the flaw can prevent the passenger air bag from deploying. that's business at the new york stock exchange with the bloomberg business report. >> google makes a big hire in africa reflecting the growth and development of internet there. an activist is joining google as policy director for africa. the 33-year-old is a harvard trained lawyer, blogger and creator of a nonprofit.

holiday hours j.c. penney 6 a.m. to midnight.r us, open 88 straight hours leading up to saturday. >> this is going to be one of the highest flying retails in the history of man kind. every day from now until christmas will be massive. >> looks like we are spending more this holiday season than predicted. the national retail federation predicted a 3.4% increase but now the increase could be as high as 3.5%. >> spending more on ourselves. topping our list, ourselves. the last few years folks have cut coworkers, babysitters, teachers and self-gifting is up 4%. the biggest jump in 6 years. 67% holiday shoppers are buying for themselves. how much? average price about $107. >> still ahead at 6:30, the contra costa city that may be handing out pink slips for christmas. >> an overnight event so rare, it hasn't happened in three centuries. >> the critical ruling expected today in the gang rape of a richmond teenager outside her school's homecoming dance. why the youngest suspect may not be going to trial. >> i'm terry mcsweeney in san jos

j.c. penney is the first major retailer to set up shop on the social media site.e chain can ask users for a peek at their personal facebook information giving the company a leg up on marketing. and for consumers, giving customer feedback is as easy as writing a wall post. >> i thought it was fun. >> but my question, was it hard to watch? >> also, facebook founder and ceo mark zuckerberg has just been named "time" magazine's person of the year. the magazine editors say they chose him for connecting more than half a billion people for creating a new system exchanging information and for changing how we all live our lives. last year's person of the year was fed chairman ben bernanke. >> and not only that president obama and russian president vladimir putin so in your 20s and you're already time's man of the year. >>> 5:26. are you motivated? results-oriented? do you have extensive experience? if your resume' says you do, you might want to make some changes. according to research from linked in, the top 5 most overused words on resumes in the u.s. are these: extensive

speaking of shopping, facebook.com working with companies like j.c.ney to help them sell through website where they give advice and product reviews even on other sites. facebook.com founder mark zuckerberg is on china on vacation and built in time to visit the country's most popular search engine. it hasn't been accessible in china for more than a year. google which has had its own problems and china running into snags with its tv products, asked tv makers to hold off announcing equipment based on google software. the s & p at a two-year high. today shares of sarah lee selling itself to the brazilian company. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king with the bloomberg business report. >> investigators are still trying to determine the cause of a deadly mobile home fire in novato. firefighters found the body of a man inside the home at the mobile home park on san palo way after they put out the blaze yesterday. arriving crews found the home engulfed in flames but were able to bring it under control in about 15 minutes. firefighters safely evacuate

certainly the person making $3.8 million isn't going to rush to j.c.ney and buy that warm winter coat they've been waiting for? huh-uh. so i say to my colleague, it is a bit contradictory to say pay for unemployment benefits but don't pay for tax cuts to the rich. it's also a bit contradictory to say you care about deficit reduction but not when it comes to tax breaks for the wealthiest people. and i'm going to be here for the next year, next two years to remind my colleagues every time they talk about deficit reduction and don't spend money on this and don't spend money on that, that they were willing to increase the deficit $300 billion to give tax breaks to people who have over a million dollars. with that, i'd yield the floor and turn it over. i see my colleague from utah's here and i kept him waiting yesterday. i'm not going to do that today. so i yield the floor. mr. hatch: i appreciate my colleague. mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from utah. mr. hatch: this is a first for him to yield to me and appreciate me. that's not quite a

. $14 blazers at j.c. penney 60% off dvd's at target. cleans items at wal-mart.ers. that has some people rushing out to the malls in some parts of the country. but the snowstorm here meant that some retailers had more store clerks than actual customers. the snow also really hurting the airlines and with thousands of flights cancelled american and other airlines, they're letting ticket holders change their schedules without any penalty. on top of that jet blue with fare differences through today and making it possible for passengers to get a refund for the tickets. new york stock exchange, it is open though for business but stocks, they are under some pressure right now. china raising interest rates and that could mean that china may buy less stuff from us. right now the dow down 52 points, the s & p down 4 and the nasdaq down 18. your bloomberg silicon valley index, that's also lower, too. there may be no such thing as a free lunch but you can get a free pizza. little caesars, getting a free pizza today and tomorrow. go to little caesar's.com print out the coupon

it's j.c. one piece of advice to manage stress during the holidays, if there's one person or individual who is causing stress in your life, talk to the person now. let them know what they're doing that's getting on your nerves. they may stop. problem solved. stress reduced. if that doesn't work, at the family gathering, give yourself permission to avoid them. they zig, you zag. >> i take a couple of times like that. >> timeout. leaving the table now. >> you can tell us what you think about our finalists. read their personal essays. see how they responded to your questions. at abcnews.com/gma. >>> coming up, we have a real treat in the studio. ringing in the holidays with the world-famous brooklyn tabernacle choir. this is a choir 300 members strong. boy, are they fantastic. (stan lech) acid erosion is a growing problem... acidic foods can cause a softening of the enamel. once you lose enamel, 's gone for good. for those who want white teeth pronamel gentle whiteng, helps protect against acid er

hey j.c. >> reporter: how you doing. debate on how to wish the best of the season, new fox news dynamic polls asked this question, would you shop in a store that requires happy holidays instead of merry christmas, 65 percent of americans say they would, even so, a third say they'll shop elsewhere if a no merry christmas policy is in place. how festive are folks? 61 percent say they're feeling the holiday spirit, same as always, 28 percent or less, 11 percent of americans feel more holiday spirit than last year. not sure what's on their wish list, but they did -- we did ask what would you get for president obama this year, 41 percent say they'd give the president whatever is on his list, 21 percent say a lump of coal, and 31 percent say a fruitcake is their gift of choice, not a fruitcake fan? if you get a present you don't like, will you keep it, return it or regift it, nearly half say they'll keep a gift they really don't like, 31 percent will brave the return polices to get a refund or exchange and 16 percent say sure,

certainly the person making $3.8 million isn't going to rush to j.c. penney and buy that warm winter coat they've been waiting for? huh-uh. so i say to my colleague, it is a bit conadictory to say pay for unemployment benefits but don't pay for tax cuts to the rich. it's also a bitontradictory to say you care about deficit reduction but not when it comes to tax breaks for the wealthiest people. and i'm going to be here for the next year, next two years to remind my colleagues every time they talk about deficit reduction and don't spend money on this and don't spend money on that, that they were willing to increase the deficit $300 billion to give tax breaks to people who have over a million dollars. with that, i'd yield the floor and turn it over. i see my colleague from utah's here and i kept him waiting yesterday. i'm not going to do that today. so i yield the floor. mr. hatch: i appreciate my colleague. mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from utah. mr. hatch: this is a first for him toield to me and appreciate me. that's not quite acc

is that equivalent certainly the person making $3.8 million isn't going to rush to j.c. penney and buy that warm winter coat they've been waiting for? huh-uh. so i say to my colleague, it is a bit ctradictory to say pay for unemployment benefits but don't pay for tax cuts to the rich. it's also a bit contradictory to say you care about deficit reduction but not when it comes to tax breaksor the wealthiest people. and i'm going to be here for the next year, next two years to remind my colleagues every time they talk about deficit reduction and don't spend money on this and don't spend money on that, that they were willing to increase the deficit $300 billion to give tax breaks to people who have over a million dollars. with that, i'd yield the floor and turn it over. i see my colleague from utah's here and i kept him waiting yesterday. i'm not going to do that today. so i yield the floor. mr. hatch: i appreciate my colleague. mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from utah. mr. hatch: this is a first for him to yield to me and appreciate me. that's not quite a

today there are 4,000 garment factories in bangladesh making clothes for wal-mart, gap, j.c. penney, levi strauss, tommy hilfiger and many, many others. garment workers in bangladesh, some 3.5 million of them -- and that number is growing -- are among the lowest-paid workers in the world, and they have difficulty buying enough food and shelter for their own needs. as i mentioned earlier today, the good news is the minimum wage in bangladesh was doubled. it went from 11.5 cents an hour to 23 cents an hour. so when you buy your shirt made in bangladesh, you have young women there coming in from the countryside who are paid now, have received a doubling of their minimum wage to 23 cents an hour. is that something our people should be asked to compete against? should we say to the american worker, we can get you jobs, we're prepared to invest in the united states. we're an american company; you helped make us great. thank you for the work you've done over the years. thank you for purchasing our products. thank you for making us strong. if you are prepared to workforce $1 an hour,

today there are 4,000 garment factories in bangladesh making clothes for wal-mart, gap, j.c. penney, levi strauss, tommy hilfiger and many, many others. garment workers in bangladesh, some 3.5 million of them -- and that number is growing -- are among the lowest-paid workers in the world, and they have difficulty buying enough food and shelter for their own needs. as i mentioned earlier today, the good news is the minimum wage in bangladesh was doubled. it went from 11.5 cents an hour to 23 cents an hour. so when you buy your shirt made in bangladesh, you have young women there coming in from the countryside who are paid now, have received a doubling of their minimum wage to 23 cents an hour. is that something our people should be asked to compete against? should we say to the american worker, we can get you jobs, we're prepared to invest in the united states. we're an american company; you helped make us great. thank you for the work you've done over the years. thank you for purchasing our products. thank you for making us strong. if you are prepared to workforce $1 an hour,