i thought j.c. is a good guy. he didn't deserve any of this. >> j.c.'ther today told me the family now needs its space. she said, we need time to heal. that's the latest reporting live in silver springs, jim, back to you. >> all right. chris, thank you so much. >>> we are getting a lot of reaction on social media this evening to a story we did on the rise of k-9 flu. veterinarian are pointing dog owners to get their pets vaccinated. the flu is spreading across the country this summer. some pets have already died from it. they tell us dogs can get the flu from coming into contact with other dogs with kennels. they can also become ill from bowl as a sick animal. we have information about the symptoms to look for and a new vaccine to open up our nbc washington app and search, dog flu. >>> target is known for an expensive trend in clothes. but two popular brands. they're facing out the -- clothing line. but there will be added, a woman's line called a new day, a men's line called good fellow in company and notice the changes towards the end of august. >> do

also known as j.c. brandies. instead of j.c. penney, j.c. brandy. try to keep at least 40 bags of chips. i like to keep a lot of sweets because a lot of the girls come in detoxing, that is the main thing they ask me for. >> brandy, i'll give you your stuff back. >> okay. >> look at her. she's rich in here. this is the store lady. >> when it comes to her store, lane works on a policy she describes as two for one. >> two for one is if somebody comes and says do you have a noodle until shop day. yeah. here you go but that means they have to pay me two back. >> one bag of chips and one hot chocolate. thank you. nice doing business with you. >> you too. >> i'll be back sooner or later. >> so i don't have. my family takes care of me. but i get a rush out of it. >> lane is currently two years through a sentence at the prison. she was brought back to testify in an unrelated case. she said prison taught her the hustle. and how to keep her clients honest. >> if if someone doesn't pay when time i double it. and if they outright don't want to pay me, i don't kn

also known as j.c. brandies. instead of j.c. penney, j.c. brandy. try to keep at least 40 bags of chips. i like to keep a lot of sweets because a lot of the girls come in detoxing, that is the main thing they ask me for. >> brandy, i'll give you your stuff back. >> okay. >> look at her. she's rich in here. this is the store lady. >> when it comes to her store, lane works on a policy she describes as two for one. >> two for one is if somebody comes and says do you have a noodle until shop day. yeah. here you go but that means they have to pay me two back. >> one bag of chips and one hot chocolate. thank you. nice doing business with you. >> you too. >> i'll be back sooner or later. >> so i don't have. my family takes care of me. but i get a rush out of it. >> lane is currently two years through a sentence at the prison. she was brought back to testify in an unrelated case. she said prison taught her the hustle. and how to keep her clients honest. >> if if someone doesn't pay when time i double it. and if they outright don't want to pay me, i don't kn

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farr.sot j.c. farr/tamalpais high principal 12-22i was very disappointed, i feel i treat students with respect and am approachable and supportive and open to each and every one so when i initially saw it i was upset thursday afternoon, parents teachers, students and administrators gathered to show their support for principal farr and denounce the hate speech.sot ethan moeller/parent 36-46i have two boys and we spoke about the incident which is deplorable and upsetting to all the parents and about wahts the next step for students of any age what can they do to talk to their friends about bringing more awareness and communication about how this campus will talk about race police are now conducting an investigation and reviewing surveillance footage from campus cameras in hopes of tracking down whoever is responsiblesot david yoshihara/ superintendent 111-115we have some information to lead us to believe this was tied to a decision made at the school school officials say they already have discussion a

farrsot j.c.tamalpais high principal 09-13initially i was upset i was disappointed by what i had seenthe wall was painted over police are now investigating and reviewing surveillance video from a campus camera sot david yoshihara/ superintendent 20-30we need to bring this and remind the greater tam community of the importance of having these conversations and this is not ok and this is something the district does not tolerate and the board does not toleratein the meantime, parents teachers students and administrators came together thursday afternoon to rally around their principal and denounce the hate speech.sot ethan moeller/parent 41-50we're so proud of his leadership, his on campus presence and his ability to connect and communicate wit hthe students school officials already talk about race and diversity but plan to step it up when students return in the fall as for principal farrsotive been welcomed and supported throughout my time there and i am not going to let this one incident color my ex

you were the guy who said, yes, j.c.enney, the place to go when it was $7 a share. >> i'm going to defend j.c. penney. [laughter] >> i'm going to defend j.c. penney. sears made some mistakes. they're abandoning things like appliances. j.c. penney is trying to do a lot of trying to pick up a lot of what sears is leaving behind. they're stopping the bleeding. the ceo, he's got a vision and i think they've got debt under control and i think they can stabilize, i wouldn't bet my life savings on it, but i think they can stabilize it. stuart: and what do you say to viewers who did bet their life savings on your recommendation to buy j.c. penney at 7? and facebook, new all time high, 160.14. it's up had a little bit. 159.95. that's facebook for you. as we said earlier, a lot going on with amazon. scott shellady, first of all, we've got subsidies from the postal service for every box delivered and second, talks about anti-trust moves against amazon, and thirdly, we hear that the-- what you say into that echo may be bought by thi

farrsot j.c.arr/tamalpais high principal 09-13initially i was upset i was disappointed by what i had seenthe wall was painted over police are now investigating and reviewing surveillance video from a campus camera sot david yoshihara/ superintendent 20-30we need to bring this and remind the greater tam community of the importance of having these conversations and this is not ok and this is something the district does not tolerate and the board does not toleratein the meantime, parents teachers students and administrators came together thursday afternoon to rally around their principal and denounce the hate speech.sot ethan moeller/parent 41-50we're so proud of his leadership, his on campus presence and his ability to connect and communicate wit hthe students school officials already talk about race and diversity but plan to step it up when students return in the fall as for principal farrsotive been welcomed and supported throughout my time there and i am not going to let this one incident color m

>> j.c. & the boyz with a "z," because why wouldn't it be with a "z?"immy: and the boyz. okay, the apostles. >> yeah, yeah. >> jimmy: i like that. i was watching "the last tycoon." first of all, fantastic, just the fact you even get to act in those -- those beautiful like -- wearing those old suits and lily collins wearing that beautiful dress. >> yeah. >> jimmy: it's a 1 1930s hollywood and just that time and whoever -- who wrote it? billy ray. >> billy ray who wrote "the hunger games" and was oscar nominated for "captain phillips." >> jimmy: "captain phillips." he went for it. and starts with kind of that old newsreel. like, "tragic news tonight --" and it's beautiful black and white. it pays off and it's great. >> thank you. >> jimmy: what is your name again? starr? >> monroe starr. >> jimmy: monroe starr. yeah, exactly, "you're going to be a star, kid." [ light laughter ] i want to show a clip. here's matt bomer in "the last tycoon" on amazon prime. check this out. >> you just robbed your entire workforce of a living wage. what are you going to do a

which j.c. pennies are closing their doors forever and why. >>> and denise, the story of our lives around here. another heat wave likely starting on tuesday through thursday, so coming up olt other side of the break, we're going to talk about this heat wave, and i do have your 10-day forecast. >>> it is the end of an era tomorrow for three jc penney stores. the penneys at the philadelphia mills, king of prussia and willow grove park mall is open for one more day tomorrow. the company is trying to save money by downsizing. >>> tomorrow con rail will bring in equipment for a stretch known as kensington. the area is littered with thousands of needles from people addicted to heroin. social services will be available and offer food, housing and drug help for people in the area. >>> this could impact your commute this week. if you take nj transit rail line, service is suspended for two weeks between philadelphia and cherry hill for repairs. this is why. on friday a truck slammed into a rail bridge nea

police say the 44-year-old offloaded his hefty loot at the j.c. cochran auctioneers in maryland. later cashing the check at the education system federal credit union where he banked. montgomery college confirms he is now on unpaid administrative leave. that said, his name is still listed on the school's felony criminal case which carries a penalty of up to 15 years in prison. he gave police the montgomery village post office as his mailing address. we managed to find him on linkedin and sent along a message, but so far we haven't heard back. at montgomery college in rockville, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news >> thank you. firefighters are still working on a fire involving multi-approximately row homes in -- multiple row homes in south baltimore. the flames spread to eight homes on hazel street near curtis avenue if you are familiar with the area. two of the homes we are learning are vie can't. one person was taken to the hospital and a firefighter suffered minor injuries. the cause of the fire is unknown. jonathan: well, as we get ready for independence day, a sign of freedom missing

. >>> j.c. penny betting big on toys. they're opening toy shops with play areas in all of its stores in an effort to drive more traffic and sales. company also said it plans to expand its current online toy selection. shares up almost 8%. to $4.98. >>> occidental petroleum hiking to 77 cents a share. ending the day at 59.50. zblncht in a bid to reinvigorate sales, tiffany has made the new ceo who has roots in the jewelry industry. former executive -- will take over the top position in early october. shares were up to 94.04 and after the bell, security software company cyber arc cut its revenue and profit guidance for the current quarter. they said sales will come in lower than ek pechted due to the company's performance in africa and also the middle east. shares initially fell 20% after hours. but ended the regular session up 1% to 51 even. >>> middle class americans are making cash king again, sort of. according to the fdic, which regulate banks, total deposits rose more than 6% last year to about $10 trillion. so, why a

of department stores that actually outperformed, kohl's and dillards up 5% tj maxx, up 4% macy's and j.c. penny both up 4% is that th the start of a retail resurgence let's go to the man who called the worst chart in the whole world. >> it has been for six or so months making it a series of higher lows and lower -- you got it got the point. here's the deal. we are overstored as it relates to department stores they've been going down for almost two years now, the fact we're starting to see these bounce a little bit after a series of strategic deals. back to the amazon purchasing whole foods for $14 billion. the announcement that i think helped nike a whole lot today. that they are going to be opening a store front on amazon, a digital store front. these are strategic deals. they speak to the challenges in retail and when you look at the store, we know this well that there is just way too many of them. they need to consolidate and close some of the underperforming stores some of the names have a lot of opportunities as it relates to the real estate market there's good real estate to monoti

is what supplanting a lot of these brick and mortar stores whether or not it's you know wal-mart or j.c. penney or sears or something the. the e-commerce is really the saving day for the restaurants and the autos so e-commerce is up thirteen percent last year and it will be well up above thirteen percent this year but i do think that looking at e-commerce and figuring out the formulaic way to look at retail sales is something that they should be doing all right trade comes into retail sales how real looking with that with trade that's a fact often not so great two thousand and fifteen two thousand and sixteen over five hundred billion with a b. dollar trade deficit that so far today if it continues would be seven point five percent higher so the trade deficit could even surge this year now but you know maybe with all these fantastical trade agreements maybe we'll have some that will change things in the future it's certainly not going to impact the trade deficit this year the thing that could make the trade deficit even worse would be whether or not there's some sort of trade war some r

number of stores if you're serious or macy's or j.c. penney obviously these are these are positions that are going away that don't have to be come back that won't come back but what if you're a company saying you know what i've got margin pressures my costs have gone up my fixed costs have gone up i've got to figure out where i can cut things because the demand i see looking forward is not there that means the economy's slowing down if you start just to begin cutting payrolls in order to cut costs that is saying something about people who hire and fire people not seeing the demand going forward for their product or service then you know we used to watch jobless claims very closely to gauge how the economy was doing but they've been steady for so long you arguing we've gone the other way really what's your case for paying closer attention to this economic indicator again my case is the fact that we've seen a we've seen a shift in the behavior of companies we've seen a shift in the reasoning behind the layoffs and we've seen a broadening

i question whether you want to buy j.c. penney here.ople will say it is time to start looking at the left for dead retailers now that this incredible extravaganza -- >> wal-mart is certainly far from being left for dead. let me say that. it is up this morning. do you buy that, as well >> yes. >> you do? >> yes. >> wal-mart is fine. there is nothing wrong with wal-mart. i think they will have a good quarter. i think that all of this price competition in food wal-mart is still a leader. i think betting against wal-mart when they just begun the process is a mistake. i wouldn't bet against wal-mart and wouldn't bet against netflix. netflix being powered by the michael pacter. >> he has been so wrong for so long. >> he has been wrong since 2014. when the stock was lower. now he has been very wrong. >> a man of his convictions for a long time. >> using wrong analysis, discounted cash flow. he is not a house of cards fan. citing three series cancelled. that's not how you judge this stock. the stock is not judged like that for heavens sake. >>

. >>> it's the end of the road for three j.c. penney stores in our area. they will shut down for good at closing time tonight. the three are among 138 stores closing as part of company down sizing. the three closures in our area impact about 5,000 jobs. >>> now to a heavenly work of art. >> on hand for today's blessing and dedication of pennsylvania's first homeless jesus statue. it will be housed at the st. john's hospice. the statue is a daily reminder about the connection to serving the homeless. >> he told us whenever we see someone in need we see him so the statue reminds us of the connection between the poor and the presence of god. >> the statue was commissioned and is one of more than 50 in cities around the world. >>> taking a live look down broad street from our campus camera. sun is out peeking through the building. it is gorgeous out there. >> temperatures in the high 80s. not too humid. we understand that will change a little bit. >> going to take a couple of days and happen gradually. it's going to start getting hotter. we are not talking abo

. >> reporter: on social media today, john christian's friends who know him best as j.c., shared their sadness and are planning a candlelight vigil to honor his memory. that's the latest live in silver spring maryland, leon, back to you. >>> thank you, chris. the national weather service confirmed that -1 an iowa community. trees were uprooted. winds estimated at more than 110 miles an hour, tossed bricks on the cars along the street, there. fortunately there were no reported injuries. >> is there any chance that whatever caused that, is that going to start moving east ward. >> no, that's the same system. we've got an area of high pressure. that gives us all this heat, to the north of that, they're giving the severe weather, look up and see most of it for us. it is just the heat that it is giving us as we look outside right now. hazy, hot and humid. that's the conditions we're dealing with. we'll deal with them for quite some time here. high temperatures today already in the upper 90s. we had 97 earlier. we're down to 96 degrees. we'll probably go right back up. temperatures dropping 9

. >> tomorrow is the last day three j.c. penny stores will be open for business. the company announced back in march it was closing 40 stores. it is closing stores because of more online shopping. the stores closing in our area, king of prussia, philadelphia miss and willow grove park. liquidation sales are starting at the stores right now. >>> 7:08 a.m. let's get you outside to meteorologist chris sowers as you plan the rest of the your weekend. this morning it feels like fall, what does it feel like now. >> reporter: it's still on the cooler side, but it's starting to warm up now that the sun is up. quakertown, 53. lake harmony, 54. newtown, 58. glassboro, 59. gandys beach, 63. hammonton, 59. brigantine, 63 degrees. the dewpoint index kale or how it feels out here, it's on the comfortable side. it's been a long time since i've been able to show this. we've been dealing with a lot of the humidity over the last couple of weeks. the canadian front pushed it south to the virginias and carolinas. it will be nice and comfortable for a change. pool forecast, mostly sun

. >> tomorrow is the last day three j.c. penny stores will be open for business. company announced back in mar it was closing 140 stores. it is due to in part because of online shopping. king of prussia, philadelphia mills and willow grove park. 5,000 employees will lose their jobs saturday liquidation sales are take i go place at the stores right now. >>> much more to come on "action news" sunday morning. fire takes over a concert stage sending 20,000 fans running for safety. this morning we're learning the possible cause. >>> a lightning strike in florida killed a young song writer and producer from philadelphia. his heartbroken friends pay tribute. >>> what happened at the grocery check out is a viral hit and inspiration. we'll explain. >> reporter: what a day can yout a day coming up. some of the temperatures for today are normal for september. that weather won't last too long, we have warmer temperatures coming up in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. i'll let you know when they arrive when we come right back. ♪ we buy any car ♪ any make, any model

just when we thought it was lights out, target ups guidance push iing that stock to a one month high j.c. penny, kohl's, macy's, all up 4% or more. is this a retail renaissance that's for real? karen? >> it might be for real. i don't think the bounce is over it has been down, down, down for months and months and months to have one great day, i don't think that means the party is over you had parties moving a lot. gap up 6% on the target news, that's just people saying the short trade is over for now. some of these have just gotten redick louse there is some value there. >> i'm long foot locker. it hasn't traded at this valuation in years >> is this sustain bable or just something they're talk iing abo in the short temperature and you know, you mentioned the idea these things can still beat the valuations look great, there's always something people can point to yields, you want, but is this a staepable thing or is this just a short-term sort of a bounce right now. ide love to see insiders be buying show us jamie dimon, steve wynn. stocks down, compressed. do you believe this is the bottom

you have great news out of j.c. penney. great.t least for sears, and yet the at 30,000 feet picture is not a good one. does amazon hurt or help these companies? >> well, if we can jump to brick and mortar and look into the crystal ball just a couple hours ago, senate majority leader mcconnell extended the session by two weeks, so we're now going to petition to see if we can get christmas extended by two weeks, and then brick and mortar will be just fine. look, amazon is a competitor. it's a different type of retailer, and i'm not sure i agree with a billion dollar number. look, they did 525 million last year, and they were 24 hours. this year 30 hours. if you do the math, my guess is more like 750 million, but that's still a good shot. but in a day, it's good. remember, cyber monday was $3.5 billion. 11/11 millions day about $17.8 billion. so 525 million to 750 million, it's a gooday for retailers. liz: you represent about 1,000 retailers. i just need to hear. because we had a good story, 43% of the sales that would go through ama

. >>> j.c.enny is closing three stores in our area are at king of prussia and philadelphia miss and willow grove park. about five thousand employees will lose their jobs as a result. liquidation sales are taking place at the stores right now. >>> there's good news to tell you about if you're looking for a job, because amazon wants to hear from you. they are planning one day giant job fair. they hope to fill 50,000 jobs at ten fulfillment centers across the country. positions are available at centers located in the delaware valley. managers will higher people right on the spot next wednesday. the jobs will be full time and come withwe have more at our wee 6abc.com. >>> it's that time of year again back to school shopping. families are expected to spend $700 for the upcoming year, spent on clothes, shoes andsupp. more than half surveyed said they would by electric-- electronic to contribute up to $40 for the supplies they need. >> almost time back to school.. >>> 9:26. you set the robotic vacuum c

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the forecast comes days after rival j.c. it was expecting second-quarter sales to significantly improve from the first quarter, pointing to improving demand for bricks-and-mortar retailers. retailers have been struggling to revitalize their business as more shoppers switch from traditional stores to online shopping for bigger discounts and the convenience. how much gas is left in harley- davidson's investment tank? vikram (robin) no major hot spots. golden gate bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) a 12-year-old is credited for saving the life of a toddler who was drowning in a pool.( mark ) dana chicklas has the story. --reporter pkg-as follows-- applauding their teammateús bravery, 12-year-old brayden armstrong went from wrestler to hero in a split second. brayden armstrong / pulled toddler from pool: 'iúm glad that heús okay.'a fluke paired with immediate action:brayden was staying here at the mt. pleasant days inn and suites for a

according to spanish records, including a 68-year-old who is suffering from trauma and a man known as j.cis iners is serious condition. when you see the pictures, you'll understand why. mayhem on the streets of pamplona, spain. this man trampled. this is bill hillman, from chicago, gored for the second time. >> that bull is really fast. faster than i thought he would be. >> reporter: the running of the bulls, 930 yards through these narrow streets, a tradition made famous by ernest hemingway, in "the sun also rises." hillman has run every year for 12 years. he wrote a book on how to survive the bulls of pamplona. only this time, he couldn't escape. >> i thought i could just veer off and pass. he came. and he came across the street. the last split-second i said, jump. when i jumped, i think he took me a little out of the blow. i was thinking, is this really happening? the second time i've been cogor. so ridiculous. >> reporter: in 2014, hillman was gored so badly, he wouldn't walk for a week. this time, his injuries less severe. he's run again. this morning, i spoke to him via skype. you g

and j.c. penney announces its finance chief is leaving that rather troubled company.tock's at 4. what's going on? nicole: the stock is up, and they're not celebrating the departure of management not doing a good job. this cfo, chief financial officer stepping down to pursue other interests and will stay on to advise until august 7th, did a great job until he came on in 2014. he reduced debt. and boosted the credit. and upgraded by analysts. that's the good news. this may be the pop, the ceo expect to report significantly improved sales results for this quarter. so, things are looking improved and a lot of it because this turnaround guy. stuart: well, the a stock a the 4. 4.50. nicole: it's down like most of the retailers. a little better today with a bright, positive comment. stuart: we'll take that, nicole. i want to go to amazon. i want to bring in linda mcmahon, thank you for being with us. >> thank you, stuart, great to be with you this morning. stuart: open-ended question, is amazon bad for small business? >> i don't think so. i think that amazon has provided an

by asking alexa other retailers have tried to offer their own sales on or around prime day last year j.ce it through checkouts than on a typical day in july though kohl's saw a 7% drop in conversion during it's mid july 2016 sale it proves amazon is the king of the journal here they can create their own holiday. >> i need to apologize because i didn't realize about prime day until maybe two or three days ago. i actually made a couple of purchases over the weekend how much demand -- meaning do people know about this for months on end? >> no. last year was the first time that i realized it was happening. >> okay, yeah. so i left for vacation at the end of june, and i think the die or two before they told us when it would be. so i think on june 27th or 28th is when they told us that it would be on july 11th. so we didn't have a ton of heads up but this is the first year that it's fallen between july 10th and july 15th. so if you've paid attention you might have guessed it was between that time. >> how many years do you think it will take for this to become the equivalent of what alibaba has