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kfc will say they do grassroots too.tarbucks wasn't hit by a scandal, but the chinese government, as you have explained, david, many times, does have its favorites. i think kfc is not a favorite anymore of the chinese government. and that makes it much more difficult to tell a positive story. >> also, the mind set of the food supply over there much different than in the united states. it's very hard to understand. >> for the longest time we did feel because it's american, yum was therefore safe. obviously, yum did everything it could. yum is not trying to buy crummy supplies. >> when you go over there, as carl and i did recently, and you see the pollution in the air, it also begs the question, where is my food coming from? where is all this stuff falling? where are they growing whatever it is i'm eating? >> you have dead pigs in rivers in major cities. >> i want mres from the army there. i want those meals ready to eat if i'm going over there. >> it freaks you out. >> one thing that's not freaking people out, costco's nu

in there interested company operating kfc and pizza hut.ty more news as we get more news a into details. >> family firm said to dominate the gulf and kkr and ccc putting this deal together. >> here are some of bloomberg's top headlines. >> china's trade surplus world to a record in november. rose 4.7% from the previous year while imports fell 6.7, leaving eight trade surplus of over $54 billion. in may,al election after a referendum on scottish independence. >> and the bank for international specialists has -- the dollaring is at particular risk. >> let's take a look at the markets. >> thank you very much. and look at how will you trading. coming roof. down a quarter of 1%. often frankfurt coming off a six-year high. london, down. off by 0.7%. europe only in friday. a lot of talk about stimulus. talking about something being vaguely troubling when the unthinkable becomes routine, could they be talking about the shanghai of article up over 40% this year. some pretty dire trade numbers within china. rallying in the market. could they be talki

kfc. yeah. no extra charge, you can tell the cashier how you didn't see your life ending up like this. [ laughter ] no matter what holiday you celebrate, this is a time of year full of eating. in fact, a new study shows that on average people gain five pounds by the time january 1st comes around. >> tariq: no doubt. >> jimmy: yep. >> tariq: hey, yo, i love the food this time of year, jimmy. i love it. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah. yeah. it's good. it's good. what is your favorite type of holiday food, tariq? >> tariq: as a matter of fact, if you're looking for a tasty bite that'll make your night, you're gonna wanna try this hanukkah delight. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] i'm talking about tariq's famous potato latkes. >> jimmy: oh, all right. okay. >> tariq: and in case you don't know, the word latke is yiddish for "mmm, mmm, mmm, so damn good." [ laughter ] all you need to make these tasty-ass pancakes are flour, eggs, four potatoes, one yellow onion, and two cups of vegetable oil. >> ji

she got dumped by her boyfriend and spent a week living in a kfc.ties are calling it the slowest suicide attempt ever. [ laughter ] [ whispers ] it wasn't an orphanage when he got there. [ laughter ] i love this story. a man in georgia was sent back to jail, he was sent back to jail after mistakenly texting "do you have some weed?" to his probation officer. [ laughter ] even worse, he used his one phone call to ask, "is that a no?" [ laughter ] listen to this, last thursday was the beginning of thailand's vegetarian festival where some participants shoved knives, swords, umbrellas and other objects through their faces. which sounds pretty bizarre until you remember that american vegetarians put kale directly into their mouths. [ laughter and applause ] terrifying. terrifying. [ applause ] not sure -- i am not sure -- i will just come right out and say it, i am not sure how to feel about this. a new company called shuttle has launched a ride-sharing service which will take kids to school. experts are calling it uber for kids and tinder for pedophiles

the parents of taco bell and kfc. loser again today. >> they have to lower their full-year profit. there will cover he has not been as fast as mcdonald's. they did cut their full-year profit back. you had several analysts including barclays cutting their numbers. they underperformed what they expect it to do. you are seeing the stock down four and a half% at the moment. they have kfc, taco bell and also pizza hut. this company is given a weak outlook. that is really the issue. it really is detriment to the numbers overall. >> these large restaurant with tentacles all over the world. thanks a lot, nicole. jonathan gruber has lawyered up. do not worry, everybody. he is sure he's sorry. let's take a look at the tape. >> are you apologizing because you said it or because you meant it? >> i was completely thoughtless and using inexcusable language. >> it tends to undercut the notion that you were sorry. charles: he aÇai they got busted, but not for anything else. republicans did not really get any new information. mostly w

the kfc $5 fill up. the only pot pie made with the world's best chicken and a cookie, and a drink, all for just five dollars. isn't that nice. >>> complete bay area news coverage continues right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00 p.m. >>> a new push today crack down on repeat drunk drivers. a senator is sponsoring a bill that would require drivers convicted of dui to install devices that are a breathalizer for your car that you have to use before the engine will start. currently they are not required. ktvu's melanie woodrow spoke with two mother whose say this bill is long over due. >> reporter: the women each lost a child it a drunk driver. the drivers were repeat offenders. >> reporter: two families whose lives were changed by drunk drivers. >> our son matt was 22. we were hit by a drunk driver and he was killed. >> my daughter was 22 years old when she was killed. >> reporter: the drunk drivers were repeat offenders. >> he was on a suspended license and suspended five times prior. >> i know the

that has to be for thanksgiving dinner at kfc, right?aughter ] how is that -- my turkey by itself cost like 80 bucks. where are these people having dinner, in prison? [ laughter ] $49.41. i spent that much money on mini marshmallows alone. i don't know how they sell these turkeys so cheap. this is a video we found on youtube. it's video of a male turkey trying to court a female turkey. you know they say turkeys are the dumbest animals on the farm? they actually are. [ laughter ] [ laughter ] >> jimmy: swept her right off her feet. that's what i would do in high school. i just go around in a circle. it didn't work for me, either. [ laughter ] amazon is very busy doing battle with black friday. amazon started their black friday deals a week early, a week ahead of the regular black friday this year. the deals started last friday, a few days ago and they've been posting new sales every ten minutes since then. amazon's black friday sales are like the regular black friday sales, but instead of getting trampled, you do not get trampled. i hate

subway, mcdonald's, kfc, they say the issue has been thrust into the national spot light.nies have been mostly quiet in the front. burger king saying their franchisees have to comply with wage laws in the states that they operate. >> we are going to have to leave it there. thank you very much. fascinating story. >>> let's move on. three people were arrested in california all part of an investigation into an 11-year, $6 million alleged embezzlement scheme. joining us now is the reporter covering the story for us. fascinating stuff and a little bit sad i guess for the taxpayers of pasadena. what did you uncover in your reporting? >> yesterday los angeles county district attorney's investigators arrested a former city employee who worked in the department of public works who is accused of embezzling $6.4 million in taxpayer funds over 11 years and two others were also arrested who were involved in the scheme. >> how did they do it? >> so it looks like the city conducted an internal audit of this fund that this city employee was in charge of. it was a slush fund that would ove

so what if there's a kfc there? a lot of people saying don't ruin havana with that. but that will help cubans. they'll have jobs. >> yeah. yeah. what about you, dana? i was surprised that the "washington post" editorial board slammed the president over this. they called this an undeserved bailout. >> yes. i wrote that down, too. >> good for you. jackson deal and fred hyatt of the "washington post" editorial board i think are some of the strongest freedom fighters that we have in commentary today. so i wasn't that surprised with them. there are lots of mixed feelings about this. i am concerned with the economic argument by saying that it's going to help americans. because what we really should be worried about is are you going to help the cubans? if there is an mcdonald's that opens up let's say in the next ten years, i hope that those people that end up working there get paid with dollars that tourists use rather than getting paid with pesos which is what happens now. if you go to a hotel in cuba right now you would pay in dollars. they're all owned by the state. the

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this is like if colonel sanders was speaking out against kfc. this is connected. and for the president to come out -- or for the ceo of sony to come out and say this about the president, you know that he's got beef. you know that he is upset. what i would guess, if i had to guess what they're saying, is they talked past each other, ed's reporting from the white house and also what the ceo says, tells us you know what they were probably talking about? they were probably talking about the issue that predated this. and the issue that predated this were taunt or mocking e-mails from executives at sony about the president before they went to a fundraiser for the president as an executive was getting ready to go, mocks the president made racial jokes ability the president and his movie taste that then caused a big con fla ma that led to al sharpton to be dispatched -- he's the senior adviser to the president, about race relations aside from tv host, and he's dispatch today go host and be a healer. so i'm sure that was a situation sony and the white house were focused on

the kfc $5 fill up. only pot pie made with the world's best chicken and a cookie, and a drink, all for just five dollars. isn't that nice. >>> the san francisco fire chief is offering a big thank you today to a 12-year-old girl from san diego. chief joann handed jessica a certificate of honor this morning in the mist of 20 bags of stuffed animals. jessica is giving all of those stuffed and malls to the departments of the firefighters can then hand them out to kids to help calm them down during emergencies. jessica started her week care bear's project three years ago and expanded it with the help of a $50,000 grant. >> over the weekend, thousands gathered to say good-bye to one of two new york police officers who were ambushed and killed on the job. in that crowd, officers from the bay area. ktvu's ali sat down with two officers who traveled to new york and they say they needed to be there. >> a sea of uniformed officers. >> 35,000 people. you know, officers, just being there together for the purpose of s

the kfc $5 fill up. chicken and a cookie, and a drink, all for just five dollars. isn't that nice. >> ♪♪ >> now to cecily tynan and our stint with warmer weather is about to end. >> for a little bit. temperatures going down as we get towards new year and then back up as we head towards the weekend so not all that bad. let's take a look at where the action cam was today in philadelphia. taking a look at the historic saint augustine church, consecrated back in 1848 and seeing some blue skies upstairs today. storm tracker 6 live double scan showing that we have rain free conditions today. got rid of some of the drizzle across south jersey and delaware earlier today from that front that slipped through yesterday and temperatures really pretty mild. 45 degrees in philadelphia currently. our high 48 degrees. that's 7 degrees above normal. allentown 41. millville 42. trenton 42. and wilmington currently 44 degrees. satellite 6 along with action radar showing here's the front that slipped through yesterday that

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kfc is very popular there.n july they were investigated for altering expiration dates on their meet, not what you want. beat posted earnings that estimates, plus sales growth that beat rivals from walmart. 7%, walmart is of less than 1%. greece is back on the front burner, in case you missed it. dropeting in the biggest since 1987, the snap election and ofthe greek default course, bill: this year. i was delighted not to have to any longer,regxit will i have to use it again? so. don't think what you are seeing is the combination of the political and the surge of populism in europe and a backdrop to the markets. you get these incredible price moves. >> does that make any sense? that they should drop 12% in the space of a day? is continuing. and it is interesting. >> here we are, this is what is happening today. they areertain extent trying to benefit from the volatility and spook the voters into supporting his candidate. so, the more turmoil, the more likely you will get those marginal candidates in the parliamen

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the kfc $5 fill up. the only pot pie made with the world's best chicken and a cookie, and a drink, all for just five dollars. isn't that nice. >>> welcome back. there is a family in oakland spreading the word this morning about a home invasion scam that's apparently targeting the elderly. 78-year-old elba and her 83- year-old husband fidel say they were tricked into opening their front door by a man who pretended to know them. they say he also said his daughters needed to use the bathroom. they went in into the house. the couple's daughter who happens to live next door, she noticed what was happening and intervened. >> as i watched from my porch, i was in disbelief and shock. i was like who are these people? what are they up to? and once they all went in the house, my gut told me, no, this is wrong. >> well, that group of people left empty-handed but surveillance video shows they were careful they wiped off any fingerprints and the man, he was holding a piece of paper when he went into the house. the fam

the kfc $5 fill up.cken and a cookie, and a drink, all for just five dollars. isn't that nice. >>> with the new year comes the urge for a clean start. one of the areas that typically needs a lot of help is our finances. we enlisted the help of our expert to help the viewers make the most of their money in 2015 and she joins claudine wong with valuable financial tips for the new year. >> so important. we want to be physically hel you this but financially hel -- healthy but we want to be financially healthy, too. you have a list of goals, this is what people need to kind of keep in mind. >> yeah. >> as we head into 2015. let's kind of go through them. the first one, get real. what do you mean? >> most people are full of resolve. very excited and they have these huge goals they think they can live with. >> hoping. >> hoping if they could, they would be living with them. we want to set realistic goals. not i'm gonna never go shopping again but i'm gonna limit my shopping to something specific. >> we just lat

the the parent company of kfc and taco bell now expects full year profit growth in the mid single dij percentage gains down 10%. yum fell 6% if after hours trade. it's down about 4% thus far in frankfurt trade. >>> coastco reporting first quarter results in the past two hours. the discount retail club operator profit rising 17% beating estimates thanks in part to higher membership fee s. revenue rose 7% fairley shy of estimates. just about 7% both in the u.s. and internationally, excludeing the impact of foreign currency and, of course, lower gasoline prices. let's break down the trade on costco with brian negel, retail analyst at oppenheimer. i guess my big question is does cheaper fuel mean its customers are spending more time and shopping more at costco because they think that they've saved at the gas pump? >> good morning. it's a possibility. you know, i think the bigger way that -- or probably the more important way that lower benefits fuel costco, that's essentially manifested itself in better margins for costco. we saw clear evidence of that in today's report. >> let's talk abo

the top five biggest franchises in the country likely to feel this pinch, subway mcdonald's, kfc, burgerl be impacted in some way and that 85% of their membership believe changes will have a, quote, negative impact on their franchises. back over to you. >> thanks very much. that national average going above the federal minimum wage. up next on "squawk on the street," what's ahead for hedge funds and managers like bill ackman in the new year. we break out the hedge funds playbook for 2015 when "squawk on the street" returns. >>> dow is up 44 points. take a look at energy today. in the red once again as oil prices fall to their lows of the year. earlier this morning, dom chu is back at hq with more on that. >> carl, perhaps it's appropriate to use our last sector to wrap up one of the biggest investing themes of the year. that's the slide in energy prices and the stocks that go with them. that trend still playing out today. among the laggards in the session, rig services like nabors. also exploration and production companies like newfield and cimarex. all down by around 2% or more today. t

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the top five franchises will feel the impact is subway mcdons, kfc, burger king and 7-11. the fight picks up where it left off after congress meets in january. back over to you guys. >> thank you, kate. let's bring in the senior fellow at the center for american progress. you figure, christian, we off camera talked to ed. i guess, if you just look at it and do the math you can understand if a company has a certain amount of money to pay a certain amount of employees if the wages go up per hour it means less employees, but the argument from people in your camp is that if you raise up the bottom for society, people at that part of the income stek trum have more money to spend on goods and services and therefore you get jobs in other places to make up what you might initially lose in the specific companies. is that how it works? >> well that's one way. the other part is -- i mean, that's one of the arguments. it's more buying power. it's not just my argument. walmart makes the saim argument. i mean the big retailers, else the ones caters to low wage workers and lower income w