definitely not positive on kohl's.actually think it's a risky strategy going into the back half. >> i'm kind of interested in the commentary on the call about the lumpiness of the quarter here and why back-to-school might come later than usual. is that a weather pattern? i know you've also got something called the empty pockets thesis. can you explain that? >> actually it was interesting what came through at kohl's as they talked about the opening price point being a real source of strength for them in the month of july. it was actually called out on the call that they're bringing in some higher price point items. if you look at j.lo, marc anthony and rockin' republic. kohl's called out they expect that to be more exacerbated this season. walmart has taking mainstream significant trends in some of their back-to-school items such as school supplies, because their consumer thinks they could run out of money. we have seen this empty pocket thesis play out much more than we had even anticipated. >> all right. debra, paul,

they're pursuing 30-year-old jose rodriguez because he allegedly stole from a nearby kohl's and tookff. during the car chase he ran several stoplights and this very last one that he ran, he ended up hitting another car, disabling his own car. you see one officer approaching the car, gun drawn, and then suddenly they are trying to pry the door open because they see something inside the car. >> oh, man, i knew it. i knew it. are you kidding me? what could you possibly be stealing from kohl's worth risking not only your own life but the life of this baby? >> there's no word on the relationship of the driver to the baby. they both sustained injuries and were taken to the hospital. but he is now facing several charges, including child endangerment, seat belt violation and child restraint, which makes us believe that baby was probably not in the proper seat. >> that was going to be my next question. it didn't look like it was in a car seat, they had to do a lot to get it out. >> and it looked like they were doing it through the driver's side front window. >> you can almost see the moment w

and i love this fuzzy monster backpack also from kohl's. striped sweater which we love. and pair that with neutral prints. caroline has the vest from marshall's for $9.99. >> you guys look cute. >> thanks, kids! >> moving on, third graders olivia and owen. come on out. >> hi, guys. >> this is our mod squad. contemporary prints and fun. olivia has the color blocking and trapeze dress. great for the fall. we added some sparkle, a sparkly headband and backpack from lesters.com. he has a great octopus printed shirt from tee collection.com, an amazing company out of san francisco. topped with a fun yellow again puffy vest from h & m. look for neon for kids. it's really hot from target. >> thank you, kids. have fun in school this year. >> let's move up to the fifth grade. we've got alexis and ethan. >> this is our international inspired called globetrotters. alexis has a look from boden.com. i love the dress, wish they made it for adults. so sweet with the parisian landmarks on it and we have a scarf and great suede boots. then of course on ethan

kohl's, lions gate, or nordstrom.nswer is lion's gate. >> the nasdaq is in jeopardy at this hour, bertha coombs has more. >> we have the parent company of outback steakhouse and bone fish grill are having a nice debut today, a week from today watch facebook, the stock is due to see the ipo lock up exploration. a day after that apple will pay it's dividend and it's the last day you can get a shareholder record to qualify for the 265 a share. >> thank you so much. >> speaking of dividends, more and more companies are giving money back to shareholders. 402 companies are paying a dividend and that's the most science 1999. of those 226 have raised dividends, and for the dollar amount, they're expecting $275 billion in payouts for 2012. >> is that's what's happening this market? we have maryann bartels, thank you for joining us. does this trend continue, rich? >> i think so, corporations are generating a lot of cash and they're under investing. so the question is what do they do with the cash. they're not in amendment a mod

. >> buffett shopping at kohl's. >> he might buy kohl's, the whole company. >>> as you probably know,he french president hollande is calling for a 75% top end marginal tax rate on anybody that makes more than 1 million euros, about $1.2 million per year and you can go to cnbc.com and check it out. will they leave the country? "the new york times" story last night, mandy, highlighted that french tax lawyers are getting a lot of calls of rich saying, can i leave? and if so, how? >> so, at what point does taxing become a disincentive to work, start a business or spend money? could super high tax rates for the rich in france actually help america by bringing people here? well, let's ask the director of tax an budget policy for center of american progress started by a top bill clinton adviser. you say 75% is too much but by the same token, 35% is too low. so what would be right? >> that's a great question. that's the debate we should be having. if those are the parameters, 35's too low, 75's too high we could have a serious debate. the president said 39.6. under pst reagan, six out of eigh

it caused facing kohl and a loss of water. the break has effected -- caused a sinkhole, and a loss of water. residence inn port depositor are feeling the effects of a propane tanker -- propane tractor-trailer accident. crashed into a condominium is the afternoon. emergency crews have not been able to pump out the propane, and it could be up to 24 hours to do so. the driver of the truck was taken to the hospital. their condition is still not known. as city police continued to search for new clues in a deadly double shooting, more than 100 people gathered at west mount vernon park. neighbors and loved ones prayed for alex ulrich was killed and larry peterson -- larry peters. a grieving mother made a desperate plea. >> that one piece of information could very well be the key. >> it is willing to be a long road. >> anyone with information is urged to call city homicide. coming up, a wildfire continues to rage in washington state. how residents are lending fire crews a hand. gerry sandusky is reportedly working on a new book. detai

kohl's off a little bit next week. >> thank you for joining us.

i still like macy's better and kohl's and walmart and nordstrom's.utting my money in, i put it there but do i think they're going out of business? no, i don't. >> they're still very high short interest in the stock. >> very high. >> would you say? >> i don't think that's going to change because i think there are enough people concerned about liquidity they think it could be a $15 stock and when it's at 22 they're playing that game. i personally thought at 19 it was down to where you ought to just 23figure to sit and see wh happens. then make a decision when i see the results. >> okay, jan. stay right there. we want the look at the oil import and back to school season for retailers. courtney reagan has it for us. my kids won't be back for another month and i have to buy stuff for them? >> others are putting it off. there are a few undeniable truths, kids growing is one of them. this year retailers are trying to win back to school shoppers on or offline and this year especially challenging for the specialty retailers. citi analyst expects the softest b

kohl's. >> up 3.4%. expectation was up 1.9. kohl's up today.ant to look to go into tjx. >> i don't know how much worse it can get for the solar names, but for first solar, that was a drop of 18% today. mike, this is just a disaster. >> yeah, the hits just keep coming for these guys. they halted deliveries to the largest power plant being built in arizona. that plant is almost 85% done. there's a supply glitch for these solar panels. this is a disaster. i would stay away still. >> and finally, a drop for jersey shore but a pop for american culture. >> yes. >> snooki, you can't win them all. after three years of partying, mtv has announced that the sixth season will be the ends of the road for the jersey shore gang. snooki supporters need not worry. a jersey shore spinoff starring her roommate has been green lit for a second season. >> guy is tearing up. >> i've never seen the show. and call me maybe? i don't know what she's talking about. >> he's too busy running and biking. >> next, a former adviser to president reagan weighs in on why he think

. >> we saw her in a kohl's dress this weekend. >>> plus its first lady weighs in. >> this choice of paul ryan, were you surprised by that? >> kirstie alley back with maks. we're breaking down the explosive new "dancing" all-star pairings. >> and the star of "step-up revolution," ryan guzman. how do you think he'd do on "dancing with the stars" this. >> come on, nancy, i'll kill it. >> sexy for "instyle," j-lo. plusy

. >> from high end luxury to household names like macy's, we've seen macy's and kohl's report better than expected for their quarters. what about the back to school season. >> the national federation is predicting a strong back to school. but we have to temper the optdimism with the fact that consumers are looking for value, promotions and sales. >> thank you for joining us. >> thank you, ruben. >> tom: while the nation's retailers focus on back to school sales, investors will be looking to see if changes at j.c. penney are making the grade. the embattled retailer reports quarterly results tomorrow, we'll see how its doing with its latest strategy: "shops within a store", similar to what you'd find at higher-end department stores. j.c. penney is expected to post a loss of $0.25 a share, that's down from a profit of $0.07 a share in the same period last year. >> susie: and now an update on housing, and issues facing homebuyers. a string of fresh reports today, gives a mixed picture on housing: mortgage delinquencies rose in the second quarter: 7.5% of all mortgages are past due. mortg

kohl's just had a little turn-up the last month. but they're so far off of those store which are not doing well. so i really worry about that. now, can he get it done? i hope he can get it done. there's a lot of people that work with me and we took it out of a downturn for ten years and we had a very good run. we had a lot of successes over the years we were there. the last two or three years have not been so good. so ron did not inher rhett a very successful company when he took it over. but obviously the program has gotten worse since that time. >> you sit on corporate boards and you've sat on many throughout your career. how long should the board give mr. johnson to turn this thing around? >> i can't -- i mean, the board has to be evaluating this. i'm surprised the board hasn't asked to see a test of a store before they allowed to it go forward. but you know, i think he came with the good pedigree and he's got a good reputation. so i think they've given him a lot of space on that. again, i don't know honk they do that. that's a d

and it's not -- you can't look at it in a vacuum, because you have macy's, kohls, tjx, gap, everybody else trying to attack and do as much as they can. and stealing their market share. and they're not going to give it back easily next year or the year after. so i think there's a lot of work. to pursue ron johnson's vision, it's real radical and, you know, whether or not the 10% chance of success, five years from now, that's probably how i would categorize it. >> scott, i'm sorry, my ear phone went out. can you just repeat everything he said? >> no, it sounds like a longer way of answering my question with a no. i mean, you're not -- you don't really believe in a strategy, but that's here nor there. brine kelly, you have a question? >> you know where the market share is going to. where is it coming from? what don't you like in this market and what would you short here? >> i think the biggest market share contributor is really the likes of the jcpenney. it's -- they are giving up $4 billion in sales which is a huge number. when you look at $4 billion, you have really got to look at urba

we're trying to do that with the kohl's stocks and kohl's stocks have gone nothing but down.hink you have to look at where the interest is, try to identify what the crowding shorts are, really avoid those and on shorting, one thing i want as a long investor, i always find short investors are a lot smarter than the long guys because they can lose a lot more money. when i am buying a long stock i want to see what the short interest is. >> great point, the loss is theoretically unlimited. >> it is a big indicator for us going long. >> any view of the multi level? you heard about jim cramer, him and herb and myself, we had the herbal life ceo on, a lot of poignant questions and nu skin of course seeing heavy short sellers coming out and slamming the model in china. these names are really loved and hated on both sides. >> all of these names are kind of negative and interesting the one that stands out to me is hasb hasbro. they just posted a pretty good quarter. inventories all right, gross margins beat, so i think this one is the one that kind of was surprising for me to see that

wisconsin and connecticut will pick candidates for open seats being vacated by retiring senators herb kohl and joseph lieberman. and in florida two-term senator bill nelson is facing a tough challenge. >>> award-winning composer marvin hamlisch who died last week at the age of 68 will be laid to rest. he was known for his work on the films, "the way we were" and "the sting." >>> happy birthday to actress halle berry. she turns 46 years old. >>> all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and more as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. former presidential candidate newt gingrich speaks out in a live interview about what he thinks of paul ryan as mitt romney's running mate, and chart topping rapper nicki minaj performs live on the plaza. >>> and now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports, and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day, to

. >>> and we're toward the end of -- the news court met estimates, the retailers, macy's, kohls, and nordstrom beating expectations, jc penny fell short. >>> and the postal service reporting a loss of 5.2 biion for the third quarter, a sign of deepening problems, and mail volume is declining, the post office has expensive obligations to the retirees. >>> and a massive refinery fire in richmond, california during the week exexpecteded to push ps up to as much as 4.25 a gallon. we're moving closer and closer to the fiscal cliff, a bundle of tax increases late this year. and early next year that will go into effect. they will slash the federal decit by 600 billion. if there is no agreement between congress and the white house on another way to reach cutting the deficit. the federal reserve chairman, ben bernanke says look out for what happens if that happens. >> if the spending cuts were allowed to take effect, a scenario widely referred to as the fiscal cliff, a sllow recession would occur next year, and about one and a quarter million fewer jobs would be created in 20 then. >>> but my

we'll see 2nd quarter earnings from kohl's and nordstrom. >> susie: and finally james bond has always been a box office hit, and now british pay tv service is banking on it. it announced the launch of a new 24 hour channel dedicated solely to what else? films featuring the one and only james bond. it will launch in october to mark the 50th anniversary of the franchise and put 007 films on the screen. these guys bought the rights to the britain franchise from mgm studios. >> tom: see if i can get that channel in the office. i'm a sucker any time those films are on. >> susie: and even if you watch them in the middle of the movie. >> susie: that's nightly business report for wednesday august 8, have a great evening everyone, and you too tom! >> tom: goodnight susie, we'll see you online at: www.nbr.com and back here tomorrow night. >>> tonight on "quest." they're graceful. they're beautiful. but do you know how they really work? come along as we explore the scientific secrets behind the elegance of sail boats. and looking for a candidate for your next nightmare? try this on for size, new

we get information on macy's kohl, and jc penny.rman ben bernanke will hold a town hall meeting across the country. and we'll find out on thursday about the exporting and importing of goods. >>> and finally today, it is hardly breaking news that women are good for business. a study was released regarding gender diversity on corporate boards, ofore than 2,000 markets with capitalizations, those with at least 10 billion, those with women on board out did their peers. not a surprise to those of us in the know. that will dot for us today, thank you so much for joining us, next week, my guest, former democratic national chairman, howard dean. keep it here, have a great week everybody. i'll see you next weekend.ek

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macy's, kohl's and nordstroms also beat expectation. the post office is bleeding more red ink. the postal service reporting a loss of $5.2 billion for the third quarter. a sign of deepening problems there. first-class mail volume is declining and it has obligations to its retirees. look for gas prices to spike on the west coast. a massive refinery fire is expected to push prices up to as much as $4.25 a gallon. >>> we are moving closer to the fiscal cliff, a bundle of painful tax increases and spending cuts late this year. and early next year will go into effect. they will slash the federal deficit by $607 billion. if there is no agreement between congress and the white house on another way to reach cutting the deficit. federal reserve chairman ben bernanke says look out below if that happens. >> the congressional budget office has estimated that if the full range of tax increases and spending cuts were allowed to take a effect, a scenario widely referred to as the fiscal cliff, a shol low recession would occur early next year and about 1.25 million fewer jobs would be created

we get information on macy's kohl's and jcpenney.esday, chairman ben bernanke will hold a town hall meeting with educators from across the country. and we'll find out on thursday about the exporting and importing of goods. >>> and finally today, it is hardly breaking news that women are good for business. credit suisse and think progress releasing a study on gender diversity at corporate boards, of more than 2,000 markets with capitalizations, those with at least $10 billion, those with women onboard outdid their peers. not a surprise to those of us in the know. that will do it for us today, thank you so much for joining us. next week, my guest, former democratic national committee chairman howard dean. join us for him. each week keep it right here where wall street meets main street. have a great week. i'll see you next weekend. sleep train's interest-free for 3 event ends sunday! it's your last chance to get 3 years interest-free financing on beautyrest black, stearns & foster, serta icomfort, even tempur-pedic. plus, get free deli

. >> there were buried under kohl. the women were sitting on a ledge with their backs to the of the train when 21 cars toppled over. >> i think it is horrible but go on thoseriends tracks. young andnd i am but i don't think it is a the idea. am very sorry that happened. >> a live scene where the going it will take time to get the cars from the tracks. ntsb officials just at a press e last hourin th saying that they still need figure out the exact of the train derailment. it is unclear if the presence of women near the train caused this derailment or not. top story is now. >> the stolen car that to chasing when their cruiser crashed. the 23-year-old officer was killed. police are still looking for the driver, but they said they arrested a man that was in the with him. >> a family is morning a navy seal killed in afghanistan. petty officer first class was one ofthe water died in athat helicopter crash last week. he was scheduled to return home this fall. to endin facing pressure his senate campaign. he says he will not l

and indeed he said this is one of the titanic boilers and these were giant furnaces and to which kohl was shoveled day and night by the men called stokers often named the black gang because they were covered in kohl defended boil the water that made this team that turned different colors. it's just like a kettle that blows the lid off when the water boils. the was the steam pressure in a highly simplified way that made the titanic go. they went further and found the shattered whole of the titanic. right then and there there were trend is removed the 1500 people went up on deck and a work of the champagne and plastic cups to celebrate their achievement and recall labor day monday. that's cool. it's just very stupid gindin para sing i don't know what to say but this was the last moment for quite awhile it to the papers. all over the world is just huge. the american team of course were given complete credit and they were extremely upset about this french pride of being with this so my partner and the lawyer that got us into this spent many days waiting in the admiral's office to try to p

at the richmond city kohl chambers. >> alan: tonight we are getting our first look at the facebook men low park expansion designed by a world famous architect. the ten acre, one room building, is designed to be ecofriendly and includes a rooftop garden. mark zuckerberg describes is at the largest open floor plan in the world. the building will connect to the existing campus through an underground tunnel. face brooke plans to break ground early next year. >> ama: leigh is her checking the forecast. >> leigh: chilly today and we're going to repeat that head into sunday afternoon. the roof top cam, you can see over oakland right now, a glow of the low clouds, a fog out there. mist and drizzle being reported, golden gate bridge, also the great highway there right on 101. so, in live doppler 7hd picking that up nicely. this is a better vantage point. over towards the golden gate bridge. the boulevard socked in. heading toward the richmond area and all of this with a strong onshore wind component with move further inland, even towards the del tacoma bit tomorrow morning, and that is going to

--in ganymede --its a jpeg the documents the guardian - obtained is this letter co- senator herb kohl of members of the wisconsin state legislature in 2009. it reads, in part,,, [pull out sentence]"at a time when unemployment is at an all time high in the u.s., every effort must be made to promote american jobs and use americans' tax dollars prudently."behind the scenes the ggoup lobbied the feds for millions of dollars to retool a shuttered chrysler plant to a shuttered chrysler plant to manufacture fuel efficenttengines in ryan is not alone.-fellow nsin.- republican senator richard burr criticized the department of energy for pickinggwinners and losers in tried to obtain tax dollars to help the microcell corporation develop hydrogen fuel cells in burr's hooe state of north carolina. this is the samee fuel source the obama administration triee to cut funding for after audits found hydrogen would take years to become commercially viable.thee energy department over the past decade has spent some 2 and a half billion dollars to develop hydrogen fuel and supporting cells -- that's pooe t

. >> this is case, can you carry it with you, it's right at kohl's, it's right at $60.e tooth so it syncs up easily. >> and if you want to read your screen in bright light, you have screen protectors. >> if you want to study outside or on the quad, these are from 3m. if you want to read or study on your e-reader, kindle, ipad, this is good for that. >> this is a one-stop shop called dormic.com. a girl named amanda and her mother became frustrating when they were shopping so everything from night lights to cinder blocks to speakers. >> next to sheets and towels and all of those this evenings you're going to need to school. >> extra long twin sheets can be hard to find. at marshalmarshall's, this is a really fun styles and prints. >> and then a two-in-one laundry bag, right? >> yes. this has collapsable handles. this is your hamper but then can you actually carry it to the laundromat very easily just like that. >> and this is an alarm clock that buzzes you awake ? >> this is on ideally.com for $60. it's your speakers, your ipod dock. this little square here is a vibration

the pants are from kohl's. the top is forever 21. jewelry she's got on? >> gold. everything gold. this is a gold chain. a modern take on the dramatic gold chains going on. red lips. >> have all the ladies come on out and join us. >> thank you, ladies. nice job. >> still to come what do we have, miss hoda? >> we are going to throw a party from the '80s. >>> good morning to you, i'm meteorologist chris warren with your weather forcaste. it's going to be a big day when it comes to hurricane isaac. as it does, it's going to be widespread impacts. we're going to have coverage all day long with live reports at the weather channel. we're going to show you what's going on here with the storm because it is going to be a big one with the wind, the storm surge, heavy rain, flooding, it's going to be a serious deal. you can see temperatures will be down a little bit in the lower 80s. it's still going to be hot in texas. the effects from isaac will last for days. the rain and the flooding will be a big factor. the storm, likely, will still be wit

at the richmond city kohl chambers. >> alan: tonight we are getting our first look at the facebook menow park expansion designed by a world famous architect. the ten acre, one room building, is designed to be ecofriendly and includes a rooftop garden. mark zuckerberg describes is at the largest open floor plan in the world. the building will connect to the existing campus through an underground tunnel. face brooke plans to break ground early next year. >> ama: leigh is her checking the forecast. >> leigh: chilly today and we're going to repeat that head into sunday afternoon. the roof top cam, you can see over oakland right now, a glow of the low clouds, a fog out there. mist and drizzle being reported, golden gate bridge, also the great highway there right on 101. so, in live doppler 7hd picking that up nicely. this is a better vantage point. over towards the golden gate bridge. the boulevard socked in. heading toward the richmond area and all of this with a strong onshore wind component with move further inland, even towards the del tacoma bit tomorrow morning, and that is going to k

monetary policy easing and that will be viewed positively by the market, and retail earnings with kohlse midend, nordstrom on the high end. and i think they will reap the rewards. thank you. >> you're up next, shahab. >> later tonight we have employment data out for australia, if the numbers are strong they will back our con consensus view that would open up room for the rally. in ja ban, the bank in japan has the first policy decision since the nomination of two new members. they are with a usually conservative board. >> eric, you're up, over to you. >> we're also looking at events in asia to set the tone for markets. the bank of japan meets and the chinese data. we want them to follow the ecb on false change. there may be tweaks but that's unlikely to reverse the trend. if it continues to slow down more sharply, it could reinforce views that there's more cuts from the bank of china. >> we'll leave it there, thank you everybody, up next, french tax chills in august. my observation on the president's proposal to tax the rich at a 75% rate. why washington should watch what's happening th

kohl's safety and union membership. guest: i do not know of any data that shows that the unions or organized mines have a differential on mortality rates. the occurrence tragedy was terrible in 2010 and it was a non-union operation. the fact of the matter is that, while union membership at coal mines has dropped substantially over the last 20 years, at the same time, the injury rates and the fatality rates at coal mines have also dropped. since 1990, our injury rates are down by some type%. we operate about -- down by 75%. we need to focus on 12% to figure out how to get to zero. host: does the increase in safety reports happen because initiatives by the industry, federal regulation or a combination of both? guest: it is a combination of both. it is having a sound regulatory floor. believes it will achieve 0%. there are proactive solutions for accidents. host: after the massey incident, there were conversations on capitol hill. how did that very high-profile event change your business? did you bring in members to talk a

. >> kohl's is offering 65% off, even big names brands jansport, adidas.ur kids. huge deals at kohl's going on specifically on backpacks. >> if you have 88 cents, anywhere from pencils to handbags. where? >> walmart has an 88 cent deal on more than 100 products. go in. you name it. pick up these things. fill a bin. 100 products and $88. they have partnered with toshiba for this hard drive back-up. it's usually $120. you can get it at walmart for $60. >> a satisfaction guarantee. >> they have introduced this year any apparel you buy at walmart, if within 90 days your kid hates it, jeans aren't comfortable, shoes hurt, bring it back for a full refund, just bring your receipt. >> big box stores but office supplies also a good way to go. >> staples, you can get number two pencils if you're going to be taking any kind of exam like an s.a.t., they are a penny for eight. what can you get for a penny. sharpies, you can get them for free with a $4 rebate. you name it, everything. also they have got great deals for students on computers like this hp laptop. usually

kohl's versus macy's. sometimes there isn't pin action which is why uh i keep my pin sounds on. can't extrapolate from one company to the rest of the industry. that's frequently the case when they are one of the losers. [ booing ] it's not just tech stocks that ride behind others in the sector when the ball drops. when avon faltered even when herbalife and tupperware flourished they said it was the business model. procter & gamble said the world was rebelled from high priced products when colgate was running circles around it. we saw it in fast food. wendy's saying the consumer can't afford a hamburger today but it could tomorrow when mcdonald's said it was selling them by the billions. supermarkets, safeway and super value say the consumer was moribund. costco stole shoppers away. when a company with a bad track record blames poor performance on a tough environment, it's probably just making excuses. not telling you something that applies to stronger competitors which are likely running circles around it. don't believe the hype. patrick in arizona. let's go to della in californ

if they can win this seat which was a democratic seat and now senator kohl is retiring, that puts the senate in play if wisconsin and torn son is 11 points ahead and that is a big deal. >>neil: people forget there is a separate race in the senate. if the senate switches hands...when i was there for the scott walker brouhaha the senator led by five or sis points and now it is even and now some have mitt romney ahead. if wisconsin is a pickup if republicans that would change the state dynamic because they were not considering this a potential, right? >>guest: and it changes the math, a lot, the states across the country and the battleground considerations they had, with wisconsin in play it changes the math and now all the condemn prairie polls with the addition paul ryan to the ticket, from wisconsin, you are showing that it is a dead heat with the president. that is a big deal. it has to have democrats sweating. they were sweating when walker was coming up and they knew he could not beat him in the recall which is why the president did not stop in wisconsin. >>neil: but all you have t

what i love about this, this is from kohl's. rockin republic. it comes in four colors.ou could wear to the office or a luncheon. you could even wear this with jeans or a t-shirt on the weekends. a studded jacket like this is going to be an update to your basic blazer. one thing i like about this jacket is the sleeves don't have the studs. >> i love it. >> come on out, ladies. welcome back. >> welcome home, honey. >>> we've got the juicy buzz coming up. the details on jennifer's engagement and a member of the joy's fit club. ♪ >>> what's going on is we're back with more of "today." we've got the inside scoop to everything from jennifer's engagement. to robert pattinson's night out. here with all the gossip is rob. >> here's rob. hello, rob. >> hello. >> so, robert pattinson spoke. >> sat down for the first time since the scandal with jon stewart. >> it was scandalous. >> it was scandalous. i think jon did a good job. it's a really tricky interview. do you mention the girlfriend? do you not? he chose not to actually mention her name. he offered him ice cream and they sat