kroeger is higher by more than 2.5%. sue? >> thank you, sheila. and nasdaq 100 trading at fresh 14 year highs today. seema mody is uptown following the big movers in the tech space for us. >> good afternoon. that's right. building on yesterday's gains, the nasdaq now up about five points on the day. the big mover is facebook. the price target raised to $82 a share, saying that facebook continues to gain share of overall marketing spend. facebook outperforming its peers on today's trade. what's interesting is that year to date facebook not the leader in the social media sector. pandora is. that's right, the online radio player which was trading below $10 a share in 2013 now at $40 a share. analysts pointing to improvement in earnings as the catalyst. what's also interesting is twitter which was arguably the hottest ipo of 2013, is down double digits this year. its worst earnings report as a public company, disappointing the street. tyler? >> thank you very much. aq!e power rundown.e-out for bob and jane are hanging out with us tonight. topic numbe

. >> reporter:those retailers include walgreens, rite-aid, walmart, kroeger and safeway. >> reporter:onth, c-v- s said it would stop selling tobacco at its stores by october. >> reporter:saying it was the right thing to do for customers' health. >> reporter:the recent effort did not suggest any kind of legal action.so the retailers will voluntairily institute tobacco bans of their own. >> reporter:the u-s is stepping up pressure on russia to end its intervention in ukraine. >> reporter:today president obama --acting in concert with european allies-- announced the most comprehensive sanctions against russian officials since the cold war. >> pam: but in defiance of american pressure. russian president vladimir putin officially recognized crimea's vote to rejoin russia. and declared the region an independent state. >> pam: president obama has said russia's actions will only deepen the country's diplomatic isolation.and draw more severe consequences. >> reporter:new at eight. >> reporter:scientists think they've made a significant breakthrough in understanding how our universe began. >> r

and kroeger's, we hear, the number one grocer in the u.s., may want in on the deal as well.ny immediate impact on shoppers, number of stores, employees? >> i'll tell you, the most nervous is probably the city of pleasanton, where safeway is based. we remember what happened when b of a got bought by a company in north carolina. those communities count on that corporate support for all kinds of things, and i think that not only are they concerned about losing jobs, but also that corporate money that comes when you have a local corporate headquarters in your town or in your region. >> a couple of developments this week as well on a couple of things we've reported. one having to do with pedestrian safety. we had a panel discussion on that recently. san francisco mayor ed lee announced something this week about trying to make the streets safer. what did he announce? >> well, they're announcing $17 million to make intersections and streets safer. you know, there's three people hit by cars a day in san francisco. there have been more people killed by cars so far this year than have

he's been with other companies such as kroeger and rite aid he is 69 years old. safeway is in one states. with this merger, they'll be operating in 28 states and safeway and albert son's both say this will benefit customers. >> this merger will improve our competitive position we'll have resources to better meet needs of local customers at providing lower prices, better assortment of products, and an imprufed shopping experience. >> safeway is in the news after being fined for pricing discrepancies, failing to honor discount coupon asks making statements some products were locally grown where when they were not. customers say this has happened to them. >> you know i check my receipt walking out of the door. then, very to to go back inside and say guess what? this is wrong. it's not something i want to have to do but i'm going to do it. >> reporter: that announcement made today by the alameda county district attorney's office now, lou customers will benefit from all of this remains to be seen. abc7 news. >> thank you. >> bay area pleas may be closing in on a serie

"the new york times" suggests letters from 28 states have gone out to rite aid, walgreens, kroeger, safeway and walmart. they also don't mention sales of e-cigarettes which the fda is also considering whether to regulate. >>> and hertz is close to a spinoff of its equipment rental business. this deal could be valued near $4.5 billion. the split is the focus of investor questions for several years. reports say hertz has been exploring either spinoff or a so-called reverse morris trust. the separation combines a spinoff with a merger. hertz stock flat in frankfurt. >>> all right. plenty more news surrounding crimea as the head military units in the region will be disbanded. this is according to ifx news world. we'll keep an eye on that. meanwhile, equities unpretesched this morning. with the fact, equities are higher, 8-1, advances leading current decliners. we'll have more right after this. opportunities aren't always obvious. sometimes they just drop in. cme group can help you navigate risks and capture opportunities. we enable you to reach global markets and drive forward with broader poss

kroeger, pepsi, general mills. who would have thought that was going on even two weeks ago. i think it's a healthy sign. >> we needed some rotation. >> maybe we get growth in the economy. these stocks are the ones you want to own right now. they are the cheaper ones. >> see you again in just a couple minutes. ty? >>> new fed chair janet yellen getting wall street's attention again today with a speech described as quote, very dovish. our senior economics reporter steve liesman here with the details and the reaction. market up. that would be one reaction. >> it was probably good for 50 points on the dow. new fed chair janet yellen making strong comments on one of the most controversial and important issues for the fed. how much extra labor, labor market slack, is out there. yellen saying in her opinion, there is lots of it and the fed needs to keep its monetary policies easy and in place for some time. >> i think this extraordinary commitment is still needed and will be for some time, and i believe this view is widely shared by my fellow policy makers at the fed. >> yellen off

we are talking wal-mart 7-11, kroeger and target.t's important to remember it may have gone to these stores. they don't know for sure. that's something to let folks know. we don't know for sure. you need to be aware. >> that's a lot of states and stores impacted. how do i know if i have gotten bad meat? >> this is part of the problem. we called the usda and say consumers can see the complete list of stores. >> that's it. >> then have to ask the retailers should i be concerned? did you buy from rancho? you have to look up the store, the grocery store and ask the manager do i have reason to be concerned? the other thing that is starting to happen is companies that had used to meat nestle used it in the hot pockets. they are putting recalls on the particular products. no way to know for sure about the meat. >> just a heads up and we will put more information on the website. just go to cnn.com. >> now to the next story that sums up the military because you have this obama administration official telling cnn that the army's top sex crimes