back with more with ken langone. >>> welcome back. a second "new york times" article alleging widespread bribery in mexico in the early 2000s. emcaruso-cabrera with the story. >> the article like the first one in april is lengthy and alleges bribery during the construction of 19 different stores in mexico, specifically multiple instances that says when a payment was made a critical construction permit was issued. the article's focuses on the most controversial store in walmart, this one which was built in 2004. the store i alleges walmart had a zoning map changed so they could build a store in a place that would otherwise have been prohibited. the store was controversial because it was near these, the country's very famous pyramids. they are some 2,000 years old. in a statement walmart said the allegations in the paper, quote, have been part of the company's ongoing investigation and potential violations of the u.s. foreign corrupt practices act that we began more than a year ago. shares of walmart hardly moved on this news today. act

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ken langone for joining us. >> thank you very much. >>> "fast money" with us. i will see you on cnbc. have a great night. >>> is christmas coming early? >> we are very close to being able to achieve that. the president has demonstrated an obvious willingness to compromise. >> it's starting to sounds like it. >> our plan b would protect american taxpayers who make a million dollars or less and have all of their current rates extended. i continue to have hope that we can reach a broader agreement with the white house that would reduce spending as well as have revenues on the table. >> but not so fast. >> every time we get down to being something for the long te term, financial security of this country, they take that football. and it's a charl hi brown episode, they jerk the ball away. this is what they're doing again. >> will it be cliff kringel or grinch gridlock? we make our bets tonight. >> welcome to the nasdaq markets in new york city's time square. here are tonight's top trades. only a few more days to say "deal or no deal." what about the big dividend pla

bernie marcus, arthur blank, tim langone and it's a total turn around from the mismanagement when the cage match was won by lowe's. >> so basically you're going with home depot, as well, then? >> home depot. mandy, when you were in the hong kong, you had to cover home depot and china. home depot in canada is going to eclipse lowe's and also you have frank blake jr. who is an a.r.m. army range ner iraq. and to him to be promoted to take over canada or more of the u.s., you have two parts of the family who will win the battle in this case. >> and i have to agree with bert. i think the leadership is unparalleled at home depot. it will be hard for lowe's to get in there and compete in that area. i like the messages that come out of home depot. i think they're a little more memorable for lowe's than a lot of consumers. the merchandise in some categories is somewhat undifferentiated. so if you have better messaging, you're going to bring more into home depot that's lowe's. i have to dmid admit, my father is a small business owner. he has a company that he makes and designs these custom kitc

let's bring in psychiatrist, a clinical assistant of psychiatry with langone medical center. a sad sign of the times, a ballistic backpack. is that going to put a parent's mind at ease or raise more anxiety? >> i can understand that this is a natural reaction to a tragedy, that there is heightened anxiety and hyperarousal it very common. as a new parent, this is something that scares me. the last thing i want to think about is having my child in school and now having to protect him from somebody coming in and potentially harming his life. but i do think that a lot of the reactions that we're having right now will dissipate with time. we saw that after 9/11, people in the new york area, but all across the country and across the world were expressing heightened stress symptom. it is common for us to want to watch out and wait for the other shoe to drop and hoping it doesn't and having reactions like this, like armor and other protection and preparing for something like this. >> it does seem like people around the country, obviously felt so acutely there, but all around the coun

marc siegl is a member of the faction medical center and works at langone medical center.ood to see you. >> reporter: we are looking at a miracle-type treatment using a robot where paralyzed people can walk today. i visited mt. sinai hospital in new york one of 30 hospitals around the country that are experimenting with this so-called exo skeleton. a 40-pound computer driven device. i caught up a manny maldonado who was paralyzed in a herbal car crash. he calls himself a test pilot for this game changer. he's thrilled to be back on his feet and he says the benefits go beyond the possibility of walking again. let's watchmanee. >> confidence booster, circulation feels a lot better, the breathing, able to sleep better at night, spasms decreased. bladder control. that is basically everything. patti ann: that is absolutely incredible. so who came up with this exo skeleton. >> reporter: believe it or not it was the u.s. military. they said how are we going to take 200 pounds and put it on someone's back and make it go across the desert? the answer was this robot. the real life i

marc siegel, a member of our fox news medical a-team, professor of medicine at nyu langone medical centerw york and good morning to you, doctor. the exchange is what? define and remind us what it is. >> the exchange is virtual thing. it takes place on a computer like medicare part-d. you plug in your zip code, bill, it takes you to a place where you get choices. what health policy do you want? what subsidy do you qualify for? maybe you qualify for medicaid. all of that in the same place online. bill: got it. each state is supposed to set one of these exchanges up if you do not have what, insurance through your employer or your own private insures you can go to this exchange? >> as we talked about he have, the employer may say we can't cover you anymore and more and more millions coming to the market that will have to get it from these exchanges. bill: 19 states already said we're not going to run our own exchange in our state. what does that mean for everyday americans living in that state? >> by the way, bill, i think the reason they're saying it one might argue there's politics but also

ken langone was not talking about the same thing last week.nding will come front and center. we've got something that we've delayed for quite a while. it seems there's an agreement that they have to raise some revenue, but they're going to have to attack the spending at some point. if this gets them there faster, it's not a bad thing. >> merry christmas to you. >> merry christmas to you. >>> coming up, why some say microsoft could be disappointed by windows 8. plus, tech sector predictions for the new year when squawk returns. with scottrader streaming quotes, any way you want. fully customize it for your trading process -- from thought to trade, on every screen. and all in real time. which makes it just like having your own trading floor, right at your fingertips. [ rodger ] at scottrade, seven dollar trades are just the start. try our easy-to-use scottrader streaming quotes. it's another reason more investors are saying... [ all ] i'm with scottrade. it's another reason more investors are saying... to the best vacation sp(all) the gulf! it d