. >> that's lauren, founder of mother-in-law's kim chi. her mother owns a popular korean restaurant in garden grove, california and she's been there since 1989. >> all this pressure. >> reporter: since she was a small child, lauren's mother has warned her, never share kim chi with non-koreans. >> they cannot adjust to eating. it's not good. >> while this cabbage dish is a staple in many korean families, its pungent aroma can be off putting for people who didn't grow up with it. i have mother-in-law's kim chi and a vegan recipe. >> that's why it's ironic several years later lauren has built a successful business producing kim chi and sells it at whole foods and grocery stores. >> they will look at me, that's odd, wise she serving kim chi to non-koreans. >> that's how lauren thought about kim chi, too, until five years ago when she lost her job as a high end wine promoter. >> when the financial downturn hit and i lost my marketing job, instead of looking for the next marketing job in another company, i thought it was the right opportunity to

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even as a little girl, lauren russeau knew she wanted to become a teacher. on friday she was where she wanted to be, filling in for a teacher on maternity leave. the shooting ended what her mom said was the best year of her life. the year she spent with her boyfriend, tony. poppy harlow spent time with him. >> it says me, since i've been with you. thanks for rubbing off on me. >> 30 and in love. tony and lauren russeau. >> do you you remember the moment you realized you were in love with her? >> yes, the first date, i had with her i knew. >> at a wine bar where they shared her first kiss. she called him lovy. and she didn't like to honk her horn at people who cut her off in traffic. she thought it would be mean if she honked at them. lauren liked to send tony cards like this one. >> tony, this card made me giggle and think of you. very appropriate. bananas! >> reporter: these silly photos taken at a friend's wedding exactly two months before lauren died. this is the second try at making funny faces. there was a first one where she was like i don't have a fun

lauren called him lovy, he called her busy bee. one of those people without a mean bone in her body. >> she didn't like to honk her horn at people who cut her off in traffic because she thought it would be mean if she honked at them. >> she liked to send him cards like this one. >> this card made me giggle and think of you very appropriate just bananas. >> these silly photos taken at a friend's wedding exactly two months before lauren died. >> this is the second try at making funny faces. this was a first one where she's like, i don't have a funny face. >> they celebrated one year of dating in november. >> i'm glad that i had a good relationship for a year instead of a relationship that had fights for years. >> the same month she became a permanent subsitute teacher at sandy hook elementary. >> she was thrilled and she loved to tell me what she was doing that week. she would send a text, we're doing this, we're doing that. and send tons of pictures of what they created that day. >> they were planning to see the hobbit on friday nig

lauren simonetti standing by.getting a nice upgrade today. >> yes, did you see shares of dell today? up more than 4%, third best performer on the s&p 500. essentially a goldman sachs doing a 180 on the stock. had a sell for two years. upgraded two notches to a buy and upgraded the price target by $4, to $13 a share. it is $10 right now. it still has some room to go according to goldman sachs. they say they know the pc industry is weak. that is already baked into the stock. and quote, we could see sentiment in expectations postively in 2013. back to you. lori: thanks so much, lauren. >> sure. lori: gm missing expeccations for november sales but ford crushed it. sales up 6% over last year. chrysler had the best november in five years, with 14.4% increase, it wasn't good enough to beat the 16% analysts were looking for. superstorm sandy having an impact as well. customers in the northeast headed to dealerships with insurance checks in hand giving them so-called wealth effect. we have the foxnews.com automotive editor

lauren gabrielle rousseau and anne marie murphy. you know those funeral processions are becoming a bit of a regular sight through the center of that small town. and new details are emerging about the mother of the young man who caused all of this sorrow. a mother who herself was murdered in her bed. according to her friends, nancy lanza had been on vacation alone at a resort just before this devastating shooting. in the past, she said that if she'd ever been worried about adam lanza, her son, she would not leave him alone. in recent years they say she felt comfortable leaving him alone in the house. let's not forget, he was 20 years old. >>> hearing about the victims and about those children and seeing their pictures, it has such a profound effect on people across the country and around the world. i mean, really, how can't it? if you have felt like reaching out in some way, any way or felt like you just needed to do something for the people of newtown, connecticut, you are by no means alone. that town's post office has been on the r

let's see what's going on on the roadways, lauren cook over in the traffic center. hi, lauren. >>reporter: hi, mike. as the morning progresses, you want to be extra careful. around 8:00, 9:00, that's when the rain will start to fall. the roads will be slick. you're taking a look at hartford county, no delays on mountain road norks problems getting to white marsh this morning. heading up to hunt valley, this is what 83 looks like at schwann road. things do remain clear as you get onto the jfx and head downtown. you're looking at an 11-minute ride traveling on east fayette street. 695 right now conditions are nice and clear on the east side. it's going to take you 11 minutes on the outer loop from 95 all the way up to 83. and this same travel time over on the west side to travel the outer loop from 795 all the way down to 95. that's a look at your abc 2 time saver traffic. megan and charley, over tou. >>> news time right now 6:16. if you want to get healthy this year, just take a look at your kitchen cupboards. what do you see? if your answer is sugary foods, fried foods, then it

megan over to you. >> thanks lauren. >>> it was not your typical garage sale. people looking for a barkin got the chance -- bargain got a chance to buy stuff from aledgened. bob hope's family sold off his belongings. more will be up for auction nextyear. he died in 2003 at the age of 100 years old. >>> well, it turns out that agent 0 07 is on top. skyfall worked its way back to number one with the weekend box office. it brought in 11 million dollars bringing the ticket sales right now to 261 million dollar. rise of the guardians took second place and that movie raked in about 10 1/2 million bucks after dominating for three weeks. those notorious vampires settled for third place. the twilight saga breaking dawn part 2 brought in 9.2 million dollars. >>> 20ments away from 7 this morning -- we are 20 minutes away from 7 this morning and he is a former astronaut and why mark kelly is making a stop in baltimore. he worked his 200 acre field into a special message. how a minor mistake almost ruined the surprise for his significant other. >> and maryland's most powerf

♪ >> i want the world to know that lauren was a great person.ched the lives of everyone she ever met, even if you only met her once. you liked her. she was a great person. and she didn't deserve this. no one deserved this. >> reporter: and poppy is joining us now, lauren was buried, as you know on thursday, you got a chance to speak with tony about the funeral. what did he tell you? >> reporter: he told me, wolf, that it was beautiful and that it was touching. and then he asked if i was wearing purple, because he said that is lauren's favorite color. she gave tony christmas gifts already, the prepared teacher, as ever. and they're wrapped. and i asked tony, have you unwrapped them. and he said no, and i can't because this makes this all too real. wolf? >> all right, poppy, thank you very much for that report, what a moving report it was. multiply that by many. >>> the man who became the face of this shooting investigation told me how difficult it was for him and the other first responders to see the horrific crime scene. and the father of the vi

. >> lauren reports on what american teens know about history, or maybe i should say what they don't know. [ cheers and applause ] >> why did the colonists fight to win america's freedom? >> originally, it was because of taxation without representation in british parliament. [ cheers and applause ] >> okay, that was an easy one. but a recent test of 8th graders went a little deeper. they were asked to identify one advantage the colonial forces had over the british in the american revolution. >> the colonists knew the land much better than the british did, so they had better fighting ground. >> our troops were more motivated. >> and the british were from a country that was away by an ocean. >> all correct. the colonists were fighting on familiar territory, they were fighting to protect their homes and families, and they didn't have to transport supplies over the ocean. while we only showed you the kids who knew the correct answers, two out of three 8th graders across the country couldn't come up with any of these factors. the history test is given every few years by the national educa

lauren, what's going on? missed expectations by 2 cents, but a 3% pop for fedex now. superstorm sandy definitely affected the shipper's earnings in the quarter that just wrapped up. and another thing we should note, the more expensive shipping optionings, there's not a lot of demand out there for them -- shipping options, there's not a lot of demand out there for them. people are finding cheaper ways to get their mail there. stuart: fedex ground doesn't necessarily overnight immediately, and it is fedex ground that's showing the growth and not the fedex express. is that right? >> yeah, that's right. speaking of fedex ground, if you haven't used it by now, your gift is not getting there for christmas. stuart: maybe that's true. lauren, thank you very much indeed. fedex stock is up today. got to make that point. now, we have sioux falls in south dakota, it has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country. one reason why? no corporate income tax in that state, and get this, the city is run by a democrat.

lori: thank you, lauren.tting tough press about its tablets, several reports saying demand for the surface tablet is so weak that microsoft has cut orders from its asian manufacturers in half. is the surface doomed already? shibani joshi is here with more. >> coming out next week, and people are already talking about this being doa. that's not necessarily a good indication of what's going to come from microsoft. but that being said, um, there's lots of great benefits and things and perks that people are talking about, um, associate with the thii surface tablet. one of them, however, is not the price tag, and that's part of the complexity of this story. the company revealing just a few days ago what the price will be of the microsoft surface rt and the pro device. it's $70 more than the basic version of the ipad coming at $899. apple doesn't have 128 gig one, but i'm hearing today reading from tech blog/gear that there's already talk about this company planning three new devices for next year. so what you're g

i went there and some were wearing buttons that said 12/14/12 heart lauren. they had a table for people to write their thoughts to her. i want to tell you toep yo asked us to thank you. we appreciate that he is not talking about the shooter. and she will be buried here. >> 20 minute drive from here in danbury. people have gathered for a tribute there. gary is there. >> reporter: a very emotional evening right now. this is a painful story for all of us all over the world and it is acute here in the state of connecticut. and right now in danbury, a tribute to newtown. to the families and the survivors music and prayer. a short time ago a video tribute to the 20 children who died and it was so hard to watch, beautiful music playing and beautiful songs playing while hundreds of people here experiencing it. one thing, anderson, i know it is the same with you, we have covered so many tragedies, what is amazing here, we have made so many friends, i'm grateful, but sorry for how we have made these friends. that is what is happening right now. there is no such thing a

adam: lauren simonetti, see you again at 2:30. than festive holiday season for the nation's retailers. will there be more to celebrate in the new year? christian bets is here next. let's check the dollar against other global currencies. ♪ [ cows moo ] [ sizzling ] more rai.. [ thunder rumbles ] ♪ [ male announcer ] when the worldoves... futures move first. learn futures from experienced pros with dedicated chats and daily live webinars. a trade with papermoney to test-drive thearket. ♪ all on thinkorswim. from td ameritrade. adam: oil falling for the second session as gasoline supplies reach a nine month high, sandra smith has more details ffom the pits of the cme. sandra: this from a late government report on energy supplies. normally we get a crude oil report on wednesday but because of the christmas holiday we got it today and we are a few minutes from the close of the trading session for crude oil. it has been quite a week. the second straight day of losses but still hanging on to the $90 market. this crude-oil inventories key

thank you, lauren. melissa: president obama coming out and saying there is no reason to come over the fiscal cliff. how are we going to get a deal done before christmas? peter barnes is that the white house with more as the clock ticks down. peter: take the deal. take the deal the president said. the president claims he has met the republicans have weight in these negotiations. he wants to have something done by christmas. boehner has conceded on the issue of higher tax rates for wealthier americans. the house will vote tomorrow on increasing those rates only on people who make more than $1 million a year. something that the president would veto if it got to him. the president is puzzled as to why republicans just will not negotiate more on that. he suggested that maybe 700 or $800,000. the president also offered some political analysis as to why the republicans have not gotten to that point saying that some house republicans are simply worried about the politics of it. worried about challenges from tea

fox 5's lauren demarco -- to santa. fox 5's lauren demarco explains why. >> reporter: gabriella is a tiny 9-year-old with a huge heart and it's because of her sick children across the area will see their wishes come true. >> dear santa, i'm gabriella, the one with the tumor. >> reporter: gabriella wanted other children to have the same opportunity. her mother saw in an ad macy's was donating $1 to make a wish for every letter to santa received in its stores up to $1 million. >> make a wish has really touched me. >> reporter: but gabriella wanted to make sure other children in her shoes could have the same opportunity. her mom saw an ad for macy's believe campaign. for every letter to is an at it retailer was donating $1 to the make a wish foundation. gabriella decided to set a goal. >> she realized that if she could generate 10,000 letters, macy's would give $10,000 to make a wish and another child would get her wish granted. >> reporter: meet family friend chris croll. she helped gabriella start a facebook page and flu

hey lauren. >> reporter: hello, mike. if you are heading downtown, no problems whatsoever. 83, nice and clear. traveling southbound from 695 downtown to east fayette street. and here's what 95 looks like at the fort mchenry tunnel. traffic is moving along. heading out to 895, a disabled car has been cleared from the northbound lanes. checking in and looking at the abc2 timesaver traffic no delays. a normal 11 minutes from 95 up to 83. it's going to take 11 minutes as well on the outer loop from 795 down to 95. that's a look at your traffic. now over to you. >>> we heard a lot about the approaching fiscal cliff but there's a looming deadline that could have a huge impact on the economy. >> a strike involving dock workers could happen this weekend. linda so is live at federal hill and linda this could be affecting us on down the road. >> reporter: we have the port of baltimore generating lots of money and jobs. but the longshoremen thousands of them if they go on strike sunday, everything all of the cargo that comes through

good afternoon welcome to capital account i'm lauren lyster here in washington d.c. these are headlines for friday december fourteenth two thousand and twelve whether it is going over the fiscal cliff or spanish house prices suffering a severe fall there seems to be a universal fear a financial fear of gravity we're scared of falling but ironically we don't seem to have much fear of altitude push should we jim grant founder and publisher of grant's interest rate observer is here to offer his my monthly outlook plus voters in japan head to the polls sunday to cast their ballots and parliamentary elections and if recent polls are any indication they look set to elect shinzo all babies leader of japan's main opposition party he said to be the next prime minister in the face of technical recession and weak exports in that country he is demanding the make of japan begin unlimited q.e. yes i know japan has been deflated for the past twenty five years so why should we pay attention to this call from a politician today we'll ask our guests plus we had a tremendous response f

good afternoon welcome to capital account i'm lauren lyster here in washington d.c. these are headlines for tuesday december eighteenth two thousand japanese pension funds are starting to invest in gold for the first time according to the wall street journal they're looking to mitigate the damage of market shocks and reduce the risks associated with currencies the paper says until recently they've invested in mostly domestic stocks and bonds will have more on metals with the gold antitrust action committees bill murphy and chris how here in studio plus the as the z. has approved a j.p. morgan copper exchange traded fund reportedly the first one its backbite there's a copper and received the go ahead despite opposition from companies that actually use copper and some lawmakers who opposed it too now the concerns are that it could allow speculators says the market increase prices volatility and undermine price trance. parent c four and does serial model well discuss the impact and the newtown school shooting has unleashed tears tragedy and of course through talk of gun

so jim gray i'm especially lauren especially when they're forecasting concerns the future. i can i'm older than chairman bernanke and i have many more arrows under my belt therefore much more experience but let us not forget that these people missed the biggest cyclical event of their lives in the two thousand and seven eight and nine experience let me help out just a little bit of humility in the face of the ignorance we all confront and the thing we call the future i mean so anyway you were asking for me i think i don't go right up the side so so. so the federal reserve wants us to know that it will be vigilant when inflation reaches the measured rate of two and a half percent but it is a truism of our financial lives that the thing you want to measure somehow disappears when you try to measure it for example the remeasured rate of inflation was very manageable seemingly in two thousand and six and seven the thing that was inflating was the thing as it turned out that would guide our collective economic destinies for the next five years namely house prices. the powers tha

thank you, lauren. see you soon. >> sure. tumble off the cliff, a month away, and doesn't look like washington is closer to a debt deal. tracy: rich edson in dc with the latest. doesn't look like we made progress, huh in >> that's the situation, stalemate. they laughed off $1.6 trillion in tax increases, spending, and cuts, and republicans described it as far from serious. democrats say the prerequisite to any deal is a tax rate increase on families earning at least $250,000 a year. >> we're proposing to go back to clinton levels and work with republicans on tax reform to create a more simple, more fair system, but only as part of the agreement that has rates go up. >> think about the proposal frat president. if we gave the president $1 #.6 trillion of tho money. what do you think he'd do with it? he's going to spend it. it's what washington doess >> some say the two sides are firmly in their political posturing phases with four weeks to go and neither willing to put best offers on the table to show the members they pushed fo

dagen: thank you, lauren. two hours to go until an 11th hour meeting between washington and the leaders. any kind of compromise? rich edson's live on capitol hill with up-to-the-minute developments. rich, what do you know? >> republicans anticipating or expecting president obama and democrats to offer a fiscal cliff deal, perhaps a scaled back proposal, but, still, no indication that's going to happen this afternoon. the senate is in session. the house returns sunday. they will take a vote sunday night on another piece of legislation. the senate has been working on other legislation, not related to the fiscal cliff, and that has some folks in washington speculating this afternoon's meeting in the white house is nothing but show. the one senior democrat says it is a serious effort. >> well, this is not for show, but a last ditch effort by the president to bring the congressional leaders together to try to get at least a small package, small deal together before the new year to avoid some of the tax parts of the

let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. >> reporter: good morning. fog is going to be the main concern. there's a lot of reduced visibility. so take it slow. be sure to turn on the low beams and we have a crash in howard county in columbia right on columbia pike along the southbound lanes of route 175. and as we check in and look at the other main lines, 95 clear of delays right now. so you won't have problems getting to bwi airport. but check with your airline before you go to the airport because it could very well be delays due to all of this terrible, terrible fog we are experiencing. 83, nice and clear right now. heading downtown and as we check in and look at the beltway shall this is what it looks like in parkville. notice the reduced visibility here at harford road. so again, be sure to turn on the low beams and take it slow because it's treacherous out there. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. now over to you. >> thanks news time 5:32. baltimore county police aresearching for the person who shot an off-duty police officer that happ

lauren cook is in the traffic center. good day to buy me the christmas present you didn't give me yet. >>reporter: after the show, mike, after the show. if you are traveling up in hartford county, 95 nice and clear. there are no delays from mountain road all the way down to white marsh and it will remain clear as you do head into the city. and if you are traveling on 83 this morning, here's what it looks like up in hunt valley, warren road. no delays whatsoever, as you make your way into the city, it's going to take you the normal 11 minutes right now from the beltway all the way down to fayette street. and as we check in and take a look at the abc 2 time saver traffic drive times, no delays on 695. it's going to take you 11 minutes from the outer loop from 95 up to 83. and the west side nice and clear right now, 11 minutes on the outer loop from 795 down to 95. megan and charley, over to you. >>> as you look out your window this morning, it might be hard to bheef that we are in for another winter storm possibly. >> unbel

good afternoon welcome to capital account i'm lauren lyster here in washington d.c. these are your headlines for once it is number twelve two thousand and twelve it's bad interest rate decision day and the fed announced it will expand its bond buying program with forty five billion dollars a month and longer term treasury securities as expected after the conclusion of operation twist at the end of this year speaking of twist though the fed also announced it's now timing interest rate guidance to economic guide posts in these currency wars who's winning who's losing what's the collateral damage the man who wrote the book on it jim rickards is here to discuss plus does indeed value in the dollar fuel exports or does innovation and investment do that well if you think it's the latter unfortunately u.s. corporations cut an estimated one hundred seventy five billion dollars in investment from two thousand and nine to two thousand and eleven according to s. and p. which calls this un says dana will report a by the wall street journal we'll talk about that and our interview

let's check the traffic with lauren cook. >> reporter: good morning. as you mentioned, we are dealing with areas of dense fog so be careful. take it slow this morning and use the low beams to navigate through reduced visibility. using the jfx do get downtown no problems. it will be nice and clear from the beltway all the way down to the fayette street. everything is up to speed through fort mchenry as well as harbor tunnel. and as we check in and look live at the beltway here at puddy hill avenue, everything is up to speed no problems up to towson. liberty road traffic moving right along no problems getting down to route 40. megan and charley over to you. >> she loved horseback riding and singing. the sandy hook school song in her house and today the family of jessica will lay her to rest. she is one of 20 children killed during the shooting massacre in newtown connecticut. >> one other child will be laid to rest this is going to be a emotionally trying week for the small connecticut community. >> funeral for two classmates happened yesterday both also

we're going to send it on to lauren with a check on traffic. hello, lauren. >>reporter: hi, mike. we'll be dealing with snow, rain, even isolater on this morning. even though there aren't tremendous accumulations expected, it's going to cause a big mess out on the roads. so definitely take it slow. right now on 695, we are dealing with a medical emergency in dundalk. it's right on the outer loop at the key bridge. no specifics as of yet, but we will bring you the very latest as it does become available. no delays right now traveling through the tunnels. and here's what 95 looks like just north of 195, as mike mentioned, the snow starting to make its way from d.c., moving right up 95. so definitely be careful if you are heading to washington this morning. here's what 83 looks like up in hunt valley. everything moving right along. no problems from scwhann road down to the beltway. that's a look at your abc 2 news time saver traffic. megan and charley, over to you. >> thanks, lauren. >>> first lady michelle obama recently read "it was the night before christmas" to the patients at th

lauren cook in the traffic center. good morning, lauren. >>reporter: good morning, mike. the snow hasn't affected the traffic just yet. but that will all change later this morning. so definitely take it slow out there. up in hunt valley, 83 nice and clear. no delays from scwhann road down to 695. if you are traveling downtown, here's what 95 looks like at 395. traffic moving right through that fort mchenry tunnel. no delays through the hush tunnel either. as we take a look at the abc 2 time saver traffic drive times, 695 also in great shape. no problems on the east side. it's going to take you that normal 11 minutes on the outer loop from 95 up to 83. and 11 minutes on the west side on the outer loop from 795 down to 95. megan and charley, over to you. >>> for some taking down the christmas tree can be a sad time because it signifies the end of the holidays. >> for allison stewart that, process is going to take longer than most. she has 103 christmas trees inside and houdz her home. each has a different theme. the addiction to pine trees started about 13 years ago with th

they had already shared christmas together, he said. >> lauren wrapped some christmas gifts and laurene gifts to him, and i asked him what are you going to do, are you going to unwrap them. he said i can't unwrap them because when i do, that makes it permanent. then it's all too real. they both lived with their parents, they were trying to save up enough to get a dog together, to eventually move into an apartment together. i said was this forever for you. he said yeah, i was hoping that it would possibly be forever. >> he met the president. >> right. >> what did he tell you about that? >> on sunday night, we know president obama was here and he visited the family members and also, he hugged tony and i said what was that like for you. he said well, it meant a lot, it felt like a father's hug, but he wrote on lauren's facebook page after that, the president hugged me tonight and i would have given anything for you to have been the one who hugged me. and he said i just had one year, one year with you and i wanted more. we'll have a lot more on his story for our viewers coming up in a bit.

check in with lauren to see what is on today's agenda lauren what it will can we look forward to hi liz well if you've looked on any t.v. and we have many in the news room so i'm sure you have seen them to fiscal cliff is still what is all over the place another day another minor development the g.o.p. set out its plan and president obama gave his first one on one interview which was focused on the fiscal cliff now this is framed as a domestic debate when we're sitting here in washington and looking at the headlines in u.s. papers on us t.v. screens but remember this is reaching far beyond the u.s. borders creating headlines internationally of u.s. budget woes it reminds me at least of the debt ceiling debate in two thousand and eleven that reverberated around the globe and amounted to the first downgrade of the u.s. is credit in history so given that we're going to look at the perspective internationally and what other countries and other international players are thinking as they're sitting there watching these budget debates and going hey i've got all of these dollars as reserves

. >> that is lauren chung founder of mother-in-law's kimchi. her mother-in-law has owned a restaurant since 1989. >> all of this pressure. >> since she was a small child lauren's mother has warned her, never share kim chi with nonkoreans. >> and eating, we cannot fear, but not eating is not good. >> while this fermented cabbage dish is a staple in korean families, the pungent aroma can be off putting for those who did not grow up with it. and that is eye ais why it is ir lauren to sell kimchi. >> i will be at whole foods and there is a family of koreans, and that got me thinking, that is odd, why is she serving kim chi to nonkoreans. >> that is how lauren thought about kim chi, too, until five years ago when she lost her job as a high-end wine promoter. >> when the downturn hurt and i lost my marketing job instead of looking for the next marketing job in another company, i thought it was the right opportunity to go into business for myself. >> she realized that she could use her understanding of the wine and cheese market to introduce kim chi t

lauren: b.s.ould've the impact of hurricane sandy, the expectations and looking at a record in terms of holiday she rents that is probably giving investors some hope and that is why the stock is up today. liz: they're getting out of gm, current investors, now look at it, the government's hand will be out of the company moving more like a publicly traded stock. >> into the next 15 months the government will likely be completely out of gm and that is why general motors hit an annual high today. david: we're looking at a very broad fall, it is not that deep of a fall, but all the sectors are involved. looking at technology, we spotted a couple of winners. western digital and

there is lauren. e we have been doing this and special every time. big crowds showing up to welcome in the holiday season in baltimore. we'll take you to mount refreshon in a bit. and a live look this morning at japan where a few hours ago a 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit. in the past hour a tsunami warning has been lifted for the area. you are looking live this morning at tokyo. we continue in a moment. okay, now here's our holiday gift list. aww, not the mall. well, i'll do the shopping... if you do the shipping. shipping's a hassle. i'll go to the mall. hey. hi. y'know, holiday shipping's easy with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service. if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. yeah, i know. oh, you're good. [ laughing ] good luck! [ male announcer ] priority mail flat rate boxes. online pricing starts at $5.15. only from the postal service. >>> when you were a child did you write out your list. and everything has gone high tech. amazon and tall wish lets users share it with family and friends. and they are us

adam: lauren loves must tanks. i love the new ford fusion. lauren can you maim this car?irst car up. what is that? >> i'm trying to see what. looks like studebaker. adam: it is a studebaker. 53 star liner. next car. >> that is your kind of car. adam: that is my kind of car. >> looked like a cord. adam: 38 auburn. >> 38 auburn. adam: last car. >> make it a shell by. adam: what is that? >> hard to see, from here looks like it is a chrysler or impala convertable. adam: 64 studebaker convertable. previouslied owned by yours strul truly. >> you're studebaker all the way. adam: should have known that. >> avanti and studebaker. adam: studebaker went off the fiscal cliff 50 years ago. >> a lot of car companies. think about amc and everything. all about dollars and cents. it really is. do your homework and don't pay retail. adam: not about dollars and cents with studebakers. lauren fix, thank you very much. new pending home sales leap to the highest level in 2 1/2 years. a top resail expert says this is the best time to put your house on the market. we'll explain why. >>> presiden

go to lauren simonetti at the new york stock exchange.ord the meeting is underway, and the dow, down, well, triple digits, now now 89. i have a feeling we don't hear anything until the market's closed. what do you think? >> i have a feeling you are right. we tested laos, moments ago, down 100 points, but for the dow, 109 the low. it's the final hour, always very volatile as of late especially. you talked about barnes & noble and weakness in the nook business. talk about the finished hand set maker, nokia and weakness in the phone business. a lot of the smart phones just hit the market with $99 price tags, and now the "wall street t journal" found they sell for $99 on amazon.com. after christmas, it's $39. you can get the lumia822 for free at verizon wireless with a new contract. i don't know what that says about the phones, but the stock is not liking it. nokia stock down nearly 3.2% now on the day. it's one of the biggest losers back to you.world. ashley: thank you so much. well, we are a mere trading day away from falling off the -- can

good afternoon welcome to capital account i'm lauren mr here in washington d.c. these are your headlines for friday december seventh two thousand well it's jobs day u.s. jobs numbers for november came in better than expected with the b.l.s. report showing one hundred forty six thousand jobs were added much more than expected and the unemployment rate fell to seven point seven percent but why did the rate went down because more people left the labor force and when you look at the lack of exciting increases in wages that also comes out in this report what should we really make of it all and what does that portend for housing which our guest barry habib mortgage exact thinks has been a bright spot for the economy we'll hear from them plus brace yourself the f one c meets next week and some are forecasting the fed may announce more bond purchases after they do so so what is the antidote to unhinge money printing and centrally planned price fixing could gold play a role john butler is here to counter some claims we heard on this show earlier in the week and our trip d

well lauren as i said in the write up do they have any legal left to sell that mean it was a time back in two thousand we thought they might have had i think it was thirty two thousand tons. better rosso work suggested it might already be down to eight hundred thousand tons we benefit as much as twenty five hundred tonnes a year of excess selling i got to believe there can't be that much left in the system so do i expect the price to go up yes i do it's going up for twelve years or oh it's a pretty nicely this year i think there's a real valid reason for the central banks to try to limit the price of gold because obviously that their policies verge on the ponzi here when you just end up buying all of your country's debt with your in the u.s. or are doing that and those of us who would watch us would look for some toll as to whether the system is buying into or not that we all know that would be the price of gold and silver and they don't want the tail to be read in other words if we all saw the price of gold and silver getting new eyes i think we realize that the policies of the centra