business saturday. it's a day dedicated to shopping and supporting your local small businesses. the initiative is once again being spearheaded by american express, which underwrites this program. small business saturday was officially kicked off by a shop small pop-up mall in new york city this week, where 21 local businesses gathered to launch the holiday shopping season. >> it is the most exciting day of the year for my business, actually. i have a small website, where i sell handbags and personal accessories. and i have been spreading the word about small business saturday since last year. i was so excited about it. >> it's like having someone in your corner. small business owners are very overwhelmed. with everything that we have to do. >> people in our community are definitely looking for ways to support small business saturday. so i know a lot of the local stores are having sales, and special offers, and really encoiraging customers to come and shop that day. >> more than 50 elected officials have given their backing to the small business saturday campaign, and the buy loc

>>> customers get ready to support their communities on small business saturday. how the buy local movement has texas farmers and suppliers working together. >>> in vermont, a neighborhood general store competes against retailers. getting customers to think small is coming up next on "your business." >>> small businesses are revitalizing the economy. american express open is here to help. that's why we are proud to present "your business" on msnbc. >>> hi think, everyone. i'm j.j. rackberg. welcome to your business. we give you tips and advice to help your business grow. november 26th, tucked between black friday and cyber monday. it's a day dedicated to shopping and supporting local small businesses. it's being spearheaded by american express, which underwrites this program. it was officially kicked off by a shop small pop-up mall in new york city where 21 local businesses gathered to launch the holiday shopping season. >> it is the most exciting day of the year for my business, actually. i have a small website where i sell handbags and personal accessories. i have been spreading

put into local banks the local bank then runs out to the local entrepreneurs who start more local businesses and hire more local workers to go and buy local stuff with their paychecks but when transnational giants take over main street the money is no longer cycled through the city instead like a giant vacuum cleaner all those profits are sucked out of the city every night somebody pushes a button and it all goes off to we're over his deposit where the trans national giants headquarters are and increasingly that's an attack haven like the cayman islands and these trans national mega corporations they don't really give a damn about the city in which they're setting up shop it's merely a place to hire some cheap labor and extract some profits make some sales. in some cases corporations even contribute to the bankruptcy of communities take what happened in jefferson county alabama the county was forced to file bankruptcy in fact it was the largest ever municipal bankruptcy in american history why because the city got screwed over by bankers on wall street in a twisted scheme of corruption and f

we have a large number of local businesses. i think we already have tens subcontractors from the bayview who are going to be working on this project. one of them already started and cleared the space here. we want to give a shout to oliver transbay. another great firm benefiting from your tax dollars. derek has been making sure that we do the out reach so that we do not miss an opportunity for companies to participate. and then we are working with our partners within the government. one of the mayor's former departments, romulus, has been working with us. we have odierno rodriguez, ken, and others making sure that we maximize opportunities. one of their big partners when they're working in this neighborhood is abu. we are working closely with them. i want to give a shout out to them. we want to see more local residents getting work. [applause] and then the rest is up to us, dpw, working with the library. the guy that will be working day to day with freddie, our resident engineer, garland wong. he will be living here and will no

from funding to help a local business expand their operations... to financing for an organization which provides affordable housing for artists... and partnering with a local hospital to help expand patient care. because the more we do in baltimore, the more we help make opportunity possible. >> bwi marshall airport will be getting a another facelift, this one to the tune of $100 million. the changes will include concourse of great spirit that is expected from southwest air transporter. plus a new nine plan security check point. it will be funded by airport revenue and is expected to begin next tuesday. the project should be concluded by summer 2013. heavy rains are being blamed for an oyster die off at the chesapeake bay. experts say record spring rain made the upper bay too fresh for too long propping the salt content that is needed for oysters to survive. >> there is nothing here for them to work on. this bar was planted with oysters back in 2006. we should have been finding some oysters here. >> there was also some good news. while they found a

twenty five dollars in credit to their customers as long as they promise to buy something at a local business they're calling their campaign small business saturday they call it. small businesses are the lifeblood of the market unities on november twenty sixth made a huge impact by stopping small and small business when the purchase or so became the business in cali i played shop at the top team to see how will you be doing make a pledge to shop small. shops well this is a. notice all those small businesses that are highlighted that video if current trends continue pretty soon they'll be gone and instead they'll be replaced by transnational giants like these guys so this is a good move i mean it's a lifeline to american struggling small businesses sure american express maker like . author of the campaign but arguably it's for the greater good because whether people realize it or not giant transnational corporations are eating their towns. for example when a new wal-mart opens up for every job it's created one and a half jobs are lost because more than eighty five percent of all the stuff sold

twenty five dollars in credit to the customers as long as they promise to buy something at a local business they're calling their campaign small business saturday they call it. small businesses are the lifeblood of our communities on november twenty sixth made a huge impact by stopping small and small business saturday one thirty one purchase is ok so if you pay for the business and. i played chop shop i think obviously now would you be to make the push ups the shops will be sent. a notice all those small businesses that are highlighted that video if current trends continue pretty soon they'll be gone and instead they'll be replaced by transnational giants like these guys so this is a good move i mean it's a lifeline to america's struggling small businesses sure american express will make like a huge. profit off the campaign but arguably it's for the greater good because whether people realize it or not giant transnational corporations are eating their towns. for example when you were an art opens up for every job that's created one and a half jobs are lost that's just more than eighty five

the preservation of authentic local business and the cultural identity of the neighborhood. to provide authentic service, we recommend the involvement of local business and those from japan. if the current local businesses are unable or unwilling to sustain their activity, we encourage the recruitment of japanese nationals to maintain the authenticity of the neighborhood. and number three is a multi- purpose facility. a small library with japanese writing and an internet cafe and a performing arts center. and the ninja-warrior style gymnasium. in regards to the potential high-rise development and increased density, we would like to keep japan town defended against gentrification. we know that there may be gentrification but if this becomes the case would like to have adequate and affordable housing available to the residence. thank you. >> and you said you had a 18- page report somewhere? >> i will get this to you in a little bit. >> i would like to see that, thank you. >> commissioners, i am -- i was wanting to say a few words, since i where several hats representing japan

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. >>> local businesses, some charities out millions, investigators say duped by a major ponzi scheme. >> rain today and more on the way. the fox 5 storm force is breaking down the trouble for your thanksgiving travel on this very foggy evening. >>> we'll begin tonight with a super failure on capitol hill. good evening. i'm brian bolter. >> i'm shawn yancy. the committee in charge of cutting more than a trillion dollars from budget did not chop a dime. now the trickle down effect is sure to hit your wallet. fox 5's laura evans starts us off from the newsroom. >> 12 members of the bipartisan committee admit they were not able to come to an agreement. i literally a lot of talk and no action -- it's literally a lot of talk and no action and the finger pointing that started months ago continues. >> reporter: after two months of closed door negotiations the six republicans and democrats on the super committee have given up. president obama is reissuing the call for compromise to lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. >> there will nobody easy off ramps on this one. we need to keep the pressu

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everyone should support local businesses. >> some say that they already have carried over business >>brian: en la of fall. that kept temperatures cool. in the '50s for santa rosa and. just like this morning, tomorrow morning we will see issues would fall. what happens during nighttime hours the fog begins to drift into the east bay. visibility will be dropping below a quarter of a model. a dense fog advisory for tomorrow. in the afternoon, look for the fog to clear. i will talk more about the sunday forecast coming up. >>vicki: coming up, what compromises were made and the nba lockout. we will take a look at medicare cuts in and we will start a course to mars to find out if life criticisms of the red planet. >>vicki: basketball fans could be celebrating more than christmas. nba owners and players have reached a tentative agreement to a and the lockout. games will start on christmas day. >> the second longest work stoppage in nba history may soon be over. early saturday morning, owners and players reached a provisional agreement. >> we have reached a tentative understanding that is sub

from funding to help a local business expand their operations... to financing for an organization which provides affordable housing for artists... and partnering with a local hospital to help expand patient care. because the more we do in baltimore, the more we help make opportunity possible. the family of a student who died after an alleged marching band incident -- >> the 26-year old died after a game on november 20th. the medical examiner has not said how he died but the orange county sheriff believes haying was involved. all performances have been suspended while investigating. >> we have to expose this culture ander rad rate it and that's why we're filing this legal action if the >> i am committed to make certain that we -- [unintelligible] >> this band is unbelievable. this band even marched in president obama's ininauguration. at least 30 band members were let go this semester because of possible haying >>> another sex scandal is rocking another college sports this time sir accuse university. barny fine lost his position yesterday for charges

at bank of america, we know the impact that local businesses have on communities. that's why we extended $7.8 billion to small businesses across the country so far this year. because the more we help them, the more we help make opportunity possible. >>> areolder americans prospering while younger generations are left with a slice of the pie. the median wealth of all house holds has grown 42% in the last quarter century. at the same time, a network of house holds run by someone 35 and under has declined by 68%. joining me now is marie malone, the author of a new york magazine cover story called "the kids are actually sort of all right." great piece. we want to really zero in on this, because older households are seven times younger. that number was just 10 to 1. what happened? >> there were a couple things that happened. a lot of your household's wealth comes from your housing assets. young people are not able to buy homes. that's another piece of the pie. the other piece of the pie are they're taking out other debts to go to college. the amount here is $25 million.

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you are a local business, and therefore you could not get a job placement. but we will take care of that after. i want to continue the meetings of the others can talk and we can move on. i am around, i am not going anywhere. >> yolanda jones. >> i am yolanda jones, bayview resident for 51 years. i want to piggy back, but i will tell you new things. when my father, charlie walker, comes to every meeting, i said i am going to open my own business and i will get all of the certification that use a unique and i will try to get some work. i am certified -- transportation authority, redevelopment agency, everybody that you are supposed to be certified that you're black and out of this community. you said one thing and. the disconnect from them in hunters point, yes. we have been lied to. i have been certified. i am on nine contracts. but only one of them started for me and it was 30 days and that was it. i am on * contracts but i have learned they have to find out when they start. if it goes to 2018 and you put me out on 2017, i will be out of business by then. th

american express has launched its small business ad campaign. >> when purchase is all it takes. >> to steer holiday shoppers starting this saturday toward local independently owned businesses instead of bigger stores on black friday or online on cyber monday. this as new research shows small businesses raise the value of properties that surrounds them. >> due to the increased popularity of the small district inchs, it has led to an increased. >> of american express is hoping small business saturday becomes as successful as black friday. chris clackum, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the baltimore ravens beat the san francisco 49ers. a family picture before the game. all smiles before the kickoff. a key defensive play in the second quarter. alex smith tried every deep score. baltimore up 3 at the break. a huge plate at the start of the third quarter. there's the interception. so good we will watch it three times. it was big at the point. ray lewis likes it on the sidelines. not to the fourth quarter. joe flacco finds dennis pitta in the end zone. the ravens take the lead 13-6. the story of the game was sacks. the ravens but all kinds of pressure on san fr

program, a small business program as we are federally funded. we are not able to put local preferences or hiring goals on our contracts. but we do have a small business program, and if you do have an l.b.a. certification, you are considered a small business in our program. that is one of several certifications we accept. overall, all of our contracting, over 30% of our contracts and subcontracts have been going to small businesses. so we are looking to seeing that number grow. i am going to turn it over, i believe, to virginia, and i will be available for questions during the q & a. [applause] >> hi. good afternoon. i am virginia harmon, and i am here on behalf of our director of transportation, ed risken. as most of you are aware, the transportation agency is the seventh largest transit agency in the country. therefore, there are a significant number of opportunities on our contracts and the employment opportunities associated with those contracts as well. >> i'm sure most of you are aware that we are currently bidding and working on the central subway project. that is an

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it has been talked about by local business leaders, and it seemed that customers are on board.ay night wisconsin avenue is the part of georgetown. could you imagine the strip without cars? >> that would be great. . >> it is an area that local business leaders would like to bring more traffic to, by closing down a significant stretch one cent each month an idea being kicked around. >> it would be great. it would be very novel. i think it might be a fun thing to do once a month. >> the issue? the traffic. closing down wisconsin avenue from the waterfront to the east and it would make for a busy thoroughfare. and they are aware that it would mean rerouting several buses and maintaining an area for emergency vehicles to access. still, residents seem keen on keeping it without cars at least a day. >> to have a day where people can walk more freely, the streets are crowded definitely would be worth it. >> some of the door. traffic still coming into the georgetown neighborhoods that already have narrow roads. that is something they have thought about. it would be something that was ta

local businesses was approaches 50%. working through these trade packages and gathering in put for a with the projects we have and the work we have in those projects. that being said, gathering that in put, your input is greatly appreciated on what you can do and what you would like to do. that helps us work with the contractors and the teams to help us develop the packages and create meaningful work. at the airport, it is san francisco interpret airport, and it should be all about san francisco. with the success of our terminal two project and how that worked. we are moving forward with a number of exciting projects. i want to touch on some of them. boarding area e, part of american airlines. they have moved into the new terminal two building, which has created an opportunity to remodel and do a seismic retrofit on an old build. it will be similar to what we did on terminal two. it is a $90 million project. we selected hensle research-phelps as a design and builder. those trade packages for that contract should probably

so community and local businesses chipped in to save it contributing thousands in cash, materials and labor. l runs >> this is actually worth every smile. this morning when we were finishing everything off, you get to a point you're really tired. you see everybody smile when the tree turns on and it means everything to you. >> the annual holiday festival runs six weeks. the opening ceremonies included music, santa and a new mascot, blinky the reindeer. >>> union square tree lighting in san francisco was a rather star sturdied affair. the 80-foot fir -- studded affair. the 80-foot fir tree wearing 20,000 twinkling lights. it's the most recognized in the bay area. for 22 years macy's has given the tree to the city as a gift. santa was there, of course. >> three, two, one. light that tree! [ cheering and applause ] day sp >> in another part of town our very own roberta gonzales was leading the holiday spirit with her friend in the red suit there, tonight the 47th tree lighting ceremony, an entire afternoon and evening filled with holiday entertainment, performances by city opera sf and y

financing industries that are creating jobs in boston or providing funding for the expansion of a local businesserving a diverse seattle community and supporting training programs for tomorrow's workforce in los angeles. because the more we can do in local neighborhoods and communities, the more we can help make opportunity possible. . >>> bradley cooper. >> there you go. >> always a movie. >> always. >> i don't want to scare you by tomorrow a week from thanksgiving. . . and. >> and i haven't shopped. >> have a good night.

at bank of america we know the impact that local businesses have on communities. 13.2 billion to small businesses across the country so far this year. because the more we help them, the more we help make opportunity possible. >> straight ahead at 6:00, explosive new abuse allegations against a college coach. we have a live report coming up for you. plus extra security. why herman cain is now protected by the secret service. >> regis we all bid you sweet adieu. >> this after 50

from funding to help a local business expand their operations... to financing for an organization which provides affordable housing for artists... and partnering with a local hospital to help expand patient care. because the more we do in baltimore, the more we help make opportunity possible. . >>> controversy over a mural painted outside a high school in west virginia. >> the painting is a cross with the bible quotation and it was done by the fellowship of christian athletes but the aclu says it may violate the constitution. >> when you have a student passing it, it's likely to interpret it as a painting endorsed by the school or a message endorsed by the school. and that violates separation of church and state. >> at the same time the aclu admits through the equal access act all school clubs need to be treated the same and they are looking into the situation if other school groups have paintings on other school walls and they are currently reviewing all the information displayed by the james river high school clubs. >>> well american airlines say

affecting local businesses, some staying open, some closed.looeast one local school has decided to close because of the protest. >>> dodgers stadium and the team itself is up for sale this morning. dodgers and major league baseball say they are agreeing to a court-supervised sale of the team. dodgers file for the record chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in june after dispute between owner frank mccourt and mlb commissioner bud selig over media rights. mccourt bought the stadium, the team and the parking lots for $421 million back in 2004. it's likely to sell for two to three times as much now. a potential buyer could be billionaire mark cuban. >>> former giants slugger teaming up with bryan stow's family. >> i would like you to join me and my friends in supporting bryan stow and his family. many of you know bryan's story. >> that is barry bonds, standing alongside stow's family. he is supporting an effort to raise college money for stow's two children. stow, good news, making progress in his recovery. he is now able to give the right answers to

from funding to help a local business expand their operations... to financing for an organization which provides affordable housing for artists... and partnering with a local hospital to help expand patient care. because the more we do in baltimore, the more we help make opportunity possible. >>> walt disney company is not going ahead with plans to build a 500 room resort in the national harbor in prince george's county. in 2009 disi did announced purchase -- disney announced purchasing 11 acres for a planned hotel but they say now is not the time. county officials expect them to be a critical component of the hotel complex. >>> gas price continue to drop and some drivers in central texas are paying less than $3 a gallon for regular unleaded. nationwide the average price for regular unlet'sed did -- unleaded did $3.3 3. in baltimore drivers paying about$3.22. and hopefully we can get a little below that $3 a gallon and maybe keep up with the people in texas. >>> abc2 news is working to save on your gas as you travel for your holidays coming up. and

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so, pick your favorite local business... and join the movement. ledge to shop small at big top candy shop. allen's boots... at juno baby store. make the pledge to shop small. please. shop small on small business saturday. >>> some of richard nixon's secrets are being revealed tonight for the first time. you're about to hear his voice and learn what he said under oath to the grand jury investigating his presidency after he'd already resigned, part of a trove of material released today. our justice correspondent pete williams has more on the new tapes including nixon's own description of a strange pre-dawn visit to the lincoln memorial. >> i want all the people -- >> reporter: it was one of the oddest moments in richard nixon's presidency. may, 1970. after sleeping only a few hours he got up at 4:00 a.m., listened to a little rachmaninoff and slipped out of the white house with just three secret service agents and headed to the lincoln memorial. students were stunned to see him show up where they were protesting the vietnam war. he dictated a memo ab

so, pick your favorite local business... and join the movement. i pledge to shop small at big top candy shop. allen's boots... at juno baby store. make the pledge to shop small. please. shop small on small business saturday. at bank of america, we're lending and investing in communities across the country, from helping to revitalize a neighborhood in brooklyn to financing industries that are creating jobs in boston or providing funding for the expansion of a local business serving a diverse seattle community and supporting training programs for tomorrow's workforce in los angeles. because the more we can do in local neighborhoods and communities, the more we can help make opportunity possible. >>> the key goal, as i understand from our staff investigators, has no employees, no clients, and doesn't do very much business. it's a consulting company that operates out of your home. would you speak to that? >> sir, i guess i can be asked hundreds or thousands of questions today but briefly i must respectfully invoke the privileges that i said before. >>

jean quan has been fighting complaints from local businesses that she is not doing enough to address the economic impact of the "occupy" encampment. today she asked those backing the "occupy" movement to get involved. and in her letter she says, we ask the many oakland individuals and organizations who have shown their concern to reach out to the encampment directly. businesses say they are tired of talking. they say that revenue is down 30 to 40% since the protests began not to mention the damage from all the violence and the vandalism. in their letter today, the local businesses say it's extremely frustrating to see that our efforts to fund improvements and improve parks and public spaces have been threatened by weak, confusing and inconsistent messages from the city." in the meantime, wells fargo may be getting an unlikely customer. the "occupy" oakland movement according to one of its members the group's general assembly voted to put a $20,000 donation from "occupy" wall street into a wells fargo account. the bank said today if this report is true, it demonstrates that even "occu

and speaking of small business, cornerstone has a lot of small businesses, give them a shotout. give the local shops that need your business as well. speaking of the fog, it's starting to thicken up. half a mile visible in fairfield. four mails in novato, and six miles at sfo. we'll definitely see the dense fog continue to creep in through the evening hours. with the strong easterly wind flow picking up the fog and movinged towards the bay area. so dense fog advisory is in effect until 10:00 tomorrow morning. so north bay valleys, east bay valleys, and parts of san francisco, just kind of scattered around the san francisco bay area, and visibility will be well reduced, and of course the fog advisory in the central valley as well so holiday travelers, be advised you're going to find reduced visibilities there. current temperatures right now, 48 in napa. 52 in san francisco and oakland. san jose, 49 degrees. liver move, 50. high pressure will continue to build in, and as it does so, we'll continue to push down or bring us descending air mass, and it's going to keep the fog near the surface. so d

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