gap is looking to compete with lululemon. gap opens their own store in nearby when lululemon opens a store. lululemon it generated $1 billion in sales last year. it was a down day for the markets yesterday. we had a disappointing report on june retail sales. the bloomberg maryland index falling on losses for jos. a. bank that we saw yesterday. hyatt hotels has a menu for kids by kids. it will soon offer a healthy three-course meal for children. the dinner includes natural grilled beef served with potatoes and vegetables. it served 3 million kids annually at its hotels and resorts. that is business news. reporting for wbal-tv 11 news. back to. you. >> 6:21. the ravens did not have to worry about a quarterback for the next several years. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. you up to date. there is a lot happening. we start in abingdon at 924. word of an accident that could impact your ride out of harford county. there are closures in a fact

i would appreciate, i want to bug you on lululemon. >> everybody's saying everyone's gunning for lululemon that apparel complex is coming back. i want to own lululemon. now to ryan in texas. ryan. >> caller: boo-yah, jim! this is ryan from the lone star state. i will be a freshman next year in high school. >> love it. >> our stock is first energy. >> when first energy was yielding 6% i had the company -- i had to coax them on. i said you're the buy of the century. that's a terrific utility. that merger was fantastic. at this point i like duke more than i like first energy. may i go to terry? wow, in georgia. >> caller: hey, boo-yah! >> boo-yah, terry. >> caller: your thoughts on ccl, carnival cruise lines. is it a buy? >> it's okay. do you know who's got a cruise line that's humming? disney and they have espn. go with disney, not carnival. vinny in new york. vinny! >> caller: jim, big boo-yah from new york. forget about it. >> i like it. what's up? >> caller: what's going on, brother? i have a quick question about amrn. we are a a week away from approval instead of slowly creeping up to $1

everybody's gunning for lululemon like for underarmor.complex is starting to come back. i want to own lululemon. i want to go right now to ryan in texas. ryan? >> caller: boo-yah, jim. i'm from the lone star state. i'll be a freshman next year in high school. >> love it. >> caller: our stock is first energy. >> you know what, when first energy stock was yielding about 6%, i had the company on, i had to coax them to come on. listen, you guys have to come on because you're the buy of the century. that is one terrific utility. that merger was fantastic. >> buy, buy, buy. >> at this point i like duke more than i like first energy. may i go to terri, wow, georgia. >> caller: hey, boo-yah. >> boo-yah, terri. >> caller: your thoughts on carnival cruise line. >> it's okay. i lack a catalyst, carnival. you know what, you know who has a cruise line that would be humming? disney. i want you to go with disney, not carnival. i need to speak to vinny in new york. vinny? >> caller: a big boo-yah from new york, forget about it. >> i like you, what's up?

gap 's athletic line is looking to compete with lululemon. $1 billion in sales last year with 112 u.s. locations. live at bloomberg headquarters in new york, linda bell reporting for abc 7 news. >> steve is back with us as we look at the forecast. >> just when we thought we were done with it, it is still here. changes after tomorrow on the way. >> that's good. >> it is bright and sunny with just a few high clouds. those clouds will wear away as we move through the morning. the heat is back. but the humidity will not be as impressive as it was a couple weeks ago in terms of the heat index. 81 degrees at this hour at reagan national airport. 75 in upper northwest d.c. 68 in rockville. woodstock looking at 69 degrees. temperatures outside across the board still in the '60s out to the west. 70 in culpeper. 73 in fredericksburg. upper 70's in parts of maryland. around 99 degrees around 4:00 this afternoon. the heat index readings around 102 degrees, shy of the 105 beds needed for a heat advisory. a better chance tomorrow for heat advisory as dew p

great little bag to throw over the sides from lululemon.i look two sizes thinner. >> who knew, miracle pants. >> it's a miracle. >> next charisma, a great look with charisma. >> some women actually want to show leg but don't want to wear shorts. it's a great alternative, skort. from gapfit. gives you shorts underneath, appropriate working out but coverage of a skirt. again, keep it darker on bottom, pop color on the top. available at target. again, great bag. the watch is by p.u.m.a., which is great, tracks how many calories you're burning. cute headbands that don't slip off your head when you're working out. >> looks good, too. she's ready to go to yoga class. >> bright and colorful. i love these pants. extra panel over the stomach and thighs. the jacket from lululemon. the way it's lined, also enhances curves and gives you cinched in waist. play up the color. >> ladies you look great. thanks so much. >>> coming up, kathie lee and hoda with the latest hollywood buzz but first your local news and weather. cocousti[ barks ] p] [ cat meows ]

lululemon a is a store kate toarg yoga enthusiast will open in the coming months. >>> five things to know on this friday. opening ceremonies for the olympic games kicks o michelle obalanca -- kicks off. michelle obama will lead the u.s. delegation to the stadium. mitt romney will be in tanneddance as well. >>> international aids conference in dc comes to a close today. bill clinton will speak at the closing ceremony. whoopi goldberg will address the crowd earlier in the day. >>> a lucky group of kids will play some games with oilers reliever. the team is work with the y of central maryland to filed obesity and promos healthy living. >>> and -- and promote healthy living. >>> and sock people were blocked from accessing the microblogging site twitter. they apologize for the outage. >>> a new report warns that drought may grip 2/3 of the u.s. and it's getting worse showing no signs of improving. 20% of the nation is now in sustaining 2 or some of the worst stages of drought. colorado, eye, with a kansas, missouri and nebraska seeing the worst conditions. >>> if you want a chance to win

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the great growth stocks have been rocked with starbucks, lululemon taking lumps but whole foods is the last man standing. super value and safeway have been permanent denisons of the 52-week high list. let's hope the stock drops a bit on one of these days to make it so the post quarter pop is worth being in on and tradeable. want consistency? i will call this consistency thursday. three of the most consistent companies report that day. kimberly, dunkin brands and hersheys. i can see kimberly-clarke being clipped because of the strong dollar. something you don't worry about with dunkin or hershey. it is slouching toward the 4% yield mark. consistency is hard with a cyclical company. if anybody has a shot at the upside it will be i.p., international paper. box prices are going higher. the acquisition is kicking in. i think it's a guide up, not down. and i would buy it ahead of the quarter. could be the trade of the week. we hear from one of the most consistent companies i follow until recently. celgene. we want a fuller explanation of the set-back. we want the big numbers they talk about

lululemon, a company that continues to grow, their strength, moving in the growth area of the online,y did not miss their earnings. their biggest issue was when they forecast forward, their forecasts were not quite what the street was expecting. of course those numbers continue to get higher and higher. all they had done was beat, beat, beat, beat, unfortunately sometime more in between. that's a prb. >> both stocks over the past month are down double digits. see some of the pain the stock has taken. all right. take a look at stocks talked about most in the social stratosphere and how you can use that to your trade advantage. seema mody has those details. >> take a look what's dominating. the bigger the box, the more buzz about a specific stock. let's start with some of the tech stocks gaining some traction. some of the biggest dogs of 2011 gaining momentum today for solar as well as netflix. the moves have some traders in shock. let's get to the tweets. beastified, still in disbelief they have crossed the 50-day average. joe betting if netflix crosses its auto 50 day the stock could

lululemon. still a positive year up about 25%. up 2.5% and right near the highs of the session. so, down dog. back to you. >> like the yoga preference there. thank you very much. >>> on deck, general motors and ford's rough road. both either at the 52-week lows or dog gone close. is it an overreaction to europe or a real sign of trouble? >>> honey, i shrank the iphone. the big change to make the iphone incompatible with all of those accessories you spent good money on. but is it enough to disconnect some of the loyalist apple fan boys? we'll talk about this story coming up. event. now get an incredible offer on the powerful c250 sport sedan. but hurry before this opportunity...disappears. the mercedes-benz summer event ends july 31st. on december 21st polar shifts will reverse the earth's gravitational pull and hurtle us all into space. which would render retirement planning unnecessary. but say the sun rises on december 22nd, and you still need to retire. td ameritrade's investment consultants can help you build a plan that fits your life. we'll even throw in up to $600 when yo

the class is a partnership with lululemon athletica it naps the dupont circle which is the largest yoganing session free but lets you escape with the busy city. >> nice to connect outdoors and it's in the middle of georgetown but you forget about it when you're in class. so it's a really neat feeling at the end when realize wow i'm in the center of this bustling city on the weekend yet i'm totally relaxed. >> we'll have much more on this yoga class coming up next. that's on our nbc nonstop station comcast 208, 460 verizon fios and 803 if you're on cox. they have these nice eucalyptus towels and drinks. >> i think you should run over there right now because you've been a little tense today

it's funny we will spend $170 at lululemon but not much else. people will spend money if they believe they are getting a quality product. it's mixed. no trend. consumer confidence under pressure. >> we talk about uncertainty in this election year. are for the most part employers waiting to hire to see what happens? >> they are waiting. they are not sure who will be in the white house. that means they don't know what regulation looks like, who is overseeing them and tax policy. if we were to see things expire like we're expecting that fiscal cliff, you're going to see companies cut jobs. they are going to expect higher taxes and wonder about the demand side of things. are customers going to be there to buy their products. i would say people are waiting, big business is waiting to get more clarity, not only on the election but regulatory environment to figure out what rules they are going to be following. >> cnbc's maria bartiromo. thanks so much. great to have you here. >>> it is 7:05. here is willie. >> another day of extreme onheat in the count