. >> tom: and you also brought along at&t and merck. at&t up 2%, and merck down 2%. why do you still like this drug-maker here? >> that's right. here is a company that should do well, whatever the economic environment. and you get a very high dividend yield, 4.1%. so you're almost twice the 10-year treasury, and this company ought to be a cash machine. >> tom: any concern about brandon pharmaceuticals in the pipeline? >> not at all. the company is so cash rich and earning so much. >> tom: lots of folks like dividends, and you're looking for them elsewhere in the oil market. with she chevron, cv x, and oil pro prices have rebounded. and mobile, which its stock price has not been responding as the others. why these two? >> not yet. these are clearly the leaders, or certainly among the leaders. and the fact of life is they should continue to be profitable, strong balance sheets. also, these companies do not need government assistance to the extent we run into any future credit crisis. >> tom: however, what if you see the economy weakening substantially, and perhaps oil

merck also set aside $950 million for an expected end to a government investigation of vioxx. that's the pain drug that was pulled off the market in 20004 after it was linked to other health problems. a couple of big movers off of their earnings today included make-up and money. the make-up company estee lauder looking good, beat estimates by 20 cents per share. and raised its outlook. it said business in america has picked up with, quote, the luxury consumer shopping again, end quote. shares responded-- jumping more than 10% on five times it usual volume. the rally easily took out the stock's previous high in april to hit a new 52 week high. from make-up to money, life insurer genworth saw huge volume on this 10% drop. shares remain above their august lows though. earnings were a fraction of what was expected thanks to weak life and mortgage insurance five new stocks hit the market this week, including two more based in china. pacific biosciences is the first the two chinese-based i.p.o.s.-- and that's tonight's "market focus." >> susie: amtrak's efforts to modernize its flee

merck was the dow's biggest loser, falling over 1 1/2%. and wells fargo admitted wednesday it made mistakes in the paperwork for thousands of foreclosure cases. and promised to fix them. and finally, some highlights from careerbuilder.com's most unusual excuses for calling in sick. here they are. my finger is stuck in a bowling ball. i burnt he mouth on thanksgiving pumpkin pie. i'm not feeling too clever today. and, my mother was attacked by a chicken. those are real life excuses. >>> well, the heat is on. a cavalier attitude in cleveland. and net gains in new jersey. plus, game one of the world series is in the books and the giants were rude hosts, handing cliff lee his first postseason lost. your early morning sports headlines are just ahead. >>> in weather, enjoy one more warm day in the east coast and a new storm moves on to the west coast.y fo icasts comi yourhursday forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." [ male announcer ] carly fiorina. she's against banning assault weapons... and that's reckless and dangerous. she's

the first report is out, along quarterly results from chevron, cigna and merck. also tomorrow, our "market monitor" guest says gold has done no better than other commodity prices since march of last year, so why all the hype? he's james paulsen, chief investment strategist at wells capital management. >> susie: general motors announced big moves today aimed at improving its balance sheet. the auto maker will cut debt and pension obligations by $11 billion. that includes buying back nearly $2 billion in g.m. shares from uncle sam, and paying off a loan of nearly $3 billion from the united auto workers union. g.m. will also pump $6 billion in stock and cash into its under-funded pension plan. next month, the company is expected to offer shares to the public once again. >> tom: a major recall from nissan. japan's third-largest auto maker is recalling three-quarters of a million vehicles in the u.s. and another two million worldwide. the company is fixing a problem that could cause engine stalling in some nissan and infiniti trucks and suvs. the affected vehicles inc

it has to be noted that i'm going to merck as the speech was very clear in the sense that it was very nationalistic indeed she made it clear that germany had to make sure that german nationals were given a chance on the job market first before migrant communities. and hence that migrants immigrant workers or even now we're talking about their children second third and fourth generation of immigrants who have now become german themselves shouldn't be given a chance before anybody else well that's absolutely ludicrous when you listen to other politicians and commentators within german society who made it abundantly clear that there is a shortage a labor shortage in germany that they are indeed more people getting out of germany then people entering germany and that wherever possible the hurdles. to make which makes it complicated for people to come in should be. released a bit and make it more made it more flexible to welcome people can't you want to genuinely did it because you want to jump in and go ahead i think we have to differ between migration in sweden in the fifty's in the sixt

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man who has for so long ban tireless advocate who has fought for civil rights, who has fought for merck's middle class. who has fought for delaware and who now today fights for america each and every day. ladies and gentlemen, the vice president of the united states, our own joe biden. [applause] >> hey, everybody. good to see wall y'all. hello up in the balcony. hello, wilmington. good to be home. good to be home. it's good to be home. how are you doing, pal? good see you. [applause] and i tell you what, i noticed no one missed me as senator once you got cough pann. [laughter] >> i got say something about ted kaufman. all the years i served in the senate, -- no one, i mean this literally, no one has made as much of an impact in his first two years as a senator than ted kaufman in the entire 36 years i've been there. [applause] >> hey, lynn, how are you? and john carney, i want you to know i'm from clay monte toorks you know. we got a great ticket, and i tell you what, the president's always talking about chicago. and hawaii. [laughter] >> you know? they are nice. hawaii is magnificent. c

microsoft, we've got what's going on in tech spending, prokt and gamble and consumer exxon-mobile and merckose are big names we'll be focusing on. as far as the economy goes, you mentioned new home sales, exits existing home sales and expected to rise on historically low levels and case shiller and gdp later in the week and of course, that's the value of all goods and services and expected to creep up, but not enough to help the unemployment rate. >> still, going up is better than nothing. and housing numbers because they have been at an all time low and the foreclosure mess obviously, making a larger problem. so seeing the numbers go up is a good thing. >> it is a good thing and that's what you want to focus on and better versus a year ago, the thing is, will they be better than the past couple of months and depends whether you're glass half full or empty and they say, obviously, we've got to hit bottom and maybe we have and we've been hearing for a couple of years now, and nonetheless we'll keep a close eye on that and the corporate earnings by and large are blowing away estimates and hel

and as we move into next week, that's what it looks like to merck really nice mild warm temperaturesy nice mild warm temperatures expected. boo at the oakland zoo, partly cloudy, chance of showers expected for saturday. if you are looking for a dry day this weekend, sunday expected to be the drier of the two days. temperatures mid-60s. that's a look at your weather. back up to you. >>> in the headlines, the new suspension tower on the bay bridge continues growing above the bay. caltrans has been working all week to raise the tower and the current project is scheduled to be completed today but not sure with all this rain. the gas pipeline that exploded in san bruno could have its pressure turned up as the weather gets colder. the state public utilities commission has given its president the power to do so if people's use of heaters creates a huge demand for gas. there is a town hall meeting in san bruno this evening at 6:30 at saint robert's catholic church. >>> and the giants are halfway to a world championship! oh, does that look nice? last night's 9-0 win over the rangers at at&t p

. >> they are not listening to merck the way i try to lay it out now in orson welles' term there is isgop right now the subof a battle, planet g-o-p and the rhinos, republicans in name only and they are on the run from the ipos who are electable in primary only. so christine o'donnell is my ipo in chief because i don't think she can ever win a general election in delaware and i will put governor pail innocent mix. i think she is eminently able to be nominated by the republican a bitter could never win a general election for the presidency. but chris you can the people who are the ipos they can like it this way. they are just happy to be rid of the ripe knows and pragmatism is a dirty word. >> well, you know, i know about the left better than the right and there's just as much crap like that on the left. it was called ndc, november doesn't count, which is exactly like these ip ofs. as long as you win the primary we don't care who wins the general house. we want to control the left. >> how can you do that ipo and rhino thing without claymation? seems to me -- >> is it true that people in

they include amgen, lilly, pfizer and merck. i would also like to thank our members and associations that have helped us through promoting this event. including the national latina health network, tie counterfeiting coalition, men's health network, american pharmacists' association. with all of that we could not thank them enough. we appreciate the effort they have put in through their advocacy and their efforts to educate others on this issue. for those of you not familiar with the partnership, let me give a quick background about urbanization. we are comprised of 60 non- profit organizations committed to the safety of prescription drugs and protecting consumers against counterfeit medicine. our message is clear, counterfeit medicine does exist. it is up to the constituencies represented here today to take action to ensure we protect the supply chain every day. several years ago we developed the following principles to support quality assurances within these programs and help establish a drug distribution system. this includes

in the hearts of average a merck -- average americans i am newsworthy. i am giving you something that does not evoke the same feelings in other election, a feeling of finally being represented in washington. i am not a millionaire or a lawyer. i did not have a political science degree. why do have is common sense and morals, which is missing in today's leadership. fighting an uphill battle as an independent run nonstop mean from being the voice of on hurt american to finally have someone to represent them. i am strong enough to represent the people of colorado. helped me show washington that the people still run this country, not lawyers, not career politicians. learn more about me and my solutions at my website. >> next up with an opening statement, rep that see -- rep. betsey markey. >> i had spent most of my adult life raising three small children. i have on the two businesses, one a coffee and ice cream shop, the other a small high-tech firms that my husband and i started. i understand the challenges of not taking a salary when you have to pay your e

. >> from merck -- the sons referred directly to matthew schneider saying you are going to hell. if this was done at a public park in montana, logically i think you could conclude it was not directed at a family. but when you show up at a 20- year-old marines funeral and say you are going to hell -- >> did they have the going to hell sign at the state capitol in annapolis? >> the majority of the signs were the same. >> the particular one you mentioned, did they have those at the other two? >> yes, the only one they change was for each branch of the service. if we are forced to accept their view, that is what they testified to. mr. snyder's you in the view of the fourth circuit was that the got hate you and you are going to hell sign specifically referred to matthew snyder, and that they got four dead soldiers, mr. schneider certainly interpreted that as referring to his son. matthew schneider was the only deceased marines older. -- deceased marine soldier. they were the signs that the fourth circuit said they could avoid that issue because they can simply say this was hyperbolic