so to go all the way back to mike mcdonald, the money that was collected from the saloon and jamming interest in downtown chicago went to fund activities of the democratic party. and that continues on all the way into prohibition. when mcdonald passed what, to alderman became the prominent purveyors of flies in the city of chicago. there were others in other locations of the city but they ran what was called the levee district, right here where we sit was part of the original customs house levy. this very neighborhood we are physically sitting in today, and it was four, five, six square blocks of houses of prostitution, saloons, gambling dens, freak shows, all kinds of crazy things speeded much my acer now -- much nicer now. >> and that was the center of the money that was used to fuel the democratic party here, all the way through, although up until jim thompson, not jim thompson but until big bill thompson became mayor. gives republicans we have to give them equal time as far as being corrupted but typically the democrats have control of chicago. so by the time al capone guided at t

just part of ceo mike mcdonald's helm in 2009. several key strategies driving growth including a focus on marketing and breaking ground on new stores. today they have 377 national locations and they plan for almost 400 by the end of the year. perhaps the company's greatest success catering to the core customer with deep discounts and rewards when consumers need them most. >> it's a very simple program. it's very easy to sign up and ed essentially after you spend about $150, we will send you a $10 certificate good on the next purchase. >> it's beneficial and i don't have to have a card, just give them my phone number and i get the coupon in the mail once in awhile and you can use. >> reporter: what's on deck to drive growth forward? enhancing the experience through what dsw calls an omni channel, online and mobile. and the company is expert meanting with smaller stores. >> we will be testing smaller format stores that we can use to infiltrate smaller markets and to fill market voids that might exist in existing markets we serve. >>

just part of ceo mike mcdonald's vision when he took the helm in 2009. several key strategies driving growth including a focus on marketing and breaking ground on new stores. today they have 377 national locations and they plan for almost 400 by the end of the year. perhaps the company's greatest success catering to the core customer with deep discounts and rewards when consumers need them most. >> it's a very simple program. it's very easy to sign up and ed essentially after you spend about $150, we will send you a $10 certificate good on the next purchase. >> it's beneficial and i don't have to have a card, just give them my phone number and i get the coupon in the mail once in awhile and you can use. >> reporter: what's on deck to drive growth forward? enhancing the experience through what dsw calls an omni channel, online and mobile. and the company is expert meanting with smaller stores. >> we will be testing smaller format stores that we can use to infiltrate smaller markets and to fill market voids that might exist in existing markets we serve. >>

>> like mike mcdonald, i'm anti-apology, i think they should never be accepted.'m prehe tetending, the thing e said the n-word on jay-z's cd, i think she will be back with six months with dog the bounty hunter, right? wasn't he fired for the n-word and six months later he is back? >> i think so, yeah, you are right, that was recorded. i don't know anymore. vy no long-term memory. >> mike, a racist yourself, is your career over or just beginning? >> mine is -- it's at a mediocre rise. >> you are like a journeyman. >> in certain communities in south africa, and in the older crowd in germany. they enjoy me quite a bit. it's a bit over kill, what she said, she should be kind of you now punished in some way for this and she is apologizing, i never know, somebody pointed out dog the bounty hunter who was on tv apparently, these people have a short-term, i did a story now about a guy who got fired from his job for plagerizing. and he signed a lucrative book deal six months later. >>s he is not -- >> yeah. >> i can think of at least half a dozen liberals that have been c

ceo mike mcdonald, he's the one that implemented a lot of changes when he took the helm in 2009 thattime when the economy was really struggling. several of their key strategies that have been successful include a focus on operating efficiencies, marketing, and also breaking ground on new stores. they have 377 national locates, planning for almost 400 by the end of the year. driving future growth, that's what we're always worried about. they're trying to enhance the customer experience through what dsw calls the omni channel, making shopping seamless between in store, onlynn and mobile platforms. the company is experimenting with smaller stores and growing its e-commerce business as well. as always, when consumers are involved, there are risks. >> i think the things that worry consumers are things like higher taxes, higher gas prices, particularly in the midwest. i think early in the year they worried about some of the national budget concerns, the sequester, all of that. i think that's basically behind us for the time being. >> most analysts that cover the stock are rating it a buy.

mike mcdonald creates this group who put their own mayor and office and that was really essentially thef organized crime in chicago. if we just for a moment put aside the idea of the mafia and organized crime is, it is kind of political protection. it's part and parcel so to speak with government. they really kind of two sides of the same name. the upper world and the underworld. throughout the united states, particularly machine towns like chicago, kansas city, philadelphia, certain period of time in new york, based money was used to fund political activity. if the q-quebec to make the donald, the money collected from the saloon in downtown chicago went to fund the activities of the democratic party. that continued all the way into prohibition. when donald passed away, john coughlin became the prominent purveyors. there are others in other locations of the city, but different what was called the levee district. right where we said as part of the original customs house the very neighborhood that were physically sitting in today and was four, five, six blocks, solons, gambling, freak sho

mcdonald's restaurant. >> he was eating french fries and flipping burgers and i chased him behind the counter. >> one by one the passengers are leaving the vehicle. meanwhile, the officer's mikeide the mcdonald's. >> you better open this door! >> it was only a matter of time he would get caught in the back of the store. >> open the [ bleep ] door! you better open it because i've got the cavalry coming. >> the cavalry arrives in the form of officer scott silver. >> i'm like, where is my partner? where's the suspect? >> limo owner john gambino frantically watches the action from the outside. all of a sudden i saw him grab a chair and he was trying to smash the window. the window actually broke. he went through the window. as i see this guy dive through the plate glass window, he's all caught up. i'm thinking, this guy is pretty crazy. >> the two officers give chase as the suspect bolts back toward the limo. to everyone's shock, he dives into the backseat. >> at the time there was nobody in the limo, there was no driver. it's my initial instinct was that he was possibly going for a weapon. >> not taking chances, they blast the suspect with their tasers. >> we both hit him in the

mike? >> we were talking relative to names like duncan. let's bear in mind this company is the second largest publicly traded company in the country. it's worth $50 billion, half the size of mcdonald's. i wonder how much longer growth can keep up. i still like the stock but i'd wait for a pull back before i would add.

mike. >> a perfect example of consumption in u.s. is a mcdonald's, starbucks, or yum. the kind of companies selling to the chinese consumer. the infrastructure play, from beijing to tinxen, you see miles and miles of empty infrastructure. it's already built out in china. >> let me bring it back to the u.s. market. the dow continues to climb. art came by a second ago and said it looks like the bias is to the downside, and in a big way, interestingly enough. >> that is interesting. i was talking to art earlier and trying to get his take on this market. he, one, points to the gdp. but art was very focused, bill, on what the central bankers and policymakers were saying around the world. as he said, certainly, you listen to the chinese, also we had in the u.k., the b.o.e. member sounding very dovish. as art was saying, a lot of cooing coming out of the central banks and you see the blue chips responding. >> mike thompson, who do you like here? if we're going to see this kind of volatility, what do you invest in to try to protect your portfolio here, do you think? >> well, a

coming up, oh, conclusive interview with the jockey mike smith who has more than 5,000 victories. >> wow. later on, why mcdonald'skfast is truly the most important meal of the day but first to bill griffith. what's coming up in the "closing bell"? two great hours of programming. google looking to buy its google mapping system. we'll look at charts on that one. also, one of wall street's biggest bulls is turning a little bearish. she will explain. how he feels you should protect yourful of in case of a summer swoon this year. >>> and we'll hear from somebody who says the fed's easy money policies have made every asset class, not just stocks, overpriced. all that and more at the top of the hour. kayla tausche with me today. join us for the most important trading hour. meantime, more "street signs" and the jockey who would be the belmont over the weekend. after this. all business purchases. so you can capture your receipts, and manage them online with jot, the latest app from ink. so you can spend less time doing paperwork. and more time doing paperwork. ink from chase. so you can. we've been bringing people togethe

mike sugerman kpix 5. >> studies show other unlikely spots for premium wine could be england and china. >>> then when mcdonald's sold french fries they would sell more wine. >> yeah. >> who knows. [ laughter ] >> start buying property in idaho. >> you know, he did mention it's a little cooler. breezes will calm down and temperatures will increase over the next couple of days. let's take a live look outside right now. a beautiful shot of the golden gate bridge this evening. clear blue skies and mild temperatures topping out in the murder 70s for many locations low 60s for san francisco. santa rosa around 80. one. warm st. patrick's for us today. -- one of the warm spots for us today. breezy conditions continue tonight and clouds making their way inland overnight. but early clearing tomorrow making way for a warmer thursday. summer arrives tomorrow night at 10:04 p.m. by the time we see our first full day of summer on friday we'll see temperatures slightly warmer once again. low pressure keeping us cool will be moving to the east. we have high pressure building in from the west and as it does, a gradual warming t

mike? >> we were talking relative to names like duncan. let's bear in mind this company is the second largest publicly traded company in the country. it's worth $50 billion, half the size of mcdonald'si wonder how much longer growth can keep up. i still like the stock but i'd wait for a pull back before i would add. >> top angle investors came together to discuss early investing. where does hot tech start up lie? >> fear and resentment of ipo. many say last year's facebook offering is to blame. some tech investors and companies feel that the traditional offering mechanism is essentially broken. they say the process of going public is getting harder. it takes an average of nine years for a tech company to be ready for an ipo. 100 million in revenue is essentially required to get there. 3,000 companies that get capital p funding each year, only 150 go public. once you are public it's not easy either. some of these investors have argued you have the expense and administrative responsibilities and oftentimes shares are ail indicated to hedge funds who flip them immediately. the fantasticalness is a grip and it's unclear whether new retail investors as a result of the jobs act is going t

economy with mike's cancer for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune in to conjure reports . in screw news when natalie gunn shannon opened up an envelope for mcdonald's she thought she was getting her paycheck for the three week period she worked at a shaver town pennsylvania wing of that fast food chain and she got instead was a chase bank debit card and information on how to open up a bank account a process which in this case could have led to a multitude of fees and surcharges and as soon spent dolls' was making ms channon pay to get her paycheck she has now quit her job along with some of her coworkers and joined in on a class action lawsuit seeking punitive and compensatory damages from her former employer. in light of today's increasingly d. unionized and service sector oriented workforce is gone shannon story is a frightening one is this just a bad story or the sign of a growing trend let's ask independent journalist sarah jaffe sarah welcome back hi tom thanks for having me thanks for joining us again first off doesn't pose of a new law require that employees be paid by cash or check. you would think so. i mean i am continually impressed by t