this is still considered a typical year for neurovirus. no better, no worse. but california reports a spike staid wide. >> the woman charged in an aent muslim attack is now banned. denise slater to stay away from the man she's accused of throwing hot coffee at during her rant. the vel phone video shows later this month. >> is an arsonist on the loose in the north bay? >> we've had five here in the last ten days. >> from a church to a health center, a lot of people on edge. >> plus, trying to undo the horror of combat. abc 7 news listening to a new device that can help veterans dealing with ptsd. >> out with the old, in with the new year. >>> a string of fires with a possible arsonist. this map shows you just how close all of these fires have been. a couple within just an hour of each other. abc 7 news reporter spoke with investigators. she's live with the latest. >> well, the russian river health center has been boarded up and part of the roof clansed. investigators are taking a hard look which firefighters believe could be the work of an arsonist. >> it easte

. >>> marin county health officials are reporting to new outbreaks of neurovirus. one at the youth center. children there began showing symptoms of the disease on december department of water and power 15th. another case at the jewish community center's childcare facility. now, this brings the number of neurovirus outbreaks in the downty to six this year. the virus is spread -- norovirus is spread through direct contact by eating food or drinking liquids contaminated with the virus or touching contaminated surfaces and touching one's mouth u. >>> despite her critics, hillary clinton is still one of the most admired public figures at least according to one new poll. gallop has released the annual survey showing the former first lady tops the list as the most admired person, man or woman for the 20th time. president obama is the most admired man for the fifth time. he lead the pack be 17% of the vote. but a surprising result is who came in second. it was a tie between donald trump and pope francis. each received 5% of the vote. trump returned to the list for the firs

chipotle officials now say they believe neurovirus is to blame for the outbreak who sickened studentsho ate at the restaurant over the weekend. this afternoon the number of sick students jumped from 3 0 to 80. boston college is working with health officials to confirm whether the illness is, in fact, neurovirus. chipotle officials believe it's an ice lated incident not connected to the e. coli infections that have closed 43 restaurants in the pacific northwest in october. >>> new york's attorney general is taking aim at t-mobile and looking into allegations of false advertising. lot of consumers have complained that t-mobile doesn't follow through on its promise to eliminate service contracts and fees for switching carriers. critics say 91% of t-mobile customers end up locked into two-year programs that are the equivalent of those contracts. the company says it stands by its advertising. >>> another great day across our region. we saw a few high clouds coming on through, high serous clouds making their way through the area. not bad at all. look at reston town center, nice afternoon, i

neurovirus not e. coli, but an acute gastrointestinal illness. it could be one more indication, but chipotle saying it look like it is neurovirus, not e. coli, and limited to that one restaurant in the boston area. >> i don't know if that's better or worse, dom. sounds bad to me on both of them. chipotle shares down more than 2%. >>> when we come back, much more on chipotle. tim love joins us live to weigh in on this crisis. how safe is our food and how does a restaurant deal with something like this? [vet] two yearly physicals down. martha and mildred are good to go. here's your invoice, ladies. a few stops later, and it looks like big ollie is on the mend. it might not seem that glamorous having an old pickup truck for an office... or filling your days looking down the south end of a heifer, but...i wouldn't have it any other way. look at that, i had my best month ever. and earned a shiny new office upgrade. i run on quickbooks. that's how i own it. . >>> mining companies are falling sharply this morning. anglo american says it plans on cutting

chipotle officials now say they believe neurovirus is to blame for the outbreak. they say they believe this is an isolated incident. not a spread of the e. coli infections that closed 43 restaurants in the pacific northwest in october. the boston college students who became sick have been tested for neurovirus and e. coli. it will be another day or two before those test results are back. >> apologies if we ruined your dinner there. >> i know. >>> okay. tom kierein and i are here at 5:00 p.m. for the 5:00 p.m. newscast. you feel different? >> you didn't oversleep. actually 5:49 p.m. sun won't come up for 13 hours. >> that's good to know. oh my goodness. >> good to see you. welcome, jim. good to see you, too. on our morning show here in the afternoon. as we're starting off this morning, hey, if you have plans on going out tonight, she's going to make me out for all you can eat lobster. >> whoa. >> and jim, too. >> oh my -- >> you're welcome. it's going it be a good night for that, too. it will be rather chilly. it will be in the upper 40s here by late this evening b

chipotle officials say they believe it's neurovirus to blame for the outbreak. they say they do not believe the outbreak is linked to the e. coli infections that closed restaurants in oregon and washington state back in october. the boston college students who got sick have been tested for neurovirus and e. coli. it will be another day or two before those test results are concerned. >>> easing congestion on the american legion bridge. officials are are studying the possibility of building a new crossing. governor terry mcauliffe tells news 4 he recently ordered the study. 3 00,000 vehicles drive over the legion bridge over day making it the biggest potomac river crossing in our area. mcauliffe says it's about more than making your commute an easier one. >> it something were to happen to that bridge, it's already -- it's not in great shape. it's been around a long time. if something were to happen and we were to stop ingress and egress between maryland and virginia, what a choke point that would be for economic development. >> in the past, maryland state official

. >> a spike in neurovirus cases around state and paren county is seeing its share with six outbreaks reported since ok, several kids were sick in san rafael at the jewish center and at novato youth center it was shut down for a week fore sanitizing of the facility. all the virus can live multiple day on a cloth so washing the materials if bleach and then wipe down the counters. >> both centers are back open and the novato youth center host throughs because of the incident and neurovirus can cause vomiting and highly contagious and it is difficult to get rid of when it is in the facility. >> i want to wash my hands right now. >> actress carrie filibuster certificate firing back after being target the about her weight and what she has to say. >> leave her alone. >> leave her alone. >> and >> good morning, it is slippery. we do have clear skies and frosty temperatures but reports of black ice and precipitation in the north bay. upper 20s in napa and 28 in san ramon. it is 30 in livermore. in the north by we have a at mt. st. helena with the possibility of light showers and highway 24 ar

. >> it appear neurovirus is to blame for the food bourn illnesses. hemt officials say more than 120 boston college students are showing symptoms. neurovirus causes 20 million cases of gastrointestinal i illness each year. >> coming up, this new litter of puppies, not only adorable little guys, but they happen to be a scientific breakthrough. >> from downtown, we see your rain drops hitting the camera lens there. they will soon be falling at bay level. i'll have the accuweather forecast coming um. >> and taking a look at the drive over the bay, your san mate orksz bridge at 4 clen 35. a little bit lighter on the right side, eastbound traffic on the level. stay with us. >>> are you serious? game-winning buzzer beaters do not get much better than that. the toast of austin minnesota after he buried this full-court shot as time expired. the camera man a little shaky there. let's pan left, please. >>> but, anyway, that shot, that heave, won it. 57-56. he said he was surprised the ball went in. nothing but luck. well, maybe a little bit of skill there, as w

coli outbreak months ago in nine states followed by 141 boston college student whose caught the neurovirus after eating a at local chipotle restaurant. chipotle's stock took a beating yesterday after news of the most recent fwrooek. >> and these riders got more than they bargained for? after more than two lowers rescue workers were able to lower the ride and no one was injured. check out this police dash cam video of a car speeding off after it was pulled over for erratic driving. turns out the driver was only 13 years old. and his 8-year-old sister was also in the car. the two tried to run away but they were caught by the police. >>> gay and bisexual men will now be able to donate blood as long as they are secelibate for2 months. and hillary clinton taking to twitter saying we're so excited to meet our second grandchild. and. >>> today spaniards are super excited about the chance of winning part of a 2.4 billion$2 billion -- yes billion dollar lottery called el gordo, which is "the fat one" in spanish. top prize is $430 thousand. >>> the irs says the 2016 tax season will start on january

coli, salmonella, the neurovirus. to take any restaurant that had 1500 outlets that had raw ingredients of this nature and put it under a microscope anywhere in any developed country, how many outbreaks of this type of disease could you expect to find? >> well, you would expect to find very, very few of them because they're all very attentive to their food sources. so, this series of outbreaks with one chain has everyone, including my friends at the cdc, scratching their heads. they're trying to figure out what the common denominators here are. they're doing their best to help the food chain so that further people don't get sick. >> okay. if a billion dollar business with just 68 ingredients cannot stop this, what does that mean more generally for food safety in the country? how vulnerable are we to what we are eating? if one chain with 68 ingredients has had five infections and they can't stop it. >> actually, our food safety history in this country is the best in the world. but it's a global food source these days.

papajohns.com ♪ ♪ >>> they believe that the illness is the results of the neurovirus and not the multistatebreak of e. coli linked to its restaurants. an employee at boston was sick after eating at the restaurant. >>> killing a mom, a newborn baby boy, and a toddler son along with the three people on board that plane. the pilot was flying from north carolina and tried to land when he crashed in to that neighborhood. and the wing flew in to a home setting off the series of explosions, causing the massive fire. investigators found the body of the 3-year-old cole and seven- week-old devin. he died cradling her sons. >>> her husband was at work and their 8-year-old daughter was at school when it happened. i recently sat down with ken who told me that he was trying to rebuild his wife with the one person keeping his hopes alive. >> that's the one main thing that i still have my daughter every day. that we do a lot together. >> what do you think that your wife would say in knowing that? >> happy and proud for both of us adjusting the way that we thought. >> for sure. >> completing his 40-hour a w

the students are blaming chipotle while the company is blaming that neurovirus. linked to the restaurant as they say that the common factor, including several members is that they ate at the chipotle near campus. >> when she walked out, there were ten buckets of people throwing up. >> they are investigating, no evidence so far linking these illnesses to the outbreaks. >>> a surprise performance in par rhode island next a look at the emotional concert. >>> plus, a heartwarming message as it goes viral. your only i don't want to live with the uncertainties of hep c. or wonder... ...whether i should seek treatment. i am ready. because today there's harvoni. a revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c. harvoni is proven to cure up to 99% of patients... ...who've had no prior treatment. it's the one and only cure that's... ...one pill, once a day for 12 weeks. certain patients... ...can be cured with just 8 weeks of harvoni. with harvoni, there's no interferon and there are no complex regimens. tell your doctor if you have other liver or

commissioner said he realizes people are to 150 people, mostly boston college students, got sick from the neurovirus here. but he says they wouldn't allow the police to operate if it wasn't up to standards. >>> i'm very comfortable coming here of i trust my staff. i trust the organization that's running this company. >> reporter: inspectors gave the fast-food chain the okay to reopen thursday but a water leak stopped that from happening. so instead, on saturday chipolte customers. many who believe this is now the cleanest lace to eat in town. >>> i was mother the cape they closed it and i ehere again today. not thinking twice . >>> around noon monday there were very few diners except for those city inspectors . >>> school is out on break right now and it is right after christmas and before new year's so people i'm sure business will pick back up. it's a good establishment. they have done everything we asked and then some. >> reporter: 7 news learned a manager was fired for allowing a work however, that sick employee was not fired. reporting live from cleveland circle, kimberly bookman, 7 news. >> an

meanwhile the boston and chipotle would reopen their stores after the neurovirus outbreak. there the restaurant passed the city inspection after disinfected and all employees tested negative for the virus. that it was closed for three weeks ago because of three health code violations. >>> take a look at what you would do or what you do when christmas falls during the suburbs. >> kind of like this time of the year. santa's aim for the surf gears would take their boards in to the south pacific. for once we're not jealous. we just about matched their and there are more conventional holiday celebrations down under, limit by the christmas lights. santa arrived in sydney about an hour or so. >> it is the weather that will be continuing to be liked for the next few days. >> well, you know, you can see it all. now i'm really upset. if you follow central park on twitter, they have just put out a notice. central park has put it out saying to remind you that there is no barbecuing in central park in this warm weather. >> what december month could you think of where they have put out a

the boston business journal reporting all staff has been tested for neurovirus. it is a story you have to stick around for, fox45 sits down with donald trump. >> mark: the presidential >> when you talk about some of these things speaking passionately about issues, how much of this is strategy, and how much of its talking about issues and shoot from the hip? >> mark: his answer to that question and new at 6:00 whether his wife thinks he pushes it too far with his point one liners. >> facing a judge accused of king her -- kidnapping her children. why her attorney says she was trying to protect them. global health crisis? mornings. wonderful, crazy mornings. we figure you probably don't have time to wait on hold. that's why at xfinity we're hard at work, building new apps like this one that lets you choose a time for us to call you. so instead of waiting on hold, we'll call you when things are just as wonderful... [phone ringing] we're doing everything we can experience possible. because we should fit into your life. not the other >> mark: workers at a worcester dun

it was neurovirus and not we'll be right back. almost sixty million americans are affected by mental illness. together we can help them with three simple words. my name is chris noth and i will listen. from maine to maui, thousands of high school students across the country are getting in on the action by volunteering in their communities. chris young: action teams of high school students are joining volunteers of america and major league baseball players to help train and inspire the next generation of volunteers. carlos pea: it's easy to start an action team at your school so you, too, can get in on the actiti. if you were a hippie in the '60s, you need to know. it's the dawning of the age of aquarius. yeah, and something else that's cool. what? osteoporosis is preventable. all: osteo's preventable? right on! if you dig your bones, protect them. >>> some countries with no second amendment have banned certain firearms after massacres. can that work? holly williams found out in australia. >> reporter: anthony winchcombe told us he

. >>> chipotle's stock hammered after an e.coli scare and neurovirus sickened 120 people, and what they calm fears and keep consumers happy straight ahead. >> a win for alexion pharmaceuticals, discussing the million dollar baby and pricing war on a first on cnbc interview. >> how much are you willing to pay for a handbag? a high end auction where rare, one of a kind ladies' purses may fetch $150,000. the final hour of "squawk box" begins right now. >>> live from the most powerful city in the world, new york, this is "squawk box." >>> welcome back to "squawk box" here on cnbc. we are first in business worldwide. you have not seen me do it in my other voice. you want me to do that? i'm michelle caruso-cabrera and we are less than ni90 minutes ay from opening bell. >> we were saying that when you are trying to read prompter, you can't -- >> just talk naturally. >> otherwise it's flat. >> we're talking to mike, he's reading prompter today. >> a little bit. >> acquired. i was never good. i never try. it suggested content anyway. you don't have to read it. >> bullet points. >> yes. >> check

it was neurovirus and not related to an e. coli outbreak. we'll be right back. >>> some countries with no second amendment have banned certain firearms after massacres. can that work? holly williams found out in australia. >> reporter: anthony winchcombe told us he started hunting with his father when he was just five years old. >> i enjoy it. i enjoy tinkering around with firearms. >> reporter: but to own a fun in australia you need a license, and it takes at least 28 years and sometimes months, all semi automatic long arm weapons are banned and it's illegal to carry a gun for personal protection. >> i had semi automatic firearms prior to the laws changing and i come plied with the law. do i miss them? not particularly. >> reporter: the ban, after 35 people massacred in 1996 by a lone gunman. >> i had the authority of an enormous majority, and i had to do something. >> reporter: john howard was the prime minister and fought off opposition from his own party to push the ban through. >> i don't regard this thing as a civil liberties issue. th

it was neurovirus and not we'll be right back. almost sixty million americans are affected by mental illness. together we can help them with three simple words. my name is chris noth and i will listen. from maine to maui, thousands of high school students across the country are getting in on the action by volunteering in their communities. chris young: action teams of high school students are joining volunteers of america d major league baseball players to help train and inspire the next generation of volunteers. carlos pea: it's easy to start an action team at your school so you, too, can get in on the action. if you were a hippie in the '60s, you need to know. it's the dawning the age of aquarius. yeah, and something else that's cool. what? osteoporosis is preventable. all: osteo's preventable? right on! if you dig your bones, protect them. all: cbs cares! >>> some countries with no second amendment have banned certain firearms after massacres. can that work? holly williams found out in australia. >> reporter: anthony winchcombe

. >> chipotle in boston where nearly 140 people got sick with neurovirus earlier this month did clearn. >> lost her job in idaho last week. she gave a tray of food to a 12-year-old student who said she was hungry and didn't have enough money for the meal that cost only $1.70. the school district cited theft as the reason for her dismissal. a national out krooi offered her a chance to return to work. >> rachel ray welcomed iesha on the show today. some quick decorating tips as well as gift ideas for mom's on the go. >> to we're just starting to build our traditions of the family. one thing that we do every year is matching pajamas. another thing we do, we take a family photo every year. >> you can catch rachel weekdays at 1:00 p.m. >> i don't know that they ever were. >> in any case, we're going to get lots of toys and electronic devices. >> the question is do you need to buy the expensive brand name batteries to keep your devices running. >> it's all fun and games until the batteries run out. >> consumer reports looked into which batteries you should buy to keep everything chirping, a

just open the nbc washington app and hit watch live tv now at top of the home neurovirus. chipotle has updated food safety procedures but has not been able to track the source of the virus. more lawsuits could be filed next year. >>> this next story is why police say it's so important to move over when you see them on the side of the road. look at what happened to a trooper in kansas. a truck drives by and takes out his mirror. the camera shakes and you can see the bits of glass and metal spray out on to the road. the truck just keeps on driving. thankfully no one was hurt, certainly that trooper could have been. >>> now this time of year is meant to be joyous. so take the time and make sure that you're keeping your family safe. now, one out of every three homes christmas tree fires is blamed on electrical problems. that's according to the national fire protection association. replace lights with worn or broken cords. make sure your lights have a label that reads ul, underwriter laboratories. make sure the number of light strands that is safe to connect. and remember to wa

chipotle now says that this is all the results of a neurovirus and not this multistatee. coli outbreak. eight members of the school's basketball team are among the sick. >> a lot of our friends confirm the concussion. when she walked out that there were ten people in the waiting room with buckets throwing up from chipotle. >> and the massachusetts department of public health is investigating. this is the first chipotle in massachusetts to report a problem. but nine other states have been linked to those more than 50 e. coli cases in chipotle restaurants, including some in maryland. >>> well, the burgundy and gold. let's see there was an inefficient offense and a lackluster defense. they all lead to heartbreak at home against dallas. >> we saw that. 1916 and that loss was the hot topic this morning in bethesda. >> it was heartbreaking. there is so much back and forth and they really wanted to put it out. as i was celebrating, they would run back for the 50-yard line and kicked that field goal to win it. >> it's a matter of conviction. we still love our team no matter what.

. >>> developing right now, chipolte is saying neurovirus made dozens of students sick in boston. the kids go to boston college. in just the last hour, chipolte said it believes norovirus not e. coli caused the problem. >>> it is one of the busiest time of years for deliveries, but they may not be safe when they arrive on your doorstep. >> thieves are on the lookout for unattended deliveries at homes and apartments. some landlords are struggling to handle the load at apartments. one apartment complex is adding security cameras and ipad controlled storage lockers. >> find the name, take a picture of the label so we have a record of that save the label, and choose a package locker size. put it in. the resident gets an e-mail or text message. >> can't get a television in one of those. >> no. >> camden property trust has a no-package policy at their offices. >>> warmer than average temperatures here for the next seven days. today and again tomorrow we'll be about 5, 10 degrees above average. between 10 and 15 above on thursday and friday. maybe 20 degrees above average over the weeken

today show this morning. 120 students who ate at a boston area chipotle resident contracted the neurovirus, coming on the heels of an e. coli outbreak that sickened more than 50 people last month. ells said the chain is taking action to make sure this does not happen again. >> from farm, through the distribution network, how we prepare the food, how we cook the food, and how we serve the food, we've had a team of epidemiologists and food safety experts to raise our standards. >> an fda investigation was unable to determine the source of the e. coli outbreak. >>> we're learning more about the vw emissions cheating scandal. a company says a small group of workers began developing a software to cheat the system ten years ago. the chairman of the automaker says a whole chain of mistakes brought the company to where it is today. vw will be road testing all vehicle emissions with results verified by a third party. volkswagon admitted on cheating using software installed in 11 million cars. >>> are you planning to fly this holiday season? as always, get ready for crowds at the airport, but maybe

. >>> the boston chipotle restaurant at the center of a neurovirus outbreak is back open for businesse restaurant closed on december 9th after many of its customers including a lot of boston college students got sick. in all, 136 people became ill in the outbreak. boston health inspectors made all workers go through a food safety course before giving the all clear for the place to re-open. it started welcoming customers again saturday. >> i've always eaten here and never gotten sick, so -- >> not worried at all today? >> no, not at all. >> this e. coli outbreak was not linked to the round of e. coli cases that forced dozens of chipotle restaurants to close across the country. >>> traveling on a busy holiday weekend isn't always fun but for a mississippi man, today was his lucky day. larry kendrick was the 100 millionth person to travel through atlanta's hartsfield-jackson international airport this year. kendrick's reward, how about a new car, two round-trip tickets anywhere in the world, and a $500 gift card. not too shabby. >> our commitment that we maintain our position as the worl

. >> spike in neurovirus cases with six outbreaks reported in marin since ok. several kids go sick at jewish community have if san rafael and novato youth center they shut down for a week to sap tuesday the facility. >> the virus can live for multiple days on a cloth so washing all materials in bleach and the counter. the youth center lost thousands of dollars. neuro virus can cause vomiting and is highly contagious and is hard to get rid of when it is established in a facility. the best prevention tip is easy: wash your hands. often. >> don't touch your face. >> it will cost you more to visit one of the most popular attractions in the bay area, with mew woods up $10 because right now it costs $7. the national park service suggested the officer to deal with backlogs and maintenance. a million people have been to muir woods each year. >> you could find fresh crab as fishermen will soon run to the waters off of the pacific northwest. crash season never started from southern california to canada because of the high levels of the dangerous toxin. tests show lower l

. >>> a chipotle in boston reop reopening just weeks after 136 customers feel ill with the neurovirus. that believed to be sparked by a sick employee. boston's chief health inspector having lunch there today as a show of confidence. >>> severe weather across the country snarling travel, prompting airlines to cancel about 900 flights and delay about 500 others. >>> and good news for business. a new report reveals more americans are shopping online and overall spending during the holidays is up by nearly 8% from one year ago. >>> denver broncos quarterback peyton manning blasting a report claiming he used human growth hormone, a report airing an al jazeera -- in 2011. manning telling espn the story is completely made up. listen. >> it's completely fabricated. complete trash, garbage. there's more adjectives i'd like to be able to use. any medical treatments my wife received is her business. that's never to do with me. nothing have i ever taken there's been sent to my wife. i have many treatments. she may have hers. that's her business. there's no connection between the two. >> the last

. >> chipotle believes the latest round of illnesses are related to neurovirus and not the recent e. coli outbreak. >>> in pennsylvania the health department has confirmed one case of e. coli. the same strain of e. coli, that person didn't eat at the restaurant we've learned. meanwhile health officials are trying to determine the source of that one infection. >>> a toms river police officer is recovering after being dragged by a car in ocean county. the officer was investigating a fraud case at a dmv office this afternoon. investigators say the suspect ran to his car and ended up dragging officer brennan about 25 feet. the officer is expected to be okay. police later caught the suspect. but they are still looking for a woman at the right side of your screen there, who was also with him. >>> to the midwest, police in chicago released graphic video showing a man in custody getting tased and dragged down a hallway. a warning here, some may find this video disturbing. philip coleman was arrested in 2012 for allegedly beating his mother, but family members say he needed to be hospitalized

heading back to the chipotle this morning, who has a lunch at a time at the restaurant behind that neurovirus outbreak? >>> and the arrival of winter. winter event. we'll give you all thedetail coming up in the forecast. >> a standoff suspect heading to court after a homes bursts into flames just minutes sanders: over 2 million contributions have been made to the only campaign that rejects a corrupt campaign finance system. you can't level the playing field with wall street banks and billionaires by taking their money. i'm bernie sanders, i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. >>> break news. a car crashes through the front wall of a lynn cafe. now the driver is under arrest. >>> new details in a norovirus. a notorious heist, rather, where officials recently went looking for some pricey pieces of artwork. >>> and an nfl quarterback forced to play defense. peyton manning firing back after reports surfaced that he cheated. >> announcer: this is 7 news today in new england. >> it's after christmas. okay, you know. >> i'm still eating all the cookies i have left over at this point. >> we

this looks like like cases of neurovirus. they have been tested for e.coli and norovirus.ack in two days. government health officials continue to investigate the sources of e.coli in chipolte restaurants in nine other states. still have not found a source to that confirmed contamination that made about 50 people, 53 people sick again in nine other states. massachusetts, again, still unconfirmed. what is confirmed according to boston clege that now 80 students there did get some kind of a food poussinning after eating at chipolte restaurants. neil: do we know what they were eating? was it beef or something else? hard to say? >> hard to say. 80 students probably, you know across the board. obviously the bean bowls, tacos, this is mexican food. a handful of ingredients, sort of mishmash in every which way. but it's a problem for chipolte and to the company's credit, though, neil, they're reacting quickly. they closed this restaurant. it is in cleveland, boston area of chipolte called cleveland circle near boston college. there were cases earlier in the fall in washington and

they reopened the boston restaurant linked to a neurovirus outbreak that sickened more than 130 peoplemonth. it has put pressures on shares this year. the stock is down 29% year to date. back to you, simon. >> thank you very much. let's send it down to rick santelli, last trading day of 2015. rick, what are you focused on? >> we're focused on the last trading day's data. chicago pmi headline number, about he low 50 by quite a bit since july of '09. that made 7 out of 12 below 50. we have the expert. she talks to the respondents. headline number down 5.8. 7 out of 12, below 50. 42.9. any comment on that part. a real disappointment of the year. we average this year at 50.4 and 60.7 in 2014. that gives you the scope of where we are. the story of a strong doll are a. weaker commodity prices. >> not only is it below 50. below 40. >> new orders, production, employment. what's a company to do, right? you have bodies. you have bodies coming into the last month of the year. you know your new orders are low. demand is weak. this isn't the greatest picture to go into january. it is minus 17.2. ho

restaurant near boston college has reopened several weeks after 136 patrons fell ill with the neurovir neurovirus. valeant pharmaceuticals taking a big hit. michael pearson has been hospitalized and has take an medical leave because of a severe case of pneumonia. his illness comes amid government scrutiny into drug pricing and pressure from investors on how the company plans to grow profits. we have more on this story in the next hour. >>> let's get to seema mody for a market flash. >> a bright spot on our radar. sign signet jewellers up 1.5%. the company was the focus of an article in barron's over the weekend suggesting shares are expected to rise and the recent sell-off and credit concerns are largely overblown. for the year, shares though down about 8%. brian? >> seema, thank you. turning now to the broader bond market. how are investors balancing their positions as we head into next year? thoughts now from jeff, manager of the five-star $3.8 billion thornburg limited income fund. joining us from beautiful santa fe, new mexico, this afternoon. thank you for joining us on "power lunch." i gues

for me, if there was one supplier across the country, and it was e.coli -- suddenly it's neurovirus.ke you wonder what's happening in terms of quality control? this is when a ceo -- wonder why nay are paid a lot, managing through this is difficult. we'll see how it works. annual investor meeting, yum brands, owner of kfc and taco bell plan to spin off the business and return $6 billion to shareholders, and by the time the merger is complete, in response to the announcement, s&p lowered its ratings of yum brands. three levels at once all the way to junk warning the dividend and share buyback requires the company taking on higher debt. shares of yum brands now down over 20% in the last six months. joining us now for the exclusive, greg creed, ceo of young brands. good to see you this morning, thank you. >> my pleasure, good morning, everybody. >> you didn't have this same situation, obviously, you were not ceo at the time, but, you know, i guess china with kfc, i mean, it is a mine field trying to run a global chain of restaurants because you got so many moving parts. what do you think

about 140 people got sick after a neurovirus up said at a chipotle in boston.they started impleling new food safety measures. >>> bill cosby hitting another one of his accusers with a defamation lawsuit. this time, the comedian is targeting supermodel beverly johnson. koss bye areby said he never drug and tried to rape her at his new york home in the mid-1980s. the lawsuit says johnson made accusations against him to promote her career and sell her memoir. johnson fired back at cosby saying abusers always try to weaken their victims and, quote, force them to stop fighting. >> well, the taliban appearing to be regaining strength in afghanistan. how should the u.s. tackle the terror group while also fighting isis? we'll explore that. yes, we are twins. when i went on to ancestry, i just put in the name of my parents and my grandparents. i was getting all these leaves and i was going back generation after generation. you start to see documents and you see signatures of people that you've never met. i mean, you don't know these people, but you feel like you do. you