still to come on saturday news extra, a new costco is being part in one part of our region but some people are not happy. >> a new exhibit opened in the d.c. featuring the most enduring pop culture items. >> a new movie pays tribute to the three stooges. >> the new costco has a lot of shoppers excited. >> it also has a lot of neighbors up said. a gas station is supposed to also be included. horace holmes shows us how opponents are taking action. >> the concern is not over the cranes or the bulldozers or even the traffic. the concern is over a new gas station slated to go in. >> with a gas station right up on this neighborhood, it is not the smartest idea in the world. >> this will not be your average gas station. costco plans a major gas station with 16 pomps. they say it poses a huge health risk and the increased traffic. some residents like the idea. >> i will use it because i think it will be cheaper than other gas stations around here. >> people who live right next to the site have been fighting against it and signs have popped up showing residents disapproval. they are hoping to get t

. >> coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00 controversy swirling about a new costco .is not the store people are worried about. >> it is a great journey we are taking with them. >> a local mother takes on autism. we love gardening... yeah, but the feeling wasn't always mutual. i want you to grow big! if you grow for me you'll get cookies for free. nothing worked. ♪ ♪ but we started using miracle-gro garden soil. you just mix it with your backyard soil... and it feeds your plants for up to 3 months. my plants grew bigger... more beautiful... with more flowers and vegetables. guaranteed. everything changed with miracle-gro. for you are these flowers, like soap is for showers. everyone grows with miracle-gro. >> a mother is fighting for a cure for autism. she is chasing it away for her son, chase. >> chase is a very happy energetic little boy. >> at 5-years old, he is a lot like your typical boy. he is active and busy and curious about the world. the only differences he has autism. >> separate the was really crashed and i thought this was the end -- at first i was really

that. >>> people in montgomery county are waging a battle against plans for a gas station at the new costcoesale club needs a special permit to add that gas station. neighbors in the wheaton area are worried about the impact it will have. news 4's jane watrel joins us. >> this contentious fight is entering its third year. neighbors creating a legal defense fund to fight the gas station. costco is not backing down. construction is in full swing for brand new costco outside the busy west field wheaton mall. they also want to build a mega gas station, something laura and hundreds of other nearby residents oppose. >> this will be the largest gas station in montgomery county. 12 million gallons a year pumped, upwards of 50 cars idoling in line, it's 16 pumps. >> reporter: for over two years she and others in the kensington heights civic association have been pooling money to hire environmental experts to fight the gas station. dan lives less than a football field away from the proposed site. he says the location poses a public health risk because of the fumes emitted from cars waiting to gas up.

costco could be the next place in the you refinance your house. the big box store is partnering with first choice bank and 10 other lenders to offer new loans and modify existing ones. similar to landing tree costco will let customers choose their lender from a variety of quotes and get this the higher your level of cost the membership the lawyer fees. some car loans posted in the into it. >>> there is double as most of the banks have. we're doubts during a yearlong child. 10,000 people took out their home loans at costco. >>> modern medicine is giving its southern california fire fighter and a new grip on life. tim lesson is one of the first two men on the west coast to be fitted with a new bennet clamp it's called michelangelo hand and the way it works sensors attached to the forearm so manufacturers of residual muzzles the hand moves as you wanted to. larsen was injured in an explosion last year. >>> what makes the michelangelo different from previous prosthetics is that's the michelangelo that to do a gripping motion and suggested pinging motion. it costs about $100,000 and some insurance companies do cover it. his only eight years old the bay are

. >> some neighbors in montgomery county are creating a legal defense fund to fight a new gas station. costco is planning to build the largest gas station in the county. montgomery county still needs to approve a special zoning exemption. they say, quote, we have done our homework, we are good corporate citizen waensd can build gas station that has no adverse impact. >>> today, congress will take on rising gas prices. the joint economic committee plans to discuss the potential closure of oil refineries in the northeast. lawmakers fear that if others close, gas prices will go up. an economics professor at m.i.t. and a representative from the oil & gas industry are among those expected to testify. >>> today metro's board of directors will vote on a fare hike and the first ever monthly unlimited pass. it will allow them to ride any time of the day, any location if $230 a month. there would also be an additional $1 surcharge for non-smart card trip users. >>> metro says human error may be to blame for the train derailment on the blue and orange lines. according to "the washington post," two metro

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and during a visit to costco once you grab the toilet paper and bottled water, why not get a mortgage as well. we'll go live to the stock exchange and talk to alynne kosik about the newveryone knows you can get just about anything at costco, and get it in bulk. a mortgage? sure. why not? let's bring in allison kosik. i heard this and i kind of did a double take. please explain. >> yes. why not? 64 pack of toilet paper, you know, a mortgage, why not? something you may not realize, actually, costco has been testing this lending program for a year now, but today it is announced it is rolling this out to all of its members and this is actually going to be done through its website. what it is doing is partnering up with first choice bank, a bank in new jersey, and ten other lenders and in fact so far 10,000 people have gotten mortgages through costco and what it is is a lot like lending tree. what it does is gathers quote from different lenders and the difference here with costco, your identity, the borrower's identity, it is not revealed until you actually select officially a lender and that means you're less likely to be bombarded through e-mail or mail by all the marke

they credit warm weather and demand for new spring fashions. costco missed analyst expectations.mer spending accounts for 70% of all economic activity. >>> a group of small regional cell phone companies plans to start selling the i-phone. companiess say they will charge $150 for a basic 4s model, $49 less than@, sprint and verdicts. they will all require two-year contracts. >>> time now 6:22. warnings this morning about a fake cop robbing bay area residents. how he's doing it and stealing their cash. >> another kony video set to be released on-line today. the focus of the new video. when i take a picture of this check, it goes straight to the bank. oh. oh look the lion is out! no mommy no! don't worry honey, it only works on checks. deposit checks from your smartphone with chase quickdeposit. just snap a picture, hit send and done. take a step forward and chase what matters. >>> good morning. right now traffic is moving along ok but we're seeing some slowing on 237 as you cross 880 in santa clara county. we'll let you know more about the commute there and the rest of the bay area

. >>> costco shoppers can now find a new big ticket item for sale on shelves, a mortgage. g out a full lending program on its website. members can logon and get a price comparison. costco expects its affiliates to be accurate and quick and offer competitive rates. it hopes to offer auto and student loans. >>> starting next tuesday katie couric will be hosting a weekly program on yahoo. she will talk about news, health and parenting, a little bit of everything. katie's afternoon talk show will debut this fall. yahoo is lunching several other programs. >>> coming up your weekend started in what's hot. >> stay with us. >>> michael finney will have results from a breakfast sandwich taste test. the california mom who won a small victory for consumers. >>> finally, cell phone art and bail lay legend performs this weekend. >> -- and a ballet legend performs this weekend. >> reporter: ballet superstar baryshnikov stars in a new play at the berkeley repertory theater the story of an aging russian general. -- [ inaudible ] >> works of art on an iphone. ♪ ♪ [ inaudible ] >>> this afte

. >>> costco shoppers can now find a new big ticket item for sale on shelves, a mortgage. out a full lending program on its website. members can logon and get a price comparison. costco expects its affiliates to be accurate and quick and offer competitive rates. it hopes to offer auto and student loans. >>> starting next tuesday katie couric will be hosting a weekly program on yahoo. she will talk about news, health and parenting, a little bit of everything. katie's afternoon talk show will debut this fall. yahoo is lunching several other programs. >>> coming up your weekend started in >>> michael finney will have results from a breakfast sandwich taste test. the california mom who won a small victory for consumers. >>> finally, cell phone art and bail lay legend performs this weekend. >> -- and a ballet legend performs this weekend. >> reporter: ballet superstar baryshnikov stars in a new play at the berkeley repertory theater the story of an aging russian general. -- [ inaudible ] >> works of art on an iphone. ♪ ♪ [ inaudible ] >>> this afternoon stray showers possible to

. >> a spokesman for costco tells "news 4," quote, we have done our homework.ood corporate citizens and we can bld a gas station that has no adverse impact. they've built 1,300 to date. >>> animal rights activists are praising burger king for deciding to use only cage-free chickens and pigs for its fast food. it will be in place by 2017. burger kings uses hundreds of millions of eggs and thousands of pounds of pork each year. none has been as drastic as this one. >>> well, it turns out you can recycle just about anything these days, even transplanted organs. >> that's exact will i what happened in chicago. a transplanted kidney that was failing was removed from the patient while he was still alive and given to somebody else. 27-year-old ray jeerling has a disease that causes scarring on a kidney. days after the surgery, the disease started attacking the donated organ. >> it was very apparent then that they were going to need to remove the kidney. so that was probably the hardest moment on me emotionally that i've ever faced. >> two weeks later, fearing donated

. >> costco is rolling out a new service that just might surprise you.the discount superstore offering a mortgage lending program. partnering with first choice bank and 10 other lenders. 10,000 people have already taken out their home loans. the retailer also offers health insurance and automobile insurance and will soon offer a student loans. >> allow programs to help students in college but far less support to keep them there. sharon shannon explains what this week's jefferson award winner is doing to help students earned their degrees. >> alex holmes college students succeed with this key principle. >> college was not the destination, but it was a stepping stone. >> alex learned the lesson the hard way. per immigrant parents told her that college was the key to the american dream. >> i was told i had to go to dartmouth. >> to was the first and her family to go to dartmouth. >> i landed at dartmouth and realized how to pronounce it before i got there but they all celebrated the college exceptions as if we had won the lottery. >> college was tough. >> i

you're one of the 64 million member of costco, you may know it sells from cashews, lawn chairs to diamond rings. the number one product is toilet paper. and a new cnbc documentary, which premieres tonighting costco's made a habit of banking on essential items. >> feel it, crunch it together like this. bring it forward into your hand like you're going to bunch it up so you feel the bulk but also feeling the different softness. feel a difference? >> i think so? >> takes a lot of training. >> reporter: it's that obsessiveness makes you laugh, well, costco's laughing, too, all the way to the bank. doing the little things right over and over again, has made costco's found somewhere recently retired ceo, jim sinegal, a very wealthy man. >> i wonder what middle america would think if they knew there were complicated benchmarks for something as simple as this. >> i think, so most stories there's more behind the curtains that you expect. generally speaking, all we're trying to do is sell stuff cheerp than anybody else but there's more work that goes into it. i'm sure most people would say, really, somebody thinks about this stuff? but we do. >> costco t

but we do. >> reporter: costco isn't the only company trying to think up a better toilet paper. but it has managed to find a newrises in human history. selling stuff. >> fresh from costco, carl is here with us. we've established our love for rotisserie chicken. pet peeve, however, to add to your list. bags. if i'm buying enough that requires a flatbed truck to take it to the checkout, hook me up with some complimentary bags. >> they have thought about it but it would require their cost structure to go up and probably have to charge you more for everything they sell. >> it slides under the seats of the cars and it's a mess. i was going to brickng my card tonight. those membership cards, you say that's most of their profit? >> most of their profit is from the fees themtsz themselves. basically they break even on all the stuff they sell to you and me. interestingly 90% of members renew every year. that includes people who move, who die. it's a big reason -- they're assuming i'm going to make up this cost, this $50 cost in the savings i'm going to get from shopping at costco. >> what could go wrong with their busin

costco. i'm allison cossick in new york. >>> check out this new technology for cars if your hands are full andn the trunk. instead of fumbling for keys, kick your foot under the bumper, and it open. stay tuned, that's coming up. >>> a beautiful day today, cooler, but still really nice. s in the 80s inland, but 70 this is the south bay. i'll have your monday forecast coming up. >>> john edwards has seen quite a fall since his 2004 vice president say run. joe john shows us how the once- promising edwards got to this low point. >> reporter: this political soap opera started at a bar in new york city, where edwards met self-proclaimed film maker rielle hunter in early 2006. the edwards and hunter had become. immediately, those close to edwards suspected an affair. behind the scenes, the government argues that edwards was organize straying a massive cover-up. loyal and wealthy donors asked for his mistress to relocate, and dan drew young would claim paternity. a tabloid publish a story on the affair. immediately, the campaign went on defense mode. >> when you were running for president, you thereat

there is a new option for people looking for a mortgage company, costco, the discount superstore is rolling out a full-service mortgage lending program in partnering with first choice bank. the warehouse retailer actually started offering mortgages a couple of years ago off but costco says the service provider did not sure enough details with members. 10,000 people have already taken out hollows with costco. we will be right back. this >>pam: southbound 101 traffic is at a croft, finn walnut creek the headlights are northbound and traffic is at medium speed we will be back with more news ahead. pacific demolition crews will move in and start tearing down the road we, the work is expected to continue until 5:00 a.m. on monday morning until the temporary detour is built around a construction site. >> continuing our coverage, 80,000 drivers on average use the will drive on the weekend. all of those drivers will be forced to use surface streets. extra patrols have been called the but caltrans says it holds most drivers will simply just stay away. >> here in san francisco, if you are looking to

costco expands service well above sales. they are getting into the lending business. >> new york city losses countdowns. usually it is ryan seacrest. tonight it is the nfl draft. >> you are watching abc 7 is at 6:00 on your side. >> we are back with the upcoming of maryland's new casino. >> the facility will open on june 6. it will be maryland was the largest. 3200 slot machines will be ready on day one. the commission that decides on casinos has approved a slot machine license for a facility at the state park in western maryland. that is expected to open in two years. >> the weekly report on jobless claims shows hiring has slowed down quite a bit. it is after a jump in claims three weeks ago. the increase could be fueled by temporary layoffs of school employees in the spring. >> you can get anything you want from tires to toilet paper in bulk. now costco will be offering you mortgages. they are teaming up with first choice bank to create a mortgage lending program. they have been offering the service for a couple of years. the retailer offers health and auto insurance and eventually plans to offer stud

it will get passed because the new leader of the republican party mitt romney wants it passed just as the president does. they'll figure out how to do it, i'm sure. >> costcobuy in bulk, but it could help with a big problem in this country. >> also, the infamous girls gone wild video is linked to a capitol hill internship scandal. we're talking with the video's creator. stand by. ♪ oh! [ baby crying ] ♪ what started as a whisper ♪ every day, millions of people choose to do the right thing. ♪ slowly turned to a scream ♪ there's an insurance company that does that, too. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? ♪ amen, omen >>> an epa official in trouble for implying he wanted to, quote, crucify the oil and gas industry. lisa sylvester has that and some of the other top stories in "the situation room." lisa, what do you have? >> hi there, wolf. the official is apologizing for what he's calling a poor choice of words when he said this back in 2010. >> it's kind of like how the romans used to conquer the villages in the mediterranean and they'd go into the turkish towns somewhere and they saw them and they'd crucify them. >> the epa issued

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. >>> and if you're on the market -- or in the market for a new mortgage, now you can pick one up at costco. >> oh, no. >> the warehouse store is rolling out a full mortgage lending program. seriously, folks, 10,000 people have taken out home loans with costco. you tweeted this out this morning, christine. i thought no way. >> it's true. i wonder if it's going to be bigger than i need and come with two 25-gallon jars of peanut butter that i won't be able to eat over five years. no, it's costco. and it's interesting because the costco customer has higher than average income. this might be a perfect demographic. thanks, zoraida. >> thank you. >>> just give the kid a ball. grown-up fans beat a little kid to a souvenir, make him cry. is it me? i just want to cry when i see this little guy. i love him. give him the ball. it's our get real. and tareq salahi says this is for real. is it a way to extend his 15 minutes of fame? check out our live blog on our website cnn.com/startingpoint. talk with us on twitter at starting point@cnn. christine romance. abby huntsman's playlist "stronger." i bathed

different reason -- but the league was in new york f >> the best place to shop for groceries -- wegmans has been ranked as the top grocery chain. trader joe's and costcoive. received high marks for cleanliness and service. pathmark and walmart were at the bottom of the list. >> all 32 nfl teams will be wearing new uniforms. nike has taken over apparel and that means new look for the uniforms. new looks were unveiled on tuesday. the ravens callers pretty much remain the same with some slight changes to the calleoller. no major changes to any of the jerseys. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. are the changes to the ravens uniforms enough to make you want to buy new jerseys? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. difference.see the if that was a dress, you would not be able to figure it out. 5:27. 50 degrees on tv hill. >> we will run down the list of the healthiest counties in maryland. >> mitt romney, mitt romney, mitt romney. that is how the primaries went last night. >> did you vote yesterday? >> we have been talking about isolated showers this morning. one

news at 5:00, but more, in the court room as -- at the john edwards trial. >> a rocky road to the altar bakes "the five-year engagement"worth watching. costco has just about everything and lots of it. we will show you how you may be able to pack >> a new comedy out in theaters this weekend. >> arch campbell here with whether you will fall in love with "the five-year engagement." >> let's talk about your long engagement. >> not anymore. >> what do you do at the movies and love and marriage down quite next, you come up with a funny movie "the five-year engagement." >> two years is nothing. it will start planning the wedding again from there. >> emily blog gets her dream job in michigan so their wedding goes on hold. -- emily blunt gets her dream job in michigan. it turns laughs when they get recognizable notes about family and relationships. >> it is so nice. do it. i hit my hip. >> next some garden variety humor. 3 stars. >> ghost ship. >> also opening, and hugh grant voices a pirate. both weekend best bets along with "the hundred dance," " titanic," "the three stooges," and "think like a man." i will start reviewing what is coming up for su

offerings for those members and they note that the company has a number of new postings for the prime expansion team because, as with costcoy programs are sticky. piper jaffray notes prime members spend more than twice as much most amazon customers. when it comes to investors, maria, so far this year, amazon is something this year investors seem to like more than costco. of course, those earnings after the close. >> no doubt about it. you're talking about a p.e. of 70 or 76 on amazon. they sure do like that stock. we'll come back to you. >>> up neck, we'll be back with the closing countdown. after that, team coverage of all of the after-hour earnings news. amazon and starbucks and my interview with ceo of johnson & johnson, his first tv interview. he's speaking to money managers and investors tomorrow. you're watching cnbc, first in business worldwide. slip-on's the way to go. more people do that, security would be like -- there's no charge for the bag. thanks. i know a quiet little place where we can get some work done. there's a three-prong plug. i have club passes. [ male announcer ] get the mileage card with special pe

new employees. that makes the cost of doing business for costco amazingly low.njoy the documentary, and after it consider buying the stock. larry, back to you. >> all right. thanks very much. jim cramer. now, that documentary mentioned is called "the costco craze." that's tonight 9:00 eastern and 9:00 pacific only on cnbc. coming up on "kudlow" caught on tape, a high-ranking e.p.a. official admits the agency's goal is to crucify oil and gas companies. this is incredible. it doesn't get any more outrageous. we're going to talk to senator jim inhoff who launched an investigation. if you made a list of countries from around the world... ...with the best math scores. ...the united states would be on that list. in 25th place. let's raise academic standards across the nation. let's get back to the head of the class. let's solve this. >>> welcome back to "the kudlow report. "eye i'm larry kudlow. in this half hour, now, caught on tape the obama administration's war on fossil fuels is exposed when an e.p.a. official admits on the tape the administration handles oil comp

as little turnover as possible, because the cost in training in new employees is tremendous, that is something that the former ceo of costco made clear on many occasions on the show. he was legendary for paying the employees the most and treating them with the best of benefits because it's so important to keep them happy so they do not have to train new people. they are not known to the customers and new people cost too much money. same for chipotle, where people are given the opportunity to run more stores. mcdonald's praised for their margin improvement, it has good leases and leverage for buying food, and it's a innovator. they got huge leverage per hour. gross margin comes into play in different ways. often it has less to do with the cost structure of the country and more to the industry or a given company. now we are talking tech, semiconductor companies often produce flat out, make as many chips as they can 24/7 but sometimes the supply chain gets overwhelmed, to move more inventory they have to cut price and that lowers their gross margins and makes their earnings too tough to predict and that gives them a high pric

your expectations be to potentially target or a costco would be a beneficiary here, some investment dollars that were to come out of walmart off this news? >> yeah, maybe. but i don't think it's going to be that big of an impact. i get you and costco has this great reputation globally. i just, i don't know, i don't think it's going to be that big of an issue. i think the bigger fear on walmart is at the individual level for some people that were involved. and that's assuming, obviously, that all of the information in the article is correct. >> murph? >> yeah, what i see when i look at this walmart i see an opportunity to jump in in a name similar to what you were saying. you get a headline, knocks a quality name down 5% to 6 prgs. is there anything, is it possible there's more to come from this? is it possible that as you peel back the onion there's a much bigger scandal out there? >> i think that is the risk. i get that. that could be the risk. quite fwrangly, i think that if we look at all of the retailers in the u.s. that do a lot of business overseas who knows how much, we start peeling the onion across all of these guys what happen

costco could be the next place that you refinance your house. the big box store is partnering with first choice bank and 10 other lenders to offer new loans and modify existing ones. similar to lending tree, they will let customers choose their lender from a variety. and the higher your level of costco membership than the lower your fees. >> i think that they sell a lot of high-quality goods at a reasonable price and if they did the same for mortgages, or student loans, i would certainly look into it. i think they are as reputable as most of the banks we have. >> during a trial timespan at 10,000 people have taken out home loans. they're now considering expanding to car loans and student loans. >> 2 men in southern california are the first recipients of a bionic eye and that is considered a game changer in the world a prosthetic devices. >> it was just august 9th last year when an explosion at this commercial building caused a former firefighter to lose his right hand and leg and last month to begin the first of two men on the west coast to be fitted with a new bionic eye and. >> it has definitely helped me recover from the accident. it gives you ho

new york with amy. >> all right, lester. thank you. when you think costco, the words bulk shopping probably answers your mind. but the discount retailer has finds you'll only expect to find at your bank. diana olick explains. >> reporter: you can get a box of waffles and enough toilet paper to fill up every closet at your house. did you know you can finance at your costco too? that's right, mayonnaise and mortgages. >> i trust them for mime purchases but not with my mortgage. >> reporter: cost coat is now offering mortgage services companywide. no, you can't fill your wagon with cash but you have to go through costco's website. enter the type of loan and the amount you're looking for and the site will tell you what the various participating lenders can offer. instead it's partnering with about ten other lenders. so far they've written 10,000 home loans. >> i think you'll see more competition on fees, on rates. overall it's a good deal as long ads you can qualify under the strict terms that exist today. >> reporter: in today's cautious credit market, costco

now it looks like the big companies are taking action as part of a legal settlement, costco has agreed to install the newations in warm weather states, pending court approval. and now three of the big oil companies, bp, shell and conoco phillips, well they're settling, too. debt tails of that settlement still unclear. but this is not over yet. not by a long shot. other gas station chains are fighting the lawsuit. savannah, they'll be in court next month. we're going to keep an eye on this because i think a lot of consumers maybe want this change. >> every penny counts these days. jeff rossen, thanks so much. still to come, a rare interslew with the extremely shy mom behind that racy novel, "fifty shades of grey." but up next, the new hangover cure rolling through las vegas. we're going to go for a ride on hangover heaven. coming up right after this. hush little bunny don't say a word. we used to be enemies, but that's absurd. a nibble on your ear used to keep me up all night. now our relationship can be nice and bright. yes, my chocolate friend, our struggle's thru. when i bite your head off, i'll still

discovery and low prices are what draw customers like this new york marketing executive and mother of two. >> this is my favorite thing at costcoasagna. you can't make it for that little. >> like many shoppers, she tries to stick to her list. >> chicken. >> but admits it's difficult to pass up a bargain. >> that was not on my list. >> exactly what costco wants. >> sometimes i'll end up with like three packs of tooth paste. get it just in case. >> and spending more is impossible to avoid when everything is sold in bulk. want waffles, here's 60 of them. like eggs, how about 90. mayonnaise, here's a tub. >> it's part of the american psychology that more and bigger is better. >> marketing consultant pam danzigger studies what they do and why? >> what costco does is understand their consumer. understand what excites them and then having the product to be sure to excite them. >> in house they have a couple terms, triggers are the staples you go in for. the milk and so forth. the treasures are the things you weren't expecting to buy, herb, and you did anyway. a phenomenon i think happens in your family to some degree. >> not anymore.

new survey. brown the of the top of 54 trader joe's, safely, and costco. receive service, there was a complaint of a shortage of checkout lines. a new number shows the nation is producing more services and goods. there is a catch. we are doing that with 6 million fewer workers. according to the u.s. labor department, the nation's workers are keeping a with demand by doing more work, banks, in part, to more technology. baking transactions commit myself funds. christopher is to not in a quartet every register with self-check out. for jobs and require a human being, it means the skill set to do everything. >> you do have to ask for more. you have to expect more from them. if john expect more from them, i where every single had there is. >> as the economy grows once again, workers are making less money. and that is the smallest share of wages since the government started keeping track in a 1947. >there is a new survey that shows half of americans do not use all their vacation time. all the have an average of 18 vacations day a year, 40% chose not to take half

new big item for sale. a mortgage. there is a full service mortgage lending program on its web site. members can log in fill in information and then gets a price comparison from several lenders. costcon? >> it's a fire hydrant. >> it's an adjustment. >> and she has a flirty professor. they break up, there are laughs but toned down. there are insightful analysis of relationships. it could be lifeless here. they do blow out stops for only in hollywood ending. it plays up bay area scenes. >> i promise i will love you every step of the way. >> and i did feel pain in the film. hers his and mine. yet i liked chemistry and supporting actors are hilarious. i found it funny and thoughtful. and i'm going to give almost three quarters of a bucket because they film mord than half of it in northern california so come on hollywood. rediscover the bay area. >> and thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 6:00. >> you can keep track of the latest breaking news and talk about it on facebook.com. >> the news at 5:00 continues right now. >> there is late breaking news with all sail boat races have been put on hold. the concern after the low speed chase. >> nasa goes on the hunt for pieces of a meteoris

we do have our news chopper 2 showing us pictures of this truck that hit a pickup truck on the san mateo bridge. it's the costco truck you see there. fuel has spilled on to the bay so the coast guard is on the way. only one lane of westbound traffic is getting through. unfortunately, chp car was hit in the eastbound direction by someone who may have not been paying attention ran right into the back of a police cruiser. now all eastbound lanes are blocked here own the san mateo bridge. you can see on the right that the traffic is still moving on to the bridge okay but not going very far. this is on the high-rise of the san mateo bridge. not one but two separate crashes. it all began an hour ago now. this cig alert will be there for awhile. avoid the san mateo bridge. another traffic update is minutes ahead. >> welcome back. good morning, to you. here's a quick look at the top stories we following for you right now. at 8:00 this morning a search will resume in santa rosa for a missing teenager. this young lady here. 15-year-old charlotte molinari was last seen saturday when she left for a bike ride. entries on he

new political factions. now people of ellen as guests of a cross talk discuss how far internet revolutionaries can actually go in changing the political landscape crosstalk. filmmakers. and. directors costco's real life in prison on charges of. low. income. to. follow in welcoming rostock i'm peter lavelle is collectivism we place an evening destroying meaningful social activism from the arab spring to the coney two thousand and twelve fiasco the power in reach of social networking such as facebook you tube and twitter is undeniable but are these media themselves becoming the message and can clicking and sharing change the world. can. still live. cross talk quick to visit i'm joined by alex halliday in new york he is president of the association of internet researchers also in new york we have john perry barlow he is co-founder of the electronic frontier foundation and a fellow at harvard law school's perp and center for internet and society and in stockholm we got to get a lot of ink he is a media firas internet critic and author of networks without a cause all right gentlemen this is crossfire that means you can jump in anytime you want to learn if i can go to you first in stockholm came

costco's real life. isn't on the margins. and you can see. in the future. well the man you're also got a funeral about the mansion we're talking about new social media and activism slump to take you seriously. ok john i'd like to go back to you i mean be this i'm always the cynic on my own program here this is all about marketing it's about selling stuff it's selling bracelets and it's making yourself feel good about yourself that you made a contribution to something and you wear every it's white or pink or blue and you wear it on your wrist and it shows that you're a real activist ok but some people call that slacktivism as well. you know the problem is that it's both. people need to feel some sense of engagement i actually think that it matters if you wear something like that on your wrist it matters if you have it in addition to wear you know on your wrist your writing letters you're trying to become informed you're actually taking an interest in the overall pov and the political dynamic all those things can count if all you're doing is tweeting about it from a foreign but i wouldn't say that it makes a big difference but i do believe that one of the things t

costco. it's pretty tough. what i'm more worried about, david, number one, the important thing here is retailers are nearing new so the market has been anticipating great numbers just like home builders are near new highs and april comps will be tough. so we've obviously pulled some numbers with the close of the warm weather. finally on this point you know there are only 20 retailers that actually report same store sales. there are 120 publicly traded retailers, only 20. the big two, walmart and, of course -- >> well, walmart sales alone add up to more or less all the others combined. so at the end of the day worth 20% of all publicly traded. >> i'm talking walmart and home depot. probably one and two do not report, and as you noted, jcpenney has dropped. >> all right, bob. jim, over to you. >> okay. that's a great discussion. always love to hear bob's take because people just came in so negative again today. it doesn't seem warranted. >>> let's shifts to bonds and the dollar. >> reporter: jim, if you think things are negative with the perception in the u.s., i have a spread that will show you there are a whole

new employees is tremendous. it's a huge obstacle to making a lot of money. that's the same thing former ceo of costcoe clear on many occasions on this show. he was legendary for paying his employees the most and treating them with the best of benefits because it's so important to keep them happy so the firm doesn't constantly have to train new people. new people who are not known to the regular customers who like to see the same old smiling faces. new people cost too much money. same goes for chipotle. where the most talented people are quickly given promotions and the opportunity to run more stores. mcdonald's, similarly often praised for the growth margin improvements. by the way, birth because it has the most muscle it can get good cost goods. but because it has the innovator on a scale. it does not befuddle often lesser yielding employees. always in different ways. often the key to the gross margin is less to do with the cost structure of the company and more to do with the inventory conditions of an industry or a given company. now we're talking tech. semiconductor companies, for example, often

costco agreed to install the new pumps in warm weather states.oil companies, bp, shell and conocophillips are settling, too. this is not over yet. not by a long shot. other chains are fighting the lawsuit. they will be in court next month. we are going to keep an eye on this. consumers within the it changed. >> every penny counts. jeff rossen, thanks so much. >>> still to come, the rare interview behind the shy mom. >>> the new hangover cure going through las vegas. we are going to go on a ha ridngover heea on hangover heaven coming up after this. don't say a word. we used to be enemies, but that's absurd. a nibble on your ear used to keep me up all night. now our relationship can be nice and bright. yes, my chocolate friend, our struggle's thru. when i bite your head off, i'll still love you. now i have truvia and i've been set free. natural sweetness from a leaf with zero calories. it's freed me to enjoy. it tastes really great. it helps me balance out what i've got on my plate. now i can indulge in the things i adore. i don't have to wrestle w

plus at 4:00, a new warning for parents, how kids are ending up in the hospital because of hand sanitizers. at 5:00, why do people pay to have a membership to costcoto shop there? and why do shoppers end up spending a lot more money than they planned? we'll dive into the costco effect at 5:00. on news4 at 6:00, we've learned that the u.s. is seeking extradition for joran van der sloot. he was the only suspect connected to the disappearance of the alabama teen, natalee holloway. we'll find out why american investigators want him here in the states. >>> and we have time now for a final check on our forecast, here's tom kierein. tom? >> as we approach the noon hour, temperatures now are beginning to climb into the low 60s, we'll hold steady during the rest of the afternoon. then tomorrow some sun back, into the mid 60s and milder on thursday, might get some showers around. and then as we head into the weekend, a few more showers are possible on sunday. friday and saturday looking partly sunny with cooler temperatures, low to mid 60s. sunday cool as well with potential passing shower. highs only around 60. have a great afternoon. see you tomorrow morn

costco magazine. who knew. >> i think i saw a copy of it. >> very excited. >> the city news, the say on pay, denying or votinginst pandit's pay package is on the cover "new york times." what was your take on this. >> they citi didn't understand the state of play. he did much better than the other execs but didn't understand the state of play what the federal reserve would say and now looks like a bit of -- trying to search. he is not a dope. he did get it wrong. >> tone deaf. >> he did take a dollar in pay for each of the past two years so this is all in context. $15 million, not saying it is not a lot. it is a big chunk of change. >> there is a school of thought that if you're going to lead a bank into the massive regulation that's coming and into an administration that's at times hostile to pang banks, you have to pay up. you have to pay someone to take the job. >> len inonce said and i am not talking about john but my great uncle vlad, he once said if the rich are unhappy, it is their own fault. i think that one of the things that he should have recognized here is he was going to make people unhappy with h