the penney of old, but much better than the old penney. that was the penney that was before it was almost destroyed by terrible management. it is pivoting back to house brands and furnishings and furniture, plus-sized apparel and sephora. everybody's trying to cash in on people are investing in their homes. she wants new carpets appliances, textiles. how well are these doing? it goes on to say we piloted appliances in 22 stores and are blown away. appliances have a sellability 10 times higher. penneys with the faltering sears. and we think this is an opportunity to capture market from sears as they continue to down size their footprint. we know that amazon prime is a tremendous bargain, but the brick and mortar can truly benefit as jc penney pointed out. because the omni channel shopper spends twice as much at jc penney as the pure brick and home depot pointed out. lowe's didn't have a standout quarter. shopping for the home's just on a different cycle than clothes. but apparel inventories are doing better. so i got an idea. look for pvh t

penneys with the faltering sears. we think this is an opportunity to capture market from sears as they continue to down size their footprint. we know that amazon prime is a tremendous bargain, but the brick and mortar can truly benefit as jc penney pointed out. because the omni channel shopper spends twice as much at jc penney as the pure brick and mortar shopper. home depot pointed out. lowe's didn't have a standout quarter. shopping for the home's just on a different cycle than clothes. but apparel inventories are doing better. so i got an idea. look for pvh to report a stronger quarter. it could be a barnburner. the last quarter was good, but this time they've got calvin klein and denim. and they were selling whelm elw. and the ceo decided to give across the board pay raises for employees. it's costing the company fortunes in endless training. there's been better supply chains. who knows what jet.com will it yie yield. who didn't get it? macy's and target were the two most worrisome and i think in many ways out of

how does oil and gas, what does it mean to jc penney?lly has had a really kind of a marginal impact. one of our strongest performing areas last year was texas and the southwest. and while the market was going through reducing oil prices and fracking and alternative energy was really going through a transition, we saw no material impact to our business negative or positive. so we see it as a net neutral. obviously energy is a huge economic driver in texas. and texas remains one of our strongest markets. and we think that's going to continue. >> thank you very much for being here with us today, marvin ellison, ceo of jc penney. i think you've got some work to do. >> i do. >> so i guess i will let you go. brian, melissa, michelle, tyler, back to you guys. >> courtney, thank you. >>> up next, a look, a book and a nook. the good, the bad and the ugly in today's trade when "power lunch" returns. you know what, guys? there's a lot of tree branches and dry brush over here. we should probably move the bonfire over there. [smokey whistling a tune]

when you get kohl's, nordstroms, jc penney was better, i am in the going to go with jc penney wasn'that good, it was very good. >> why do you hing it was very good? >> allison has a road map. look at the comp store guidance. >> i am looking at it. >> comp going into the holiday season, he will be returning capital. >> billion dollar ebitda in 2016. >> he's doing aggressive in -- >> what i'm looking at the consumer spending using the charge card at nordstrom, jc penney, costco, the charge card is back. >> to carl in a second. it was interesting how much press macy's got for the closure of the 100 stores. we talked about it yesterday but sort of i guess because we're so close to it, but it's a bigger story than that. >> it is because -- >> out there in the rest of the country. >> remember our -- at comcast we talk where we work, our previous cfo used to talk about it's not growth, not profit, we want profitable growth. michael, who is now not with us -- >> mike runs a p/e firm. >> genius when it examines to explaining how companies make a lot of money. macy's had not embraced profitabl

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we do anticipate getting a fuller three year plan from jc penney.e that the financial metrics may be coming from the cfo and that will be towards the end of the day, but the good news is we'll be sitting down with ceo marvin ellison, exclusively on "power lunch" to go through with everything that was said so the street knows what jc penney's plan is going forward. back to you. >> that's going to be an interview to watch. thought very much, courtney reagan. for more on what it will take to turn things around we turn to mark cowan, director at columbia university, and dan bender a senior retail analyst at jefferies. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> i like your take in that you argue retailers have decided, look, we're not going to try to beat amazon anymore. we will try to be ourselves as best we can. what does that mean for target. >> amazon has a 20-year first mover advantage on everybody. and chasing someone like that is an exercise in futility. i think the struggle that most, if not all of these legacy retailers are exhibiting is t

penney said it is seek a lot of expanded when it sephora beauty business, and appliance sales. florida thinking beyond oranges and grapefruit and tapping into the exploding craft bare business, farmers in the state have started growing hops, as a bacterial disease, it is iconic citrus industry. florida traditionally considered too hot and how many toyed grow hops. researchers have started to develop some plans that work with this climate. brooke, jim? >> always good to have a plan b. thanks so much, jill. check in with you tomorrow. >> we have breaking news just into the news room, as meisha has been mentioning, update, one person is dead sadly and two others have been returned to the hospital after this crash. it happened near 66th avenue and north 18th street in west oaklane. police have not yet said what caused the crash but we do know it involves two cars and ended with one flipped on it side. we're told that two people taken to the hospital have non-life threatening injuries. >> in other news, charges are pending against two women after bensalem police say they left a baby

jc penney, they want to attract the younger they have to go digital. jc penney. big commitment. >> yeah. >> a lot of it is out of flyers, nobody likes flyers, but a lot is recognition that the millennials aren't watching old tv. or if they're watching it they're not watching commercials. >> a different ball game for sure. trying to get -- >> did you watch a lot of stuff on your cell phone? >> no. >> really? >> you mean the olympics or -- >> i fully converted. >> wow. >> i have the disney download. i have everything on my cell phone now. >> you've been doing that, though, with football for a long time. >> the whole pan know ply. i workout to shows that -- some bbc special, netflix has a lot of new programming. that doesn't seem to matter. >> the thinking was that sports was immune and clearly -- >> no. >> it's not. >> less and less certain. olympic sports. i think that olympic sports like ncaa and march madness have a quality to them. that key lacrosse, you know, championship involving summit high and dellbar doesn't happen. espn probably wanted -- espn 12 high sc

can the traffic get there for jc penney to hit those comps? i sat down exclusively with marvin elson after he spoke to analyst and here is what he said about jc penney's ability to meet those marks. >> we take the whole value message. it's really important to our customer. we struggled years ago understanding who our customer was, what she wanted and how we could serve her and we think that this leads us in a much better, clear direction. our stock is up for the year and we think we are headed in the right direction. >> appliances are a big part of jc penney and marvin ellison's plan going forward web said the areas in the store where the appliance shop exists productivity is ten times what it was with the old merchandise in that location. but of course the big question is, how many refrigerators do you really need? when that shopper comes in, many of which are new shoppers to buy a refrigerator, can you also get them to come back to buy jewelry, shoes and make-up at sephora. thanks. >> maybe that new washington machine shopper is coming from

penney's was the exception. they were positive by 2%. $19 billion down to 12 alien dollars. but they are slowly but surely putting back the pieces to make the company a stronger operation, more appealing for customers. their team's case, is doing many things they have done over the last year that mr. lundgrum has been there. they are trying to keep their business viable with the customers. that is a lot. but why does this has been tough is many issues. a lot of people laying it on the internet. -- blame it on the internet. but it is also the dollar value has gone up, reducing terrorism. -- reducing tourism. many people have not adjusted to the millennial, who is a different customer. they are maturing later in life. needs change. as she is moving into the 30's, you will see more of those changes. i think macy's, nordstrom's, kohl's, penney's -- they're working hard to figure out what to make their offerings more attractive. >> what do you think is the answer to that question? be a, it always has to when a customer walks into the store, s

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sales are up at j-c penney stores...the department store recently brought back appliances and remodeled some areas inside stores. those moves helped fuel sales... but the retailer still faces challenges as it tries to twitter is officially denying rumors that it will be shutting down in 2017. the rumor began spreading on twitter early on thursday -- using the hastag save twitter. no word on how the rumor started. but some tweets claimed it originated from a twitter user who was unhappy with twitter's handling of online bullying. the nation's first offshore wind farm is set to open this fall. five turbines are being built off block island, rhode island. experts say climate change is driving interest in offshore wind an future. a madison-based aerospace engineering company will play a key role in creating our future in space. orbitec is one of six u-s companies that will develop a prototype living environment for astronauts on their missions to mars and beyond. as a result, orbitec plans to hire 30 more engineers to its staff of 120 employees by the end of the year. researchers have figur

. >> walmart offers tax free savings o jc penney, office depot allow in store pick up options. i'm ryan hughes, news channel 8. >> it applies to anyone shopping, not just school-aged children parents. you can put a full list of what you can buy on our website wfla.com. stay tuned to news channel 8. all month we're looking at everything that parents and don't miss school getted every weekday morning. >>> let's check in with leigh. what a difference 28 hours makes. -- 24 hours makes. clear compared to yesterday. >> clear compared to yesterday. it's going going to cost last. the rain pushing towards whitney beach, holmes beach. you will get the shower near the coast. that's going the -- going to be the trend. 78 degrees a 8:00 a.m. and then the showers push from the coast further inland as the day progresses so therefore a better coverage of rain. 85 degrees at noon, 88 at 4:00. outside in inverness 72 inverness. there's a southwest wind that comes off the gulf of mexico and that's going to be the pattern through the weekend. so here it is rnd 9:30. pockets of rain near the coast.

penney. >>> staying on the consumer theme, drivers may want to get one last road trip to make the most of lower gasoline prices. landon dowdy joins us with more. >> good morning to you. >> the lundberg tracks it at 2500 stations. here's the latest look. the average price dropping $.06 to $2.16 a gallon. that's 55 cents lower than a year ago. the price of it has gone down $.21. analysts say as soon as the slump ends gas price -- the price of crude is declining, down 5% over the past three months. but that decline is starting to slow. so what is the city with the highest pump prices. san diego currently at $2.70 per gallon for unleaded. jackson, mississippi, at the low price of $1.81 a gallon. it's down $.04 from a week ago. >>> landon, thank you very much for that. >>> gawker media is engaged in preliminary talks with hulk hogan to reach a settlement according to the "wall street journal." over $140 million court judgment over invasion of privacy that led gawkers to file for bankruptcy protection. this comes a week ahead of the court administered auction. nick denton will lose control o

. >> yeah good evening jc penney. this is scout -- jen. this is scout lake behind me. a light drizzle right now. last year this was a much different picture. >> we are standing in a lot of flood water. saur some fish in here -- saw some fish in here this morning. >> water flooding valerie's yard and pool. to set the scene that is supposed to be scout lake right there. this is the pool. >> this is what it should look like. today things look much different. >> and this is where you were last year. we were walking through this. it came up as high as this. >> but it took valerie and her neighbors months to recover. washer, and drier has to be replaced. >> they complained to county commissioners and she believes steps have been taken to prevent future flooding. >> they are working on issues so i think we're okay and the lake is low because we haven't had the same rain as last year. but also i think they're being proactive since last year's flooding. >> but flooding is a concern in hillsborough river and came to load up on sandbags just in case. >> we want to make sure all o

jc penney on its call says that sears is a good reason to buy jc penney.s right. >> yeah. >> pointed out this morning, comps have never been positive. >> no. >> with lampert as ceo. >> no. >> to what degree do they care about the retail operations? >> people will say it's going to go down. there's -- it's a little tesla like. not the car. just the stock. in the sense that people who are in sears like eddie lampert some of the institutions don't let it come down, they're buying. the tricks never stop here. and that there's -- they talk about a variety of potential partners, get you in, kmart, diecle hard, craftsman, keeping the balls juggling to make the money for the holiday season. you know what, look, just go there and tells you about it. peter lynch in reverse. money manager who said if you go to something you like it you go and want to short it. >> we will on that note take a break and come back with the opening bell in about five minutes. to buy t ♪ [announcer] is it a force of nature? or a sales event? the summer of audi sales event is here. get up t

jc penney, best buy and office depot allow in-store pick up options. ryan hughes, news channel 8. >> itpp shopping. we put a complete list of the supplies on our website, wfla.com. be sure to stay tuned to news channel 8 for your most comprehensive back to school information. all month long we are looking at what teaches, parents and kids need to know. don't miss get schooled every weekday morning. >>> the man who tried to getting out of a psychiatric high school. john hinkley was decleared illegally insane. >>> 15-month-old twin girls are dead this morning after they were left inside a hot suv. this happened in northwest virginia. neighbors found the little girls in the pack seat of a parked suv. investigators explained how t >> there was some individuals holding the infants in a pool and had some ice packs also attempting to cool the kids off. >> the girls were rushed to the hospital where they died. investigators are now questioning the father. the mother was out of town at the time. >>> a warning for hikers and bikers, trails around one park in new

. >>> jc penney reports a smaller than expected loss. that's where we begin tonight's market focus. strong demand in sephora and footwear helped results. revenue and same store rose, but both came in shy of estimates. the company reiterates its full year guidance. shares higher at 10.55. >>> the department of justice said it is open to receiving settlement offers from anthem rega sigona. last month, regulators sued to block the proposed acquisitions. the trial is set to open in november and conclude by year's end. shares of cinga up, anthem up to 130.19. >>> a taste of communication sent strong demand for its technology products helped to lift results. the compa which makes high speed devices for communication networks topped profit and revenue more than double in the last qua dick's sporting good said its chief financial officer has accepted down. the retailer's current coo is expected to take on the role until a replacement the found. the shares rose to 54.73. >>> this week's monitor has three picks. chief investment strategist at janning montgomery. did pretty well, p and g, up a

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while nordstrom and jc penney are on top for friday. let's turn to the ceo and chief resource officer for more on whexpegting from you, dana.his week. >> thank you for having me. >> start with macy's because it's had very tough sleddings. what are you going to be looking for? >> i'm loo i overall, obviously, they had a poor first quarter in same store sales down just over 6%. i think the second quarter we want to see f there's any sligh improvement. i t levels carefully and also margins. there isn't any department store compano inventory levels and manage margins. t we heard about a lot of promotio in on. >> back to coach and gap. two companies that have struggled in recent times. are they getting better? >> i think coach is getting better. remember, it's been a two-year turn around plan and june 2014, they laid out their turn around. they said they'd have positive comps two years later and that's what happened. i think the downdraft in the stoexposure.ame f it's hitting them for 100 basis points. on margins. gap is a different story. i

wal-mart, j-c penney, and bed bath and beyond ... under fire for potentially selling phony sheets that they and customers thought were premium egyptian cotton. they're investigating the textile company who supplied the cotton. target pulled its sheets last week. volkswagen has agreed to compensate 652 u-s dealers for cars on their lots that turned out to be rigged to cheat emissions tests. the deal announced is likely worth tens of millions of dollars. the exact amount of the settlement was not released but v-w says the deal will future claims of loss by franchisers. the automaker says it will pay up within 18 months. since it was revealed last year that millions of diesel volkswagen cars worldwide had been fixed to beat emissions tests...v-w has been hit with lawsuits and legal probes. in april v-w revealed it has set aside 18- point-2-billion-dollars to deal with the scandal. the deal with u-s dealers still has to be approved by a federal judge. packers looking to keep their preseason winning streak alive. a preview of their matchu

police hope someone recognizes this guy who took a $10,000 ring from the jc penney. >>> a s.w.a.t. situation that started wi shots fired in pinellas county. deputies have take not a 72- year-old man into protective custody. th s he barricaded himself mobile park on 66th street and fired three shots. detectives say he was arguing with his wife and s mental health and alcohol issues. thankfully no one got hurt in this one. he is getting a mental heth evaluation. >>> we confirmed a second person has died in this horrific bus crash in new recovering from injuries after two commuter buses collided early this morning. right now newark investigators are working to figure out if one of the buses ran a red light during the morning rush. a group of starbucks employees rushed to help the passengers who got hurt. >> i ran back and i said -- i told him partner, we to go now. they need help. >> we came out, my coworker came out first and told me it was bad. we came out with ice and rags and our first aid kit, anything that we had to provide for everybody out here. and we arrived in time. they we

penney. nordstrom made money and j.c. penney lost some. they did give a sharper outlook.ki, a chance to talk about the retailers. we've got retailer sales figures that are were dead flat. ashley: disappointing. >> it was a scorching hot july, and i thought people would buy on seasonal items, but it didn't happen. the major retailers, they're showing year over year declines by sales, but the good news is, the declines by sales weren't as deep as had been feared. ashley: i think that wendy's ceo got to right, people are afraid to spend, they're not eating hamburgers, but eating at home. i don't know if that makes sense, trying to be funny about it. oh, look. consumers sentiment-- >> another retailer going up. you wouldn't touch the stocks with a 10-foot pole? >> no, everything people are saying is true. you have the consumer comfort numbers come out and consumer comfort keeps declining. here is the flaw in the economic report. the flaw is that people are not saving money. you have a very large percentage of people who have virtually no savings and when people aren't saving,

it came from this camera outside of jc penney. later and only charged and arrested today. >> an officer stopped her, she didn't know which agency pulled her over. >> reporter: now according to this criminal report affidavit, police were able to get dna evidence from the victim and that, they say, is how they determined that it was officer york. we stopped by clearwater home where york lives with his and family. they will meet the standards. >> reporter: york had been with the force for about 12 years, and, the only blemish on his record was missing a court date. >> rod carter live for us in tampa. thanks rod. >>> well, breaking news now, tonight, manatee county investigators arrested a woman volleyball club. detectives believe jennifer veneddy stole $19,000 over a seven month period. >>> all right, bucs fans, the long wait is over. and, preseason begins tonight. the bucs face the eagles in philadelphia. that game starts in less than an hour. dan lucas joins us now from lincoln financial field. he will be there to watch it all in p

penney and bed bath and beyond are under fire f for potentially selling phony egyptian cotton sheets.say it ain't so.>> s >> retailers and theirailersheir customers, they thought they were buying those premium cotton sheets and anon s investigation right now ision ri under way of the textile t company that supplied theie t cotton. target pulled its sheets lastla week. sue palka is stunned by this by right now.rit she's like -- >> see, i'm cheap so i know i don't have to worry about a t single thing there.o le >> really jim? never. >> no.>> >> okay. all right, we'll talk about those high thread count sheets a little bit later all right. lt >> a northern california bakery under fire after makingrn a transgendered ken doll d birthday cake. freeport bakery in sacramentoaco baked the cake. it had a pink dress frosting frt sash tierra and jewelry. the co-owner took a lot ofooa lo heat after posting the cake onhk the company's web sites. s well you guys know tha rtuys t heading to college can meann freedom.f it can also mean having a lotino of fun but one universityniverst wants to implement

penney has great offers on apparel and accessories. bed, bath and beyond have great deals on things from lunch steals and deals. >> reporter: the savings will help you find extra cash while others are finding dore ri -- "finding dory." cooper: governor mccrory wants you to believe there's a carolina comeback. but raise your hand if your taxes have gone up while those at the top are the ones getting the tax break. and raise your hand if you're working more for less. ee that those at the top should pay their fair share. raise your hand if you agree that tax breaks should be going to the middle class. and raise your hand if you agree that a comeback should include everyone. >>> north carolina news at 6 starts right now. >> we're following breaking news. i'm sharon tazewell. >> i'm sean maroney. the state's epidemiologist has resigned. >> reporter: this comes down to we've been reporting on involving people who live near coal ash department. she said she cannot work for a department and administration that deliberately misleads the public.

penney's. remember we grew up in the '50s as the time of options.i grew up in fresno we had three choices. john wayne in iwo jima or john wayne in a eulogy by. it happened in the '60s and it was making options there other why is -- of the ways to be that they were insisting the way we were supposed to be. after august a group of straight anti-war activist and they shave their beards and cut their hair for the nude -- eugene mccarthy of the moratorium committee to end the war in viet nam and in october 15 based page the largest ever b-2 million people all over the country went on strike for one day at different defense to oppose the war. it was very threatening to the nixon in administration was adjust the radical fringe toward these freaks but both i did generational band turning against the war by then more than 50 percent were against the war so the moratorium really proved it was more than tough french be movement. bob. >> so they tried to intimidate the members of the committee one was that man named david and he was gay and he had a and intimid

other stores like jc penney, best buy and office depo allow in store pick up options. >> we put a complete list of the supplies you can buy on our website, wfla.com. >>> it's 6:18 on this friday up, leigh? >> for most of us gorgeous. this is a look at the first glimpses of daylight from hyundai of new port richey. 76 degrees and mostly clear. i have some rain along the coast of manatee county around long boat key. we had some rain on the sunshine skyway, now just a drizzle left out there. the showers are near the coast in the morning and fred inland during the day. 78 degrees this afternoon. that rain keeping the temperatures in the 80s, which is cooler than all of july. currently in tampa it's 80 degrees, fish hawk 76, 73 bartow, 80 in st. petersburg. i checked in with wendy in brooksville and she's at 78 degrees. this on shore wind know is going to set up and stick around for a while. it's just a breeze that comes on shore near the gulf. that pushing the showers near the rain that falls will be west of 75. you can see as the day goes along the rain moves further and further inland. morni

macy's announcement follows other big closures by walmart, target, jc penney, and sears. >>> happeningfounder of isis donald trump steps up his attacks calling president obama the founder of isis and hillary clinton the cofounder. even when asked if he really means it he insists it is not a mistake. and trump takes heat from gop leaders. but trump says he prefers his style and refuses to tune it county.

i wonder when we hear from nordstrom, macy's and jc penney next week, about amazon. the only ones that can give bargains and convenience, which means the dollar stores and tjx. amazon isn't the only one who knows this. walmart isn't the only one. you know who else has figured it out? apple. apple. when ceo tim cook talks about having a revenue stream as big as a fortune 500 company, they could have $30 billion in a ni it could make it higher for apple stock. right now their earnings are seen as episodic. they had a down quarter. if the iphone 7's good, maybe apple stock can go higher. but if it fails to impress, it might go to the purgatory. but there are plenty of analysts who dismiss this out of hand. it and that they are a hardware story running out of gas. this is that best days are behind them thesis that you hear so often. that's why it sells eight times earnings making it cheaper than virtually anything, save the airlines. price wars all over the map. destination, and now the zika virus. but yesterday tim cook tweeted out july was a record breaker for the app

i don't have to speak for nordstrom's or penney's, we're talking about comp growth. i think that happens, gross margin expansion's available to all of of us. >> what the old days, chairman and ceo of pvh corp who told us when it was bad and is now telling us when it's good. "mad money's" back after the break. >> coming up, jim sits down with a co-founder and ceo of workday. >> you want samsung. that is a huge win for workday versus competitors. >> "mad money" will be right back. well right now all our new plans come with no data overages. ...we'll finally be in control... and we're back... introducing new at&t plans with no data overage charges. >>> if you're struggling to get your head around how best buy could report such amazing numbers, and the chatter from lowe's and jc penny about how they see a surge in home-related buying. just go to the conference call from yesterday. yesterday, it was the rodney dangerfield that got no respect. but towle, is up an astounding 1 16% from last year, largely because there's a real shortage of real estate. there's not enough sup

you've heard everyone come on i don't have to speak for nordstrom's or penney's, we're talking about comp growth. i think that happens, gross margin expansion's available to all of of us. >> what the old days, chairman and ceo of pvh corp who told us when it was bad and is now telling us when it's good. "mad money's" back after the break. a co-founder and ceo of workday. >> you want samsung. that is a huge win for workday versus competitors. >> "mad money" will be right back. xth sense mom. so you'll notice every little thing. when you notice dry skin, with ten times more moisturizer. so you can notice other things mom, like how much i love you. don't let dust and allergens get between you and life's beautiful moments. flonase gives you more complete allergy relief. most allergy pills only control one inflammatory substance. flonase controls 6. and six is greater than one. flonase changes everything. ? i can't believe it has 40% fewer calories than butter. i can't believe it's made with real, simple ingredients. i can't believe... we're on a whale. i can't believe my role isn't bigge

finally, jc penney. i think there's a slow turn at hand here. i won't believe it's for real until i see some of those new shares get retired. now it's too early to tell the impact of these changes in management, what they're doing, but i do think penny's management has a plan to turn around, with more of an emphasis on home and cosmetics. we can finally catch our breath, but i see plenty of companies that have caused great pain for shareholders of late. can they find redemption? for some, yes, but not for all. let's go find the ones that can make a come back. mary in illinois. >> caller: boo-yah, jim. i wonder if you would endorse the stock blue buffalo pet, blu. >> we invollove, love, the pet . buffalo reports next week, and their stock went down a little bit. why not wait until after the report before you do any buying. read not greed during earnings season. track down the conference calls, and let's see if some of these beaten-down names can find redemption. i'm looking long term, whether you're 18 or 80, i'm going over the steps you need to

wal-mart, j-c penney, and bed bath and beyond are under fire for potentially selling those fake sheets that they and customers thought were premium egyptian cotton. the company that supplied the cotton last week. a california bakery is getting a flood of support after one of its custom cakes caught a lot of flack on social media. the cake was baked and molded into a transgender ken doll. the bakery owner says they posted a picture of their cake on their facebook page and lost dozens of "likes" and potential new business, all because of the post. she says they made the cake for birthday party. the recipient is not transgender nor was he trying to make a political statement. controversy began to spread, hundreds of people came to the bakery's defense, both on social media and at the store. welcome back, and watch your mouth. as u-w-m students prepare to start the fall term, campus leaders are set to reinforce a controversial guideline. a student group has put out a list of words they think students shouldnt use. fox6s bret lemoine has more on a story williford is excited to be out of hig

but jc penney reporting a quarterly loss of $56 million. that actually surpassed wall street expectations while the store's revenue did not. a different story a nordstrom earning better than expected. nordstrom earned $117 million in quarter of a tweaking inventory and having a ptaniversary sale. and the deep fried twinge key jumping from the state fair to home freezer. hostess brands is launching packaged deep fried twinge keys cream filled snack collaboration again hostess and walmart. both companies looking to spark food sales with innovative products. for more log on to foxbusiness.com inspect new york i'm lauren simonetti. sky was with activity overnight a perseid meteor show peaked. percent perseid. yes. this is from spain, but meteors could be seen here as well. scientist calling this outburst with up to 200 meters per hour and last time this happened was back in 2009. >>> pretty cool stuff. my kid is fascinated with nice when weather cooperated and we can see it we've had problem overnight we had storms rolling through the area. so

by the way, jc penney has been a bright spot for him.s the beginning, that's when first found out that penny's coming back. he's not afraid to say who's doing well and give us a wait i cannot wait. general mills, he got rid of -- i thought when they got rid of the color and artificial sweetening of trix, trix would be bad. trix are for everybody now. >> that chart, obviously, proves. >> what a gain, 23% gain. >> inflationary food environment too. >> that was a talk of the town, buy on weakness of kroger. i defer to my friend sara eisen, kroger, because it's where she's from. but she's from krogerville. >> one of the biggest retailers in the country. >> and cleveland we have a show coming up. >> oh, that's very good. >> very exciting. >> fitbit in the news, jawbone has failed in the legal bid to block fitbit from operating in this country. >> yeah. you know what, you tried so hard to get a read on the best buy quarter. you always want them -- want to say could you tell me how fitbit is. wearables were stronger. i was concerned fitbit may

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wal-mart, jc penney, bed, bath & beyond, are all involved in this investigation.he company that supplied the cotton, well spun, indiana, is being questioned for supplying those stores with fake or phony egyptian cotton sheets. stores often charge customers a premium for the high-end material. last week, target said it was pulling it off the shove shelves,a ever finding that well spun used nonegyptian cotton for almost two years. >>> giant pokeballs are showing autopsy the -- showing up at target stores. giant red sneers have been -- spheres have been painted. targeted said it wanted to create an extra special experience for its biggest pokemon fans. the ball being painted at target stores throughout the country. >>> police in michigan have arrested a pilot for trying to fly a plane while drunk. it was set to take off yesterday. but the pilot realized there was something wrong with its copilot. the copilot breath test showed an alcohol level of .3, which is four times legal limit. >>> olympic swimmer, ryan lochte has been charged with falsely reporting a crime in r

penney and bed, bath beyond. people thought they were buying premium i yip sean cotton sheets.chains are looking into the company that supplied the cotton. target pulled its sheets last week. no word yet if people will follow suit. >> tech giant apple put out security update today for its devices. apple issuing the update after tech researchers discovered powerful espionage software targeting a human rights active visit iphone in the middle east. the spyware takes advantage of thee previously undisclosed weaknesses in apple's mobile operating system. experts say they have never seen anything like this before. the spyer wear could compromise an iphone with the mere tap of a finger. apple says, it has fixed vulnerability it did it immediately after learning about it. >>> you know if you've ever taken train at 30th street station, you know the sound of letters flipping over on the old school departures board. >> soon that classic sign not going to be there mino my more. amtrak removing the sign and replace it with digital board. new board is still being designed so we don't know w