chronicles in his memoir, "valley boy: the education of tom perkins."is a candid account of his life, his second marriage to romance novelist danielle steel, a manslaughter conviction in a boating accident in france, and the deals that made him so wealthy, starting with the first biotech company, genentech, here in san francisco. he and his partners launched genentech in 1976 with nothing more than a checkbook and an idea. >> the idea was to trick nature into letting us make something that didn't exist in nature -- in particular, human insulin. >> genentech's success led to new ways of treating everything from diabetes to dwarfism, and to getting rich. kleiner perkins' initial investment of $250,000 soared 800-fold to $200 million. >> that's what venture capitalists are created to do, and you can blame converting the orchards of silicon valley into parking lots partly on me and partly on genentech, because we proved that this kind of high-risk, high-tech venture capital could be an enormous home run, and everybody wanted to get in on it, including lots

charles perkins was a friend of general palmer's. he owned the burlington railroad , probably speculated on developing some of this land, but because palmer was so engaged and wanting to make certain he had the right environment for the people who were going to live here that he adopted his same philosophy. when he can to do something to do with this property, it was easy for him to make the decision that it would stay a park and be forever free to the people. it stays that way today. unusual for a city parks and recreation department to have to take on something that really has national significance. this has always been a draw. people come here for two natural reasons in addition to health and other things. and come for pike's peak the garden of the gods. those are the natural reasons. it remains that today, from before 1909 when charles perkins gave the gift, he realized that this would always be important to the people. we keep that functioning today. city has well over 150 parks, but this is the park that is the most significant

for business tycoons, tom perkins would be a first-ballot shoo-in. he has earned a fortune, and, boy, does he know how to spend it. [ engine revs, tires screech ] >> the troubles at hewlett-packard started when then-c.e.o. carly fiorina was abruptly fired. >> out the door. is that really -- it was that cold? >> that's exactly what happened. >> devastated? you had to have been. >> of course i was devastated. i was hurt. >> welcome to "60 minutes on cnbc." i'm lesley stahl. in this edition, we examine the boardroom intrigue at hewlett-packard between 2005 and 2007. it was a tumultuous saga that led to criminal charges, executive firings, accusations of sexism, and lots and lots of finger-pointing. and in the midst of it all, three of the protagonists told me their sides of the story -- pattie dunn, thomas perkins, and carly fiorina.

likes that perkins philosophy, so he informed his children that is what he is going to do. charles perkins was a friend of general palmer's, and he owned the burlington railroad, probably speculated on developing some of this land. so because palmer was engaged in wanting to make certain that the right environment for the people who were going to live here, he adopted his same philosophy. so when it came time to do something with this property, it was easy for him to make the decision that it would stay a park and be forever free to the people, and it stays that way today. unusual for a city parks and recreation department to have to take on something that really has national significance. this has always been a draw, and people come here for two natural reasons, in addition to health and other things, but they come to see america's mountain and they come for the garden of the gods. those are the natural reasons. it remains that today. 1909, it was realized that this would always be important to the people. we keep that functioning today. the city has well over 100 ft -- pa

it remains that today from when charles perkins made the gift. always be it would important to the people. we keep that functioning today. city has well over 150 parks. the is the park that is because of the national draw. maintain icult to something like this with the dollars that you would have do with a neighborhood or a smaller community park. in 1985, a foundation was stablished by a benefactor of this park, lighted hill, to a system for the visitor's center be owned by the foundation and the profits would the garden aintain of the gods park. it's so significant. tried to combine the two, so that request was taken -- was aside by congress and otherwise i think it would have been if not the first, the park.d national but yellow stone certainly captured that. you know the economic benefit to our region to have that come here to see our national resources. >> find out where c-span's local vehicles are going next, c-span.org/local content. you're watching american history all weekend, every weekend, on c-span -- 2015 c-span student cam competiti

. >> reporter: davis perkins is packing but this is no vacation. he is off tonight for a trip to hell. you're going to arguably the most dangerous deadly spot on earth. why are you doing this?! >> um, i think i'm the best man for it. >> reporter: davis perkins is not showing off. he has been a paramedic, firefighting smoke jumper, volunteer medic in a laundry list of dangerous places, haiti, ethiopia, cambodia, and now liberia. >> just called me a couple nights ago and asked if i could go and so we're racing around trying to get ready. >> reporter: after a week of training, he will be deployed to villages to help treat a disease that kills 70% of its victims and can easily be transmitted to healthcare workers if they are are not properly protected. are you nervous, worried? >> i have a healthy apprehension. but i also know that once i get to there, um, i will get in a frame of mind that, um, i -- that will make it as safe as possible. >> reporter: this is a man who sees the worst in life but also some of the most beautiful. he is a renowned natural

every soldier, whether you're colonel perkins, private perkins, general perkins, you have to think strategically. because your tactical actions have strategical outcome. if you're not thinking strategically, you will devolve, into a short term tactical win and the way you do it may be counter productive to long-term outcome. in other words, giving everyone honda generators everyday and giving them the fuel is actually working against you in the long-term. i remember when i went back to 2008, i was supposed to be working getting the economy up and running. and working there and getting the banking system up and running and we had started probably at brigade level. this micro grant program. where we are trying to jump-start the economy and pass out free grant. so mom and pop operations, things like that. so we attract, who is brigade sector, is not utilizing the micro grant program. now trying to start up the banks and my boss is like hey, how come the banking system isn't working. well, okay, but the way banks work, is they give you a loan and charge interest. hats how it works. so if i'm running

then perkins followed her to nearby advanced auto parts store. a new set of jumper cables. >> he told me compliments of acme. he said you really need to have good set of jumper cables in your car at all times. and i like about cried right there. i was like, that is so incredibly sweet. >> reporter: turns out an inform need add new battery and so perkins toed his credit card on the counter and said, it's on me. then off he went. but not before giving an inform his cell phone number. he asked her to call him so he'd know she was okay. >> i'm just so used to people not being nice all the time and you know you run into so many crappy people, and to have somebody do something that's so nice like way above and beyond that is what blew my mind. >> reporter: we reached perkins by phone. he's traveling out west to be with family during the holidays. he down played his act of kindness, said he simply was trying to do the right thing. best of all he says reaction to an inform's online post about the incident suggests others want duplicate his is the with ac

perkins left last night bound for villages where he will treat the disease. so far ebola killed 70% of people who get it. we asked him, take the risk? >> you are going to arguably the most dangerous deadly spot on earth. why the are you doing this? >> um, i think i'm the best man for it. i have a lot of gratitude in my life. and i think it's, um, a nice thing to be able to, yeah, to give back. >> perkins is going as one of 20 volunteers for the group called "heart to heart international." >>> thousands of people under ebola quarantine in sierra leone are running out of food and leaving their homes to stay alive. it's contributing to the spread of the virus. sierra leone's government and the u.n. have been delivering food to the quarantined areas but many villages are being missed. >>> it is 4:56. voters nationwide sending a very strong message to washington. details this morning on the sweeping gains for the republicans in tuesday's elections coming your way. >> reporter: and one of 15 candidates has declared victory in the race for mayor of oakland. we'll he

every soldier, whether you're colonel perkins, private perkins, general perkins, you have to think strategically. because your tactical actions have strategic outkorms. if you're not thinking strategically, you will devolve, into a short term tactical win and the way you do it may be counter productive to long-term outcome. in other words, giving everyone honda generators everyday and giving them the fuel is actually working against you in the long-term. i remember when i went back to 2008, i was supposed to be working getting the economy up and running. and working there and getting the banking system up and running and we had started probably at the brigade level this microgrant program, trying to jump-start the economy and pass out free grants. so mom and pop operations, things like that. so we attract, who is brigade sector, is not utilizing the micro grant program. now i'm going back there and trying to start up the banks, and my boss is, how come the banking system isn't working? well, okay, but the way banks work, is they give you a loan and charge interest. that's how it works. so if i'm

every soldier, whether you're colonel perkins, private perkins, general perkins, you have to think strategically. because your tactical actions have strategical outcome. if you're not thinking strategically, you will deinvolve, no a short term tactical win and the way you do it may be count pineiro ductive to long-term outcome. in other words, giving everyone honda generators everyday and giving them the fuel is actually working against you in the long-term. i remember when i went back to 2008, i was supposed to be working getting the economy up and running. and working there and getting the banking system up and running and we had started probably at brigade level. this micro grant program. where we are trying to jump-start the economy and pass out free grant. so mom and pop operations, things like that. so we attract, who is brigade sector, is not utilizing the micro grant program. now trying to start up the banks and my boss is like hey, how come the banking system isn't working. well, okay, but the way banks work, is they give you a loan and charge interest. hats how it works. so if i'm runn

in 2003, general perkins commanded the invasion of iraq. his unit was the first across the border and first to enter the downtown government areas of baghdad. the general is featured in the book thunder run, the armored strike to capture baghdad. he received the silver star for his part in that invasion. on march 14th, 2014, general perkins assumed command of trade ok. in 1988, he received a masters of science degree in me can tal engineering from the university of michigan and in 1999 he received a masters degree from the naval war college he is well positioned to take on tonight's topic, the future of the army in the complex world. his title taken from the u.s. army operating concept win in the complex world, that paper published weeks ago. our discussion is with jason campbell at the rand corporation where he focuses on international security force instrument in a post conflict reintroduction. he as a degree and is currently working on the ph.d. from my alma mater from kings college in london. we will take your questions after the presen

on march 14, 2014, general perki perkins assumed command. along wait in 1988 he received a masters of science degree in mechanical engineering from the university of michigan and in 1999, he received a masters degree from the naval war college. he is well positioned to take on tonight's topic, the future of the u.s. army, we are in a complex world. his title, taken from the army concept in 2020, 2040, that paper published just weeks ago. our discussion this evening is jason campbell. associate policy analyst at rand corporation where he focuses on issues of international security counter insurgency, security force development and measuring progress in a post conflict reconstruction. he has an m.a. degree and is working on his ph.d from my alma mater in london. he will take questions after his presentation and discussion. just a reminder, please silence your electronic devices at this time as a courtesy to all of our audience here and at home. please join me in welcoming general david perkins. [ applause ] >> thanks so much. make sure the rig

perkins from the family and research council. >> i would like to congratulate the candidates, not only those who won last night but those who were in the arena. our system works because people willing to make themselves into thes, to get arena's and take the hits and shots, work hard, raise the money, sell their ideas, and speak with the american people. those wholate all of are candidates last nights in this election. i want to congratulate those who won. i wanted to point out the rnc. not necessarily supporting candidates but laying infrastructure so the party could be successful. covered a lot of ground closing the gap between the republican parties -- republican and democratic parties. this will be the most pro-life congress since roe v wade with all most every new gop senator being strongly pro-life. this is significant. liberals will start launching a new battle plan as their fictitious war on women failed to serve as the d kelly -- the decoy they hoped it would be to detract from the failed policies of barack obama. president obama was not on the ballot but his policies were. th

said hi, i'm jim perkins, president of acme supermarket. i immediately apologized. so sorry. i said this is a little embarrassing. >> you are in a giant parking lot. he's from acme. i get it. >> we just laughed about it for few minutes. he told me what he had been doing in, there and we laughed it off. >> perkins had been inside the giant checking out the competition. he went back inside, and came out a moment later with a giant employee, and a set of jumper cables. together they got ann's suv running. then perkins followed her to nearby advanced auto part store where he bought her a new set of jumper cables. >> he told me compliment attack me. he said you really need to have a good set of jumper cables in your karat all times. and i, like about cried right there. i was like that's so incredibly sweet. >> turns out, ann needed a new battery. and so perkins tossed his credit card on the counter and said: it's on me. then, off he went. but not before giving ann his cell phone number. he asked her to call him, so he would know she's okay. >> i'm just so used to people

within minutes, help arrived in the form of jim perkins, the owner of the acme grocery stores, he offered to jump ann's battery. and he put down his own credit card and took care of the bill and gave us a copy of the receipt and it inspired hundreds of people to email perkins thanking him for paying it forward. he hopes others will do the same for the holiday season. >> still ahead, meet the shopper so good at saving money one retailer banned him from their site. what is his secrets for getting the deals. >>> babies switched at birth, what are the mothers considering doing? >> and meteorologist, melissa magee, returns with the full forecast from accuweather when "action news" at 4:00 continues next. >>> an update to a baby mixup in south africa, two babies, a boy and girl were switched at the hospital. and raised by the wrong parents, those children cannot be returned to their natural parents because they are too attached to their quotes, adoptive mothers, legal experts says that means that they cut legal ties with their biological children but still have contact with them and legally ado

christopher perkins o'brien was arrested friday night pre-and he had been sending disturbing e-mail to the white house, threatening to behead the president and/first lady michelle obama's throat. the secret service takes all threats seriously. >> o'brien was found guilty in 2006 for amounts lot appeared -- for manslaughter. he is currently being held in a federal prison. 13 years after 9/11 the world trade center is now back open for business. tenant,crapers first one world trade center replaces the twin towers that were destroyed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. in the $3.9 billion building is now the tallest in america. a virgin galactic space ship crashed that happened last week, investigators are releasing new details on the incident. the feathering system, which lifts and rotates the tail, was activated before the craft reached the appropriate speed. investigators don't know if that is what caused the crash that killed a copilot and injured another. officials say could take up to a year to figure out what happened. a firefighter damaged 11 homes and shut down market street. brianne

um, and it, um, i think it's, um, a nice thing to be able to, yeah, to give back. >> davis perkins iss one of 20 volunteers for the group called heart to heart international. >>> still ahead, bay area companies using dogs for chemical testing. why they are using beagles specifically and how one group is working to save them. >> this time of year as we get closer to the holidays your favorite coffee shop may have switched to christmas colors but it's still summertime on the radar. hi-def doppler radar showing nothing at all. slight change in the forecast meaning rain coming up. >> i'm dennis o'donnell. coming up, i think madison baumgarner could have given jerry brown a better race. >> i really wanted to start crying and turn around and run back. >> the polls now not so hot for the 49ers. >> will jim harbaugh be the head coach of the 49ers next season? >> and why the warriors coach closed his [ indiscernible ] >> i wouldn't have probably seen a single match if i had gone to new york. >> i sure use your vote coming up. ,, reliability, is now an american thing. introducing the all new ch

and that person was jim perkins. president of acme super markets.e helped ann jump her car, then follow her to the nearest auto part store, where he bought her a new set of jumper cages. >> i'm just so used to people not being nice all the time. you know, you run into so many crappy people, and to have somebody do something that is so nice, like way above and beyond, that was what blew my mind. >> soap, we reached perkins by phone, who is traveling for the holidays. he down played his act every kindness and said he was simply trying to dot right thing. boy, did he ever. >> all right, holy turkey hang over. but we're not talking about that feeling you get after eating too much turkey, all of the tryptophan watch this bird is cooked with that makes it so strong you actually get a free cab ride >> looking live at the parade preparations at the thanksgiving day parade. of course that kicks off right at 8:30. so t minus five and a half hours and counting. >>> a dutch zoo is now home to a set of polar bear triplets for the next three months. the cubs will

blame the police want 48 hours warning before the announcement and safe zones and moms like michelle perkins worry about keeping their kids safe when the news comes. >> if history is any indication of what's going to happen when this verdict or this announcement comes down, it's going to be pandemonium. >> that was nbc's ron allen. in about an hour from now michael brown's parents will hold a press conference at that time united nations human rights conference in geneva. yesterday they addressed a u.n. private session. >>> a bizarre move by the democratic-led senate. it looks like they're too busy to approve the nomination for attorney general. if the democrats insisted on putting her up, she would be confirmed in all likelihood as attorney general. apparently they're not going to do it. instead they'll entrust mitch mcconnell with the approval progress. harry reid is pushing forth lake duck legislation. a positive note on the xl pipeline is thought to improve democrats chances. mary landrieu has urged the administration to approve the pipeline. >>> a florida sinkhole that has already swallo

in my life, uhm and it, um, i think it's, um, a nice thing to be able to, yeah, to give back. >> perkins is going as one of 20 volunteers for the group called heart to heart international. >>> berkeley voters have decided to put a special tax on sugary drinks. they voted by 75% to 25% margin for measure d. kpix 5's cate caugiran reports it's the first time such a proposal has passed. >> reporter: berkeley known for its liberalism has proven to be one of the soda industry's biggest challenges. in the past the beverage industry has successfully defeated every similar tax to measure d and spent money to do it. it the no on measure d campaign raised $2.2 million in berkeley. its ad campaign attacking the measure calling it confusing saying it will raise the cost of groceries and prices at restaurants. the yes on d campaign raised half a million dollars. the majority coming from former new york city mayor michael bloomberg. supporters say the penny per ounce tax would lead to fewer cases of obesity and diabetes. >> it shows that communities can come together for their children's health in spi

. >>> happy birthday to actor damon wayans jr., 32, owen wilson, 46, elizabeth perkins, 54.ehberger. thank you for watching "early today." have a great tuesday. showers arriving as of tonight. it's chilly out there, grab your winter coats this morning. temperatures in the 40s and 50s. this afternoon we'll actually hit the 70s before the rain moves in.

i remember back in 2002, tony perkins, i was on gma with him jumping around and he was afraid of heightst's fun and i'm glad it's coming back. a zoo balloon will not be flying tomorrow. condition fly in rain and can't my in wind. and we have both heading our way. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing that most of our region is rain free however we have light showers from south of mays landing through millville, sea isle city and dover. this is all really ahead of the main batch that is arriving late tonight through the first half of the day tomorrow. a rainy thursday is on tap following by a windy friday. and future tracker rainfall amounts, a general half inch to inch of rain, looks like the heaviest will be in the northwest suburbs,s bulk of this is occurring the first half of the day tomorrow. the wins are really gusting friday afternoon and we are looking at wind gusts 35 to 40 miles per hour. this will create windchills in the 40s. it's a cold and blustery day on friday. 69 degrees and the degrees above normal and our morning low, 10 degrees above normal and temperatures begin to

he is off to fight ebola in liberia. 64-year-old davis perkins has been a medic in disaster hot zoneshaiti and cambodia and now adding liberia to the list here shortly. he left last night to go to villages to help treat the disease. ebola kills 70% of the people who get it. why take the risk? >> you are going to the most dangerous deadly spot on earth. why are you doing that? >> um, i think i'm the best man for it. you know, i have a lot of gratitude, um, in my life, uhm and it, um, i think it's, um, a nice thing to be able to, yeah, to give back. >> perkins is going as one of 20 volunteers for the group called heart to heart international. and he is probably winging his way right now left last night. >>> 5:13. let's check traffic. >> okay, thanks, guys. and out the door, overall, things are doing okay on the roads. now we have word of some bart delays. if you are a bart rider maybe coming into the city or even catching a right over at sfo this could affect you. these delays are about 10 to 15 minutes right now from the east bay. it's centered around the west oakland stop right before

you can translate this local expression left-hand some yay starts perkin, get hella and post ride myp. >> what language is that? >> stephen: i don't know. i've been told i said that right. >> great, i didn't know you were a linguist. >> i'm a cunning linguist. >> it figures. >> stephen: gertrude stein said of oakland,"there is no there, there." congresswoman, is there, there, there? >> there's a lot there. >> stephen: it says oakland is the third largest concentration of lesbians in the country. are you sure that's an accurate count? sometimes they get all tangled up and it's hard to tell, how many to tell how many lesbians there are in that pile. >> oakland is a very open and beautiful sea. >> stephen: being just a few miles from san francisco, which is a homosexual mecca, is there a lot of lesbian spillover? >> people come to oakland. everyone comes to oakland because they love living in oakland. >> stephen: oakland coliseum is where the wave was invented. >> i told you oakland was really cool. >> really although, cool people. do you want to get a wave started here? >> okay. ( chee

and moms like michelle perkins worry about keeping their kids safe when the news comes. >> if history is any indication of what's going to happen when this verdict or, you know, this announcement comes down, it's going to be pandemonium. >> reporter: unlike back in august, there are a lot of meetings going on. community groups, police meeting together discussing the protests and the best way to conduct them. another factor, it's brutally cold here now. that also may keep some people off the streets if decision day comes soon. brian? >> we'll hope for the best during a troubling time. ron allen starting us off, ferguson, missouri, tonight ron, thank you. >>> the official start of winter is still a month away, but for millions it feels like it's under way tonight. as predicted, temperatures are falling fast. in some places 40-degree temperature swings in just a day's time. in other places, it's record snow that's falling. our meteorologist dylan dreyer is live tonight in golden, colorado. hey, dylan, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. the snow is coming down here in golden,

chairmenommittee were pretty influential, the colonel perkins who was the chairman, he is a democrat, but role aseved that their bi authorizer's would be to go to the floor with an open rule. now it is much more control because of this change in the way that things are done. rule, and i open offered it on the floor. i was frightened to death. it ended up being adopted, to-one. it became law! i thought, hey, i them very persuasive! and a man that i did not recognize that he was watching on tv, one of the advantages of this new thing, and this young man had a good idea he said. later, i found out he was the of the defense appropriation subcommittee. it turned into a fight between the appropriations committee and the educations committee. the appropriations committee was much more powerful, so that was my introduction into congress that although these different rules go on and that sort of thing. i am -- another thing that i worked on with the tax credit. i think it is a better way to go than minimum wage. that would help people who are low income and who need help and who are trying to

perkins state hospital that she has some information that the children are alive somewhere in a home in montgomery county. police said they think that's a very remote possibility, but she will not offer any additional information. and that includes an appearance in court last week. a very frustrating situation. reporting live from the aurora hills park in clarksburg, maryland, scott broom, wusa9. >> scott, thank you. >>> the prime suspect in the abduction of hannah graham will appear in a fairfax county courtroom tomorrow morning. jesse matthew was transferred from charlottesville to the fairfax county adult detention center early yesterday. he faces three felony charges in connection with the 2005 sexual assault in fairfax county. matthew also faces attempted murder charges in fairfax city. >>> today is day two of testimony about the man convicted of killing chandra levy. lawyers for ingmar guandique said he should get a new trial because one of his former cell mates gave false and misleading testimony. levy's disappearance in 2001 sparked national interest after she was romanceical

the sympathize commercially successful products and they were invented by a guy named william henry perkin who was a teenager at the time. he was 18 and he was experimenting and his parents attic in london. he was trying to find a cure for malaria and instead he discovered at the madison, this molecule he was experimenting with left a beautiful purple stain on his test tube. he thought, i bet that would be a really useful commercial product. that is how the synthetic dye industry began. it was quickly dominated by companies in switzerland and france in those companies quickly expanded the other kinds of synthetic projects, petrochemicals, plastics and grew into these industrial giants. >> host: to whom a toms river, pull or later bonsall this product to? >> guest: the whole world. it was one of the most important guide manufacturing factories in the whole world and it was used to die clothes obviously. and later on the same site, starting in the 60s, the late 50s actually, they expanded the odd sunbathe into molecules. >> host: what goes into manufacturing dye? >> guest: lots of things. th

. >> dontae perkins, 25, shot to death. >> reporter: it's a mass for the 55 young men and women murderedden in the past year, father michael doyle officiating. >> georgianna jedrzejewski, 56, stabbed to death.ç >> reporter: for 18 years, father doyle has been conducting a mass for the murdered. >> i counted up this morning the number of murders since we started in 1995, and the number was 788.ç imagine. in this little town, 788 persons lost their lives in this city in that tragic fashion. it's a terrible place for a kid to grow up. it's terrible.ç it is terrible, and that's why ç i -- and i think of america as being a generous country, but america has made a decision to sacrifice the poor, for the poor are concentrated in this country. you go from one city to another, they're concentrated. that concentration is deadly. >> reporter: nowhere, according to the most recent census, are the poor more concentrated than in camden.ç nearly half the population of 77,000 lives in poverty. unemployment is almost 20%. you can buy a house here for as little as $15,000. across the delaware river in

they were invented by a guy named perkins was a teenager at the time. he was 18 and he was experimenting in his parents attic in london. he was trying to find a cure for malaria. and instead he discovered that this medicine, this molecule he was experimenting with left a beautiful purple stain on his test to. and he thought i that would be a really useful commercial product. that's a the synthetic i industry began. it was quickly dominated by companies in switzerland and france. those companies expanded to other kinds of synthetic products, petrochemicals, plastics, and grew into these industrial giants. >> host: so to whom would toms river chemical or later on sell this product to? >> guest: the whole world goes when the most important die manufacturing factories in the whole world. it was used to dye clothes, used it i plastics and later on the same site starting in the 60s for the late 50s actually the expanded beyond dyes into plastics and other interesting useful synthetic molecules. >> host: what goes into the manufacture of a train for? >> guest:

. >> reporter: and ken perkins of retail metrics says it's awesome for retailers, too. the model allows etailers to provide a new level of customer service without the expense of a large store with a lot of inventory. >> has to be priced competitive and have to have differentiated product but it's an opportunity to sell them there. >> reporter: and more and more etailers are doing just that, everyone from amazon to trendy eyeglass stores are setting up guide shops across the u.s. a model that seems to be working. now, web giant amazon is planning a brick and mortar store in new york just in time for christmas and the site known for affordable hipster glass is now setting up real world shops one in san francisco opening this month. if you have a consumer problem, give us a call 888-5-helps-u. shipping is free. >> good. i hate the returns. >> the returns are always the worst part. >> always. >>> thank you. speaking of shopping, the holidays are just around the corner. that means it's time to kick off a cause very near and dear to us at kpix 5. >> reporter: i'm juliette go

joining us now from boston is ken perkins, president of retail metrics. ken, we were just talking about how earnings so far this year have come in better than spec'd. the question is will retail change that? what are you expecting? >> yeah. i don't think retail is going to move the noodle too much. the current expectations, we're looking at 124 retailers, is expected to be up 376% year over year. that's down from 16% expected growth at the beginning of june. we're seeing a lot of retailers and consumer related names issue warnings. we've seen the department stores indicate the flow. jp penny's guidance last month, we have walmart, lower sales guidance, kohl's, same-store sales down 1.4%. so i think it's going to be a tough plug here for the retailers. >>> and how is that possible? economic conditions have improved. oil prices have come down. surely they should be making significant gains in earnings right now, the retailers. is it an execution issue or is perhaps the retailer weaker than we might expect? >> that is a great question. when you look at the u

. >> that's tony perkins from the family research council. over at world net daily, your source for where's the birth certificate. it's our olt friend roma daily banging the drum for impeoplement there u as well. >> so on fox news, they've already got it in motion as best as they can. tomorrow, they take the senate. the day after that, they start working to waerd impeachment. remember the summer republicans in the house came up with a plan that was supposed to drain some of the energy away from the calls on the right to start impeaching pet obama from something? house peep e speaker joan boehner said he would file a laut against president obama instead of filing impeachment proceedings. this is supposed to day vert energies into this lawsuit against president obama, instead. since then, that supposed lauts has never been filed. two different law firms have now kwit after being hired by the house speaker to bring that case. they just didn't ever bring nick with it. and the fire on the right, and in the conservative media and on fox news to imp

her name isn't actually quinn perkins.

lindsay dwyer ran away, changed her name to quinn perkins, and started a new life. what the hell?! order. your honor, on what grounds? i said this case is over. (gavel bangs) olivia obviously knows something we don't. the agency took stuff from me. i was young. they made it sound fun. (whirring) (man) if you meet this guy in a dark alley, you're done.