street we've been there many, many years and a couple years ago we had a tremendous challenge with petco coming down two blocks away so i turn to small business owner because this was a threat to my store. i not to the small business owner commission and a primary worked with kathleen downloadly without her help and input we would have lost this fight so to speak and saved my livelihood and my staff who work and live in san francisco as well but beyond that supervisor duly in her tireless effort days to make sure that san francisco doesn't turn into a strip mall. there's a lot of applicationsful from big bids coming out the city and if we if have kathleen putting a wall between us we'd see the big businesses cross the at the city and our corridors. i owe a great deal of gratitude primarily to kathleen she worked with me over a year in that fight against petco and we're victorious and so hope you endorse kathleen dowelly and a come on on and on up if there's a list of speakers come on up and i know kathleen for the last 68 months i met her at the uncommonly meeting. kathleen is also at ou

. >> a growing roster of firms, including walgreens, petco, home depot and others started to dial back health benefits in the wake of obamacare. >> i think it will help the bottom line in that it will lower the costs a bit, as it's doing with target, enabling smaller companies to be competitive with larger competitors. in a sense it will take companies out of the health upshurns business. >> starting next year large companies employing 50 or more workers must offer health insurance to those working 50 hours a week, or face fines. some firms cut back workers hours to avoid insuring them under obamacare. target said in its statement that it would not limit part-time employees hours and those working more than 32 hours a week are eligible for the company health plan. tarring wr and employees may save money, but the taxpayer will pick up the tab. this is indicative of employers looking to taxpayers to subsidise the low wages. >> today on twitter and facebook we ask you is it fair that target is dropping health care coverage for part-time workers. why or why not. we have responses like lore

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a growing roster including walgreen's, petco, home depot, garden and restaurant, trader joe's and ups has started dialing back health benefits in the wake of obamacare. >> i think it will help the bottom line if that it will lower the costs a bit as it's doing with target. it will enable smaller companies to be competitive with their larger competitors because they will receive subsidies for offering insurance to their employees, and in a sense it will take companies out of the health insurance business to some extent. >> reporter: starting next year large companies employing 50 or more workers must offer health insurance or face fines in the thousands of dollars. some firms have cut back workers hours to avoid having to ensure them under obamacare. target said it would not limit part time workers hours and employees averaging 32 hours or more a week are still eligible for the company's comprehensive health insurance plan but still critics charge while target and it's part time employees may save money on healthcare the taxpayer will pick up the tab. >> i think this is indicative of a

. >>> this deep freeze putting a strain on power companies so much so that petco and dominion power are both asking you to conserve electricity, peak hours between 5:00 and 9:00. the power companies want you to set the thermostat lower than usual also. and use appliances like washers, driers and dishwashers during off-peak hours. as the temperatures plunge, heating bills soar. news 4 megan mcgrath is live with how to keep that bill down. how cold is it out there in dupont circle? >> reporter: it is brutal. it is brutal. i'm not exactly looking very stylish today. style doesn't matter. i'm in gortex. you just have to wear what you have to keep warm out here. very, very cold, which means that a lot of people, their furnaces are getting quite a workout here today, trying to keep up and keep their homes warm. that, of course, means that their bills are probably going to see quite the spike this month. now, there are some things, some easy and actually cheap things that you can do to keep that heating bill under control. and if you do get into a jam, there are a number of programs out there,

bitter cold, we know it is a problem for the water main, but there is more new tonight come up from petcohe strain on the power companies. >> and getting the word out early for >>> a check of what is trending online. south africa's government is d ordering repairs to the bronze statue of nelson mandela. they are upset about a rabbit that the artists carved into the mandela's ear. you can see it there. the artists have apologized and they say that they added the rabbit as a personal stamp when the government kept them from engraving their cigsignatures. >>> and the man in britain behind the slow-mo guy's youtube page, you can see that he rigs up a device with a watermelon exploding there, and shot it at 125 frames per second to get it so slow down, and the video is posted and already has more than 1 million views. >>> our wintry weather is turning some fairfax figures into cult heroes on social media. it is all about the snow days. virginia bureau reporter david culver explains. >> reporter: last month ryan mcelvin had fewer than 100 followers and now it is way over 1,000. >> well, it happ

walmart, petco, dared ner. upc and others have started to dial back health benefits in the wake of obamacare. >> it will help the bottom line in that it will lower the costs, as it is doing with target. enabling smaller companies to be more competitive with the larger competitors, because they will receive subsidies for offering insurance, and will take companies out of the health insurance business to some extent. >> starting next year, large companies employing 50 or more workers must offer health insurance or face fines in the thousands of dollars. some cut back workers' hours to stop ensuring them. target said in a statement that it would not limit workers' hours, and employees working more than 32 hours a week an eligible for the company health plan. target and employees may save money, but the tax payer will pick up the tab. >> this is indicative of a broader practice in the retail sector where employers are looking for taxpayers to subsidise low wages. >> today marks the 45th anniversary of the roe v wad

and cable but upscale grooming which these days tattooing and bedazzling for your dog but is this petcoone? which have the founder of international association of pet professionals and her companion caesar and her handler, arturo. thanks for joining us. caesar is decked out, lauren, welcome. you have a color feather thing and tattoo on the behind quarters and feet. how does caesar feel about the ensemble he is sporting? >> dogs take to those very easily because they're mainly for protection purposes. that is one of the trend in the pet fashion industry people are looking at things from a practical standpoint. paws dog foot that is developed these that realize when the dog came in they were getting dirt on the floor and they needed to clean that up. lori: all right, but the feathers and tattoo is not as practical though as right? how much demand? do you have a lot of people coming in, you're a groomer jorge, what are they asking for and how much are they willing to spend? >> dogs love tattoos. you know, they love attention they get when they walk on the street. people really approach the