this is starbucks? why don't you call it starbucks? >> this is absolutely starbucks.t's just one more iteration of innovative design. >> why not call it starbucks? >> well, it actually is inspired by starbucks. >> the only sign of the ubiquitous brand we could find is the signs printed at the bottom of the menus which says inspired by starbucks. arthur rubinfeld is the head of the product development and he insists the company isn't trying to trick anyone. >> we don't feel the need to provide that naming on every store front going forward. >> the coffee business is tough. starbucks grew itself to a point it seemed there was a store on every corner. so mcdonald's decided to be like starbucks with its own fancy coffee drink. starbucks started to act like mcdonald's with hot breakfast sandwiches. dunkin' donuts even got in on the coffee game. then starbucks tried value meals, even instant coffee. but today's reinvention is facing some skepticism. >> seems like a bait and switch to me. i think people are going to know. >> the new shop is supposed to be pore like the -- mo

starbucks is turning things around. and a big part of that is because of the return of cramer fave howard schultz, the man who made starbucks to a national brand. as ceo in january of 2008, after he stepped away from the day-to-day operations in 2000, when he originally ran the company, the stock increased over 1,000% to the ipo in 1992 from when he resigned from the helm. it's taken some time as 2008 was really a rough year. the stock fell as low as $7.17 in october 20th, 2008. of course, many other stocks went down at that point, too, but now the stock is back, $17.22. it's up 140% from the '08 low thanks to the effort to rebrand the company and focus on the customer. starbucks has a new approach to store design that's supposed to make customers feel their words more at home. it's testing out the addition of wine and beer to the menu at one of its seattle stores that it's renamed in order to give it a more local feel. in general the company is trying to source materials locally and emphasize the character of the surro

this is starbucks? why don't you call it starbucks? >> this is absolutely starbucks. one more it ration of innovative design. we don't feel the need to have that naming on every storefront going forward. >> coffee frappacino. >> reporter: the coffee business is stuff. starbucks grew to a point to see where there's a store on every corner. so, mcdonald's decided to feel like starbucks with coffee drinks. starbucks started to act like mcdonald's with breakfast sandwiches. dunkin' donuts got in on the game. then, starbucks tried value meals. today's reinvention, the unstarbucks starbucks is facing some skepticism. >> seems like a bait and switch to me. >> reporter: the new shop is supposed to be more like the original homegrown coffee house. for the first time, you can get more than a caffeine buzz. beer and wine are on the menu. they hope to have coffee tastings and poetry readings inside, along with an independent look and feel. a lot like some of seattle's other boutique coffee houses. >> they were just -- they had big observations. i wasn't amused. >> people of desig

this is starbucks? why don't you call it starbucks? >> this is absolutely starbucks.s one more iteration of innovative design. >> reporter: arthur rubenfeld is the president of global development and he's insistent the company isn't trying to trick anyone. >> we don't feel the need to provide that naming on every store front going forward. >> grande light. >> reporter: the coffee business is tough. starbucks grew itself to a point it seemed there was a store on every corner so mcdonald's decided to be like starbucks with its own fancy coffee drink. starbucks started acting like mcdonald's with hot breakfast sandwiches. dunkin' donuts even got in on the coffee game. then they tried value meals, even instant coffee. but today's invention is facing skepticism. >> seems like a bait and switch to me, a little bit of a silly idea. i think people are going to know. >> reporter: the new shop is supposed to be more like the original home grown coffee house. for the first time can you get more than a caffeine buzz. beer and wine are on the menu. they hope to have coffee tasting

tell us what is going on at starbuck's. >> reporter: we are right next door to our station at the starbuck'sn york road. where it's very simple. if you come in here and you buy one of these, u'll get one of these for free. it's an absolutely free pastry. here's the deal -- this is a promotion going on at starbuck's stores across the country. if you bring in a coupon and buy a beverage they will give you a free pastry. the company is trying to advertise that they are so much more than just coffee. that means you'll get a free pastry up until 10:30 this morning. if you want the coupon, abc2 news is trying to help you out. go to our web site, www.abc2news.com, go to the bottom righthand corner and click on "links mentioned on air." you'll see free pastry. we'll send you straight to the starbuck's web site where you'll get this coupon. i don't know about you but this is worth a little web surfing this morning. doesn't it look just delicious? >> yes. yes! >> reporter: the show is almost over so you can run here and get your own. for now, live, i'm brittney gordon for abc2 news. >>> a marriage mad

: a trip to starbuck's is just part of the daily routine. if that is you, you are in luck this morning. because those over at starbuck's are hooking you up with a free pastry. here are all the details. i don't know about you but how many times have you walked into a starbuck's to get your morning cup of joe and gotten sucked into one of their pastries? i for one usually try to say no but today's it's on because it's all free. in hopes of getting good word of mouth on their pastries starbuck's is giving out a free tasty treat with every beverage purchase. so, how do you get this free pastry? this is how. get on your computer this morning. go to starbucks.com and click on the free pastry. what is going to pop up, a coupon that you need in order to get it. you print this out, go to the starbuck's, buy yourself a beverage, voila. free breakfast. i can't think of a better story. brittney gordon, abc2 news. >> one per customer? >> reporter: i think it is. >> they open soon. >> that's where she's going. >> i know. >>> manatees are a rare find. >> i

starbuck's is giving it away, free pastries this morning. abc2 news brittney gordon live visiting our neighbors. what you got? >> reporter: we are here at starbuck's, the one next door to channel 2, if you look inside they are really on the third customer on the day but i'm telling you this is the perfect time for you to come out to your local starbuck's because these restaurants are about to get swamped with people looking for a free pastry. here's the deal -- today and only today you can go into your favorite starbuck's and get a free pastry. whether it's a much -- muffin or scone, bagel or danish, you can get one with the purchase of any beverage. it's starbuck's way of showing customers how good their food is. they advertise they don't use artificial flavors or transfats, no high-fructose syrup. how much that means to the average customer is up in the air but no matter what it means that you can get a free pastry this morning. so, if you want your free pastry, you got to get on-line. if you go to abc2news.com, go to the bottom righthand

some starbucks may not be starbucks anymore. why the company is trying to brew up a brand-new image. weigl racbe bht k. l  >> these are some of the big stories we're following right now. suicide bombers attack two western hotels in jakarta, indonesia. eight people dead and more than 50 others wounded, including several americans. the bombs exploded two miles a part. >>> a killer charged in connection with the death of steve mcnair, the police say adrian gil a.m. jr. sold a gun to mcnair's girlfriend. an ex-con, he is notllowed to have firearms. police say mcnair's girlfriend used the gun to kill him and herself. >>> the leader of a fairfax county heroin ring is sentenced to 26 years in prison. antonio harper pleaded guilty. the police believe the drugs he dealt caused several overdoses, four deaths. >>> neighbors moving next door to one of the -- one of the most horrific crime is scenes testified today at babonita jacks' trial. she is accused of killing her four daughters and living with them dead in her he. here's mo

say these shops are inspired by starbucks. the idea could expand nationwide with more shops bearing their neighborhood names. >>> just like with the original starbucks started out there and now we cannot go two feet without one anywhere in the country. >> outside it is pretty comfortable and not to muggy. we still have a couple of storm chances tonight, and tomorrow should be nice. rn it was rngfrhiseshi t in et lw ho w s like on the weatherbug network. we had some fog in some places but this shot in frederick was gorgeous. we will call it partly sunny today, but as thefrnte wears o s eeomneyrgi wll slide in and that could trigger a thunderstorm in the evening hours. 77 right now in vienna. pretty comfortable because the winds out of the west are refreshing, andthey will shift south to the later on. over two inches of rain in vienna. we have had some good beneficial rain out there. our weather map shows 78 in gaithersburg. 78 in la plata. a little bit warmer in the outer banks for the weekend. we are thinking it will be pretty

starbucks by another name. would it be the same?offee giant says some stores won't be called starbucks anymore. and they may be serving something a little stronger than coffee. a new way to get a helping hand from your neighbor online. those stories are coming up on "n5:s4t t a."00 ♪ the amazing always infinity. ♪ it's astonishingly flexible. ♪ unbelievably soft. ♪ and has an amazing material... that's 4x more absorbent than you may need. making fluids seem to... poof... disappear. just like magic. ♪ always infinity. have a happy period. >>> let's go ahead and get an update on the weather. chuck bell a crowd has assembled. is that a napkin around -- that's good. that's good. >> no, no, no. i was talking to jet about this earlier. about how many pounds of meat for how many people you are planning on serving. he has 50 pounds of ribs and normally that's enough for 50 people. we have charlie out here. >> he can eat pupd by him zblefl that cut down the ratio dramatically. this is enough for charlie and about six other people. let's take

starbucks, boeing and microsoft. starbucks has had a number of different things in the fire trying to create business, get it back online. one is going undercover. they're opening a new store in seattle that will have no starbucks branding and pilot a couple more in seattle and see if they push it out across the rest of the country. you have to understand in seattle, people like neighborhood coffee shops, what starbucks was like in the beginning and lost it as it exploded. not sure if this will work elsewhere where people look at starbucks as a big coffee. >> is it that starbucks realizes the only way to expand is to hide our brand. >> and what if they go into it and find out it's starbucks and didn't want to go into a big coffee shop. you have to give them credit, they will sell alcohol. >> alcohol sounds like a good thing to do, especially if you don't like your job in the mornings. gail, what's going on in chicago. >> people are skeptical today, skeptical of all the excitement in the bull market. they just had une

go to your computer, go to starbuck's -- starbucks.com.ck on free pastry day and fingerprint -- fingerprint out this coupon. i can't think of a better way to start a tuesday morning. brittney gordon, abc2 news. >>> that's the assignment we all want, to talk about something that is going to make people happy. some of you might want rain. we got some. we need it. we've had a very dry month of july so far. 83 degrees yesterday. we had a few showers but we definitely need more and we are going to get more especially around the bay and eastern shore. 72 degrees this morning. 60s inland but basically it's about the muggy stuff. that's where we've got -- looking at what is happening along the shoreline. we've got hefty rains just clipping ocean city. maryland all the way up through atlantic city, new jersey. we got showers in harford and cecil county. another batch from central southern maryland. also spotty showers this morning. following the wind flow is going to carry this moisture basically from south to north. more showers and storms will de

baev got the numbers out of starbucks. how would you characterize the second quarter reporting season so far and then i want to get your take on financials, as well. >> my understanding about 70% of the companies reporting have beat. you're seeing pretty good numbers on the top line. the revenues and that gives you saenz of the green shoots story playing out. so tar so good. knock on wood. >> are you investing following growth? do you want to invest in the companies you believe will see growth or are you using other metrics in terms of picking stocks and picking areas to sit in? >> you know, you always want to be a value investor and make sure you don't overpay. in an development where growth is hard to come by, those companies should get a better premium. so a starbucks that's having a successful turn around is going to be able to grow its earnings, that's a stock we would be interested in. >> i know you're focused on the bond market here. amazing numbers in terms of the amount of money moving into the bond market this ye

starbucks? >> no. that has nothing to do with it. this is a starbucks store. >> reporter: it's in the fine print. inspired by starbucks, the only sign of what this place really is. and you can get more than a caffeine buzz here. beer and wine are on the menu. but it's not enough to convince some local latte lovers. >> it's like a bait and switch to me. a little bit of a silly idea. i think people are going to know. >> reporter: local coffee shops in seattle aren't amused. several, including this one, say they've had starbucks observers in their stores looking for ideas. >> they were just peeking around. and they had these binders. binders. i think they said observation. i wasn't amused. i said, look, guys. i think it's better if you leave. >> reporter: starbucks says thair not they're not imitating anyone, but themselves. and if it's a hit, you'll see more. call it the unstarbucks. for "good morning america," neal karlinsky, abc news, seattle. >> they had binders with starbucks on them. >> that'

if all goes well, starbucks says the concept could be moved to other starbucks around the country. >>ay night, all we want to know is the weekend. >> we have storms this evening but the weekend is good. i'm not going to hold this one deep into the forecast. please stick around. don't go away. >> you're good. >> stay with us for a few more minutes. we probably have some sports and good stuff like that coming up in a little while and bolter is coming back with the edge so there's still a lot more great viewing. this is a gorgeous shot. across the tidal basin, that's the jefferson memorial in the backgrounds. we've had kind of some thunderstorms rumbling around this evening. a little bit here and there, hit or miss. we're going to start off -- let's go if we can, let's start off with our max hd radar and give you an idea. there is some thunderstorm activity out there this evening. this has been holding together. if you were with us at 5:00 and 6:00, this was way out to the west and the thinking there was this would greatly be diminished by the time it got here. but this little cell has b

but starbucks is not whining about it. they're just selling wine.rrespondent bianca solorzano reports. >> reporter: change brewing at starbucks. the coffee giant is keeping the lattes but dropping the logo and even the famous name at three of its seattle stores. the newest shop, set to open on friday in the company's home town, will soon be called 15th avenue coffee and tea. it will be more artsy, with live music and poetry readings and drinks you have never been served at starbucks, wine and beer. >> i think it is a little bit of a risky move, especially if they were to do this on a large scale. >> reporter: in march, the ceo acknowledged that the company needed to adjust its approach in a down economy. >> this is a time when every business can no longer embrace the status quo and do everything they can to get as close as possible to the customer. >> reporter: starbucks says if the new stores are successful they may expand to other cities. but no word yet on how much a chardonnay might set you back. >> don't wait until you've had four or five to te

. >>> a different type of starbucks could be coming to your neighborhood.coffee house is trying out a new concept at a seattle store there is no starbucks name and no iconic green and white logo. but rather, it's being called 15th avenue coffee and tea. it's supposed to be like a hip neighborhood hot spot. the coffee stays the same, but they'll also serve beer and wine. >> this is sort of a testing lab. this is where we have i think the courage to do. >> it's like a bait and switch to me. a little bit of a silly idea. i think people are going to know. >> starbucks is planning on two more of the neighborhood coffee shops in seattle without the starbucks names. >>> the back to school shopping season will be here before you know it. and wal-mart is increasing its assortment of affordable laptops with the goal of becoming a computer guest nation for college and high school students. there is word the retailer offer a $298 notebook from hewlett-packard with three gettings of memory. the price is more in line with net books. >>> we are working to help you during

. >>> and starbucks catering to a more adult crowd now. we'll tell you about the new face-lift. first, here's vinita nair with a look at the business news from new york. >> reporter: good morning. topping your money scope report. earnings from two tech giants will help set the tone on wall street today. google shares are set to slide today after the company reported internet ad sales grew at the slowest rate ever last quarter. that overshadowed the fact google earned more money in the last three months than any other quarter in its history. google also said youtube should become profitable soon. >>> ibm stock is set to rise today. big blue's second quarter profit blew away expectations and the company ramped up its full-year earnings forecast. like most companies, ibm has seen sales fall but the company has been able to wring out more profits from the services and software division. >>> toyota will begin producing hybrids in europe next year. the automaker will make a hybrid hatchback in a plant in north central england. it already makes hybrids in north america, japan and china

. >> a secret starbuck's in seattle. why it's a bitter cup to swallow. >>> unemployment still inches upwards. how some people are getting their resumed noticed. >>> we had a beautiful july summer day outside today. low humidity and temperatures only topped off at 82 degrees outside. temperatures will be falling overnight tonight with those clear skies. 75 degrees. a very comfortable 75 degrees. the humidity is at 43 percent. the winds have been strong today behind that cold front that moved through late last night. currently dying down a little out of the west northwest at 6 miles an hour. you can still see they're out of the west northwest. that's a little bit of a cooler 1. that's bringing in cooler air mass on top of us. 8 miles an hour in d.c. and 5 miles an hour in haggerstown. it will slowly subside overnight tonight. we didn't see really any rain showers. only a couple of cumulus clouds today. the midwest was dealing with an upper-level low. well below- normal temperatures. look at these temperatures. look at oakl

starbucks story was a lot of efficiencies and store closings and profitabilities based on cutting back on costs rather than this major up surge in caffeine consumption with people who need to get more anxious by having more caffeine. you have to be careful by what one is talking about, about the economy. you don't need to make an argument about the resilience of this thing called the u.s. economy in order to be extremely impressed with ability of larger public listed companies to generate extraordinary profits in a relatively anemic climate. >> i want to get down to grassroots. i think these firms are doing stuff and indicating recovery. retailers up big again today. everybody likes to bash them, everybody likes to bash consumers. home builders up big today and tech continues to rise. tech is off the charts. i will give you three shots, home builders, retailers and tech, what is your take. >> i wouldn't touch the home builders at this point. someone will get this absolutely right and be in nowish in the bottom and be right. retailers, i don't agree. if you have an income and not as sca

it will serve beer and wine along with the usual starbucks menu of coffee and tea. the coffee giant says if these new multibeverage cafes are a success they will consider doing it in other cities. multibeverage cafe. >> don't they have to have like liquor licenses? >> i think you're exactly right, bob. >>> we have a few showers around. not much at all, but there are a few. we still might get a little bit of rain between now and 1:00, and that is about it. this front is going through pretty dry. you see activity just to the west of us. here it comes. and it's very weak. i don't expect a whole lot. but after about 1:00 in the morning we'll be done with this, and drier air will start moving in. looks like a great weekend. right now we're down to 70. the winds are calm but the winds will be picking up out of the west-northwest, drying us out. humidity way up there at 93%, the barometer steady, 29.7 #. 79 on the eastern side of the state, ocean city. we had some pretty good thunderstorms actually across cecil county, northern queen anne county and kent county, but they'v

and how about a nightcap the starbucks? not talking coffee. >>> we are joined now with those stories and the rest of the business headlines. good morning, courtney. >> yeah, good morning. the stocks are a bit lower, not a whole lot of action going on as far as trade is concerned. we have a lot of news this morning. asian markets closed modestly higher overnight. and they were not shaken by the hotel blasts in karta. i will run through some of the earnings. bank of america reporting earnings slightly above expectations. and general electric, which is the parent of nbc universal of which cnbc and wrc are part. and the second quarter, eps, coming in slightly higher than expected at 26 cents per share. and so citigroup reported a profit on the sale of a majority stake in smith barney. and there are reportsha tte got last night, both big blue, imb and google. and housing starts rose 3.6% in june to the highest level in seven months. there is a lot going on for the market to think about. cit is evaluating its options as they try

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." >>> and starbucks is trying a new drink booze.nue coffee and tea and will serve espresso drinks as well without the starbucks logo. if the idea catches on, more stores could crop up in cities across the country. michelle? >> i wonder what the rules are on forehere or to go? claire leka here in new york. claire thank you. >>> straight ahead, your friday morning weather. >>> in sports manny ramirez back in los angeles as baseball returns from the all-star break. >>> here's a look at the weather in some cities around the country. new york late day storms, 88. miami, 93. chicago, sunny and 70. denver 81. los angeles, sunny and 77. >>> and time now for a check on the national forecast. the latest satellite picture shows clusters of storms scattered across the southern plains and deep south. skies are turning gray over the ohio valley. more storms will build over the southern plains as it begins to turn cooler. it will turn stormy along the east coast with the strongest storms expected to form along the mid-atlantic states and northeast

so, you come on out here, to any starbuck's across the country, this doesn't include if your starbuck'sarnes & noble or in an airport but if it's stand-alone starbuck's you can get that free pastry. this is what you need to do -- log on to abc2news.com, go to the bottom righthand corner of the page. you'll see a "links mentioned on air." go to "free pastry" and we'll send you straight to the starbuck's web site where you can get the coupon. from now until 10:30 this morning a pastry just like this one could be yours for free. live in towson, brittney gordon, abc2 news. >>> this morning on "good morning maryland" at 9:00 -- our elder care series, going to tackle the tough questions we have to ask our older relatives, about important documents. so we're not surprised or not ready when they die. >>> and talk about what you need to look for in relatives so we know when advanced care is necessary. >>> and the summer's about half over but that doesn't mean you can't keep your kids active. how some simple gardening ideas will keep them active and healthy at the same time. >>> a local chef is b

. >>> apple shines, starbucks bubbles, and are you ready for chocolate made with camel's milk? your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, it was an all-star week for cameron diaz. she dated not one but two of the world's most desirable bachelor's. >>> phillies extend their winning streak in dramatic fashion, and manny ramirez forced to leave the game early. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm christina brown. and here are some of your top headlines. >>> across asia, nations were plunged into darkness by the longest solar eclipse of the 21st century. from india to china, millions watched as the moon moved directly between the sun and the earth. in some areas the eclipse lasted more than six minutes. >>> in western japan, heavy rains triggered floods and landslides that have killed at least five people. among the fatalities several people from a nursing home where the military was called in to rescue stranded survivors. nearly half a dozen are still missing. >>> in the denver hair, hail storms left tens o

. >> pl: it looks like cost cutting mos are perking up results at starbucks. late today, the coffee giant said it earned $15million or 24-cen a share in its third quarter. thateat expectations by a nickel and revsed a loss from year-ago. starbucks shares ended the d at $14.69 a are, but jumped 9% in after hours trading. euquu >> suzanne: here's a look at what's happening torrow. >> suzanne: tonight's "of mual interestcommentary has a list hot funds to avoid! here's john waoner, mutual fundolumnist at "usaoday." >> you can find plen of information on what mutual fds you should buy but day, were going to eliminate the positive and accentuate the negate. were goi to tell you what funds not to buy. you can choose ang nearly eit thousand funds of all stris, and some of them are just plain silly. start with leveraged funds, which use futures d options to goostheir returns. ma leveraged funds promise to give you twice theeturn, on a dailbasis, as a broad-based index, sucas the standard & poors 500. some n funds even promise triple the gain or loss fr the index. finan

. >>> starbucks looking to broaden the base. what could soon be found in the famous coffee shop. >>> more of the much needed showers. >>> first, today's report from wall street. >>> hopefully a chance for showers tonight. >> starting with the ocean, this is what we have going on. muggy weather is going to continue through the entire forecast. looking at the chance of cat i did thunderstorms thursday and friday, not all day rain event. a break on saturday, then again late sunday, that would be closer to sunday night by the time the front gets close enough. for us tomorrow, the front is moving our way. what that's going to do is keep the muggy level very high. heading through the day, chance for shower or thunderstorm is going to be scattered about. then the front is going to linger through the evening hours and even into friday. now for the rest of the five- day forecast, here is bob. >> heading into the weekend, some additional chances. friday, probably a chance for mid-80s. saturday, maybe the dry day. back up to 88, that's nor

starbucks and wine? love to salute our troops and today's salute is for lance corporal thomas best. his wife sent in pictures. this family is getting a little bigger soon. they're expecting their third daughter in a few weeks. congrats, guys. thomas is in afghanistan, he's not going to be able to be home for the birth, though. they are all looking forward to his homecoming. do you have somebody in the military? well, why don't you go to cnn.com/robin so we can help you salute them. >>> a democratic health care bill made it out of committee early this morning after a marathon session that started yesterday morning. the director of the congressional budget office had a warning about the plan, saying it will not slow rising costs. now, he says that it's partly because the bills do not include taxes on health benefits. >> in the legislation that has been reported, we do not see the sort of fundamental changes that would be necessary to reduce the trajectory of federal health spending by a significant amount.

. >> starbucks is making more changes, at least one store will not be called starbucks anymore. adding alcohol to the menu. >> and it is 5:57 out there, 75 degrees. a little muggy. meteorologist tom kierein will be back with your forecast. >> we'll have traffic and weather on the 1s. >>> breaking news. pope benedict xvi hospitalized. what happened? we have new information from the hospital. >> we're also following a developing story overseas, two deadly bombs hit luxury hotels in inn companesiaindonesia, kil9 people. this morning we're learning more about what and who might have caused those attacks. >> a capitol police officer is shot when he exchanges gunfire with a man at a maryland apartment complex. a 12-year-old girl is caught in the cross fire. >> good morning. welcome back to "news 4 today." i'm joe krebs. >> i'm eun yang. today is fday, july 16th, 2009. gorgeous out there on this early friday morning. >> what a beautiful picture of the sunrise on this friday morning. if you're not looking at the tv screen, look at it right now because that is one beautiful picture. 75 d

a coupon with a free ice cream just by visiting the starbuck's facebook page. it's expected that about 20,000 coupons will be given away everyday. all in part of national ice cream month. >>> have you ever stopped to think where's the happiest place on earth? according to british research one group there, the distinction goes to costa rica. and here's how it breaks down -- it supposedly has the most content residents in the world. the runner up next, the dominican republic followed by jamaica. are you seeing a trend here? nice warm tropical places. guatemala is next on the list, in addition to the happiness the index by the new economics foundation considers the ecological footprints of life, the expectancy there in those countries. here in the united states we must be pretty unhappy because we are 114th on the list. >>> coming up this morning on "good morning maryland" -- clean-up in aisle five. a potentially dangerous situation in a hardware store. it's all caught on tape. coming up. >>> and following a deadly accident, the latest on disney's monorail system.

. >>> the movie "fight club" apparently inspired a teenagetory blow up this starbucks shop. police just arrested the boy for the may 25 bombing. in the movie brad pitt plots explosions to create havoc for businesses including starbucks. investigators say that inspired the 17-year-old to plant the bomb. it shattered the store's windows. luckily no one was hurt. >>> can you befriend a company? you and i en't the only ones all over the social scene. businesses are jumping the bandwagon too. melanie alnwick explains socializing can turn into savings. >> reporter: time is money and a lot of people are spending their precus money on social networking sites. some are making it pay off. >> there are so many freebies and coupon deals that the marketers are only making it available on facebook and twitter. >> reporter: erin is one ever those moms always on the hunt for a deal. she's found connecting with your favorite companies on-line is an easy way to tap into savings. >> pizza hut is about to give away some free food. snappos giving away coupons. >> reporter: at least 60% of the to

the new store will be called 15th avenue coffee and tea inspired by starbucks. it will sell the typical coffee products along with a small selection of beer and wine. >> keep you awake. >> sounds like it will be a hit. >> whatever. >> i'm telling you, the weather's already a hit out there. loving it. >> outside tonight we may get one more little batch of showers. a lot of spots have been for the most part dry even though to our south boy, folks around fredericksburg and southern maryland did get a bit of rain. temperature outside right now 73. our high, 85 degrees. officially 0.1 inches of rain. it is dark outside. 73 degrees. around the lakes, it's into the 50s again for july. and that's because of that overall pattern with the jet stream dipping to the south in over us. that will be moving to the north. but that's the reason also that there were some severe thunderstorms to our south. look at the number of reports of wind damage and hail. even up into the hudson valley. there was quarter, dime-sized hail around poughkeepsie. for us now, that's the last batch.

you can print one on starbucks' website.arbucks.com. >>> it may be the middle of summer, but it feels like the christmas season at least at some stores. with u.s. retairs posting ten straight months of sales declines, some chains are trying to bring the holiday spirit earlier hoping for a boost in sales. sears and toys "r" us are holding holiday-themed events ahead of their back-to-school events. sears says it put up christmas decorations in about a third of its 930 stores. toys "r" us says it's planning a similar event but with more emphasis on holiday-themed pricing than the decorations. >>> the cosmetic surgery industry is making a comeback. the economy appears to be improving. the los angeles times reports that baby boomers are helping drive the increase. demand for surgery is expected to grow 8.4% every year through 2012. >> little signs of recovery. >>> coming up, a shake-up on "american idol." which judge might be leaving the program before next season. >>> also, you heard of wine tasting, but how about beer tasting?

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it was free pastry day at starbucks.ucks locations across the country gave away thousands of baked treats when people bought their morning cups of coffee. >>> many folks think frozen unprepared foods is as simple as heat and heat. this afternoon liz crenshaw has a warning for anyone that's ever tossed their frozen meal in the microwave or conventional oven and eaten it worry-free. >> reporter: how about some of this parmesan and ravioli? >> american frozen food aisle is an amazing place contain everything you may want to eat from breakfast foods to entree items and pizza to pot pies. >> our big concern with the products is that consumers don't always realize that a frozen product may not be fully cooked. it looks like it is because the front of the package has a beautifulbeau beautiful fully cooked meal. that product may be partly raw. >> reporter: sarah klein from the center of science and public interests says partly raw food can harbor dangerous bacteria such as e. coli, salmonella. >> the difference between heating t

we have an interesting story about a starbucks in disguise. this is a copy shop that needs a bartender. >> adam caskey live. the grass may look greater today. more rain is in our future. i will highlight the seven-day forecast coming up. >> and lisa baden will be back with another look at your morning commute. >>> hello. i am with the ocean city, maryland, beach control. come on and serious. good morning, washington! >>> that is tempting, but especially if it will be a dried saturday. we will see. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> adam caskey is keeping an eye out for more storms. he has a beautiful backdrop in east potomac park. >> it is were just out here. the sun is just popping up over the horizon. a few clouds in the sky. a fish just jumped. it is probably a little bass right there. let's the weatherg or tw .hmascus at over twoin es k,eric inches. 2fr.4 .4 germantown.16ct,tormwnan,1. 2.. impressivens yesterday. ioum yesterday. we we are expecting more th we will burn off the morning bob. a better chance of storms on s

of starbucks. hold on. did you get that? did you get that? >> football player, c.e.o. starbucks. got it? >> get out of here. >> reporter: get out of here? but do you want him here? would vick be a good fit for the redskins? talk about differing opinions. >> that's not a great idea for this team. they have quarterbacks. they have runningbacks. they have wide receivers. they don't need michael vick. >> i think a handful of teams should explore the option. i think he is athletically skilled and i don't think anybody can deny that and it won't go away in two years. >> i think yayson campbell has had it -- jason campbell has had it tough night. >> reporter: the redskins have expressed no interest in vick to date. the owners of jets and giants have both said pass. for his part vick said he understands playing in the n.f.l. is a privilege and not a right. in a statement released by his agent today, he thanked the commissioner for giving him another chance. back to you. >> we actually heard from the fans there. do you really think he will actually py this year? >> i think someone is goin