. >>> live at the new york stock exchange where the bell has running. expectations the senate will vote to extend bush era tax cuts sent stock futures up. it also increased the size of the budget deficit. we'll have the latest live from the stock exchange in about 15 minutes. we saw fed ex ringing the bell. they say this is going to be their busiest day of the year. >>> local news, a 13-year-old girl and 18-month-old little brother is in stable and critical condition. they say a 14-year-old boy is a prime suspect and is under arrest. now a report from our sister station with the latest. >> hours later, some neighbors were still trying to grasp the reality of the brutal crime next door. >> i can't get my head around it. we had heard something. >> investigators say the 14-year-old suspect somehow got into the home, sexually assaulting the 13-year-old girl and then stabbing her and her little brother before she managed to get out of the house. >> motive is still being investigated. >> even after being stabbed so many times, the little girl showed remarkable

live at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king. >> i object, your honor!hey like those big ticket items, jane, these the thing. >> every guy i know is on his computer shopping online. i don't know. need a re-do on that one. have a great weekend. >> okay. thank you, you too. >> i don't know about you guys. i can see you shopping. >> in the mall? >> big ticket items online. >> online. but in the mall? we're guys. we shop. you want a pair of pants, you go to the pants store, grab a pair of pants. >> exactly. >> shop for christmas. it is work. >> is it a day to go shopping? indoor mall maybe? >> yeah. good point. retailers love this kind of weather. we're looking down from mount tamalpais this morning at some of the lower clouds. you can see the higher clouds also over the bay area. another cloudy day. we have drizzle out there the this morning but the scattered showers have moved on. live doppler 7 hd, there you go. they're into the central valley. seeing a few radar returns around contra costa county and over towards say hayward for the most part. but just d

the london stock exchange, the u.s. embassy, political and religious figures were all potential targets. the men were charged with conspiracy to prepare racks of terrorism. three men charged at the same time were released without charge. >> the nine men were brought to the westminster court this morning after a week of questioning by counter-terrorism officers. the two suspects arrested london were the first to appear on the dock, followed by three men from part of and others. they spoke only to confirm their name, ages and addresses. the men were seized in coordinated raids last monday. they had been charged with conspiracy to cause explosions and engaging in conduct in preparation for acts of terrorism. the court was told they are accused of agreeing to potential targets for a tax, carrying reconnaissance, and igniting in testing incendiary materials. it is alleged the london stock exchange was one of the high- profile locations they had planned to attack. the american embassy was another. the suspects are also charge

the court was told the london stock exchange, the u.s. embassy, as well as political and religious figures were all targets potentially. they were charge for also preparing acts of terrorism. three other men charged -- released at the same time were not charged. we have this report. >> the nine men were brought to the westminster magistrate's court this morning after a week of questioning by counter- terrorism officers. those arrested in london with the first to appear. there were three men from cardiff and four from stoke-on- trent. they gave their names and addresses. they have been charged with conspiracy to cause explosions and engaging in conduct in preparation for acts of terrorism. the court was told they are accused of agreeing potential targets for attack, igniting end testing in central materials. it is alleged the london stock exchange was one of the high- profile locations planned to attack. the u.s. embassy is another. there also charged with possessing documents, the newspapers.jihadi they have all been remanded in custody.

we're gonna have a live report from the new york stock exchange straight ahead.'s a live look at the big board and right now the dow is up 24 points. >> also the casino floor, the video that has a bay area card room fighting for its reputation. >> and life as we don't know it. nasa creates an internet frenzy about california's mon no lake. ♪ >>> welcome back. 6:43 on this thursday. check out the rain north of 80 today in the mountain snow. temperature will be 53 eureka, 46 lake level in tahoe. some of the snow may develop even to yosemite 56. mostly cloudy and 62 fresno. looks at the sunshine and the warmth around san diego at 66 and los angeles and palm springs at 73. here's eric with more news. >> thank you, mike. lucky chances casino is suing to get some videos taken off the internet. they appear to be taken without permission from a security camera above the casino floor. amy holyfield has more on the story first reported by our media partners at the san mateo times. >> the first video was posted on youtube.com last december and shows a fight that broke out o

that's business news live at the new york stock exchange.'m courtny, bloomberg news. >> courtny, thank you very much. this morning two california national guard helicopters will join in the search for a snowboarder who's been missing since tuesday afternoon. 25-year-old shante willis of tacoma, washington, was last seen in an area considered out of bounds at alpine meadows when she became separated from her boyfriend. those areas are not maintained by the ski resort. deep snow and high winds have slowed the efforts of search crews. >> the harsh conditions have made the search very, very difficult. the high winds, the avalanche dangers and the heavy snow, we're unable to use snow moe -- snow mobiles. her epilepsy could be triggered by the extreme stress of being lost in the snow. the latest storm in the sierra dumped a foot of new snow and with it a host of new problems. wind gusts of up to 100 mph and cut the power for more than 10,000 residents. repair crews are slowed by temporary road closures for avalanche control. acting governor is ask

stocks are making headlines this morning. >> bloomberg reporter jane king is live at the new york stock exchangeur "moneyscope" report. good friday morning, jane. >> hello. happy friday to you, too. one of the bay areas stocks watching, oracle, big news. forecasting a profit for the quarter. looks like it's going to top analysts. wells fargo, let's check those shares out. they're higher as well. with the stock rise yesterday it's actually now the biggest bank in the u.s. it surpassed j. p. morgan chase. and the arrest yesterday of three technology company workers who allegedly told secrets about apple being talked about as a possible signal u.s. investigators may be closing in on hedge funds that exposed those secrets. a digital store for mac computer apps. flying off shelves in the form of cd's and opening its app line january 6th. here's how the markets look overall. mixed sessions. market looking for some kind of catalyst to find some direction. trading up about half a percent here. you might want to splurge on new underwear. wearing a nice pair of underwear makes women feel more confident. l

a live report from the new york stock exchange straight ahead.a live look at the big board where the dow now pretty flat. and video evidence of security weaknesses at sfo. wait until you hear what a pilot says that tsa did to him after he began posting his unauthorized video on youtube.com. and the stunning explanation behind this viral video. the reason now being given for this hot-dogging navy stunt. kk [ older brother ] hey, that's the last crescent. [ younger brother ] oh, do you want it? yeah. ok, we'll split it. [ female announcer ] made fresh, so light... ...buttery and flaky... this is half. that is not half. guys i have more. [ female announcer ] do you have enough crescents? with cinnabon cinnamon have such a sweet and delicious aroma that my family can't wait to get their hands on them. enjoy cinnabon cinnamon... now in all pillsbury cinnamon rolls. is the perfect choice for holiday gatherings. martinelli's is non-alcoholic, festive like champagne, and tastes great! martinelli's: since 1868. ♪ >>> and it's a good day to travel around t

we have a live report from the new york stock exchange straight ahead.ere's a live look at the big board right now. the dow is down about 15 minutes. >> and a very happy ending to a unique situation. the unusual rescue in castro valley. >> and it's deja vu. the last team to beat u.conn's high-powered basketball team becomes the next team to beat them two years latererererererer ♪ >>> good morning. chilly air mass has settled in over the entire state so afternoon highs today will be well below average but partly cloudy skies, sacramento 51. the rain holds off until late tonight in monterey, 53 for you. waking up for temperatures below zero in the sierra nevada. upper 30s in yosemite and sunny in southern california. >> a local man hit -- a local man will ring in the new year with a whole lot more money in his pocket. we've got a photo of retired firefighter dale valentine. he's the one in the middle. he won more than $8 million playing slots when he hit the jackpot at the twin pine casino in lake county. those other smiling faces are tribal leaders. >> so

we'll take a look at the new york stock exchange straight ahead. >> plus production problems.alifornia drivers stuck with expired licenses after a new makeover isn't quite right. >> a holiday tradition violated. [ girl's voice ] do you wanna be my boyfriend? [ chuckles ] sure! great -- gimme your melt. myy--melt? [ male announcer ] get your own subway® melt -- like the melt-tastic new chipotle chicken & cheese fresh-toasted on flatbread. subway. eat fresh. ♪ >>> welcome back. coming up on 6:46 this tuesday. north of 80 we're going to find valley rain and mountain snow. some of that snow will slip from tahoe into yosemite. mostly cloudy in fresno and big sur. mid to upper 50s there. sunshine around l.a. and palm springs, low to mid-70s. san diego foggy and 62. let's take you up to tahoe where we have a winter storm warning because of the snow that is going to fall and it's going to be rather heavy from now all the way until 10:00. in fact, the snow level will drop to 3500. most of the passes will be snow-covered tomorrow morning with up to 18 inches of snow. kristen. >> mike, t

and that is business at the new york stock exchange. i'm jane king. >> jane, thank you so much.at thursday. we'll see you tomorrow. >> more news for you right now. roseville a 17-year-old boy has turned himself in for a restaurant prank that went terribly wrong. david was working at a drive-through window when the teen ordered a hot spinach dish and then threw it back at him. it left him with second degree burns and possible permanent scars. it was apparently one of those fire in the hole pranks in which people record themselves throwing today or drinks at drive-through clerks and post the video online. in this case police say the teen could face felony charges. >> time now 6:57. a lot going on in the weather today. showers, what else? >> eric wants the kitchen sink, too. >> throw that in there, too. >> i don't want much, you know. typhoon -- i'm kidding! i'm kidding! how about some dry weather. >> when's that coming? >> for the weekend. we have to get this to get there. here's sfo. eric, what kind of plane is that? (laughter) >> very nice. >> a 737-800. >> there you go. >> keep

nasdaq on your left new york stock exchange on your right waiting for the first opening bell after thetart lower. futures fell overnight. there's the bell. as i was saying, futures fell overnight on news that china raised the key interest rate over the weekend to combat rising inflation. the second time in three months china has taken steps to slow down its economic expansion. early trading live from the new york stock exchange, that is if they got through the snow to get there in about 15 minutes. the san francisco 49ers will hold a news conference at noon today at santa clara to discuss the firing of head coach mike singletary. the announcement came last night just hours after the team's 25-17 loss to the st. louis rams. that loss ends any chance san francisco had at making the playoffs. the team's owner says its first order of business is to hire a g. m. who will help select the next coach. before he had been told he was fired, singletary took the blame for a lackluster season. >> a personal failure. i'm the head coach of this team and obviously i wanted us to do better felt that we

it is alleged to the london stock exchange was one of the high-profile locations they planned to attack. the american embassy was another. the suspects are also charged with possessing documents containing information likely to be of use to terrorists, in the form of an extremist jihadi newspaper. this is the most high-profile arrest since last april. bbc news, westminster magistrates' court. >> police have surrounded a house in north england after shots were fired by a man inside. he is not thought to be seriously injured but hit. the gunman is inside a house. it is not quite clear how the siege began or what he opened fire. he is believed to be alone with no hostages. they say the position of the building means they do not believe other residents in the area are still at risk. the policeman who was hit has been taken to the hospital for a checkup and is not thought to be seriously hurt. there has been widespread western condemnation of the second conviction of the russian business meter -- leader and gop opponent of vladimir putin, mikhail khodorkovsky. his lawyers have always said th

investor confidence and american inje new ti with the man who runs the stock exchange and my conversation with michael milton. we'll talk money, markets and the future of health care. >> it concerns me a great deal. >> investors worry about bubbles but not this one. how to find the right sparkling wine at the right place to ring in the holidays. "wall street journal report" begins right now. >> this is america's number one financial news program, "wall street journal report." now maria bartiromo. >> here's a look at what's making news as we head into a new week on wall street. if you did your holiday shopping online this season, you are not alone. the research firm com score says u.s. sales are up 12% compared to last year hitting 27 billion. computer hardware like hand held tablets led the growth. it is likely the monday after thanksgiving emerge as the heaviest online spending day for the first day in history. the markets hit fresh multi year highs on tuesday and are on track for the best december since 1991. traders continue to bet on the stronger economy for 2011. the u.s. houstoning

there is live look at the new york stock exchange. it looks like a good day. >>> we'll go ahead and smile and say good morning to you. thank you for joining us i'm dave clark. >> i'm pam cook. time now is 6:30. >>> in the news this morning a powerful storm beat up the bay area. that rain is picking up again in a lot of areas. claudine wong is out and about on the storm watch this morning. she is joining us live. you're in marin county; right? >> reporter: that is right, dave. the rain has been coming down all day long. as you can see traffic moving a long really well out there. you can obviously tell you can see the water kicking up in the headlights that the roads are wet and it could be slower this morning as things get busier. we want to show you the rainfall. you can take a look at street light you can see the rain coming down. it has been a consistent, steady rain out here this morning. this the first break we have seen in the last couple of hours. we came out here to shoreline highway because you can see the cal tran signs that

we saw a pop in several exchange stocks, including futures exchanges c.m.e. group. we did learn today november trading volume was the third busiest at the c.m.e. analysts have been increasing their earnings estimates for the company. this is a six-month high for the stock. another place where there was plenty of action today-- retailers. earlier, erika reported on retail hiring into next year, but it was a tale of love and disappointment for teen retailers in november. abercrombie and fitch saw sales jump more than 20%, more than three times estimates. shares hit a new 52-week high. but competitors aeropostale and american eagle outfitters had disappointing novembers. today's stiff sell-offs in both of those stocks shows the surprise-- aeropostale falling 14%; american eagle down 6%. some big moves in the food business. first, pepsi made its biggest move to boost its healthier food and drink business. it is buying russian juice and dairy company wimm-bill-dann. it is a $5.8 billion deal as part of pepsi's goal to grow its nutrition business to $30 billion in four ye

looking live at the nasdaq on your life and the new york stock exchange on the right. there is the opening bell marking the sign of the trading day. now, stocks indices pointed to small gains as the market approaches the new year. traders will closely watch the u.s. treasury's option of $29 billion in seven year notes following a disappointing sale of treasury notes yesterday. we'll take you back live to the new york stock exchange to see how things are going in about 15 minutes. >> right now let's take a look at our forecast. we had a storm move on through overnight. we've gotta winds, high winds on the bridges. let's check with lisa argen. >> here's the bulk of the activity into the sierra nevada, the central valley. into the south bay east of san jose, hollister and gilroy, a few light showers but it is the wind if you're riding in. winds gusts of 33 mph at the airport. 30 mph in novato. even in the wall street vit gusty. we're not out of the woods yesterday. a slight chance of a shower throughout the afternoon. here our big totals. not gonna look at total like these

we have a live report from the new york stock exchange straight ahead. live look at the big board and right now the dow is up 176 points. >> and if you visit this bay area city in your car, the police will be watching. the new technology they'll use to identify everyone in town. >> also hiring for the holidays. a temporary holiday job can be a lot more valuable than you think. next we'll let you know how you can turn it into something more permanent. lightning fast. lightning strong. verizon 4g lte. rule the air on the most advanced 4g network in the world. yeah. you must really care about him. what? no, no. you gave him fiber. no she didn't. this tastes way too good to be fiber. they're delicious crunchy clusters with sweet honey and half a day's worth of fiber. you care about my fiber? not really. i care about youfiber too. i have for while. ok, carl. why don't you care about her fiber? hey carl. [ male announcer ] fiber one. cardboard no. delicious yes. ♪ >>> and welcome back. it's time for your california forecast as we come up on 6:44. the forecast

trading is about to get underway on wall street, new york stock exchange on your right.re, all sorts of holiday characters. (ringing bell) >> let's hope investors won't sing bah humbug during the day. a wave of corporate deals announced yesterday sent market futures up overnight. the latest on early trading live from the new york stock exchange in about 15 minutes. >> in local news this morning, a san jose neighborhood is being warned that two pit bulls who attacked a woman last night are still on the loose. terry mcsweeney joins us live from that san jose neighborhood with more. terry? >> this is an especially vicious attack. two pit bulls attacking a woman. she is hospitalized this morning with non-life-threatening but serious and major injuries. take a look where it happened, white sand drive. happened about 6:30 last night. a woman just getting into her car, attacked by two gray pit bulls. and she was mauled. a neighbor heard her screaming, came out, threw rocks at the dogs and scared them away. a gentleman out here we met this morning dennis mcshea was walking his d

live at the new york stock exchange to tell us why in the "moneyscope" report.n't find anything. >> this is a totally different situation than what we've seen ourself in over the past couple years. bad news for last-minute shoppers this years. retailers including wal-mart have raised prices after cutting them briefly in november. if you wait for the last minute to shop, pay up. especially toys, coats and sweaters. the electronics retailer in flat panel sales were falling short of expectation. and also you can get a good deal on a flu shot. drug stores, supermarkets and doctors offices are slashing prices there or offering coupons for those who come in for flu shots. meantime google tv running into trouble. asking hardware makers to hold off making announcements that can use google software. the products have been getting negative reviews. bay area buyout this morning. signal technology getting a $490 million buyout offer from the defense company raytheon. it expects the deal to close in the first quarter of next year. a nice bump up there. this how the overall m

a live report from the new york stock exchange straight ahead.ive look at the big board with the dow pretty flat, up 2 points. >> he's fast becoming the second most famous st. nick. the new job for a local santa after getting fired from macy's over a risque joke. >> and barbie blunder? why the f.b.i. is saying woops after a warning to beware of a barbie doll. >> i knew that people were looking for me. and i knew that people cared. >> and a local hiker breaks her silence about the six days she spent hurt, cold and alone lost in a state park. >> why dozens of east bay schools are still without heat more than a@t@t@t@t@t@t@t@t@t@tt ♪ >>> time for your california forecast as we come up on 6:44. look how wet it's going to be into the northern sections of our state, north of 80 valley rain and high amounts of snow. we're talking probably 7,000, 7,500 feet. rain will fall around the lake in tahoe. temperatures upper 50s most neighborhoods. 63 fresno, a lot more sunshine and low to mid-70s l.a. and palm springs. >> a south bay woman is recovering at home

seven years ago the new york stock a chick predicted york stock exchange accounted for 80% of trade in its listed stocks. today, less than 25% of the nyse-listed stocks are traded there. what happened? there's a chart that we will put up. , exhibit 1, and it shows us u.s. stock market has fractured. stock trading now takes place not on one or two but on 13 stock exchanges, as well as multiple off-exchange trading venues, including 3 electronic communication networks, 36 "dark pools," and over 200 registered "of broker-dealer internalizers." they may need more explanation. electronic communication networks are computerized networks that enable their participants to post public quotes to buy or sell stocks without going through a formal exchange. dark pools, by contrast, are electronic networks that are close to the public and allow pool members to buy and sell stock without fully disclosing to each other either their identities or the details of their prospective trades. a broker-dealer internalizer is a system set up by regulated broker-dealer to execute trades with or among its own cl

we're looking live at the new york stock exchange.raton celebrating one year at the new york stock exchange. looks like a pretty good day. we have a little bit of positive news this morning. housing starts are up for november and the weekly jobless claims as we've been reporting down a little bit. there's the opening bell live. could see a little higher opening but the numbers have been pretty quiet. no big swings in either direction. we'll keep watching for you. >>> all right. then we'll go ahead and say good morning to you. thank you for joining us here on the ktvu morning news thursday december 16th. i'm dave clark. >> good morning. i'm pam cook. time now 6:30. this morning the man hunt continues for the two men responsible for a fatal stabbing. the victim a young bay area football star. ktvu's paul chambers joins us now from newark with reaction from grieving family members. good morning, paul. >> reporter: good morning, pam. this is a tough time for the 17- year-old's family. i spoke with them a short while ago. they say they mov

and on the stock exchange, and stephanie. eeelo of the last date for guaranteed crowne delivery is on friday. procrastinators can choose saturday, the two-day until december 21st. work, still overnight available through december 23rd. the southbound 1 0 1 is the bottom of your screen. the northbound is at the top of your screen, in the east, is also looking good third week will be right back. [ male announcer ] enjoy an amazing usda choice steak and succulent lobster dinner at sizzler for just $15.99. sizzler. thinking fresh. everyday. >> in world news, a teenager of preschoolers eastern france, taking them hostage. this was the scene. and the teachers were ok. and a teenager, with daggars holding these preschoolers hostage. and no injuries they goodness, the swedish suicide bombing in the first history. the suicide have been going off saturday night. had downtown stockholm sweden would of been jammed with stock shoppers. and if one had one of the bombs had gone off, prematurely. and he was a expatriate. >> and haiti, the the

at the new york stock exchange. >> and the first family is still on vacation in hawaii. president obama was leaving a restaurant a favorite spot for the president. this is not far from where he grew up. he has also been working. with six different nominees for attorney general, ambassadorship, and he used this series of time to over turned and confrontations. >> and also, the state of the union address in january and how his plan is of the plane out. >> turn the state of the union address in january, president obama and set the agenda for afghanistan. >> increasing our troops, and training afghan forces so they can take the lead in july 2011. and our troops to begin to come home. >> the aim was to extend security over the volatile sulfur and deliver development. the search led to development casualties, and with growing disagreement with cars fight over corruption and native tactics. and the ball 12- south, and the afghan will be finally peaked in control of their own government a 2014. >> and this was not helped by rolling stone interview with the stanley mcchrystal tha

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. >> this is on the floor of the new york stock exchange.y were singing a song as they took a break. >> wait until the sunshine, and nellie? >> i guess that is the tradition for the last trading day of the year. >> and employers could be surprised to find up what many of their workers have been mined for the new year. >> it seems like most americans have the same-in mind--to get a new job. and a service from manpower says that 85% are going to look for a new position in 2011. that is up from 60% last year. why is that so high? that most employees have stayed at their jobs through the recession. and reviewed other options, and other places were not hiring. other workers said in the same rule for several years and increased workload. and frozen compensation. now that the economy is recovering, most people are beginning to think that it is time for a new job. and despite disappointing job reports that the unemployment picture is all going to improve. and the employment would get better, and hiring will continue to be slow going forward. and new

we'll go live to the new york stock exchange coming up in about 15 minutes.he terrifying moments at a school board meeting in panama city, florida. an man upset his wife was allegedly fired by the school estimate confronted the board yesterday with a pistol in his right hand. one board member tried to talk him out of shooting. this isn't worth it. please don't, please! >> the man began firing randomly. now, the board members were not hurt. the gunman did exchange shots with a security guard and then he killed himself. but before that happened, a board member tried unsuccessfully to knock the gun out of the suspects hand. she talked about it this morning on "good morning america." >> so i could either walk away thinking something bad was going to happen and try to live with myself or i could try to do something to divert or delay. so my bag was what i had and that's what i did. >> you can hear more from that board member and from the school superintendent on "good morning america" right after our newscast at 7:00. >> san jose is now the largest city in the nat

there on the new york stock exchange is fedex. there is the opening bell live. not only is this the busiest day at the u.s. postal service, but this is supposed to be the busiest day in fedex history. 16million shipments they are supposed to handle today. that is up 13% from last year. so a lot of people. and good morning to you. thank you for joining us here on the ktvu morning news. monday december 13th i'm dave clark. >> i'm pam cook. time now is 5:30. >> a 13-year-old boy is behind bars. he's accused of -- investigators say he broke into a house and sexually assaulted and stabbed a teenage girl and also stabbed an 18-month-old toddler. ktvu tara moriarty is joining us from vacaville. she has the details. good morning. >> reporter: one of the questions many people have is where were the parents when all of this happened? why were these children left behind. we're hearing reports the 13- year-old girl is watching the baby girl when the mother had gone out for the night. both of these children were salvagely attacked. now it all happened just before 3:00 in the

. >> stock prices gold -- closed mixed on european exchanges amid the mix of mostly negative economicdata out of the u.s.. we have more from the frankfurt stock exchange. >> car shares are in the limelight and investors stayed away from them. china is eliminating subsidies for the purchase of new cars. that could hurt car sales, investors think. this came a day after the minutes of the government in beijing announced that they were going to have a number of new car registrations that they will allow. investors here on the -- they are on the careful side because many professionals don't see a lot of reasons for going into the market with new purchases. also a disappointing economic data from the housing market and from consumer confidence spoke against lot of new purchases in the market. >> looking at several market indices in more detail, let's begin first in frankfurt where we see the blue chip daxx index up by just a hair. the eurostoxx was down small. there was pessimistic consumer confidence. the dow industrials are up about 1/4 of a percent. the euro is trading for $1.31. weeks o

. >>> netflix is about to go employed to the stock exchange. they have a market value of $10 million. >>> encouraging news about a trade deficit lifted wall streets as stocks finished on a winning note. they reported lowest deficit thanks to growing demand for american goods over seas. >>> a judge cleared the way for california to sell 11 stated-owned buildings three in the by area. -- bay area. an appeal however is already planned. they seek to sell properties along with the civic center in san francisco. all 11 buildings could get more than $1 billion for the state's general fund. >>> what's worse than a bus or train running late? well try not getting there at a. details on the growing rate of sudden stops by a bay area transit system and that's being done to change it. >>> and a santa clause that got the heave ho last week is saying ho-ho-ho again. >> the rain clouds are mof moving out of the bay area tonight. when rain chances could return in your five-day forecast. >> machines were donated to the firefighter's fire fights saying that they h

>> jane king is live at the new york stock exchange with our "moneyscope" report.nday morning to you. >> hi, jane. >> hello eric and jenelle. your employer may be spying on you. companies are hiring private detectives to see just how sick employees really are. riding theme park roller-coasters and going to baseball games instead. companies are playing technology like gps tracking systems to keep track what employees are really doing and using what's called a liar car. it uses voice analysis to determine whether an employee is being dishonest. about 60% of salaried employees take sick days when they're not sick. a 20% increase compared to a couple years ago and attribute that to prospects during this recession. those of us working here today and are healthy, looking at lower stocks trading this morning. ben bernanke over the weekend, he aired on "60 minutes." he said high unemployment may be a problem in the u.s. for the next five years. may have reached 25% if the fed hadn't stepped in during the financial crisis. my goodness. there's how the dow and s & p and nasd

stocks group and down but if you were to buy a stock or an exchange-traded fund that has a dividend on it, a 5, 4, 6% dividend, at least you have some cushion if the stock or the exchange-traded fund goes down, you still are getting paid some, retirees today really should start thinking about looking into exchange-traded funds or stocks. >> quickly, exchange-traded fund is what? >> like a mutual fund that trades on the stock market. it's far better than actually a mutual fund because of its liquidity but it's a really viable alternative today, especially since interest rates are so low. >> recap, pay off your mortgage, be careful of your buying of bond it is you're ten years away from retirement. >> especially a bond fund. >> look at these dividend -- >> paying stocks and exchange traded funds. >> three important tips for people who are ten years and probably sooner from retirement. suze orman, thank you very much. for more financial advice, catch the "suze orman show" saturday nights at 9 p.m. eastern and pacific time. that's on cnbc. >>> still ahead, speaking of we will talk about th

traders cracked open the bubbly to mark the end of the year at the frankfurt stock exchange. germany emerging faster than expected from the recession. celebrations also as trading closed the year on a high note. the index of market heavyweights jumped 22% this year. >> the 2010 stock market posted higher than expected gains as the u.s. supplied liqdity and the european debt crisis has not caused big trouble. >> ony the floor in tokyo, traders applauded the end of 2010. the nikkei lost a loss in january. there were hoping for a turnaround next year. >> in germany, it has been a great year for the dax] index even if it weakened in the last days of trading. our correspondent seentnt us this summary. >> the dax lost 2%. a lot of traders have been happy with the result this by the week's loss in the day's loss. the dax made it 16% and outperformed many majore markets in doing so. thanks to the good situation of the export industry and strong domestic demand in germany. many expect rising share prices in 2011. everyone hoping and everyone forecasting greater prices. the direction to

that's business news live at the new york stock exchange.berg news. >> courtny, i'm going to guess your husband didn't have to push you over 4 foot snow drifts to get you to work. no, he didn't but i had to fight off a lot of drunk people coming out of the bars early this morning. >> where else you gonna go! >> yeah, there's only two taxis out there! >> have a great day. that's the start of the "big dig" across the northeast. new england today. there are tons and tons of snow to move and millions of passengers desperate to get where they really wanna be. emily schmidt has the latest. >> the snow is no longer falling but the problems continue to pile up. >> to add to this snowstorm of 2010. >> people from north carolina to maine are digging out from up to 3 feet of snow. south of boston the storm swells the ocean causing flooding and fire. new york city has seen only 5 worse storms since it started keeping record nearly 150 years ago. >> streets would actually be cleared but then when i came out here i realized how bad it was. >> snow fell 2

the new york stock exchange on your right. it's snowing over there or there's some ticker tape thing going. the markets set to start the day slightly higher after a new report shows the u.s. trade deficit narrowed sharply to the lowest level in nine months. how investors are reacting live in about 15 minutes. >> we have some breaking news we want to tell you about in berkeley where a police chase has ended in a serious crash. >> frances has been following this all morning. >> here's a live shot now of eastbound 80 at berkeley right at university where you see the activity till going on. it's blocking the off-ramp. the traffic still flowing eastbound but what we heard is that the chase started in oakland and that the suspect may have been trapped in their vehicle so there were quite a few emergency crews earlier. and also keeping an eye on westbound drive times for most commuters. you see this right near university but i don't think it's at all related to this accident. it's just flowing the normal sluggish traffic which means

we have this summary from the frankfurt stock exchange. >> it is the middle of the week and the markets are still flat lining. the dax stood at about 7000 points mainly because of economic data from the u.s. has been better than expected. and just to production rose while prices stayed low. the low inflation data shows that interest rates might remain low which is a good fact for stock markets. car shares have been driven down but only in germany. registration numbers went down by 7% in november. this shows that there is still no sign of better times for the carmaker's ahead. >> we will look at the numbers. the dax finished slightly lower at 7016 points. the euro stocks index did not enjoy much of a rebound and finished at 2841. the dow jones trading lower this hour, 11,470 points. the spanish construction firm a cm has sweetened its takeover bid for its rival. the the biggest the drug -- the biggest builder in germany said that the offer should be rejected. the initial bid of 2.7 billion euros was too low. the top executives from qatar holdings and -- have been meeting to discuss the t

they also worked on the trading floor of the german stock exchange in frankfurt.cular theme reflects the constant loop of daily trading. in 2008, the exhibition, that's opera, taught the world, featuring original historic exhibits as well as interactive media stations, it depicted the various stages in the development of an opera. a book documenting selected international projects is set for publicication. the page proofs have just arrived and the team are giving them a final once over. also on the schedule are talks about the group's next big project, arabian journeys, part of saudi arabia's massive king center for world culture. they will be designing a section of the complex in the middle of the desert. >> it's being built as the eighth wonder of the world and we're proud to be a part of it. right? >> absolutely. and we hope it's going to be huge. >> it usually works on about 20 projects at once, so the team has plenty of scope to reflect its diversity. >> if you want to find out more about the program go to our website and there's other reports there too. that

our correspondent has more on today's trading from the frankfurt stock exchange. >> it is an interesting trading session. add to the end of the day, the stocks added more than 1.3%. all eyes were on the ecb today. what is on cloud two shea had to say about purchase programs as well. -- what jean-claude trichet had to say about purchase programs today. he did not want to comment on how much. they are extending liquidity lines until the end of the first quarter. the crisis is totally over for siemens. they are posting record profit. that is something which people benefited most from because the salary is a whopping 9 million euros last year. >> looking at several markets in more detail, the dax closed up 1 and 1/3 percent. the euros on stocks actually closed up over 2%. in new york, investors are cheering. strong sales data from the automobile and the mortgage home lending sections. australian airline qantas was said to sue a rolls-royce for damages resulting from an engine failure on one of its airbus super jumbo jets. they have filed a claim in a federal court in australia over the finan

it's sort of like the stock exchange. everybody knows what the price of ibm is, so when you go on the stock exchange to buy a share of ibm, it's clear. you're not getting shafted by anyone. but when you go to buy a credit default swap or interest rate swap, nobody knows. have you to go to one of these big banks. they tell you the price and you have to take their word for it. >> after you paid it. >> right. >> a game of chance, all the rules are made up as you go along, basically? >> right, right. >> mr. gentzler who chairs this commodities trading commission, why is he not doing in addition? >> gentzler is an alum of goldman sachs. when he was named the head of the commission, there was a lot of controversy about it, he's turned out to be one of the good guys on these issues. what everyone's saying now, is that he no longer has the votes to dominate the commission. you need three votes on the commodity futures trading commission. there's been way roadblock in the last couple weeks, he's been unable to get some things past

our correspondent has more on the day's trading from the frankfurt stock exchange. >> it was not an extraordinary day, but it was not bad either. it was in between. those days i have to happen in the stock market as well. the? tried to go above 7000 points. -- the dax tried to go above seven dozen points but did not. it has been a very good year. even at these levels, one can be satisfied. maybe it is something for the last day of trading in the year. interestingly enough, a volkswagen was the day's favorite. they are digesting the bad news from china this week. dimer in the- -- daimler in the negative. >> let us begin in frankfurt. we see the blue chip dax index to end up about 0.3%, just shy of 7000 points. eurostoxx 50 was up. investors in new york are shifting to riskier assets amid confidence the global economy is on the mend. the dow industrials are up 0.3%. the euro is trading for $1.3216. as the german economy recovers, inflation remains in check. consumer prices rose at a base of 1.1% this year. that compares with an average 1.9% annually since reunification 20 years ago. prices of gasol

riot over stock market fall so you see this picture here of bangladesh burning stuff outside the stock exchange and the caption under the photo. ordinary bangladeshis have been tempted into the stock market by higher returns than banks so that the stock market on sunday fell by six point seven percent and investors were very angry because ordinary people were being paid very low interest rates at the banks on their savings and they all went into the market the prices on the stock market rose by eighty percent this year and now they're all being wiped out the people they said that sold were the institutional investors the big the big investors that's right central banks lowered rates down to zero to help bankers simultaneously penalizing pensioners and savers who were then getting zero on their returns there again shifting all the burden and the risk that the bankers incurred onto the balance sheet and the households of the people had nothing to do with creating those risks now the bangladeshis around the street riding because they were sucked into another scam and the markets crashing we'll see

others were the london stock exchange, houses of parliament, and busy shopping areas in britain.harged in court yesterday after their arrests last week. >>> wikileaks has been spilling the beans about u.s. diplomacy. now its founder wants to tell all in his autobiography. julian assange says his book deal could be worth more than $1 million. the australian computer expert is fighting extradition to sweden where he is accused of sex crimes. he says he did not want to write his memoirs but assange admits he needs money to cover those legal bills. >>> what a precarious position for a little one out in oklahoma. >> a calf ventured into the middle of a frozen pond and literally found itself skating on thin ice. luckily a news station helicopter came to the rescue. the pilot hovered over the pond and the powerful wind from the chopper's blades pushed the calf closer to dry land. the ice eventually cracked but the calf still made to it safety. >> a few years ago he saved a deer that was stuck on the ice. a pattern for this guy. well done. >> very impressive. making the news rescuing cal