suzanne pratt reports. >> reporter: g.e. has long been considered a bellwether for the u.s. economy. that's because of its ginormous size and broad range of business-- everything from transportation to healthcare. today, g.e. reported its first increase in revenue in two years. analyst daniel holland expects g.e.'s recovery to accelerate. >> the company is getting much closer to firing on all cylinders. as we come through 2011 and going into 2012, you're really going to have g.e. performing the way that management would like it to see it performing and operating in the areas that g.e. considers core. >> reporter: that's good news for the u.s. economy and for those worrywarts still fretting about the pace of recovery. after all g.e.'s balance sheet is perking up because more company's are buying more of the things that g.e. sells. what better vote of confidence in the economy than some serious capital spending. >> that's really g.e.'s specialty is in big equipment, power generation equipment, healthcare equipment, engines things like that. and, so now we see more companies wi

suzanne pratt gets some answers. >> reporter: since the great recession americans have gotten a lot more familiar with these little guys. that's because we're saving more, spending less and paying down debt. barbara whitehead, director of the templeton center for thrift and generosity, says our rediscovered frugality is here to stay. >> just even in a cultural way, it's a shift. it's a sort of change of pace. some people say they really enjoy that they slow down a little bit, or that they can be more thoughtful about what they do spend. >> reporter: economists aren't so sure and the data is starting to support their skepticism. the savings rate hovered near 0% in early 2008 after a decade of over-consumption. during the recession it surged to a 6.9%. but, in last six months it has trended lower recently slipping to 5.3%. why should we care about how much we sock-away. experts say a higher savings rate not only improves personal balance sheets. but it makes more money available for investment. but, economist yelena sholetuva says right now there's a downside to too much saving. >> the ong

. >> i've got a silver trailer with a man with way shotgun in it and i have suzanne down in front ofthat trailer. >> reporter: after an ambush police say that was sudden and without warning. >> the door of the trailer opened and the person inside fired one shotgun blast, striking the deputy. >> reporter: even as they struggled to rescue the dying deputy. >> w6 9's been shot and i cannot checker. >> reporter: negotiators tried to talk the suspect into surrendering. but instead what followed was a vicious fire fight. witnesses say the normally peaceful campground seemed like a war zone. >> guys are putting on flackÑi jackets, automatic weapo and they were running blum was wounded in the crossfire, he was listed in fair condition today it wasn't immediately clear if the gunman identified as michael ferryman was killed by police bullets or his own. the slain deputy was identify as 40-year-old suzanne hopper, the mother of two was an 11 year veteran of the clark county sheriff's department. >> it was sad. you could see it in everybody's eyes. the deputies came out, theÑi officers came out

i am suzanne, the save the stow lake boat house. i brought copies that margaret give you earlier -- gave you earlier. president charles chase and vice-president of the historic preservation commission asked to be sure that you see their letter, because they are asking you to defer this vote today until they have time to consider the pending landmark domination of the boat house interior and exterior. they are very interested in the interior, no matter what your staff says. they're very interested in that. there is only one boat repair shop in golden gate park. they're very interested to evaluate it. in order not to be in conflict with their work, you must honor their request and for this vote. the outcome of the review may change what is possible for renovations, and that would imperil the city in costly litigation with a new tenant to signs of a lease only to discover later that what he was promised is impossible. you are all appointed by the mayor and serve at his pleasure. it is important that you not betrayed the people of san f

suzanne pratt, "nightly business report," new york. klaus, happy new year and welcome back. >> hello, happy new year, susie. >> susie: all right, so you had a very bullish forecast for the year. and for the decade. what's going to drive that growth and are you basically saying that the global economy has turned the corner? >> well, i don't know whether i call it bullish. if you just look at aluminum demand 2010 we actually started out with saying demand will increase by 10%. and it ended up increasing by 13%. what we project for next year is 12% increase. >> susie: all right. but and where is that growth goinging to come from? we see that a lot of your business is in the united states and europe where the economies have been pretty weak. you have a low profile in china. are you goinging to be stepping up your business in china especially since a lot of the china is closing a lot of its out of date aluminum plants? >> well, this is the worldwide market so it's not about just going present there. but it's also about importing selling to

suzanne pratt details what's likely for fourth quarter results. she also gives us an early peak at profit prospects for this year. >> talk a walk on a manhattan street, and you know the holiday season is over. for corporate america, however, another season is just getting started. that's the quarterly ritual of u.s. companies sharing their profits and sales with wall street and the world. the final quarter of 2010 should not disappoint. s&p 500 firms are expected to report year over year earnings growth of 32%, capping off a solid year for corporate profits. earnings expert ashwani kaul says the impressive q4 number is less about easy comparisons and more about cost-cutting, now part of corporate d.n.a. >> obviously companies are still using these uncertain economic times to trim some fat and reduce their cost structure. but, there's still some topline demand. as for that topline demand, firms are expected to report revenue growth of 6%. but s&p's mike thompson says that level is anemic by historic standards. >> we've been in a cyclical, you know,

we begin with suzanne pratt in new york. >> reporter: this is the proverbial hole the u.s. labor market still needs to climb out from. creating 100,000 new jobs a month, as we did in december, only keeps the hole from getting deeper. over the past three months, the economy has added an average of 128,000 jobs. that's just enough to keep pace with population growth. and, it's too little to cause a significant drop in the unemployment rate. economist julia coronado explains companies are holding back on hiring for reasons beyond just consumer spending. in addition, they now have the worry that other input costs pressures are rising. so, we're seeing lots of commodity pressures and they're worried about their operating profits getting squeezed. so, that makes them conservative. yes, the unemployment rate fell to 9.4% last month. but, experts say that happened because a quarter of a million people stopped looking for jobs. the government no longer counts them as unemployed. so, what does the latest job market snapshot suggest about the chances of getting hired in 2011? economis

suzanne pratt reports. >> reporter: it's not easy being the federal reserve these days. talk up the recent strength in the economy too much, and financial markets will worry a hike in interest rates is coming. say something bad about the rising price of food or gas? same problem. economist aneta markowska says policymakers struck the right tone in the statement accompanying today's decision on rates. >> if they were a little bit too optimistic, the market would take that the fed is getting ready to start tightening, they're getting worried about inflation. and that would certainly not be a good message. so i'm glad they didn't go there, and i'm glad that they showed some caution. >> reporter: even with policymakers walking on eggshells, they made some minor changes to the statement language when compared to december's version. on inflation, the fed acknowledged commodity prices had risen but repeated its position that underlying inflation is still low. economist drew matus says also important was the central bank's characterization of the labor market. >> what they're re

suzanne pratt reports. >> reporter: guess what? the dow is now just a stone's throw away from 12,000. the blue-chip index was last at that milestone in the summer of 2008, right before the financial crisis hit. after plummeting below 7,000 in march 2009, the dow has bounced back, gaining a stunning 83%. so has investor psychology fully recovered from the lehman brothers bankruptcy and the stock market's violent collapse? n.y.s.e. specialist jonathan corpina says not quite. the fear is still in this market, but i think investors are starting to feel a little more comfortable with the market and the market structure. >> reporter: experts say a stronger-than-expected u.s. economy and solid corporate profits are behind the most recent push higher in stocks most agree the market is ripe for a correction, but strategist jim awad says it will be a pause that refreshes. >> we're in the sweet spot of the economic recovery with low inflation, growing economy, growing earnings. so, if there is a correction, it will be just a correction. absen

suzanne pratt reports. >> reporter: it's a new year. it's a new decade. so is it time for a new portfolio? experts say radical changes are unnecessary for most investors. there is room for serious tweaking. tweak number one, market pros say investors should put more money into the stock market in 2011. and decrease their bond holdings. financial planner lew allfast is telling clients two-thirds of their portfolio should be in stocking and only one-third in bonds. it's what he calls a more normal allocation for more normal times. >> most people are still overweighted in bonds. that's the wrong decision to make for the new year. >> reporter: while stocks are expected to outperform bonds this year, it won't be all stocks in all sectors or sizes. some financial experts suggest investors up their holdings of large cap names, in particular those that pay attractive dividends. prudential financial strategist quincey crosbie says big u.s. companies are best positioned to benefit from an improving global economy. >> we are not suggesting that we just sell out of s

and i had sung his first two songs that he'd written-- suzanne and a song called dress rehearsal rag.i don't sing. "i don't sing. "i don't-- i'm not-- i don't have a professional voice." and i said, "leonard, you have a wonderful voice. come on." so i brought him down to-- was it town hall, i believe-- and i kind of pushed him on the stage, and he stood up and started playing suzanne. he got so scared in the middle of the song that he turned and stopped and walked offstage. and i said, "oh, leonard, i'll go back with you and sing." and so i did. it was the beginning of what i think is an illustrious and very fine musical career that he's had. and i think he's turned into a splendid singer. in--in recent times, you've been traveling with the wildflower tour. and that's something you've set up. you've--you're joined by janis ian and roger mcguinn and richie havens. and tom paxton and leon redbone has been with us. i started this because-- i started my label called wildflower records, and i thought, "what could i do that would be fun "that would draw some artists together "who have the s

deputy suzanne hopper, a her of two, was killed while investigating a report of gun fire.dra hughes reports. >> reporter: a barrage of gunfire at a mobile home park in western ohio after a man took the life of a sheriff's deputy who never had a chance to take cover. >> 69 is down. i repeat, 69 is down. >> reporter: the gun battle was between a man inside this trailer and law enforcement officials. >> right now, i've got a silver trailer with a male with a shotgun in it. and i've got suzanne down in front of that trailer. >> reporter: deputy hopper shot to death, another police officer was injured and rushed to a waiting ambulance. the suspect, identified as michael ferryman, was also killed. the 40-year-old deputy was a recently married mother of two. she was shot while photographing a footprint in the mobile home park in enon beach. she had responded to a call of shots fired in the area. >> open the door. >> reporter: after hopper was shot, police tried to convince the suspect to surrender, but he opened fire. >> all of a sudden, we heard you, in your trailer, blam. shotg

. >>> and suzanne somers joins us live. has a new book for women over 40 that's getting a lot of press and generating some controversy, as well. we'll find out why in just a bit. >> but we want to begin with a date many of us will remember. it was exactly 30 years ago today on thursday that -- # years ago on thursday that the 52 american hostages held in iran were released. they were prisoners for 444 days. and this morning one of the former captives is revealing new details about the ordeal and the moment he was freed. >> the american embassy in tehran is in the hands of muslim students tonight. >> reporter: no story continuously dominated the news for as long as this one. the crisis began when iranian students seized the u.s. embassy in tehran in 1979 taking dozens hostage after the u.s. refused to deport the deposed shah. >> the united states is exhausting -- >> reporter: our own george lewis covered the crisis. >> what they wanted was the shah in exchange for the hostages and of course that was a deal that the united st

. >> quiet outside the home where suzanne crew up. half grew up-- >> and instead of silence it was filled the love, the support from people that knew her. >> we've been pleasantly inundated with friends, family yesterday and today. >> they're talking about a single gunshot wound 5 mi. from where they live. >> that is not the way it is supposed to be. >> could hit so close to home. >> it is an on surmountable turn of the dense. for whatever reason. >> it is a loss for this community. she began her career on fabric first, 1999. >> from that moment, the deputy wanted to work in law enforcement. and he worried that as of august daughter would always be in danger. >> it was not a career that you think of your daughter being and. or your son, but not your daughter. and she loved it. >> she was never short of duty in that was a type of person she was. >> to this person, she was more than just a person with a badge, issues a friend, a daughter, and the mother of two children. now they're using their faith to move forward. >> i do not expect t

my name is suzanne from the save the boat house coalition. we have the support of not only the stow family descendants, as well as the golden gate audubon society and the sierra club. why? they know that our position is the correct one for taking care of the park and preserving it for everyone. the bid and selection process was completely unjust. the panel was handpicked by the staff and full of insiders. the community representative position that was promised never occurred. a sunshine ordinance violation with regards to the issue was issued last year. the lease ignored community will, revenue, committing the park to spending money it does not have on the boat shack, lighting, fire code upgrades, etc. the lease is full of holes and needs to be reviewed more carefully. the nomination is pending at the historic preservation commission. if you vote to approve this lease, the boat house interior landmark -- the lease would be largely nullified based on the fact that the lease calls for the gutting of the entire top floor of the boat house. it wa

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. >> taking that little girl with her is so suzanne i.reporter: she says suzanne i is strong and will likely find a way to make some good come from the tragedy t. >> fears thing i wanted to do was get on a plane and go to tucson and i realize there had was nothing i could do. she was going to have to do this for herself. >> get this news was very sad. >>reporter: tiburon library director deborah says she host add trivia night at the library for years and known as the trivia quichbility she's a very feisty woman and i e mailed her yesterday and hoping somebody in the family is picking up the e-mail and knowing you, you will fighting your way out of it. >> highly man shot in the thigh, chest and and. she's had surgery to repair a shattered hip. her husband says her greatest role in life has been as a mother and would have done anything skho to protect christina. this is abc 7 news. >>> approximately when we come back her tonight. decision that clears the way to transform this abandoned east bay navy facility into a giant new housing develop

the deadly exchange between law enforcement and a suspect who shot and killed 40-year-old deputy suzanne hopper just minutes earlier. the married mother of two was the first to respond to a neighbor's report of gunshots and she was killed while gathering evidence. a second police officer was wounded in the exchange. the suspect, killed. >>> in oregon, one lucky dog is back on dry ground after falling through thin ice on a frozen pond. a firefighter reeled in the struggling pooch, just in the nick of time. the animal suffered a few cuts and was treated for hypothermia, but otherwise, is expected to be okay. >>> also in oregon, the forces of good and evil put down their guns and light sabers for a good cause, taking part in a blood drive. organizers say it was a fun way to get donors out there, but for the storm troopers and the klingons, it was a battle for the galaxy drive trophy. >>> and in colorado, what's more adorable on a panda or a miniature cow? a panda cow. it is a rare, miniature cow with the marking of a panda bear, and it was born on new year's eve. believed to be one of only

. >> reporter: 40-year-old clark county deputy suzanne hopper was taking a picture of a footprint when a man in a trailer shot her at close range. another deputy was wounded in that gun battle that followed the suspect was killed it is not yet known if officers killed him or if he took his own life. >>> meanwhile a disturbing sight in arkansas, thousands of dead black birds fell from the sky, on new years eve. now arkansas game and fish are trying to figure out the cause. environmental service workers finished cleaning up the birds yesterday. they only fell over a 1 mile area, the fish and game commission says they showed physical trauma, they say lightning, hail or even new years eve fireworks could be to blame. >>> grapevine still closed after snow and wind shut down that highway yesterday. interstate 5 is closed in both directions to the kern county line. it has been a traffic nightmare for many drivers heading home after the holiday weekened more than 100 cars were stranded some disabled by the snow winds reached 90 miles an hour and snow fell as low as 1500 feet no word on when th

suzanne probably will not believe this. >> she does not age. >> the thing that is important to note is that in the three decades i have been privileged to serve is that i have not had people coming into my office coming from california and making a request to reduce the size of government rather than through republican rallies. when people come in, they have an agenda and they want to see spending. i see that climate for the first time changing. that is not to say there won't be people who will be coming in and asking. i had the mayor of los angeles in my office this week. we were talking about transportation funding for california. infrastructure is a priority. one of the miss characterization's put out there -- mischaracterizations is that the moment we talk about cutting spending, we have our colleagues talking about the national institutes of health funding will be cut and we will not be dealing with the disease is up today. this sky is falling tenor is out there. there will be an attempt to stir a lot of that up. if you think about our requests to go to 2008 spending levels -- we

suzanne pratt, "nightly business report," new york. >> tom: tomorrow morning begins a parade of profit reports from the banking industry. j.p. morgan chase is the first big bank to turn in its financial report card. so what can investors expect from banks? fred cannon joins us with some answers. he's co-director of research and chief equity strategist at keefe, bruyette, and woods. >> thank you, tom, good evening. >> tom: how would you characterize the industry's earnings power ahead of the fourth quarter numbers due to begin tomorrow. >> a heck of a lot better than a year ago. we've seen some fundamental improvement for the banks during the last year and credit has gotten a lot better. so we think that the numbers will look good, certainly on a year-over-year basis. that said, there's a lot of headwind ahead of us for core earnings at the banks. which we can talk about. >> tom: exactly. i want to hear about that because diversified banks like jpmorgan tomorrow, bank of america in the week ahead, big national names are really kind of falling off the floor. a year ago they lost $11 bill

. >> suzanne kantor said about 7500 10 megapixel photos will takive 25 gigabytes of space. the next is whether you want them with you on disk or external hard drive or a remote location online. >> i think there more benefits to online than the hard drive. some people are not comfortable with things living outside of their own home. >> an external hard drive is an option. going the online route means pay a monthly fee of around $5 or an annual fee of $45 to $55 for a back up. they can safety most recent version or archive it that means digging deeper. >> you can have three, four, five copies to the file as you make changes. if you wanted to go back to an earlier version, you can do so. >> numerous companies like this offer back up. keep vault is one. >> i like it for families because you can back up more than one person's files with one account. >> she favors two other services. one is sugar sink and the other is drop box. they offer sinking and archiving. >> they give you synchronization and versioning. you can go back and get the earlier versions of your file any time. it'

. >> suzanne elliot is another product of women's audio mission she works for barefoot sound building monitors. >> i went to ask school for recording. i got into tech work. i like to work with my hands. i started with them five years ago in the basement of a house. >> the founder of the company said he wanted a woman to build and test his speakers. >> i had really good experience working with women. they seem to be more dedicated and thoughtful about their work. >> elliot believes that women have a better ear for this kind of work. >> she and women's audio mission are here to change the face of sound. in san francisco, lyanne melendez, "abc 7 news." >> coming up, a trip to a very special place. >> it's such a special place. >> the heartbreaking story and positive attitudes o o ththththh [ female announcer ] back to school means back to busy mornings. that's why i got them pillsbury toaster strudel. warm flaky pastry with delicious sweet filling my kids will love. plus i get two boxtops for their school. toaster strudel. the one kids want to eat. plus i get two boxtops for their school

the community of western ohio is in mourning tonight over the death of police deputy suzanne hopper killed instant by a gunman after reports of shots fired yesterday morning at a trailer park. a shoot-out followed and policeman jerry bloom was wounded before the gunman was shoot and killed. the sheriff spoke of hopper's death. >> the person said fired one shotgun blast striking the deputy and fatally wounding a deputy. this is the worst day in my 24 years as the sheriff of clark county. >> the deputy joined the shefr's office in 1999. she was 40 years old and married with two children. >>> christian worshippers in egypt returned for morning mass a day after the crowded church was shattered by a suicide bomber. the moment of the explosion was captured on tape. at least 21 died in the blast. local muslim hard liners are reportedly suspects in the attack. in cairo hundreds protested the egyptian government's failure to protect worship erz. >>> severe flooding has a disaster of biblical proportions tonight. thois have been forced to evacuate and more rain is on the way. we have a report from o

i'm suzanne shaw. ordinary people, you and i remain the primary source of bay area pollution from our cars leaking oil to our lawns leeching fertilizers. our runoff flows to the bay. in just one day along san francisco bay, crews cleaned up 130 tons of waste, mostly plastic. 90% of the trash in our streams like styrofoam does not biodegrade. and now two dozen such waterways violate federal law. so you want to make a difference? don't litter. carry reusable bags. take medicine, paint, and other toxics to disposal sites. nbc bay area believes it's up to us to save the bay. find out how to volunteer for cleanups and planting. nbc bay area editorial.com. >>> good evening and welcome to "sports sunday." i'm laurence scott. we have a show of gray beards, and a ton of baseball talk before the giants and a's head to spring training in a couple of weeks. what have they been up to? in the off-season, brian wilson has been on the talk show circuit, killing wit george lopez this week as a sea captain. if the super

i want to speak on behalf of suzanne from vienna, virginia. her daughter suffers from a debilitating disease and before this reform they could not get coverage for their daughter because she, through no fault of her own, had a pre-existing condition. while others wait to see if their insurance company would deny them, suzanne knew. she was willing to pay extra premiums but the insurance company said no. suzanne had no option until we created high risk insurance pools under health insurance reform. her words to me after health insurance reform passed was, now at least we have hope for the future. this will take away that hope throwing suzanne's daughter off of insurance. i urge my colleagues to remember suzanne's daughter and 129 million other americans like her and stop this repeal. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from wisconsin. mr. ryan: i yield one minute to mr. mulvaney. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. mulvaney: i can't tell you how excited i am to hear the language coming from the other side

i'm suzanne shaw. ordinary people, you and i, rea minute primary source of bay pollution. from our cars leaking out to our lawns reaching fertilizers, our runoff flows to the bay. in just one day along san francisco bay, crews cleaned up 130 tons of waste. mostly plastic. 90% of the trash in our streams like styrofoam does not biodegrade, and now two dozen such waterways violate federal law, so want to make a difference. don't litter.

i'm suzanne shaw. already we're hearing the same old arguments that got us into this mess. democrats don't want to cut programs or offend public employees. republicans don't even want to put taxes on the ballot to let us decide. nbc bay area believes politicians answer to us, not the unions or out-of-state activists like grover norquist. illinois, the only state with a worse credit rating than california, now faces tax hikes of 66%. to avoid that, urge your representatives to do what's right, not what's popular. make the cuts, extend the taxes and finally balance the budget. join theat nbcediri to nbceditorials.com. and ross mathews a