another victory for those fighting against a proposal for a large gas station at the costco in wheaton. the judge denied the application for the gas station. opponents had environmental concerns. they were also upset about its location, 100 feet away from homes. there has been a fight between montgomery county and costco since 2012. police are investigating a deadly head on crash in upper marlboro last night. officer say that a 20-year-old man died on marlboro road. another person was injured. the injuries are considered non-life-threatening. the police are trying to determine what led to the crash. 7 on your side with a tough situation for a d.c. mom. she is in the dark and cold metert because her smarts sensed a problem in her home and switch off the power to her house. ofco say she needs thousands dollars in repairs before they will turn the electricity back on. roz: on one of the coldest nights this winter, the mom and her two kids can asleep in their homes and they may need temporary lodging for weeks. on this bitter cold night, she is using a flashlight to get around, her power i

the crash is under investigation. well, we have new affection about that e. coli outbreak concerning costco, contaminated celery was the source of the costco's chicken salad recall. it sickened 19 people in seven states. no illnesses have been reported in our area t.fda is expanding recall to include more than 155,000 items at several major stores. costcos, sam's club, target and wal-mart. for a complete list go to nbc10.com. julien okafor stayed out of last night's game, he will miss saturday's zpam. it comes after new video shows him in a sec fight the video shows him outside a boston nate club. this happened last week, after another man said that he punched him, knocked him to the ground, that same night. it follows other off the court for speeding over the ben franklin bridge. >> we're at a light where you can't afford to the any type of anti-social things, like especially doing that. kid are looking up to you. >> the 6ers say they're actions. but they have faith in him as a valued member of the team. let's checkure ride to work. we have some construction that was closing off a major ar

last month, 19 people got sick from the rotisserie chicken salad at costco. the f-d-a has posted a complete list of the recalled products on its website. york city will light up the city tonight for the holidays. the annual christmas tree lighting takes place tonight at the rockefeller center. about 45 thousand, multi-colored, l-e-d lights will be lit on the 78 foot tall norway spruce. the event airs here on nbc at 7 continues a tradition that officially started in 1933. and, a des moines christmas tradition is underway. coming up, a guest joins us in studio to talk about the annual holly and ivy tour. the houses you can check out and holiday cheer you can enjoy. plus... the republican presidential race is in full swing.. trump is still leading in the polls..but find out which candidates are now fighting for second place. a big shake-up to report in the surf, stream, download, and play on multiple devices at once, with centurylink internet. get up to 40 megs for $20 a month for 1 year when bundled with qualifying home phone plan. just call 855-907-fast right n

and in henderson--2.25 at the costco at marks and galleria. a dangerous trend on valley roads has local law enforcement on edge ahead of the busy holiday weekend. on saturday, another young life cut short after an accused drunk driver decided to get behind the wheel. fox5's abby theodros has a simple tip that could save lives. <

coli on vegetables used in the salad. costco says taylor farms, salenas was the possible source. the lawsuit named both costco and dayalready farms. >>> alameda county employees are going above and beyond to fight hunger this holiday season. the workers have broken the all- time record in donations for their annual holiday food drive. county officials say this year they raised more than $13,000 in cash and collected 13,000 pounds of nonperishable food items. the food bank says with the cash donations alone, it can buy nearly $80,000' worth of food sup police to help feed the hungry u. >>> 4:51 is the time. new details emerging not that planned parenthood attack in california. up next, the previous crime the suspect is accused of committing in south carolina. Ñy wfrom your cold & flu. you give them a case of the giggles. tylenol® cold helps relieve your worst cold & flu symptoms... you can give them everything you've got. tylenol® >>> bell come back to mornings on 2. a 51-foot luxury yacht had to be toed after it got stuck -- towed after it got stuck in a brake wall. the coast gua

the price of costco was much lower. only $117. and you don't need a costco membership to fill your prescriptions there. buying the drugs online was the best deal of all. only $83. consumer reports recommended shopping only at verified shopping sites. consumer reports also found some real bargains at independent mom and pop pharmacies. but you need to ask for a better deal. their pharmacists often have more flexibility to match or beat competitor's prices. >> never be afraid to ask a pharmacist for a lower price. some may charge you less if they know you're paying out-of-pocket. >> many chain and big-box stores offer a very low price if you pay out of pocket. prices are as low as $4, and they still are, for a 30 day supply that's likely to be less than you pay for your insurance co-pay. >> good to know, michael. thank you. >> well, we want to share a buchl image of a sun set. this is last night's sunset. take a look at this. over looking balinas. when you see weather shots, please take a picture or some video. we just may show it o

the even flow sure for $100 the costco scenara next for $45 t. shirleen allicot, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> in some ways i miss those car seats. safety concerns have lead amazon to stop selling the hot toy. they are removing hoverboards from the web site after several fires were linked to the devices pudding a fire at a house in chappaqua. amazon sent out notification that they are pulling them pending a review. >>> nfl sunday. laura behnke is up next with sports. >> rob and sandra, week 14 in the national football league. the play-off pressure is on and the jets, they are feeling it. this afternoon at the meadowlands, gangrene dealing with the pressure quite well with the help of the lowly titans of course. the giants fight for their in miami. >>> before we go to break a holiday greeting from a local member of the military from our area that won't make it home for the holidays. >> hello, this is kym johnson with my husband john johnson. we are wanting to wish my mom and dad jim and sue lions and my sister tina benson, her husband dan and her

they grabbed a cell phone and recorded video of the parasites. >>: "it seems like shock to conscious for costcolling this knowing they have these parasitical worms inside of their food." >> reporter:and sent it. along with a letter to the san joaquin county department of public health. >>: "there's no sign that says parasites. the only thing they do say, if you do some research, is to cook it thoroughly, well i don't want to cook a parasitical worm thoroughly for my dinner." >> reporter:we reached out to costco, but did not hear back. >> reporter:while county health officials insist parasites are not uncommon to find in fish. >>: "from a quality control perspective, no it should not be visible." >> reporter:spokesperson lisa medina says contamination can occur. >> reporter:so while officials inspect the store. >>: "from what we understand, costco does not do any of the main processing for the fish and that they mainly repackaged the fish. ---------------------------- >> grant:before we ring in the new year. >> grant:we are taking a look back at 20-15. this year we asked our staff to share their

the proposal is to build the 16 pump costco gas station on the property of the westfield wheaton mall. of course, there is lots of opposition to this. costco said they will, in fact, meet state requirements to make it go forward. now, back in may, the montgomery county board of appeals denied a petition to build the gas station. costco appealed. today, the montgomery county council will vote on zoning amendment that would make it easier for the plan to move forward by expanding the list of places where the megagas stations can be. that meeting is this morning at 11:00 at county council's main hearing room. we'll see what happens. we'll let you know. back to you. >> thank you, kristen. >>> lawmakers back to work and focused on the fight against isis. many congressional hearings this week will concentrate on the paris terrorist attacks. in a few hours, ash carter and general joseph dunford will testify on the u.s. role in syria and whether the u.s. should provide more military help in that area. >>> a first of its kind study on isis and its recruitment strategies. the report coming from

"consumer reports" recommends two best buys, the even flow sure ride for $100 the costco senara. eyewitness news. >>> up next, he was at the controls when a metro north train derailed two years ago. >> horrifying to me. horrifying to me. >> i just wish it never happened. >> william rockefeller speaks for the first time only to eyewitness news. >> a local mosque targeted by hate mail and threatening calls. what local leaders are doing to protect the building and muslims. >>> the pain and trauma fresh tonight for a metro north engineer two years after his train influence off the tracks in the bronx. in an eyewitness news exclusive, that engineer, william rockefeller is speaking publicly about that accident for the first time. >> four people died when the train derailed near the spuyten duyvil station in 2013. eyewitness news reporter n.j. burkett sat down with rockefeller and joins us with more. >> reporter: flashbacks, nightmares and crippling suffocating guilt. that is the world of william rockefeller. two years after the crash he is haunted by the horror of what happened and the

the evenflo sure ride for $100 and the costco sierra next for $45.rika gonzalez, news 4. >>> just when a lot of americans are afraid of another terror attack. man's best friend is sharpening their skills to help keep us safe. law enforcement agentses are sending their k-9 teams to fairfax to train and test how well they can sniff out bombs. >> they're going to look at eight different samples of commercial explosives and a variety of homemade-type explosives like tatp and they can be made with homemade available products. >> the specialties like explosive k-9s and many others will become significantly more vital with lone wolf terrorists and homegrown terrorists, whatever it is. >> the event runs two days and more than 40 k-9 teams are expected to attend. >>> the holiday season is a time of giving, but a california police chief and his children gave a homeless family a christmas gift they'll never forget. >> tim kahn says he's been struggling for throw years and recently his car broke down. he wanted to buy a used one, but just didn't have the cash. t

includes product sold to the from specific that is the name of the country was found to be the source of costco chicken salad recall last week these aren't the recall of food products on tuesday said now includes 155,000 items such as science kits best wood trays and other prepared foods among the stores involved a wal-mart sam's club costco albertson 7-eleven targeted safeway there were primarily distributed in the western states but they included george arkansas nebraska and hawaii also affected >>will tran: we were first to bring you the exclusive video last week now that renders the story of the man who was quick actions may have saved the baby's life. shh >>reporter: very special delivery and for not one he's ever expected a homeless woman who didn't know she was pregnant gave birth to a baby boy at the busy sixth the market unit stop the aftermath, also from video this started to deliver food for the east of his bike last month while the way down market street he saw panic and fear such a father himself this reminded him of one of two children were born he believes in one will wrap the ba

the daring rescues coming up. >> a surprising ingredient in fish bought in a northern california costco. parasites. who is now investigating and how the chain is responding. ,,,,,,,,,,,, it happened tuesday in manta when >>> an unlucky costco customer found a squirmy surprise in his packaged fish. it happened tuesday in manteca when a man purchased a package of salmon and cod. the man reported the parasite to health officials who say this is not uncommon. they say these are roundworms and if you can stomach it, they are safe to eat. the state is investigating. costco has no comment >>> take a look at this. a different costco customer discovered this parasite in his package of salmon back in july. experts say these creepy crawlers are often found in harvested fish and they cause little threat to public health. >>> the "affluenza" teen won't be deported back to the united states for at least three more days. ethan couch went to court in mexico and got an unjunction. he is on probation for killing four people during a drunk driving crash in texas in 2013. he was 16 at the time. ethan couch and his moth

consumer reports recommends two best buys, the even-flo sure ride for $100 and the costc costco seat nera for $145. >>> you can find them at safekids.org. >> when my kids were little, we didn't know much about this. >> good information. >> thank you, michael. >> well, there is confirmation this evening of a massive restructuring at yahoo. the company will hold onto its $31 billion stake in the chinese e-commerce firm but a spin off of the interknelt business. investors will get stock in both companies. analysts blame tax liabilities for forcing the move. >> again, that's kind of showcasing what she needs to accomplish. >> in october, myers said she would adopt a new strategy to reset the company. a spin-off of the core businesses would give her time to cut costs. >> all right. let's turn back to the weather. things are changing. storm bear e bearing down on the bay area tonight. >> >>. >> in the air, we definitely have a bit of moisture. right now, as we check out live doppler e7 hd, we'll see what's going up. some of this moisture is falling below our radar beam right now, but not p

the price at costco was much lower, only $117. you don't need a costco membership to fill prescriptions there. buying the drugs online was the best deal of all. only $83 at healthwarehouse.com. consumer reports recommends internet pharmacy practice sites that show the vipps logo, like health warehouse. consumer reports also found some real bargains at independent mom and pop pharmacies, but you may need to ask for a better deal. their pharmacists often have more flexibility to match or beat competitors' prices. >> never be afraid to ask a pharmacist for a lower price, no matter where you shop. some pharmacies may charge you less if they know you are paying out of pocket. >> now, consumer reports also says many chain and big-box stores offer common generics at very low prices if you pay out of pocket. prices are as low as $4. for a 30-day supply, likely less than your insurance copay. you can get more information on how to save money on prescriptions on our website, abc7ny. >>> you won't get a better deal from mother nature for the

. >> pam:contaminated celery from farms pacific was found to be the sourse of costco's week. today. the f-d-a expanded the recall to 155- thousand items. sold at major grocery chains. including walmart, safeway, and albertsons. >> pam:it includes salad kits, vegetable trays, and other prepared foods. the products were primarily sold in western states. >> pam:plus, more than 45- thousand starbucks holiday turkey california, oregon, and nevada were also included. >> pam:intense flames erupt after a tanker truck explodes in southern california. the riverside county fire department says, the truck was carrying some 8-thousand gallons of gasoline. >> pam:the fire shut down the 15 - freeway for hours. a blowout in the rear tires started the flames. the driver managed to escape the vehicle. >> pam:no reports of injuries >> pam:san jose police are asking for the public's help in identifying a south bay burglary suspect. >> pam:grant joins us now with details. >> pam:grant. >> grant:san jose police releasing new video tonight of the crime. it happened back in september along buffet place near

coli that contaminated the costco chicken salad is now under recall. the celery is under recall.s a dozen retailers and affects the following. >>> this morning, police in the capital of alaska are not ruling out foul play in the death of its newly elected mayor. greg fisk's body was found monday inside of his home in downtown juneau. we are there with details of the mystery that has shaken the isolated city. >> reporter: juneau police tell us there were injuries found on greg fisk's body when it was found here at his home by his son, but they have not determined a cause of death as of yet and their police investigation continues. police arrived at juneau mayor's greg fisk's home monday afternoon after receiving a 9:0011 call from his son and found the body of the 70-year-old inside the front room of the house with injuries that reply say could be characterized as signs of trauma. >> i really, really love this town. i think it's a very special place. >> reporter: fisk's death comes less than two months after he defeated the city's incumbent mayor in a landslide. as word of fisk's

coli that contaminated the costco chicken salad is now under recall. the celery is under recall. a cause of death as of yet and their police investigation continues. police arrived at juneau mayor's greg fisk's home monday afternoon after receiving a 911 call from his son and found the body of the 70-year-old inside the front room of the house with injuries that reply say could be characterized as signs of trauma. >> i really, really love this town. i think it's a very special place. >> reporter: fisk's death comes less than two months after he defeated the city's incumbent mayor in a landslide. as word of fisk's death spread on monday, so did rumors that he may have been assaulted. >> juneau is a small town, about 33,000 people here, and there are no inroads in or out of the city when gossip starts spreading. it's easy for things to spread quickly. >> reporter: bob king was a longtime friend and neighbor of the mayor. >> there was a recent, you know, murder here in town that had people on edge. when you have an death like this, people do get nervous and the like. and these quest

a montana woman got sick after eating the chicken salad she bought from their location in bozeman. costco linked the outbreak to onions and celery supplied by a farm in tracy. more than a dozen cases have been linked to that very same chicken salad nationwide. >>> new york is the first city in the united states to add high sodium warnings to menus. the saltshaker signs are being unveiled today at all fast food and sit-down restaurants. health officials say too much salt elevates risk of heart attack and stroke. restaurants are expected to comply with the rules starting today but the city won't start fining companies until march 1. >>> earning extra cash not bad around the holiday season. business reporter jill schlesinger on some part-time job ideas you may never have thought of. >>> reporter: the holiday season is officially here and with it a lot of good cheer that can quickly put a dent in your bank account. the good news is, if you would like to earn a little extra cash this holiday season, you can do so would out standing behind a -- without standing behind a register or waiting tabl

like with rich kinder and oil there's a belief that if costco can't make the estimates who can? maybe nobody. so retail that should be benefitting from lower gasoline prices those stocks got killed today. my charitable trust owns costco. we're itching to buy more. the company has a long history coming back quickly after a miss. a think this time will be no different but the stock had been up over 20% going into the quarter so it has to join the retailers now in price declines before it snaps out of this tail so profit taking ahead of a federal reserve that might raise rates multiple times despite weakness in the economy as expressed by commodity declines does make a ton of sense. when it's rationalist sell who can criticize people for selling. even if it ignores all the value being created, say like a dupont, china merged with dow. something to show you that managements aren't going to take their stocks lack of performance lying down. more on that merger later in the show. to me, it's a tough moment. why? the trader -- i ran a hedge fund for 14 years, traitor me would like to say

coli from chicken salad from costco. the lawsuit was filed today and names costco and its vegetable supplier, taylor farms. tests by the fda found e. coli on vegetables used in the salad. 19 people in seven states ended up getting sick.>>> the coast guard helped toe locke chirie at -- toe a luxury yacht that was marooned yesterday on a brick wall -- brake wall. the boat was towed back to a nearby.. coast guard says it is like -- likely the captain did not see the brake wall.>>> bigger cranes will be installed to accommodate mega ships. the port will spend $40 million to put in four large cranes. there 26 feet taller than the largest cranes in use right now. that will allow them to reach more than 140 feet above the dock and offload shipset can carry -- ships that can carry giant cargoes. >>> a nurse at oakland hospital was hit and killed by ed drunk driver right outside the hospital. noelle walker tells us she was set to retire in a few months. >> reporter: a flag hangs at half staff at the children's hospital in oakland for

costco? we don't talk about it that much. i don't know why. give me the performance, guys, again, please, of costco year-to-date. >> everybody goes in there, judge, because it's where you go to pick up stuff if you have a family that's going to last you for the whole week. bulk. you're not going to see a huge costco in paris because everybody will fill up a frig that's only this big. in america, the frig is greater in size significantly, and the folks are filling up the pantry and the frig. >> it's what you are doing when you go to a home depot. i'm sure we have lowe's to discuss as well, and certainly a costco you're seeing the big ticket purchase there as well. i just wonder apple. can apple be amazon'ed? the answer to that is, no, it can't. >> although the stock has not done that well this year. >> one bad introduction. >> that was in line. >> i think the apple store so many times because of just the cycle of the products. there's nobody by the watch tables at the ones i have been in. literally. it's like a ghost town. >> they were just -- >> the watch

it would end the problem between costco and the regional mall in wheaton. costgo has been trying to build a gas station there since 2010. >>> why you'll soon know about the metro's new leader and what he has in mind for metro's new future. >>> caught on camera. breaking the law and getting away with it. the technicality that could >>> developing right now a judge is sentencing a former teacher. he was accused of touching and kissing a 14-year-old girl. she was at silver springs school. he was a educator at the time. he also worked as an assistant track coach over the past two years. >>> sometimes drivers who break the law and get caught on camera aren't getting fined for it. there's a loophole with school buses with cameras. in virginia the law says citations have bo be handed to the driver, not mailed. delegate kay corey introduced a bill to change that. >>> adam tuss sat down with metro's new g.m. for his first tv interview. on the first day of his job he received sobering news about how riders feel about the system. a new customer satisfaction survey sho

governor jerry brown is also expected to address world leaders at the summit. >>> costco is facing its first lawsuit since an e. coli outbreak was linked to the chicken. a montana woman says she fell ill after eating the chicken salad she bought from their location in bozeman. costco linked it to onions and celery supplied by a farm in tracy. nationwide, more than a dozen cases of e. coli outbreak have been linked to the same chicken salad. >>> so what is worse than getting your car stolen in san francisco, the fee to recover it. that's changing today. victims of stolen cars file a police report, they can get the $200-plus towing fee waved and now storage fees won't kick in for 48 hours for san francisco residents rather than after only four hours. non-san francisco residents still face a higher fine though. and san francisco municipal transportation agency says that they listened to public complaints and reduced the fees. >>> happening today it is "giving tuesday" after being consumers for the last few days, all that's giving way now to the giving spirit. >> yes. the charitable campai

the strong dollar and falling gasoline prices, that has hurt costco sales. ally in negative territory. you strip out fuel, ande are of over 5%. the other issue you need to look at is where can this company grow. it is a brick and mortar business through and through. blue, and it dominates the west coast, but has room to make up ground in the northeast and the midwest. the issue is that in order to do that, costco needs to spend money. that open new stores. that is its life's blood going forward. that will increase its capital expenditures. its estimated it will double in 2015 compared to 2010, 2 $.4 billion by the in of the year. what can cosco do in terms of the products it sells? is on thee label rise, representing 20% of total items sold, 25% of global sales, helps margins and other areas. at the end of the day, it is about gaining members. you have to deal with the members who pay a fee. that is how costco makes its money. joe: looking forward to it. firstow, the historic opening of the myanmar stock exchange. a huge day for them. alix: thank you for dona

the recall now includes 155,000 items including salads and vegetable trays from stores like walmart, costco, target and the safeway. the affected products were primarily distributed in western states but stores in nebraska , georgia and arkansas were also affected. a full list of the recalled items is available at fda.gov. eric: nearly 32 million people in the united states were victimized by credit card breaches last year. right now the holiday shopping season is a vulnerable time. elizabeth: working hand in hand with your credit card company or bank can help keep you safe. kcci's alyx sacks joins us in the studio. alyx: that is the hard truth. what you should always remember when you are shopping online or in stores. there are a lot of ways fraudsters are going to try and get your money. you just need to be aware of them. unfortunately, nobody is immune to these scams. but by following a few best practices you can help reduce the risk. right now online shopping is the most vulnerable. make sure you are shopping at a secure site. one really quick way to know that. there's the little lock i

what could be the best to rebound? costco got the short end of the stick and the short reading which i dig because my charitable trust owns it tells me that any weakness can be explained away. the stock fell from 168 to 158. it starting to make a come back. i suspect it will clear the mid 160s in a very short period of time. quality retailers don't stay down for long. one more, this is a stock that sank from 109 down to 101 from what was supposed to be a bad miss. they have a huge overseas business that made the earnings come in weaker than expected thanks to the strong dollar. this is a high quality company and all the business lines did quite well. everyone is so used to seeing them blow away that quarter that they didn't count as much as they could have. both have hair on them. certainly more than cvs but on the other hand they're doing so much better than general mills it's silly to compare them. they'll be the first to be forgiven next and the markets are starting the process of rehabilitation. that's to be expected with

only three big companies are on the earning schedule for the week. costcoreports late on wednesday night, and lululemon on thursday. check out a congressional hearing on the topic of pharmaceutical executives about price increases after drug companies merge or get bought out. and finally, janice joplin sang about owning a mercedes benz but owned a porsche. the sports car won't come cheap. it's expected to go for more than $400,000. you can get all your business news on cnbc. >>> doylestown businesses are working to bring a little holiday cheer to homeless children in bucks county. it's a burning experience and the monkey's uncle stuffed a bus fool of toys yesterday. the goal is to spread joy to kids at local shelters one box at a time. >>> an annual tradition in phoenixville, the lighting of the fire bird. fire bird festival lived on this year despite trouble last year when vandals burned down the centerpiece ahead of the celebration. it's meant to foster collaboration among local artists and races money for art and sculptures in phoenixville. >>> and then

the driver did that could be to blame. >>> and a recent e. coli outbreak comes to an end. why costco says you no longer have to be worried about a specific product. >>> and it's a story that shows why it's better to give than receive. the special gift that t this holiday, ford america's best-selling brand is giving you more. the ford holiday sales event... with 0% financing for 60 months on 2015 f-150 and focus and 2016 fusion and escape. plus 1,000 dollars holiday bonus cash on 2015 focus and 2016 fusion and escape. it's the best gift ever. now during the ford holiday sales event get 0% financing for 60 months plus 1,000 dollars holiday bonus cash on select vehicles. see your local ford dealer. >>> your time is 4:58. in you are just joining us, we are following breaking news montgomery county. in the past 30 minutes we have confirmed police are investigating a death on a hiking trail. megan mcgrath is going there to let us know what's going on. >>> our other top story, the weather. it's a weather alert day here on news 4. this is why. we're seeing fog. we'll let you know how this is

half the battle. >> at this time in the morning, it's all the battle. >> i agree. >> thank you, steve. >>> thee. coli outbreak surrounding costco's chicken salad has other stores recalling some of their products. walmart, sam's club, target, safeway, albertson's and 7/11 have pulled products off the shelfs that contained diced celery. the source of thee. coli outbreak came from taylor farms pacific in tracy. nineteen people across seven states have been infected withe.coli including here in california. starbucks removed one of its sandwiches. removed the holiday turkey and stuffing paninis in california, oregon, and nevada. the stuffing contains cell i from that tracy farm. starbucks says it has not received any reports of illness. >>> 4:19 is the time of potentially deadly infection has lead to a warning about hair thais. if >> it could have been -- hair ties. >> it could have been a whole different ball game. >> the reason you might want to think twice before you put a hair tie around your wrist. >>> welcome back. google is keeping track of what some young users do online. this is all according to the electronic frontier founda

the recall now includes 155,000 items including salads and vegetable trays from stores like walmart, costco, target, and safeway. the affected products were primarily distributed in western states, but stores in nebraska, georgia, and arkansas were also affected. items is available at fda.gov. eric: nearly 32 million people in the united states were victimized by credit card breaches last year. the holiday shopping season is a vulnerable time. elizabeth: working hand in hand with your credit card company or bank can help keep you safe. kcci's alyx sacks joins us in the studio. alyx it seems like everywhere we turn there's a new scam. alyx: that is the hard truth. what you should always remember when shopping online or in stores is that there are a lot of ways fraudsters can try to get your money. unfortunately there is no way to be immune to it. but being aware helps. online shopping is where consumers are most vulnerable. when shopping online, make sure the website is secure. one way to check is looking for a lock icon by the url. also check in with your financial institution, sign-up up f

the midwest. affectingere, e. coli costco, but costco has come up because the cdc has said that the e.rted is in the clear. that is how stocks and markets are wrapping up. back to you. -- betty: thank you. we are just minutes away from the close and joined now by our guru, dave wilson. tell us about the chart you are looking at today. showing you the course of the year argument. if you took the closing high versus the closing low, you are talking about a range of a little bit more than 14%. , byh sounds like a lot historical standards that sort of the narrowest ranges we have seen since world war ii. same stonewall -- sam stonewall ran all the numbers to get a sense of what happens the following year, given this range. what he found was that years like this, the games the next year were the smallest on average and the odds of again were the lowest on average. aret's not like the markets a coiled spring, as he put it. ready to run up after a year like the one we've seen with relatively stable prices. more often than not this potential for decline. betty: did he give a reason for why tha

the move. up by a quarter of a percent. this is costco. s really rallying after bank of america merrill lynch raised their rating on the stock. bank of america says that 2017 is going to be a growth year for the retail because of better margins and more products from nike and under armour. foot locker also moving after bank of america raised its stock to neutral. in other retail news, abercrombie shares are up by nearly 6%. this comes after changes in the executive suite. fran horowitz will be taking over as president and its first chief merchandising officer. leftormer president has the company. the company itself has suspended its search for a new ceo. under armour is another stock to take a look at. it has fallen. down about 3.5%. this comes after susquehanna cut its price target to $86. they say margins may be under pressure because of sales and bad weather. take a look at how under army armour and nike are outperforming the market. nike is up by 35%. under armour trailing behind, but still pretty healthy. nike reports earnings after th

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