we're also going to talk more about tiffany. can you make money on tiffany here?60 seconds, talking retail today and target specifically. >> the stock should be down to 60, if you really believe stock is bad. this is the surprise of the morning. >> what's new on taser. the gun trade, they don't like taser and taser's not lethal. cabelas is my play there. >> tim kin, i visited with him just a moment ago. the shareholder want -- give me a break, go to their foundry, you can't separate the two. >> and ppg. >> on the whole, ppg is the best run company in the world. >> and carmax. >> there are not a lot of new cars, this is a sandy trade. >> kohl's says it was an online christmas. you can't buy in the stores? you buy from amazon. i'm liking amazon so much, deep in the money calls, please, because you have comfort on the down side. >> we're going to be watching d.c. a lot today. we know geithner's meeting with congressional leaders, you've been questioning on a frame work coming together. >> they're starting to hear the ticking of the clock. maybe it's our right-hand co

tiffany is almost a cultural phenomenon with movies like breakfast at tiffany's and so on the deal will certainly have a very special will add a very special sparkle to the russian companies. ukraine's much publicized deal to buy liquefied gas from spain is quickly unravelling into a sham just on monday ukraine the proudly claim that it will soon overcome its dependence on that russia's gowns and a pompous ceremony that prime minister may call azar of attended a crane signed a one billion dollars agreement to build an l. and g. terminal in the odessa region it's hard to know what was spain's energy giant gas natural for noosa or so everyone thought but now it turns out sunil sim is nothing about the deal and is denying any involvement ukraine's foreign ministry officials have urgently last forcefeed a few hours ago to clarify the situation we'll keep you updated on the spasso nato story of course and that's the latest from the business desk this hour and up next thirty talks to a key british trade union leader about the widening gap between the government and the workers stay with us. s

tiffany. ken with community services. our organization has been in the south of market and the tenderloin neighborhoods for many years doing homeless services for the last 30 and it's excellent to have zen dusk as our new neighbor. our organization which provides shelter, housing, senior services, education and employment, provides these opportunities for homeless people. we are already seeing the benefit of their work with us and it was at the outreach of tiffany and bill clark and the director of education and employment who is out of town with work related to the chef's program and through that contact i think we made a great start working with zen dusk and particularly on the chef's program and it was a great day to be here and mentioned earlier and their collaboration too and for us in the chef's program and the training culinary program those community relationships are essential. it doesn't work if you don't have it. we have relationships with about 20 restaurants in the city and we have now the benefit of this com

i think china will be a good toy for tiffany maybe not near tar. has shown that revenues are shrinking in the major parts of its business. that is another blue stock. why, ibm at this point. >> ibm was a first mover in terms of shifting from hardware to services and software. with the acquisition a number of years ago, and then the rollup of many software companies, 80% of revenues are in that area. this is a well managed company that is on target. in fact, ahead of target. at that level, it is attractively priced today. this pullback, we think, too, is a good opportunity. liz: you are the second person this week to pick qualcomm. everyone is going into smart phones. mobile, mobile, mobile. >> behind the scenes there is qualcomm. they are in all the smart phones. they are in all the tablets. this is a company that is growing. liz: having trouble breaking out of the trading range. >> i wish they would give a little bit that apple or google has. in the meantime, you can pick up a bargain. we will put his stocks picks on the facebook / live claimant p

and russian diamonds will soon shine in tiffany's artie's going to church account brings more from. one of the world's most coveted jewelry brands tiffany will start getting its precious rocks for more ship the russian diamond producing a little slow which happens to be the world's biggest producer of dime interest sealed a long term deal with the u.s. dollar giant companies known to have very high standards for diamonds they're buying them from a number of countries including canada australia and south africa they're expected to buy at least sixty million dollars a year worth of diamonds from the russian producer it's reportedly a three year contract a bit more about a little side if mine's a quarter of wald's diamonds ninety percent of the companies owned by the government its sales this year reached four and a half billion dollars so you could imagine that this share that tiffany will have a dollar also is revenue is going to be very very modest but because of tiffany's name and tiffany's almost cultural phenomenon with movies like records the tip unease and so on the deal will c

dan mentions tiffany. mcdonald's which really hung in there and done well not as well as yum but mcdonald's is faced with problems as far as same store sales and turnover. none of these consumer names, none of them are doing really well. >> to the yum story if we are going to say yum is having problems in china you have to think about the other multinationals that are highly leveraged to china growth, a big driver of the future growth will come from that region. you think about nike. >> nike sounded the warning bells on emerging markets way earlier on the year. you can see how the stock started to move lower sometime in late spring and they have had some disappointments in china. if you are an investor in nike and that chart is interesting because it is maintaining that uptrend it has been in for a year -- >> a little carter braxton work. >> to me i think that chart is at an inflection point. when they report their earnings after this yum report and after what tiffanies had to say you have to be focused on

tiffany loves candles. she's going to bring this on tour with her. the big reveal.e. >> me and my candle will go places. >> and the trick of this is, use spray paint and water or desensitized alcohol so the paint doesn't totally stick. you get that antique finish. >> do you cover it with water first? and then spray it or spritz it? >> at the same time. there's no way to mess it up. now, we have six seconds to break. tiffany, we love you. let's go. and nicki minaj, coming up. >>> good morning i'm kristen sze. breaking news from the peninsula still major delays on the caltrain system after a man was killed by a northbound train at charleston avenue crossing in palo alto. the investigation is continuing. caltrain was providing bus bridges between the stations but is now single tracking. there are delays up to more than an hour with no express runs. trains will be stopping at every station. let's get the latest from sue hall. >>> over an hour delay, maybe even an hour and 20 minutes for some of the northbound trains. some of the southbound trains have a little less of a

nicole: if you are stuart varney the to the third floor of tiffany. stuart: good one.s down. thank you very much. the fbi processes 150,000 background checks for gun purchases just on black friday alone. gun sales clearly booming. worried that president obama will take away their second amendment rights. do you remember this? >> you will see a siege on the second amendment we have never seen before. president obama is trying to camouflage this issue, fog this issue to get through the election. sending 5 all over the heartland of the country, obama is not going to take your guns. they have been trying to fog the issue to get through the election but if they do, it is katie, bar the door. stuart: that man is back, and are a executive vice president joins us at 10:45 this morning and i will ask him what exactly is an assault weapon? 10:45, here we go. general motors has unveiled its own electric minicar and they unveil the that the l a auto show. it is the chevy stock. it comes just as california rolls out new mandates for automakers requiring them to sell electric cars.

so, at 15, tiffanie wanted to do the ghastly surgery again.was all about independence. it was doing things on her own. brushing her own hair. my biggest fear was her being dependent on others for her care. >> reporter: tiffanie gained an unprecedented ten additional inches of height, putting her at 4'10", right on the cusp of little people status. if you wear heels, you're no longer a little person. >> right. >> reporter: what allowed tiffanie to gain 14 inches of height? which seems like an unbelievable number. >> there were many occasions when she and i talked about stopping the procedure. and accepting a compromise. six inches, eight inches or ten inches. but she just wanted to keep going with this. so, it was tenacity and endurance. >> reporter: tiffanie's father, who still has mixed emotions on it, admits the surgeries may have taken a toll. >> i think she lost a little mobility with the extreme lengthening. but she feels good about herself. and that's the most important thing. >> reporter: tiffanie says she has no regrets. >> i don't fee

tiffany reports ahead of the opening bell.ut hurricane sandy could put a damper on christmas at tiffany's and other retailers. that at least is the view of stacey widlitz. welcome. let's talk about difference tif. >> it's rounding out retail earnings season here. and we've heard from a slew of luxury retailers that things are decelerating in asia, decelerating in the states. so certainly expectations for tiffany are low. they've basically told us don't look for any growth in the quarter that they're about to report. >> that's extraordinary. >> yes. and they basically also told us put everything in the fourth quarter that's when we'll see growth again. very tough comparisons in this quarter. the comparisons get lighter in the fourth quarter, so we'll see. but the business is tough. >> is that the case for retailers more broadly? >> you are hearing from some retailers that they're saying back half weighted year. that's the old excuse in retail. certainly you never like to here a back half weighted story. >> and it would suggest

mother had misgivennings. >> we never took it seriously until she was diagnosed. >> reporter: tiffany got breast cancer at 21. >> it just so happened her tumors were exactly where her cell phone had been against her skin. her bare skin for about six years. >> reporter: no genetic or other risk factor, surgeons removed tiffany's left breast. >> it's kind of coincidental that it is right where i kept my cell phone. >> reporter: donna jens also got breast cancer at 39. the dot here are where her tumors grew. this imagine shows the tumors were just under the surface of her skin. >> all in this area right here. which is where i tucked my cell phone. >> reporter: jane said she did that for ten years. she had a mastectomy. >> yeah, i thought cell phones were safe. i was under the impression that they were. >> reporter: breast surgeon lisa bailey told me cell phone related cancer is random. i looked at this case. >> would this be in the case that a cell phone would have been carried? >> very likely. >> i would never wear a cell phone immediately next to my body i would advise all women not to

mother had misgivennings. >> we never took it seriously until she was diagnosed. >> reporter: tiffany got breast cancer at 21. >> it just so happened her tumors were exactly where her cell phone had been against her skin. her bare skin for about six years. >> reporter: no genetic or other risk factor, surgeons removed tiffany's left breast. >> it's kind of coincidental that it is right where i kept my cell phone. >> reporter: donna jens also got breast cancer at 39. the dot here are where her tumors grew. this imagine shows the tumors were just under the surface of her skin. >> all in this area right here. which is where i tucked my cell phone. >> reporter: jane said she did that for ten years. she had a mastectomy. >> yeah, i thought cell phones were safe. i was under the impression that they were. >> reporter: breast surgeon lisa bailey told me cell phone related cancer is random. i looked at this case. >> would this be in the case that a cell phone would have been carried? >> very likely. >> i would never wear a cell phone immediately next to my body i would advise all women not to

let's talk some tiffany now.ing some luster today, falling 6% on weak guidance, taking other high-end retamers down along with it. is this a red flag for luxury retailers? take a listen to what the burberry ceo had to say in a first on cnbc interview. >> typically, luxury, though, does outperform most other sectors, if you will, in good or bad times. you know, i think that our customer is probably being a little more conservative. you can't talk about the luxury customer in the aggregate either. >> i guess the biggest question is was this a tiffany-specific problem or a problem with the high-end consumer? maybe a little bit of both. if you look at tiffany's numbers, it was a product shift. inventories grew 11%. >> i think you're right. i think it's a mix of both. maybe some concern. a lot of very specific guidance. some names hung in there okay, even in the high-end retail space. ralph lauren hung in there pretty well, considering what could have been a very bad day. >> yeah, i think it's positioning. i think the

ran into tiffany mitchell?d bantering. >> the tiffany mitchell? >> yes. they criticized her for her show being bad. you know, she calls her a bleeping psychic. and she punches her in the back of the head. you know, it's all in a -- >> she is an artist, mika. and you're an artist, too, louis. but she's an artist. >> louis, we'll let you know when it's a strong cooler. >> that was a strong cooler. >>> still ahead, why are you awake? your tweets, texts and e-mails next. and "morning joe" now just seconds -- and i mean seconds -- away. part of a whole new line of tablets from dell. it's changing the conversation. ♪

tiffany's missed. that's a big move in tiffany's. a lot of people holding their breath.iscounters like ross and tjx, better. >> but still, the retail picture is not looking good. >> the question is whether there will be a lot of discounting going on. inventories are in very good shape. >> the answer to that is probably yes. >> black friday was good, cyber monday was good. second half with a knot badly at all. they just missed badly on the hurricane estimates. even though they brought them down, it was not enough. >> kenny, we're all watching washington and the market will do what it will do depending who's at the microphone. but separate from that, what's important to you in this market? >> i think as we move into the end of the year, certainly that's going to be the focus. right? you still have to be concerned on a macro sense of what's going on in europe, what the tone is over there as we move in. the thing about europe, and even here, as we move into the end of the month it will get quiet everywhere because it the the holidays, it is christmas. if we get nothing out o

she's considered to be more trouble than the son. >> rose: this is tiffany? >> tiffany by jennifer lawrence which was -- you know -- >> rose: did you get her to do an audition by skype? >> my first time i ever had a skype audition was with jennifer lawrence from her parents' home in louisville, kentucky. she put on the black eye liner. she really wanted the role and we all thought she was too young. we thought she didn't know if she had the depth and she knocked us out with her audition >> rose: he's bipolar? and the obsession is to get back with his wife? >> that's right. >> rose: before he meets jennifer's character tiffany. >> he's trying to control everything. >> rose: he believes he can do it? >> absolutely. that's his play book is that he is going to -- first of all, the way he sees it he doesn't have the condition. it was a plea bargain with the court so he wouldn't have to serve time so he would go in the hospital. but when he was in there he was diagnosed with bipolar. he doesn't want to take medication. he's going to read his wife's syllabus and tha

up next, is the shine on or off tiffany & company? chart talk is next. matt shapiro, president of mws capital, joins us now for some chart talk. good morning to you matt. it feels like you have to be nimble in this market and make the correct stock choices. what are you choosing? > > i agree, and obviously i am sticking to my game plan i have talked about on this show for several years here, which is stick to enduring brands, strong businesses, and i think, over the next few years, the good stocks, and the market as a whole, is going to be rewarded more than it has been for the last decade. > so let's pull out some of your names. tiffany tends to give you a lot of shine in your portfolio, let's say. > > yes, but they haven't done so well over their last few earnings reports. margins have kind of been compressed. it's not like everyone has been rushing out to buy diamonds, angie. but, it is the holiday shopping season, and households are forming a lot faster over the past 12 months than they have in the past coming out of the financial crisis. so despite

i'm joined again by the partner in charge of kpmg tiffany ras mussen our independent auditor, who you along with the controller's office looked to financial statements. i'm pleased to present to you today our fourth year of clean audits for all three enterprises. upon that is a remarkable achievement and i want to particular point out and call out deputy cfo francis lee as well as deputy cfo charles pearl who runs accounting operations. myself along with app take a lot of care. this shows you the last five years of all three enterprises and the most important thing to notice is that it shows clean audit opinions and no material findings over the last four years. so we've continued that trend. >> president torres: on that point, after reading these voluminous audits, one thing was striking to me and that's the assistance program. and i think there were 28 recommendations, as i recall. and those recommendations are being implemented to ensure that people are not taking advantage of the program that don't -- that are not eligible because they are way beyond the low income level. is that

liz: tiffany losing its luster, had to catch its outlook, numbers are not as strong and are not spending as much. nicole: they didn't do well and silver is more moderate. dave: my wife is not watching, i saw tiffany little bit this week but the bell as you can hear, ringing on wall street. all the indices were in positive territory. was an up and down they and earlier was down because of negative stock but that moderated a bit and lead to all the indices in positive territory and look at small and midsize stocks, a gain of over 1%. hefty gain. liz: we should look at natural-gas, everybody loves it. this is the year some 4% after an unexpected rise in supplies plus we still haven't seen meaningfully freezing weather around the nation. once that happens watch them move to the upside. dave: i love natural gas because we have so much of it, the move lower sending natural gas lowe going down. liz: we have been hearing a lot from companies announcing special dividends pushing it up before the end of the year when tax breaks may change. stifle nicklaus saying the new skin and monster beverage a

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. >> there are a lot of different factors with tiffany. this is day two of tiffany pulling back.utely got slaughtered yesterday. you look at tiffany and you still have a lot of hurdles in front of them. their cost of gold, the metals and the diamonds all a factor. i don't think it's time yet. i think at some point a feuds lower. >> big dropper. >> big dropper. typically they've got it from the government. they are the ones who give you the internet urls. they've gotten an increase every year from the government. the government came out this year and said no way buddy. it's flat. if you want a price increase to apply to us it's not going to happen. >> deutsche bank took them from a buy down to a hold. you've got the pending l.e.d. expirations coming in. but i think the street knows that already. i think what you focus on here is gross margin expansion. two consecutive quarters. that's good. >> doc, what do you see behind family dollar today? >> well, i saw two great calls about a month and a half ago. citi and deutsche both made just pounding the table buy this stock calls back in

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tiffany as she called herself didn't want to be seen. like mcafee, she fears the police. >> reporter: when was the last time you saw him? >> sunday around 11:15. >> reporter: do you know where he is now? >> no. >> reporter: now, a day later, tiffany's gone, too. the only residents left at mcafee's home are dogs. and dogs may play a central role in this murder mystery. officials say their barking and aggressive behavior was a frequent source of friction between mcafee and his neighbor who lived here. last friday, mcafee told police someone poisoned four of his dog and to put them out of their misery, he shot them. two days later, somebody shot greg fall, once in the head. and mcafee vanished. police say they only want to talk to him but the longer he remains in hiding, the more suspicious they grow. >> i would dare to say that it does not seem rational no me wanting somebody for questioning and then you're hiding. >> reporter: it was suspicion that led police to mcafee's back yard several days later to dig up his dogs. we went looking for

coach, four, lulu lemon, three, two, tiffany's, apple stores, taking home gold at number one. just over $6,000 in sales per square foot. >> let's focus again on the weather forecast. >> let's go live from this broadcast center, high clouds passing through. palm trees barely moving and it's a mild afternoon we'll check that out in just a moment. the after flow bloe was a sunset at 4:59. you can see wispy clouds to the best. across the bay, it's gorgus out there. 66 in antioch. santa resa airport 71. san jose, 70 degrees. now, today, has been a gorgeous day. a few high clouds right now. it's going to be seeing live changes that will be trapped not just one storm but more storms to follow. comfortable now. it's 70 degrees right now in downtown oakland. here are the highlights, clouds increased tomorrow, chance of showers tomorrow night. we're looking at periods of rain from friday through sunday. so major changes are coming. tomorrow morning, bundle up heading out of the door. it's going to be chilly again. 40 in nappa. mid-40s around livermore. here is the satellite and radar, y

. >> former maryland lawmaker tiffany austin is back in the news. attorneys say that she should be reinstated to her office. the reasoning? she received probation after completing the 300 hours of community service and paid $800 back to the maryland general assembly for using state money to pay an employee in her law firm. counsel says she was permanently removed from her term after her conviction. that became official when she received a suspended sentence last month. >> we have an update on that shooting at a howard county top gun belt. police are now asking for your help to identify women robbed. authorities are offering a two -- a $200 reward. this happened in columbia. the manager, gary grant, was shot after he confronted some when he felt was suspicious. we are told the suspect were wearing masks. he is listed in critical condition this afternoon. if you have any information that could help the police, called them up 410-313-stop. >> alexis simpson stabbed her roommate to death, the prosecutors say. lowell melser joins us live with warren toda

charlie is such a romantic. >> michael and tiffany.ight. >> love the notion that the new buzz word is make it happen. both of those stories. make it happen. >> they did. >> congratulations. >> that does it for us. up next your local news.

>> no. >> now, a day later, tiffany's gone, too. the only residents left are dogs.nd dogs may play a central role in this murder mystery. officials say they're barking and aggressive behavior was a frequent source of friction between mcafee and his neighbor, greg fall, who lived here. last friday, mcafee told police someone poisoned four of his dogs and to tut putt them out of their misery, he shot them. two days later, somebody shot greg fall, once in the head and mcafee vanished. martin savidge, cnn, belize. >> we are following here, very, very bizarre story. >>> just a few moments ago, you heard the plo's ambassador to the united states say israel is purposely targeting civilians. israel's ambassador responds and talks about a ground war after this. all energy development comes with some risk, but proven technologies allow natural gas producers to supply affordable, cleaner energy, while protecting our environment. across america, these technologies protect air - by monitoring air quality and reducing emissions... ...protect water - through conservation and self-

. >> prince george's county delegates have chosen the replacement for tiffany alston. they ruled they -- she must be removed from office dfer -- after -- after being convicted an misdemeanor theft charges. hall needs to be approved by the gofrlt >>> well, john is here with a first look at our forecast. >> since that storm came through, we've been stuck with chilly temperatures. under the funs of that storm, kind of the outer edge of it. the storm will be coming at us from different directions. won't be aiming directly at us. we have a little disturbance passing tonight. that's not related to sandy. it's something else. there will be a couple of -- more of those before we deal with something next week. i'll talk about that in a minute the >>> thanks, john. all along the eastern seaboard, the weekend has been devoted to pick up the pieces after super storm sandy. volunteers hit the beaches to remove deb ric -- debris left by sandy. new jersey governor chris christie toured the area. and progress is being made in new york city as 80% of the subway lines are back up and ru

tiffany didn't want to be seen. like mcafee, she fears the police.hen was the last time you saw him? >> sunday. 11:15. >> do you know where he is now? >> no. >> now, a day later, tiffany's gone, too. the only residents left are dogs. and dogs may play a central role in this murder mystery. officials say they're barking and aggressive behavior was a frequent source of friction between mcafee and his neighbor, greg fall, who lived here. last friday, mcafee told police someone poisoned four of his dogs and to tut putt them out of their misery, he shot them. two days later, somebody shot greg fall, once in the head and mcafee vanished. >> we are following here, very, very bizarre story. just a few moments ago, you heard the plo's ambassador to the united states say israel is purposely targeting civilians. israel's ambassador responds and tal talks about a ground war after this. which is why he trades with a company that doesn't nickel and dime him with hidden fees. so he can worry about other things, like what the market is doing and being ready, no matt

so denise we've got with us tiffany, she works in corporate world.oes, and she's in this great corporate to cocktail dress. she can quickly take her jacket off for a night on the town and she's got these sparkly, sexy platform pumps. she adds a necklace and tiffany is ready for anything. >> wow, that's a quick change. so change your shoes. and when you commute, you can store it in your tote. >> and it's a perfect dress from marshall's at $79. and she can wear this dress for anything. it's really great for her day job. >> i love that color. >> all right. let's move on. we've got laura. >> this is laura who is going from -- she's a yoga buff, going from yoga to meetings. and what's great is these great athletic pants from the gap. >> she's going to throw on a bootie, which denise has there, and throw on a belt and she's going to run to her meetings and you don't even know she was just at yoga. >> you look amazing in it, but i do have to ask the question, the pants are fitted. i love everything fitted, but would that work at a meeting, really? >> well,

i know. >> michael and tiffany, all ght.e notion that the new buzz word is make it happen. >> that's right. >> for those of them. >> that does it for us. up next, our local news. see you tomorrow right here on , mom: ready to go to work? ♪ ♪ every mom needs a little helper. that's why i got a subaru. announcer: love. this morning central avenue in fremont is closed... as police investigate a fatal shooting by officers. late last night a domestic violence suspect was chasing his estranged wife with a knife. police say he refused to obey commands to drop the weapon... and they opened fire. he was pronounced dead at a hospital. contra costa county investigators are calling a fire that tore through a pleasant hill nail salon suspicious. this after they found what appeared to be an unexploded molotov cocktail. it happened late last night on the 500 block of contra costa boulevard. fortunately, no one was hurt. this morning a one year old girl from modesto is being treated for a gunshot wound. modesto police believe she was hit du

>> tiffany's, coach and fossil. >> why tiffany, coach, focusing on high end? all of them have inventory problems, all of them are going to have margin compression over the next several quarters. >> as josh was pointing out, fossil's already had a tough year. right? >> they have. we think they'll have a lot more. they got slammed down to about $78 on a quarter. they bounced back up to $86. you've got a cfo out the door. the spring and founder left in 2010. >> speaking of people out the door, green mountain is going to have a new ceo. the company's going to come out with earnings, some big and loud voices are short that name on the street, including you. >> we are. we continue to feel like there's another leg to drop and basically a good ceo helps but in a name like hewlett-packard, meg whitman can't help a dying situation and i think this is a similar situation. >> i'm just curious from a practitioner's standpoint, is there a level of a short interest in a stock where even if you really knew it was a deteriorating story you would stay away from because of the r

jewelry store tiffany cut its outlook after a weak third quarter. profits were held down by weaker consumer demand, as well as higher costs for precious metals and diamonds. that pinched its profit margins. the stock saw heavy volume, sliding 6.2%. in focus after the closing bell was yum brands, the parent company of kfc, taco bell and pizza hut. after hitting an all-time high during the trading session, the stock was down almost 7% in extended hours trading. yum warned china sales have softened, leading to an earnings outlook for next year that is short of expectations. research in motion has a lot riding on its newest blackberry device when it's released in late january. investment bank goldman sachs is the latest to expect good things. it upgraded its view of the stock from "neutral" to "buy". shares of rimm have been rallying since late september, when they traded at an eight- year low. the stock moved up 4% today on heavy volume. goldman sachs thinks wall street is underestimating the business research in motion will see thanks to its new black

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reporter: that includes stealing an ipad, iphone, imac, mac book, bottle of crystal champagne, and one tiffany necklace from the jobs' home. he admitted to several burglaries around the bay area. but it was an apple gadget he stole from the jobs home that helped track him down. >> the amount he will get will depend on a lot of factors the judge will take into consideration. including early acceptance of responsibility. >> reporter: he read the apology letter and believes it's sincere. >> i think so. i think he made a terrible mistake. and he affected a lot of people. he has to pay for what he did. >> reporter: now, kareem mcfarlane's sentencing will be on january 17. we'll see if his apology letter will have any affect on his punishment. >>> late tonight, big news coming out from 49ers headquarters. reportedly, the quarterback controversy has been settled. alex smith is out. jim harbaugh told smith that colin will start against the saints. smith has been out with a concussion. but reportedly, this decision has nothing to do with his help and everything to do with the second-year quarterback. h