macy's announced they will close 5 stores across the country and two here in maryland. corinne redman is standing by with more. >> reporter: well, among the five macy's stores and four bloomingdale stores closing one is in maryland and one in bethesda and one in laurel. they blame it on underperformance. more than 830 workers will be affected by the closing. 375 at macy's and 463 at bloomingdale's but employees may have the option of taking jobs at new stores. macy's announced they will answer five new stores and one replacement but none here in maryland. clearance sales start on sunday at the stores closing and run for 10 weeks. among the stores that will close are in topeka kansas ohio and. [audio not understandable] as for bloomingdale's atlanta oak brook illinois and the mall of america. macy's issued a statement saying in part we are continuing to be be committed to maintaining heaty port folio for stores that allow us to focus can on growth from our best and most productive locations. now as for the workers who will be laid off especially here in maryland, macy as

. >>> i am corinne redman, macy's will close stores in maryland. i will tell you which ones and the reasons coming up. >>> it's 6:41. bob lives in sen he -- bash says the -- barb says a 4 letter word is covering the deck. this was light snow and annapolis has that covering on the grass and it's 32 degrees. some people saying the other 4 letter word. in delaware they have school delays because of the snow. the rest of the update in bit. >> reporter: stop and go traffic on the inner loop east side approaching the key bridge. also another reported problem on the outer loop west side at 795. a complete check of all your major roadways ahead. [ male announcer ] get ready for some deli-style delic-ious-ity: the subway big hot pastrami melt. take a moment to ponder tender cuts of pastrami, piled sky high atop your favorite freshly baked bread with spicy mustard, pickles and melt-a-licious cheese. okay, enough imagining how this fresh toasted number would tantalize your taste buds -- it's time to actually experience the subway big hot pastrami melt, built

macy's announced the company was planning to open five new macy's stores and one replacement store but none of those would be in maryland. clearance sales will start in sunday in the stores that are closing arun for 10 weeks. topeka kansas, laurel madison palma ohideo and texas city texas will slow close. bloomingdale's in atlanta, maryland and the mall of america in bloomington, minnesota. macy's said we continue to be committed to maintaining the healthy portfolio of stores that allows to us focus on growth from the best and most productive locations. as for workers laid off especially in maryland, they say the company will offer severance benefits. corinne redman, abc2 news. >>> and health news this morning. a tragic story leaving behind a warning for parents about the dangers of food allergies. a 7 year old virginia girl toyed after a allergic reaction to peanuts at her school and they had a allergy action plan. the girl's mom says the school didn't do enough to help her daughter. even with the action plan she ended up dead. the school system declined to discuss the case and sent a

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macy's blames it on under performance. more than 830 workers will be affected by the closings. 375 at macy's and 463 at bloomingdale's. but many employees may have the option of taking jobs at new stores the company plans to open. macy's announced the company will open five new stores and one replacement stores but none in maryland. clearance sales start on sunday and run for ten weeks. among the stores that are closed will topeka kansas, laurel maryland, parma ohio. antioch tennessee and texas city texas. bloomingdale are in atlanta, and the malls of america in bloomington minnesota. macy's says in part we continue to be committed to maintaining the healthy portfolio stores that allows us to focus on growth from the best and most productive locations. as for the workers who will be laid off especially here, in maryland, macy's says the company will offer severance benefits. corinne redman, abc2 news. >>> authorities believe someone using a generator caused a carbon monoxide care in northwest -- scare in northwest baltimor

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macy and i are playing charades. come on back. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] [ female announcer ] to get a professional cleaning system you could spend as much as $200. olay says challenge that with an instrument that cleanses as effectively as what's sold by skin professionals for a whole lot less. new olay pro x advanced cleaning system. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >>> jimmy: we are back with the great william h. macy to play a little charades. now, you all know how to play charades. each player gets a turn giving silent clues to their teammates. 45 seconds on the clock per turn. the first two rounds are worth one point each. this is my partner. what is your name. where are you from? >> aaron from philly. >> jimmy: there you go, aaron. good man. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: and on the losing team, what is your name? [ laughter ] >> brian from north carolina, and we're going to win. >> jimmy: oh, all right. that's it. that's the attitude. all right, here's what we're going to do. william you go first. and the

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a bloomingdale's and macy's are closing in our region. how did this part end up on the roof of an apartment? a lot more than friends with benefits. the big decision tonight. >> live and in hd, this is abc 7 news on your side. >>> captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> a frederick county father faces some big legal problems after police say he left his and foot and 4-year-old daughter alone in a freezing car while he went shopping. the children were found in a wal-mart parking lot. we spoke to the children's mother. >> the frederick county sheriff's office said the baby is only five months old. tonight, the father is charged with child abuse. little eva just turned 1. her parents say leaving her in the car alone is unthinkable. >> it takes a lot to warm it up. it is a dumb idea all around. >> it is not safe. anyone in their right mind would not choose to do something like that. >> we went to the home to try to talk to them tonight. we saw him inside, but he would not respond. a woman neighbors say is his wife

macy in "shameless." take a look at this. >> what are you doing? >> making a little easy summer moolah the gallagher way. >> in the car. >> you don't have a car. >> a friend's car. >> did you crack a window? >> left the engine running for the ac. >> you left a toddler in a running car in this neighborhood? >> a baby laxative? >> this, my young progeny, is dr. frank's magic money-making fun dust. >> oregano? >> fool's gold. >> i have never seen it fail, summer solstice atm. >> jimmy: it never fails. [ cheers and applause ] you're so great in that. gosh, i love it. you guys got to check out "shameless" this sunday because it's really, really fun to watch. every time we have you on, we like to make you play a game or do something silly or fun. do you mind playing a game when we come back? >> you bet. >> jimmy: all right, good. you guys, when we come back, william h. macy and i are playing charades. come on back. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] [ peggy ] here's me. and here's my depression. before i started taking abilify, i was taking an antidepressant al

. >>> macy's is planning to close nine of its macy and bloomingdale stores this spring including the macy's in laurel mall and the bloomingdale's at white flint. the company says it is part of the normal opening and closing of stores to take advantage of new opportunities. >>> while, macy's is closing stores, dunkin' donuts is expanding! they plan to double the number of its stores in the u.s. in the next 20 years. dunkin' donuts already has 7,000 store in the country. >> mm-hmm! that's nice. >>> album sales are on the rise for the first time in seven years. hello. >> album sales are on the rise for the first time in seven years. sales rose more than 3% last year for the first time since 2004 according to nielsen's sound scan, the jump to 458 million albums sold was helped by the hugely popular album 21 from british singing sensation adele which sold 5.8 million copies. the sales gross was primarily in digital album sales and digital sales of the singles. sales of compact disks dropped by 6%. love that adele. >>> there is more fallout from the alec baldwin airplane antics. >> taylor

. >>> macy's and j.c. penney are fighting over a woman. macy's says it has exclusive rights to sell martha stewart products in its stores. j.c. penney recently acquired one-sixth of martha stewart living. macy's is now suing stewart's company. >>> and youtube is racking up some impressive numbers. visitors to the site now watch 4 billion videos every day. it was just 3 billion eight months ago. every minute, 60 more hours of video are uploaded. the site admits it makes money only on about one-tenth of its vide >>> cheers to this next story. while starbucks helps many people start their day, it wants to help end it as well. they're adding beer and wine to the menus in 12 cafes in atlanta and southern california by the end of the year. they're experimenting with beer and wine in a few lo the pacific nort the pacific northwest. it recently bought a fruit juice company. beer, wine, fruit juice? >> every survive this so survive this shift. >> what do you say, a double shot? >> it can be many things now. espresso or wine. >>> up next on this tue

. >>> we also learned today macy's is planning to close nine of its macy's and bloomingdale's stores this spring and that includes the macy's in laurel mall and the bloomingdale's in white flint mall. the company says it's part of the normal opening and closing of stores and they plan to take advantage of some new opportunities. >>> a complete opposite type of announcement from dunkin' donuts today. the company plans to double the number of its stores in the u.s. in the next 20 years. dunkin' donuts already has 7,000 stores in this country. >>> kiplinger is out with its list of 100 best values in public colleges and we've got two winners here in the washington area. the university of maryland at college park comes in at no. 8 and the total in-state cost is $19,400 then coming in at no. 50 is george mason university. the total in-state cost there is $18,700. the university of north carolina was rated no. 1. you can see the entire list at www.wusa9.com. >>> coming up, though, tower region ranked among the worst in the kun -- our region ranked among the worst in the country when it come

macy's today sued martha stweart living omnimedia for breach of contract. it's upset over stewart recently signing a new deal to sell products at j.c. penney. macy's wants an injunction to stop that tie-up, claiming it has an exclusive right to make and sell certain martha stewart products. neither martha stewart living nor j.c. penney has commented. >> susie: with the presidential politics in full swing, revamping the tax code is sure to get lots of play. tonight's commentator welcomes the discussion. she's maya macguineas, president of the committee for a responsible federal budget. >> we are going to be hearing more about taxes in the coming months, and given that it's campaign season, much of what you hear will be more politics than good tax policy. that said, here is what i would like to hear: we are going to need more revenues. the government faces a huge fiscal hole, and as much as we need to cut spending, new revenues will have to be part of the solution. promises about not raising taxes are just not realistic and they stand in the way of fixing our

at 4:41, martha stewart facing a lawsuit from macy's. >> a major internet company plans to track your every move. >> we're back with your weather first in just two minutes. keep it here. >> clear and chilly this morning. we're starting out in the 30s. even a few upper 20s up toward manassas. a few more clouds will show up. while we get to 45 or 46 early this afternoon, we'll pretty much stay there. winds not that bad. about five miles or so out of the west and northwest. i'll be back in five minutes telling when the rain is going to arrive. >> we'll take a look live at 66 inbound leaving centreville toward the fairfax county parkway. volumes are light on the fairfax county parkway in reston. a car, accident involving one vehicle with authorities on the scene. more coming up at 4:47. jessica? >> thank you, monika. the time is 4:39. it is time for the first your money segment of the morning. and here are the headlines. appearle had a blowout quarter, profits surged 118%. the company sold more than 37 million iphones from october to december. apple's report was released after the closing

macy's says it violates an exclusive deal to sell the products at macy's. >>> and that dramatic rescue in the mountains of washington state. some snowmobilers were making tracks in the deep, fresh powder, when they set off an avalanche. in just seconds, one of the men, you can see him there in the circle, was buried alive. fortunately, his friends knew where he was. the man who was buried said he felt as if he was stuck in concrete. all these images from a camera one of the men had on his helmet. the man and the snowmobile who was rescued will be guests tomorrow on "good morning america" right here on abc. >>> and the oscar nominations are in. two movies that celebrate the early days of filmmaking came up big. "hugo" earned the most nominations with 11. and the black and white silent movie, "the artist," was behind with ten nominations. but we were struck that a laugh-out-loud boisterous comedy, "braids maids" was nominated. best screen play and melissa mccarthy, for best supporting actress. >>> and here's a dazzling outfit you will not see on oscar night. it was made from threads wove

quicksand macy's is hoping to boost sales. linda bell is at bloomberg headquarters in new york with details. >> let's begin with stock-index futures. essentially flat. we are keeping an eye on retail sales. cash register receipts are tallied and we will see how much spending we did in december. economists expect a good number as bargaining enters what discounted holiday items. macy's was among the top performers last month. it wants to focus on boosting sales in its biggest american markets. it has been taking requests from minority shoppers to see what they like best. ford is leading a push by commercial truck makers of talent the likes of lockheed martin corp. or general dynamics to replace military humvees with all-terrain vehicles of their own. contracts are worth $54 billion and the bidding opens january 20. home depot planning to hire thousands of seasonal workers. details in the next dollar. that's business news for now. linda bell reporting for abc 7 news from your. back to you. >> thank you. 4:36, 45 degrees. >> still

the move comes just days after macy's raised its earnings outlook for the fourth quarter and doubled its quarterly dividend to 20 cents a share. the head of the swiss national bank quit in a scandal today. chairman philipp hildebrand said he was resigning to protect the integrity of the central bank. hildebrand said it was impossible for him to prove that his wife acted alone in a currency trade last year. that trade was made just weeks before he oversaw steps to cap the rise of the swiss franc. her profit on the trade has not been revealed, but its believed to be around 75,000 swiss francs. with partisan politics reaching new heights, tonight's commentator has high hopes for the new year. he's doug holtz-eakin, president of the american action forum. >> 'tis the season of hope as a new year stretches before us, but what should we hope for - besides the obvious-- the steelers win the super bowl? i say we hope that good policy becomes good politics. the u.s. desperately needs entitlement reforms, fundamental tax reform, and a path to avoiding a debt crisis. so lets hope washington fix

it's also closing survive macy's stores. >>> this looks like the nook may get its own niche. barnes & noble may spin off its e reader business. it expects worst results. the company blames the losses on lower than expected sales of the nook's simple touch. the company's $99 black e reader. the $249 than letted to their expectations. >>> senator nancy jacobs said she will run for congress against incumbent dutchess dutch ruppersberger. in the end, jacobs said she decided she had to take some action. >> those who know me know that i can't sit down and be quiet and let things happen to good people. that's not why you want me to go to washington. >> jacobs served in the house of del gas as senate minority leader. >> after a decade, the labor federation announced plans today to promote marriage quality. last month maryland state and d.c. afl passed the resolution of seam seam. some local unions would be joining the cause. >> our mission as always and will always be about solidarity, that we are going to look out for the interest of all of our members and ensure that they are prote

the macy's store. and the bloomingdale's store at the white flint mall and will close inner whispering. more than 230 people will lose their jobs but will have the opportunity to apply to other stores. sales begin on sunday at 0 closed doors. >>>-- sales will begin on sunday at the both of those stores. >>> kodak may be getting ready to file for chapter 11 bankruptcy. the company has not commented on the report but is trying to sell its 1100 digital imaging patents in order to raise some cash. another sign of the times. people not shooting as many pictures on film. >> and rochester going through a big decline. >>> it appears location is just as important when it comes to finding love. if you live in the d.c. area, if you have a leg up on the competition. >> the daily beast recently compiled a list of the 25 best cities to find a date in 2012. washington d.c., came intense. alexandria came in 21st. not a single city from maryland made the list. they ranked them according to an available number of single

. >>> macy's and j.c. penney are fighting over a woman. martha stewart. macy's is now suing stewart's company. >>> and youtube is racking up some impressive numbers. visitors to the site now watch 4 billion videos every day. it was just 3 billion eight months ago. every minute, 60 more hours of video are uploaded. site admits it makes money on only about a tenth of the videos. >>> while starbucks helps many people start their day, it wants to help end it as well. they're adding beer and wine to the menus in 12 cafes in atlanta and southern california by the end of the year. they're ex3er789s with beer and wine in a few locations in the pacific northwest. it recently bought a fruit juice company. >> double shot? >> express sow or wine. >>> the scare for an entire family. falling through the ice into some chilly what person the rescue caught on tape. >>> and the u.s. senator who said no wra to an airport pat down. we're right back. ♪ i am you ♪ you are me i'm jennifer hudson, and i believe. i was strong before weight watchers, but i'm stronger with it.

who do we have. >> this is macy. macy is a chihuahua puppy, a long-haired chihuahua puppy. just over 8 weeks old. she was just spade. she'll be available on this coming thursday. >> okay. she's not the only one out there. >> no, she's not. unfortunately. >> okay. so if you're looking for a pet, macy's a great one but pets in need have others as well. >> thank you. >> thank you very much for joining us this morning. we'll have more local news for you tonight at 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00 and all day on nbcbayarea.com. have a great day. dinner? candles? i wanted it to be special. oh, what's this? it's progresso's new loaded potato with bacon. mmm, it's good. honey, i love you and... oh my gosh, oh my gosh.. look at these big pieces of potato. yeah but honey, i love you and...

store and oakbrook illinois but it also plans to open a new 140,000 square foot macy's store in gurnee. that story set to open in the spring of 2013 it's all part of the company's national plan to close stores and underperforming locations while filling gaps in local markets macy's plans to shut down five namesake stores in kansas maryland and ohio tennessee and texas >>one-sixty blue in restaurant partly owned by michael jordan is serving its final dinner this saturday the 14 year-old fine dining restaurants located in the west loop close and reopen in the spring with a new concept details of the upcoming plans are being kept secret but sources say that this new fresh concept will keep up with the city's vibrant culinary scene and that michael jordan is on board with the changes >>you may have noticed at the grocery store that there is not as much organic milk on the shelves the new york times says that that's because organic farmers are paying more for grain and hay to feed the cows but they have not raise their prices for the milk as a result of farmers to not feed their cows as muc

. >>> part of the macy's in san francisco's union square is up for sale. according to the business times the property owners have failed to reach a lease agreement with the department store. the portion for sale is 110,000 square feet just to the right of the gary street entrance. now macy's could be forced to buy it, pay a higher rent or break apart the store. >>> consumers looking for great deals on big screen hdtvs before the super bowl need to step up their game. this is usually a great time to buy but last year's holiday sales of hdtvs were strong and retailers will not have as many on hand as in previous years. >>> fans will have a unique opportunity at this weekend's fan fast. the general manager will sit down for one on one talks. they have made a number of moves. wolf has also been pushing to move the as to san jose, the fan fest starts sunday at 10:00 in the morning. >>> the hunt is still on for the man suspected of groping 4 women at san jose state university. we are following the story including what was said moments ago in san jose as authorit

macy's which owns bloomingdales says the new store should open in two years. macy's also announced a new bloomingdales will open in livermore later this year. both stores will feature a new smaller format. >>> let's focus on the forecast which continues to be mild and beautiful. >> really unusual for january. sandhya patel is here now. >> it is unusual. the calendar says winter but it felts like the spring. we have records 72 in santa rosa. record high of 69 in oakland moffett field, livermore. these were all records santa rosa and livermore were ties. half moon bay santa cruz hitting 70 degrees today, hard to believe. 67 in napa clear lake. 66 in ukiah and concord. down toward san jose 64 today. it was a beautiful day here in the bay area. we had records. there were records in other parts of the state as well. down to southern california we go and san gabriel 91 degrees. 91. that's not a typo. 85 in los angeles and 88 degrees in long beach. it is an area of high pressure with a down sloping wind. it is an offshore flow that provided us with the warmth in the

some local macy's employees will soon be looking for work. the macy's at laurel mall and the bloomingdales at flint mall will be closing this year. these with r two department stores macy's is shutting down because it says they're underperforming. >>> good news if you're going to a concert next summer at jify lube live. live nation just will itted the tailgating ban it put in plate place last night. you'll now be able to grill and play music in the parking lot before a concert. however, you'll not be able to have an open container of alcohol or drink alcohol in public. >>> some pictures taken on vacation of the president show a different side of him. a shirtless president is playing football. at one point, he dives for the ball and lands face first in the sand. good effort. >> looks like fun. >> it does look like fun, yeah. >>> our own tom kierein is here to tell us about the forecast. not warm enough to play football on the beach, but it's at 34. there are a few scattered flurries around. we have a light southwesterly breeze. a few flurries

. >>> macy -- macy's is blocking martha stewart claiming it has a contract with martha's living giving macy's specific rate to -- right to sell the products. it doesn't comment on legal matter. >>> coming up on the news edge at 6, almost a dozen armed robberies in one d.c. neighborhood. tonight, residents are voicing their concerns and we're going to hear what police are doing about it. >>> plus, the first phase of the dulles metro rail is taking shape. next, who delivered a big financial bost that is paving the way to get it done. t it do >>> if you're finishing for compliments today just might be your day. i'm beth parker. coming up, i will tell you why. . >> people in alabama are picking up the pieces after a devastating tornado struck through a community there. the storm destroyed dozens of homes and buildings. and here the latest on cleanup. >> reporter: the town of clay, alabama, outside of birmingham was hard hit by the tornados. dozens of structure, damaged or destroyed, trees knocked down and first responders did a good job of removing trees and other debris from the roads so

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macy's which owns bloomingdales says the new store should open in two years. macy's also announced a new bloomingdales will open in livermore later this year. both stores will feature a new smaller format. >>> let's focus on the forecast which continues to be mild and beautiful. >> >> really unusual for january. sandhya patel is here now. >> it is unusual. the calendar says winter, but it felts like the spring. we have records 72 in santa rosa. record high of 69 in oakland, moffett field, livermore. these were all records, santa rosa and livermore were ties. half moon bay, santa cruz hitting 70 degrees today, hard to believe.67 in napa, clear la. 66 in ukiah and concord. down toward san jose, 64 today. it was a beautiful day here in the bay area. we had records. there were records in other parts of the state as well. down to southern california we go and san gabriel, 91 degrees. 91. that's not a typo. 85 in los angeles and 88 degrees in long beach. it is an area of high pressure with a down sloping wind. it is an offshore flow that provided us with the warmth

macy's slapped martha stewart's company with a lawsuit. jane king has the bloomberg business report. good morning. >> president obama has his state of the union address tonight. the economy is front and center. special emphasis on the manufacturing industry. a poll says 56% of voters believed the government is hurting the economy. 44% are doubtful the next generation will be able to achieve the the so-called american dream. futures are quite this morning. stocks closed little changed -- futures are quite this morning. court documents show macy's has filed a complaint about stopping martha stewart limit about filing -- job cuts. workers hired during the holidays are being eliminated. sagging sales. jcpenney is with kickoff a two- day event. i'm jane king for wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. 5:23. 42 degrees on tv hill. do you remember this? so in love with you ♪ >> he sounded good. you cannot hear the president's rendition of that tune every day -- you can now. >> choosing a ring tone? how about president obama. at sang "let's stay together

macy's planning to close nine of its macy's this spring including the macy's in laurel mall and the bloomingdale's in white flint. the company says it is part of normal closings of stores and operations. clearance sales will begin at the stores on sunday. they will run for ten weeks. >>> we get a little more time to put off doing our taxes this year. two extra days. that's because april 15th falls on a sunday. monday is emancipation day in the district. last year, tax day was extended until april 18th. also thanks to emancipation day. procrastinators rejoice, we get a little more time to not do the things we need to do. >> good deal. >> we appreciate that. jessica, what do you have in the next half hour? >> we talked about high unemployment rates all the time. we'll talk about one of the lowest rates in the washington area. >> before last night's orange bowl, some football analysts questioned whether the big east deserved to be a bid through the bcs game. >> apparently west virginia took that personally. very personally. they set a scoring record last night. wait until you see this performance in

macy's is suing martha stewart living omnimedia to block a deal with jcpenney's. they plan to open mini martha stewart shops inside stores beginning next year. in the lawsuit, macy'ss stewart is violating -- macy's says stewart is violating an exclusive pacts with the company to sell product at its stores. >>> who needs a bar when you have starbucks? the coffee cup trying to break into the nightlife scene. a small number of stores in atlanta and southern california plan to begin selling beer and wine by the end of the year. those locations will also get a menu upgrade with flatbreads and cheese plates. five stores in seattle and one in portland already offer alcohol. and several stores in chicago will get the upgrade later this year. of course, i guess an upgrade may be a matter of opinion. in that case. >> that's right. >>> today, hollywood is rolling out the red carpet to get ready for the announcement of the nominees for the 84th an due academy awards. >> the biggest source of suspense surrounds the nominees for best picture. there are new rules this year. ther

. >> this is from macy's in whitemarsh. i grabbed this on my way out because i loved the jacket. the pants are a striped velvet. you put a perriwinkle underneath. >> it is actually combined. it is like a foam zipper. >> great. thank you. >> this look i love. it is something if you go to an event that's not dressy but not casual, this is an in between outfit. >> you will stand out. >> you will definitely stand out. he has the white sweater underneath and we layered it with a white oxford. his shoes look great. guys need to please have nice shoes. >> we have more to get through in one minute. >> this is from macy's in white marsh. he is wearing a great polo look. pants. a sweat-style jacket. this is like a peacoat. traditionally these are wool. this also has the built-in hoodie. adam has a classic look. the flannel is always in style for men, but instead of the jean, we gave him a nice cargo style pants. >> one last look at the fashions here. >> the thing i love about this is the pants. it is a mustard cordoroy. this is not a bright color like a woman would wear, but it makes him s

. >> macy's and bank of america customers are showing their anger. starbucks plans to combine coffee and liquor. >> good morning a mixed economic forecast -- most business economists expect the u.s. economy to show modest growth this year but they don't think it will be enough to significantly reduce unemployment. bank of america customers were angry over the $5 debit card fe. the bank co admits that the account closings jumped 20% and that's why they got rid of it. consumer advocates say that to be a lesson to other banks. macy's says it has exclusive rights to sell martha stewart products in its store by j.c. penney announced plans to open martha stewart plans. starbucks is adding a beer and wine to a few of its shops by the end of the year. starbucks is experimenting with alcoholic beverages in a few locations in the pacific northwest. >> thank you. a solar storm is now making its way to earth. the flare erupted late sunday night and it is the most powerful in several years the weather prediction center says the storm is bombarding the planet with