who won the street fight on macy's? karen, the bull won. >> thanks for voter 50 times. >> the most hated song in the world. >> the worst three songs ever written. >> because you lost the street fight, that's what you get. time for the first trade. >> it will go higher. continue to work. i think these are good prices. >> i have got to put my money where my mouse is and go with the letter m, macy's. >> teflon. >> listen to this music. awesome. >> don't buy this eight track. >> >> exactly! whatever. i'm melissa, "mad money" starts right now. >>> my mission is simple. to make you money. i'm here to level the playing field for all investors. there's always a bull market somewhere and i promise to help you find it. "mad money" starts now! >>> hey, i'm cramer! welcome to "mad money." welcome to cramerica. other people want to make friends on days like today. my job is not just to entertain you, but to help you figure this out and coach you, so call me at 1-800-743-cnbc. sure, it's rough out there. you hear

. >> and macy's thanksgiving day parade is an american tradition, macy's starting a new holiday tradition, this is a controversial issue for a lot of people, next. charles: it's time for a tradition we know and love, the biz blitz, oh, and thanksgiving. macy's breaking a 155 year long tradition by opening stores 8:00 p.m. on thanksgiving day. you know retailers, is this a sign of smart business or desperate? >> a little bit of both. you know consumer confidence has been plummeting since we had debt and budget impasse in washington. but you just have to do this. funny, you would ask your mom to do something, you said, why do you want to do that, and you say all my friends are doing it. and she said, well would you jump off the cliff if they were jumping off the cliff, well, macy is jumping off the cliff, everyone else is doing it. charles: and to a money pool, macy's might be craay not to to do this. >> the most important time of the year for retailer. if walmart is doing it, target, kmart, macy's has to do it, every second they are not open loses money for them, it is a good move for them

left to pick up pieces with ceo of macy's terry lundgren. who talks about abruptly hanging up on her and after she called and told him about the jcpenney deal. basically she was in partner with macy's doing something. cut a side deal to do something else with jcpenney. she claims the stuff didn't overlap. macy's felt like it was a bitter i will pill. was it a money grab on her part? did it end up costing her a lot? >> seems like it. jcpenney, parting gift from ron's johnson. melissa: good appointee signed the deal worth $200 million. he bought stock in her company which jcpenney just gave back. so, that's good for her company. damage is still may be coming but, whether or not it will going to be her company or her personally or jcpenney that pay them or whether there will be damages it is not clear. melissa: yeah. >> but it was, it didn't work out at all for jcpenney, at all. sales of home wears and everything else fell off a cliff. home wears did a lot worse if that is possible than the other stuff. she didn't really do much to stimulate de

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macy's and jc penny's welcoming shoppers at 8:00 p.m. on thanksgiving. the latest retailers to open the doors ahead of black friday. critics say the money-making push takes away from family time. you say they should celebrate this, though, right? >> absolutely! give people a reason to get the heck out of the house. >> work the food off! >> i look at the newspaper for the stabbings on thanksgiving day. there are always stabbings everywhere, where everybody has too much to drink and get in a knife fight over the turkey. if you don't like your family and they are getting on your last nerves, you can go shopping. there you go. >> adam, you are not making too much noise for me not to go to you next. >> i am going to say this. i'm ready for the twitter comment and the facebook comments but there are more important things in life than making money, charles. making money is important. i love it. >> excuse me, while i tweet this out. >> but people should enjoy thanksgiving with their families if possible. >> oh, boy. larry, what do you think? >> look, don't blame

macy's wants your business. this year macy's will open at least some stores starting 8 p.m. thanksgiving day, and stay open for 24 hours straight. the company is breaking a 155 year tradition on turkey day. by doing so, macy's joins a growing list of retailers who are getting at job on black friday sales. job he hit superstardom with his classic "living on a prayer." her dream come true. she said at a wedding with her fiancÉ begging the 51-year-old singer to participate in their ceremony since she realize she was never going to marry the rockstar, so how about walking her down the aisle? they wereence, scheduled to perform at the mgm grand where the wedding was taking place, and to her shock, he actually showed up. bon jovie same place wed his high school sweetheart 24 years ago. >> now, your forecast with chief urologist tom tasselmyer -- chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> i wonder what her husband thought about that. after five straight days of measurable rain, nothing in the rain gauge at bwi marshall today. some sunshine breaking through the cloud cover earlier toda

macy's says they're investigating the incident. all three shoppers say they plan to sue. >> axelrod: in a written statement jay-z says he's waiting until a meeting between community leaders and barney's before commenting but the collaboration with the store benefits his charitable found expaigz he doesn't benefit. marcia wallace died today. she was edna edna krabapple on tv's long-running "the sympt sons." in a statement from the show, the producer said they are retiring her "irreplaceable character." >> my ex-husband was a drunch. >> reporter: tv viewers who predate the "sympt son" may remember her as the wise-crack receptionist on the "the bob newhart show." marcia wallace was 70. up next, did the headlines about kids killing teachers put some california cops on edge? young students were accused of killing their teachers in nevada and massachusetts, and a third was killed by police in california who thought he had ray weapon. the f.b.i. is looking into that death, and carter evans reports some experts are wondering if this week's

the magic of macy's kicks off the season on thanksgiving day. for that and the rest of the news before the bell we turn to bertha coombs. >> i'm not sure i'm ready for all of this thanksgiving christmas creep. it's coming, i guess we've got to get used to. futures point to a higher start. markets reversed early losses on monday, on word that the senate leaders may be closing in on a deal to end the government shutdown. and raise the u.s. debt ceiling and avoiding a possible default on thursday. there is no major economic data in part because of the shutdown. but we're going to get earnings from the likings of citigroup, coca-cola, they look better than expected, and johnson and johnson. the dow at 15,301, closing at the high yesterday, the nasdaq will start at 3815 after adding 23. a new poll finds older americans are accepting that they just may have to put off retirement. 82% over 50 say it's somewhat likely they will work for pay in retirement. nearly half now expect to quit working later than they previously thought. on average age 66, two y

macy's. he says cops paraded him through the store in hasks after he bought a $13,400 watch for his mother, even though he showed validation proving the credit card was his. macy's has statement saying, macy's personnel was not involved. this was an operation of the new york city police department. now rapper jay-z is underfire for his connection with the store after similar claims came out about the store. jay-z says he will wait to hear what happened and get the facts together before making any further steps. the crowe of bashey's says the company is reaching out to communitier leaders and bringing in a civil rights expert to preview procedures. michael is here, ceo of -- the jay-z part we're looking at. jay-z is saying, i'm waiting to hear the tacks. that's a good or bad tactic? >> he may be on the right site of facts but as a p.r. person, we are very skeptical of what organizations say, and it shows how hard it is, that even jay-z doesn't get the best interest of the doubt on something li

for that i would choose macies. when pennies fails, which it will, macy's will probably be the beneficiary as their customers go to macy's instead. >> i didn't understand that. >> because if j.c. penney is really at a cash shortage, we saw sachs do this in 2008. >> okay. >> that's how. >> still. >> ultra pocket jeans. >> they called. jcp last night. >> you were? lies. all lies. show me the receipt. >> i can't. i can't. >> lies. >> bring itd tomorrow. >> all right. moving on here. good entry point or stay away? >> i'm long them. as if i'm buying them right here. i like them. i think the most upside here is probably citi bank. (vo) you are a business pro. maestro of project management. baron of the build-out. you need a permit... to be this awesome. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. (aaron) purrrfect. (vo) meee-ow, business pro. meee-ow. go national. go like a pro. she loves a lot

first, macy's. macy's is always on sale. super saturday, sunday, columbus day, arbor day. if there is something you like at macy's, just wait 15 minutes, there will be a sale. some sales are bet are than others and some items are excluded. but for your average merchandise at macy'macy's, a quick check o paper usually yields coupons for around 20% off. full price at banana republic is more after suggestion. i'm constantly seeing offers or at left 30% off full prices and that regular lay highlights how to get over 50% off. gn upoecve banana republic, they will send you a special offer. that offer is 25% off coupon code. can you stack that on top of other deals. bed, bath and beyond, you would have to be beyond foolish to pay full price for anything in this store. i could walk out of my house with a 20% coupon with what the triple b sends out. there are expirations on them, but typically stores honor coupons no matter what the date is. you can find coupons for around 40% off. any items pretty much any day of the week. these are marked off like crazy. a picture may be worth a

here's what he wrote in a letter to macy's. quote, under state and local civil rights laws, racial discrimination in places of public accommodation including retail stores such as macy's, is prohibited. joining us is robert mccree, professor of protection management at john jay college of criminal justice. nice to have you here. >> glad to be here, sue. >> retail has a tough job. they have to fight shoplifting, fight all sorts of issues. however, it does seem as though these situations are happening more often and we've seen three of these situation s alleging credit card fraud in the last three days. what do you make of the cases as you know them now? >> the words i heard a minute ago, racial profiling, are not appropriate to this circumstance at all. this is not racial profiling. this is reacting to transactional problems. in the two cases at barney's, the customers had debit cards that weren't processed in the way one would hope and in the third case, the one at macy's, involving rob brown, the actor, there was, again, an id

macy's issued a much shorter statement. they said that they're investigating but they don't comment on matters in litigation. and that's because the actor has filed a lawsuit for unspecified damages against the nypd. >> thank you for that. appreciate. coming up. what if this happens to you? what are your rights? do you have any rights? and what about the whole $5 million suit? our legal panel is going to take up this case next. i didn't want nicotine to give up nicotine. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking. [ mike ] when i was taking the chantix, it reduced the urge to smoke. [ male announcer ] some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these, stop taking chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of depression or other mental health problems, which could get worse while taking chantix. do

macy's says they have yet to release the schedule. >> last year it was midnight for a lot of the macy's stores. >> i'm embarrassed to say i don't know i'll make it at 8:00 on thanksgiving. >> coming up we have a rare sweep to talk b. >> yes. and then, take a look at a and then, take a look at a pumpkin weigh ♪ for a store near you go to benjaminmoore.com/bayarea. ñ welcome to covered california. now, you can no longer be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition. enroll today at coveredca.com. orks we're just getting word of a earthquake in the philippines in mindanao. >> we'll be all over this for you. you can follow us on twitter, no alert has been issued. >> coming up time running out for a deal to avoid a bart strike. one union leader warned a strike is at hand. >> also, rented relics people will be using to get around the bay area. >> and a product test michael finney investigates a claim it's products will keep from you losing your keys. >> people love to see records being broken, that is what happened today. >> yes. gary miller took the top prize with this massive pu

macy's said there is no record employees called police about brown. a short time ago, i spoke to him and his attorney. >> rob, you were in macy's to buy a watch for your mom for her graduation. explain what happened. >> i go to macy's to get the watch. decided i wanted to get her a movado watch. an older gentleman helped me select the watch. finally figured out which one i wanted. it happened to be a display model so he needed to clean some glue off of it where the tag is. while he was doing that, i went to a sunglass hut in macy's to select some shades for myself. i went to finish the transaction with the watch. used my american express. signed for it. got my receipt. transaction is over. i go to complete a transaction with the shades, before i could get them, i still have my credit card to pay for it, i get tapped on my shoulder. i turn around. i see a white male. there is another white male, someone taps my right arm, i turn around here, another white male, and at that point i was like, okay, what's going on? they say that's a fake card. you're goi

macy's is one place i won't support with my christmas dollar. another says, macy's is a business. if they want to open on thanksgiving night, so be it. if employees don't like it, find another job. #simple. ouch. she's agreeing with you, kilmeade. i'm on the other side. i think give the families their night off to be with their families. >> right. >> to god and everything else. all right. thank you very much. outside on the streets of new york city, i see maria and ted and scott. they're all out there giving us the weather. >> there's a cure for addictions on that. >> he doesn't want to wear his. let's take a look at the weather conditions across the country. let's start out basically across the center of the country where we do have a storm system that's moving eastward and this storm has showers and storms across parts of the great lakes, moving in. so the city of chicago should be seeing them shortly. we have the storms extending into parts of texas. on the cold side of the storm system, because we do have colder air wrapping around the back end of it, rapid city is picking up

this is a first in macy's did 55-year hit. the store will be open for 24 hours straight when doors at some of the stores open at 8:00 p.m. >> our meteorologist, mike nicco, is on the roof. now how is the forecast? >> good morning from the to which the broadcast center. just a little bit of the chill left from this morning. temperatures are warming rapidly. i see above-average temperatures for most of the week. i will tell you how long they last in the seven-day forecast. >> i am at half moon bay and the most popular guy in the county, gary miller. >> covering fremont, palo alto, north bay, and all bay area, this is abc7 news. >> it is the great pumpkin, half moon bay. one rower is wearing a crown after winning the competition for the biggest pumpkin. abc7 news reporter nick smith is in half moon bay. how much is the winning pumpkin weighing? >> they rolled in before dawn hoping to keep the competitors in the dark. >> it will be a fistfight to the end. >> opponents fighting for this title are not squaring off in the ring but fa

. >> macy pulling out all the stops this holiday season. what the department stories diagnose for the first time in itself 155 year history. >> of fog from this picture sutro towercam. look at the wake up weather plus let you know how long the cut! i have no idea whats's going on. maybe you're the original really big chicken combo, with curly fries and a drink for just $3.99. why the cowboy hat? you're the barbecue chicken combo with two chicken patties, bacon, cheese, and barbecue sauce. you also come with curly fries and a drink for $3.99. bubbles! i have no idea what's going on. just go with it. this director's a genius. >> bart negotiations may have just ended in oak land. we just saw executive director pete leaf the building here. he walked right past the microphone but didn't speak to reporters. leif look outside the cal-trans building where the talks have been taking place. >> he did say it's mid nature strike deadline will stand. we have grave minutes to go until that deadline hits. well see if a daily can be reached by then. we mon

"treme" star robert brown filed a suit this week against macy's. he said police accused him of using a fake credit card and detained him back in june. >> we have not heard of end of

barney's macys.. reports of racial profiling surfaced recently with young african american's being accused of stealing at the upscale stores. barney's issued an apology. macy's denies the allegations the justice department is expected to hit a tech company with a record fine. infosys -- which outsources work--will be fined for visa fraud. the government accuses the company of illegally placing foreign workers in the u.s. by abusing immigration visas. early reports say fines could reach a record 35 million dollars, the largest fine ever of its kind. infosys tells the wall street journal it is cooperating wi the investigation. a september slump in the retail sector. retail sales a tenth of a percent last month as americans scaled back on big ticket purchases. the data suggests the government shutdown is not likely a factor, as july and august numbers were also trending lower. while demand for big items like cars fell....food, beverage, and electronics sales all rose. sea world is headed to appeals court

. >> he and his daughter macy appear to be doing the same poses. >> he waits until macy makes a face and then copies her and then snaps a picture. >> his wife robin even joins in. the pictures have been shared more than half a million times. >> that's actually really clever. do what macy does. >> sean diddy combs. >> that's our report. i'm dan ashley. thank you for watching. >> i'm carolyn johnson. abc7 news continues on-line,

a fire at macy's flagship store in new york city is under investigation. flames broke out in a basement mechanical room and it sent thick smoke causing workers to evacuate. >>> foster farms is, woulding with authorities 20* restore chicken export -- chicken exports to mexico. they banned the foster farms chicken products from three central processing plants where salmonella was detected a few weeks ago. there was never any recall on these products. foster farms has cleaned up the plants and says they have put new proceduress and processes into place company wide. 234 a statement the company says it is working to fully resolve any concerns and demonstrate the safety when properly handled and cooked. in the meantime, kraft is voluntarily recalling its kraft string cheese because the concern the product may spoil before the expiration date. thousands 69 products were shipped across the united states and they have the best when used by date from october 25th through february 11th. customers should not eat the product and return it for an exchange orie fund. >>

. >> macy pulling out all the stops this holiday season. what the department stories diagnose for the first time in itself 155 year history. >> of fog from this picture sutro towercam. look at the wake up weather plus let you know how long the warming trend will jalapeÑos, bacon, tomato and avocado. er jack cheese, mushrooms, i call it, "the avocado da vinci". create your om'lart with denny's build your own omelette menu. >> bart negotiations may have just ended in oak land. we just saw executive director pete leaf the building here. he walked right past the microphone but didn't speak to reporters. leif look outside the cal-trans building where the talks have been taking place. >> he did say it's mid nature strike deadline will stand. we have grave minutes to go until that deadline hits. well see if a daily can be reached by then. we monitor the situation of course and stay on top of it during this newscast and on twitter. >> 45 minutes of talking left to go but pete no longer in the building. we ask you to el the us how you feel about th

. >> macy pulling out all the stops this holiday season. what the department stories diagnose for the first time in itself 155 year history. >> of fog from this picture sutro towercam. look at the wake up weather plus let you know how long the warm ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing good for me around ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit tired ♪ ♪ of craving something that i can't have ♪ ♪ turn around, barbara ♪ forever i've been praying for a snack in my life ♪ ♪ and now i have a brownie ending all of my strife ♪ ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ ♪ ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ >> bart negotiations may have just ended in oak land. we just saw executive director pete leaf the building here. he walked right past the microphone but didn't speak to reporters. leif look outside the cal-trans building where the talks have been taking place. >> he did say it's mid st nature strike deadline will stand. we have grave minutes to go un

. >> he and his daughter macy appear to be doing the same poses. >> he waits until macy makes a face and then copies her and then snaps a picture. >> his wife robin even joins in. the pictures have been shared more than half a million times. >> that's actually really clever. do what macy does. >> sean diddy combs. >> that's our report. i'm dan ashley. thank you for watching. >> i'm carolyn johnson. abc7 news continues on-line, on twitter, facebook and all of your mobile devices. >> we appreciate your time. have a good night. everyone deserves a better car. and now, during the "sign then drive" sales event, t volkswagen e you're closer to yours than ever. like the turbocharged tiguan the midsize passat or the 34 highway mpg jetta. and every new 2014 volkswagen comes with no-charge scheduled maintenance... ...all for practically just your signature. the "sign then drive" sales event is back. ...and it's never been easier to get a new volkswagen. get zero due at signing, zero down, zero deposit, and zero first month's payment on any new 2014 volkswagen. hurry, this offer ends october 31

macy's breaking a 105-year tradition on thanksgiving day. after remaining closed on the holiday, this year macy's will open some of its stores. by doing so, macy's joins a growing list of retailers getting a jump on black friday sales which kicked off the profitable christmas selling season. donna? >> 24 hours, you can do some serious damage and there, stan. the refit time to visit unwanted house. to aok his girlfriend haunted house. at one point zombies surrounded nick in stephanie on a bridge where he proposed using the undead's severed arm. she said yes, calling it the best repose a lever. the zombies cheered in their zombie way. they chased the couple out of the haunted house. its original. got to give it that. bipartisan talks under way to end the budget stalemate. we will have the report from capitol hill new at 6:00. >> i'm kim dacey. i will let you know how you can help. >> one man, three thousand miles, 48 states. massachusetts cyclist is bicycling across the country and he just checked maryland off his list. he is on a mission to s

. >> he and his daughter macy appear to be doing the same poses. >> he waits until macy makes a face and then copies her and then snaps a picture. >> his wife robin even joins in. the pictures have been shared more than half a million times. >> that's actually really clever. do what macy does. >> sean diddy combs. >> that's our report. i'm dan ashley. thank you for>> i'm watching. >> i'm hnson. abc7 news continues on-line, on twitter, facebook and all of your mobile devices. >> we appreciate your time. have a good night. ♪ [ man ] adventure, it means taking chances. it means trying something new. [ woman ] just, that uncertainty of what's to come. [ man ] just kidding. ♪ can you please stop doing that? ♪ [ woman ] you walk outside in brooklyn, and it's cement and broken glass. and this is just like... the opposite of that. ♪ mom swaps one of my snacks for a yoplait. i don't mind, i mean it's orange crème. and when mom said bobby was too edgy... 'sup girl. i just swapped him out for tyler. 'sup girl. mom never questioned bobby again. two can play at this game. [ female announ

macy's will open its doors at 8:00 p.m. last year was midnight. they say it's putting profit before people by forcing store employees to leave their families for their jobs. a macy's employee told abc 7 news she's hoping she works on thanksgiving to experience the shopping rush. toys "r" us started the shopping tradition two years ago. >> target, walmart, doing the same. 4:27. >>> no strike, but still no deal. next at 5:00, we're live with the latest on the marathon b.a.r.t. contract talks going on right now. >>> also, crime-fighting tool or an invasion of privacy? the bay area police department that wants to install surveillance cameras in some neighborhoods. >>> and police find more dry ice bomb n: i train with the best, a team that shares my drive and commitment. that's why i serve in the united states coast guard. maybe you were born ready. find out at gocoastguard.com. this is your computer. let's go on the internet. let's go. ok. she's going to love me all over again now. jamaica, here you come! here we go. ha ha! good job. all right. >> it

a fire at macy's flagship store in new york city is under investigation. flames broke out in a basement mechanical room and it sent thick smoke causing workers to evacuate. >>> foster farms is, woulding with authorities 20* restore chicken export -- chicken exports to mexico. they banned the foster farms chicken products from three central processing plants where salmonella was detected a few weeks ago. there was never any recall on these products. foster farms has cleaned up the plants and says they have put new proceduress and processes into place company wide. 234 a statement the company says it is working to fully resolve any concerns and demonstrate the safety when properly handled and cooked. in the meantime, kraft is voluntarily recalling its kraft string cheese because the concern the product may spoil before the expiration date. thousands 69 products were shipped across the united states and they have the best when used by date from october 25th through february 11th. customers should not eat the product and return it for an exchange orie fund. >>

. >>> macy's is changing the rules when it comes to thanksgiving shopping. >>> plus the 911 call from this woman stuck on a draw bridge. >>> pumpkin ragottas are back. >>> welcome back. to other headlines this morning. for the first time we are hearing some of the 911 calls made when a florida woman found herself hanging from a draw bridge. >> and she is just hanging there. we need like a big ladder or something like that so you can get her down. i don't know how long she is going to last. >> she is holding on tight on to a beam. we need to get somebody out here. >> she just participated in a cancer awareness event when she passed warning signs and walked on to a bridge. the rail company has not decided whether to charge her with trespassing. >>> british police say they foiled a major terror plot. officials say the four men planned to attack public areas of london armed with guns. >>> a 6-year-old boy drowns while on vacation on a carnival cruise ship. >>> talk about a close call. a speeding driver narrowly misses hitting a state trooper. the driver was later pulled over. >>> the annu

the top story across america. >>> new york, the macy's flag slip store. shoppers, clerks, everybody evacuated. the new york city fire department sent out a tweet on the twitter page an hour later saying crews put it out. they say sprinklers inside the building kept the flames from spreading. macy's has more than 1 million square feet of retail space. nobody was hurt. california a suspected heroin dealer who police say wanted to murder snitches is dead. authorities say he killed a woman and wounded another before leading officers on a wild car chase through the desert with two hostages in his trunk. the suspect died in a shootout with police when he stopped, got out and fired his gun at that trunk. the people inside reportedly now in critical condition. >>> texas, a boxing gym in dallas helping at risk kids stay out of trouble. >> my parents are proud. >> reporter: the gym opened it's doors to about 70 teenagers every day when they get out of school and keeps them off the streets. >> you can come here, have fun, you know, take your anger out on bags. >> re

first, macy's. macy's is always on sale, super saturday, arbor day, columbus day. some sales are better than others. some items are excluded. for your average merchandise, a quick check pretty regular yields coupons for around 20% off. as far as i can tell, the full price at banana republic is more of a suggestion. i'm constantly seeing signs with 30% off. if you sign up to receive emails from banana republic, they will sbdz you a special offer. that's a 25% coupon code. you can stack that. bed, bath and beyond, you have to be beyond fool lsh to pay -- foolish to pay full price. there's an expiration date but stores typically honor them no matter the date. you can find coupons for 40% item pretty much any day of the week. a picture may be worth a thousand words but apparently a picture frame is worth nowhere near its retail price. >> to see more stories like this, watch "the list." you can watch it week nates at 7 followed by "let's ask america" right here on abc2. >>> forget your driving record, your credit score could be driving up the cost of your chirns. driver

map macy's is gearing up to hire more workers this holiday season than last. it will hire 83,000 people nationwide. that compares to 80,000 last year. macy's says most of the cease on -- seasonal johns and will part-time. >>> the soft wear company has a new plan. it did not reveal how many jobs will be cut. auto desk has 7300 worldwide. two months ago it reported a 4% drop in net income. the restructuring will be completed in april. >>> the employment department says it is almost caught up with processing checks for californians. as the weeks are drawing on people are forced to go through their saving, one woman is down to a few dollars. >> she as parentally done nothing wrong but she's not seen a dime in unemployment since late august. they have cleared a log of back cases but some people are waiting. >> 29-year-old reach -- reachard is running out of time and money. >> 3.29. she's due $1200 from the state. >> it's hard to look at that every day. it's supposed to go in at midnight. i have my alarm set for 12:03 to check. she was among 400 laid off last year.

. >>> macy's says its plan to open 800 stores at 8 p.m. at thanksgiving night. other retailers trying to open earlier and earlier, macy's says employees get a chance to volunteer to work for the holiday. >>> furloughs legumesing and the impact of the recent facility and history made of it the bare fall festival and a one time celebration done by the man who grilled it. . temperatures are going to get in the 80s and pretty warm and a little breezy too and i will let you know what you can expect. >>> a major earthquake struck the philippines killing people. initial report indicate that the killed when the building collapsed. >>> happening now of a new sign in washington dc the republicans and the senate say they're moving closer to a deal that'll raise the debt ceiling and president obama praise the senate's progress but also call the shutdown completely unnecessarily. >> if republicans are willing to set aside some of their partisan concerns in order to do what's right for the country, we stand a good chance of defaulting and defaulting would have a potential dev

macy's says it is investigating the allegations. the nypd says they are investigating the incident as well as recent complaints at barneys. two shoppers there said they were accused of buying expensive items with fake credit cards. we will keep you updated on that. >>> the nigerian navy coming up empty in the search for two americans kidnapped off the coast. pirates attacked the ship capturing the captain and chief engineer. the u.s. citizens were taken from an oil supply ship like this one. american officials aren't giving a motive for the attack. it's not uncommon for pirates to take crew members for ransom. >>> an effort to help women get a common privilege here in the united states. the ability to drive a car. at least 25 saudi women protested by getting behind the wheel. it was a small outcry. the defiance sends a big message to the government. they have been tracking the protest. >> it's not about driving. it's about control. we are controlling. >> reporter: women like this aren't just emboldened lately, they are more driven t

still up for discussion though is the legal fees penney's must pay macy's. former trial lawyer and fox's gregg jarrett joining us. greg, thank you for being here. >> thinner, lighter faster, isn't that what robert gray said any want to be that. i want to be thinner, lighter and faster. former trial lawyer. don't hold that against me, okay? ashley: say it with the greatest of respect, believe me, gregg. listen, jcpenney you were saying this is another lasting leg fasy of ron johnson who came in, screwed it all up and then left. >> talk about a guy who screwed the pooch. tracy: yeah. >> ron johnson, the gift that keeps on giving, right? forever and ever. this is the guy who goes over to martha stewart and says, oh, forget about your deal with macy's. let's do a deal with me? and of course you can't do that. i mean, an exclusive means, oh, gosh, i'm sorry, exclusive. right? so -- tracy: this become as victory for macy's. total loss for jcpenney. >> huge. tracy: are they thinking jcpenney is going to shut the doors anyway, we might as well get the hell out? >> j

macy's filed a lawsuit against both companies in february 2012. the trial began in february of this year. the judge ordered the parties into mediation in march. those talks went nowhere. >>> it's not exactly a scholarship but students at public universities are getting a break, sort of. the average cost of in state tuition at public four-year colleges this year is $8900 a year. that's an increase of less than 3%. it's the smallest bump in tuition costs since 1975. it's also a dramatic slowdown from the annual 8% increase in tuition cost which became the norm over the last few decades. >>> and apple has unveiled the fifth generation ofity ipad. the ipad air has the same screen but it's thinner and lighter. it co-s between $500 and $629. it will be available to ship on the first of november. the new $400 ipad mini has an hd retina display and comes in four colors. both tablets will allow you to use your fingerprint as a password. >>> still ahead this morning, did one of the boston bombing suspects play a role in an unsolved triple murder? >> the fda

. >>> el 16 de agosto, juliana su madre y su hermano, estaban de compras en esta tienda macy s del centro comercial de new jersey, sin saber lo que les esperaba, al subirse a esta calera selecto tr escalera elÉctrica, lo mÁs perturbador que el equipo investigativo de la nbc dijeron que estas escaleras puesta en funcionamiento en 1955 o pe rÁbano con un certificado de incumplimiento, y segÚn en marzo un inspector dijo las escaleras necesitaban mantenciÓn, algo que no ocurriÓ. >>> estas escaleras son pÉsimasmente mantenidas, la distancia entre cada escalÓn es el doble de lo permitido. los accidentes en las escaleras elÉctricas son mÁs comunes de lo que muchos piensan, en estados unidos el aÑo pasado se registraron mÁs de 22 mil incidentes. >>> asÍ quedÓ el pie de a lana despuÉs de varias cirugÍas, cuando tenÍa 9 aÑos sus zapato ciÓn tambiÉn se quedÓ atascado en una escalera elÉctrica. en el caso de juliana macy s no quiso hacer ningÚn tipo de declaraciÓn porque esta familia ha interpuesto una demanda. y el trÁgico accidente casi se les lleva su hija. >>> estuvo a pu

you may want to buy clothes but macy's has more than clothes. you can find something you need from macy's or something maybe for your home. meanwhile, gigi is here. she is the owner of a bay restaurant in union beach, new jersey. the restaurant i know was destroyed by sandy. you also took 15 people into your home after sandy hit, right. >> we did. we took 15 people. >> you expanded your family in a big way. >> we have a big family. katie: are you going to be able to rebuild the restaurant or stick with the relocation? >> the relocation is temporary. we will not be staying there. the rebuild is still unknown. >> we wish you all the best. everyone in the audience. i think you all have been through so much. you know we are here. we have each other. r friends at trump are inviting everyone in the audience today to stay for two days so you can get much needed r&r. it doesn't make up for what you veteran through but hopefully it makes things a bit easier. up next we follow up with a sandy survivor who is on a mission to find animals a home. we are goi

. >>> new york's attorney general is investigating cases of racial foe filing for macy's and barneys after four shoppers are claiming they were detained after buying expensive items. this comes the same day barney's ceo mark lee sat down with reverend al sharpton and other leaders. macy's is maintaining none of the employees were involved in the detention questioning of actor robert brown suing the retailer after he said he was detained after buying an expensive watch for his mom. editor and chief michael skolnik joins us. you have a number of community leaders, what's going to come out of this you think? >> i think it was a good meeting. i understand from the reverend it was a positive meeting. we've been dealing with these issues far enough. driving or shopping while black, we have to reaffirm our commitment as a nation, not just as community leaders are but as a nation to end the disease of racism because this is too much. >> let's keep it to this shopping while black or shop and frisk as some people called it. what needs to be done as it relates to this component? >> well, i thin

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macy's says that it will be voluntary. people can sign up to work that day. toys"r"us, wal-mart, kmart open thanksgiving night last year. >>> an online survey indicates nearly 1 in 5 potential buyers holding off on buying a new car until the government shutdown ends. 82% also say they had no idea that the shuttown is keeping the government from conducting safety recalls and processing consumer complaints about cars and trucks. >> interesting. >> it is. >>> the golden state warriors are playing right now in china. we'll update you on the game against the lakers in progress. >> and scary moments for a mother in sacramento, what happened to her son when she went in to a day care center. >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. time now is 6:25. a fire at a barn in south san jose is under investigation. the fire department tweeted this photo of the damage. it started at 10:45 last night onmont lay road. firefighters say terra terra amico furniture restoration owns the barn. it took two hours to put the fire out. nearby power lines caused concern but n

macy's says they are investigating but they wouldn't comment on ongoing litigation. as far as the change.org petition asking jay-z to sever his ties with barneys it's already collected more than 5,000 signatures. don? >> nick valencia, appreciate that. >>> actor rob brown is talking about his experience and he gave a first hand account to reporters yesterday in new york city. >> this card isn't fake. it's my card. i have so much i.d. on me. this is my card. it's not a fake card. i just bought this watch. they weren't hearing it. all i kept hearing was it's a fake card. you're going to jail. >> so, brown says he was buying his mother's graduation gift, a $1,000 watch, when undercover police officers arrested hill. he's also suing the new york city police department. >>> a close call for a group of high school students from kentucky, and this video bears that out. the students got out of this bus before it was engulfed in flames in i-75 in tennessee. they were on a field trip on the great smoky mountains when someone noticed smoke at the back of that bus. >>> crime and

now, traditionally, macy's has remained closed on the holiday. macy's joins a growing list of retailers getting a jump on black friday sales. no word yet on which stores will be open thanks giving evening. >>> okay. jeff ranieri on this monday. it's going to get even warmer. >> yes. before that, it's going to get even colder outside. might have you thinking about the holidays. we just heard about the macy's news. the cool, crisp air out there. definitely feeling really good and fallike throughout today. we have a slight offshore wind 5 to 10 miles per hour. right now in the east bay, it's continually coming out of the north and also for the east. that's going to be good enough throughout tomorrow to keep that sunshine in the forecast and the thing that's really sparking off a lot of our sunshine, and also those warmer temperatures today is this thermal trough building at the coastline. the most important thing to know about a thermal trough, when it sets up at our coast, it helps drag in warmer and also drier air all the way up toward san francis

. >>> macy's changing the rules on thanksgiving shopping. plus the 911 call from this woman stuck on the drawbridge there in pink. and yeah, that time of the year, pumpkin regattas. "early today" returns in two minutes. >>> welcome back. well, getting some of the 911 calls made when a florida woman found herself hanging from a drawbridge. >> the race is off and she's there just hanging there, hanging. we need, like, a big ladder or something like that so you can get her down. i don't know how long she's going to last. >> she's holding on tight. on to the beam. we need to get somebody out here. >> wanda mcallen had just participated in a cancer awareness event when she passed warning signs onto the bridge. the rail company has not decided whether to charge her with trespassing. >>> british police say they foiled a major islamist terror plot. at least four men were arrested across the uk. officials say they plan to attack public areas of london armed with guns. >>> tragedy at sea. a 6-year-old boy drowned while on vacation aboard the carnival

. >> macy's will hire 83,000 associates. 3,000 more than last year. you can apply at macy's and bloomingdale stores nationwide. >> and number one tired of paying all the extra airline fees? delta airlines is offering passengers last minute upgrades. how about renting an ipad with preloaded movies or paying for the seat next to you to be empty or pay for a coach seat and get to move up front. >> october. we're going to have a run of days above 80 degrees. it starts the first week of october. i think october 1st is going to do it again. we know a lot of people maybe off tomorrow. if it's any consolation shin it's going to be a beautiful day -- maybe that's not what you want to hear right now but we are looking at a run of spectacular days and at this point we're not looking much in the way of rain fall which we could use. tomorrow 81 degrees and wednesday 84. we could be under the actual temperature here. so some really warm days to start the month no doubt about it. we have cloud kcover coming through and that will help drop temperatures. we're down 64