starbucks has high end stores. may seem like there is a starbucks in every corner in america. it is the highest quality of problems. it needs to keep the lines shorter. i know they don't control the airports but please, add like five more starbucks to every airport i've been to. the company is improving the efficiency of the stores. they have the pods that you put in the keurig to make coffee. and now they have the sumatra. they have the keurig alternative, the barismo. it could be a good year for starbucks. but 2013 should be a good year too. they have had to fight against the head wind of high coffee prices. now the price has come down big, over 30% from its highs. so what was once a major head wind is now a tail wind. it has knocked 20 cents off of the earnings per share. the decreased cost of coffee should add nine cents. here is a great thing for howard shults, not for me. you want one, ask for the cramer while you are there. starbucks sells well be low the company's five year average. and it is a major discount to other high growth food chains. here is the bottom line. t

we did not receive an objection from starbucks coffee. if we had received an objection from starbucks coffee, we would be here and most likely to be deemed in this specific case that there are like foods and most likely would have denied a permit at this specific location. just purely based on location? >> purely based on location, per, the director's order. and the information provided, we are looking at the entire composition of the menu, specifically >> let's not go that far yet. >> okay. >> you have standards for how you measure and we had the long discussion previously on those issues. your method of measurement is based upon walking distance and not by radius, is that not correct. they is indicated a half a dozen to eight restaurants, some of them much closer than starbucks and can you, confirm at this point in the hearing, the location of those with respect to the 300-foot radius? >> i believe, excuse me. in many cases, these dinners and restaurants are within 300 feet. of the proposed food truck, specifically in this, or along sec

uncut as got starbucks coughing up some more taxes and in fact. they just two weeks ago were saying that well we're not going to pay more taxes but you can get is applying some pressure and now they are going to be paying taxes and there's a big campaign coming up december eighth right another after another big part of this campaign talk about the starbucks campaign and what's what's happening coming up in early december sure so when we found out it was. reuters report that kind of exposed starbucks bad practices when we heard about that we thought. this is an opportunity for us and it was our around that time there also speaking to women's groups who are being affected by the cuts because as the institute for fiscal studies argues the groups they are most going to be affected and their lives damaged by the cuts are those least able to pay at least able to cope with them which is women especially young women single single moms with with with kids they're going to be most impacted by the cuts so we've been working with women's rights organizations

uncut as got starbucks coughing up some more taxes and in fact. they just two weeks ago were saying that well we're not going to pay more taxes but you can't get is applying some pressure and now they are going to be paying taxes and there's a big campaign coming up december eighth write another and another big part of this campaign talk about the starbucks campaign and what's what's happening coming up in early december sure so when we found out it was. see a reuters report that kind of exposed starbucks bad practices when we heard about that with all. this is an opportunity for us and it was around that time they were also speaking to women's groups who are being affected by the cuts because as the institute for fiscal studies argues the groups they are most going to be affected their lives damaged by the cuts are those least able to pay at least able to cope with them which is women especially young women single single moms with with with kids they're going to be most impacted by the cuts so we've been working with women's rights organizations

uncut as got starbucks coughing up some more taxes and in fact. they just two weeks ago were saying that well we're not going to pay more taxes but you can't get is applying some pressure and now they are going to be paying taxes and there's a big campaign coming up december eighth write another and another big part of this campaign talk about the starbucks campaign and what's what's happening coming up in early december sure so when we found out it was. a reuters report that kind of exposed starbucks practices when we heard about that we thought. this is an opportunity for us and it was our around that time there also speaking to women's groups who are being affected by the cuts because as the institute for fiscal studies argues the groups they are most going to be affected their lives damaged by the cuts are those least able to pay at least able to cope with them which is women especially young women single single moms with with kids they're going to be most impacted by the cuts so we've been working with women's rights organizations to develop

uncut as got starbucks coughing up some more taxes and in fact. they just two weeks ago were saying that well we're not going to pay more taxes but you tell you don't get is applying some pressure and now they are going to be paying taxes and there's a big campaign coming up december eighth right another after another big part of this campaign talk about the starbucks campaign and what's what's happening coming up in early december sure so when we found out it was. see a reuters report that kind of exposed starbucks practices when we heard about that we thought. this is an opportunity for us and it was our around that time there also speaking to women's groups who are being affected by the cuts because as the institute for fiscal studies argues the groups they are most going to be affected their lives damaged by the cuts are those least able to pay at least able to cope with them which is women especially young women single single moms with with kids they're going to be most impacted by the cuts so we've been working with women's rights organizati

uncut as got starbucks coughing up some more taxes and in fact. they just two weeks ago were saying that well we're not going to pay more taxes but you can get is applying some pressure and now they are going to be paying taxes and there's a big campaign coming up december eighth right another after another big part of this campaign talk about the starbucks campaign and what's what's happening coming up in early december sure so when we found out it was. a reuters report that kind of exposed starbucks practices when we heard about that we thought. this is an opportunity for us and it was our around that time there also speaking to women's groups who are being affected by the cuts because as the institute for fiscal studies argues the groups they are most going to be affected their lives damaged by the cuts are those least able to pay at least able to cope with them which is women especially young women single single moms with with with kids they're going to be most impacted by the cuts so we've been working with women's rights organizations to dev

the question opponents ask, how many starbucks do we really need? mike sugerman, cbs 5. >> we have breaking news tonight. firefighters are trying to figure out what is causing smoke to waft from a building that houses a number of restaurants. this is near the corner of san felipe. there is a pasta and a panda express in that building. firefighters believe something electrical may be to cause. about 10 minutes ago they called for a third alarm. we'll report back if anything changes. >> we are clearing out tonight and cooling down. napa 43. san rafel 45. also in the 40s for concord. what about the weekend? i have the answers coming up. oh, you have a keurig vue brewer? oh, it's great! now i can brew my coffee just the way i love it. how do you do that? well, inside the brewer, there's this train that's powerful enough to carry more coffee and fresh water to make coffee that's stronger and bigger... and even hotter! actually, i just press this button. brew the coffee you love -- stronger, bigger, or hotter -- with the keurig vue. trying to figure out w

a reuters report that kind of exposed starbucks practices when we heard about that we thought. this is an opportunity for us and it was our around that time there also speaking to women's groups who are being affected by the cuts because as the institute for fiscal studies argues the groups they are most going to be affected their lives damaged by the cuts are those least able to pay at least able to cope with them which is women especially young women single single moms with with with kids they're going to be most impacted by the cuts so we've been working with women's rights organizations to develop this this campaign also as they were by will be staging sit ins around the country at starbucks in their stores to transform them into services women services primary services which women primarily benefit from that are going to be suffering from the government's cuts so in love and such london for example will be transforming starbucks to flagship stores into women's refuge and the other one into a crash because of a sea of child care support and well this is a being cut and that

starbu starbuck's has high end stores may seem like there is a starbuck's in every corner in america. it is the highest quality of problems it needs to keep the lines shorter. i know they don't control the airports but please, add like five starbucks to every airport that i've been to. the company is improving the efficiency of the stores. they have the pods that you put in the keurig. and now they have the sumatra. they have the keurig the barismo. it could be a good year for the company. but 2013 should be a good year too. they should have to fight against the head wind against high coffee prices. now the price has come down big over 30%. so what was once a major head wind is now a tail wind. it has knocked 20 cents off of the shares. the decreased cost of coffee should add nine. here is a great thing for howard shulds for me. you want one, ask for the cramer while you are there. well be low the company's five year average. and it is a major discount to other high growth food chains. here is the bottom line. this company has a fabulous story to tell. it is a by into any fiscal weakn

, starbucks is going into tea in india. that's big. > round number three: tip top ten. 10 s&p stocks make up 80% of the index climb. is that bullish or bearish for equity markets? > > obviously it is bullish. if you look at what stocks have rallied this year, we talked about it last week, is the banks. the banks have been on fire. apple is one of those stocks. even with apple sell-off yesterday - apple had the worst day in four years yesterday; the stock lost $25 billion in market cap yesterday - it is still up 33% on the year, so that has really taken the market higher. financials as well, we just saw citigroup cutting 11,000 jobs. the stock goes higher. bank of america, higher as well. > > i am optimistic- > > *i am optimistic. > > -glass-half-full type of guy, and i think a lot of other stocks will play catch-up. it doesn't matter who is driving the markets. i think there are a lot of stocks that have kind of been left behind. look at material sector stocks that have been left in the dust in all this, and i think as the

places like starbucks don't sell the same thing. there are a million reasons that you go in a starbucks than to just get a cup of coffee. there are a number of days that i did not have time to wait that line is too long. if you look around and you see a line of five or ten people at every business you are out of luck. to me adding one more machine two days a week and overlapping two hours a day, operating hours, if this were me, i would be very, i would feel very complimented that my just the notion of me doing business, anywhere near this area is such a threat. i can't understand how this is directed to the operator of a food truck, most of the concerns that have been addressed are to the pressures that are already there, than involve doing business. if one straw will break the camel's back it seems that there are a lot of other things that are hampering the performance of that camel and maybe you should look at that and hopefully you will up hold the permit. thank you. >> thank you. >> pe tricia veloy. i have been a part of many n

welcome to starbucks. what can we get started for you? >> reporter: how about a bank we can afford the new coffee made from the rare costa rican beans. actually $7 is for the medium. the grande, you can schism, and for $6 get a small. it was introduced at 46 st starbucks stars in the pacific northwest. >> wow. >> is that something you would buy in. >> no, not at all. >> reporter: but hold the outrage. for some people coffee tasting is like wine tasting. people like melody overton who runs a fan site for starbucks enthusiasts where some were giddy over the prospect of sampling a rare coffee. melody attended a special tasting. >> and i noticed all of these flavors and how it has so much going on in a single cup of cove, and i'm like oh, i like this. >> reporter: what's it taste like? >> fruity, juicy, clean, definitely a little pineapple. >> reporter: not words i associate with cove. type is expensive because it grows only at high altitudes, and there are fewer cherries per tree. >> let the pinca pamalera coffee challenge begin. jimmy kimme

special gift for starbuck fans. ashley morrison is here in new york with more on that. >> reporter: good morning. asian markets got a lift after chinese government officials signalled more stimulus efforts. tokyo's nikkei rose half of a percent while the hang seng gained 2%. wall street investors are waiting for a fiscal cliff deal. stocks were unchanged. the dow lost 13 points while the nasdaq was down five points. bank profits are getting bigger. the financial industry earned $37.6 billion in the third quarter. that's an increase of more than 6% and it could lead to more lending. there's good news on the housing front. a survey shows housing prices were up more than 6% in october. that's the best gain in six years. starting in 2016 the disney characters are coming to netflix. they landed exclusive rights to stream disney movies before they air on cable networks. netflix will get some of disney's classic movies. no financial terms of the deal were released. and just in time for the holidays, starbucks is introducin

then you have starbucks that found out, you can't move the starbucks in britain, taking away a lot of traditional british tea shops have you starbucks. it has moved in over a third of coffee shops are starbucks. past 14 years starbucks paid lesser than 1% in corporate tax rates. neil: in britain. is it legal? >> it is legal, but the loopholes have to close, to be fair to starbucks, they realized this is p, suicide, they said we do need to pay more, it will be interesting whether google and amazon will follow. neil: i am not a fan of any company that is charges $7 for a cup of coffee. it has to be made out of gold. then you could not drink it i am wondering. it seems to me, there is a disproportionate emphasis on raising taxes, the rate they brought to $55, they over did the fees, and charges and excise tax, now it is like they are hunting for change under the mattress? >> as far as corporate tax rates, britain is very reasonable, it has gotten lowest in the world. neil: they want to raise them. >> no going down to 23%. neil: close the loopholes. >> here, that. and however, yes, taxes

starbucks will be troubling if the economy falls down. last week i think starbucks is the best stock to own although they're busy all day long. russ says i like starbucks for its cult-like following. technicals look like garbage. green mountain has gained 64% over the past month. a reoccurring question on twitter, is this sentiment driven or are there fundamentals you've seen on gmcr? hopefully we can get them to answer right here. mike, what do you say? >> you know, it's interesting. we've seen some bearish activity for a couple of days with starbucks going into this. we saw more of that today. we have a little bit of a valuation problem. green mountain we've seen a little more bullish activity. i have to say i'm not overly optimistic about either one of them. >> are we talking about greep mountain? >> yes. >> remember the day had a we said you'll continue to see a short covering rally. it will overshoot to the short side. over the last couple of days i think it still goes higher. >> starbucks to me, this is the new yum. in fact, we did

the limited edition comes preloaded with $4 for use in starbucks stores, starbucks is making only -- 5,000 available. i sometimes give coffee cards, gift cards for christmas. that one, i'm sorry, you know -- i love you dearly but i'm not getting that for you. >> you want to talk to your broker before you pay $1,000 for a $400 card. >>> gorgeous to be outside today, practice, working in the yard, putting up decoration or getting to and from work and school by the afternoon you are not going to need heavier coats, you may wear this morning low 60s around antioch, warm 68° in santa rosa, the warm will spread to the coast because of offshore wind. doppler over the entire state dry storm track so far north it doesn't show up on the radar. 60s everywhere except 51 tahoe 54 yosemite, 72 l.a., 70 palm springs. >>> stall incline section past the metering lights and toll bay bridge blocking rate line not affecting anybody, hopefully, -- the right lane not affecting anybody, hopefully they will get that out soon. san rafael towards central san rafael light traffic roadwork southern portion of

she and others worry that starbucks will pay high rent and drive up the rest of the neighborhood not to mention taking business away from local shops. and there are already two just about a block away! >> our concern is not only the coffee business but the food business that they want to bring in. >> reporter: starbucks did just buy 19 la boulange bakeries around the area. terry is among the fifth generation to run cliff's hardware on castro is for it. she is head of the merchants of upper market and castro. >> i think that most of the coffee shops up there have long loyal customer following and people really aren't going to change where they go for their coffee. >> reporter: starbucks will bring in 15 to 20 jobs. a community space for meetings, more customers for neighboring bills. the question opponents ask, how many do we need? mike sugerman, cbs 5. >>> you probably don't think of it as a premier shopping destination. the bay area city going the extra mile to lure customers. and the unique incentives to shop at his stores. >> a dream house turns into a nightmare for one bay area w

starbucks, it seems like they are already everywhere. how is it possible they could put more stores anywhere else? >> if they are strategically located, it will work. remember during the reserks we started to see starbucks close down. i never actually saw a starbucks close down but i read about it. now, they are bringing a lot of the stores back in different areas. starbucks says their gnaw cafes bring in more money than existing ones. so they are putting them in the right places. when people go into a starbucks, they typically just buy a drink. they don't buy food and a drink. starbucks is looking to get to you buy both. we need that $450 gift card. >> oh, yeah. we got it. thank you very much. >> have a good day. a good day. >>> coming up later this hour, we are live on the ellipse with a preview of this year's national christmas tree lighting. and speaking of big events, the redskins take on the ravens. >>> a gun found in a locker at a local school. we'll have more reaction on that when fox 5 morning news comes back in a moment. 

so what is starbuck's plan and what do customers think about it? nick hit the ground in washington to find out. >> greta, as the clock runs out on the looming fiscal cliff, one would think the last thing you want to add to the folks up on capitol hill is another cup of caffeine to their already anxiety-ridden nerves. but that hasn't stopped starbucks from brewing up a cup campaign to get our leaders to come together literally. at all of the starbucks stores here in washington like this one in the shadow of the capital, they are scribbling that phrase come together on every cup. a message directed solely at congress and president obama. >> i hope they take notice of it and it hits home with them that something needs to be happening. >> i don't know if it will work, but it's a great idea. >> at least do something, right? >> absolutely. get off their rear ends and do something. >> looks like they have written something on their cup there. >> it was hidden tore a second. yeah. it's there. >> do you think it's smart? >> i think it's good from the corpor

china plays a big role in starbucks' expansion plans. coffee chain hopes to have 1500 stores in china by 2015. >>> we all love the smell of pizza just out of the oven. >> but do you love it enough to spray it on your neck? coming up pizza perfume. does this idea stink or is it genius? >> not really. >> all right let's talk about what's going on because we are dealing with some very cold temperatures but the 60s are in the forecast. when they come back coming up. >> everything is nice can clear here on -- ask clear here on route 95 in harford road. what traffic looks like on 695 and 83 coming up on "good morning maryland." >>> well the happiest place on earth is about to get a lot bigger. today the new fantasyland opens in orlando. it features new villages like the be our guest restaurant. the addition will cost $425 million. it will be doubling the sides of that portion of the magic kingdom. disney says it's the largest expansion in the park's history. >>> take a minute and imagine that fresh smell of pizza. thanks to pizza hut you can a

starbucks is basically selling k-cups but now starbucks has a device. so it is not just about, hey, we are a partner. we are a partner and competitor. i promise you starbucks doesn't get into a business like this to control 10% of it. >> so you think starbucks -- >> andkraft. you start the business with the expectation as it was the last few years. the problem is the starbucks device just launched and the craft device just launched and we have no idea what the impacts will be on a shelf by shelf level all over the country. so i don't see why you want to stick with something that's just popped 100% in the last couple of months knowing that's what is going on in front of you in 2013. >> let's go to the jury. brian kelly, who made the more compelling argument on green mountain? >> you know, i like steven weiss' argument. the lindsay argument is what a lot of people don't but maybe they should. that's the part that concerns me, though. they are up 100% in the last couple of months. i can't buy that stock. >> but you're not getting down to the nitty grit fi

the ceo at starbucks is urging starbucks workers and employees in the washington, d.c. area to write on the cups, come together, come together right now. i guess quoting the beatles. thursday and friday. dennis, what do you think?. >> that should fix it. that's all we needed. either conjures up very old beatles cliche or elusive quest in the bedroom. they should cut spending or raise taxes on rich and let people vote. >> like the big gulp. cut taxes or --. adam: i feel like i need a cigarette. >> come together. oh that has been the problem. they're not just coming together. like a baseball metaphor and coming to the mound tell the pitcher to throw strikes. >> you are too bitter for starbucks. adam: you were consultant on the hill. >> i was. adam: both sides, the american people are just sick to death of this discussion. >> you could not be more right. by the way, before you come together, come back to d.c. john boehner, come on. adam: won't you come home, john boehner, won't you come home. >> these guys are off in their districts, hawaii, sipping my ties with melissa fr

only a starbucks exec tells u-s-a today, sooe stores will nevvr pn sale friday, but starbucks - rewards members will have early access thursday. starbucks says ppeeioos limited-edition cards have garnered thousands of dollars on e-bay..and the company has other big plans -- at an investor conference wednesday starbucks annnunced it's three-thousand more stores in phe americas innthe next five thousand stores in china by the end of next year. i'm elizabeth corridan reporting. if you're looking for amazon is laanching a new kid-friennly subscription service for their kindle tablet. "kindle free time unlimitedd is aimed at children using kindle fire evices. it will give pprents the ability for childree to brrwse age-&app books without accessing the internet. the service &pccots 4-dollars 99-ccnts per kid each month. amazonn says it will be available ii the next few weeks. coming up... ashton kutcher's new role... in an upcoming movie.the person he's playing... and the side-by-siie comparison... that might leave you impressed. hi. we're spreading the word about honey bunches of oats fruit b

in fact, hmrc, our ekwilent are saying that starbucks should pay more tax. where does all this leave this rather nasty mess? in hard times people are going to want to bring in every penny. again, suzanne, what the companies have done is perfectly legal it's like those people in the united states paying less tax than their secretaries. it's like the accusations made by mitt romney. it was all perfectly legal. what star buck has found is that there's a difference between legal at and morality. >> it can be unseemly. they've got profit. you got those beans in that little cup there. do you think that, like, google and amazon, would they follow starbucks here? would they follow their lead? is there any pressure for them to do the same thing? >> absolutely there's pressure, but this is what starbucks said. we know we're not perfect. this is the managing director, starbucks u.k. we've listened over the past few months. we're committed to the u.k. we will give us an opportunity to build trust and customers. starbucks admitted they were shocked -- they were surprised

starbucks in d.c. locations having the employees and maybe the employee's choice, not a formal campaign, but they come together on some cups. the message is clear. we have to change it from the outside in. if d.c. is not going to change itself and d.c. is not going to get together and rise above and solve this problem, it's you and me and customers and it's even corporate america needs to put the external pressure on to say listen, guys, we need to get a deal done. you are probably a billionaire by now. you don't want to see taxes go up, nor do i. i argued in part for the president's tax hike. not because i want to pay more. who wants to pay more? we need to get to the bigger problems and put this behind us and move on to solve the bigger problems that we have got in this country and part of negotiation is not getting everything you want. it's getting some of what you want and both parties need to recognize that. >> what you didn't get for christmas that you wanted was a tie. what happened there? >> ye

it doesn't matter on christmas or roshshana and mcdonalds is a service business like dennis and starbucks. they have to be open when people want to get serve that includes christmas day. it is it important to keep in mind to incent vise. they might offer time and hamful and not only ask them to but require it >>alt the same time mcdonalds was founded on principle to give them time off with their families. are they changing that . >> it is it a worrs preogative to work anywhere else. there are not that many jobs in the economy. if you have a job be thankful. >> congress may be taking t time off. but mcdonalds had earnings that are down . staying up on christmas to me is something they should do. >> numbers are there. malia . aolt of mcdonalds that opened on thanksgiving day booked profits and that was a lot of revenue for the mcdonald's franchise. does that mean they should bring in the revenue and for e company? >> it is better for the company, but i agree that time and half, giting an extra shift as much as we would like everyone to enjoy the holiday season, i think that a lot of the wor

. >> starbucks can be expensive and not. we will tell you what the company wants you to spend $400 this holiday season. on one item. >> the showdown over the fiscal cliff. a new poll suggests president obama has the american people's support when it comes to taxing the wealthy. this poll shows nearly half of those surveyed once bush eras tax cuts to expire for those making more than $250,000 a year. the poll was taken last weekend. the questions did lean more to the men -- to the democratic party. eric cantor says republicans want to sit down with the president and talk specifics. president obama spoke with business executives, calling for a balanced approach combining taxes with cuts. the president rejected a gop counter offer, which targeted government cuts but did not add any new taxes. if the deal is not reached by january 1, everyone's taxes will go up and automatic spending cuts will go into affect. >> starbucks makes news for two reasons. why they want you to spend $450 this holiday season for one product. >> a would-

starbucks is saying they may pay more taxes in england to restore public trust. the same thing is happening in the u.s.. it is not illegal but as britain likes to say it is immoral. >> delta and singapore are talking about taking those shares over. is a move by delta to boost its international operations between new york and london. a number of mergers has reshaped the on airline industry. with the high price of oil we could see more takeovers in the years to come. >> ford is recalling two of its biggest selling in u.s. models. the 2013 escape cross over and the 2013 ephesian mid-size sedan. with the 16 1.6 l engine. those engines can overheat and catch fire. there have not been any injuries reported in this but they have a dozen reports of fire for the escape and one for the fusion. this is the threat third recall for the new escapes' fs. the fusion wast named green car fire of the year at the auto show. >> it is 6:11 a.m. and will be back in a minute. the golden gate bridge it shows a nice easy ride for marin county. (car horn) paying with your smartphone inste

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for years so how did starbucks react to the news well the company decided to slash u.k. worker pay take away paid lunch breaks and paid sick days some workers are also paid pay freezes and a lack of incentives for moving up within the company basically starbucks knows that it will now i have to pay taxes like everyone else and unfortunately the company has chosen to punish its workers in order to recoup funds to take a company that charges five bucks for a cup of coffee would be willing to pay a little in taxes. i guess not. and a very very ugly wayne la pierre lumpier president of the n.r.a. was interviewed on an n.r.a. radio program yesterday the subject of kansas city chiefs player jovan belcher's murder suicide came up here argued the vultures girlfriend because. could have protected herself if she had a firearm you also argue that the media is biased against guns and the vast majority of americans know guns make them safer. here finished the interview by insisting that crime would actually be reduced in america more americans. chose to use the tragedy to spew this c

it doesn't matter on christmas or roshshana and mcdonalds is a service business like dennis and starbucks. they have to be open when people want to get serve that includes christmas day. it is it important to keep in mind to incent vise. they might offer time and hamful and not only ask them to but require it >>alt the same time mcdonalds was founded on principle to give them time off with their families. are they changing that . >> it is it a workers preotive to work anywhere else. there are not that many jobs in the economy. if you have a job be thankful. >> congress may be taking the time off. but mcdonalds had earnings that are down . staying up on christmas to me is something they should do. >> numbers are there. malia . a lolt of mcdonalds that opened on thanksgiving day booked profits and that was a lot of revenue for the mcdonald's franchise. does that mean they should bring in the revenue and for the company? >> it is better for the company, but i agree that time and half, giting an extra shift as much as we would like everyone to enjoy the holiday season, i think that a lot of t

the tax avoid is ok to legally tell you what starbucks and amazon and google have been doing is ok's that you're saying there's a difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion tax evasion is illegal tax avoidance people are using the law to their benefit now if the law is wrong we need to change the law but for now the law continues to allow an exodus of profits made in britain meaning companies like amazon can keep getting away with paying less than the tax payers they're profiting from sarah ferguson r.t. london just spoke to one man disease from a dutch based firm specializing in tax avoidance helping clients use legal loopholes in setting up companies and tax haven see insists though people have an obligation to pay as little as they can. taxation is actually a very inefficient way to get services it's much more efficient over done by the free market in a free market when there is competition between companies prices go down and quality goes up. but when when you allow government to take a huge chunk of the nation's income through taxation the result is not just that it's detr

we have enough starbucks and we have pizza in the same block and pizza is much better than starbucks anyway. so, i just wanted to go on the record saying that. >> is there any additional general public comment? okay. seeing none, next item, please. >> commissioners, it will place you under your regular calendar, item 12, western soma community plan - informational discussion - no. 3. this is an informational item only. >> garv, president fong, commissioners. cory teague for staff. this is the last scheduled information hearing for western soma before the adoption hearing next week on december the sixth. this is a little unlike our previous informational hearings in that we do not have new materials for you to review for this session. it's at the request of the president to allow time for additional discussion and comments on any issues that are unresolved or so far today have not been thoroughly discussed. so, just to run down a few of those, just as a reminder, first of all, if you are a member -- weeks ago we talked specifically about the issue of entertainment uses and proposed zo

starbucks shares at this point down slightly, 48 cents. imagine john boehner going into starbucks and they write on the cup, come together. hello. lori: boehner, this is directly to you. tracy: exactly. howard schultz is on the campaign to fix the debt. he is one of the ceos that has come out. lori: he has nothing to lose being advocate, being outspoken. the stock is healthy the company is thriving. talk about where crowds are right now, any starbucks on any corner. tracy: i hope they do it with a big black sharpie. come together. write it on the cup. lori get the latte. lori: if washington gets back together and we get a debt deal and economy picks up? that is big if. there are industries that stand to add the most jobs. tracy: we'll tell you where you should be looking if you're ready for a change of pace. that is all next. stay with us. [ indistinct shouting ] ♪ [ indistinct shouting ] [ male announcer ] time and sales data. split-second stats. [ indistinct shouting ] ♪ it's so close to the options floor... [ indistinct shouting, be

it doesn't matter on christmas or roshshana and mcdonalds is a service business like dennis and starbucks. they have to be open when people want to get serve that includes christmas day. it is it important to keep in mind to incent vise. they might offer time and hamful and not only ask them to but require it >>alt the same time mcdonalds was founded on principle to give them time off with their families. are they changing that . >> it is it a workers preogative to work anywhere else. there are not that many jobs in the economy. if you have a job be thankful. >> congress may be taking the time off. but mcdonalds had earnings that are down . staying up on christmas to me is something they should do. >> numbers are there. malia . a lolt of mcdonalds that opened on thanksgiving day booked profits and that was a lot of revenue for the mcdonald's franchise. does that mean they should bring in the revenue and for the company? >> it is better for the company, but i agree that time and half, giting an extra shift as much as we would like everyone to enjoy the holiday season, i think that a lot of

to starbucks. i do agree -- i do think people have these sophisticated pallets. the same thing with wine. they develop this refined taste and they really know the difference. and they are willing to spend the money. this is why i don't get, why do people try to refine their pallet? why would they do that? they say i cannot enjoy a cheap glass of wine now. >> train your pallet downward then. >> exactly. >> let me let you guys in on our secret. th brew comes from the starbucks clover machine, and i love it. >> he's one of them. >> this is not just regular coffee. they spoon the coffee in. you get to watch them. i generally don't buy the $7 coffee, but i am not above spending $5.50 on a cup of their clover coffee. it is fantastic. i can't go back to the old stuff. never mind dunkin donuts and never mind the freeze dried stuff. >> i think you are doing it just to get -- i think a lot of people do this to order it just to look like going in and getting magnum condoms. you are going in for the image. >>

there are already 11,500 starbucks in the nation and starbucks says it will have more than 20,000 stores around the world by 2014. >>> every now and then we hear about an invasive species that gets out of hand. that's the situation in mount rainier, maryland. one neighborhood is so plagued by bamboo that they're hoping to ban the stuff from the city forever. scott broom is in mount rainier tonight with some unbelievable bamboo pictures. >> reporter: bamboo, an asian import invasive species that's become a plague in mount rainier, maryland. it's the most bamboo infested city in the state. you had a term for it. what did you call it? >> the devil's weed. >> reporter: well known dramatic actor bus howard is under siege at wit's end. >> we had a garden and all of it and now it's nothing. >> reporter: you see this root action? >> see how gnarly that looks. this thing actually looks like something in a sci-fi. >> reporter: weeks ago howard cut the stuff to the ground in his yard. it is already back. the first day you'll see the shoot come out of the ground and by the fourth day it's over 6 fee

starbucks employees in the d.c. area are being asked to write come together on customers' cups tomorrow and friday. in a letter, starbucks' chief howard schultz wrote, "rather than be bystanders, you and your customers have an opportunity, and i believe we all have a responsibility to send our elected officials a respectful but potent message, urging them to come together to find common ground." >> let's bring in cnn's poppy harlow. poppy, you spoke with howard schultz recently about the fiscal cliff. >> i decide. he's been very vocal about what he thinks how much harm could wreak on our economy, on the global economy. but the timing of this is very key. congress comes back in session tomorrow, starting tomorrow morning in the d.c. area and in virginia, they're going to write "come together" on your starbucks cup, to try to send washington that message, that you need to get a deal done before the end of the year. let's show people the ad, as well, that they're going to see, in "the new york times" and in "the washin

. >> starbucks is launching a politician's campaign this week in hopes that will get the ball rolling on averting the fiscal cliff. in a letter to star birks employees made public this morning, chief executive howard s \cc chultz next employees that is approximately 120 d.c. area stores to write come together on coffee cups on serving customers tomorrow and friday. starbucks plans to buy as in washington post and the new york times later in the week as part of its come together campaign. >> rumors that a second generation ipad mini with eight right now display is set to lions ahead of apple's typical annual schedule that share have been swirling. now it appears that apple's full- size ipad may be sticking to its new semi and release schedule. new reports suggest that apple's plans to launch a new standard, lauder 9.7 in. ipad as soon as march 2013. the fourth ipad model was just released last month along side the ipad mini, but march was also suggested in recent red ipad mini remorse. >> we will be right back. heavy snowfall in the sierra is causing dangerous conditions for skiers. in

>> if you're taking your date to starbucks. >> all right. we've got to get to our take three because we have a special guest on the phone. we've seen a lot of these around the holidays where people light up the house and put music with it. let's watch this from idaho. >> oh, my god. >> is the music emanating from the home? >> no, it's on a radio station. >> you just see the lights. you don't hear it. >> the house is on risers so it bounces up and down. >> we've got these guys oen the phone. from idaho, joining us now, scott and his son zach. good morning. >> good morning. >> how is the neighborhood feeling? >> well, most of our neighbors don't mind, but a couple do. >> but the music is played through a car radio. you don't hear it in the neighborhood, right? >> yeah, we have a short-range transmitter hooked up to my computer that will transmit it about 1/2 a mile. >> you do this for a good cause though, right? >> what is you're asking to do when people come to the house. >> we do it for the meridian food bank. >> so you're asking people to b

starbucks' expansion plans aren't only meared number of shops. in the last 12 months, its acquired juice company evolution fresh, bakery la boulange, and is about to finalize acquisition of tea company teavanna. tensions remain high in michigan's capitol city, where legislation is about to be passed that could weaken the power of unions. protestors are furious. republican lawmakers moved quickly last week to enact "right to work legislation," allowing workers at unionized companies not to pay dues to the union, which reduces bargaining power right in the uaw's own back yard. the measure has already been approved by both chambers of michigan's legislature, and final enactment could take place tomorrow. republican governor rick snyder supports the legislation. if enacted, it would make michigan the 24th state with right-to-work laws. recent strikes at a california shipping port are over, but concerns of outsourcing persist. last week, striking workers protested that their jobs were being outsourced. employers denied sending jobs abroad. however, th

starbucks plans do for tea what it did for coffee. the coffee chain is going supersize by opening 20,000 more cafes by 2014, with much of the growth coming from china. 1500 stores will open in the u.s. alone in a span of 5 years. and now with the recent acquisition of teavana, starbucks will eventually open "tea bars" in shopping malls. for serious coffee drinkers, starbucks is offering a stainless steel gift card starting at $400 friday morning. citigroup is transitioning to a smaller workforce. the bank is cutting 11,000 jobs, which will save citi $900 million next year. cuts were rumored following former ceo vikram pandit's departure from the bank. citi chairman michael o'neill has been known to cut staff to turn business around. the bank has been trying to rebound after being hit hard during the financial crisis. worldwide, 84 branches will close as a result of the measures. a trader is under arrest, allegedly for attempting to get rich quick by trading shares of apple. according to reports, david miller was trading at rochdale se

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