tans movement. an indonesian man accused in making the bombs in the 2002 bali attacks is set to make a plea this monday. he could be handed a death sentence if convicted. 2002 people were killed in the bali bombings. at least 44 min mates are dead after a prison riot in new mexico. rival gangs were fighting in the prison and at one point inmates took a guard hostage. australian prime minister julia laggard says she will survive the office. australian media report the former prime minister says a leadership challenge is, quote, not in the prospect. those are the headlines from cnn, the world s news leader. i m zain verjee and world business today starts right now. good morning from cnn london. i m charles hodson. a very good afternoon from cnn hong kong. i m andrew stevens. today s trade deficit hits a record level. what s behind these numbers? natural disasters for one. europe s finance ministers hope to settle difference this is monday as they meet once again t
right now because they re missing her. and they re just thinking of the best way to celebrate her life. i know that s what they re going to do, is celebrate her life and her homegoing when they come together for that funeral. lots of people want to be a part of that. but the family is doing the best it can, i m sure. reverend joe watkins, nice to see you this morning. we appreciate it. thanks, thomas. cash-strapped states might have a new option to add money to the budget. sell the state-run prisons to private companies. could it work? plus, a dangerous situation becomes even more dangerous. a fire breaks out in a prison in honduras. hundreds dead. but hundreds of inmates still are unaccounted for. full details after this.
about 30%. operations can get it down to 27%, 28%. the food sales. but you re not going to get a food cost to run much better than that typically. but there s also an issue of value. guests have perceived value. when a plate hits the table what s it worth to them in perception? then there s absolute value. if the restaurant across the street is selling a hamburg burger for $8, it s going to be difficult to sell it for $12 if you don t have a better perceived experience. i want to follow up on that, this is about brand too? absolutely. you can sell the same thing for one price or another price to answer his question, the facebook question, your pricing is based upon what the food costs. add money in for air conditioning or for uniforms. that comes out of your overall gross sales. when you price something you price it based upon what the hamburger costs, what that egg costs, what that piece of lettuce costs, and like your expert said, it should be
it s beautiful! there s the tree. good morning, everyone. it is thursday, december 1st. we re counting down. can you believe it? welcome to morning joe. the tree does look beautiful. lit last night. i know a part of my family was there. with us onset we have the director of the earth institute at columbia university economist dr. jeffrey sachs, and we also have the host of cnbc s madd money, jim cramer. thank you for much for joining us. a lot to talk about this morning. first of all, ron paul has a new ad out on newt gingrich which really crystallizes everything. everything we ve been talking about on this set. sometimes maybe not as effectively and maybe just a tad bit too emotional on my part, but ron paul crystallizes it perfectly. and we ll play that for you in a little bit. also, interview with mitt
the state of alabama seeming to get it right. but how to get it right when fema is running out of money? committee passed amendment to the 2012 appropriation bill to add money to supplemental disaster relief. offsetting the expence revinding $500 million from department of energy advanced vehicle manufacturerring program. the money move offered little solace to some democrats who question the offset and the larger cut, state and local first responders coming to the homeland security in fiscal year 2012. transit agencies don t have money to intall officers, bomb-sniffing dogs or screening devices, at a time when open-source media reports that al-qaeda is setting the sights on the u.s. rail system. walking a tight rope between compassion and cost-cutting, they re worried