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market is looking a little nervous. nicole: you saw the dow down nearly 200 points. what you see is basically everybody sells everything. they are not saying i will sell my financials and hold onto my drugs. no. they are getting out today. it is the weekend. we havecome up off the as you noted, they cannot get away from the fiscal cliff. not just yet. they have not come to a solution in washington. that is front and center. we are also seeing a flock to the area that are safe. the dollar is higher. gold is higher. we are also there is a look at the dow jones one week. last friday we close that 13,135. we are still actually of about 30 points for the week. that is if we were to close right here. for right now, certainly, read on the screen because there is so much concern about washington. melissa: thank you so much. many believe the speaker in the senate, but it did notie -@even make it through the house last night. i next asked is not confident it will happen within the ne
something called a subdural hematoma which means as a result of the blow on her head she broke a small blood vessel on the surface of her brain. reporter: doctors have prescribed a blood thinner. this than i will keep secretary clinton in the hospital for 48 hours to see how she responds to the medication. clinton had been scheduled to testify before congress about the september 11th attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya, but had to cancel because of her health issues. clinton was already scheduled to step down as secretary of state next month. president obama has nominated john kerry to be her replacement. marlie hall in new york this morning. also today is the final day of fiscal cliff negotiations. hope of reaching a wide-ranging deal in automatic spending increases and tax cuts is all but gone. spending would be reduced and cuts would be felt in all areas of the government. economies have warned that going over the cliff would cause a spike in unemployment
the top stories we re following on this wednesday, december 26th. it is the day after christmas which means that it is a big travel day across the country, but severe weather is also in other states that could slow down drivers. we are looking at s.f. 0 this morning. if you are traveling by car. the roadways are wet. this morning we do have storm tracker 4 to show you some areas of light rain and scattered showers. the focus right now is on the peninsula where farseeing heavy downpours. this is affecting sunnyvale and milpitas. this will cross 1 01. this is fairly fast moving. these and showers are moving very quickly. if you do have plans to get out this morning to take advantage of the after christmas sales you should bring your umbrellas. tomorrow we will have more sunshine. we will take a look at the winter storm warnings for the lake tahoe area and your new year s eve forecast. we have been monitoring an incident first described as a stall and now it is to descri
5 days to go. with the fiscal cliff hanging in the distance, how the focus of the discussion is starting to shift. in today s cover story, the housing market is gaining momentum. what first-time buyers need to know about getting in the game. plus, the grinch who stole sales. why holiday shopping took a hit this year. and, movie madness. ticket sales are on track for a record year. our critic tells us what s worth your watch. that s all ahead on today s first business. you re watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today s investment ideas. good morning everyone. it s thursday, december 27th. i m chuck coppola. angela miles has the day off. in today s first look: a massive storm hits the northeast - again. this time with an icy slap of snow, freezing rain and strong winds. it already took its toll on the southern plains and deep south. creative acccounting at the federal level. with the u.s. expected to reach its $16.4- trillion debt ceiling before the end of th