brought les mis to broadway and now to the big screen. patsy s restaurant s chef scott will dish up a special treat. first our top story. whatever you ve been dreaming of if you re in the northeastern corner of the country, it s going to be a white christmas and then some. a powerful storm has dumped a foot of snow in parts of the midwest and the great lakes. the storm is blamed for deaths in at least five states and has knocked out power for thousands of people in northern new york. so we want to get the latest from our own lonnie quinn. lon, good morning to you. hey, look guys. travel problemdelays will be a prochblt that s your storm right there. it s the same storm yesterday that affected the northeast as well but it was this portion right here. it was all rain that barreled through with big winds. today with colder air being pulled in on the backside of this low, yeah we re down below freezing for a lot of you. here s the kicker. all right? we ve had bidder storm
us, but the first month of the year tends to be kind to investors. will the same hold true in 2014? and big payoffs. our market monitor says he has three stocks that could get you at least 20% in the year ahead. all that and more for this final day of 2013, december 31st. good evening, and happy new year, everyone. tyler s off tonight. well, champagne on wall street was flowing today as the dow and s&p 500 ended the year with another round of new record highs. 2013 will be remembered as the longest bull market winning streak since the 1990 s. the dow posted 52 record closes, and the s&p taxed on 45 new highs tacked on 45 new highs. here the scorecard for this last day of 2014 and for the year. of 2013 and for the year. the blue chips reached 16,576, a new milestone. the nasdaq added 22, closing at a fresh 13-year high. and the s&p rose seven points to 1,848. for the year, the dow surged 26.5%. the nasdaq skyrocketed 38%. and the s&p soared almost 30%, its best year si
off the yuck! stigma and attracting value-conscious customers. and it s the popularity of private label food that s behind the tasty conagra-ralcorp deal. private label, otherwise known as store brands, is gaining traction with retailers and shoppers. in fact, store brands have been growing faster than branded food for some time, and we expect that to continue. reporter: it might be hard to believe, but store brands now account for about a fifth of all packaged foods sold in the u.s., and at 70 $billion, we re talking big business. conagra is known for name brands like pam, slim jim, and reddi whip, and it also makes some private label goods. ralcorp is the top manufacturer of growing store brand categories such as cereal and pasta, and it supplies companies like walmart and mcdonald s. together, conagra and ralcorp could become a private label powerhouse. and they might actually make store brand food that s good to eat. with this acquisition, what conagra can do that p
off the yuck! stigma and attracting value-conscious customers. and it s the popularity of private label food that s behind the tasty conagra-ralcorp deal. private label, otherwise known as store brands, is gaining traction with retailers and shoppers. in fact, store brands have been growing faster than branded food for some time, and we expect that to continue. reporter: it might be hard to believe, but store brands now account for about a fifth of all packaged foods sold in the u.s., and at 70 $billion, we re talking big business. conagra is known for name brands like pam, slim jim, and reddi whip, and it also makes some private label goods. ralcorp is the top manufacturer of growing store brand categories such as cereal and pasta, and it supplies companies like walmart and mcdonald s. together, conagra and ralcorp could become a private label powerhouse. and they might actually make store brand food that s good to eat. with this acquisition, what conagra can do that p
world. i m george howell. cnn newsroom starts right now. 4:00 a a.m. on the u.s. east coast. in just about 90 minutes time in italy, a state funeral is set to begin for some of the victims of wednesday s powerful earthquake in the central part of that nation. you re looking at live images this hour. it is 10:01 there where you see the service is about to start. 281 people were killed. rescuers there are hoping to find more survivors trapped in the rubble. but as each day passes, that hope is fading fast. in the meantime, thousands of people are living in camps until the civil protection agency can find them housing. cnn s atika is live at the state funeral where this is happening. if you could just tell us what is happening right now. reporter: that s right. i m just near the gymnasium where that funeral will be taking place. scouts and police have formed a corridor for family to enter the gymnasium. that is where many of the coffins have been laid out, along with flowe