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>> i dont know what that means. >> you can use that as an excuse, cant get out, couldnt get flowers because we werent able to hit the roads. no-valentines day zone. >> i dont know if a note from the sheriff gets you out of obligations. also derrick jeter. >> theres a lot of love for derek jeter and that is raising ticket prices. if you want to catch a game during his farewell season, he announced hes retiring after this 2014 season, youre going to have to pay a lot. within two hours of the annou...

As congressman crowley finishes those introductory remarks. the winter blast could put valentines day plans on ice. bertha combs is here. bertha, valentines day can be a heart breaker for florists and restaurants if they cant maximize sales today. tell us. >> i think a lot of them are breathing a sigh of relief in terms of storms. if youre a procrastinator and forgot to order flowers, you might try to use the weather as an excuse, but it might not work. a lot of florists tried to make sure the...

Marketing strategy for shark week. subway riders in new york discovered a dead four foot long sand shark aboard the n train. no one knows where it came from. turning now to our first look at business, we turn to cnbc bertha combs. good morning. >> snakes on a train? toyota is recalling tacoma pickup trucks to fix a seat belt issue. the recall affects models made between 2004 and 2011. no injuries have been reported. and the salsburger family says "the new york times" is not for sale. that de...

They couldnt flush their toilets, the reason, a 15 ton massive fat had been growing in the sewer compromised mainly of food and wet wipes. the double decker sized fatburg took two weeks to clear. a man in the uk is in the dog house after discovering his boat was sinking. the man swam his 9-year-old jack russell to safety before going back to help his wife. at least now we know who his best friend is. and finally, the powerball jackpot is now up to $425 million. its the fourth largest prize eve...

The annual backpack index shows prices for school supplies are 7% higher than last year. almost every basic item is more expensive, some up to $10 more. >> say it isnt so, bertha. >> i used to always have a special pen. >> im real particular about my pens. all right. hopefully those wont go up too. thank you. fascinating news from the uk. people are happiest in life when they were 23 years old and again when they hit 69. thats according to a new study from a london school of economics. happine...

Telephone pole in massachusetts. you can actually see the driver, right here, being ejected from the car which police estimate was going nearly twice the 35 mile an hour speed limit. police say the driver is lucky to be alive. now for your first look at business, we turn to cnbcs bertha combs. >> good morning, betty. facebook this morning, going to get a very big thumbs up from wall street. the social networking site reporting better than expected earnings on a surge in revenues. facebook appe...

Accompanying statement? were joined by berth a combs. >> they parse every statements. the key statements is that they will keep rates exceptionally low for some time. they said the economy is improving, but we still have employers reluctant to hire full-time workers. they do expect inflation will remain at low levels and stable for some time. they basically say firms are spending significantly more, household spending is picking up, but theres still some constraints there. they do see the econom...