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>> i have so many friends. i hope that the guy from the "king's speech" was just at the restaurant. natalie portland. we will see all the stars come. jeff bridges i like a lot. >> i'm sure they are going to enjoy it so much. and thank you so much for my chocolate oscar. i'm going to love it. >> thank you. great to talk to you. >> all right. fredericka, the stars are beginning to arrive. i saw sheryl hines. also jennifer lawrence. it's going to be a lot of fun. >> lots of fun and good eats too. all right. brooke anderson, thanks so much. yum yum. a little chocolate oscar there. join "showbiz to...

Says the average man drops more than $158 for valentine's day and the average woman will only spend about $75. and valentine's day is not just for humans. the average person will spend just over five bucks on the family pet. but let's face it. not everyone has a valentine to lavi lavish. that doesn't mean that the folks aren't spending. the nrf says consumers spend an average of $6.30 on friends, $5 on class matds and teachers and just over $3 on co-workers. after all, valentine's day is on a monday. stephanie elam, cnn, new york. all right. happy valentine's day. get ready to hear about spe...

Earnings reports all of that making financial news right now. our business team brings wall street to main street. let's begin with alison kosik. >> hi, fredericka. jobs were the focus this week. the government's latest figures showed the economy added 36,000 positions in january, that's a big disappointment considering that wall street was expecting a gain of about 150,000. but the unemployment rate fell sharply, dropping to 9%. however, ammists are skeptical about the reliability of both sets of numbers, partly because of the weather's impact. the report sparked little reaction on wall stree...

Square and i understand gun fire was heard. explain what happened. >> reporter: well, whenever there's a burst of automatic gunfire in tahrir square and i believe you can see and hear it there on your screen, there is always concern, especially after several days of violence this week on wednesday and thursday. it turns out based on testimony from many witnesses that the military broke up a crowd of people who were trying to remove barbed wire from around a tank to form a human chain. nobody got hurt as far as we know but, again, this underscores the very high level of tension here and situati...

That's just a little sampling of members of the opposition if it were to become a case of the next administration or leadership after hosni mubarak. jonathan. >> fredericka. we have all been watching those amazing images coming cairo. we've been monitoring the airwaves and monitoring the internet but what about the streets? we have a resident of cairo worried about the deteriorating security situation. cell service has been restored. he's on the line. tell us first of all where you have been and what you have seen. >> well, i'm currently -- hi, jonathan, first off. i reside in a place called d...