and delta cutting their discounts for nra members, for example, walmart and dick's sporting goods changing their gun-sales policies. how do you feel about companies taking stands on controversial issues? -yeah, i think it's important for companies to have a point of view, and to share that point of view. and as i said, it can be a little bit of a tricky le when it starts to toe the line into politics, and the sausage-making of politics. 's but i don't think ppropriate anymore to not be involved. i think thut trust in societal instns, trust in business is really at an all-time low, and we need to rebuildhat by saying, "hey, this is what we stand fori thwhat we think is right and wrong." and live that. -okay. adam lowry, co-founder and ceo of ripple foods. thanks for being here. -yeah. thanks for havinge. -and that will do it for us.r for more of verage, go to kqed.org/newsroom. i'm thuy vu. thank you for joining us. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ robert: a legal storm looms over president trump and the nation remembers senator jonathan -- jn mccain. i'm robert costa, welcome t "washington week." presi

a number panies step forward on the gun-control debate, united and delta cutting their discounts for nra members, for example, walmart and dick's sportg goods changing their gun-sales policies. how do you feel about companies taking stands on controversial issues? -yeah, i think it's important for companies to have a point of view, and to share that point of view. and as i said, it can be a little bit of a tricky linet when it startoe the line into politics, and the sausage-making of politics.n' but i think it's appropriate anymore i think that trust ietal institutions, s trust in business is really at an all-time low, and we need to rebuild that by saying, "hey, this is what we stand for. this is what we think is right and wrong."ve and hat. -okay. adam lowry, co-founder and ceo of ripple foods. thanks for being here. -yeah. thanks for having me. -and that will do it for us. r more of our coverage, go to kqed.org/newsroom. i'm thuy vu. thank you for joining us. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ cang sponsored by wnet >> sreeniv for sunday, september 2nd: tonator john mccain is lai rest at the u.s. na

unit united, delta and american and spirit are offering travel waivers and advisories for the airlines in the trajectory. cnn's martin savidges h has mor. >> reporter: good morning, dave and christine. the mandatory evacuation goes into effect in a while. no feeling of the storm as of now, other than the waves rolling in here. the localing say that is -- the locals say that is not the way it typically comes in. that suggests something is lurking over the horizon. there was an emergency meeting of the community last night and they really were using strong language. they were saying this storm coming this way and it is expected to come this way is perhaps the strongest they have ever seen here. it certainly is the strongest they felt since 1954 with hurricane hazel. let's show what you they fear may happen. the storm surge. you know about that. the water pushed ahead of the storm that comes ashore. the berms run along the beach here and go for as long as the eye can see. the water is expected to go over the berms. they haare 12-feet high. in the marina, the water level is expected to be

jetblue announced they would do the same, united and delta. your first checked bag going up from $25-$30. your second checked bag will be 30 -- up from $35-$40. the big question is will american airlines follow suit or use this as a competitive edge against the other airlines? we will have to wait and see. southwest the only one with no fees for checked bags. trish: longer lines boarding the plane? >> included overhead. heather: thank you so much. probably guilty, that is a pledge from joy behar taking aim at brett kavanaugh over sexual assault allegations. >> these white men, old, by the way, are not protecting women. they are protecting a man who is probably guilty. heather: carly shimkus with serious xm 115 here with outrage pouring in on social media. >> reporter: the ladies on the view were reacting to recent comments telling men to shut up and step up. joy behar went on to say she grew up in an era when men protected women from predators. she urged brett kavanaugh to take a lie detector test and said probably guilty, no shortage of react

and $40 for the second. delta and united have raised their fees to that rate. southwest is the only major u.s. airline that does not charge for checked luggage. >>> a strange story out of the central valley. a man was attacked by a lion last night at the fresno zoo. security guards a found him screaming for help at 11:00 last night. he claims he was chased into the zoo by another man. a lion grabbed his toe while he was climbing a fence in front of the exhibit officials say he would have to scale a number of barriers to get close to that lion enclosure. >> they were never in with the lions. the injury occurred through the mesh. we don't know whether they were antagonizing the lions or anything else. >> police suspect the man was under the influence. he suffered only minor injuries and will be cited for trespassing. >>> starting next month, six new campsites are opening up at candlestick point. this is the first urban state park in california. the sites have new state approved redwood tables, new grills and state approved animal food lockers and they will be ava

it's also a buffett name and he cut back on american and united and added to delta and southwest, so that says something as well. you've got one of the greatest investors in the world as well as warren buffett, i'm talking about you, steph, involved in southwest. they're going out to the last week of september and buying calls that are just in the money. they're the 60 strike calls, scott. 4700 of those were bought today. that will move closer towards the stock because of the fact that it's just in the money, so that's interesting and the stock was just a little lower than it is right now but that was pretty aggressive now i've got something that you that's incredibly aggressive and i know somebody on the desk there is going to be very excited about this, josh brown amd. we're seeing some unbelievable paper today on amd it started, the stock was trading around 26.40 there has been some analysts out there talking about this foundational shift for amd and this really started back in may with lisa sue of 2015 and how amd was going to transform themselves well, we've seen some of this al

delta, southwe and american and united say they will allow passengers to change their flights without fees. >>> later this morning, the evacuations are set for coastal virginia. folks in low-lying areas told they have m toe way before hurricane florence comes ashore, likely thursday evening. the photograph from space revealg florence is a monster. a hurricane with the potential to alter t coastal landscape. a state of emergency in four >>ates. the forecast places north carolina in the bull's eye of hurrican florence. and the storm is rapidly getting stronger. >> reporter: nauth carolina orities already calling for a mandatory evacuation on the outeranks. residents who often ride out storms on these barrier islands taking no chances with this one. in south carolina surfers took to the growing waves. >> i'm pretty worried. >> reporter: but noon, the overnor says he will call for evacuations along his state's entire. 187-mile-long >> if you're in the evacuation zone you need to get moving quickly. >> reporter: in virginia, they th ordering 30 ships to sea. efforts on the way to skirt the

delta and united already raised their fees to that rate. southwest doesn't charge for checked luggage. >>> wells fargo announced layoffs, san francisco bank plans to cut 26,000 jobs over 3 years, 10 president of the company's work force. wells fargo has been under a cloud of scandal since 2015 when employees opened fake accounts to meet unrealistic sales goals. >>> one industry hurting for workers is construction. contractors are facing a major shortage. republican at this construction site in san diego, california, work crews are having to godo more with less. >> you have how many people here? >> on this project, we have 8. >> reporter: contractor, tom brown, says a shortage of labor has become a growing trend. according to an industry wide survey, 80% of construction firms report having a tough me fiing positions. everyone from iron workers to carpenters are in short supply as older workers are retiring and high school graduates are choosing college over construction. brown blames misconceptions about the industry. >> educators or teacher

united, delta and spirit and american offering travel waivers in the storm's trajectory. president trump declaring a state of emergency for north carolina and south carolina ahead of the anticipated landfall. we have cnn's martin savidge with more. >> reporter: the mandatory evacuation goes into effect here in a while. you can see the waves rolling in here and the locals say that is not how they typically come in. that suggests something is lurking over the horizon here. the people enjoying it most, you see, are the surfers as they go out to ride. there was an emergency meeting of the community last night and they really were using very strong language. they were saying this storm coming this way and it is expected to come this way is perhaps the strongest they have ever seen here. it certainly is the strongest they felt since 1954 and hurricane hazel. let me show you what they fear may happen. it is the storm surge. everyone knows about that. water that is pushed ahead of the storm that comes ashore. see these berms? they run along the beach here. they go, well, for as f

changes, led by american, delta and united. the star wars: galaxy's edge expansion to disneyland set to open in 20-19 will include a place called oga's cantina.the alien-themed bar is modeled after the mos eisley cantina first seen in the original "star wars" film.disney confirms it will sell alcoholic cocktails at the cantina.that will make it the only place at the park where visitors can purchase alcoholic beverages.beer, wine and an assortment of non- alcoholic drinks will all be on the menu.disney's magic kingdom in florida began offering alcohol at one of its restaurants in 20-12.several other parks owned by disney like california adventure and epcot also serve alcohol. up next...a woman agn and again shattering the windows and mirror of a greyhound bus, and it's all caught on camera. then, things get even more bizarre when she nearly runs over someone. plus...you might want to think twice about using apple air drop in public places.the picture that forced a pilot to delay a flight from oakland to hawaii. but first..the bu

after jetblue and united it is delta's turn, delta airlines raising first checked-bag fee and now charges $40 for the second checked bag after jetblue and united recently hiked prices by $5 each, delta made more than $900 million in baggage fees, shares of delta as you can imagine 3% up so far this year. then there's this, remember the new york city pizza rat hauling a pizza, guess what another new york city rat has taken the internet by storm, meet flood rat, making waves after being caught on video shielding itself from rushing water in the subway, the video was posted after a big race in the city that was part of hurricane florence made its way, praising the rat, flood rat for governor. [laughter] cheryl: fed up with the nta like any of those are, another said, well, if you can make it here, you can make it anywhere. the state of the rat unknown, dagen, he will liver forever on the internet. the struggle is real, flood rat is us in new york city trying to deal with the subway system during a storm. dagen: you see all the dirty water rushing into the subway station? i call that city gra

americai rlines has joined delta, tblue and united by boosting luggage fees. theirst checkedag will set you back 30 bucks. the second, $40. southwest airlines is t only major domestic carrier not charging to check yourirst bag. some members of congress are calling for more regulation to project teenagers. . >>> well, we don't need to fly out of town to find nice weather tomorrow. . if you like today, and i think a lot of people did. >> yeah. >> i think you're going to like tomorrow, too. the best part about tomorrow -- >> fantastic friday? >> fic friday, exactly right, doreen. on the ball tonight. iteally is going to be a fantastic friday. yeah, we have a lot of cloud cover, but some sun. especially late in t day. highs tomorrow, upper 70s to low 80s. out there right now, wve got the clouds. that means we're going to stay on the mild side. the average l is 62 today. actually 61, we're sitting at 74. that south wind and those clouds are definitely going to keep things on the warmside. not to mention the fact dew points are way up there. 73 right now in culpeppe

delta, united and jetblue going in that direction. then there's the marijuana stocks, hot socks at the beginning so much attention whether the server not this week. the reason they have been this canadian company which is up 40% one day alone but the stocks have bounced all over the place. some investors say it's way too much and others say it's an example of something you can make money going forward and let you be the judge of that. big picture, another record for the dow in a week we look forward to the bed expected interest rates. john: thank you. march markets closing at another all-time high but a main street - popstar rick harrison is here to talk about. espn has become too political and we have his comments. first, was eternal getting a hold of internal e-mails showing workers discussing such functions to counter travel ban. our own hillary vaughn has the details, next. (guard) i've seen things i shouldn't have. unnatural things. these people they don't sleep... like ever. they reveal in extremes and defy limitations. these pu

american, delta, southwest and united are among the major carriers that have waived fees for those traveling through the southeast. so far, more than 1,000 flights have been delayed and nearly 800 cancelled. >>> and the maker of budweiser has halted some beer production in order to help those who could be affected by florence. >> anheuser-busch has stopped making beer at its brewery in georgia and started preparing cans of clean water. that did it as well in harvey, you'll recall. the american red cross helped the company to help out so the brewery is cranking out 300,000 cans of water that will be shipped to communities in north and south carolina. >> anheuser-busch says its brewery in ft. collins, colorado is also prepared to can emergency water if necessary. >> don't worry. they're still producing some beer all over the country. >>> if you really want to know how bad a hurricane or natural disaster is expected to be, look to waffle house. there is actually something called the waffle house index and fema swears by it. if a waffle house is closed because there is a disaster, it is bad. tha

delta, united and jetblue already announced higher bag fees. >> bag fees are so infuriating. what do we have to pay for, gas money next? build it into the price of the ticket. how about a boost. >> it's not always easy for parents to break the news that there's going to be a new baby in the family. a british mom faced an additional challenge. her 8-year-old daughter happens to be deaf and lindsey worried about the excitement of the message might get lost in translation. >> oh, she got the message loud and clear. mom said lucy has been asking for a little brother or sister for more than a year, and it is happening. >> you outdid yourself, hoda. that's a great one. >>> coming up, the remarkable story of what helped a man falsely imprisoned for 27 years. he'll join us for an exclusive live interview. >>> plus new friends in the studio. the robot revolution from playful pets. the life-saving devices. a firsthand look at how robots are changing our world. first, these messages. how do you top mac & cheese? start with 100% clean ingredients. like vermont white cheddar. then... add

delta and united raised their rates and southwest is the only major airline that does not charge for checked luggage. >> a lot of airlines are charging for the carry on as well. so what else are they going to charge for? >>> we have some major issues on the roads. it is starting to improve however. so we are crossing our fingers. if you're getting ready to head out the door this is what it looks like on the san mateo bridge out of hayward traffic on the right westbound is pretty slow going, we have not seen any reports of crashes or lanes being blocked but we will check in with chp tokeep you updated in the next traffic report. 16 minutes headed westbound into foster city, look at 880. so much better after we had the accident earlier with four lanes blocked at one point and traffic was backed up to 98. this is nlot mothe with no delays. if you're headed to the airport things are looking good. the east shore freeway looking good eastbound at 80 and carlson but traffic is getting heavy on the westbound side although overall we have an easy ride to the bay bridge toll plaza. the meterin

>> again, our three carriers, american, delta and united, they are certainly looking from their operation centers, we are hoping that we will have some flights established on monday but we have a lot to do between now and then, we had prime power core of engineers a few minutes ago, a team assessing a generator that we need to have either replaced or prepared so that we can board the aircraft in the boarding area, so we are on backup generate ner main terminal but we will need the second generator operational before we can start commercial flights. >> you know, julie, former army engineer officer, i'm sure you have seen a variety of scenarios, when you look at the challenge that you're facing right now in the next 48 hours, is it big, do you feel that you've got a handle on it? >> well, certainly i have a great team ilm, we know that duke power is working very, very hard and try to reestablish power. if we can get line power back to most of this area, that will be a big relief to the community and allow all of us to recover, until then, we are working on generators, we are looking for fue

those carriers include delta, american, southwest, spirit and united. >>> authorities in marin county have lifted all evacuations as crews are making progress on the wildfire. the irving fire began monday evening. the fire department says it has burned 152 acres and is 45% contain. there are no reports of injuries and the cause of the fire is under investigation. utility crews are working to restore power to about a dozen homes. because of the wildfire, smoke and air-quality advisories have been extended. the bay area air-quality management district does not expect pollution levels to surpass federal health centers and there is no spare the air alert being issued today. >>> in just a few hours a driver suspected of killing a chp officer will appear before a judge. sean walker faces two felony counts of vehicular manslaughter. police are he was behind the wheel of a truck when he hit and killed the officer during a traffic stop. it happened on interstate 80 and fairfield last month. it also killed another man. >>> in the wake of a recent case, the district attorney's office has launche

so jet blue about a week and a half ago, united, delta yesterday, american these guys can do this because the demand is so strong right now it is highly unlikely that anybody is going to say i'm i'm not going to fly you anymore because of the checked bag fees. there's so much strong demand out there. >> is this a big revenue driver for them >> yes it is a revenue driver think of it as another way of raising fares. they don't want to say ticket prices are going up. they are raising fees. it is a big driver for all of the airlines >> good to have you here explaining it. it's a bummer for consumers. >> it is great for the airlines as capacity is not going up. they have pricing power. capacity is not going up if you go back in history and see when you want to own the stocks seasonally it starts october through november it is almost like clock work >> you going to buy them >> i own southwest >> are they going to raise their fees >> probably. >> and it would be a nice revenue. >> yes >> thanks for joining us >>> stocks hit record highs today. coming up we'll discuss whether this market will kee

american airlines joins delta, united, and jetblue in raising baggage fees. >>> cold want to hire 90,000 workers across the country for the holiday season. the company says it will be looking for workers in the stores, distribution centers, and ecommerceÑ settlement centers. is a special incentive, cult is offering a 35 percent employee discount in the store, and online during the holiday season. >>> if you want a straw in your drink you will have to ask for one. governor. brown signed a new law making california the first state to ban full-service restaurants from automatically giving out plastic straws. fast food restaurants are exempt. supporters called the new law a small step towards reducing that make reducing ocean pollution. the ban goes into effect henry first. i am pam cook, that is a look at dollars and cents. >>> call foods to pay $1.2 million to settle a case over how it handled and dispose of hazardous waste. according to a complaint filed by district and city attorneys across the state whole foods violated loss for they say storage handling and disposal of hazardous waste

such as delta force, seal team six, and the 75th ranger regiment. today's apparent insider attack comes one day after miller took command. >> the world recognize this afghanistan cannot be a safe haven for terrorists. i know this has been a long fight. i understand the reason we are fighting i know why we are here and i know terrorists seek safe haven. >> a point echoed by britain's defense minister. he warned of the ever-growing threat from isis pays big we've seen terrorist groups operating here in afghanistan, evidence they are linked back not just of the united kingdom but the whole of continental europe. >> fears of a similar attack to last year's in manchester. today 15,000 american troops remain, down from over 100,000 during the obama administration. lastly, the u.s. military's top officers had the reduction marketing strategy put in place by president trump a year ago. >> i certainly don't expect that the current forces in afghanistan represents an enduring large military commitment. >> the pentagon says it kills kd the head of isis in afgh

united and jetblue made the same price hike last month. it helps offset costs of rising fuel and employee salaries. a lot of united changing boarding strategy this week. no more of the five groups. >> no more chaos. delta changes means more with the giant carry-on and ramming it into the space. >> i know. >>> "early start" continues right now. >>> senators set a deadline for christine blasey ford to decide if she will testify about judge kavanaugh. >> very hard for me to imagine that anything happened. >> president trump continues to stand behind his supreme court nominee. >>> and the president promising help for the carolinas where the worst flooding could still come. >>> i saw the news article and started bawling. what an idiot. how could i fall for that? >> more women come forward with the stories of the reality tv doctor accused of sex crimes.

delta and united have recently announced price hikes as well citing rising fuel and operational costs. >>> you're up to date. that's the news update carl, back down to you -- and they don't want you to do carry-on, either so i don't know what the option is. >> thanks, sue herera. time for our spotlight this morning. dom chu is back at hq looking at the emergence of a new sector. >> it's the end of the s&p 500 as we know it. maybe not that dramatic but it happens after the closing bell today and before trading starts monday that new sector emerges, it will be called the communications services sector. it replaces the existing telecom services sector. right now that seconder has at&t, verizon and sentry link as members. not even an etf. some of the biggest tech and consumer discretionary names will become part of this communication's services sector including facebook and google parent company alphabet and netflix. it means if you are a trader or nova scotiaor that uses etf to take the market views, be aware of the exists etfs the ones most affected will be the spdr tech fund and the re

delta is joining united and jetblue ... in raising its price for checked bags.the first checked bag on delta will now cost 30- dollars - up from 25. the second checked bag will cost 40 checked bag will cost 40 dollars - up from 35. delta said the changes are due to the rising costs of flying. southwest airlines is the sole remaining large u.s. airline that does not charge a fee for up to two checked bags. ( james ) coming up after the break... we are taking a look at the hidden history of hispanic heritage... as we learn about a woman who paved the way for labor activists... like cesar chavez. do you need the most trusted battery in your wireless mouse? maybe not. maybe you can trust that during your fantasy draft, the computer won't autodraft a kicker in the 7th round. or... you could just trust duracell. of a warm-up that will continue today into tomorrow. in fact temperatures inland today will rise well into the 80's if not the low 90's for some with solid 60's and 70's along the coast. plenty more sunshine can also be e

president trump and the first lady will head to the united 93 memorial for a ceremony later this morning. >>> breakingews on a big fire ripping through california. >> this delta fire burned more than 49,000 acres of land and residents are on edge this morning. itamaged three homes in the lakehead area near the major interstate 5. take a closer look. firefighters are battling 1fo flames coming off of trees and brush. it's a fire that srted last wednesday and it's only 5% contained this morning, almost a week later. more than 2,400 firefighters are battling the blaze and they hope have tha fire at least contained by september 22nd. so into the week. so it's ahead for residents as well as those trying to get it under control.l weeep you posted. back to you. >> thank you. bob woodward's new book "fear" hit store shelves. president trump is calling then veterajournalist a liar on twitter and the president also tweeted the book is a joke woodward is standing firm on all of the explosive accounts andre rting in that book. >>> we expect to learn more about a dealer accused of cheating at mgm nat

this brings delta in line with recent fee increases at united and jetblue. >>> expect to see a lot more stores in the future without cashiers. amazon is reportedly planning to open 3,000 amazon go stores by 2021. right now it only operates three stores, two in seattle, one in chicago. customers scan their amazon go app as they walk in, pick up what they want and walk out. >>> well, it's been called the most coveted gig of the year. the super bowl halftime show and now we know who is playing it. ♪ look at my eyes and i own you with the moves like jagger ♪ ♪ i've got the moves like jagger ♪ >> that's right. "variety" reports maroon 5 will perform at the super bowl in february. no word in maroon's recent collaborators cardi b and kendrick lamar will join. >>> in the meantime, after four decades a kiss good-bye for kiss. the rock band has announced its farewell tour calling it the appropriately named the end of the road tour. it'll be a multiyear tour as well. >>> coming up, a warning about how much sugar is in yogurt and which option is healthiest. >>> but first a man who spent 27

, united, and jetblue >>> another tesla executive has reportedly departed. tesla's vice president of global supply management liam o'connor has left that would make him the fifth senior exec thutive to leave ov the past few weeks >>> coming up, we'll be joined after the break to discuss global markets, the rally on wall street, and much more as we head to break, take a look at u.s. equity futures let's see where we are this morning. we're up 55 on the dow 5 on the nasdaq, a little over 2 on the s&p stay with us . >>> welcome back, everybody. let's talk global markets, the ecb, and brexit. joining us now is lorenzo drenni let's talk about what you're seeing in europe a little more broadly. when it comes to the bank, we've talked an awful lot to u.s. banks ten years after the crisis, where they stand general perception is they're in much better position than a lot of the european banks. you would say that they have a head start, right? >> well, i think the u.s. authorities dealt with a crisis much sooner than the european ones at the beginning of the crisis, e

delta is joining united and jetblue ... in raising its price for checked bags.the first checked bag on delta will now cost 30- dollars - up from 25.the second checked bag will cost 40 dollars - up will cost 40 dollars - up from 35.delta said the changes are due to the rising costs of flying. southwest airlines is the sole remaining large u.s. airline that does not charge a fee for up to two checked bags. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... police in the south bay are making changes... to crack down on a rise in crime in one san jose neighborhood. ( sara ) it's already expensive paying for bridge tolls in the bay area and by 20-21 it could cost you an additional toll to visit treasure island. i'm live with the details. get to kohl's to refresh your family essentials! nike hoodies start at $19.99 save 50% on carter's for baby and save on kitchen electrics. plus - take an extra 20% off when you spend $100 or more! and get kohl's cash! this weekend - at kohl's. the half hour with a check of weather and traffic..

delta following in the foot steps of united and jetblue by hiking feeing 5 to $30 for the first checked bag. the change comes after congress considers considering the transportation department to ask if baggage fees are proportional. airlines cite fuel costs and employee salaries as a reason for fee increases. >> i'd be okay with a fee increase if they gave us more seat room and leg room for people who are 6'4". >> more snacks. >> better food, maybe? >> food, period. >> no kidding. >> thanks, leslie. >>> 5:15 right now. you might say for the winner, the sky's the limit. 21st century and comcast heading into a settlement contract for sky, valued at $35 billion and would add a large portfolio of international news assets to the portfolio. the bidding starts tomorrow. ea >>> some commuters will soon be a little -- riding a little wal the toll for drivers to get on and off treasure island coming as early as 2021. the proposed tolls vary. the most expensive option during weekday peak hours would be $3.50 to get and on off treasure island, dropping to $1 during the weekend. legislators introd

delta following in the footsteps of united and jetblue by hiking fees $5 to $30 for the first checked bag. the change comes as congress considers asking the transportation department to probe whether baggage and ticket fees are, quote, reasonable and proportional. airlines are citing rising fuel costs, operating expenses, and employee salaries as the reason for the increases. with yournbc morning business report, i'm leslie picker. >>> great weather aroere for the next couple days. if you're thinking about going to the beach, try leaving today. tomorrow and saturday will be the n nicest of tht three days. nhances for rai at the beaches nhances for rai at the beaches i'm neal simon. i'm the son of an immigrant and a family man. daughter: hey, dad. neal: and nou.i'm running for the senate, unaffiliated with anparty, because they're playing partisan games and getting nothing done, and it's criling america. i've created high-paying jobs right here in maryland by listening, and finding common ground, and i'll do the same thing as your senator. they say an outsider can't do it, but. all: to

united and jetblue made the same hike last month. airlines say this offsets fuel and labor costs. >>> new york congress member chris collins has returned to campaigning this month while being indicted on federal insider trading charges. he said the stakes are too high to allow the radical left to take control of the seat in congress. collins suspended the campaign while the gop looked to replace him as a candidate. in the end, his lawyer said there was no clearly path of a substitute on the ballot. collins called the securities and wire fraud charges meritless. >>> coming up, he has the moves like jagger. now a gig like lady gaga. the band set to take the super bowl halftime show. >>> and the spelling mistake that just could not go unnoticed. baby boomers, here's something you should know. there's a serious virus out there that 1 in 30 boomers has, yet most don't even know it. a virus that's been almost forgotten. it's hepatitis c. hep c can hide in the body for years without symptoms. left untreated it can lead to liver damage, even

i prefer united, continental more than spirit, and luv, the symbol for southwest air remains my favorite. let's go to jaire in california. jaire? >> caller: hey, jim. >> what's going on >> caller: hey, big fan of the show 19-year-old college student here all the way from usc >> nice! my question was about ph.d s >> an amazing quarter, even better than sprouts. i think it's a little too hot, but it was a great quarter let's go to john in washington you see john. >> caller: hey, jim. thanks for taking my call. hey, my question to you is my interest is in under armour. >> yeah it broke down last week. i made as many calls as i could. i could not find the reason why it broke down. i do prefer nike here. i think nike is going to have a good quarter we did the big piece on van's which is owned by vf vf may be the best shoe company people aren't thick. stefan in north carolina, stefan >> caller: hi, jim boo-yah! >> boo-yah >> caller: i got a question for you about gamestop i've seen it lately. it's been kind of on the rebound. and i know they have a lot of competition from digital media [ buzze

delta announced the same changes as american and leaves united the only three major u.s. airlines to charge basic economy passengers to bring on a carry-on. >>> we often hear about shootings on bay area freeways. next at 6:00, the project that chp is working on to help stop criminals. >>> plus a breakdown of which bart stations have the most arrests and why. >>> nike isn't the only company taking a stance on a controversial >>> good morning east bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is "abc 7 mornings." >> good morning. it's thursday, september 6th. more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast r 7.go mni. i put theud cove ocean and that means no real, strong warmth again today. here's my accuweather 12-hour planner. starting off steady, mid to upper 50s under cloudy conditions. staying in the upper 50s at the coast. all throughout the rest of the time frames. at noon 67 to 73 with more sunshine around the bay and inland. inland we'll warm up just a little bit. mid 80s while we'll stay in the mid 70s around the bay. comfortable night on the way, 60s and 7

her husband's spokesman calling the trial the most racist and sexist in the history of the united states. >>> operations are back to normal at delta airlines after it was forced to issue a ground stop on all flights for at least an hour. delta blaming a technology issue. it's always a technology issue. flights already in the air were not disrupted. some air travelers taking to social media to air frustration. others offing up compliments to the flight crew. one man thanking the gate agents for bringing doughnuts to the passengers as they waited on the tarmac. >> dunkin' donuts? >> doesn't look like it. an airport doughnut -- no doughnuts dunkin. >>> an alarming study regarding national parks. >>> and two women are the new voice of thursday night football. history has been made. >>> federal reserve likely raising interest rates today. the fed chair speaks today at 2:00 p.m. eastern time. the fed expected to raise interest rates for the third time this year and signal that another hike is on the way. so far wall street is shrugging off higher rates. the dow and s&p 500 hit all-time highs l

her husband's spokesman calling the trial the most racist and sexist in the history of the united states. >>> operations this morning are back to normal at delta after the airline was forced to issue a ground stop on all flights for at least an hour. delta is blaming a technology issue. flights in the air were not disrupted. some air travelers taking to social media to air their frustration. others offering thanks to the crew, thanking gate agents for bringing doughnuts to the passengers as they waited on the tarmac. >>> ahead, could the affects of climate change make some national parks disappear? an alarming study says that may be the case. >>> and two women are the new voice of thursday night football. ♪ ♪ no matter when you retire, ensure you still have income every month of your retirement, guaranteed. see how lincoln can help. to take care of yourself. but nature's bounty has innovative ways to help you maintain balance and help keep you active and well-rested. because hey, tomorrow's coming up fast. nature's bounty. because you're better off healthy. ...to give you the protein

delta following jetblue and united's lead. increasing price or fee, rather, for their first checked bag to $30. one checked bag, 30 bucks please. ashley: yeah. susan: following jetblue and united. tough business talking about airlines. talking to ashley. how many investors made money in airlines over the years? razor thin margins. stuart: they're doing this, bag fees because they can. susan: jet fuel raised over 100%. if you're paying more more moner jet fuel you have to find it somewhere else. stuart: if they didn't have fuel planes. susan: charging more for seats. whether on the aisle. stuart: i'm making sure i'm on a diet. >> all eyes on american airlines, will they follow suit. people say $5, 4.7 billion american makes on ancillary fees. five bucks makes a lot of difficult recognize. stuart: show me nike's stock. nike said it sold out of merchandise since that colin kaepernick ad. the stock has gone up to $85 a share. hey, scott, love it or hate it, doesn't matter. nike identified their key audience, sold to it and did wel

david: let's suppose i have three airlines to pick from, american, delta, united to fly across the country. why should i pick united over your peers? oscar: this is a great company with, importantly, probably our greatest and most valuable asset is our humans and our people that work with us. and the level of spirit and service and caring that will be increasingly given to you i think will make the difference. i think the human aspect, we forget, we are a person-to-person, human-to-human business, and all the other things don't matter as much. david: all right, so no regrets about taking the job? you don't think if you'd stayed at csx you would not have had your heart transplant? right? it would've happened anyway, is that right? oscar: yeah. regret is a wonderful, academic, and theoretical term. it is not practical. i love what i do. i love to my company before, and i really love my united family today. no regrets at all. ♪ >> antisocial. president trump's campaign against what he is calling unfair search and social media. how would this shape tech regulation? the ecb supervisory board

click on the investigative unit tag. >>> we have some good news. evacuations have been lifted and people are returning their homes. the snell fire has burned more than 2,400 acres. thankfully no home have been burned. interstate 5 has reopen. the delta fire forced the closure five days ago as it burned along both sides of the freeway near redding. this burned more than 47,000 acres and it is 5% contained. >>> a big scare out of east bay schools. paramedics were called out this afternoon after five students suddenly showed up at the nurse's office complaining of nausea. it turns out they had eaten marijuana edibles. the school officials say they'll be okay but they face punishment. >>> pg & e says hundreds of trees need on come down to keep people safe. dozens of neighbors showed up at a community meeting saying their beloved trees have nothing to do with safety. >> this plan has been in the works for a couple of years now and the community has even taken to it court to try to save them. they say they don't plan to back down. >> they say they are no

first united, then jetblue...now delta airlines is raising the price for checked bags.((jr)) the first check bag will now cost you 30 dollars..that's up from 25 dollars.the second bag will cost 40 dollars, instead of 35. delta calls the changes "routine fee adjustments." some passengers, includingthose flying first class or using sky-miles status -- still get theirfree bag-checking. attention gamers...sony is going back in time it's bringing back its original playstation but with a twist. the new miniaturized version will be called 'playstation classic'. and will come with 20 classic titles. inclduing final fantasy seven... jumping flash and tekken three. playstation classic will go on sale december third... and will cost around a hundred dollars. you might remember...nintendo's classic edition was introduced in 2016. it costs around 60-dollars and comes with 30 classic games. (catherine) ahead at nine... a pinch in the arm, but not always in your wallet... coming up - what you need to know if you plan on getting a flu shot.. (jr stone) plus...supreme court judge nomine

. >>> delta, the latest airline to raise fees for checked bags. it will cost passengers an extra $5 to check first and second bags. jetblue and united recently raised bag fees. so far no changes by american. southwest does not charge for checked bags. >>> feel like you're paying too much in state taxes? a california lawmaker thinks you are. a revenue report from the state department of finance shows california collected almost $900 million more than projected in july and august. $725 million came from personal income tax revenue. republican senator ted gaines says that money should be returned to taxpayers. >> we had this huge surplus the last budget year and even year-to-date on the current budget. we are talking about billions and billions of dollars that in my view would be better spent by the taxpayer. they're really overpaying for their taxes. >> the state department of finance advises against any major tax decisions based on short-term revenue performance and lawmakers rejected a bill by gaines last session that would have returned the surpl

delta is now charging 30 bags for the first bag and $40 for the second one they are joining united airline and jetblue in raising fees. southwest airlines still lets passengers check two bags for free. nike has seen a huge increase in sales since the collin kaepernick ad. nike's stock has hit all time highs, $85 a share this morning. most likely wall street does not like uncertaintity and investors were not sure how people would respond to the ad, but they are buying nike. and undercover investigation has revealed a professional scalping market run by ticket master itself. they sent journalists as scalpers where they pitched them on the underground profession professional official. ticket master would take a cut of the profit. no comment from ticket master about the investigation. we'll continue to follow that story. >>> from the big screen with robin williams to the comedy stage. we're live with -- as he heads to the punch line. distance relationship. this is long distance with the best wifi experience, plus the most free shows to stream. and with savings on wireless, this is a relationsh

now to the hurricane taking aim at the southern eastern united states. today hurricane florence intensified into a powerful category 4 storm. forecasters say florence is potentially catastrophic. the national hurricane center expects the storm to approach the carolinas on thursday and linger once it reaches shore. north carolina, south carolina, virginia, and maryland have already been declared states of emergency and ordered evacuations. there's concern about high winds, widespread power outages, and flooding. >>> let's take a look at the florence, but let's also take a look at all the activity in the atlantic right now. that's right. there's three of them. three big storms. these are all hurricanes. all the way back into florence, which is here. which is next to make landfall around thursday. look at the path of these guys. they're all kind of following the same route. this is ominous, quite frankly, to see these big storms in the atlantic at the same time with the potential to affect mainland, parts of the northern hemisphere. let's take a look at flo

delta posteda new fee of 30- dollars for checking a first bag, and 40 for a second one. a five dollar hike. united and jet blue recently did the same thing. southwest is still allowing passengers check up to two bags free. airlines have been pulling in more revenue from extra chargesin recent years. last year-- u-s carriers raised 7-point-four billion dollars from fees on checked bags and ticket changes. (catherine) u.s. history is full of stories that have not been widely told. tonight.. as part of our celebration of hispanic heritage... we take you to the national museum of american history in washington dc.. to learn about a woman who paved the way for labor activists like cesar chavez. washington correspondent alexandra limon introduces us to luisa moreno. it's a name you probably haven't heard--blanca rosa lopez rodriguez she was a labor organizer and civil rights leader.she fought for hispanic workers in the united states beginning in the depths of the great depression.blanca rosa lopez rodriguez eventually changed her nameshe called herself luisa moreno. even her

bmw is one of the biggest exporters from the united states to china. uncertainty generally speaking in ever getting the market. bmw being heard by european regulations. yvonne: delta airlines has lifted all ground stocks after a nationwide stoppage to address what it calls a technology issue. the carrier says all i.t. systems have been restored and working to accommodate customers. they apologize to them for the inconvenience. rishaad: let's have a look at what is going on market wise. we have a couple of markets not playing ball, japan mainly. 1% really for the hang seng. raising a few of the losses we did see on monday. this is just the second trading day for the hang seng after yesterday's public holiday. taking a look at the mix, seeing how many stocks are moving. the chief proponent of the gains. it is the oil related equities. about 3%.oleum up that is currently 41 stocks on the way up . eight on the way down and volume is about average this time of year. yvonne: once again getting hit. we have these reports of china was looking at restricting pr

virgin islands, the caribbean and puerto rico. shares of american ' airlines parent company down 20% this year. delta is set to introduce what it's calling the first biometric terminal in the country. delta will equip terminal f at atlanta international airport with facial recognition technology from curb to gate. the company says the updates will be fully operational later this year, adding the process is going to be optional. shares of delta actually up about 3% so far this year. well, the new york times had to correct a story published last week about the state department spending. the story appeared to blame expensive curtain purchases on nikki haley when the purchase was decided by the obama administration. ambassador hailey said on the story last night that the new york times ran the piece with her picture even after they were told that it was false. >> we're stopping stories every day that aren't truthful or aren't -- don't have the facts. and so this one, i hadn't even taken the jobs when the curtains were picked out. so t