jo ling kent, thank you very much.relief in southeast texas for nearly a million homes and businesses still without power in sweltering heat tonight. now the federal government has declared a state of emergency as people have been coping without ac, electric fans, or freezers full of ice all week. cbs's janet shamlian has been talking to frustrated texans. >> okay ... >> reporter: this is the currency of recovery in houston peered food, ice, and water. desperation in the nation's fourth largest city, demonstrated by a weight of up to three hours for essentials. with hundreds of thousands still out of power, this is an example of what's happening all over houston. neighbor helping neighbor in a time of critical need. >> i know people are frustrated. they are tired of kind of going through this. >> reporter: the giveaway at houston astros minute maid park and other across the city come out rage on counts for a call ability for a residence at say it is response has been inadequate. sweltering temperatures and a new round

jo ling kent has more. ♪ >> reporter: kamala harris and j.d.final stretch and young voters seem to be shifting support. >> kamala harris has a different in in candidates. >> reporter: in the latest "new york times" siena poll, 59% of voters under 30 support harris, leading former president trump by more than 20 percentage points. harris' new campaign video featuring a beyonce song went viral. ♪ freedom freedom ♪ as many users embrace fan-generate memes of her on line like project coconut. >> you think you fell out of a coconut tree? >> reporter: and she's brats giving her wider reach across social media. >> lot of remixes to charli xcx, coconut. yeah. i like those. those are fun, excited. >> i feel energized. regime meantime, former president trump's running mate, vance, is the first millennial ever on a presidential ticket. >> joe biden has been a politician in washington for longer than i've been alive. 39 years old. [ boos ] kamala harris is not much further behind. >> reporter: and what happens on line is expected to inform how young voters

jo ling kent, thank you so much.relief in southeast texas for nearly a million homes and businesses still without power in sweltering heat tonight. now the federal government has declared a state of emergency as people have been coping without ac, electric fans, or freezers full of ice all week. cbs's janet shamlian has been talking to frustrated texans. >> okay... >> reporter: this is the currency of recovery in houston. food, ice, and water. desperation in the nation's fourth-largest city, demonstrated by a wait of up to three hours for essentials. with hundreds of thousands still out of power, this is an example of what's happening all over houston. neighbor helping neighbor in a time of critical need. >> i know people are frustrated. they are tired of kind of going through this. >> reporter: the giveaway at houston astros' minute maid park and others across the city, comes as centerpoint energy faces outrage and calls for accountability from residents and elected officials who say it's response has been inadequat

senior business and tech correspondent jo ling kent is here. a big story. >> reporter: this is a very big deal because we are talking about 400,000 products right now. the consumer product safety commission says those are subject to this order, and we are talking but faulty carbon monoxide detectors, hair dryers without electrocution protection, and children's pajamas that violate federal flammability standards. the problem right now, though, is that full list of products is buried in a legal document on the agency's website. >> norah: okay, so i may consumer appeared how do i know if i'm buying from a third part? >> reporter: well, chances are you are buying from a third-party retailer. 60% of products sold on amazon or from third-party sellers. on each product page, what you want to look for is the "old buy" line. anything other than the word amazon is a third-party seller. >> norah: what does it mean for an amazon shopper if you got one of these faulty products? >> reporter: the cpsc is forcing amazon to take legal results abilities road oth

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senior business and tech correspondent jo ling kent is here. this is a big story, right?rter: this is a very big deal, because we are talking about 400,000 products right now. the consumer product safety commission says that those are subject to this order, and we are talking but faulty carbon monoxide detectors, hair dryers without electrocution protection, and children's pajamas that violate federal flammability standards. the problem right now, though, is that full list of products is buried in a legal document on the agency's website. >> norah: okay, so i'm a consumer. how do i know if i'm buying from a third party retailer? >> reporter: well, chances are you are buying from a third-party retailer. 60% of products sold on amazon are from third-party sellers. now, on each product page, what you want to look for is the "sold by" line. anything other than the word "amazon" is a third-party seller. >> norah: and so, what does it mean for an amazon shopper if you got one of these faulty products? >> reporter: yeah, so basically the cpsc is forcing amazon to take legal resp

jo ling kent explains why. >> almost -- almost double.reporter: in boston, kayla mills has had it with her car insurance. >> that is your new monthly rate, $520 for car insurance. that is more than the car payment on my lease. >> reporter: this tiktok she posted went viral. thousands sounding off in the comments. >> i can pay it, but being able to afford it while also affording the rising cost of everything else going on, i made an executive decision to let go of my car. >> reporter: the national average for full-coverage car insurance is now nearly $2,300 a year or $190 a month. >> when you got this new premium, what did you think? >> i was honestly shocked. it's a little bit of anger because there aren't really answers that are given when you're asking why the rate is increasing. >> reporter: experts say car insurance premiums continue to rise because of the growing price of parts and labor. the way people drive also got riskier with more speeding and distractions. and more lawyers are involved in claims, increasing premiums across the

jo ling kent is in conversation with jon chu, the director behind the hit movie ka"crazy rh asians." serena altschul on the 75th anniversary of new york city ballet. a story from steve hartman. humor from author david sedaris and more. it's the last sunday morning of the month, july 28, 2024. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> it's been another week that was for this ever-changing campaign of 2024. with robert costa, we take stock. >> but we are not going back. >> reporter: vice president kamala harris strode into the spotlight this past week, all but sewing up her party's nomination in a matter of days. democrats' cheers, however, were met by republican jeers. >> they were explaining to me you can say kamala, say kamala. . i said doesn't matter, i couldn't care less. >> reporter: so many questions linger. will former president trump debate harris and who will harris choose as her running mate? but this is also a deeply personal moment for the man no longer on the ticket. >> nowhere else on earth could a kid with a stutter from modest beginnings to scranton, pennsylvania stitt behind

cbs's jo ling kent explains. >> reporter: norah, prices went up slower than expected in june, but monthlys like car insurance continue to skyrocket, up nearly 20% compared to last year. the encouraging news: gas prices are falling, and grocery prices are holding relatively steady. the overall slowing down of inflation in recent months could bring relief on interest rates. the cooling off in june makes it more likely the federal reserve could cut interest rates come september. >> norah: and a lego heist. yes, you heard that right. the building blocks lego. cbs's dave malkoff shows us the new target for thieves. >> reporter: norah, there are some lego sets that can cost almost $1,000, and now, police say they have snapped together the clues to make a big brick bust. these are over 4,000 stolen lego sets worth more than $200,000. oregon police accuse a lego dealer of purchasing boxes of bricks he knew were stolen from big-box stores, and just a few months ago, in california, the state highway patrol recovered $300,000 worth of stolen sets, including lego porsche 911s. it adds up to enough mo

cbs's jo ling kent takes a look at the generation that could decide who wins in november. ♪ ♪ >> reporterharris and senator j.d. vance are bringing down the age range in the final stretch of this race. and young voters appear to be shifting their support. >> kamala has a different kind of in in pop culture than other candidates, and i think that my generation really responds to that. >> reporter: in the latest "new york times" seattle poll, 59% of voters under 30 now support harris, leading former president trump by more than 20 percentage points. today, harris' new campaign video featuring a beyonce song went viral. ♪ freedom ♪ ♪ freedom ♪ as many users embraced pan-generated memes and remixes of harris online. like project coconut. >> you think you just fell out of a coconut tree? >> reporter: and kamala is brat, giving a reach across social media. >> a lot of remixes to charli xcx coconut, yeah, i like those. those might be fun, excited. >> i feel extreme energized. >> reporter: meanwhile former president trump vance is a first millennial ever on a >> joe biden has been a politician in

cbs's jo ling kent explains. >> reporter: norah, prices went up slower than expected in june, but monthlys like car insurance continue to skyrocket come up nearly 20% compared to last year. the encouraging news, gas prices are falling and grocery prices are holding relatively steady. the overall slowing down of inflation in recent months could bring relief on interest rates. the cooling off in june makes it more likely the federal reserve could cut interest rates come september. >> norah: and a lego heist. yes, you heard that right. the building blocks lego. cbs's dave malkoff shows us the new target for thieves. >> reporter: norah, there are some lego sets that can cost almost $1,000, and now, police say they have snapped together the clues to make a big brick bust. these are over 4,000 stolen lego sets worth more than $200,000. oregon police accuse a lego dealer of purchasing boxes of bricks he knew were stolen from big-box stores, and just a few month ago in california, the state highway patrol recovered $300,000 worth of stolen sets. including lego porsche 911s. it adds up to enough m

jo ling kent with cbs news, chair powell, thank you for tabit taking our questions today. with a possible rate cut in september on the table it would be two mocks benths before the election and president trump said it is something they shouldn't be doing. what is your response and do you think it's possible to remain apolitical with a september rate cut? >> i absolutely do, and first of all, we haven't made any decisions. i would say it this way. i haven't made a decision about a future meeting. i don't know how the data will reveal and or how would affect that policy. i do know how we will make that assess am. that's what we do know. if you take a step back the current situation is inflation has come down much closer to the goal and that's happened while unemployment has remained low. we are tightly focused on using our tools to foster that state affairs continuing. that's in each of our meetings and all of our decisions our focus is strictly on that and nothing else doing our part, whatever that part may be. you know, we're using our best thinking and we're doing our bes

jo ling kent with cbs news. chair powell, thanks for for taking our questions today. you have consistently is said that the fed does not consider politics in making decisions. with a possible september rate cut on the the table, it would be less than two two months before the election, and former president trump reportedly said that cuing rates so close to the election is something the central bank knows they shouldn't be doing. what's your response, and do you believe it's possible to really remain apolitical with a september rate cut? >> i absolutely do, and i think it's -- first of all, we haven't made any decisions. i would say it this way, haven't made any decision about any future meeting. i don't know what the data will reveal or how that will affect if the appropriate path of our policy. i really don't know. i do know how we will make that a assessment. that's what i do know. so if you take a step the back, the current situation, again, inflation has come down much closer to our goal, and that's happened while unemploymenthas remained low. we're very tightly f