>> we're inside the new wall street drama, equity. and feel the burn, how the color orange is the key to helping you shed weight. as the blend starts right now. >> [ music ] >> man, i got to get me some of that color orange! >> i bet you have some in your closet. >> oh, boy, yes, i have some in my stomach i need to get rid of. >> mack center, this saturday is the world hip hop dance championship. >> very exciting. here we go. hi, how are you, tamry. >> tuesday morning.

i'm jj, he's shawn. >> just announced this morning, this is big. absint, one of my favorite shows, has been looking for a new show. they want to find a new place to be. we know what that place is going to be now, they're going to cosmopolitan. reimagine the former ballroom space in rose rabbit -- palace as. it's going to continue until october 21st, should be open at the cosmopolitan by the end of the year. rabbit live will continue to operate as normal. i'm hoping the whole reimagination, they're going to try to make it feel like a tent in there because that's half the coolness, you walk in and it's this crazy-like subculture tent

it's very circus to have a tent. it says old-fashioned show. it gives that show sort of the retro edge. but so does the new venue, potentially. >> of course, yes. the one thing that i -- the tent is a big focal opponent. what's in the tent? absence -- >> love the property. it's going to be buried in there. so i'm hoping there's a way they can say, hey -- t a big sign. it's one of the best shows in las vegas, it deserves the best, best of luck to them. >> it's great for the cosmo! >> fantastic show >> it's such a great show and great venue and i think it's the same dem dpraf graphic, too. >> that is going to transition perfectly into our shat today, shawn. >> so absinthe is full of ak

realso have the hip up -- we also have the hip hop champions. we want to know from you out there, what are your special skills? there are a lot of talented people in this town and a lot of people with interesting skills. we want to know about them. >> what was your special skill, what did you bring to the table when you said hey, channel 13, i want this morning blend game. did you look at the -- look at the thumb, look at the -- >> actually, i'm going to throw town right now. . >> hit me sglur aware i walk stilts. >> yes. the last time we had somebody she collapsed. >> i believe that video is up on youtube and i won't say i laughed at it -- she was okay. >> i won first place on the new gong show jumping rope on stilts. >> know kidding?

>> yes. >> does video exist. >> i i have a vhs which i need to find a player and go into it. >> they just made the last one at the end of last month. >> that's right, hopefully. in japan. >> what about you, you are a man of many talents. >> i could find a way to break my bones in the dumbest way possible. i tripped on a corn on the cob in the street and broke my arm. >> she through my a ball i wasn't ready for, lost my tooth. >> i can't do anything really physically amazing. i used to be able to do -- i used to be able to bite my toenails. >> tmi, tempesta! >> and i could do stitches voice, you know stitch? >> let's hear it.

land stitch fans, round of a [ applause ] ? i have a stitch impression that's so good, the disney people tell me not to do it. >> are you ready? are you ready? >> yes! >> see, that was all right! was that all right? >>. >> that was really good. >> this is the only thing email bringing my chubby father, not very athletic, but, but, i do sound like stitch. >> actually, your child is going to love those voices. >> i hope so. that's all i have >> then your son is going to be like stop. >> in college, enough. >> we want to hear from you about this. do you have any special skills? share your comments. you can find links on our went,

vegas morning blend.com. >> right now the world's biggest dance-off is going down here in las vegas. the world hip hop dance championship start today. catch today's top talents. >> that's right, here is more with laurence cohen, he is part of the -- hello, sir, how are you? >> good morning. >> what's going on, man. explain the world hip hop dance championship. this is like the best coming to one place on earth to show off. >> jj was at our world finals last year. she can probably contribute to this conversation. it's called the olympics of hip hop dance. what we have are our national champions here at the westin. today it all starts. what they are doing is competing for a world title. so 50 countries are here. it's like the united nations.

there, it's flags -- >> no kidding? >> last night was our opening ceremonies. >> what did you think. >> it was insane, we managed to jump you up on stage and do the -- as well as new zealand gets on stage and does the war dance. showing the world we're here to compete against the rest of the world. >> when they do the haka, they tear off their shirtsnd gets fierce. >> you do that last night and you're up this morning? >> yeah, yeah! >> and right now it's about 3:00 in the morning in new zealand. >> you have that there, too! >> let me tell you, it's incredible, shawn. last year i remember there would be dance crews taking naps in the hallways because they were from any country you could name around the world, so excited to compete, so excited to be

to their rooms, they wanted to stay around all the events as much as possible. >> the significance of this event is -- people come here to win a gold medal, they come here for the bragging rights. but by being in las vegas, it's also an event that's launched incredible careers. there's a youngan named paris -- she is from new zealand, she has gone on to become an international dance sensation. she appears and her dance crew appears in justin bieber's sorry video which has been seen by 1.6 billion people. she just got three awards. >> she is here, she has a crew competing and she is going to be doing the world premier of a

>> how does a crew form? you stand on the street corner -- >> we have all been dancing since we were kids, i started dancing when i was five years old, the rest of the team has been dancing that long as well. we competed against each other in our home country in different teams for a long while now. then at the start of last year, none of us had ever kind of stepped on to the world stage, as an eight-man here the year before with our mega crew called -- we're still part of that company now. we decide after stepping on stage as part of the mega crew that we wanted to step on as a smaller crew and after competing against each other, we decide today do it together. >> we're going to let you run off and get with the crew here. >> thanks a lot. >> this event goes on -- starts today for the next four days?

preliminary rounds. thursday night are the semi finals. friday are world battles. then the parri$ project will be friday night. >> world finals, thomas & mack, 10,000 die hard dance fans. it's an entertaining, ex i will rating, exciting and memorable event. the olympics are going on in rio, the olympics in hip happen dance are happening >> take it over, guys! [ music ] ? young jeff -- tell the world ? ? it's my world ? ? have you forgot ? ? cause i got what they -- ?

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world hip hop dance championship start today. tickets start at $20. the website and number are there on the screen. you can follow the event on facebook and twitter. my goodness! >> more in just minutes,

>> hello, welcome back to the morning blend. a warning for our college-age viewers. this might depress you. a new school year means another year of debt for you. according to statistics in 2014,

trillion dollars in student loan debt. hot button on topic, doesn't ever seem to go down. >> that's a big number! >> what's the big deal with student loan debt. >> everyone has it. >> everyone does have it. you see these credit card debts, car loans, personal loans. is student loan debt different than all of those other loans. >> it is different. the character of it makes it difficult to get rid of. you're burden on the with it for life, unless you can prove some undue hardship. >> that's the bankruptcy rule. if you have some hardship and you can't pay it back if the future, then you can discharge it through bankruptcy. >> that burden is difficult to

>> much easier than student loan debt, definitely! >> there's private student loan debts and sallie mae student loo loan debts. is there a difference between how those get charged? >> no, not really. student loan debt is student loan debt debt. it's difficult to settle. there's no hammer to hit the student loan company the only time i've seen it discharged through bankruptcy is when my client had brain cancer. had less than six months to live. >> so let's talk about undue hardship. obviously stage 4 brain cancer, hardship. anything last less traumatic? >> not that i've seen.

internet, on the computer, over the phone. doesn't necessarily require physical labor. so it's difficult to discharge it. i've heard stories of student loan debt being discharged for less -- >> an fable. >> right, always involved them paying a large lump sum, to settle it dollar. >> you kind of owe it. >> hopefully there will be relief in the future, all these were big bubbles that have burst and affected our economy. i think student loan debt is going to be behind there. what you may be able to do is go to the education, department of education website and they have certain forbearance plans,

hardship plans. you can google student loan debt, that may help. >> even if it's only he $500 or $1000, than help you. >> we can help you, remove your debt. >> probably won't happen with student loan debt. >> they might be preying on you. >> don't hire out of state companies. deal with someone local. >> some people, it's gotten so out of hand that they're afraid of or might actually be getting garnished, having their wages garnished. >> not only wages garnished, but social security also. >> oh, no. >> tax row funds also! >> no. >> you thought you were going to get that refund and go on vacation, but no, student loan

>> you've got to work out something with the government on it, department of education. it's not going to go away. as things stand right now. wave had some lawsuits -- we've had some lawsuits against student loan agencies in collecting in an unfair way. >> i was just talking to a friend of mine yesterday, she is moving to a different state, going to college, going to pay out of state. i said, why don't you wait year, you'll pay $15,000. some of these schools, $60,000, $70 thousand a year. >> we have to be wise, because the job market isn't what it used to be. >> frankly, a college degree is almost like, you know -- >> a high school degree 20, 30 years ago. >> you have an iphone? congratulations, everyone has an iphone. >> it's hard to break away from the mold. >> we have to be intelligent

debt like any other debt. if that degree is not going to be enough to pay back that loan, you might want to rethink it. or if you want to -- as an employer, i value work experience more than a degree. >> frankly that's what i tell a lot of kids coming through here as well. your work will get you more work. college degrees are great, great, you should go to college, but trying try to find a -- >> if it's going to work for you. >> it's great judah! >> they want to help you for a free consultation. call them, see how they can help. if you want more information call the number on your screen or facebook or twitter. why i don't think' doctor's -- i

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>> junk can turn into cash. all items in your home collecting dust can be worth a lot me gia graduate neil sackmary with nevada coin mart is with us. >> hello and welcome back. >> yes, what's going on >> you're in blue today. >> i'm in blue, my mom sent me this shirt, it's one of the greatest shirts ever. when you come in and see neil sackmary, you come in and deal directly with me, the man, the myth and the legend.

a tomb stone it should say, things never day. >> it's the most beautiful store and i have artifacts from all over and i have 350 pound piece of petrified wood that's over four and a half million years old. >> really? >> it's from africa. very, very nice. >> so when you have interesting things and you want to sell them, you come in and see neil >> you have a box of interesting. >> i do. what do you do if you have stuff like this? [ laughter ] >> getting out of control, i'm sorry! >> the question is, you say, oh, my goodness, i have stuff. now, let's be very clear. now, a lot of clients have really come in lately and they've really appreciated me coming on the morning blend and talking directly to them when it comes to stuff that they have. >> here's your chance.

time jewelry. i buy larger diemdz, bought a beautiful 3 kairt the other day. >> as we get older, that is your life. your family, it is not their life and they don't want what you have. so the sad reality is that when we work so hard and then our family and our friends don't want our stuff, no matter what it is. and so come in and see me, because i down size or declutter. >> neal, it's an awesome point. i have a shoe box in my closet, i have a key chain, it's plastic from high school, i kept it because it's emotional. this to me, do you really buy things like this? we do. i buy costume jewelry by the pound, for unsigned costume,

i just bought a $350 miriam has cal costume necklace. no gold, no silver, straight plastic, from the 1940s and it was beautiful and so when you bring that in, i buy any type of jewelry, any type of coin. gold coins, silver coins, silver dollars, one ounce coins, bull on, currency customers we have -- these are my new pens, okay, and in my new pens, let me just tell you, that i give away over 2,000 pens a month! and so if you want one of my beautiful pens that has a stylus, just come in, i'll give you a pen. maybe next time bring stuff. >> there's only one place to go,

coin mart, neil sackmary. there's a lot of people who unfortunately, you know, they go and they've been chatting with other people on their website and won't tell them where i'm at. >> if you want to know where neil sackmary is at, it is on the corner of jones and flamingo. impose terse troy to i am percent nate what i do but know that my name and my picture are on my website, they're well, the hypnotic trance is definitively working. this is the at this point not i can trance and i am talking to you, when you want to deal with the industry leader, come in and see knoll sack. i'm the only jewelry leader in the industry that buys jewelry.

expert. that means that i can stand up in a court of law because i am a graduate gemologist in gma. i have a 4,000 square foot building, not a sweet suite number that -- >> i have over 50 cameras that are high definition. when you come in to nevada coin mart, come to she me. >> well. >>ance lull 100 -- absolutely, 100%. >> when you have a gold buyer, they're only interested in gold. when they see costume jewelry they're not interested. >> this is rid includes. >> when you want somebody to be straight with you, you look at my business, you see it's 100%

vegas that has what i have, of one wants to be number one, they're not, everyone else is number 2. >> the bonus is if we come down, i have a feel you'll put a trance on us. >> i'm there and you get a pen. here's the thing, i am there, come in and see me. i'm not just a paid actor. if a business owner has a paid actor, there is something fishy going on because the business i stand up for my business. it's my business, you come in and see me, 365 days a year. i can't say enough about all the different organizations that we do, but this is 340 times on the vegas morning blend, i do keep count. >> enough has been said. thank you so much! >> nevada coin mart, can give you a big return of what you don't want anymore. if you want more information

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>> in our hot in hollywood report this morning, it's a wall street drama in a post financial crisis world. in the film "equity," anna gun, known for her role on breaking bad, plays a senior investment

the film herself, good morning, anna. >> good morning. >> tell us about the film "equity" and what your character, name i bishop is face here. >> well, she is a very successful, openly ambitious investment banker who has been on an upward trajectory for a long time. she's had many, many wins in terms of creating ipo's. then she experiences one major public failure, which we -- that's where we meet her at the beginning of the film. so she is been confidently striding ahead in this mostly male-dominated profession as a woman, and has risen to the top, she is a real name and real xhod commodity on wall street, but we

stumble and she is trying to get her feet under her. it's got a thriller aspect to it, she is trying to find the next deal, so much involved in that next deal, so many twists and turns that the plot takes. it's also a fascinating character study of what it is to be a woman on wall street. and it is the first really female-driven wall street movie. >> shedding some light on women we haven't seen this a lot. >> yep. >> one of the tag lines, anna, for the film is on wall street, all mrarz are not created equal. would you consider your character a player? players? >> yeah, i think she is a player. it's something i found in my research, i was lucky enough to

he up in the ranks in wall street who shared experiences and stories about their struggles, victories, what it took to get into the business, how they moved up the ladder. but i also found that creating an ipo was not what i thought it was in the beginning, which i thought it was just a lot of numbers crunching. it's not that. it's a very intricate process in terms of the client's needs, investors' needs, putting it together in point that's going to be successful and really understanding both parts of that equation in a psychological way, in an emotional way. it's not just about numbers. its really about observing people and knowing what they need and how to foster that and. and i think that the desire to win, the desire to play that

women and it made my research fascinating, because i walked through goldman sachs, then went out to dinner with seven of our investors, so i saw them in a both a professional and personal setting so i feel like i got a rounded view of what they're like. they're all very different obviously but they share characteristics that i took bits and pieces of to create and put naomi together. >> thank you so i can't wait to see it, i think it's fascinating you're playing a character like this and happy to see you're moving on and doing more exciting things. >> thank you. >> "equity" is in theatres this friday. hey, everyone september 9th. for more information about the film, visit the website on your film. shawn, back to you. >> jj, thank you so much. >> you can recognize someone with our give back reward. click on give back and fill out

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>> mm-hmm! >> hey, bring on the heat. over the summer, every time it hits triple summer nevada races more monies. it's a partnership between raising canes chicken fingers. here with more about it is justin micatrotto and sophia, and heather buzo. justin, tell us about hundred

hundred days of summer -- >> i think we're up to -- >> tomorrow it's going to hit 99. >> exactly. >> we were back here in i believe it was jon when we kicked this thing off and it was literally the first day of 100 and i think we've gotten three or four days of respite since then, but aware we're raising $100 each day. >> exactly. >> you've got to have something to keep you going. >> i can suffer through this as long as i know raising canes is ponying up >> we worked with make a wish for a few years now and got the great for the university of working with a lot of charities but i will put them on record as being one of the most engaging, interactive, positive groups in town. we worked on a couple new restaurant openings where we

at every grand opening. that's a big part when we get involved with the group, it's not to make money, or help the group, it's to help our managers, anybody involved with the cane family to make the group song stronger. we want to have opportunities for the kids to get involved and learn a little bit more. what they take away from it and take to their next job or next situation is definitely improved. >> speaking of vocations, you just -- locations, you just opened a new one. >> we did. saraha, and next two openings we have on north decatur in 215 and down on stephanie as well. so wave got more to look forward to. we've. >> for those who don't know about the mission at make a wish, heather, tell us about that. >> make a wish southern nevada

diagnosed with life-threatening. >> we assist in granting the wishes of 40 kids who come to las vegas for their wish. whether it's to meet someone or have a unique experience. we can't grant the quality wishes without the support of community partners like raising canes and fun initiatives like the hundred degrees of summer. together we're transforming lives. >> >> hi. >> hi! >> she is like i'm waiting! >> hello! [ laughter ] >> i was told sophia is a bit of a rock star! >> tell us about your experience with make a wish. >> well, over all it's been a great experience because -- well, there's just some great people at make a wish and they granted my all-time wish. >> what was your all-time wish?

disney world in florida. >> the big boy! >> that's the big one! >> yeah. >> how was it? >> it was awesome! >> we stayed at the savannah room, it was amazing. >> awesome >> the first day we went to give kids village, it was amazing. we went to a couple parks, went to give kids world and went to the main park -- >> the magic kingdom. >> yeah, magic kingdom. >> did you go to epcot? >> yeah, and we went to sea world, too. >> you went >> orlando is like -- this girl is everywhere. >> did you come home with any ears? >> yeah, actually i think i brought home three ears! >> whoa whoa! >> that's a lot of ears! >> i wore them, but when i bought them, i wore them throughout the park. >> you need to accessorize.

>> [ laughter ] >> wish granted, so awesome. >> here's the cool thing about raising canes. you are a franchise. you wouldn't know it because you guys are so involved with the community whether it be make a wish -- you're so involved with unlv. sometimes you decide to be closed, we're going to bring everyone out to a summer party. >> absolutely. our family has been in town for 12, 15 years now. this communi the good part about vegas, it's easy to get your arms around the community. it's two degrees of separation. when we came to town we flaw we didn't have a lot of money to get started, it was a couple restaurants and everything was going in the business but we had our hands and sweat equity to putback into the group. thankfully we've been able to resonate that throughout the

chicken is not too bad, either! [ laughter ] >> speaking of the chicken -- can we -- or can i? this will be my -- >> have you never had canes? >> no! >> as we do this, we have a picture to come up. >> absolutely. >> i'll hold it for you! >> you deserve -- >> oh, wow! >> okay. we're looking at a photo here and weighed love you to tell us who this is, justin. >> the our restaurant support office, vice president of development and career resources. they've gotten involved and they've kind of led some of the efforts throughout our office and throughout our company to really push this thing, so it's not just hey, our company is doing this. they're putting the sweat equity in there as well. in addition to those folks at our home office, a lot of folks in the company are getting involved in the community as well. >> i got a great bite!

anymore! >> p thank you. >> i took a shot straight from the cup. don't know if you want to double dip that now. >> each day 100 degrees or above, make-a-wish will receive $100 a day. right now the total is $1500 bucks. >> come on mother nature! >> raising canes has more than

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