, as you might expect, costco was buying in bulk. >> costco was phenomenal for almost 15 years, they've charging of a structure that was critical. >> that was then, this is now. among those who notice the change, electric seem owner. >> this is where the chearnlgs used to be and as you see, they have basically covered it up. you can see where the electrical speed was. >> store by store, the megaretailer is removing every one of those stations, even in the pay area. so why pull the plug on the ?iewsm costco didn't speak to cbs 5 on camera, but this is a chain are millions of customers and virtually none of them were using the electric fueling stations and there's one more problem. >> old chargers that were put in place 10 or 15 years ago no longer work with the new car. so cars like the nissan leaf, the sheafs chevy volt. >> believers believe costco missed an opportunity by erasing instead of updating. >> we are seeing businesses all over the united states invest in charging. >> removal of chargers without a plan to basically deal with the coming av market is probably something they're g

was buying in bulk. >> costco was phenomenal. they had charging infrachuck truer that was criminal. among those when noticed the change. >> this is where the costco chargers used to be and as you can see, they basically covered it up, you know, you can actually see where the electrical feed was. >> store by store, the megaretailer is removing every one of those stations, even in the famously green area. >> they would go in and charge things. >> why pull the plug on the future? a spokesperson did say by phone this is a change with millions of customers and virtually none of them were using the electric fueling stations and there's one more problem. >> the old chargers that were put in place 1 10 or 15 years ago no longer work with the new car. the chevy volt -- >> that new generation of cars will need a place to juice up and costco missed an opportunity by erasing instead of updating. >> removal of chargers without a plan to basically deal with the coming market is probably something they're going to revisit. >> i hope costco real

was buying in bulk. >> costco was phenomenal. for almost 15 years, they have had charging infrastructure that was really critical. >> reporter: but that was then, this is now. among those who noticed the change electric vehicle owner advocate jay friedland. >> this is where the costco chargers used to be and as you can see, they have basically covered it up. you can see where the electrical feed was. >> reporter: store by store, the mega-retailer is removing every one of those stations even in the famously green bay area. >> people would come to costco, charge, they would go in and buy things. >> reporter: so why pull the plug on the future? costco didn't speak to cbs 5 on camera but a spokesman did say by phone, this is a chain with millions of customers and virtually none of them were using the electric fueling stations. and there's one more problem. >> the old chargers that were put in place 10 or 15 years ago no longer work with the new cars. so cars like the nissan leaf, the chevy volt. >> reporter: that new generation of ca

store by store costco is removing all the stations.hose who noticed the change is electric vehicle owner and advocate. >> this is where the costco chargers used to be and as you can see, they have basically covered it up. you can see where the electrical feed was. >> the chargers costco had were at least a decade old and no longer work with new electric vehicles like the leaf and volt. >>> if you notice more doggy doo in san jose blame your budget cuts. one of the latest victim a cut back to a $60,000 a year program for disposable bags in city parks for use by dog owners. the friends of the san jose rose garden hopes it won't be a problem for long. the volunteer group is accepting donation for the cause. so beware. >> a little six-pack. >>> call it man's best friend and girl's best friend a meeting. honeybun the dog helps to greet customers at a jewelry store in georgia. two weeks ago, the dog decided to have a snack while the owner was busy. what she ate, $10,000 worth of loose diamonds. the owner says it was his fault for leaving the

that means just like costco, buyers will be asked to present a photo i.d. before they can shop.o far, shoppers aren't complaining. >> it wouldn't bother us at all. more than willing to do that. >> wanted to sign up. i sort of said it's going to be like the costco of toy stores, which is fine. >> the owner says she has never tallied her losses but says theft at her shop occurs every day. so hopefully will fix that problem. >>> the post office has been embraced by romantics all over the globe and may be shut down. post offices in the town of valentine, texas, receives nearly 39,000 letters from people all over the world for obvious reasons on valentine's day. they want to get it postmarked valentine. they do so in order to get that cancellation stamp. the usps is still reviewing all the offices before making any final decisions on its closures. maybe they can just open one day a week. >> maybe. >> one day a year. >> they are not feeling the love. >>> 4:55. the debt deal is done but there's not a lot to celebrate. the jitters around the world and what still needs to be done in wash

. >> and it's like costco for kids i guess.why a bay area toy store has become members only. ,,,,,,,,,, [ mom ] can a little bowl of cereal change your life? i think it can. one of the challenges for kayla being gluten-free is actually finding choices the whole family will love. then we discovered chex cereals. five flavors of chex are gluten-free, including the honey nut flavor, and that's amazing to a mom like me. as a parent you don't want to have to tell your kids "no" all the time. it's nice for me to be able to say "yes" to something that they want to eat. [ male announcer ] chex cereal. five flavors. gluten free. [ male announcer ] unisom helps you fall asleep faster and stay asleep. so i wake up rested. [ male announcer ] unisom. fall asleep faster. sleep longer. dollhouses, trains a g to become >>> a north bay hobby shop is making changes to combat shoplifting. a company in novato will be members only. so buyers will be asked to present a photo i.d. before they can shop there. so far though shoppers don't seem to be co

you know you're talking about costco and best buy here and other stores as well. costco has complete legal rights to check that receipt and make you show receipt because it's a membership store n contract you signed in order to be a member, you say i will let you check the receipt. if you refuse to do the check, they can deny you right to shop there. best guy bye, walmart, other store that's do check receipts can ask you but you do not have to allow them. if they suspect you of actually shop lifting and they can say they suspect everyone, then they have a right to detain you until law enforcement gets there. they have to believe you did something wrong. if they're incorrect, they can get into a lot of trouble. question two, this one is from paul v. i'm interested in applying for a job at golden grate university there. is a requirement that you must be a student at ggu to apply. is this discrimination? i don't know. maybe. it's not legal discrimination. here in this country it's based upon the law. and the law comes down to age, gend yes, gender preference, religio

we called costco and said what's the haps?e're told that there is a warning in the state of california. and that is how come it's on that bottle. we said, okay. and we're told that led leeches into plants in all vinegar has lead. it turns out that is the case. and theirs is not anymore lead filled than others. question two from john l who says because most of us are unemployed, not quite true, but many are, earthquake insurance is too high. should i be concerned? you bet. it was than the long ago when a earthquake rider cost to00. good luck finding that now. it's very expensive. and it's gone down quite a bit. it's about maybe three quarters, two thirds what it used to be. and there is where have you to ask do you need earthquake insurance? this is very, very expensive. have you to take a look at where your home is located and where the home is built. if it's made wood stick without cricks, this is unlikely your home is going to take a major hit. and you noticed i said very unlikely and not for sure. if i was unemployed i woul

. >> eddy's bakery sent us goodies and starbucks cough i and costco, the grocery store and people from the neighborhood coming by. >> the principal decided to reach out to home depo. the company responded with a $9000 donation and sent work crews over to help. >> and couldn't stop smiling. >> the deck was finished this week just in time for the first week of school and the kids have a place to watch for the beautiful whale and dolphins that play in their back yard. >> i like them, they are real cool. and beautiful. and i like fishes. and whales. i like how it turned out. i didn't think it would turn out that nice. >> it is shaped like a whale tail. the material is tough to bend and shape. and they learned a lot in the process. they didn't use taxpayer money to pay for this. and did it entirely with donations. >> hurricane irene is causing, had avoc. eight pem in west palm beach, florida were hurt by heavy surf and the dedication of the martin luther king jr. monument was postponed because of the approaching storm. evacuation orders are going out to 200,000 people in north carolina. but

joe's shouldn't be singled out it's just one company among many proust's vons safeway whole foods costco sam's club and many others throw away staggering amounts of food every day but stores are only part of the problem of food waste all of us throughout perfectly good food on a daily basis we let it rot in our refrigerators we toss leftovers because they don't sound good or were afraid because we don't know enough about food to judge whether or not it's edible wasting food is a bad habit that permeates all of society implicating all of us in the problem which means we're all responsible for creating a solution. the problem out of illinois forty percent health. overall helpful for about. a year what we saw was among younger people. of age one point. they don't know what a food bad there's a fear that this this half is bad i think or here. he's a spring up a good point about. a little bit about food safety here. i have never been sick eating dumpster food my family has never been sick and i have to be really careful i'm feeding a small child trash essentially. so you start learning more a

the bold new demands, from protesters is costco pulling the plug.. on the future?me say the big box chain will regret. plus a dog's ten thousand dollar meal. join us for cbs 5 early edition ... beginning at 4:30. ,, >>> >>> on the "cbs morning news," here's look at today's weather. it will be sizzling from texas to nebraska. the northeast will be very pleasant, while the great lakes region could see a dangerous storm by the afternoon time. >>> here's another look at this morning's top stories. hurricane irene is gaining strength and headed toward the east coast of the united states. irene is expected to make landfall somewhere along the atlantic coast this weekend. >>> a rare east coast earthquake rocks 20 states yesterday. the magnitude 5.8 quake was centered in virginia. some damage is reported but no serious injury. >>> of course, a 5.8 quake is nothing to laugh about especially for people on the east coast who are not used to the earth moving, but on the west coast, a lot of people are asking what's the big deal? reporter mike sugarman of san francisco kpix has

. >> costco charges me $35. this would be a deal. >> reporter: becker says she just brought the driver license scanner and will sign up customers in september and making it members only for everyone in january. reporting live, jean elle, nbc bay area news. toys.ew way of sellingcc1: >>> police are now looking for a man who flashed a woman and her 2-year-old niece in daylight. t happened near a popularcc1: shopping mall in a parking lot near the hillsdale shopping center. the flasher got out of his car and described himself. the suspect appeared to be about 50 years old, weighing around 200 pounds. if you have any information, call the police department. >>> at one point he was helping the police, and then ended up suing them. settled his lawsuit. he suffered a traumatic drain injury in 2008. that's when he fell through a skylight helping police investigate a burglary at the pet store where he worked. he claims police told him to get on the roof. his attorney argued police should have been more careful with him s

. >> it is the costco of toy stores which fine. >> the owner sas -- says she has never tallied her lossesut she says theft happens every day. >>> gold went up in value today. just ask the diamondbacks' young slugger. next. had a chance to take it back... tim >> giants have had sole position of second place in the national league west since june. tonight the diamondbacks had a chance to share them. tim lincecum 7-2 against them. pablo sandoval doubled. off daniel hudson. only damage against the young right hander. move it to the 5th inning. tim lincecum leads one over the plate. the heart of the plate. and paul goldsmith hits it to oakland. his first big league home run. look at that thing. they win. they pull into a first place against the giants. mariners have a 2-0 lead against the as. reigning cy young winner pitching into. 7th striking out 9. zach miller signing with the seahawks for a reported five years with $34 million. maybe the two best players on the raiders are gone. 49er pro bowler nose tackle signing a one-year deal with the saints. he will replace franklin in the middle with

at the south san francisco costco on el camino, you can fill up for 3.45 a gallon. according to gasbuddy.com, it appears to be the lowest priced gas in the bay area. >>> let's be honest, most of white house prefer retailers not charge us any -- most of us would prefer retailers not charge us any sales tax but julie watts explains some customers are boycotting amazon until it starts charging. >> reporter: this is the first time that amazon has faced backlash for refusing to comply with a new law that requires out of state etailers to collect california sales tax. a group of nonprofits and lawmakers gathered today at the state capital to announce the launch of this. it's think before you click ca.org where consumers are urged to close their amazon account and stein a petition. it's a message echoed by california lawmakers. >> i'm very disappointed that they are not stepping up and helping california with tax compliance. it creates a disadvantage for those willing to locate here, play by the rules and comply with the state tax laws. >> reporter: so far amazon has spent

. >> costco used to give it away for free but not anymore. why some say they have pulled the plug at the worst possible time. >> and a new high-tech offer for san francisco residents. why some say the price is just too ugly to bear. we'll have that and much more at 6:00. >> okay. look who's joining us up past his bedtime. or

>> reporter: we did a story this year about costco who contacted theirs customers who purchased contaminated canteloupe but that's rare. safeway was recently sued about not notifying people about recalls because of the cards. the usda is refusing criticism that it dragged its feet. cases were confirmed two weeks ago but an agency source said it had to be sure, findings had to be ironclad before getting cargill to agree to the recall. >> bottom line, we should be looking to see if we have it? >> absolutely. the safeway brand here in california was not the contaminated one. that was in texas. but there are some california brands so head to cbssf.com/consumerwatch. >> thank you. >>> it may come as no surprise at the checkout counter eating a healthy diet with nutrition and fiber is expensive. buying foods to boost potassium as recommended by government nutritional standards can adds $380 a year to your grocery bill. vitamin d another 250. that's according to a university of washington study. the authors recommend the government offer food assistance coupons for produce to encourage healthy eati

. >> wanted to sign up, i said it's going to be like the costco of toy stores which is fine. >> reporter: the most popular item stolen are from the halloween department. miniatures like this are so popular with thieves, a secret hid n camera now hidden camera pays special attention. they have 24 hidden cameras. >> reporter: they are planning to have the system up and running and losses down by the end of september. don ford, cbs 5. >>> if a part in your car is defective, would you expect the manufacturer to step up and fix it? right? wrong. on the consumerwatch julie watts explains why and how one consumer learned the hard way. >> reporter: no one expects their car to be problem-free, right? but you do expect manufacturers to notify you about defects. well, it turns out that rarely happens. >> this is my like fourth chevy that i have owned. >> reporter: for charles, chevy is more than the heartbeat of america. it's the automaker he has depended on for years. all that changed the day this truck began making strange sounds. >> click, click, click, click. when you first start it up it would

. >> smalltrop was arrested after shoppers at a costco store complained he rubbed his chest up against them. and his family says he doesn't know any better. >>> pg&e was warned months before that san bruno explosion about the risk of disaster. documents filed with state regulators show the utilities risk management group all but predicted an incident. and it warned that gas in the company's management created a quote unacceptable risk of disaster. and raises questions about what top executives said, quote, had known or shouldn't have known. >>> in solano county, firefighters are trying to determine what sparked a brush fire that threatened several homes in the area. the fire broke out yesterday afternoon in benecia. you can see the smoke quickly spread to several acres. the flames came close to rose drive but crews were able to put out the fire before it reached any buildings. >>> crews in southern california contained a wildfire that burned almost 1,000 acres in riverside acre, it happened saturday marino valley and jumped highway 60 briefly trapping about 50 drivers. there the fire f

on the menu that day inside the tense white house situation room, sandwiches purchased at costco. >>art of those budget cuts made. >> that's right. >>> well, newly released fbi files on the late senator ted kennedy show that he was the target of death threats. the son of mobster al capone was overheard making a death threat on ted kennedy during a phone call back in the '60s, and then there was the white powder mailed to kennnny's office during that anthrax scare back in 2001. >>> a clue from the deep might be enough to end a mystery. an underwater vehicle was able to locate a body in a crevice some 265 feet below the surface of lake tahoe. it was found there last week by another diver. they say it was s markably well preserved by the lake's cold water. and the hope is that it will help end a missing persons case from 1994. >>> and turning now to sports news and some baseball highlights, we get those from espn news. >>> good morning. cole wright here with your espn news update. and how about that national league central? things getting tight on monday evening. chris carpenter on the

democracy in syria has begun and it's time for assad to get out of the way not everybody has agreed costco has insisted that assad should be given time to implement promised changes his recent decisions to release political prisoners repeal emergency law and allow peaceful demonstrations have indicated the right direction but external pressure could still bury a fragile transitional. reforms will give your sister syria and will make the country stronger but syria's enemies don't want syria to be strong america for instance and yes sick and strong syria and they want to weaken its they don't want reform something they need instability and feels across the country as long as possible and they're pressure words. with contradictory reports about policemen and security officers killed across the country and the army is continuing to crackdown on protesters despite president assad's pledges to the u.n. his top military operations the syrian people no know longer. trast and wrote to believe. with a country at the crossroads again he and themselves with patience. r.t. syria. journalist new york cl

costco is up 10% and parent company bath and body works are up 6%. >>> retailers are making facebookir new friend for back to school targeting. target will have 1,000 likes and for the rest of the month they will future a minute i fridge, the first several will get a coupon for 40% off that item. >>> new report suggests a void newark airport in new jersey. the wall street journal ranked it the worst for delayed flights. the journal says, 40 come and go from newark. it comes as the air space comes and they have an out of date air traffic control system. >>> it has been a time to enjoy the county fair but it may be the last year for some of them. >>> millions of pounds of meat being recalled because of the recent health scare. what you can do to protect yourself. Ñy . >>> good morning, right now traffic is look being pretty good on 80 westbound, so far it looks like a nice drive all the way out to this area. . >>> now police put down spike strips, look at the times, it ripped up the tires but it didn't stop this driver, he kept going for about an hour and 15 minutes like that. the poli

costco and target and walmart ma benefit as shoppers stock up on food and water.t is the business news. this is the bloomburg after the bell report. new study shows that vehicles most and less likely to be hit by thieves. catted lack escalade six times more likely to be hit by thieves it is a popular status symbol . pick up trucks are a favorite. taking the next ford f250 and chevy silva rado. and the vehicle least likely to be hit by thieves was an audi 86. >>> and police in arizona said a thief stole thousands worth of the snakes in a pet store by stuffing them down his pants it is a bold maneuver. the surveillance camera recorded the heist. >> he opened the cage and grabbed them and hung around for a couple of minute walked out of the door. >> it was in his cargo pants. they were long stores. >> looked like it was in the pocket. they were rare albino boa, he sold them for a store credit and reptile tank. they arrested 22 year old eric. >> turning those profit to legal stuff . >> and skinny jeans get the go ahead. >> rough day for east bay young sterse. >> i was

because in tough times people go to places like costco. almost every stock, in fact every stock on the dow is down, so you're not seeing movement between stocks or movement between asset classes, people are cashing out and holding on to their money. at some point they will put it back in. a lot of people i've been talking today saying it's the steal of the century because companies are reporting strong profits. there's no reason to sell the stocks. this is kind of a pin icky momentum kind of thing. we'll have to see what happens in the next hour and we'll talk again. >> we will talk about. ultimately though that would be my question because a lot of people were tweeting you and i both because they have questions and want to know about what about me? what do i do with all the money i have in stocks in do i pull out and panic with the rest of them? >> right. >> or do i hang tight? what's your advice? >> our friend leigh gallagher from "fortune" said it beautifully saying if you make a decision to sell your long-term investments on a day like

costco and people from the neighborhood coming by. >> the principal for the day, he decided to reach out to home depot. he couldn't believe it when the company responded with a $9,000 donation and even sent work crews over to help. >> the deck was finished this week just in time for the first week of school. kids now have a place to watch for the beautiful whales and dolphins that play right in their backyard. >> i like them because they are real cool and beautiful. >> i like how it turned out. >> the deck is safe. they found out the material is shape into a tail and they learned a lot through the process. they didn't use any taxpayer money to pay for this. they paid it entirely with donations. >> it is good for them. >> once again, this morning a lot of fog, especially pacifica, san francisco, parts of marin and down south, santa cruz. deck of clouds, we'll be looking at sunshine later today. beach day in the 70s there. elsewhere around the bay, this is vollmer peak, you can see the clouds out in the distance looking south. they are about 1200 feet deep. finally roof camera begins t

they are like the costco of human rights violations. >> here is the thing. the policy is obviously evil. if this land had just allowed for technology and for ideas they would have solved this problem without a barbaric practice. and where are the feminists? what happened to american feminists? >> they disappear when it comes to things having to do with the left. >> how would you know? you are a broad? >> i am a broad, thank you. obviously we owe china. the problem with the male-female ratio, after the cold war russia had a problem with that too. all of the men went and died off in war, and then sudden 3 there there were all these women looking for husbands and they couldn't find any. the birthrate in russia was having a problem picking up. >> maybe it was good cop-bad cop. my partner obama has two kids and they are both ladies. explain that. >> we have to take a break. do you have a comment on the show? e-mail us. it is red eye at fox news .com. simple if you have a computer. and to leave a voicemail, and it doesn't have to be a land line. still to come, the

costco shelled out over $2 million on a come paeurpb to privatize liquor sells which benefits costco.his is being dominated by those with the deepest pockets. >> it's kind of turned out the opposition, rather than a voluntary grass roots thing it's special interests getting themselves on the ballot and getting these things passed. >>> amazon.com as qualified for the ballot with an initiative which would undo a state law which would require them and other e retailers to collect state tax. alisyn: there is any initiative to scale back this process. >> reporter: there is the initiative strategy center which pushes bills in all 24 states which allowed these initiatives and they are basically aimed at making it more difficult for these initiatives to qualify for the ballot. making signature gatherers register or prevent them from being paid. many are cautious about tweaking a system that has become a sacred cow among voters. >> a real good check and balance is the voters themselves. making your case to the voters there has to be some limit on the government's ability to take more of our mo

bank of china, costco pacific closing up between one and a half and 3%.anghai composite was down by .7 of a percent after a pullback of bank stocks. beijing is trying to keep inflation down and growth up at the same time. >>> finally, the asx 200 almost down about a percent there. it opened up but then fell throughout the day. earnings reports today were center stage. west pac, australia's second largest bank closed down nearly 4.5%. it announced a 10% in cash profit but that missed estimates and investors weren't too happy about that. qantas, too popped to nearly 3%. but the national carrier actually e-raced all of the gains. qantas as you mentioned announced it's going to set two new asia-based airlines. flat market. we'll see what happens in europe and blowback from there. >> watch what happens with mr. sarkozy and ms. merkel. i want to come back to china for a minute. one of the chinese newspapers was talking about the need to let the chinese currency continue to appreciate. what are we going to see there? >> the quick answer to that is that we could

usually costco is known to be like that. what would you do if you could try wine when you buy your groceries? soon you may be able to. at a safeway store in san francisco. a lot of people who live near the store market street are receiving notices that the store is seeking an instructional tasting license. i need more coffee. the license allows wholesalers in stores to hand out the wine samples. there is a wine bar in livermore and several safeways around the country are building these wine tasting stations. so i would imagine that they would kind of -- >> i don't want to make light but you have to be careful already 18 parking lot. if there is wine tasting going on. >> i imagine they don't give you a lot. >> shopping carts. >> you have to card people. a lot to look into, obviously. a bay area soldier's world war ii journal washes ashore. continents away from where it was written. why it took 70 years to return the book to its rightful owner. and a green thumb with sticky fingers. targeting your potted plants ahead. for a lo

. >> wanted to sign up, i sort of said it's going to be like the costco of toy stores which is fine.> the owner says she has never tallied her losses, but she says theft at her shop occurs every day. >>> tonight a bay area-based company that helps homeowners and apartment dwellers rent to strangers is saying, it's sorry. they have been trying to recover since an apartment sharing arrangement ended in disaster. >> reporter: they have a lot of fans. the start up in connects travelers and others looking for a place to stay. but letting a stranger state at your home can backfire. the woman has been blogging about the experience on nightmare. she rented it and when she returned her apartment was burglarized, vandalized and trashed. she says the renters broke into a long closet, wore her clothes, stole her passport and jewelry, and dumped trash all over. one man is under arrest in connection with the incident. this afternoon, air b and b is apologizing and promising changes. it issued a statement saying, we were devastated when we learned of the vandalism of a host home. we could and shoul

the 27-year-old who serves pizza at costco uses the screen name hot95cobraguy. he chatted online with someone who said she was a 13-year-old girl. walker asks if she's a virgin, if she's tried oral sex, anal sex, what sexual positions she likes and he wants to know if she would try group sex. >> how would you feel about watching a guy and a girl do it or being watched by a girl? >> and he appears to know that it would be illegal to have sex with a 13-year-old when he writes, you're young. i don't want to get in trouble. but here he is. and he can't wait to get into our undercover house. >> hey, come on in. how are you doing? >> pretty good. how are you? >> good. come in. >> you want me to park in the garage? >> oh, no, no big deal at all. how was your drive? >> pretty good. how are you? >> good. >> what are you doing? >> give me a hug. >> awesome. hi. >> hi, hi. >> you got your hug. why don't you have a seat? right there. please. please take your hand out of your pocket. pretty shiny mustang you have out there. >> thank you. >> what was it that perhaps you had o

that means just like costco, buyers will be asked to present a photo i.d. before they can shop. owner says she has never tallied her losses but says theft at her shop occurs every day. she is hoping a little change might help that out. >> hopefully it will. this is a mysterious accident. it happened on a roller coaster and has left a man blind. >> yeah. strange indeed. it happened over at universal's island of adventure in florida. the man from puerto rico said he was on the dragon challenge roller coaster sunday when something hit him in the eye. the man says he had only one good eye before the incident. he was rushed to the hospital for surgery. but he still can't see. >> i would have thought universal being such a big company would have a lot more safety aspects. >> what do you do, though, wear a visor? that's a freak thing. the ride was closed and universal said it found absolutely nothing that could have contributed to this incident adding, we believe our coasters are safe. but if something flies into your eye while you're up there one of those things. >>> 6:26 now. coming

target sales jumped 4.1% and kos co reports a -- and costco reports a 10% increase.ed. >>> time now 8:44 let's bring you up to date on some of the top stories we're follow for you right now. we're watching virginia tech university. it's on lockdown. police are checking reports of a gunman on campus. now, an alert has been issued and everybody is being told to stay inside. in 2007, a gunman on that same campus killed dozens of people. >>> back here at home a deadly accident on the san francisco bay is being investigated. a fishing -- fishing boat and a yacht collided yesterday afternoon throwing a father and son into the bay. 40-year-old ming trung did not survive. >>> and new reports about the uc berkeley hikers still detained in iran. the iranian ambassador says he expects the two men to be released very soon. although he didn't give a date, the ambassador says they will likely be pardoned because of the holy month of ramadan. >>> we're following breaking news in san francisco where police rushed to the scene of a shooting on potrero hill. kraig debro has been talki

. >> we're at costco now. i don't know about you. i usually get my frozen pizza from there.eate katie holmes' look. where are the clothes? where are the racks? we're not in kansas anymore. i know this is crazy. it's a workout shirt but the material kind of reminds me of katie homs' material. oh, boy. no. could use this cardigan. it's in black. these are italian sneakers, tres, tres chic. wow, magic. you look great. the cardigan is $16.99, the shirt meant for extra sizing is $12.99. docker pants, 18.99 and the shoes made in italy, $29.99. the grand total for our final look, $78.96. looks like our budget fashionista passss the test creating designer looks that cost thousands for less than $80 each. to find out more about penny chic go to abcnews.com/gma. whoever said walmart was unchic. think again and we'll be right back. >>> we showed you how we found so much money for our "gma" stafaf actually ely showed us how we did that. that's just the beginning. >> yeah, we found 43,000 some dollars but you can also search for the money in the name of businesses so we searched under "g

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they have done successfully in colorado where you have a voting places centralized in wal-mart's or costco or supermarkets where people can park and you can go in and you have an ample supply of machines. you do those kind of things. you'll get an enhanced turnout. you can make it work better. those things also seem to me to be critical elements if indeed you moved toward mandatory voting. you cannot move toward mandatory intense at the polls unless you make it much less burdensome for people to go to the polls. >> we have spoken about this more than anybody else collectively combined in the last 10 years. i want to thank norman orenstein and fred smith for their participation. [applause] thank you for your preparation and insights. i certainly want all of us to thank ralph nader for coming up with a concept of debating not tattoo's which could be one of the taboos but not if you are in the nba. i want to make sure that everyone knows that on july 8, 200011, there will be a debate ing taboos .org.debating taboo voter -- mandatory voting will not be enacted this mother this year. susan b. a