ikea.e furniture retailer famous for its swedish meatballs will start to offer veggie balls. they are vegan. made with no animal products at all. ikea says the move is about keeping with current trends. chicken meatballs will be added in a few weeks. ikea feeds 50 million customers a year. >> i didn't know this was a big thing. >> swedish meatballs in ikea. you clearly have not been in ikea. >> i have but not to eat. i went to pick up a rug or something. >> you go buy your stuff and then the cafe. >> i go home. i didn't know people stuck around. >> there are cookies and drinks. >> i didn't know. >> yeah. the elderberry little -- it's like a thing you put in to a martini or margarita. >> they have a bar at ikea? >> it is not a bar but a flavored thing you put in the water. >> if there was a bar -- >> concentrate. i need concentration. >> i'm lost. what does it have to do -- >> at ikea you can get all sorts of good things. smoked salmon. >> let's go for the meatballs and the elderberry. >> sw

some say you should head to ikea. they say it is so complicated to put together that many couples they sai they are fighting. >> one san diego based therapist sayss she uses this piece of furniture to determine how well they work together. do you guys do it together or do it by yourself? >> i do it by myself. ikea has nice furniture. we bought a large couch but even put the couch in the suv, that's a fight. move the chairs down or get the car seats down. >> oh boy. >> you are describing my life right now. [ laughter ] >> i have to give credit to my wife. she's pretty good at, you know-- >> i want everybody out of the house, i will put this together. leave me alone. >> this whole thing is making me stressed up. >> let's move on. to oh my god highway 74. i do love the ikea cafeteria, that's a different conversation all together. >> this is a look at highway 24, westbound. we are off to a decent start here if you are driving from oakland. it is a nice drive no problem on interstate 680. south on san we are off to the goo

ikea sells a billion dollars worth of food. it's only 5% of their total sales.y're in it for selling furniture. but basically it's in the gravy. you put that yaifgravy on anything and you could sell it. >> i'm starving. i need meatballs and a slurpee and maybe an apple watch when the price come downs. have a great weekend. >> thank you. >>> new concerns over safety in the skies. we're learning that two months ago the faa stepping up its oversight at united airlines. citing violations that it called, quote systemic. trace gallagher following this story for us. trace, what did you find out? >> grech nl, this did not just start with the faa cracking down on united airlines. it started with united airlines cracking down on its pilots. in january, the airline sent a letter to its pilots in essence telling them to get their act together following a series of safety events and near-misses. yuntded complained to its pilots there were too many errors in the cockpit and there was poor communication. enough the "wall street journal" reports the faa has sent a letter to uni

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shopping at ikea for a lot of people not so fun.r to get about -- forget about putting furniture together. i have a question for you. could it put your relationship with your significant other at risk? monica is laughing. >> yes. tom: we'll talk about it next hour. later actor robert downey, jr. the "iron man," maybe the armor isn't so thick after all. we'll tell you why he stormed out of an interview. >>> also at noon hour, the biggest money boxing match manny pacquiao, versus floyd mayweather. is boxing back. we'll have more on that. >>> more trouble from the secret service. new report from the homeland security department finds the agency took over a year to replace a security alarm at president george h.w. bush's home. the latest in a long series of failures for the agency tasked with protecting our presidents. a former secret service agent is here. dan, you expect the incompetence from the government bureaucrat, the secret service my gosh what a proud institution. seems like their name is getting tarnished one after the other.

>> couples are finding the ikea showrooms because it's your hall can't decide what to buy. rent-a-center. >> if you're fighting over furniture, get a new spouse. you can rent that as well. >>> a bonus for a bad guy before he proves he's a good guy. welcome. while iran is playing chick within warships and calling for us to die, the state department refusing to call up a $50 billion signing bonus. big mistake? what do you think? >> a signing bonus? $50 billion? i mean come on guys, this is absolutely nuts. but listen just underscores the fact president obama wants to get this done by hook or by crook. iran knows it. they haven't stopped any of the stuff we're doing in the middle east

do not walk into an ikea.t journal that happy couples enter the store and they often leave the store fighting they say the stage kitchens and nurserys bring touchy subjects to life not the stress for shopping for large items. worry not talking about having to assemble those items. apparently a lot of people in ikea start to fight. >> i think few end up with the swedish meatballs, you are free to go. >> no it's that little tool. make a book shelf. here's a little tiny tool. >> we will buy a table from ikea she loves to put it together. >> really? >> yes. the thing we all drid aboutchalleng we don't care for it. she does. all right. we have learned many popular modern day beliefs are actually misconceptions. we are about to debug some so-called facts we all think are true. carson you got the first one. >> did you know that mount everest is not the tallest mountain? it is the highest altitude. the tallest mountain is actually mount akea in hawaii. >> from the face to the top of the sea. >>> did you know vitamin c

. >> changing how you keep and keep the environment strong with a new technical savvy kitchen from ikeaill keep cash in your wallet. >> a look at a backed up bay bridge toll plaza with leyla checking the traffic away the bay area with the latest when we come okay buddy what's your favorite kind of cheerios? honey nut. but... chocolate is my other favorite... but apple cinnamon is my favorite too... and fruity... oh yeah, and frosted! okay, but...what's you're most favorite of all? hmm... the kind i have with you. me too. >>> good morning on hump day/earth day. san rafael camera looking down 101 to the south, cloudy and a lot of tree pollen and low weed and mold and pollution and grass will run moderate. tonight at game, 58 at 7:00 and dropping to 55. showers in the valley and otherwise, it is going to be quiet for us. if you are headed to the sierra, thunderstorms again at 57 in lake tahoe and 71 at yosemite. wet weather around san diego and los angeles and mid-to-upper 60s. leyla? >> here is something we do not sigh often using our 360 camera dumbarton headed in the eastbound direction

ikea, dow chemicals, and hsbc are among those who signed. it is a sign that businesses are prepared for participants at the united nations climate change conference to reach a universal and legally binding agreement on reducing emissions. they meet in paris at the end of the year. greenhouse gas emissions are at record levels and are projected to raise global temperatures by 3.6 degrees celsius by the end of the century, the quickest climate shift than 10,000 years. mark: top stories on bloomberg is our. 11,000 jobs cut. the world's largest oil field announced it would count 9000 positions in oil prices. its latest announcement will shrink the workforce by 15%. a memorial service takes place in cologne to remember the 150 people who lost their lives in the german wings crash. the event marks the anniversary of the re-founding of the lufthansa. citigroup saw a 21% rise in third-quarter profits, the highest since the onset of the crisis. goldman sachs reported its highest in five years with all of its major business areas exceeding analyst est

ikea wants to do more than just organize your living space. retailer is offering you a chance to have some fun on line with a virtual wedding. alison: ikea unveiled a new service. it's called wedding on line. you choose from one of the themes, send a time and date and invite your loved ones to your so-called big day. it's all fake. but each wedding venue is outfitted with various ikea items, of course. then you can click and find more details about a particular product or you can buy it on line. looks like a wedding planner who dreams. larry: hair raising experiences. alison: the clients are working out with works of art on their head. artist behind them is derek hernandez, one of a growing number of super barbers who use people's heads as a canvas to create these stunning works of art. hernandez says he's been cutting hair since he was 12 years old. >> started off as helping people out. i'm been in the business for 23 years this one dude is the best i've seen. alison: hernandez has won national contests and soon appear on a new television ser

linville was at the base camp at the time. >>> ikea makes furniture simple.ow it's doing the same thing it thinks for weddings. >> the furniture giant is rolling out an new online wedding service. this is the video the company posted on its swedish website. you and your special someone can get hitch fred the comfort of your own home. even invite your guests to join via webcam. their heads will appear on top of the virtual guests. ikea says if you want to make the wedding official you will still need to supply an officiant and witnesses in the same room. very sufficient, clean wedding, though. >> just don't lose a part. >>> 5:27. today we find out new details about the governor's plan to fight the drought. >>> plus, another step forward in his journey to recovery. bryan stow tossing out the first pitch at last night's san jose/jijose giants game. >>> a disturbing arrest near a popular bay area shopping center. what police say this man did in a starbucks bathroom. >>> plus, as emotional as advertised. what bryan store had to say after tossing out the first pitc

so the ikea curse. never go? >> see, i was looking at that and i thought one of the great things about getting older is don't care anymore. you that couch get that couch. when you are younger you fight about everything. no it has to be green because the rest is all green. i used to have to -- everything had to be perfect and i go, yeah, they don't all match so what. >> half of the problem with ikea and i know this is is a new yorker because a lot of the furniture i had from north carolina would not physically fit through the door of-apartment. i ended up having to buy ikea furniture you buy it in a box and put it together in your apartment. when you get home you are fighting over how to get the whole thing together. how stressful can that be. >> sometimes they turn the rubber mallett on itself. >> well, i am over the ikea blues. [ laughter ] >> that's the spirit. we all have that to look forward to. >> how about your book tox-sick. you and your husband were both diagnosed with illnesses that you say you

if you've ever had swedish meatballs at ikea you've it his scandinavian classic.mall potent red berries explode with veracity and flavor and make the world's finest preserve. they will go very well with the vodka you'll need to down after putting together ikea bunk beds. pretty sure 10:00-ish. so joe, how hard would you say i nailed it? >> i would say you came close. the important thing is to be able to tell when it must be jelly, because jam don't shake like that. that's the key thing you need to be able to tell. >> very good. [ gargling ] >> the marmite is made from kangaroo squeezin'. >> i heard made from kangaroo fromunderstandage. >> and you're like from underwhere? >> that was not -- one of your favorite jams and preserves. >> toe jam. number one. adds protein. >> sure. >> booberry a jam. >> close enough. >> especially from oregon. fresh, picked off the vine. >> joanne? favorite jam? >> grew up in jersey in a middle-class family. i had welches grape gel. >> hoo-hoo. >> andy's mad at that. you don't actually eat jam just smather it on your naked chest. want t

. >> something new at ikea.niture. >> they are famous for the meatballs will offer vegetable balls made with no animal products and chicken meatball will be added. 50 million eat at ikea each year. >> you like slurpies? you are in for a sweet 7-eleven has a new promotion. bring your own cup and you fill it up. including bowl, bucket, kettle, giant mug, whatever you want it has to at this time in a designated 10" cut out in the store with karens clean, people, and cost $1.49 for any size slurpy. the promotion is saturday from 11 o'clock a.m. to 7:00 p.m. the go was drinking a slurpy out of a hat. a hat. a hat. >> how about a trash can. >> small trash can. >> very small. >> would you drink a trash can of slurpy? >> i would try. and grilled cheese day on sunday ...my meals are planned. >> what does that say about you? live doppler hd show as gorgeous day across the bay prepare for sunshine on the way and you can see dry skies. we will talk temperatures, some spots are chilly with napa and chairman in the upper 30s

you know ikea meatballs are considered a cult favorite. still ahead, find out how the company wants to share them with vegans, too. plus how scammers are trying to steal your tax return before you even file. and as we get closer and closer to the cherry blossoms peak bloom, find out how you can keep tabs on the flowers without actually heading to the tidal basin. alison: "7 on your side" with a consumer alert now with one week to go before the tax deadline. taxpayers are balancing the books and accountants are crunching the numbers. as jeff barnes reports, con artists are also working overtime. jeff: this time of year the u.s. tax code is put to work and thousands of these i.r.s. refund checks are going to crooks. >> the problem is that criminals have figured out ways to get access to people's social security numbers. jeff: crooks can use social security numbers of people who have yet to file their taxes but when the honest taxpayer files, the i.r.s. may have already sent the check out to a crook. >> perhaps, when dealing with all the frau

. >>> here's a new one were counselors are sending their clients to ikea for therapy not retail therapyut couples therapy. be right back. i used to be able to have students come in and we do a social studies project and it was connected to language arts and it was connected to math. we educated in such an interdisciplinary way that educated the whole child. the testing shouldn't be in the driver's seat. i should be in the driver's seat. i should be directing my students in a way that's helping them make connections not just for an assessment but for life. >>> oh katie another reason to love that forecast, it looks beautiful. >> we are starting off on a splendid note we have relatively comfortable air in place, low humidity, good hair day as well, and we can expect to see that sunshine throughout the day a as well, storm scan three is empty at this point and will stay that way but we are eventually tracking a coastal storm system and just two days from now is when we will see the dreary day unfoal. that is when river sharks have their home opener but with that said today still looks awes

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. >> ikea launching a video conferencing service that allows guests to watch the couples exchange vows and then head over to a virtual wedding recession. >> maybe the fine -- final wedding will not cost so much. >> x-rays from a guy in california ruptured a tendon after playing candy crush nonstop. he had to have surgery because he could not move his thumb. >> that is what you get when you play video games. >> coming up connection in the air, the warning of the growing threat posed by easy wi-fi service on commercial airline flights. >> game of rock, paper scissors has some police officers in trouble this morning. stay tuned. >> the same internet access available on commercial flights makes it possible for hackers to bring down a plane. the gao does not suggest that it would be easy to do or likely but points out that as airlines and the f.a.a. are modernizing planes attackers have a new vulnerability they could exploit. a terrorist with a laptop could it is among the passengers and take control of the airplane using the passenger wi-fi. >> a chase seen you would expect in the old west

. >> this looks like something you bought at ikea. >> this is something we bought at ikea.kay, i'm one screw short. >> you know, robin-- >> i didn't realize all this was gonna be getting assembled. this is kind of rough, bringing it in and set up inside store-- boxes out. yeah, let's make sure we don't get in this spot again. >> okay. hi. how are you? >> hi. what you buying? >> i need to get some toilet stuff. >> hi. hi. hi, ma'am. >> and then what are you gonna clean that with? [laughs] this bottle right there. >> this one. >> the all-purpose cleaner. >> do you have a pet? do you have a dog? no? okay. hey, jen, do we have--oh! >> so this looks like a lot of chemicals. what are you looking to clean with? do you mind if i ask? everything? so why don't you try this today too? you know, this--you're spraying, you know--yeah. >> jen is being way too aggressive with the customers. instead of selling the value of her product, she's tearing down the other products, and robin is even struggling to have a conversation with anybody. seeing the eco-me team in action was one of the rea

so ikea opens up a manufacturing plant for furniture. where? right in the heart of that north carolina-virginia border, the same place that was written off for its capacity to build furniture and was being told, in the neighborhood you have to do , different things because your life as a furniture person is over. all of a sudden, because of robots as co-workers automation, you can actually compete on a more effective footing. we're seeing that in-sourcing trend now all across the country. manufacturing jobs are coming back. they're not the same labor intensity as they were when they were previously here, but that's still net positive. i would say the third observation, if i had any, is this democrization of entrepreneurship is pretty much the most exciting thing i've seen. in that same north carolina-virginia border, there are people who used to have parents and grandparents work in textiles as well. now, they're building designs for clothing that can be 3d printed or their intellectual property can be transmitted over the internet to textile p

all major business areas beating analyst estimates. 43 of the world's biggest companies, including ikea has sent a open letter encouraging steps to curb fossil fuel pollution. they encourage functioning in a low carbon economy. the businesses expect an agreement to be reached at the end of the year. cutting 11,000 jobs due to falling oil prices combined cuts will shrink the workforce at the world's largest oil field services provider by 15% compared to the final quarter of last year. the wall street heroes of thousand seven may be making a comeback. goldman sachs brought in more than $1 billion from equity investments. while citigroup posted its biggest quarterly profit since the financial crisis. that was helped by the ceo's push to cut costs. for more on the u.s. bank earnings, we are joined by bank analyst chris wheeler. great to have you on the program. give us a sense of what you make of the earnings season so far. chris: i think we saw some really clean numbers. litigation charges were there, but were pretty small. we got a chance to understand the direction the banks are going. w

if you want to test the strengths of your relationship, how furniture from ikea may determine how you to be. >> traffic maybe start to slow down because of a problem we have. >> once again temperatures on the coast is pretty cold here. look at pacific at 49 and temperatures are chilly. we'll have an update on your forecast coming up. >>> welcome back, it was a delta flight that passengers will never forget. it was rerouted to boston. the flight flew into several se severely storms. some say they feared for their lives and many of them got sick. >> i was holding onto my bible. well thank god we are alive. >> it was going up and down. >> well, after the plane did land in boston. two people a flight attendant and the passenger were taken to the hospital. the plane made it to new jersey last night. >> there were some questions about what d sky west to make a buffalo landing in buffalo new york. a door opened during a flight yesterday. faa says a passenger lost consciousness. sky west is claiming there were no problems with the door and the passengers did needs medical attention in buffalo

finding love at ikea, and what couples can learn from this cabinet set.s we are working on. now, back to you. >>> time now is 6:47. the giants are looking to sweep the dodgers this afternoon. dodgers argued interference but that did not change the ruling. the a's bounced back from the big loss. oakland just went wild. the a's--the a's won 9-2. they head back home for tonight's game. >>> it is 6:48. let's check in with traffic far. how is it going? >> it is kind of slow this morning. 880, north and southbound you can see traffic is busy. not stop and go here in oakland. a little bit further outline the road though. high ward and san leandro it is going to be slow. this is a live look from sky fox. it is going to be slow from 238. there was an earlier crash at tennessee road, you can see it is a bad commute from haywood all the way to milpitas. i have several comments on social media how this commute is getting worse and worse. you can look at all of that slow traffic there heading south. also looking at the commute here on the bay bridge approach that's ba

ikea is reinventing a key product for those wants more sustainable food options.ll give shoppers a vegetarian version of the popular swedish meatballs. they are calling it veggie balls. they will be made without meat and they plan to sell chicken meat balls later this month. this comes as more americans are buying vegetarian or vegan fooed. >>> a go-procamera goes on an adventure by itself. >> it starts out normally enough. mid way through the jump, it's kicked off the helmet and continues the jump solo. >> sails at a dizzying speed. whoo all the way to ground before coming to a thud on the grass. and was table to get it back to his owner. >> one bobcat in florida is not messing around. a photographer was able to capture this bobcat snacking a shark out of the water. don't know who was more shocked. the photographer or the bobcat. the animal dropped the shark and ran as soon as he saw it. >> abc 7 news app continues up. up next, ticket to poverty. new criticism of state traffic courts. are they making the poor poorer? >> and we'll see you at 5:00. in the newsroom

head to ikea. this is being dubbed thetive voersmaker by -- dubbed the divorcemaker.plicated to put together, comums get into nasty fights. one therapist says she uses this piece of furniture to determine how well couples work together. 7% of couples report arguing every time they assemble furniture together. note to self -- >> i'm looking. no comment. >> i think the hardest thing my husband put together was a baby crib. >> i'm usually told. go away. leave it alone. give mean the hammer. >>> still ahead -- a world record holder will be joining us live in the studio after the break. >> 36, 288 -- >> the human dabble kuehl later here -- -- the human calculate is here to talk about a challenge and putting his brain to the test. >>> does the thought of word problems, long division or algebra send you into frustration? there's help. he's sitting right here. joining us is scott flansburg also known as the human calculator. we've been having fun during the commercial break. you are visiting schools across the country. before we talk about that, a lot of people have real anxi

the recall will be more than 300,000 mattresses from ikea. >>> new candidate on the block.ernie sanders is official throwing his hat in the 2016 ring. steve moore from the heritage foundation is here. also a fox news contributor. what do you think? so bernie, he is in. is hillary running scared? >> no actually this is probably a favor to hillary because he is so far to the left she can juxtaposition more will look like a centrist compared to bernie sanders is already out talking about total campaign you know finance reform. he is talking about, he is, he is an avowed socialist. melissa: yeah. >> melissa people should remember that. by the way, a lot of democrats in the senate are to the left of him but not a serious threat to hillary. he will get some of the far left vote. the scary thing is, the democratic party, actually has moved in the direction of bernie sanders in the last couple of years. so i wouldn't, i wouldn't rule him out completely. but not going to be a major threat. melissa: i watch "house" cards. did this as favor, just to get in there and act like there was

a simple solution to make a meal in a flash with an invention by ikea keeps your family healthy. >> ave. next, a device that could put the brakes on that. >> and keep tabs on weather and traffic through the commercial break. we have the embarcadero and traffic there is looking sparse right now. female announcer: get three years interest-free financing on brand name mattress sets. plus, get free delivery, and sleep train's 100-day low price guarantee. sleep train's interest free for 3 event is ending soon. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >> dub nation we want did see warriors pride as we head off to new orleans to hopefully take game three and four. here are fan photos. do you see any of yours? katie looking good. post them to facebook or twitter or instagram using # #dubson7. we can find your pictures and maybe we will put them on. >> california mom will voice her support for a state lawmaker's bill requiring all high school students learn cpr. morgan wilson, 17 died after experiencing sudden cardiac arrest. the mother believes she would have survived if someone performed cp

mcdonald's, target, walmart again ikea all increasing minimum wage in this country.derful. >> i think great. these teenagers supporting their family of four on that first rung job going to appreciate it. all those electronic devices you put your order into now, huge demand in china. i love mcdonald's though. >> how can you not love mcdonald's. the best diet coke? they have the best formula for the diet coke. >> diet coke is different depending on where you go. >> absolutely. >> you learn something new every day. >> that is anti-learning. >> no. >> pie asocialing that thought, you learned less. >> i lost another one? >> quick self-promotion on my part i'm on tonight with -- gonna do that first. my new column up on operate bart.com confessions of a self-conscious conservative. it is kind of interesting. i suggest you check it out. and i'm on with mcgurk on o'reilly, talking complete and utter nonsense. >> i think i'm on o'reilly before you. >> you are on o'reilly before me and you basically put everybody to sleep. we came in and live.it had up. >> gee thanks. >> terrib

. >>> and big news about ikea's meatballs too.can use all top of the hour. >>> happening now president obama may be ready to sit down at the same table as cuban president raul castro. the two have already talked. the white house saying the two spoke by phone on wednesday before the president left to attend the two-day summit of the americas happening now in panama. that is where we have more live from the summit in panama city, panama. kevin, one big move predicted that could happen today -- the u.s. removing cuba from the list of the state sponsors of terrorism. do you think we'll hear about that? >> reporter: good question, eric. i feel like it won't likely happen, at least officially until tomorrow. i think everything says it will happen during this trip to panama by the president of the united states. as you can imagine, people will be listening carefully to how the president characterizes the cuban regime during his comments in panama city. he did take a turn away from his scheduled events making a little stop at the lock at

peninsula, we show an easy drive on our speed sensors, here it is on northbound 101 palo alta past ikeack to you. >> thank you very much. 6:51. >>> new this morning the search is on for the gunman who shot a hayward plan to death overnight. late last night police say the 22-year-old victim was found shot in the chest on jefferson street just off mission boulevard. mortgages crews tried to save him, but he died on scene. at this point police have fought released any information on a suspect. >>> also new this morning a man is dead after a late night fire in san francisco's north beach neighborhood. the flames started just after 10:00 last night at a home on columbus avenue. arson investigators have been called to the scene. now it's standard operating procedure, but until they can actually pinpoint a cause, no one else was injured in that blaze. >>> breaking news, we have been following this morning, live pictures from louisville, kentucky where firefighters still battling what has now been termed a six-alarm fire at ge appliance park there. you can see the smoke billowing at this hour.

. >> it's like the ikea diner. >> juan. >> let me say this quickly. >> i'm not done. >> don't forgetan. you are a gentleman. >> there's this incredible story right nout side college station, texas. here is a kid she's been found with alcohol, going to get a ticket but the officer does rock paper scissor and she gets out. as a result the officer lost his opportunity to continue to be a security officer. >> special report next. >>> isis terrorists force thousands to flee from the city of ramadi where american troops died during intense warfare in some of the darkest day of the iraq war. this is "special report".." >> good evening welcome to washington i'm brett buyer. iraqis are fleeing tonight interest land that was fought for with american lives. isis terrorists are advancing on the anbar capital city of ramadi, site of the some of the deadliest clashes during the war. the u.s. response now is being questioned. correspondent dog mckelway has tonight's stop story from the pentagon. >> reporter: this video purports to show u.s. air

like how did he get that snug you don't go to ikea and get that. >> the gyrocopter.ying bicycle is probably a better word for it. >> like from the movie from "back to the future." did it remind you of the thing that doc maybe it's a ride at disney world. i've seen it somewhere. but another question. what happened to all those letters he was trying to deliver? >> oh yeah. i guess there's part of evidence now. >> or he didn't put stamps on them and they didn't go anywhere. >> he has plenty of stamps. he was hand delivering them. he was the mailman. >> well, another note about security in washington. changes are in the works at the white house prompted by a number of fence jumpers including one intruder who made it through the front door steel spikes will soon be added to the tips of the white house perimeter fence to make it tougher to climb. it's a temporary solution till a totally redesigned fence is constructed. >> just a little more challenging. okay. we've got two tsa screeners have been fired. why? because several men complained of being groped. so we're talking

ikea opens up a manufacturing plant and furniture, where? right in the heart of that north carolina-virginia border. the same place that's been written off for the capacity to build furniture. manufacturing jobs are coming back. they are not the same labor intensity when they were previously here. the third observation is it's pretty much the most exciting thing that i've seen because in that same north carolina-virginia border there are people who used to have parents and grandparents working in textiles as well. now they are building designs for clothing that can be 3-d printed or property can be transmitted over the internet and creating economic value in the same market because folks that didn't think of themselves as silicon valley entrepreneurs can now plug in. i'm really fired up about the impact this is going to have over the next decade acknowledging the challenge. the goal of the commission being to address rising levels of income inequality. in your thoughts and views on all of this, what do you see as long run occasions for the m

so ikea opens at a manufacturing plant right in the heart of the border the same place it had been written for the past and we were being told you have to do different things because your life as a furniture person is over all of a sudden because you can actually compete on a more effective system and we are seeing that trend now all across the country. the jobs are coming back. they are not the same labor intensity as they were when they were previously here but that's still in the positive. then i would say the third observation if i had any is the democratization of the entrepreneurship is the most exciting thing that i've seen because in that same border, there are people that used to have parents and grandparents working on textiles as well. now they are building designs for clothing that can be three d. printed or transmitted over the internet to the textbook production all over the world and they are creating economic values in the same market because they didn't think of themselves as silicon valley on japan orders to not plug and because the democratization of capital information.

tj maxx has followed suit ikea gap.'re hoping that in starbucks' decision to actually begin providing tuition remission for its four year programs that other companies would also follow through. it makes more sense for their employees to actually have a bachelor's degree and be able to take it anywhere because starbucks isn't limiting you to having to work at starbucks all the time. it makes more sense to have that and then, you know, an extra $2 in your salary. >> i'm just glad sharon we're talking about a tightening labor market perhaps. >> definitely. i think that is a good point. another point is to look at online education. a few years ago we would not have necessarily given that much credence to an online degree. here we have a major company saying, look we've partnered with the university for online only education for many of these employees. that may be a trend we see more in the future. >> a lot of courses you can take online. thank you so much. thanks nicole. chief economist at the georgetown university center

maxx ikea, target all raising minimum wage. three a brand new ceo.rk because the company is suffering. in its 60th year and profit and sales especially sales in the united states, its home market, have been down. he's got to show that he's making moves, he's changing the philosophy of the company, repositioning it mika. that could be a reason of why now. >> yeah. could be. also, april fools' joke moving the stocks? tesla, apparently? >> kind of funny, and unless you are an investor in this stock. tesla came out with an april fools' joke which many didn't know because the stock actually popped about $1 to $1.50 on the news saying they're announcing a new category line. the model w and w stands for watch. i think they were sort of having fun with the idea that apple is coming out with a apple watch and it's insanely hyped saying on the website it's going to change your life. reality as you know it will never be the same. it was a joke but not a joke for the market, which actually some news outletts put out the release and the stock popped. >> oh, my go

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