airbnb is not giving up. teamed up with sequoia china to expand into the country and is planning to hire a ceo for its china business. joining us now live from tokyo is our bloomberg tech editor and still with me in the studio is roger mcnamee. first of all, they are not exactly the same company. they have different business models. but talk to me about airbnb's chances in china. are the odds as much against them as they were with uber? guest: you are right. they are somewhat different businesses. they manage a lot of its properties and behaves in some ways more like a hotel chain. as we know, airbnb wants people to open up their doors and living rooms and extra property so people can stay. one way to think of it is airbnb's interest in china is twofold. it wants to open the inventory of properties available to people going into china but what is critical in terms of airbnb having a presence is outbound chinese travel. chinese tourists are fanning out across the globe, and asia, europe and the u.s., and they

that's what airbnb is doing. emily: we've seen a lot of big acquisitions and start-ups with lofty ambitions, selling or selling out. now we're also hearing that pinterest, they're considering allowing their employees to do similar things. does this mean an extension of their timeline as private companies? does this mean they're just not ready to -- >> nobody is enthusiastic about the ipo market right now despite the fact the stock markets have achieved a new high. everyone sort of sees the advantages in silicon valley of staying private longer. and so they're trying to par lay that advantage as long as they can. emily: airbnb in particular as you said are raising another round, $850 million at a $30 billion valuation, still fighting regulation in new york. you asked about this, the c.e.o. of airbnb a few weeks ago on the show. listen to what he had to say. >> the vast majority of people in new york are sharing homes they live in. telling a middle class family who depends on airbnb to pay their rent or mortgage th

to say the competition from airbnb is unfair.ut it has been a mixed bag. >> the competition is still unfair because the state demands .he sector pay vat that is not the case for airbnb rentals. since airbnb started collecting the tourist occupancy tax, chamonix has received 100,000 euros. otx1y1dd 08/04/16 08/04/16 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from pacifica, this is democracacy now! >> i don't t think it makes any difference. the tpp is going to go through whether it is donaldld trump or hillary clinton, or will continue whehether it is trumppr clinton.n. wewe're not goingng to gett our privacy y back whether it is unr clinton or trump. >> equating donald trurump and hillary clinton i is absolute nonsense. anybody y who equates t the twof them is not paying attention, and it is dangerous kif

airbnb has a zero chance of reaching a high level chance of success there.his is bloomberg. ♪ emily: kaiser lee has been a driving force in chinese tech is former head of google china and microsoft research in asia. he is targeting early stage, it's in china. i sat down with him from an exclusive interview and asked what he thought of the recent uber deal. >> it was a win win for both of them. they could have taken more time to eliminate uber, but that would've taken too long. emily: how does it impact other u.s. startups and the sharing economy business, like airbnb which is trying hard to break into china and looking for a chinese ceo? >> i think looking for a chinese ceo is the smart move. that is something uber never did and it is a huge problem for any american company operating in china. airbnb is smart to look for a chinese ceo. its business is culturally different to be run in china. i think most of their efforts are trying to get chinese tourists to stay in airbnb abroad, which is ok. but if they want to come in, and built an american like franchise

emily: that was the manager of airbnb brazil.is suing london's transport regulator overrules it says fingered its business, specifically fighting rules requiring drivers from non-english countries to pass in english language exam. it would force them to notify of any changes made to its phone app. there also waiting for a ruling in an employment dispute with drivers. he helped build dropbox from the inside. now he's on the other side is a venture investor. he joins us next. check us out on the radio and on sirius xm in the u.s.. ♪ [ clock ticking ] time. you only have so much. that's why we want to make sure you won't have to wait on hold. and you won't have to guess when we'll turn up. because after all we should fit into your life. not the other way around. ♪ everything is cool when you're watching a screen ♪ ♪ everything is awesome, ♪ when you're sharing a meme ♪ ♪ a voice remote, "show me angry kings" ♪ ♪ you know what's awesome? everything! ♪ ♪ apps that please, more selfies, ♪ ♪ endless hours of the best tvs ♪ ♪ brand new a

. >>> tonight one homeowner have pictures to prove one airbnb guest was a nightmare. first the place flooded, and then xerated business. andria borba spoke to the woman tonight. >> reporter: it started out like a typical airbnb rental. . >> reporter: inside her home there are fans right now, she says because of an airbnb catastrophe. he got a phone call from her house mate. >> he told me that i better come home quickly and there is an emergency at the house. where is the circuit breaker. >> the woman she rented her home to turned on the faucet for the tub and walked away. flooding the upstairs. >> over flowed from the second floor to the first floor and water was pouring from all the fixtures. >> reporter: when she got back she noticed the woman wasn't justsley there but operating at -- just sleeping there but operating an adult business from her room. the flood caused 25 grand in damage and left her with doubts about whether she will ever list on airbnb again. >> the house owners and the hosts that are putting their assets on the line. >> reporter: her insurance will

airbnb. last year i told my wife we would have to sell our house in july of this year and leave the city we love and join the hundreds of families that can no longer afford to live in san francisco. i am happy to tell you my house is not for-sale and i have currently no intentions to selling due to the income generated through heir incumbent. airbnb. i have tried to convince several of my senior friends to become host and almost all afraid to get involved in the computer interaction mandated by the city of san francisco. airbnb should be rewarded rather than penalized. last week i filed my occupancy report the computer-generated report [speaker not understood] and a friend of mine owns a business selling toxic chemicals and doesn't have to report which days his business is own. i share a bed and pillow in my home and why do i have to file these reports when he doesn't? why is the city changing my requirements? i believe these actions disproportionately affect senior citizens. i hope you keep

(dmitri kabakov/ uses airbnb) "there's really no the website airdna which tracks airbnb found there is a clear downside- airdna found portland is second in the country in the percentage of airbnbs where the owner doesn't live there at all. margot black with portland tenants united says this is pushing rents up. (margot black/ portland tenants united) "when you take a thousand rental units off the market in inner portland, well we're going to see the rent effect and the housing price effect of that you know spread way out." residence through airbnb, but air-dna found about 400 properties are breaking the law. there are some exceptions, like this house -- which is run by grace bible church in downtown portland, but those exceptions are few and far between. (margot black/ portland tenants united) "i think the first solution is just for them to actually enforce the laws they put in place. and i think the laws are really ((christianne klein)) >> no comment tonight from air b-n-b. and no word yet on whether the city will step up enforcement./// christianne klein >>> that's all for us at 4. 8

was the manager of airbnb brazil.is suing london's transport regulator overrules it says fingered its business, specifically fighting rules requiring drivers from non-english countries to pass in english language exam. notify oforce them to any changes made to its phone app. rulinglso waiting for a in an employment dispute with drivers. he helped build dropbox from the inside. now he's on the other side is a venture investor. he joins us next. radio and onon the sirius xm in the u.s.. ♪ a check ofgin with their first word news. president obama has been read by fema on developments in louisiana, where flood relief efforts continue. the president ordered the agency to utilize all resources available to assist in the response and recovery. the red cross says more than 1000 disaster volunteers have been mobilized. the cost of the operation is expected to exceed $30 million. some 40,000 homes have been damaged and at least 11 people have died. the latest quinnipiac swing state poll shows hillary clinton double-digit leads

she says one of her airbnb guests was a nightmare. she tells kpix 5's andria borba what happened. >> reporter: inside sharon's menlo park home there are fans right now not because of the summer heat but she says because of an airbnb induced catastrophe. she was out of town for work when she got a phone call from her housemate. >> he told me that i better come home quickly and there's an emergency at the house and where's the circuit breaker? >> reporter: the woman she rented her room to on airbnb had turned on the faucet for the tub and walked away flooding the upstairs. >> it had overflowed from the second floor to the first floor and water was pouring from all the light fixtures. >> reporter: when she got back to menlo park, she noticed that the woman she rented to wasn't just sleeping there but operating an adult business from her room. >> i noticed that there's a handbag with only condoms in it. >> reporter: the flood caused nearly $25,000 in damage and left sharon with serious doubts about whether she will ever list on airbnb aga

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. >>> airbnb in brazil, met up with our carl quintanilla.e when "power lunch" returns. >>> shares of ralph lauren soaring today after first quarter earnings and revenues beat estimate but did report a loss of $22 million. the brand highly visible at the olympics right now with team usa wearing ralph lauren for the fifth olympics since 2008. and speaking of the olympics, the u.s. is racking up the medals, but there's another winner in rio. airbnb. carl quintanilla is live in rio with that story. hi, carl. >> reporter: hey, melissa. absolutely right. 500,000 visitors in rio for the summer olympics and the city experiencing a major hotel room shortage enter airbnb with a creative solution. on the list of olympic sponsorships, airbnb has a new title, official alternate accommodation service for the games. a big deal in a city that had not enough hotels and with the recession not much appetite to build new ones. >> instead of build iing places more concrete that you know you have a legacy in the city. and sometimes underutilization. >> after the

that worked perfectly to get airbnb to link into that.nty to look forward of the dubai corporation for tourism and commerce marketing. a quick check of the markets. the tokyo market is down. that weak gdp number making itself felt. initially it forced the topix to flirt between gains and losses. a decent 2.3% rise. this is sydney and wellington, both higher after struggling to get anywhere in the early part of the morning. this is a look at taipei. singapore, kuala lumpur, and manila as well. manila down by 0.75%. that is it for this edition of bloomberg markets middle east. yousef: manus cranny will have all the top stories from london. "countdown" is next. ♪ avtk"0 manus: japan disappoints. business spending contracts, exports struggle. stocks are lower. $50 oil in sight. brent crude rises 43rd day. -- rises for a third day. london properties are taking longer to sell this month despite a summer price cuts. a focus on results in an hour. brexit gloom. the data this week that will show the early effects. first account, infon

completely world and arguably ruined by airbnb.this entire like apartment blocks that are nothing but effectively airbnb colonies in barcelona, and like the pretty parts of town. they're just trying to milk it. it's just full of a bunch of like drunk british and swedish and american tourists, things to airbnb. literally 40 years of fascism could destroy the same thing in berlin by the way. of the u.s. air command in world war ii did not manage this. airbnb this destroying barcelona and berlin effectively the other one is trying to survive the results of that. that's where the title came from. [inaudible] >> i'm not even going to dive into that. arguably they are, yes. >> thanks for coming to speak today. i'm wondering what inspires you to write a book? you were not provided before, right? >> i did that -- you're supposed to post your first seven jobs. my first job was as a journalism intern in south florida in the mid '90s actually. i feel like i've been a writer, faking being a technology guy. the writing thing was always part of

in june of 2000 18, airbnb, home sharing, began a new round of fund raising at $30 billion.s have ranged from a new york lawsuit that accuses uber of running an antitrust game, to a san francisco law meant to flesh out illegal rentals in the airbnb, challenging in courts. kind of setback, cooper in july sold its china operations to a rival, ending an expensive price work. here is the background. today''s sharing economy got its start in 2008 when apple introduced its app store. it was suddenly easy to summon a business partner in minutes. founded that year, he became one of the earliest sharing companies protecting people looking for work with others looking to avoid doing chores are with a smartphone, it is easier than ever for companies to manage a workforce using sophisticated mapping logistics and communication software. to monitor the performance of workers throughout a rating system exists there. ideological opponents say the sharing economy provides employees go without benefits or health insurance or job security. on the flipside, sharing companies make it easier for

said that they have zero tolerance for this behavior and removed the guest. >> airbnb is working do cover the cost damage. >> hundreds of court employees are walking picket lines in santa clara county again today. >> today is the 5th day of their strike and they are vowing to continue until an agreement is reached over raises officials say they cannot afford what workers want accusing the county of spending too much money on a new courthouse in san jose. spending all that money they could have built a halt of justice where the service public, it does not need to be fancy, just something that was built that would not waste 9 taxpayer money. >> if you have court business, you still have to go trying to acome bait as many as possible. >> changing could be coming to the red lanes in the district the broad bus only lanes along mission street between 4th and 30th have caused a major headache for drivers and for businesses. two forced right turn will be reversed, one at 26th and another at 22nd, the summer chaps say business from customers with cars has dropped, and officials will take up

to airbnb. >> a local road to airbnb. >> a local road life's sharing a meal.itchen with room for everyone. spend $4000 or more on a new kitchen and get 15% back at the ikea kitchen event. and get 15% back at the ikea kitchen event. life's sharing a meal. and a kitchen with room for everyone. spend $4000 or more on a new kitchen and get 15% back at the ikea kitchen event. >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> almost 5:30 on monday. i am natasha zouves. >> i am reggie aqui. welcome to august 1. >> welcome back, reggie. so happen you are here. >> happy for be here again. >> mike nicco has a look at the weather. mike? >> hello, reggie. welcome back. a look at live doppler hd, the many layer is deeper and touching all neighbors. look for clouds to increase the next couple of hours, maybe drizzle in the higher elevations and along the coast. as we look from the east bay hills you can see clearly the clouds topping the hills at 1,900' and at 7:00s mid-50s to low 60s and by noon, 5959 the coast and low-to-upper 70s bay and inland. by 4:00, 60

and i can see why airbnb has done so well. >> nice. >> glad you like it.s is your floor and you have it all to yourself. it consists of a private master bedroom and then there's a master bathroom on the right and there's an office down at the end. >> i would not be getting this much space in a hotel. >> yeah, it's true. it is quite a bit of space. your keys are here. >> great. thank you. if i have any questions, i'll yell. >> my pleasure. >> thank you. >> hope you enjoy your stay. >> thank you. it's great. i'm in my about new digs, which is fantastic. but after speaking to james this morning, i realize i don't have a lot of time to waste. speed is of the essence. i'm going to call my partners in the uk now, my co-founders. they are eight hours ahead and tell them we have a lot of work to do. how are you, gentlemen? awesome, fantastic. i met with a guy who is brilliant, a guy named james currier. right now the thing that is front and center of clectaverse is the collectibles and not community. he said the simplest thing to building community is a follow but

she is in rio cheering on fellow gymnast and put her boston home on airbnb. the luxury high rise features one bedroom and one bath and overlooks boston harbor and had setback 1250 a night. but she won't be pocketing the money and will give it to charity. proceeds will go to the cory griffin foundation which provides money for health care and education to families in need. >> that's nice idea. >> absolutely. >> nice place too. >> no kidding. good view. >>> 6:25 is the time. coming up a warning before you put at risk during the trip. >> also ahmed mission accomplished. thousands crossing the finish line of the pan-mass challenge. we have closer look at the race massachusetts public charter schools are among the best in the country. our charter schools are public, and we have longer school days with more personal attention. we have a proven record of helping students in underperforming areas succeed. announcer: question 2 will expand charter school access and result in more funding for public education. every parent should be able to choose the public school tha

thanks to things like uber, spotify and airbnb -- >> what do you do to change it? you're a disruptor. >> i've been working on a startup company of my own. >> i had this incredible fascination with comic books, horror movies. i realize there's a whole world of people out there like me. we're playing into the card motive. i'm going to see if i have what it takes to be the next disruptor. >> welcome silicon valley. it is the olympics so bring your a game. ♪ ♪ >> something that you may or may not know about me is that i'm a total pop culture geek. i love to collect geeky things, action figures, trading cards, memorabilia, and i'm not alone. there are millions of other collectors out there spending billions of dollars on popular geek culture every single year. i was in london a couple years ago and i met some geek collectors just like myself who got tired of talking about their collections on facebook or posting pictures on pinterest and buying and selling things on ebay. we said why can't we create one place where all of those things can happen at once? and out of that

airbnb this most valuable tech startup in the nation.it's valued at $30 billion, second only to uber. airbnb is experimenting with new business areas, including a feature called experiences that will pay locals to tour specific sites. >>> the battle is on wednesday west nye virus in san jose, mosquito fogging will begin tomorrow night. the area is on this map. the county says residents in the area received fogging notices on their doors. mosquitoes infected with west nile were found in parts of south san jose. >> a rare look at the wonder and awe of our universal. >> out we'll see more sunshine and warmer weather but won't last long. details ahead in the accuweather forecast. first, here's a look at what is ahead on abc7 news' world news tonight at 5:30. >> donald trump facing dangerous poll numbers. now trump unleashing a new attack on hillary clinton. plus, the consumer alert, thieves hijacking your cell phone and running up huge bills >>> we were in berkeley when comic book fans came to see if they could find new gems for the collecti

. >>> a new warning for anybody who has thought of putting their home on airbnb. a tenant used a home to film an adult movie. this is the damage left in the san francisco area. she rented the room to a woman who claimed to be a real estate agent. they were using the space to make a porno. >> as the places fell into place, that she was more than likely using my bathroom as a business to take photos of herself. >> to make matters worse, they left the water running in the damage. she left behind adult toys and a shot sheet for her movie. airbnb is working to cover all of the cost of the damage. >>> a subway employee in utah behind bars after he spiked a cop's drink with meth. investigators say he picked hundred his order from the drive-through yesterday and headed back to the station. on the way the officer realized something was terribly wrong. >> he described that he was actually -- it was a labored effort to get his foot from the gas pedal to the which is terrifying really. >> police looked at surveillance video and saw only one person had access to that drink so

owner did not lock the get and the horse ran free for five days before it was caught. >> many airbnb do this, represent out rooms with short-term to help cover the norths and they hurt homeowners looking to refinance. the "wall street journal" reports that bank of america and wells fargo are both subjecting some airbnb hosts to additional scrutiny when they apply to refinance. in some cases the hosts are in longer eligible for sent loans. short temperature rentals are a business and could be less likely to lend. airbnb spokesman said the indemocrats are incredibly rare. >> normally our job is to tell you what a story is about but we will play a game. can you gas what this ad is sell ing? >> any guesses? guesses? this is an ad for perfume. it goes on like this for 3 1/2 minutes and dancer turned actress is starring and choreographed by the person who did a video for "chandelier." a lot people were involved who we recognize from his previous work. >> okay... >> unconventional and getting a last attention. where is the perfume? >> what perfume? >> coming back with a few 90 minutes of ne

. >>> the online home rental service airbnb is raising more money.omberg says the san francisco-based company is raising another $850 million elevating its total value to $30 billion. according to the "wall street journal" the funding is part of airbnb's ongoing effort to avoid going public. >>> lyft is trying to draw in new riders with free rewards stars and gift cards to starbucks. starting today starbucks customers can link their rewards accounts with the lyft app. so for every right they take between 5 and 10 a.m. monday through friday commuters earn five stars. >>> let's check the big board this afternoon. the dow is down about half a point at this hour. >>> and a reminder: ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, camera. the surveillance video san francisco police want you to see up later toda >>> thieves target a fisherman's wharf business and it was all caught on camera. the surveillance video san francisco police want you to see coming up later today on kpix 5 news at 5:00. >>> the most shocking news of the day? steph curry's mouth guard. up for auction, $5,000.

airbnb e-mailed everyone with property in the flood water with a request to help out. they started this disaster response in 2012 after hurricane sandy. >> san jose police are investigating whether a hit-and-run accident is connected to a double shooting that left a person dead. the shooting happened near north white in east san jose after the 6:00 p.m. last night. two shooting victims showed up at the medical center a short time later. one died. police are now trying to determine in it is connected to a hit-and-run accident in the same area a few minutes before the shooting. >> another incident in san francisco's westfield mall is causing concern for shoppers this morning. a mugging is difficulties after a man was found dead. the latest incident in san francisco weld field center happened on friday. three men attack add man in a bathroom. assaulting him and demanding money and possessions. the victim escaped, and we are asking in anyone was in the bathroom who saw this person being assaulted, to give us a call. >> westfield centre has plenty of cameras, and a body was

. >>> airbnb enacted its emergency response in some areas.here is a feature enabling hosts to it offer their homes free of charge. airbnb is dropping booking fees in the area. >>> a tesla model s kick sedan with three people on board burst into flames during a promotional tour in france. the video is posted on twitter. the driver said there was a lot of noise and a warning light came on indicating a problem with the charger. he stopped and everyone got out before flames erupted. tesla is still trying to figure out what happened. >>> epipen prices have spiked recently. they shot up 480% since 2009. it is expensive for those with severe allergies to get their hands on their life's -- the life-saving devices. each school is required to have one on hand at all times. >>> the circus is coming to town, but without a familiar attraction.>> new laws like the one in oakland meant a big change when it comes to circus element -- elephants. don ford explains.>> reporter: this right here folks is a weapon that resembles a fireplace poker. it is what peopl

airbnb dice que sus socios obtendÁn cerca de 25 millones de Ólares durante los juegos oÍmpicos en rioares con desayuno incluido... por supuesto no gozara de todos los lujos, pero podra estar en el epicentro de este magno evento deportivo... la lengua maya es un tesoro nacional en Éxico y muchos inmigrantes que llegan a los estados unidos, lo hacen hablando solamente este ancestral idioma....---esto representa un reto para las autoridades locales, porque no hay suficientes trabajadores municipales que sepan hablar maya.---"antonio valverde" nos presenta a algunos traductores. >> esta necesidad ha estado siempre ahÍ hasta el punto de que algunos de nuestros connacionales han terminado en la cÁrcel por delitos que no cometieron, instituciones mentales. antonio: el notable incremento de los niÑos cruzando la frontera ha incrementado la demanda de intÉrpretes. >> se van con esa duda y con lo que no entendieron. es un problema grave, porque se trata de su salud. antonio: el deficiente intÉrpretes es muy elevado. el lenguaje maya estuvo entre los diez mÁs importantes en e. >> de la responsab

nejra: what about airbnb?y has had of homestays that predates airbnb, whereas many other cities look at airbnb as new and difficult competition. in cuba, that has been the lay of the land. you can find great options, and some of them are as affordable as $44 a night and they are beautiful, but they are not subject to price gouging the way that nice hotels are, so it is great. nejra: what about going outside havana for the luxury traveler? nikki: inventory in havana is thin and outside, it is thinner, so you do have to think ahead and this is where i think cruising is a smart way to go. there was a new cruise line from carnival that specializes in volunteerism trips to cuba and they have brand-new ships, floor to ceiling windows, spacious cabins, and next january, they will specialize in yacht cruises, and they will do a circuit in cuba. vonnie: even if you manage to book one of the luxury places, are the comforts you have to do without? nikki: yes, for sure. i think that is something you need to manage her exp

airbnb has taken 66,000 bookings in erio and reservations are rising.ith the shortage of hotel rooms airbnb has been designated the official supplier of alternative accommodations. the company says that average guest is staying six nights and paying 136 bucks per night. >>> and mcdonald's wants you to have a happier meal, the fast food giant is removing unsavory ingredients from the menu including high fructose corn syrup from hamburger buns and cutting artificial preservatives from chicken mcnuggets as it fights to win back customers. >> they always looked so natural before. >>> 4:52. coming up, could you call it the leaning tower of san francisco? some unexpected movements at one of the city's lowe's luxurious high rises. opening the door for lawsuits as safety questions swirl. >>> but first, happening right now, vice president joe biden officiating same-sex wedding. it is the first marriage the vice president has officiated at all. read about it right now on our facebook page. >>> everybody loves golden gate park and turns out so does adel. she poste

. >> will airbnb come to a n city after a town counsel meeting addressed by other communities in marin the right now the short-term rentals brokered by airbnb are not allowed in the city, according to the i.g. they want to collect that so the counsel collect money. oakland and san jose and mill valley have also chosen that option so they can regulate the rentals. >> we are waiting to see in the wishes will respond to yet another incident and yet another apology from draymond green who apologized after a snapchat photo of private public. he was arrested three weeks ago in michigan and in march he apologized for a different video showing him in a speeding car. you will remember that he was suspended for a game during the finals after a flagrant foul. >> as promised we will talk about soberanes fire and the marine layer deep enough, the temperatures last week were in the upper 80s and now 66% with light are winds at 3 or 4 miles per hour. the winds are going to push more west to east unanimous southwest to northeast. and more so tom. but you can still expect hazy in the south bay but it w

on the cofounder and ceo of airbnb. first i would like to thank marc morial and the leaders at the national council of urban league for having me today. i grew up in albany, new york. my parents taught me a lot about equality and fairness. so i'm humbled and honored to be with you today. if you don't know too much about us, we have 3 million homes in 191 countries around the world. tonight there's about 1.5 million people living together from cultures all over the world. and we think there's something really important about what we do. which is that we allow ordinary people to be able to make incremental revenue 6000, $7000 a year on the space they have the this provides a lot of economic opportunity. it's a much bigger idea of our mission. we believe that wherever you travel to, you should be abl abo go and feel like you live in the community. and hotels are usually and a hotel district but airbnb's are typically in neighborhoods. we want to be able to bring people to neighbors if you like wherever you go you live some

for lunch try our steakhouse burger >>> are you staying at an airbnb any airbnb user that connect to the host wi-fi when you connect you could be put your device at risk to hacking as most home wireless routeers are easy to gain access to so use a protective service like vpn when connecting online. >> that's good to know. i wouldn't really think about that. >> i wouldn't. >> you are preoccupied with other things in terms of staying somewhere else but good to know. >> yeah. >>> keep it here on wbz. ahead. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. so we wired the wagner's house with 100 meg internet. which means that in the time it takes mr. wagner to pour a 20 oz. cup of coffee, tommy can download 30 songs, and jan can upload 120 photos. speeds, tv and phone for just $69.99 per month online. cable can't offer internet speeds this fast at a price this good. only fios can. your daughter wants to stay organic. your husband wants to stay free from artificial ingredients. you want to stay free from artificial preservatives. and your debit card wants to stay on a diet. fill your cart with

you can share a car on uber, homes on airbnb. you arese google, sharing your information with google incorporated or alphabet incorporated and their advertisers. as my five-year-old son likes to shape -- say, sharing is caring. in the health care world, there have been a lot of changes. things like the affordable care act. we are continuing to see many changes coming down the line. those have opened a huge opportunity for what i call the health care sharing economy. today, we can share our step count with coworkers. you can share your medical records with new doctors if the system works. can contribute to health research using apple and the research kit. the connection is strong. we were talking backstage with a company called color genomics, founded by a former twitter person. they brought on the chief marketing officer of twitter. this economy of health care sharing israel. -- is real. before we start, a couple ground rules. buzzwords like big data. we will avoid the presidential election. theranos. of >> sounds good. >> let me

airbnb is now working to cover the cost of the damage. >> marijuana laced we candy sent nine people to the hospital after a party in san francisco, including a six year old child. doctors believe they all ate gummy candies like these. the victims complained of dizzyness and rapid heartbeat and cop fusion. >> the way in which edibles are affect the body is different than when you smoke marijuana. it can be slower and longer duration. >> we went to make sure it was not intentional. a caterer was hired from the east bay with no signs of cannabis at the facility. >> a member of the walnut creek pose force is on the job after be stabbed. this is shanna a dog who was stabbedful time while capturing a man. wad for hit-and-run accident a few weeks ago. walnut creek posted this on facebook and appreciate the support people have given the dog and her partner, officer kauffman. >> the outside lands festival brought thousands but cost hundreds more money for parking violates according to the francisco examiner" 360 tickets were sured for you have lays including cars parked in bus zones, red zones,

airbnb has e-mailed everyone with the property listed in the flood area with a request to help.b abe started this after hurricane sandy. >> police are have thing whether a hit-and-run accident is connected to a double shoot that last one dead in east san jose shortly after can last night. accord to our media partner, two shooting victims showed up at regional medical center, and one died police are trying to determine in it is conducted to a hit-and-run accident in the same area a few minutes before the shooting. >> a man is mugged days after a body was found at the popular west field mall in san francisco. at least three men attacked another man in one of bathroom on friday, and demanded his money and possessions and investigators are looking at surveillance video for leads with the camera in the stairway where san francisco san francisco's body was found was spray painted. >> it is not a if time, maybe they need to get things under control security-wise. >> westfield declined to commit on security. they said the mall is still safe when you consider that thousands of people go

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people are consumed -- concerned with uber and airbnb. whetherealth world, individuals or the government, there are these layers of privacy and security. when we are talking about whether it is personal health data, how do we get around that in a way that will make it come to life and add value to individuals and society without stepping on the government toes -- governments toes -- government's toes? >> it is a challenge that people will want to actually want it and no they can utilize it. if you can monetize and control your phone data, it is a powerful thing. i have a health company working on this exact same thing. thatey to it is the fact you get people that are interested in making a difference for themselves. obviously they are sick people -- there are sick people interested in conditions. if you are affected by breast cancer and carry a gene, or part of a community. you want to actually help. that is a small population. what about all the other people who are healthy? i'm interested in what i call the healthy genome. i think we ca

all of latin america and airbnb, 42% cheaper than hotels.provide context and background on issues of interest. dollars --my flag flag bearers like over give easy and cheap access to products and on use. that would go venture capitalists have invested heavily in shery economy companies despite little evidence of progress to ward profit -- profits. in 2015.lion raised $1ly 2015 billion in evaluation of 150. 2016, airbnb began a new round of fund raising and evaluation of $30 billion. challenges have ranged from new overlawsuit that accused of the san francisco law meant to flush out illegal rentals and the airbnb is challenging in court. in july, oversold -- sold china operations, and expensive price war. today's shery economy got its start in 2008 when apple introduced its app store. was suddenly easy to summon a business partner in minutes. one of the earliest shery economy countries with others looking to avoid doing chores. with a smart phone, it is easier than ever for us -- for a company to use sophisticated communication software. thoma

a woman has a huge clean up when an airbnb renter used her home to shoot porn. we break the story yesterday. the home owner believes she was a sex worker and left the water running in the bathtub. the water was pouring from the top floor of her house to the ground floor and she posted this video showing the mess left over and said that $10,000 worth of damage. the woman renting the room said show was a real estate agent, but it did not add up. >> the polices fell into place, she was more than likely using my bat almost as a business to take photos of herself. >> why did she reap it running? a statement airbnb said that they have zero tolerance for this behavior, and removed the guest from its platform. airbnb new is working to confident costs of the damage. >> marijuana laced candy was to blame for sending 19 people to the hospital after a weekend party in san francisco. the victims included a six-year-old child and though were all sick attending the party on saturday night. the doctors believe they all ate dummy candies like these, victims complains of of rapid

he has him listed -- invested in youtube and airbnb.folio includes lyft, new bank and has been a pioneering investor in efforts to legalize marijuana. i want to start with politics. on wednesday, hp enterprise eeo meg whitman announced her support for hillary clinton. despite running for governor of california as a republican in 2010, she said, this year is different. to vote republican out of party loyalty alone would be to endorse a candidacy that i believe has exploited anger, grievance xenophobia and racial , division. donald trump's demagoguery has undermined the fabric of our national character. her comments come on the heels of a national convention where peter thiel took to the stage to endorse republican presidential nominee donald trump. take a listen. >> i do not pretend to agree with every plank in our party's platform but state culture wars us from ouract economic decline. and nobody in this race is being honest about it except donald trump. emily: he is one of the original founders of founders fund. and jeff, you worked al

stakeslk about the early in airbnb and both played key roles in square.pioneering to legalize weed. we talked about the challenges to backing radical ideas. guest: my philosophy is my group .t is about the right founder i am looking for specific ideas and a specific founder and the combination of the two. we have different views on this. it is about top-down thinking. he is looking for a specific examples of that. he six years ago, predicted that health care would be more about math than biology in the future. so if your son or daughter wanted to be a doctor, they would be better off learning about calculus rather than chemistry. right now, that is starting. so i have become a fan of that view and i made several investments along that. the right funder walked in with the right founder -- background and has the right product and i said, this makes sense. guys like to you take big risks. how would you compare philosophies? guest: we want things that will lead to radical breakthroughs for the world and we are willing to really back of the truck on these thin

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>> yes, he made a reservation on airbnb for an apartment on caldier avenue.er getting a key or access code, he canceled it according to police. he then broke into the apartment and stole items including the victim's personal info. that resident later received a call saying that someone had opened up a credit account that it was time to pick up a new iphone. that's when police went to the store and arrested the receiver. now police say that airbnb renters can take several precautions to avoid being victimized. >> if you can meet with the individual who will be renting your home, get to know them a little bit. if in any way you feel uncomfortable, you are allowed as someone renting out your home to cancel the reservation yourself. >> and now police also say if possible don't keep any valuables or sensitive information at home. >> very interesting updates. thank you. >> you bet. >> julie? >>> in oakland a man is under arrest after taking a golf club and started smashing the windshield. it happened at 2:00 this afternoon. the bart spokesperson said that the man u

. >> michael: from renewable energy to effort to tax websites like airbnb, the legislature had a busy rush to the midnight an unsteady world will be in one person's hands. trump: wouldn't you rather in a certain sense have japan have nuclear weapons. cooper: saudi arabia nuclear weapons? trump: saudi arabia. absolutely. hillary clinton knows that's the last thing we need. as secretary of state, she h negoth parties to get it passed. an unsteady world demands a very steady leader. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. so we wired the wagner's house with 100 meg internet. which means that in the time it takes mr. wagner to pour a 20 oz. cup of coffee, and right now you can get 100 meg internet with equal upload and dowloads speeds, tv and phone for just $69.99 per month online. cable can't offer internet speeds this fast at a price this good. >> daniel: showers aren't over and may be temporary. rain will return for some of you. it is monday, august 1st. >> stephanie: photo for face. a little dreary but got to get the coffee and get through it. >> shiri: slide through swansea and n