airbnb is a company about living. half of our nights booked are for stays longer than a week and a fifth are for stays longer than a month. there is a new category of travel that is not a classic, two or three nights in a city and is not long-term housing and that emerged because of the make. -- pandemic. ♪ david: let's go back to your background, what part of the u.s. are you from? brian: i am from a small town in upstate new york that is a suburb of schenectady. david: your parents were social workers? brian: my mom and dad were social workers. all my grandfather's work for general electric, my mom and dad had normal lives as social workers. david: i understand you wanted to be a hockey player? brian: when i was five years old, 1986, wayne gretzky was the greatest hockey player in the world and i had posters of wayne on my wall. the problem with athletics is that your dreams come crashing down quickly. i realized i wasn't going to be wayne gretzky. david: so you decided you wanted to be an artist because you had ski

i used in airbnb recently. i sat down with brian chesky who conceived of airbnb. >> when you came up with your idea of starting this company in 2007, 2000 eight did anybody tell you it was a good idea? >> know it was universally considered a terrible idea. the first person i said i have this idea where we will build websites. the person, who was somebody i looked up to in los angeles said, brian, i hope that is not the only idea you are working on. now it is one of the nicer things people said. the reason i think it work -- worked was i stumbled into the idea with roommate there was a design conference coming to san francisco in october 2007. all the hotels sold out. and we said, why don't we turn our house into a bed and breakfast for the design conference. we had some beds, pulled them out of the closet and called -- we made friends with these -- and we called it air bed-and-breakfast.com. we made enough money to pay our went -- rent and we ended up making friends with these people because they lived with us

has he stayed in airbnb's? brian: he has stayed in airbnb's, actually.ou might recall we lifted the embargo in cuba. when he was president. president obama ended up going to cuba and wanted to bring american businesses with him to show business was open between the u.s. and cuba. the problem is there were not really any u.s. businesses in cuba except for airbnb. so i went with him and got to know him and we kept in touch. i think it was just helpful to have somebody who could help me see the world in a broader way and think a little more systematically about my decisions and the consequences that they would have on society. that is really how he became very helpful for me. david: for somebody that is young, what is the advice how you would recommend they build the company? brian: the first thing i say is don't listen to your parents. most of them will talk you out of crazy things, but the crazy ideas are the ones that spread around the world. david: as i understand, you are spending a year or so going to airbnb's around the united states? brian: yeah, mo

is he staying at airbnb's? brian: he has stayed at airbnb's, actually.ou might recall that he lifted the embargo on cuba. he went to cuba and he wanted to bring american businesses with him to show that business is open between america and cuba. the problem is there were not any u.s. businesses in cuba except airbnb, so i went with him. i got to know him and he kept in touch, so i think it was helpful to have someone that could help me see the world in a broader way and think more systematically about my decisions and the consequences we would have on society. that is how he became very helpful to me. david: for someone that is young, what is the advice you would recommend for how to build a company? brian: the first thing i would say is don't listen to your parents. most of them will try to talk you out of crazy things, but the crazy ideas are the ones that spread around the world. ♪ david: as i understand it, you are spending a year or so going to airbnb's around the united states? brian: yeah, most of the united states, kind of reasonable time zones.

businesses in cuba other than airbnb.t was helpful to have him show me the world in a broader way and think more systematically about my decision david: david:. for somebody that is young -- david: for somebody that is young what is the advice you would recommend for starting a company? brian: do not listen to your parents. and sometimes the crazy idea is the one that spring around the world. -- spreads around the world. ♪ david: as i understand that you are spending a year or so going around to airbnb's in the united states. when you want to book and airbnb do you have trouble getting a place where you want to go? brian: there are 6 million places to choose from so i have options. i do not say who i am. i have booked last minute. i was in nashville, charlston, now miami. david: when new book and airbnb, do you do it yourself or do you have a team of people who do it for you? brian: i do it myself. there are only so many things you see in the data. i tried to use it as much as i can. david: who sets the rate? do you set t

>> or a sign that says this is not your airbnb?hat homeowner because nothing about me would be calm about finding a stranger sleeping in my bed. >> police? >> i think it's just because of where it happened. so many weird things happen in florida, the homeowner's probably like -- >> oh, it's just a normal man. it could have been a gator in his bed. >> at least it's a -- i don't know. he is lucky the story has a nice ending. (soft piano music) ♪ - i got a hunch, like me, your home means a lot. - i love my home. i love my family. - you want to have the grandkids over. you want to have the family over. you want to say, "this is my place. look, i'm right next to the water." - [narrator] call aag today and find out if a reverse mortgage loan can help you eliminate monthly mortgage payments, pay for living expenses, and even high-interest credit card bills. call the number on your screen. - how did you come across the whole idea? - i think dad thought it would be something that would help us in the future. - i sat down with my son who's a

refugees take airbnb up on this generous offer.nk you for that report. bloomberg has learned i fit valuations fell. the peloton rival now valued at below $3 billion after announcing a restructuring and layoffs. their brands include nordictrack and pro form. coming up, starlink activated. how elon musk is preventing ukrainians from being cut off from the internet. we will explain. this is bloomberg. ♪ emily: welcome back to bloomberg technology. star link, spacex's space-based internet service is active in ukraine. this according to a tweet from elon musk paired the world's richest men promised more hardware is on the way to help ukraine in response to a plea from the country's vice prime minister. joining us with the latest, let -- ed ludlow. talk to us about what star link is doing in ukraine. >> they have moved so quickly. elon musk tweeted that at 2:00 p.m. we had an image through from ukraine from the same minister and those star link ground terminals have arrived should you see them under the back of the truck. we don't know h

my conversation with the airbnb ceo. first i want to get a look at the markets -- apple saying it is holding all product sales in russia. it was the impact? ed: the news flow was intense. they oil story front and center. still above $100 a barrel on west texas intermediate and that move higher in oil despite other sectors of the country releasing risk assets, worrying those higher energy prices adding to inflation. the worry is the situation in ukraine and russia impacting global growth. the s&p 500 down 1.5%. that is despite a sizable move lowering yields stop the u.s. 10 year yield, the benchmark down 10 basis points. it was just 20 days ago that we were above 2% on the u.s. 10 year yield. broadly, this is a commodity story. come with me into the bloomberg terminal and look at this chart. we've been focused on energy markets. this is industrial metals. easy corporate america taking action not just in terms of removing their products from russia but the impact for higher input costs they now face. the bloomberg industri

they use airbnb use it for 30 days or more. and half of the music for one night or more. is not an overnight thing. it is changing completely. the perception is different from home. you can stay much longer than you did before. and this company is doing quite well. >> the future of airbnb, in some ways, it hinges on the future of work from home. on the future of the ability to take one month and go to hawaii and spend it there. how much on wall street is that really going to be the story when you see the likes of goldman sachs and jp morgan really emphasizing working in the office. >> these are unique and unusual firm centered in new york's financial services. the average personal does not forget goldman sachs. they can work from home, or they can work from remarks sources. -- remote sources. after the pandemic we went through, people are not going to come back to the office five days a week in the same pattern we had before. airbnb is going to have capitalized on that. it already has. it has done quite well despite the fact th

airbnb ceo and co-founder tweeting, in 48 hours, 61,406 nights have been booked in ukraine.t's $1.9 million going to hosts in need. such a cool idea from our community. thank you. >> there's a lot of helpless feeling and just, you want to do something. it really appealed to me, because i could directly and immediately see the impact that my dollars had on this person. >> reporter: dewitt says she heart back right away from the airbnb host. >>ky not say with records how grateful i am for these acts of solidarity with us. some people ask questions about how we operate under these circumstances. we did not stop our attempts to run the apartment. we lowered the rates and raised the cleaning fees to reflect the growing risk for our cleaning lady as she has to reach the apartments located in the center of the city from her home on the outskirts. it gives me goose butches aeees goose bumps. >> it's up to the business community to step up and play a part. >> reporter: the company housing refugees in partnership with nonprofit organizations. >> anybody who has a home in the surroundi

and the really great thing about airbnb is that it is well-known to people.lready available. but more importantly, anybody who wants to host refugee at this moment in time can sign up through the airbnb platform, even if they don't have a prior history. and the reason that is so important is that airbnb does provide a layer of vetting and at the same time we're trying to address the most acute needs of people on the move. we're also very aware that many of the people crossing are women, they're children, they're elderly, and people who might have particular protection needs. so ensuring that they are not necessarily just going into a random stranger's house but there has been a process that airbnb has offered in which it vets the housing, it ensures that the people are going to somewhere that is safe, and that they have information on where they are going. it is actually an important piece of the puzzle here. and so really critical to ensuring that our response is not only immediate, but that it protects the dignity and the rights of the migrants who are cros

. >>> coming up, the airbnb guest who found himself in the wrong bed in the wrong house but maybe at the right time. what he told us about that encounter. >>> and the road to the oscars. and the hollywood legend who won four times but never bothered going. that's next on "world news now." scene 103, take one. here we go. my name is wesley, and i'm with my knucklehead brother. my friend nafi. my boyfriend doug. i thought we'd be on the same page about this and we're not. how do i know the way i'm going to respond to it? there's not that long term research out there yet. i don't want to be on the front line. but you're human. you're going to make a mistake. i'm just saying everyone has a right to make their own decision. but why would you want to take that risk? can you imagine being the person that goes to somebody's house and gives them the virus that kills them? what if you end up in a hospital? yeah. that's what i'm scared of. if you were to die, man... that would literally kill me, man. if it makes you feel that way bro... i will probably do it. can i hug you? yeah. i love you, ma

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airbnb has temporarily waived fees on bookings so they will not profit. the airbnb effort started online and it was really like a crowdsourcing. >> reporter: cbss business analyst says other companies including uber and etsy have come up with novel ways to help. >> huber has basically said we will give free rides to people at the ukrainian/polish boulder. uber users in u.s. can give to the app. etsy says no fees for people selling stuff in ukraine. >> reporter: some are turning to crypto currency to send money. be aware of scams. crypto scams targeting ukraine relief efforts are intensifying. >> if you have an organization, make sure it is legit. >> reporter: the ftc sent out tips to how to donate including checking out the organization online, search for words like review, scam or complaint before you send any money. cbs 2 news, new york. >>> we also have a list of ways that you can help on kpix.com. look at the top of the homepage. >>> a different kind of book signing, these characters making seven >>> coming up at 5:00 a city is finding extra cash in t

including by people using airbnb.t the best in people, even half a world away. thousands of americans have found a way to get money to ukrainian families who need it. they're booking a stay right now in a war zone. dallas couple chris and amy just booked an airbnb, five of them all near kyiv, ukraine, and places they may never visit. >> we wanted to get money into people living there and they're desperate for funds for food, maybe to get out of town. >> reporter: they're part of a multi-million wave of generosity. air been -- airbnb says 61,000 nig nights were booked at ukrainian locations, more than half by americans, funneling money directly to the ukrainian people many of whom have fled, have no income or whose homes may be destroyed. >> i get to chat with the host. find out how they're doing, are they okay and ask questions. it really makes it a personal connection to what's going on in ukraine and to the ukrainian people. >> reporter: it comes as several celebrities are drawing in enormous funds for ukraine. ryan

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i spoke with the ceo of airbnb a couple days ago and asked whether or not airbnb would cut off service. listen to what he had to say. are you willing to consider tougher self sanctioning in russia even though it sounds like posts are limited -- posts are limited, but would airbnb consider going so far as to cut off the service? >> all things are on the table. we are focused right now, i have been working with the team to try to figure out how can we house 100,000 refugees from ukraine, we have another team working with local governments, trying to answer these questions. if we have an update, we will let you know. emily: brian chesky tweeting last night that airbnb is now cutting off service to russia and belarus. is this something you think all companies should be doing? alfred: we actually, most of our company has come to me over the last weekend in particular, we are seeing open source companies . i have been advising, you must lock. we don't know how the sanctions, what our responsibilities are. we also have to play our part. this is a time where we have to step up, know what there

dani: the airbnb ceo brian chesky speaking to bloomberg's emily chang.tay on the corporate impact for russia. apple and nike have joined the global boycott, both announcing halting a product sales in the country. joining us now is bloomberg's benedict camel. bring us up-to-date with the countries boycotting russia. >> what we saw happening over the weekend, the trickle of companies leading, has turned into a real flood now, a torrent of companies coming out. you mentioned two of the biggest and iconic names, apple and nike, they are both basically retreating from russia. apple said it will stop shipping its products there, it will stop apple pay in the country, it will ban some russian news outlets from its apple sites. while it might not have a huge financial impact for the company, but it does do is it will probably hopefully turn a younger generation against what is happening in russia, what is happening in the war, that people will start questioning the fallout and start ultimately rising up against what is happening there. here are two examples, but

and san francisco based airbnb announced today that it's non profit arm airbnb dot org will offer free and temporary housing for up to 100,000 refugees fleeing ukraine. top executives with airbnb sent letters to leaders of poland, romania, germany and hungary offering help to house those refugees. countries all share a border with ukraine. the stays will be funded by airbnb donors to its refugee fund and hosts of airbnb .org and stocks makes today on wall street as investors continue to keep a watchful eye on the ongoing conflict. in ukraine. the dow dropped 166 points, the nasdaq actually gained some ground climbing some 56 plus and the s and p closed about 10 points lower. and now we turn to a big change to california's masking guidelines. schoolchildren can soon ditch their masks while indoors. this announcement from the california department of health after a trio of western states amended their covid policies today, let's go to ktvu southgate reporter jesse gary, who is live in san jose. with more on that announcement and reaction, jesse claudine. the change takes effect at the en

the idea has been gaining traction on social media , according to airbnb, more than 61,000 nights have now been booked throughout ukraine. those reservations have raised more than $2 million for the hosts. meantime airbnb is partnering with the united nations to provide free short term housing in poland and other eastern european countries for refugees fleeing ukraine. already today was warmer than yesterday. tomorrow will be cooler than today. the reason is a weak system is going to come by and then a stronger system is going to come by late in the week into early next week. this is the model. we do this been doing this a lot this year, just trying to find rain. this a long range models like 78 days. so you go out there's thursday. nothing friday. nothing saturday . clouds sunday more clouds and then monday right there. that looks really good, so that's potential. that's i mean, that's a good that looks like a real good snow event in the mountains that looks like a good rain event for us. hard to say it's so far out, but it's just encouraging. so let's keep our eyes on that. that's wa

some sharing the responses they received from airbnb hosts in ukraine.now i have tears in my eyes and i cry with happiness in the first of these terrible days. thank you very much." another just says, "i'm just crying. i'm just crying right now. i'm shocked. i'm incredibly grateful for your support." now, in response to the trend airbnb confirmed that it is waiving all guest and host fees on all bookings in ukraine at this time. well, the people in ukraine may be in need of the very basics, shelter, food, water, clothing. if you would like to help go to cnn.com/impact. you're going to find a lot of resources there for ways that you can help. coming up on the program, my colleague paula newton will have the day's other stories including legendary australian cricketer shane warne's passing. his amazing career. after the break. inner voice (furniture maker): i'm rubbing the arms of my chair... ...admiring the craft and detail i've put into it. that way i try to convince myself that i'm in control of the business side of my business. intuit quickbooks makes

since february, 28 more than $17 million has been donated to airbnb s nonprofit affiliate by airbnb and hosts have signed up to offer their homes to refugees, including 14,000 across europe. and be sure to download our ktvu news app for around the clock updates of the war in ukraine. there you can stream our newscasts and sign up for push alerts. it is free to download happening today, teachers and staff at a contra costa county school district could take a big step toward walking off the job. the mount diablo education association will announce the results of a strike authorization vote. the union represents more than 1500 school employees, including teachers, librarians, nurses, counselors. the union and school district have been negotiating for more than a year. salary increases are among the main disagreements. the district serves 29,000 students in cities including walnut creek, concord and martinez. hulu is now voicing its opposition to the recall of san francisco de a chaser boudin urging voters to vote no. on june 7th. they said recall supporters are distorting his record and st

this was a misunderstanding for a man staying at airbnb in florida.ly fast. paul drexler traveled from ecuador to miami for a wedding. by the time he got through customs and it was taken to his airbnb, it was 2:00 in the morning. when he woke up he heard a knock on the bedroom door. >> i wake up. yes? i think this is strange that the hostess entering the premises and bothering me this morning. he goes this is my house. can i help you? this is an airbnb i rented. he goes calling, no. this is my house. kumasi: no. reggie: given it was florida -- kumasi: he better be glad he's alive. reggie: the house he rented was next door. he says he wants to send the first homeowner gift for being so calm. kumasi: why is the door not locked? you can just stroll into the house, all the way to the house, into the bed. probably took a shower and did all of this. they don't do that in florida. i don't know about that. reggie: this is in miami. not like somewhere in the swamp. drew: the swamp. reggie: whatever you call it in florida. the everglades. kumasi: that is very w

. >>> airbnb is opening its doors to people who are fleeing ukraine.l company is offering free short-term housing for up to 100,000 people who have been displaced by the russian invasion. the ceo of airbnb has sent letters to leaders of poland, germany, romania, and hungary, offering to help those refugees. ey000 people have left ukraine since the invasion last thursday. >>> intaet is expanding its mak department. the retailer will open 250 more ulta beauty shops in its stores this year. the goal is to eventually reach 800 shops. it's already opened ulta beauty locations since last august. those stores have seen increased traffic and loyalty. the news comes as target will release its quarterly earnings today from its holiday season. >>> and also today you can celebrate national pancake day with free pancakes. ihop is bringing back its national pancake deal. from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., you d get a short stack of buttermilk pancakes. it serves as a fund raiser for local charities. it's raised more than $30 million since its first national pancake day ba

more than 500,000 ukrainians fled and airbnb is offering free housing.view last night, i asked the ceo brian chesky about how this all came together >> when the crisis unfolded and we started realizing last thursday or friday, there would be hundreds of thousands displaced people, we went into action and really over the weekend, it was 24 hours working around the clock with a huge group. wereached out to governments i poland and germany and hungary and romania and countries west of them to offer assistance. reaching out to hosts and secured funding. we are prepared to house up to 100,000 refugeerefugees >> when you say you secured funding. how much does this cost? >> it is hard to know. i put in millions of dollars into the initiative. i personally put in millions as a donor. other donors have. it is unclear. we don't know how many people we will house we will house as many as possible hosts have an option to host for free or discount or full price where we pay money is when it is discounted or reffree it is not possible it will be a substantial invest a

nice to hear and to see and you do feel helpless but there is so much we can do and even with the airbnbhave thought to do that and how it has taken shape. thank you for watching. the weekend news is next. >> we will see you back here at 6:00 followed by more local news and then our special report coming up at 6:30, the tenderloin state of emergency. that is at 6:30 tonight. the weekend news is next. captioning sponsored by cbs >> duncan: tonight: russia's rampage. the world watches in horror as moscow intensifies attacks on ukraine, frantic efforts to evacuate two cities fail, civilians targeted. this child hit by shrapnel, among the war's latest casualties, as russian forces advance on the capitol, cbs news is there. >> reporter: i'm charlie d'agata in kyiv where russian forces are stepping up their offensive and now advancing to the outskirts of the capitol itself. >> duncan: president zelensky pleads for more firepower to turn back the invaders. the latest on international efforts to help. >> we're talking with a

since february. 28 more than $17 million has been donated to airbnb s nonprofit affiliate by airbnb and its founders and more than 21,000. new hosts have signed up to offer their homes to house refugees, including 14,000 across europe. and an additional 40,000 in the united states. there's dead. there's wounded others of lot of people that have just been put in a hard spot still ahead here at five while you barea tech worker says he was compelled to pick up and fly to eastern europe to help support ukrainian and from the gas pump to the grocery store. the new figures out today that show the price of just about everything have gone up and san francisco teachers staging a sit in at the district office over what they say are missing paychecks for hundreds of educators. we'll have a live report from san francisco. well, how about that? it rained today julie haener guess what? it's going to rain again. i'll pinpoint the day to expect it as the news continues. right here on fox what can i du with less asthma? with dupixent i can du more— yardwork— teamwork— long walks. that's how you du more

more recently, large corporations such as airbnb, uber, and at sea have played larger roles in relief efforts. more than 61,000 bookings were made on airbnb in ukraine, and the company has agreed to waive fees for any potential profits they would receive. >> it started online, and was almost a crowdsourcing great idea. uber has said we will give free rides to people who are at the ukrainian-polish border, and users can get a ride through the app. etsy said no visa for those selling stuff in the ukraine. >> beware of scans scams. scams targeting ukraine relief efforts are intensifying. we have a list of ways to help on kpix.com. look at the top of the homepage. >> >>> today is international women's day. >> people around the world are honoring all women leading the fight, the global fight for women's rights. international women's day was not forgotten as ukrainian refugees arrived in poland. women and girls escaping the war in ukraine were handed flowers and a train station. a monk passing out flowers made sure that each woman arriving had a flower. >>> ♪ ♪ >> hundreds of commuters at a

. >>> meanwhile, people around the world are booking airbnb in ukraine tonight, even though they havet is part of a social media campaign to funnel money to ukrainians needing financial help. airbnb says a week after the russian invasion started, guests from around the world booked more than 61,000 nights in ukraine but none plan to visit at the moment. >>> at least six people are dead tonight after a powerful tornado ripped through central iowa. the twister also toppled trees and power lines and left dozens of homes in polk county badly damaged. at least four emergency responders are among the injured. >>> highway 52 south lake tahoe is back open tonight. caltrans will be keeping a close eye on it for a while. that is after a second big boulder rolled down a hill at government, damaging a pickup truck. earlier, cruz blew up a massive boulder blocking the road. as for why they keep falling -- >> our geologists say that it could be a whole number of different factors. it could be water that gets in there, tree roots, it is really hard to say. it is just kind of mother nature. >> some p

airbnb is one example.ig global crisis, 9/11, 2008, the pandemic, you can set your watch by it, someone writes that globalization is over. globalization gets slowed down sometimes. it got slowed down by world war ii, okay? but people's desire to connect, and the technology enabling it, is not going away, okay? and one of the most interesting, unexpected twists of this, again, expecting the unexpected, is china has its own vaccine, turns out its vaccine is not very effective against omicron or not effective at all. they've now got a huge outbreak there. they operated on a quarantine policy over the years of just zero tolerance. so they never during the past two years built up much herd immunity. they've got a spread of omicron now that's forced them to close, basically, close down cities like shanghai, stopping manufacturing, and guess what, not using much oil. so this morning, the price of oil, that one thing that vladimir putin can sell and get money with, crashed, basically, fell from 130 down to $100. an

according to a tweet friday night from the ceo of airbnb, "in 48 hours, 61,406 nights have been bookedaine. that's $1.9 million going to hosts in need." nathaniel and benjamin mendoza from minnesota want to help too. so the 12-year-old and 10-year-old brothers turned to their favorite pastime, basketball, to create a ten-day fundraising challenge. they call it "three-pointers for ukraine." posting this on their mother's facebook. "please help us support kids from ukraine who are looking for safety, home, and food in other countries. our mom was born in poland, and we still have family there. join our team!" >> i know that there are a lot of bad things happening in the world right now. but there is also a lot of kindness. >> reporter: so far, their three-pointers have raised more than $12,000 from players around the world, including these four boys from an orphanage in romania and these students from a school in puerto rico. meanwhi meanwhile, the brothers are sharing their hoop dreams in hopes of providing comfort and kindness to kids half the world away. >> global support from the you

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haidi: airbnb ceo speaking with emily chang. the start of trading in hong kong and mainland china. the latest, next. this is bloomberg. ♪ haidi: let's take a look at stocks we are watching as we look at the open of the market in china and hong kong. we are waiting on comments from the foreign ministry in ukraine and if there is a shift in position at all. we have all these reports of a potential for day lockdown in order to get mass testing of covid underway. consumer hong kong in focus. we have already seen a run on pharmacies with stockpiling taking place. also watching jewelers as a demand for haven and safe haven assets. shery: investors will also be waiting for china's latest comments on ukraine. what should we be expecting today in the chinese trading session? >> i think overall all eyes are on hong kong right now because of the limiting lockdown and expectation of the fed rate hike pressuring the hong kong dollar is in focus and hong kong stocks that have been relatively resilient this year down 3% coming under pressure.

liz: keith can i just jump in because airbnb and booking holdings are two names that are soaring today. they are doing really well. booking is up about 4.5%, airbnb is looking very strong as well, and this is in relation to the headlines that we see , where there could be possible peace and people will begin traveling internationally once again. where do you see the sectors that you find most interesting at the moment? >> i think it's going to be related to the technology but for the first time in a long time, liz, to your point, airbnb that's about people wanting to get out and stay out. i have never ever thought about buying that stock but now, watching it today as it's moving along and beginning to understand how much pent-up demand there really is, i'm getting very curious. liz: i would think so. i would think so. scott, we got some very good data today the jolts numbers this is the job openings and labor turnover, coming in at 11.3 million job openings. we've got a very strong labor market. it's very tight, so when you see this and we don't want to get too wonky here, this yield c

airbnb says on march 2 and third, 61,000 nights booked at ukrainian locations.n people, many who have fled or have no income or whose home may not be destroyed. reggie: this morning, we are hearing from dolly parton and best selling author james patterson peered they have a new book out called "run rose run." it is set nashville about a yogger. she finds out the music industry can be just as heartbreaking as the secret she is carrying. dolly and james talked about how the book came out on "good morning america. -- good morning america." >> congratulations. i just heard your book is number one on amazon. >> yea. --yay!! >> tell me how you all teamed up. >> he called my office and said he wanted to write a book with me. i wondered why because he is doing all right on his own. i said sure and i would love to hear about it. >> not with me. we did both. we made a book and an album, which is very cool. >> i can tell you truly, he has a better writer than he is a singer. >> [laughter] kumasi: ok, dolly. reggie: first of all, how great is she look? kumasi: i am here for

i was checking with brian chesky, the ceo of airbnb.you're a competitor the first thing he says to me is we have a great relationship with them. tell me how it works that you, who a lot of people are saying is the second banana to airbnb, are actually partners and doing great together >> yeah, we're great, strong partners with airbnb, booking, vrbo, so the focus for us is on the supply side. this is bringing availability online and it's really our primary focus. we're focused on making homeowners the most amount of money and making it super easy for them so we are the product on the shelf, if you will we're providing critical supply that fuels the whole growth engine of alternative accommodations, which is growing fantastic, as you know >> okay, so my wife is down in dell ray, because hey, we're all -- we're snow birds, and she went to a person, rented the place, but there was no vacasa the person who rented to us wanted very much to be hands-on. now, that is -- that's not necessarily the way, if you can't be hands-on, maybe there's ano

from ukrainians who are receiving airbnb payments from guests. who have no intention to visit. one person tracking the comment says hundreds of people have done this so far. if you though, are thinking of doing the same. it's important to make sure to take steps to verify that you're not being scammed. separately tonight. airbnb based in san francisco, said it's suspending all operations in russia and belarus. russia is claiming control over a strategic ports city in southern ukraine and other cities are under siege. foxes benjamin hall continues our team coverage tonight in kiev. as ukrainians try to withstand the unrelenting russian assault. russia reportedly with 90% of its preplanned forces, now in ukraine, intensifying its military offensive on key ukrainian cities with a coordinated focus on the south moscow claims it has captured the ports of kherson, which would be the first major city to fall since the invasion began. vehicles seen in the empty streets. but for a lone protester waving a ukrainian flag stretching from the separatist donba

and since february 28 more than $17 million, was donated to airbnb s nonprofit affiliate by airbnb and more than 21,000 new hosts have signed up to offer their homes to refugees , including 14,000 across europe. make sure you download our ktvu news app for around the clock updates of the war in ukraine. there you can stream our newscast and sign up for push alerts that and by the way, is free to download. we are learning more about bart's plans to address electrical problems on the red line, which has been suspended until further notice. the line between richmond and sfo has been out of service since early last week. this all comes as gas prices said it record highs and more people are looking to use public transportation. last night we spoke with martin media relations manager jim allison, who says the red line is a long way off from resuming normal operations. work began on thursday to replace five miles of cable. it just simply aged out. the insulation is breaking down and it no longer carries electricity. so it's very imperative that we replace these cables. it's a race against tim

those funds are from donors, airbnb employees, hosts and users. last month, the company announced its goal of offering free temporary housing for up to 100,000 refugees fleeing the country. since february, 28th more than $17 million has been donated to airbnb dot org, an independent nonprofit focused on organizing temporary states for people during a crisis. more than 21,000. new hosts have also signed up to offer their homes to house refugees, including 14,000 across europe and an additional 40,000 in the united states. stay with ktvu for more on the invasion of ukraine, you can find the latest developments all day. on our website. add ktvu .com coming up at 11, a beloved michelin starred restaurant is closing in san francisco. after nearly 16 years , the chefs heartfelt message to customers at 11. it rained today and we have more in the horizon . we'll talk about which state to expect the rain that's still coming up. but right after the break, first wife free covid tests and vaccinations c sweet pillows of softness! this is soft! holy charmin! o

. >>> airbnb dijo que alojarÁ a refugiados de ucrania en europa, tambiÉn dijo que eliminÓ cuentas falsasplen dos aÑos de los casos de covid-19 en el paÍs, ya tenemos 79 millones de casos de coronavirus y 952 muertos. por ahora el nÚmero de casos sigue bajando y se siguen bajando los mandatos. el gobernador de california anunciÓ que no se pedirÁ mÁs mascarillas. >>> es un cambio importante que entrarÍa el vigencia el 12 de marzo y aplicarÍa hasta guarderÍas y preparatorias, y aunque estÁn ansiosos por esta flexibilidad, otros no estÁn listos para dar este paso. la nuefa directriz harÁ de los tapabocas una recomendaciÓn y no una obligaciÓn, la mascarilla no serÁ requerida para los salones de clases y no importarÍa el estado de vacunaciÓn de los adultos y niÑos, el 15 de febrero se permitiÓ ingresar a los locales sin tener mascarillas. >>> ellos estarÁn mejor y solo se tiene que respetar la distancia. >>> no estoy segura que sea telÉfono que los niÑos dejen de usar la mascarilla porque es su Única forma de prevenir. >>> dejarÁ de ser un mandato, seguirÁ siendo recomendaciones llevar una mas

jersey it feels false and it's not surprising that tech companies will handle it differently and airbnbimself multiple times that people will want to travel and work i wonder if that's going to be the case >> if you listen to peloton we'll stay home and exercise in our bikes and airbnb we'll work remotely forever in the temporary housing situations and probably get a nix of that and what we're seeing here the newsroom's crowded if you go downtown in manhattan you see people walking around again. it's really opening up, and i notice in this report like the tech companies when the pandemic first hit they were the first to say everyone go home they were ahead of the curve and now they're ahead of the curve of having people come back so it's really interesting. >> people have to come back to some degree. i'm seeing it just the quality of interaction that you get. we're all sitting here the quality of interaction that you get is different from what you can get remotely, when companies start to lose deals because their competitors are getting face time and they're getting screen time it will

. >> people are booking airbnb's in ukraine with no plans of staying there. the initiative which gained popularity on social media is a way to give money to ukrainians impacted by the war. more than 61,000 nights were booked in just 48 hours raising almost two million dollars for hosts in ukraine. >> to two harvard university students are dos their part to help you canian refugees find homes around the world. they have launched this website ukraine takes shelter.com. it is designed to help refugees find hosts with spare rooms, condos and dormitories. >> wow, people, that is heartwarming, these two students are helping thousands of ukrainian refugees find places to stay. that is amazing. amazing. we should keep in mind that the website was built by harvard students in their dorm room so a few years from now you will probably lead to an attempted coup. but for now, all good times. and i also love that people are renting airbnb's in ukraine but not staying there. they are just doing it to sends money to ukrainians in need. that swurch the coolest initiatives i h