it will give mea said alexa, good morning.r update, turn on the lights, and put the kettle on, as well. there are a lot of new options, now. do you think normal people might find them too confusing? at it one of the big confusions would be between the echo, which is the new one, which is smaller, which looks cute, with a fabric or wood veneer, and the echo plus, which is a similar thing, but makes home connections a bit easier. people will be wondering which one they need. if you create that void, sometimes people panic and buy something completely different.” think the selection upfront does not confuse the simplicity and the experience, and what is most important is what you have installed a product, it is incredible is simple. and nothing has changed about that. alexa is super simple, fixable, and she is able to do everything she has appealed to do and more. amazon has been working ha rd to and more. amazon has been working hard to increase the lead that it has in—home assistance. but all eyes are now on google, who are exp

who knows what you would order in alexa. who knows what you would 0rder ina alexa.nd this story the wall street journal looks at order in a crowd. and this story the wall streetjournal looks at north sea oil and perhaps it might be more exciting and we have written it off in terms of the uk's access. if you go back 30 years, the north sea was responsible for as much oil as saudi arabia. then we saw the banking recession in 2009 and the oil price go through the floor and we saw many people out in places like aberdeen losing theirjobs. now, it is back in vogue. last week there was, or the week before last there was a huge deal of 3.8 billion of one company being acquired and there was the business of the norwegian wealth fund, a trillion dollars. we have got to say goodbye. we are out of time. hello, you may have noticed it is not quite as cold first thing this morning compared to recent days. that is because we have low pressure and a warm front moving in. behind ita and a warm front moving in. behind it a cold front. within the two fronts this milder air coming up f

. -- connect your home speaker to alexa.here is a lot of ai stuff they are working on. there is a presentation that is going on now. worth talking to you. emily: they are teaming up to develop self driving cars. the automaker and the ride hailing a service announced they will share data to develop a system needed to design affordable driverless automobiles and get them onto local networks. ford's rivales as bought a stake in lift last year. those two companies are still considering other options to expand ridesharing. coming up, ellen pao opens up about her public fight against sexism in silicon valley. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ emily: dyson best known as the manufacturer of vacuum cleaners will build an electric car by 2020. founder james dyson said the company is investing $1.3 billion to develop the car, plus batteries to power it. dyson said his electric car would be " radically different from those being designed by other carmakers, including tesla." ellen pao continues to make headlines. it is been five years since her tr

will someone i knew car just because it has alexa support in it? i don't think it's going to drive sales. it certainly is a big win for amazon been able to get somebody .n their home driving home they can just say, alexa whatever and they can buy it through their car. it's a big win or amazon. emily: it certainly has the cool factor. alexa still gets confused sometimes did it seems the voice recognition as a long way to go. have they addressed that? >> we saw a lot of new optionality on the developer side. they introduced a lot of first already onyx. in terms of functionality, they are relying on third parties. thermostatsghts and that you have your home. there are new ways to integrate your life, there are new echo buttons that have games that connect your home speaker the a alexa. stuff theylot of ai are working on. emily: they are teaming up to develop self driving cars. they will share data to develop a system needed to design affordable driverless automobiles and get them onto local networks. inrds rival bought a stake lift last year. those tw

and i understand you've also hooked it up to alexa? alexa, how is the battery?at 2196 capacity right now. in this area, where many are living in fuel poverty, the community element of the project seems to be appreciated too. and here at this school, they're also treating it as a learning experience. here in this year 6 classroom you can see the solar panels out of the window and here is the battery that's harnessing the power. now, this power is actually being used for the lighting in this room but the whole setup also teaches the kids how this works. i think it's a really good way of teaching children not to waste electricity. we are very happy that our school is powered by solar panels. swedish giant ikea are now selling home batteries too using the same premise of harnessing solar power and that providing electricity consumable by the homeowner, claiming the average uk home could up to £560 a year from their electricity bills. meanwhile british company powerbolt are working on giving older electric vehicle batteries a second life as home batteries. while afte

before i go, we have also been hearing from amazon and its talking "digital assistant" alexa.ess — they will do everything from ordering your shopping for you to controlling your music, tv and heating. but it's becoming increasingly competitive, and in the last few hours, amazon has unveiled new gadgets it hopes will give alexa the edge on her rivals from google and apple. dave lee has been to the company's seattle headquarters — you can see that report in 20 minutes time. i must admit that i was given one of those devices for christmas. i won't say which compa ny‘s, those devices for christmas. i won't say which company's, that is unplugged and in a draw in my house. it drove me round the twist. i had to unplug it. she kept interrupting my conversation. and she kept entering my son's homework westerns. it was a disaster. —— homework questions. ben johnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace. all the athletes should be clean going into the games. i'm just happy that justice is served. it is a simple fact that this morning, these people were in their

the game allows kids to interact by talking to alexa.s that they are interested in yeting new interactative experiences for alexa. parents have to verify consent before children can use those new kid skills. >>> and the latest new futuristic project by elon musk. reportedly $27 million in funding has been collected for it. the wall street journal reports that musk is paying for this with his own money. >>> the annual harvest wine celebration in livermore has been canceled because of the extreme hot weather in the forecast but there is still plenty to do. ktvu's rosemary orozco has some things to do. >> and it's comic con. it wills at the mosconi center west. hop over to the park on saturday. polynesian music, dance and food will fill the county fair building. >>> peninsula, 47th annual milbrae art and wine festival. celebrate with music, food or fun. >> or the lebanese festival in restwood city. >>> explore greece at the greek festival in belmont complete with food, dancing and the kids area all weekend long at the greek orthodox church.

it allows kids to interact by talking to alexa. hundreds of developers are interested in creating new interactive experiences for kids on alexa. parents have to verify consent before children can start using the kids skills. >>> get ready. it's elon musks ready futuristic project called nora link. it's aimed at developing an interface connection between the human brain and computers. the goal is to merge man and machine. the u.s. securities and exchange commission reported this week the project collected $27 million in funding. the wall street journal said musks is paying for this out of his own pocket. >>> the wine harvest celebration in livermore on saturday has been canceled because of the extreme heat in the forecast. but there's plenty of things to do. we have options in our weekend watch. >> reporter: it's labor day week. here is what it happening around the bay. in san francisco, it's comic-con. the annual convention of comic books, magazines, toys, games, "star wars" and more. or hop over to golden gate park on saturday for

alexa even gives encouragement, "they seem like a gay cats, go out with that person."s reading that tease going into the commercial and i told alexa define me love, and christien kafton say they set off his echo responding. it is funny that it could hear me through the tv. >> alexa, play this. >> we have one in the newsroom, and to remind you if you have one, there is a skill where you can tell it to get you the news, and you will hear my voice and that of gasia and it will give you the headlines. >>> we have a lot to get to. we have a lot of slow traffic, and this is not unusual but it is the fall season and it takes a while for people to get used to driving in the traffic with everyone on the road. we have a new crash reported in marin county northbound 101 at the robin williams tunnel. it could calls him slow traffic as people slow down to take a look, and 80 westbound is 44 minutes which is better than yesterday. this is a slow drive getting to the crowded bay bridge toll plaza that is backed up all the way to the maze. we have slow traffic everywhere we look. and

you can say alexa what time is it, what is the weather today, alexa. in natural language. alexa, play a certain song, etcetera etcetera. and people, this has been a big hit, we launched it a few years ago. it has exceeded our expectation in terms of volume. we have literally thousands of people working on it. >> rose: and google wants to be in that business and everybody else wants to be in that business. >> everybody wants to be in that business. so here we've got the kind of standard, you know, two, two and-a-half year head start. >> rose: let me talk about "the washington post." >> yes. >> rose: you bought the washington post without any due diligence. you were so impress ode -- >> i didn't do due diligence because i knew don graham for 1 5 years. if any of you know don graham he's possibly the most honest person in the world. he laid out all the warts for me and all of the gray things -- great things for it and i don't think it could have gotten more clarity than talking to don for several hours. >> rose: why did you buy it. >> i 3w5u9 it because it's important. i woul

syria, alexa has a much deeper practice of integrating with developers.erve them well for these new devices whereas the home pot does not really integrate deeply with the full apple developer community. it will be interesting to see these two players go head-to-head in that speaker space going forward. shery: mark gurman, thank you, live from seattle. he will be monitoring the event this afternoon at 1:30 p.m. eastern. fbi upendedow the college baskervilles underground economy. we will bring you the latest on the ncaa bribery investigation. this is next on bloomberg. ♪ vonnie: this is bloomberg markets. i am vonnie quinn. shery: i'm shery ahn. vonnie: coach rick pitino is on the chopping block. reporting that the head basketball coach is expected to be fired as part of the ncaa bribery investigation. legal university, which has a major sponsorship deal with investigationnder , and they will be holding a news conference at 1:00 p.m. eastern. joining us now is our bloomberg news reported that has been covering all this. is rick pitino in charge or gone? >>

we had a real assistant named alexa. and she was always late and usually hungover. the gin blossoms, she'd just sing it the best she could. which, honestly, was awful. don't believe me? hey, alexa, play gin blossoms. ♪ tomorrow we can drive around this town let the cops chase us around ♪ [ mumbling ] ♪ might be found to take it's place hey, jealousy ♪ [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: that was great, alexa. >> i want friday off. >> seth: you don't work here anymore. >> you don't work here anymore. [ light laughter ] [ applause ] >> seth: back in my day, we didn't have gender reveal parties. fiddle sticks! back then, we'd just wait until the child was born and take a gander at its crotch. [ light laughter ] it was always around this time someone would say something like, "seth meyers, what are you doing in here? this is a private hospital room." and i'd just tip my hat and i'd say, "well, i'm looking for the nearest walgreen's." [ laughter ] well, i'm sorry i had to do that. [ cheers and applause ] but sometimes this grumpy gramps gotta get his gripe on.

alexa is hitting the road.mw will add the virtual assistant to all of the cars indeluding the brand by the middle of next year. you'll be able to ask her for things such as directions or news or to turn on your lights at home and in many cases responses will be displayed on the dashboard. stocks posted modest gains yesterday. the dow snapping a four-day losing streak after republicans and the white house unveiled their tax reform plan. back over to you. >>> wreaking havoc and on the run. breaking right now, the search is on for three men accused of robbing one man and shooting another. and fight for amazon headquarters. philadelphia city leaders taking a cross country trip in hopes of luring 50,000 jobs to the area. is facing an epidemic fueled by opioid painkillers. vanessa: in honor of recovery month, we want you to know that recovery from addiction is possible. christie: the signs you spot today... vanessa: ...could save a loved one tomorrow. christie: to learn more, visit reachnj.gov. >>> death of an idol.

they are working on a pair of alexa glasses so you will be able to call alexa up and make searches fromour face, not sure why anybody would want that. if they announce it today i am sure we will find out why. also, a better version of echo. whichcompany, -- vonnie: company is shaking in its boots most? been workingon has on these consumer devices for a year now and they are finally stepping up their game. google and apple are having big events. middleis smack in the and will be joining this chorus of a number of potentially blockbuster products for the holiday season. vonnie: our thanks to bloomberg's mark gurman, with continued coverage on the amazon event all day long. president donald trump and republican leaders will publicly unveil details of their tax plan to fix our broken tax code in about three hours. the plan slashes the corporate tax rate to 20% and let's congress decide on the top rate for -- on the rate for top earners. congress will decide. eliminate deductions for state and local taxes. joining us from capitol hill is kapoor. we have a heat map which shows which states th

, it's "diana," alexa.ays -- ♪ ♪ all i do is swim swim swim no matter what got sunshine on my mind i can never get enough ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: oh, my god. come on! >> that's the one i get crunk to. i was so excited for that one. i'm not going to lie. >> jimmy: you went and got crunk -- you got crunk to that one? >> yep. >> jimmy: i -- i was going to say that. [ laughter ] i got -- she got crunk to that one. >> steve: you got crunked? >> jimmy: this one is from @fakedenish. ♪ ♪ i believe i will cry from the heat coming from the sky have the ac on all night ♪ ♪ and day now there's more bills that i got to pay ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: i want this -- i want this album. >> it's the summer -- it's the summer tweets mix tape. you and i should drop it. >> jimmy: all right, well lets drop this. i mean, let's make this record. let's do it. >> lets make this record, jimmy. >> jimmy: i will get crunked and i will -- i will get crunked, and i will drop it. [ laughter ] >> steve: you're goin

alexa,tural language -- play a certain song, etc.has been a big hit, we launched it a few years ago. it has vastly exceeded our expectations in terms of volume. we have literally thousands of people dedicated toward working on it. charlie: google wants to be in that business. standard, we got the two-year, 2.5 year head start. charlie: let's talk about "the washington post." you bought it without doing any due diligence. john because i knew grandma for 15 years. he is possibly the most honorable person in the world. all of the awards in great things about "the post" for me. no amount of due diligence could've brought more clarity than just talking to him the first several hours. charlie: why did you buy? because it isff: important. i would never buy a salty snack food company. but "the washington post" is important. it makes sense to take something like that. i am also optimistic. i wanted to be a self-sustaining, profitable enterprise. that would be healthy for "the post," and i think it could be done. our approach is very simple. i

for tkn, i'm alexa. (upbeat music) - [luke] this report is brought to you by paramount pictures. - [movie narrator] it started as a legend. one of the greatest of all. (cheering) a thousand years, we've kept it hidden. to protect earth from what was destined to arrive. - [luke] what's destined to arrive on blu-ray and digital hd is being called the best transformers movie yet. transformers, the last knight, is the epic battle to save the human race. - [movie narrator] leaving its destruction of everything we've known and love begins. - i'm not leaving you. - [luke] directed by michael bay, the eye-popping action never stops. from the days of knightly chivalry, to the modern age of interplanetary robots. it's a white knuckle ride, packed with incredible special effects. (robot whirring) - one of the fun things about this film is that there are some characters that are unlike characters we've done in previous films. squeaks is one of 'em. because it's a robot that's at human scale, and interacts with human

: she's all powerful, that alexa. >> so much power.morrow. >> reporter: bye. >> bye. 6:26. >> amazon is everywhere. >> that would be convenient if you could just ask its device. >> find me someone. >> true love or no. >> crystal ball, alexa. not loving the $25 for a bottle of water. >> that seems really unfair. >> does. >> kind of despicable. >> it really is. a lot of people trying to get3 out of florida and understandably. even though we done have those watches and warnings i don't think we have mandatory evacuations for south florida. that should come later today. bus stop forecast a lot better than yesterday. no umbrellas needed but definitely a jacket its cool out there. temperatures in the 50's and 60's. we'll be in the low to mid 70's this afternoon so it's going to be an amazing day once we get these clouds to clear out. very comfortable and a little bit warmer in the afternoon. hey, real fall- beautiful around here. sunshine, lives high temperaturn the 70's. irma's effects won't be felt here until next tuesday, wednesday. effec

tech giant is work on smart glasses powered by alexa voice controls. they look like regular old is. >>s and connect to your phone. unlike other smart glasses that are controversial because of privacy concerns, these glasses would not have a camera or screen and you would not have to wear headphones to here alexa. get this. instead the classes would use bone conduction audio technology to vibrate sound off skull into ears. >> hm. >> i wish i could see tony's face when i say that. >> for some people it would probably echo around up there [ laughter ]. >> all that extra space. >> oh, sue. >> i'm sure i hurricane maria hurricane marina. >> thank you for covering for me we all appreciate it. >> speaking of maria we talked about her earlier. >> we ran through that we know it's moving along way from puerto rico and hurricane warnings discontinued there. and so we'll watch to see what it does in the tuesday through thursday time frame for us and woor a week away from seeing anything going on there. it will be traveling past east of turks and cake owes and they have hurricane warnings up. ro

so alexa, where is the best place for amazon to locate its headquarters. >> danbury, connecticut. >> critics say buyer beware of side effects to that partnership. joseph parilla is with the brookings institute. >> one concern with amazon inserting itself in a new city is all of these kind of well paid people would come in, bid up the price of housing and make the region for unaffordable. >> reporter: because it will come with fat tax breaks some cities may be tempted to overpay. >> that money could be going to other public investments, schools, infrastructure, other aspects that make the city a good place to live. >> reporter: and amazon could look forth where toronto is beckoning and canada's approach to immigration, especially high-tech talent, may be more attractive to the company than what it's been hearing lately from washington. dean reynolds, cbs news, chicago. >>> coming up on "cbs this morning," we will hear from a man who's fighting a program who lets the government keep seized property even if no crime was ever committed. >>> plus look at history of the "national anthem" i

alexa, she can do it all. >> no kidding. can you put gas in my car and wash it? >> want to go back to full service. >> if you would have named one of your daughters alexa, then yes, that would be true. >> this is true. >> we'll see. >>> well, today if you don't want to take the car because you don't want to put gas in it you can walk because it's not going to be too hot for the coast. i just like to say i do. 60s right now, but they will quickly climb into the 70s, mid 70s and 80s and 90s, yes, i know we are still talking about some 90s, but i have good news to share with you all. peninsula at 59 degrees, san francisco in the 60s as you are waking up you are noticing that there is fog at golden gate bridge, but when you look at this shot of san francisco not a lot of fog and that's because we're still expecting to see that ridge of high pressure sitting over the area so it's going to keep the majority of the bay area nice and clear with the exception of the coast and that's because we have got a bit of a building on-shore flow. the 24 hour temperature change the

. - [alexa] and what would you use that for? - if you ever have to give mouth-to-mouth care to somebody, the cpr breaths, for example, it's a really good way to prevent disease transmission, so it might as well be in your kit. same things with gloves. gloves are a wonderful tool to prevent disease transmission, and especially if you're dealing with something like a bleeding wound. you wanna protect yourself and the other person, so at least one pair of gloves in your kit. every kit must also have emergency phone numbers written down so you don't have to think about them in the event of an emergency. this particular card also includes a section for medications that you might be taking and you should also be sure that your own personal medications, anything that you might need, are in the kit itself as well. if everything's in one place, then you don't have to worry about searching for items that you might need if an emergency does occur. - you should also know that the red cross has an app that gives first aid information. it's f

you need a smartphone nearby but you won't have to wear headphones to hear alexa. get this, the glass transmits sound through your skull inner ear. this has been unproven. the glass device and snap chat spectacles haven't taken off. >> thanks. >>> it's 4:40. happening in marin county, a landfill opens in navato. it will capture all the gases being released and turn it into energy rather than flairing it. it will receive 8 megawatts of power to power homes. this will lower greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2020. >>> what's truly in a name? the decision to rename the plaza in san francisco. plus, kari has the full forecast. >>> spotty showers. meantime, it's dry. as we look outside right now in fremont and checking out the temperature trend for today, a lot of clouds here and cooler temperatures. it will be nice later this afternoon. we'll talk about what's ahead coming up next. >>> we haven't seen major reports along 880 in oakland, but check out this live shot. we are starting to see a build up of the early morning traffic. i'll have updates on the 680 crash in a

and you would wear headphones to hear alexa. technology to vibrate sound off of your skull into your ears. >> ♪ >> that sounds -- >> a whole lot going on. >> that sounds fascinating. >> nothing dangerous about vibrating sounds off your skull into your ears. >> anything with vibrating skull and the same -- no, no, no. >> no, yeah. >> all right, guys, happy last day of summer here. that's kind of your headline for the day in that it is the last full day of summer. fall begins tomorrow. bus stop today 58 to 60 degrees. should be sunny bright and beautiful a couple passing clouds this afternoon. warm to hot. 82 to 89 degrees for the suburbs. fox5 accuweather 7-day 88 today. first day of all mix of clouds and sun, 88 degrees. that's a check of the weather. over to erin for traffic. >> 4:56. anne arrundel police tweeting out the latest information on the barricade situation. keep in mind route 214 central avenue at oak lane and edgewater remains closed from that barricaded subject from the shooting last night in annapolis. caution as

alexa, tell me the news. am sure that a lot of people have alexa in their homes.>> sal, what is the commute like? we could hear that as well.>>> i can tell you what the traffic is light, slow and hayward driving on 880 heading south with a little alert with the traffic backing up all the way up to the marina boulevard. the castro valley traffic is slow heading westbound on 580 through the 238 interchange. that is due to this crash so you will need extra time in this area. looking at the bay bridge traffic is okay on the span. at the toll plaza you have slow traffic and it will be backed up for about 15 to 20 minutes. on 880, don't drive through hayward, we have congestion already after the height street but not that severe. >>> we have pattern change at the coast and bay with thick fog. the last i saw it was pouring in but not making a big push in and but a little bit over parts of the bay. on the coast has returned but just slowly working its way in. santa rosa it down from yesterday at 92 and now 86. the ci

help, including dan burgee, connecticut, mayor, mark boughton. >> i'm a proud amazon customer, so, alexa, where is the best place for amazon to locate its second world headquarters. >> danbury, connecticut. >> i told you so. >> reporter: while these towns are hoping to replicate the success story they see in seattle, where amazon has been headquartered for two decades, critics say buyer beware of side effectto that partnership. joseph parilla is with the brookings institution. >> one concern with amazon inserting itself in a new city is all of these kind of well-paid people would come in, bid up the price of housing, and make the region more unaffordable. >> reporter: he said because the fevered courtship is expected to come with fat tax breaks and other incentives for amazon, some cities may be tempted to overpay. >> that money could be going to other public investments-- schools, infrastructure, other kind of aspects that make the city a good place to live. >> reporter: and amazon could always look north where toronto is beckoning and where canada's approach to immigration, including h

nothing has changed about that, alexa is super simple, very approachable, she's able to do all she'smazon has clearly been working very hard to increase the lead it has in home assistance. all eyes a re lead it has in home assistance. all eyes are now on google, who are expecting a new home device as early as next week. dave lee, bbc news, seattle. more pressure on north korea, china announcing all north korean businesses operating in its territories will be closed by january. part of a broader range of new sanctions. celia hatton can tell us more. new sanctions. celia hatton can tell us more. you might hear another round of north korea sanctions, maybe you won't think these ones are particularly important. yes, it is true north korea has a vast financial network that spreads around the globe, that helps it evade sanctions and get hard currency. it also uses a lot of middlemen companies to allow it to make money on the side to bring money into north korea. today's announcement from china that it's going to force north korean companies operating in china to close within 120 companies

amazon betting all of this on alexa?k: alexa is becoming a conduit to buying things, amazon's big as this proposition is selling things to you and that is what traders and everybody cares about. overtime you will see more people wanting to buy things, make amazon money with their prime subscription services. amazon's vision is where you can be walking by you can be walking spot, at home, in your car, you can buyherever and you stuff with your voice and microsoft put microphones and speakers everywhere. they have the partnership with bmw and the new device for the nightstand, one for your living focused toe kitchen vice and you have of alexa and the place where you watch tv in your den with your new fire tv set-top box. betty: that sounds a little big brotherish. this is a blockbuster holiday season for consumer technology. i have been talking to you on these programs on bloomberg a lot and it is busy season for me but also for the tech industry, big device launches from apple and google. we will see how successful they a

for example, you take a look at alexa. they were first -- pete, cover your ears. you take a look at alexa, they were was first -- >> you want to name all the other -- >> only one example. >> that has played out >> no, it hasn't and here is why. siri was first on the scene. they could have been alexa, but they weren't so they have to prove that they are innovative and cutting edge again. if they do, the stock trades nicely here. >> what is the price on this phone going to be? >> $1,000. >> i don't think people care i think it has price elasticity. >> do you want to do your body slam to this guy >> it's all good he's been wrong for so long and he proves my point every time. >> i own the stock >> i know you do i finally talked you into being on board because innovation is not necessarily as important as you always like to point it out. it's being the best. you don't always have to be first, you have to be best and that is where apple has stepped up each time >> don't be satisfied with status quo reach for the next level i'm saying it's a great company as it is they c

still others have recruited amazon's alexa for help.ncluding danbury, connecticut may your. >> i'm a proud amazon skus myrrh. so alexa where is the best place for amazon to locate its second world headquarters. danbury connecticut. >> told you so. >> while hoping to replicate the success story in see yeahle where amazon has been headquartered for two decades. critics say buyer beware of side effects to that partnership. joseph parilla with the brookings institution. >> one concern with amazon inserting itself in a new city is that all of these kind of well-paid people would come in, bid up the price of housing and make the region for unaffordable. >> he says because the fevered courtship is expected to come with fat tax breaks and other incentives for amazon, some cities may be tempted to overpay. >> that money could be going to -- other public investments, schools, infrastructure, and aspects that make the, make the city a good place to live. >> and, amazon could always look north, where toronto is beckoning, where canada approach to i

alexa, record the to -- [ laughter ] uh -- it wasn't alexa. it's failed tape. >> steve: who is it from? >> jimmy: this is from @paisleee. >> steve: oh, i love her. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: she says, "there was a fire in our building at 4:00 a.m. smoke filled the halls but my roommate stopped to curl her hair in case a fireman saw her." [ laughter and applause ] all right. are you november? [ light laughter ] fireman calendar. okay. [ light laughter ] >> steve: thank you. >> jimmy: thank you. fireman calendar reference, right? classic bit. >> steve: november. >> jimmy: jimmy names the fireman calendars. [ laughter ] >> steve: you see on calendars. >> jimmy: mr. november. that's what i'm saying. this one's from @brianricci. he says, "every time my roommate laughs at something on tv, he looks at me to see if i'm laughing, too." [ laughter and applause ] i get it. do you get it? no, i don't get it either. >> steve: i don't get it. do you think it's funny? >> jimmy: this last one is from @mmmargolies. [ laughter ] m. m. >> steve: m. m. >> jimmy: m. m. margolies >> ste

what amazon has been doing is introducing new products with alexa integrated, alexa is digital assistantt you can speak to and ask questions and also controls smart objects. it makes perfect sense for them to upgrade to fire tv and what we have seen in the leaks, is some sort of box. it looks like a larger box. not only does it have microphone that can hear you if you're basically whispering but also speaker as well which may play music, most of the amazon echo devices have speakers, not all of them but most of them do. multiple purposes and this is the thing, amazon is racing hard and fast in the smart home space. they put a lot of amazon echos at home. we know that they are planning something with the echo line because you -- recently you could not buy an amazon echo at amazon.com. stuart: this is right up my street. i'm one of those people who fails to use technology properly. i have a hard time turning a tv set on in hotel room. this sounds to me that it's a perfect gift for me. alexa turn the thing on. >> i can tell that you must be very excited about the ability to talk to your tv

alexa's voice will be everywhere.eyn has been on a to find itself and create a platform of services and hardware devices akin to what apple has with the iphone and what google has with the android. amazon's android operating very far inot go tablets or phones. and echo, it had itself a hit. today, it doubled -- speak to their technology in their home, to communicate with each other and make the devices at home mark. >> to buy amazon products. >> and that is the key. whatever you need, you can tell alexa to just buy something. numbers on the echo when it comes to amazon's revenue or bottom line? it is part of the ecosystem and the strategy but how much does it contribute? is this a loss leading project? >> amazon tends to sell at cost or below. echoes estimated in the million. analysts think it is a hit for the company. it is a funnel to get to amazon prime membership program. they doubled the spending next year and triplet after that. home and bigpple's suri competitor later in the year, $349, going on sale in decembe

they unveiled a number of new hubucts including a alexa as well as a speaker.mazon also announced that it will be coming to cars and here. the product ramp-up shows they will not back down to the likes of apple or google. any me now from seattle is mark. talk to us about what this means in context for seattle and amazon push into the home. >> this is amazon stepping up to becoming a major technology player. it be google and apple who will have this fleshy events. amazon is and they are here now as well. they really stepped up their game introducing several new speakers as low as a new box for the home. emily: you reveal all of these products how does this stack up to what google has? as well as what apple is planning to announce? k: google has their own speaker that is the center of their world. speakers a single coming out. that is also going to become the central hub of the smartphone world. apple also has the apple tv. they have the ipad and ipod. google has the pixel phone and their chrome cast product. what amazon is saying we are going to make the smartph

(mark) she later heard buddy saying "alexa".. and that saying "alexa"..rd buddy saying "alexa".. and that somehow lead to him buying the gold gift boxes. voice purchasing can be turned so parrots can't go shopping. (james) tracking your morning forecast. details coming up. (mark). a warning for bart riders... and for bart a warning (mark). (mark). a warning for bart riders... and even workers. the attacks police are now investigating. get 40% off on coit residential cleaning services including carpet and hardwood, tile, stone, even air ducts and window treatments. and your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed or your money back. that's 40% off everything coit cleans. call or click today. back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... major hot spot nb 680 at san antonio accident blocking the two left lanes, jammed from blossom hill rd in san jose. take 280 (james) temperatures this morning are mostly in the 50s but a few spots in the higher elevations are showing upper 40s. it's a cooler start to the day.

alexa smith, abc 7 news. >> pretty cool. our meteorologist standby. our meteorologist standby.e's goinghan60 million meals so hungry pets across the country get to eat. petsmart - for the love of pets. and now come celebrate our grand opening in your neighbourhood. lot of lightening tonight. from the south bay, and you may have seen several strikes as i said right behind me from the live picture. meteorologist drew tuma is tracking it all. drew. >> we've still got several strikes out there tonight, dan. it's concentrated right over the pulens luand right over san francisco. so a lot of folks in san francisco talking about the light show happening right now in the night skies. daly city, sunset, richmond district and parts of san francisco, the wider picture, look how many lightening strikes. 55 strikes in this vicinity. voom in even closer, that's where you see the lightening strikes. that's where the sky is lightening up tonight. like the sunset district you're seeing that lightening from cloud to ground and hearing that thunder as well. the good news. this lightening is almos

they have partnered with microsoft when it comes to thatal assistance so amazon alexa can coordinate with and they'llcortana be opening physical amazon kohl's department stores on the back of the whole foods acquisition. you make of do this? newst: there's amazon almost every day these days but on digital assistance, or intelligence assistance front, amazon is able to put themselves in that because they have such a large lead when it comes to to alexa device compared competition from google and cortanad the microsoft system is popular on dexter desktop soso the -- dexter is way amazon seeing it having these systems able to talk to each other is good for the consumer and because they the hardware, they want to consolidate the market ahead of competition. emily: lots going on with amazon. you,t and shira, thank both. the federal emergency management saw reserves cut in half over the weekend after the caused by hurricane harvey and now with hurricane irma. house speaker paul ryan issued a dire warning for irma. people on smartphones are quickly applying for fema relief applications are

and i understand you've also hooked it up to alexa? alexa, how is the battery?ms to be appreciated too. and here at this school, they're also treating it as a learning experience. here in this year 6 classroom you can see the solar panels out of the window and here is the battery that's harnessing the power. now, this power is actually being used for the lighting in this room but the whole setup also teaches the kids how this works. i think it's a really good way of teaching children not to waste electricity. we are very happy that our school is powered by solar panels. swedish giant ikea are now selling home batteries too using the same premise of harnessing solar power and that providing electricity consumable by the homeowner, claiming the average uk home could up to £560 a year from their electricity bills. meanwhile british company powerbolt are working on giving older electric vehicle batteries a second life as home batteries. while after eight to ten years of road use a battery could start to deteriorate, it seems it could still be used in the home where

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