-- activate the alexa.ng, the amazon said that was what was happening. people said they didn't realise they we re people said they didn't realise they were joining people said they didn't realise they werejoining the words people said they didn't realise they were joining the words alexa and then laugh, and that is why it was happening. they have changed the command so you have to say, can you laugh? and then it utters a very disappointing td. imagine if you heard the tackle and who did not have a alexa. that is a different story. always good to talk to you, rory. first, a quick reminder of how to stay in touch. stay up—to—date with the business news as it happens on the live page. there is insight and analysis from the team of editors around the globe. and we wa nt to editors around the globe. and we want to hear from you as well. get involved on the bbc business live web page. what you need to know when you need to know it. what other business stories have the media then taking an interesting? late kick o

i have heard of people i'm plugging alexa alexa because she is just misbehaving.ith me is dr stephanie hare who's an independent risk analyst let's start with the story dominating the uk throughout the week, this nerve agent now it has been found that it was used to try and kill the former spy and the daughter. they are not saying which one it is, they do not want that in the public arena. it is still a sensitive story and there is a police officer also hurt which makes this assassination attempt all the more serious and once the investigation is concluded the uk government will have to respond in kind sir diplomatic relations between the uk and russia are at a sensitive point. also the fact that it was a nerve agent use, it pointed the finger that it was perhaps a state sponsored assassination because of these kind of weapons cannot be made up to people in their lounge room, home—grown terrorist. countries have agreed they would not use such nerve agents and so it is a really serious crime if it has happened. multiple agencies are looking at this in the uk and a

the trash. >> gotcha. >> it's scary. >> i love my alexa. you can play everything, you can turn off the lights. but i haven't heard it laugh quite yet. i'm going to keep it. >> it's creepy. >>> it's 4:56 right now. the fight over sanctuary laws in california is headed to court. why leaders say the feds have no case. >> reporter: and now a war of words between oakland mayor libby schaaf and attorney general jeff sessions. i'll have those details coming up. and i'm kenny choi. let's start with a live look outside... rning rush is >>> good morning, everyone. it's thursday, march 8th. i'm michelle griego. >> i'm kenny choi. let's head outside take a look at the conditions on this thursday morning. i kind of forgot which day it was. >> it's almost friday! >> wow, yes. the countdown begins! a live look at some of the traffic in san jose. on the right 101 near the trimble exit. things looking good there. jaclyn of course will have your full recap of what's happening on the roads. and on the left, shot of the bay bridge. you can see a little bit of

if that happened to me, alexa wouldn't last the night. alexa, what did you say? are you behind me?re you there? in a black house? my mom would be, like, the thing laughed by itself? she would-be like, in the name of jesus! gone! finished! ( laughter ) let's move on. today was a busy day for citizen number one. after a week of threatening to impose tariffs on steel coming into the u.s., the president finally made it official. >> today i'm defending america's national security by placing tariffs on foreign imports of steel and aluminum. steel is steel. you don't have steel, you don't have a country. >> trevor: i think he's confusing countries with toasters. without steel, you don't have toasters. easy mistake to make. i get it. ( laughter ) although most economists think tariffs will hurt the economy, for steelworkers, this is a dream come true, so for them trump proved he remembers the forgotten man, although not everything about the forgotten man. >> my father, during the '80s, he lost his job due to imports coming into this country. so i never want to see it happen again. and i sa

so hey, alexa, play beyonce. >> hey, alexa, laugh. >> alexa, play some music. >> because that's not creepyon "world news now" hundreds of drivers stranded on new jersey highways overnight as a powerful winter storm dumped more than two feet of snow in some areas. hear from a driver stuck since rush hour and remains there. >>> the white house and the president's lawyer are responding to the legal challenge by a former adult film star. we'll have the very latest. >>> and new this half hour are you guilty of drunk online shopping? >> i know someone who is. a new study finds it's a real problem in the u.s. to the tune of $30 billion in purchases just last year. >>> and she's the most notorious supreme court justice, r.b.g. now the trailer for her documentary is shining a light on how the 84-year-old became a pop culture phenomenon. that's coming up in "the skinny" this thursday, march 8th. >> announcer: from abc news this is "world news now." >> and we do say good morning to everybody this thursday. we're going start this half hour with breaking news and that powerful storm that's hammering th

. >> alexa. >> why some alexa users actually think their device could be possess in the. >> you know,id feeling about mine. ever since i got her. it is weird. like it will go off without me even talking to her sometimes. >> yes? >> uh-huh. >> okay, this is really cool. this headline. flake news. common. that's pretty good. march madness. courtesy of mother nature. big, many pages of snow coverage, if you want to read that. while you're watching us. >> yes. >> today is wednesday, march the eighth. and, yes, it is, international women's day. so do something special for the woman in your life. >> so what are you going to be doing? >> well, i thought i was not going to come in today after that tiring day yesterday. but i knew i wanted to be surrounded by my beautiful women. >> so you're saying your presence is a gift? >> yes, my presence, is a present. >> okay, we do have school closings, look at the bottom of the screen here, a lot of delays. like most of them are two hour delays, but some schools, thank you, vanna, but some schools are actually closed. so watch the bottom of the screen

weights. >>> and alexa is freaking some people out and here's why. >> alexa, play the last sound. >>rd, it's been bursting out with an impromptu laugh. this happens randomly and sometimes when no one is using the device. >> amazon says the device can mistakenly hear the command alexa laugh. creepy. command alexa laugh. creepy. xeljanz xr. a once daily pill for adults with moderate to severe ra for whom methotrexate did not work well. xeljanz xr can reduce pain, swelling and further joint damage, even without methotrexate. xeljanz xr can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections, lymphoma and other cancers have happened. don't start xeljanz xr if you have an infection. tears in the stomach or intestines, low blood cell counts and higher liver tests and cholesterol levels have happened. your doctor should perform blood tests before you start and while taking xeljanz xr, and monitor certain liver tests. tell your doctor if you were in a region where fungal infections are common and if you have had tb, hepatitis b or c, or are pro

amazon does deeper into music with alexa playing dj. rise in the industry that could hit $41 billion by 2030. to our lead. in the massively competitive food delivery space, doordash just got a big leg up. softbank is leading an investment in the san francisco-based company. the company is taking on bloomberg needs and a cast of other competitors. joins usceo tony xu for a first on bloomberg interview. great to have you. that is a lot of money for a start up. what do you think justifies this kind of cash? the: the investor matches size of the ambition and the opportunity. billion that $200 happens in restaurant takeout sales. 90% of the time, the customer is still placing an order with a to theall or walking in store. our goal is to serve those customers and also go beyond restaurants emily:. how do you plan to bash go beyond restaurants. emily: to the store. our goal is to serve those customers and also go beyond how do you plan to invest it? 90%: we offer delivery from of the top 100 restaurants that offer delivery today. we plan on bu

bring out the alexa here. is it plugged in? >> yes. >> jimmy: very good. alexa.an you tell just you were laughing? >> what do you mean? >> jimmy: alexa, people have been reporting that you've been spontaneously laughing. >> oh. [ laughter ] like that? >> jimmy: yes. exactly like that. >> that is nothing. just a funny joke i reynold. >> jimmy: oh. what was the joke? >> why did the chicken cross the road? >> jimmy: i don't know that one. why? >> because lums a fragile species who have no idea what's coming next. [ laughter ] all right. thank you for clearing that up, alexa. >> have a nice day! [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i think that might be hillary clinton in there. all right. we're going to take a break. when we come back, we have some major drama to dissect and an all new music edition of mean tweets with adam levine, nick jonas and many, many more. we'll be right back. lock its tuition... from your first dream to your first dollar. from between shifts and after hours. from the struggle, to the reckoning. to the moment you sit in that auditorium and realize that you

it mistakenly hears the phrase alexa laugh. they've changed the phrase to alexa, will you laugh. laughing because that was creepy. amazon is working on that update. it says i can laugh. >> it doesn't sound like the alexa voice to me. that's why i'm more concerned. it sounded like a lady at the seattle headquarters, i hear you and i see you. >> somebody in the cubby hole just going, i'm going to freak this person out. i'm going to freak this person out. >> uh-huh. >> i'm with you on that one. i'm right there with you. i unplug that thing half the time when my wife's not home. i don't like it. >> you think that's what does it. alexa can still hear you. >> you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> hi, mike. thanks, reggie. now i'm scared. remember the soaking we got last week? it did nothing but stop the drought from spreading. if you look from right to left, nothing hoos really changed except for l.a. parts of it, in the second highest category of drought. where does that put us? let's zoom on down and show you. santa rosa northward, no drought. t

alexa and its line of speakers.ent of amazon music. >> it is a huge part of amazon music. alexa finds itself first on smart speakers. the first thing people want to do with the speakers of listen to music. it has been a big part of the service. emily: is prime driving subscription and growth? >> it is. we have two tiers of amazon music. with your prime membership, you get prime music. survey -- ais a service called amazon music unlimited, which is a standalone subscription. emily: give us an idea of how many people actually use amazon music. in the world of spotify, apple music, these are big numbers. what kind of growth are you seeing? >> we are seeing exponential growth. we don't disclose numbers publicly, but i can say in a very short time, amazon music has become the third-largest streaming service globally. figures, we have seen this year alone in 2018 more thann alexa, two times what it was last year, which was also two times more than it was the year before. we reached the point where listening is bigger than

ahÍ estÁ el debÚt de alexa.aire tan pronto, pensÉ en unos aÑos, al principio yo sÓlo estaba subiendo fotos para mis amistades y luego miles de seguidores y luego no sÉ, ahora lo pienso masquÉ voy a subir, tengo que pensar que miles de personas mirando mis fotos y que van a criticar y decir cosas que muchas veces son mentiras, entonces es un poquito difÍcil, pero tambiÉn es culpa mÍa por mis fotos. carlos: pero es buena manera de decirle a las chicas jÓvenes que tengan cuidado con lo que suben. alexa: hay muchas fotos de mi por la intenet que no pensÉ que iban a explotar. francisca: es que tambiÉn cuando son hijos de mamoss agarran la fama por parte de sus padres, pero alexa te quedÓ muy bien la entre visvist entrevista, ajo a la que te veamos continuamente en televisiÓn, gracias por venir a, "despierta amÉrica", antes de irnos a una pausa, ahora te vas a entrevistar gente, ¿entrevistarÍas a luis miguel? alexa: claro que sÍ, a mi me encanta la mÚsica y Él es el el mejor, me encantarÍa, y mi mamÁ tambiÉn. [risas]

we have saw tiffani thiessen on alexa and katie.erty is back to work featured in multiple episodes of heathers. >> whatever you do make sure it matter. >> i love creating a character and stepping out of my skin and being somebody else. >> brian austin green has four sons, three with megan fox. gabrielle cart ris is loving mom life. >> my priorities are them first and me second. >> do your kids know what a big deal their dad is? >> nope. >> not at all? >> no. i'm just their dad. >> i think she thinks i'm cool. i'm probably not the coolest out of the group anymore. >> what is is like having a fifth one? >> i'm way out numbers. i'm like oh, my gosh dean i need help. someone carry the baby. >> as for ian the dad of two is shooting "sharknado" six. tori and husband dean were spotted kissing shooting a tv spot for the film. >> i was hired under the title of dark skies. that was the working script. no one would read a script called "sharknado." now they would. >> the daytime emmy nominations were announced this week and "the young and the

"so alexa decided to laugh randomly while i was in the kitchen. i thought a kid was laughing behind me," and another said, "lying in bed about to fall asleep when alexa on my amazon echo dot lets out a very loud and creepy laugh." amazon responded in a statement to tech website the verge saying, "we are aware of this and working to fix it." >>> uber's fleet of self- driving trucks are now hitting the road hauling goods. the trucks are being used in arizona the company says as part of their freight program which matches traditional truck drivers with hauling lists. there is still a human driver as a backup behind the wheel, but eventually uber plans to operate the trucks without people. >>> new video sparking outrage online, you can see this man smoking. this is the video of the orangutan, but there's a man smoking at an indonesian zoo and he flicked the cigarette into the orangutan enclosure. about the primate then picked it up and actually started smoking it. the zoo is coming under fire for not having stricter rules and better supervision over i

amazon alexa has been around for a few years now.y are taking their time to figure out how to integrate it into the markets properly. vonnie: you have presumably heard about what happens with alexa and banks and insurers. you would be saying, alexa, what is the price target for apple? they are doing more to drive efficiency. -- always falling calling up your insurance agent, or the bank, you can find that information faster. driving efficiencies for workers and customers. shery: how widespread is this boy's assistant? our producer uses alexa, but i do not, and i don't think you do. katherine: i have not used it that much, but there is an uptick on this. consumers are getting more comfortable with this technology and how you use it. adopt it?s always will they feel comfortable? people have to. it can help you in different ways. it seems like we are going in the other direction. it will receive requests instead of spouting them out. the stories of babies ordering a million christmas presents? can that happen? i think that is why jpmorg

will there be school today, alexa? >> menacing laugh, no two hour delay. >> see the bottom of your screen all morning long, delays and concellations, good to have you with us, i'm thomas drayton with karen hepp. >> good morning, thank you for joining us. we will get through this one. maybe you've gotten out there, managed to shovel up your sidewalks and your driveways, sends us your pictures what's happening, also international women's day, all of the women you're celebrating in your life, show us pictures of them, as well. >> let's take you back outside, all across the delaware vale, live look from old city philadelphia, it is cents dry this morning, at least what's coming from the air on the grounds, ya, still dealing with the snow, and the ice, hopefully the warmer temperatures today will melt some of the stuff off. but keep in mind, we're dealing with downed power lines, and fallen trees, all across the area. so let's start our team coverage this morning. >> we got steve keeley, burlington county, jenny joyce in bu

i have heard of people i'm plugging alexa alexa because she is just misbehaving.st let's start with the story dominating the uk throughout the week, this nerve agent now it has

from now on, users will have to ask, "alexa, can you laugh?" that should prevent unwanted giggles. >>> no one is giggling about the winter. >> we could all smile with a little rainfall rolling through. look at the radar. it's pretty active on 80 and 580 up and down through berkeley, richmond, oakland eventually toward el cerrito. we have to the hills and lafayette will be next. that's the front, already drying out and san francisco. 20 or 30 minutes of steady rain and that's it. it's a mild night outside and getting more humid but behind the front, santa rosa is down to 47 degrees. on the other side, 61 degrees. livermore 59 degrees. vallejo 48, santa rosa leveling out in the mid 40s. san francisco, 53 degrees. we have two other systems getting close to the bay area over the next couple of days but neither will be a direct hit so don't plan on more than a few showers. tonight and early tomorrow, a storm system will pour over the pacific northwest. friday, a lot of tropical moisture heading into central and southern california, but all of that r

amazon says alexa can mistakenly hear the phrase "alexa, laugh. " they're going to change it to "alexan you laugh." >>> diane king hall is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, diane. >> good morning, anne-marie. news that the white house may exclude some countries including mexico and canada from steel and aluminum tariffs tempered fears of a trade war. the dow lost 82 points yesterday. the s&p finished about where it started and the nasdaq gained 24 points. >>> a possible slump in what has been a strong housing market, spring home sales could be the weakest in years according to t"the wall street journal." higher prices, changes in tactic, and rising interest rates are to blame. that means more first-time home buyers are being priced out of the market. the national home retailers services says it tracks signed contracts, not close and sell is at its lowest point in four years. >>> amazon is offering discounted membership fees to its prime service for people on medicaid. it's $7 cheaper than what it had been charging. amazon says it's amazon's latest move to

. >>> amazon is trying to stop alexa from doing this. >> users say alexa will laugh without warning, sometimes when voice assistant is not being used. amazon said it was caused by mistakenly hearing alexa laugh. it's changed the phrase necessary to make alexa giggle. >> it's not weird at all. those are your techbytes. >> have a great day. >> that's so creepy. so creepy. >> also everybody's device turned on every time she said that name. >> getting away from the bay is easier. the new nonstop flight at oakland international. >>> seafood caught fresh in bay area waters. >>> they're flipping more than burgers at a california mcdonald's. why it turned the golden arches upside down and the other stores doing the same. >>> today's storm is level 1. that means light rain. keep an umbrella handy and drive safely. track today's storm any time on the abc 7 >>> we're back at 4:52. you can see it's a moist one this morning. expect drizzle and temperatures in the 50s. and look, that mild morning will lead to a mild afternoon with temperatures about 2 to 6 degrees above average in the mid-60s to l

alexa apparently going rogue.mazon's virtual assistant is creeping people out with some sinister laugh. that's according to complaints on social media. amazon says it is addressing the problem, but users say they have unplugged alexa because the laugh isn't just disturbing, it's comes at inappropriate times. like after she has refused to do something. and others say she just laughs randomly for no apparent reason. >> we have alexa at the house. she scares me. >> i don't think i would like the weird laugh. >>> coming up, a burger king that is shaking things up at sjc. trust and loyalty. you and lantus. you go together, so stay together. ♪ stay together with a $0 copay, you've got zero reasons to leave, and every reason to stay. lantus is used to control high blood sugar in people with diabetes. do not use lantus to treat diabetic ketoacidosis, during episodes of low blood sugar, or if you're allergic to insulin. get medical help right away if you have a serious allergic reaction such as body rash or trouble breathi

en la casa de alexa encontramos a sus mascotas.de londres, donde lo sorprendiÓ la trÁgica noticia.hoy tambiÉn se confirmÓ el fallecimiento de una segunda vÍctima, se trata de un ingeniero de 37 aÑos, navarro, quien trabajaba para la firma bsl. conductora: entre las posibles razones que causaron el colapso del puente, figura un supuesto movimiento en el terreno. la ingeniera civil piensa que quizÁs hubo un movimiento del suelo que pudo haber causado que cediera una de las columnas, esto hizo que terminara derrumbÁndose todo. lourdes: el desplome de este puente tiene autoridades analizando los diferentes escenarios que podrÍan haber ocasionado la tragedia. la junta nacional, el fbi, la policÍa de miami, trabajan en la escena. >> vamos a investigar a muchas personas, empezando por la compaÑÍa, la misma universidad. >> el historial de las compaÑÍas involucradas no estÁ exento. han enfrentado denuncias por prÁcticas consideradas poco seguras. el caso mÁs grave sucediÓ el 22 de junio de 2012, cuando los trabajadores instalaban un panel d

the company now says the device is mistakenly hearing the phrase alexa laugh. told a fix has already been rolled out. amazon says it sold tens of millions of alexa-enabled devices over the last holiday season. >> oh, no. >>> coming up next the bay area high school basketball team that earned a chance to go to the playoffs, but they won't get to go, why administrators are showing them tough love instead. >> on a 1-10 scale tonight's rainfall is going to register no more than a 2. so some light rain moving in, but there are other storms on the way. we'll detail them all, the timing and rain totals coming up in your seven-day forecast next. tough lesson. the team from carondelet high in concord...forfeit ed its spot in the playoffs. the wo >>> some high school basketball players in the east bay are learning a tough lesson the women had just won their division tit!mcut were then caught partying off campus. the school investigated v:-furt officials say the partying vialed the school's -- violated the school's conduct party. the girl's head e1coach informe them of th

only at dunkin'. >> alexa sam sown is creeping people out.t is letting out an unprompted creepy cackle or laugh. it's happening without the device even being awakened to be used and when they tell it to do something else. amazon is aware of the problem and says it is working to deactivate the response to the command laugh. the company did not say what is causing the issue in the first place. >>> today is a special day and in in some places they are doing special things to honor it. mcdonald's is flipping their golden arches, they flipped the m up side down to become an w. it's a way to honor the extraordinary accomplishments of women everywhere. >> 528, the snow cleanup continues taking a live look at city hall. sky6 live hd out towards the benjamin franklin parkway, other areas it's been a bit more difficult to clean up from the nor'easter. here it looks pretty good. we'll be right back. >> this morning, job one for many people will be digging out from the nor'easter. it dumped more than a foot of snow in parts of the area. >> philadelphia p

att.com/internet >>> it seems amount is on's smart assistant alexa has an unusual sense of humor. >>e devices are creeping out her owners with this unexpected burst of laughter. amazon said today it is working on a fix, and said it is changing the command from alexa laugh to can you laugh when people want the device to laugh. >> people recently began reporting the problem on social media. one man says he heard the laughter as he was about to fall asleep. probably not set him up for a restful sleep. >> nightmare inducing. >> rightition right. sports director larry beil is here. [ laughter ] like this. >> exactly. >> maybe you should ask alexa if the warriors could catch the rockets, because houston never loses anymore. [ laughter ] >> gary! >> wow. >> this is a nightmare. >> vincent price. >> will the streak come to an end for j >>> abc 7 sports brought to you by river rock casino. >> good evening. this has been a down year for pac-12 basketball. but actually, that means opportunity for a school like stanford. you get hot for one weekend in las vegas, and the pac-12 title plus a trip

hi, i'm alexa, and i'm yea rs excited. hi, i'm alexa, and i'm years old. i'm visually impaired.ing the northern lights, swimming with wild dolphins and going to costa rica travelling. it's important to do all those things for me whilst i can see a bit. because i will be able to do things, but i mightfind it will be able to do things, but i might find it a bit harder because i went to be able to see what is going on around me and see what i'm doing. stay balanced. 0ne leg, then the other leg. i can see kind of about a metre in front of me. sometimes it can be shorter, sometimes longer. i feel sad about my vision loss, as anyone would, but i also feel happy and individual, because if i didn't have it, i wouldn't be me and i wouldn't have my personality. stop and turn around with your little steps to face me. sometimes people at school say, you are really weird, how can you do things that i do, because on top of the class and stuff like that. because they don't really understand. they think that just because i've lost my vision, i can't do what they can do, but that's not true. you

some alexa users are reporting hearing an random laugh from the smart device.steve) according to c-n-n...the laugh is three short '"ha" sounds in a female voice...that doesn't actually sound like alexa. amazon says they are aware of the issue.. and are working to fix it. they did not elaborate on what was causing the laugh or how many people were hearing it. while the voice assistants have been welcomed into homes by many... some find them unsettling. the speakers use always listening microphone to detect phrases like "alexa" but some people worry the devices are collecting data. audio recordings by alexa... have in fact been used as evidence in a murder case. (steve) facebook could soon create a robot... that would follow you around your house. the company received a patent yesterday for a self-balancing robot that's capable of standing on two or three legs. these are images of the patent. the robot has a screen, camera, and microphone. it could also have the ability to carry cargo... and a cooling system to control it's temperature. the robot has the potentia

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and then you'll notice alexa is walking up with a little furry friend.rns around and he's. >> that's a little chocolate labrador. >> now, behind the video, matt has wanted a chocolate lab and one of the guys that he was deployed with had a litter and so alexa found out and she went to ping the pup. but as she was on her way back shom she got a call from matt saying hey, honey, i'm home. she went to pick up the pup to picking up herman and surprising him. if you thought that was sweet, you're going to have a sweet tooth after this one. >>> angelo lopez in, iii is in the navy and, well, he's home. >> hey. >> daddy. >> and his daughter angela age 9 and ariana age 6 both greet him. they had no idea he was home a couple days early. he's been serving 13 years he's been deployed in cuba and while they might get accustomed to him being gone, the home coming is always a beautiful thing. >> i love you. >> i love you too. >> yes, they hug and kiss and hold and cry. and their mom cand day helps them pull all of this off. he says he hopes to return home for good in 2

random laughter coming out of the devices that have alexa. take a listen. [ laughter ] some are calling it scary and creepy. amazon says it's working to fix the issue. we're going to take a short break here. when we come back, "those who serve." a remarkable army veteran representing our country in a new way and going for gold. general. new at 6: the ba politician who says he )s proud to be called an embarrassment. plus, stormranger picking up scattered rain right now. when we could see a stronger storm arrive. >>> finally tonight, "those who serve." with the opening of the paralympic games in pyeongchang later this week, i want to share with you a story tonight about a team usa athlete who has literally faced battles on the road to where he is now. a soldier who suffered a debilitating battle injury and is now serving with a new band of brothers on the ice. rico roman has been putting on a uniform to represent his country for more than 15 years. first on the battlefield. and now on the ice. an army staff sergeant in 2007, roman was on his th

amazon said today it is working on a fix, and said it is changing the command from alexa laugh to canpeople want the device to laugh. >> people recently began reporting the problem on social media. one man says he heard the laughter as he was about to fall asleep. probably not set him up for a restful sleep. >> nightmare inducing. >> rightition right. sports director larry beil is here. [ laughter ] like this. >> exactly. >> maybe you should ask alexa if the warriors could catch the rockets, because houston never loses anymore. [ laughter ] >> gary! >> wow. >> this is a nightmare. >> vincent price. >> will the streak come to an end for james for 100 years, heritage and innovation have made gillette the #1 shave in america. now get gillette quality at lower prices - every day. brought to you by more than a thousand workers in boston. we're proud of giving you our best. gillette - the best a man can get. ytwo pancakes. two strips ofr bacon. two eggs. if you ask me, that's a pretty good deal. but you didn't ask me. you know what? i'll mind my own business. denny's $4 dollar everyday valu

alexa mistakenly hears that alexa laughs even though those not what was said. they've changed the command. people began reporting the problem on social media. how many times can i trigger your alexa at home? >> can we call it the echo. that doesn't trigger it. also just a reminder. the echo is always listening. a warning for seafood lovers. certain types could be hazardous. the alert for mussels, clams and whole scallops from drake's bay, san francisco county and san mateo county. specifically, this is seafood that you would catch yourself. they could contain dangerous levels of unnaturally occurring toxin that can make you sick or cause death. it does not include the seafood you buy at a store. >>> today is international women's day. a fast food chain is honoring women in one way. they've flipped the golden arches upside down to make a w. >> mothers deserve more than mother's day and a birthday as a tribute because they do a lot for our kids. it's pretty awesome. >> we spend so much time in our history where it was a patriarchal society and for mcdonald's to s

like alexa, if you talk to alexa, we don't really react to it the way that we do to a human being. and believe me, i'm one of the consultants for amazon trying to teach them how to make iowa are lex saw have -- alexa have real conversationings. [laughter] -- conversations. an unpaid consultant, i might add, because what am i going to saysome. [laughter] we don't know. we can't, we don't have any way at this point of measuring what it is that we're responding to in a human voice are. so we don't actually know what's missing in the a.i., but we -- it is missing. neuro-coupling does not occur between an a.i. and a human being. regardless of that movie. her? she? the name of that movie? yeah. oh, she has a question. >> so i'm going to go buy three of your books and give it to three of my family members -- [laughter] and give them some thorough instructions from you. listen was one, but what would the other two be? >> the other one, obviously, put away your cell phone. put it away. and the last one would be if you're not able to have a conversation right then, walk away. if you can't fo

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amazon said today it is working on a fix, and said it is changing the command from alexa laugh to cann people want the device to laugh. >> people recently began reporting the problem on social media. one man says he heard the laughter as he was about to fall asleep. probably not set him up for a restful sleep. >> nightmare inducing. >> rightition right. sports director larry beil is here. [ laughter ] like this. >> exactly. >> maybe you should ask alexa if the warriors could catch the rockets, because houston never loses anymore. [ laughter ] >> gary! >> wow. >> this is a nightmare. >> vincent price. >> will the streak come to an at&t has a network with thousands of best-in-class security experts. which means... more of the eye balls you want watching the network... & less of the ones you don't... more experts preventing security issues & less security threats impacting our customers. more of a highly secure network with more security products available for further protection & less per month than comcast for business internet. switch to at&t internet for business. more & less - that'

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alexa will now say "sure, i can laugh"...ther this morning. your forecast is right after the break. (mabrisa rodriguez)...an unsettled weather pattern is forecast to persist into next week as a series of storm systems bring periods of rain to the region, interspersed with short dry periods. rainfall through the weekend is expected to be mostly light and temperatures will be mild. a colder and wetter system may then impact the region next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( darya ) take a look at this... a 14-year-old boy in southern california is arrested for impersonating a cop. you can see the teen -- who is in the white s-u-v -- pulling someone over. authorities say that s-u-v was equipped with red and blue emergency lights... but had no other markers indentifying it as a law enforcement. whil

right now 4:50 time for a check have business news >> money watch's die ann king hall joins us, so alexari, voice commands are not just way of the future but they are into shopping, what can we expect. >> reporter: basically alexa need a new slippers, new robe, center, and voice shopping is wave of the future. $2 billion of products are purchased through amazon's alexa and other voice activated shopping port also and that is expect to jump to $40 billion by 2022. >> i understand new home sales , data shows more people are pressing pause when it comes to buying a house, so what are you finding out. >> that is right pending home sales slumped in january after a three month rise in activity national association have realtors say all major regions experienced declines in the last month, index is now in the lees level since october 2014, experts predict that this year there will be five and a half million existing homes sold, roughly same number as last year so needle's not moving. real estate web site believe it has identified america's favorite architecture style, a pole found 43 percent of

lx laughs. -- alexa laughs. happening. lx laughs. —— alexa laughs. you might remember this story.ess, headaches, hearing loss, nosebleeds, they even had trouble walking. this happened in one of cuba‘s most iconic hotels, the hotel nacional. you can see it on the satellite here. the same thing happened a block away at the hotel capri. i was going to show you that, it is coming up. it also happened inside homes these diplomats were given by the cuban government. but there was one place it didn‘t happen — the us embassy, which is seen as secure. the map will not let me show you it but it is just across town. well, the us brought some of the staff home — it said they‘ve been victims of health attacks. there was even speculation some kind of sonic weapon had been used — even though it‘s not clear if sonic weapons exist. basically, it was a mystery. this though may be an explanation. recordings were made of the sounds. then a team at the university of michigan did this — they set up an experiment to try and recreate the sounds. working on a hunch that listening devices, bugs to you and

i am alexa and i am eight years old. i am visually impaired. bunts it! -- that is it!northern lights, eiffel tower, swimming with dolphins and going to costa rica. it is important to do all of those things for me while i can see because will be able to do things but i might find it a bit harder because i won't be able to see what is going on around me and see what i am doing. stay balanced. 0ne leg. then the other leg. i can see now, kind of about one metre in front of me. sometimes i can do shorter or longer. i feel sometimes i can do shorter or longer. ifeel sad sometimes i can do shorter or longer. i feel sad about my vision loss, as anyone would, but also i feel also happy and individual because if i didn't have it, i wouldn't be me and i wouldn't have my personality. now turn around with your little steps and face me. sometimes people at school said you are sometimes people at school said you a re really sometimes people at school said you are really weird and how can you do things that i do. it's like, i'm on top of the class and stuff like that. because they don

kind of a cackle, and not in alexa's normal voice. works to fix it, social media is blowing up over it. one user tweeted, "i'm genuinely enrrified." another said, "time to unplug this ( blank )." and a third, "i'm moving out now." up next here tonight, football stars become lifesavers. oi whipped for instant absorption feel a light-as-air finish in a flash new olay whips ageless but he hasoke up wwork to do.in. so he took aleve. if he'd taken tylenol, he'd be stopping for more pills right now. only aleve has the strength to stop tough pain for up to 12 hours with just one pill. aleve. all day strong. it takes a lot of work to run this business. but i really love it. i'm on the move all day long... and sometimes, i don't eat the way i should. so, i drink boost to get the nutrition i'm missing. boost high protein nutritional drink has 15 grams of protein to help maintain muscle and 26 essential vitamins and minerals, including calcium and vitamin d. all with a great taste. boost gives me everything i need... to be up for doing what i lo

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alexa does not know that.> coming up, we celebrate hoda's new children's book with some well-known faces and what we think will be a captivated audience. >> the babies are here. this is a live look in sacramento. that is where u-s attorney >>> good morning. it's 8:26. i'm marcus washington. a live look at sacramento where u.s. attorney general jeff sessions is speaking to the california peace officers association. it's an address we're also streaming right now on nbcbayarea.com. sessions is opposed to california's sanctuary policy and has a new lawsuit against california. governor brown has already tweeted his disappointment over the lawsuit and will issue a response later this morning, that we will also stream live from our home page. >>> and of course we will continue to follow all of what's going on with this. right now we want to go to mike inouye. >> an easy wednesday commute around the bay. the south bay did see typical slowing. we have the east shore freeway. there was debris at the bay bridge toll plaz

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