app on their home screen open it up and do something. lots of people download but not everybody completes it. it's the install that's the most important thing. that first activation when they download t they put it in their phone and then it's signing up, putting in their details and you're asking a lot from them to do that. so really -- you really have to sell the benefits early on so that they understand exactly what they're going to get by giving you that information. so it's that whole model of like i'm going to give you this information, but here is what i'm going to give you in return. so you've got to make sure that that is a good kind of transaction with them spending the time, taking the effort to do it and then also giving them back something but making sure that the consumer understands exactly what they're going to get or that energy or effort they put it in. >> due to that we went the opposite direction. we don't have a mobile app. >> you just have a mobile site. >> the reason is when we were thinking through all those thing

app with mvp?s you would a norm product or no? >> i think -- i think it has to be mvp has to be well throought through. i think it has to be a minimal valuable product. >> thank you. great discussion. thank you to both of you. >>> what really helped us make the leap was rewe reduced custor base from 230 to 8. we did this in year two. we went through 80/20 process. got rid of customers not profitable. freed up capacity. >> we increased the last few months by opening up the shenzhen office. it allowed us to grow over 200% in the last few months. >> a couple years in to our business life, we discovered that everything we're doing is vendor driven. everything is based on referrals. vendors, manufacturers and customers like simple and reliable. we have been very fortunate that 62% of our business last year, the new contract s was repeat business from existing customers. >> we tried to outsource people before we bring someone in because it is more flexible for us and as a business that has tight resource

do these kids get help from some of these apps? help in getting hooked? they get hooked. the games and the social media designers want people to come back. >> reporter: take snapchat, the superpopular social media app. it has a clever way to keep teens coming back. if you and a friend send a photo every day for three days, you now have a streak. if you dent send a experts like dr. jodi gold, says snap streaks can create a high or can i of friendship, that have some upset if they drop a streak. >> this is important to teenagers. >> reporter: 18-year-old friends have a 405-day streak going. that means they've been sending each other a photo of something every day for more than a year. these girls, so invested in their streaks, if this hour glass pops up meaning a streak is ending and they can't get on to the app, they ask their moms to send snaps for them. >> did you do it? >> reporter: how annoying can this get? >> very. >> reporter: it's not just the apps that suck teens in. it's also smart phone games. carter is jodi gold's 11-year-old sons. clash royale

so we think that the mobile app ecosystem in the app store is supported much more durable long-term businessesse are, in a way, two completely different issues. apple selling moves on itunes. they've been doing that for a lot longer than the app store has been around. but i wonder your take on this yes, amazon and comcast, the apparently of this network, are getting more on demand viewership but is that really a threat to apple's strength in the business or is it more a commentary on how digital viewing overall is shaping up >> i think it's more of a commentary on how digital viewing overall is shaping up. i think apple is in an extremely strong position when it comes to how people spend time and money on their phones, which is where we think, you know, revenue is going to grow and engagement is going to grow for quite a while. people first started with being able to download content through itunes and being able to play it wherever they wanted and we've seen things move to streaming services like netflix, spoti spotify, that are kind of personalization. and by that, i mean, they allowed you t

, its other app. it's going to look what you see in the scroll, so advertisers can use this two ways, they can either, you know, link to their website so users can click to their website and go directly to this whatever -- a store. exactly. link you there and then you could also use -- you also communicate directly with the advertiser which is something pretty interesting. cheryl: tracee, that's a good story. lauren: i have to stay the instagram ads don't bother me surprisingly. amazon's third -- 30 hour-prime day the promotion to post record sales, am done says customers ored three times as as many echo speakers and half off, great promotion. third-party sellers sold 50% more items on the site noon yesterday than a year ago. amazon has not disclosed figure but analysts estimate it made more than $500 million during last year's events. take a look at shares, i guess they were on sale too falling down a quarter of 1%. cheryl: still the stock, incredible performer, i'm sure investors can handle that. fe

there's an app for that.l device. making it the first mobile app to be certified as a method of birth control. we rely on our smartphones for communication, transportation, even that eat. with tools and apps for nearly everything, it's not surprising, our mobile devices can dictate some of what we do in the bedroom. >> this is for women who would really like to approach family planning naturally. >> reporter: the app called natural cycles prompts a woman to answer a series of health questions, including the date of her last period and how long her cycle usually lasts. >> the first thing you need is a thermometer. >> reporter: a key component to the app is tracking a temperature daily, that can be done with a thermometer. once data is submitted to the app, it lets the user know if they have a green or a red day. >> a green day means you can't get pregnant. >> reporter: a study of more than 4,000 women using the app and with typical use, the app is 93% effective when preventing pregnancy. oral contraceptives ar

offer current accounts via an iphone app or an android app.it started out really very focussed. 31—year—old males in shoreditch. it has broadened out... you're describing ben. shoreditch. it has broadened out... you're describing benlj shoreditch. it has broadened out... you're describing ben. i don't live in shoreditch. most tend to be 20 and 40. we talk about the shape up in banking and there is some big changes on the way. it is called open banking, it is part of the eu directive that would allow the information that we have at our banks to be freed up. so, actually, there may come a day and we said this earlier, that the likes of apple or facebook or google could create an app that encompasses all oui’ create an app that encompasses all our bank accounts so we don't have to go into each individual one and that could be a big shift? that's right. so in january that could be a big shift? that's right. so injanuary of next year, this piece of regulation called psd 2, it requires any bank offering a payment account to open up the data. it isa

so right now it's my first time playing this app. i don't even know what to do. i'm nine.. "up top, please." what do you mean by, "up top, please?" we passed the details of all these children to the police, and showed what we found to the nspcc‘s head of online safety. hi. well, it's very disturbing, isn't it? to see children as young as nine when they're so vulnerable and being so clearly groomed for sexual purposes by a pack of people online. it's really shocking. what's really worrying about periscope is the way it uses maps. if i go live from here on a street corner in west london, than anyone can zoom in and find out exactly where i am. twitter refused an interview request, but said in a statement, "periscope has a strong content moderation policy and encourages viewers to report comments they feel are abusive. we have zero tolerance for any form of child sexual exploitation." but our investigation showed children openly being groomed. the question for periscope — can young people really broadcast to the world and stay safe? angus crawford, bbc news. 16 children have

travelers who are eligible can download the mobile passport app from the google play and the apple app store. customs and border protection says, "users having the option of saving their profile on their smartphone or tablet for future travel or deleting it after the trip." the profile consists of the traveler's name, date of birth, sex, country of citizenship, date of expiration, issuing authority and a photo. the app is free to use and available to u.s. citizens and canadian visitors and it gets you into a shorter line in a lot of aren'ts. don't forget you still have -- airports. don't forget. you still have to carry your valid u.s. passport to show it to a customs and border protect officer. i used this when i came back from cuba in january. my wife and i went from customs so quick you would have thought we were chased by angry wolves. as of now, the app is only available at 21 airports in the u.s. to find out if your airport is on out our verify page at www.wusa9.com. while you're there send us something you want verified. you see something questionable online, you have questions a

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you can read a fact check.org analysis in the nbc washington app. go there and search "trump, jr." >>> here at the live desk, we've got breaking news. we've been sharing this story on our facebook page of all things a camel attack. they tell us he bit a man and trampled him this afternoon, right now, he's been air lifted to maryland shop trauma center. we know that a circus is in town performing at the fairgrounds. one official says the man in fact, he says the intense heat and humidity outside may have agitated the camel. he has a head injury. we're working hard to learn how he's doing. at the live desk, chris lawrence, news 4. >> tough to believe there. >> yeah. >>> first at 4:00, a veteran from maryland in tears, overwhelmed, finally getting the honored he's earned. he's 94 years old. how his daughter made this happen. >>> and just what sets a new fertility app apart from the rest. the couple who claims it works better than the pill and what you need to know about it. >>> how visa is convinced to go more businesses to go cashless. we want to know

from its app pressure to remove vpn apps from its app store inside china.anies's sales. it is also very important manufacturing base for apple it gets a third company, fox,, to manufacture many of its iphones, ipods and other devices in militant china said the country is really important in maintaining good relations. —— in mainland china. we can see they value this relationship was over can see they value this relationship was over time apple has been given toa was over time apple has been given to a lot of chinese government laws and regulations on all sorts of things. for example start of the year apple removed the new york times at comet apple store inside china, the new york times is banned in china because of its reporting and now the new times app is longer available on the apple app store. it is also decided to allow or give in to the chinese government's request to the chinese government's request to install data servers in the chinese mainland. it is tried to reassure its government customers that it will keep data but many people think this will

there is a new app allowing children as young as 13 to join and it >>oks like tinder. no age verification for the app it is being marketed as a way to make new friends except the friendships are based on a system of swiping right or left on somebody's picture. the picture might not always be the person your teenager thinks it is. >> the app does not require parental permission and we found people can just lie about their age. >> anybody can go on the app. you can give a six-year-old the phone and they will figure it out. ages not being vetted. >> even if the app connects legitimate teens there are concerns that this could be dangerous at an age where teens are already insecure. if you have a teenager with your cell phone sync your devices so you know when your child downloads a new app. >>> if you thought today was hot just wait until tomorrow. it is going to be prty alert going on. let's talk about that.>> [ bantering ] >> kind of dangerous tomorrow but it will be one day with the heat index from one of five up to 109. let's take a live look outside. it is 94 with the

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we do have a full list on our nbc washington app.n tell you mall gates are opening at 10:00 this morning. the west lawn gates for the fireworks and concert will open at 3:00 p.m. we're told by experienced folks to get a good spot, you need to be back to you. >> thank you so much. >>> if you're not headed down to the mall there are still other events planned for today. at fairfax county there will be events in the community. in prince george's county, you can head to the university of maryland at 7:00 p.m. for food and music followeded by fireworks. kensington, the sell briggss begin at 7:00 p.m. at the albert einstein high school. we have a complete list of the loc fourth of july apps. >> silver ride has partnered with lyft to get people safely to and from vaemts. those who use soberjuly4 will get 15 bucks t >>> here's look at the north korea says it tested its first intercontinental ballistics missile. that appears to contradict what the u.s. and south korea said earlier that it was an intermediate range missile. >>> a grilling mish

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hazard says the app can streamline the data collection process.<> <(kristen hazard/app developer): "theng this information in an application is that once you've collected the information onto a device, you sync it onto a cloud and everybody who's out collecting the data links to the same spot on the cloud and now you have all of your data uniformly collected in a single location that then you can act on.">( marty ) cal fire is interested in the app but because it is a state run agency lawmakers in sacramento would have to approve it. hazard says she hopes the app will help firefighters do their job more efficiently. ( marty ) if you plan to head to yosemite national park this weekend you may see a lot of smoke. the detwiler fire is filling the park with ash and smoke. this is how it looks at el capitan and half dome. as the smoke from the huge fire has drifted into the park. ( marty ) stay up to date on all the fires burning across the state as well as on weather and traffic on our website kron4.com and with breaking news push alerts on our mobile app. it's free on the apple and google

to kids it's an online gaming app.ut some parents like her mother fear it could be a breeding ground for child predators. >> i have random people that would do it and that's what creeps me out because i haven't even seen this person. >> what's stopping someone my age from joining that? >> um, hmm. >> reporter: and that was enough for us to try for ourselves. i'm a 32-year-old man with a smartphone. let's see how anonymous i can be. we downloaded roblox. it took a couple of seconds. then hit sign up. it asks for a simple user name. that should work. a password, gender and a birthday. i'll just put anything. just like that, i'm in. i'm able to talk to kids like 11-year-old anthony carter. >> these are the controls. >> reporter: the sixth grader is considering an app called yellow which some parents call tinder for kids. like the online dating app, yellow allows kids to swipe left and right to start friendships. >> and then you can, like, talk to them and also shows their age and where they live at, like, their area. and

>> reporter: rachel whitman is part of a clinical trial, managing her multiple sclerosis through an app. she tracks her vision and other things and shares the information with her doctor. >> it helps me feel that i'm doing >> reporter: important to remember, these do not replace your doctor. but the future is fast approaching and believe stome dy they won't just help manage disease but predict. >> wouldn't it be great to get a notification that your child would get sick tomorrow? >> reporter: if there is someone in a rural area who dons haesn'e access to a specialist, would that be helpful? >> exactly. >> reporter: health apps can connect patients to other patient. >> create networks of patients who have these same kinds of chronic diseases. >> you don't feel as alone and you feel a little more encouraged to continue, you know, on the path to good health. >> it can be a really good health, but experts are also warning users not to get a false sense of security. you do still need to go to the doctor, the phone's not going to replace that. >> use this to manage. online? >> you always feel

you may want to try a new app called the c & o explore app. i decided to give it a try. i downloaded it. it brought me here. i met the mintons. >> this is our 4-week-old son. >> reporter: this face immediately captured my heart. he's going on his first hike. i asked his dad -- >> yes. i i found my way back eventually. >> reporter: getting lost with the little one is not an opposite. i showed them the map. >> this google map is how it is right now, but if it's something more, i sure would download it. >> reporter: it appears the app does offer a lot more than other gps driven map services. do you think this new app is a good idea? >> i do. i'm looking forward to it. >> i think any time of app where you don't get lost is a brilliant idea. so i definitely would think that that would be beneficial to the community. >> reporter: eventually there will be a map you can download when your cell phone only has one bar and you can't get a signal. the cost for downloading the app is 99 cents. i'm stephanie gailhard, wusa9. >>> a new type of the racetrack is in >> for heat no. 1 wigg

born to move. >>> tonight a warning about this summer's hottest app. igniting major conversations at home, work and school. some describe it as a device for high-tech bullying. >> tonight, a warning about the summer's hottest app. it could be a dangerous breeding ground for bullying. >> in about a minute or two, i started getting like these hateful comments. >> reporter: the app named sarahah allowing people to post and receive feedback anonymously -- 16 year old donell clark, flooded with these negative messages -- >> it says, nobody would care if you killed yourself. go kill yourself. i hate you, because you are too happy with your life. >> reporter: and he's not alone. >> my makeup was not good, my hair was not good. i'm too short. >> reporter: 15 million using sarahah, beating out instagram, youtube and snapchat for downloads in the free app store right now. the developer says it was intended to give reviews in the workplace, but some sounding the alarm in reviews, writing, it is just another outlet for people to be mean. do not let your kids get t

make sure you download news app to always get the breaking news.ee for iphone and devices. ( mark ) happening today... one of the two men charged in connection with the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire will be in court asking a judge to lower his bail so he can get out of jail. 36 people died in that fire in december last year.(darya) kron four's lydia pantazes is live outside the alameda county superior court house. lydia? ( lydia )one of two men charged with involuntary manslaughter for an oakland warehouse fire that killed 36 people will seek his release friday from jail on bail.max harris, 27, will ask a judge for a significant reduction of his $1.08 million bail, which he has been held on since his june arrest on 36 charges of involuntary manslaughter. harris' lawyer, curtis briggs, said his client not a flight risk or a danger to the public and is eligible to be released on his promise to appear at all hearings without having to post any money.harris and derick almena, 47, are each charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter for the de

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you go on to the app and select the a activity you click start activity. the app does it's work.t calculates and traction your exercise through gps. when you completed your fitness activity. on the bottom there's rewards, redeem your coupons. >> reporter: rewards include a free bottle of water for running two models, a tank top for running three miles. and 15% off new balance running shoes. >> this was one of my last workouts here. >> reporter: pretty good. >> not bad, right. >> reporter: jonathan designed the fitness app, it's not just about getting freebies, it's good way to keep your own fitness diary. the rewards range from $500 to $1,000. we're trying to bring the fun out of fitness and make it motivating and engaging. >> reporter: reuben is hosting her own beat the heat fitness challenge on the app. for a link go to 6abc.com there we've put more information on the beat the heat challenge for philadelphia, i'm nydia han channel 6 "action news." pro-tip: chop all your veggies for the week at once. super pro-tip: buy your veggies pre-chopped. uber pro-tip: buy delicious produc

today but there was a glitch with the app and the app was inaccessible.er a lot of backlash mcdonald's says it will honor the promotion with or without the app. >>> now we want to share with you how some people enjoyed today's sun shine in downtown berkeley. nbc 7 news was long the avenue. block party, some people traveled to do salsa dance, others checked out vintage cars. another block party will be hosted on august 20. >> announcer: now you're accu-weather forecast. >> we are wrapping up a weekend that included record heat. tonight it will will mild by tomorrow we'll have a cooler afternoon on the way. live doppler 7 along with satellite join you. it's a real clear picture out there. this is coming from our camera pointed toward the north bay. great visibility tonight. what you're seeing is a coverage of that cloud cover. san francisco now 66 degrees, 68 in oakland. warmer mountain view at 71. gillway holding in the mid-80s and the bay right around 50 degrees. santa rosa today had an afternoon high of 108 degrees. 75 right now. napa 77, instead 72, fai

. >>> you'll want to keep our app handy today. we've got a ton of great resources there. you can fioa dmv with fireworks finder. nbc . >>> president trump is -- will celebrate independence day by welcoming military families to the white house and we just learned the president will have his first face-to-face meeting with russian president vladimir putin on friday. tracie pots reports, first he has to deal with another long-range missile test in north korea. >> reporter: this morning, north korea confirms its latest missile test. president trump tweets, perhaps china will put a heavy move on north korea and end this nonsense once and for all. he meets with china's president at this week's g20 summit. also with german chancellor angela merkel. she's still leery of his stance on trade and climate but the focus will be trump's first face to face meeting with russian president vladimir putin. >> he's going to try as much as he can to gain increased influence over the united states through his relationship with president trump. >> repor

find links tose washington app. now, back to you. >>> well, since 2014, there have been almost two dozen security breaches near the white house and the capitol. this week, the news4 i-team is digging into some of the biggest cases, start with one you will likely remember. a protest seen around the world by a mailman from florida. here's investigative reporter scott mcfarland. >> reporter: we're in ruskin, florida, just outside tampa. this is the hometown of doug hughes, the man who famously, two years ago, landed a gyrocopter on the west front of the u.s. capitol. he was arrested, served four months jail time is now released and tells news4 he feared he was going to be shot from the sky. you thought it was possible they were going to shoot you down. >> it was a calculated risk. i knew it was possible they would. there was a definite risk that. >> reporter: he also tells us what he eplans to do next, including writing a book about his journey. would you consider future civil disobedience to further your cause? >> my

things to do to stay safe while using apps. >>> speaking of school. nbc 10 and telemundo supporting schools to get students and teachers the supplies they need to succeed. make an impact in local classroom busy donating money or supplies to support projects teachers want to bring to the kids this year. donate today on nbc.com or nbc 10 app. >>> quarter past five. eclipse excitement is building. one month away from a site that hasn't been seen coast to coast in america in nearly a century. the total solar eclipse is one month from today on august 21. that afternoon, the moon will cross in front of the sun. turning day into night. on the east coast, georgia and south carolina will get the best view of the eclipse. here in philadelphia t sun will be about 80% blocked. all cameras and telescopes need a filter to record the phenomena. your eyes need special eclipse glasses for protection to avoid damage. you won't see the total eclipse here. you can spot a partial eclipse if you plan on going on. you need to be on a narrow path that stretches from oregon t

a lot of people think of us as the app. the app is a showcase of the technology. very clear decision to be able to scale, you need to be good at computer vision. when you have a perfect marriage with augmented reality and overlaying digital content onto something, and computer vision, true recognition of something, you have a perfect technology to allow ai to scale. we are both. we allow people to get more from the world in front of them. if that happens within our app, the technology we have built can be taken outside the app so other companies can capitalize on what we have done a computer vision. caroline: you have been investing heavily. what does that mean in terms of money? are you looking towards profitability? how do you make sure this is a revenue driver as well? danny: we already generate significant revenue from the brands we work with. we take a long-term view, which is we are building something ambitious. we are indexing the entire world. you need the best engineers in the field. we have a lot of those here in london and on the west coast in the u.s.

tonight a warning about this summer's hottest app. it could be a dangerous breeding ground for bullies. >> i started getting hateful comments. allows peopleapp to post and receive feedback anonymously. this 16-year-old was flooded with the negative messages. >> nobody would care if you killed yourself. go kill yourself. i hate you. kimberly: and he is not alone. >> my makeup is not good, my hair is not good, i'm too short. kimberly: 15 million using sarahah, beating instagram in the free app store. it is designed to give reviews in the workplace, but some surrounding -- some sounding the alarm saying it is just another app to allow people to be mean. >> what are some of the signs that kids are being bullied online? are they nonresponsive or sad. all of these are sign something is going on. kimberly: this person uses theapp, but to make others feel good about themselves. >> to spread positivity. kimberly: that's a good way to handle it. parents should know the only way their kids can receive feedback through sarahah is by downloading i

stay connected on breaking news with our free mobile app. and visit kron-4 dot com to track this fire. there you can find information on the red cross evacuation centers... and see video from the ground and even all on kron-4 dot com and on our kron-4 mobile app (( grant )) a muni rider in san francisco says a mob of teenagers robbed him on a bus monday night after an argument. (( steve )) kron four's spencer blake is live tonight at west portal station. spencer, we've seen several of these mob-style robberies on bart lately, as well. police say these types of attacks are not uncomon in the city.so it prompted us to look into muni crime stats. according to a report from the m-t-a, the goal to meet for this fiscal year is 5.7 crimes or fewer per one hundred thousand miles of muni service.right now they're meeting the target - the line tends to be below 5.3 crimes per one hundred thousand miles.that's also down from the six point five crimes per fiscal year that happened on muni last fiscal year.riders here at west portal station tell me they'

>>> relatively unknown app that some are calling the summer's hottest app for teens >> unknown for us but teens know bit. >> teens are using it all right. >> um-hmm. >> experts are warning parents to be aware of cyber bullying when it comes this app. so thomas it is called sarahha h. >> it means honest, number one app just when you mastered one here comes another. app was introduce by saudi arabia developer, that began as a site for employees to give a in must honest feedback tome lawyers. the english version debuted last month and quickly green in popularity with teenagers. app allows users to search for others they may know and send them anonymous messages. it does in the disclose users identity without their consent is there a new feature on snap chat linking the two together abe because this allows users to remain anonymous parents are urged to take another look at their child's social media. >> parents have to be opened with their kid. we need access tour phone so that we have evidence to support the fact that you are being bullied. so yes, we want our kid to use their social med

whether you are a workout fiend this app is for you.ds you for exercising, what makes this app sweeter is the company behind it is based right here in philadelphia. >> when rachel ruben exercises, not only is her body and mind reaping the rewards but her wallet is too. >> whatever you do, running, walking going to the gym or checking in at the studio for the class. you go on the app and select the activity you want to do and click start activity -- >> and then the via fitness app does the work it calculates your exercise through gps and when you complete it, there are rewards pick your reward and redeem your coupon. rewards include a free bottle of water for running two miles and free tank top for three miles and 15% off new balance running shoes. >> this is my run in the park the other day. >> not bad. >> jonathan designed the via fitness app and not just about getting discounts and freebies you can keep your own fitness diary and join group challenges where the rewards are from $3,000 to $5,000. >> it's bringing the fun out of fitness

if you are not meant to have most of these apps until you are at least 13.h pawn websites but thatis verification with pawn websites but that is very fraught. how'd you do it, do you do it by credit credit ca rd it, do you do it by credit credit card ferries location? age verification isn't the answer, the pa na cea . verification isn't the answer, the panacea. i'm glad i don't have children trying to navigate this. it comes back to what age are you as a pa rent comes back to what age are you as a parent comfortable with your child being online unsupervised. what can a company like twitter do to police something that is built to be a live at that can be streamed and seen anywhere? twitter has made a decision about what it wants periscope to be. it knew what it was getting when it bought it and it has made that decision. it is alive at that anyone can jump made that decision. it is alive at that anyone canjump into made that decision. it is alive at that anyone can jump into at any time and broadcast at any time. and thenit time and broadcast at any time. and

so it will pay to choose your apps carefully before you travel.what are the best apps to keep me entertained on a long—haul flight? here's pocketcasts. this gives you like feature content, so these are tailored by pocketcast to give you the best new podcasts around. there's trending stuff. if something is really popular, that would appear there at the top. everyone's heard of netflix. they now do offline functionality. so you can download a whole tv series to your phone and you can watch it on the flight. for my last choice, i've gone with lonely planet city guides. it gives you information for wherever you're landing. you get a city guide that you can access offline. you don't need to connect to roaming data. you can get places to see, eat and even hotel locations. it's all there ready and waiting for you. no need to connect to the internet again. what about battery life? depends on what you're going to be using. if you're using netflix, that's going to take a lot of battery. for podcasts, your phone will be sat idle in your pocket and just playi

how children are being abused in their own homes via a live streaming app owned by twitter. as an earthquake hits the holiday island of kos. two people have been killed. and chris froome — can he make it his fourth win of the tour de france? and coming up in sportsday on bbc news: american jordan spieth survives the worst of british summer to lead the way by two shots after two rounds of the open at royal birkdale. good evening. an ongoing cholera epidemic which is sweeping war—ravaged yemen is believed to be the "largest ever recorded" in a single year. injust three months since the outbreak started, there have been more than 360,000 suspected cases. yemen has become a breeding ground for the disease — which is mainly spread by unsafe water — after two years of a devastating civil war that has split the country between a saudi—led government coalition and iran—backed houthi rebels. few communities have been left untouched by the disease but the worst hit areas are controlled by houthi rebels and suffer the most from a blockade of food and aid. nawal al—maghafi has had rare

app on itunes.yland, new york, new jersey, philly people love spot luck. so many great places to eat. it is kind of hard to figure out where to eat right? >> so true, philly has great food. right now we have up the app which you have on the ipad. walk us through it. >> for sure. download the app free, what area you're in, pick what neighborhood you want to go to and instead of arguing hey alex where do you want to go? i don't know tomorrow where do you want to go? one spin per day. >> so in old sit. >> i right now in the neighborhood section. >> old sit. >> i we have it selected. >> you can go to anyone every these neighborhoods if you like to. >> you're all over filthy. >> and pick different cuisines, but you get one spin per day. that's it. >> so what cuisin did you pick? >> i picked old city. i pick olds sit. >> i so it is spinning, spinning, spinning. >> it is spinning. and this is the fun part. right? i steads of arguing for 15 minute, take 15 seconds. pick a spot. enjoy a discount. >> it picke

search fourth of july in the nbc washington app. 4:37 right now. i want to get another check on your weather with "storm team 4" meteorologist chuck bell. >> the question is do you want to carry around an umbrella? >> i would have one. that's going to be a development of rain and thunderstorms later on this afternoon into the evening. there will be showers to contend with. n not everyone i got to going them. we have moisture pooled up. all indications are it will be a partly to mostly cloudy day. plenty of heat and humidity around. a good combination of factors should lead to a number of thunderstorms to develop. here's future weather by 1:00 this afternoon. hit-and-miss showers developing. slightly lower rain chances. here's 6:00 p.m. hit-and-miss showers across the area. after that things should start to dry out. once we lose the peak heating of the day, things should start to settle down. remain cautiously optimistic for the fireworks. what about tomorrow and the rest of the week? i've got your ten-day forecast coming up in a few minutes. >>> we

again, search the nbc 10 app in the app store. >>> to be the the white house is confirming presidentmp will meet with russian president vladimir putin on friday. the two will meet at the g 20 summit in germany. there will be pressure for president trump to confront putin about alleged russian interference in the presidential election. the white house said there's no set agenda. before his meeting with president putin, president trump will stop in poland. leaders there want assurances that u.s. and nato troops will stay in the country as long as the region's security is threatened by russia. in return president trump will be expecting a warm reception as he gets his first major outdoor address in a foreign country. ♪ amazing grace how sweet the sound that saved a wrench like me ♪ >> the tiller sisters singing "amazing grace" in honor of their cousin who was killed in a road rage murder in chester county. the cousins of 18-year-old bian bianca roberson performed today at the parade. we spoke to them before the parade. >> you know we're here to support our family and we're trying not to

keep an eyeth nbc washington app.e'll have an eye on the storms no matter where you are, not just potomac but anywhere coming up in three minutes. >>> transgender americans will now have to wait six months before enlisting in the armed forces. secretary mattis wants to make sure the change won't affect military readiness. the spokesman for human rights says delay restricts recruitment of the best and brightest regardless of gender. transgender service members have been able to serve openly since last year but they are not allowed to enlist as new recruits. >>> states in more than half the country refusing to go along with a white house q this has to do with substantial amounts of confidential information, information that concerns you, the voter. peter alexander has more on this controversy. >> reporter: growing backlash against a sweeping request from president trump's commission investigating alleged voter fraud. >> this is an outrageous attempt by this suppress voters, to disenfranchise voters. >> that outrage foll

so right now it's my first time playing this app. i don't even know what to do. i'm nine.ok seven. "up top, please." what do you mean by, "up top, please? " we passed the details of all these children to the police, and showed what we found to the nspcc‘s head of online safety. hi. oh, my gosh. well, it's very disturbing, isn't it? to see children as young as nine when they're so vulnerable and being so clearly groomed for sexual purposes by a pack of people online. it's really shocking. what's really worrying about periscope is the way it uses maps. if i go live from here on a street corner in west london, then anyone can zoom in and find out exactly where i am. twitter refused an interview request, but said in a statement, "periscope has a strong content moderation policy and encourages viewers to report comments they feel are abusive. we have zero tolerance for any form of child sexual exploitation." but our investigation showed children openly being groomed. the question for periscope — can young people really broadcast to the world and stay safe? pa rents parents will

a dedicated app gives you the code to unlock these bike share bicycles.e you punch in the code, you are ready to go. the fee is roughly ten cents for every 30 minutes. since public parking is free in china, users can leave their bicycles anywhere once they're done. these days, most stores in china accept smartphone payment. from street vendors to shopping centers, people use their smartphones everywhere. apps also enable stores to calculate sales. no need for additional equipment. bicycles aren't the only things being shared. these umbrellas use the same system as the bike share bicycles. how can new ideas cater to people's needs? the latest innovations appear and disappear on a daily basis. and only a few select services survive the competition. ♪ ubiquitous mobile devices can provide major business opportunities, and the value created online is resulting in changes to china's culture. these wang hong were direct products of this internet revolution. online streaming was popular with these young video bloggers becoming overnight sensations. initially, su

pacifica police are promoting a free app called nail em. users can remain anonymous. >> it's almost like east oakland you see stuff happening in the air and all this stuff. it's kids having fun. don't come in that expensive way. >> reporter: most people were not too familiar with the app, but they said they would download it. >> it's a little ridiculous, i can see using that app to say okay we're done. >> you're not the only human beings on out there. there are other people who live here too and they are trying to live their lives. >> reporter: i reached out to san francisco police tonight and they tell us people are using this app responding to incidents that are reported. so far police say they are not aware of any fireworks-related injuries this holiday weekend. in pacifica i'm azenith smith ktvu fox 2 news. >>> the fourth of july fireworks may be a few days away, but soon the bay area is going to be lit up. this is a live picture of downtown oakland tonight. >> reporter: well that camera, frank, you can see some of the clouds pushing th

app visits reached 90 million. struggle to broaden its appeal beyond women into same user growth. amazon, google and facebook continue to see visitor growth challenges in june. samsung has had a rough 12 months, from its exploding smartphones to its heir apparent on trial for corruption. the company has been making positive strides. in the most recent earnings reports that enough increases in sales and operating profits field mainly by the memory chip division. that growth has the company closing in on apple's spot is most profitable business in the world. bloomberg's global head of tech coverage traveled to seoul to look in the south korean conglomerate and detail the turmoil at the company in the latest edition of bloomberg businessweek. >> first of all, samsung is great. they collaborated on the story, brought us in. we probably talked to six or seven senior executives. we got a look at the new chip facility, which i'm about to tell you about. it is poised to be most profitable company in the world, overtaking a