and then apple reserves the right to change prices for products displayed on the apple site at any time and it reserves the right to correct pricing orders that may inadvertently occur. so, it seems like this could be hurtful to consumers. the prices can change without them knowing and some of these entities don't need to really do anything about it because they allow themselves that discretion. and also there is a national conference on rates and measures. it is a not for profit corporation dedicated to developing and regulating united states standard for weights and measures. this was established in 1905. and we looked at the director of california division of measurement standards and it's [speaker not understood]. so, it might be good to contact her to direct some questions that might be relevant for the august 25th meeting that you guys will be having. and then we kind of looked at more questions moving forward, what should we delve into deeper to kind of see if, if this regulation is capturing the intent that it had when we first -- when it was first established. and some of these

check your purchase date september 2012 and last january and then check your serial number on apple's web site>> disney getting into the drone business. it filed three patents to hold projection screens and fly light. that would make for a great and safe fireworks show. the third patent is to move puppets. talk about tomorrow land. today a starbucks pumpkin spiced lattes are back. kind of. what you have to do to get a psl and it's called psl early check out starbucks on social media, grab a passport clue they are giving away and whisper it to your barrista to get it right now. the national rollout september 2nd. you wacht to know it's more than roast beef. chicken, turkey, ham, steak and bacon all piled up on this sandwich that is called the meat mountain it is $10 but it's not on arby's menu. you have to tell your server in a secret request that you want this meat melt down. i don't know how you go about eating that. let's start with stocks on wall street. the s&p did something it has never done before hit 2,000 for the first time. that is a psychological milestone. there was no energy or ent

you can also check your eligibility on apple's web site. >>> on the healthwatch, aspirin may be an effectiveool for preventing blood clots in veins. study in the journal circulation says hundred milligrams have of aspirin a day reduced risk of recurring blood clots by up to 42 percent. researchers say that anti drugs are more effective but aspirin may be an alternative for patient whose cannot take these long term medications. we will be right back. ♪ ♪all day and all of the night - the kinks♪ ♪all day and all of the night - the kinks♪ yoplait. with a smooth and creamy taste your whole family loves. it is so good all the time. >>> heat is on across the delaware valley, we are looking at conditions that are heating up, as the summer wind down. philadelphia today we did it, we made to it 90 degrees. the that is only second time this month, and only 16th time this summer we have made it to 90 or above. twenty-three is average. i don't think we will make to it 23 unless we have something extreme happening in our weather and it hasn't been that kind of a summer. so on the cool side this um iser.

. >> reporter: rumors are running rampant online, from apple fan and even celebrity gossip sites gettingon the guessing game. and while nothing will be 100% certain until apple's ceo tim cook takes the stage on a reported media event september 9th, most analysts believe the new iphone will be built to impress. >> apple has done and will do what consumers expect at the very least, which is make it faster, lighter, thinner, more powerful, better screen, better resolution, and hopefully better software. and all of that will create what i would consider an acceptable experience for those who are in the apple camp. >> reporter: the potential iphone 6 buyers' wish lists are mixed. on a larger screen size rumored to be 4.7 and 5.5 inches. >> that's too big. i don't want a tablet on my ear. >> i think it would be cool to have a larger screen. >> it needs to fit in your pocket still and in your bag. >> a larger screen when you're almost 50 years old so you can see better. >> reporter: and while there's excitement behind the expected launch, not everyone sees the need for something new. >> i alrea

our nbc chopper over a windowless structure apple is building. the same site where the late steve jobs released the maksen tosh. >>> tesla is building 400 charging stations in china. china seen as a promising market both because of its support for the technology and its eagerness to reduce smog. tesla, the company wants to build a massive highway sign the loent of a hockey ring. it would sit outside the fremont factory. it's part of a larger plan to develop around it. city leaders would like to see a bart station and commuter village. >>> for a little perspective, it would equal five school buses strechled end end to. use an app to reserve a car. and that includes 180 free mimes and insurance. zip car has 50 vehicles at stanford and about 1400 vehicles in the greater bay area. >> all right, thanks scott. >>> mls ice bucket charge left a scottish island without water. it received attention here in the u.s. and now its gone international. water use on the island spiked over the weekend after too many people participated in the als challenge. that led the water s

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monster, online travel site price line and apple and then alexion and rounding out the list, netflix intuitive surgical, sales force, western digital. i hope you-all bought them a decade ago. elizabeth arden is where we begin "market focus." they didn't blame the weather or consumer funk. they said justin bieber and taylor swift, celebrity fragrances particularly from them hurt revenue. shares spiked on a report that alleg rirks na is in ta battling a $53 million hostile bid. salix popped 15% to 160. $0. shares of allergan up to $161.82. >>> skilled health care and genesis health care combined to create one of the largest operators of long-term care facilities in the united states. the combined companies will be called genesis health care and trade on the new york stock exchange. shares of skilled health care jumped almost 20% to $7.37. >>> pets mart popped toward the end of the trading day on a report it may soon announce its intent to explore strategic alternatives. the activist investor january th -- jana partners, the stock up 2% to $69.70. >>> sprint is upping the ante. they unv

to see if your phone is eligible, head to apple's web site and enter in your serial number. >> i need. >>> "breaking bad" broke good. the tv show dominating the emmy awards almost a year after going off the air. >> and the emmy goes to "breaking bad". >> "breaking bad" took home six emmys, including best drama series. bryan cranston picked up the award for the lead actor. anna gun and aaron paul won for their supporting roles. "modern family" becoming the first sitcom since "frazier" to win five emmys in a row. and a moving tribute by billy crystal to the late robin williams. >> as a genius as he was on stage, he was the greatest friend you could ever imagine for almost 40 years. he was the brightest star in the comedy galaxy. robin williams, what a concept. >> and did you see this steamy moment? julia louis-dreyfus getting quite the surprise from a former "seinfeld" co-star. >> you look so much like the actor in "seinfeld" who played the dentist that i dated. >> she's won five emmys and had 18 nominations. >> he was on "seinfeld." yeah. >> she took home the best actress emmy for "vee

. >>> cupertino-based apple is paying tribute with this page on the web site reading "robin williams,951-2014, we are deeply saddened by the patting of robin williams, he inspired us through his passion and generosity and laughter. he will be greatly missed." they have honored the passing of founder steve jobs, former south african president, nelson mandela and the late beatle, george harrison. >> our coverage continues now on twitter, twitter@abc7newsbayarea. >>> san francisco police say a 32-year-old map was shot during a carjacking in the sunset district. a search is underway for the gunman near the safeway at 4:00 this morning. the victim was getting out of the car. a man with a gun demand he hand over his wallet and car keys. then the suspect shot the victim in the leg and drove off in the car. he was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. >> oakland place are asking for help to find a driver who hit and killed this man this year. the 68-year-old was crossing the street the at 59th and telegraph avenue april 26 and he was hit. the driver got out, checked on him

our nbc chopper over a new windowless structure apple is building at de anza college. the same site where the late steve jobs unveiled the mcintosh some 30 years. >>> tesla announcing this morning, it plans to build 400 charging stations for electric cars in china. china seen as a promising market for electric cars, because of both its support for technology and its eagerness to reduce smog. speaking of tesla, the company wants to build a massive highway sign, the length of a hockey rink. the electronic sign would sit right outside the fremont factory and is part of a larger plan to develop the area around it. city leaders would eventually like to see a b.a.r.t. station in a nearby commuter village. for a little perspective, this sign would equal five school buses stretched end to end. it would be lit up, invisible on 880 at all hours. >>> and zip car is expanding in palo alto. the company is adding ten new vehicles at four city lots in the downtown area. zip car is an alternative to traditional rental car companies. you use an app to reserve a car, it costs about nine bucks an hour

. >>: the new apple smart watched could be unveiled soon with an attack site read code apple may unveil college. september 9th at the same day that the company's expected to unveil the new eyefold 6. they say that we do not comment. -- i phone ,. is a level were up 1.5% to a new all- time high. >>: trending this morning who wants free talk about? that is what you could win with a new contest called a level and everlasting dollar contests. the release 11 special altered dollar bills and 11 u.s. cities. and if you have the window there's a serial number on that and when you claim the prize to get a lifetime of free food. >>: organ have the latest on this bay area football coach arrested accused of embezzlement of the school. in the cleanup continues in napa the inspectors get a better look at the damage. with a live look at the golden gate bridge were expected to have the fall break up a bit sooner. will be back into female announcer: through labor day at sleep train, get 36 months interest-free financing, plus big savings of up to $400 on beautyrest and posturepedic. even get three years

new report from the tech web site rico, apple preparing to debut a wearable devices on september 9th.his could be the i watch that so many people have been waiting for. this could be a big win for labor unions. a federal judge says fedex drivers are not independent contractors. they are employees of the company. more on this with our union people after the break. i bought a car, over and tells you, and you're like. a good deal or not. that's what led up to us looking at truecar.com. and with truecar.com, there's no buyer's remorse. save time, save money, and never overpay. visit truecar.com stuart: the dow industrials are down but there are some dow stocks that are winners. mcdonald's, home depot, united healthcare, dupont on the upside in a down day. of federal appeals court, a pretty high level of the judiciary ruled that some 2300 fedex drivers in california where miss classified as independent contractors. joining us, mark makes, goes right to work, organization. good to have the back. trying to get to grips with this decision. fedex used to classify these guys as independent cont

the mac gamers website reports apple is building a massive structure at the site, keeping it under tightaps. apple is reportedly working with touch chipmaker mxp to add short rake wireless technology could access another device.. the local payment market has struggled to take off. apple has a major advantage over rivals, thanks to the itunes and the app store. the company has credit card info for roughly 800 million customers. back to you guys. >> meg, thank you so much for that. >>> love this next story. who are you going to call? for friends of the comedy "ghost busters," it's time to party what like it's 1984. the movie is being rereleased for one week in more than 700 thoughters in the u.s. to celebrate its 30th anniversary. a special edition blu-ray box will also be released on september 17th. it's the second highest grossing film of 1984 and was nominated for two oscars. amazing movie. >>> coming up in the show, going out with a bang, we look ahead to the new trading months as europe indices look upset to close august on a winning streak. we'll be back in two. >>> welcome back to t

cut in half the outlook on global tablet sales growth this year to 6.5% siting soft demand in europe and here in the u.s. >>> apple is reportedly working on a system that could change the way you pay for everything from coffee to shoes and that's where we begin tonight's market focus. the tech giant is collaborating with dutch chip maker nxp on technology to enable pay to touch on the next iphone. it allows a smart phone to communicate wirelessly with devices by tapping them together. just yesterday, apple announced an event schedule for september 9th where it's expected to reveal the new iphone. shares were up to a new record and nxp added 2% to $68.52. >>> earnings better than expected as the company posted higher sales but the discount retailer's revenue was below estimates and the same was true for its same store sales. the chain did raise the lower end of the yearly earnings forecast. still, shares fell nearly 2% to $46.35. >>> some promising drug news lifted shares of astrazeneca. the drug is designed to help the body's immune system ward off tumors. the stock moved up more than 2% to $76. >>> biocristphrma

be a watch and can apple really have big success and watches, and why is apple building that mysterious white building at the site of the event? we will look into all these key questions. and burning man will catch fire theanother three days as annual festival brings 70,000 people to nevada's blackrock desert. how big is burning man, and why does it attract so many tech titans? lead. to our a genetic week in-amazon rivalry -- dramatic week in the amazon-google rivalry. amazon bought videogame site twitch, and now google has revealed project wing. like amazon's octocopter -- don't look for the technology soon. google says it will take a few years before the system is ready for commercial use, but it is possible. not to mention the drone delivery technology is several years away from government approval. cory johnson with me here in the studio. joining us from san diego, paul kedrosky. in new york, an attorney specializing in commercial drone law. via skype from philadelphia, a university of pennsylvania engineering professor. thank you so much for joining us. vijay, i will start with you. you think there is so muc

. >> it appears apple might finally be ready to unveil the long awaited i watch. tech news web site reports the each watch could debut on september 9. same event where apple is expected to reveal the i-phone 6. we captured the video over the center in cupertino where the big events takes place. workers construct a large white temporary auditorium for the unveil. i watch expected to make good use of apple health fitness platform? it would be most ambitious entry natural growing wearable tech sector. apple could sell up to 60 million i watches in the if is year. >> today crew at levi stadium 10 treating dirt they hope we won't see again until after the football season. take a look at the view from if hd. new batch of sod go ins this weekend. after last week the coach he bed practice early because players were slipping on the grass. team says the field will be ready for the forty-niner regular season home opener two week from his sunday and international soccer match september 6. >> another half hour of 7 news at 9:00 just moments await a minute up next. the surprising number of busine

wish we could say more, there our shoppers shot video of a new structure apple is building for a new event at deanza college, the site steve jobs introduced the world to the macintosh 30 years ago. hints and hype that have consumers thinking different. >> i hope they have something exciting. that's really what i'm looking forward to. a lot of the products have been iterations off of the product line when steve was around. >> reporter: in palo alto, ian cull, nbc bay area news. >>> we have new video tonight in a heavyweight fight between google and amazon. google revealing new details today about its secret drone project. engineers launched test flights of project wing. this is in australia. self-flying drones, self-flying drones successfully dropping off candy bars, dog treat, and a first aid kit to australian farmers. seemingly taking on amazon's prime air program. amazon is also testing deliveries by drones. >>> the next big thing by tesla, it might be a massive highway sign on highway 880. how big of a sign? well, the length of a hockey rink. tonight fremont's planning commission met to discuss this plan and going

apples comparison. while federal healthcare.gov site has done a good job in this regard in displaying the premiums or deductibles of various plants and it's been more difficult to assess differences in the health plan that works on whether a particular doctor is in a network for a given plan. could you tell us what cms is doing to make it easier for consumers to access this information in advance of the upcoming open enrollment period? >> thank you congressman. you are indeed correct and in fact in the last year i believe the typical consumer had several dozen options to choose from in health insurance and our job is to try to continue to grow that but as you point out we have to make the information people are looking for more readily available or apparent or easy to see so we are asking the insurance companies this year to put direct links to the provider directory that fits the individual plan that i would also ask consumers to do and i would ask if you talk to people in your district is that those directories the insurance companies keep are not always up-to-date. they try to keep them up today but so is goo

apples comparison. while the federal healthcare.gov site has done a good job in this regard, in displaying the premiums and deductibles of various plans, it has been more difficult to assess differences in health plan networks or whether a particular doctor is in network for a given plan. could you tell us what cms is doing to make it easier for consumers to access this information in advance of the upcoming open enrollment period? >> thank you, congressman. so you're indeed correct, and in fact, last year i believe the typical consumer had dozens, several dozens of options to choose from in health insurance. and our job is to try to continue to grow that. as you point out, we have to make the information people are looking for more readily apparent, more easy to see, so we are asking the insurance companies this year to put direct links to the provider directory that fits the individual plan, but i would also ask consumers to do and ask if you talk to people in your district is that those directories that the insurance companies keep, they're not always up to date. they try to keep them up to date, bu

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sites in new york. and then the red one, big apple, about i'm not sure.'s caused unmitigated disaster, an average of 312,000 pedestrians enter the heart of times square each day and there are injured people because i can see the fire depth working on them. to he left of this bus. here's a spot. they have people working on them here. and to clear oust times square would be an enormous undertaking. you can see these characters are still out there and everybody wandering around. you can spot the tourists bass they wear colors. local people don't wear colors. the tourists wear colors and shorts and stuff, and they have fanny packs. so you know those are tourists because they're wearing colors. it's a proven fact. but we really -- the early indication is that nobody is severely hurt, which is great news. on the busiest day, the times square ped yap count is 460,000 people. it stays busy late, too more than 66,000 pedestrians entering the bow tie between 7:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m. so i just explained to you times square is' and these buses are terrible. these are

wearable device, but will it be a watch and can apple really have big success and watches, and why are they building a mysterious white building at the sitef the event? we will look into all these key questions. how much do other banks and other corporations spend on cyber security? that is the question in the forefront after j.p. morgan chase and at least four other banks were hit by russian hackers. jpmorgan got attacked despite boosting cyber security spending to nearly $250 million this year. man will catch fire for another three days as the sets -- self expression festival brings 70,000 people into nevada's blackrock festival. how did burning man come to be and why does it attract so many tech titans? we will speak to the author of "spark," a burning man documentary. amazon. videogame site twitch -- bought videogame site twitch, and now google has revealed project wing. like amazon's auctor copter -- itocopter -- google says will take a few years before the system is ready for commercial use, but it is possible. the drone delivery technology is several years away from government approval. cory johnson with me here in the studio. join

certainly running wild with iphone 6, you even have celebrity gossip sites like tmz getting into the action. that's typically ahead of a big apple media event. regardless of the rumor, consumers have their own opinions about what they want to see in the new iphone. take a listen. >> i would like a better camera and a bigger screen. >> 3-d features, like really futuristic -- >> i want more battery. please do batteries that last at least one day. that would be great. >> i already have what i need. it works fine. it's great. >> reporter: okay. so that guy has an iphone, he's happy with it. if you're looking for an upgrade, the apple blogs, the analysts, i think there's three rumors that become a reality. they think the new iphone 6 would feature larger displays. the phone could use sapphire glass for its display, it's durable, it's scratch-resistened, and the new phones could run a faster processor. >>> timothys ultimately what he will see is a phone that's thinner, faster and lighter. he thinks it will please the apple camp. i to spoke scott if you weren. he thinks it would boast a faster camera and clearer resolution. regardless

apple is set to unveil the new iphone next month. >>> a scam artist targets online dating sites.oming up, how he almost got away with millions. >>> plus more information about the spread of ebola in africa and how the two americans released from the hospital in the u.s. are doing now. >>> and the good and the bad news about the weekend forecast. storm team 4 meteorologist amelia segal is back with an update. stay with us. >>> now's a good time to start planning that next vacation. summer travel is coming to an end which means airlines and hotels are going to start offering better deals for the fuel. the hotter the temperature, the hotter the deal. >> especially in places that are heading into oir off-season, like here in cancun and some of the other caribbean destinations that are still in the heart of hurricane season. >> travel experts say the later into autumn that you get, the lower the price you can score. >>> storm team 4 meteorologist amelia segal joins us now. washington won't be the best place for summer weekend, will it? you won't be able to swim in pools? >> it's going

site, nbc is a minority partnership. on september 9th, recode is now saying apple will unveil a new wearable device that will make use of the new fitness platform as well as the new brainwork for controlling connected devices. there are also reports apple is preparing a few 13-inch ipad for early next year. right now, of course, apple produces ipad with 7.9 and 9.7 inch displace, on september 9th, the expectation is apple will introduce iphones with 4.7 and 0.0 inch displays. >> all right. apparently we lost josh lipton. can you see that apple potentially could by a nouceing all of these new products which could be catalyst for the stock. going into these product announcements, dr. j., traditionally it's been sell events. >> this time it will be again. it will, i believe. i believe there will be a shortage of the glass they need to fail sapphire. i think there will be a shortage of that, thus, they will not be able to offer the larger version of the iphone. if that, indeed happens, that will be the excuse everybody is waiting for to sell the stock. i know they are coming out with a macbook air. i believe josh was ready

. >> reporter: while apple's invitation to the event says wish we could say more, there is a blaring hint the announce will be major. there is a new strr they are building. a siteobs introduced the world to the macintosh. hints and hype that have consumers thinking different. >> i hope they have something exciting. a lot of the products have been reiterations off of the product line when steve was around. >> reporter: in palo alto, nbc bay area news. >>> have you heard of the giants new infielder? there he is. makes a play. not only is he nimble but he's kind. gives the ball to the girl at the ballpark. you know who it is. of course that is nbc bay area investigative reporter steven stock working as the ball dude at yesterday's game. rolled up his sleeves and hit the field. looks good in the uniform. worked nine innings at at&t. had a great time. great seat. looked like he knew what he was doing. we are awaiting word to see how much the giants are offering him to be their next infielder. pretty good. we will hear about this in a bit. >>> coming up in our next half hour, the competition is heating up for the test at the giga factory. signs that california maybe

site. spacex's ceo elon musk says it will create hundreds of high- tech jobs in texas. >>> apple enthusiastsur calendar. according to tech news, apple will unveil its next generation iphone on september 9. there's already a lot of speculation there about the new device. apple is also widely expected to unveil a new smartwatch at the event. >>> the olympian coming out of retirement may be swimmer michael phelps and he's trading in his speedo. the winningest athlete in olympic history has signed a deal with an athletic company aqua sphere. he will design a racing suit. >>> despite rumors of marital problems between jay-z and beyonce, the couple's concerts appear to be a success. the tour wraps up tonight. the show's promoter tells billboard magazine some 850,000 fans will have seen the shows which raked in $100 million in ticket sales. unfortunately i did not get to go. >> i didn't go either. >> missed t. weather wise thunderstorms this afternoon with patchy fog this morning. so a yellow alert day 89. really nice tomorrow and friday, mid-80s. slight chance after storm saturday. a couple -- of

site for free to see if they were indeed hacked. >> if you have one of those shiny iphones or galaxy phones, information just into cnn that apple and samsung have called off their patent war own outside the united states. this ends legal battles in australia, japan, south korea and the u.k. the two tech giants have been fighting since 2011, largely over the design of the smartphones you're seeing now. this of course is a lucrative sector. the two companies both dominate. >>> rupert murdoch's 21st century fox pulling its offer to acquire time warner, the parent company of cnn. the initial $80 billion bid was rejected last month. that merger would have been the biggest in recent history in the united states. fox shares fell 10% after unveiling the bid but gained in after-hours trading after news of the withdrawal of that bid. >>> rescue and recovery efforts continue in southwestern china afterson's powerful earthquake. food and tents were dropped in the quake zone this is in hunan province. 589 people are now confirmed dead. and rescuers there are still searching for survivors amongst the rubble you can see there. >>> a top american