places like home depot places like lowe's to stop selling the product now costco i did call a few and did some research myself and their headquarters customer service did say that they no longer carry round up so at least that's one although there wasn't a huge press release i'm sure they didn't want to make a big deal out of this given some legal actions that might be taken in but they did say that they're no longer selling around and who knows home depot and lowes that may follow suit after those eighty nine thousand signatures it's interesting because because costco it could also be kind of giving themselves about like let's say tomorrow suddenly everyone switches course for certain so i don't know it's something they can be like well we've never of. you know we're just taken the precaution you know it's interesting while we wait for the f.d.a. or or call the groups to potentially. which is the. probably was going to come billboard you know what can consumers do to limit their exposure well not something that you w.g. said right away after the report was published does this mean ta

over five hundred of those are in the united states i actually called a few costco's and that called the headquarters here in the u.s. where they confirmed that they will not be selling roundup now moms across america started the petition on change dot org went and got over eighty nine thousand signatures and they're also trying to inspire others like calling on costco lowe's and home depot to stop selling the product we'll see if they follow suit we appreciate you following this story were so good out last year we're glad you happen to be here for something else oh hang right there sarah and this week president trump has picked his replacement to be the next president of the world bank a senior treasury official david wall post the choice has been widely criticized by many center is still with us has been looking into the story. being the agreement so far this was such a weird thing i've noticed it but i couldn't believe it was still going on that the world bank president gets picked by the u.s. and the i.m.f. president i guess gets picked by europe i mean how's that working out wel

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costco offers about 10,000 items on its website. amazon had held the number one ranking in the category since 2010. i love to hate cast costco. >>> walmart faces backlash for eliminating greeters and putting people out of work. they told greeters their positions would bemi eted on april 26th. disabled and elderly people have been put in that role as a way to connect with the community. the company says it is working to place greeters in other jobs at the company. >>> it's 4:55. it's csidered one o the best films of the year. we're talking about the box office hit "green book," that won best picture at the oscars this year. >> there's one actor in that film thatoas tied our area. this is jim clock. he's an actor in hollywood. also, a part-time stafford county deputy sheriff. he played a police officer in the movie. he was playing a difficult character that helped open the audience's eyes to the prejudice time xisted during that history. the green book was a thing that sort of helped guide ica african-americans through parts of the co

double what i paid at costco.most savings when booking your spring break vacation. >> wow. >> basic membership at costco is $60 per year. we reached out to the popular w websites to find out why prices were higher. they told us it's the hotels that determine pricing. several factors contributed to the prices, including time of year you'll be traveling and availability. some of those sites also offer to match a lower price. bottom line, shop around. >> that's amazing. >> i thought costco was for the big tubs of mayonnaise, but no. >> you can buy anything there. coffins. motorcycles. >> great birthday cakes, too. >> sure. >> jewelry. >> it's killer. >> #not an ad. >> very hard assignment. >> well played, sir. >> they had a dress code in the swimming pool. i had to abide. >> thank you, gadi. >> good info. >>> coming up, a unique school with a creative and impactful approach to teaching kids their abcs. really cool story. sheinelle has it for us. first, this is "today" on nbc. you. all of you. how you live, what you l

so that means i actually saved $157.80 booking through costco.ive resort for total of $610.98. bonus, the hotel transfer is included. just how good of a deal is this? on expedia, the rate for the same hotel on the same exact dates is $1,033. same price on get ready for what i found on booking.com. sticker shock. that's right. a whopping $1,377. more than double what i paid at costco. >> t best part is i get all of this and this and this for a cheaper price than those other sites. >> finding you the most savings inki b your spring break vacation. >> wow. >> basic membership at costco per year.3er ye reached out to the other sites to find out why their prices are higher, they say the hotels determine pricing and several prices ntribute to the prices. some of those sites offer to match a lowerprice. bottom line, shop around. >> i thought costco was just fog the tubs of mayonnaise. >> you can buy anything there. coffins, motorcycles. they make gre birthday cakes, too. >> jewelry. >> cancun for work >> this is not an ad -- >> very hard assignment. >>

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costco is selling this cheese lovers artisan wedding cake.out $440 for 24 pounds of che sourced from around the world. costco says it will serve up to 150 people but you do have to put it together yourself. >> yeah. that's what i was going to say, it just looks like cheese round stacke on top of each other and that's exactly what it is. >> if you walk up to that, you're like, how am i going to get a slice off of that. it's going to be awkward. >> it's hard. >> you'll have to put your hand on it to hold it. >> maybe it's a second state. >> that's the grooms cake. >> it's a no for me. >> i'm out. i think of the nas it may cause and you have to kiss people. no thanks. all right. let's move on and talk about what's going on. a nice italian cream cake. that e kissing each other. >>anybody. >> a lot of making out. anybod. hello. it's looking pretty clear here. let's talk about highlights. cloudy storm arrives this evenin heavy rain, gusty winds overni a chance of rain throug friday. here is a look at low temper mid to upper 40s in the north bay, ea

i'm in costco. there's other players you can be nibbling on. >> any other retail names to nibble on? >> lulu lemon. i think you buy that one on the dip just like you buy alta on the dip. i think those two are two you could buy on dips. >> i would agree ulta, i've been trimming it's a great category. they are doing a great job with kylie jenner. he's got this big hotel business he's got horse races and this other stuff. >> it's not about him anymore because he brought in two people a coo and president. they are all delivering. they actually delivered. >> any retailers that you think are attractive at these levels >> i think the consumer is in excellent shape. wayfair will report this friday. that's a very interesting repor for me they seem to be gaining some momentum the u.s. consumer has kind of endured the change in the rate structure in 2018. a lot of concerns as it relates to what the taxization will be here in april and a lot of global macro head winds. they are incredibly resilient in continuin

costco had big numberman posted a big number. the e-commerce part ofpo that was a real mystery to me. so i don't know what to make of that. i think that may it was the shutdown. maybe, you know -- >> well,t the stock marent down in december as well, had their biggest decline in decaacs. >> exy. it's a survey. so youeaevery know what you're going to get with the data. it will be interesting to see how well i holds up because those stats typically get adjusted. let's see where we are in another month. >> so how do you feel the consumer is doing right now? >> i think the consumer is in pretty good shape. we still have a positive outlook on the sector, which takes us through the end of 20ns. that m that we think operating income will grow 5% for our rated universe. we're onrack to do that. 's a barbell. the good retailers and stronger retailers are out in front or the wea ones. the consumer is driving that. the consumer is driving that from a food perspective. the food business for walmart is critical. that's where it has a distinct

shares of costco up 14% over the past year.ady making history. 15-month-old carrie yang is the first gerber baby of humong descent. her family is going to get $50,000 for winning the contest. look at those eyes. okay. then there is this. fans of the popular 2004 romantic hit movie, the notebook, are outraged that netflix has made a big change to the movie. >> you're different. >> what do you mean? >> the way you look, everything. cheryl: if you've seen it, the film ends with the main characters in their old age, noah reading a diary to his wife that's got dementia and it shows the couple lying in bed taking their last breaths together. in the edited version the couple is not seen in bed. instead you see birds flying over a lake. fans took the social media saying the change was unnecessary. you can see the latest version in the u.s., it starts on friday. it's the strangest thing, maria. they changed the movie for the u.k. audience, now they're going to do it to the u.s. the movie came out in 2004. maria: i don't think i like tha

the quality of brands has been elevated kirkland products, even though they're white label for costcohe companies that make the brand name stuff. the quality is on par, the cost is lower as a cost conscious shopper, i've evolved from going from a brand conscious person to a brand conscious purchase. >> buffet pointed out kirkland brands we've seen this from aldi for years and years, you can sign up for a delivery of brandless. if you can get good quality at cheaper prices, what do you care about the brand. >> i don't feel there's any issue here warren buffett called it out >> why is he sticking with it then is it >> in a way -- he could cut and run, or he could say the only way to get out ahead is to hold on to it for 10 or 20 more years. at some point when it's doing poorly, you lose if you don't stick it out 10 to 20 years. >> look at the soda companies, they're not all healthy, but they're doing relatively well compared to some others out there. there is a sense that if you can execute properly, can you do well with consumer products. >> kraft heinz last week signaled it may be ope

costco says it will serve 150 people but comes deconstructed. you have to put it together yourse >> will 150 people eat it. >> it looks like it doesn't includ flower details. >> you want your cake, whatever it's made of, to bling on your weddin day. how do you bling cheese? you do. as alexis would say, get outta here. take it back.thanks. beth say that with this next storm. it's a 3. it's got 4 tendencies, let's put it that way, especially up in the bay where you're going to gethardest. the south bay you're going to get hit the least. sutro tower, highlights, cloudy today, storm arrives this evenin with steady light rain in the north bay while the rest of us have sprinkles today. that's it. heavy rain, gusty winds tonight and tomorrow. then the storm tapers. still a look at our low temper tonight. y, 49 sapt cruz.e finally, everyb else around 50 to 51 degree look at the yellow and orange across the north bay overnight. that's why this storm is going to rak harder than anybody else except big sur coast and so cal as they get the second half of th

shoals have joined us here and they recently received approval to build a barn to raise chickens for costco. their new poultry operation will allow joe, a third- generation and a recent graduate of the university that nebraska to return to the family farm. these help me welcome and congratulate joe and the shoals family. [ applause ] as i worked on this 2-your budget, i had one thing in mind. the people of nebraska. we have a responsibility to the people we care for, and the people who pay the bills, the taxpayers. let's put nebraskans first as we work on this budget. [ applause ] and all of my budgets, i have worked to keep the rate of growthat about 3 % or less. the budget i'm presenting to you today is no different. and it keeps the rate of spending growth to 3.1 % , a significant portion of the spending increase is attributable to medicaid expansion and state aid to public schools. in my budget, state agencies continue to control spending growth with an average 2-your operation increase of just 2 .3 % even while controlling spending, we have prioritized new initiatives to help grow nebr

costco introduced the kirkland brand in 1992, 27 years ago. and that brand did 39 billion last year where as all the kraft heinz brands did 26 or 7 billion. so here they are 100 years plus, tons of advertising billed into people's habits and now kirkland, a private label rand comes along and with only 750 or so outlets does 50% more business than all the kraft heinz brands so house brands, private label, is getting stronger. it varies by country around the world, but it's bigger and it's going to keep getting bigger. >> couple questions on that. first of all, does that mean you overpaid >> well, we did overpay. we didn't overpay for kraft. i mean, for heinz. we bought that originally. it was a 50/50 deal. >> with 3g we had two stockholders. then we overpaid for kraft and we wrote down 15 billion of that and that, you know, that's cba's way of looking at it actually the markets marked it down more than that. and probably quite properly. the thing to remember, you know how the stock doesn't know you own it you pay $10 for a stock, it goes to 8,

online shoppers are more satisfied on costco's website than on amazon's. american customer satisfaction index gave costco a score of 83 in its internet retail category. amazon scored a close 82. now, that's down 3 points from last year. trader joe's topped all retailers with in-store satisfaction with a score of 86. scores are determined by interviews with 300,000 customers. >> that's pretty big sample size. >> it is a big one. >> thanks, michael. >> thank you, michael. while some prices sky 0 rocket, others fall and that includes how much money children receive from the tooth fairy these days. insurance company delta dental conducts a survey into how much money the tooth fairy leaves under a pillow. the lost tooth nets $3.70. that's down from 4.13 in last year's survey. the west coast happens to be where lost teeth fetch the most cash 4.13 per tooth compared to the lowest 2.97 in the midwest. i have to talk to our tooth fairy. she leaves only $2s under my kids' pillow. >> got to get a risk for those kids. up next, a closer look at the problem as well as a

athena: i'm surprised that costco allows that. 'cause that's totally illegal.'ve checked with the fda, so i don't know. athena: sweetie, i'm telling you, it's illegal. david: we will check again. rachel: yes, we will check again. lemonis: the first thing i noticed is that rachel's asking david, who's the salesperson, about labeling and compliance. news flash -- it's not a sales question. david: it says, "when any optional bleaching ingredient is used, the word 'bleached' shall immediately and conspicuously precede or follow such name of product." rachel: all right, well -- athena: thank you! rachel: so now we need to put that on there. lemonis: and second, david gave her incorrect information, and rachel just blindly accepted it. ♪ you can turn around. ♪ okay. ♪ rachel: mm-hmm. ♪ lemonis: both good? rachel: yeah. the second one seems maybe more mine. lemonis: that last cookie was not yours. rachel: but it's not a huge difference. lemonis: you couldn't tell. rachel: no. lemonis: i like the fact that you've been open-minded to go through this process. in this env

imagÍnate que costco esta vendiendo un bote gigante de siete libras, este que vemos aquÍ.Í que por mucho que haya dado la informaciÓn, yo me quedado con lo de la muralla china de nutella. quÉ rico. satcha: y la cantidad de nutella que equivale al empire state building. pero disfrÚtalo como mejor les venga ya doy . a 19 dÍas de los premios oscar nuestra mente dÍa compartir en redes con el hashtag #oscarlunch es la de los actores nominados a esta codiciada estatuilla. allÍ lo ven. borja: si te preguntas, donde estÁ yalitza aparicio, la actriz nominada por la pelÍcula "roma" de alfonso cuarÓn, estÁ veidblanco la primera fila la mano derecha. usuarios destaca la diversidad de esta el ero.l hilton de los Ángeles, es sin duda, nos sentimos muy orgullosos de yalitza, con todos estos grandes actores de ho satcha: sin duda alguna, estÁn como calentando motores para lo que es la premiaciÓn como tal. les recordamos que no se pierda nuestra cobertura especial sobre el discurso del estado de la uniÓn del presidente trump esta noche. >> agentes han abusado en el sus de gas pimienta para

unlike, wait a second, -- i am like, wait a second, we cannot all go to costco right now.ing me at risk and it is not worth it. reporter: clark county is one corner of america where measles comeback, 20 years after officials declared the disease had been eradis.ted from the >> if you bring it into a populationhat is unvaccinated, it is contagious. it will spread very quickly. all -- therey're are alreadyases across the river in the neighboring state, oregon, andt is not just about the medical challenge of continuing this outbreak. there is suspicion and reluctance even complacency over the measles vaccine, and that means there are schools in this county where les a third of the children are infected. >> we need you to say no more! reporter: these are parents who fear the measles vaccine because of the widely discredited lief that it can cause severe side effects. >> that is what we have in america, freedom to choose what we want to do and what is the best thing for our families. stake right is at now. no matter what side you are on, the freedom to choose is an american rig

officers responded to reports of a gunshot off astoria way less than a block from the danville costcoesterday afternoon, that's where they found a man lying next to a trailer in a parking lot, and that man was pronounced dead at the scene. we talked with a neighbor, whose car is also in that lot. >> there's probably a bunch of cars that just sit there. i know that they store some cars, it's probably a bunch of work trucks, probably just one of the work truck trailers, probably somewhere, where no one could see anything and you know, did whatever they were doing back there. >> police have not released details about the victim nor a suspect description. >>> opening statements began in the trial of the second man accused of monsanto accusing monsanto of giving him cancer. 70-year-old edwin hardelman used roundup back in the 1980s. in 2015, he was diagnosed with nonhodgkins lymphoma, a month before the key ingredient in roundup was listed as a carcinogen. hard anyiman's case is more than 1600 filed by people who believe roundup caused their cancer. the trial is expected to last a month. i

less than a block from the danville costco yesterday afternoon. a man was found next to a trailer in the parking lot and pronounced dead at the scene. we spoke with a neighbor whose car was alo >> p cars that just sit there. i know they trucks. probably one of the work truck trailers, somewhere where no one can see anything and did whatever they were doing back there. >> police have not released details about the victim or a suspect description. homicide of the year. >>> nowje to the latest in the suspicious death investigation ofof public defender jeff adach. earl he yesterday morning detectives went back the that home with a search warrant where he was found unresponsive. sources say police are trying to talk with a second woman from colombia in connection with his death. we have learned his cell phone isn naater missing. police report we obtained indicates a womansh told them tt she and the public defender went to dinner, he had a stomach ache and took a pill. he became unresponsive and she called 911. an autopsy was performed yesterday and a n

officers responded to reports of a gunshot offtoria way less than a block from the danville costco store yesterday afternoon, that's whehe that man was pronounced dead at the scene. we talked with a neighbor, whose car is also in that lot. >> there's probably a bunch of cars that just sit there. i know that they store some cars, it's probably a bunch of work trucks, probably just one of the work truck trailers, probably somewhere, where no one could see anything and you know, did whatever they were doing back there. >> police have not released details about the victim nor a suspect description. >>> a news crew covering a story in oakland became the story when robbers targeted them. a security guard protecting the reporter and photographer opened fire. >> nbc bay area'serher the details of that chaotic scene. >> reporter: the crew from kpix tv was covering the ongoing teacher strike at oakland public schools when a car pulled up next to them. two men got out and commademand their equipment. at some point their guard exchanged gunfire with them. this is the initial radio call. >> 1,an 81st

costco sells 50 roses for $50.or a dozen and 1-800 flowers charges 35 for a dozen, but upped the price with delivery fees. >>> fast food chains are going to go that route, helping you find love at first bite. white castle is taking valentine's day reservations at stores across theifntmothered ar style, express your love at waffle house. for one day only, the restaurant will dim the lights and taking reservations at 200 locations. >> nothing more romantic than that, heart shaped chocolate chips on a waffle. if those ideas weren't unique enough, how about an alpaca gram, you can face time with a 7-month-old alpaca, winners will receive a personalized car. panchita does meet and greets, poses for selfies, to request a call, visit lovepanchita.com. today is the last day to enter. this is a thing. >> apparently. just ahead, bill is tracking that icy blast and say aloha to snow. winter weather hits hawaii, next. ♪ to walk along the lonely street of dreams ♪ ♪ here i go again on my--- you realize your vows are a whitesnak

costco shells$5 50 roses fo ftd offers $30 for a dozen. 1-800 flowers offers a dozen, but up the priece. >> on this valentine's day, aking castle is valentine's day reservations at stores across the country. for 28 years thehain h been going all out for v-day deckingi the restauran red and pink balloons. if smothered in tile is more your style, the waffle house will dim the lights and it is going to be taking reservations at 200 of its locations. >> nothing more romantic than that, heart shake chocolate chips and a waffle. i'm all about that. if those valentine's day ideas weren't enough, how aboutn alpaca gram? in peru they're offering a chance to face time with a 7 month old alpaca. look how cute this thing is, thou w. winnerl be selected at random and will receive a personalized call. panchita visits the hotel daily and does meet and greets, poses for selfiesith the guest call love panchita.com. today is actually the last to enter. this is a thing. >> apparently. all right. just ahead, bill is tracking that icy blast and say aloha to sner. winter weaits hawaii next. ♪ to walk along t

law prevents the return of such pieces but the problem is greece considers the costco marble sculptures stolen and wants them back seriously creative in the destruction of the temple and the looting in the pillaging of the nation's keys to its ancient history greece is culture minister described the museum directors approach as narrow and cynical a mindset that downgrades cultural heritage to an exchange sale out but in fact it's not just greece that's pressuring the museum other artifacts perceived just snatched during the times of the british empire are being demanded back to so far to no avail the museum is only ready to loan saying the pieces are better off being displayed as part of a wider collection. you have to take it keep in view one hundred fifty years because it was so months and we can have. millions of people come to enjoy the british museum every year let's find out what some of them here make of this longstanding and how local see a back injury i think that's being here is probably for the greater good i discarded degree in art history so i thought i'd better go back. an

( laughter ) i have been to costcos.'ve seen people put on disguises to get a second free sample of bagel bites. people love free shit! and everyone, everyone, even rich people! rich people will try and be, like, oh, everyone doesn't like handouts. rich people love them for than anyone. at theos cars, they have goodie bags for the guests, fancy cool things they get out. the richest, fanciest people in the room and they're rushing to the table. what are you doing? you're a millionaire! you have everything! yes, everything and a netflix blanketed! ( laughter ) lady gaga kicked my ass because i grabbed something before she could get heifer hands on it. okay. it was her oscar. but that's not the point. everyone loves free shit. finally, news coming out of my home country, south africa. like much to have the developing world, my country has been targeted by con men out to make a quick buck and one of the scams is traveling preachers who try to get donations by performing quake mir is also. you might be like trevor, how do you

. >> this is a good time to make a target or costco run. oh, absolutely. right now.or the second year in a row, the companies that make staples like toilet paper and diapers are looking at price hikes. consumer goods like procter & gamble, colegate-palmolive and color rex say they need to raise prices to keep up with higher costs for raw materials and shipping. they said that last year, and prices went up. so stock up now. you will be saving some money. >>> car shoppers who haven't bought in a few years could be in for a shock when they go to the showroom. according to the car shopping experts at edmonds, the cost of financing a new car has gone way up. last january, the average percentage rate was just under 5%. last month it was more than 6%. that's a 20% increase. tighter money in general and manufacturers offering few financing deals, well, they are to blame. >>> sears has made it through bankruptcy. now what? that's a question going around retail circles this week. cnn reports that the stores staying open in california are in good shape, in part because of the c

. >> at the costco rain is not a deterrent to prepare for the weekend. >> we have ribs and i'm going to do smoke salmon. >> the big game is still an occasion to celebrate. >> the super bowl is another opportunity to get together. >> rain or no rain they have last minute items they have to buy for a wedding reception saturday. >> i think it's all right. we need to go. >> it's blizzards in the rest of the country this much is not this big of a deal. >> many people wanted to avoid going out this weekend. but there's plenty of people going out to attend the super bowl parties and going out to people's homes. >> there's conditions on the roads, hopefully people are driving safe, it's much worse in other parts of the area, we'll take it for now. >>> the lake 25 he area could tahoe area could see 4 feet of snow. higher elevations 6 feet of know. driving conditions are treacherous and drivers are being warned to stay off mountain roads. >> the flap is to avoid main highways, it will be crowded with people coming in to ski and snowboard. i understand why everyone wants to come here, but be ca

now is the time for that costco or target run. >> good idea. thanks, michael. >>> all right. time now to check in with sandhya. boy, it was cold this morning. >> chilly, but at least dry. meteorologist sandhya patel has the full forecast. >> absolutely it was chilly. i want to show you a stunning view right now. take a look at our snow full moon. it is basically the snow moon, a full moon in february during one of the snowiest times of thor. >>. so it's one of the snowiest months. snap a picture, send it to us, #abc 7 now. we'd love to see your photos. it's absolutely a gorgeous view right now as you can see from our kgo roof camera. nothing but clear skies. a view from our emeryville camera. this is why you're going get a stunning view. it is absolutely beautiful outside. a look at the temperatures. mid-50s. san francisco, oakland, san jose. a little chillier than what we're used to. the sutro tower camera showing nothing but sunshie over san francisco. 56 in the city. it is 54 in fairfield and 51 in livermore. here is another view in case you didn't get a chance to site. i

scaling solutions on lightning that what we will see a lot of institutional players in the launching costco deal with solutions and the next wave of crypto exchanges. started some of the alternative small kids like security so you can disruption in capsule log. on call in another private school now jack dorsey of course the c.e.o. of twitter and square he started a lightning storm on twitter by joining the lightning torch your thoughts on this moment and on his bitcoin maximalist i'm on display openly dissed all coins and he really has come out as a bit coin hodler how do you see this playing out simon yeah well it's fascinating i believe jack was one of the investors in the last. on the ground and now he seems to be getting is. you know getting himself into it we when we were unkind to max i think when i did my first lightning transaction to make a purchase and it really sees london a pound is going to be on a growth paul and i'm really looking forward to seeing what companies like twitter . and jack is going to be doing exercising his influence in silicon valley in all disagree. the next

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>> oh, my gosh, we still got a bunch of apple, chick-fil-a, buffalo wild kings, costco a lot of consumerlly bullish on light coin i heard the coeo >> how do the rams look. i think they will win the game how did they look? >> the rams felt a little loose, easy i think they will be happy to be here >> the pa trits were all business big amazon fest. what do you make of that in. >> it's the reverse retail indicator. that kind of childish notion ignores the fact this company just reported record revenue $72.4 billion in holiday quarter. >> we have a question. ray writes in what do i do with my amazon stock after the latest earnings he's in the saying should i buy it he owns it what should ray in l.a. do >> look at his amazon stock and be glad he owns it what was in that report that would motivate you >> slowest revenue growth since 2001 this is a company that's proven in the past. we heard from mcdonald's the other day they will have rising costs. they will absorb the costs because they can't pass it to the consumer i think it was one year ago that amazon raised the price for the prime subscr

some ground against the retailer the really strong brands, they can go toe to toe with walmart or costco or whomever it may be. weaker brands tend to lose out >> what do we make of buffet there? he didn't come out saying i still love this company. >> he says he probably over paid is this now a don't go near this thing? >> we sold this last year. we saw a litany of challenges. do you think last week he was a seller of size the stock at its worst day ever. tough to say >> we'll know in a few days if he was a seller. obviously, a file. i don't think it matters he already said he was wrong you don't want to go near there. you have to spend to grow. they need a new business plan. >> we'll get some more on what mr. buffet has to say. here is what else is coming up >>> paul volcker stepping up his criticism of the banks mike joins us next with the details about more on the state of the sector. >>> jon is unusual activity. his latest trades based on moves in the options market is straight ahead send us your questions our expert will answer them. go to cnbc.com/halftime or tweet us using theasags

costco is now the most satisfying place to shop online, a score of 83 on a scale of 0-100.hey have a partnership along with same-day delivery service. >> if you don't want to bump into any other carts, go on the weekdays is that the weekends at cosco. >> that is fair but remember this is online. it is wild to see them stepping out in front of amazon in terms of customer satisfaction online, and i would think they are not giving out the freeways -- freebies, i would think. >>> still ahead, the notorious southern california traffic gets worse thanks to the ride- hailing companies and how the new plan could put the brakes on the trend. >>> let's take a look at the traffic in dublin, and we will be right back after this. >>> good wednesday morning. it is 5:43 am. there is the cliff house cam at ocean beach with waves. we are tracking the rain and wind on the hi-def doppler. i will let you know when things will come to an end, coming up in a few minutes. >>> a plan is on the table 2 east traffic in los angeles county but it will cost you. the uber and lyft tax up tomorrow and th