dana jacobsen is here with how brands are working to turn out more than your basic chocolate and vanilla flavor. dana, good morning. >> good morning, gayle. ice cream is a summer staple dessert stall ward. but that sweet comforting treat of childhood, kind of like the rest of us, is growing up. and in the process, if you will excuse the pun, it's gotten even cooler. it's happiness served by the scoop. beloved by children. >> two scoops? >> two, make it three. i'm not driving. >> reporter: and adults. >> ice cream, lieutenant dan. >> reporter: may just be everyone's favorite dessert. >> where does ice cream rank in your favorite food? >> probably around seven. >> reporter: close enough. they loved ice cream so much, brian smith and jackie made it >> i think in retrospect it seems like a midlife crisis at this point to open up an ice cream shop. >> reporter: five years ago they opened a corner ice cream shop in brooklyn. while it may have been a midlife decision, this husband and wife team say it's rooted in childhood. >> would a 7-year-old really love it? >> reporter: look at ample hill's

dana jacobsen shows us how big names and mom and pop shops are keeping their selections cool. >>> rightou some of this morning's headlines. florida today reports on the launch of two military satellites early today. they blasted off from cape canaveral on the delta 4 rocket. the satellites will circle the earth. this one is so-called neighborhood watch. their mission to discourage adversaries from trying to take out critical communications in space. one air force official called it an extension of the terrestrial battlefield. >>> "the washington post" reports on how wealthy americans have nearly healed their finances since the recession. but the poor have not even started. a new report finds in 2013 the wealthiest 10% of americans held 76% of the nation's health. that's up 3% from the start of 2007 recession. on the opposite end, between 1989 to 2007, families in the bottom 25% had an average debt of around $1,000. and by 2013 this had grown to $13,000. >>> usa today reports on how some companies are forcing workers to use vacation time. last year more than half of working americans did