workforce education is a joint effort between the department of labor and the department of education. so i want to thank secretary devos for her partnership in her after his poor working hand in in this initiative and she and i have attended so many events where she spoken and i've spoken because this really is and effort to train the department of labor in the department of education. she is going to say a few words today. >> thank you, secretary acosta. good afternoon, everyone. just like to say we had a productive discussion this afternoon. this is a subject about which he is highly interested in about which many, many americans care. following the executive order in june, it was very clear the president really wants to see action in this area and secretary of cost of has just framed up some of the things that are underway right now. i think it is important to remember that economics in our economies have changed dramatically in the last 50 years. education needs to keep off. we need to update not only what we are teaching, but also how we are teaching. we need to embrace innovati

event where is she's spoken and i have spoken because this really is -- an effort between the department of labor and department of education. and so she's going to say a few words today. >> thank you secretary costa. good afternoon everyone. just like to say is that we had a really productive discussion with the president this afternoon. this is a subject about which he has highly interested, and about which many, many americans care. following the executive order in june, it was very clear that president really wants to see action in this area, and secretary acosta has just framed up some of the things that are underway right now. but i think it's important to remember that economics and our economies have changed dramatically in the last 50 years. education needs to keep up. we need to update not only what we are teaching but also how we're teaching. we need to embrace innovation in our approaches to education. schools are going to be beginning here very soon and some actually have already. but the reality is that there are fewer traditional college students four-year college students many adu

theust to be clear, does president have confidence in the numbers that come out of the department of labor and why had he previously called them fake? >> i am here to tell you what the numbers that come out of the department of labor are. i would leave it to him to comment further. let me say this -- i think the about thehas talked job figures and he has pointed out how incredibly strong they are. we have a renewed spirit of optimism that has led to economic growth. let's just look at the numbers that have come out of the bureau of labor statistics month after month after month. unemployment is down 0.5%. it is a 16 year low. number is down 0.8%. this data, and it is data, shows incredible economic growth and we should focus on the growth that we see in this economy. >> let me just add to what secretary acosta said, in that we can acknowledge at the same time that there are too many americans that have decided to leave the labor market and are not looking for a job, and we want to in sure opportunity -- ure opportunities for them to realize everything that they actually can be and have pat

and with though women's bureau in the department of labor she has some very good policies in particular with family leave. i didn't have government or family assistance. i remember what it was late getting to the end of the month. and when the money didn't make it. but if we believe the of burdens on business better regulatory policy you might be able to do some things. that could genuinely help people. >> but at the same time to help generate growth. in to make america great again. with smarter immigration policy. and wish i was there helping. it keeps telling me how much better a time we're having that i withdrew. i'm hoping the president every way that i can. >> how does the affordable care act affect one of the of franchisees'?. >> with significantly increased health-insurance costs for everybody and did not only increase the cost of labor that have been going up dramatically but also had a dramatic impact on the dollars available to spend because when the cost went up seven or 8% this is many people would spend in retail. last fall i wrote about the restaurant recession. the resear

on the federal side, there would be the cuts and influx out of the department of labor. they were trying to get card checks through they have regulations that would require attorneys. they tried to make them liable for the employees of the franchise that would have destroyed the franchise business model. so the increase to $48,000 to the salary level below which the overtime pay. the businesses in general economically you progress with the secretary of the treasury a progressive presidents we were going to have some problems in the next few years but we were trying to stave those off. it is a financial cycle you can walk into and it's going to go up which quite honest with m ast the advisers thought at the ti time. they thought it would be 4% of gdp. but back in 2010 the white house projected growth in this cycle or the influence of government rather than improve the economy and create jobs. >> i think the only president that was more progressive than barack obama the idea has been to expand government power and put the ability to control the economy in the hands of an el

why the department of labor is paying up. >>> authorities on high alert after deadly crashes in charlottesville. the details straightahead. >>> dozens of people are being treated at local hospitals following clashes in charlottesville virginia and after a car plowed into a group of pedestrians on water street. we are on the scene with the details. >>> dozens of people are being treated after violent clashes here in charlottesville and after a car plowed into pedestrians here. >>> a silver dodge challenger smashed into another car and back it up before fleeing the scene. video shows the incident as people were hurled into the air and others rushed to safety. >> there was a state of shock and panic that we couldn't believe it happened. >> authorities have the driver in custody, the violence a rafting between white nationalists and counter protesters-- violence erupting between white nationalists and counter protesters over the removal of robert e lee statue. fights broke out in the streets, with police in riot gear arriving on scene to disperse the crowds, dozens were injured. virginia state poli

get a pretty good idea what he was doing for the six years he was secretary of labor and a lot needed to be undone. the department really overreached in a number of areas. but we need to take it down some. and would -- there's a woman in the department of labor, ivanka trump. she has some very, very good policies with respect to -- particularly family leave. i was -- by the time i graduated from law school -- i worked my way through law school, didn't have government or family assistance. my family couldn't help and there wasn't a government program. i graduated. my wife was pregnant, we had two kid. remember what it was like getting to the end of the month and the money didn't make it. and so there are things that i think government can do to help. if we relieve the burden on business and -- better tax rates, better regulatoriy policy, get rid of this horrifically burdensome health insurance system we have you might be able to do things with family live, do really help people. would have been very happy in the administration trying to do those things and at the same time help president trump generate economic gr

budget an increase in defense billion offset by a decrease in nondefense at h.h.s.ment of labor, state department and it shows where the priorities for taking of -- when you think of a 20% cut in the department of labor's budget. those are the agencies that enforce labor standards and institutions and make sure are safe and not inhale toxic chemicals on the job and safety equipment and deep ladders om falling off and enforcement of wage and hour laws. those cuts are not the place will make our country better. from there is barbara tallahassee a republican. caller: good morning. i'm pleased to have this conversation this morning. think about the riorities and values, let me give context. the black vote was with the party really until a ut [inaudible] i'm doing family history. i have been struck because i had parents and grandparents who kept diaries and they were and very active in , rvice organizations philanthropy organizations, to race.t the i also appreciate brian lamb's review on the gentleman from south carolina. needsas a good story that to be told. let's talk about debt. -- the black is it

the department of labor is making available to the state of texas $30 million to assess workforce needs from the dislocated worker fund. we have also approved disaster unemployment insurance so that those individuals that do not qualify otherwise for unemployment insurance can have access to a means to make it by until they find a job. today we saw individuals that are going to survive and are going to rebound because they are resilient. they are determined to rebuild and they have incredible character. and that is a testament to the people of this state and that part of it was the best take away from today. thank you, governor. >>. >>> and we have with us, as well, secretary veterans affairs. >> good afternoon. we have over 528,000 veterans in the effected area. the department of veteran affairs is here to make sure that they are getting the care they need. our medical centers have remained open throughout texas and louisiana. although some of our outpatient centers have been damaged every day we are getting more and more of those opened up. i am very proud of the men and women that se

this, with the department of labor. what is the status of that? er: our understanding is it is still ongoing. there have been minor wins or losses on either side, but it is still the department of labor trying to get google to give them more information about how they determine pay internally. google says there's no gender pay gap and they've done to own internal analyses. they're still disagreement on whether it's true. emily: i know the discussion will continue. thank you so much for that update. coming up, there is a global power war brewing for engineers with ai skills. we talked to a man looking to fill those vacancies. this is bloomberg. ♪ emily: chinese ridesharing giant didi is expanding again. they are investing in a ride hailing platform that operates in the middle east, north africa, and pakistan. this comes a week after didi made its first major push into europe by backing estonian taxify. they currently operate in 80 cities across 13 countries. the use of artificial intelligence continues to grow daily, from the products we use --b --

you can find out what you need to know by going to your state's department of labor website. course, you can also get some good guidance from your school guidance counselor. but remember, if you're already having a hard time keeping up at school, the best kind of work for you is probably your school work. i'm christin helping you to make the grade. ♪ >> northern ohio borders part of lake erie. so when it comes to protecting their fish, ohioans don't kid around. at least i don't think they kid around. after all, they passed a law making it illegal to get a fish drunk. even if the fish is over 21. guess in ohio you can lead a fish to water, but you can't make it drink...alcohol. and i think that's a fin -- i mean fine thing. >> it's time for another important message, brought to you by the national road safety foundation. >> this is kati. and i'm -- well, you know who i am. life's going great for kati. class president, captain of her soccer team, and just aced her sats, and she loves to text. but i know something she doesn't. see that intersection? a car will be going through i

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the women's bureau was also in the federal department of labor and created during the war. it's called the women and -- the women in industry service and in 1920 it becomes a permanent bureau in the federal department of labor and continues to be an important advocate of wage-earning women. it is crucial in the fight against the e.r.a., actually in the early going. in i should add that the huffington post just posted something about what the proposal is in the president's budget in the women's bureau which is to reduce it from $11 million to $2 million. >> that's $2. >> to do away with ten regional offices and to leave only 15 people in the national office. >> wow. wow. >> and the huffington post has a link to a letter that's being drafted and signed on to, to raise you know -- this as an issue. >> thank you for that. really appreciate that. and thank you for your service too. and the woman right behind her? >> my question, were there the equivalent of literacy tests for white women after the 19th amendment? jim crow type of laws directed towards white women? >> in the south

$1.3 million in wages and damages to employees as part of a settlement they reached with the department of labor over a payroll error. nonacademic employees were not properly compensated between 2014 and 2016. they will pay back wages and $600,000 in damages. the repayments begin next month. >>> nasa is looking to hewlett packard to help humans get to mars. on monday it will have an hp computer on board. it will be a souped up version of what you buy at best buy or office max. this has never been done because gamma rays destroy computers. they will test the space born for a year to see how it handles harsh conditions. that's about the same amount of time it takes to travel to mars. most computing and calculations for space is done on earth because of limited capabilities in space. a lot of people are hoping to piggy back off a stroke of south bay luck. the couple that just hit it big in mega millions and the store that has been busy with power ball all day. overcast skies and it's not too hot out there tonight. leaisa is up next with the forecast. >> deciding to play ball after all. a three-hour

of a settlement with the wages department. the settlement comes in 20 fifteen, when they were transitioning to a new payroll system. and overtime miscalculations resulted in thousands of employees being underpaid. the department of labor is addressed to getting. thousands of employees will be reimbursed for the average around $55,000. >>> in oakland, reopening for swimming tomorrow, now that toxic algae has diminished. the lake had been closed for six weeks. and in fremont, another take lake will be opening again. it has been closed to swimming since february. algae can cause nausea and vomiting and it can be fatal for docs. and parks officials say they hope the lake will stay open for the rest of the summer. >>> algae blooms are also being blamed for toxins that are sickening sea lions up and down the company coast. jenna is in center scale. she has learned that the marine mammals have seen a big increase in the number of 60 alliance. >> reporter: they are one of the most popular here. and people of them. but there have been more that have been coming in to the marine mammal center in the past several months, and they have been coming in sick. and it is all because of acidic poisoning. >> reporter: sea lions are worl

the department of labor projects a growth of 29% through the year 2024 kate rogers has more from danville, p.a. >>> as a college student studying biology, megan mcminn thought she wanted to become a physicians candidate but a desire to interact even more with patients led her to genetic counselling. >> it gave me a good split between patient care and the hard science research end of things. >> at geisinger hospital genetic counsellors are on the front lines of patient care. with genetic testing becoming more popular they can't hire new counsellors fast enough. >> we will hire hundreds of counsellors. they will become a key member of the team when discussing with patients and families what to do next. >>> geisinger is home to the my code community health initiative one of the largest biobanks of human dna of its kind. the effort is led by amy sturm, director of genomic counselling at the hospital and hopes to help not only patients but their families. >> we are developing a program to look through all of the dna code to pull out what we consider to be medically actionable conditions. >> al

. >> the labor department reviewed payroll records and says it has found a systemic problem of google underpaying women. google says it vehemently disagrees with the department of labor's conclusion and says it has no gender pay gap >>> well, if you have been anywhere near san francisco's chinatown lately, you have no doubt noticed the massive construction work on the central subway project. once finished, muni metro service will reach all the way into the popular neighborhood burks tonight some once bustling stores say this billion dollar project is hurting their bottom line. here is "abc 7 news" leslie brinkley with a story new at 11:00. >> reporter: up to two million visitors a year stroll lu chinatown. locals hit the markets here, too. but lately business is down. >> by 15%. >> reporter: 15% fewer people coming in? >> yes. >> reporter: this travel agency is surviving the central subway delay. the station at washington and stockton street is slated to open in december 2019, a year later than plan. the construction zone is eating up valuable parking spots. >> we're trying the add pa

and then of course, when i got to the department of labor, i realized that was only the front door. there was a whole lot of offices back there. so i did not want people who are not part of mainstream america to feel intimidated. and i felt a responsibility to develop leaders for our country for the future that were of diverse backgrounds. host: let's talk about the 4 presidents you worked with, beginning with ronald reagan. in a sentence or so, describe your interactions with them and what they were like as a boss, beginning with president reagan. elaine: president reagan, i was a white house fellow, i was so young at the time that if i caught a glimpse of the president that would have made my day. so i really did not have much interaction, but i will say that i think president ronald reagan's presidency was successful for many reasons. two i will cite that pertain to me. one is i was actually independent. i was not very much involved in politics at all. but president reagan's inaugural message, and his goals of smaller government, stable monetary policy, less regulations, really re

. >> the labor department reviewed payroll records and says it has found a systemic problem of google underpaying women. google says it vehemently disagrees with the department of labor's conclusion and says it has no gender pay gap >>> well, if you have been anywhere near san francisco's chinatown lately, you have no doubt noticed the massive construction work on the central subway project. once finished, muni mro service will reach all the way into the popular neighborhood burks tonight some once bustling stores say this billion dollar project is hurting their bottom line. here is "abc 7 news" leslie brinkley with a story new at 11:00. >> reporter: up to two million tors a ysieavir stroll lu chinatown. locals hit the markets here, too. but lately business is down. >> by 15%. >> reporter: 15% fewer people coming in? >> yes. >> reporter: this travel agency is surviving the central subway delay. the station at washington and stockton street is slated to open in december 2019, a year later than plan. the construction zone is eating up valuable parking spots. >> we're trying the add park

department of labor is investigating google for pay disparities. and now dozens of former and current women employees of googles are looking at a lawsuit. >> google is a federal contractor so because they do business with the government, they have to go under audits to see if they are abiding by fair employment laws, not discriminating against people. in the audit the dol found there were discrepancies in every job category and the chances of that happening is something like one in 100 million. so they came -- this came out because -- so there's a civil rights attorney here in san francisco who this sparked his interest. so he put out an add saying have you worked at google do you feel like you were discriminated against, and i guess something like 70 women have responded saying yes, they believe that they have. so that's sort of where that came from. >> jonathan you touched on this earlier when you talked about the sporns of diversity how you need to be able to see around the corner, see what technology is coming. if we don't diversify, what's the

. >> the labor department reviews pay roll records and says it's found a systematic problem of google underpaying women. google says it disagrees with the department of labor's conclusion and says it has no gender pay gap. >> federal investigators say a bomb threat is linked to two international investigations. according to court documents, a man with dual u.s. and israeli citizenship was hired by unidentified person to threaten a high school in march. the bomb threat forced nearly 1600 students to evacuate. investigators believe the same man is also behind more than 200 threats targeting jewish community centers this year. this morning, he is in jail in israel, awaiting extradition to the u.s. >>> oakland police investigating after a person was killed. so far, homicide detectives will only say the person died while a crime was being committed. the victim died on rich street around 12:30 yesterday afternoon. police have not released details about people orcars links to the case. >> an east bay high school football team is scrambling to replace more than $10,000 in stolen equipment. he

google was being investigate by department of u.s.' laborse women were making about 40% less there at google, there was a problem that needed to be addressed. i would say, i don't mean this in a despairing term, i call them the nerd culture, they call themselves, that they would argue that salary is based on merit, and they don't want to see the differences outlined. but in wake of i pending set ofgatio investigation by u.s. department of labor. liz: by way it is pathetic to threaten anyone over internet. james demore failed to note that women software programmers took the world to the moon, and to outer space, they worked at nasa in 50s. it was considered a woman's job. i just think you know have an open debate. >> really.. liz: have james demore in. >> i read it, as a woman with a science background. i was not offended. i did not feel he took an inflammatory approach, i would agree with some of his asession serrings but -- assersions. liz: a heck of a u town hall. >> it would be a great idea to help come there to get this conversation star

is administered at the state level and a company, union or group of workers can petition the department of labor for benefits. in 2016, the labor department estimates some 126,000 workers national ly became eligible for taa benefits. while president trump has emphasized america-first policies and renegotiation of trade deals to prevent more jobs from being lost to foreign trade, the department did request an increase in funding for the retraining pro in 2018. nieves' home state of texas, 3,500 workers are helped each year and nearly three quarters entered employment once retraining is complete. some 90% retain their jobs thereafter. >> it's really an opportunity for a displaced worker to have a second career, have a second chance. >> reporter: after being notified by americanairlines that he may be eligible for benefits, nieves went back to school at age 45 and retrained to become a surgical technologist. even taking prerequisite courses in science and going up against younger candidates for his new position. >> my main motivation isy daughter. i've been a single father, ie raised my daughter fr

department of labor will be releasing its monthly jobs report on friday with the unemployment claims in the united states dropped slightly last week. moving on from the days of the business headlines now. adidas sales jumped by twenty percent in the three months to june topping the five billion euros. german sportswear brands on increasing demand in north america and china. it's raised its full year outlook and. oscar is it hopes. spending their. bmw sold a record of more than one point two million cars in the first half of the year thanks to demand increased. in china. that boosted pretax profits by nine percent over three billion euros. boss of bmw has warned the rest of the year may be different thoug. carmaker plans to spend more on technology and other projects. and south africa's national carrier is effectively bankrupt. members of parliament were briefed on the state owned airlines finances amid fears that it may not be able to pay salaries. have african airways may need a new government bailout in order to survive. also appointed a new chief executive brianti gerena vodacom. w

department of labor saying that this company systematically discriminates against women and when you the numbers, they don't exactly speak volumes. 69% of the workforce is male. 80% of the tech work best -- workforce are male. 20% of the entirety of google's women. a lot of ceos have come out to discuss this. proponents of more diversity tend to highlight the economic benefits of it. what are some of the arguments the use and why should the economic argument trump all anyway? caroline: potentially, they have taken a leaf out of the finance industry's book. those looking for 30% -- many women in the finance industry have said you can make better judgment calls. they say the financial crisis might never have occurred if you had more female asset managers and more female portfolio managers. from economic standpoint, it has -- it makes point to have diversity at the top. this has been use when it comes to the top at tech as well. this is something emily chang spoke to. she is the former cto for the u.s. government and was also a vp at google and she really speaks to why you need diversity

david: there are spots in the department of labor that may go away, the new department of labor is notif they goes away, will there be a shift back into active? craig: i do not think there will be a shift but the de- acceleration will be aggressive. you will have moving money into passive and i think it will accelerate next yar. it will be more severe if there is modified change. the other point, there is another part that is growing aggressively. it is the off space. we call it the barbell. traditional product is moving into smart data, which is low fee on one side, but it is also moving into high liquid offs. real estate, equity and credit, and infrastructure. is reallyle capitalizing on this. caroline: i want to break it down from a regional perspective. i am in london, what about europe? is it the same scene? craig: the sad thing about europe, you are about to have a five years behind the u.s. in behind the5 years u.s. in terms of these trends. in europe you have new regulations. in the u.k. you have the fca review. the u.k. is probably moving first, and europe is moving behind in

one in every 50 new jobsin the u.s., last year department of labor, the single greatest job category, new category that needed to be fulfilled was wind turbine engineer. if any of you are looking to recommend what do kids need to do, they can kobe wind turbine engineers. and the whole world is going on without us. you see with the trade tpp, transpacific partnership, article yesterday 27 countries are getting together with japan to do what we should have done, and they're going to do it without us. and now this countries are stepping forward to do on climate change and green energy what we should be leaving and doing on. the world is going to go on without us and the states will go on without us. i have been involved almost 44 years ago, stay to quit on electric following teslas three which is terrific. one for article ii weeks ago about vermont energy doing stepping out and saying we're going to do everything we can to make the independent households and the companies of vermont as independent of the grid as we can make them the opposite of us most company doing, recognize and way to

niggles also facing investigation by the us department of labor up for allegedly paying its female employees less than men. is there any way that all this could actually damage the browned. absolutely i you know let's be real women are probably the most powerful consumers in the world and. and certainly represent half of the people in the world and alienating half the people the world can't be good for your brand in. and you know secondly. you know one cannot. how is a minimize the the importance and power of social media and the way a brand is perceived i talk to people all the time? that won't use super anymore. they just want. and and i get back completely and the last thing you want is your brand on the sort of do not touch less. and that's potentially what google could be doing i think they've taken the right steps they fired the guy and i think they're taking the right steps to try to repair the reputation. has taken on the day's trading action now the major european indices closed higher this tuesday. docks leading with gains of almost a third. kacak homes a little bit less here in pa

reporters from the des moines register but keep watch on the department of agriculture detroit free press kept watch on a department of labor they brought a specialized interest to washington that was the early warning system that we lost a lot of that. so what i do is highlight those to encourage you to look all of these different agencies and the activist groups that our serious about it as well as members of congress. but gorka the president's adviser on counterterrorism he had a nefarious past tied to groups in eastern europe by the accounts of some people had fascist history and the reason he is out today not because the members of congress did their job because of the newspaper a jewish-american read newspaper over 100 years old when they saw that sebastian gorka was wary battle at a bed that were historically believed to be neo-fascist groupings stapler reporters on the grounded eastern europe to talk to members to get to the bottom of it that led the congressman to call for his removal create this situation of charlottesville people need to understand this. if you don't know their history or their background it cann

last year department of labor, the single greatest job category, new category that needs to be fulfilled was when turbine engineer. if any of you are looking to recommend what you kids need to do, they can kobe wind turbine engineers. the whole world is going on without us. you see with the trade the transpacific partnership article yesterday 27 countries now get together with japan to do what we should have done and they will do it without us. and now this country are stepping forward to do on climate change and green energy what we should be leading and doing on. the world will go on without us in the states will go on without us. going all electric following the lead of tesla. wonderful article about vermont energy doing stepping out and saying we are going to everything we can to make the independent households and the companies of vermont as independent as agreed as we can make them. the opposite of most, most energy copies are doing recognizing that's the way to move forward. so we're taking this exit ramp just when the intense commercial opportunities that adapting to paris would

they're not only being briefed, they're participating from the small business administration, department of labortment of treasury, transportation. each one has a pre-assigned role, and everyone is leaning forward under the president and supporting the governor and the state and local officials with their quest in addressing this disaster. >> reporter: and the top priority right now is, of course, saving lives. this afternoon texas governor greg abbott said that assistance is pouring many from across the country to help in that effort. ten states have sent helicopters to assist in those search and rescue operations and specialized teams from other states as well as fema have been deployed to work on those efforts. fema also has relief supplies ready to go in both texas and louisiana. the problem though is that a long as long as this rain keeps up, that supply is not able to get to those who need it. so a lot of that effort in response is going to on hold. arthel garrett tenney, thank you very much for that update from the white house. eric: you know, people in harvey's path have been taking to so

. >> new numbers from the us department of labor show job openings jump to a record high in june outpacingmber of job openings has increased since 2014 and on the last day in june there were 6.2 million jobs, finding qualified workers. healthcare and social assistance along with construction. heather: some infant swimsuits are being involved because they could choke a child, a baby. >> reporter: a line of children's jim suits being recalled because of a choking hazard. apparently this was on the bottom, could come off and be dangerous, if you have one of those, return it. rob: disney is pulling its films from netflix and will start streaming it on their own. why not make your own money? >> reporter: big move by disney announcing a new direct to consumer streaming service to compete with netflix, the disney brand is subscription service and will launch in 2019 and will be the exclusive home for new animated and disney pixar films. the only one not happy is netflix, disney will be pulling all of its content off of netflix in 2019. >> subscribed what channel you want and go get it. >> people

government litigation from the department of labor about their pay and -- about their pay practices. k: that is an ongoing case. the department of labor has claimed google has systematically underpaid women. google has said they have not done that. they have argued they're are not going to disclose their pay data. they -- the judge has given them a small victory on that. this case continues for google. it is one of a number of issues they face on the topic. -- as someone wrote a memo to employees last night, not addressing the firing of the engineer but talked about how the memo violates the code of contact -- conduct and talks about how the company builds products for millions of people and the engineer called out women as being biologically unable to compete with men in engineering. pichai said that was not ok. haidi: this is a theme for silicon valley, lack of women and resistance to senior roles, engineering roles. what does that show about the progress that has been made or maybe lack of progress? mark: we just looking at the numbers from 2014, a year before pichai took over. tec

it becomes in 1920, the women's bowie roar, a permanent bureau in the federal department of labor and it continues to be an important advocate of wage earning and women. it's crucial if the fight against the era in the early going. >> that the huffing ton post just posted something about what the proposal is in the president's budge for women's bureau, which is to reduce the funding from $11 million to 2.something million dollars. >> $2. >> 2 point something million dollars to do away with region offices and leave only 15 people in the national office. >> wow. >> and the huffington post actually has a link to a letter that's being signed on to raise this as an issue. >> thank you for that. really appreciate it. and thank you for your service. then the woman right behind her. >> my question, were there any literacy test for white amendment after the 19th amendment? jim crow type of laws directed towards white women? >> in the south -- white him also had to go in and face those tests, it's just that they had white regist registrars were on their side on the other side of the counter, so

department of labor nonacademic employees were underpaid because of a problem with its new pay systemployees who worked overtime were not properly compensated between 2014 and 2016. wa will pay $750,000 in back damages. repayments begin next month. >>> federal prosecutors ssiay rrorists tried to use ebay and paypal to fund attacks here in the u.s. they arrested a man in december 2015. he's charged with attempting to provide material support to isis. in recently unsealed court records, police say after pledging his allegiance on social media, he pretended to sell computer printers on ebay. they said it's a cover scheme to cover nearly $9,000 in payments h he got from isis operatives through paypal. he pled not guilty and will go on trial later this year. an ebay spokesperson told is u.s. journal, the company has zero tolerance for criminal activities taking place on our marketplace. while they said they invest significant time and resources in working to prevent terrorist ak thetivity. >>> chp vinvestigators are looke for the drivers of two cars involved in a high speed wreck in southe

department of labor's office of federal contract compliance program is thinking of a lawsuit againstgiant for discrimination against women. according to the guardian. it all started when a google software engineer wrote about the gender gap. james damore blamed biological differences for the lack of women finding success in the industry. he spoke publicly for the first time to an "alt right" youtube channel and explained why he wrote the memo and stands by it. >> there is a lot of just shaming and, no, you can't say that, that's sexist. you can't do that. and i -- there's just so much hypocrisy. >> reporter: damore was fired after the memo was released and is threatening a wrongful termination lawsuit. a group of women are threatening a discrimination lawsuit of their own against google. live in mountain view, katie nielsen, kpix 5. >>> time for your "final 5." >>> the u.s. and north korea continued to train threats over the north's nuclear program. secretary of defense james mattis has warned pyongyang to cease any consideration of actions that would lead to the end of its regime an

this in the wake of the department of labor's audit that concludes a gender pay gap exists at the techcharge google denies. the ceo is leading a town hall meeting tomorrow to address the uproar. so much more to come. kristen sze, "abc7 news." >>> if you would like to see the whole interview with theoogle g engineer and his memo, go to our "abc7 news" app. >>> clouds lingered a long time today. this is the roof of our " ♪ ♪ award winning interface. award winning design. enne. the volvo xc90. the most awarded luxury suv of the century. this august visit your local volvo dealer to receive sommar savings of up to $4,500. >>> the port of oakland brought in more container eers last than in any point in history. there's typically a surge this time of the year. but overall the number of ships were down, because cargo is coming in on fewer but larger, as you may have noticed, ships. >> gigantic. do you have a rewards credit card? and here's the key question, are you getting full value?s hear t make sure we're getting all the perks we deserve. >> i live for rewards. it is a big part of my life.

department of labor showed job openings jump a record high in june. f job openings have increased since 2014 and on the last day in june, there were 6.2 million jobs available. this could be an indication companies are having trouble finding qualified workers. the industry with the most jobs available with social assistance along with construction. >> no surprise there the housing market doing well. this is a health alert for people this morning. many cases of salmonella being linked to papaya. reporter: that's right. 109 people in 16 states have gotten sick with salmonella after eating papaya from mexico. 35 people had to be hospitalized than one person in new york city has died. the papaya has been traced to a farm in southern mexico. the cdc recommends consumers not to eat cover restaurants not surveyed retailers not sell these papaya's from mexico. cheryl: this happened fast. it was originally just new york, connecticut and new jersey. all right, general motors developing the ridesharing map. but there is a twist i'm hearing. reporter: this is inte