are there a dry cleaners? yes. who remembers grand auto. they have solvants, cleaners, octane boosters. it's great until there is a natural disaster. where does this end up? on the floor. it gets mixed together and becomes a hazardous soup and it's usually slippery. safeway, what do you think they have in there, kids? we will show you. bleach. okay. bleach is great i used it this afternoon to get my shirt white it's great. do we need this much bleach at home? no. safeway need it? probably not. look what they have across from the bleach. it says don't mix ammonia and bleach makes a gas. these are bad things to mix with bleach. who's got these under their sink in i do. everybody does. you want to separate the ones that don't go to together. how do you find out? read the labels. these are department of transportation placards, they are colored. they are all red. they have the sort of flame thing up there. the little number here and number here. we've got books in our rig that tell us what these are. based on a number. we will see a 1219, look i

you know and think of immediately from hotels and restaurants but also attractions, taxi cabs, dry cleaners, pretty much everyone at some level is affected. >> reporter: the deadline is march 4th. apparently, those two sides are not even close. reportedly, more than a billion dollars apart. at the same time with that much money at stake, both sides have a lot of incentive to hammer out something and hammer out something soon. even roger -- for his own salary. >> everybody keeps throwing out the cba, it's not signed yet. >> a couple of weeks we will see what happens. >>> feeling down, the common ingredient in food that doctors say is to blame. >>> and the very latest sign of hard times even in beverly hills. >>> highs today were a good 10 degrees cooler and many of our neighborhoods, additional cooling takes place tomorrow, and the the rain as we continue on the cw. g a little blue after pigging out on chips and fast food during yester s game? blame the >>> feeling a little blue? after pigging out on chips and fast food during yesterday's game, well blame the food not the game. a study that

really know and think of immediately from hotels and restaurants, but also attractions, taxicabs, dry cleaners, pretty much everyone at some level affected when the visitor industry is affected. >> the nfl players union says each city could lose about $160 million and 3,000 jobs. the deadline for an agreement is march 4. and the two sides reportedly are more than $1 billion apart. >>> a breakfast staple may have just gotten better for you. we're talking about eggs. a usda review finds that the average amount of cholesterol in one large egg is 14% lower than previously thought. that may be because farmers are given hens healthier feed. and another benefit? large eggs have a little more vitamin d than they used to. the usda plans to update nutrition labels on egg cartons. >>> well, valentine's day is just around the corner so go ahead and indulge. gosh that does look good, doesn't it? a new study finds chocolate may actually be healthier for you than fruit juice. researchers at hershey's -- >> right. >> researchers at hershey's the chocolate company compared cocoa products to fruit juice powders

child care, people selling in the flea market, on up to janitorial, landscaping, restaurants, dry cleaners, and in some cases, small manufacturers. we sometimes bridges of it in even larger transactions if we think there's community benefits, we might wind collectively with the city's working solutions fund or with another lender. so far, -- and we work throughout the bay area. we work in four bay area counties, said francisco obviously being one of the importance, but also said the clara, san mateo, alameda. we have laid out over $15 million to bay area businesses with a medium loan size of about $7,000 -- median loan size of about $7,000. who do we work with? principally, we want to work with businesses that have at least one year of sales history. we will look at start of businesses in the case with there is significant industry experience and significant owner injection or investment into the business, but if someone comes was without experience and without capital to invest, we will recommend that they go through a training program and go get some experience before we would be able to

you have a fresh, new garment, wrinkles are gone and it's ready to go again before the dry cleaners. nkled mess? you spritz this on, smooth it out, and believe it or not, without an iron, you're good to go. >> tethered down. i was going to help this poor lady out. she needs some help. >> but speaking of an iron, ladies at home, please, if you don't own a steamer -- >> best investment, right? >> this is going to change your life. you can get a handheld one. you don't need a professional one. or a little one like this. this is conair's micropro that folds up in your bag as small as a sock. >> great. and it works well? because sometimes the travel things don't work. >> these both work great, i promise. they'll change your life. >> okay. next, we have stay in shape. i was going through my closet, kind of doing this myself, and protecting the shape of things like boots. my boots kept flopping over. i was like, i nooed something to stand them straight up. you have a solution. >> this boot looked totally different before i kept letting it flop over. i like the distressed look, but you can re

some dry cleaners claim to be organic and eco friendly. ve you ever wondered what that means. >> the traditional method of dry cleaning known as perk is petroleum-bailed and could harm the environment. there are alternatives. >> we look into alternatives to see which ones are recommended by the epa. >> it's considered safer than perk by the epa. it's water and detergent-based and did well in good housekeeping's test for getting out coffee and wine stains. it had a tough time though with lipstick, oil and ink. >> another process was considered safer than perk by the epa. in our test it did a good job at getting out coffee, lipstick and oil but less effective getting out ink and wine spots. liquid silicone is a product offered under the brand name of green earth. it's effects have not been researched yet so the epa has not taken a stand on it. >> said it removed coffee and lipstick and oil but left ink on silk. >> another process that's also petroleum-based like perk but they are designed to break down more quickly. >> it's important to remem

. >> i -- >> jimmy: my dry cleaner.> jimmy, i mean you know -- >> jimmy: i would like to thank the man who invented wheelbarrows. they make gardening convenient. >> listen i thanked my barndts last year so i felt like you know you always hear people thanking -- the truth is my in-laws raised a good man and i truly from the bottom of my heart love them. >> jimmy: wow, that's really nice. wow. >> and they -- but they raised my husband and his brother who lives in our building. they raised good men. and i have a boy and i feel like it's my responsibility -- i'll feel like i did a good job if i can raise a son the way they raised their boys. >> jimmy: that's nice. when you say this -- do your parents, dab your mother in particular feel rage and jealousy when she hears this? >> no, because last year my parents literally after every show call me. >> jimmy: to say what? >> to say how much they loved the show. my mother will -- she'll always leave a message no matter what and she'll talk for like 15 minutes on my machine about

it is a dry cleaner. i know they're making money at this store, i know they are, or otherwise my sister, especially during the summer when i was there, her sface would be so red. she would have to come home and lay down because she would be exhausted from working so hard for this business. this business does not seem to really appreciate her. i want to know why it is that business want to always cry to the public that they do not really think about the people that are doing the work for them so they can make all the millions. host: let's hear from jane in new york. caller: good morning. as you know our biggest problem is jobs, and basically what i think is that just as this gentleman that just got off the line here, he has a problem of keeping people, so i think that the u.s. has been backing and subsidizing the auto industry, at the homes industry, and all these other industries. i think the u.s. should start subsidizing labor or the worker, and by doing this -- if you have someone that is on unemploymen

you make -- i'll tell you one thing, when you go into the barber shop, when you go into the dry cleaner and call the plummer and that new 9% is here, you're going to feel that pinch, trust me. working families around this city are going to feel that pinch. >> mr. emmanuel? >> there are three separate tax cuts i proposed, one, employee head tax, disincentive to hiring people. the second is a change in the natural gas tax. and that would also save hundreds of dollars for middle class families, especially now that people are talking about raising the rates. third is a 20% reduction in the sales tax. because single parents, working middle class parents, have a tax code, and they are bearing the burden. chicago has the highest sales tax in the country. it is time to give working families a cut, which means if you take a corporate jet, you'll start to pay your share. you hire a limo, you'll pay your share. you want to join salts saddle and cycle club, you pay your share. and we give two tax cuts, one on the energy bill, one on the sales tax. and that is essential to do, given what just happen

. >> going to the dry cleaners. >> and the one -- i don't know if it was the male or the female -- kissedhat bothers me is he doesn't write, no calls, nothing. i'm matt lauer along with natalie morales and al roker. coming up, mark zuckerberg, the facebook founder, has taken out a restraining order against a man he says was causing a threat to him, tormenting him at work and home, sending e-mails and contacting him and his sister. we'll have more on that unusual story coming up. >> then in our diet s.o.s., not all breads are created equal. joy bauer will be along to tell us what to look for on the label when trying to be healthy and plus some kid-approved healthy eating options when you are eating out. >> all right. jill martin is back with special steals and deals saving you on everything from dresses to shoes to electronics. great discounts for the "today" show audience. >>> also ahead, it's called niche dating whether you are in the market for a sugar daddy. >> a monkey. >> a younger man. a monkey. there is someone for everyone out there. online maybe you can find your match. >> i did

cleaners that closed up. host: and hit in 2008 by people cutting back on dry cleaning in a bad economy. caller: you are right. host: you said you want more federal writ -- support. what could the federal government have done? caller: could put up small business loans to the people who wanted to stay in business but they have not done that much. the obama administration and the democrats have cut more jobs than we can shake a stick at. they are in contempt on oil drilling -- and how many jobs that would produce, i don't know. guest: one of the virtues of our economy is flexibility. on for -- fortunately it has an upside. when market forces change, you can go out of business. when an economy is working well, about a million jobs each month are being created and slightly less than a million are being let go. so we have a vibrant, churning economy. both democrats and republicans are committed to small businesses. there is only so much you can do. the sba is funded and there are loans available, but obviously when you apply for these loans, they will be looking at the market and how viable t

cleaners that closed up. host: and hit in 2008 by people cutting back on dry cleaning in a bad economy. caller: you are right. host: you said you want more federal writ -- support. what could the federal government have done? caller: could put up small business loans to the people who wanted to stay in business but they have not done that much. the obama administration and the democrats have cut more jobs than we can shake a stick at. they are in contempt on oil drilling -- and how many jobs that would produce, i don't know. guest: one of the virtues of our economy is flexibility. on for -- fortunately it has an upside. when market forces change, you can go out of business. when an economy is working well, about a million jobs each month are being created and slightly less than a million are being let go. so we have a vibrant, churning economy. both democrats and republicans are committed to small businesses. there is only so much you can do. the sba is funded and there are loans available, but obviously when you apply for these loans, they will be looking at the market and how viable t

cleaners that closed up. host: and hit in 2008 by people cutting back on dry cleaning in a bad economy. caller: you are right. host: you said you want more federal writ -- support. what could the federal government have done? caller: could put up small business loans to the people who wanted to stay in business but they have not done that much. the obama administration and the democrats have cut more jobs than we can shake a stick at. they are in contempt on oil drilling -- and how many jobs that would produce, i don't know. guest: one of the virtues of our economy is flexibility. on for -- fortunately it has an upside. when market forces change, you can go out of business. when an economy is working well, about a million jobs each month are being created and slightly less than a million are being let go. so we have a vibrant, churning economy. both democrats and republicans are committed to small businesses. there is only so much you can do. the sba is funded and there are loans available, but obviously when you apply for these loans, they will be looking at the market and how viable t

cleaners that closed up. host: and hit in 2008 by people cutting back on dry cleaning in a bad economy. caller: you are rht. host: you said you want more federal writ -- support. what could the federal government have do? caller: could put up small business loans to the people who wanted to stay in business but they have not done that much. the obama administration and the democrats have cut more jobs than we can shake a stick at. they are in contempt on oil drilling -- and how many jobs that would produce, i don't know. guest: one of the virtues of ou economy is flexibility. on for -- fortunately it has an upside. when market forces change, you can go out of business. when an economy is working well, about a million jobs each month are being created and slightly less than a million are being let go. so we have aibrant, churning economy. both democrats and republicans are committed to small businesses. there is only so much you can do. theba is funded and there are loans available, but obviously when you apply for these loans, they will be looking at the market and how viable these things are. i know politi

you make -- i'll tell you one thing, when you go into the barber shop, when you go into the dry cleaner and call the plummer and that new 9% is here, you're going to feel that pinch, trust me. working families around this city are going to feel that pinch. >> mr. emmanuel? >> there are three separate tax cuts i proposed, one, employee head tax, disincentive to hiring people. the second is a change in the natural gas tax. and that would also save hundreds of dollars for middle class families, especially now that people are talking about raising the rates. third is a 20% reduction in the sales tax. because single parents, working middle class parents, have a tax code, and they are bearing the burden. chicago has the highest sales tax in the country. it is time to give working families a cut, which means if you take a corporate jet, you'll start to pay your share. you hire a limo, you'll pay your share. you want to join salts saddle and cycle club, you pay your share. and we give two tax cuts, one on the energy bill, one on the sales tax. and that is essential to do, given what just happen