hi, richard. >> hi, erika. the hospital here says they have not seen a spike in heat-related illnesses yet. doctors want to make sure that people don't become victims to the heat. they say the most important thing to remember is to have water. the blazing sun likely brings a triple-digit day. a lot of people with water in hand, but some runners prefer to get a head start to beat the heat. >> people don't drink enough the day before and that's where they get dehydrated and start losing conscious and what not. >> reporter: the excessive heat can be dangerous. health experts say everyone should stay indoors and limit their time in the sun. drink plenty of water wear light, loose weight clothing and check on neighbors that may be at risk or without air conditioning and keep children and pets indoors. this doctor from washington hospital center says heat exhaustion and heat stroke are a serious threat with consecutive days of excessive heat. >> if you are vomiting, can't keep fluids down and you've been out in the s

." >> reporter: i'm erika miller in new york. all around the globe, investors will be paying close attention this weekend to see if spain requests billions to bailout its banks. many spanish banks are in trouble because of bad real estate loans. the country's unemployment rate

. >> reporter: i'm erika miller. still ahead, weak employment gains are spurring fears of another recession. "nightly business report" is brought to you by: captioning sponsored by wpbt >> tom: we saw more evidence today of a slowing u.s. economy. factory orders fell in april by .6%, to nearly $466 billion. that's there lowest level since october. this comes after last week's bad news about the job market. the nation is barely creating enough jobs to keep up with population growth. as erika miller reports, all this is raising fears about another recession. >> reporter: the likelihood of recession this year is still slim. but it's growing. according to in-trade, an online betting site, odds the u.s. economy will slip back into recession now stand above 18%, from the low-teens most of the spring. but even if the u.s. skirts recession, it probably won't feel like much of a recovery. >> "it hasn't felt like what we're used to, as far as economic recoveries go. we've seen job growth, it's improved but it's still pretty an

. >> reporter: i'm erika miller, still ahead, wall street's take on the fed chairman's testimony. "nightly business report" is brought to you by: captioning sponsored by wpbt >> tom: on wall street, investors didn't hear what they wanted from federal reserve chairman ben bernanke. and that put the damper on a strong stock market rally early in the day. the dow closed up 46 points, after surging as much as 140 points during the session. the nasdaq ended down 14 and the s&p mostly unchanged. as erika miller explains, investors aren't giving up on hope for more economic stimulus. >> reporter: sure, stock investors were disappointed fed chairman ben bernanke did not hint at immediate action to prop up the economy. but they are still hoping the central bank will extend operation twist. a $400 billion program to lower long term interest rates, which is set to expire this month. >> we are kind of at a tipping point. if the market believes there's going to be some concerted central bank action, then i think we could really see stocks rally. if instead, the fed is a bit more cautious and d

erika miller reports. >> reporter: stock investors are only too happy to say goodbye and good riddance to may. after all, the steep sell-off this month leaves the dow industrial average barely up for the year, after a record first quarter. so why was this month such a downer? >> once earnings season ended, people did not have a catalyst to hold onto stocks any more. they sold into it. >> reporter: and, of course, there are also growing worries the crisis in europe will slow global growth. it's not just stocks that had a terrible month. gold had its worst may in 30 years, suggesting investors are no longer viewing the precious metal as a safe haven. like stocks, gold has been hurt by worries about europe: >> as the euro crisis has intensified, the euro has declined. gold is positively correlated with the euro and inversely dollar. >> reporter: where investors have been finding safety is in treasury bonds. the yield on the benchmark ten- year note, which moves in the opposite direction of price, is now below 1.6% for the first time. there are two things that could help investors regain t

erika tells us about a medical condition that is surprisingly common and yet not well-known. >> i was just reading in bed, when i started to feel odd tingling in my mouth, and i got up from my bed, went to my bathroom, and i couldn't control what my body was doing, and then i remembered nothing. >> kelly was just 10 years old when she experienced something she had never felt before. >> we heard a sudden thump. wasn't sure what it was. and i went down the hall, and kelly had collapsed on the floor. >> kelly was rushed to the hospital, where doctors did some tests. the diagnosis was epilepsy. >> epilepsy is a neurological condition that causes someone to have seizures. seizures can be described best as an electrical storm in the brain. >> for some people, an epileptic seizure means experiencing symptoms like shaking or convulsions. other symptoms may include staring or feeling confused. the sense of sound or smell can also be affected. >> in the beginning, i had decided not to tell my friends that i had epilepsy, because they may think, "oh, you're different. oh, that's not good. like,

." >> reporter: i'm erika miller in new york. all around the globe, investors will be paying close attention this weekend to see if spain requests billions to bailout its banks. many spanish banks are in trouble because of bad real estate loans. the country's unemployment rate is nearly 25%, making it increasingly difficult for many spaniards to pay their mortgages. if spain needs help, it would mark a new low in the european financial crisis. although greece, ireland and portugal have already received bailouts, spain's economy is much bigger. >> spain's debt is essentially bigger than all of the other three combined. and the other issue with spain, also, because of its size-- if a country as big as spain gets bailed out, then the question is who is next? >> reporter: there's no way of knowing how much spain could ask for in aid. but fitch says the cost of shoring up spanish banks could hit $125 billion-- 9% of g.d.p. today in washington, president obama urged european leaders to act quickly. >> the sooner that they act and the m

as erika reports, that doesn't mean spending a lot of money, but it does mean spending some time thinking about what you wear. >> having the right look can make a big impact when it comes to first impressions. unfortunately, so can having the wrong look. for some tips, we visited mary kate steinmiller, a fashion editor at teen vogue. what aspects of a person's physical appearance do others notice first? >> i think that having general cleanliness and having well-groomed hair and nails is always really important. >> what are some of the wardrobe basics a person should start off with? a>> it's always good to have a white, button-down blouse. it's crisp and fresh. a simple blazer that's fitted and not too boxy is great to have, and some floral dresses that you can lay your cardigans over are perfect, too. >> with the help of three intern volunteers, mary kate gave us an informal fashion show. and don't worry, guys -- she included some tips for you, as well. this is lizzy, and lizzy is dressed a little bit too conservatively, a little too serious, old for her age. you know, it's a full suit. i

jim and doreen. >> thank you, erika. we need to point out that erika is broadcasting on something called live view. i have not a clue what that is, but it is a transmission device that creates a delay in the time from which we ask the question and then she actually hears the question. it's a very long time. matter of fact. so, we want to explain that that's why she just sits there and kind of nods her head while we're waiting for her to say something. there is a delay in getting there. >> when the conditions are extreme out there, we use all the tools we can get our hands on to to bring you the live reports. let's go back to doug and get the very latest on what's happening out there right now. doug? >> the very latest is round one still coming through us and really become moore re of a lin here. that is round one and round two getting ever so close and starting to so severe thunderstorm warnings associated with round two getting closer to our area. we'll take a couple zooms here and show you one of the strongest storms t

erika miller, nbr, new york. >> tom: next week on the program. the foodie craze continues, how savyier customers are changing the restaurant business. several retailers report their june sales figures next week. and it's the report wall street's waiting for, the june employment numbers are out friday. we'll find out how many jobs were added to u.s. payrolls this month.atwh>>usie: itoesn't dattt business you're in, it's always important to take good care of your customers. this week lou's been thinking about the difference between customer service and hospitality. here's author and educator lou heckler. >> i'd like to think i have a little in common with danny meyer. meyer is the operator of a number of wildly successful restaurants such as gramercy tavern and shake shack. in his book, "setting the table," he writes that he focuses not on traditional customer service, but rather on hospitality. i love the distinction. he says customer service is a one-way proposition; hospitality is always two-way. i learn what your needs are, and then i go about

erika miller reports. >> reporter: the new nasdaq compensation plan addresses one of the issues weighing on facebook shares, but not all the concerns. >> at this point, we think a lot of the damage has been done in terms of thoughts about the company and the stock. >> reporter: although facebook shares rose today, they are still down 29% from their offering price. some investors aren't sure the nasdaq's compensation fund is deep enough. at $40 million, it's way below the $100 million or more that financial firms said they lost because of technical mishaps. the plan also does not placate investors who think nasdaq c.e.o. robert greifeld should resign. many blame him personally for the technical problems, since he had weeks to prepare for the high profile offering. but beyond the bungled i.p.o., facebook faces plenty of other challenges. the social media giant still faces lawsuits by investors who claim the company and its bankers mislead them about the firm's revenue outlook. so even at today's prices, it may not be wise to buy the shares. >> it's not only whether facebook can adequately

as erika gonzalez reports now, erika edwards -- it is adding to the confusion many people add to theon people have about taking them. >> reporter: many people take daily calcium and vitamin d supplements because they heard they can lower the risk for broken bones and possibly prevent cancers. after reviewing studies whether the sun plemts do as promised, a government advisory panel says postmenopausal women should not taking any lower than the standard 400 international units of vitamin d and 1,000 milligrams of calcium. >> that level of vitamin d supplementation to the die jet not effective for preventing fractures. >> reporter: experts say there is not enough evidence to come to a conclusion on whether higher doses might be beneficial for women who have gone through menopause or any dose would prevent a bone break in men and younger women. >> whenever we think about those types of preventive therapist, we set the bar pretty high. we want to know that those therapies are going to be effective at preventing what we are seeking to prevent. >> reporter: they did find a small increased

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as erika miller reports, second- quarter results are likely to be memorable for an unfortunate reason. >> reporter: think the last few weeks have been tough for stocks? the market will soon face another big hurdle-- second- quarter earnings season. the latest tally of wall street analysts suggests second-quarter profits will fall a half a percentage point. if it happens, it would be the first quarter of negative earnings growth since the great recession. >> the u.s. economy has definitely started slowing since the start of the second quarter. and many european nations have also slipped into recession. 45% of s&p 500 revenues come from non-u.s. sources, so what's happening abroad is just another complication for analysts. >> reporter: materials and energy are likely to be two of the worst performing sectors, due to falling commodity prices. but remember, although second quarter results are important, it will be hints about the second half of the year that will drive the stock market. >> as you get later in the year, there are a lot of people who think third quarter and fourth quarter a

as erika miller explains, some latin american countries may be relatively well positioned to weather the global downturn. >> reporters: it has nothing to with how far away latin american countries are europe, but their positions financially. over the past few years, many have built up big rainy-day funds. and some, like peru, have government debt levels that are small relative to their economic outputs. >> it's debt burden is actually lower today than it was in 2008. we are talking about a 20% of g.d.p. compare that with 80 to 90% of g.d.p. we see these days in the developed world. >> reporter: chile's government debt is even lower: only about 10% of g.d.p., and it has the highest credit rating in latin america. >> this is really a country with a very long track record of macroeconomic stability. its policy framework is very strong. >> reporter: but if the crisis in europe escalates, the eurasia group believes mexico will be one of the better emerging market bets. >> we have a new president coming on board that is going to assume office in december. and we think that the reforms that

erika miller, "n.b.r.", new york. >> susie: tomorrow on n.b.r. our look at the foodie craze continues with housewares. from cookware to dinnerware and the other tools of the trade. we learn what's cooking in this $300 billion industry. >> tom: this month hundreds of thousands of out-of-work americans have not received unemployment checks as extended unemployment benefits are phased out. tonight's commentator says slow job growth this spring is proof congress acted too fast in cutting back on those checks. here's rutgers university professor bill rodgers. >> last month's government report on job growth was a stark reminder of the nation's bifurcated recovery. 4.3 million private sector jobs have been added over the past 27 months, but this amounts to a monthly average of 158,000, not enough to provide opportunity for those that lost their job or can only find part-time employment. what does this mean? it means that congress dialing back in the duration of extended unemployment insurance benefits was premature. when the legislation was passed, 11 s