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

kate rogers shows us where the jobs are from danville, pennsylvania. >> as a college student studying biology, megan thought she wants to become a physicians assistant, but a desire to interact with patients led her to genetic counseling. >> it was a good split between patient care and hard science research. >> in danville, she sees about six patients a day, working in on kole ji. soon, she'll move on to a cardiology clinic the field of genetics has grown dramatically over the past decade, touching off aspects of health care and now, counselors like mcminn are in demand with labor estimating the occupation is set to grow nearly 30% by the end of 2034. >> there weron't be enough ounselorers information. >> counselors don't need to be doctors, but need mast erers degrees, making on avera year. salaries can reach up to $250,000 annually, depending on location and specialties. the national society of genetic counselorers is doing its part to spread the word in my and high school about genetic counseling as a career choice. >> the need is already clear here with 25 counselors on staff. the

kate rogers. us >>> fiat chrysler reportedly puts the brakes on a takeover offer. that's where we begin tonight's market focus. according to a report from automotive news, fiat chrysler recently rejected the bid from an unnamed chin niece aese auto saying the is too low. shares of fiat chrysler rose more than 8.5% on the session to finish at $12.60. >>> the food distributor, cisco, said strength in its international operations helped the company's results beat estimates. shares still fell, though, down almost 1%, to 51.09. >>> vf corporation which owns brands, the north face and timberland, said it would buy work apparel maker williamson dickey. vf corp said it would strengthen their work wear business and add to this year's earnings and revenue. shares of vf corp rose 3%. >>> vm wear expects profits and sales for the current quarter to come in ahead of street targets. the provider of cloud computing software said it's seeing strength across its product p t portfolio and expects the trend to continue. as a result, the company lifted. shares were higher by 6%. >>> t

kate rogers has our stor >> at panther coffee in miami beach, florida, no worker makes less than $10 an hour. with tips, most entry level workers take home an average hourly pay of $15. husband and wife team say generous pay is essential to their business success. >> we can't have a business without a team fand pe appreciated, or respected, i find minimum wage disrespectful. >> but a battle is brewing in miami beach over raising the local minimum wage. city officials voted to increase it to more than $13 an hour by 2021. nearly $5 above the state's current mit earlier this year, ruled against that wage hike th appeals court this fall. the battle come as the natios g. >> more than half of states nationwide now have wage floors above the federal minimum of 7.25 and hour. advocate groups like the florida retail federation say a wage hike would damage growth and negatively impact workers. >> you're talking about shops that have a fine amount of money. >> he said any wage above $13 an hour would cause him to make ough choices at his sma y at $10 an hour. >> we might run into some problems

treat our pets like family but when we go on vacation, sometimes we have to leave those family kate rogerseports, there's a new alternative, all part of the growing pet care industry. >> reporter: for many people, summer means it's time to kick back and relax on vacation and for some very pampered pets, it can be the opportunity to do the same in the dog days of summer. dogs are given the royal treatment here and my own oliver had to put the experience to the test. k canine guests are taken to the hotel and there are special meals for the pets and there's a gym to work off the treats. >> we are booked almost every weekend because there's always that client who wants to make sure that their dog gets the very best they could ask for. summertime is crazy busy for us. >> reporter: and at this place, cats are also vacationing in style. they off accommodations, including condos and kitty swoouites. they can have personal cuddle time and game time on the ipad. >> people now are trading their cats more like children so they are seeking out more interactive customized experience for their pets as o

for many, it's the first step towards a brick and mortar restaurant kate rogers hit the street and found success stories with food truck millionaires >> reporter: when ben van blew inand his partner made their artisan ice cream in 2008, they had no idea what a hit it would become. >> there you go. >> reporter: with just $50,000, they hit the streets of new york city looking for the perfect location >> we drove to the corner of green and prince and by the time we had opened the window there was a line of 30 people. this is the peanut butter chip. >> reporter: and the crowds kept coming today the company has six food trucks and nine store fronts in both new york and los angeles. their ice creme, featuring unique flavors retails in whole foods in the northeast and california and the business is on track to do $20 million in revenue next year. food trucks like this have been growing at a faster rate than traditional restaurants over the past decade, but the growth is expected to slow in years to come due to regulatory hurdles. >> it's very challenging to make them work financially in new yor

. >> kate rogers explains why pets are getting some much-needed rest and relaxation.>>ep summer means it's time to kick back and relax on vacation and for some very pampered pets, it can be an opportunity to do the same in the dog days of summer. at d pet hotels, chelsea in new york city, dogs are given the royal treatment and my own oliver had to put the experience to the test. canine guests can be chauffeured to and from the hotel, which has luxury uber suites. chefs also prepare special meals for the pups and there's even a little gym to work off those extra treats. >> our high-end services, you know, our uber suites are booked almost every weekend because there's always that client who wants to make sure that their dog gets the very best they could ask for. summertime is crazy busy for us. >> reporter: and at morris animal inn, cats are also vacationing in style. the inn offers luxury accommodations, including condos and kitty suites with plush beds and tvs. feline guests walks and game time on the ipad. >> people are treating their pets more like children so they

. >>> miami is at the heart of the battle over minimum wage kate rogers is talking to business ownerhe'll join us next. >>> and we'll talk markets and investing ideas, with equity strategists. >>> at 8:00 a.m. eastern time, jeff gennette. stay tuned these days families want to be connected 24/7. that's why at comcast we're continuing to make our services more reliable than ever. like technology that can update itself. an advanced fiber-network infrustructure. new, more reliable equipment for your home. and a new culture built around customer service. it all adds up to our most reliable network ever. one that keeps you connected to what matters most. >>> we are in the green pretty much across the board. we'll calm dow 57 points higher, nasdaq up about 28 points. >>> a couple stocks on the move. macy's naming a senior ebay executive at its new president howe lawton will report directly to the ceo it's also consolidating into a single unit. the move will eliminate about is 00 jobs. macy's ceo will join us live at 8:00 eastern >>> shares of bhp bill the ton raised its dividend. and it an

now to find where the jobs are this time it is in the field of genetics becky quick, not genes kate rogersing to tell us why genetic counselors are in demand good morning to you, kate. >> hey, andrew good morning genetics used to be a field reserved for rare diseases but the industry has grown dramatically over the past decade touching all aspects of health care as medicine becomes more personalized and now genetic counselors are in demand at hospitals across the country, including where we're live from today. the field of genetics has grown dramatically in recent years, touching alls is expects of health care as medicine becomes more personalized. now genetic counselors are in demand >> as genetics permeates everything, there won't be enough genetic counselors to see every patient who gets genetic information. >> the nsgc says the industry has grown 100% in the past decade to work as a counselor you don't need to be a doctor but you do need a masters degree, and programs are very competitive. >> they're in clinics seeing patients face-to-face. they're dealing with all different types of c

in miami beach there's a war brewing between city officials and business owners the minimum wage kate rogerslive in miami beach with what's at stake hi, kate. >> reporter: hey, there. earlier this year local judge struck down an ordinance raising the minimum wage to $13.31 by the year 2021. that's about $5 higher than the state minimum wage of $8.10 an hour the business community here is really divided over where this should be. for example, at panther coffee employees starting at the lowest pay level are paid $10 an hour husband and wife team joel and latisha say they are making $15 an hour and lower wages are not an option. >> for our business social security important that people take home a living wage because we want the team to feel respected. we want people to stay long term we want to build a culture where they know that they are coming to work somewhere where we understand that you can live with less than that. >> reporter: adam at the daily creative food company starts his workers at $10 an hour since he doesn't believe wages should go above 13 >> they might run into some problems

kate rogers is there with more >> as the national momentum continues to build in favor of higher wagesionwide, a battle is on going near miami beach. earlier this year a judge struck down a local ordinance to raise the minimum twij $13 an hour by the year 2021. that is $5 more than the state's minimum wage of $8.10. we talked with the city's democrat democratic mayor and he said living on $8.10 an hour in miami beach is not doable. >> how do you live you live because the government is going to help you they're funding you with subsidized programs, welfare programs, social programs. so basically the taxpayers are subsidizing the cost of businesses >> but for some small businesses, it can lead to tough decisions. we talked to adam meltser, the owner of the daily creative food company. does he start the minimum pay at $10 but doesn't believe wages should go above $13. >> we might run into problems where we would have to decrease the amount of hours minimum wage employees work we also might have to raise menu prices w price which would affect customers and the overall business as a whole.

with crude oil under pressure again this morning let's go to kate rogers with the eia inventory report a much bigger decline in crude this morning 5.4 million barrel decline calling for a drop now looking at crude we're down by around .5% right now. continuing pressure due to hurricane harvey goldman sachs has about 23% of the nation's refining capacity is currently off line due to that storm the other big story is gasoline. we're higher by 6.5% aaa says the national average price for gasoline right now is about 240 a gallon that's up from 237 yesterday and $2.34 last wreeek. back to you guys. >> consumers will already start to feel it thank you. >> flood waters continuing to rise and the nation's largest flood insurers already $25 billion in debt for earlier storms joining us now is former deputy administrator for the national flood insurance program. now university of maryland center for disaster resilience thank you for joining us. >> well, good morning. >> so first of all and the federal government is going to bare the brunt of a cost here and flooding isn't covered by homeowners i

. >>> welcome back the nasdaq is bouncing back today after yesterday's drop of 135 points kate rogerss over at times square >> reporter: a big drop yesterday. today we're leading the gains by up more than half of a percent all tech games have reversed course biggest gainers amazon, apple, and netflix are up by 1% another big gainer today is vertex that's up 3% russell 2000 is up marginally higher today. to the down side one of the biggest losers, nvidia yesterday the stock is down by 6% today again one of the biggest losers in the nasdaq 100 but for the year up more than 40%. back to you. >>> when we come back we'll have the closing countsdown for you >> after the bell google diversity memo and firing of its author which haunts the tech giant. more on the tech giant coming up ♪ ♪ i'm living that yacht life, life, life ♪ ♪ top speed fifty knots life on the caribbean seas ♪ ♪ it's a champagne and models potpourri ♪ ♪ on my yacht made of cuban mahogany, ♪ ♪ gany, gany, gany, gany ♪ watch this don't get mad (bell mnemonic) get e*trade and get invested >>> two minutes left in the trading d

lets get to kate rogers. >> the big story of the day is gasoline trending higher than 2.5% it did getthan $1.77 today. this is due to the major flooding of tropical storm harv harvey stores were closed due to in coming tracks. refining outages and looking at that gas higher by more than 1%. this of course, is expecting to refineries, back over to you do down in galveston texas, brian >> reporter: it is not just the storm. you can see it is raining and galveston by the way is supposed to get hit hard tomorrow and maybe wednesday which could mean the port is closed longer and the shipping channels is closing longer lets hope those forecast -- i don't want anybody to be wrong but it is one case where i hope they are wrong it is not just the storm i reference just the break houston had been struggling a bit. unemployment rate is higher than the national average already 47 bucks a barrel, it does not pay to have those offshore rigs out there. that's the most expensive kind the last time i was here, those were not here. maybe it was one i confirmed the gentleman over here people should be o

kate rogers has the results. >> hey there kelly, the stock is up by more than 1.5% right now and decentadjusted eps of 78 cents. they've been looking for 76 cents. on revenues, $570 million. the company also reported comp store sales declining by half a percent for the quarter. they have projected last quarter this is going to be down by about 1% not as bad as expected the board approved a 21% dimpbd increase for the quarter stock is rising once geb, we'll keep an eye on it and bring you relevant news. back over to you >> trying to stay positive, kate, thank you. >> meantime, aig's earnings are out. let's get back to morgan brennan with those numbers, morgan >> let's look at the numbers american international, scroll down, the i have the numbers right up here to look at reported adjusted earnings of 1.53 per diluted share this was a big beat versus the analyst estimates. and lower than invested casty losses this is behind the beat. 1.26 billion versus expectations and 975 million. but commercial is what disappointed pretax income, there was only 716 million commercial insurance net prem

closing bell >>> welcome back with some more breaking news from the small business council this time kate rogerswhat's happening there? >> hey there kelly, we've been reaching out to small business advocacy groups in the wake of president trump's comments on the violence in charlottesville yesterday. i just heard from karen kairg began. she is the president and ceo of small business and entrepreneurship council they don't have a formal statement, but here's what karen had to say, quote, for groups like council that are inclusive and work on policies and initiatives to support opportunity in the american dream for all, we despise racism and inclus one of which is that bigotry and hatred has no place in the united states. i know many members will be working harder to engage with their customers and employees with more love, kindness, and finding ways in their communities to get rid of the dark cloud hanging over our nation president trump must recognize the broad criticism he is receiving which includes many in the gop and resolve to forcefully and humbly address these concerns once again that's t

. >> technology shocks down and nasdaq is the biggest underperformer kate rogers at the market site with some of the big movers. >> reporter: we're down around 1.8% the biggest loser in the day sen tech which is really weighing. netflix down around 3% and disney said earlier this week it's going to be pulling its movies off the platform come 2019 facebook is also down around 2%. the company announced last night its plans for watch, that new platform, a new way for users to watch videos on the social network, and all the rest of the f.a.n.g. names, apple, amazon and google, all of the three major players also down between 1% and 2%. guys, back over to you. >> all right, kate, thank you. speaking of facebook, the company hopes you will watch its new home for original video content, and that's what it's called, quote, unquote watch julia boorstin at the headquarters of one of its rivals, snapchat, because they do have earnings coming up i thought when i saw facebook watch i thought it was like an apple product but it's really youtube that they are taking on here. >> reporter: does look like

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