. >>> kate rogers is live in ontario, canada. kate, where are you? >> that's right. hey there. we are just a few weeks out from recreational cannabis legalization in canada we'll tell you all about the growth efforts underway after the break on "power lunch. your muscles look good, but we should be seeing

you go back to san diego kate rogers, thank you. >> speaking of football.last night's game on nbc packers quarterback aaron rodgers carted off the field in a second quarter with an apparent knee or leg injury. they trailed 17-0. rodgers came back in the second half and staged one of the biggest comb backs they won 24-23 look at that pass to randall cobb who scampered more than 50 yards. aaron rodgers cementing his role as one of the greatest quarterbacks. >> novak djokovic won the men's side of the u.s. open yesterday. that victory is djokovic's 14th grand slam title. >>> still ahead, the week that shook the world. we are marking the megamarket milestone. ten years since the financial crisis. >>> also ahead, your morning rbi and maybe the biggest gold find of all time. we'll tell you where and how much was found when we roll on making my dreams a reality takes more than just investment advice. from insurance to savings to retirement, it takes someone with experience and knowledge who can help me build a complete plan. brian, my certified financial planner™

kate rogers joins us with more >> good morning.nbc has learned amazon plans to launch as many as eight new smart home devices powered by alexa by the end of the year these include a microwave oven, in-car gadget, an amplifier and receiver some will have alexa built in while others will connect to alexa-enabled devices. amazon is expected to unveil some of these devices at an event later this month the new products reflect the company's ambition to make the technology for its digital assistant available everywhere by focusing on areas where people spend most of their time like their home and car. it would mark amazon's first push into home appliances putting it in competition with sonos, ge and samsung. in the moths havenst recent ears report, jeff bezos talked about making alexa more worldwide. >>> shares of oracle are down. first quarter revenues narrowly missed estimates the co-ceo contributing the move to a stronger dollar. >>> fedex's first quarter earnings missing forecasts employee compensation and other costs weighed on prof

. >> good morning, i'm kate rogers. president trump this weekend rgetingpple on twitter.ling apple to build newn factoriese u.s. following the warning that proposed tariffs on chinese goods would impact several products. a the presideo urged ford to build it's focus active model in the u.s. after theuto makers cancelled plans to import it from china ford is standing by.ou for morning business report, i'm kate rogers. >> john legend joins an exclusive club. he achieved e.g.o.t. status. he won an emmy, grammy, oscar, and a tony. last night, legend won for producing jesus christ star live that aired here on nbc. he also played the title rolean is nominated for outstanding actor in a limited series or movie. it will air live right here on september 17th. it's a huge feat. congratulations. >> well it's celebrating it's gacy with a festival this saturday. >> take a look back at the devastating riots of 1968 and how far the area has com since then. live at the bookstore on 8th street. what can people expect at the festival. >> it's all about celebrating the old and the new. we'r

here's kate rogers with your business greport. d morning, i'm kate rogers at cnbc headquarters.nstagram is working on a shopping app. the verge reports the apple uses selections of items from merchants that they follow and buy them directly within the app. more than 25 million businesses haveam insta accounts and 2 million of those are also is adv advertisers. four out of five instagram users .llow at least one busine so a shopping app could be a big revenue opportunity for its parent company. >>> i'm kat rogers with this business etreport. >>>eady for heat again. if you're gardening outside, do it ea look at the temperatures in the mid-90s. feeling like 105. no rain relief. here's your tip of the day. some of these. you can plant in the sun or shade. chuck is back to show you how as long the heat before a weekend cooldown coming up. >>> couple of brand new problems on telay here in morning. and a look atravel times t >>> welcome back at 6:45 a live look outside right now. oh, my goodness, can you see ale the it's going to be a hot and humid day. temperatures feel hotter than th

i'm kate rogers at cnbc instagram is working on a new stand alone shopping app. tech news site the verge reports it lets you -- from merchants that they follow and buy them directly within the app. more than 25 million businesses have instagram accountand 2 million of those are also advertisers. four out of pfeiffensgram users follow at least one business. itould be a big revenue opportunity for facebook, the parent company forinstagram. with your business report, i'm kate rogers. >>> it's been about three month since the caps won the stanley cup. still remember that after a long deserved summer of celebrating, the boys areack on the ice. this is in arlington. among the players were niklas backstro and our captain, alex k ovin. they celebrated just a little biju >> hockey st ended. >> i know. ready to lead the team up to another cu preseason game september 16th in boston. keep it going. >>> bracing for thestorm. tropical storm gordon roars into the gulf. r it hasn and punishing winds. > thousands of d.c. public school students learn their personal information was

for more, we go to cnbc's kate rogers. d morning, kate. >> reporter: hi there, marlie, and philip. good morning to you. wall street looks to be opening the dow dropped 79 psthree-week after the president said the u.s. is ready to levy tariffs on an additional $267 billion worth of chinese goods. the nasdaq closed 20 points lower with tech stocks suffering their worst week since march, led by declines in apple, a.m. zornsion and alphabet. we'll get consumer expect a rise of $13.8 billion. >>> nike's controversial bet on colin kaepernick appears to be paying off, according to early data from edison trends. the report found that nike's online sales surged 31% from sunday through tuesday of last week. the sales pouring in, despite criticism from president trump and some calls for a boycott of the athletic apparel-maker. nike's first ad featuring kaepernick aired last monday. back over to you. >> thanks, kate. >> nothing like a boycott to spike sales, huh? >>> just ahead, honoring new york's bravest who lost their lives on 9/11.

i want to salute you, kate rogers >> i'll salute you back. people all around the country commemorated 9/11 yesterday a minnesota fire department has a special surprise guest the now viral video of the ceremony shows a bald eagle perched on top of the fire truck that was being used to hoist the american flag. the fire chief called the moment phenomenal and viewers seem to agree. the video has been viewed over 2 million times. this was not a stunt, go to the fire truck, you could the eagle. this was just a random act of nature >> something incredible. >> awesome >>> amazon is branching out this holiday season the retail giant will sell live full-sized christmas trees for the first time this year >> why >> the trees will be shipped in a box straight to consumers within ten days of being cut customers can expect to pay $115 per seven foot tree. >> i have a lot of questions how big are these boxes going to be the u.p.s. guy, even if the tree is not heavy, it's bulky a ten-foot box >> double carrier duty >> sounds hard >> i like going and picking o

in american business history blood testing firm theranos shutting its doors reportedly for good kate rogersas more on this >> the once celebrated company now plans to dissolve itself and return any remaining cash to creditors. the "wall street journal" reports that theranos announced the move in a recent e-mail to investors from ceo david taylor. this after a failed attempt to sell the company taylor said they reached out to more than 80 potential buyers. big-name investors lost about $1 billion. this latest chapter had been expected since the founder was charged with fraud by federal prosecutors back in june she and formthe former coo are accused of encouraging doctors and patients to use their blood testing services despite knowing they could not promote consistent results once valued at $9 billion, theranos is now in default of its credit agreement and owes at least $60 million to other creditors. itlaid off most of its employees back in april. >> i said it before, if you have not read "bad blood," you need to read it that will go down as a textbook case of investigative journalism amazi

. >> i'm kate rogers in twins burg, ohio. we'll tell youhy there's a huge labor shortage and what ie comp like this are doing to fill the gap. >>> even though amazon is in the news a lot, we don't often hear from its founder a ceo but last yearbezos described what it's like to be the world's wealthiest man. >> i would ruchher if they said inventor, jeff bezos, father jeff bezos. those things are much more meaningful to me. if you look at the financial success of amazon, thetock. i own 16% of amazon. amazon's worth roughly a trillion dollars. that means what weave built over 20 years, we have built $840 billion of wealth for other people. >> as you know shares amazon have been on a tremendous run, advancing about 68% since january 31st. >>> companies are going to new lengths to find workers and that's not anasy task, especially in the manufacturing sector, which is not only in s.ed of employees, but highly skilled employee in twinsburgh, ohio. >> reporter: modern manufacturing is sleek, clean and tenology driven. nowhere is th

." >>> good morning, i'm kate rogers at nbc global headquarters. here are today's top business headlines. wall street is indicated to open higher this morning after stocks fell on high. the dow dropped 79 points and snapped a three-week win streak. the nasdaq closed 20 points lower with tech stocks suffering their worst week since march, led by declines in apple, amazon and alphabet. we'll get data today on consumer credit in july. >>> the ceo out following sexual misconduct allegations that spanned decades. ment reached an c moonves would agreement that would keep a viacom/cbs merger off the table for two years. >>> president trump targeting apple and ford this weekend on twitter, telling apple to build following the tech giant's warning that proposed tariffs on chinese goods would impact several of its products. the president urged ford to build its focus active model in the u.s. after the automaker canceled plans to import it from china citing cost issues due to tariffs. ford is standing by its decision saying it wouldn't be profitable to built

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kate rogers is in ontario for us tonight. >> listened marijuana producer are gearing up. the move implemented by the trudeau government mak it the first g 7 nation to legalize thn while cannabis remains illegal at the federal level in the united states. longtime cannabis executive executiveaf i is hoping to cash in. he has investein growth, research and retail. his one concern, there might not be enough produn store shelves. >> we will see empty store shelves. because we have seen it every other place that has legalization. there will be a lack of prd in the first year. many of the producer a oss the country are ramping up production but there is a lag to catch up. >> another unknown this s of green is the marketside for the canadian astro, analysts say it's anywhere from 4 to $10 billion i the next few years. >> they expect to grow as multinational companies make and exple deals, bringing the product more mainstream. and more investment expected. >> i don't think there is anybody that's not eyeing an opportunity in cannabis. i do believe that there are many people on the

domino's opening its largest supply chain facility, kate rogers is there and spoke with the new ceo ofs, rich allison, she joins us now. kate >> we are here at domino's new supply chain facility, its 19th in the u.s., set to be its largest in the world they're going to hire about 150 new workers here and they plan to open 8,000 stores domestically over the next decade to support really growing demand here in the states. i got to sit down exclusively with their new ceo rich allison and i spoke to him about a wide range of topics including trade and tariffs, nfl ratings, the papa john saga and more. first we asked about hurricane florence take a look. >> we're assessing that. it's an evolving situation as you know but we've got about 80 stores that are closed currently as our team members and our franchisees are making sure that they and their families are safe but just as we have this center here, we have a supply chain center in the raleigh, north carolina area, and they are gearing up to help our franchisees get back up and running once the storm passes but our thoughts and prayers ar

canada's full legalization of recreational marijuana in less than a month that's where we find kate rogersntario. good morning, kate >> reporter: good morning, we are here at one of 117 licensed producers across canada. you mentioned the country is gearing up for full legalization of reck reational marijuana. it come at a time when stocks from tilray to canopy have been on a wild ride that has some people talking about a bubble. >> we are in a bubble but we were in a bubble for 1998 and it continued for three years and if you didn't make an investment in '98 you missed a lion's share of what could be earned in return on investment. >> canadians are optimistic about the opportunities. we talked to the ceo of oxley. they invested in the facility we're live from today. they said they're preparing for the next wave of legalization that comes when things like edibles will hit market. >> oxyis preparing for the second wave of legalization which is october of 2019 where we have the range of products. >> one thing we've heard from experts is there that there may be a shortage come october once the

with your cnbc morning business report i'm kate rogers. >>> thank you.opener for the washington caps. the stanley cup champions will takehe ice a we get ready for the upcoming season and we'll kick it o with new ice. crews put the finishing touches on the arena. >> tonight's preseason game will be againstnhe bos bruins. the puck drops at 7:00. >> he is part chef andri humani and is helping to feed storm victims in the carolinas. >> it' h similar to what did after hurricane maria hit last ar. he didn't waste any time heading down to the hurricane zone once he heard how bad the storm would be in the carolinas. bar range barbara harrison caught up with him just before he left. it was on his mind as he planst ravel to north carolina. >> i know it will never happen ing suret we're m >> you can watch the full interview in the nbc washington app. >> tonight starts the finals of america's got ttalent. >> a d.c. native is just one performance away from winning it al >>> brian king impressed judges and the crowd so far with his electric violin skills. he talked to

i'm kate rogers. >> right now, first 4 traffic alert. take a look here. eastbound 66 at 123. only one right lane getting by this crash investigation. major delsys and ao flooding problems across the area. chuck. >> lots of puddles for the dog walk here early this morning. if you'd like to adopt a dog from the humane rescue alliance, mack is available. he'd love to go for a walk even on a rainy day. most of the shower chances are stacked up stacked up l i'm imon. i'm the son of an immigrant and a family man. daughter: hey, dad. neal: and now i'm running for the u.s. senate, unaffiliated with any party, because they're playing partisan games angetting nothing done, and it's crippling america. i've created high-paying jobs right here in maryland by listening, bringing people together, and finding common gund, and i'll do the same thing as your senator. they say an outsider can't do it, but... all: together... neal: ...we'll prove them wrong. i'm neal simon, saand i approve this m.. neal: ...we'll prove them wrong. let's finally put people over politics. >> it is 6:45now. we're t

don't get lost in that >> it's your "i love lucy" moment >> reporter: it is >> kate rogers, thanks >>forget monday cramer's got jamie dimon of jpmorgan. dimon's made some provocative comments in the last couple of weeks. but leave it to jim to get the truth out of him when he talks to him about banking, the economy, trade and a lot more coming up on monday. dow session high was 103 so we're just shy of that as we head into a busy, obviously, week next week with the fed and a whole lot more >> i think monday some of the telecom tech and media companies being one to watch >> short-term micron pain from intel. amd is up 2.5% for once. let's get to the judge and "the half." >>> i'm scott wapner does the best week for stocks in two months means it is time to get even more bullish on the markets? it's noon and this is "the halftime report. >>> what a week. now where will the bulls run, and what sector will lead them will it be the banks having their best week since may? or is tech about to step it up mario gabelli is live and exclusively. plus, big calls on at&t, under armour, and micron "t

stock is up nearly 50% kate rogers is in new jersey. >> they are planning to hire 150 poem to work outne they forsee about 8,000 stores across the u.s. in the next decade with that being said they do have a really strong and large international presence we did have to ask how they are being impacted by the ongoing trade war. here is what he had to say here in the u.s. and most of the countries that we operate in across the world we source our food locally if we can do that we always try to match currencies and try to have the best cost position that wecan. >> steel, you see a lot of that in this building and to the extent that steel prices go up it will have a modest effect on us >> beyond trade we spoke about pizza hut, the nfl and of course papa johns they said they are not looking to really capitalize on some of the weakness they are seeing. >>> um next we'll be back with the closing count down >> and adam aron joining us to discuss the $600 million investment as china trims exposure big story today. we'll be right back. there they are, your neighbors. you like them. they always rem

kate rogers is live in twins borough, ohio, with more >> here at this facility they're using modern manufacturingmming logical controllers, like mini computers used in industries that range from pharma to the auto sector and more their process also uses a connected enterprise system they say makes the job more efficient. the company has a message, that automated manufacturing doesn't cut the human factor out of the equation >> it's people working in close concert with technology but still using what people do best, using their enginenuity and their decision making skills to be able to add additional productivity on top of the basic technology >> rockwell is looking to hire about 140 workers in manufacturing roles here in the u.s. they do want the really competitive benefit package with things like health care on day one of starting the job and things like college tew titian reimbursement. now 350 jobs have been added in the manufacturing sector but experts say another 5,000 workers are needed for things like baby boomer retirement and things like that back over to you guys. >> and how are things

opening the largest supply chain facility in the world right in the backyard in edison, nuenke kate rogerswith more. hi, kate. >> reporter: that's right. this is the largest in the world. they have 19 of them across the country. the company is planning to hire 150 people to work here and open up about 8,000 stores across the country over the next decade to support the growing demand here in the united states i got to sit down with dominos new ceo rich allison exclusive this morning and ask about a wide range of topic but we had to talk about the legal battle at papa johns. here is what he said. >> we have been offering great value to consumers for years now. we've been on the same $5.99 price point about nine years for us it's not matter of going back to value. we've been on value the entire time and i think what we see over at our competitors just reminds us that we have to stay 100% focused on customers and franchisees. if we do that i think we'll be successful >> steve richie is a fellow ceo do you haveny advice to offer him. >> just what i just said as much as he can stay focused on fr

our kate rogers is at twinsburg, ohio at a manufacturing company with more on that story. >> the manufacturing sector has really been buzzing along under president trump adding 350,000 jobs since he took office. but the manufacturing institute says an additional 500,000 roles in the industry still need to be filled which is why companies like rockwell autoimation where we are today is looking for workers. they're essentially these mini computers and rockwell says they're willing to bring in even unskilled workers and get them up to speed. >> we want to bring people in that we can train. because of our robust training process we can bring people in with no skills, we can develop them to have certification and go through various processes in the plant and get more certification and allow them to grow in their career >> rockwell is looking to hire about 140 people in manufacturing roles across the country. they do offer a very competitive benefits package include things like health care on your first day, college tew titian reimbursement and pore the average pay for someone in a manufacturing rol

steve, let me begin with you one of the things in my note that you pointed out, and that kate rogers ago, is that small businesses, latest poll, have never been happier or more establish. but they say they can't find skilled workers to find jobs so they're having to pay more to keep the good workers they like. that is wage inflation and that is what tends to drive broader consumer inflation is that one of your concerns and then the response to that is usually higher interest rates. >> well, that's correct. and you know, it is one of my concerns although, where maybe i differ a little bit from mr. dalio is that i think that this time around, it might -- you know, the worst words on wall street, it's going to be different this time but i do think it will be a bit different in that there's a lot of secular forces that are keeping inflation in tow you know, yes, there's definitely labor shortages in some areas, but there's also a technological revolution going on that is going to help lower costs. and then partnered with that, what i think are continued aggressive central park policies i

>>> canada will legalize recreational marijuana next week this week the stocks were on the move kate rogersexpectations for this booming industry. hi, kate >> reporter: hi, mike. that's right producers like this one here are gearing up for the legalization of recreational marijuana. the implications of this are major as canada will be the first g7 nation to legalize the drug for recreational use. of course it is still illegal at the federal level in the united states we interviewed the ceo of oxly they're creating a consumer packaged goods service that does everything from growth to research to retail his biggest concern about legalization for recreational use is there may not be enough cannabis to start. >> it's certainly exciting we're going to have legalization different provinces across the country, have different levels of preparedness. i think we'll see empty store shelves. we've seen it in every other place that had legalization. there will be a lack of products over the first year. many are ramping up production, but there's still a bit of a lag for that to catch up >> reporter: mar

welcome back the national federation of independent business is out with the latest confidence report kate rogersls. >> good morning. this is a big one. the nfib is out with its monthly read on optimism showing a new all-time high for the month of august of 108.8, nearly a 1 point increase from last month this breaks the previous report of 1.08 set back in 1983 looking at this chart, this is optimism for the full-year, holding well above the index's historical average of 98 the biggest gains this month were plans to increase inventories, plans to make capital outlays and plans to increase employment. to the down side the biggest drops were in those who expected credit conditions and those who expect the economy to improve. labor quality again remains a stubborn issue for small business in the number one spot this month as a single biggest issue followed by taxes and government red tape and regulations i talked to the group's chief economist and asked if and when the labor quality might impact optimism he says owners are on the myspt about the future and are trying to hire. if you try and don't su

sector is humming along thanks to a boost in the economy and a demand for workers is on the rise kate rogers this morning for today's edition of "help wanted. >> the manufacturing sector is humming along, adding 380,000 jobs since president trump took office the manufacturing institute projects there's about 500,000 roles within the industry that still need to be filled, which is why companies like rockwell automation are looking to hire here employees are taking part in what is called modern manufacturing. making things like program logicon trologi logic controllers which are mini computers. they are looking to bring in skilled and unskilled workers and bring them up to speed >> we want to bring in people that we can train. because of our robust training process we can bring people in with no schools, they get certification and go through various processes in the plant and get more certification >> rockwell is looking to bring in about 140 people in manufacturing roles here in the u.s. they offer things like healthcare on day one. they also offer college tuition reimbursement. overall avera

kate. >> jessica, thank you so much. >>> "outfront" tonight, randy credico, the associate of roger stonefied before the mueller grand jury today. mr. credico, thanks for coming in. >> yes. in the words of ronald reagan, there you go again, calling me an associate. i'm not an associate. people keep lumping me in as an associate. >> and what would you prefer? >> someone i've never for 16 years but not an associate of roger stone. that is a mischaracterization. >> someone you've known for a very long time. >> yes. >> and you said earlier today you were asked about your relationship with roger stone in the grand jury. what did they ask you about that relationship? >> well i will say this, that the preponderance of the questions today were about roger stone and my relationship with him. but i really can't go into the substance because i was there for about two or three hours and, you know, i was told by my lawyer i have a big mouth not to talk about the substance of that questioning today. >> i wonder why? was there any restrictions put on your -- put on you by the mueller team? >> no. there

a close associate of roger stone who today appeared before robert mueller grand jury will join me live. what did mueller want to know? let's go "outfront." >>> good evening. i'm katet,"