it has been 30 years since the first kfc restau ra nt 30 years since the first kfc restaurant openedn china. the company has come a long way and its owner reported its latest results and the profit is up by nearly 40% other than kfc it also owns pizza hut and taco bell. there are more than 7600 outlets throughout the mainland. consumers have shown their appetite for western—style fried chicken and pizza. spinning off its china business has certainly paid off. the sceptics were wrong. if you look at china there is a yen to spend. not only do they have a yen to spend they also have you won. what we are seeing is that chinese consumers want to spend money. —— yuan to spend. can this be sustained bombing forward with the fast changing tastes of mainland consumers? what we saw last night... we have to remember that yum china owns three brands. taco bell, pizza hut and kfc. i am getting hungry now. what we saw that picture and chicken were flat. as a result, what happens to yum china is that all have to do well. even though the profits were good, we saw that sales we re profits were good,

chicken is popular in mmm. —— that was fought kfc.been looking to bulk up the market. but there have been food safety scares and changing consumer tastes, along with a wider economic slowdown and competition. the committee has been trying to symbol by its menu as well as making a push on mobile payment and delivery. it bought a recent controlling stake in a food delivery service. with all these changes and a new strategy, hopefully we will see better numbers for kfc china this quarter. british airways cabin crew are to stage a further two weeks of strikes, in a long running dispute over pay and benefits. so—called "mixed—fleet" cabin crew, who are paid less than longer standing staff, will walk out for 1h days on 19july, in a strike called by the unite union. the strike will begin three days after the end of the current 16—day strike. ba says instead of striking, unite should allow its members to vote on the pay deal reached two months ago. don't forget you can get and hat with me and some of the team on twitter. i will be back in jus

also in the programme, slicing off a thinner profit — the owner of pizza hut, kfc, and taco bell in chinaacklustre results in the first quarter. and we have the latest from the markets and european have opened steady after a fairly downbeat session in asia. and we'll be getting the inside track on alipay, the chinese digital payment giant owned by ecommerce giant alibaba. the ceo will be joining us later. and as jay—z‘s digital—only album goes platinum in under a week we want to know, what was the last physical album you bought? let us know. just use the hashtag #bbcbizlive. welcome to the programme. in a few hours‘ time, the eu and japan will sign off on a major trade deal in brussels — covering everything from cars to cheese. it comes despite doubts around the world about free trade deals and the rise of trade protectionism in the us under the trump administration. japan and the eu account for about a third of global gdp — that's over $21 trillion. both sides believe their trade relationship has room to get even bigger. eu officials say the deal will boost the eu economy by 0.8% and jap

kfc, solid, 2% pizza hit down 3%.ately, yum's management has been talking about doing something big to turn things around yum is going to invest $130 million to upgrade their equipment and improve operations kfc and taco bell are in terrific chase, here in the u.s. and everywhere else that yum does business, except for china because that's a different company. so which is a better stock for you, yum brands or yum china let's start with the stocks them the selves ev when you look at other quick serve restaurant names that are growing, both numbers seem reasonable domino's sells for 33 times earnings even mcdonald's is trading just about 11 but let's see. let's put it together. i think it's crazy to yum and yum china are trading at the same price earnings to multiple. now with taco bell so strong, i think yum brands is the true growth vehicle here. and yum china had some real problems with growth that needed to be worked out before it deserves to trade at the same a the parent company it simply is superior to the chines

so kfc invent aid way to reunite the colonel with his beloved customers.nvestigate. >> kfc invent aid robot that uses a.i. technology to translate the drive-thru employee's voice to sound like. it's called h.a.r.l.a n.d. >> how does it work? >> whatever you say here comes out of his mouth. >> can we go try it? >> welcome to k.f.c. >> welcome to k.f.c. >> what would you like to order? >> what would you like to order? >> your $5 fillups famous bowl. >> oh, okay. >> oh, okay. you'll never guess how much it costs. >> $5? >> yes! >> yes. >> thank you. >> do you like chicken? >> do you like chicken? >> yes. >> prove it by doing your best chicken impression. >> pacac! >> ooh oui. >> da, da, da, da. >> can i get a two-piece fillup? >> we're out of chicken. how bay bucket full of napkins? i'm just joking. we have so much chicken we don't know what to do with it. happy national fried chicken day. >> do we win a prize? >> every order comes with a free hat. >> thank you. >> enjoy. i get this for me now. >> celebrate national fried chicken day by eating fried chicken.

kfc sent it to the atmosphere in a high attitude balloon.ompany thought it was a greatioid since they foot -- great idea since they footed the bill. it will come down sometime tomorrow. we will keep you posted. >>> also new video shows a baby humpback whale in southern california throwing a temper tandroom. you can see mom and the -- tantrum. you can see mom and the baby. the baby slams down its mother's back. the baby had been trying to feed which mom refused which got him hungry and angry. >> we will be right back. alpine spring water have to travel from its source to the bottle? a hundred miles? a thousand miles? how about less than a mile and a half? crystal geyser always bottled at the mountain source.

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we're talking mcdonald's, burger king, and kfc. have made the focus of a new report.ia has been found in the ice for certain drinks at various uk locations. out of ten ice samples taken from these drinks from each chain, seven were from kfc they were contaminated, six from burger king, three from mcdonald's. now, all three of these fast food chains have responded to these reports. they say that hygiene is their top priority. brands that own kfc is ending the day in the green. here's the story that i want to give you. sorry i was reading something from a script that should not have been there. forgive me. john mccain revealing that he does have a tumor. dr. siegel here to tell us what that might mean for the senator. but first, now democrats reducing to condemn a women's march. there's a tweet out there wishing happy birthday to a cop killer fugitive in cuba. we've got the details who after this you totaled your brand new car. nobody's hurt, but there will still be pain. it comes when your insurance company says they'll only pay three-quarters of what it takes to repla

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, kfc opened up an on line store selling limited addition kfc items, t-shirts, they have socks, thats a pillowcase, with the colonel on it. most expensive item that is a meteor in the shape of kfc chicken sandwich. guess how much that goes for? >> how much? >> $20,000. >> how do you just after a meteor for sale. >> because you got to, maybe mark wahlberg will buy that meteor. >> yeah. >> i said mark. his brother donnie. >> mark can afford it too. >> do you remember that mcdonald's straw we had on the show, that you were so excited about. >> yes. >> it is going for up to $10,000 on e bay. >> talking about the plastic straw for milk shakes. >> in the shape of the kind kaine they created it just for milk shakes that they came out with two different versions, limited addition, there were 2,000. >> is this the within where flavor separates. >> yes. >> they have the pull in the bottom of the straws and separates, yeah, 2,000 of them , up to 10,000 on e bay. >> do you still have user yes. >> that is the straw. >> you threw yours in the trash. >> i still have it on my kitchen counter. >> did

>> kfc is launching a limited edition cell phone in china. it has the colonel's face on the back and it is bright red. >> i still prefer the iphone over the limited edition phone they are selling. >> come on! you have been waiting for this one, i know it! >>> cbs money watch.com. thank you very much. >>> only if it delivers to come to your house >> >>> more comfort dogs are making their way into stores, restaurants and planes and there is concern about the risks they pose to the public. it takes 38 weeks of training for an emotional support dog. one injury attorney claims the comfort animals have killed six people and seriously injured nine people since 2011. the diagnosis must be part of the equation. >> it is very important to know that an emotionally supported -- and emotional support animal is really part of treatment and what we look at is the diagnosis. >> has for business owners, they can ask if the person is disabled and what services the dog offers no more. >>> 5:40. coming up, the latest on the wildfires burning in california. we ha

either natural gas or its oil and when you look at russia today because of mcdonald's and kfc.e russians sang we are going to nationalize these industries. multibillion-dollar operation that would hurt the united states and sends a message to the russians that you can't lie and the americans. after all these americans aren't really friends of ours so putin has some cards he can play. cheryl: to think he can spark that kind of nationalism? >> they have got a problem with alcoholism. they have a problem with life expectancy. they have got all kinds of economic issues in the country to the only thing that works is the reestablishment of the --. >> he's going to try to spark that nationalism. i don't think it's going to work because i know one thing about people they don't like to go backwards. cheryl: and they like kfc actually. guys thank you very much. appreciate it. thanks to both of you. we have a lot more coming up next. the white house launching supersonic armors over the korean peninsula in a show of force to north korea and china on notice. when that pain makes simple erra

. >>> kfc is launching a new ad campaign with the new sandwich, the zinger.eo was released earlier today. it shows a balloon carrying a chicken sandwich lifting off from arizona on thursday. the balloon is expected to come down today. kfc dropped a single coupon for someone to find on the ground. >>> do two great things get even better when they're together? a danish micro brewery is about to find out. mickler has created an american style ipa that's been serenaded with music during his two-week fermentation process. the brewers placed a waterproof speaker into the tanks. not clear how much iseffect, if any, music has on fermentation. those who came up with the concept say they want to use the transformative power of music. >> the people you're with, what you're drinking, and the sound you hear, you know, it all comes together to something that is bigger in a sense. and what we're really trying to give that to people. >> the beer is called the beal brew ipa and will be able soon in bar as round the world and here in the u.s. mike even the pub in san francisco

how about order some pizza, some fast food, some kfc or wendy's? i will even send beer and coke and sprite. don't leave the room until you do your job and say we have come to an agreement and we have a bill that we can put on president trump's desk. serve the american people. put up a big sign. america's promises. your promise to the american people. we are servants of the people. if you can't get this done, the new leaders need to be elected who can do your job. for the senate, mitch mcconnell, if you can't get the job done, step aside. put somebody in your place. to his credit, paul and i did get a bill passed. not what i wanted but at least it was a great first start. this is beyond pathetic. it's now july 18th. all these years, only republicans promised, promised, again and again and again. and the nightmare that is obamacare. millions have lost their health care plans, their doctors, paying on average 6000-$8,000 a year because of obamacare. it's an epic failure. coming close doesn't count. you are pampered and overpaid. you are spoiled. liste

i'm not sure if i would buy one, but maybe it works for the chinese consumer >> have you been to kfc in china? >> i have not. >> i didn't eat, but i went in interest and it's almost a totally different menu it's seen as this great western brand, but not actually much translated >> they customize their menu to appeal to the chinese consumer mcdonald's does the same thing in india they have certain items that aren't available here. like a lamb burger, a goat burger don't quote me, but last time i went there >>> the state of washington getting a lot of buzz today after being named cnbc's best state for business their economy grew 2 1/2 times faster than the national rate. and washington always has the largest concentration of s.t.e.m. workers the complete list of top states is on on cnbc.com. >>> and now to sports. fan duel may be rethinking its merger with draft kings. the sport site may walk away from the deal after the federal trade commission said it would challenge it in the courts the ftc says the merger would give the companies more than 90 respect about of the market for daily f

you can get great deals today from burg king to kfc and more.send us your fried chicken pictures using #nbc4dc. >> the picture of the girl with the chicken leg is too funny. >>> all right, sports fans behaving badly. >> after the break, we're going to show you the video >>> my first ever, so let's see how this goes. >> all right. come on, learn how to dunk. let's go. >> they did it! >> you know this is just adorable. four-time olympic gold medallist simone biles may have a future in basketball. i don't know. the 4'9" gymnast got some training from harrison of the harlem globe trotters. he's 6'9". they stopped by to meet biles at her gym because she is awesome. needless to say, the two athletes didn't disappoint and put on a good show to keep up with one another in their respective sports. >> she had the thing that helps her jump up, the little jumper. >> but she can fly. >> are you kidding me? she's one of the best athletes in the world. >> love her. rude fan behavior in sports. we've seen this. but in the refined world of wimbledon tennis this

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. >>> kfc is launching a new ad came pain for its spicy fried chicken sandwich called the zinger. it's also launched the sandwich near the edge of space. this video was just released this morning. it shows a straddle light balloon carrying a cargo of a chicken sandwich lifting off from arizona on thursday. the balloon is expected to come down today. kfc dropped a single coupon for someone to find on the ground. >>> skiing at tahoe on the fourth of july. yep, you heard me right. there's plenty of snow this year and no shortage of takers. five lifts open at squaw valley yesterday through the fourth. the resort posted this video of skiers and snowboarders. 3 inches of snow melts away each day. after 60 feet fell this past winter, 7 feet still remain. a few prefer to be in the water this time of year. visitors and locals are also flocking to the beach in tahoe city where they can see the snow-capped peaks from a distance. >>> all right. i have good news for folks heading to tahoe. i'll tell that you in a little bit. live doppler 7 with a satellite image owe showing we're starting with

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