kroger accept? not apply to any of the nearly 2800 other stores that kroger owns, but that could change soon. kroger's executive vice president says the largest grocery operator is thinking about expanding the visa ban beyond the few stores it has banned currently. >> hopefully though, something will be done and the cost savings will get passed along to customers. we know that food is a requirement, people are going to buy groceries. >> money experts suggest using cash or using debit cards. >> user debit card or use cash, don't fall for the trap with the credit cards. >> after all, it's your cash. >>> a quick thinking agent jumped into action after he spotted a passenger's bag smoking. it happened at savannah hilton head national airport, as you see in the video, the back began to smoke as it was going through the x-ray machine, that's when the tsa lead officer calmly walks over, his name is darrell, he grabbed the bag and took it away from other travelers, turns out that smoke was caused by a malfu

supermarket chain by revenue kroger the cincinnati ohio based kroger corp says that they will no longer accept payments made with visa cards at therefore less food stores in california after august fourteenth they are also considering or perhaps threatening is a more appropriate word to broaden the number of stores outside of california if visa doesn't show more flexibility on fees at the food for less stores a kroger spokes person reportedly said quote it's pretty clear we need to move down this path and if we have to expand we're prepared to take that step then pay an estimated annual total of ninety billion dollars in swipe fees to credit card companies. if you're a regular boom buster you've heard us discuss the live or scandal that's the london interbank offered rate on the live or rate impacts really just about everything anyone on the planet purchases on credit from a whole mortgage to an auto loan to a student loan and that libre rate was manipulated multiple times and attempts to manipulate it went on hundreds of times over the years and i was part of the investigation of my ol

kroger says the fees are too high. starting on the 14th... kroger will not longer accept visa.rds. ( darya ) new this morning... the t-s-a could ástop screening at more than 150 airports and that could cause even longer lines at airports like s-f-o. right now... the t-s-a screens passengers at nearly 440 airports nationwide. but the agency is considering ending security screenings at small and medium-sized airports -- airports that operate commercial flights with no more than 60 passengers. the t-s-a says they've been looking into this idea since 2011. under the proposal... passengers and luggage arriving from smaller airports would still be screened before getting on connecting flights at major airports. that would mean passangers would have to get into screening lines which would add to the already very long lines. ( james ) coming up in the next hour... police in san ramon are asking for your help in finding a teenage girl. ( james ) and after the break... we're getting a new look at a plane crash in mexico. this morning... we're seeing the view from inside that plane. ( joh

kroger testing new grocery delivery., kroger began testing driverless car grocery delivery service in scottsdale, arizona first will launch in price super market owned by kroger, same day or next day delivery order using toyota pri prius and expect driverless mini vans will make deliveries. lauren: amazon and whole foods and wal-mart with popular food section, kroger has to compete. they have to stay relevant. who is the highest paid actress. tracee: forbes list is out and highest paid actress of 2018 scarlet johannsson thanks to role in avengers infinity war and second place angelina jolie followed by jennifer anston $19.5 million mostly came from endorsements, rounding up jennifer lawrence and reese whitherspoon. lauren: nice mention. thanks. cheryl: we still have a lot more ahead, andrew governor cuomo not so great statement? >> we are not going to make america great again, it was never that great. [laughter] cheryl: new york republicans telling cuomof it's not that great then leave, details of where he may be headed

my childhood grocery store kroger.big announcement. >> reporter: kroger began testing its driverless car grocery delivery service in scottsdale, arizona. groceries will be delivered from fry's supermarket owned by kroger, you can get same day or next day delivery, a toyota previous manned by a human to monitor the performance but in the fall kroger plans to use its driverless minivan, something they will do to make those deliveries, the first road test of an unmanned delivery vehicle ever. rob: there is always a connection to grocery stores. it is a regional thing, certain grocery stores in certain places. it is like a bond. ralph's in california, publix in florida. there are some big ones and they are all special in their own way. we are done. jillian: 25 after the hour. new york democratic governor andrew cuomo made this comment. >> we won't make america great again. we were never that great. jillian: our next guest, joey jones lost both legs serving this country, he calls the governor a coward. he joined us next. >>

the negotiation is ongoing but for now kroger just laid down the hammer. as of august 14th kroger says 21 grocery stores and five gas stations in california will no longer be accepting visa credit cards. there are five bay area foods co stores affected two in san francisco, one in oakland, one in richmond and one not on this map in pittsburg at 300 atlantic boulevard. retailers pay $90 billion in so-called swipe fees annually, according to bloomberg, and kroger says visa's rates and fees are the highest of any credit card.kroger says avoiding visas hefty fees will allow their stores to not raise prices of their goods. sound from - vanessa e. rosales ÷ foods co, director, corporate affairs "everyone sees it as a way of business but it's those fees that get passed on to the customer" vanessa rosales, director of corporate affairs, based in compton california, says they are doing this for the customer sound from - vanessa e. rosales ÷ foods co, director, corporate affairs " by doing so we can pass along the saving to the customer" foods co. will still accept

. >>> kroger is teaming up with internet giant alibaba.er will start to sell some products to chinese shoppers on a website owned by alibaba. it recently launched an online service and increased its investment in a british online grocer. the chain is working the catch up with walmart and amazon which are investing heavily in online grocery sales. kroger plans to sell store brands on the site, but didn't say which products. >>> and the girl scouts are introducing a new flavor next year. caramel chocolate chip. it will be gluten-free. it will be available in 2019. >>> the most popular cookie remains thin mints. the girl scout cookie business is big business, grossing $800 million annually. kenneth? >> okay. diane king hall at the new york stock exchange. diane, thank you. >> thank you. >>> still ahead, a baseball super fan will meet a little boy who's batting a thousand when it comes to cheering his favorite team. favorite team. n my way? watch me. ( ♪ ) mike: i've tried lots of things for my joint pain. now? watch me. ( ♪ ) joni: think i'd

supermarket chain by revenue kroger the cincinnati ohio based kroger corporation says that they will no longer accept payments made with cards at therefore less food stores in california after august fourteenth they are also considering or perhaps threatening is a more appropriate word to broaden the number of stores outside of california if visa doesn't show more flexibility on fees at the food for less stores a kroger spokes person reportedly said quote it's pretty clear we need to move down this path and if we have to expand we're prepared to take that step vendors pay an estimated annual total of ninety billion dollars in swipe fees to credit card companies. if you're a regular boom buster you heard us discuss the live or scandal that's the london interbank offered rate on the live or rate impacts really just about everything anyone on the planet purchases on credit from a whole mortgage to an auto loan to a student loan and that libre rate was manipulated multiple times and attempts to manipulate it went on hundreds of times over the years and i was part of the investigation of

supermarket chain by revenue kroger the cincinnati ohio based kroger corporation says that they will no longer accept payments made with cards at therefore less food stores in california after august fourteenth they are also considering or perhaps threatening is a more appropriate word to broaden the number of stores outside of california if visa doesn't show more flexibility on fees at the food for less stores a kroger spokes person reportedly said quote it's pretty clear we need to move down this path and if we have to expand we're prepared to take that step then pay an estimated annual total of ninety billion dollars in swipe fees to credit card companies. if you're a regular boom buster you heard us discuss the live or scandal that's the london interbank offered rate on the live or rate impacts really just about everything anyone on the planet purchases on credit from a whole mortgage to an auto loan to a student loan and that libre rate was manipulated multiple times and attempts to manipulate it went on hundreds of times over the years and i was part of the investigation of my

kroger is feuding with lisa over fees. -- kroger is feuding with lisa over fees. >> this is a financial battle to figure out, can be said drop their fees? will kroger accept? the consumer is the one who is at risk. of paying higher cost for groceries or lower cost if they win the battle. >> so far the van only affects health for new. but the vice president says unless it reaches a deal, the company is can bring expanding the band to some other 2800 towards it owns across the country. >>> confirmation hearings begin next summer -- next month for nominee to supreme court justice. judge brett cavanagh will start his senate confirmation hearings september 4. the hearing will last three or four days. trump nominated him to the highest court last month. >>> california joints 19 others dates in suing the federal government to block the distribution of blueprints for 3-d printed guns. the ghost guns are homemade firearms created by using a 3-d printer. they have no serial number which means they are not registered and cannot be traced. california attorney general joined a letter expressing conc

kroger launched the program yesterday.. in a phoenix suburb. kroger says customers can order same.. or next day deliveries.. once the >>> the biggest u.s. grocery store chain is testing drivers cars for delivery. customers can order the same or next day deliveries. and customers can walk outside and pick up the bags. >> new technology has now lowered the rate of stolen cars and auto break-ins. as hena doba shows us, some criminals have figured out how to beat the system. >> eric uses a key fob to unlock his car. it only works in a close range. but two people walk up to his driveway and unlock the vehicle without the fob. >> i looked at everything from the glove box, that's when i knew somebody had been there. >> they only got away with workout gear. and police are seeing cases where thieves open vehicles without a key. in some cases, criminals are using an amplifying device. if a fob is inside the home. the amplifier can grab the signal. keep your fob inside a metal box or a pouch designed to protect electronics from interference. >> if you can block the radio frequency, you can sto

kroger owns 21 stores in california. other credit cards such as mastercard and american express will still be accepted. >>> coming up, the search intensifying for a missing iowa student with ties to the bay area. reword police are hoping will lead someone to come forward with information in the case.. >>> considering legal action against safeway. one woman who says she was unfairly accused of shoplifting even though she never left her car. california phones offers free specialized phones... like cordless phones, - (phone ringing) - big button, and volume-enhanced phones. get details on this state program. call or visit and accessoriesphones for your mobile phone. like this device to increase volume on your cell phone. - ( phone ringing ) - get details on this state program call or visit three new information about the disappearance of molly tibbetts . the missing iowa college student with bay area connections. her parents are now issuing a passionate plea for her return. tibbetts was last seen two weeks ago going for a j

. >> the store's parent company kroger said it will stop accepting visa. the ban covered 1 scores.re are six here in the bay area. kroger says it will be able to avoid high processing fees. >> a carjacker hops into a van while a family was stopped at a gas station. the girl instinctively jumps out of the van and the thief feeds off. her mother was inside. she rushes out. the store clerk had already brought the child inside and kept her safe. >> she was crying to much. it was so bad. i didn't believe it, you know. you call the police andity told her your mom will be back and i'll take care of you. >> the mom returned three hours later relieved to find her child unharmed. the suspect wasn't found. >> don't leave your keys in the car. >> it is the first day of august. how is summer winding down? >> stop. make it slow down. >> you know our summer comes in september. its will be warmer next month. this month, the first day of august felt like august. it was cool on the coast. we'll get some cooler air moving inland tomorrow. we had cloud cover along the coast. the picture outside, very

kroger higher after the company announced it will sell fwrogroce on alibaba's site.ptical on this. no external food retailer has broken into china successfully they've all tried. whether it was wal-mart, they had all the pull out yes, that was bricks and mortar. this is delivery, but there's very different sets of taste it's a very odd partnership in my opinion >> well, what you do with krogers is you have pexer tease. this is the biggest grocer in the united states that's been working on its digital strategy for several years now and their own brand they make, packaged goods, sort of more organic. >> and if alibaba already has the distribution, it's odd it's not partnering with -- it's a slightly odd partnership >> what i was going to sigh with a company like kroger and the kroger investors they love this sort of news because it's just another avenue of growth. talk about a hated group, as soon as amazon got in to buy whole foods there were all sorts of doubts whether kroger or wal-mart could ever grow margins and keep their market share. and they've been one after

kroger owns 21 stores here in california including food co. supermarkets in san francisco and oakland. food co. will still accept all debit cards, including visa and will accept other credit cards like mastercard and american express . >>> some people in burlingame are not happy about plans by caltrain to put up a tall electrification tower right in front of their homes. jesse gary has details of this conflict and how caltrain wants to solve the problem. >> reporter: 01 simon says he moved to this burlingame house in the mid-90s to escape the city. and for his two young boys education. >> for the quality of life here. you can basically walk anywhere in burlington. >> reporter: a short walk out his front door on california drive, a potential problem is taking root. not the entry next to the caltrain sound wall but what is proposed for the site. they want to erect one of 10 power pella -- paralleling station. a 60 foot high structure used to distribute power once the tracks are electrified. right now the proposal is energizing residents oppositi

kroger plans to phase out single-use plastic bags. kroger orders 6 billion bags a year.ly sustainable business with zero waste by the year 2025. the company says the decision is in response to edback from its customers. >>> well, if y have teen or a tween like i do, chances are they are playing fortnite. as we reported the game seemingly became an overnight t, but fortnite's fast rise may be starting to slow. julia boorstin has the details. >> fo bnite haseen g aing phenomenon since launching last fall, popping $1 billion in in-game revenue as of may and with fortnite's explosive revenue growth slowing dramatically, the dats suggest that the game's peak may b the high, it grew 2% from june to july and that'sown from over a 32% revenue growth between march and april and 71% growth between february a march. the polygon co-founder said the trend might reverse when kids are back in school and the social appeal of the game kicks back in. >> think kids are away and traveling vacation, what have you. fortnite is a social game and it doesn't get a lot of that press, but kids bri

growth plan, going head to head with walmartnd kroger in a bid to become the third largest u.s. count by 2022. it's building 700 more stores over the next pfeiffer yeafive d near comng stores coast to coast. itf refreshing itsel to include 40% moresh food and specialty itemseg like options to appeal to a wider customer base. >> our same-store sales has been much more than what the industry's realized and that gives usore confidence to invest in the new stores and n so to investe existing stores and to con gnue torow our acceptance with the consumers and it's resonating. >> aldi's organic produce sales have more than tripled in three years. once the product rollout is dom pleat and all ypsnd the stores will be brand new. >> aldi is an important competitor in the grocery wier s costs, so it can offer shoppers a five-aisle layout for the ice-conscious shopper. shoppers put in a quarter deposit in order to get a cart, then once they're done shopping and they're ready to check out they bag their own groceries with their own bag orca they n buy them. it's all done to keep prices low.

>>> she's sizzling stocks were breaking out right under your nose, regeneron, discovery, darden, krogerbest-performing stocks in the s&p 500 in that time and we thought it would be the perfect time to play a little sizzle or fizzle listen up, here's how it will work pay close attention. if you think the stock has more room to run you'll say sizzle and then you'll hear this. if you think it's a little too hot for its own good you'll say fizzel and you'll see and hear this get it >> everybody got it? >> don't start with me >> guy, we'll start with you discovery, sizzle or fizzle? sizzle means it's hot and it will stay hot. fizzle means it's not hot anymore. >> you answered it for me. i would own it, not frown upon it that's a different game. yes, sizzle. i think the stock goes higher. we talked about this back early in the spring when all the news came out on mergers and acquisition. they have a lot of great properties and they finally dealt with the script acquisition and jeffrey came out and put a $34 price target on it and the fact that it had it today specifically, i think this can br

kroger hopes to begin the next text phase using a vehicle with no humans on board in the fall.he future. >> anything that makes it easier to get grocery shopping done where i don't have to leave my house, fine by me. >> that's true. >> wendy gillette at the new york stock exchange. thanks a lot, wendy. >>> well, still to come, a hard takedown. a rowdy football fan finds himself surrounded at lambeau field. >> where's the telestrator. befr rheumatologist move to another treatment, ask if xeljanz xr is right for you. xeljanz xr is a once-daily pill for adults with moderate to severe ra for whom methotrexate did not work well enough it can reduce pain, swelling and further joint damage, even without methotrexate. xeljanz xr can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections, lymphoma and other cancers have happened. don't start xeljanz xr if you have an infection. tears in the stomach or intestines, low blood cell counts, and higher liver tests and cholesterol levels have happened. your doctor should perform blood tests before y

kroger has the foot print.s way more stores, thousands of stores compared to whole foods only at 450. it sees that as an asset in the competitive edge in a market that nobody is winning because of the entire grocery market only two percent of that is done online. in the next five years it is projected to be 10% to 20%. >> i would say that the amazing thing about this is any of the u.s. supermarkets -- >> we are way behind you. >> all the big supermarkets have their own home delivery services. they have been through this reshuffle. i feel the u.s. is miles behind. >> it is one of the few instances where the u.k. is leading the charge and the trend. >> we made good chips for a while. sgr i thought you meant potato chips. >> we do. >>> let's switch focus. a quick look at apple's market cap. this is the real time market cap in millions of dollars just shy of a trillion dollars at the moment up 5.7% today. will it be the first company to do it? it is certainly winning the race. maybe it will plateau and let crofan,

brand like tiffany's and kroger. speaking of which, kroger is phasing out plastic bags.y're moving to reusable bags starting at the seattle location early as next year. they are hoping to make a chain across nearly 2800 store locations by 2025. part of a broad effort to reduce waste. many companies are getting on this train. kroger orders an estimated six million plastic bags each year. >>> and starting this november, sears is shutting down an additional 46 stores. this move is an effort for the retailer to focus on sears locations that are the most profitable and cut down on expenses. liquidation sales of the closing locations are expected to begin as early as next week. >>> all right, federal reserve leaders are meeting in jackson hole, wyoming today, amid criticism from president trump over rate hikes. we'll have a live report from there coming up next. ♪ (daniel jacob) for every hour that you're idling in your car, you're sending about half a gallon of gasoline up in the air. that amounts to about 10 pounds of carbon dioxide every week (malo hutson) growth is good, b

alerting consumers of the potential contamination of salads and wraps sold at kroger's and walgreens.death valley during the month of july. >> an average 120-degree average temperature. >> hottest month ever recorded on the planet. but it's a dry h. >> glor: good evening. i'm jeff glor. and this is our western edition. we're going to begin with more details of an epic survival story. as one passenger put it, "it is not every day you fall from the sky and live to tell about it." but everyone did, all 103 on board, including at least 65 americans. one shot this video of the final terrifying moments as an aeromexico plane went down in durango as it was taking off from mexico city. video outside the plane showed the scene as passengers walked away from that burning jetliner. more on all of this now from manuel bojorquez. >> reporter: this video, shot by a passenger, shows the stormy weather aeromexico flight 2431 encountered upon takeoff from durango, mexico, yesterday. the plane appears to struggle to climb above land, eventually crashing down. in the moments after, screams can be heard.

they're very aggressive kroger. >> i like kroger a lot.est pure play grocery company. now there is going to be damage across grocery right now but it's a highly fragmented industry. when one of your grocery stores closes in your town where are you likely to go? log on to amazon right away to start ordering groceries? go to walmart? likely to choose another grocery store kroger will pick up business from other players. this grocery delivery is interesting but bigger development is click and collect service. that is something kroger and walmart have done very well. stuart: what is that, click and collect? >> you buy groceries from home and you take car over there and they put your bags in the store. when it comes to lettuce, they feel they want control. they want to take a look at stuff going in. click and collect right now is the happy middle space. it gets better customer satisfaction scores than delivery. stuart: you like crowinger? >> i do. stuart: you like kroger the lad does. thank you very much indeed. liz, thank you very much indeed.

kroger owns 21 stores in california.y will accept debit cards and they will accept mastercard and american express. >>> experts are alarmed by the tsa proposal to drop security screening at smaller u.s. airports. there are reports that the tsa is considering no longer screening travelers at more than 150 smaller airports. aviation experts worry that that can make airports the target for terrorism. the tsa issued a statement say no decision has been made and it would take a risk assessment before changes are approved. >>> it is 7:45. nancy pelosi once the investigation into the cleanup of the naval shipyard in san francisco. earlier, two supervisors with tetra tech in charge of cleanup the property, they were sentenced to federal prison and the supervisors admitted to swapping out contaminated soil samples with clean samples. nancy pelosi once an investigation extended to other government agencies, including the navy and the epa which is in charge of regulating that.>>> let's check in with sal. >> we are looking at the so

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the parent company of chain kroger said the decision was made in response to what it calls excessive retailer fees from visa. kroger says they might expand the n. >>> a report shows workers received biggest pay increases in nearly a decade as the strong labor market helped boost wages. jill schlesinger joins us to let you know how to spend your raise if you got one. how big of an increase are we talking about? >> through june wages and salaries are 2.8% from a year ago, strongest gain since september 2008 and close to the prerecession average of 2.9% increases. the numbers don't seem impressive but inflation is about 2%. any increase can mean the differenbeeen ng by anincomforwith >> wthe new found money? shoes? >> i know you want to spend gre check on your big three. we are past the half point of the year. why don't you do this? pay down consumer debt if you haven't. interest rates are rising. the cost of carrying credit card balance is creeping ever higher. try to turbo charge the payments. two, beef up emergency reserves. of a ure you've got six to tol boring savings checking or m

the parent company of chain kroger says it is due to excessive retailer fees from visa. kroger says they might expand the band. >>> one of san jose's biggest companies is getting bigger. >> for that story and much more here is jason . od morning. sisco is really ramping up the cyber security business. it's buying anne arrest bore michigan for $2.3 billion. they've bought several security firms as it increases emphasis in that particular business. >> tesla is charging up its stock today after turning in earnings results that pleased investors. the losses more than doubled but musk is confide ---tesla's stock is up 8% in the early going. apple is closing in and becoming first $1 trillion company. stocks surged to an all time high yesterday on earnings. >> let's go to the big boards to see how we are doing. dow is dropping 165, nasdaq down 21. s&p falling is. >> thanks so much. >>> a mountain view company about to break new ground testing autonomous cars in california without back up drivers inside. phantom auto is partnering with sacramento. the company says someone will b

kroger and visa are in a dispute over fees.try's largest supermarket chain is threatening to expand the ban beyond the foods company. this painting of president trump and his administration crossing the swamp, an imitation of washington crossing the delaware has the internet reeling. observations included ben carson appears to be rowing backwards and melania wouldn't be caught dead in a camel hunting jacket. i kind of agree with outline. >> i personally think she can rock it. >> some people were saying it's going in a circle but at least it was stay in the flow. coming up in sports. the washington nationals crushed the new york mets. and then come in the nba the first major sports league to partner with an operator. taking a look at u.s. stock market futures. dow futures lower by 41. s.b. lower by three by nasdaq futures higher by 13. you are watching "fbn:am." ♪ when it's too cold for camping, we go camping. when it's too hot to work, we work. too wet to keep going? nah. this is the gator xuv835. with game-changing heat and ai

. >> kroger is going to get rid of using single use plastic bags at all their chain stores around the, 6 million plastic bags every single year so they have a 2800 stores in 35 states across the country's so this is a significant effort to cut down on this needless plastic. we have seen a lot of cities been these bags, los angeles, chicago, boston, we have seen the effort picking up, plastic bags at kroger coming soon from seattle. jillian: if you make a plastic bags it is not an issue at all. rob: plastic the paper. thank you so much. the internet going wild as these photos showing interns in full sprint outside the paul manafort trial. >> they are racing to report the guilty verdict. getting a lot of play on social media. rob: vicki on twitter writing young people don't have a work ethic, old-school journalism, that girl in the blue dress has the posture of a runner. jillian: she is a temple student i think. the monster hurricane taking aim at hawaii, fears that heavy rain flooding landslides on the big island. rob: live on honolulu as the island storm comes in. rob: pushing off bre

kroger's is huge. safeway. what amazon has is a little ncubation machine with whole foods to try new things. emily: when they made this acquisition, you always said this is going to take years to play out but how should we be watching this to play out and chances and for bigger part?e a >> look for more experimentation. go stores, there is one, and they will open up another one. see that being a little corner of whole foods where all the pre-packaged stuff s there, you go and you take it. different kinds of whole food format stores. technologies ment brought into the point of sale. these are the things that amazon will do eventually. now they are working on integrating prime into the point f sale and getting people excite about discounts, which was not a word normally associated with whole foods. emily: how profitable do you think groceries can become for amazon? mean, certain businesses like aws have been these breakout successes. much businesses have had smaller margins. is groceries always going to be a low

. >>> kroger is expanding a ban on visa cards next week.ry time a customer swiped the card. they paid $90 billion in swipe fees every year. >>> changes coming with the online reservation site, open table. there is an app to let you choose where you want to sit in the restaurant. for example if you want to sit in the bar or dining room instead of booking the time for the reservation. you see that seating chart on the app and it is designed to help people avoid the tables in the undesirable spots in the specific restaurant. you can not choose a specific seat or table. >>> inspiring the "game of thrones" with a rare public appearance, george r. r. martin will take questions on tuesday at the fox theater in redwood city. martin has taken a lot of the for his long time in completing the next volume, and the last book in the series he wrote came out in 2011 and took six years for him to right back. it is $59-$279 and the proceeds will go to the nonprofit, locus science fiction foundation. pre-signed books from the author will be available for pur

the store's parent company kroger says it's going to stop accepting visa august 14th.ix stores in the bay area. kroger is blaming visa's high processing fees for the change. >>> a live look at the new york stock exchange. as trading getting underway this morning. we're down significantly, 173 points right now. more companies will report their quarterly earnings today, including cbs. by the way, it could be the first time that we hear from cbs president les moonves since he was accused of sexual misconduct. something to watch out for. >>> call ate mother's intuition, a south bay woman knew her daughter wasn't just suffering from bad stomach aches and what doctors discovered has changed the family's life forever. 10-year-old destiny was diagnosed with ovarian cancer after a family vacation to universal studios in march. she says during the trip, she felt pain like she had never felt before. >> just didn't want to say because i didn't want to ruin everything. so i kind of just kept it to myself. >> the pain kept getting worse and destiny wasn't acting like herself. doctor

beef, pork, and poultry, salads and wraps, sold by grocery stores including kroger, trader joe's, and walgreen's. this comes as chipotle wri wrestles with another food safety health break at a restaurant in ohio. now there's a possible salmonella contamination of whey powder which caused the recall of ritz and gold crackers. >> there's more detection on the fda's part and you're getting more media coverage. >> reporter: the salads and wrapped in that latest warning are thought to be infected with the intestinal illness cyclospora. the cdc says cyclospora had 1,065 reported case, up from 384 cases in 2016. for consumers, it's a lot of food safety information to digest. joe fryer, nbc news. >>> let's take a turn now to the legal battle involving controversial online conspiracy theorist alex jones. families of some of the 20 children killed at sandy hook elementary school are now suing jones over his claims the massacre was faked. nbc's morgan radford has that story. >> i don't know exactly what happened. sandy hook is inconclusive. >> reporter: for years, alex jones was the most powerfu

kroger has had a great run, if you look at one year, kroger is up 30%, walmart over 20%. there is perhaps more room to run there. i leave you with a quote from the ceo doug mcmillan who says customers tell us they feel better about the current health of the u.s. economy and as well as their own personal finances. the the cfo there are questions about tariffs and a lot of what it sells is made in the u.s. and a lot is made in china. there are persistent questions, future impact difficult to quantify. there is a guy trying not to tick off somebody who thinks tariffs are the greatest. david: you may be on to something, jeff, good report. melissa: here is gary b. smith, from the kadena group, fox news contributor and kevin kelly. democrats were talking about tax cuts were crumbs. middle america was not feeling any benefit from the economy and the tax cuts and the republicans would feel that in the midterm. boom, you get retail sales on fire. walmart are saying they have the fastest rate of growth in the decade. which do you think the truth is? >> the truth lies in actual resu

kroger says it's customers expressed concerns about the impact of plastic bags on the environment.in orders about 6 billion bags each year for its stores in 35 states and the district of columbia. brown paper bags will be available for free and they will be able to buy reusable bags for 1 to $2. what's believed to be the first craft beer hotel opens in ohio this week. the dog house opens in columbus with 32 rooms. some overlook the brew dog brewery. it will offer craft beer spa treatments including a hot tub filled with brew dogs ipa. each room has a fridge stocked with beer and cold draft on tap. you know i travel a lot and now you know what's on my bucket list. >> i was going to say it but i didn't want to put you on the spot. but i'm glad you brought it up. i want a full report after you visit that place. still to come, a phone call to a man who is rowing his boat into a hurricane. >>> here's a look at today's breakthrough in pain relief. advil liqui-gels minis. a mighty small pill with concentrated power you'll ask... what pain? advil liqui-gels minis. hitting the mid-morning w

. >>> kroger is testing a driverless grocery delivery service in arizona. >> the nation's largest grocery is teaming up with self driving cars for the service. no minimum order but a flat delivery fee of $5.95. >>> the second generation iphone x may soon come equipped with a stylus. >> more than a decade after steve job famously said if you need a stylus, you have already failed. reports suggest that the upcoming iphone is compatible with apple pencil. >>> google is set to debut a smart speaker with a video display. >> reports suggest the new product similar to the amazon echo and likely to rely on voice commands but check calendars and look at maps. >> those are your tech bites. >>> potential buyer takes a bmw for a test drive and while security video shows how it wept really wrong. >>> coffee and cancer. the state may not require a warning after all. warning after all. >>> row, row, many people living with diabetes monitor their blood glucose every day. which means they have to stop. and stick their fingers. repeatedly. today, life-changing technology from abbott makes it possible to tr

they were sold by trader joe's, kroger's, and walmart.y have sell by date ranging from july 18 and august 23 and have established numbers 9985 or p 9985. consumers are urged to throw the products away. >>> they issued new rules yesterday allowing insurance companies to offer plans that last up to 12 months. that's up from three months. and the new plans can be renewed for up to three years. the new shorterm plans cost less, but they don't have to cover pre-existing conditions. critics say they don't provide enough coverage. >>> and a miraculous story of survival from the devastating wildfires that raged through greece. animal rescuers discovered a dog alive inside a brick oven. the 4-year-old white poodle cross managed to survive by ng engulfed the surrounding town. rescuers lured the dog out with food. his fur is singed yellow. the dog is looking for a new home. >>> noah trevor is joining us at the table with a new book and possible president trump twitter library. new book and upon president trump library. entresto is a heart failure me

. >> reporter: doneshia was caught shoplifting snacks from this kroger monday night. >> i got up and i couldn't really breathe. >> i'm not saying what she did was cool. you know, i'm not vouching for that but the way he went about it was totally wrong. >> reporter: the security guard was an off duty cincinnati cop currently on restricted duty following the incident. police policy states a taser may be used on a suspect over age 7 or under 70 but also that officers should consider the severity of the crime. the city is now reconsidering that policy. >> i can see no reason why an 11-year-old child would be tasered given the circumstances for shoplifting. >> reporter: the police union is defending the officer and current policy. >> i would hate to see the procedure change to a certain age that restricts an officer from using a taser and have something tragic happen. >> reporter: taser manufacturer axon purposely leaves its guidelines vague. >> age is an improper gauge when you can use a taser because the age doesn't tell you how big they are. it doesn't give you an indicator when you ca

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