is your vacation layaway find empty? sears customers have come to expect layaway as an option. do not pay any additional fees. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. if you could put any vacation on layaway, where would you like to go? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. some of the things you've heard about how to save gas are not true. chris clackum separate fact from fiction. >> driving at constant speed saves gas. so does leaving the air conditioner off. getting more gas by filling up when it is cool outside is just a story. a list of myths about fuel efficiency. >> temperature has will impact on the amount of fuel going into your car. the fuel is stored underground where the temperature does not change very much. >> no-name gas stations are getting the fuel from the same companies. >> maintaining proper tire pressure helps slightly. about those additives. >> epa has tested about 100 different products and has not found one that would work. >> the old smoke wait to save gas is 2 he

sears offers layaways. customers have come to expect layaway as a payment option. it can be a smart option. but only if you don't pay any additional fees. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. if you could put any vacation on layaway, where would you like to go? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. forget christmas creep. back-to-school sales for businesses. jane king has the bloomberg business report. makeovere ready for a for applebee's. the restaurants president said the biggest change will be with their food. look for more contemporary ecor.ns for the day corp waterfront restaurants are holding family from the celebrations at the inner harbor. the hard rock has a free dock party. a huge rally for stocks on friday. european leaders reached a deal. the bloomberg maryland index finishing the day strong. some retailers already pushing the back-to-school sales. toys "r" us touting their biggest backpacks sale ever. staples has been offered a back- to-school promotion sin

trying to reinvent itself. >> does costco does layaway also? will find them if they are chieap. >> thanks, alison. we've been watching carefully what's going on out west and it is really disastrous, not only terrible because of the loss of property and forest, but lives also on the line in colorado. there is some progress though, thank god. we got a report from the front lines in this desperate fi firefight coming at you next. ♪ [ male announcer ] fifty horsepower. fourteen-hundred pounds payload. fully independent suspension. the gator xuv 825i. own the off-road. >>> no relief, power outages leave people in several states helpless against the heat. >> progress on the front lines. firefighters taking a stand against colorado's deadly wildfires and may finally be making some head way. >> chris christie uncut, let's a reporter have it. >> boy, what a mouth. i'm zoraida sambolin. >> i'm ashleigh banfield, nice to have you with us. it is unbelievable the story, the stifling sizzling heat plaguing millions of americans this morning. more than a mill

you can now put your getaway on layaway. >> that is true.ee, sears is jumping into the travel business by launching searsva invitations.com. destinations including orlando, las vegas, new york, the caribbean. you can lock in price, the date you want to travel and pay it off in installments. consumer watchdogs say it sounds great but be careful to look out for additional fees. and don't put the instaalmellme on a credit card. >>> great weather if you happen to be here on vacation the next couple of days. tuesday, wednesday, thursday and friday, mid to upper 70s inland. lots of sun and for fourth of july, should be okay here for the fireworks. >> thank you. see you at 6:00.

. >>> you can now put your dream vacation on layaway. travel says it seems a natural fit. customers will put down 10% for a cruise or vacation package and pay off the rest at their own pace. the rest has to be paid in full before you leave. costco offers a similar package. >>> the story of a teddy bear comes to life and then becomes the foul mouthed roommate of his owner. ted earned more than $54 million. the third best opening for an r- rated movie. it finished ahead of magic mike. >>> chemical release at a bay area refinery spilled hydrogen sulfate into the air and today two weeks later we'll tell you how contra costa county and fire officials are responding. >> bay area boxing club that doesn't charge kids to box is hit with another run of break ins. >>> good morning. lots of low clouds. they will burn off and temperatures warming up. especially inland. 60s and 70s by the bay. low to mid 80s inland. >>> oakland boxing club that has been the target of burglars has been hit again. the executive director of the east oakland boxing associ

. >>> in money news you can put your vacation on layaway. just go to searsvacations.com. a new full service travel website. put down 10% and pay it off in full before you take your rip. warehouse club costco offers trips you can pay off at a later time. >>> in the end marathon swimmer penny gave up her quest to swim unassisted from cuba to florida. the shark infested waters made it impossible for her to continue. she wanted to be the first to make the 103-mile swim without a shark cage, wet suit or snorkel. >>> the only women's clinic in mississippi that performs abortions is still in business for now. a federal judge blocked the new state law which would have forced the clinic to close. women's groups call it a victory but the governor says he will fight to enforce the law. george howe is in jackson. morning, george. >> reporter: carol, good morning. this women's clinic here behind me will stay open under a temporary restraining order it received from a federal judge. it will stay open at least until july 11th, and that is when a hearing will happen on this case to decid

. >> talking about really planning, putting your getaway on layaway.rs is jumping in by launching sears vacations.com. the retailer offering a sale of 100 vacations for less than $399. destinations include orlando, las vegas, new york, and the caribbean. the program lets you lock in prices and the date you want to travel, then pay it off in installments. >> i like the plan. >> there you go. consumer watchdogs say be careful of any additional fees, and don't put the installments on a credit card. >> got to watch. be careful. >> something for everyone. >> the old school memories. i remember getting an old jacket like that. >> i remember that last christmas at walmart. i love how walmart has lay away. things are looking really good whatever you want to put on make sure you are dressing cool for the hot day ahead. a live look at san francisco a beautiful start here. what we're noticing, though, completely clear conditions a half hour ago. changing quickly. the fog is starting to settle in. we saw that in san jose as well. 59 to start in livermore, 63 in sa

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it is almost like a reverse layaway plan.had the war yesterday but we will pay for it tomorrow, fiscally, in terms of the fact we are not paying for them as they occur, and mentally, as the signature wounds of the war are tbi and ptsd. these are injury that do not always make themselves manifest when they occur, but they are like see that are planted. they can sprout weeks, if not months later. >host: what kind of services are available to veterans when they come back? guest: we spend about $2 billion a year. it is a lot of money, but because there is no silver bullet to solving the problem of mental health maladies, you cannot say, let's increase this slice of the funding and the problem will be reduced. they throw money at the problem, for lack of a better phrase, hire more mental health workers. there are not enough in military or the civil society. we are trying to show the other side of the army suicide numbers. not the numbers that are issued every month without any background, but talking about the family's and what th