san francisco bake shop worked with munchery. the owners say they are owed a lot of dough. not what you cook with but $20,0 $20,000. >> $20,000 is a full payroll for us. it's half my annual salary. it's the money we had been saving to make improvements, buy equipment, so it is pretty devastating. >> the owners say the only reason they learned mumplgery was closing was because of an e-mail palace out to customers. munchery not talking about the money it owes vendors and food suppliers. >>> next time you're driving through the central valley, don't mistake the guy selling jewelry on the side of the road for a zale's. people parking on the side flag down people and say they need gas or some other reason, then they try to use jewelry. it's not real. they say it's not here in the bay area. hold off on my valentine's day president pulling over to the side of the road. >> 4:37. we're all familiar with the price hike on those things we need and enjoy, but how about a price cut? we'll tell you about the streaming service that is reducing the prices its customers pay. >> plus, a deli

after a surprise and sudden closure of munchery. if you haven't heard of it, that may be the problem. the san francisco food startup tried to deliver meals. for a while investors loved the idea. it went bust after months and months of struggling. a bake shop worked with mumplg munchery. the owners say they are owed a lot of dough. i'm not talking about the dough they cook with but $20,000. >> $20,000 is a full payroll for us. it's half my annual salary. it's the money we had been saving to make improvements, buy equipment, so it is pretty devastating. >> the owners say the only reason they learned munchery was closing was because of an e-mail palace out to customers. munchery not talking about the money it owes vendors and food suppliers. >>> next time you're driving through the central valley, don't mistake the guy selling jewelry on the side of the road for a zale's. that's the warning from child molestation. the scam is simple. people parking on county rides are flagging down motorists and say they need gas or whatever reason but

. >>> food delivery startup munchery is closing up shop. the san francisco based company made the announcement in an e- mail to customers. munchery had raised $125 million in venture capital funding when it was founded in2010 but laid off 30% of its workforce last may. >>> better news for starbucks. it is expanding its delivery service to san francisco starting today, it will add new york, boston, washington, chicago and l.a. in the coming weeks. the service works through the uber eats app. there is a $2.49 booking fee. >>> we want to get right to mary to talk about this weather because it's looking beautiful out there. >> goodness, michelle, it is just gorgeous. a live look with our salesforce tower camera under blue skies and our temperatures are slowly warming up here so concord at 59 currently, oakland 54, livermore at 55. downtown san francisco 57. san jose 55. santa rosa at 58. so little bit warmer compared to yesterday at this time. here's the satellite and radar view. high pressure will continue to build and expand and build closer

. >>> san francisco based food delivery service munchery going out of business, signs the company may have been struggling were visible last may when it laid off 257 employees or 30% of its workforce. it also closed operations in new york, seattle and los angeles. munchery lost market share to uber eats, door dash, grub hub, that field is very competitive. >> yeah. all right, pam, thank you. >>> 7:56. a vote in berkeley today about new fees. up next at 8:00, the decision that could mean you pay more for a cup of coffee to cut down on waste. >>> the partial government shutdown now into day 32. i'm doug luzader in washington with a new effort to end the stalemate, coming up. when you shop with us, you know how to score. but did you know you could be saving even more? with the tjx rewards credit card - every time you shop at our stores, you earn 5% back in rewards. tjx rewards credit card. an even better value every day. >>> berkeley city leaders want coffee drinkers to cut down on waste and ditch their disposable cup. the city requiring restaurants and coffee shops to make changes. >>>

. >>> there are new problems for the meal delivery search munchery. former workers filed a lawsuit one week after the sf-based company abruptly closed. now more than 250 workers are suing for 60 days wages, overtime, and vacation pay. they claim under federal labor law, the company is required to give them advanced notice of a layoff. and providers say they are owed tens of thousands of tkhrafrplts they have not yet filed for bankruptcy. >>> is the cost of doing business forcing some out ofwil storefronts. the chamber of commerce admits it is concerning and they are working on a plan to try to get more businesses back in there. what's at the heart of the issue here, marianne? >> reporter: well, a lot of tenants say they can't afford the rents they are being charged. j. crew is one of seven vacant businesses here in downtown los gatos. employees and customers here at viva in los gatos say they have been told the restaurant will close february 16th. >> i am sorry to hear that. >> reporter: one of the restaurant's co-owners say they are still negotiating

some san francisco vendors say they )re steamed that local start-up "munchery" went out of business ear >>> left holding the bag staeea that a company went out of business and declined to make owners whole. the cost could be in the thousands. we're joined live tonight with some of those details. that's a hard hit for them. >> reporter: it really is. it's a half dozen businesses who we have confirmed are owed money by the company. it could be more than that. da for the shops it is devastating. outside the warehouse the sign reads hiring oall positions. they are less concerned with the corporate pitch. how much money do they owe you? >> they owe over $20,000. >> reporter: the bake shop partnered with the company for yearsnow e co-founder isn't sure if she'll be reimbursed period. >> i'll have to put the money on my line of credit and i'll have to pay interest on that money. $20,000 is more than the profit we had in the business last year so it will be pretty upsetting. >> i think that all these companies, they're going to be the same. why no warning? why out of nowhere just closing down?

. >>> meanwhile, the san francisco food delivery service, munchery is going out of business. signs the company may have been struggling were visible last may, it laid off 257 of its employees, or 37% of its work force after closures in new york, seattle and los angeles. the food delivery business has become a crowded field that is very competitive. >>> uber is defending itself against the new report that claims it put unfair pressure on employees. investigating claims of threats and assaults. controversy memos in the company's special investigations unit. according to the memo, the 60- member team, investigated almost 1200 cases a week. ranging from verbal threats to theft and sexual assault. the memo prepared by an outside consultant, said employees were so overworked that the working conditions could lead to mental health issues. in response, uber said it has taken action to improve conditions since the memo was issued. >>> all right, pam. time is 5:40. a helicopter rescued stranded hikers on the side of a mountain. you'll see how the hikers became stuck in the first place.

. >>> back here in the bay area, munchery is shutting down. the service delivered meals, but ran into big problems trying to predict how many meals to make every day, and often made way too much food, burning through millions of dollars in the process. here's the founder, tri tran talking to me in 2015. so, $85 million, i thought that was a lot of money and turns out that's got your total funding. 100 what? >> $117 million. >> $117 million to deliver my dinner. >> by the way, thank you for vi >> it is extraordinary, meal delivery or scooters or anything else, the amount of money that goes into these ideas that nobody's quite sure is going to work. >> well, that's the thing. that's been silicon valley. >> yes. all the time. >> a lot of success and a lot of failures. >> the good news is if you bet on ten things, one goes big and nine fail, you still win. >> winning! >> thanks, scott. >>> it turns out even prayer has time to evolve as well. the catholic church proving that with its new smartphone app, recently launched by pope francis himself. th

. >>> back here in the bay area, munchery is shutting down. the delivery service delivered meals, but ran into big problems trying to predict how many meals to make every day, andmade way founder, tri tran f dollars in talking to me in 2015. so, $58 million, i thought that was a lot of money and turns out that's got your total funding. 100 what? >> $117 million. >> $117 million to deliver my dinner. and they shut down. now it's not clear if they burned through all 117 million or they can return some money to their investors, but it's a lot of money making spaghetti. >> no kidding. >> a lot of people didn non't e. >> too much spaghetti. >>> good news if you travel frequently, the next time you fly, you might have an empty seat next to you. according to the "wall street journal," u.s. airline carriers adding larger jets with more rows to their fleets, giving you a little more room. >>'d my next flight. >>> this morning for you, if you don't want to leave the office for your cup of joe this morning, you're in luck. starbucks is expanding itsansco