. >> we are being told that through agreement with orbitz, some airlines will allow you to book your seat. >> more than 200 thousand mercedes are being #2346s gaited after -- investigated after lights that dim or won't light up and reported burning smells. twinkies are back but guess what they may be a little smaller than you remember. they measure 48.5 grams each. they used to be 42.5 grams each. aspokeswoman says the size change was made before hostess went bankrupt. >> and here's the latest for you in beauty care. a snailfacial is costing more than a hundred dollars in japan. apparently, the slime is packed with lots of things that reduce redness and slow, but they have some anti aging effects. ithink i'll pass. there's a new co-host joining the view, jenny mccarthy is joining the show starting in september when it returns for its 17th season. she's probably a real familiar face to you appearing on the show 17 times and guest hosting 8 times. . >>> big cosby is getting his first tv special in 30 years. far from finished will air on comedy central november 24th. earlier this year h

travel website orbitz says u.s. flights to london are 6% higher this summer. flights to barcelona, 12% higher. but flights to athens and oslo are 4% cheaper. and people are booking well in advance - in some cases, booking those flights for the holidays at year's end. "consumers were not doing that two years ago. they were not that confident." as for lodging, despite 8,000 additonal hotel rooms built for the summer olympics, london hotel rooms average $264 a night. but that's still cheaper than the average for hotel rooms in paris. still ahead, a way to control hotel costs by taking your own souped-up tent or trailer on the road. first buiness will be back right after this. consider our next report keeping up with the jones for the camping crowd. it's called "glamp-ing," which is short for "glamorous camping." ky sisson takes us on the trial to find happy campers in santa barbara, california. high-end hotels are a dime a dozen along the beach city of santa barbara, but luxurious accomodations are now coming in other ways than your typical hotel. "glamping," a c

savannah, georgia - you have the city right here, the beach is just 15 minutes away, and hotel rates on orbitz from just $140 a night in august. other destinations that you should look to in august: ft. myers, florida, if you want that beach destination; the grand bahamas in the caribbean; or look at the mountain towns out west, places like durango, colorado, winter park, colorado. also, you can still get some good deals on those big ones like las vegas and orlando, all under $150 a night. - what about the timing? pretty soon the kids will be going back to school, for instance. - we see a lot of schools going back mid-august around the country. this is why we see some of the demand fall in these destinations. so, if you really want to get some of the good deals, look for the midweek travel, monday through thursday, as we do still see a lot of the weekends fill up in some of the beach towns. but, basically between now and labor day weekend, we start to see demand drop, so you can find some good deals in some of these destinations. - and what about some comparison shopping with hotels? - what yo

the top companies are sap institute, and national instruments, and orbitz and yahoo is on for the if us time this year. san francisco sushi lovers could be getting a raw deal. bay area sushi prices were the third highest in the nation and new york has the highest followed by los angeles and new orleans was the cheapest sushi. >> well, we pay a hot more for lots of things. >> we do. >> happening today if you need to beat the summer heat pick up your smart phone the san francisco start-up known for letting people order town cars by smartphone is offering ice cream on demand service today only with six cone $20 and $35 depending on the type. >> this sunday is aids walk san francisco and we are a proud sponsor. you can see yourself on the jumbo tron at check point three or tell your friends to watch for you. we will stream it live. it is not too late to register or text walk sf to 292929. >> that is probably one of few places that will be cool and comfortable that day. mike? >> it will be. >> the forecast is cued up. we will start around 9:00 in the morning with mostly cloudy conditions

and jenin, senior travel editor for orbitz has five end of summer deals you will not want to miss. as the summer kind of winds down? >> you do. most people take their vacations in june and july. so as we head into august -- there are schools in the country that go back as early as mid-august so now is when demand starts to drop even in big destinations. so if you know where to look, you can get a good deal. >> the chirping is -- there is a real bird. >> a real -- >> yes. >> new orleans is a hot destination. >> i'm so glad you picked this. >> yeah, and it is summer festival season in new orleans. so if you can stand the heat and i mean literally stand the heat, you can travel there for so cheap they have a satchmo fest going on right now that celebrates the music of louis armstrong. they also have culinary new orleans going on, which is their restaurant month during the month of august. >> you walk down bourbon street, there's live music from every venue. >> i just like to go there to eat. restaurants are amazing. the way to go is to book a package combining your airfare and hotel t

definitely a shift in the developing orbitz and away from your and the west.ountries are definitely finding their voices. much more confident and also, the economies to quell. look at your. what a disaster. you europeans a telling us what to do. >> this sounds like a bit of an echo of 2007-8 where you are getting warnings of something going on. i'm having this moment of deja vu to the early 90's were, of course, you had very low interest rates, all the money poured into what then were beginning to be called to emerging markets. and then it flew back out. you get debt crisis. and there was not like it had not happened before. seemed like a 2007-8, a very big problem is looming that they are discussing. they aren't doing anything about it. >> no because ultimately have the globalize finance. national central banks. their interests, they are accountable to the senate or to the british government's or the french government. they are interested in the national economy. so, you know, quite a lot of anger, i understand, and asian countries about japan. the country is

through exchanges which, if set up properly, will allow you to buy health insurance the same way orbitz allows you to buy a plane ticket. compare prices and purchase a plan that best suits you. report out today by the department of health and human services finds this type of competition will lower premiums by nearly 20%. in new york, health care costs last year are set to be 50% lower on average. on the front page, the campaign to sell the affordable care act will have to go beyond the success touted in new york. the administration needs to build more insurance marketplaces than ever expected and create an i.t. infrastructure and work with red state bureaucracies that want to see obama care fail. even the most tuned in health care consultants have trouble predicting whether the federal government can get the law off the ground. joining me now, msnbc policy analyst, ezra klein, columnist of the "washington post," editor of wonk blog. you and sarah did a fantastic job with this piece. >> thank you. >> best long read on health care implementation i've read all week. >> tough competition t

i think the stock is -- still, the target is ten, but not surprised if orbitz goes orbital.ientistments the obama administration to have a carbon tax that generates, they think, about $600 billion a year. the way it works is $1tax per gallon of gas for you and me, and that's the start of things. it could be $10 a gallon. i kid you not. let's bring in bill with the center for bilogical diversity. bill, when you heard this, were you jumping for joy? >> ha-ha! well, yes, i am because i think it's a good idea, but before we all hype ventilate, we're not talking about $10 per gallon. we're -- congress would have to set the amount of any tax or fee, and the most important thing about this proposal is that there's a rebate attached to it. the american taxpayer would get the money back. this is a -- >> then why do it at all? sounds like an exercise in futility. why do it at all? >> because climate change is killing us right now. i'm in tucson right now and over a month of 100-degrees temperatures. superstorms, floods, i mean, we have to do something about climate change. >> bill, wh

adviser has schooled everybody. >> yes, and they have gone into metasearch, the same as kayak, and orbitzhy didn't daraa come in to talk about expedia? come on. >> that always works trying to book on live tv. thank you, simon. good stuff. >>> straight ahead on the program, we are halfway through the earning seasons and we have seen some big beats and of course, some big misses as you is seen. with e pl g we are going to get a status check, and see which companies are holding on to the most cash and why. we are digging inside of the co corporate treasurer's hold when we come back. with scottrade's online banking, i get one view of my bank and brokerage accounts with one login... to easily move my money when i need to. plus, when i call my local scottrade office, i can talk to someone who knows how i trade. because i don't trade like everybody. i trade like me. i'm with scottrade. (announcer) scottrade. awarded five-stars from smartmoney magazine. when you do what i do, iyou think about risk.. i don't like the ups and downs of the market, but i can't just sit on my cash. i want to be prepar

they have been likened to travel loss d or orbitz where you go online and walked through several steps to buy tickets. he's will be much more complicated. we will be interesting to see how the design of the software is to get people to the right insurance places. it is not -- so october 1st. you will hear more and more about that -- the exchanges. you will see reject campaigns by the federal government and the states the sponsoring these changes. you are going to of start hearing about navigators who are sort of consultants who are out there to help consumers sign up through what is going to be a pretty complicated process. and the idea is that based upon this individual mandate the says that individual sub an obligation to us seek coverage and pay a fine, those lacking cover sue their employers, not eligible for medicare and medicaid will go to the exchange , up, get credited with the subsidies that we have been talking about on the spot and they will be insured for health care after that if everything goes right. >> host: our time line, open enrollment. january 1st, the exchanges beg

senior travel editor for orbitz has five end of summer deals you will not want to miss.eason in new orleans. if can you literally stand the heat, can you travel there for so cheap. they have a free festival going on right now that celebrates the music of louis armstrong. they also have culinary new orleans going on, which is their restaurant month during the month of august. >> you walk down bourbon street, there's live music from every venue. >> i just like to go there to eat. restaurants are amazing. the way to go is to book a package combining your airfare and hotel together. here is a package from philadelphia, airfare plus five nights staying at the saint hotel, it is beautiful, right in the french quarter. $586 per person. just to give you an idea, if you just booked that hotel alone you'd be spending $555 just for five nights at the hotel so for a couple dollars more have you the airfare. >> let's go to utah. >> beautiful this time of year. >> this is postcard picture perfect mountain views. top rated golf courses, spas, outdoor activities galore. they are go to a

they are mainly online places where you can shop for health they have been likened to travelocity or orbitz worldwide online and walk through several steps. -- where you go online and walk through several steps. it is not an obvious thing. starting october 1, you're going to hear more and more about these exchanges opening. you are going to start hearing you are going to start hearing about navigators, who are consultants to help consumers sign up what -- sign up through what is going to be a complicated process. the idea is thatbased on this individual mandate they can sign up get credited with the subsidies we have been talking about on the spot. they will be insured for healthcare after that. host: some states are choosing to run their own exchanges.some are default and the federal government. here is a map from the kaiser family foundation. why is it significant that some states like california are doing faith bait exchanges and others are faulting it to the federal exchanges? the state has decided they will run their own exchange. it is coming from california where i have been followin

and now word that the international community's, orbitz essentially we would lose this generation becausethey're upset, disappointed, and because the government and even us, we are not able to provide them with services which their every second is the issue of the budget. let's look at the afghanistan budget in general. it's mostly, we would see even 99 percent funded by the donors. if resources are shrinking and we're saying we're connected, have technology, media's good. these are all wonderful. but for me at the only means of income is going to be paying me at the end. i think the answer is quite obvious. >> thanks. i have three -- five questions waiting. back to your second, incentive to those who did not conceded in there and then give a couple back questions. the not come to the other questions. so all the panelists, on the future of afghanistan while unifying vision can make all afghans transcend their ethnic religious backgrounds by gender differences in working toward attaining an afghan future. is there a national identity? and one more, putting up on something. afghan use activ