phone six. to search my contacts. i find that if that's the truth that apple did this it's very bad it's not good it's really planned obsolescence but there you are i've become addicted to i phones and i bought another one when mine was stolen. french prosecutors have opened a preliminary investigation into apple in france deliberately shortening a product's life is considered fraud and can be punished severely the us company denies planning obsolescence but has apologized to customers for its battery management program slowing older phones down apple face a similar class action lawsuit in the u.s. and with a view from the other side of the atlantic so fishman's he's on wall street for us so how is apple responding. well apple has not responded to these new allegations yet however the i phone maker said in this member that there had been a lot of misunderstanding about this issue and they say that the software update it was designed to simply prevent unexpected chat down there would appear anyway so apple said they're only trying to improve how power is managed let me quote a blog post here by apple real quick first and foremost

apple's most quoted programs have. lost you know their internally or a phone at all since. the very apple products have is was you know. a folder to look for the battery gate so come back straight they have a conversation like you know quite a burden battery price i think that is there are you know. if there are corelli gas. many of us or our i phone uses a lot of us a bugged by the fact that i phones aren't running as quickly as as they as they used to what are we to do what would your advice be i mean it's one thing about getting the battery replaced there are five people in my household that's going to cost us a lot of money to get our batteries upgraded or replaced do we do we wait do we do we buy new phones what we do what's your advice i would advise yes of trading the battery i think it's the simplest and most effective way of getting better performance as another reason why apple and the other manufacturers should be offering batteries as cheaply as possible because it is the easiest way to get better performance from your products the fact that they try and turn int

investigating apple prosecutors in france want to know why the company slows down its older i phone it's it's claimed it could be a ploy to get users to upgrade lawsuits are also under way in the u.s. so how will all of this impact on consumers trust in apple products this is inside story. hello welcome to the program i'm adrian finnegan for many customers apple at its i phones are the best in the business the ultimate in excellence that was until last month when the company admitted to slowing down older models it said that it was done to protect battery life but users have been told some suspect that there was another motive at the u.s. senate has demanded answers from apple c.e.o. tim cook a french prosecutor is also now launched an investigation we'll get to our guests in just a moment but first the reports from paris. in france one in five smartphone uses owns an i phone each new model causes much excitement but not everyone is happy with the u.s. manufacturer a french consumer watchdog has filed an legal complaint saying apple deliberately slows down old i phone models to encourage

good thing when it comes to technology in fact even the original designers of the i phone user interface and apple's current chief design officer have publicly worried about the i phone's potential for over use and there is a good reason why you should not address this issue pro actively you know what's going on here what's going on inside the minds of our children with joining me now they talk about that isabella wiser she is director of psychiatry at the sharkey hospital here in berlin it's good to see you good to see have the new year to you happy new year to you too so are these smart phones and we don't want to pick on apple here i mean there are many smart phones apple of course dominates the market are they making our children mentally ill or social misfits mean what if what are they doing to our children. well they're doing probably that to our children we have to learn to handle this with our children like telephones did it in the old days i'm old enough to remember that i was especially during puberty incessantly on the phone that made my parents really worried ok so there are several good

last month apple apologized for secretly slowing down older phones. apple insist the slowdown was not part of a grand plan to force customers to buy new iphones. >>> and the flu is hitting the u.s. harder and earlier this year with 46 states reporting widespread outbreaks. >> it's not too late to get the shot. although it's warned this season's vaccine will likely be less effective than previous years. elizabeth hur with more. >> reporter: hospitals across the country scrambling with an influx of patients with the flu. >> i went to the emergency room, she was, she was having fever of 103, 102. >> reporter: this texas mother and her three daughters, all sick with the virus are finally on the mend, but according to the cdc, flu cases are spiking and quickly spreading in nearly every state. arkansas and texas the hardest hit. the situation so dire overcrowded hospitals are now setting up tents, using hallways to treat emergency cases or even diverting non-emergency patients to other facilities. >> this is, i would say, the worst flu seen thason that i've. >> r

business relationship between the americans and the chinese, and these stories both concerns mark phones. appleays a chinese government owned company will take control of its icloud services in the country. vincent from the bbc news service says apple's boss tim cook had no choice but to do this if he wanted to keep this company in the mainland. i think this is a dilemma for companies like apple. the chinese market is really attractive to all sorts of businesses across the world, but if you want to enter china there are local rules and regulations that you have to comply with and i would say tim cook was facing a really tough choice. from the chinese government and business perspective, it only makes apple and equal player in china because all businesses operating in china have to comply with chinese government role and they would argue why apple is exceptional. the government were saying i'm glad you're complying with our laws, welcome to our market, but apple, for them, they w011 market, but apple, for them, they won the market in china, but they lose the moral argument outside china. vincent

alabama senate race to democrat doug jones. >> apple's replacement program for iphone batteries is under way. anyone with an iphone 6 or older can take their phones replacement. usually costs $79 but apple dropped the price after customers criticized the company for slowing down older phones. apple claims the move was just to prevent battery shut downs. it says the new battery will return a phone to normal speeds. >>> but one employee here raised the question if you do that are you not allowed to be a part of the class action suit. >> how much were you going to get from the class action suit anyway. >> i know but ask the questions people. >> that's true. >> try to answer them. >> 4:54 is our time right the harlem globetrotters are returning to the d.c. area and for this week's fox beat free friday give away you could win four tickets and four pregame magic passes to see the globetrotters on march 17th at the capital one arena. >> it's a prize with a value of $428 and it's provided by harlem globetrotters international incorporated. go to fox5dc.com/contests between now and 11:59 p.m. to enter for a chance to win. one winner will be selected by ra

, so many apple phones with one kind of qualcomm chip in it means that two thingsappen. it lets qualcomm lower the price of production. apple phones being monolithic in the way they are presented. lowering that shifts to other phone makers, keeping intel out of the mobile phone business, which has been a running theme for what we've said about intel for the next seven years. emily: they say there will be no repercussions for apple. why not? cory: fundamentally what apple is getting his a lower price. they have decided not to punish apple for being in collusion with this. the notion that apple was getting what it wanted, lower prices, not colluding with qualcomm but being the beneficiary of its plans . emily: is this something that they could face a penalty for in the united states? cory: the eu has taken a much stronger stance in regard to anti-competitive prosecutions. sure some in the justice department would disagree. we've seen cases, particularly against google and now qualcomm, where the eu has taken a much stronger stance than the u.s. has, for a variety of

apple says the bug affects all of its devices that means everything from i phones to apple watches is potentially open to hacking the company says it's unaware of any exploits aimed at the flaw that is specific hacking attacks it plans to release patches for operating systems and it safari browser's the bug is a nightmare for us tech giant intel but also for consumers one common patch known as kaiser devours energy and slows the fix device scrutiny is now falling on intel leadership c.e.o. brian presented sold thirty nine million dollars in company stocks and options months after learning about the flaw but well before his disclosure intel says that sale was unrelated to the chip problem the company says it had planned on going public with the bug but had been working on a fix in the meantime. turkey's economy has proven surprisingly resilient despite political uncertainty but dark clouds are gathering on the horizon let's take a look at some of the figures gross domestic product took a big hit in twenty sixteen after a failed coup attempt as you can see there but then brought back a

that the iphone is toxic to kids. >> writing a letter to apple this weekend saying he needs to address a growing public health crisis. youth phone addiction. apple says they are going to be rolling out some new features but they also are saying they have already had some parental controls in place since 2008. some of those include, you know, some shared accounts, keeping an eye on downloads and one other suggestion they say to talk to your kids. >> trevor: i'm sorry, talk to my kids? why do you think i got them the phone in the first place, apple? you can tell that apple is on top of their game because no other company would have the balls to judge you in their press release. like they write maybe you should talk to your kids, yeah? instead of asking us about feature, maybe you want to update your parent's software, yeah, maybe. no other brand could pull that off. if a customer complains that an air bag damaged their face when it deployed toyota like your face wasn't that great to begin with, so like whatever. if parents don't want their kids to be a diked to their phones, just buy them the old samsung, that explodes in their ki

in apple's next i-o-s update, it will let users 'opt out' of apple slowing down their phone. apple revealed the option in a preview of the software update. the company will also add a tool to show you your battery's health. this is all following a report last year that showed apple secretly slowed down older i-phone models. the company claims, it took that action to prevent unexpected shutdowns due to deteriorating batteries. apple later slashed the price of replacement batteries in response to backlash. now it says.. apple will let users 'opt out'... but the company does not recommend it. (steve) a winter weather advisory is in effect for lake tahoe. as a storm is expected to drop up to 2 feet of snow in the upper elevations of the sierra. the heaviest snow is expected tonight...into tomorrow and white out conditions are possible over sierra passes. (steve) turning now to chief meteorologist lawrence karnow..(pam) lawrence how much snow is lake tahoe expected to get lawrence karnow: another storm moved into the bay area bringing gusty winds and rain. the rain will continue before

. >>> the government has launched into an investigation of apple's update that slowed older phones. the fcc and the department of justice are investigating if it violated security laws. the probe is in the early stages. but apple has confirmed that the government has requested some information. according to sources, the investigators are concerned that apple may have misled investors about the performance of the older phones. apple has said that the update was to, quote, smooth out peak power demands and prevent older phones from shutdowns as the lithium batteries degrade. >>> facebook paying out of the crypto currency rage. it is banning bit coin and virtual money. they call them financial products and services associated with misleading practices. it expands to instagram as well. they hope to avoid users being scammed from fake offers. >>> and kraft foods is buying its first super bowl but focusing on the real super bowl champions, you and your family. it wants family generated content from people across america. people are invited to upload videos that could be part of the 30-seco

i phone and eight now what hope is saying is that apple is trying to force consumers to throw out their old phones and buy new ones now under french law this is actually a crime it's called planned obsolescence and it can be punished with a prison sentence a large fine or up to five percent of the company's yearly earnings now so far apple has not responded to this latest case in france but in the past in the united states there were a flurry of similar north suits nothing's forced to admit that it does actually a deliberately slow down its phones it says though however it does so through the software updates because it's trying to promote its phones lifespans because the batteries get weaker as time goes on however was forced to offer an apology to consumers and offer them the chance to buy batteries at a reduced cost base in germany and italy have announced a major maffia bust arresting one hundred sixty nine members of a notorious organized crime clan around sixty million dollars worth of assets were also seized in the giant multiple national operation the pharaoh ame

apple. in france, deliberately shortening of products life is considered fraud. the company denies planning obsolescence, but apologizes for its battery management program of slowing older phonesn. apple faces similar class action lawsuits in the united states. >> a reason to celebrate for australians. brent: same-sex couples down under have ushered in a new era with a wave of weddings under new marriage equality laws. they have waited months since legislation changed to allow them to get married do to licensing laws, but for many, their way to saying "i do" was worth it. >> at the stroke of midnight and in the early hours of january 9, dozens of same-sex couples exchanged wedding thousand across australia as new laws legalizing gay marriage took affect. one of the first couples to tie the knot were athletes craig burns and luke sullivan, who wed in new south wales. >> this is a huge step forward for australia. there are still people out there who have a problem with it, and you will face those people in day to day life every now and again, but it is far outweighed by the influx of people we have had in support. >> at a ceremony in melbourne, this couple were wed. >> she will

the s&p 500 up as well to 2840 this morning, apple plans to give owners of older iphones more control over the speed of their phones. the next major update will include an option that will allow owners to turn off a feature that slows the device to keep aging batteries from shutting down. many people were upset when apple admitted that it was slowing down older phones. apple issued an apology but faces investigations and a number of lawsuits. >>> there is a new app that could keep you from spending time in security lines at the airport. tsa security wait times will be added features for its pro users. tripit will send alerts three hours before a flight showing current wait times. then travelers can check the app for real time updates and maps to find the shortest security line. no word when it will be available for travelers at bay area airports. >>> lg says the price they pay for washing machines is about to go up. lg blames the higher cost on the new tariff announced by the trump administration earlier this week. the appliance maker is not saying how much more it expects to charge for washing machines o are when

jillian: cell phones, apple watches banned from the west wing, chief of staff john kelly sending a memot next week. sarah sanders denied this had anything to do with leaks to the press or michael wolf's controversial book fire and fury. come the bay abedin and anthony weiner will settle their divorce behind closed doors. hillary clinton's i paid finalizing papers out-of-court to protect her 60 maxon from the spotlight. her estranged husband and former congressman is serving 21 months behind bars. >> a race against time to save people who are missing in the southern california mudslides. the death toll standard 17. jillian: staggering amounts of rain triggering debris running down hillsides, taking anything and everything with it. the hardest hit area, thousands are without power. 100 homes destroyed and hundreds damaged. rob: let's go to janice dean. >> reporter: the rain has moved out of the way, we have the threat from mudslides and debris flows across burn areas in southern california. we have potential for more rain in the forecast but it will be across northern points of california

investors are concerned with the apple may have misled investors about the performance of older phones apple has said that the update was to smooth out the power demands and prevent older iphones from sudden shutdown as the visteon -- lithium-ion batteries degrade. >> stocks remain flat right now in the dow jones shows it is slightly down on the nasdaq and snp. >> possibly toxic buildings at the former shipyard in san francisco. this is after the navy found a pattern of falls data from the contractor hired to clean up the area. the retesting will slow down the second phase of residential and business development and raise new concerns about people who have already moved into homes in the new neighborhood as well as artist and folks who have lived there and work there for years . >>> to alleged thieves arrested in the santa rosa fire zone. >> it sad that now this person is victimized twice. >> a bay area acrobat known for flipping bowls and write a seven bowls and write a 7 foot unicycle at the warrior games is now looking for the missing unicycle. details ahead. sfx: tinny headphone music sf

apple says the bug affects all of its devices that means everything from i phones to apple watches istentially open to hacking the company says it's unaware of any exploits aimed at the flaw that is specific hacking attacks it plans to release patches for operating systems and its safari browser's the bug is a nightmare for us tech giant intel but also for consumers one common patch known as kaiser devours energy and slows the fix device scrutiny is now falling on intel leadership c.e.o. brian presented sold thirty nine million dollars in company stocks and options months after learning about the flaw but well before its disclosure intel says that sale was unrelated to the chip problem the company says it had planned on going public with the bug but had been working on a fix in the meantime. fill now for more on the bomb site and its hit down the united states shutting down businesses chancel the grinding to a whole time just absolutely yes i mean because east coast now in the grip of a deep freeze after a massive winter storm brought fresh snow hurricane force winds and flooding but

and users will be able to turn off functions that previously slowed down the older phones. apple has apologizes for the slow-downs, which were suppose to prevent unexpected shut downs, ios 11.3 shows the battery health and recommends if it needs to be serviced. >>> toys r us announced they will close 180 stores across america in the next few months. five locations in our area. dover, burlington chef your hill and horsham and exton closing by april. and toys "r" us filed for bankruptcy protection and is $5 billion in debt. >>> adam joseph is back to talk about the accuweather forecast. >> head to the weather center and take a live look at sky 6 hd over the ent center city skyline and the clouds really stubborn during the day today. breaks there on the horizon and a period of hour or two with a little bit of sunshine and overall quite a chill in the area with wind out of the west northwest. 40 in trenton and 46 in allentown and 42 in trenton and 43 at the shore, atlantic city. so these temperatures technically are a little bit above normal but then you factor in the wind and it fee

the company will also reportedly cut orders for components used in the phones. apple hasn't commented yet, but the company is set to release its first report on iphone x sales tomorrow. >>> there's word that the feds are investigating apple. >> they want to know more about how and why apple slowed down some folks iphones. >> apple has admitted to doing this. it sent software to some phones to slow them down to save battery power after it noticed that some iphone batteries were not performing as well as expected. cnbc says this morning at least two governmental agencies the sec and the justice department are investigating. apple also faces several lawsuits as well. in other news this morning, wall street, boy, take a look at those numbers down 362 points yesterday. one of the biggest losses we have seen, in fact, the biggest loss since may. now, percentage wise the bigger that dow number gets the smaller the percentage. so it's about 1.3% probably. but that came right ahead of the speech on the state of the union. so let's talk about the state of the union. well, the s

. >>> apple plan to give owners of older iphones more control over the speed of their phones. apple'sext major update will include an option that allows owners to turn off a feature that slows the device to keep aging batteries from shutting down. many people were upset when apple admitted that it had been slowing down some of the older phones. >>> have you ever want today ahead the school of witch craft and wizardry. you can. spend your next vacation enjoying a harry potter themed cruise. it makes stops at key filming locations such as the great hall which is actually christ church college. warner brothers studios will show sets, costumes and props. the cost for this, $36,000. >> sure. $36,000. no big deal. >>> the prime focus of the show is finding a super star singer that can sell millions of records and fill arenas. ♪[music] >> reporter: the first winner of the four battle for stardom will be announced on february 1st. host fergie know what kind of talent they're looking for. >> it is not just about one song. it is about having a charisma. can they speak to an audience. do they ha

many were confused after the alert on the phones. apple sent it out about a dozen times. >>> the president says this is a new american memorial tournament. he stood by his agenda in the first state of the union. what's in store for year two? >>> the people dreamed this country. the people built this country, and it's the people who are making america great again. [ applause ] >> president trump and his new american moment mixing a divisive agenda with calls for unity in his first state of the union. he touted his accomplishments and warned the nation about threats foreign and domestic. the first lady, huge applause when she walked in the room. >>> welcome back to "early start," i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs. 33 minutes past the hour. we start with reaction from the president's first state of the union address in which president trump walked a fine line in his first state of the union. he held fast on the tough-talking populism he emboldened in year one, while making some effort to reach across the aisle. the one hour and 20-minu

government is investigating apple for deliberately slowing down older phones. apple admitted last month to limiting the performance of older models. the justice department and fcc looking into whether that violates securities laws. bloomberg reports the investigation is in the early stages. reps for the doj and fcc declined comment. >>> can peacocks fly? not on united. the airline banned this emotional support peacock from a flight out of newark airport last weekend. the travel show first reported the incident. united said the bird did not meet guidelines to board the flight. airlines recently even tightening rules for emotional support animals. delta now wants owners to have multiple forms and a doctor's note before taking a pet on board. we're talking about snakes, and we're talking about emotional support pigs and a jar of spiders. i mean, these are the things the delta people tell you they've had thousands and thousands of, and all kind of new emotional support -- >> are we sure this isn't john oliver or some late-night comedian trolling us? >> can peacocks fly?

investigators are concerned that apple may have misled investors about the performance of its older phones. appleas said the update was to smooth out, peak power demands and prevent older iphones from sudden shutdowns as their lithium batteries degrade. >>> time is 6:44. walmart is accused by a southern california woman for promoting racial stereotypes -- now, grande claims beauty products for african-americans are locked up inside theft-proof cases while other beauty products are out in the open on shelves. she says she felt humiliated and discriminating against on three different occasions when she asked employees to unlock a beauty supplies and awe spokesperson said they're locked up because they're likely to be stolen. they're asked -- this lawsuit is asking walmart to change their policy and they're seeking damages. >>> i felt i was being treated as a person who might be a thief, even though i have no criminal history. and have always been a law abiding person. that is why i am speaking out. and have filed a lawsuit. >> grande said after she picked out what she wanted, she had to be accompan

they want apple to develop new software tools that would help parents control and limit phone use moreily. they also want apple to fund research on the effects smart phones have on children and their mental health. now together those two major invests control about $2 billion in apple stocks. they've got some big say here. back to you, iain. >> all right, lie see, thanks. in your health tonight knew stud shows ibuprofen could be linked to mail infer will the. the study finds young men who take that papery lever can develop a hormonal condition during middle age linked to refused fertility. the hormones secreted by the pituitary gland become coordinated with the level of ibuprofen and the ray shoeff testier roane hormone decrease. researchers say further studies are still necessary. manage governor christie signing alleges laying today prohibiting workplace discrimination against women who breast feed. under the new law employers would be in violation of the state' civil rights law for firing or discriminating a woman over breast feeding businesses have to provide break time and suitabl

apple says the bug affects all of its devices that means everything from i phones to apple watches isntially open to hacking the company says it's unaware of any exploits aimed at the flaw that is specific hacking attacks it plans to release patches for operating systems and its safari browser's the bug is a nightmare for us tech giant intel but also for consumers one common patch known as kaiser devours energy and slows the fix device scrutiny is now falling on intel leadership c.e.o. brian presented sold thirty nine million dollars in company stocks and options months after learning about the flaw but well before its disclosure intel says that sale was unrelated to the chip problem the company says it had planned on going public with the bug but had been working on a fix in the meantime. i'll have a full fifteen minutes of news for you next hour sir thank you so much ben i'm going to turn to another story now because after more than a year of deteriorating relations between turkey and germany could we be about to see a breakthrough the turkish foreign minister has called for a new b

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. >> hold the phone. apple stock sinks on new rumors about fizzling demand for its most expensive iphone. ride. police say the suspect boarded the 8-baysho >>> in san francisco a man claiming to have a gun forced a muni driver to give him a ride. police say the suspect boarded the 8 bayshore bus about 10:00 last night near sunny dale and hahn streets. the suspect got off a block later and took off on foot. the driver and two passengers on the bus were not hurt. police have not been able to find the suspect. >>> after spending millions it looks like a plan for bus only lanes for vta has just hit a dead end. officials wanted $223 million for a project called bus rapid transit. it would have converted two of the six travel lanes on el camino real between palo alto and santa clara into bus lanes, but after years of debate residents and city leaders couldn't come to an agreement. in the end vta says $10.5 million was spent for preliminary work on the lanes to nowhere. >>> stocks had their first day of the year so fa

. >>> are too many kids spending too much time on their smart phones and tablets. some apple shareholders are now calling on the company's board of directors to study the impact of kids and smart phone. nbc jean elle joins us in san francisco this morning. a lot of people are curious to know what comes next with this. >> reporter: some apple shareholders say the company has some work to do. they want the tech giant to study the impact of all that smart phone screen time on kids and give parents some solution. the apple store is packed with customers. outside people are glued on their devices. adults don't want to miss a thing and they say kids are more tuned in to their screens. >> if you take it away, they start crying, wining, throwing a tantrum. >> they're now watching tv on the phones, texting, face timing, instagraming, everything is on their phone. >> reporter: all that screen time for kids is raising concern with some apple shareholders. jan napartners and the california state retirement system sent a letter urging apple to study screen time impact and offer parents so

phone or tablet away. two major investigators and help. they say apple needs to do nor prevent smart phone addiction among kids. lindsay watts is live at the apple store in georgetown lindsay? >> tony, of course, it's not just kids who are addicted to their phones and other devices. adults are just as guilty. this apple store here was busy up until closing time. the issue though, that these investigators are raising is that research shown being glued to a screen is especially bad for kids as they're developing and can impact mental and health the letters from investigators who say they represent buy $2 billion in apple shares, apple needs to work with researchers and do its own research on the impacts smart phones and device have on kids. another idea was making iphone settings specifically for children that give parents more control over things like time limits and social media opts, basically the letter is urging apple be more proactive and involved in the letter cites research including a study that shows there's a higher risk of suicide and depressio

liz: more questions for apple after slowing down old i phones. apples it's because they want to protect the phone and the battery. be sure to follow fox business. charles payne is coming up. thank you for watching. charles: the major averages finished slightly low but oil is rocketing. the secretary of veterans affairs david shulkin is our guest in the next hour. but first we must begin with a push for a deal. a bipartisan meeting between president trump and members of congress seems to have moved the discussion on immigration reform forward. daca, border security, chain migration and an end to the visa

specter were discovered in the processing chips impacting virtually every computer and smart phone including apple devices. the fear is that melt down and specter could allow sophisticated hackers to steal pass words that would unlock private information on nearly every platform including computers, smart phones, and even cloud servers used by almost every company on the internet. intel expects to have issued updates for more than 90 percent of processer products by next week. >>> tonight santa clara county is reporting four flu-related deaths. the virus has been on a tear through the bay area and california. some hospitals are restricting or suspended visiting hours all together. city health officials say two nurses are under warrantee to protect early -- quarantine to protect elderly patients. statewide at least 17 people under the age of 65 have died due to the flu so far this season. >>> in the coming decades, it may be possible to have children who are not only free from deadly diseases, but born with carefully selected physical and mental traits, and skin cells could be used to create the id

apple store in palo alto hoping to get her iphone repaired. her battery dies within hours. and she can't hear the other person on a phone call. apple announced it would release a new update telling users the condition of their batteries and if it needs to be serviced. it will also disable a function that slows down iphones. last month apple admitted to secretly throttling performance on older iphones. >> i think they should do a better job of standing behind their products. >> many customers are finding they're being turned away. i called apple and was told there's a battery shortage and the wait could be a few weeks for an iphone 7 plus battery. she was told she needed an appointment to have someone look at her phone. >> told me to come back. come back on the 31. >> can you wait until the 31. >> i need to use my phone now. >> in palo alto, maria medina, kpix5. >> one couple told maria the store had an iphone 6s battery in stock but they had to come back when workers had more time to install it. >> youtube is investing $5 million in videos promoted to make change. >> i guess youtubers are the new rock stars and matinee idols c

they want apple to develop new software tools to help parents control and limit phone use more easilyhey also want apple to fund some research. basically put some money into this link between young people and smartphone overuse and the cause and effect. melissa, back to you. >> the problem with those software tools are then the kids are smarter at deactivating them than you are. >> people say it's hard to put toothpaste back in the tube. >> jon: a big democratic donor says she will pull her support from some democratic senators. the reason why next. >> only four days left. >> there you go. thank you for joining us. >> "outnumbered" starts now. >> fox news alert on the white house, hitting back after the author of that controversial tell all says his book is going to end the trump presidency. president trump says it's all lies. his allies come out to defend him. this is "outnumbered" sandra smith here today harris falker and and kennedy and joining us today we welcome become republican congressman ronda of florida. he announcerd he's running for governor of the sunshine state. he is ou

that but, there is in guidance right there, out there from these tech companies from smart phone makers like apple, on when a child should have a smart phone or how long they should use it. so, you know, i think this group really wants to do something. they call honorary evaluation of the broader, broader look, as far as social media use and how it really effects every day life of children. so, i think this is a big issue to tackle. i commend the investors for taking the first step here. >> i do too. >> probably taking care of themselves too thinking of legal issues down the road. >> some say thinks for age five and up, i wonder if they will have to start doing that. >> reporter: yes, exactly i think that is something they are looking at. >> inadvertently created a problem, i mean helped create the problem. they didn't necessity when they were inventing it. we will see you tomorrow, thanks. >> 7:27. >> lets get to sue because ice , it is coming. >> yes, ice storm cometh and it is snow in the western part of the state right now. all this purple you see are winter weather advisory we have another wi

now two of apple's largest investors want to protect your children from becoming addicts to the devices. a 2016 study shows half of all teens felt addicted to their phonesnow apple investors, jana partners and the californi say smartphones could become a public health crisis for young people. they want apple to create new apps for parents to help them restrict children's access to their smartphones. >> we're seeing increases in anxiety, increases in depression, certainly increases in sleep deprivation because they're staying up late at night texting each other. >> the letter by investors to apple comes after a world health organization announcement last month. the international body said that video game addiction will now be classified as an official mental health condition. >> so i want all the girls watching here and now to know that a new day is on the horizon! >> oprah, bringing down the house at last night's golden globe awards, with a powerful message. it ignited talk on social media last night and all day today about oprah for president in 2020. but that may never happen. tonight nbc news correspondent peter alexander tweeted a source close to op

to study the impact of excessive phone use on mental health. apple did not respond to our request. >>> a survey last year found 58% worry about the impact of social media on their kid's physical and mental health. more than half of the parents surveyed said their kid is attached to their phone or tablet and further studies show shorter attention spans and higher rates of depression. >> milder temps are on the way to the dmv but we have to get through a wintry mix this evening. don't let the rain fool you. it freezes when it hits the ground, making thin glaze of ice possible. >>> what can we expect through the evening? topper is tracking the wintry mix on the terrace. >> we have some cold rain in the northwest and winter county and points west and north until between 7:00 and 9:00. i won't get into this until just about 9:00, and it's very cold and some places could glaze over. grass and roads should be fine but i'd be leery of sidewalks and driveways. 30 in hagerstown and town, you are in good shape, 37 in fredericksburg and 35 in waldorf. the radar

with i-phone batteries! apple admitted to slowing down some devices...ecommended buying a new battery at a discounted price - but how do you know if you need a new battery? simply looking at the battery percentage on your phone isn't much help. you need to download a "battery checker" app that can tell you the life of your battery. the apple store in georgetown tells seven on your side - buying a replacement battery can take up to a week if they don't have your model in the store. they also urge you to make an appointment - walk-ins can take two hours. it's xx and we're just getting started. coming up-- another day-- another freezing morning waiting for how this brutal cold is impacting roads, and infrastructure, with a winter storm heading this way. good morning washington. - briefly above freezing this afternoon - snow late tonight east of i-95; highest accumulations over southern md from coastal storm - windy from a powerful nor'easter thursday/friday - another reinforcing shot of cold air late week (highs in the teens) - 40s return early next week to