shang—chi. shawn—chi. no, shang—chi. shawn—chi. shang... shawn... shang. shawn...g? _ yeah. star, simu liu makes a likeable lead and is joined by seasoned actors, michelle yeoh and tony leung, with meng er zhang making an impressive screen debut as shang—chi's sister. marvel regular benedict wong also makes a welcome return. but once again, the secret weapon is that fabulous awkwafina, and her irreverent comic relief. even if she's also there to explain everything in very simple terms. personally, i could have done without the return of ben kingsley as hammy actor trevor slattery, who first appeared in iron man 3. and his fluffy cg sidekick seems aimed to please purely small kids and the merchandising department. that aside, the film is fantastic to look at, from visual effects to costumes, all the departments are at the top of their game here. shang—chi is an entertaining blockbuster that should please fans of the mcu, and it's a historic moment for asian representation in mainstream movies. who are you? it's in cinemas now. i hear your sister is back. she came ho

. >> and, we're flipping out for "shang-chi."vel's high flying, marvel's high flying, record-breaking, blockbuster opening weekend. >> thank you. >> one of the stars joins us live only on “gma.” >>> good morning, america, on this labor day. i'm hearing so many good things about "shang chi." people are talking about this. one of our producers has seen it twice. >> it was like dan doing the flip there. >> exactly. well, what i wanted to say about adam, if he's seen it twice we're not working him hard enough. >> that's not true. >> looking forward to that. >>> we have a lot to get to, covid showing no signs of slowing down. dr. ashish jha will join us live in a few moments with more on the delta variant, the booster shots and the rise in cases among kids. as millions head back to school. >>> millions of americans hitting the roads and taking to the skies. airports reaching pre-pandemic levels of traffic. our traffic correspondent gio benitez right there at newark airport covering the holiday travel crush. gio, good morning to you. >

reggie: can we go back for a second to shang chi. by the way, the alamo draft house is back up for the first time since the pandemic started, so that is really exciting. highly recommend you see it there. it was a great experience. i am not really one for action movies but i have zero experience seeing marvel films including the one that mike and i are in. however, i loved shang chi. akwwafina is a national treasure. i found it spectacular. >> alamo, that as a whole experience. reggie: the delivery, the drinks are coming in. >> a beautiful venue. reggie: and they are also doing staggered seating. so i appreciate that as well. you definitely have more room than you have ever had. >> i like it. reggie: do it. mike: i noticed we had three of the top five movies. reggie: come on now, paycheck. mike: let's move on. here is a look at what is going on from the roof camera. notice those flags are not a loose this morning. just kind of hanging there. that is one of the reasons why it is going to remain warm today. tonight, we have got a few c

shang-chi as the first asian marble super hero. joining us is jeremy trant, from a nonprofit of movers and shakers in business and the arts with the goal of elevating the aapi committee. jeremy, thanks for joining us. jeremy: thanks for having me. good to see you. kristen: golden houses taking an interesting approach to packed theaters this weekend with "shang-chi." jeremy: we have a movement called the gold open movement that we have co-led. it started with "crazy rich asians." the idea is for people to buy tickets and donate those back to the tickets to nonprofits and community groups and schools to show that these films can be big box office hits. kristen: why's it important to ensure a gold open opening weekend? like a big smashing success out of the gate? jeremy: that is the northstar in hollywood. when he film opens, the first weekend matters. it creates momentum for the following weekend, so it is critically important for everyone to go out and support it this weekend. kristen: if this film is successful, we expect to see mo

but today simu liu, the of "shang-chi". >> he threw out the first pitch today. he nailed a perfect strike but capped it off with a flawless back flip on the mound. there you go. yes, it is opening weekend for marvel's highly anticipated film "shang- chi" and the first ever asian-led super hero movie. >> betty yu sat down with the lead >> i told my men they wouldn't be able to kill you if they tried. >> reporter: the newest blockbuster "shang-chi" it is breaking boundaries like never before. it smashed the record of labor day openings with $71 million in ticket sales and one of the best debuts of the pandemic. lead actor simu liu. >> you manifested your dreams. how do you define super hero now that you are one? >> it is crazy. there are parts of it that i am not used to, i am not used to having an action figure or anything like that. that comes with it. but i think a super hero, you know, aside from all of the movie posters and the capes and all of that, i think the best ones are ordinary people who under extraordinary circumstances do the right thing. >> reporte

i'm going into hiding, my new name's jina. [ cheers and applause ] >> sean: that was awkwafina in "shang-chiperman. superman, clark kent. nobody can tell. tell us about the movie and the character. >> yeah, i was -- >> sean: here's the thing. disney, we all love disney, thank you. >> yeah. >> sean: disney is amazing, right? oh my god. [ laughter ] and they sent me a link to watch the movie but it was like -- i had to do this, sign up for this, get this password, it was crazy. it's like, i can't figure this out. >> no idea, didn't watch the movie. that's cool. >> sean: it was insane. i honestly tried. i couldn't. it was yesterday. i was like, i can't do this in 24 hours, please help me. >> yeah. oh, with the i.t.? oh, oh, yeah. [ laughter ] i mean, i can help you reset your password. are you on a mac or pc? >> sean: i don't even know. [ laughter ] >> okay.i ve it. the movie is -- i was able to watch it recently. and it felt -- it's just really special. >> sean: and you're going to feel like crazy, excited, honored to be part of -- >> yeah. >> sean: every actor dreams of being part of a marvel

>> sean: could you imagine if shang-chi spoke like that?an, i had -- i had done backflips in my backyard and almost broken my neck numerous times. that was the kind of extent of my martial arts stunt training. i'd done a couple of stunt jobs in toronto. but i mean this was like the real deal. >> sean: yeah. >> so yeah, i mean -- yeah. >> sean: endless hours of just training and shooting and -- >> we did the whole thing. and the stretching. and the stretching, that was by far the most painful, the stretching. >> sean: the stretching? >> oh my god, yeah. i learned quickly, that's how you tell a real martial artist from a fake one is by the stretching. by how flexible they are. if you don't -- you can be the strongest guy in the world, but if you don't stretch, if you don't have flexibility, your kick is never going to get that leg up there. >> sean: right, right. >> you've got to go -- you know. you saw the split kick in the trailer. that took some time. and hurt. >> sean: we have an awesome clip from the movie that shows a little of what you

marvel's latest "shang-chi" breaking box office records. becoming the highest grossing film over the labor day weekend pulling in $90 million the first asian superhero for marvel faces challenges for getting approved for theaters in china. we have eunice yoon with the latest what is the issue with the movie or disney? >> reporter: brian, you know, i think the movie based on the trailer looked interesting i'm not sure if i will be able to watch it here a lot of that is because there are several issues that the company, marvel universe faces particularly "shang-chi. that is because of a couple of reasons. "shang-chi" source material is seen as racist the movie is based on a character that is a stereotype of chinese evil mastermind fu man chu. especially at a time that china is sensitive about the image beijing censors the film industry anyway. the other timing that people are watching here is beijing is cracking down on the entertainment industry and film and celebrities and in the past several days, weibu suspended 21online accounts for fan

shang chi. shawn chi. no, shang chi. shawn chi. shang... shawn... shang. shawn...gain, the secret weapon is that fabulous awkwafina, and her irreverent comic asides. even if she's also there to explain everything in very simple terms. personally, i could have done without the return of ben kingsley as hammy actor trevor slattery, who first appeared in iron man 3. and his fluffy cg sidekick seems aimed to please purely small kids and the merchandising department. that aside, the film is fantastic to look at, from visual effects to costumes — all the departments are at the top of their game here. shang chi is an entertaining blockbuster that should please fans of the mcu, and it's a historic moment for asian representation in mainstream movies. who are you? it's in cinemas now. i hear your sister's back. she came home herself. where was she? where did the police find her? is she ok? lauren? she gasps. a missing woman returns home in wildfire, an impressive debut from director, cathy brady. nika mcguigan plays kelly, who reappears in her small northern irish town a ye

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the source material for "shang-chi" is base on or seen at racist.ie as well as the kocomis based on a fictional character a chinese evil mastermind, propagated a lot of what is seen as very negative stereotypes of asians also the movie coincides with beijing's cac down on entertainment and celebrities. over the weekend, a suspension of more than 20 accounts for fans of k-pop stars including bts. the state media later blamed south korea for creating and kick-starting a celebrity fan culture, which they see as very excessive and negative for china's youth and an actor renounced canadian citizenship on state tv. this comes at a time when there have been rumors swirling around that if you are a star and you have a foreign nationality, then you could be blacklisted chloe, famous, of course, for directing "nomadland" is directing the next marvel movie called "eternals" and has been completely erased from the internet here because of remarks she made that were interpreted here as being critical of beijing. so likely very difficult for that movie to make it

marvel�*s shang—chi and the legend of the ten rings has made $127 million in it's first weekend — makingrhero. the film was released only in the cinemas and it's success is leading some to question whether it should have been released online at the same time — as fellow marvel film black widow was. let's go to nick marsh in our asia business hub in singapore. good to see you. talk us through the numbers. it did really well. through the numbers. it did really well-— through the numbers. it did really well. the weekend 'ust . one really well. the weekend 'ust gone was fl really well. the weekend 'ust gone was actually i really well. the weekend 'ust gone was actually labourh really well. the weekend just gone was actually labour day weekend in the us which is normally quite a quiet time for cinema going but shang chi smash the records. they went for that traditional cinema only approach. they wanted it to be viewable in the cinema only. it was not available on streaming sites. some people said that might�*ve been a bit of a risk in a pandemic, people are not going to the cinema quite as muc

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reporter: he plays the title role in "shang-chi and the legend of the ten rings."says the importance of having an asian hero surrounded by an asian cast is something to celebrate. >> i think this movie is very significant for the api community, specifically -- aapi -- aapi community. specifically the first hero in the marvel universe. what that means for underrepresented communities. reporter: the director and cowriter took great care to make sure that these characters were fully formed and relatable. >> for this movie, it was a really exciting opportunity to shatter some of those stereotypes and surprise people with the depth and dimension that we can give these characters, that often come across as either mystic gurus or just silent action stars. as an asian american, i never want to contribute to any characters that are furthering stereotypes that have been perpetuated in cinema. honestly, just as a citizen of this planet, i don't want to do that for any culture. >> you are a part of all who came before you. reporter: to help the jew archer e his goal, the actor

but the significance of "shang-chi's" triumph goes way beyond dollars and cent. >> asian-americans havehem on the big screen, somebody who is heroic and now we have a superhero film of our own. >> reporter: fans echoing that theme of long overdue representation at last on screen in a hollywood blockbuster. >> i was really excited about this film and to show her the representation is really important to us and we're really excited. >> i like him doing the move. >> reporter: showing off a move of his own sunday "shang chi" himself, simu liu, who punctuated his first pitch with a backflip saying on twitter that pitch was like 500% faster in my head and co-star fala chen telling "gma" the cast was doing chartwheels as they kept track of the big news about the box office bonanza. >> they were like tracking the number and have a group chat together. we were so thrilled. suddenly we have this film and people now feel empowered and they feel seen and valued. >> reporter: and reverberations already being felt across hollywood. sony moving up the date of "venom: let there be carnage" to october 1

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one week after "shang-chi" went supernova at the box office -- >> who are you?"come from away" is back on broadway and giving us a special performance live in times square as they're saying -- >> all: good morning, america! ♪ welcome to the rock ♪ >>> good morning, america. thanks for being with us on this friday morning. they are excited and we're excited. we're looking forward to that powerful broadway performance as we remember the tragic events that inspired it. >> we are doing that all day today and that is because tomorrow marks the 20th anniversary of september 11th. let's take a live look there at ground zero. just here in downtown manhattan so many families will be gathering there tomorrow morning to remember all of those that we lost that day. we will still have much more on this coming up. >> our friend charlie gibson will join us. >>> right now to the covid crisis, president biden laid out his new plan on the pandemic, pushing sweeping new vaccine mandates that will affect 100 million workers. let's go back to rachel scott at the white house. good mo

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we are hearing from one of the stars of shang-chi about the success of california!s remind us when to use less energy from 4-9pm. so we can all stay up and running. sign up today. >> it is time for you to take your place by my side. >> $71.4 million, the newest marble film --marvelrvelrvelrvl shang-chi racked up this weekend. on pace for nearly $84 million for the holiday weekend. cannot wait to see it. >> this is the first to have an asian lead and primarily patient has. kristin z sat down with the started talk about what this means to him and the aapi community. >> congratulations on an amazing opening weekend. >> felt like people were underestimating. i was reading some really, really low estimates for a long time. it has been a crazy weekend because i am saying that number go up and up. >> the rave reviews, records. is this part of the life plan? you knew this was coming? >> that is a hard know. i had no idea what i had for my plane. i would just go for accounting, so that just goes to show you how confident i was wherever thing was going to turn out. this is in

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so marvel's shang-chi blasted labor day records with a $71 million debut.e a look. >> i told my men they wouldn't be able to kill you if they tried. ♪♪ >> so the film now ranks as one of the best debuts of the pandemic. shang-chi expected to add another $12 million today as people enjoy their labor day. meanwhile, he kept himself busy over the weekend. i know i probably didn't say his name right. the marvel star threw the first pitch at last night's giants' game and each did a backflip. the dodgers stayed in first place. >> we're talking about two abandoned bear cubs that fish and wildlife workers spotted in august in central california sat sequoia national park. they're going to be cared for in san diego but they're going to be kept wild. they're going to get a skillset to survive, and then they're going to be set free once again. >> there you go. all right, let's get a look at those temperatures, vianey. >> things are going to get a little better when it comes to the air quality hopefully by tomorrow. the spare the air alert is in fact in place because of

today it community watch party for the new superhero movie and it is called "shang-chi and the legendn rings" . the party was organized to show support for diversity and hollywood. the marvel film premieres everywhere today. they are sponsoring private screenings of the film. "shang-chi and the legend of the ten rings" is the first movie marvel to star a largely asian cast . it is tonight at amc. >>> over spends have a chance to own his iconic jumpsuit and cape . they say it was worn during four madison square garden performances in 1972. >> if i put on that cape, i think my toes would tingle . >> i would love to see you in that costume. >>> the last taste of summer is here. after several postponements, bottlerock is back . >>> and images from the caldor fire >>> live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix 5 news. >> right now on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area , shots fired on a bay area freeway. new video just into the newsroom. >>> the break in the wind helping firefighters in south lake tahoe. >> will put a damper on the holiday weekend? we have your air quality forecas

"shang-chi" star kept himself busy over the weekend. marvel star threw out the first pitch at last night's giant's game and did a backflip. where is video of that. the giants beat the dodgers to stay in first place. doing a backflip, get video. >>> i don't know if you visited alcatraz but are you willing to do it at night? >> i would love to. >> seems spooky. night tours at alcatraz are set to resume starting on thursday. alcatraz island will be open for evening visits offered thursday through monday starting at 6:00 p.m. from pier 33. i think i would feel better about alcatraz than angel island. angel island is apparently very haunted? i would not go there at night. >> during the day. alcatraz. >> fun. i'm mexican. my family taught me [ speaking foreign language ] leave the spirits alone. they could follow you out. we don't claim that energy. >> fine. we're going to let them relax. >> i have to light a candle. >> yeah. it is cold. you're right. always cold there. that's another no for me. it's cool. if you want to go, marcus, let me kn

speaking of "shang-chi, superhero hung onto the top space in the box office. >> it is time to take youring, the movie can boast having the best second weekend gross of any movie during the pandemic. the previous high belonged to another marvel movie, "black widow." it is on pace to challenge the "f9" movie. here are the top five. "legend of the tan rings" came in. "free guy" was second. " candyman," and " " cruise." the video music awards are in the books. madonna opened the show, just like she did for the first vma's back in 1984. lil nas x won three awards. olivia roderigo won best new artist and a song of the year for "driver's license." btts won group of the year. chris: we are tracking limited fog along the coastline tonight. temperatures mainly dropping into the 50's. 54 in the city come i-57 for san jose. tomorrow, a lot of sunshine. it is warm away from the coast, hitting the low 90's our warmest cities. 94 in livermore. 87 for san jose. san francisco going to about 68 degrees. what you will notice in the sky, more in terms of smoke, elevated smoke creating hazy conditions. our

action hero movie shang chi is in theaters now and making an impact.ersse bay area in -- and the country to watch in san francisco' fra'' japan town. 2002 patent pageant winner place shang chi's mom. disney is themeologt lisa arjunl give us a final check of araki weather forecast. lisa: we have strong high-pressure. that means heat inland. upper 90's in livermore. over the seven days, we do not see much change as high-pressure holds bringing fog at the coast and hazy, hot, afternoons inland. warm along the bayshore. by the end of the week, we are cooler. kate: thank you for joining us on abc 7 at mornings. i am case -- kate larsen abc 7 news continues at 4:00 p.m.. at 4:30, notre dame battles florida state. have a great labor day weekend. - hi, and welcome to the kitchen experts show. i'm janell marie. today, we have a great show for you. we're headed to lafayette to visit the keely family, the whole gang. we got mom, dad, the four kids. we're gonna see their kitchen makeover and find out how they're enjoying it right now. and lead designer johnny is g

. ♪ emily: "shang-chi and the legend of the ten rings."el film featuring an asian actor as a star broke records for a film on labor day, making an estimated $90 million in the u.s. and canadian theaters over the four-day weekend. getting us to discuss is entertainment reporter chris palmeri. . what should hollywood filmmakers be taking away from this? chris: this is another data point in a series now that suggests that by including more people of color and more high-profile female roles, people will come out. if you look at the marvel movies, black panther, captain marvel, or parasite winning best picture last year, and now this, there is plenty of information that shows audiences of all kinds weren't a really diverse cast. emily: you look at the cities where this was particularly successful, cities with high asian populations like san francisco, honolulu in my home state of hawaii, vancouver, your reporting talks about how this film was a risk for disney. at what point do filmmakers in hollywood realize it is not a risk anymore? chris: i

i think "shang-chi" will do great in theaters.e in theaters if you have the fear of missing out, you do to the theaters. >> your enthusiasm alone makes some of us want to watch what about mask mandates mandating vaccines has the industry figured out where they stand on this or is it really up to each individual theater and the city and state and restrictions >> it is about that. it is up to the individual i think the good news is for movie theaters, i have not heard of one single incident of anything related to covid happening in a movie theater that's good news i think the theater owners realize how important it is to provide a safe and secure environment for patrons they have done a good job of that in the challenging year studios are moving the films around we saw this recently with "top gun" and "mission impossible" latest that is because tom cruise wants to travel the world to really get out there and talk about the movie and his enthusiasm, i think, is what is really important. he is a big part of the marketing. if he is not

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shang-chi was raised as an assassin in china by a power-hungry father before fleeing to san franciscounlike you test >> asian representation is very important. originally, my character had some red color extension underneath the natural black hair. one day, i read an article talking about asian female characters in hollywood films, they always had some color in their hair to show they were rebels. i called our director and the next day we took it out. >> at the premiere, the first time leading man taking it all in. >> i was able to fly my parents down and have them walk beside me on a red carpet in hollywood with a poster with my face on it. it doesn't get any better than that. >> you can catch shang-chi and the legend of the 10 rings this weekend. >> in every way. definitely go see it. there is a great group called gold house that is starting a community fund to ensure that people can afford to see it can. that is it for abc 7 news at california, did you know our homes share power? but when we try to stay cool in a heat wave our supply is pushed to the limit. but you have the power t

"shang chi" has its biggest opening weekend ever. >>> stanley tucci said his first wife wife's struggleancer helped him deal with his own ordeal. he's been a hollywood star for decades. >> that's my problem because? oh, wait, it's not my problem. >> reporter: now stanley tucci revealing his battle with cancer telling vera magazine that three years ago doctors found a tumor at the base of his tongue saying it was too big operat the actor sharing the intense treatment caused him to nearly miss his children's graduation saying, i had a feeding tube for six months. i could barely make it to the twin's high school graduation. >> i said it's very interesting, people don't stop at stoplights that much. stoplight is just a suggestion. >> reporter: the 60-year-old revealing he did initially not want to seek treatment after watching his first wife kate battle breast cancer. he said i vowed i would never do anything like that because my first wife died of cancer. to watch her go through treatments was horrible. >> it's still hard after 11 years. it will always be hard. >> reporter: the actor sayin

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"shang-chi" is expected to add another $12 million today alone. of course as people look to do something fun on the holiday. look at the top movies this holiday weekend. maybe you saw them. coming in second is horror film "candy man" raking in $10 million, followed by "free guy" staring ryan reynolds at $8.7 million. >>> we haven't seen a debut like that in a long time. >> not in a long time. i want to see that movie. it looks good. >> yeah. >> the lead, i actually was -- for that show "kim's convenience" if you haven't watched it watch it on netflix. >> will do. >> stay inside, close the windows, get away from the unhealthy air quality. let's talk about it. so today is technically the unofficial end to summer. i know sad, sad, but think of all the positive things. the nice fluffy sweaters, cozy socks, great smelling candles. san jose right now live look, yes there is a spare the air alert in effect through today, so i want to guide you through some of the things that i'm going to be talking about during the forecast even, you know, looking ahead

shang chi continues to dominate the box office coming out on top for a row. >> take your place by myn: marvels latest blockbuster earned another $13 million, making it the highest earner of the year so far. it is the first major superhero movie to feature in asian lead and primarily asian cast. disney owns marvel and its parent company of abc seven. do you think you have good taste? there is a festival for you. the pampanga festivalestivalesta filipino food. on the menu, a wide variety of food from pampaga. >> our mission is to promote filipino food -- full peanut -- this is the only way i can have the main street get to know our food. dion: we love it. representation matters. up-and-coming filipino chefs get to judge the dishes. winter got bragging rights. our photographer went to the station with his huge plate of food from the festival. we had to send a big thank you to the organizers who were generous and excited and enthusiastic to have us out there this year. congratulations to all the people who participated and especially the winners. i cannot wait to chow down on this. speak

it made $90 million in the united states and canada "shang-chi" introduced the first asian superhero.released exclusively in theaters and not on the streaming service simultaneously a positive sign for movies in the fall should we look at a chart of amc? >> i would think this is good news this is a real test. some of the other releases were simultaneous releasing and box office this is just box office. >> creates the window. >> the power of the box office and what it means or what it means for a franchise and i'm happy to see this one succeed. the first asian superhero in a ma marvel movie at the time we are fighting asian violence. >> have you been to a movie theater? >> i have not. i hardly went to the theaters before the pandemic. >> are you back in the theaters, joe? >> we were going to go when we were down south. we were going to see "stillwater. we never got around to it. i watched it at home >> what is the review? >> of "stillwater. i liked it >> it's on my list. >> the star of "call my agent" is in it i'm going to give away too much. not a great or optimistic. i don't know if

we went to make shang-chi have its own style. that sequence, he still tries to hide his skill and that is why it will be like jackie. >> does he use a stunt double for that scene or no? >> ucl the big stun, that is everything he does. even -- any actor onset when wee are doing stunt with them, we make sure they don't get hurt or something because it will stop the production. we have a stunt guy to take the heat. >> don't go away. let's continue to chat on facebook live because i have to ask you about the way that scene >>> tonight, the coronavirus and the alarming new numbers and the questions over this new variant. the u.s. now heading into fall with four times more covid patients hospitalized than last fall. some hospitals now at a breaking point. in idaho, where they're now rationing care, forced to decide who gets treated first. we're with ems workers tonight responding to covid calls and the number of them coming in from the unvaccinated. more than 1 in 4 new covid cases now children. and tonight, the new mu variant, now see

the move follows the success of "shang chi" and legend of the ten rings which has topped the box office two weeks in a row. disney's film will get a 30 day release in theaters before disney plus. west side story and the eternal will be in theaters for a minimum of 45 days. costco is already getting into the holiday spirit. the retailer has brought back its popular wine and beer advent calendars. the wine calendars $99.99, 24 half bottles of different varieties which costco says flies off the shelves. the beer calendar sells for $59.99 includes 24 cans of german beer. the calendars are expected to be in most costco stores by the first week of october. back to you. >> all right. now i know what i'm getting laura for christmas. thank you so much. thanks.countdown to christmas is >> december is going to be interesting. >>> all right. coming up on "today in the bay," haze and heat. part of the bay area warming up. meteorologist kari hall is tracking temperatures and maybe unhealthy air, kari. >> we're watching that as our temperatures head towards the mid 90s. low 90s morgan hill today. we'l

. ♪ >>> told my men they wouldn't be able to kill iyo >> "shang-chi" scored the top spot at the domesticnd in a row. it is now the highest grossing movie of the pandemic. meantime, the broadway musical-turned-movie "dear evan hansen" came in second. it was arguably the biggest major studio release on the fall schedule. the film from universal brought in an estimated $7.5 million. >>> on the cbs "money watch," shopping at whole foods is about to get a little more expensive for prime members, and be new monster stamps will make your penpal smile. diane king hall is at the new york stock exchange with those stories and more. good morning, diane. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. well, today wall street will be keeping an eye on washington where lawmakers are racing to avoid a government shutdown by the end of the month and debate raising the debt ceiling. stocks ended mixed on friday. the dow gained 33 points. the nasdaq shed 4, and the s&p 500 added 6 points. >>> get ready to pay more for your whole foods order even if you're an amazon prime member. the company will include a $10 deli

in the last few months, we've had big movies like "bl widow," "shang-chi."ted with "peter rabbit." what we've demonstrated across our markets in europe is we are a safe harr or safe haven to go and watch a movie with your friends, your family. and i think, with the audnce warmed up right now, i think we are going to look at bond three to five years from now, w will look back at this as a watershed moment. this is when things really picked up again. >> for those of you not at the premiere, thanks for being with me on "outside source." thanks for watching. i will see you tomorrow. narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ ♪ narrator: you're watching pbs. ♪ da-da-da-duh-da-da-da♪ ♪ da-da-da-da-da-da ♪♪ ♪ ♪ narrator: funding for this presentation of thi

couples to sperm banks >> let's check out the numbers in this past weekend's box office marvel's "shang chi" still going strong that brought in $13.3 million in its fourth number one weekend. and "dear evan hanson" came in lower than predicted, just $7.5 million in the number two spot and "free guy" remains at the number three spot with $4.1 million. >>> still to come, airwaves hit an all-time high as airlines grap toll fight back >>> coming up, william shatner going where no 90-year-old has gone before. simply shake and spray to unlock the breakthrough power of touch-activated scent technology. that lasts, even hours later! that's because febreze touch stores scent in your fabrics so you get bursts of freshness with every touch. your whole world will come alive. welcome home to fresh with new febreze touch. i don't just play someone brainy on tv - i'm an actual neuroscientist. and i love the science behind neuriva plus. unlike ordinary memory supplements, neuriva plus fuels six key indicators of brain performance. more brain performance? yes, please! neuriva. think bigger. hi. so you're th

now, this change speaks to the success of the exclusive theatrical release of marvel's sche shang chi which came out exclusively in theaters over the weekend. that film grossing $94 million over the holiday weekend it's now grossed $162 million worldwide. >> today's announcement also shows a shift in strategy after disney simultaneously released "black widow" as well as "cruella" on disney plus and theaters it was that release that sparked the lawsuit from scarlett johansson over his kcompensation for those films. disney's chairman of media and entertainment said, quote, as confidence in movie going continues to improve, we look forward to entertaining audiences in theaters. so guys, this is going to be a really interesting one to watch, but those numbers over labor day, wow, that was a record, and disney clearly paying attention to that. >> i know there was a big question as to whether or not that was going to be a success or not, and i think as you point out, the numbers clearly point to yes, yes it was thank you very much. >>> if you think this announcement is a big win for disney,

change my name, start a new life but i could never escape his shadow >> forget superpowers, "s "shang-chilment in the marvel cinematic universe topped the box office for the second weekend in a row earning nearly $36 million. "free guy" cashed in at second with 5.3 million "malignant" failed to scare a big audience in its debut weekend coming in third with just about 5.6 million and candyman and "jungle cruise" rounded out the top five >>> mtv kicked off the 2021 video music awards last night marking its 40th anniversary ♪ i want you to know that if i can't get close to you ♪ ♪ i'll settle for the ghost of you ♪ ♪ i miss you more than life ♪ >> justin bieber and rapper kid la'roi parked on the barclay center stage in brooklyn, new york and accepted a major win for artist of the year plus olivia rodrigo has been dominating the charts and now holds the title of best new artist as well as song of the year for her single "good for you. and doja cat outdid herself as official host of the show while doing a performance of two recently released songs. she took home the vma for best collaboration

i thought i could change my name start a new life but i can never escape his shadow >> marvel's "shang-chiend of the 10 rings" was in no other movie's shadow, raking in over $70 million in its opening weekend only on the big screen "candyman" came in a sweet second place followed by "free guy. and "paw patrol's" movie left a paw print in fourth place on the weekend. >>> now to the enduring mystery of the bermuda triangle. it's where planes and ships have inexplicably disappeared over the years. perhaps because of forces unknown to mankind nbc's kerry sanders has a preview of a scientific investigation airing on the history channel. >> reporter: december 5th, 1945, five avengers take off from naval air station fort lauderdale on a routine training mission. 14 airmen headed to the bermuda triangle they were never seen again flight 19, the so-called lost squadron in "close encounters of the third kind" -- >> no one. these planes were reported missing in 1945. >> reporter: -- the mystery disappearance was answered they were taken by aliens. >> mom >> reporter: but that's a movie. now in a new

amc ceo says shang chi and the legend of ten rings was the main driver of foot traffic.y be getting ready to introduce its latest iphone the company sent out these invitations to members of the media today for its annual september launch event. apple is expected to unveil the latest version of its iphone which is rumored to include a better camera a longer lasting battery and a faster processor the event is set to take place on september fourteenth. which is one week from today. coming up next year the giants continue their hunt for october as they go for their fifth win in the last six days. sports is coming up next at usaa, we've been called too exclusive. because we were created for officers. but as we've evolved with the military, we've grown to serve all who've honorably served. no matter their rank, or when they were in. a marine just out of basic, or a petty officer from '73. and even his kids. and their kids. usaa is made for all who've honorably served and their families. are we still exclusive? absolutely. and that's exactly why you should join. at metro by t-m