taco bell getting rid of kids' meals and toys.um brand taco bell franchises will begin phasing out the kids' meals and toys this month and will be done with the menu items by january. it might be disappointing to some kids, but not so much for investors. taco bell hasn't spent dollars on the marketing in years. they say it accounts for less than 1% of the total sales, equating to less than $70 million a year. much smaller than the competitor mcdonald's, estimated to rake in about 10% of total sales, or $2.7 billion. the mexican food themed restaurant will be focused on grabbing more dollars from the target consumer, males in their 20s and 30s, pushing meal extensions like happier hours, the late, late hours, early hours, and the products like l doritos tacos. 75 million of those tacos sold in one year. tyler? >> all right. thank you very much. >>> despite today's drop, yum shares are up around 6% so far this year. that's the parent company of taco bell, and kfc had more room to run, and is now a good time to buy? let's talk number

dennis: taco bell issaying adios to kidseals.ids meals and toys after deciding they are not edgy enough, i do not appeal to millennial's. but did the food police push taco bell over the edge? you follow these issues a lot, interesting thing is sometimes you want goverent intervention and you almost like mayor bloomberg, but other times you argue look, obesity is our own problem in abo time the crackdown on ourselves. where do you fall on this decision? is it good for nutrition or bad for nutritiin? >> that is an loaded question. they did not do it for kids, this company brought us the fourth meal, after midnight al. they did not do anything for kids, what they decided his ks are less than 1% of their sales, their focus is millennial's. i have a happier hour. they're not interested in althy nutrition, they are not even playing that game. dennis: if it is 1% and nobody notices, you might hold onto it. if you kp getting hammered by the food police they may give you another reason to drop it. >> they had a good news cycle today, but

was to turn up at taco bell for a meal. so they say no longer moving the needle on earnings which is a reason why they are removing them from the menu. brian, back to you. >> there were stories of princess diana taking harry and william to mcdonald's back in the day, too. so, jeff, congratulations. even if you aren't out there celebrating, it's great news for your country. we'll see you tomorrow. >>> he was a mainstay in tv and movies on both sides of the law. veteran character actare dennis farina died yesterday. from mob flicks to cop dramas, chances are you've seen his work. "get shorty." detective fontana on "law & order." he spent two decades as an actual cop. he suffered a blood clot in his lungs. he was 69 years old. we thought like james gandolfini, your favorite dennis farina moments. use the hash tag way too many f-bombs. my favorite moment, just about any damage he does with phones in "get shorty. " i thought we were going to show a clip there. oh, you took it off right as he was going to clock him right in the h

nicole: getting a close look at yum brands, the parent of kfc, taco bell, pizza outlets, looking at tacoe it says now they are going to discontinue kids meals and first and toys at the restaurant and they will begin the removal in july with nationwide implementation anticipated by january. they said it is not part of their long-term strategy, had an insignificant impact on their system sales because what was interesting was an interesting article in wall street journal, maybe it was an insignificant part of sales but is this actually in response to the growing pressure from thousands of parents and health professionals across the world who have been saying these fast food places like taco bell and mcdonald's are marketing junk to kids. i didn't even know taco bell had a kidney. but i think it is parenting whether your kids are eating junk. cheryl: the food police, that is why you're getting rid of these, i grew up in arizona, taco bell, okay, thank you very much, well said. dennis: make a little money with charles payne looking at semiconductor ram research corp.. what do you say? charle

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taco bell is the first national chain to get rid of kids' meals. >>> paul, yesterday we were flirting with the idea of some rain and thunderstorms. today, still a little muggy. >> it is still sticky outside, but we lost the rain chance. rain chance until lunchtime. some of you got sprinkles. the clouds are with us and the humidity is still there. another bad hair day. back-to-back cloudy days for the first time in a month. we are just beginning to see the clouds thin out. that is the dublin cam, looking out to the north. livermore, 84. down town san francisco is 65. san jose is 75, oakland is 68. i want to show you the radar, there are a few showers offshare. we can see rain a hundred miles offshore. now we zoom out to see northern and central california. the rain is not heading to us. here is the water content in the atmosphere. where you see grey and white is the more unstable air. yesterday it was coming up from los angeles and las vegas. now it is north of us and moving away for us. the window of opportunity for rain and thunderstorms is gone. we did not receive thunderstorms, wit

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taco bell will stop serving kids' meals. the change will go into effect this month. but january, no u.s. taco bells will have them. the ceo says the company's target market is people in their 30s and 20s. kids' meals account for less than half of 1% of sales. >>> and we will be right back with highlights of the doubleheader for the giants and a rough night for the a's. ♪ ♪ looks like you started to make something. ♪ oh, a green! ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] cheerios. with flavors your heart will love. >>> ahmed fareed here. the reds have been beating up on the giants. cincinnati taking 11 of the past 14 regular season meetings. maybe this will help. a doubleheader. in game two, the giants were the road team, in san francisco. it's weird. the giants in the road jerseys, hitting first. this is a makeup game of a game that got rained out in cincinnati. the top of the first, the giants getting on the board first. sandoval a double to left center. runners come around to score and 2-0, san francisco right away. giants up 5-3, in the eighth. reds trying to come back. two on, tw

. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch," apple earnings today, and taco bell scraps kids' meals.morrison is here. >>> asian markets got a boost as investors looked ahead to corporate earnings. tokyo's nikkei added nearly 1% while hong kong's hang seng gained more than 2%. apple posted its quarterly earnings after the market closes today. analysts expect the tech giant to make less money because people are buying lower-priced iphones and ipads. in the past ten months, apple's shares have dropped 40%. >>> disappointing quarterly earnings from mcdonald's almost dragged down wall street monday. the dow inched up almost 2 points to close at a record high of 15,545. the nasdaq climbed 12 points. >>> but netflix beat the streak and posted its earnings monday and revenue is up 20%. the online video service added 630,000 u.s. subscribers last quarter but analysts were expecting closer to 800,000. shares dropped almost 4% in after hours trading. >>> a big chain at taco bell the fast food chain said on monday. they are going to stop serving their kids meals and toys because they weren't boo

. >> something designed for kids is not going to be at taco bell. >> president obama hopes to promote the health care reform with major star >> covering walnut creek, burlingame, campbell and all bay area this is abc7 news. >> good morning, an aerial view above london and buckingham palace where we are waiting for the gun salute honoring the birth of the young prince. we are waiting for the royal couple to name the baby is find out what it looks like. >> leave is looking for star power for the health care act including jennifer hudson and a comic actress speaking with several celebrities yesterday to help spread the word about health insurance. the white house says that the president said they would reach young americans vital to the success of the program. insurers want healthy customers to offset the cost of older consumers. >> the house of representatives will consider legislation to cut off funds for the information's surveillance program and impose limits on the praises voting yesterday to allow the amendments, one to bar theness from collecting telephone records until the indivi

they won't even believe it's taco bell. >> reporter: taco bell is already running on the healthy food wagon. they say healthy fast food doesn't have to be an oxymoron. it's about taking wholesome food and not adding unhealthy ingredients like salt, fat and sugar. more and more companies and restaurants are turning to the prestigious cia to learn how and attending sold-out conferences and asking for private consultations. just last month, 30 scientists and chefs from pepsico were in this kitchen testing out new recipes. >> to research flavors and see if there's a healthier way of doing something. >> reporter: but americans are picky eaters who don't like change. we want the same thing day in and day out. remember new coke? so it's a complex approach to fool our finicky tastebuds. >> using other techniques to enhance the flavor simply by layering flavors or adding other types of flavor ingredients. >> reporter: and it's not just about taste. >> aroma was one of the things they were testing for and they had the entire kitchen here censored for aroma. >> reporter: those who want to be on

taco bell will roll out breakfast in the u.s. that will drive incremental comps.ood drivers for them over the next 12 months and investors will perk up to the name as we see positive comps out of china. >> taco bell seems to be doing fairly well. what are they getting right? >> well, i think they got their marketing correct. they have shifted some ad dollars from local to national. that's helping them. and they're fresh on the new product news with dorito's loco taco and the can tina bell. new product news and good advertising and good momentum around the business. >> thank you for joining us this morning. >>> in china, officials are saying glaxosmithkline executives in the country have admitted to bribery and tax violations. the security ministry has been probing allegations that gsk bribed chinese doctors and hospitals with cash and travel perks to prescribe drugs. the company workers are also accused of writing up fake invoices. this week, gsk said its own investigation into improper products marketing didn't find any signs of corruption. gsk responded to the c

the ceo for taco bell says that the move comes as kids' meals do not fit in with talk of bill's strategtacoratet the meals have had an insignificant impact on sales. >> we will be right back. >> welcome back. opening bell on wall street. wendy's and dupont are having opening numbers. we're also waiting for apple's closing numbers after the bell. we're also watching and netflix down $10 a share. we will have more with rob black coming up in 6:45 a.m.. >> the time is 6:30 a.m.. we want to take a look at the weather. >> we're still dealing with scattered showers. portions of the north bay are really starting to clear things up. later on this afternoon it will still be foggy and humid. we do have big changes to talk about and i will have more details of what to expect. >> we're just getting an accident reported that has the potential to be a hot spot on 880 in hayward. now this is towards union city. we may just have to lanes blocked on the mimic freeway. a look at your ride on the upper east shore freeway. this is your trip to the bay bridge. here is the ride coming past golden gate fields. we

the c-e-o for taco bell says the move comes as kids' meals don't fit in with taco bell's strategy and the meals have had an "insignificant" impact on sales. >>james:flat screens have been a selling point for t- vs for more than a decade. but now companies like l-g and samsung are making t-vs with screens that are *not flat. the new televisions have "concave" screens where the middle bends away from the viewer. l-g says the entire screen surface is equidistant from eliminating the problem of screen-edge distortion and loss of detail. the two companies are launching the t-vs this week in the u-s. the sets have a suggested price of 15-thousand dollars and will be sold in some best buy stores. 527. we will be back. here is a look at the golden gate bridge some areas of fog. announcer: announcer: sunday's your last chanc to save big during sleep train's triple choice sale. for a limited time, you can choose to save hundreds on beautyrest and posturepedic mattress sets. or choose $300 in free gifts with sleep train's most popular tempur-pedic mattresses. you can even choose 48 months intere

three customers in michigan placed an order at taco bell.hey thought was food and drove off. to their surprise, $36,000 in cash in the bag. they decided to drive back and return the money. guess what their reward was? the order they wanted in the first place. >> many of us plan to take a trip this summer if you're lucky. before you book your flight, listen up because you might not be getting as good of a deal as you thought. here to save us money is senior editor of trofl -- travelocity courtney scott. why are people not getting a good deal these days? >> when you factor in all the fees for things like baggage, pets on board, extra legging, priority seethe, that really -- priority seating, that really adds up and can affect the bottom line. >> it is very important to do the math and do your homework of we have comparisons here. first of all, you were going to look at a round-trip flight on u.s. airways. >> from new york to dallas in july, this is a u.s. airways flight with a base fare of $537 flight. pretty good. you factor in check baggage

its customers a wad of cash in the taco bell bag.. they get money from the bag that if put it in the bag it is inconspicuous. nobody realizes this is banco why would you take somebody's taco bell bag. >> little too inconspicuous. >> don't leave it laying around. taco bell. put it in an office. did happen a couple years ago, woman on surveillance video. she left, never came back. never was caught. >> if i get the bag i will make as tarnic >> it's common for moms to ban curse word by their kids. >> uh-huh, but the mommy blogger is refusing to let her friends why she is hoping it leads her daughters to have healthy more on that whe ba >> but first, a dramatic day in the trial of george zimmerman. an indepth look theaest you are watching "world news c1 listen, your story line, it makes for incredible tv drama. c1 thing is, your drug use is too adult for the kids, so i'm going to have to block you. oh, man. yeah. [inhales] well, have a good one. you're a nice lady. >>> welcome back. more details about the george zimmerman case charged wit

also for taco bell and the like.ng the dow as it gets a big upgrade from citigroup today. >> that comes after an analyst upgrade yesterday. hewlett-packard was the big laggard of 2012. it was a big performer. kudos to meg whitman for that. liz: she looked happy by the way in sun valley. pandora has had a good couple days sporadically through the past month or so, that is seeing a big slide. >> one problem was disappointing june audio metrics came in recently. that put a little pressure. ashley: not my favorite store but who am i. investors not shopping at best buy, nicole. >> i love best buy and tvs and tablets and electronics at my house. truth of matter you have concerns at cleveland research the fact this is seasonally low period but particularly, it is weaker than, they had expected. that is not a good sign. weakness in television, pcs, tablets and the like. [closing bell rings] liz: looks like three out of four. the s&p just slightly above the flat line. this is a race horse, neck-and-neck. 1110 is above the fla

taco bell said the kids meals don't fit with its overall strategy, and said they're not boosting salesr. the company ceo wants to focus on millennial customers. >>> a reward for anyone who returns her pet. pokey, an african tortoise. he first disappeared from his foster city home on july 9. someone contacted the humane society saying they found pokey. they apparently dropped off the turtle before the facility opened, an pokey wandered off again. anyone with information can contact the shelter in san mateo. >>> a chance for more summertime showers. how damp things could get in your area, and when a warm up is expected in your complete bay area forecast. >> but first, a prince is born. [ male announcer ] how do you do a summer clearance the dodge way? first wait till summer. then get the cars ready. now add the dodge part. ♪ ♪ the dodge summer clearance event. right now get 0% financing for up to 72 months and no payments for 90 days on all dodge vehicles. >>> you might have heard the royal baby has arrived. while we still don't know the baby boy's name, as kitty logan reports, the birth

. >>> taco bell plan to stop serving kids meals. they are knocking off the toys for children by early next year. that makes it the first national fast food restaurant to stop catering to kids. taco bell ceo says less than 1 half% of the total sales come from kids meals. one of the most popular food combinations will increase by $0.31 when they are not offered together as a kid's meal. >> wow. >>> time is now 5:52. an unprecedented crackdown by the california highway patrol. what they will be doing and where and how this is connected to police agencies around the country. >>> plus, no pay for the rest of the season for a former major league mvp. why ryan braun has been benched. . >>> good morning. a lot of cloud cover and mostly cloudy conditions. light rain and highs today 60s through 80s. >> thank you, steve. >>> well, in the first crackdown of its kind highway patrol officers from the bay area to new jersey are joining force to prevent fatalities on i-80. this is i-80 in berkeley. the joint effort begins tomorrow. it runs through

taco bell said the kids meals don't fit with its overall strategy, and said they're not boosting salesther. the company ceo wants to focus on millennial customers. >>> a reward for anyone who returns her pet. pokey, an african tortoise. he first disappeared from his foster city home on july 9. someone contacted the humane society saying they found pokey. they apparently dropped off the turtle before the facility opened, an pokey wandered off again. anyone with information can contact the shelter in san mateo. >>> a chance for more summertime showers. how damp things could get in your area, and when a warm up is expected in your complete bay area forecast. >> but first, a prince is born. the spectacular celebrations across britain, and how soon we could see the future king. >>> you might have heard the royal baby has arrived. while we still don't know the baby boy's name, as kitty logan reports, the birth was greeted with champagne, cheers, and plenty of ceremonial pomp. >> reporter: the duchess of cambridge has at last given birth, and it's a boy. they welcomed their son to the world i

. >> the taco bell menu change that's a first for the industry. >> cloudy skies and showers around the bay area. the temperatures are something else too. we'll talk about that coming up. >> the metering lights turned on now. what does that mean? a traffic jama approaching the pay gates. how far it's backed up. we'll let you know after the break. goodnight. thanks, olivia. thank you. so you can make a payment from your cell to almost anyone's phone or email. (speaking french) so you can express your gratitude... in the moment. rescue in orange county... deputies save a man from a burning ca >>> dance cam video shows a dramatic rescue as deputies save a man from a burning car. authorities came across but couldn't move. when the victim continued to be nonresponsive and flames were ingulfing the car, cutting the victim's seat belt and dragging him out of the car. pretty amazing and it all ended with everybody okay. >>> and in other news, george zimmerman was interviewed by police again, this time for saving somebody's life. >> just days after being acquitted in the death of trayvon martin,

like would they be able to go back to that guy and say, you sold it to that person in the taco bell parking there is a record. the law is you are not supposed to sell to someone who you believe committed a felony. but it's impossible to know that if back rebound checks are not required. that's the problem. >> cenk: so since they didn't do a background check on you. if you used that ak-47 in a crime, they could never find you. >> it would be tough. there wouldn't be a paper trail that would lead to me. right after i bought the ak-47. we thought we would go one step higher we bought a 50 caliber. the one used by military. >> you were able to buy a .50 caliber? >> yes, i was. it took me five minute search online and ten minute drive. >> cenk: we have a clip that have. let's show you buying this weapon without much hassle. >> we are going to try to buy a sniper rifle. a weapon so powerful that the u.s. military uses it to penetrate through concrete walls and pierce steel. >> how are you guys doing? thank you so much for meeting me. i'm mike. in iraq they told the snipers don't waste one round o

. >> reporter: we talked about taco bell increase in clouds. >> all right.till waiting for you to be wrong. >> reporter: nothing wrong with being right when you're a weather guy. >> definitely not. >>> why a bay area city is sue one of its own council members. >>> and, doctors say the problem is increasing. why more children are being rushed to the hospital because of falling tvs. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the grocery store chain announced this morning it h filed for chapter 11. the company hasn't defaulted ony payments... but reached an impasse with its bank. mi pueblo's c-e-o says the fedl filing will give the compana chance to reorganize... and become stronger and more competitive. all 21 stores will stay oper business. falling tvs are sending over 17,000 children to emergency rooms every year. on the >>> falling tvs are sending over 17,000 children to emergency rooms every year. on the consumer watch sue quan reports the problem is blamed on new flat screen tvs as well as older models. >> tvs could be dangerous to your children. the commission found the number of k

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they won't even believe it's taco bell. >> reporter: taco bell is already jumping on the healthy foodon. this teaching chef says healthy fast food doesn't center to be an oxymoron. it's about taking wholesome food and not adding unhealthy ingredients like salt, fat and sugar. more and more companies and restaurants are turning to the prestigious cia to learn how and attending sold-out conferences and asking for private consultations. just last month, 30 scientists and chefs from pepsico were in the kitchen testing out new recipes. >> to research flavors, and basically see if there's a healthier way of doing something. >> reporter: but americans are picky eaters who don't like change. we want the same thing day in and day out. remember new coke? so it's a complex approach to fool our finicky tastebuds. >> using other techniques to enhance flavors by layering flavors or other ingredients. >> reporter: it's not just about taste. >> aroma was one of the things they were testing for and they had the entire kitchen here censored for aromas. >> reporter: the industry is changing and those on

the next thing you know taco bell is serving mexican food. remember the alamo.s su render comes courtesy of a group of senators calling themselves the gang of eight. no surprise. you let in the mexicanoes and before you can say bib leo techa the senate run by a gang, i mean look at these guys. i wouldn't be surprised if they were smuggling in premium uncut flomax. so just who are they? jimmy, juice it! >> mccain, the maverick. menendez, the maybe mexican one. graham, the he is duck tres. rubbio, mr. thirsty. schumer, big daddy shum. >> blake, the one you just heard of. and the rest. gang of eight. >> now the boys over her here-- think-- that's going to be a series on its nostalgia channel. the boys over here think they can get conservatives like me to swallow their amnesty earning landa by including so-called security measures otherwise known as a border surge. now don't get me wrong, i like the idea of a surge, it worked in iraq. you hardly see any mexican sneaking into baghdad. but it's not nearly enough, folks. this plan would merely double the border patrol

filmmakers and taco bell has plans to send weapons to the sewer and opposition as rebel leaders travel for an informal meeting with the u.n. security council and america's secretary of state. and the jailing of full russian oligarch to hail fellow.

. >>> taco bell is scrapping kids meals and toys it passed out along with them. the restaurant chain saying kids meals weren't big sellers. some individual items were included on the kid's menu like soft tacos. and it will now move to its regular menu. back to you. >> love soft tacos. >>> straight ahead, we'll have all your sports highlights when "early today" returns. >>> okay. let's get the latest in sports for you this hour. the pennant race is on. pitcher matt moore adding to tampa's surge with his first career shutout. 3-0 over boston. their 18th win in the last 20 games pulling themselves from fourth to second place in the american league east. in try waiting 8 days, 6 hours, 23 minutes and then this. miami's stanton with a line drive double. ed lucas running for the score. the 37th scoreless inning streak there for miami ends. also a franchise record and the longest scoreless streak in 28 years. ouch. >>> nfl training camp will be a little different. player blood samples taken to create a benchmark for testing for growth hormone undetermined still. the spec

activity doesn't happen through yahoo or google, through restricted network that's won't affect bid lut taco bell announced it plans to discontinue it's kids meals and toys starting this month. the saying the kids meals did not make an impact on sales. >> east bay officials are introducing what is known as library of the future. it's stocked with books. patrons scan a card punching in number of the book and then, just grab it from the slots. it's like gegt doritos but you can read them. for now they've been placed at justice center and department of child support services. >> it's something have you to go to which is good, but we can bring them into the election. and into the midst of the people. >> tate pait trons need to go to a library branch to get a special card to use the machines, each costs $30,000. >> that is cool. >> yes. >> love that. >> no calorie, eithers. summer time pra tra decision for many children. >> up next, off to camp. why it could be life changing for a group of kids. >> check out abc 7 news donl. right now, you can drive away in abrand new smart car. we'll announce the luc

. >>> starting this month taco bell is phasing out kids meals and toys at stores around the country. the restaurant chains says kids meals are not helping its bottom line and don't fit in with the company's overall strategy of catering to people in their 20s. sit first national food -- it is the first national food chain to eliminate kids meals for kids. >>> well, coming up what is and isn't happening at the airport here at home. >> and more on the bart deadline, now 12 days away. stay with us. . >>> good morning. it was a scary landing for a southwest flight, and what the complications could mean to ore planes in new york. >> and new information about the deadly crash between a bicyclist and a pedestrian in san francisco last year. the new deal that may keep one man out of jail. >> we are live in oakland why bart passengers are crossing their fingers that another strike doesn't happen soon. why the two sides are still bickering. the morning news starts now. >>> good morning. thank you for joining us. tuesday morning, july july 3rd. i am pam cook. >> and good morning. i am dave clark

mcdonald's, taco bell, walgreens, walmart and the big banks support it, but it may be costing those who can least afford it far too much in fees. we start as always with sue at the nyse. hey, sue. >> hey, ty, good to see you. stocks are off of their highs but we are in the green. here's a look at where we stand right now. the dow jones industrial average up 43 points. the s&p 500 up just about six. the nasdaq up almost 10 and the russell 2000 is up 1.66. start this hour with the great american auto industry. auto sales numbers are coming in today, and so far so good. here's a look at how the stocks are performing. gm is down a quarter of a percent but ford, nissan, toyota and honda all solidly in the green with good percentage moves. phil lebeau is live in chicago with the big numbers for us. hi, phil. >> very big numbers. in fact, we could see a june sales pace that hit 16 million vehicles, that would be the pace and not the actual sales, first that we see that since december of 2007. every automaker reported stronger than expected earnings for the month of june. the increase is rangin

they included a nearby orchard supply, taco bell, and kfc. >>> 4:40 is the time right now. anthony weiner says the race for new york mayor should not be about him. the latest television ad to save his political career. >>> plus allegations against tsa airport screeners. the crimes they are accused of committing against unsuspecting passengers. >>> good morning. westbound 24 the traffic looks good heading out toward the caldecott tunnel. we will tell you more straight ahead. >>> good morning. not much change. temperatures inland will be in the warm to hot category. those closer to the coast cool to mile. >>> strong storms near tampa bay, florida combined to form this waterspout. waterspout looks like a tornado but is weaker and straight and only appears over water. the storm hit yesterday evening and brought thunder and high winds. national weather service says the waterspout lasted about 15 minutes. minor damage was reported. >>> new this morning the report says the number of tsa agents caught stealing, sleeping on the job, and letting people bypass security is on the rise.

what is taco bell? $1,000 more for you. take abbreviated bands, $200. is the red hot chili peppers? uh, same category, $400. what are the bosstones? bands, $600. what is new kids on the block and the backstreet boys? and with that, you move up to $3,400, into a tie with prabhu. and that means we're gonna take a break right now.

>> taco bell is getting rid of kids' toys, good for mcdonald's think the stock is up 30% over the nextear. >> jonas, you like mcdonald's? >> no, i do not. this is a richer onomy. >> jonas, your prediction/. >> okay, google lached this $35 tv adaster thing which is good for google but also good for needing wi-fi aadaptadapter netgear is up >> netgear had an unauthorized stock split on friday. i would avoid it for now. >> hence the deal. >>> and john? >> less premium bear sales. we learned something in the depression, people are going to drink, go with coors light and tap up 20%. >> i d't know abt you guys but i am not disagreeing with john and beer, but gary b., what do you say? >> well, i'm sitting right next to it him. i'm goin to disagree with john? >> no. smart move if you're been arm's reach. >> jonas? >> i say this is it a champagne food economy with the beer. >> we like that. >> okay and the freedom, the number one business bloc on tv tips, cavuto on business. >>> the are latesmoney message from the president? >> this growing inequality, inequality of opportunity, ducingnequality

restaurants will offer kid bills for taco bell.s the move comes as kids' meals don't fit in with a top rebel strategy and the mills have had an insignificant impact on sales. >>darya: the fda says menthol cigarettes polls eight significant risk compared to regular cigarettes. the minty flavor and has led to an increase in smokers and says it makes quitting harder. the report however says that menthol smokers are not likely to be at higher risk of disease or exposed to a greater number of toxins. >>darya: hear something new. elegy and samsung coming out with a new kind cave screen tvs and they say it is better for your eyes because of the surface is equal distance from your by events. that eliminates green 8 distortion. the kind caved tvs are available now. george was given up with their hot spot. >>george: north bound to 80 and multicar major injury accident are hot spots tying up the ride. it is backing up traffic i will have the tools and a full report coming up. look at 'em. living on cloud nine with that u-verse wireless receiv

taco bell is canceling kids meals. the chain says it will instead focus on appealing to millennials. meanwhile, a new national effort is helping restaurants expand menus. the national restaurant association says more chains are offering healthier options for kids. it's not just chains jumping in on the trend. "we also have independent restaurants participating, along with museums and theme parks. it's really become a nation-wide movement." that was joy dubost. earlier this year, a study by the center for science and the public interest found 97% of kids' meals were of poor nutrition quality. dubost says if that study were done today, the data would reveal healthier numbers. the pressure is on at dell. today, shareholders are expected to vote on whether they should go along with founder michael dell's offer of $13.65 per share to take the company private. billionaire investor carl ichan is proposing a deal that pays $14 per share and keeps the computer company publicly-traded. the wall street journal reports a special d

york city there is barkley's subway station for the name of the banking organization and you have taco bell arena and coors field and enron field and while this might not be that extent we want to say putting names on this structures that are gracing our waterfronts for years to come is not the way to raise funds to make this solvent. it's like akin to a bake sale. the funds raised to plug the hole that is going on. we think there are other ways without commercial rising this and this say slippery slope and it's to register the initial thoughts and we will be back next month to more completely present our case but want to make an initial statement in opposition of naming these buildings with naming rights. >> okay. item nine executive director's report. >> well good afternoon commissioners. thank you for joining us on such a beautiful day. it's hard to believe we're in the room. thank you to all that are here today. we have an exciting agenda following up on a start to our summer. it has really happened here at the port with a big bang and earlier today commissioner adams commented at the p

. >>> taco bell making a bold move by being the first in the industry to phase out kid meals and toys. the fast food chain says kid meals represent about 1.5% of their total sales. and researchers say, it's likely today's kids are more sophisticated and more open to eating healthier foods. >>> it's good to be lady gaga despite hip surgery. her $80 million of earnings last year put her on top of "forbes" list of young celebrities. justin bieber was second with $58 million. taylor swift came in with a measly $55 million. a few million less than last year when she topped the "forbes" list. oh, to be young and rich. >> i hate it when that happens. >>> we have a health alert this morning. another reason not to skip breakfast. a new harvard study finding that older men who regularly skip breakfast have a 27% higher risk of heart attack. experts think that skipping breakfast leads to more calories during the day, spiking sugar levels and clogging arteries. and it could be that just the people that take time for breakfast generally eat healthy. don't eat just anything for breakfast. make it a

taco bell is getting rid of its kids meals which it says really weren't selling anyways. the fast food chain says kids meals will be entirely gong from its u.s. menu, like the soft taco and bean burrito will move to the regular menu. back to you. >> mary, thank you very much. >>> in a few hours from right now, federal investigators holding a special meeting taking a look at possible new safety rule changes for school buses. the national transportation safety board all set to meet at 6:30 to consider a report on the probable cause for an accident in new jersey last year. this one was a crash killing an 11-year-old girl and seriously injuring five other students including that girl's two sisters. the board will be also looking at findings from a crash down in florida that killed one student while leaving four others seriously injured. possible recommendations could include mandatory seatbelts in all school buses. >>> the house committee holding a hearing today on immigration reform after republicans rejected a senate bill on that issue. the house judiciary committee expected