likely that the regular chocolate bar you eat tastes of illegal child labor, but what if these accounts are fake? well, only recently the u. s. department of labor funded a report which found that the cocoa industry in west africa was exploiting $1600000.00 char laborers, e slaves without going into too many legalistic details. the nation's highest court pulled the brakes on the case pretty much because companies outside the us bear the responsibility for mass abuse. you might want to ask why not at least look into the case? well, that's how things are. that's how the law works. the big businesses will probably keep repeating things like or i'm 99 percent. sure they will. child labor is unacceptable. that is why we are working so hard to prevent it. cargoes work to keep child labor out of the cocoa supply chain isn't wavering. we do not tolerate the use of child labor in our operations or supply chains and we're working every day to prevent it expects even more emotional words from them, from the athlete. the activists and the president on june 13th. but those who have been following this particular case won't stand the hypocrisy we are

u. s department of labor released data showing consumer prices increased 5% over one year ago. economists say the causes pent up demand as people emerge from pandemic restrictions and face supply shortages as companies tried to ramp back up after shutdowns. i've got off roading jeeps at the sigma auto group lot and conquered. they've seen a 35% increase in business prices and demand for used vehicles surged a record 10% last month as a shortage of semiconductor ships decreased supplies of new cars. there have been a shortage of new cars out there recently due to the chips, which has driven the prion market up, i would say, uh, pretty significant amount and as more people travel airline fares have increased 7% gas prices hit a seven year high. treasurys the economy readjust from the past year, we're making progress and what we're seeing some inflation. i don't believe it's permanent, but we will watch this very carefully. one thing that does not appear to be rising is interest rates. the fed has indicated that even with the rising prices they don't anticipate putting anytime soo

u. s department of labor released data showing consumer prices increased 5% over one year ago.mists say the causes pent up demand as people emerged from pandemic restrictions. and face supply shortages as companies tried to ramp back up after shutdowns. i've got off roading jeeps at the sigma auto group. lot in concord. they've seen a 35% increase in business prices and demand for used vehicles surged a record 10% last month as a shortage of semiconductor ships decreased supplies of new cars. there have been a shortage of new cars out there. recently due to the chips, which has driven the prion market up, i would say, uh, pretty significant amount and as more people travel airline fares have increased 7% gas prices hit a seven year high and restaurants such as chipotle are increasing prices to offset higher wages and costs. i look at a £40 case of chicken went from about $40 to $130 in two weeks. that's food cost is you can't deal with. the treasury secretary janet yellen, however, says she expects the inflation will be temporary as the economy readjust from the past year. we'r

u s jobless claims while it represents 11% of the u. s workforce, but across the country, initial jobless claims have hit a new low since mid march of last year, the labor departments 385,000 clean were filed last week, and that's down 20,000 from the week before. economists expect the labor department to show 650,000 jobs were added in may, with the unemployment rate falling to 5.9% on wall street today, investors were in somewhat of a wait and see mode ahead of the monthly jobs report tomorrow, stocks were lower, with technology stocks leading the selling the dow was down 23 points and nasdaq off by 141 points and the s and p lower, but. 15 and we are looking into the weekend forecast is just around the corner. now, tomorrow's friday, but you can expect after the break. thanks bill. let's go now. the ktvu jana katsuyama with a look at some of the stories we're working on for the seven o'clock news coming up on ktvu plus heather new tonight, some of his artwork has sold for tens of millions of dollars. where you can get an up close and personal look at banksy's artwork in the bay area, and kobe bryant's widow, vanessa, is criticizing nike over social media photo

of august. the u. s labor departmentleased new unemployment numbers 559,000 jobs were added in the month. may. that's about twice as many as april's disappointing numbers. some republicans, however, are not impressed, they say boosted federal unemployment benefits which began at the start of the pandemic are hurting employers ability to find workers. the labor secretary, though, disagrees. think this report show that the unemployment benefit is not actually keeping people out of the workforce. what it's doing is supporting families that are still out of work. most of the jobs added last month. we're at hotels, restaurants and bars, which gained 220,000 positions as the economy opens up and travel begins on wall street. today, stocks ended the week higher following the release of that jobs report. dow gained 179 points. the nasdaq was up about 200, the s and p finished the day up. 37 points well with less than two months from the start of the summer olympics in tokyo, pressure is building to cancel the event. organizers m

u. s labor department released new numbers on unemployment for the month of may. as lauren blanchard reports. while the numbers weren't quite as strong as economists predicted, the report did show the lowest number of claims since the beginning of the pandemic. the labor department has announced 559 jobs were added in may. the number is below estimates, but far better than april's report. the unemployment rate dropped from 6.1% to 5.8% this is progress. historic progress, progress. it's pulling our economy out of the worst crisis has been in 100 years, but many employers say they can't find workers. there is no shortage of jobs, every sector. is hiring republicans point to $300 per week federal unemployment checks as the reason some won't head back to work. these employers just cannot get the workers back on the job. president biden and democrats say a robust infrastructure bill is needed, which includes investments in child care to help women get back into the workforce. but republicans say only traditional infrastructure should be included in the bill with a lim

u. s labor department today show 412,000 workers spa first time claims nationwide last week. that's an increase oflaims from the week before. here in california more than 68,000 people file claims up nearly 16,000 from the week before. may mud held its first in a series of talks about the drought and how it will manage the water supply 90% of east bay months. water supply usually comes from the mccollum e watershed in the sierra this year. east bay mud is also tapping into federal water reserves from the sacramento river, which will account for 20% of the agency's water every day. nine million gallons of recycled water will go towards landscape and industrial uses that saves enough drinking water to supply the needs of over 100. 1000 people in the east bay so that that alone is a significant uh way that we're able to conserve and make the most of water. east bay mud has declared a stage one moderate drought and says so far, customers are doing a good job of cutting back 10% of their use. some people in the bay area, especially those in santa clara county, maybe smelling some smoke today. computer

last week, the labor department says workers filed just under 75,000 claims, and that is an increase of more than 3700 from the week before. the white house says it expects the u. s bounce back as local economies reopened. we're continuing to put in place policies and measures to ensure that we're helping people make ends meet, and we're helping the economy continue to grow. but wall street is keeping an eye out for signs of overheating as a nation recovers from the pandemic, analysts are concerned about inflation. with prices spiking due to high demand. the state senate today passed a groundbreaking pill that would provide universal basic income to young adults aging out of california's foster care system. that bill was authored by state senator dave cortese e of san jose. it will provide $1000 a month to some 2500 young adults in the states extend. foster care programme. the proposal would establish a three year pilot program to benefit those young adults coming out of foster care from age 21 through 24 advocates of the bill includes san francisco district attorney chase a. bodine. transitional age youth as we know without familial support, far too often end up

u. s border is a 100% legal method of arrival. greg lee ktvu, fox two news. job opening surged to a record 9.3 million in april. that is up 12% from march, according to the labor departmenters only hired six million people meaning jobs are opening up faster than they can be filled hotels and restaurants reported the biggest increase in jobs, the number of americans quitting their jobs was up 11% almost four million in april, the highest number going back to 2000. wall street stocks closed mixed today. the dow was down 30 points. the nasdaq was up 43 points largely due to gains in a handful of big tech companies and the s and p ticked up a fraction of a point. well, wal mart says it will be closing its doors on thanksgiving day. the company says the closure is a way for walmart to think its employees for their hard work during the pandemic. this will be the second year in a row that the retailer has closed on the holiday target and best buy also say they will be closed on november 25th. the senate. claire evita is making several service changes starting next week. beginning monday, vita will operate a new weekday peak hour shuttle between the dura don station in santa cla