now weight watchers, famous for its in-person meetings and point stem for foods instead of calorie counting is shifting its focus. concentrating on overall health, including stress relief and exercise instead of just weight loss. and it's working. 4.6 million members are currently using the weight watchers app, nearly 30% increase from last year, and 1.6 million are attending 30,000 live meetings each week. heweight wa, no longer just focusing on weit, but putting ople on the path to overall wellness. grossman, the president and ceo of weight watchers is here. and as we've said, there's a bin announcement. i know my mom's interested in this, too. so what do you have for us, >> well, good morning. >> good morning. >> and what we're really excited about is the global leader in weight management around the world, weight watchers, is moving to ww to be the global mark of wellness for everyone. >> you're changing your name? >> beyond just weight? >> changing the name. >> to the mark of . >> that's big. >> ww. >> so instead of weight tchers. it's world wellness, right? >> i think. >> who wellness

weight watchers, no longer just focusing on weight, but putting people on the path to overall wellnesshere. what do you have for us? >> good morning. what we're excited about is the global leader in weight management around the world, weight watchers, is moving to be the global mark of wellness. >> changing the name. >> to the mark of ww, absolutely, with the tag line that affirms what we're doing for 55 years, wellness that works. and continue to transform people's lives. we'll never abdicate our leadership. we can be so much more today. we can inspire people for healthy habits, to get them to eat better, use their mind to support their efforts and be about total wellness. >> a lot of people are saying, hold on. weight watchers has been working for me all these years. >> here's what's interesting, we've been evolving to this. and the reason why the business has been performing is this idea of going from weight to wellness, is more sustainable to people. we're giving them more than just a short-term solution. what we want is to be a partner in health sustainably. and if you think, most

weight watchers is that iconic brand. >> a local pastry chef with an inspirational story is making his firstppearance on the steve harvey today. >> the 19-year-old from he maryland, young chef is on the autism spectrum but has not tot that sp him when it comes to achieving his dream. he already hosts on his own cooking show on youtube and has co-written a book to his mother and n r isdy to take his talents to the next level. >> how does it feel when you're in the kitchen? what is i like for you? >> it makes me feel confident. it also makes me feel happy and that i can accomplish >>anythin ou can watch the entire interview today at 2:00 p.m. right here on nbc >> still ahead on news 4 today, a resident of a local retirement community diagnosed with legionnaires disease. where it happened and what's being done. >> why some improvements to your home could lower the ct o your home insurance. stay with us. we'll be right back. your time is 4:56. >>> that breaking news, a man has been shot at a gas station and investigators are still on the scene working to figure out exactly what happened. f

weight watchers has been working for me all these years. >> here's what's interesting, r've been evolvinghy the business has been performing is this idea of going from weight to wellness, is more sustainable to people. we're giving them more than just a short-term solution. what we want is to be a partner in health sustainably. and if you think, most people ed ane arthemselves, and we're that partner, that gives them the technology. we give the the mmunity. we give them the support. and now, inddion to weight options, we'll also have a healthyop habit on. all people, if you ask them, want to be healthier. we're still doing points, right? >> so, freestyle, which is our program, which has been fantastic, actually can be utilized beyond just for weight loss. it's a tool to lea to healthy habits for better eating. whether you want to lose weight or not. a>> youo partnered up with head sce, a mindfulness app. what are you doing there? >> we annoued a partnership with headspace for original content that will be in the app. and we're taking fit points 2.0. we're taking the science of what has be

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. >>> and weight watchers is changing itsameo ww. the weight loss company said the name change reflects a new focus on ovall health and well-being. >> this has been part of anio evol of a journey to go from being undisputed leader in losshy eating for weight to much broader than that, to truly be a partner to people in overall wellness for what you eat, how you move, how your mino works, support you and how you become part of amm ity. >> shares of what is now called ww rose nearly 4.5% today to $72.89. >>> and many other companies over the years have changth r names as well, and for different reasons, of course, but some examples include world wrestling federation becoming world wrestling entertainment. gmac bank rebranding itself allied financial and the one we've all heard of, google changing itsame to alphabet. joining us to discuss why a business changes its name is dean crutchfeld. >> good to be >> let's start with ww. the market liked it. it was up 4.5% today. last year it was a huge gainer market.tock what do you make of their

governor. >>> weight watchers ss it's changing it's name as consumers ditch the diets for overall wellnessthe name will be ww. the move is in part to expand the company's focus beyond just weight loss t encompass overall healthy living. it will also have a new logo, wellness that works. >> t company also announced its eliminating all artificial ingredients from its products. a new program called wellness wins begins next month and will reward customers for working toward healthy habits. >> it willhi take to get used to that. >> i'm eric emi at cnbc headquaters. snapchat is testing a new camera feature to let users buy ims fr amazon. you scan a physical object that brings up a cart showing the item with and availability and you'll be sent to mamazon's app or website to purchase it. with your cnbc morning business, repo'm eric chemi. >> i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. other day, starting out with clouds and rain chances pretty high. temperatures areay higher t than yesterday though. we're already close t 70 degrees. make sure that you have your jeans and umbrellaen and rain boots

it's moving away from weight watchers, putting the focus more on overall health and wellness.eature new programs. one is caldwellness wins. and promoting healthier habits. >> does initials project healthier image for some reason? >> i don't know. >> easier to remember. >> like abc. >> thanks,icel. >>> history making pilot got to share her story with san francisco students today. the first african-american female captain talked with kids at rosa parks elementy school today. captain tara wright was hired by the airline just a few months ago. she shared how her father and grand father, also pilots, inspired her, and she described the determination it took to get her to where she is today. >> i believe that people understand the definition of perseverance until you have to use it and employ it for many, many months, years and then it dawned on me, now i understand. >> it was put together by sisters in the skies dedicated to inspiring students of color. >>> an east bay city -- according to the comparison of california cities, only fulsome had a higher score by about three points. o

rob: weight watchers is slimming down to just ww.g their name as they pivot away from dieting. tracy carrasco from foxbusiness here with the rebranding efforts. >> reporter: weight watchers is going to focus on its weight management program but they want to be sure people know it is not just that. they will focus on overall health and wellness as they change their name to ww. this comes as the stock has been up 65% this year. we saw shares on this news up 4% and yesterday oprah winfrey, a board member of the company said this about the name change, she said, quote, weight watchers becomes ww, we will inspire people not only to eat well but move more, connect with others and continue to experience the joys of a healthy life. ww will relaunch its new apps on october 4th. rob: what is up with the plane food? it will get better? jillian: if you buy it. rob: across the world. >> reporter: for the mystic flights the food that you can purchase, they are trying to make it better. american airlines announced they partnered with zoe's kitchen,

weight watchers becomes ww today. strategy to focus on wellness and overall health. joining us now is mindy grossman she's the president and ceo of newly minted ww. thank you for being here today it's great to see you. >> good morning. you as well as always. >> weight watchers is a brand we know so well for so many years why go to ww >> so this has been part of an evolution of a journey to go from being undisputed leader in healthy eating for weight loss to much broader than that. to be part of overall wellness how you eat, how you move, how your mind works to support you and how you become part of a community. and the idea of taking the name and moving it to a trusted mark of wellness around the world of tag line of affirmation of wellness that works is a great move in our jury knew to be able to help more and more people lead healthier, better lives >> we've been watching the stock. in the last three years since oprah took a position on the board and some ownership in the country, the stock is up 400%. it's been phe

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so our weight watchers has been offering a weight controlling solution since one thousand nine hundred sixty three but it's given up its name now and decided to go with a slimmer version however the decision has left some guessing the motives behind it . we are really excited. around the world. new york times columnist is being mocked for asking social media to remove a clear photo shopped image of a heroic donald trump kevin roose warned social media they could easily have blocked the image of trump which shows the president supposedly helping victims of the twenty fifteen texas flooding. stressed that the image had gone viral and had been shared by almost three hundred thousand times on facebook over the public has gone to town on his claims noting the absurdity of censoring any altered images. this is is i'm sorry pathetically laughable on many accounts i don't know if he actually thought he was doing people a favor by this where he said listen i don't know how to break it to you but me thinks perhaps this might not be an actual legitimate authentic photo just letting you know becau

pasta and moscow it's been helping people fight the flab for more than half a century but now weight watchers is turning it slimming scales on itself and so showing off more of slender frame with their new slimline name however the decision has left some chilling over the possible but. we're really excited. there are more media allegations these are more allegations from from liberal stating that if trump has his people and if conservatives come in then. then roe v wade will be overturned and all of this that's simply not due process of the american legal system or of the supreme court they can't just come in and overturn laws there have to be cases there have to be precedent that this is politically motivated against cavanagh has nothing to do with any evidence that's actually been brought forth besides of besides allegations from two women all processes that bring about the interpretation the production of law in any society is inherently political trumps appointment of cabinet is political there is an agenda at play here this is a field of deceit are you mentioned that these. seven america

but it's been helping people fight the flab for more than half a century but now weight watchers is turning its slimming skills on itself it's showing off a more slender frame with a new slimline name over the decision has left some chewing over the possible not. what we're really excited. around the world. on friday the fate of brett kavanaugh his nomination as supreme court justice will be this. following a string of damaging sex crime allegations and since the stories came to light last week george covered or has been the target of trump's opponents some have questioned whether he can be presumed innocent until proven guilty. this was attempted rape of believe the first afford judge cabinet has lied multiple times she doesn't kavanaugh have the same presumption of innocence as anyone else in america his credibility is already very questionable in my mind and in the minds of a lot of my fellow judiciary committee members the democrats i don't have eyes lying that you're well i believe her let's put it that way there is credibility to her story. so far to allegations of sexual misconduct h

down their name weight watchers are changing its name to ww -- to reflect company's focus on overallllness not just losing weight. company says while it is still committed to its weight management program, it wants peel to focus on eating healthier, exercising, and having a more positive mindset. ww. >> i think of wwe when i see -- right? a little a confusing. >> well the perfect vacation for fans of "game of thrones." >> that is right hbo says it is convert several "game of thrones" film locationses in northern ireland in to tourist attractions as seers narrows i could of the run hbo is including sanding sets for iconic as well as castle black and kings langtding part of the tour. "game of thrones" legacy attractions set to open in 2019. very popular. >> i thought it was lcgi. all fake green screen in the background? tracee thank you for that. coming up, midterms are 42 days away and some state gop races may be in jeopardy. >> the economic situation has been dire particularly in the county. obama waged war on our state. so can republicans rely on this strong trump economy to keep co

[ laughter ] [ applause ] it's bee20 years. [ applause ] i saw that weight watchers is shortening its you hear that? which means in the next weight watchers commercial, you're going to see the name bragging t about horopped 12 letters. [ laughter ] [ applause ] get this, next month a six s fl st. louis is holding a a contest to see who can stay inside a coffin for 30 hours. they said anyone who managed to get it, they get to keep the coffin. [ laughter ] while anyone who doesn't, also gets to keep the coffin. [ applause ] and finally, did you see this?in a womangland was waiting to get off her plane. she filmed an airporemployee unloading luggage. watch this. [ light laughter ]k. >> jimmy: doin holy moly. that's actually how spirit airlines gets passengers off the plane. >> steve: really? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: we have a great show. give it up for the roots. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: oh, my goo thanks to you roots. good to see you higbones. did you have a good weekend? >> steve: yes, i did. fantastic weekend. >> jimmy: dude, i saw paul simon's last

weight watchers yesterday rebranded to ww. ess they want to move away from weight and go more towards healthy lifestyles, but ww is pretty hard to say. also, i hop temporarily rebranding themselves -- ihop temporarily rebranding themselves to ihob for burgers. either way, it seems to be a boom. weight watchers is up-to-date, and the parent company of ihop up, not too shabby. at square, upg 11.5 percent. near session highs. their best day since february. and there are two of you causes behind their strength today. they are watching a role, we do , anda very bullish analyst he has changed his target per share, a street high. plus, he is saying these shares should be included since that sector warrants it. and this is pretty amazing. facebook. we see amazon, netflix, and year,et higher on the particularly amazon and netflix, but take a look at square, up on amazing, andtty that same group would be up more than 38%, which is what it is doing right now. not so shabby, romaine. romaine: semi conductors struggling to hit the biggest n

. >>> weight watchers is slimming down, the company changing its name to ww and emphasizing overall health and wellness rather than exclusively diet. >>> up next, from the moon to mars as nasa turns 60. we will ask nasa's former leader where the next mission will take us. >>> and hurricane season is here, how to protect your home from flood damage. right now, though take a look at how the stock market ended the week >>> on monday nasa turned 60 they have pushed the frontiers of the discovery from the moon landing to the space shuttle and towards the next goal of landing humans on mars charles bolden has played a major role at nasa thank you so much for being with us today. >> it's great to be with you. >> you've been part of nasa since you became an astronaut back in 1980. >> a long time. >> what does this milestone mean to you >> it's a tremendous birthday to be celebrating six decades of nasa being the organization that serves the nation in the four areas, four primary science and technology areas that we do today being human space flight, science, aerognnottics and technology developmen

. >>> weight watchers i bulking up. that's where we begin tonight's market focus. the company is being added to the s&p midcap nd400 starting next tuesday. it will replace klx which is being acquired by boeing. its inclusion sent it u4% to $69.57. shares of accorda tanked after it lost a patent appeal. it invalidated four patents for the multiple sclerosis they lost a quarter of their value closing at $20.80. >>> snap's chief strategy officer is stepping down. following a controversial apphi redesign led to a drop in users. snap is the parent company of snap ch snap fell 2% to $9.74. shares also hit a 52-week low during the y. >>> and sonos came out with the first earnings report as abl company, and it was not music to investor's ears. the maker of smart speakers for the home lost 45 cents a thshar. 's about double what wall street was expecting. revenue was in line withte esti but down 6% from a year ago. sonos went public lt month a $16 a share. today they actually finished the regular day up 13% to $21.24. that was initially wiped out almost immediately f earnin

we still have oprah winfrey, secret weapon in weight watchers.still owns stock and talks about the rebrand. stuart: she's a smart businesswoman and knows what she is doing. 9:40 and that means you are out of your. gentlemen, thank you. check that big board. up still 50 points almost exactly the 26,620 - were watching the president's every move today. even if he's makes his way to the united nations. to make a big speech there at 10:15 and whatever happens, you will see it. >>> swedish parliament voted to oust the prime minister. this is all about integration in europe. you get into that, next. stuart: chat teaming up with amazon to offer high-tech shopping. tell me more. >> exciting. if you use the chat you open your app, click on a picture of the item were looking at it will come up as an amazon barcode or qr code that you can scan, take a look at and the link comes up as well. you can shop on social media. isn't that interesting? it will be phased-in but i think they're taking this new revolution to monetize and keep making money for retailers.

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another company getting a leaner name is weight watchers. they're changing to ww. weight loss to wellness. it's reflected in the new tag line, wellness that works. they currently have about 4.5 billion members. they're hoping the name change will help. >> 3 billion doughnuts, that's a lot of doughnuts. jomana, thanks so much. >> i feel like i account for half of those doughnuts. >> we all do, especially at this hour. >> the news world accounts for half of those billion doughnuts. >>> still to come, axios has a look at this morning's one big thing. and coming up on "morning joe," the race the to confirm brett kavanaugh. >> and new details on what with the judge's first accuser plans to share with the senate judiciary committee. >>> remember senator john kennedy will discuss whether dr. ford's testimony will sway his vote and whether the committee will allow his second accuser to testify. with asthma. yes. it's a targeted medicine proven to help prevent severe asthma attacks, and lower oral steroid use. about 50% of people with severe asthma have too many cells calle

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china trade, we're looking at the very specific names and that's one we're excited about. >> weight watchers 30% over the last three months. thank you very much, appreciate you both being here with us. >>> all right. >> moving on here. to the battle over trade china says it won't use its currency as a weapon and in canada prime minister trudeau under pressure to get a trade deal done. >> hi, melissa the president might be in north carolina and south carolina today doing hurricane damage and recovery work. but the work goes on here in washington from his administration dealing with these two fronts on trade. first on canada. the top negotiator for the canadians just left the u.s. trade representative's office a short time ago briefing reporters quickly on what it is they have accomplished so far today. here's what she had to say >> there's now more work for our officials to do. they have set those tasks and they'll be doing that work and meet again later this afternoon. >> so, no real specifics on what was discussed today or what we might expect for the rest of the afternoon. but clearly nego

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liz: talk about weight watchers. >> the good thing the name says what they do. is the spokesperson, owns 9% of the company. now their average retention is nine months per year or nine months per customer. what is important, digital advertising is great. if they extend the retention period past nine months that ace lot more cash flow to the bottom line. very successful company. liz: george, we have 15 seconds left. do you like the markets here? are you worried about anything? >> it is never a perfect environment for everything. we're long-time investors meaning three to five years. the interesting thing we do have 15% in cash. so i'm not 100% optimistic. put that 85% optimistic. how about that? liz: i'll take it george. we'll take you anytime. >> thank you, appreciate it. liz: dow closing off the lows. still down 73 points. that will do it for the "claman countdown." the s&p losing about five points. the nasdaq down 19. i hope you guys have a great weekend. [closing bell rings] come join us again on monday. see you then. david: new fears of a trade war hitting wa

(jr stone) weight watchers really wants to reform its image as not just another diet company.so it'sw. the global wellness company says the new name focuses on overall health and wellness. along with the new branding, w-w announced a variety of new programs, including one called wellness wins. users get rewarded for small behaviors that lead to healthier habits. members will also be able to use their amazon alexa or google assistant to track their foods and get updates on their daily progress. (vicki) up next-- disney is facing backlash tonight... after people accused them of lightening the skin tone of their first african-american princess. find out what's being done to fix it- after the break. this isn't just any long-distance relationship. this is long distance with the best wifi experience plus the most free shows to stream. and with savings on wireless, this is a relationship with more money to spend on the important things. this is how xfinity makes life... simple. easy. awesome. get started with xfinity internet for just $29.99 a month for 12 months, and ask how you can save w

what it means for comcast, sky, disney and the world of the media we have mini grossman, ceo of weight watchersa all-star ray allen in the house lots to do. >> big show. very well rounded program this morning. andrew, we'll see you. >>> well, the countdown is also on because if it wasn't busy enough already this week, the federal reserve will kick off a two-day meeting tomorrow central bank widely expected to raise rates when it announces that decision wednesday at 2:00 eastern on "power lunch. we'll get the fed's latest economic forecast and fed chairman jay powell will be in joel, thank you. joe, first to you. what do we expect from the federal reserve? are we going to get a rate hike this week? >> we are going to get a rate hike, brian. good morning the key issue will be how many rate hikes do policy officials signal for '19, '20 '21. >> answer that question. >> we'll get a hike this week, another hike in december i don't think they'll hike more than once or twice next year but the fed will say three times next year, one more in 2020, however, it will come close to the fed increasing those e

>> weight watchers? yeah. they shortened it. alth, not just losing weight. the company's stock is up around 60% this year. and it's up about 570% in the past two years. >> part of that is the oprah effect. >>> and satellite radio company, sirius xm is buying pandora for about $3.5 billion. but it's not expected to effect what you listen to for now. the deal allows sirius to expand beyond cars and into homes and other areas. >>> so tomorrow k pop's super group live from time's square and they're used to see thing boys spreading their wings. and colorful music videos as you can see. >> they appeared in front of a more subdued audience. they spoke at the u.n. general assembly about its love myself initiative for young people. >> no matter who you are, where you're from, your skin color, gender identity, just speak your sl. find your name and find your voice. >> speak yourself? is that right? >> that's so poetic. like i'm seriously in tears. speak yourself. so find your name and find your voice by speaking yourself. that member that

. >>> weight watchers renames itself on ww, wellness that works.ew will be wellness that wins to reward for healthy habits here is what they said about the name change. >> the idea of taking the name and moving it to a trusted mark of wellness around the world with the tag line of affirmation of with wellness that works is a great move to help more and more people lead healthier better lives. >> i can't believe where we are in the world these days with political correctness. >> it's not political correctness. >> it is something you're in the allow today do >> i think you missed it i think wellness is that in. >> wellness is in. are you saying no part of this is driven fwi fact that it's seen as bad as wanting to lose weight >> i don't think the name even matters. we talk about celebrity influences they have oprah win fri. that's all they need the stock is up 570% over the past two years. >> i don't think any influence has not only helped the company and made so much themselves. >> right >> and it's made >> speaking of a winning investment soaring a

and weight watchers puts its company name on a diet.ne king is live at the nasdaq with those stories and more. ( jane )good morning a report good morninga report published in the journal pediatrics looks into the effects of additives like food coloring, nitrates, nitrites and bpas, among other things, and their effect on health.the report says food coloring may be associated with worsened adhd and studies cites say those children who cut out synthetic food coloring showed decreased adhd symptoms.the paper was published to urge congress to empower the fda to collect more data from food companies about chemicals than is now possible.weight watchers is rebranding as 'w-w'.since oprah winfrey joined as a spokesperson, it's also overhauling its products and services to focus more on healthy living than on pure weight loss.a new program launching october 4 called wellness wins will reward members for tracking their meals, physical activity, weight and workshop attendance. consumer. reports says a long-lasting battery and other factors have he

mixed overnight from starbucks to slim down laying -- of employees we will tell you about that weight watchers humidity the ceo founder is here top story breaking his silence, supreme court nominee judge brett kavanaugh speaking out about the sexual assault allegations against him defending his reputation in interview on fox news with martha mccallum last night. >> the truth is i have never sexually assaulted anyone, in high school, or otherwise, i am not questioning have not questioned that perhaps dr. ford at some point in her life was sexually assaulted by someone some place. but what i know is i have never sexually assaulted anyone. adamant confirmation process go forward said he is not going anywhere to talk more about that senate jaer member john kennedy senator good to have you on the program thanks so much for joining us. >> thank you for having me maria. maria: so you've got the testimony on thursday, first off is that official are we going to hear from miss ford? >> yes, yes, senator grassley worked very hard to create a venue a setting in which dr. ford would feel comfortable i thin

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