because the majority of its stores are located in middle income suburbs where as whole foods tends to target areas where consumers are less price conscious amazon has faced criticism for centralizing purchasing and raising supplier fees which have sent some sellers to local grocery stores to make a profit from their produce reports have also noted that whole foods rivals have been forced to decrease margins to keep up with pricing staffing and convenience with some relying on federal tax credits to stay afloat one year after the merger it appears that amazon's investment is paying off and while some consumers are enjoying the latest prime deals at their local full foods there is still enough business to keep other whole food grocery stores in the game in washington rachel watkins artsy. and that's it for this time thanks for joining you can catch boom bust on you tube or on direct t.v. channel three twenty one or dish network channel two eighty so long for now. prosecution. where you. just read the fine. by the number one place you do i mean. political pressure on the. security jen

investment is paying off and while some consumers are enjoying the latest prime deals at their local whole foods there is still enough business to keep other health food grocery stores and the game in washington rachel watch bens artsy. and that's it for this time thanks for joining you can catch boom bust on you tube or on direct t.v. channel three twenty one or dish network channel two eighty so long for the. prosecution will need to be criminals and this should be focused on. where you push on this thread you'll find somebody number one place you do i mean. political pressure and that go through the main conclusion of security jenna's for newsweek when you're trying to find out that business models used by american corporations cause loss include please hold on could you mental diseases you use if you choose to be a man who was michael c. and who said you should. always up an association between. the new good he saw as it is just really funny that deleting. an investigative documentary. ghost war on oxy. they put themselves on the line to get accepted or rejected. so for us. to be cross with

. >>> whole foods set up with store takeovers. the grocery chain goes to court to stop some bold animal-rights activists. >>> the beloved area bowling alley at risk of being bulldozed for housing. >>> -- been completed in the east bay. time lapse video shows how the 220 foot high st shape. >>> a new dam seven years in the making has just been completed in the east bay. video shows how the 220 foot high structure took shape. the dam is situated on the border between alameda and santa clara counties. an earthquake fault runs right underneath there was a. the san francisco groupa ribbonprevious the 1920s. two decades ago engineers warrant it was at risk of collapse and a major earthquake which could send a wall of water into fremont. the new dam is much stronger and is designed to withstand a magnitude 7 1/4 quake on the faults. >>> whole foods is fighting back at animal-rights protesters. the grocery store chain is taking a provocative group to court. the group is called direct action everywhere. they have been targeting whole foods

dxe alleges whole foods sources from farms that exercises animal cruelty. demonstrations run the gamut from chicken funerals to sit- ins where they bring in actual cow crates. >> to eat, to laugh. >> reporter: to this video showing dxe interrupting a recent ribbon cutting at the whole foods in silicon valley. this week whole foods fought back and a judge sided with them issuing a restraining order against dxe in its berkeley store. >> it's interesting that whole foods tries to paint us as a danger to the public when what we believe we're trying to do is actually a public good. >> reporter: they're provocative on purpose. getting arrested has become commonplace be means media attention. this is 20-year-old cassie king, one of dozens racking up a criminal record. >> i have been arrested before for rescuing animals from certain death. >> reporter: how many times? >> only a couple of times. >> reporter: whole foods says dxe members have repeatedly entered our stores and property to conduct demonstrations that disrupt customers and team members by blocking acces

help us stand up to amazon, whole foods markets and john mackey.r and ceo of whole foods that sold off to jeff bezos and amazon last year. amazon makes this an interesting story. we reached out to their corporate headquarters to get a comment. they have been able to fend off attempts at other parts of their business, warehouse workers and like to unionize notice past. they haven't gotten back to us. whole foods provided a statement they already provide fair wages, competitive wages and benefits as they described them. so we'll have to see where this goes. i was speaking to a local union official, one of the unions says it has been in contact with whole foods workers for a number of years really. that picked up recently. they're willing to then hem in this effort to organize but they will wait and see how this email will be received bit rank-and-file. it was just sent out today. trish. trish: thank you very much. we're watch, connell mcshane. meanwhile starbucks is opening the very first coffee shop in milan, italy, on friday. howard schultz was ins

workers at whole foods looking to unionize, at least some of them. connell mcshane live outside of whole foods in new york with the very latest. what is going on, connell? reporter: a group of whole foods workers say things took a turn for the worse after the company was taken over by amazon last year. so they have been, they have gotten together already. at least had talks with a union, retail union here in new york about organizing. that union, rwdsu, talked to us earlier what they say are part-time workers who cannot get enough hours to make an income above the poverty line. single parents make two or three jobs to make ends meet and young workers face health and safety risks that they say will debilitate them for life. and they all need a union voice and rwdsu is that voice. they will see how whole foods responds to a email sent to small group ever workers, from a white group of workers to urge them to unionize. we have a copy of the email on screen. every store team member in whole foods market was negatively impacted by layoffs in 2015 and ever

, the original whole foods, and the contrast between the -- whole foods is that 365 days a year,ou can go to hay and filmore whole foods and you can always find a ripe o of avocado. that's one thing i love about them. they always have ripe avocados and they are always open until late and you can get good produce and healthy options there. as i was preparing the application for them, it was really interesting to hear the history of the neighborhood and how dramatically it's changed and how the whole foods has been threa there for four years and remained a constant good influence in the neighborhood back when the neighborhood was filled with drug dealers and other nefarious activities they were there and always open, and now it is a pillar of the neighborhood. i am happy to speak on their behalf and happy to prepare their application. >> how did you happen to get involved with preparing their application? >> i did cafe international two years ago, and she let them know i did that. i have been in there many times, and i don't think they knew i was actually i was a lawyer because i w

you bought whole foods.t was the theory behind buying something that doesn't sell over the internet? david: we are interested in physical stores. i have been asked for years would we ever open physical stores. literally 20 years i have been asked that question, and i always say yes, but only when we have a differentiated offering, something that is not me too, because physical stores are so well served. if we offer a me too product offering, it will not work. we are not very good at that. whenever we have tried dabbling in something that is a me too service, we tend to get beaten. it doesn't work. our culture is better at pioneering, inventing, so we have to have something that is different and that is what amazon go is. it is completely different. the amazon bookstore, completely different. we have ideas about how to merge prime and whole foods. those are still rolling out. you haven't seen them yet. to use amazon prime to make whole foods a very differentiated experience. and so what we will be able to do

you bought whole foods.t was the theory behind buying something that doesn't sell over the internet? david: we are interested in physical stores. i have been asked for years would we ever open physical stores. literally 20 years i have been asked that question, and i always say yes, but only when we have a differentiated offering, something that is not a too, , because physical stores are so well served. if we offer a me too product offering, it will not work. we are not very good at that. whenever we have tried dabbling in something that is a me too service, we tend to get beaten. it doesn't work. our culture is better at pioneering, inventing, so we have to have something that is different and that is what amazon go is. it is completely different. the amazon bookstore, completely different. we have ideas about how to merge prime and whole foods. those are still rolling out. you haven't seen them yet. to use amazon prime to make whole foods a very differentiated experience. and so what we will be able to do

the group has been targeting whole foods for years. it claims the chain buys from farms that exercise animal cruelty. the activists have held demonstrations ranging from chicken funerals to sit-ins. this week, a judge sided with whole foods and issued a retraining order against the group at the chain's berkeley store. >> it's interesting that whole foods tries to paint us as a danger to the public when what we believe we're trying to do is a public good. reporter: whole foods says the activists store demonstrations are quote interfering with our business and putting the safety of both customers and team members at risk. despite restraining order, we s organizers painting banners for a planned protest next week. >>>coming up, a warrior's mvp is giving back to the community. >> that's right, how kevin durant gave these kids the school day to remember. >>>he should be mvp, he should be in the discussion for baseball mvp, should be at the forefront of the discussion. i'm talking about a man named kris, spells his name with a k. moonlight r

it's the original whole foods and they won a significant legal battle against the second whole foods, specifically, the original was able to fend off a challenge to use their name by the later establishment. staff recommends the following features be retained by the business. the family business model. the exterior sign. the exterior mural from 1978. and the dancing fruits and vegetables inside painting. a fruit and vegetable display at the sidewalk. a commitment of connection and trust with community and the whole foods theme. the fourth application is marina supermarket at 2323 chestnut street. the business is a full-service grocery store providing fresh meals with phone orders and delivery services. it was founded circa 1924. in 1984, the then-owner approached four of his employees to suggest that they buy the business and a year later they took over ownership of the store. and since 2016, one of the original four has been the sole owner. the marina supermarket is not a business whose ownership, as there are two or more family members from the original family owners. there are thre

there's a whole foods at franklin and california, a short drive from polk street. and from the western flanks of russian hill. in addition, there's free delivery for amazon plus members for orders over $35. this does not even address the traffic problems with the polk street store, which would be more than likely offering delivery services as well. secondly, as you know, through the efforts of many in san francisco and elsewhere. state senate bill 827, was barely defeated. that bill did two things. it upzoned land use around transit-centric locations, which would have included polk street, by the way. and included land use by local governments the sponsor believed that the state needed to take over that function because the locals were not doing the job. a new version of 827 is likely to emerge in early 2019, along with a round of housing bills. here sits a site at a perfect location to build with no loss of housing and a multi-centric location, which could house seniors or low- to middle-income seniors, so it would fit right in. on october 4, you will be advised t

i'm sure we will hear more about that. >>> whole foods workers of the world, unite.east they are trying to. with the closing bell ringing in 18 minutes and the dow up 47 points, employees of the upscale grocery chain making a big move that could have major ripple effects at parent company amazon. a live report on the new threat that could challenge the e-commerce giant's entire business ethos. that's coming up next. metastatic breast cancer is relentless, but i'm relentless too. mbc doesn't take a day off, and neither will i. and i treat my mbc with new everyday verzenio- the only one of its kind that can be taken every day. in fact, verzenio is a cdk4 & 6 inhibitor for postmenopausal women with hr+, her2- mbc, approved, with hormonal therapy, as an everyday treatment for a relentless disease. verzenio + an ai is proven to help women have significantly more time without disease progression, and more than half of women saw their tumors shrink vs an ai. diarrhea is common, may be severe, and may cause dehydration or infection. before taking verzenio, tell your doctor i

. >>> whole foods will pay $1.2 million to settle a case over how they handled and disposed hazardous waste. according to a complaint filed by district and city attorneys around california whole foods violated laws for the safe storage, handling, and disposing of hazardous waste during a five-year timeframe. prosecutors say the hazardous waste included batteries, electronic devices, and other materials. along with that fine whole foods must improve the training of their staff when it comes to handling hazardous waste. >>> san francisco-based wells fargo says it will cut as many as 26,000 jobs over the next three years. wells fargo's ceo tim sloan said the bank plans to cut 5% - 10% of its workforce citing changing customer preferences like online banking. wells fargo has been rocked by several scanner -- scandals. the banks and will profits have either been down or flat since 2015. speed there are new developments now on the allegations of mismanagement by the santa clara chamber of commerce at the city's convention center. the city says an outside audit revealed serious issues includ

. >>> also, whole foods is filing a restraining to order against a group of berkeley activists. we will tell you why. order agai group of berkeley activists. we will tell you why. rder again group of berkeley activists. we will tell you why. order agai group of berkeley activists. we will tell you why. you dont m. a narrow escape -- for a man who visited a zoo -- after hours. >>> you don't jump the mess and you don't mess with a lion. a narrow escape for a man who visited the zoo after hours. >> he broke into the lion den. >> it happened after 11:00 last night at the fresno zoo. police say julio mendez climbed over a fence into the lion's enclosure. that's when a lion bit mendez's toe. he was taken to a local hospital. soon after he was cited for trespassing. zookeepers say he wasn't the only one in harm's way. >> it puts our animals at risk. if there is an event where it's a choice between human life and animal life, we have to make the cities to protect human life. >> police found drug paraphernalia andelieve mendez was under the influence. >>> whole foods has had it with prot

then even trust whole food anymore. they don't know what to do with that. you think because it's in a package it has been safe and tested. it's not the case. in all of these food recalls recently it's an important point to remember. it sort of brings us into our next point. aside from the obvious visible organization. i think the public is becoming much more aware. in the book you talk a lot about a very specific part and human op-ed about it. and the finding is that there is the one string a bacteria that's normally in the infant got. it has been the dominant strain. and it's highly protective. even to autism also. we completely like the population. overuse of antibiotics. infant formula. for many people is the first processed food. you have to actually had it in the first place. if you are like me. or like everyone in this room probably, we have all used in a biotics. and always had that formula. in the 50s and 60s it was heavily promoted. the unforeseen consequences. they always think they're moving forward but actually we've undermined our best interest.

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. >>> whole foods is under fire for how it handled hazardous waste for coming up, the punishment for violating state laws and what it means for future employees. >>> from battling california wildfires to saving lives in north carolina. first responders come back home to the bay area and share their stories from hurricane florence. >>> good morning. traffic is moving along pretty well if you are driving on highway four coming up to the willow pass grade. we will tell you more about the east bay and the rest of the commute coming up. >>> we are fog free for now . the fog is moving up the coast. it looks cooler by the water's edge. s fire started yesterday afternoon east of placerville and ys the flames threatened at least 30 homes, at least two buildings were damaged. the fire briefly shut down highway 50 in both directio yesterday, but this morning the evacuations and road closures north of highway 50 have been lifted. some mandatory evacuations are still in effect for some people in the camino area. >>> a new fire station is coming to oakland -- oakley. there was a groundbreaking --

they amazonned the whole foods process.helves every day and bring in trucks every day, instead of waiting a few days and overstacking things. there has been a lot of changes that some of the workers have said to me that added a lot of work, added a lot of stress and really haven't provided a lot of reward as far as their job satisfaction. that is something to watch out for if you're amazon. headline this morning, amazon is below $2,000 a share. there is the headline, ladies and gentlemen. check the big board. modest gain at best. we're up 20 odd points. we're above 26,000. stuart: barnes & noble. the stock is down seven cents. but that is 1.3%. >>> ford motor company will recall two million f-150 pup trucks in north america. there is some kind of concern about fire and smoke with the seatbelt mechanism. the stock, 9.55. i have one of these things. i have no trouble with smoke in the seatbelt, no trouble at all. >>> fbi investigating dow component american express over foreign exchange pricing policies. john, i think a lot o

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they were on average 7% lower than giant, 14% lower than safeway, 19% lower than whole food over pl, price riteces came in substantially lower than all of the grocery sres. in ter of quality, though, giant, safeway, shoppers, target, and walmart received low marks from their customers. and that whole foods/amazon impact, well, the survey found produce prices have lowered a bit, but it's still the area's most expensive grocery chain. >> you have amazon and walmart and target and all these different companies really spending a lot of money, investing a lot of money to be in this business. and the reason isn't so much that they think they're going to make tons of profit selling groceries. what they want to do is say, okay, they want to get you used to buying everything from thaty comp >> we're continuing to work for you. coming up tomorrow, we are compari comparing grocery delivery services. how much extrali are you wil to pay to skip the store? see you then. >> time is money though, right? >>> it's now 4:25. new this morning, parents caught on camera shoving their son into the trunk of

. >>> whole foods has agreed to pay $1.2 million to settle a case over how it handled and dispose of hazardous waste. according to a complaint filed by city's attorneys across the state whole foods violated laws for the safe storage, handling and disposal of hazardous waste over a five-year period the hazardous waste included batteries, electronic devices and other materials. they must improve the training of its staff and the handling of his hazardous waste.>>> students off to school with clean clothes, something parents likely take for granted but that's not always possible. >> reporter: here in the heart of east oakland at encompass academy a celebration, after a three-year push the school got something it desperately needed. a washer and dryer on campus. it may sound strange to celebrate this but there is nothing strange about it here. this little washer and dryer may be small but it is huge for these children. the school says all the students are low some sleep and homeless shelters or come to class that --" that smell and kids believe in.>> it hurts my heart and i can't sleep a

. >>> you macy protesters at local whole foods stores.cery store chain needed a restraining order. >>> good morning. you can see traffic is getting a lot busier . northbound 101 through san francisco is not stop and go but it is getting busier. >>> we had a little cool down and patchy fog. it looks like sunshine and warmer temperatures on the way for many today. we will look at how warm. fast, reliable internet is crucial. does it every go down? yes. can't do my job. business grinds to a halt. our gig-speed network not only downloads files up to 20 times faster, we go beyond fast with 4g backup for complete reliability. so if the unexpected happens... (snaps fingers) you stay up and running. we lost power... but not to that. i want that. (laughing) for a limited time get fast, reliable internet for a low price. call now. comcast business. beyond fast. >>> welcome back. animal rights group, direct action everywhere, is planning protests to draw attention to animal cruelty by whole foods suppliers. the group land to protest in side the berk

the pces weren average 7% lower than giant, 14%ower than safeway. 19% lower than whole foods.verall, price break prices came in substantially lower tha all e grocery stores. in terms of quality, giant, safeway, shoprs, target and walmart received low marks from their customers. andhe whole foods amazon impact, theury found produce prices have lowered a bit but it is still the most expensive grocery chain. >> you have amazon and target and walmart and all these companies spending a lot o money. investing a lot of money to be in this business. the reason isn't so much that make profithey'll selling groceries. there's not a lot of profit to begin with. they want to get you used to buying everything from that company. >> so if you want to check out the full report once g store prices from the consumer checkbook, search and don't forget. we're working for you with a closer look at thery gro delivery services and whether they are worth the money. >> time versus money. >> and news4 at 5:00 start with breaking news. >>> hanging in the balance. >> the nomination will be -- >> the last

here you actually went a step farther than whole foods. instead of just trying to raise the bar on what the government would have to prove to block a merger, you also tried to lower the bar for merging companies trying to justify their deals. your opinion suggests you would lower the bar for merging companies that are trying to prove their deals will not harm competition. does that represent your views when it comes to mergers? >> it's a very fact-specific case. the market in question there were two health insurers that were not selling health insurance in the downstream market but were acting as purchasing agents for employers in the upstream market where they negotiated prices with hospitals and doctors. so the theory at least as i understood it, which i agreed with, was that by having a stronger purchasing agent, they would be able to negotiate lower prices from hospitals and doctors for the employers. i pointed out at the end of my dissent, senator, that there might be a problem in the upstream hospital doctor market, but i did not thi

. >>> whole foods market is paying $1.6 million in a settlement after 21 cities in california claimed the store improperly handled and disposed it's hazardous waste. yesterday a judge in yolo county approved the settlement along with district attorneys from the bay area. whole foods is based in texas and advertised itself as america's healthiest grocery store. >>> the raiders may be interested in the quarterback. you will hear what he said. and a former 49 running back landed in the hospital but not for the recent you may think. his amazing evening is next. well well well, what have we here? a magical place... that's lookin' to get scared! (laughter) halloween time is back in disneyland and disney california adventure parks! >>> good morning. it is 5:23 am. a big back up in oakland. the northbound 880 an accident blocking multiple lanes just as you are approaching high street. we will find out how far that back up is stretching and how long is taking drivers to go through that stretch as well as alternate routes. let's check sports. >>> former 49er had an incredible night in cleveland

improperly handled and disposed hazardous waste, a judge approved the settlement now whole foods will be paying. >>> the attorney for colin kaepernick hinted the raiders might be interested in the quarterback. you will hear what he had to say. also, a former 49ers running back landed in the hospital last night but not for the reason you might think. you could generate your own energy, at home. or to save energy, unplug unused appliances. do your thing, with energy upgrade california. also making his mark at one of >>> former 49er carlos hyde had an incredible night in cleveland taking the field on his birthday with his wife in labor at a hospital so he could play football for a team that has not won since george washington crossed the delaware. cell phone in hand in case he had to leave, the eight points, . the fourth quarter the browns are down by three and again it is hyde rushing for 98 yards and two touchdowns. cleveland beat the jets and it is their first win in 600 35 days. everyone in cleveland was given free beer by bud light. a september to remember in one game, his 26th home

here you went a step farther than whole foods. instead of just trying to raise the bar on what the government would have to prove to block a merger, you also tried to lower the bar for merging companies trying to justify their deals. your opinion suggests you would lower the bar for merging companies that are trying to prove their deals with not harm competition. does that represent your views when it comes to mergers? >> it's a very fact-specific case. the market in question there were two health insurers that were not selling health insurance in the downstream market but were acting as purchasing agents for employers in the upstream market where they negotiated prices with hospitals and doctors. so the theory, at least as i understood it, which i agreed with, is that by having a stronger purchasing agent, they would be able to negotiate lower prices from hospitals and doctors for the employers. i pointed out at the end of my dissent, senator, that there might be a problem in the upstream hospital/doctor market. i specifically sa

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whole foods violated laws for the safe storage, handling, and disposal of hazardous waste over a five-year timeframe. prosecutor said hazardous waste included batteries, electronic devices, and other materials along with the fine whole flu mist improve the training of its staff on the handling of hazardous waste. >> if you want a straw you will have to ask for one in california for governor brown signed a new law making our state the first to ban full- service restaurants from automatically giving out plastic straws for fast food restaurants are exempt. supporters call the new law a small step . the band goes into effect january 1. >>> new information about the safety rating for the 2018 tesla model three that earned a perfect score in his first crash test with five stars across the board on the assessment including frontal crash, side crash, and rollover categories . the model s sedan and the s suv also received five-star safety ratings. >>> cell phone owners are receiving an increasing number of a spam calls the new studsaaccount for one third mobile calls in the united states. that's up

whole foods opened in anglewood. i ran into a whole foods executive coming here. we opened up a store. it's not easy. it's not easy being in business there, but we did it. >> we have a high crime rate in the city. >> laura: but it's overwhelmingly democrats. representative ford, i think it's 83% of the city voted for hillary clinton in the last presidential election. about 12% voted for president trump. they keep voting in the same people. take the parties out of it. say it was republican for 70 years and they were failing. if you have a bad basketball coach who doesn't win, you kick him out and get a new one. why do we keep returning year after year after year to overwhelming liberal leadership in the city of chicago when it seems like it's obviously not working for the people who need the most help? >> that's a good question. i'm one vote. my people need help in chicago. black people need help if we really want america to be the greatest it can be. we need stronger black leaders. we need a black mayor in chicago. there's no way we will be able to deal with the i

which joins us to consider what it all means and it's been more than a year since amazon took over whole foods has that taken a toll on other natural food retailers artie's rachel blevins gives us the latest first we get to some of the stories topping today's headlines leading our market report the managing director of the international monetary fund christine legarde has said the currency crises in emerging markets could intersect with the u.s. china trade by exacerbating both sets of problems ms legard lamented that the cycle of threats has already begun to corrode business carpet. it's even before major economic damage has taken place she told the financial times that the u.s. china tit for tat tussle could deliver a quote shock to emerging markets but also caution that she does not yet see any signs of specific contagion problems in nations including turkey mr gard also made news on a personal career note batting away suggestions that she.

i shop at whole foods.bread for $2.35 at whole foods, your shopping at a different place. i would go on the price is right with you. >> jesse: at the average price for a loaf of bread, is $2.33. totally nailed it. even though juan is not here to apologize, that we play a little game. supermarket showdown. come on down. here we are. were going to guess the price of everyday household items were going to go prices right style. the closest gas without going over is the wooden. let me be clear. i don't know the answers ahead of time so do not accuse me of cheating. if anybody cheated here, it was dana. first up, a gallon of milk. all right, a gallon of milk. this is not organic milk. this is just straight up gallon of milk. >> marie: when do we show them? >> jesse: ready? everybody hold up your answers. >> dana: okay. who wins? >> jesse: the answer is $2.78. >> greg: for 1 gallon? it's >> jesse: i'm on a roll. to next up, a four pack of light bulbs. general electric. not, what are the fancy light bulbs? >> greg

there hasn't been a reassessment because valencia whole foods was explained it's not part of the study area. it's my understanding that the mission alcohol beverage special use district would allow a small grocery store to sell alcohol, for example, wine with conditional use authorization. >> ok. thank you. >> commissioner dooley. >> i wanted to say congratulations. i'm a huge believer in communities figuring out their own destiny and being proactive. thank you so much for all the hard work you've done. you are really out there in your community trying to make it work for everyone. >> commissioner yee riley. >> yes, for the mission alcohol special use district, why do we ban all the new breweries and not require a c.u. instead? >> we can clean up some of my non zoning explanation. it actually only a supplies to restaurants. breweries are still allowed. those are p.d.r. uses within p.d.r.-type spaces. this license limits the amount of brewing that restaurants can do but allows spirits. it's snag is prohibited in general, right, as part of the mission alcohol s.u.d. so we felt like it wa

i think one of the greatest things they've actually done in the last couple of years is the whole foods deal and the trillion and a half dollar consumable space and it's the place that benefits all consumers right now and i think it's uber competitive and i think they're putting pressure walmart. and the anticompetitive nature with this administration. >> why this administration has broken out at any time they want. >> last week, trump said that amazon among the other big tech companies were acting in an antitrust manner, they have so many different levers that they can pull that i don't think it would be effective with amazon to actually go the route of regulation i think everyone knows that was sort of out there and that was too complicated. >> i don't understand. amazon has a lot of income streams and revenue sources and they could do other things >> i think it would be too convoluted for the government to go after them because they have so many revenue streams it would be difficult to have anything long lasting >> i mean, to your point in a way, if antitrust comes from being too big

employees want to unionize to aaddress changes since sam horizon's takeover of whole foods nicoled morning. >> good morning, maria, so the 490 whole food stores group of workers plan to send e-mail around putting out a petition want it out to management fighting for things better compensation, benefits and profit-sharing, and they are saying the changes in the corporate cultural diminishes compensation under ownership is hurting them recently that we heard from bernie sanders in a speech he talked about jeff bezos being wealthiest person on earth continues to pay employees wages that are so low they must rely on food stamps, so this is something that is front and center now new issue not to deal with that if they choose to unionize looking at ford a booster this year down 24% recalling 2 million trucks they have to adjust seat belt issue apparently there are some sparks of smoke and fire no accidents no injuries, but this is two million trucks g3, calvin, tommy hilfiger about the good economy people shopping again what are traders talking about this morning morgan stanley index do

they purchased whole foods.o whole foods market scummy you basically see a lot of amazon signs and a few of their devices that would make you recognize it as an amazon opposed to a regular supermarket. amazon go is the most since think of all of their efforts. what they are targeting is the downtown lunchtime line. narrow windowf a of time when thousands of people want to get something to eat, this notion of being able to check into a store with your smart phone, get whatever you would like, without having go to a cash register has value to busy people. is this strategy likely to attract the ire of the president? spencer: i really have no idea about that. the trend has been -- the pattern has been generally that president trump will attack after he is unhappy with coverage by the washington post which is also owned by amazon ceo jeff basis. -- jeff bezos. i don't see where amazon opening more storms -- the stores opens to this criticism. he has floated this antitrust idea. if it is any example of further market

i would add it's a contents store, if you think about amazon prime, whole foods, there are a lot of things to like there. but again it's done a lot of work for the portfolio in year to date. >> joe urks a holder of it as well >> relatively recent >> it's up 18% in this quarter for it to go up 30%, that's very reasonable the question that i would have is you're looking at the three businesses and scott, there's been many calls by the analyst community to split up these businesses to recognize more value, i don't know if i necessarily agree with that. but i enjoy hearing your thoughts about that. >> thanks for the question, joe. i agree with you, i don't know if i agree or not. but what's interesting with amazon and why you know a sum of the parts becomes more prevalent, is because these businesses truly could be pulled apart with very little friction, you create a long-term agreement with the retail business and that's about all one has to do and you have a totally separate business entity. what's interesting, and this is feeds off of work that our real estate team has done in this area, th

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they were on average 7% wer than giant, 14% lower than safeway, 19% lower than whole foods. overall, price rite prices camel in substan lower than all of the grocery stores.f in termsality, though, giant, safeway, shoppers, target, and walmart received low marks from their customers.an that whole foods/amazon impact, well, the survey found produce prices have lowered a t, but it's still the area's most expensive grocery chain. ma>> you have amazon and w and target and all these different companies really spending a lot of money, investing a lot of money to be in this business. and the reason isn't so much that they think th're going to make tons of prot selling groceries. what they wa to do is say, okay, they want to get you used to buyg everything from that company. >> we're continuing to work for you. coming up tomorrow, we are rycomparing grocery delive services. how much extra are you willing to pay to skip the store? see you then. >>> this morning, you need the leave, buefore you it's pretty cloudy out there currently. 68 degrees in washington. cool with some sprinkles

. ♪ emily: amazon and whole foods have expanded delivery of groceries through prime now to cities acrossted states including columbus, dayton, portland, greater washington, d.c. an additional areas of new york city. as amazon pours money into its whole food ventures competitors , like walmart and kroger have also stepped up their online grocery presence. bungalow was hoping to make a name for himself in the competitive real estate market. the firm aims to give people with roommates affordable places to live. the company has raised funding. it was led by coastal ventures. a new man joined the board of directors. we caught up with him and the ceo andrew collins to discuss. >> residential real estate is a -- is the largest asset class in the united states and has not really been affected by technology. all areas of the technology -- the economy and real estate have actually been reinvented over the last 20 years, and is time for real estate to adjust to the modern world. what is exciting about bungalow is it takes existing inventory from the 1940's and where 1950's families and lifestyles v

. >>> whole foods under fire for the way they handled hazardous waste. coming up, the punishment for violating state laws and what it means for future employees. >>> from battling california wildfires to saving lives in north carolina. first responders return to the bay area and to share their stories. up next. >>> the golden gate bridge traffic looks pretty good. how foggy is it? not a lot of fog in southern marin . the is going to be an easy commute into san francisco. >>> we had our warm-up for everybody yesterday. still looks pretty nice today. maybe some subtle changes near the coast. more on that. >>> welcome back. developing news, in el dorado county firefighters battling a wild fire. it is the myers fire that started yesterday afternoon about 10 miles east of placerville. it has burned to 12 acres and is 60% contained. calfire says the flames threatened at least 30 homes and at least two buildings were damaged. the fire briefly shut down highway 50 in both directions. this morning all evacuations in the road closures north of highway 50 have been