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Could get out. And from sizzling barbecues to a nice day at the pool. Labor day is celebrated nationwide, but this holiday is actually a day to honor workers. Well look at why this years labor day is more significant than in years past. Live from jack, london square, this is mornington to the nine. Today is monday, september fourth, labor day. And if you have some labor day plans, dont let the cloudy skies here total deter you because Steve Paulson has told us throughout the morning that the fog is going to clear and its going to be slightly warmer today than it was the last couple of days. Mcdonalds is being called out for the prices on its value menu in a now viral tiktok video, a user pointed out that the mcdonalds dollar menu didnt have a single item listed for just 1. It said it shows fountain drinks and frozen beverages were all between 1. 29 and two bucks. Mcdonalds introduced its one, two and 3 menu in early 2018 and offered four items for a dollar back then. Now now those dollar items have vanished. It. Hello and welcome to the nine. Andre, i think this is a similar phenomenon to people have noticed with the dollar stores. Yes actually having items that are 1. So a couple of things here. Thank god for that dollar menu because in college, you know, when i had to get money from the back of a sofa, from in between the sofa cushions to go eat because i didnt have anyutw to the dollar store because i still go to the dollar tree. You know, theres one in alameda. I go to and that is now 1. 20. And maybe the description dollar in this case is just dollar. It should be dollars dollars. Its figurative, not literal. Yeah. I mean, youre handing over dollars, just not dollar. It used to be able to get anything , ring a pack of batteries for a dollar, a mirror for a dollar, laundry detergent for a dollar. Now its a dollar. Its like 100 years ago they used to have the nickel stores. Oh yeah, yeah. They dont have those anymore. Why . Because you cant just. Just, you know, just hard to have inflation. But if. If thats not updated on the menu, though, for mcdonalds, it should be maybe they should do some rebranding or maybe theyre just calling it dollar menu. Just, you know, yeah, just a euphemism for less expensive. Yeah, less. Exactly. Yeah, exactly. Thats got to be it. Its got to be it. All right. All right. Moving on to this story right now. Today is the final full day of that section of westbound interstate 80 to be closed. This area near hercules has been closed off and on for four weekends this summer. Ktvu reporter amanda quintana, she is live near the carquinez bridge to tell us what drivers should expect there until the work is done. Good morning, amanda. Good morning. Well nearly empty bridge. You can see behind me just a few caltrans workers updating people on social media about the project. They have been hard at work doing these major pavement repairs. They say that everything is getting done on time. Its scheduled to be on time and maybe even before for tomorrow morning at 5 a. M. Thats when its scheduled to reopen. So its been a three mile stretch that theyve been trying to work on quickly closing down the highway over four weekends to try to avoid a big traffic impact. But the detours have caused some headaches and we could see a big backup with people coming back from their Labor Day Weekend vacations today. The closure is on the westbound side. This weekend, the detour takes drivers onto 780in vallejo past benicia and then onto 680 towards concord. You can then reenter 80 at highway four if youre headed up toward sacramento, though, that side of the highway and the bridge is open, the challenging stuff like pouring 9000yd t of concrete, 16 football fields worth that. Thats a lot of things like striping and cleaning up and making sure that the roadway is ready to handle traffic and that that takes a little while. This weekend is the first time that the carquinez bridge has been closed in its 20 year history. Many of us know it as the carquinez bridge, but its actually named the alfred zampa memorial bridge, named after an ironworker that worked on multiple bridges here in the bay area. He fell off the Golden Gate Bridge and was in the hospital for 12 weeks. But he came back to continue his work. And its fitting that this work here on the bridge wraps up on labor day. Organized labor changed the course of history for my family, my grandfather getting in the Ironworkers Union men. He got good wages, good benefits. He retired on a Union Pension for 30 years. He retired at age 65 and lived to 95 on a Union Pension. The that was his grandson and it was pretty cool to see him out here this morning. He said this is the first time hes actually been able to walk on the bridge since it opened 20 years ago. So because the bridge is closed, caltrans was actually able to do some other work on the bridge as well. So they updated some lights. There was a fire here three years ago that took out some of those lights. So those lights will be working again when people are able to come back on the bridge tomorrow at 5 a. M, thats when theyre scheduled to open here. But it could be earlier. Live in vallejo, amanda quintana, ktvu fox two news. Amanda, thank you. A chp motorcycle officer in another driver being treated for serious injuries after crashing at a San Francisco intersection yesterday afternoon. Witnesses say the chp officer was thrown off his motorcycle and into the street at harrison. And third, the driver of the car involved stayed at the scene and cooperated with investigators. A chp spokesperson says First Responders responded quickly. Key Emergency Personnel arrived on the scene within approximately 1 to 2 minutes of the traffic collision. The motor officer was transported to San Francisco General Hospital with parents non life threatening injuries. The driver of the car also went to San Francisco general, but police did not release details about the persons injuries. There are surveillance cameras at that intersection. Its not clear whether the officers were able to retrieve video that shows the crash that happened. But the chp is investigating a shooting on interstate 580 that left two people hurt in oakland. It happened around 430 saturday afternoon in the westbound direction near seminary avenue. This is video from the citizen app at the scene. The chp says two people were in a car when they were shot. They drove themselves to the hospital and they are expected to recover. Officers say bullets hit another vehicle on the freeway, but no one inside was hit. Police have not yet arrested anyone for the shooting. Well, nevada Officials Say the bad weather at the burning man festival had nothing to do with the death of one festival goer. Now, investigators wont provide any other information about what happened to that person who died. Now, Rainy Weather on friday and saturday turn the Festival Grounds into a muddy mess. Some people were able to make it out before festival organizers closed the gates for safety reasons and as many as 60,000 other festival goers are still stuck on the playa of the black rock desert. People are still just chilling, as you can see around me, theres some empty camps sites, but people seem to have been embraced and are not worried about getting out of here. We know that its going to dry up. Therell be a lot of sharing. People proactively going out and saying, hey, ive got a cup of watermelons and some cans of tuna and some water. Do you need anything . Well, dj and music producer diplo posted on social media that he and Comedian Chris Rock walked five miles out of the festival before they were picked up by a passing fan. Organizers say theyll decide today when itll be safe for people to leave. Theyll hold the burning man ceremony. That will happen tonight. Well, for many people, labor day is the holiday that marks the end of summer and is celebrated with backyard barbecues or a day at the pool. But the holiday was first proposed as a way to honor workers and their contributions to society. The first labor Day Celebration happened in new york city in 1882. It became a federal holiday 12 years after that. But this year, many workers are using it to remind Corporate America of their value to ups reached a new contract with the Teamsters Union before a strike was called. The United Auto Workers are preparing to strike. Scriptwriters and actors are on strike. And American Airlines flight attendants just authorized a strike because they believe theyre being taken advantage of by their employers. Were all fighting corporate greed. The record setting revenues, yet we are still here without a contract. You cant make 21 billion in profits in half a year and expect members to take a mediocre contract. Work has changed dramatically since that first labor day, with worker concerns now including things like remote work and artificial intelligence. Along with the ongoing concerns about worker pay and safety for companies. The biggest concern this labor day is finding enough workers to fill lower paying jobs that have workers and customers meeting face to face. Well, new figures from the bureau of labor statistics show manufacturing tops the list of sectors seeing significant worker shortages with 550,000 job openings in july. Construction is next, with about 363,000 jobs available. The numbers show there are shortages of commercial airline pilots, too. Along with High School Teachers and school bus drivers. It should be noted that the us Unemployment Rate is at an historical low of 3. 8. Lets take a look at the businesses that will be closed this labor day. They include banks post offices, the stock market and government offices. As ups and fedex stores will not be open but will pick up and deliver Costco Stores and its gas stations are closed. Most transit agencies will run on a holiday or sunday schedule. A low pressure system moving east and temperatures rebounding. Heres steve pauls with more on our forecast. Hey, steve. Tv stations, though, are always open, always. Were here are no holidays and no, were here all the time. Here we have a pretty good fog bank that is beginning a slow retreat, although you can see the low clouds mid all the way down to hollister, santa rosa, probably American Canyon hiddenbrooke out there and maybe the cut off around cordelia looks like its beginning to make a little bit of a retreat. But here we go again, back into the fog bank. Kind of disappeared for a while, but its back 50s and 60s on the temps here in brentwood, 67. But everyones kind of stuck here. Theres not a lot of change. Tahoe and truckee both dropped to the 30s, i think 34 and 36 this morning. So did mammoth 70s 80s on the desert 60s and 70s up and down the coast. The strong unseasonably deep low became that low kicked out and that is now into salt lake city. That gave the thunderstorm activity over the weekend. That has now gone any new system dropping in . No except for low clouds and fog. Looks like a quiet powder out for at least seven, probably ten days. Gradual warming, but theres no sign of any strong offshore event or any heat wave low over cast will give way to sunshine. I think its already happening here. Nice to mild to warm, but still temperatures arent going all that far. 60s, 70s, 80s. I mean, it was in the 70s for many on the weekends. So it makes sense to rebound. Stratus co into tuesday wednesday then inland temps do look like theyll start to a little bump up into the week into the weekend. You too. All right. Thank you, steve. Well, a plan to build a new city in Solano County could face an uphill battle. Coming up on mornings on 2 to 9, well hear from some local leaders who say the developers of this project need to get some neighboring cities and even farmers on board. Then, as california enters the peak of fire season, new concerns are emerging. Why cal fire says its having trouble finding people to work its fire towers across the state next smiling first can help next someone find the courage to do the same. Travel. 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This is from the crew at the washoe county, nevada, boat called marine nine. It was called out to the area of hidden beach where there were reports of several people struggling in the water. Most of them were able to get out of the water on their own. But two people in inflatable kayaks had to be pulled out of the water by First Responders. The city of berkeley has a new Emergency Alert system. Ten sirens have been installed across the city with plans to install another five next year. The sirens wail and provide verbal messages to inform residents about an emergency in their area, like a wildfire or tsunami. Theyre solar powered and connected to pges power grid. The city is also reminding residents to sign up for the Alameda County Emergency Alert text message system on that countys website. There are growing concerns about the threat of a major wildfire in california with the state now moving into what is traditionally a peak fire season for some, the recent decline in the number of fire Lookout Towers is adding to those fears. At one time, there were more than 600 lookout sites in areas of high fire danger across the state. That number has now dropped to fewer than 200. Cal fire says these towers and the volunteers in them play a Critical Role in spotting wildfires before they get out of control. We currently have a 360 degree view on a clear day, we can see up to 100 miles. I believe that the human eye is the best tool up in the Lookout Tower northwest, we can see the pilot peak range, which is where another cal fire lookout is located. Cal fire says the recent decline in the number of Lookout Towers is due mostly to a dwindling number of volunteer hours. Firefighting efforts across the state have also been pivoting to using webcams and even Sensor Technology to spot fires. Well, People Living along floridas gulf coast are spending this Holiday Weekend cleaning up the widespread damage from hurricane idalia. The huge storm made landfall last week as a powerful category three storm. It was a strong hurricane to slam into some parts of florida in more than 100 years as the Beachfront Community of sunset beach was hit, especially hard, big flood is what it was. It was the moon tide to begin with. And then we got the tidal surge above that. So there was four foot surge, total water in the living room, water in the bedroom, water in the kitchen, water everywhere. We could kayak in the street and the driveway. Well, the hurricane blasted a wide region of florida with winds of nearly 125 miles an hour. And torrential rain to electricity still out in roughly 7 of the state. The destruction left behind from hurricane idalia is expected to cost billions of dollars in damages. According to moodys analytics, the preliminary estimates put the cost of damages in economic disruption between 12 and 20 billion. The report says that idalia is expected to cost less than other hurricanes because it went through more rural areas and it moved quickly as opposed to hurricane ian, which ravaged the more Populated Areas of southern florida last year. That cost nearly 113 billion in the wake of idalia, florida Fire Departments are warning tesla owners that their cars can catch fire if their electric batteries are exposed to saltwater. There have been a couple of car fires linked to idalia, including in tampa. A tampa man says his tesla was damaged by flooding and then it caught fire when he tried to get the car towed. Tesla has also warned owners not to drive its cars if they were submerged in water for a long period of time. A federal Appeals Court is reviving a lawsuit against the fda, claiming it discouraged ivermectin during the pandemic. Three doctors behind the suit claim the agency overstepped its bounds by aggressively messaging against the medication to treat covid 19 symptoms. They allege the fda harmed their reputation by publicizing medical advice against the drug. Now, on friday, the federal Appeals Court overturned a lower courts ruling that the lawsuit could not continue. Ivermectin is commonly used to treat parasites in livestock, but it could also be prescribed to humans to treat parasites. Skin conditions and other ailments. The fda has not approved ivermectin as a covid 19 treatment because studies have not proven it to be effective. A new study finds that chatgpt is more than 70 accurate when making medical decisions. Researchers from mass general brigham hospital asked the chatbot to determine possible diagnoses for 36 different standardized clinical vignettes. The ai bot was able to determine a medical diagnosis accurately. About 72 of the time based on the patients symptoms and personal medical information. Researchers also found that chatgpt performed best in making final diagnoses when it was nearly 80 accurate. But i guess you still you should still see your doctor. I would want to see a doctor. I still want. Yeah, just on just on chatgpt. Although it is cool tool to have. All right. A popular imposter scam is making a comeback now. Coming up on mornings on two, the nine, the famous prize thats been around for decades and is legitimate and the organizations message to suspected victims then depression and teenagers is on the rise and experts are connecting it to social media use. Next on the nine, the small steps parents can take and they can make it home. That can make a major difference in their childs life ya know, if you were cashbacking you could earn on everything with just one card. Chase freedom unlimited. 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The researchers say that creativity training can help children come up with a plan b when things arent working out for them. Well, more teens are reportedly depressed compared to just ten years ago. And experts say social media has a lot to do with it. As jonah sachs tells us, there are ways parents can help their teens control their social media consumption. With some small steps at home. Public Health Experts are sounding the alarm over the potential risks of social media usage and teen mental health. Findings from the Pew Research Center show nearly all American Teens can go online to engage with their peers every day and half report going online almost constantly. At the same time, nearly 3 in 5 teen girls report feeling so sad or hopeless they cant participate in daily activities as according to the centers for Disease Control and prevention, its the highest percentage of teens experiencing these feelings in the past decade. Youre online, youre absorbed into another world, like the world is very blurred from reality, and you can be on it for indefinite periods of time. The phone is so addicting that people cant be without it. Dr. Scott krakow, a new york based psychiatrist, says some teens spend between 6 and 8 hours a day on screens much of it on social media. The good news is the American Psychological Association Reports that teens who cut their social media use by 50 for a few weeks felt better about their weight and overall appearance. Controlling when and for how long apps are used can play a part in creating healthy habits. Both ios and android offer pretty robust Parental Controls options. So if you dont want your teen using a certain app, go into the settings and say, okay, i dont want this app being used after 8 p. M. Or 9 p. M, shutting off the wifi is also an option. Heres a general guide. Find your routers ip address and access the admin controls. Look for a time scheduling or parental control section. On there, you can set up a wifi schedule for your devices. Remember here you can set up all devices in your home to follow one schedule or set a different schedule for each device. Dr. Krakauer says the limits to screen time can pay off. If that was janice sacks reporting, experts say parents can also establish tech free zones in certain rooms or during specific times of the day. They also say that modeling the kind of behavior you want to see in your child can lead to some positive changes as well. Well still to come on the nine, its been a muddy nightmare for thousands of people at the burning man festival in the nevada desert. Why it could be a while before the bay area residents stuck there are actually able to make it back home. Also ahead, its the unofficial into summer in millions of americans are making their way to airports across the country. 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Youre going to go in, you know, but i do tell my kids, you know, only just pick two, no more than two. Theyll theyll be there forever. Yes. Adults do the same thing. Adults do the same thing. No you know, no matter how good all those things, you just have to exercise good judgment and restraint. Dont want to ruin a good thing. Dont hold up the line for everybody. You dont want there to be a policy in the future. Exactly exactly. You want to keep the free samples coming. All right. We have a new development involving that messy situation at burning man. Festival organizers announced a short time ago the grounds are still too wet to reopen for vehicles to safely navigate, but the road is drying out. Yeah, people may not be able to leave until at least noon. Ctvs james torres. Hes here to tell us the time line to leave nevadas black rock desert. Good morning , james. Despite that, theyre still asking folks, if you are there and if you can manage it, try not to leave until tuesday just to help with some of that congestion we may see later today, later today, weather is expected to be much more quiet compared to the weekend. So officials are hoping all of that will dry out. That muddy and murky conditions that we have seen over the last few days. Heres a look at some of that there. Some tents and camps have been destroyed from this unprecedented summer storm. Were hearing from some of those attendees who are walking miles to get out of the thick of the mud. Officials have asked people to shelter in place as well as conserve their food, their resources, their water, their fuel. Theyre allowing anyone who wants to drive off the grounds to do so. But theyre highly advising against it for the risk of people getting stuck. Mobile cell towers charges have all been installed in the area, as well as portable toilets. People stuck at the festival say everyone there is doing what they can to help each other ride out the miserable conditions. Were taking care of each other. We have food, we have provisions, we have shelter. So its really just kind of a group effort to get through this and tell the roads dry up. Were also hearing from Law Enforcement in the area who now report at least one person is dead. Officials say that death is likely not a result of the storm. So they are still investigating the festival will reopen routes to get out of the area by noon today. Emergency First Responders are scheduled to be on site for at least two more days. The festival postponed its signature man burn for two days, hoping to get it done by 9 00 tonight. Andre all right, james torres, thank you so much. Happening today, city workers will start closing streets ahead of the annual dreamforce conference. Crews will close Howard Street between third and fourth streets. The conference is expected to draw 180,000 people next week. This years speakers include the ceo of the company, the salesforce company, marc benioff, actor and salesforce brand partner matthew mcconaughey, and Animal Welfare and conservationist jane goodall as well. San francisco is losing another one of its well known conferences. Google cloud next is usually held at the Moscone Center every year, but next year, attendees will be attending it in las vegas. The company did not say why its moving the convention. A representative from San Francisco says the city is talking to google about the conference, returning possibly in 2025. Oakland businesses fed up with car breakins are now taking matters into their own hands by adding extra security measures. Workers at nitas backyard and Jack London Square say theyve been having major problems with car break ins. A manager tells us people who park along the streets in the area are prime targets and often come back to their cars after a meal to find smashed glass and missing items. The restaurants owners say theyre tired of waiting for the city or police to do something, so they are now paying for private parking and private security. Customers using the lot say the new feature puts them at ease. It makes me feel great. I was the first one in the lot today and i was just so happy and had a really good conversation with the security guard. And ill be back. We work really hard here to create a good experience and to have people who say that theyre never going to come back because of their car getting broken into. It changes. It goes from like a nice, pleasant lunch to like a horrible experience in downtown oakland, bocanova on broadway has started partnering with the marriott for Valet Parking for its customers to try and keep peoples belongings safe. You think of how much it costs to replace a window, you know, or have your bag stolen or who knows what else. At 20, i think its a small fee to pay to be able to go out and enjoy a meal. I often tell them to come as groups so they only pay 20 between three four people. All even with these added safety measures, both restaurants are reminding people not to leave any valuables or bags in their cars. None of this. There is a new development in the plan to build a 55 story residential skyscraper overlooking ocean beach and the San Francisco zoo. Now, the original proposal was sent back to the developers after it failed to meet San Franciscos height limitations as well. Now the developers have submitted a new application under a new state law that allows developers to build taller buildings if they can add Affordable Housing units to it. Now, the plan has the support of some of the People Living in the neighborhood, and we need more housing. We need more housing in every neighborhood in the city, including the avenues. Im super excited about the project that i hope they do end up building out there. However, critics still have concerns about this high rise project and the way the developers have been dealing with the city. A lot of their reasoning for this does not make any sense to me. Ive ive read through the application and ive read through the citys response to the application. The its hard to do. I think the city has had to exercise a lot of patience in dealing with this developer, considering some of the out landish accusations theyve made. A spokesperson for San Francisco Planning Department says the city is still reviewing this latest application. Well, the vision of a new city in Solano County is being met with skepticism from some local residents and officials. The group Flannery Associates backed by major Silicon Valley investors, purchased large swaths of land near highway 12 between rio vista and fairfield. But they will have to convince locals before they can actually build anything there. And that may be easier said than done, since some residents say theyre worried about the secrecy involved in this project. Solano county leaders are weighing the pros and cons of the idea, which is still in its very early stages. If its done correctly, i think theres a lot of opportunities for the county. We probably will get better medical access, we probably will get better stores, well get better restaurant s, but were going to get a lot more traffic. Were going to get a lot more congestion. The better thing would be to approach our city leaders and work with us within our city boundaries, not to create a new city. I think that endeavor is a bit self motivated with their own end goal, which is to create it a new playground for who they want there versus what the needs of our residences are in our community members. The people behind the proposal say they will be sending a survey to every household in Solano County, and they say theyll be opening offices in vallejo, fairfield and vacaville to hear from residents about their opinions. Well, the damage from Tropical Storm hilary could keep californias Death Valley National park closed for months. The record breaking storm tore through the remote area near the nevada border last month. It dumped more than a years worth of rain in one day of the hottest and driest places on earth. The widespread storm damaged has literally reshaped the landscape of death valley and will likely force a long term closure of the park. Well, the rain from Tropical Storm hilary has also been devastating for farmers and farm workers across part of the state, especially in southern california. Agricultural groups say that statewide losses could end up in the billions. And you may see that impact at the grocery store, too. Some farmers say the late rains badly impacted their crops and they could miss the harvest season because of it. A busy area for rock climbing in yosemite National Park has been closed because of the threat of a rockslide. The National Park service says climbers reported a new crack in the cliff near royal arches. Thats not far from the ahwahnee hotel. After inspecting the cliff, the park closed much of the area, saying theres a threat. A large pillar of rock could fall. Theres no word on when that section of the park will be reopened. All right. It is labor day, as weve told you. Labor day marks the unofficial end to summer and airports across the country are bracing for big crowds through wednesday. And as Garrett Tenney explains, more travelers usually means longer lines at airports. Hes at Chicago Ohare International with the latest. Millions of americans are hitting the rails, roads and skies over the Labor Day Holiday as they head out for one more summer vacation. Were going to hawaii for a vacation. We kind of just wanted to get here, get in and just hope nothing gets delayed. According to tsa, more than 6. 8 million passengers passed through security checkpoints from friday through sunday. The agency expects to screen more than 14 Million People through wednesday, according to triple a International Bookings increased 44 for Labor Day Weekend this year, while domestic bookings are seeing a 4 jump, the most popular destinations for folks traveling in the us are seattle, orlando, new york, anchorage or las vegas. Im going to vegas to celebrate my sisters 30th birthday. Shes doing it big, so were going over and after last summer, staffing shortages and technical issues, conditions are improving. According to flightaware, just three dozen flights were canceled as of monday morning, but some fear delays and cancellations could increase in the coming months. While southwest pilots and American Airlines flight attendants saying theyre ready to strike, thats going to be the problem facing the government officials is, you know, how far do we let this go . You know, at what point do we intervene, dean, and say, no, no, tsa encourages folks to get to the airport at least two hours early for domestic flights and at least three hours early for international ones. In chicago, im gary tenney, ktvu fox two news. Well the financial landscape continues to change as Technology Advances and more people flock to online only banks coming up on mornings on two. The nine why experts say there are some drawbacks to the enticing perks [crowd noises] smiling first can help someone find the courage to do the same. There it is. That feeling you get. When you can du more with less asthma. It starts with dupixent. Dupixent is not for sudden breathing problems. Its an addon treatment for specific types of moderatetosevere asthma. 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Mr. Biden departs for india and the g 20 summit later this week. The gop president ial candidates are getting ready to return to the campaign trail after the long Holiday Weekend. The second debate is just a few weeks away. Florida Governor Ron Desantis had to put had to put a brief pause on campaigning to tend to storm Recovery Efforts in his state. Other candidates appeared on the sunday morning talk shows. They were asked about former president trumps commanding lead in the polls. If donald trump is the nominee, yes, i will support him. And if im the president , yes, i will pardon him because that will help reunite the country. But its not the most important thing im going to do as the next president. It is the table stakes for moving this country forward. I dont think president trumps going to be the nominee. I think its going to be me. But i will tell you that any republican is better than what joe biden and Kamala Harris are doing. I say with humility, im im just simply the most experienced, tested and proven conservative running for the republican nomination today. But with, you know, with with regard to the polling, its just not what im seeing on the ground. A wall street journal poll shows trump leading with 59 of republican primary voters. Well, a popular imposter air scam is making a comeback. The Publishers Clearing Houses famous prize patrol has been around for decades and is legitimate. But people across the country have reported getting letters saying they won a large sum of money from the Organization House over. The Organization Says these letters are fraudulent. One man in wisconsin said he received a letter from Publishers Clearing House saying he wants 750,000 in its sweep stakes. But he soon realized it was not real. All the letter said, this is to help you with expenses related to claiming your winnings. It had a dallas address. The postmark was from san diego. Well experts advise to always look at the return address. As this one said, p, c, and not p. C. H. Publishers clearinghouse. A look at the checks numbers since they usually dont match. And if you have to pay to claim your prize, its most definitely a scam. The number of women in the workforce with Young Children is higher than its ever been. A new report from the hamilton project finds that more than 70 of women with children under five were in the workforce. Thats compared to a peak of nearly 69 before the pandemic. Researchers say that remote work has played a big role in these numbers, which has allowed more women to stay in the workforce. If youre bored at work, youre not alone in fact, nearly half say they are bored most of the time. Thats according to a new survey from one poll. But even though people say theyre bored, a majority of respondents say theyre happy with their current role. With only 1 in 8 admitting they feel the opposite, the survey finds that feelings of dissatisfaction typically come within two years of working in the same role. All right. Well, the financial landscape continues to change as more people flock to online. Only bank accounts. And while these accounts offer enticing perks, they can come with some drawbacks. Janis sachs has tips on ways to avoid the problems you might run into by offering zero fees early pay options and higher Interest Rates on checking and savings accounts. Its no wonder why many people are opening online only bank accounts. Online banks can be attractive options. Octavio blanco writes about personal finance for Consumer Reports and says there can be severe drawbacks, especially when you need help. If you need help reaching an actual human at the company to help you may not be easy. If you find yourself needing to get an issue resolved with your online only account, you might have to get creative trying to find the companys main Number Online and ask to speak to the office of the ceo. Explain your situation clearly and remember to be nice no matter how frustrated or angry you might get. Another trick head to social media. Send a direct message to the company on twitter instead of a public tweet. Give the company a chance to fix the problem before you make a scene publicly. They may appreciate that and it may give you a quicker and more helpful response time. The Biggest Online only bank told Consumer Reports that the Company Plans to offer full 24 over seven Customer Service if youre still having problems contacting someone, you can file a complaint with the Consumer Financial protection bureau. And if you feel youve gotten bad service, make sure you report it to the Better Business bureau. And before you choose a service, its always a good habit to check the bbb website to see what consumers are saying about the company. Youre planning to use. Is that was jennice sachs reporting for us now. Now this story people nationwide are saving and earning less, but they have not stopped spending. New data from the Commerce Department shows that Income Growth slowed in july, but the spending rate did not. Meanwhile, the personal savings rate fell to 3. 5 in july, which is down from 4. 3 in june. Now before the pandemic, data shows Savings Rates were averaging almost 9 in 2019, personal finance experts are weighing in on this data with ways to save money. First, change where you shop. Go to stores may be convenient to your home or work, but you might not be getting the best prices there. Number two, reconsider your activities for the week if you plan to commute to work, you can, in some cases , take Public Transit to save gas again, here in the bay area, you do have to crunch the numbers on that first because transit can in some cases be just as expensive as driving. The third, though, rethink your subscription services. Fourth, prioritize the services you usually pay for. Maybe wash your own car or do your own nails. The fifth is to mind your utilities. Turn off the lights when youre not in the room. Use fans and minimize hot water usage. And lastly, curb your conveniences. That means drop the doordash app and eat at home during the week. I find that eating at home is one of the best ways that save money that you will notice a lot more money in your account. I mean, the money that they charge you when you order on a food app. Yes. Because it is double the food is more expensive. And then on top of that, youre paying the fee for delivery fee. The they have fees that they have to pay. You know, its a lot of a lot of money. I mean, usually sparingly. But i know when im broke, i know what to blame. Its no one else but myself. I have a lot of like frozen stuff in my freezer. I could just i just got to, like, get myself to pull it out. Thaw it out. Thats a whole other thing, right . Well, you just got to think about this. You got to think about the money youre going to spend when you order it. Yeah, it hurts. It hurts. Well, still to come on the nine, take a look at this. This woman from tennessee, she now holds the world record for the longest mullet on a female. Thats not a tail. That is her hair. I will tell you. Sorry how long it is and how long how long it took to grow it out. Always in that state of mind living on a high vibration so hot gonna make it melt and im lovin what im tastin nos gusta mezclar como malteada aqui hay lugar yeah we livin in the golden state goddesses, i bring the vitality of sun and i, the sea i took the kids swimming, hit up the Farmers Market, and crushed my sales call typical tuesday. [announcer] awaken your inner goddess with vitafusions expertly crafted assortment of delicious and nutritious gummies oh and i brought cupcakes. goddesses gasp people always ask me, kevin, what does being the ceo of cashbacking mean to you . The way that i see it, if youre buying it, flying it, or wining n dining it, then you gotta be cashbacking it. [chuckles] come on now. Earn big with chase freedom unlimited. How do you cashback . And amsterdam are proposing bans on cruise ships saying they pollute the water. Venice and honolulu residents have complained about how their hometowns rely too much on the cruise ships and tourism related to it. And starting next year, juneau, alaska will allow only five large cruise ships in port each day. But people are concerned that the cruise liners will respond by just bringing in bigger ships. All right. Speaking of travel, most travelers have something they do not like about flying commercially. As Sharon Crawley reports, one European Airline is trying to make flying better for people who dont want to hear a crying baby during their flight to the caribbean. If you dread the sound of a crying baby during takeoff, youre probablye. I mean, im a parent, too. I know its frustrating for some people without children, but as your kids grow, you dont want kids around crying and yelling. So i think its a good idea. The idea hes referring to comes from the european carrier current airlines. The airline is launching a child free zone on its route between amsterdam and curacao. Travelers who pay an extra 48 can be seated with adults only. Itll be sort of walled off from the rest of the plane and theyll be air curtains and a wall that will try to be sort of a sound barrier. But i dont know any any folks whove been on a plane and heard a kid screaming very hard to muffle that sound. Clint henderson is a travel expert and managing editor at the points guy. I actually think this is a pure revenue play. They think that they have this gimmick. They can get some press out of it and they can potentially earn a little extra revenue. Corendon Airlines Says the idea is for adults, but it may also be comforting to families this mom of three agrees. Did they cry when you flew them on the plane today . No. But when they were little, yes. And we were terribly embarrassed and felt terrible for the other travelers. Other frequent fliers i spoke with feel differently. Travelers dont want a crying baby. Oh, thats ridiculous. Please. There were kids at one point. If this idea of child free zones on airlines takes off, well, that means it could spread to other airlines in the future. Sharon crowley, fox news. An arizona nurse says she loves taking care of people. She is 90 years old and she is thrilled to continue working with patients and their newborn babies. I nurture people and thats my forte. Im very, very fortunate in life because i get to love what i do and do what i love. Eleanor uechi says even as a little girl, she wanted to be a nurse. She officially started her career in 1954. She says even though most of her friends have long since retired, she adapted and learned new technologies to continue doing what she loves. Im going to keep doing it until god says, okay, ali, this is time i tell the girls i work with you see me slipping. Tell me, because i want to go out on top. She says shes seen a lot of changes in the profession, but that the art of actually caring for patients and people is the same as it was 69 years ago when she first started id. Well, its all business in the front and want a heck of a party in the back alleys. Favorite story. This is 58 year old tammy manis from knoxville, tennessee. She now holds the record for the worlds longest mullet on a woman. It measures five feet eight inches long. And according to Guinness World records, the last time tammy had had her hair cut was in february of 1990. Thats 33 years ago. Last year, she was the runner up as the us mullet championship. I wonder what happened to the person that was in front of her. Shes wearing more power to her. Shes wearing it with pride. Look at she looks so confident. Good for her. Keeping your hair long, girl. All right. Well, in texas, the record breaking heat and drought revealed some ancient history. Dinosaur tracks believed to be about 110 million years old. They were discovered after a riverbed dried up at the Dinosaur Valley State Park just south of dallas. Researchers say the footprints likely belong to two different kinds of dinosaurs. You can see baby dinosaur prints and some other enormous tracks right next to them, some with three toes and others with five. Wow all right. The Farmers Market in downtown San Francisco is now at a new location on the market. Had been at United Nations plaza for the past 42 years. Well now its across the street in fulton plaza. Many vendors opposed the move initially because the old spot was bigger. The city is converting the old location to a Recreation Area with a skate park. Well, Disneyland Resort has opened the san Fransokyo Square at disney, california Adventure Park as the name suggests, its a mash up of San Francisco and tokyo. The square features shopping, food and sights all inspired by the Academy Award winning film big hero six. The area has a 54 foot tall Golden Gate Bridge and japanese inspired dishes and soups such as beef curry and a sourdough bread bowl. San Fransokyo Square is the final transformation of the former pacific wharf. So this is a mash up. So if i have not been to tokyo, i can go here and i can get a little taste of tokyo. Yeah, youre from florida. So its kind of like the Epcot Centers answer to the yes. Okay yes. Disney california adventures answer to the epcot center is like mashing of different gotcha. Yes. Cultures and worlds in one worked with a lot of people that loved going around the world. We used to call it around the world epcot center. I used to love it. Did you go that, too . I did. I do remember. I was really into it as a kid. I thought it was cool. Yeah, its just so hot. Yeah. Can we go . Like me and friends went. It was hot. Yeah, latifah x equalizer equalize [cheering]