aftermath of hurricane ida that battered the gulf coast. production fell last month. product in august also revised down. economists were hoping for a slight increase. nearly half of the drop last month was because of hurricane ida. the semiconductor shortage is hampering auto production. that is not expected to get better till next year. it comes as cities say even though data was worse than expected, it doesn't mean factories are inactivity. at the same time, amazon plans to hire 150,000 workers for the holidays. holiday jobs have an average starting pay of 18 bucks an hour. look at this, laura. a sign-up bonus of 3 grand. other chains including walmart and target are hiring temporary permanent workers at storehouses to meet demands of holiday workers. >> the $3,000 hiring bonus is interesting. you've seen this war for talent. money could lure people off the sidelines. >> all right. still ahead, no climate funding,