. >> reporter: amazon's echo has come under fire, too >> alexa, what's the weather in seattle? >> reporter: this year, amazon disclosing that thousands of employees listen to alexa recordings in order to improve alexa's understanding of human speech the privacy concerns are expected to grow as smart speakers become more popular by 2023, an estimated half a billion smart speakers will be up and running for "today," jo ling kent, nbc news. >> you talk about it it ialways on.ose things where i mean, you know, it doesn't matter. >> i've seen it happen where sometimes it thinks you've said the keyword. on my apple watch, i'll see the words i've spoken, as if they'll go out on a text hopefully they don't go out. >> that's scary. >> yeah, it happens. >> we use it mindlessly. we walk into a room. okay, what's the weather going to be? my daughter was doing her homework and says, okay, google, what's 7 plus 3. i'm like, clara, we should probably turn those off. >> siri, are you listening to us >> hmm, that's something i don't know >> okay. maybe not. that was a little vague. the answer w

we'll get to the amazon deals first. these are what some competitors are offering they want to get in on this, too. the hello nest video doorbell, one of the high-tech video doorbells, a lot of competitors have the sale, $230 to $189. often free shipping for the items, too good one to look at. there's also a nest thermostat available. this is one of the smart thermostats. the nice thing here, lowe's and walmart is throwing in a free $50 google home mini one of the smart speakers, the connected devices to help you around the house it'll also work, not surprisingly, with the nest thermostat. >> of course. >> this is probably the best deal we've seen so far these deals are updating throughout the morning here. apple products rarely go on sale this is a $450 savings at best buy for a mac book pro $850 that is a very good deal. >> most of these are until supplies run out. >> if you want it, get online now because they are changing throughout the morning apple products do well in consumer reports ratings now for the amazon dea

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we are seeing the plans that amazon has for northern virginia. >>> also ahead. we continue the impact on n.sterday's historic rainfall in the d.c. regio we are looking at the hardest hit spots. we are showing you the areas that still need to be cleaned op. >>> good ming. this is brady, 4-year-old dog d boxer mix and available for adoption. if you're a patriots fan, what his me is bradyna when i was diagnosed with ms, the first thing i thought about was my family. i came home and crd. the medicine has pessed diright alongside it. trying to make medications more affordable is important, w but ifhington isn't careful we might leave innovatn behind. let's fix the system the right way. innovation is hope,la and the thing you want to lose in life is hope. >>> ust about 6:30 now. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. the d.c. region still has plenty of drying out today. yesterday's historic rainfall caor quickly during the mng commute. road were flooded and many found themselves trapped. >> it wasn't only the road. metro stations hadpr lems too

billion spent worldwide this year on amazon. a whopping 175 million items sold, more than black friday and cybermonday combined with consumer wallets wide open other retailers are basking in the afterglow of prime day more than 200 offered massive discounts to compete and many places like target are still offering big savings many of the target deals have a catch, they want you to buy it online and then come to the store to pick it up to get the dis count. check out this lego star wars set, regularly $139.99, if you buy it online, it's only $111.99. kitchen aid mixer normally $349.99, on sale for $259.99, a savings of $90 plenty of deals on home supplies too where you save now and get a gift card for later. and target is running a special on household supplies. tide detergents, good time to stock up need hair products check out ulta offering discounts on shampoo and conditioner. if you're stocking up on gifts for later, game stop has discounts through the end of the week on games and head phones. and don't forget, there are deal

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. >>> plus t is amazon prime day. huge deals online but other stores also getting into the summer shopping season. we'll break it down for you. you don't waste your time. you get your best deal on your insta pot or whatever it may be that you want. good morning to you. thanks for joining i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm scott mcgrew in for marcus. let's get a check of your weather on this monday morning. >> good morning. it's another warm one in the inland areas, while the coast stays cool. let's head out the door in pleasant hill, if you're going to the b.a.r.t. station it's cool to start with mid-60s and heating up again today. so short sleeves, feeling summer-like all throughout the afternoon, and as we look at our south bay high temperatures, morgan hill reaching the upper 80s, but we have some low 80s in downtown san jose. more on this in a few minutes and mike, you're tracking a crash in fremont. >> that's right, kari. overall green sensors around the bay, a nice smooth drive. over in fremont, 680 around the mission

the countdown is on to amazon prime day and workers are busy they are stocked up for two-day sale event. >> the sale is strictly for the foime member. we are working you to get on the bargains without paying for a membership. consumer reporter susan hogan has details. >> reporter: prime day off at 3:00 a.m. this monday. we have four things you need to know right now to make sure you are ready to take advantage of these deals. if you're not a prime member, no problem. crash the party with a free -day trial membership. just don't forget to cancel the auto renew. start shopping early. search the word sneak peek in the app right now to get an early look at some of the sales. if you see somethingou like, click watch this deal. and you will get a notification when the sale goes live. and shop around, you guys. other retailers are likely to ofdaer deep discounts on mony and tuesday to compete with prime day. and we, of course, will have more tips for you leading up to monday, so be sure to stay tuned ner what you need to know to save the most mo >>> kid sleeping in, munching on junk food and s

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tonight protests erupt over amazon's facial tech. "today in the bay" continues right now. >>> good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us. i'm scott mcgrew. marcus washington has the day off. >> and i'm laura garcia. let's check that forecast right now kari. we'll get to that commute in a moment. >> okay. >> your time is coming my friend. the day looks pretty good. >> looks pretty good, starting out with sunshine in the south bay. we have some fog in san francisco, and a wide range in temperatures in our day ahead, and so as we take a live look in san jose, as the sun comes up, our temperatures will be in the low 70s or low 60s at 7:00, and then some mid-70s by late morning, reaching the 80s again today. we will see some spots reaching the low 90s again this afternoon, so i'll have a look at that, and mike, you're updating the crash in the tri-valley. >> with the help of our waze community, i didn't think it was a major crash and again another update came in, somebody else reported it as a minor crash. we'll thank them, but

they saw some of the rendering as well as a map to get a better sense of amazon's development plan. you can read more about amazon arriving in the nbc washington app. >>> the search isn for several suspects accused of setting an armored van on fire and injuring three people in ncf the van belonged to a transportation company. it was found on a highway leading to the airport. the suspects also set fire to their own van before driving off. >>> we are working for your health this morning with details on a new medication for migraines. it is still waiting for fda approval and could be a game-changer for migine sufferers. researchers tested the drug in clinical trial. people were pain-free within two hour compared to thoseho took a placebo. the study was published in the new england journal of medicine. >> president trump wants to help people who have kidney disease. president signed an executive order yesterday with itious goals. the order directs the department of health and human service to come up with a plan to better educate and treat people in early stages of the disease. it also

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amazon, walmart, target are already offering deals out there. for all of you parents, the costs arenly expected to go up as we get closer to the first day of school which is a few weeks away. accordi to aecent survey, 50% of parents have already started all of that shopping. that means more money to spend. you take the kid with you they start picking out their own thing. just a lot of mtey to be spen here the next >> and they nt the most expensive things! >>> the kennedy center a counced its 20lass of honorees. the list includes linda ronstadt and earth wind and fire. ♪ >> is everyone dancing? >> good to have earth wind and fire in the morning. the ceremony will be held in december. also on the lissais actress ly field. long running tv show sesame street will be honored and malong with conductorhael tilson thomas. the presenters and performers are usually kept secret until the show. so stay tuned. we find out more come december. >> it's always a spectacular lineup of starsthere. >>> could music help patients preparing for surgery? we will show

if it goes onsale, amazon is actually going to alert you. if you're not a prime member, keyou can still ta advantage of the deals and you can sign up for a 30-day free trial but don't forget to cancel it about the auto renew.omes up back to you and happy shopping. >> i need someone to go through know prime and let me what i need to buy! go through it all! >> bingo. what do you need? >> yght. >> -- that is the whole thing. i don't need anything. >> you feel like you have to get it! >> that's how they get you! >> they also get you because as susawas just saying you sign up for 30 days and if you don't cancel it, you have to pay and how i did it an four years later, i'm still paying the fee! >> one day delivery is a life changer! > you can't beat it. rain, snosh se, they are always there. >>> good news we are dry out there the next couple of days so if you have that amazon prime membership it might be all righf or tuesday but wednesday we are watchingyarry but definitel thursday we will see some rain o pushing in the area. a beautiful morning o

. >>> amazon products are marketed to make your life easier. >> that is the idea. but this morning, the company is under fire after admitting it may keep track of what you say to its voice assistant alexa. in a letter to congress, amazon reveals it holds on to a record of what you say even if you delete voice recordings. the company says it does not store the audio responses, but may hold on to other responses. thateans amazon can store da when you ordered an uber or food to your how. >> if you're using one of these devices for convenience sake, you're giving up a certain amount of privacy. >> amazon says storing what you say to alexa trains the artificial intelligence to better serve you in the future. >>> summer a great time to catch the biggest films of loe year. it oks like regal cinema is preparing to launch its own unlimited movieicket subscription service. deadline.com reports it will offer three levels of pricing cc all with aess to unlimited tickets. subscriptions might cost more if liyou live in a big city ke the washingtonc. area. source say regal cinema

they had a chance to hear from the amazon reps last night. they saw some of the rendering as well as a map to get a better sense of amazon's development plan. you can read more about amazon arrival in the nbc washington app. >>> the search is on for several suspects accused of setting an armored van on fire and injuring the people in france. the van belonged to a transportation company. it was found on a highway leading to the airport. irthe suspects also set fto their own van before driving off. >>> we are working for your h health this morning witdetails on a new medication for migraines. the drug is still waiting forva fda approand could be a game-changer for migraine sufferers. ugsearchers tested the drn clinical triar fo more than a thousand people. people were pain-free thin two hours compared to those who took placebo. the study was published in the new england journal of medicine. >> president trump says his administration wants to help people who have kidney disease. president signed an executive order yesterday with ambitious goals.

we'reoing to see amazon prime day on the 15th and 16th. we're also going to see other retailerarlike walm ebay, target have sales around that time as well. everybody. so july is shop, shop,op sh >> let's start with appliances. >> great. so our first, actually, we have electronics. i mean, an incredible time to shop for tvs. so amazon, monster deals. we found a 50-inch toshiba for $80 off starting at $299. $299. laptops, ebay is featuring dell intel core, which is great for over $500 off, for $760. original price, $1290, and iphones and ipads you can find at walmart. iphones $150 off. >> that's good. >> now >>appliances. verybody wants to know about appliances. major deals on major appliances. refrigerators, if you're in the market, best buy has 40% off a beautiful lg french door stainless steel for $700it off. and just $999. dishwashers, home depot has 40% off. wa machines. as sam's club, you can get an entire laundry room, four appliances for $1058 off. and small appliances, amazon and walmart havingir fryers from black & decker and coffe

. >>> still ahead on "news4 today," amazon isll rog outso me great deals for the upcoming prime time but other retails are ready toep ke up on their ow susan hogan has how you can win big on prime day. >>a courtroom talk you have to see to believe. find out why these brothers lunged at a man moments before a judgewas supposed to sentence him. >>> i got good new from theth wea departmefor today. next five days will be nothing mo than hot and dry. that is good news indeed. we will talkighs and lows h . . >>> weome back. this morning, a dallas community is mourning the lossf a little boy after his remains ferend in a landfill. on wednesday an amber alert was issued after 18-month-old cedric jackson was reported missing from hisho . investigators found his remains in that landfill yesterday morning. police say a boyfriend of the child's aunt confessed that he put the child's body in a dumpster after the little boy breathing. >>> some dramatic courtroom ftage shows two brothers lunging as a man convicted of murdering their mother. this wild scene happenedin youngstown, ohio. the killer fa

new revelations that amazon's alexa can record and store conversations forever. but there is something you can do to get your privacy back. >>> and coco motion. cori gauff is taking wimbledon and the world by storm, and we got the chance to speak to her proud parents today, july 5th, 2019. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today." thank you for joining us on this friday morning. i'm peter alexander, alongside sheinelle jones, filling in for our friends savannah and hoda on this post july 4th friday morning. we have some other friends outside today. >> listen, if you have to work the day after a holiday, it is a day like today. we have toby keith performing live, and the plaza is packed. people ready for this concert. >> that's country bro. not too late for you to come join us today. >>> we want to begin with the shaky holiday in southern california, where the biggest earthquake in two decades clocked in at 6.4 magnitude. nbc national correspondent miguel almag

more now on amazon's prime day and the prime opportunity creates for thieves. porch pirates as they are called are likely to be lurking in neighborhood just wait to go steal your packages off the ont doorsteps. >> consumer reporter siphon hogan is working for you with ways to protect your purchases. >> you don't want a great deal and snatched up by criminals looking to cash in on prime day so have your package delivered o to an amazon er which is a great idea. there are a ton of these around our area and they are super easy to use. amazon emails you a unique code that youcan use to open up your locker to retrieve your package. by the way, this is always free. another idea? in-car delivery. this is cool. i didn't about this. if you own a connected car that features remote lock and unlock features, amazon drivers can leave your package inside your car and check the app to see if that serce is available for you. or ask a neighbor grab it for you. have your amazon notifications turned on so you know when your package is delivered and send your neighbor a quick text

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and digital technology giants such as google facebook and amazon are expected to be the main targets of a broad anti trust investigation by the u.s. justice department while no specific companies were mentioned the probe is said to be examining whether major online platforms have been abusing their market dominance and hindering competition. so united states now in a contentious day on capitol hill former special counsel robert muller has been testifying in congress over his probe into russian interference in the 2016 election and whether the trump campaign colluded with moscow he told lawmakers that the investigation found in adequate evidence to prove such a conspiracy but said once again his investigation did not clear trump of obstructing the probe many are viewing mother's testimony today as a last chance for democrats to build a case for impeaching president trump. robert mueller who spent 2 years leading an investigation determining if president trump had colluded with russia did not look like he wanted to be there but for democrats and republicans in congress this was an oppo

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the world on these moves a threat to google and amazon in any way well what we've seen recently i mean for example yesterday facebook were fined $5000000000.00 in the us of a previously concerns nevertheless in the next breath they announce some stunning financial figures google has been fined 9000000000 by the e.u. over the past 2 years that's 3 separate fines that add up to 9000000000 and still it posts healthy results so it seems like they've proven that are able to absorb these problems that said it seems like not a week goes by where some country doesn't say we're going to crack down on tech giants the most recent as you mentioned is today australia saying they're going to look particularly at google and facebook and that dominant positions in the advertising markets but we've heard from the just it's departments in the united states they're going to look at big internet firms we expect both amazon and alphabets to be involved in that for their parts from alphabet to said we understand there is going to be more scrutiny and we will engage constructively oh right you know what's re

business news now and amazon is trying to speed up its deliveries and for that it needs and for most of us is thought unusual to move to a different city to take up a new job but in the so-called gig economy moving house to be gay or job can become necessary on a weekly basis while it is in the us the campaign vans in trade as close to the warehouses of amazon and other online giants and they have no fixed address and many actually appreciate the feeling of freedom this lifestyle gives them as did obvious all of a sudden it reports. the recreational vehicle the r.v. a symbol of freedom. home is wherever you take it and were ever work may take you. to. a campground you're on the warehouse and cheaper on kentucky is home to a round it doesn't work camp purse it's 2 pm time to get up for robert barker he works the night shift. good morning good morning robert all you do and good how is your shift it was great oh great yeah easy money man so basically robert you have your whole life inside that yeah i've been living in my van for 6 years now. working seasonal work for amazon and i've don

the white house says they unfairly target american companies like facebook apple google and amazon and as threatened punitive trade measures against paris.

efforts to speed up their delivery times they want to be able to deliver to every amazon prime member within a day of them placing their order online they are managing to increase that but it's costing them a lot of money to improve their infrastructure to be able to do that ok now there's a lot of concerns about google's the tension monopoly position in the search engine market i mean we have to be straight up about that and there are. regulatory pushes underway in the united states not only for google other top silicon valley companies as well now today announced the same kind of regulatory efforts you know all these type of moves a threat to google amazon the big tech giants well it's costing the money we know that much i mean the e.u. were perhaps the 1st to really get on top of google in terms of these things and over the past 2 years they find them 3 times to the tune of $9000000000.00 in total as you mentioned we've heard today from australia they're looking at google who have a 31 percent share of the market in digital advertising they're also looking at facebook to get a look

for incomplete or inaccurate order fulfillment amazon will also have to wait 30 days before blocking or closing seller accounts in exchange germany's federal cartel office says it will drop its investigation into amazon. let's get a round up now of some other stories making news around the world in sudan protesters and ruling generals have signed a political document part of a power sharing deal paving the way for a civilian government this has been one of the key demands of demonstrators since president omar al bashir was ousted in april a 2nd constitutional document is likely to be signed within days. we construction and rescue operations are underway across south asia after heavy monsoon rains caused massive flooding and landslides millions are affected and officials estimate that at least 180 people have died floods india nepal and bangladesh where refugee camps have experienced extensive damage. and a court in moscow has extended to pretrial detention for the 1st to 6 of $24.00 ukrainian sailors arrested by russia off the coast of crimea last year a decision on the remaining sai

bigger numbers google parent alphabet rushes expectations and triples its profits in the 2nd quarter and amazon delivers growth too but are investors happy one got the lowdown from wall street. on the show germany records its hardest day ever farmers are bracing for a poor harvest. and want to roll a cycle as the romans do the city is testing out a new ecology bonus for train commuters. this is the business i'm on in berlin welcome we begin in the world.

tacks and says it's time for attack it's the 1st country to hit the likes of google apple facebook and amazon with a higher taxes but the u.s. is threatening to hit back. an international warnings against facebook's cryptocurrency project are mounting flippy over before it starts. chinese tourists are discovered the high seas and the twisting around for ever bigger through ships. this is d.w. business i'm joined now the milan in berlin welcome in a world 1st france has passed a law taxing the world's tech giants and in so doing provoked an angry response from the you.

the white house says they unfairly target american companies facebook apple google and amazon are amongst the 30 companies affected french finance minister bruno of the maps as the 3 percent tax could raise half a 1000000000 euros a year president trump has ordered an investigation. let's look at this closer with d.w. business reporter aren't tilton welcome so which companies and what sorts of companies are likely to be affected by this digital services tax well i mean we're talking about the most major tech companies that have business and actually earn their profits within friends i mean according to legislation is companies that earn us. a lot of the profits within the country friends and also i have combined revenues of both just over $25000000.00 of course this is an only going to be hitting large american tech companies but that really is who this legislation is focusing on i mean the law is even being referred to as the google apple facebook amazon laws so it's quite clear who they're planning to get in their tax crosshairs and just just just to be clear these are going to be alrea

mass within 11 days and if they have access to enough nutrients up due to the deforestation of the amazon jungle huge amounts of nutrient rich soil washed away into the oceans. several luxury resorts spend hundreds of thousands of euros each year cleaning their beaches once the algae reaches land it decomposes creating a pungent odor. and used even in a time every year it's different but there seems to be more as the years go by when a little cleaning it puts a huge strain on local authorities in a. manner that is to be honest this stuff affects all activity on the beach you're expecting to find a clean sandy beach strike but instead find it covered in elderly. what's worse is the effect on marine life the sea turtles for example cannot make it to the beach through the thick i'll be meaning they can no longer lay their eggs they're a serious threat to an already endangered species. all right let's talk now to make where you're walking in florida is a professor for oceanography at the university of south florida and one of the authors of the latest reports on the algae amat in the atlantic

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and finally before we go it was meant to spock a global shopping spree not transatlantic protests amazon's annual prime day event 2 days of online discounts stuff instead of taken to the streets here in germany demanding higher wages and warehouse workers have also walked out in the united states they want better working conditions and more job security hours on says it is improving conditions point to a recent pay hike it also says that it is fair unions say the retail giant's discounts to customers come at the expense of its own employees salaries. by certain business with it. the quiet melody resounds michael light of the mood. ready and did some repeat resonate within its soul. ready the mind and the music. beethoven 1st bond 2019 from september 6th to september 29th. earth home to millions of species a home worth saving. global ideas tell stories of creative people and innovative projects around the world ideas that protect the climate boost green energy solutions and reforestation. using interactive content to inspire people to take action on the ideas the series of global 3000 on t.

the white house says the unfairly target american companies facebook apple google and amazon are among the 30 companies affected french finance minister boone north america says the 3 percent tax could raise half a 1000000000 years a year resident donald trump in the meantime has ordered an investigation. so are we on the cusp of a nother trade war to talk more on this raul is genoud to allow for a business always good to see you now what i 1st want to know why did france decide to go it alone why didn't get the rest of the e.u. to support this measure well it has to be said that the e.u. tried it they did try to get standards that would apply to the entire block but it failed in this undertaking due to opposition from countries like ireland which you know offers their broad favorable tax regimes to these companies for the express purpose of attracting them to ireland so going out alone is of course a risk for france it's the 1st test the waters it's a drawing us anger upon itself in this way so it's hoping like with this single signal to spur more coordination on the multilateral leve

let's get you some other news now digital technology giants like google facebook and amazon are expected to be the main targets of a broad anti-trust investigation by the u.s. justice department while no specific companies have been mentioned the probe is said to be examining whether major online platforms have been abusing their market dominance and hindering competition. russian opposition leader alexei of all he says he's been arrested video on his instagram account to get to corruption campaigner said he was detained as he left his home in moscow to go jogging with all these arrests comes after he called for another mass protest most authoritative left there on opposition counter that's running in moscow's parliamentary election . russia and china have conducted their 1st joint air patrol over disputed islands between japan and south korea responds japan scrambled its jet fighters south korea did the same both countries accuse the chinese and russian planes of violating their airspace beijing in moscow insists they flew over neutral or else. well here in berlin the new defense minist