., a lot of people are creeped out by the odd laugher coming out of the a amazon alexa. we'll tell you more. a researcher thinks he solved the mystery of amelia earnhardt. >>> we're not winning on the roads this morning, tam. norristown, markley street 202 at main street. a lot of crunchy leftover icy snow on the roads this morning. we'll check i-95 and see how we're dueling on the bucks county line when "action news" continues on this -- we'll see how we're doing on the bucks county line when "action news" continues on this thursday morning. welcome back you're taking a live look here, as mobile 6 makes its way through the narrow streets of fairmont section. a lot of folks will be spending time this morning scrairpg some of -- scraping some of the ice and snow off their cars and doing the delicate dance as they try to get down the treats where the roads are narrow and icy. the main streets are better. >> reporter: it takes times to get the side streets and secondary roads cleared off. on the highways for the most part we're cleared off. there are spots where we have a l

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amazon alexa has been around for a few years now. they are taking their time to figure out how to integrate it into the markets properly. vonnie: you have presumably heard about what happens with alexa and banks and insurers. you would be saying, alexa, what is the price target for apple? they are doing more to drive efficiency. -- always falling calling up your insurance agent, or the bank, you can find that information faster. driving efficiencies for workers and customers. shery: how widespread is this boy's assistant? our producer uses alexa, but i do not, and i don't think you do. katherine: i have not used it that much, but there is an uptick on this. consumers are getting more comfortable with this technology and how you use it. adopt it?s always will they feel comfortable? people have to. it can help you in different ways. it seems like we are going in the other direction. it will receive requests instead of spouting them out. the stories of babies ordering a million christmas presents? can that happen? i think that is why jp

. >>> and just why are people hearing laughter when they turn on amazon's alexa? some say it's downright creepy. >>> the mystery winner of a $560 million powerball jackpot has finally claimed her prize, but we still don't know who she is. a lawyer accepted the payout today on behalf of a trust set up for the winner from new hampshire who is suing to keep her identity secret. her lawyer says she will be donating up to $50 million to charity. >>> this was the first full day of classes at the high school in florida where a gunman killed 17 people three weeks ago. the spirits of the students were lifted by a surprise visitor. miami heat superstar dwyane wade. as they crowded around him, wade said he was inspired by their response to the shooting. one student called wade's appearance the greatest moment of his life. >>> and if you have alexa, amazon's virtual assistant, maybe you've heard what a lot of people are now complaining about. random laughter coming out of the devices that have alexa. take a listen. [ laughter ] some are calling it scary and creepy. amazon say

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we'll have more when we come right back. >> time for the morning buzz, appears amazon's alexa is fal -- malfunctioning, it's letting out an unprompted creepy cackle or laugh. it's described as witch-like. it's happened without the device being woken up and when it is asked to do something different. am -- amazon is working to deactivate the laugh. they don't know what it's -- what's causing the issue. >>> snow clean up continues this morning, philadelphia international airport, we saw a lot of cancellations. today just checked, only 25 or 30, getting better. we'll be back with the team coverage of the nor'easter cleanup. we just moved in about four months ago, but the living room's pretty blank. we did a lot of research online. we just need to have a designer put it all together. mmm hmm. so, it's really nice when clients come in and have... done some of their own research. what do you think about these chairs and that table? working with a bassett designer was really easy. us being young professionals, we're so busy... there's no way we could've designed it ourselves. no. we love it

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. >> amazon's alexa is malfunctioning in a very creepy way. she is laughing unprompted at users. (alexa laughter). >> voice assistance like alexa have become fixtures in many home but many are unsettled by them. but not even because of the laughter. one said she stops listening to requests, others said she starts listing local funeral homes and cemeteries. >> trevor: that's creepy. what gets me is how people still keeps it in your house after alexa laughs at you in the middle of the night. (alexa laughter). people are, like, that's crazy, i went to bed. i was freaked out. you left it there? yeah, what was i going to do? if that happened to me, alexa wouldn't last the night. alexa, what did you say? are you behind me? are you there? in a black house? my mom would be, like, the thing laughed by itself? she would-be like, in the name of jesus! gone! finished! ( laughter ) let's move on. today was a busy day for citizen number one. after a week of threatening to impose tariffs on steel coming into the u.s., the president finally made it official. >> today i'm defending america's nati

the amazon alexa device has a bug, and it's no laughing matter [ laughter ] several alexa users are reporting their devices are randomly laughing without being prompted >> not even laughing, evil cackle >> it's creepy amazon said alexa was hearing the command alexa laugh. >> they should record a new noise for that >> it's like a witch >> the way technology gets in on our lives, i have not bought one of these home speaker devices yet. i never will >> why >> it could be a peek into how much people are letting technology into yaour lives. >> it's like possessed i wonder if people will start pulling back clearly lots of people are buying them. so i'm probably not representative for everyone else i done want that kind of intrusiveness intrusiveness. >> or recording everything at home >> or the risk of someone not laughing at my jokes >> she laughs. that's not the problem >> on that note, maybe shy get one. >> someone would think you're funny. a truck spilled 60,000 pounds of busch beer on to a florida highway yesterday. nobody was hurt, but the beer didn't fair so well. not exactly a happy hour ge

of amazon, alexa could soon be giving that moe a run for its money. cnet reporting the software company day on has created a way for users to send money using alexa in the future could arrive in about a year. >>> cbs has launched a new program to promote the empowerment of women in the entertainment industry. reporter suzanne marquez takes us behind the scenes of i speak which kicked off last night. >> reporter: some of tvs biggest stars gathered for a panel at the pacific design center in west hollywood to promote female empowerment in entertainment. it is a new initiative called i speak. to forge a path of growth and opportunity for women within cbs in the entertainment industry as a whole . >> i think the significance of tonight is not only elevating women, getting women to support women, men to support women and we have been talking but equal pay for a long time. let's move this fall forward and equal playing field. >> reporter: the former cbs entertainment chairman nina tasso moderated the panel with powerful women in front of and behind the came

future. $2 billion of products are purchased through amazon's alexa and other voice activated shopping port also and that is expect to jump to $40 billion by 2022. >> i understand new home sales , data shows more people are pressing pause when it comes to buying a house, so what are you finding out. >> that is right pending home sales slumped in january after a three month rise in activity national association have realtors say all major regions experienced declines in the last month, index is now in the lees level since october 2014, experts predict that this year there will be five and a half million existing homes sold, roughly same number as last year so needle's not moving. real estate web site believe it has identified america's favorite architecture style, a pole found 43 percent of people wanted craftsman type house, 41 percent would love to move in the ranch style home and 36 percent like colonial. >> i agree with those number, would i like a craftsman like cottage. >> is that what craftsman is. >> it is like lots of exposed wood, 1920's, 30's house. >> yes. >> i don't know if

. >> amazon's alexa is creeping out lots of users by laughing at them. so what is going on? we'll have the answer next. >> closed captioning for this newscast is sponsored by living spaces. out people hacking upcoming elections. reporter lemor abrams on what they pl >>> california lawmakers are worried about people hacking upcoming elections. reporter lamore abrams on how they plan to safeguard the vote. >> refuses to acknowledge what the russians did in 2016, has not acted upon it, has not responded to it. >> reporter: california secretary of state alex padilla said he is not waiting around. >> the most important threat is from insiders. >> reporter: telling lawmakers here that the threat of a foreign cyber attack is real unless we act now. >> it's come from china. it's come from russia. it's come from all over the globe and it's even come from domestic sources. >> reporter: republican assemblyman matthew huppert, vice chair for the elections committee, said to improve the system the state needs to remove altogether. election advocates say while innovation is important, old

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one is amazon prime, the other is alexa. we sit at the center of those two things. apple is out with the homepod. he has made it clear that the primary use case is for listening to music. how big of a threat do you think that is to alexa and ecco? start.ave a great head thatve multiple devices multiple price points, and the growth rate has been spectacular. i think we feel good about our position, and it is great to have that to have more choice in the marketplace. it makes us better. emily: where do you see the growth and music listening coming from? how do you see behavior changing as a result of these devices in our living rooms or wherever you have your setup? music streaming today has been all about smart and people walking around portable. what is happening with smart speakers is music is coming back into the home. what we are seeing is a new growth segment for music streaming coming from the home. it is raging segments of the population that some of the other -- it is reaching segments of the population that may be some of the others have had trouble penetrat

what amazon's alexa is doing by itself....and what the company is saying tonight about it. <> ((gary sports tease))coming up a bit later in this broadcast cal versus stanford in college hoops here it comes.also, jerry jones says i'll give you the two million dollars get off my back we'll explain.and what do you say about possibly a new 49er named richard sherman.we are way, way off but it makes a good tease... richard sherman seattle to the 49ers?in a few minutes... ((steve)) here's what we are tracking new tonight at nine...the global backlash of president trump's proposed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports is starting to take shape.the european union..now flagging several quintessential american products it says could be slapped with tariffs. find out what they are...and how that could hurt american producers...tonight on kron 4 news at nine. at the marine mammal center, the environment is everything. we want to do our very best for each and every animal, and we want to operate a sustainable facility. and pg&e has been a partner helping us to achieve that. we've helped the marin

amazon's virtual assistant alexa seems to have a sense of humor all of her own. users have posted videos of the device spontaneously laughing without any prompting. amazon says alexa can mistakenly hear the phrase "alexa, laugh. " they're going to change it to "alexa, can you laugh." >>> diane king hall is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, diane. >> good morning, anne-marie. news that the white house may exclude some countries including mexico and canada from steel and aluminum tariffs tempered fears of a trade war. the dow lost 82 points yesterday. the s&p finished about where it started and the nasdaq gained 24 points. >>> a possible slump in what has been a strong housing market, spring home sales could be the weakest in years according to t"the wall street journal." higher prices, changes in tactic, and rising interest rates are to blame. that means more first-time home buyers are being priced out of the market. the national home retailers services says it tracks signed contracts, not close and sell is at its lowest point in fou

amazon are working to fix alexa after users reported that random bursts of creepy laughter have been coming from the device. we will talk about that in the next half an hour. the headlines now on bbc news. the home secretary, amber rudd, is due to make a statement this lunchtime in the house of commons about the nerve agent used in the attempted murder of a former russian spy and his daughter. while police have now identified the type of chemical, it's not yet known where it was made or who could have carried out the attack. sergei and yulia skripal remain in a critical condition in hospital. a policeman who went to help them was also seriously injured. nottingham trent university says it has suspended students accused of racist chanting apparently aimed at a young black female student. we hate blacks. rufaro chisango was alone in her room on monday night when she heard the drunken students shouting and put a video of the abuse up on twitter yesterday. suspected domestic abusers could be electronically tagged, as part of new government proposals. a consultation has been launched on a

and why has amazon's home assistant alexa started laughing? all that with our resident tech guru rory cellan jones. today, steel tarrifs. tomorrow, potentially higher prices on things like peanut butter and blue jeans. are you worried that a trade war will make imported goods more expensive? let us know what you think. just use the hashtag, #bbcbizlive. hello and welcome to business live. major us trading partners have condemned president trump for signing new tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. china described it as a "serious attack" on the system of international trade while the french economy minister said there were "only losers" in a trade war. the import duties will go into effect in two weeks‘ time. kim gittleson in new york explains how the sanctions will work. so you have been hearing about these tariffs for over a week now. we have to protect and build our steel and aluminium industries. president trump has finally signed the proclamations that make these tariffs a reality. so what do you need to know? the first thing is they

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in one of the creepiest things to happen to technology amazon alexa users randomly letting a laugh out of absolutely nowhere. scaring people half to death. it became a trending topic as people posted videos like this. can you imagine being at home hearing that out of nowhere? one twitter user said laughing randomly when i was in the kitchen, freaked me out as i thought a kid was laughing. amazon did address this, said it was a glitch. >> why did they give her the power to laugh. >> she doesn't need to. thanks. machines are taking over the world. thank you so much. his son was a bully on the bus so dad made him run to school. >> if you don't know what it is like, here you go, teach your child a lesson, you don't have to kill him or beat him but sometimes it sucks. >> the father going viral for his tough love joins us with a message to his critics. >> let's see what is coming up on "fox and friends". >> a 3-hour message to our critics. we will cover some major issues. we will talk about the battle on the west coast and the latest on fast and furious, major moves for the department of jus

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now, some people are saying their amazon alexa is creepily cackling. that sounds like my laugh. it is a p pa re ntly that sounds like my laugh. it is apparently witchlike and can happen without the device being woken up. a p pa re ntly without the device being woken up. apparently it laughs when asked to doa apparently it laughs when asked to do a different task. amazon says it is aware of the problem and is trying to fix it. that would freak me out. my phone, ifi pressed trying to fix it. that would freak me out. my phone, if i pressed the wrong button, it says what can i help you with? where did you come from! if you start talking and it sta rts from! if you start talking and it starts answering you. even alexa would be stunned into silence from what happened to spurs last night. it has been called a moment of madness. in 169 seconds they went from celebration to absolute desperation. the defeat means they go out 11—3 on aggregate. manchester city are the second english side through to the quarter finals despite losing 2—1 at home to swiss side basel on the night. pep guar

. >>> amazon's alexa is malfunctioning in a creepy way. laughing unprompted at users. over the past few days, many report hearing laughter when nobody is using the device. amazon is aware of the problem and working to fix it. voice assistants are fixtures in moments, but many are unsettled by them not because of creepy laughter. many believe alexa stops answering to requests. >> unprompted? >> that is weird. >> that is not funny. >> do you have one? >> i do. i have not heard the laughter. it is not a cackle. it is a chuckle. >> keep big brother out of the home. >>> officials say it was nerve agent that sickened a former russian spy and his daughter. where did it come from? we are live in england with the latest. oh good, you're awake! finally. you're still here? come on, denise. we're voya! we stay with you to and through retirement... with solutions to help provide income throughout. i get that voya is with me through retirement, i'm just surprised it means in my kitchen. oh. so, that means no breakfast? i said there might be breakfast. i was really looking forward to

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it is artificial intelligence, the internet of things, mobility, the smart watch, amazon, alexa. for a company like google or facebook, we have a building full of engineers to grapple with those changes, but if you are a 100-year-old insurance company or health company trying to figure out how i provide a helping experience, -- every company in the world grapple with these experiences. it is rewarding as a product developer to do that. emily: this announcement that you have agreed to buy meal soft , it seems to be a desire to stretch beyond salesforce's core customer management relationship tools. bret: if you think about what it means to transform a company that was not born in the digital era, this digital transformation, we think it starts and ends with the customer, even if that means transforming a bunch of your legacy systems. the reason we are so interested in mules soft and this concept for integrating all of the legacy systems, is it unlocks the data from legacy systems to enable people to participate in all these amazing new on ournces we are seeing phones and watches a

it was going to be running on art official intelligence like amazon's alexa like hey, what music you like when you come home from work. facebook said we're still going to have the developer's conference on may 1. we're going to delay releasing that product. pretty wise decision. >> shepard: yeah. deidra, thank you. ahead, an emotional message from the brother of an unarmed man who police shot and killed in sacramento. he took that message to city leaders while others took it to a basketball game. that's next. >> shepard: the city of sacramento has failed the people. that statement from the brother of an unarmed black man that police shot and killed there on sunday. devontae clark and others stormed a city council meeting last night. police say they shot his brother, stephon clark, because they thought he was holding a gun. he was not. police now say clark was holding his cell phone and was in his own grandparents' back yard at the time. these protesters are outside the coliseum blocking thousands of people from getting into a sacramento king basketball game. images to show you in the

. >>> amazon's alexa could be helping you turn hello into ola or bonjour. terrible accents. but i tried. tech joint launched their voice control personal assistant will become a realtime universal language translator. they are working to make alexa understand basic words and sophisticated phrases so people from two different cultures can hold meaningful conversations. >>> facebook is ending its experiment with an explore newsfeed. the social media giant had intended to split its algorithm newsfeed into two, one for nonpromoting posts of pages and publishers and one from friends friend. the change failed in six countries so facebook is ditching it. >>> steve kerr goes after president trump and a very unusual comparison. and the top-ranked team of the country had one last shot to stay that way. the finish is next. >>> arizona head coach sean miller yesterday vehemently denied the espn report that he worked with an agent to pay a star recruit $100,000 to play for arizona. >> i have never paid a recruit, prospect, their family or representative to come to arizona. i never have a

it is artificial intelligence, the internet of things, mobility, the smart watch, amazon alexa. for a company like a google or facebook, where i was previously, we have building -- buildings full of engineers to grapple with those changes. if you are a 100-year-old insurance company or health care company trying to figure out, how do i provide a customer experience in the face of all this change, it's really challenging to do. fundamentally, that's our mission at salesforce, helping every company in the world transform their customer experiences. it is really empowering. emily: this announcement, that you have agreed to buy mulesoft for what can we read into it it? $6.5 million, it seems to be a desire to stretch beyond salesforce's core tools. bret: if you think about what it means to transform a company that wasn't born in the digital era, this digital transformation, we fundamentally think it starts and ends with the customer, even if that means transforming a bunch of your legacy systems. the reason we are so interested in mulesoft and this concept of integrating all these l

. >>> the amazon alexa could soon help you send money to friends and family. a virginia company has created a way for financial institutions to let their customers send money to friends using the voice assisted device. amazon does not say they plan to work with the company to bring the feature to all devices . >>> the 49ers lose their running back. they gain another. can the warriors win without curry, clay and draymond green? the lakers come calling, next. area elementary and middle schools are preparing to compete in the cbs bay area regional spelling bee this weekend. the winner gets a spot at the scripps national bee in may. this morning kcbs' stan bunger has a word of the day quizz for san jose sharks player brenden dillon: three students from nearly 50 bay area elementary and middle schools are preparing to compete in the cbs bay area regional spelling bee this week . >> the winner gets a spot in the scripps national spelling bee in may. this morning stan has the word of the day quiz for the san jose sharks player brenden dillon. >> today's word of the d

as my watch, amazon, alexa and for a company like this, we have buildings and engineers who can grapple with these changes. if you are a 100-year-old insurance companies, try to figure out how to provide a customer surveys is really challenging to do. fundamentally, that is the mission, helping every company in the world grapple with these technological changes and transform their customer experiences. this is empowering so many companies to do that. >> this announcement -- what can we read into it? it seems to be a desire to stretch beyond salesforce's core customer relationship management tool. >> if you think about what it means to transform a company that wasn't born in the digital era, this digital transformation, we fundamentally think it starts and ends with the customer even if that means transforming a bunch of your legacy systems. the reason we are so interested in their soft and this concept of integrating all of these legacy systems is that it unlocks the data from legacy systems to enable people to participate in all of these amazing new experiences we are seeing on our pho

. $2 billion worth of products are purchased through amazon's alexa and other voice activated shopping port also thane is expect to jump to 40 bile are billion dollars by 2022. >> from savings to spending on line. >> yes. >> what are we doing. >>> up next on the healthwatch food that may keep cancer from coming back. >>> plus south jersey man says he was taken for a ride in more ways then one how a night of drinking resulted in a $1,600 uber fair, $1,600, jan. >> reporter: it is march 1st, if you can believe it and that means we are kicking off woman 's history month, and probably in better place to celebrate is right here in the betsy ross house in olde city philadelphia, so naturally i have woken up betsy ross herself. coming up we will speak with betsy about her history and take a look at a new exhibit and we will take a look at special events happening here over the next month. >>> other thing that starts march 1st meteorological spring and we have march coming in like a lion and boy will with a coastal storm system, and we have details, we will do that right after the break but fi

it is artificial intelligence, the internet of things, mobility, the smart watch, amazon, alexa. and for a company like a google or a facebook, where i was previously, we have building -- we have a building full of engineers to grapple with those changes, but if you are a 100-year-old insurance company or health company trying to figure out how i provide a customer experience -- helping every company in the world grapple with these experiences. it is really rewarding as a product developer to an parcel many companies to do that. emily: now, this announcement that you have agreed to buy mulesoft, it seems to be a desire to stretch beyond salesforce's core customer relationship management tools. bret: if you think about what it means to transform a company born in -- that was not the digital era, this digital transformation, we fundamentally think it starts and ends with the company, even if that means transforming a bunch of your legacy systems. and the reason why we are so interested in middle soft and this concept -- in mulesoft and this concept for integrating all of the legacy

it is artificial intelligence, the internet of things, mobility, the smart watch, amazon, alexa. and for a company like a google or a facebook, where i was previously, we have building -- full of engineers to grapple with those changes, but if you are a 100-year-old insurance company or health company trying to figure out how i provide a customer experience -- helping every company in the world grapple with these experiences. it is really rewarding as a product developer to an parcel many companies to do that. emily: now, this announcement that you have agreed to buy mulesoft, it seems to be a desire to stretch beyond salesforce's core customer relationship management tools. bret: if you think about what it means to transform a company that has -- that was not born in the digital era, this digital transformation, we fundamentally think it starts and ends with the company, even if that means transforming a bunch of your legacy systems. and the reason why we are so interested in mulesoft and this concept for integrating all of the legacy systems, is it unlocks the data from legacy

amazon said the device had mistakenly been hearing the phrase alexa laugh. so from now on users will have to ask alexa, can you laugh? that should prevent any unintended giggles. we both have one. >> i have one but it's unplugged and if i ever heard the alexa laugh, it would be in the trash. >> gotcha. >> it's scary. >> i love my alexa. you can play everything, you can turn off the lights. but i haven't heard it laugh quite yet. i'm going to keep it. >> it's creepy. >>> it's 4:56 right now. the fight over sanctuary laws in california is headed to court. why leaders say the feds have no case. >> reporter: and now a war of words between oakland mayor libby schaaf and attorney general jeff sessions. i'll have those details coming up. and i'm kenny choi. let's start with a live look outside... rning rush is >>> good morning, everyone. it's thursday, march 8th. i'm michelle griego. >> i'm kenny choi. let's head outside take a look at the conditions on this thursday morning. i kind of forgot which day it was. >> it's almost friday! >> wow, yes. the countdown begin

amazon i've deeper into music with alexa playing dj. the industry could hit $41 billion by 2030. in the massively competitive food delivery space, doordash

. >> watch out amazon alexa owners. some people say their alexa is kind of freaking out. not only not following commands but laughing in a creepy kind of way. with a cackle -- yeah. it's a cackle. okay laughing at their own -- [laughter] stop it you people. get giddy. you'll hear the cackle after this. mom you called? oh hi sweetie, i just want to show you something. xfinity mobile: find my phone. [ phone rings ] look at you. this tech stuff is easy. [ whirring sound ] you want a cookie? it's a drone! i know. find your phone easily with the xfinity voice remote. one more way comcast is working to fit into your life, not the other way around. >> well, well, well when we went on the air at 9:00 this morning we were or going to be up nearly 20 point look at it now. now we're up 110 points -- you have to watch this show. tell it you what we do. now this, the winner of the 500 million powerball jackpot she's fighting to remain anonymous, giving away millions of dollars. the money is going to a trust -- >> going to a trust that is set up in lottery in new hampshire said okay we

you got amazon with alexa, google home and apple stumbled in their role out of the home kit in the home pod but with amazon buying up the smaller companies, allowing smoother integration into alexa and their their products it makes perfect sense for integrator who is coming out with a new product or startup to add amazon as their main smart home hub rather than playing with apple security measures or google. whoever's going to be dominant in this market likely will pretty much taken over and it is such a huge market. ces was nothing but smart homes this year in the just for the next five to 10 years were the big growth sector will be. reports of smart phones are slowing down, computer cells are slowing down and smart home equipment is relatively inexpensive. >> it is interesting, exciting and very scary. thank you for joining us. >>> the late reverend billy graham receives a rare honor with president trump and other washington leaders paying their respects at the capital. struck another white house shake a. with the departure of the white house can negation director means for the trump

. >>> amazon knows why its voice assistant alexa keeps laughing without being prompted. the answer may not be comforting. >> people who work on your computer may be fbi informants. new information just revealed. >>> activists focusing on credit card companies when it comes to gun control. >>> we're looking live at the sig-alert this morning from sky 7. we've got a big problem in the east bay. however, it looks like we're just in the clearing stages for that crash westbound 24 at acalanes road. ♪ ♪ get high-speed internet from at&t $30 per month. no extra monthly fees. more for your thing. that's our thing. att.com/internet >>> good morning. it's thursday, march 8th, 6:29 in the morning. >> you may experience some drizzle. hur never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> it's over for this particular storm soon. you can see there's hardly any patches of light rain, maybe in castro valley, dublin gray. pleasanton and livermore. santa cruz mountains, let me jump into the 12-hour planner. mild morning for all of us. low to mid-50s at 7:00. we'll

amazon said it was caused by mistakenly hearing alexa laugh. it's changed the phrase necessary to make alexa giggle. >> it's not weird at all. those are your techbytes. >> have a great day. >> that's so creepy. so creepy. >> also everybody's device turned on every time she said that name. >> getting away from the bay is easier. the new nonstop flight at oakland international. >>> seafood caught fresh in bay area waters. >>> they're flipping more than burgers at a california mcdonald's. why it turned the golden arches upside down and the other stores doing the same. >>> today's storm is level 1. that means light rain. keep an umbrella handy and drive safely. track today's storm any time on the abc 7 >>> we're back at 4:52. you can see it's a moist one this morning. expect drizzle and temperatures in the 50s. and look, that mild morning will lead to a mild afternoon with temperatures about 2 to 6 degrees above average in the mid-60s to low 70s. >> a warning if you like seafood. state health officials say certain types could be hazardous. the aler

amazon said the device had mistakenly been hearing the phrase "alexa laugh." from now on, users will have to ask, "alexa, can you laugh?" that should prevent unwanted giggles. >>> no one is giggling about the winter. >> we could all smile with a little rainfall rolling through. look at the radar. it's pretty active on 80 and 580 up and down through berkeley, richmond, oakland eventually toward el cerrito. we have to the hills and lafayette will be next. that's the front, already drying out and san francisco. 20 or 30 minutes of steady rain and that's it. it's a mild night outside and getting more humid but behind the front, santa rosa is down to 47 degrees. on the other side, 61 degrees. livermore 59 degrees. vallejo 48, santa rosa leveling out in the mid 40s. san francisco, 53 degrees. we have two other systems getting close to the bay area over the next couple of days but neither will be a direct hit so don't plan on more than a few showers. tonight and early tomorrow, a storm system will pour over the pacific northwest. friday, a lot of tropical moisture he

amazon smart assistant alexa has an unusual sense of humor. >> that is just one of the clips we're hearing today. that laughter, some alexa enabled devices are creeping out owners unexpected bursts of laughter. amazon said it's fixed the problem. alexa mistakenly hears that alexa laughs even though those not what was said. they've changed the command. people began reporting the problem on social media. how many times can i trigger your alexa at home? >> can we call it the echo. that doesn't trigger it. also just a reminder. the echo is always listening. a warning for seafood lovers. certain types could be hazardous. the alert for mussels, clams and whole scallops from drake's bay, san francisco county and san mateo county. specifically, this is seafood that you would catch yourself. they could contain dangerous levels of unnaturally occurring toxin that can make you sick or cause death. it does not include the seafood you buy at a store. >>> today is international women's day. a fast food chain is honoring women in one way. they've flipped the golden arches upside down to make a w. >> moth

alexa, are you there? people that known the amazon device, noticed they weren't working. an alexa outage happened for a few hours. nbc reached out to amazon for information about that possible outage. ♪ (door bell rings) (cell phone vibrating) hello. hello. hello. hello. hello. hello. hello. hello. hello, i got your package. you can just leave it, thanks. (cell phone vibrating) hello, can i help you? hello. hello. hello. hello. hello. ♪ >>> okay. a win is a win. but tonight's warriors game had a lot of fans on edge. >> steph curry tweaking his ankle in the first quarter. dubs taking on atlanta hawks. kevin durant and georgia rapper quevo saying hello. steph curry came down on his z foot. he left the court and then came back in the second. he scored 28 points and the dubs did win. >>> san jose sharks looking to europe to sign another free agent. they signed vincent praplan. he most recently competed for switzerland in the winter olympics. he's the new shark. we'll be right back. we need to be ready for whatever weather may come our way. my name's scott strenfel and i'm

. >> our first low goes to alexa, the voice amazon echo devoiceices. amazon had to tweak a tick where she laughs without anyone asking her to. she just started to laugh unprompted. people have been posting videos of a mysterious cackle that pierces the silence. [ laughter ] >> so creepy. >> amazon investigated and found alexa was mysteriously interpreting pieces of conversations as the phrase "alexa laughs." hopefully now you won't hear a dis disembodied voice laughing in your kitchen. >> all the alexas are laughing across the country. have you heard the laugh? >> i have not heard the laugh. >> our next high is to duncan from fargo, north dakota. he wanted to get to the bottom of the age-old question how many licks does it take to get to the center of a lollipop. he's holding the hollollipop ins left and the marker in his right. his aunt posted this to twitter where it's been viewed more than 7 million times. he's licking with a. [ laughter ] with the left hand, recording with the right and the rhythm breaks and he catches a quick lick of the magic mar

but amazon says it does have a fix.( darya ) that fix will involve disabling the phrase -- "alexa, laugh" -- and changing the command to "alexa, can you laugh?" amazon says asking a question is less likely to have false positives.( james ) also... alexa will now say "sure, i can laugh"... followed by laughter. ( mabrisa ) watching the weather this morning. your forecast is right after the break. (mabrisa rodriguez)...an unsettled weather pattern is forecast to persist into next week as a series of storm systems bring periods of rain to the region, interspersed with short dry periods. rainfall through the weekend is expected to be mostly light and temperatures will be mild. a colder and wetter system may then impact the region next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( darya ) take a look at this... a 14-year-old boy in southern california is arrested for imper