have netflix people of their amazon prime people like the music store and amazon people love the kindle so you know adding a streaming element to the website that could be bundled in with one of those things i could see it being a real hit and you know you can apple's huge they've they've had some flops in some of these experiments specially when they try to get into t.v. and stuff like that but. you can just tell them in the read. we talk about apple some people are just obsessed with a new every new product you know every time one of steve jobs does a keynote for one of his new products people go totally insane for want to see it so it's not really us that are obsessed with apple look we want to in the business of getting people to read our stuff if people weren't obsessed with it we wouldn't write about it let's shift gears for a second although another company going public this year is a company called it's basically owned by penthouse it's called it's a dating service online oh right adult friend finder adult friend finder i know you know the name of it right and but only because i

amazon has threatened to cut ties with more than 10,000 affiliates in california if those proposals are approved. >>> the video game business is huge and is getting huger and changing rapidly. what do you do if you're a parent and you're worried about what your kids are playing. scott budman was at a giant game show today. there are lots of new options for us? >> there are. how do i keep up with all this. a quickly evolving industry. it's not just about your kids on the couch with a controller in hand. we stopped by the developer's conference, this is a huge convention showing all that's new in the gailing world. if you're a parent you'll want to know. lots of games are now online, which may make it tougher to keep track of what your kids are playing. it's not impossible. >> well, you know, a lot of iphone games are very kid friendly. so you can see what your children are buying when they're downloading it on the phone. it's very easy to control what your kids are doing when they're downloading right there in front of you. >> or, of course, you can control the passwords themselves. anot

shover on the new york judge has saved them from their nine point five billion dollar fault in the amazon for now but that's pocket change so when the corporations look up their profit. the public. is wednesday march sixteenth four pm in washington d.c. and christine for is out there watching our team we're going to start off today with the worsening crisis in japan where throughout the day smoke could be seen billowing out of one of the nuclear reactors reactor number four seem a nuclear power plant after a fire there this in addition to an earlier fire at an explosion and high levels of radiation seeping out there is a bubbling undercurrent of anxiety and fear by the japanese people not knowing what to expect next we're bennett has more. this queue of people is a kilometer long trying to stockpile what food is left in sendai most shelves are empty now the people here are getting ready to hide fearing an invisible killer radiation explosions at the fukushima daiichi power plant could the country on the cusp of nuclear meltdown one damage to reactors out a casing and a final two reactors

for chevron a new york judge has saved them from their nine point five billion dollar fall in the amazon for now but that is pocket change so when corporations look after profits who looks after the public. it's wednesday march sixteenth eight pm in washington d.c. i'm christine frizz out watching r.t. . we start this evening with the worsening crisis in japan where throughout the day smoke could be seen building out of one of the nuclear reactors reactor number four at the fukushima new nuclear power plant after a fire there this in addition to an earlier fire and explosion and high levels of radiation seeping into the air for days there is a bubbling undercurrent of anxiety and fear of the japanese people knowing what to possibly expect next artie's ive or bennett has more. this queue of people is a kilometer long they're trying to stockpile what food is left in sendai most shelves are empty now the people here are getting ready to hide fearing an invisible killer radiation explosions at the fukushima daiichi power plant the country on the cusp of nuclear meltdown one damaged reactors

giant chevron the new york giants has saved it from their nine point five billion dollar fall in the amazon or now that is pocket change so when the corporations look out for profit who looks after the public. market as the clashes in bahrain escalate the us jump ship abandoning the naval base there put our ties between the pentagon and their oil rich allies already undermining the protests. is wednesday march sixteenth five pm in washington d.c. and christine for is out there watching our team. well we're going to start today with a worsening crisis in japan where throughout the day smoke could be seen billowing out of one of the nuclear reactors reactor number four at the fukushima nuclear power plant after a fire there are this in addition to an earlier fire and explosion and high levels of radiation seeping into the air now there is a bubbling undercurrent of anxiety and fear from the japanese people but knowing what possibly to expect next artie's ive or bent has more. people is a kilometer long they're trying to stockpile block food is left in sendai most shelves are empty now the peo

there are 25,000 affiliates in california. 10,000 with amazon alone. abc 7 news. >> and psychiatric workers spent the day protesting the slow pace of reform following killing of a nurse and other assaults on hospital employees over the past year. and inside there was a violence reduction summit, enhanced security and training were major themes. and department of health introduced an aggression reduction work group. >> it's hard to believe we're going see 80 degrees. >> there is a break from rain. >> seems like there is more sun today than in one week. it's probably true and there is a live view right now looking towards north, north-west over marin headlands. there are thin clouds around, what a gorgeous evening around the bay area. these are the readings. so rather uniform at the moment. these are the highlights. tomorrow, much warmer wednesday and thursday and there is cooling friday. we can deal with that. there is high pressure and a jet stream is flowing north. there is no weather disturbances, there may be clouds in at 7:00 tonight going through

. >>> also,amazon is giving california an ultimatum. that could mean for your online purchases. >>> and more rain headed our way. it's going to be wet as we go into the next 36 hours. i'll be specific on what days and what hours will be the wettest. >>> internet giant, amazon is threatening to end relationships with 10,000 california businesses if it is forced to start collecting sales tax on residents. the california board of equalization received a warning letter from the online store. state lawmakers introduced four bills that would require online stores to start collecting sales tax. opponents say the move will push more jobs out of california. >> they are going to say hey look, if i can't be this associate or affiliate with amazon in california, i'm going to move my business, which again, is pretty easy to do. >> supporters say the state may collect up to $150 million more a year in taxes. if california requires online retailers to collect sales tax. >>> san mateo police have just spoken about this morning's deadly shooting. janine

apple is suing amazon over its app store name so they think it is a lot. apple wants to trademark the app store in the u.s. the case is pending in court. the company says amazon is unlawfully using the name in connection to its app store developers portal and ads in the popular smartphone game angry birds. >>> well, honda is extending the shut down of the car and motorcycle plants in japan until sunday as it deals with a parts shortage in the wake of the disaster there. automakers are scrambling to find alternative part makers to replace the disabled workers from the earthquake and tsunami. they say production will only continue as long as their inventory lasts. it is going to be a continuing problem there, i think. >> for months and months. thank you, courtney. >>> meanwhile, christina has a look at the forecast. good morning, christina. >> good morning to you. probably a lot of angry birds because of the weather out there. we have more and more rain to tell you about. a strong storm moves in tonight. another one on its heels pushing through on thursday.

it's called the cloud player and allows users to securely store music on amazon servers. can access the material through either smart phones or computers and play it through any android, windows or apple device. google and apple are also working on similar streaming services. >>> and whole foods is certainly raising the bar. the upscale grocer has opened bars in a handful of its stores with more planned over the next two years. the ceo says they're trying to create a better sense of community. if the experiment works, the company is expected to expand it across the country. and betty, you thought it was a bad idea to shop when you're hungry. >> i was just about to say, who knows after a few drinks what you'd buy. ashley joining us live in new york. thank you. >>> straight ahead, your tuesday morning weather. and in sports, b ball or wwe? the knicks and the magic hit the floor in overtime. you know rheumatoid arthritis means pain. but you may not know it can also mean destruction. not just of your joints, but of the things you love to do. and the longer you live with the a

state department is fourth and that's for real income would be your boss and amazon comes in fifth. it also encloses surprising choices that the fbi and cia. microsoft is in the top-10 as well. nasa is ninth in rounding out the list of the filling choice teach for america. notice the real financial companies in the top-10 despite the fact they tend to pay big salaries even for entry level employees. they said the most important characteristics an employer can have the financial strength, job security and stability and a best in class reputation. twitter is making changes in its management team as it tries to transition into an even bigger moneymaker. co- founder evan williams to step down as ceo five months ago, is rarely in the office. various rumors that the other co owner may be coming back. on thursday

what exactly did supporters do with amazon and in your view what kind of a mistake was that? >> to reiterate, back in 2001 when borders had its own web site that instead of running their own econ nurse books directly themselves, they passed on to amazon. so recently they were giving up revenue to their competitors in order to easily make certain things easier. but in doing that it was a double bargain because they didn't essentially alone there on online properties. so by the time they changed direction they had i knew ceo who said this isn't a very good idea, but reclaiming it in 2008, by then, amazon already introduced the kindle, barnes and noble's nook was in works would wouldn't be introduced until 29 and when they developed their own e-book strategy and selling some additional he readers they just never were able to catch up in terms of appropriate market share. >> so what happens to the borders e-book reader? >> well, kobo says that any of the book's plot through borders website are perfectly safe and it's also interesting that kobo's other partner in basra luka which

>>kimberlee: in a move that could really revolutionize the way we listen to music, amazon is enteredhe streaming music business. the company launched a cloud player. it allows anyone to up look music and play the music anywhere, anytime via the web or android. users are given to live gigs of free storage, but it can get 20 of the purchase and alton through amazon. it will be $1 per gig after that. for the last four years apple is released a new version of the i phone in june or july and the company has unveiled the phone on its worldwide developer's conference for years. this year didn't say anything about new hardware and a new report claims apple has yet to order components for the i phone 5 leading many to believe, the i phone 5 release will be delayed. the future build boards could really be this, in germany a billboard for dog food lets consumers or rather their dogs get a sample by check-in in here. once you check-in, dog food comes out of a dispenser as a program demonstrate social media could give billboards a whole life. >>pam: fear of being audited has everyone carefully fi

amazon calls the new law unconstitutional and counterproductive.it has threatened to do the same here in california. >>> postpartum depression can affect mothers but fathers can be at risk. a study found that 7% had depression. compared to other dads, depressed dads saidy thrp more likely to spank their choild and less likely to read books to their child. >>> frustrated teachers may affect a child's mental health. first graders are more likely to have behavioral issues when their classroom doesn't have as many resources or when the teachers feel disrespected or stressed. it comes from a study in maryland of 10,000 first graders. >>> the giants play host to the brewers. san francisco continues to look good in spring training. final score 11-8. the win helped san francisco stay atop the cactus league. >>> five somali men convicted of piracy will find their fate today. they will most likely be sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of attacking the "uss nicholas" off the coast of africa. the pirates mistook "the nicholas" for a merchants

time warner and amazon stock fell 1%. apple was a fraction higher. and that's tonight's "market focus." >> tom: the two-year market rally may have some investors searching for value. but even after the run-up in stock prices, the search for growth may lead you to smaller companies. tonight's "word on the street:" "growth." bryan ashenberg is a portfolio manager at thestreet.com. >> tom: nice to see you, brian. welcome back. how do you define a growth stock after this two-year bull rally we've seen? >> a growth stock is where it's revenues and earnings are growing faster than the market. >> tom: and you're finding some of the growth with smaller names, beginning with the-maker of semiconductors. this is omni vision technology. a little bit of volatile-elect because of apple. at $33 and change, what fuels omni vision up from here? >> omni vision has seen an explosion in growth for mobile devices that have cameras in them. it is not just the iphones. it is the media that is driving growth. people want to share high quality images with their friends and

amazon runs a lot of websites that you visit, they do run on amazon cloud. >> isn't he amazing, nicole? >>> you know what's pretty amazing is the temperatures. record rain and now record temperatures. what a difference a week makes. >> the cloud won't be that easy to find this week. today we'll see more clouds than we did yesterday. that's because we have some high, wispy clouds making their way through the big ridge of high pressure. but take a look at this ridge. i mean, this is a strong ridge. you see all this clearing. clouds arcing up and around the entire storm track. it's a bull's-eye in the pacific northwest. this is high pressure getting closer to us each and every day. it will be at the maximum energy heading throughout this week. i'm talking about temperatures able to approach 90 degrees in some cities. this is a really strong ridge that will drive those offshore winds. they warm up as they push from land to sea. so what a difference a week makes just like scott pointed out. high pressure builds in. mostly sunny for today. low 70s. and that's only in the areas that are inlan

. >> you've mentioned the amazon connection. what exactly did borders do with amazon, and in your view, what kind of mistake was that? >> to reiterate, back in 2001 when borders have had its own website, but instead of running their own e-commerce books directly themselves, they pass that onto amazon. so essentially they were giving up revenue to their competitor in order to essentially make certain things easier. but in doing that and something of a devil's bargain because they didn't essentially on their own online property. so by the time you change directions, they had a new ceo who said this was not a very good idea. but in reclaiming it in 2008, by then amazon was already introducing the transit. barnes & noble nook was in the works though it wouldn't be introduced into 2009. so eventually when borders to develop the e-book strategy in selling some additional the readers, they just never were able to catch up in terms of appropriate market share. >> so what happens to the borders e-book reader, cobos? >> cobos says any boo

also making headlines out of cnbc, amazon opened the doors of its app store. a lawsuit from apple of course for the word app store. the online store has tons of apps for droid phones. you can use the one click payment options as well. you can test them out before you actually buy them as well. look, amazon is promoting this exclusive version of not only their app store but also a version of the popular game angry birds which is tied to the upcoming movie rio. and research in motion t maker of the blackberry of course is set to mount its own challenge against apple. the company will sell its tablet called the play book for $499 which is shockingly the same price as the ipad 2. you know this. i want to know what you have, scott? look ahead to the playbook. it's seven inches, smaller than the ipad. are you interested? it connects to your blackberry. >> not at all. i have the ipad 1. the ipad 2 is interesting but $100 for a camera, i can wait. what about you? what you have zbhot >> i have both. >> of course. i also have the ipad 3. it's an early production model.

this is not amazon hard for mclaren park or balboa park station. somebody just toss it out -- tossed it out. if you go to amazon park tuesday morning, probably before 7:00, you will see that the garbage cans and big garbage cans are overflowing. tuesday is the day that they pick up garbage. people inevitably are going and dumping their garbage in parks. mandel is notorious for having illegal garbage dump on the street. i just wanted to win my comment on this issue. anything we can do, and we do have a close relationship with dpw, anything we can do to get to our members -- i do want to make one more point, and this is not an issue, but it was brought up saturday about when you call 311, sometimes, those agents will give you a phone number to call. i have stressed it over the past, i think, eight years that we have had 311. 311 is a call center that is supposed to intake all issues. i have told my members many times not to let the agent give them a number. supervisor avalos: i think the best place for that to happen is in the police advisory Ãon. >>

the first app offered by amazon, what else but angry birds. tonight how the angry bird phenomenon is even coming home. helping a silicon valley startup to find success of its own. jess? >> those boards can be ann addicting. >>> brown's latest report card is good, giving him high marks. nearly half of all voters surveyed approve of the job he is doing. 21%, though, disapprove. a remarkable 31% have no opinion. brown is trying to come up with a plan to close the state's $26.6 billion deficit. we're going to take a closer look at what this new poll means for the governor's ability to get that accomplished, coming up tonight at 6:00. >>> okay. think about your drive to and from work, or maybe even going to the store. do you ever go over a bridge? >> the odds are you probably do. and a new report shows that bridge may not be very safe. nbc bay area's jodi hernandez joins us from oakland along the nimitz freeway. there could be eye opening revelations for us here, right? >> reporter: it really is alarming, raj there are literally dozens and dozens o

. >> amazon is threatening to cut ties with 10,000 affiliates in california with internet sales taxes. they get paid when people click through and buy items. state proposal to force amazon to collect taxes from california customers would lead to job losses, decreased sales for the affiliate and hence decreased tax revenue for the state. no comments from amazon or for the state. >> plan on standing in line if you want to buy the apple i-pad 2 when it goes on sale next friday. apple is not taking preorders on these devices. steve jobs got a standing ovation as he walked on stage at center for the arts to unveil the new i-pad yesterday. jobs had a liver transplant two years ago when he went on medical leave. jobs calls the thinner, faster i-pad an amazing machine. >> when you get your hands on one, it feels totally different. all these other tablets are coming out, most even thicker than the original i-pad, nothing even approaching this. >> the i. pad 2 has a dual cord chip and two cameras. the absence of preorders means if you want on i-pad 2, you have to go to an apple store when it go

so-called amazon bill would require on line only retail investigators collect sales tax on purchasesalifornians. both amazon and over stock.comthreatening to stg with california 25,000 internet affiliate businesses if that legislation turns into law. and for one california on line retailer that would be a big blow. >> amazon has said that if they pass this legislation that they will just yank the affiliate program which we are part of. so they won't get the tax money and taking money away from people who are paying tax ins california. california resident and families. >>reporter: those in favor of the bill say it will increase revenue in the state by 250 to upwards of 500 million dollars. those oppose argue it will put thousands of californians out of work. >> on the subject of high tax. now add president obama to the legion of i pad users. even though up to hall today the president said he is still tethered to his black berry. >> unusual apology from the vice president office. after abideen staff escort admit cal. reporter to the a storage closet to wait in there during a florida fu

no comment from amazon or the state. >> you gotta listen to this story.n oklahoma puppy has hundreds of adoption options around the country this morning after beating the odds and surviving euthanasia. three-month-old wally has a new lease on life, amazing considering a week and a half ago he was put down at an animal shelter because he was so sick. he received two lethal doses of a sedative, neither one that killed him. vets declared him well and put him in a dumpster. they found him alive and well and named him wally after the movie robot that was the last of his kind. do you have a name? frances and i go forever. >> vampire! way to go. i was thinking about that. it's great, it's a great story. but if you were the person who walked in and saw he was still alive after two injections. (laughter) the undead dog! (laughter) >> running out. >> oh, yeah. get a crucifix or something. >> not quite as wet as yesterday. the better chance of getting through the day without seeing some of that rain as the sun is going to break through from time to time but we'll st

apple is asking amazon to stop using the app name. a trademark was registered on the name in 2008. >>> new video this morning shows that long lines are still forming for apple's new ipad ii. these are images of -- are outside the union square that we shot just a couple of hours. one canadian man says he's been there since 2:00 yesterday afternoon all to get his hands on a new ipad. >> came down for ahill. but one of the intentions was to get an ipad before they were released in canada. >> he says his wife is happy he's buying a new ipad so she will quit using hers. >>> less check in with sal. what's going -- let's check in with sal. what's happening on the roads? >> well, people are lining up but they are lining up in their cars. for example, on highway westbound, there is a little wit of a -- a little bit of a line driving past la fayette and then orinda and then people coming to san francisco there will be a line up the a the toll plaza. there it is backed up for about a 15, 20 minute delay. kind of a robust commute. it was light he

this is over amazons use of the term app store.fuse and mislead users tracking them into thinking they're downloading software from their own app store. apple said it tried to contact amazon three times what they have not made any public comment yet. with the i pad two sold in the u.s., two weeks after the u.s. launched a the highly sought after device will become available this friday in 25 additional countries including mexico, new zealand and sweden. google has just updated its latitude app, in addition to seeing where your latitude studies currently are not. you can now use the app to check into places, this brings us up-to-date with the android version which receive the same feature in february. >>pam: want to tell you about>>pam: we want to tell you about kron 4 baseball special. this saturday gary will host baseball by the bay with a preview of the giants and the a's, as well as player interviews in an up close look at spring training. that's this saturday at 8:00 p.m. right here on kron 4 news. we'll be right back. [ je] at

apple is suing amazon over the phrase appstore and in the process giving amazon a lot of publicity. did you know amazon had an appstore? now you do. meanwhile, microsoft is suing barnes and noble saying many ideas behind the nook are microsoft's. it was unable to come to a licensing agreement with the book seller and was left with no choice but to send in the lawyers. and we are not done yet, a bunch of former netflix users are suing that company claiming netflix keeps users data, including credit card numbers and what movies they rented after a user cancels his or her netflix account. offhand this may not sound like such a big deal, but records of what videos you rent are actually protected under a special law which was put in place back in 1988. somebody got aheld of a supreme court nominee robert bourke's rental history and published it in the newspaper. congress passed a specific law saying that you can't do that shortly thereafter. >> interesting. what you rent is private. >>> the time is 5:56. a happy homecoming this morning for some california troops who are returning from ja

largest value drop is -- the other area that has seen the largest volume drop is the outer mission, amazon, those areas have seen the largest percentage drop. it is where we have been hit hardest with foreclosures. we make sure that we take an extra look. we proactively have been reviewing every home that was purchased after 2000. even though we think eligibility is for people up to 2003, we review any homeowner who purchased after 2000. that was roughly about 15,000 homeowners. of that, reduced -- no one had to apply or call us. we did this on our own. we reduced 10,000 of those homeowners. roughly, you have 10,000 reductions that we did on our own. 1700 reductions were done through this application process. 5000 time shares is how you get to the 17,000 number. just to give you a comparison, it is quite a bit in san francisco. these are huge numbers, larger than the dot com bust. alameda and santa clara did about 1000 come a tenfold. -- 1000, tenfold. we are doing better than our counterparts in other parts of the bay area. i feel fortunate. the tax reduction was about 21 million in taxes

content from amazon servers and it's not was an issue of you know sort of an intermediary deciding to keep their own content at the behest of government pressure in a neck case it was that specific senator joseph lieberman who would be pressured amazon yeah i mean i do you think you need to be looking homeward before we look at child or entry now one of the stories that's also come out recently is that the u.s. is developing this panic button technology for pro-democracy activists in other countries which essentially i guess of the author organs are coming your way you could push a button on your phone and all of your contacts will be erased and it sends out this panic signal to your other friend activists but you know i really can't imagine the florida keys here in the u.s. taking too kindly to that if somebody had a panic button on their phone definitely and i think that there are cases here where even lawful even without warrant out where things like mobile phones are subject to search and so we have access to that kind of but here you can be using and i do think generally speaking

. >>> amazon is now in the app business. the online service opened its app store. amazon says it will test all apps before making them available for sale, they want to make sure they don't come up with any viruses and are able to do what their developers promised. >>> an iphone app is no longer available at iphone >>> mark ibanez is here to tell us about a college basketball rivalry that took place. >> yeah, you know what a one daybreak from college basketball. they're back at it. the bus drivers don't need map quest to get to each other own campuses. usf has met santa clara many times on court. but this was the first time for the two in postseason. it was this man's night, evan rockamoore freshman. an gelo calerio driving. calero 21 points, three rebounds. greene looked, open and nia harrison with the block. after that santa clara's foul. and it is the broncos moving on to the cit semis versus smu on friday in texas. >>> to go all the way in any sport. every team needs a little tlh. that's tell, luck and health. lack of injury must be most important. it appears th

. >>> amazon is now in the app business. the online service opened its app store. amazon says it will test all apps before making them available for sale, they want to make sure they don't come up with any viruses and are able to do what their developers promised. >>> an iphone app is no longer available at iphone stores. the exodous international church has been banned from the site. it was found to have offensive material. >>> mark ibanez is here to tell us about a college basketball rivalry that took place. >> yeah, you know what a one daybreak from college basketball. they're back at it. the bus drivers don't need map quest to get to each other own campuses. usf has met santa clara many times on court. but this was the first time for the two in postseason. it was this man's night, evan rockamoore freshman. an gelo calerio driving. calero 21 points, three rebounds. greene looked, open and nia harrison with the block. after that santa clara's foul. and it is the broncos moving on to the cit semis versus smu on friday in texas. >>> to go all the way in any sport.

usuarios rentar y ver pelculas, en una movida que tiene preocupados a sus competidores como netflix o "amazon, el estudio "warner brothers" ya accedi a que facebook rente "the dark night", la saga de batman, a un costo equivalente a los 3 dlares. --para sus aplicaciones, facebook usa "credits", que funciona como dinero virtual. cu- blanca --esta tarde llegaron a visitarnos la banda de rock "the tender box" que maÑana se presentan en san francisco... cu blanca -hoy a las 11 ---y le espero a las once, al terminar "la reina del sur". ---como estamos en temporada de impuestos, nos visita un especialista al que usted podra consultar en vivo, por telefono, correo electronico o facebook ! ----no se olvide, la cita es a las once en noticiero telemundo 48! anchor gracias por acompanarnos

amazon and overstalk threatened to cut ties if the bill passes. >>> ebay agreed to buy gsi commerce. gsi provides interactive marketing services to companies. >>> the dow lost 23 points today. the nasdaq dropped 12. >> the tough questions pg&e faced about its lapses in safety records. >>> first look inside the fourth bore of the tunnel. >>> drying out and warming up. which cities tomorrow will be the warmest. >>> pg&e says cruise will work through the night making repairs on a man hole that exploded today in san francisco. witnesses reported hearing a loud bomb and saw smoke coming out of the man hole. >> generated pressure and when there is a pressure build up it causes the cover to come off. >> no injuries or damage was reported. pg&e says it is installing new covers in the city to vent and prevent pressure. >>> the commission asked pg&e to defend itself for failing to hand over documents about pipeline safety. >> the important thing here is to get to the place where pg&e itself and this commission and the broader public can be assured that pg&e's gas system is safe. >> the hearing

hulu and amazon and itunes in addition the illegal digital files can damage your computer. high risk for downloading the viruses and even its spy where. kimberly if you would like to read more about this or any other segments, go to what's on the web section at www.kron4.com >>pam: abcnbc programming--"monk' and kron 4 news at 11 dr. phil at 3:00 p.m. this is on this friday. we will be back. the internet on a plane! are you from the future? um, no. cleveland. listen cleveland, your savings account is stuck in the past! earn more with interestplus savings at capitalone.com. that's new school banking baby! so instead of making peanuts, your savings will be earning three times the national average. oops. sorry. three times more? i'll have that! it is now safe to go online to capitalone.com. what's in your wallet? buh-bye... call me. live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news. >>pam: disturbing but true. fecal, mold

amazon and facebook and h p o canal constrain movies. everybody can copy it's nothing special. downside is face book is only on these things laptops. he basically stream movies, and that fox had needs a big old screen. you want high definition, it will die quickly bought this is one of the shops across the hour we will remember. >>catherine: those distributors really have all the power don't they? >>rob: every now and then distribution becomes more important but down the road content always wins. >>catherine: ok rob will be back to answer more of your e-mail's. we will be right back with more news, weather and traffic in a few moments.. the internet on a plane! are you from the future? um, no. cleveland. listen cleveland, your savings account is stuck in the past! earn more with interestplus savings at capitalone.com. that's new school banking baby! so instead of making peanuts, your savings will be earning three times the national average. oops. sorry. three times more? i'll have that! it is now safe to go online to capitalone.com. what's in your wallet? buh-bye... call me. >>

>>catherine: amazon began opening an app shop. >>rob: at polish suing over the name app. i love it, there's no barriers to entry last jeff he started doing videos, downloading tv shows and movies just like apple. he started doing acts just like google. they are a distant no. 2. >>catherine: 20 come back with rob with e-mail coming up. >>pam: want to tell you about kron 4 is baseball's special. this saturday gary will host a baseball by the bay with a preview of the giants in the days as well as player interviews in an up close look at spring training. if that's the saturday at 8:00 p.m. right here on kron 4 news. we'll be right back. >>catherine: the fourth day of the, americans aerosols' has claimed the first victim. and american attack jet claim near the city. u.s. air force deployed 10 of its s.f. 15 strike missiles to enforce the no- fly zone. the sun went down in friendly territory. the pentagon said its veiled mechanically. two crewmembers were rescued by u.s. marines. american, french and british aircraft carried out all of the ninth no-fly commission for the first

one california official calls the move by amazon a threat to california jobs. >>> it's ten minute now -- ten minutes now before 8:00. a girl reported missing is found safe. why she was hiding from her family. >>> and what's keeping serena williams off the tennis court? ♪ [ female announcer there's only one you. that's why sutter health created thedoctorforyou.com, where you can find a doctor based on criteria important to you. and because it's sutter health, you can choose a doctor from some of the most respected medical groups and hospitals in northern california. find your doctor today at thedoctorforyou.com. sutter health. with you. for life. ♪ >>> good morning, "discovery." that was "city of blinding lights." >> now see, i knew that. now everybody's awake. today is actually a rest day for the astronauts on the international space station after a really good successful spacewalk yesterday. they are gonna undock the "discovery" and later on today, they will be expecting a special phone call from the president. president obama. discovery-- "discovery" will make its last and final tri

starting sunday, amazon's popular ereader, the kindle 3g will be sold at at&t stores.t will go on sale for $189. the same price that amazon sells it for online, but at&t will not sell the wi-fi version, because it doesn't use at&t's wireless network. >>> california home-owners will have the opportunity to get up to 4,000-dollar in rebates if they make significant energy upgrades. the goal of the $300 million program is to reduce energy, save money, and create jobs. home-owners have to take the first step and pay for the upgrades themselves before they're eligible for rebates. it's called energy upgrade california, and you can find the details on our website, www.ktvu.com. >>> the oracle trimaran arrived early this morning in san francisco. the yacht didn't sail here but arrived in pieces. the mast is too tall to sail under the goldenigate bridge. it's going to be the ambassador for the american cup competition. the yacht is said to be the fastest in the world, and won the 33rd america's cup. >> right now, it's going to be going into storage and will be there probably f

starting sunday, amazon's popular ereader, the kindle 3g will be sold at at&t stores.will go on sale for $189. the same price that amazon sells it for online, but at&t will not sell the wi-fi version, because it doesn't use at&t's wireless network. >>> california home-owners will have the opportunity to get up to 4,000-dollar in rebates if they make significant energy upgrades. the goal of the $300 million program is to reduce energy, save money, and create jobs. home-owners have to take the first step and pay for the upgrades themselves before they're eligible for rebates. it's called energy upgrade california, and you can find the details on our website, www.ktvu.com. >>> the oracle trimaran arrived early this morning in san francisco. the yacht didn't sail here but arrived in pieces. the mast is too tall to sail under the goldenigate bridge. it's going to be the ambassador for the american cup competition. the yacht is said to be the fastest in the world, and won the 33rd america's cup. >> right now, it's going to be going into storage and will be there probably for

last month amazon made the same threat. >>> starbucks are in talks to aquer pete's coffee. starbucks is seeking to buy pete's within the next 18 months. they have 192 stores and a loyal falling. >> i hope it's untrue. starbucks is a big corporation. doesn't have the personal touch. >> he was reported to be the inspiration for starbucks starbucks. >>> the voting is underway right now on jerry brown's budget and parts of the plan have failed. ktvu's ken pritchett is live now with what could be a long process here. ken? >> reporter: a bill that would have eliminated redevelopment agencies failed but they will take another crack at it. they are voting on a series of bills, 20 bills. so they will not finish tonight. they have already voted on one bill to cut social services. but a road block lies ahead. a vote that would put texenths tensions before voters in june. >> we are bankrupt. so this is not going to fix it. you will be back here again in 6 months. it was the first to take up the governor's budget. the senate followed suit after. democrats say they will pass $12 million

businesses and jobs could be driven out of california and amazon have stopped some services in north carolina, rhode island, and colorado after those states enacted similar laws. >>> the dow gained 95 points and nasdaq rose by one before the month the dow was up to 3% in february marks the third straight month of gains. >>> legendary hollywood actress jane russell has died. ♪ diamonds are a girls best friend. >> she played a series of roles including starting with marilyn monroe. she had a strong religious background, founded in adoption group and later formed a gospel singing trio. >>> there is a $7 million science experiment in adults at that creates a barrier to deibert young salmon and the idea is to annoy the fish so they will turn the other way. >>> it may be the most easily recognized vessel in the world of boat racing and tonight it is in san francisco. it will play a key role in the upcoming america's cup challenge even though it will not be racing. >> reporter: is so fast the owners say they do not know its limits. >> we will race for one race only. >> reporter: it won the

. >>> the web retailer amazon launched its app store today launching applications for android smartphones. apple has filed suit saying the name "app store" infringes on its copyrights. >>> 11 days after the release of the ipad 2, people are still waiting in line. dozens of people were camped out near union scare early this morning. despite the apparent shortage, apple announced it will begin selling the ipad 2 in 24 countries around the world. >>> the picture here may be less than rosy. as maureen naylor reports some stuff that companies are creating new jobs but nowhere near silicon valley. >> reporter: this group announced that it is expanding to albany, new york. they say that new york's incentives including a $1.5 million grant sealed the deal. >> that was the tipping point for us. with the incentive it made it imperative. it was nothing we could not refused. >> the problem is high cost of living. >> it has come up very sharply. it is actually more along the lines of how much extra money can we get. >> reporter: they announced an expansion of 500 jobs in oregon and power is adding 500