here tonight, abc's matt gutman. >> yeah, kfc. >> original recipe. >> reporter: fried chicken giant kfc is going boneless. it's a colossal gamble for the company and an admission that the colonel and his bucket -- >> it's finger licking good. >> reporter: may belong to a by-gone era. >> i think if the colonel were around today, he would be very excited about this product. >> reporter: that recipe, 11 spices, the batter, remains the same. what has changed may be the way americans eat. the $200 billion a year fast food industry is constantly trying to keep up with millennials, ages 20 to 35, who make up 25% of the population. >> it appeals to a younger generation that prefers their product in a pourable format. >> reporter: the boneless chicken won't be out for a couple of weeks, but i got an early taste. tastes just like chicken. along with marketing expert, claudia townsend. so, what does this mean about us? >> particularly perhaps for the audience that's coming to kfc, that's something they really value. something that's easy, a little bit cleaner, doesn't require as much work. >> repo

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kfc is going boneless.od chain made famous words on the bone chicken is rolling out its new original recipe moments. saying this is the biggest thing to happen since the chain was founded six years ago. but will it make or break their business. here is our marketing expert and author. peter, welcome to the show. >> it is great to be here. >> they change their name. they were kfc. >> it is about convenience over health. they are going in, they are quick,this isn't about sitting down for a meal anymore. the fast food is doing well. things you can hold in one hand. we are looking at the kids in the millennial set are saying that eating and texting and tweeting, all of that. melissa: it is not about the fact that chewing off the bone and having the disgusting bone stuff is so unappetizing. >> you can't just -- you can't tweet and tied with greasy fingers. melissa: that is a good point. people are saying that the bucket would like their main thing. that was the thing. a mom goes and she gets a huge bucket of ken

here's a tip for you, everybody likes kfc chicken, right?he company now rolling out boneless chicken. zain asher taking us to the real deal on the chicken out of new york. zain, i don't know if you know this about me but everybody knows this about me, i love fried chicken. >> oh, you do? >> i love fried chicken. so give me the skinny. what's happening with the chicken? >> well, yeah, it's going to be happening april 14th. and it's huge. they're going to boneless. i spoke to spokespeople from kfc and said this might be one of the biggest branding decisions the company has made since it started in 1952. basically what they want to do, suzanne, is to appeal to younger people. they want convenience, they want the option of eating on the move, eating on the go in their car. you have to remember as well that kfc has been struggling just slightly, right? the profit of its parent company yum brands was down 12% at the end of last year. other fast food companies like pop eye and chick-fil-a eating into their market. this is a serious attempt to revam

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kfc. you guys like kfc? [ cheers and applause ] i do. that's my jam. kfc is introducing new pieces of boneless chicken as an alternative to a traditional drumstick. when asked how they made them, kfc said, "well, pigeons aren't as bony -- i mean, chef's secret!" [ laughter ] "it's a chef's secret. press conference over. chef's secret." [ light laughter ] you guys, after months of anticipation, season six of "mad men" premiered last night. [ cheers and applause ] it was great, of course. and i wanted to show you guys the recap of the episode, but i don't want to spoil anything 'cause people haven't seen it yet. so, for this recap, we only used clips with no spoilers. here's your guaranteed -- i'm not joking -- guaranteed spoiler free recap of the season premiere of "mad men." take a look. >> good morning. you got to call ted. >> about what? >> i don't know. something bad. >> i don't know. >> i don't even know what the problem is. >> well, it's somehow related to something. >> isn't somebody going to say something? >> i don't know. >> i don't know if i c

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[ male announcer ] kfc original recipe, now available without the bone. freshly prepared white or dark meat chicken, boneless and skinless. get 4 delicious, mouth-watering pieces in your next 10 piece mixed bucket for $14.99. today tastes so good. >>> many stories of heroism came out of the attacks in boston and the explosion in texas earlier this month. those events have also spurred good deeds elsewhere. >> including one that created a ripple effect. nbc's mark barger has the story. >> reporter: as the aftermath of the boston marathon bombing played out around the country, nurse nancy james felt for the victims. she also empathized with fellow nurses and doctors 700 miles to the north. >> what would we do. >> not able to help in person she decided to help in spirit and enlisted her colleagues at carolina's health care system. >> we do a morning huddle every day and i asked during the huddle if anybody would be interested in donating a few dollars so we could order lunch for any icu in boston. >> a few dollars wound up being 126. she ordered pizza last s

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you guys better -- fried chicken lovers beware because kfc if you haven't heard is going boneless andgot some samples to test out here. >> ev&6uoh. >> this when is you miss ron claiborne. >> basically this is the original recipe boneless -- this is the new thing they're rolling out april 14th. >> ladies. >> many salles here. >> make it legit. >> allegedly it's the biggest campaign that they're rolling out in like the 60 years. >> when do we get this? >> is the point that people are just so lazy now they don't want to have to deal with bones? >> yes, while you're grabbing you can do this or while you're doing "pop news" you can do this. >> our verdict after the break. >> i love a good biscuit, right? i told him, sure. can't hurt, right? then i heard this news about a multivitamin study looking at long-term health benefits for men over 50. the one they used in that study... centrum silver. that's what i take. my doctor! he knows his stuff. [ male announcer ] centrum. the most recommended. most preferred. most studied. centrum, always your most complete. ♪ ♪ with two cats in the yard, ♪

kfc is straying from the holy grail of chicken off the bone targeting millenials.uld mean the end of kfc's bucket of fried chicken on the show as restaurants move to sell a majority of boneless meat. how do investors react? lori: could care less. melissa: shares of yum brand trading down. that is the parent company. you know what their slogan will be. i read this early day. i ate the bone. lori: oh that is just, that is loaded. melissa: like, where's the beef but it's not. lori: oh, i didn't even go there. that is so outdated. they're still frying pretties or whatever. how is this healthier? melissa: it is more, just like make it more appealing, less of a mess. lori: more appealing? that is the fun eating drumsticks with the grease and --. melissa: you know. the bone kills me. lori: 60 years for kfc since they did something this risky. good luck to them. melissa: true. lori: americans are desperate for work even willing to pack it up and move for a job. moving company mayflower next with how this is helping its business. ♪ . @ lori: well americans are on the m

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they have over 5,000 restaurants in china, mostly kfc.you look at the after-hours trading when they made the announcement, the stock dipped pretty quickly. it turned positive after cramer recommended the stock on "squawk on the street." delphi automotive announced they are delaying their investor day due to bird flu concerns. investor day is now moved from october 26th to december 26th. here's the update from the world health organization at this point. they say 38 patients have been confirmed with bird flu in china. ten of them are now dead. there are 19 severe cases, nine mild cases. you can see from this map that they are concentrated in shanghai. we know the earliest outbreak is from march 13th. g guys, we're going to have to watch and see. does this turn into a pandemic is the key question. >> so how will this impact yum! stock long-term? jc o'hara, kick us off. how do those charts of yum! look like right now? >> it looks like a sick chicken. i don't know if that's a technical term, but this chart is pretty close to getting itself in

kfc is turning its back on its original brand and say americans who want fried chicken don't want toa big bucket of drumsticks. they are going for the chicken nuggets. yum branch stock is sinking because four out of five are boneless. they spent three years to develop this new boneless chicken. a lot of people think kfc may be late to the party. >> i guess a lot of 20 somethings don't like bones in it. >> it's hard to go. you're carrying around the big bucket. >> generational difference, kayla. cnbc's kayla tausche, great talking to you. have a great weekend. >> you, too. >>> another state has passed tough new gun control. maryland is going to require people who buy a gun to submit fingerprints to the state police. legislation just waiting for the governor's signature. >>> meantime, over in connecticut, the governor has signed into law sweeping new restrictions on weapons and large capacity ammunition magazines. joining me now is chris kafinis. the nra wayne lapierre is responding to the new law and to newtown parents who say 11 children were able to escape the shooter because he had

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yum brands that owns taco bell, kfc and pizza hut had a net income of a billion dollars and mcdonald's $1.38 billion. if i was a fast food worker i would be terrified of losing that job because if the math doesn't work at $7.25 an hour it doesn't work at zero dollars an hour. they can do whatever they want because if gregory decides he's had enough of being ground to the bone for poverty level wages someone down the street who doesn't have a job at all will step in and take it. on this day, 400 people each fighting that individual daily battle nonetheless willing to cross the threshold of risk to invite disaster into lives that cannot afford disaster by choosing to make a symbolic strike at their employer with no legal recourse for protection. it's really something of a miracle. all successful associate movements are built and all social progress is built out of multitude of tiny miracles just like we saw in new york city. a single person or a cretian of people who decide against the odds of great risk with no protection to do something courageous, to speak up for their dignity, to pro

kfc accidentally translated finger licking good to eat your fingers off in china. >>> i live that moment change to vehicles that drew protesters to washington, d.c. and how it could help save the lives of hundreds of children every year. >> it cooled off today, it will warm up tomorrow and towards the weekend. there is changes coming. i will let you know how much warmer tomorrow and wind towards the weekend. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ engine revs ] [ female announcer ] small... [ engine revs ] wicked... ♪ ♪ and now... ♪ ♪ topless. ♪ ♪ the fiat 500 abarth cabrio. ♪ ♪ >>> some parents of children killed in car accidents are protesting the government's delay in ordering new safety equipment to prevent the deaths. >> reporter: he was maying outside her house when she dashed behind a truck, was backed over and killed. we caught up with her dad. >> i live that moment and you cannot stop the flash backs. you can't stop the replay button. it plays back in your mind. >> reporter: parents of the hundreds of childrens killed in backover accidents -- children killed in backover accidents. a lusigned by geroge w. bus

this is kfc's core product.he restaurant has been moving market share to rivals like panner ra and chipotle. it's got a major marketing blitz. commercials will show a customer staring at his plate in a panic looking for bones. one analyst said the idea of a family getting a bucket of chicken from kfc is very 1950s. >> they're hoping this will be a where's the beef slogan. >> i ate the bones. the risk is from a marketing perspective having any customer looking at a plate of your food in a panic. you know. it's supposed to be a happy, satisfying experience. >> i ate the bones is rarely a good thing. >> i ate the bones. we'll see. it's trying to bring it up to date from the '50s. >> 25 minutes after the hour. ahead on "starting point" her husband gunned down in his car. now a sheriff's widow is shep stepping into his shoes. we're going to have a live report from wilmington, west virginia. >> then we'll be joined by five olympic skiers and snowboarders getting ready for the winter games in sochi. >> and she's going

that march same-store sales fell an estimated 13% in china including an estimated decline of 16% for kfc. young saying that publicity associated with the bird flu in china has had a significant negative impact on kfc sales down about 2% right now. >> all right, josh, thanks for that. young brands moving lower if the after-hours session. first we had that chick antibiotic scare in china. now the evian flu. >> you got to give brian kelly who's not with us, he won the street fight there and with the stock performance in the after-hours. i know he's watching. well done. >> karen, you like yum? does it get value-y right now? >> no. i think this will be one-offs for them. i don't think they're changing the chicken business. i really don't. i think it's short-term. >> ahead on "fast money," new ways to accessories your portfolio. we go shopping for retail names. and hospital stocks take a fall. we get a prognosis for health care in our street fight. more "fast" after this. a simple question: we wene how old is the oldest person you've known? we gave people a sticker and had them show us. we lea

the other thing is kfc, to your point yum brands, trading at a higher multiple.tock, now it's at a multiple where it's at the same p.e. as mcdonald's. >> good operator, so he'll recover. it's just a question of at what point. >> the intraday high here was 74 last november. >>> let's talk procter & gamble, trading at an all-time high. this is like a broken record. today ahead of the earnings report. brian, what are you watching? >> first off, a year and a half ago, you would be pretty surprised. they started the cost-consulting regime, $10 billion over four years, plus 4,000 jobs. it's executed and working. basically done by cost-cutting and growing market share. if they're going to keep this going, and a lot of people are starting to say maybe it's overbought, who knows, maybe their revenues need to break out. >> overbought trading at 37% overbought is putting it politely. >> we keep talking about it, but it keeps moving higher, the sore of bond-like equities. 3% dividend yield on this one. >> we're going to watch specifically in terms of line items, a beauty of

[ male announcer ] kfc original recipe, now available without the bone.te or dark meat chicken, boneless and skinless. get 4 delicious, mouth-watering pieces in your next 10 piece mixed bucket for $14.99. today tastes so good. >>> welcome back. 6:54. we've got cloudy skies, a few breaks off to the east but a decent morning. going to be a decent day. expect more sun this afternoon. more clouds this morning with highs getting up into the mid- 70s. michael? >> thank you, howard. >>> here's what's making news right now. yesterday's bombings in boston could delay the unveiling of an immigration reform bill. the bill would put 11 million undocumented workers on a legal path to citizenship. it was supposed to be released today but they may day it a day. john mccain says possibly it could be unveiled on wednesday instead. >>> a deal on background checks for gun buyers could be in jeopardy. a number of republican senators are opposed to the current measure and some democrats say they may be willing to change the measure to exempt gun buyers who live hundreds of mi

[ male announcer ] kfc original recipe, now available without the bone. freshly prepared white or dark meat chicken, boneless and skinless. get 4 delicious, mouth-watering pieces in your next 10 piece mixed bucket for $14.99. today tastes so good. >>> welcome to wusa9. i'm andrea roane. yes, his bus does giver-- >> we're talking about adam scott. he was so excited. the whole country of australia, never won a masters. i'm mike hydeck. good morning, monika samtani. >> his whole body was saking. he is-- >> let me cool you two off. howard, save us. >>> weather wise, yes, the rain, some light showers out there this morning. some spotty drizzle and temperatures down in the 50s. so you'll need a jacket and probably need that jacket most of the day because with the cloud cover and an easterly wind 10 to 15 and sprinkles out there, it's going to feel on the cool side. here's a look at that day planner on this monday morning. temperatures are running as i said in the 50s. we'll get into the low to mid- 60s by lunch time with a high today upper 60s should do it. if

similar sentiment from yum brands who owns kfc as well, suzanne. >> all right. so what happens to these guys? i mean, they're protesting today. do they go back to work tomorrow and still paid like, you know, the minimum wage $18,000 a year if that? >> i mean, obviously they hope they're not going to get fired. here's the thing, according to the national labor relations act, workers are obviously allowed to organize their collective bargaining rights are protected. but if they are protesting purely for economic reasons, they can actually be let go. in this case obviously they want double pay. so we'll have to watch closely to see what happens. but in this case you know the media spotlight could obviously protect them. also want to mention that hiring and firing decisions are up to each individual franchise owner. so we will have to see because there could be a variety of reaction. one protester told cnn that he doesn't expect to get fired, but that if he does it will be worth it. that's what he said to us, suzanne. >> it's nothing personal for somebody not to get

and at kfc, they offer grilled chicken along the fried version. each new menu item now comes with a side of social media marketing, using facebook and twitter to create a buzz. >> okay, folk, here's a doozy. >> when the tiny town of bethel, alaska was convinced they would be getting a taco bell. just so they wouldn't be disappointed, they flew in a truck of tacos. >> i think they're going to have to hire 100,000 more people. >> reporter: just because of this taco? >> this taco creates growth. we think we can go from 6,000 to 8,000. we think we can double the size of taco bell. >> reporter: double? >> from a $7 billion to a $14 billion brand. >> reporter: a part of that growth is customer service. welcome to taco bell, can i take y your order? employees are expected to fill orders in under 65 seconds. i managed to feed some hungry customers. >> there you go. enjoy your meal. what do you think? is it good? do you think i could work here full time? do you think mixing doritos with tacos actually works? >> i never would have thought it before. but it'

yum brands reported healthy results to investors, but a bird flu strain in china has it worried about kfc sales. meanwhile, at & t took its largest hit since 20-10. as competition from verizon hurt its bottom line. consumer staple procter & gamble fell short of wall street expectations, and issued a weak outlook for its current quarter. and, defense contractor northrop grumman took a hit, as sequester cuts hurt revenue. sprint has a hang up with samsung's galaxy s 4 smartphone.the company says in a statement.. "unfortunately, due to unexpected inventory challenges from samsung, we will be slightly delayed with our full product launch."the phone was supposed to launch saturday. samsung claims there's overwelming demand. drugmaker novartis has been sued over an alleged kickback scheme. federal prosecutors accuse the drug company of giving 20 or more pharmacies discounts and rebates in order to promote novartis pharmaceticals instead of generic versions.the suit says the scheme cost medicare and medicaid patients tens of millions of dollars. novartis disputes the claims. the government is su

young brands feeling the effects of the bird blue fears on their kfc outlets in china a the sales were down 69%, year to year in march. yum calling it a significant impact. yum shares on the day lost ground when they issued the release. >> saving for retirement is different for men and women. a new survey finds that the top priority for men is to maintain the current life sfiel in retirement. but for women, the goal is not be a financial burden for their loved ones. many women are finding it's never too late to ramp up savings to meet their retirement goals. >> lauren palmer, a south carolina home owner helps families face the finality of passing on. making the arrangements is, she knows it's time to ramp up her planning for her own financial future now. >> i have learned as families preplan and they come in and they make funeral arrangements and pay for nem in advance. like weiss, that same principal is for retirement planning. >> careful planning is also important for her son's future as well. but for this 56-year-old, staying on track has not been easy. >> i have been through a divo

kfc is launching l'il buckets for kids at its chicken chains for $3.99. health groups are already crying "fowl." ira epstein of the linn group joins us now. ira, the s&p had that record close on thursday. will this be a launching point for the market? > > it has been a launching point since the first of the year and nothing is stopping it. what the market does is it sees other areas of problems and investors from of around the world decide that country has too much of a problem - cyprus our last example - and the money starts moving for safety, and the safety isn't necessarily the dollar, it has become the u.s. stock market, because the market keeps propelling itself higher - 10% up the first quarter of the year in some of the indices. that is just phenomenal. > as traders prepare for the week ahead, we have a jobs number at the end of the week. what do you anticipate? > > you know, i haven't seen the estimates yet, but my guess is either way that it comes out, it ends up bullish at the end of the day. if we are doing better, the feds already arguing do t

behind the kfc where the executive producer works on the weekends. oh, honey. i know.ou just want to wrap her up in a blanket and give her a cup of tea. she's, like, this little lost lamb who needs to be protected from the wolves. speaking of whom... yeah, i always get those e-mails from michelle obama and sometimes obama himself. oh, honey. robin: so the night went on and eventually everyone went home except for ted and honey. wow, an architect. how fascinating. why do they call 'em coasters? and barney. okay, time to go home. ted, a word. god, i hate these situations. what are we gonna do about this? what are you talking about? come on, ted, it's obvious. honey's vibing on me. what? it's called body language. remember when she was touching your arm and leaning in real close? mm-hmm. well, while that was happening the straw in her drink was pointed right at me. i mean... that's as clear as a signal gets so... i'm so sorry, man. you're right. she's all yours, buddy. i'd say hump her brains out, but someone obviously already has. robin: good for you. ted mosby does not

they work for instantly recognizable and competing food chains -- mcdonald's, burger king, pizza hut, kfc, and domino's. but for one day in new york city the slogan for the fast food employees were the same. >> we are the workers. >> hundreds walked off the job on thursday, affecting more than 60 restaurants. the fast food industry is one of the fastest-growing in the united states. there are 50,000 workers in in the city alone. but salaries are among the lowest and the slowest to rise. $25tarted at seven point an hour and it took me three years to get to eight dollars >25hour -- i started that $7 an hour. >> a full-time fast food employee only makes between $10,000-$18,000 a year. politicians approved an increase to nine dollars an hour for 2016. it is not enough for these workers. >> what we want is fair wages. new york city is not a cheap place to live. ex-mcdonald's released a statement which said "our company works hard to treatment, but employees with dignity and respect. employees are paid competitive wages or come the day of the strike was deliberate. april 4 40 five years ago, ma

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the university is inviting the public to celebrate both the men's and women's teams today at the kfc center, capacity about 21,000. i bet they'll pack it. >>> let's go to the nba. knicks hosting the wizards. a chance to clinch the team's first division title in 19 years. let's go to the second quarter. knicks playing solid defense. there is carmelo. we'll talk about him. raymond felton, a steal. then end up with the lay in. just before half, 58-43 knicks. carmelo anthony, he'll miss the jumper. jason kidd with the rebound. back to anthony. and this guy can score right before the buzzer. the knicks win number 13 in a row. 120-99. by the way, melo, 36 points. he's the nba's top scorer and he found out yesterday that his jersey is the top seller in the entire league. yeah. not a bad day for the melo. >>> houston, rockets hosting the worst team in the west, that would be the phoenix suns. straight to the end. why not? tied at 98. harden puts up the three pointer. bounces off the rim. looks like it's going to overtime, right? take another look. you have to see the ball come down. jermaine

fried chicken served without the phone is off the rage from kfc.ve for the brand. its core product may not be working. boneless comes at a time when the fast industry is in a state of turmoil. when you think of panera bread and chipolte stealing from these major brands. the gum brand stock price, the parent company, down by nearly 3% today. if you don't have credit, odds are, you will not be able to buy a home. jeff flock is here with more on this story. jeff: it is called william paid. you get credit for paying your rent. i have the founder and president of william paid. how does this work? >> it is pretty simple. any tenant in the u.s. can register to pay online through william paid. jeff: it goes on my credit report? >> yes. jeff: the latest numbers are out on consumer credit. take a look at where we stood thus far. a huge retrenching in terms of credit. people saying stuff down which is a good thing. people trying to get back into the game. you have a lot of people who lost their homes and went bankrupt? >> they're having a positive trade line

kfc feeling the pain. it is one of the most successful foreign restaurant chains in china, but company officials say they've seen a negative effect, significant one. fewer customers are showing up even though the company says cooked chicken is safe. >>> the winklevoss twins are making it big in another cutting-edge technology. you may remember them from "the social network." they hired mark zuckerberg then sued him claiming he stole their idea for facebook. they're venture cappalists. now into digital coins and their stake is worth about $11 million. >>> next on this friday morning, the nail-biting heart-stopping moments as a pilot attempts to land his plane without landing gear. >>> and with the masters now under way, a 14-year-old is stealing the show. you see the "mini" ion my chest? funny, yes? no. there's nothing mini about me. i'm huge. ahem. any hoo. even my wrapper has a wrapper. flavor? i'm bursting with it. creamy? i ooze it. quality like this... (muffled):...doesn't come everyday. well technical

this footage released by the new york daily news shows two armed robbers holding up a kfc in the bronxt impossible to get money from the register. one of the robbers climbs on the counter, unplugs the register and takes it right out of the restaurant leaving a long trail of receipt tape behind him. police are still looking for these guys as well. i like that tug there to pull it. it's like the guy has toilet paper on his shoes the rest of the day. >>> were are you awake? your tweets, texts are next. morning joe just moments away. djibouti, africa, 2004. the battle of bataan, 1942. [ all ] fort benning, georgia, in 1999. [ male announcer ] usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation because it offers a superior level of protection and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans, and their families is without equal. begin your legacy. get an auto-insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. and be good for your face? [ female announcer ] now there's new neutrogena® naturals acne cleanser. acne medicine from the wintergreen leaf treats br

today kfc said sales would be hit because of the bird flu scare and shares apparent today are higher by 23 cents. authorities there say they have seen no signs however that sor far it cannot be passed from human to human. thus far only from bird to human. in some parts of china, people are wearing masks just in case. we're pleased to with us with the chief executive officer of sanofi. one of your biggest products is flu vaccine. what can you tell us about the situation in china? is this at risk of becoming some uncontrollable pandemic over there? >> i think it's premature to get too worried at this stage. we're certainly looking at it. >> quite literally, they said nothing to see here. move along. and it was disastrous. completely disastrous. do you agree they are handling it much better this time around? >> you have to answer. china has made huge progress in all of its public health and health care systems. they are investing significantly in this. i think the whole health care authorities are much better placed to evaluate this. and of course we have had a few of these scares befor