no reason why there couldn't be a new "veronica mars" every couple of years. e one headline said it is so good, you could expect a sequel. "veronica mars." >> the movie is out this weekend. time for that byte, one number that tells us a whole lot. >> how about $30,000? that is the dollar amount by a er holding that money in his hands. receive 20 family dollars last year -- >> it's sort of seems like it is not going well. we do not know what they are working on. we will see about that one. have a great weekend, everyone. ♪ . >> welcome to "lunch money," where we tie together the best stories, interviews, and videos in business news. in world, malaysia expands the search for the missing jetliner. looking into possible pilot and crew involvement. in africa, companies trying to break into the new frontier of investment. apollo, all you can eat. the private equity giant that just bought chuck e. cheese wants a piece of dave and busters. happy friday, 3.14 occupies a special place in our hearts. megadeth, mega-successful.

there's no reason why there could be a new veronica mars years -- movie every couple of years. >> i diddline that said it is so good you can expect a sequel. everyone dozens of times. the movie out this weekend. time for the bite. >> one number that tells us a lot. how about $30,000? it is the dollar amount being waived. the company got funded. received $25,000 last year. >> a great story. it seems like it is not going really well. people are not staying very long. we do not know what they're actually working on. have a great wink will -- have a great weekend. ♪ >> from bloomberg world headquarters in new york, i'm mark crumpton. this is bottom line. today, secretary of state john kerry and russian foreign lavrov discussed the crisis in ukraine. college basketball is in the spotlight as march madness it's underway. underway. to our viewers here in the united states and those of you joining us from around the world, welcome. we have full coverage of the stocks and stories making headlines today.

no reason why there couldn't be a new "veronica mars" every couple of years. >> i did see one headline it is so good, you could expect a sequel. "veronica mars." >> it is hard to imagine being better than the original. i have seen each one dozens of time. >> the movie is out this weekend. time for that byte, one number that tells us a whole lot. >> how about $30,000? that is the dollar amount by a founder holding that money in his hands. after the company got funded, they received $25 million last year. >> a great story by bloomberg news. it sort of seems like it is not going very well. people are not same very long. we do not know what they are working on. we will see about that one. have a great weekend, everyone. ♪ >> this week on "political capital" -- we debate the cia versus diane feinstein. vernon silver reports on the pope. we begin with two of the smartest political minds. john sununu. the president has to get off the sidelines. >> the administration wants this

today from the new film "veronica mars," kristen bell. wad of cash in your pocket. all next on "live." [captioning made possible by disney-abc domestic television] announcer: now here are kelly ripa and michael strahan! [cheers and applause]

they contributed to kickstart her to revive "veronica mars" on the big screen. >> we had to bring you back. >> "veronica mars" returns in a new full-length movie to solve a murder involving her ex-boyfriend. after the cw canceled these series about the teenage private eye. the comeback is attributed to fans to contributed to kickstart her. opens friday on 270 screens and simultaneously on demand. the mix of fan money, social media, theatrical, and on demand could create a new wave to get mall movies produced. 300:e movies this weekend, rise of an empire to pen an impressive $45 million. 10% ofeens, that's about the number of screens a blockbuster opens on and do not expected to win the box office area do expect this to change, possibly, the way movies are made. >> if you contribute the money, shouldn't you be able to see it for free? >> no, no. i think you got a t-shirt, maybe a couple of background shots. would think you would get something better than a t-shirt. >> she is sort of like nancy drew. think of it that way. >> all right. pizza up -- a large company filing for bankruptcy. >> a new campaign being launched >> there

seemed like america's last look at veronica mars, the final curtain of a show that ran for 64 episodes over three seasons. >> oh, my god, veronica mars. just to exist, this newded cutting-edge technology and more than 91,000 fans who paid for the production like this flight attendant. >> it was something i wanted for so long. i was just excited at the opportunity. >> now at the cinematic social media success. one we began following last spring. with veronica mars writer, producer and now director. >> today is may 29. where are you right now in terms of production? >> we're three weeks out from shooting. and nervous. 93 fans are going to be used as extras in the movies. we're trying to coordinate when they're coming in for which scenes. that's something normal movies don't have to worry about. >> normal movies don't do what this leading lady have done. post videos on the crowd funding website kick starter. soliciting donations towards the making of course a veronica mars movie. >> thank you, guys, so much for supporting the kickstarter. >> thank you so very, very much. >> we didn't steal from anyone. we said would you guys want to buy your tickets, like, way

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veronica mars, the new movie based on the tv series was funded by kick starter donors who were offerededented chance to watch it at home at the same time it was released in theaters for $35. many of them had problems getting their digital copy. offering refunds one week after another digital fiasco involving the tv show "true detective." warner bros. says the vast majority of "for on echo mars" downloads worked fine. coming up, courtney and kim kardashians hav a new venture. warren buffett will offer $1 billion to anyone who has a perfect ncaa record. how likely is this? we will find out in a moment. ♪ up with a car -- em sisters is no easy task. the reality tv stars have expanded their fashion empire once again. the latest addition is her -- she and kids, girls clothing line available exclusively at babies r us. it's another collaborative effort by sisters kim, courtney, and chloe who are partners with sears on their women's line. kim and kourtney kardashian are joining me now from l.a. thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you for having us. >>kim, let me start with you, why did

new club. >> i to get thrilled to get the call for the most vee. >> veronica mars, the silver screen sleuth?ade this movie possible. we're rolling out the red carpet now. ♪ >> welcome to "on the red carpet." i'm rachel smith. we're here at the home of cedric the entertainer and nash. let's hear from this week's fi

veronica mars. >> hi, gina. >> reporter: just to exist, this new movie needed cutting edge technologyn tomlin. >> it was something i wanted for so long. i was just excited at the opportunity. >> reporter: now a social media success, one we began following last spring with "veronica mars" writer, producer and now director, rob tomlin. today is may 29th, where are you right now in terms of production? >> we are three weeks out from shooting. nervous. 93,000 fans will be used as extras in the movie. we are coordinating when they are coming in for the next scenes. that is something normal movies don't worry about. >> reporter: normal movies talk about what thomas had done, march 13, 2013. kick start investing in a veronica mars movie. >> it was like passing a note, do you want to go steady, responding yes, and then freaking out. this is important to me. this is not just like another job that i took, i really care about this. >> i'm chris connolly for "nightline" in los angeles. >>> what goes better with a good movie than popcorn? >> yeah. today is national popcorn lovers day. and we have

veronica mars" pleasure zones. >> and it seems like you had fans involved in the movie, extras. >> yeah. >> i tell you what, some incredible and newly looking forward to it. rob thomas. it's in theaters, "veronica mars" is, this friday. >>> coming up here, the duggar family talking live about their new book. go nowhere. ♪ my sisters and me so yso you can happily let the grlife get in the way, while planning for tomorrow. so you can finish the great american novel banking for the life you have investing for the life you want chase. so you can ♪ we are family. >>> all right. we are joined by the stars of the tlc hit series "19 kids and counting." and here they are, the duggar clan. the four eldest daughters though, jinger, jessa, jill and jana. all authors. they have just written a book where they share never before told stories of life in this me megafamily. it's called "growing up duggar." it's all about relationships and, girls, i think that is so true especially in your case. i love how honest you are and you talk about really things we can all use like the way your dad, jim bob, and mom, michelle, raised you. the obedience game

veronica mars. she's grown up and on the big screen. she's a newa former boyfriend accused of murder. >> are you gonna ask if i did it? >> i wouldn't be here if i thought you did. >> reporter: she runs into old friends and enemies. >> original enough for you? >> reporter: the movie was funded by a cram cam. >>> and it's sports. jason colins has been signed by the brooklyn nets. he's finished his second ten- day contract which met the nets had to sign him for the remainder of the season if they wanted to keep them. the raiders agreed to keep free agent safe young after an injury shortened his first year in oakland. young's agent tweeting that out today. the raiders also formally announced that darren mcfadden signed his one-year contract to return to the team. >>> a day today. >> absolutely beautiful. like summertime out there. >> not a cloud in the sky. >> blue skies. warm temperatures. meanwhile, the poor people in the east, different story, they have a snowstorm coming through tomorrow and monday. but here, no such thing. just a lot of warm weath

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news. we will show you what this bundle of joy is all smiles about. >> who is that? >>> this week at the movies tv stars coming to the screen, breaking bad erin paul, teenage private eye, veronica marscrashes in the film adaptation of the video game need for speed. erin paul play as street racer who was framed for the death of a fellow racer, he is looking for revenge for his friend's death. in his efforts he joins a cross country race but the businessman who sent him to jail has other plans. >> i am willing to give $6 million to puts a stop to him. reporter: chryst tin best teenage teenage lieutenant is veronica mars, now she is grown up and on the screen, called back to her home down to help a boyfriend who is accused of murder. along the way she runs into all her old friends and enemies. the movie was primarily funded by a wildly successful crowd funding campaign that raised nearly $6 million. veronica mars is rated pg-13. >>> and taking a look at sports, jason collins has been assigned by the rest of the season to the brook loan mets, second-10 day contract which the mets had to sign him for the remainder of the season, the raiders agreed today on a 2 year deal to keep free agen

veronica mars" rejoice, as the smash-hit t.v. series finally becomes a movie. and the man responsible for it is writer, director, and creator of all things veronica, rob thomas. for more on the new down and did the math of how long it would take to sign all these posters, but the answer i can now vouch is about 12 hours to sign 5,500 posters.

. ♪ see what's new at projectluna.com ♪ >>> it is time for "insomniac theat theater". >> "veronica marse big screen. the story picks up ten years later with the teenage private eye, now a law school student. when an old boyfriend gets into trouble, she goes back to sleuthing to help him. >> haven't you spent nine years figuring out exactly who you are? hasn't your life been better since giving this up? getting out of neptune? it was a hell hole when you left. and from the look of things, it's only gotten more corrupt. everything you worked for is right in front of you. >> she's a law school graduate, not student. my mistake. so this movie looks like it could appeal more than just to the veronica mars fan base. "u.s. weekly" says the adaptation is akin to a episode with a few swear words thrown in. time-out says there is something rather bland about veronica marches but the one-liners are sharp and the whole thing ticks along with a minimum of fuss. >> all right. let's talk about the need for speed on the other hand. life as a wildly successful video game, it features lots of high octane

new movie is taking a swing at traditional hollywood. >> don't you think that's gotten a bit old? >> original enough for you? >> crowd funding brought veronica marsat their project going all the way. there he is all the way to space. that's ahead. hi, yancey. that's ahead on a te ond is in jail >>> good morning. teacher in richmond is now in jail this morning accused of sexually abusing four students at a middle school. ronald guinto was then hired at another school. no one there knew he was under investigation for that alleged abuse at another school. >>> a woman spent 15 hours clinging to a raft after her boat sank off the monterey coast. two fishermen rescued her. they got her to the hospital in time. she should be just fine. very lucky. >>> and that mysterious google barge slipped out of the bay under the cover of night. google isn't saying where it's headed but it is on its way up the delta. we can tell you that much. and we hear the rumor is it could be the city of stockton. >>> stay with us. traffic and weather in just a moment. television announcer: mattress discounters' $197 mattress sale is ending soon. bulldog: mattress discounters' $1

new way to finance movies. we show you how fans ponied up the cash to bring a tv favorite right to the big screen. look at the dollars involved. ♪ >> cult tv favorite veronica marsbig screen this weekend, seven years after the television show was canceled, and the fans, over 100,000 of them, donated more than $5 million on kickstarter, for everything from tickets to a voice message from star kristen bell. bloomberg west correspondent jon erlichman spoke to the creator, rob thomas, about the show plus cinematic rebirth. >> i think we have more viewers today than we did when we were on the air. i am of the belief that had netflix and itunes been going at full speed when we were on the air, we might have had a better chance to survive. we are one of those shows that does very well in the aftermarket. people are really dedicated to the show. get bought and rented all the time. i think we gained life over the seven years we have been off the air. strangely, i think more people know about the show today than when we were on every week. >> we talk about the impact of how consumers now get feedback immediately. this is the consumer saying, this is what we want. this is

new year's eve. >>> well, a thrilling stunt race and a teen detective transformation in just two of the films debuting this weekend. joining us with his review for "need for speed" and "veronica marsin mccarthy, founder of nerdtears.com. great to see you this morning. >> tucker, i missed you, man, how are you doing? >> oh, kevin mccarthy, ladies and gentlemen. the only person who makes me watch movies. "need for speed," i'm desperate to see this, should i go? >> this is unique that all the stunt sequences are done for real. they don't use computer generated images whatsoever. the director, one of the best directors right now, he directed "act of valor" to use real navy s.e.a.l.s. he took it further with a need for speed with real action sequences. i sat down with scott wall to figure out how to shoot the biggest stunts in the movie, including the scene where he drives off the cliff and gets picked up by a helicopter. this is what he had to say. >> oh, i would drive off the cliff, no, i did not do that. >> he's going to drive up to that moment and then we put the stunt double in there for the go off the cliff action. it was one of those things where it was the end of the filming pr