remember the beanie baby craze? or i should say the beanie baby bubble. child of ty warner. he stayed out in hollywood for five years, goes back home, starts working for a company his dad works at, a plush toy company. he was fired because he was selling his own stuff on the side. he decided to mortgage everything and launched his own company in 1993 and the beanie baby craze took the world by storm. in best year did $700 billion. they traded actively like the stock market. on ebay, you will see something like this 1997 version created to raise money for princess diana, worth 50,000 because it has the polyvinyl pellets which had to go out. we have zack, the author of the great beanie baby bubble. man! you are so young to be the author of a beanie baby book. how did that happen? >> i was in the wake of the real estate crash and saw a lot of beanie babies with the tag protectors, lucite cases and the checklist and price guides. there was a price guide that sold 3 million copies that predicted what each would be worth. whoever posted that on ebay is on crack

if you guess it you keep the nice beanie. you go first. be careful, close your eyes. -- all right, can i say it on tv without getting bleapped. >>bleapped -- bleeped. >> yes. >> okay am i bitch. >> am i a whore. >> possibly a whore. >> does it have something to do with sex. >> no. >> something to do that i'm old? >> yes. >> no. [laughter] >> okay. am i does it have to do with my sexuality. >> no. >> i'm not a bitch. am i a psycho. no. >> take a look. you're bossy. you're bossy. >> you're a woman, get it. >> okay. all right. are you ready? [laughter] >> is it about my race. >> no. >> is it about my job. >> no. >> kind of. >> kind of about your race too. [laughter] >> don't mislead me. >> is it about being a male. >> no. >> not about being a dude. >> not a capital word. [laughter] i don't know, is it about journalism. >> yes. >> kind of. >> not really. >> is it about gosh that's tough here. journalism. not race, not journalism. >> you're a nerd ball. your fault. how did you not get that. >> all right here we go. closing my eyes, closing my eyes. >> are you ready? >> i c

gets close, lights the beanie on fire. >> like joe pesci in "home alone." >> exactly. right here as he's getting up he reaches up for his hat, realizes it's on fire, puts it out. >> that could have been a severe burn. >> those are the best pranks. the ones that could have almost killed you but didn't. >>> in this age of the internet we have come to know a lot of felines. felines rule the web. there is one gold standard. grumpy cat. remember we were the first to interview grumpy cat on national tv. but guess what? the gold standard has a challenger. ladies and gentlemen, i introduce you to sauerkraut. >> what an awesome name for a cat. >> i know sauerkraut has got a sourpuses sourpuss. she is a rescue. there she is with one of her owners. >> furrowed brow. >> there is a reason for her furrowed brow. she has a permanent frown because she has a neurological condition but as you can see here she is happy and enjoying life. look at that face. >> beautiful blue eyes. >> she's gorgeous. >> she is also only 5 1/2 pounds but apparently she is harness trained, likes to ride in h

. >> the gunman was driving a white truck with braids and a blue beanie. police are reviewing surveillance video from the area. >>> dozens of people rallied in san francisco tonight to protest a construction project. ktvu's david stevenson is live, why protesters rather see their money spent in other ways. >> reporter: plans are in the work to build a new jail. the one atop the hall of justice is considered out dated but opponents say the money could be better spent elsewhere. protesters said with a surplus of beds inmates could be shifted to other jails and the money could be spent on other programs. the building is 57 years old. unsafe. the jail has inadequate medical facilities and no real classroom or rehabilitation facilities. advocates said they hope to secure a grant to build a new jail but opponents are rallying to urge the board of supervisors to not apply for the grant and hope to make that point tonight. >> for those fighting against poverty, education, healthcare and housing, we see that money would be better invested in those things. >> oppone

this guy with the navy blue beanie just caught himself a fish. >> oh, [ bleep ]! >> very quickly, tables turn. >> is it a shark? >> ow! >> really? he's got a big old -- >> you would think he is able to get his finger out of the glove but the fish had such a good hold on the glove, it stays behind. like razor sharp teeth? that fish really got him. >> holy cow. >> why would you do that? >> not a bright idea. this next video, youay think is aa. these guys found a solution to fishing in the winter. that is ladies and gentlemen, --gentlemen -- >> looks like a frying pan on top of it. he's already got a pan on. >> i think that wasn't planned so as soon as he hooked the fish he would be able to do that. he never actually got a fish. >> he's the ridiculous librarian. he just goes around punking people and it's just great. >> the funny prank where everyone gets schooled. >> get the [ bleep ] out of my library. >> and a snow boarder is headed for a smooth run but, see where trying to stop isn't stopping. i i hahaveve t thehe w wororstst c colold d wiwith this runny nose. i

he mentioned that they had everything covered up, beanies, bandannas, trench coat-like attire so he couldn't see their faces and that red pickup truck had a license plate that was covered up. you see the police tape. they actually just put this up to make sure that nobody stepped into this. so a lot still to understand in terms of we don't know what was taken here and who was behind it. police are here and they're talking to a couple different witnesses. so that's the very latest from here. live in san francisco, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, steph. >>> also breaking in san francisco, firefighters are cleaning up after a fire near the famed aquerello restaurant. it turned out to be a trash fire in the garage of the building. they had to break the door of aquerello to check for damage inside. thankfully, nobody was hurt. >>> a young father's murder is sparking outrage in oakland. the family of marcus west stood outside the home where he lived in the oakland hills last night. he lived there with his grandmother. yesterday morning, someone shot him as he stood ne

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he's facing serious charges, beanie brown. >> i can't comment unless i'm in the presence of counsel. >> can we talk to your counsel then? >> i can't comment. >> brings down the all profession of medicine to have anyone who has -- to participate in those practices. >> juliet goodrich kpix 5. >> the clinics are open for business. the next hearing in the case is next month. >>> city of martinez has to decide what to do with an unprofitable golf course that's going to be closed. owner of pine meadow golf course says she can't afford the water to keep up course and she's losing business. she's worked for years with the city to get the land rezoned to build a housing development on that property, but a local group is challenging it. the community doesn't want more houses and tomorrow the committee meets to decide what to do next. >> we've spend two years working with the city to buy a park or to have them buy the golf course. it just never worked out. the city could be fiscally do it and secondly they also told us that it was just not in their master plan, that the largest park, martinez i

now francis has to wear some given between now and then but he keeps it as simple as he can with a beanie and a plain white suit and ceremonial shoes after his election. and remember the previous vote made for him by prada. [laughter] he said no thank you. he has a bad back and wears the same type of therapeutic shoes. [laughter] one cannot imagine him wearing the long train. like raymond bourque still likes to wear. they still assert the primacy of the office by the symbol they can wrap around their body. in shutting many of these it is a spiritual striptease. [laughter] his fathers both made possible and they went back out into the world wearing rags. in the case of shows what he was wearing when he died. he took the bus with his fellow cardinals and his first trip as the bishop he wasn't in a limousine escorted by police car he was in the police car with his own warnings that the bishops shouldn't be driven and flashy cars. even on the airplane he mingles with journalists as no other has done and it is to go of him -- typical of him he was sent a first class ticket. already his gesture

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santiago-enriquez was last seen wearing a black beanie, black sweater, black dickies pants and gray and black nike shoes. giovany santiago-enriquez is driving a gray 2006 nissan altima, with a license plate 5ucf010. she considered armed and dangerous. authorities say he may be heading up to washington state or going south to mexico. >>> new the san francisco 49ers. a day fans will remember for a long time. today two key players left the team. two more key players could be leaving and there are also reports the quarterback colin kaepernick may be on the trading block. ktvu's sports director mark ibanez is here. >> a news making machine. and the tories keep come -- stories keep coming. not always for the right reasons. frank gore may be moving on to philadelphia, in the last hour, reports now that he may not sign that three year deal with the eagles after all and indianapolis is after him. cold feet from frank gore. from cold feet to bad feet. looks like it is a sure thing, patrick willis will be retired. missed most of the season with a bad toe. he is only 30 years old but there is also

a blue beanie. that is what the kids said. >> reporter: he was a freshman. today counselors were on hand here and at the middle school to help students. >> remain present and offer support. >> reporter: we tried to get in contact with police to get an update. they were looking for surveillance video in the area that might give them on idea on the suspects. >> how is his son doing and did he talk about whether his son said it was appear the gunman was targeting him or he was spraying out shots and he got hit? >> reporter: he said it was his son that ran back home to notify everybody that he was shot and they sat with him holding his hand. why they were targeted, there is no reason any of them should be targeted. he believes this was mistaken identity. >> christien kafton, thank you. >>> farmers may get more water this year but not as much as they hoped for. in january the state water project eforecast it would be able to -- forecast it would be able to supply 15%. that boosted that to 20% today. still it is the second lowest estimate announced since 1991 as w

. >> the other boys told jackson that the gunman had braids or corn rows and was wearing a blue beaniet the time. he was driving a white inn finty truck. we did speak with davon's grandfather last night. he says i'm all cried out. i don't have any tears left. there is a $20,000 reward leading to the arrest of davon's killer. >>> the parents of three bay area victims in last years deadly rampage in santa barbara county filed a lawsuit alleging negligence. the lawsuit is blaming the county, the sheriffs department and the apartment building where the killer lived. it claims they all missed red flags that elliot rogers was dangerous. rogers stabbed, shot, and ran down people with his car. he killed six uc santa barbara students and injured 13 others before he killed himself. >>> banning certain kinds of rifle ammunition. specifically rounds that can pierce a police officers protective vest when fired from a handgun. the bureau of alcohol tobacco, firearms and explosives is accepting public input. >>> the city of sonoma is taking a stand against adding fluoride to the county's drinking wat

. >> the other boys told the boy had braids or cornrows in his hair and he was wearing a blue beanie.iving a white infiniti truck. we talked with devon's grandfather. he said he's been crying since it happened and he said i'm all cried out. i don't have any more tears left. there is a $20,000 reward being offered for information leading to the arrest of dev john's killer. -- devon's killer. >>> parents of three bay area victims in last year's deadly rampage in santa barbara county have filed a lawsuit. the county, the sheriff's department and the apartment building are all named in the suit. it claims they tall missed red flags that elliott roger was dangerous. last may, he stabbed, shot and ran down people in the community of isla vista. >>> one of california's largest wine producers is accused of using toxic materials in its wine bottles. the state attorney general's office claims galo glass put recycled by-products from manufacturing back into the wine bottles. of the lawsuit said inspections show toxic lead, arsenic and other materials wound up in the bottle. they generate hundred

. >> he wore a beanie hat, and he had a members only jacket.bers only jacket. >> after the walker's testimony, the defense moved to have the case thrown out. >> the defense accused the prosecution of outright cheating, because it turned out that the prosecutors knew exactly who john raupaugh was. >> and then the attorneys told the judge what they discovered about the prosecutor. >> they had him bring the jacket and the hat and they had taken it from him, and they had put it in one the trunk of one of the detective's trunk, and returned it to him after the trial. and that is the type of evidence that could have tilted the evidence in his original trial. >> and we were plain mad at that case. >> you get mad enough you go another way. >> we had sat there in the courtroom to thinking that he had been guilty to not sure that the jury will not find him guilty, to then they will find him guilty, to not. >> and then after three hours the jury announced the verdict, not guilty on all counts. >> we just broke down and started crying, because i knew what

. >> seth: this is a beanie hat and that looks a lot like you. >> it's crazy.h? >> seth: yeah. >> and you two have incredible chemistry, you and shannon. so, but this one is really great. because this is, the first lady, ida saxton mckinley. >> seth: yes. [ laughter and applause ] >> seth: that's a burn. because that's a lady. i mean, i will say if anyone takes this burn the hardest, it's ida saxton mckinley. >> oh, for sure. she is way more bummed than i am. >> seth: yeah, yeah. and there's that, i mean i don't quite know what's going on with the hair. >> dead ida saxton mckinley. >> seth: it's a reverse mohawk. [ laughter ] >> yeah. >> seth: yeah. >> yeah. >> seth: that is not a good look. >> i'm pissed that i can't wear my high neck frocks anymore. >> seth: yeah, yeah. because people on the street are saying, "hey ida! oh." [ laughter ] i was very happy to see in flashbacks of your character on "last man on earth," your mother, your wonderful mother, plays your mom in the flashbacks. >> my mother plays my mom. my dad plays my dad. my mom, i did have to cut o

graves says hummel figurines and beanie babies are not worth much.here are too many of them. >> they were so overproduced and so many people collected them. >> when it comes to your old stuff, consider these things. rarities, there can't be millions of them. condition, must be good or excellent and appeal to people in their 40's or 50's especially if it reminds them of their childhood. be sure to donate some of your old clothing and furniture to those in need. organizations like good will, salvation army and others desperately need foundations. so you don't waste your money. >> knew what he was doing. he was very deliberate in what he was doing. >> big break in a serial rape investigation. the evidence and how many attacks one man may be responsible for. a double bunch of snow and bitter cold takes a toll. sidewalks, drivers. when is the big melt coming? and the salvation army tries to put the dress to good use. >> definitely startling. >> why their campaign to raise awareness about domestic violence isn't sitting well with some. >> a slippery ride f

i think i will be seeing you in your cnn snow beanie very soon.our buried lead a lingering shadow from bill clinton's presidency illustrated in a portrait. check out this painting of bill clinton. the artist just revealed to the "philadelphia daily news" that he included a shadow of monica lewinsky's dress. can you see it over there to the left? it's that dark area above the mantle. this is the shadow of a blue dress. it wasn't there when clinton stood for the painting in 2005. he said -- the artist said he couldn't get it out of his mind and wanted to include it after the fact. >>> that's it for "the lead." i'm brianna keilar. here's wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >>> happening now, showdown. israel's prime minister says he means no disrespect toward president obama but he's about to make a fiery speech before congress. is the relationship with america's closest ally hanging in the balance? >>> terrorist e-mails, secret messages sent by the most notorious isis killer. did he join the terror group out of fear for his own life? >>> russian i

region where they were grown. [ laughter ] i'm just getting goose bumps just thinking about some beanie-wearing a rolled cigarette explaining that actually dark roast has less caffeine than light roast. ahh! [ laughter ] so, yeah, it was a really tough decision, but it's one that i'm so happy that i made. >> seth: that's great. that's really great. >> i just think that it's important for people in my life to know me as the gender that i feel inside. >> seth: i couldn't be prouder of you, man. >> thank you, seth. can you hold on? >> seth: do whatever you need to. >> babies should have to take a hit of acid as soon as they come out of the womb. and i still think o.j. simpson's a pretty rad dude. [ laughter ] and i'm doubling down on bill cosby right now. i don't care for his comedy, but i do think he's a pretty good guy. >> seth: all right, stinkmouth, you're really starting to cross the line. >> shut up. my favorite thing that went viral this year was ebola. [ laughter ] so, yeah, i just wanted to thank you for your continued support. >> seth: sure of course. >> can i say something to your telev

like a little beanie baby mika. >> you are weirder than me.the captain, lasted just 38 seconds. think derek jeter in his last game against the red sox being ejected in the first inning. he's coming to mlx in june. he'll bring his surreal brand of magic to our shore, surely. united wraps up the game with look at this. barnicle. gorgeous. like cirque du soleil. only tatum channing has moves like that. and beat liverpool 2-1. look that. it's gorgeous. >> roger, do you know who mookie betts? >> related to mookie wilson? >> no. no not really. no. >> he's the center fielder for the boston red sox who own liverpool. >> yes. >> how does 645 million -- where did you get that number? 645 million people watch this? >> it's called rating. i'll tell you, it's what -- >> thank you for explaining. >> liverpool in the first place, they realized they were obsessed with the super bowl obsess wd baseball but saw the numbers for english premiere league worldwide and realized they could take the red sox like dunkin' donuts, new ballans andance and chelsea leads. e

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and michaela was able to give each child that came into the clinic a beanie baby, which was, i think,>> i couldn't be at home, i couldn't be at school. i needed to do something, and felt like i had left the thais with this mess that we were all a part of. and i felt like i needed to go back and help clean up this mess. in may of 2005, i bought a ticket to thailand and went back. i went back to work with our non-profit, for kali, that was started in my sister's name after she died. we did everything from beach cleanup to rebuilding boats and houses, and helping people get back on their feet with their source of income. and, so, for me, being able to go back there and help with that was imp -- really important. >> when we got home, i still had dreams that would come true. but since then, i've just shut that aspect of myself off. i kept writing and writing and -- and using this trauma of what i'd been through as inspiration for songs. some of my greatest songs and lyrical creations have come from that experience and losing my sister. i was able to use this wave that crashed into my life

we have guys who made their money from car dealerships, beanie babies handbags. you doing this year? >> this is season four. this is six episodes. but this time -- this is what's exciting. we're actually putting back-to-back episodes. so it's a full hour of "secret lives." >> do you own those shows? you've got nothing, do you? >> i got the greatest job in the world. that's not nothing. >> but they really do well. >> they do. this season though is amazing. >> you have an agent? let me give you -- here. >> your secret e-mail? >> thank you. looks great. >> thanks. >>> when we come back this morning, cramer jim cramer will be joining us from downtown new york. a big week ahead for the markets. we're on earnings warnings watch and economic data we'll get this week too. all of that on his radar list. we'll speak to him after the break. it's more than a network and the cloud. it's reliable uptime. and multi-layered security. it's how you stay connected to each other and to your customers. with centurylink you get advanced technology solutions, including an industry lead

live coverage here on c-span beanie and 9:30 a.m. eastern. keep track of the republican led congress and follow the new members through their session. on c-span, c-span2, c-span radio, and c-span.org. the hill reports the war of words over president obama's's foreign policy over iran is increasing as democrats criticized senate republicans, issuing an open letter to iran. the rebukes came all the way from the top of the party with president obama saying republicans are making common cause with factions in iran. washington journal talked about the issue. >> we're here to talk about iran negotiations. >> we're getting to the wire. the deadline for there to be an agreement, a framework is what they have been calling it. with an agreement. they're calling it a framework. we have just come out from the last negotiations last week in switzerland, and secretary kerry and the iranian foreign minister will be going back to switzerland a week from yesterday. for what could be the decisive meeting. it may not be because we still have a little bit of tim