apple won't even... if you go to their spec sheet on the web, it doesn't even give a megapixel on it. so that's a drawback. i think the... for some people-- for some people--, and this is an oldtory now-- the fact that it won't play flash video, which is an apple policy, as you know, continues in this device. so there will be some people that don't like that. but i would say that the positives way, way outweigh the drawbacks and what i wound up saying and i think actually most of the other reviewers-- you have the papers there-- wound up saying was this is now the tablet to beat, this will keep apple ahead and i think that's right. >> rose: we'll talk much more about that. david, what do you think of the ipad 2? >> you know, walt did a great job of describing its advantages. and i think part of what people need to understand you say well, it's a little thinner, what's the big deal? when you are holding something in your hand all the time, a little bit down on the weight, a little bit round tonight edge,

. >>> and, apple's juice? we're on the scene as the company roms out another slimmer, lighter gizmo. so, how low can they go? tonight, we size up apple, by the numbers. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," march 2nd, 2011. >> good evening, i'm terry moran. and we begin tonight with another difficult chapter in the very public struggles of actor charlie sheen. last night, police removed his twin sons from his care after his estranged wife filed a restraining order against him. in an interview with abc earlier this week, sheen, one of four children himself, said he wasn't worried about his kids being negati negatively impacted by his lifestyle in all of this. i can say, hey, kids, your dad's a rock star, the actor said. here's andrea canning with the latest. >> reporter: police under court orders arrived at sheen's home last night to supervise the removal of the twins from his custody to hand over to their mot

apple has direct control over the store. much more hands-on approach. on the other hand, it's not as easy to write for in some ways as android is. do you have a sense of which horse is going to win a few years from now? >> i won't predict a winner. i do believe that google a and android will be on the heels of apple to provide tools so the enterprise can use their devices. >> he said heels. that would be apple. >> so in fact we have an android app and we are seeing tremendous activity in our customer base wanting mobile solutions using either ipad or other tablet devices. >> it shouldn't be an either/or but provided for everybody to bring in whatever device that works for them. >> android, ipad, windows device. >> just as a final thought, i think one of the things that astounds me that apple isn't used more in the enterprise although you say they work hard on it, they are so good in education. i'm a huge consumer fan. they own the creative space. it's kind of the one spot where they still have room to grow. i'll put it that way. steve king is ceo of doc

and apple-related stocks. maybe the terrible events in japan will show just how much apple depends on this country, and i think there's only one way we're going to find that out, and that's if there are problems in the supply chain as we move forward. >> reporter: so why not drop the secrecy and tell the world a little more about what's in your products? experts say apple is tight- lipped for two reasons. first, that's a way to keep suppliers on their toes. and second, a closely guarded supply chain helps apple create drama around it's product launches, says professor steven melnyk, an expert in operations and supply chains. >> if your supply chain isn't secure, if your competition knows what you're going to do, if the media knows what you're going to do, it lessens the experience. it basically changes from one of "gee, what's apple going to do?" to one of "yeah, we knew they were going to do this, this, and this, but they didn't do this." >> reporter: apple would not comment for this story, but the company ha

this is a big day for apple and apple fans. the market happy to see him. >>rob: visionary of the company, he stepped aside for health reasons. it was a rumor he was going to be there. he said it was too big of an issue to mess. launching the i pad two. this is a fast to battle for territory turf. one year ago no one cared about tablets, another selling billions of them on a regular basis. it's good to be a category that gets more and more. you will start seeing your doctor in salespeople carry in tablets. apple created a statement that gained in popularity. the release sitting on a gold mine and marketing it as fast as possible. >>catherine: we went from an i pad, i was in and i gather yesterday and she showed you more the artist's work and walked over with with one. >>rob: the software changes were nominal, nothing revolutionary just a nice evolution of software changes and features. you could shoot dice video, and ice cameras begin talk to each other on the phone. with video conference chatting nothing super cool about it. again, it's a good product they

apple's steve jobs shocks the tech move in a world that surprised apple. >>> plus want the ipad2? we'll tell you where you can trade in your original. >>> plus, can't get enough sleep? we have simple ideas to help put you to sleep and to help stay asleep. >>> well, what's the only thing that can overshadow apple's debut of the apple's ipad2 debut? steve jobs was energized by the newest gadget. there's an unexpected part to this story. "today in the east bay's skts" scott budman was there with the up expected news. >> reporter: what was expected? apple updated the hottest selling ipad. here's a look at it, it is skinnier with dual chips inside to be faster. it has new apps and new ways to play. in other words, an upgrade from what we saw nine months ago and 15 million ipads ago. that's pretty good news. but the shocker is the new ipad2 was present bid none other than apple's ceo steve jobs coming off medical leave to stun the crowd and show people he's still in good enough health to do this. in fact, here's how one person said it is up to steve jobs to tell everybody else to, hey,

no one knows what apple has up its sleeve. all of this is speculation but one of the biggest secret weapons apple may not have is not hardware or software. it maybe the price. apple is expected to unveil the ipad 2 around $500 for the entry level model and that's a low price that competitors are going to have a tough time if not impossible time to match or beat. we'll find out in morning. the apple press conference is scheduled in san francisco at 10:00 and we'll be covering it. >> that price could be very important because of the competition that's coming in the pipeline. matt, thanks very much. matt bigler with kcbs radio. >>> 6:41. we're following breaking news out of libya right now where we are getting reports of a warplane strike. coming up, we are going to talk with a cbs reporter who is at the tunisia had been libya border live coming up. >>> and more drama with charlie sheen. what just happened to his two children and what he told cbs news this morning. >> the market just opened about 10 minutes ago. >> coming up we'l

computer or something now that's not true i'm not saying that that's true but you seem to cover apple of awful lot so but of course apple is now the second biggest market capitalized company in the world so it makes sense that you would cover it but they have course want to get into this business amazon dot com want to get into the streaming business netflix is in the business how do you see the three companies in the next couple years who's going to be the winner of the loser what do you think joe wiesenthal i don't you know i would say there could be multiple winners but i do think that netflix faces a real challenge i think amazon is a really interesting one people have a affinity an addiction to amazon services kind of like they 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

this year apple faces competition in the growing field.u's lloyd lacuesta is in palo alto now where he has been doing some comparison window shopping tonight. lloyd? >> reporter: julie, just ten months ago i was the first on my block to get an apple ipad. tonight i and 15 million other ipad owners are out of date, old technology. >> every six months to a year you've got to keep up. somebody needs to come up with new technology where we need to recycle better. >> reporter: at the palo alto apple store they are getting ready to display the ipad 2. but not everyone is sold. >> i would go look at other ones. >> you would? >> yes. >> because? >> competition. i just want to know what other people have out there. >> this is the zoom. it's a nice product. >> reporter: industry analyst showed us two of the new tablets trying to take market share away from apple. motorola zoom and the dell streak. two other heralded tablets are still weeks away from market. the play book made by the manufacturers of blackberry phones and the hp touchpad. while the i

the apple c.e.o. takes a break from medical leave to unveil the ipad 2. >> tom: it's twice as fast as its predecessor and expected to lead the year of the tablet computer. you're watching "nightly business report" for wednesday, march 2. this is "nightly business report" with susie gharib and tom hudson. "nightly business report" is made possible by: this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> tom: good evening, and thanks for joining us. saying he wouldn't want to miss it, apple c.e.o. steve jobs was on stage in san francisco today, susie, where he introduced the new ipad 2. >> susie: tom, seeing jobs was a huge surprise, and he got a standing ovation. and then here on wall street, investors applauded the news; apple shares jumped nearly 2% in intra-day trading. apple fans and investors were happy to see a thin but energetic steve jobs. it was the c.e.o.'s first public appearance since taking medical leave in january. he called the ipad 2 "m

this year apple faces competition in the growing field.u's lloyd lacuesta is in palo alto now where he has been doing some comparison window shopping tonight. lloyd? >> reporter: julie, just ten months ago i was the first on my block to get an apple ipad. tonight i and 15 million other ipad owners are out of date, old technology. >> every six months to a year you've got to keep up. somebody needs to come up with new technology where we need to recycle better. >> reporter: at the palo alto apple store they are getting ready to display the ipad 2. but not everyone is sold. >> i would go look at other ones. >> you would? >> yes. >> because? >> competition. i just want to know what other people have out there. >> this is the zoom. it's a nice product. >> reporter: industry analyst showed us two of the new tablets trying to take market share away from apple. motorola zoom and the dell streak. two other heralded tablets are still weeks away from market. the play book made by the manufacturers of blackberry phones and the hp touchpad. while the i

apple's steve jobs shocks the tech world in a move that even surprised apple. >>> and good evening, i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. our latest storm producing about two inches in the north bay, for san rafael, half inch into the south bay. we're still trackingho swers into 007: s a.m. tomorrow and we'll also have details on our next storm that's already lining up coming up in minutes. [ lopez ] beautiful skin... ♪ i'm your venus ♪ i'm your fire ...needs protection. introducing venus proskin with moisture rich shave gel bars enhanced with a triple blend of body butters that create a layer of protection for your skin with every close stroke. leaving your skin beautifully smooth. and your goddess just beautiful. ♪ well, i'm your venus new venus proskin moisture rich. reveal the goddess in you. >>> topping our business and tech headlines. take a shot at this. what's the only thing that could overshadow apple's debut of its ipad 2? how about steve jobs himself? >> yeah, standing ovation as the big boss made a surprise visit. taking center stage with his trademark black mock turtleneck.

i don't mean this to be an apple ad. before long, there will be lots of other tablets that do even more. what can't be denied, though, is that this device has sent my paper consumption plummeting. i suddenly find myself doing most of my work reading onscreen. this could just be because it's a new toy. i think it's more than that. it's liberating to get on a plane without a stack of papers weighing down my backpack. it's liberating not to constantly forget or lose things i'd been meaning to read. there are downsides to not using paper, but on the whole, this is better. so, okay, paperless office, you took a while to get here, but i think you're about to clean up. >> susie: just a reminder-- you can catch us online at nbr on pbs.org, or follow us on twitter, "@biz report," or my personal feed, "at s- gharibnbr". if tweeting isn't your thing, "friend" us on facebook at "biz report." >> susie: that's "nightly business report" for tuesday, march 1. i'm susie gharib. good night, everyone, and good night to you, too, tom. >> to

i mean, apple is known for its industrial design.ady pretty -- >> looks nice, sleek and slim. >> could get thinner. >> is it marketing genius? i just got an ipad 1. now i have to get an ipad 2. they must already know what the ipad 3 is going to look like hey, six months a year down the road. they will get everyone to buy another one. >> absolutely. apple has a strict release cycle so the last one was announced last january released in april. so it makes sense that the second would come out now but i have heard that the second grade version upgrades may not be significant. people are saying to wait until the third one comes out to buy another one. >> did you hear that honey? [ laughter ] >> it seems to be the year of the tablet because i mean, apple has some competition. >> right. the year of the tablet. this did come out in 2010. but since it did come out, the market has been flooded with imitators copycats, people trying to keep up. i mean, apple held on to close to 100% of the market last year. >> my wife is not a big computer pers

that's when apple's new ipad 2 goes on sale. in san francisco, and as kendis gibson reports, another highlight was who did the announcing. >> reporter: steve jobs got a standing ovation as he took the stage to unveil the new ipad. the apple ceo made the unannounced appearance after taking an indefinite leave of absence in january. >> i just didn't want to miss today. so thank you. for having me. >> reporter: jobs, who has pancreatic cancer, never mentioned his health, and instead focused on his company's latest creation. >> we're going to introduce today ipad 2. >> reporter: apple says the new device is thinner and comes with two cameras. one on the front for face chatting and another in the back. >> we're going to keep the same exact prices. >> reporter: the ipad has been a huge success for apple with more than 15 million sold. this latest version comes less than a year after the first one was unveiled. c-net senior editor donald bell says the timing helped apple stay ahead of the competition. several companies, including googl

. >>> plus apple's steve jobs makes an unexpected public experience to introduce the new generation ipad. is it in other game changer? >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is bay area news at 7:00. >> good evening, it is wednesday, march 2. i am gasia mikaelian, and this is bay area news at 7:00. >>> the san francisco police commission is under the gun with just two weeks to choose finalists for the new police chief and now the commission is under fire for the selection procedures. jana katsuyama is live at city hall were a commission meeting is underway right now. >> reporter: that meeting is going on up on the fourth floor. they have already donated some candidates and i was able to get hold of a list of criteria they say they are using to choose the new chief. the police commission took public comments tonight. >> this is where you should look. >> reporter: they held their first round of secret interviews yesterday. >> we have some significantly strong candidates both internally and externally. we received 75 applications. >> reporter: some critics in the police d

we are keeping our eye on apple as a big story that apple is unveiling the ipad. it is up by $1.ank of america customers were not able to access their accounts online yesterday because of a power outage in the system. it was the second outage in two months. the latest was a result of system upgrades over the weekend. check out your online banking you should be able to get on there today. facebook is a city guide. and no application allows trades users to report basic service issues with just a few clicks of your house. you can access the page with or without an account you can submit basic request or complaints. as we go on a break we want and get a look at a hot spot. >> george: they are getting ready to clear the lanes. it became detached and our goal on 1 01 south. chp hopes to clear it in just minutes. we'll have it checked under traffic when the news returns. >> darya: 7:00 a.m., wednesday morning march the

we compare apples to apples. we control the differences. the federal pay agent analysis defines a pay penalty of almost 25% by contrast, that does not take education into account. it looks into a job, but does not account for the fact that private sector employers tend to put more educated individuals -- public-sector employers tend to put more educated individuals into those positions and then private-sector employers. he did not correctly characterize the study that i did. >> with a clerk at wal-mart be the same as the court in one of our agencies if you were looking at the the two. >> in general, no. we do not categorized by job cuts. we categorize them by the human capital they are bringing to the game. you would least have a high school education, a bachelor's degree. accounting for the educational experiences and the other expenses they have will parlay tougher than getting better pay. our study does not say federal employees should not get paid higher than private-sector employees. the question is how much higher should they be paid?

well, there's no big surprises when apple introduced the new ipad on wednesday. except for the person who introduced it. apple ceo, steve jobs, who is on medical leave, took the stage himself on wednesday to unveil the ipad 2. the device is thinner, faster and lighter than the original. and cnet's maggie reardon said one, new addition really expands the ipad's capabilities. >> my favorite improvement on this new ipad is the camera. now, people can use face time. you can do skype. so, i think that's a great feature. a lot of people were expecting it. and they delivered. >> by the way, the ipad 2 goes on sale next friday. the prices are the same as the original, starting at $499. >>> on to a little bieber fever now. how much is justin bieber's hair worth? it's worth an awful lot, for a lock of his hair, which sold for more than $40,000 on ebay. the proceeds of that sale will go to animal rescue organization, the gentle barn. $40,000 for a lock of bieber's hair. >> well, a lot of people were upset when he cut his hair. the whole flip. >> a new look. >> doing the fli

apple kept it simple today. small changes in the hardware and software and no changes where it matters most to the tablet-buying consumer. if you look closely, the new ipad is thinner. if you look inside, you see new chips that make it work faeser. perhaps the biggest surprise for the ipad 2 is bha did not change, the price. it, like its predecessor, will start at $499. >> more importantly they kept it at a price point. they didn't bring it up, and competitors have trouble keeping up with apple in that same price range. >> we think 2011 is clearly going to be the year of ipad 2. >> apple's ceo came back from medical leave to unveil the device saying it's time to make technology even more mobile. >> these are post-pc devices that need to be even easier to use than a pc. that need to be even more intuitive than a pc and where the software and hardware and applications need to intertwine in an even more seamless way. >> you can move the pip around to get it out of the way. >> with two cameras and a way to plug dire

>>rob: you're hearing a lot of press releases, repairs about apple in google getting into a.asically your cellphone becomes your wallet. your visa is imbedded inside yourself long, which is cool. if when you lose your wallet pc a card it's pretty easy to copy and still the numbers. it's tougher if it's incorrect in here. did swiping technology, it's a real wave technology were yet to be close to a. there will be some investments tied to the terminals, i love the idea, i'm ready to i can't wait for it. the credit cards are so the 19th century made even 20 century. it so archaic. there's going to be some fun things involved. when you go into a restaurant in swept in see the menu, see coupons. social networking you commit a hot girl on a date, you could swipe information. curman information will be on here, go to hospital your information will be in a card. there's some investment ideas to. >>catherine: like who? >>rob: to mind will be different players, the people like google, search for an engine people like apple and go go, there will be software, telecom, at&t and verizon. i

on march 2nd apple fans got what they wanted. no, not the ipad 2.e've been working on this product for a while and i just didn't want to miss today. >> reporter: in his first public appearance since announcing he was taking an indefinite leave of absence, steve jobs clearly relished his role as ringmaster. he walked the audience through the new ipad. thinner, lighter, faster, with an interactive cover. >> it even automatically instantly wakes up the ipad from sleep when you open it and automatically puts the ipad to sleep when you close it. >> reporter: apple's hoping the new and improved ipad maintains its 90% market share. now the competitors are hot on their heels. with the samsung galaxy and the new xoom tablet by motorola. >> it caught a lot of people off guard in terms of how tablet sales aiding to pc sales. >> reporter: apple shareholders say they're confident their momentum and massive profits will continue, with or without jobs. >> he's got stuff in the works that is so amazing that we haven't even dreamed of, that will keep things going fo

first, apple has to show that tim cook is legitimately in charge. and this is really an excellent opportunity for the company. second, if you were to skip an announcement this would be the one to skip. why? because if leaked video like this is to be believed, there's not a lot new. it's an incremental upgrade. thinner, a camera or two. they dropped that from the first ipad because of problems. more memory, better speaker. unless apple is going to drop some sort of huge bombshell this is more about scaring off the competition than announcing anything new. not that there is much competition. the best tablet that's not ist. patrick's day the zoom and it's really expensive. blackberry has its playbook due out this month. the one i like sbes the hp touch pad. here's the thing. the hp is not due out until summer. we're hearing there may be a third generation of ipad as soon as this fall. so yeah, if you're thinking about i'm going to hold off for the zoom, for the hp, already is an ipad two, most are going to do that. >> we'll see what happens. it is 6:27

well if, you ask the folks at apple today, the answer might be yes and no.blackstone explains. ( cheers and applause ) >> reporter: to get a standing ovation, steve jobs had to do no more than walk out on stage. >> we've been working on this product for a while, and i just didn't want to miss today. ( laughter ) so... >> reporter: taking a break from the open-ended medical leave he started in january, jobs is obviously thin but displayed his usual enthusiasm for apple's newest technology, the ipad 2. >> go get your hands on one of these things. you won't believe it. >> reporter: jobs has survived pancreatic cancer and had a liver transplant. by showing up he countered recent tabloid stories he's near death. as he walked on stage, apple's share price started rising closing up nearly $3 for the day. >> steve jobs plus ipad 2, it was a good day for apple. >> reporter: the new ipad will go on sale next week as the same price as the original. it's thinner, faster, and will take pictures. the original ipad had no camera. this one has 2, one in the front and one in

apple did win a round in a patent right with nokia. an initial ruling came down in favor of apple, saying its products do not infringe on nokia's intellectual property. shares were split today. apple up 1%. nokia down 1%. schweitzer-mauduint makes cigarette paper. the market is worried it may be shares fell hard down 8% on heavy volume. the u.s. patent office is going to take another look at a competitor's claims of infringement. one new stock hit the market this week. service source makes revenue management software for technology firms. it started at $10 per share. and saw a nice rally. and that's tonight's "market focus." >> susie: just about everyone on wall street wants a piece of facebook or anything related to social media or cloud computing. that fervor is fueling a recovery in venture capital funding. robin mcelhatton introduces us to some silicon valley entreprenures vying for a piece of the action. >> reporter: 26-year-old entrepreneur aaron levie is always on the move. his story is a familiar one in silicon valley. >> i co-

speculation that apple's ceo steve jobs may make an appearance in spite of being on medical leave. scott budman has a review. >> if the tech watchers are right, this device, which has been called the most forward thinking gadget of our time will in just a few hours be yesterday's news. i'm talking about the apple ipad and the plans the company reportedly has to roll out a brand-new version. what will the new version have? it will have at least one, maybe even two cameras so you can face time like you can do with the iphone 4. also a new chip inside to make your next ipad faster. has it worked so far? sales figures don't lie, and 7 million ipads have been sold until the last three months alone. it has changed the high-tech game. some drama at the release. the "wall street journal" says steve jobs will make an appearance. who knows. what we do expect is to see all sorts of apple faithful who can't wait to get their hands on the latest version of this. we can keep you posted on the web, on twitter and on television. i'm scott budman, "nbc bay area news." >> scott will be in the audien

or you could try your luck and apple store. it, every morning, stand in line before they opened, when they open the come out to the line and tell the people if they got a shipment of i pad 2 is coming in that day. if they do, they will reserve unit for you. if the stores don't know what they will get a shipment of the new i pad to until that day. they will know until each morning when they open, if they're going to get any or have any. gabe slate, kron 4 news. >>pam: wednesday traffic on the golden gate bridge, traffic moving well, media back up in the state city. overall pretty good, kron 4 news at 5:00 is right after this break. >>live, from the bay area's news station, this is kron4 news at 5:00. >>pam: 4 reactors in danger of meltdown, the u.s. embassy is warning americans to stay at least 50 mi. away. new developments tonight in the ongoing nuclear threat in japan, today the chief of the u.s. nuclear regulatory commission says, while the water is gone from one of the

the dow is down, apple is up.t an hour away from the big announcement san francisco thinks they will show the new ipad. apple's stock they seem to like this it is up almost a $50. which is 41% increase. the stock is trading on was three and $51 we are looking good with apple. new this morning congress is sending obama a bill to trim $4 million from the budget. the senate cleared the measure by an on rolling 91 to 91 vote. the legislation buys time for the gop obama, the senate to start talks on ending the budget until the end of september. bank customers could not access their online account yesterday there's a power outage is the second in less than two months the spokesperson says there weren't the result of system out rates.upgrades. i lie look at another developing story this is the card club, fbi and other law- enforcement agencies had raids we will get more information on a live report coming out. are you trapped and don't know how to escape your addiction to cigarettes? one out of two regular smokers will d

i know we're watching apple. >> yes, definitely are.rt talking with apple here this morning as shares, right now they are trading up just slightly. they're still around $350. investors watching for possible surprises. there is talk that steve jobs may himself appear on stage to help introduce the i-pad 2 today. investors watching for more details on the technology itself. yahoo also getting attention, advance talks to dump a 35% stake in its japanese venture unit. it's not currently holding discussions about that. the wind-down effort by yahoo's chief exec carol bartz like she tried to control the office. crude oil trading now above $100 a barrel. we did see surging oil prices sent stocks tanking yesterday and also fed comments about possibly raising interest rates not helping either. you can see the markets aren't doing a whole lot. the bloomberg silicon valley index actually trading unchanged. and are you sick and tired of your job and can't take it. about 50% of those surveyed say they have considered quitting. about three-quarters o

we will take a look at the apple start this morning right now the futures are up. yesterday apple's stock closed down we will keep a track on that opening bell coming up. we want to know what to think, is the ipad has all of these new features now you get one? because people are the love it. in the price it would be nice for them to bring the price down. you can tweet does or go to facebook. >> will: no one is going to say please, let me pay more of course they wanted cheaper. the two of hearings will start later today in washington d.c. the focus is on the deadly december no gas explosion. history officials acknowledge that for years before the explosion they rejected installing the of the could have shut off or controlled the flow of gas. they discovered they pipeline was not seamless it was that the welded and had never been subjected to rigorous check. >> >> darya: we have the big story of the weather was hanging around is the wind is whipping around pretty good we will give you an update on that. san mateo bridge, a live look. here is san rafael there rain has

according to one analyst, apple could sell as many as 600,000 just this weekend.ho doesn't want to be lighter, thinner and faster? >> i know. we all want that. in life, right? >> right. >> all right. ashley morrison joining us live here in new york. thank you, ashley. >>> los angeles police raided charlie sheen's mansion overnight. police officials say they were looking for guns that might violate a restraining order obtained last week by sheen's estranged wife. sheen's lawyer says they took away some bullets and what he described as an antique gun. on thursday, sheen filed a $100 million lawsuit seeking to recoup his salary and wages of workers on the cbs sitcom "two and a half men." the filing came four days after sheen was fired as the show's star. >>> straight ahead, your friday morning weather. and in sports, a dramatic end in the big east tournament, as uconn takes on thursday ranked pittsburgh. ♪ special k protein shakes -- ♪ a truly great-tasting breakfast shake. with 10 grams of protein and 5 grams of fiber, it's the creamy, delicious way to satisfy... yo

but, as far as apple as a whole, what part of the apple pie do ipad sales represent?e ipad pie, as you say. about 15% of apple's total sales come from ipad. they sold 15 million of them since their big unveiling in april. and keep in mind, these things aren't cheap. you know, the average price of an ipad is $600. they can run you anywhere from $500 on the less expensive end to $829 on the more expensive end. so apple is making some serious money with these. >> the good news is, with the launch of the ipad 2, the ipad 1 may now be downsized financially so people who haven't gotten in can actually get in. >> and that is something apple has done in the past. they put out a new model and make the older models less expensive. >> let's talk about steve jobs. do we have any word whether he might make an appearance today? >> the rumors are he may very well make an appearance and he's contemplating this right now. he's been sick. he's been out on medical leave three times. he's the heart and soul of apple. the big question is, because he's been sick and because the company has

counter so apple can sell more apple stuff. that's bad news if you are one of those companies that makes speaker docks or ipad cases. >>> from the very simple to the complex, a very complicated trial gets underway in new york city. raj rotnum, one of the richest men in america, is accused of insider trading getting secrets on e-bay, google and intel. several people in silicon valley were implicated and lost their jobs. some did face criminal charges. now this is one of two insider scandals to shake silicon valley. this trial gets underway today and we'll continue to watch to see what other nuggets we can find in this. there could be big news coming this week. >> names in other places, you're right. >>> more details on barry bonds upcoming trial will be hammered out today. >>> and police hope this picture will help catch the man known as a serial bank robber. >>> a standoff with an armed man in berkeley finally comes to an end this morning after nearly nine hours. i'm crisis tee smith. christie smith. i'll tell you what happened

securities downgraded his rating on apple to neutral. it's the first analyst downgrade since october, according to thomson reuters. the cut was based on concerns of slower sales, pointing to slower growth at a key apple manufacturing partner in asia. while the energy sector was not spared selling, coal stocks were stand-outs, including peabody energy. shares jumped almost 4%. volume quadrupled. as oil prices have been volatile, so too have coal stocks. natural gas drillers also saw a nice bump today. range resources drills in appalachia and in the southwestern u.s. volume doubled on this almost 4% rally today. the still-developing nuclear situation in japan, along with china putting a temporary freeze on new nuclear plants and germany and france launching new inspections, all has put investors into coal and nat gas stocks. take a look at coal miners patriot and arch gained about 1.5% each. natural gas drillers southwestern and chesapeake added more than 3% each. we also saw a big jump in bond prices, pushing bond interest rates down than

. >>> coming up, the apple store become as lifeline. the one thing crowds in tokyo can find there that they can't find anywhere else right now. >>> the apple store in tokyo has become a lifeline for those trying to get word out. the five story building has become a magnet for folks trying to reach loved ones. with apple offering the only free wifi connection in tokyo. apple staff and their families left homeless by the quake have also been allowed to sleep in that building. >>> all right, mark joins us now. if you like basketball, you're going to want to stay tuned for the next three to four weeks. >> about the next month or so. flying all over the place. all over the country. of course the tournament gets underway in a big way thursday, but we got the bubble teams, kind of the want to bees. getting into the big dance. north carolina ashville versus arkansas little rock. ashville down as many as 11. they come on with a matt with 10 seconds left to tie it. they are pumped. they are going to overtime. and that is again puts in one off the

you can just tell them and the reason we talk about apple so much is 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 we're in the business of getting people to read our stuff if people were 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 yeah right and but i only because i read about it today oh yeah what is the chat roulette going public that would seem like a natural i want to know i chat roulette a few times joe wiesenthal no i've never been on it but i know i have i have once or twice but that's what you want if you want to look for the bubble would chat roulette goes public i think you could stick a fork in it we could come back here and s

but i don't have apple stock, it doesn't really matter to me.olved than we realize. >> yes. apple is one of the most widely held stocks out there, erica. and most people, even if they don't own apple stock directly, you and i may not even realize or anyone out there may not even realize they do own apple stock because it's one of the most widely held stocks. it's held by janus, it's held by fidelity, held by all of these mutual funds. so the chances are it's in your retirement account. you may not even know it. >> so now we're paying even more attention. >> exactly. >> rebecca, thanks. we'll be right back with more. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. in my life, i don't have time for allergies so i live claritin clear. only claritin is proven to keep me as alert and focused as someone without allergies. i get relief from my worst symptoms without drowsiness. live claritin clear. all you expect from the number-one recommended detergent by dermatologists. all free clear is free of dyes and perfumes. and has powerful stainlifters to help get

surprise. >>> you know how apple has a way of making the cool thing you just bought a few months ago suddenly look soviet-era and powered by coal? well, they did it again today. forget the ipad you might have just purchased after saving up the money for it. they unveiled the new ones today as thin as the iphone, lighter than the current ipad, more speed, power and memory and battery and two cameras, but the big news was the guy that showed up at the unveiling. >> good morning! >> steve jobs, the creator, the personification of apple and the man who makes our stuff obsolete every couple of months, a surprise appearance today in the midst of ill health looking thin, but giving an energetic presentation of the product. >>> he is one of the great living veterans of hollywood, a modern-day link to the golden era, and yet we learned today there's a lot we didn't know about the life of actor mickey rooney. he went to washington today to talk about abuse of the elderly and that meant telling his own story and breaking his silence about alleged abuse at the hands of his own family members. >>

. >>> steve jobs makes his first public appearance since taking a leave from apple. what he said he didn't want to miss today coming up. >>> good-bye. >> we'll see you soon, buddy. >> plus, cameras roll as police show up at charlie sheen's house. what we learned about why they removed the actor's twin sons. >> we have seen rain and now drizzle over the city of san francisco. gusty winds, too. still blustery outside in spots. we'll talk about that in the forecast next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, germany. this afternoon president obama says he'll spare no effort in the investigation. >>> two us airmen killed at an airport in germany and this afternoon president obama said he will spare no effort in the investigation. police say an american military bus was parked outside a terminal at the frankfurt airport when that gunman opened fire. a bus driver and passenger were killed. two other people seriously wounded. witnesses say the shooter fled but was chased down by military personnel and arrested. >>> libyan leader moammar qaddafi again defying calls to step down. in another add