on the airplane, i am trying to learn the apple business. i have my files like a reporter. i realize i am treating my brother as if he was a source. i just wanted him to like me. i wanted to impress him. i had to do that little sister thing. the first rule was, put yourself into their world. the second part of this was understand how difficult it is and don't wait for a crisis, because the fact is, if you have this strange relationship with a sibling, you are already in kind of a crisis. you may not recognize it and maybe comfortable and okay with it, but it isn't perfect. the best predictor of happiness and long term happiness is to have good relationship s with your family and friends. the 3rd aspect is try to see your sibling as they are not as you would like them to be. going to the apple country was huge for me. again, i am embarrassed to say, 15 years i had never been once with. this is a lunatic thing my brother is doing with these apples. when i sailed down this huge area of fruit country, imagine after 9/11, apple country at harvest, thousands of acreage, beautiful

basis comparing business apples to business apples were beat by south korea japan germany and new zealand in germany higher education is completely free in eleven of sixteen states in denmark higher education is completely free to residents and denmark is considered on the most educated nations in the world and one of the happiest in china home to the world's largest pool of college students people pay between four hundred and two thousand dollars a year for everything classes room board books everything and there are generous government scholarships in china for the brightest students at the same time that republicans here in america are killing off our similar programs called pell grants . these are by the way just foreign nations operating their own education systems in a vacuum there our competitors and local market and their students are learning the essential skills to compete for jobs in the twenty first century our students are learning the essential the payment plans and how to be slaves to banks for decades after they graduate once again reaganism and it's conservative spawn are

apple is, bloomberg business report is coming up. >> and workers manage to stop the leak of radioactive water from a krmd nuclear power plants in japan but they may face new challenges. >> and are you too lazy to cut calories? so many of us are but keep track of what you eat by just a sample of your cell phone camera. >>> good wednesday morning, waking up to clear, cool conditions. we are in between weather systems. so we will see sunshine. winds will pick up, as well. 69 in sacramento today. 59 in yosemite and is some clouds in southern california today. >>> in libya, rebel complains that nato has been slow to launch airstrikes as they try to fight their way back into the eastern oil port of brega. they say the situation has become increasingly complicated because moammar gadhafi are positioning themselves in heavily populated civilian areas. airstrikes have destroyed most of gadhafi aircraft and armored vehicles making it difficult to distinguish his troops from the rebels. >> in japan the company that owns the nuclear reactor says a highly radioactive water leak has now been stopped.

obama says no, i was born in hawaii is not the coverage you would see if i said apple computer is about to go out of business. when we write a story that says on the one hand seth mnookin says apple computer is going out of business and steve jobs said who is seth mnookin? if you say something that is outrageous or outlandish even if that is the type of coverage you can bet a lot in science and medicine and politics. my favorite of that would be on the one hand the lakers claim they won the series. [talking over each other] >> to come around to jenny mccarthy is one way in which the public and medical establishment has failed is taking people like jenny mccarthy and saying how is it the public believes this former playboy playmate and go ahead and doctors them. the people who are watching oprah or listening to what jenny mccarthy said we're not talking about 15-year-old boys, looking for old issues of playboy. we are talking about parents who relate to another parent talking about their experiences. and their experience with their children. this is a little bit distinct. we get to the same an end point we do

>> the good news is we see an emerging business model for media, and the bad news is it involves giving 30% of your revenue to apple. but i think there is a lot of potential, actually, for building a business on top of distribution through mobile. the other thing we have got going on is really profoundly exciting and far more exciting than five years ago, that the tools are so much better than they were five years ago. they are profoundly better. compared to the dark days of 2005, media are now -- everybody is online. facebook can launch a product, and really, overnight, build community on thousands of websites. there really are some exciting things going on. in the last five years, things have changed a lot. >> does that count -- does that excitement also extend to content? >> i do not think we are there yet. i do not think we have seen any digital native content that has produced really ground-breaking journalism. a couple of years ago, we were pretty excited about what was happening at a place like talking points memo, where they were doing some great stuff. we have seen a lot of efforts, but things like rupert

materials for its phone, and obviously they and anyone else doing business in japan is definitely having problems. the only up side is that apple does a great job of not sole sourcing, they have a lot of suppliers, so i'm guessing they have a lot of people in the background trying to find things from other places. >> tom: those people would be on iphones, right. >> yeah. >> tom: thank you. >> susie: here are the stories in tonight's "n.b.r. newswheel": stocks closed higher on strong earnings in the tech sector. the dow rose 187 points, the nasdaq added 57, and the s&p up 17. big board volume settled under one billion shares. nasdaq volume topped two billion. closing arguments have begun in the insider trading case against raj rajaratnam, founder of the galleon group hedge fund. in six weeks of testimony, prosecutors played dozens of secretly recorded phone conversations. jury deliberations could begin tomorrow. and sales of previously-owned homes rose last month as buyers were lured by a growing number of distressed properties. sales increased nearly 4% to an annual rate of more than five million. about two of every five of the

business. ibm also reported earnings that blew past expectations. >>> apple typically has nothing to say aboutnext generation iphone will be out in september. reports say the popular phone will come with a faster processor but will look much like the current iphone 4. >>> there's positive news about unemployment. the government reports that 38 states gained jobs in march, led by texas with more than 37,000. and the unemployment rate fell in 34 states, that's the largest number to see a decline in nine months. >>> and some truly tragic news in the retail world. some shops in australia are charging customers to try on clothes in the store. it's not cheap either. the highest one is charging 50 bucks. shops apparently got frustrated because people were trying on expensive outfits and then buying them at better prices online. betty let's hope this doesn't become a trend and come our way. >> is that illegal? that should be illegal. right? >> it's a crime. >> you can't charge people to try on clothes. >> right. >> good luck with that. i wonder how that works when people don't come to the store. >> ex

apple. >>> best buy plans to revamp its retail business. best buy mobile focuses on cell phone sales. analysts say both outlets have proved more profitable than traditional best buy stores. >>> well just when you thought the budget battle was over in washington, the new war being waged today and the program that is on the chopping block. >>> bay area weekend is here. i have the latest computer model. you see the green behind me, there is some showers in the bay area. will they impact your saturday or sunday? i'll have the latest. >>> there's a major push to turn the oakland port into a money machine. we'll break down the plan to create the port to create more jobs for you and the entire bay area. >>> barry bonds may not be the only one to suffer in his conviction. the key player in the case that might be the fed's next target. >>> more now on the breaking news from palo alto. we have now confirmed that it was in fact, a caltrain that hit a car at the intersection in palo alto. the intersection with charleston as we pan up here you can see the caltrain right now. we have been told by c

apple stores. >> here is jane king with the morning business report. >> proving that iphone is a fashion statementne already . the stores limiting sales for two. iphones no . sony losing points over the security breach that gave hackers acess to the can the credit cards of customers. they are now facing a lawsuit. >> walmart stocking for shelves ammunition and guns in an attempt to attract more customers it is part of the back to basic initiatives. f.b.i. checks for guns are at a record level . >> seeing the best job market since 2008. it is the companies that work for field positions after leaving them open . and career website and twice as many postings as two years ago. at the new york stock exchange i am jane king with the bloomburg business report. >> this mornings police are investigating two cases of copper wire theft. finding copper wire that was stolen from the soft ball field . in north richmond. abc news cam ras were on board during a safety awareness program when police spotted three men loading copper wire on the back of a truck. officers jumped off of the train santa clara county get

. >>> well, apple pops, gold soars and what's the number one most stressful job? your early morning businesseadlines are straight ahead. >>> plus lots of people debate whether she's copied madonna's playbook, but lady gaga's reaction to the question has gotten her in some hot water. >>> also, spurs and lakers get back on track. a pair of double overtime games in the nhl playoffs and a dark day for the dodgers. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. the federal aviation administration is taking new steps to fix problems in the nation's air traffic control system. yesterday, two air traffic controllers were fired for sleeping on the job. also in the wake of this week's scare with michelle obama's plane, controllers will no longer handle planes carrying the first lady or the vice president. supervisors will take on that job. >>> yesterday on the first anniversary of the gulf oil disaster, bp launched legal action. it's suing the maker of the blowout preventer that failed. bp filed pape

traffic increases by about 30% thiq timof year, which means big business for a pretty sml community. the path through peach, plum, apple, orange, and nut orchards shows off the picturesque side of the san joaquin valley's staple industry, agriculture. the colorful tetops set against the majestic peaks of the sierrnevada are part ob a changing landscape re. already, the trail has been altered several times since its 1988 inception to accommodate the region's growing population. >> well, it's important for our area. it's important to fresno unty that we preserve agriculture. >> the trail traces the outskirts of suctiny central valley towns as reedley, selma, and sanger. and as the landscape wakes up around the area, so does business. take simonian farms, for example. just outside thfrno city limits is where you'll find this 20-acre family owned operation that has grown 100 varieties of fruits and vegetables for more than00 years, and doesn't looc to close shop atime soon. especially if the lion of fans the place has earned over the years has anything to say about it. >> oh, my god. just for people to see it. i don't thin

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apples response we'll have more of that coming up on business. we will continue to watch the numbers this morning. >>> all right we will go ahead and smile and say good morning, to you. thank you for joining us here on the ktvu morning news the middle of the week i'm dave clark. >> and i'm pam cook. time now is 6:30. >> just about a half hour ago the white house released president obama's original birth certificate. now the release this is the long form of the birth certificate that everybody is talking about. the president's critics have been talking nonstop about this. here it is you're looking at it. this comes in response to all of the questions about whether the president was really born in the united states. you've been hearing donald trump among many others that questioned the authenticity of the president. he's taking credit for the white house releasing the birth certificate you are looking at this morning. we'll have much more coming up a little bit later. >>> back here at home police found ha young -- found a young man dead in east san

busy day for quarterly earnings reports. we'll hear from abbott labs, american express, apple, at&t, and wells fargo. and as its japanese rivals have supply chain problems, we talk with south korean auto maker hyundai about its plans to accelerate sales. america's first offshore wind farm is one step closer to reality. federal regulators today green- lighted a project to build and run 130 wind turbines off the massachusetts coast. the wind farm could generate power and jobs, and it'll cost more than $2.5 billion to build. but there are still challenges, including nearly a dozen lawsuits trying to block it on environmental concerns. it looks like the high price of gasoline is still putting a dent in sales. new figures show gas sales were up last week, but not up by as much as you'd expect if you looked at last year's numbers. mastercard advisors spending pulse, which tracks this, says it's the seventh straight week sales have slipped, year over year. the average price of gas last week was $3.81, but many americans are now paying $4 and more at the pump. this is a very anxious time for high school seni

record fifteen hundred dollars an ounce for the first time apple on tuesday as investors tend to precious metals hundred inflation or more join business are seen about twenty minutes time. low this is our going to have you with us today well straight to our top story now libya's foreign minister has criticised the u.k.'s plan to send officers so advised rebels on the ground saying it could prolong the fighting britain's foreign minister claims the group doesn't reach the u.n. resolution which forbids sending in ground troops of the more on this from artie's in london. this is opening a whole can of worms isn't it with legality of sending military teams into libya. yeah and you mentioned britain's foreign minister and he has made it very clear that these are military advisers they are but they're not wearing uniforms according to him and they are organizing rather than training or the rebel forces it's unclear what the difference in his view or indeed in the army between organizing and training is but as you say this does open a whole new level of operation in libya these are people who are that whole new ground as opposed to forces wh

business in dallas. the nasdaq up 55 points. biggest jump in 6 months after apple reported revenues are more than 40%. the dow rose 186 points. that's his highest close in three years. >>> a dozen teachers will receive lay off notices next month. pam tells us 11 teachers will lose their jobs. they are trying to reduce its budget by 2-1/2 million dollars. the employee already received preliminary lay off notices last month. >>> the board of supervisors will implement new rules. one calls for higher rental rates for the county's veteran's building and fee hikes and new fees across 7 different departments, the fees take effect july 1. >>> scattered light showers. live storm tracker two. east and north of the area, sprinkles around concord, danville. i am back in 6 minutes with tomorrow's forecast. we will look that latest computer models. the airlines will have less chance to run you, your bags and rights around in circles. the new penalties still ahead. >>> the department of transportation announced passengers protections today. changes that began with a angry mom. tom vacar joins us live where passenge

small businesses simply a ton of americans, they are the engine and lot of for economy. i feel good things. >>catherine: what about applearnings? >>rob: ha gorgeous, doubled year-over-year. everyone is fascinated with the i pad 2. they started selling their i phone, i pad 2 unbelievable product i phone 5 is coming out in september. they're saying september because of shortage in supply because of japan. there's a tech transition from the 3 g to the four g. i'm not sure they will have it by the summer. it probably will but this summer foam is going to be a faster processor. gorgeous quarter out of apple. i want to stop to go down so i can buy more. >>catherine: when you some it will look i sing gorgeous, that's a good review. thank you rob. >>now, here is gabe slate, with some tech news. >>gabe: the play book is blackberries version of the topic, there tend to take on apple in the i pad. first of all you could see it's a lot smaller, not an android google tablet it runs on black carried out automated system. for a closer look at the blackberry said " tune in to kron 4 news at 5 and 6:00 p.m.. gabe slate, kron 4 news. [ f

if you try to find a certain type of business nearby or social networking up for your interacting with people or in your area. it brings up another use for apple google they could use your location to target ads to you. that helps to make money. another interesting twist in this unfolding drama, an editor with c-net discover that law enforcement has known about these secret files on tracking users locations on i phone and have been using it. >> in talking to some of the front six software providers, the people who sell software that cops will use when they take and i phone in a criminal investigation want notes on it, they've known about this for for lunker. it's commonplace in from the investigations to use software to extract a latitude and longitude basically where your phone is banned. if the companies i talked yesterday said law enforcement uses it, state and local and federal. it's a valuable investigation tool and the ability to do this and extract this location information from apple devices has become something of a sales pitch for these companies. this is not exactly a secret to in the law enforcement world it's kind if and now every

apple fails to keep up with the ipad ii demand. we have the bloomberg business report coming up. >> free rides in walnut creek. while a downtown trolley service that everybody likes is coming under fire. plus, proposal to add a fee to the soft drinks you buy. why supports say it could save schools as well as children's health. >>> a blind sea lion unable to return to the wild is getting some new digs. >>> welcome back. 5:46. the bulk of the precipitation in the sierra. thunderstorm around chico and reading and yosemite now. that is all going to stay that way until the afternoon hours. when things start to clear up a little bit. upper 60s to 70s. along coast. san diego and l.a. mid-60s there. sunshine, 82 in palm springs. rain and 48 at lake tahoe. >> look at the stories we're following this morning. president obama wraps up his bay area visit with a fundraising breakfast at san francisco hotel this morning, in his third fundraiser in the bay area in go days. >>> caltrain board of directors is set to hold a special meeting today to vote on proposal that could avo

apple. >> eric: jane king is live at the new york stock exchange and much more in the money scope report. >> good morning to you. more bad times for the california home building businesss and orders plunging for the home builders, down more than a dollar a share. it's struggling to compete with the bargain prices that foreclosures are selling for. >> apple this morning, nasdaq doing some rebalancing and apple is at the center of it. basically apple got so big that the nasdaq 100 is rebalancing the importance it gives stock. it's significant, mutual fund investors may have to sell apple shares. it's down about $3 but still trading above $300 a share. microsoft is getting a left. they say they are rebalancing is to prevent any one stock from dominating the index. and china setting up new worries about global economic growth and s&p 500 is slower and nasdaq is slightly higher and silicon index is trading a little lower. they are offering a 16% discount people to check in with pets in april for red roof inn. i'm jane king, bloomberg use. >>> thank you very much, jane, we'll see you later. >> i think the pets will be happy if you take them for a nice walk out in the aftern

business district was gone. and the past few years i think they erected a monument to it. nigger street. 1937. mcintosh street the sign reads like the apple. red but not red delicious red but like red on red eyes gravy on grit the and stop lights and green and yellow. and red like those powders and syrups kept behind the counter at blocks pharmacy. red. and red like the stripe on richard's barb bar pole and the stitches on button holes on over alls of those coming to down on saturday. solid red at the blue moon and red like the eyes of the late staying patrons on sunday mornings. and in church the red of the edge of white pages in a black bound bible coming together, closing. red as a congregation rises. [applause]. >> this references a lynching. the lynching of 2 couples in monroe, georgia occurred july 25, 1946. it's now referred to has the morris ford lynching. insurance man, 1946. silos you might not be here april. ain't none of us never promise said tomorrow. if you died you would need a will. that way you control your nickel when you are gone. get your ducks in a row you might not be here come april. yeah, your policy is up-to-date

apple founder steve jobs. >> and down to the final days. william and kate's last official businessefore the big royal wedding. and the surprising name on their guest list coming up. >>> the stock market just opening about 10 minutes ago. let's take a quick check of the early numbers. as you can see, everything looking good in positive territory. coming up, we'll get an update from jason brooks with kcbs and cbsmoneywatch.com. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ♪ one taste, and you'll understand. delicious dunkin' donuts coffee. pick some up where you buy groceries. mm! america runs on dunkin'. >>> we enjoyed a nice sunny weekend and we're going to see a change in the forecast starting today with a chance of showers, plenty of cloud cover out there as you can see here in this live shot from mount vaca. just starting to see the sunrise there. chance of showers persisting through this afternoon, best chance of seeing those showers north of the golden gate bridge. but right now as you make your way out the door, seeing mostly cloudy conditions, temperatures running from the low 40s

business. >>> a fire that destroyed a historic apple warehouse in watsonville now being linked to the deaths all the soot and smoke with the foam used by firefighters considered likely factors in the fish deaths. it is still unknown what caused last week's fire. it cost the martinelli apple cider company nearly $2 million in products. >>> the santa clara valley water district expected to increase water rates. it could happen as soon as tomorrow when the board of directors meets. >>> traffic and weather coming right up. stay with us. ♪ [ water running ] [ indistinct talking on television ] hola padre. hola. [ male announcer ] you do everything so they're at their best. so start their big days with the incredible protein. eggs. let's just think of warm things...my new-sorry... -steak grilled sandwich...piping hot with tender steak, grilled onions, and bourbon barbecue sauce all covered with hot melty cheese on grilled artisan bread. hot...steaky... toasty...melty... this isn't working, i'm just getting hungry. that's working...that's... >>> good morning. let's start off along 680. look out for

business week reports it heard from four sources. the phone will be available on both at&t and verizon. apple has blamed technical problems for the delay of the white iphone. >>> and postal charges such as the cost to send advertising that floods your mailbox will be going up. a postcard is also going up. >>> big changes in the ethnic make up of america's largest cities with latinos becoming the most numerous minority group in my of them. new data group released today indicate that latinos are now the largest minority group in 191 of the nation's 366 metro areas. those metro areas are home to 83% of the nation's population. many analysts say the change is likely to cause a mayor shift in political power. >>> using your smart phone to video tape police could land you in trouble. find out why one vallejo man was arrested for doing just that. >>> the money is untraceable long gone, and spent. >>> a police warning tonight about a new trick and people are falling for it. what police say you need to know to protect yourself. a special report is up next. >>> amateur video of police video taping an a

that would flood even more homes and businesses and roads and leave the residents wondering what they will have left to come back to. >>> apple is staying silent for now on reports the iphone, ipads are keeping track of where users are. however another privacy issue last year could explain why apple is doing and what it's doing with the information it gathers. two member members -- two members of congress wrote to steves about the privacy policy. it needs access to location based information so it can quote provide high quality products and services that its customers demand. >>> an eighth grader from palo alto is using independent rock music to make a difference. 13-year-old noah organized a concert to prevent suicide prevention organizations. he got the idea last summer after he heard about gay teenagers being bullied and committing suicide. he contacted some of his favorite bands and asked if they would perform. bands from around the country came to support the event. >> as a gay kid myself there was never anything supportive like this. >> know a's event raised $20,000. that money will go to the trevor project a teen suici