this is a big fan for apple -- this is a big deal for apple fans. you were here around what time? >> around 1:00. >> and you're from dubai, and you timed your visit -- >> exactly. part of it was to come down and be part of this. because i haven't been part of apple for five, six years since i went back to dubai. so it's exciting for me. >> reporter: what was the mood overnight? people friendly? >> oh, very, very friendly. so much fun. we shared so many stories. so many tech stuff. we had such a great time. and they're all friendly. >> reporter: were a lot of people talking about steve jobs passing away? >> yeah, sometimes we do bring it up, but most of the time, fun stories with steve. that was the best part. >> reporter: and what was your favorite story, you had a chance to talk with him? >> yeah, we spent like hours and hours talking. it was amazing. he told us so many stories of back in the days with steve jobs and how he started or specific stuff. interesting. yeah. >> reporter: thank you so much. well, that of course is part of the draw of coming here, camping out here overni

rita nissan shows us that apple fans worldwide are also paying triple. >> reporter: apple fans in sydney lit candles to remember steve jobs a man who sparked a digital revolution >> he was just about being excellent, achieving excellence, doing good things, following his dream. >> reporter: at apple stores across the world, millions mound his passing. in ma -- mourned his passing. in london someone took a bite out of an apple to symbolize the loss. in tokyo people switched on their candlelight apps to create a high-tech vigil. >> we were just thinking of ways to show appreciation, to show our feelings, show our thing. >> reporter: because of him, this man says, i decided to start up my own company. he was my moral support in life. this woman says, it's like einstein has died. jobs pioneered a string of must- have gadgets and people lined up at apple stores all over the world for every new device. sometimes waiting for days. >> it is a large loss. and i will miss seeing him wandering around on stage in his jeans giving new products to the world. >> reporter: some worry apple's brilliance

g÷p÷÷÷>>>>>8ç >>> the day apple fans have been waiting for is hours away.are holding a news conference to unveil the new iphone. kron 4's gabe slate has more. >> reporter: it will be interesting to see who tries to fill steve job's shoes. as always iphone is tightlipped. here is what i heard. the 5 will have a bigger screen. thinner and lighter and curved backside. the new box square form factor of the 4 got lot of complaints it's not comfortable to hold. it will be faster. this new model has better voice control features. apple needs to cap up to android. it will be on the sprit network and verizon and at&t. this is a big deal because sprint is the only carrier left offering unlimited data plans. here is a look at more rumors i don't think will berality. two new iphones. one standard and one cheaper. a nanny version. -- . >> continuing into the 2:00 hour, pushing inland, delta, south bay. 3:00 starting to push out of the bay area. notice how fast moving this system is. later on, no rain at all. if that system stalls over the bay area we will get heavy, hea

a lot of apple fans expected to hear about an iphone 5 today. the new product launched is the iphone 4f. it has a lot of the features that were rumored to be in the iphone 5, eight megapixle, high quality video, the exterior design is just like the current iphone 4. >> inside it's all new. how is it different? first, there's a new chip inside. the a5 chip we launched this year in the ipad 2 now making its way into the iphone video. >> reporter: along the -- along with the faster pros or, it will have eight hours of talk time, better antenna, better voice command system and will have that hd quality 1080 video. outside the apple store in walnut creek apple fans gave us their reaction. >> the iphone 5 was really important and i'm disappointed about today. hopefully next year the release will be better. i hope steve jobs is feeling well. >> i was expecting the iphone 5 which is what i'm really excited about. i definitely like to upgrade my stuff. i'll be upgrading. >> reporter: possibly reflecting that disappointment about the lack of an iphone 5,

but the system really ha the apple fans intrigued. damian trujillo, now back to you guys. >> you mentioned people are asking for his autograph. did you get his signature? >> not yet. i have my ipad. he will sign the back of it. that's for sure. >> very cool. thank you, damian. >> we could find out what happened at a 2007 college party where a group of baseball players were accused of rape. the district attorney jeff rosen expected to release his review of the case this morning. none of the players were criminally prosecuted. the girl at the center of the case filed a civil suit but lost when his findings become available, we'll post them on nbcbayarea.com. >>> you've probably seen the massive aircraft hangars as you head up and down 101. that's where the navy used to house the blimps. this weekend another will host another blimp. al albeit another ominous one. >> good morning, jon. one of three hangars here. this one is seven football fields long. it had to be long in order to house the faef air ship. tomorrow is the 78th anniversary

apple fans around the wothe dea jobs. memorial shrines popping up at apple stores across the u.s.er the company's iconic founder lost his battle with cancer and that's business. i'm liz macdonald.   >>> this fox 5 stock market report is brought to you by your lexus dealer. live life heroically.  >>> an claimed architect wants to bring a piece of the heartland to the nation's capitol for a special memorial to dwight d eisenhower. frank geary wants to create woven material tapestries with scenes depicting a kansas landscape with grain silos similar to where ike grew up. first he had to address a federal panel and they repeated strong reservations of the scale of the 80-foot long columns that two hold up the tapestry at the national mall. >>> the dart boards and posters and about everything in the hawk and dove bar is now for auction. hawk and dove opened in 1965, closed october 2nd. rival bar owner took over the lease and they are renovating. it will reopen in five months. if you'd like to bid, you can only do that online. for a link go to www.myfo

. >>> in community, apple fans are showing up at the country's biggest apple store in hang high. iphones and "i" pads are usually present in china. some people showed up saying they are sad jobs did not live long enough to see the future operations. >>> in 1984, the mac to be was -- mcend to be was re-- mac inn to be was released. -- in 2007 they unveiled the ipad. and now 25 years ago he bought pixar from joe luck cass. the -- likes cuss. the -- disney bought pixar making jobs the company's largest shareholder. >>> well the retail industry is predicting a slow and steady retail holiday season. they have 2.8% to more than a half billion dollars and that's smaller than the 5.2% increase last year, however it is still better in 2008 and 2009 when it dropped. it would have been better says this year's analysts if it were not for a weak job market. >>> it has been cut 30% and a check from an emergency management reportedly put a strain on resources. they have had to borrow money to continue operations and without more, the food pantry may not have been able to feed as many people into the ho

this morning one of the most famous apple fans has a front row seat in the waiting game. amy hollyfield joins us live to explain why this gentleman who doesn't have to wait in line is. >> reporter: steve wozniak one of the co-founders of apple is the first one in line. he got here noon. someone treated he was here and look what happened, the crowd grew. he has been doing interviews, signing autographs. within point he went to cupertino in the middle of the night -- one point he went to cupertino in the middle of the night and got doughnuts for the crowd. he says he wants to be part of historical moment. the iphone 4s is on sale now you can get it here in california starting at 8:00. apple's fifth iphone the first to be launched since the passing of steve jobs. some have speculated is 4s, short for, four steve. wozniak says he doesn't know if that is the case. he says he doesn't know what the "s" stands for. he says jobs is being remembered today. >> it is very sad to think about that. we have to think about what steve would want us to think about, which is the future of t

the data apple fans have been waiting for the unveiling of the new iphone, the fed is set for 10:00 a.m. this morning in cupertino. apple has give details of the iphone five closely guarded the there's a lot of speculation about what the new iphone will include. expected to have a slightly larger screen that will be thinner and lighter. it will go back to the curved back side of the iphone 3. that new box where form of the iphone for has apparently got a lot of complaints. the iphone 5 will be faster and feature the processor chip that will also have better voice control features and it is believed that pri will carry the newest iphone as well as at&t and verizon will carry it also. so will have three carriers. there are rumors that the former ceo steve jobs will be in attendance, but nothing is confirmed. >> if i get the new one, i will have the fancy curve and and you will have the boxy month. >> apparently you can say things like make an appointment with the darya for lunch tomorrow and it will put it in there. >> so there try to run with the and droid because it has a better voice r

big day for apple fans. to join in the excitement. >> it was announced today, but i don't know when it's going to be in the market. >> i haven't really looked into it that much. i have an ipod touch. i like it. so i'm assuming i'll like the ipod. >> i own a mac book pro. >> i was waiting for an iphone 5. i'm really thinking about getting it. >> i couldn't get any news so far. i'm still hoping. >> what else have you done? >> you know, just typical sight seeing tours, being on top of the empire state building, walking through times square. >> that's cool. but you're really here for what reason? >> to buy an iphone. >> we are from rome. here we classical project called evol. >> are you going to buy the 5 in. >> i want to see what things we have more. >> different? >> different. >> seriously, apple fans, they don't care what they hand you. other than the band you saw there at the end, no one seemed that interested in learning what is dirve from the iphone. they just wanted it. we noticed something else weird, the

. >>> a big day for apple fans. the much-anticipated iphone 4s will hit store shelves nationwide in two hours. apple stores expect long lines and a long wait. pre orders topped 1 million and it quickly sold out. apple co-founder and camped out outside california store since thursday. i would think that he would get an early call copy of it. >> maybe he just enjoys the fans. >> its all the energy, everybody camping out. >>> 65 degrees outside. >> still ahead, a wall street showdown. the new york occupation could be ending after a month. >> is soggy state dinner at the white house. some of the highlights, what the people wore. >> and what to expect in >>> i am lisa stayed with women hard the national coalition for women with heart disease. if you are woman living with heart disease, we are here for you. go to our web site. >> good morning, washington. >> that helps us wake-up. >>> we will a check on traffic and weather as we do every 10 minutes. >> we get started with brian van de graaff in the weather center. >> adam

i'm an apple fan. everything me and my girl have is apple. >> reporter: more than a million preordered tempered the crowds. especially with last week's passing of co-founder steve jobs. >> for a lot of people it is important to say i have the last phone from when he was alive. >> the 4s has a nickname along with head turning technology. >> this is awesome. >> reporter: a voice activated assistant. >> text message to mom. >> i don't know who your mother is. in fact, i don't know who you are. >> reporter: the new phone lured apple co-founder steve. first in line at this store in california. >> for the ipad 2 announcement, i came to the store. i was 35th in line and they ran out just before me. >> reporter: some shoppers could face a similar fate this weekend. sales of more than 2 million units are expected. mark barger, nbc news. >> some die hard apple fans were disappointed. analysts believe apple will sell 4 million units of the device this weekend. wow. >> i would like to have one of those. >> yeah. >>

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today apple fans continue to mourn the death of steve jobs. industry experts begin to consider what is next for appear tell and its rivals? amy hollyfield is live in palo alto. >> reporter: the thank you notes, flowers even the apples keep coming to this store this is the store that steve jobs would often pop into. he lives nearby. the mood is very somber here in palo alto. some even seem taken anback at how sad they feel. palo alto police shutdown the street in front of steve jobs' home. officers aren't allowing parking on the an jays block to help control the crowds stopping by to pay their respects. >> i never thought that his death would affect me this way. just really profound. like somebody really special, even bigger than life. not to -- it is like an icon something really special is gone. >> reporter: at the downtown apple store in san francisco the windows are filling with post-it notes people leaving personal statements about how apple impacted their lives or a profound picture. in palo alto it is also personal. the only subtle sign

new device today that could give apple the lion's share of the smartphone market. >> reporter: apple fanso wait 16 months for this new version a live time in the world of apple. today they get to see the new phone. it won't be unveiled by steve jobs. he stepped down as ceo in august because he's been suffering from cancer. so, his replacement, tim cook will be making his first iphone launch as ceo. he will be doing it out of the cupertino headquarters this morning. apple has kept all detail unwraps. we don't know what it is going to be call. phone 5 or 4s. the "wall street journal" did break one detail yesterday, it is reporting that sprint will be available on iphone. spring betting the company on iphone. it agreed to buy 30.5 million new phones regardless of whether customers purchase them. quite a commitment from that company. but could be a good gamble. new survey predicting that 41% of smartphone users lobbying this new iphone. today a -- users will be buying this new iphone. predictions from whether the screen will be bigger, faster, better camera, all kinds of ideas. it will be unv

for many apple fans, what the iphone 4s brings to the marketplace is complete justification. [ cheeringstphfplt >> reporter: here's what it looked like 8:00 this morning when the apple store opened here in los gatos 8 a.m. was the designated time to start selling in each time zone. some customers including co-founder steve wozniak camped out almost 24 hours ago. what they are attracted to is the voice command called siri it answers questions not just execute commands such as calling one of your contacts. >> the first command i spoke into it, it did it right. and i didn't even know if i was using part of the vocabulary you are supposed to. i just spoke something that made sense to me. so i'm very happy already. goes. >> reporter: siri has a sense of humor. ask for the best smartphone on the marketplace. she reresponds you already know the answer. it has an 8 mega pixel camera and faster dual processor. apple started taking orders a week ago with shipment to your home or office today. but it did give nat as opportunity to express condolences to steve wozniak who co-founded apple with stev

motorola, they have all followed him. >> it's shocking. >> reporter: despite the heavy hearts for apple fans, some are pointing out what they believe will be the inevitable thursday morning, a drop in apple stocks. earlier this year they surpassed those of exxon mobil to become the nation's most valuable company. but recently those same stocks took up to a 5% hit on tuesday when the iphone 4s was announced. now it will cause the stocks to dip even more. >> i would say 3 or 5% tomorrow. >> reporter: back out live here. another look at the side of the apple store. the window has become sort of a shrine to him. he was 56 years old. he leaves behind a wife, four kids and countless fans throughout the world. we're live in georgetown, ken molestina, 9news now. >> well, thanks, ken. >>> joining me now is tom pevobar. he is a computer programmer specializing in design. he joins us now to talk about a sad day for you. the loss of steve jobs. >> it's a sad day. but he left at his peak. how often do you see people who go on for decades after everything is over. >> let's talk about what made him so spec

. >>> apple fans are logging on and leaving their condolences.you can leave your thoughts on abc2news.com/facebook. >>> they called them the flower children in the '60s and now they're the 99%. live in downtown billionth where the occupy baltimore organization is going on. not a grass roots organization, it's been organized for quite some time. >> reporter: they slept here overnight. you'll see them today and perhaps for weeks, just protesting, they're claiming they're the 99% against the 1% of the corporate greed of the country. you can see in the shadows of the bank downtown. joining us live is jay. you've been here since tuesday at noon. what is the goal for this week? >> hoping to get a lot of people down here. the ravens game and the baltimore marathon is next weekend running by here, we'll try to get them to run through the plaza. if you're coming down, show your support. >> reporter: you wrote a song within the last couple of minutes to sum up what you're about. >> we're going occupy until we're satisfied that things are going to change. w

apple fans paid tribute to its iconic co-founder outside the company's headquarters last night as similar memorials popped up outside apple stores across the country. nbc's george lewis looks back on his life and legacy. >> reporter: he was the father of the iphone, the ipad, the apple mack computers turning gadgets into desire. as he was fond of saying, wait, there's more. >> today apple is going to be reinvent the phone. >> reporter: and people did wait. in long lines for the first iphones in 2007. and then three years later they lined up for the ipad. changing the way people consume media. >> design plus function equals the right lifestyle. and that's what he filled. >> reporter: in 1976 jobs co-founded apple computer and within a few years was worth $100 million. in 1984 he was showing off his new pride and joy, the macintosh. >> it has turned out insanely great. >> reporter: as critics hailed the mac, jobs was on the losing end of a power struggle at his company and left apple. he went into computer animation acquiring pixar animation, starting with "toy story". >> so infinity and be

these apple fans love their apple products they are just as excited about this one. they think it will be a wonderful iphone and can't wait to get their hands on it. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> in new york the deputy mayor says a plan to cleaning of the wall street encampment this morning has been postponed this is lower manhattan. the cleanup of the park was supposed to have started a half hour ago. the occupy wall street protesters say ways a pretext to evict them. demonstrators were clean you up themselves last night. supporters streamed into the plaza before this morning's postponement. a showdown had been feared between authorities and protesters who have been there nearly four weeks. >>> rupert murdoch is in san francisco he's scheduled to give the keynote address this morning at an educating conference. more than 100 protested outside the palace hotel where the conference operated yesterday. demonstrators included teachers and some members of the occupy wall street movement. the conference is hosted by the foundation for excellence in education. the foundat

. >>> apple fans did not get quite what they are expecting yesterday. >>> 53 degrees. >> still ahead calling it quits before even starting. the big announcement from new jersey governor chris christie. >> proceed with caution. today is national walk to school day. >> we will [ snoring ] [ thundes crashes ] [ snoring ] [ thunder crashes ] [ snoring ] [ male announcer ] vicks nyquil cold and flu. the nighttime, sniffling sneezing, coughing aching, fever, best sleep you ever got with a cold... medicine. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] vicks dayquil. defeats 5 cold & flu symptoms. ♪ ♪ captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> wednesday morning 4:42, cool temperatures. you will want to open the windows to let the fresh air circulation today. a little warmer than yesterday. 55 in alexandria right now at george mason elementary. a 53 in triangle, 55 and clayton's berg, 52 in silver spring at kennedy high school. but temperatures will continue dropping throughout the morning. mostly sunny today 75 this afternoon, a little above average. tomorrow a few degrees cooler as

"the new one has a digittl &panswwrs any questionnyou ask it, i'm a huge apple fan i've been waiting this for a year"that voice recognition software ford is talkinn about is called siri: siri: "apparently it gets mad at - can't wait to get mad aa it, pt will beefun"the releaas comes just a week after apple's cofounderrsteve jobs death at age 56.some are wondering...without the vision of steve jobs...will these products still bb designed as well?mobile expert tim kassouf: kassouf:"like any good ceo, steve jobs had a majjr plan in part of tte future, i had a feeling he was intimately released for the next 2-3 years for sure" sure" "i idn't even want to preorder it online, i wanted po have it in my hands today" so is he iphone 4s...with &pit's faster prooessing speee worth the 18 hours? hours?"it's amazing!" amazing!""apple just has a way of making people want their products, i don't know wwat it is...but eveeytime yoo see theirrproduct i got to have it!" it looks likeethis will be one of apple's fastest selling products...if you're still trying to get one in a pttre...good luckkjanice

. >>> apple fans are already getting excited about an expected assignment -- expected announcement onhe new iphone. it could come to the cupertino headquarters next week, maybe as soon as tomorrow. apple sent applications to the media that ended with the words that said "let's talk iphone." mose are interpreting that to mean apple will unvail the iphone 5. this will be their first introduction since steve jobs stepped down a few months ago. >>> negotiators on both sides of the nba labor dispute are talking in the hopes of ending a three-month lockout. marathon bargaining sessions have had no result. the salary cap and division of rhaphaes -- revenues are the sticking points. the regular season is due to begin less than a month. >>> tonight at 5:00, green flight, the contest going on today at nasa to make flying a greener business. >>> plus -- the big plot underway in the bay area to trick mother nature, how scientists are trying to retrain salmon and a move to save the salmon industry. >>> and when the amanda knox verdict comes in on air. our next newscast is the news at 5:00. on. sur

apple fans in china are paying tribute to steve jobs wednesday. an apple store in shanghai, largest on mainland china set up a makeshift memorial for jobs at his storefront. some people visited and laid flowers for him. >> i'm a systems engineer. jobs was like a god to me. i'm sorry that i lost my icon. >> translator: i believe apple will be all right. because the spirit of jobs is instilled throughout the company. >> apple has five stores in shanghai and beijing. the company's smartphone, iphone, ipad tablet are popular items among young chinese. >>> japan and china have agreed to the two countries need to increase their defense exchange as part of efforts to promote closer bilateral ties. japanese defense minister, ichikawa met with china's ambassador to japan at the ministry on thursday. chen expressed the hope that they will stay in close touch so as to deepen trust and friendship in a variety of fields. ichikawa agreed and said, their countries will mark the 40th anniversary of diplomatic normalization next year and that he will work to enhanc

apple hysteria today. if you are an nbc 4 facebook fan, you can win an apple ipad 2.bc washington on facebook. we pick the winner at 6:00 and make the announcement during the 11:00 p.m. newscast. >>> now for all your hollywood news, there's an app for that. >> there's an app for everything. wendy rieger knows about all of them. she joins us to show the app. >> there's a cool app that you can do all your hot stuff. it's called social streams. it is following all the celebrities. right now, it's on the top 20 celebrities. there are thousands loaded on this. it is so cool. let's look at ash ton kutcher, or charlie sheen but aren't they the same these days. you can see what's going on with him. oh, dear, his alleged one-night stand is breaking her silence. read about that. go to their twitter account. he's the guy that got 1 million on twitter the first couple days there. or follow them on facebook and you can see their facebook account. this is cool. there's another feature called what's hot? it shows what's going on in hollywood with various people. i know i'm old becau

fans of jobs started a make-shift memorial outside of his home and at apple headquarters, flagged were lowered to half-staff. john blackstone has more on jobs' remarkable life. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: in his signature blue jeans and black turtleneck, steve jobs became familiar as apple's super salesman. unveiling technology that would excite consumers and shake up all industries. >> a light tunnel is really great when you sort of want to play god here. >> reporter: in 2001, he changed the way we buy and listen to music with the ipod. >> i think when you actually see one of these things, you're going to be just blown away with how beautiful it is and how thin it is. ♪ >> reporter: consumers were blown away. the ipod, along with apple's itunes store, made it easy to buy and download music digitally. as cd sales faded, the itunes store became the world's biggest music retailer. next, jobs disrupted the cell phone industry. the iphone dramatically expanded expectations of what a smart phone should do. >> iphone is like having your life in your pocket. it's the ultimate digital

. >>> apple fans continue to mourn co-founder steve jobs. his pending death was discussed beforehand in a meeting between apple security officials and palo alto police. this week's meeting focused on allowing police to plan extra patrols around the former ceo's palo alto home. police were told there was a possibility his death could come this week with news of his death wednesday, 40 people showed up at the modest home. they paid tribute by leaving flowers or symbolic apples. >> i never thought his death would affect me in way. really pronoun like somebody really -- profound like somebody really special. >> he has millions of close friends who never met him but close friends because of what his inventions did to their lives. >> man writing steve jobs' biography, the book coming out later this month, told the "wall street journal" that jobs knew weeks ago that his wife was coming to an end. >>> this year's nobel peace prize was awarded to three women for the nonviolent struggle and safety of women. of the prize will be divide by johnson sirlea

today's the day for apple fans around the world. the company's latest product hit stores. it is called the iphone 4s. some call it the 4 steve in honor of the late steve jobs, apple co-founder. the new smart phone has a double camera and double the processing speed. more than a million worldwide preordered it. the device is being released in seven countries, including japan. japanese customers are the first in asia to start using the iphone 4s. our reporter joins us live from tokyo. how is the turnout where you are? it looks pretty exciting over there. >> it is very exciting over here, katherine. the store just opened now. check out this long line curving across the building. as you can see in front of the store, bouquets of flowers have been left in honor of steve jobs. our crews arrived at 6:00 this morning. already at that time, we counted 360 anxious people to get their hands on the iphone 4s. let's talk to people in line about what they are so excited about. >> this gentleman says he is really excited about the voice recognition system. >> the bigger and better smart p

thank you, allie. >>> apple fans are calling today steve jobs' day.ovement honored the late text giant. people are encouraged to look and dress like jobs, like in his signature black turtleneck. fans say they add heired -- admired his work and loved what he brought to the world. >>> president obama is on his way to michigan along with the president of south korea. it's a rare joint appearance outside of washington with the president and a visiting head of state. they want to look more closely at the trade deal that they say will result in more cars being sold. last night, the president honored the president of south korea at a white house dinner. >> speaks to the truth with education and hard work, anything is possible. it's a spirit our country shared. you described it in korean and in english it describes as "yes, we can." [ laughter ] >> first lady michelle obama spent time with the first lady of south korea. they traveled to virginia with a large korean student population. >>> nato forces announced that an international service member has been kil

. >> reporter: apple fans around the world mourning the death of steve jobs as both ceo and chairman of the board, successful controlled apple's destiny. >> very, very smart businessman. he made sure nothing went out the door until he felt it was ready. >> reporter: there is a big moment of pressure on new ceo tim cook and the board of directors. cook, who was hand pick bid jobs, will need the support of the board to move the company forward. under jobs, some investors said the board was not playing a real role in the company. many experts say the board will now need to assess whether they have the skills for the new reality. steve jobs died at age 56, more than seven years after being diagnosed with a type of pancreatic cancer. >> he meant so much in my life, from theand of steve jobs that, are we going to miss something in the future worries me. >> reporter: in japan, people remembering jobs holding their ipads and iphones with virtual candle applications on their screens. >> it is the only one computer executive who can command a fan base stretching across the world among all strat

well, tonight, as apple fans continue to mourn, we look at jobs' childhood, his secret fascinating familys on where his drive and inspiration began. so, which is it? nurture or nature? is a genius like jobs a product of the environment he grew up in or was greatness woven into his dna? you see, for this man, it could be either/or. because he was born to a syrian father and an american mother. she was still in college and the unwed couple placed him for adoption. >> so, my parents, who were on a waiting list, got a call in the middle of the night, asking, we've got an unexpected baby boy. do you want him? they said, "of course." my biological mother found out later that my mother had never graduated from college and that my father had never graduated from high school. she refused to sign the final adoption papers. she only releapted a few months later when my parents promised i would go to college. >> reporter: his adoptive parent s just happened to live in what could become silicon valley. and while young jobs was a part-time troublemaker, he was dazzled by the technology boom around him.

apple fans paid tribute to its iconic co-founder outside the company's headquarters in california last night. as similar memorials popped up outside apple stores across the country. nbc's george lewis looks back on his life and legacy. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: he was the father of the iphone, the ipod and the apple mac computer. turning electronic gadgets into objects of desire. >> i think if you do something and it turns out pretty good, then you should go do something else wonderful. >> reporter: as he was fond of saying -- wait, there's more. >> today, apple is going to reinvent the phone. >> reporter: and people did wait, in long lines, for the first iphones in 2007. three years later, they lined up for the ipad. >> design, plus function equals a lifestyle. >> reporter: in 1976, jobs co-founded am computer and within a few years was worth $180 million. in a few years he was showing off his pride and joy, the macintosh. as critics hailed the mac, jobs was on the losing end of a power struggle in his company. he went into computer animation, acquiring pixar studios and st

. >>> apple fans in japan were the first on get their hands on the upgraded device today. peful buyers lined up outside apple stores. some have been camping out for days. the new iphone 4s is better equipped with a better camera and voice recognition technology. >>> if the that hype can't convince you of the power technology has over us this might. this 1-year-old apparently believes a magazine is an ipad because that's all she knows. she tries to pinch and prod and swipe across the pictures but that doesn't work. maybe when she grows up she can read about magazines in her history books which of course will be on a tablet computer. >> she is probably ten years ahead of us right now. we just don't know it. >> exactly. >> appreciate it ashley. >>> you can throw the tradition out the window. british government wants to change the rules on royals succession. under the proposed plan the first child of william and kate can become monarch regardless of gender and scrap an age old rule that puts boys ahead of their sisters in the lines of the throne. >>> still to come, your thursda

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. >> reporter: now as apple fans get their iphone 4s in march wozniak came to this story, was the 35th in line and said they ran out before they got to him of the of course he already had two reserved. he said he wants to be here. part of the experience for him. >> did you get his card? are you going to stay in touch? are you one of his best friends? >> reporter: i did. i have his. it's very cool. it says the woz. i'll show you when i get back to the studio. >> stephanie chuang live in los gatos, thank you. >> his private cell phone number you think? he almost gave it out, you know? 408 blah blah blah blah 662 or whatever it was. >>> speaking of cell phones, there is something harmful on many of them that you can't see. coming up, how many phones are contaminated with a stealthy type of bacteria. >> and he apparently sold more than just lunch. the fire power in a bay area food cart and how the owner is explaining himself. >> lots of sunshine out there all over the bay area and temperatures well below average. i'll tell you how hot we'll get this afternoon when we come back. ,,,,,,,,,,d

it was being dreaded by apple fans around the world. he really was the heart and soul of that company. he was more than the front man, the charisma behind the product. he was a behind the scenes guy as well. he understood the products as well as anyone. when there were occasional problems -- when the iphone first came out, there were teething problems. he got right in there and helped sort it out. he understood the product as well as anyone. >> a varied career, and not all plain sailing. >> not in terms of his business career, and of course his health problems and well documented. as far as his business career, it was his moved out of a couple -- he was kicked out of apple, but picked himself up quickly and made a huge success of pixar. it was a computer company he developed into an animation company that forged a partnership with disney and was hugely successful in itself. he returned to apple in its recent years. the iphone and the ipad are hugely popular devices, personal computers around the world. >> howdy you think his legacy will

apple fans expecting the iphone 5 were instead given a look at the new iphone 4s.he iphone 4s -- who come

as usual, apple fans ate it up. >> now with this new iphone, the difference they say is the memory or something like that? so it should be much bigger and faster. >> reporter: steve jobs still casts a big shadow over this company. he serves as chairman. but for apple to prove its staying four needs to keep innovating. >> they need to keep building these devices well. that's going to happen. >> reporter: the company is rolling out new services including the icloud that lets you store music, documents and photos and more on apple servers so you can access the information from anywhere. icloud launches next week and the new iphone will be available for the holiday shopping season. >> it will be available to sprint customers now. the 4s comes in black and white and the price starts at $199. >>> it's the equivalent of handcuffs for a car. the boot is parking enforcements as last resort to get wayward drivers to pay up but as patrick sedillo shows us, a modern update to the device will help you get back on the road faster than ever. >> reporter: this can crush the mood of any driver. the dr

what apple fans have to say after standing in line for hours for the new iphone. >>> i got energy, i feel fantastic. >> you can forget the treadmill. how caveman-like movements are the key to a healthier lifestyle. >>> hi, i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the cbs 5 weather center. high pressure sending temperatures soaring into the 80s and a few 90s today but the clouds are gathering. things are about to change. we'll talk about that coming up. ,, and while she's focused y on food, there >>> this wreak week dr. kim mulvihill showed us how to live like a caveman. while she focused on the food there is a lot more it it including how modernday cavemen should exercise. she joins us with that -- throw that boulder around. >> reporter: there are some extreme folks who exercise barefoot fast for days and gorge on raw meat to mimic a true paleo lifestyle of hunting and gathering. but you can achieve health without clubbing and dragging anyone into your cave. when she hits the gymities. >> brief, intense, 20 minutes twice a week. >> i have energy. i feel fantastic. >> reporter: the 37-yea

. >> but first, sad news in the tech world, especially for apple fans. steve jobs has died.vening, everyone. i'm jessica aguirre. >> a

. >>> apple fans around the world paying respects to a man who changed the way we live our lives.who founded the company in 19 76 died yesterday of pancreatic cancer at the age of 56. if you want to sound smart today, tell your freds that steve jobs is listed on 317 apple patents, ranging from the computer cases and operating systems to the glass staircases featured in apple stores. he patented those, too. "the new york times" points out that some early designs patented by jobs are on display in the museum of modern art in new york city. they'll be on display as we gather around the water cooler to remember how far we've come in personal computing thanks to that man. do you remember this? you may not. the very first apple computer. not many people do because not many people had it. april 1st, 1976. the owner of this computer put it in a wooden case, priced at $666. in today's prices, $2500. here's the apple ii, april 16th, 1977. the first computer to use a floppy disk. the next year steve jobs brought us the apple lisa. first personal computer sold to the public with a graphics an

really a day and night, couple dates for the apple fans and the people who got so much from steve jobs. fans, employees. as for the company they dedicated their website to a memorial to steve jobs, quotes from him, a chance for people to e-mail thoughts, condolences. set up an e-mail address, rememberi rememberingsteve@apple.com. because of what jobs put in place six weeks ago to move forward. really a chance for people to look back on an amazing figure from silicone valley really a figure who belongs to the entire globe. six weeks ago at apple campuse and ran into people from germany taking pictures by the sign. they said he is as big in europe as in america simply because the the products are as big anywhere, as they are in america. he is truly a worldwide figure. in contact with apple employees right now. just got word from some one from apple saying we are all feeling this. this is something that people have known was coming, but it still hurts when you hear it. steve jobs, 56 years old.s co-founder of apple. took -- took this was when he was barely 20, 21 years old, 1976. take it