to astronaut barbie, to surgeon barbie to rocker barbie, to firefighter barbie to marine corps sergeanthere's even a tv reporter barbie and then, of course, was there him. they were reunited in toy story 3. >> i'm ken. >> barbie, have we ever met -- >> i would have remembered. >> reporter: but today is barbie's big day. five decades and 800 million sold, barbie is still the "it" girl. kevin tibbles, nbc news, chicago. >>> that is our broadcast for this friday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. lester holt will be here with you tomorrow night and we hope to see you right back here on monday, and don't forget, daylight saving time this weekend. clocks move ahead an hour saturday night into sunday. have a good weekend. saturday night into sunday. have a good weekend. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening. thanks for joining us on this friday. i'm raj mathai. >> i'm jessica aguirre. tonight a move to stop farrakhan from speaking in the home of the free speech movement. louis farrakhan is coming to the bay area to speak at the u.c. berke

yet another number for barbie. >> is barbie around? >> this time they make contact. >> hey, it's chris. you doing out-calls? >> barbie tells the investigators she's not comfortable doing out-calls. if he wants her, he will have to travel to her location. >> all right. >> unfortunately, the team is not set up for travel today and the rendezvous with lil barbie will have to wait until tomorrow. >> yeah, she sounds young. >> there are, however, a number of other potential juveniles that are willing to come out. and tonight, the task force must focus on them. >>> coming up -- the task force brings down the curtain on what investigators call a two-girl show. >> police. police department. >> oh, my god! [ male announcer ] juice drink too watery? ♪ feel the power my young friend. mmm! [ male announcer ] for excellent fruit and veggie nutrition... v8 v-fusion, also refreshing plus tea. could've had a v8. v8 v-fusion, also refreshing plus tea. ♪ what started as a whisper every day, millions of people choose to do the right thing. there's an ins

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. ♪ i'm a barbie girl in a barbie world ♪ >>> perfect song. >> excellent music selection there. soon help moms fighting cancer teach their young daughters about treatment. >> the goal is to help their daughters recognize their unique inner beauty now that barbie and other dolls are going bald.lama. >> reporter: there are now more than 150,000 supporters of the beautiful and bald barbie facebook page. and it seems that mattel is finally hearing all these pleas. they, too, will manufacture a bald doll. for little girls like isabel, fighting cancer is one battle. and losing her hair is another. >> i don't have any bald barbies. >> reporter: that's why a group of moms launched a facebook campaign to encourage mattel to create a bald barbie doll. >> you don't have to be ashamed of who you are, whether you have hair or not. >> reporter: mattel decided barbie will have a new bald friend. they are following the makers of the possible bratz dolls who originally announced it would make a bald doll when it looked like mattel wouldn't. they gave abc news an exclusive first look. >> this is

>> the toy company that created barbie is working on a new version of the doll to help sick children.>> new government report says autism affectsçél%x more people than previously thought as many as 1 in every 88 children previous estimate was 1 in 110. the cdc released those numbers today. this means autism is nearly twice as common as officials said it was only five years ago. now it affects one million u.s. children and teenagers. health officials attribute the increase to better recollection of cases and wider screening. >>> mattel adding a new barbie to help sick children dealing with losing their hair. it started as a facebook campaign. now the company will create a bald friend of barbie's starting next year the doll will come with wigs, hats and other accessories to help children. you won't find the bald dolls in stores mattel plans to give them directly to the kids. >> wonderful idea. great for them. >>> we are looking for a weekend that is not going to be what we hope for. >> it is going to be half and half. >> back to winter sunday. spring-like temperatures, it is brightening

now the company wil create a bald friend of barbie's startingng next year the doll will come with wigsts and other accessories to help children. you won't find t bald dolls in stores mattel planss to give em dirirectly to the kids. >> wonderful idea. greaeat for them. >>> we are looking for a weekend thatnot going to be what w we hope for. >> it is going to be half and half. >> back to winter sunday. spring-like teemperatures, itt is brightening up n now. get out and enjoy what we have. lakehoe now 45°, truckee papartly sunny winter stormrt, watch in effect tomorrow night through sasaturday night. we have sunshine and we are warming up, it is going to bee a nice afternoon despite a few clouds hanging onthe north bay. good morning san francisco 57 for you, 58, y are increasing your sun in the south bay with low clouds and visibility dicey at time along coast up to five miles. isolateded shower may be in the north bay, otherwise we'll call it partly cloudy today mostly cloudy in the north bay more sun south mild today and tomorrow windyand rainy sunday. the rain well up to the northth. a

a mint condition 1959 barbie is for 4,000 dollars. >> i knew i liked barbie. she is a piesies like me. the satellite and radar picking up on cloud cover but the rain is pushed out of our viewing area as of now. maybe a couple sprinkles still around federalsburg into caroline county but the bulk of the rain is heading to the south. if you are heading further into the south, across the eastern shore you will get wet weather. but right now, the entire viewing area is dry and will stay that way through the rest of the day. now, what we are going to contend with, yes shall breezy conditions once again. -- yes, breezy conditions once again. the conditions at 10 to 15 miles an hour. we can see 16 on the eastern shore right now. gusts will be up to about 30 today. yesterday, we got gusts up toabout 45 but right now,temperature wise heading the kids off to school and getting yourself dressed for work and we are looking at the cold air to funnel in as we go throughout the day and especially into tomorrow. i will show outtemperature but for right now in baltimore, the te

the nasdaq index fell 10. >>> and barbie has a new friend. mattel created the new fashion doll with a new line of wigs, scarves after a campaign by mothers of daughters who lost their hair after cancer. mattel doesn't plan to profit from them. >>> coming up next on your friday morning -- for the second time this week, a california whale found trapped in a fishing net. but there's another happy ending. >>> plus, a possible explanation in the alarming increases in cases of autism. was born online, with tools and apps to make people feel like geniuses? and what if that company was now backed by the stability and reliability of allstate? well, what if that company was esurance and this wasn't just a bunch of hypothetical questions? could be cool-ish. esurance. insurance for the modern world. click or call. that's 50% off lenses, including bifocals, no-lines, even sunglasses made with your prescription. so hurry in. sale ends april 1st. lenscrafters. >>> check out these incredible images captured by a nasa spacecraft. they showed a gigantic tornad

. >> kimberly: mine is about barbie. mattel is doing a barbie, bald-headed.g girls and women going through cancer or treatments or different conditions that cause them to have their hair fall out to let them know bald is beautiful. put wigs on them. a lot of people are saying sell it at the retail stores, too, because there are kids that want to buy them anyway. commending barbie on a good choice. >> greg: it's not just women that play with barbie dolls. >> kimberly: i thought you told me to keep that to myself. >> juan: don't you like bal baldness? >> greg: wow! >> eric: we're number one. unfortunately as sunday we're number one of the highest corporate tax on the globe. japan is 38%. germany 30%. 39-pointbe 2%. >> juan: go america. >> andrea: there is controversy over ponies. not this, my little pony but the holder justice department isn't being convicted terrorists they are mandating that many whole ponies service animals be allowed in restaurants and public places. causing an uproar. you can't potty train a pony like a dog. i'm torn on this. look how cute

barbie goes bald? the campaign to get the world fa >>> the food and drug administration has rejected a proposed ban on products containing the chemical bpa. the national products council says bpa affects development and can cause cancer. but the fda says there needs to be more studies on affects on human, as most tests are on humans. bpa is a sealant used on plastic containers. some companies like trader joe's and whole foods have already removed the product. >>> keep a close watch on credit card statements. a major security breach affects millions of customers. someone hacked global payments. the company tracks credit transactions for stores. global payments said it detected the breach earlier this month but cannot trace when it happened. visa and master card say they have notified customers about the breach. contact your bank immediately if you see suspicious charges on your account. and the popular twitter application tweet deck back online after being shut down a few hours friday night. tr twitter

mattel will create a bald friend for barbie next year. the doll will come with wigs, hats and scarfs and other accessories to help kids who have lost their hair due to chemotherapy. mattel said it will directly give the dolls to the children who have been impacted by it and will give dolls to the national cancer andal low pee sha -- and alopecia foundation. >>> bully is the documentary about two familieses who kids committed suicide. since kids under 17 can't go to an r move scry -- movie without a parent, critics argue. right now the movie is being released in new york and los angeles. >>> in education news. baltimore's superintendent is at the conference that's dedicated to supporting young people interested in education related careers. this year's theme is believe, inspire, teach. >>> kind of like that theme. the theme of today's weather has been crystal clear but very breezy. what about this, a frost advisory. it starts at 2 a.m. in the morning. another night where we have to protect the outdoor plants. northern maryland, this is nor

is not a growth market, barbie is the 800 pound barbie in toyland. when we come back. on december 21st, polar shifts will reverse the earth's gravitational pull and hurtle us all into space, which would render retirement planning unnecessary. but say the sun rises on december 22nd and you still need to retire, td ameritrade's investment consultants can help you build a plan that fits your life. we'll even throw in up to $600 when you open a new account or roll over an old 401(k). so who's in control now, mayans?  ♪ welcome to the world leader in derivatives. welcome to superderivatives. >>> all week long we have been focusing on companies that invest in america. we will wrap it up with a great story from the toy business. one company that makes most of the money by selling products here in the u.s. take a closer look at the success story with jane wells in los angeles. >> we are looking at a little company and a really big company. most toys are made in china. most toys are bought in the u.s., even in the recession. american toy com

some still like the barbie dolls. i know barbie, you know. the historical museum the other day, so i picked up on a lot of new toys that we can talk about or extend on or, "did you know your mother used to play with this game?" so they usually give me what they need. they give it to--they let me know when they come in. "i like this. i like cake. i like pie. i don't want to come to school today because i'm bored." and my response is, "well, you know what? "the time to tell your parent "that you don't want to come to school "is when you get up in the morning, "because once you're in my classroom, you're mine. "and we're going to have fun today, so come on in here. let's go." woman: do you have to make the hole bigger or smaller to make your finger fit? child: make it bigger. second child: we can make this one bigger. hendrick: but where do we begin? how do we start teaching in this new and exciting emergent fashion? there are many books on the subject, but here are a few of the basic ideas. first of all, it's important for us to understand how

if curious, the mint condition 1959 barbie is going for $4,000. my stepmother has one.er a call. she will never sell it. >> you don't think about. [audio not understandable] she doesn't look a day over 20. >> she doesn't. >>> stay with us this morning. we will tell you about a rhode island family not very happy with jetblue. >> what happened when the 2- year-old was fussy before the flight took off. >>> and parents and teens in utah are upset this morning. the bill lawmakers passed that creates a huge controversy. >>> he says it's great way to meet people. what he add to his dorm room that had had the r.a. concerned. >>> when you can ditch the umbrella for sun shades. details coming up. >> reporter: and what's on track for the friday morning commute, we will have details coming up when "good morning maryland" continues. ♪ [ female announcer ] gross -- i'll tell you what's really gross: used dishcloths. they can have a history that they drag around with them. for a cleaner way to clean try bounty extra soft. in this lab demo, one sheet of bounty extra soft leaves this su

-- well, i think this is her name, terminator barbie. so maybe i shouldn't say that. but how do we connect to our youth to leader -- how do we connect 0 our youth to the leaders who spoke during the national conference and do we have a mentor program? and -- yes? yes, we do have a mentor program at ncai. we have fellows and interns that come to ncai. a good share of our staff, our fellows and interns, and we also have a youth commission, partners we collaborate together with including naib, and we developed a youth agenda so we have a youth webpage or our website, we can connect to youth in many ways and will continue to connect with youth. we have a great agenda for this year. we've already developed it. one last question here. so can i have a question from the audience here? yes? >> hi, jim myers, the tulsa world. you speak of the bipartisan approach that's taken sometimes in congress on different pieces of legislation but that doesn't always translate into success. can you identify two pieces of legislation you believe must be passed

barbie ended up making a bald barbie and giving it away at hospitals. >> fantastic.. all of a sudden that little sick child that's going through treatment can say, wow, i'm normal. there's barbies like me. they got a little slack that a didn't put them in the stores. they did the right thing. it's called direct marketing, target marketing, right where they could be used. you go mattel. >> donny, thanks. up next the must-have shoes for the spring. but first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪ >> this morning on "today's style," the hottest shoe trends. we already know that neon is in when it comes to your wardrobe, so of course you need the right shoes to complete the look. and kathy post is the lifestyle editor for gilt.com. she joins us this morning looking quite fine. >> very nice. very nice. >> it is a crazy time for shoes. >> yes, yes. we are seeing so many amazing styles. everything we've seen on the runway and in the stars we're going to see in shoes. >> flats are in. flats are back. >> better than ever. women's feet out there are rejoicing. but the great news is you do

was added to the barbie doll line... time lapse showing us the high temperatures for today and the lower temperatures for this evening we will be warming up tomorrow getting well into the 50s tomorrow evening we are into the low 40's high 30's and and we're back into the 60s on sunday with the temperatures have 470 degrees after that ... we may get some rain sunday evening we have a gorgeous weekend on the way ... the rain sunday night may produce a few thunderstorms and a downpour ... we will see it lots of moisture in the air next week ... warming the temperatures ... we will see a high temperature of 73 degrees tuesday we will remain in the '70s wednesday and then next weekend we will be warm once again. 59 degrees tamara 68 degrees sunday monday 70 degrees 70 to 3 degrees on tuesday and don't forget to push the clocks ahead sunday morning ... more daylight and 70 degree temperatures next week thank you tom skilling have a great weekend remember we will be back again at 5:00 and again at 9:00 p.m. enjoy the weather th

. >>> still ahead barbie gets a new look to help sick kids.e talked about this before. >> up next a popular local museum is becoming its own exhibit. we'll explain. >>> screen on the green doesn't start until summer, but this video set to music has been playing around one of the museums on the mall literally for the past six nights. so what the heck is going on? we sent matt jablow down to find out. ♪are the stars out tonight >> i love it. >> reporter: there's a new exhibit at the hershorn museum and sculpture garden. >> fascinating. >> reporter: actually the museum is the exhibit. >> it's beautiful. >> reporter: at least a big round part of it. >> many of the images move and float around the building. >> reporter: it's called song one, an audio visual composition by multimedia artist doug aiken who married a wide variety of images to various version of the classic 1930s ballad i only have eyes for you. ♪ i only have eyes for you >> can't get enough of the song. >> reporter: aiken then combined it all into a 35 minute presentation that is cont

. >>> barbie is shedding her gold locks for a good cause.tel is adding a bald barbie to its lineup starting next year. the dogs will come with wigs and other accessories, to help kids suffering from cancer. but you won't find those barbies in stores because they're all going to children's hospital associations and the children's cancer foundation. >>> well, you may not know his name but you certainly know this team. -- tune. >> reporter: about a man named jed ♪ the poor mountaineer barely kept his family fed ♪ >> reporter: hall famer earl shrugs has died. he created a three-finger style of banjo playing. in addition to the beverly hillbillies, he lent his talents to the movie bonnie and clyde. he played with big names like bob dylan, elton john. he was 88 years old. >>> well, we are enjoying above- average spring temperatures outside. but hold on to your hat. the wind is gusting a bit. and meteorologist bernadette wooding is updating your first warning forecast coming up next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> ooh, boy. i guess, what did you say? c

like an eager barby doll. sorry. every now and then, my own visuals overwhelm me. then he went down on both. i can understand why my editor didn't want this. then we went down, never neglecting either one of us. ben pulled my face into his and kissed me. in a three way, there's always the danger of being left out. i never felt unwelcome on the ride. by the time we were naked, by the time i shot my load, i rolled it on to patrice. he came on all fours. never touches himself. i know because i was under neath, catching the flash. ben stayed there. his heart beating hard. then my cell phone rang. it's programmed to ring like an old 40's ring. leave it said ben. from the middle of the panting stack of men. nobody move said ben. there was a brief silent. or at least when i do. sorry. that's okay said ben. patrice rolled off the bed. then he flickinged it into the toilet. what's this? his head was on my which of the now. that's an orchid. it keeps coming back. one with of those extra touches that mean a lot. he stared down at this offering. it don't look right somehow. i

. >>> barbie goes bald, the campaign to get the >>> welcome back. the food and drug administration rejects a proposed ban on products containing the chemical bpa. the natural resource defense council says bpa affects brain development, and can cause cancer. but the fda says there needs to be more studies of the chemical's effect on humans. most of the tests are on animals. bpa is a sealant used in plastic ca containers and some companies have removed the chemicals from its products. >>> if you have any type of credit card, you may want to keep an eye on our account. global payments detected a breach earlier this month but can't determine when they were exactly hacked if you see suspicious charges, contact your bank immediately. >>> the popular twitter application tweet deck is back online after being shut down a few hours friday night. twitter suspended the use of the app after a user said he could access hundreds of accounts that didn't belong to him. account passwords were not compromised and only a small number of users were affected by that bug.

and when the first bald barbie dolls could hit store shelves. rob nelson has that and more. >> big changes are coming to the factory that makes apple products. foxconn announced workers will get a shorter week without a smaller paycheck. a string of records suicides have occurred. best buy is closing 60 big box stores. the country's largest electronics seller will open 100 smaller mobile stores instead also emphasizing customer service, including a trained sales staff and technology support. h&m is launching a luxury brand next year. and barbie dollhas a new friends with a bald head after an online campaign by the mothers of girls who lost their hair because of cancer treatments. . thanks for i am rob nelson. >> those will be available exclusively at costco. i want to look at the weekend whether. >> let's get to the weather. take a look at what's going on outside. looking at clear skies. chesapeake beach, maryland. sunrise in just about 30 minutes. it's going to be a beautiful morning. skies will remain mostly clear for the early morning hours.

when mattel introduced barbie in 1959 parental outrage focused on which of the following? white skin or her name? >> her sexy figure. >> you bad boy! >> all right. so barbie's figure too much? >> it was very much too much. it caused quite a controversy. it was interesting the mattel toy company was able to get around the controversy by producing some of the very first commercials for kids. not their parents. they bypassed the parents. >> ted, great job. thanks again. >>> coming up next, actress shannon elizabeth is here. she's got something special for those die-hard american pie fans right after this. c'mon dad! i'm here to unleash my inner cowboy. instead i got heartburn. [ horse neighs ] hold up partner. prilosec isn't for fast relief. try alka-seltzer. it kills heartburn fast. yeehaw! >>> if you are an "american pie" fan you probably remember shannon elizabeth as nadya, the sexy foreign exchange student. >> like any other high school crowd the gang has come together for what else, a high school reunion. with a movie appropriately entitled "american reunion." nice to se

. >>> barbie has new friend without hair. it was wigs, hats after a campaign by the mothers of girls who lost their hair because of cancer -- cancer treatments. that's america's mourn. -- money. i'm rob nelson. >>> what led to

dam and power of the internet helping create a new barbie doll in honor of children affected by hair sirree-pick for pick 4 =--- in tonight's medical watch the number of children with autism rises by 78% in the u.s.. the center for disease control and prevention says one out of 80 kids had some form of autism in 2008. back in 2000 and one in 150 had it. the group of his speech says more children are diagnosed with autism because there's a better awareness and better diagnosis. the organization says these numbers prove there is an autism epidemic in the u.s.. >> the link between cancer and obesity. researchers report that obesity and a lack of pesticides are risk factors in as many as one-third of common cancers in the u.s.. nearly 78 million american adults are obese. and experts say many are not aware of the link between of the city in cancer care to people don't smoke, the researchers say maintaining a healthy weight and getting enough exercise may be among the most important ways to prevent cancer. >> a new survey uncovered disturbance statistics about kids and dating. researchers

barbie clifton, a mother of five, was attacked at an ohio chuck e. cheese during her daughter's birthday party. >> all i really remember is hitting the floor. and my hair being ripped and ripped. and kicked in the head. the lady was infuriated over my children being on the picture machine so long. >> reporter: susquehanna, pennsylvania, they were all-too frequent visitors to chuck e. cheese. >> we had an 18-month period when we were there 17 times. >> reporter: chuck e. cheese wouldn't give us an interview. but they sent us an statement. in 2011, 99.99% of 65 million guests occurred without incidents. despite our efforts, altercations occur with a very small percentage who visit. typically the incidents are not with the kids. but regrettably, with the parents. >> what you really see here is chaos. >> reporter: we asked two psychologists to watch these fights. do you find this behavior surprising? >> not really. birthday parties are really emotional situations. >> reporter: heightened emotions, happy or sad, can quickly turn to anger. and people bring

. >> a facebook campaign to create a bald barbie to help sick kids has worked. mattel says it will start making them next year. it will come with wigs, hats, and other accessories to help it suffering from hair loss. the plan on giving the dolls directly to the children through the hospital association. >> this has to be one of the most unusual police stops here. >> he is dressed like batman. >> police in maryland pulling over batman or a man in a batman costume driving the bat mobile. his problem is he did not have a license plate properly displayed. he goes to hospitals in the washington area to visit sick children and i guess you fight some crime on the side. that is not a cheap batman's suit! mega millions of mania, the links that people are willing to go through to get their hands on those tickets >> a vote on health care is expected today. what we might not know the results for months >> san francisco police find a dead body under the bay bridge,,

a long simmering dream to hard-hat barbie and donning work boots learning construction. it was a switch from high-tech to zblgt i dreamed of it but it took courage to get out here and do it. all and all this is a greem dream come true. >> she has her contractor's license and business partner. they formed a construction firm. >> it needs to be kitchen, catering services. >> their partnership is rare in the male dominated business but it resonates with clients where women make key decisions instead of men. the women>> it's the woe calling the shots. >> similarly they divide their responsibilities. >> what i've been able to do is bring in deep analysis and planning and cost estimation in running an operation profitably. he brings the skill to manage a trade and understanding the business codes. >> when they remold modeled this suite they recognized what she brought to the project. >> i could see with a nice combination and discussions of design so they were more realistic. >> reporter: a career switch isn't easy but once accomplished it is rewarding. >> in the case of her,

if you can mag manual a bizarre version of a barbie that doll was it. returned from the 15th birthday celebration of friends of the family and the doll was part of the souvenir package given to all the female guests. everyone was given that doll. i was about to make a joke about that doll when i realized that 53 year old shanty was holding on to that doll as if it was a talisman. she turned to the television and said, i hope i never have to eat squirrel meat again. [inaudible] shanta was born in the mountains and grew up as the poorest of poor. when she was 5 years old her father died and her uncle gave her to a family that owned a small ranch and now owns a [inaudible]. i was in surprise that one time she had eaten squirrel meat but i wonder what brought up the squirrel meat that evening. shanta rocked the doll and told me when she was 4 or younger she found out there were dolls in the world. apparently her father told her about some of the girls in the city had little make believe babies. shanta wanted a doll. her parents laughed and shook their head.