meet ben ha. >> there's nothing wrong with wrecking your car. that's what insurance is for. >> to understand ben ha, you have to take a leap. have you to jump. >> i don't want to let life pass me by and regret it later. >> it's something that makes no sense whatsoever. >> your brain screaming at you, don't do it, you don't want to die. >> you have to be willing to go along with the ride. and hang on. >> it's a fun part of the curve. it's found be a fast one. because even compared to other high stakes tech entrepreneurs. >> i made it. >> the 36-year-old south korean born superstar is all in, all the time. >> how are you doing. >> what makes him do the things he does. >> i made it. >> he's probably a little crazy. which is good, i think. to be a successful entrepreneur. he's a person that is striving to be better, do something knew, and always curious. >> i can do it. >> ben and his wife is the brain trust behind this. arguably the dumbest images on the internet. from the gin awnous popular website. >> why would you watch that? >> maybe it's at a

. >> annette benning has four children and agreed to take part. >> anyone would has children and children who are well, feels a sense of responsibility toward parents and kids in families that struggling and are not well. >> kathy griffin wore a beautiful gown where a plunging income line. >> renee used tape to take sure my breasts are in properly but if they fall out and it get as donation, that would be a happy accident. >> she raised over $1 million and now the work is done they are back to work. >> back to hollywood, san francisco is too far north for me. san francisco. >> not wet like yesterday but we have the winds. >> winds and it is very dry. you can put the umbrella away unless you need to be shaded. it will be strong the next couple of days with a lack of clouds. there is an absence of clouds. temperatures are 42 in wood side. menlo park is 45. you can see the winds with microclimates. palo alto is 53. foster city is 54. belmont is 51. san mateo is 57 and to san bruno it is 58. fairfax is cool at 46. concord is 49. los gatos is 51. everyone else in the mid-to-upper 50's such as

>> i am. >> ben has been enrolled for months. >> the biggest thing is it takes away the pressure of thinking, what will happen if i have to go to the emergency room or to the doctor. i feel just an immense load off my shoulders. >> so you actually do some work with hospital billing, correct? >> yes, i work as a medical scribe in the emergency room. >> what has your personal experience been working in hospital billing and how that impacts your decision on whether or not to sign up for obamacare? >> they are trying to get as much money from you as possible. if you are uninsured, you are falling into debt. we focus so much on car insurance but we're like running motors 24-7, we can't ever expect we are going to be invincible because we're not. >> you're nodding yes to this, i can't believe it. we are like cars, like motors. are you putting time into investigating this? >> i am, i agree with what you said and i get it, i think that prevention has gotten me pretty far in terms of i eat a plant-based diet, i go to yoga a few times a week, i've declined invitations to go snowboarding. it is a bit o

affecting the east coast of canada over the m one to canada we seem to his are conditioned to think that ben has produced about twenty five centimeters of snow over the northeastern us until wednesday. now wasn't that will likely move away by your friday button next to spend in super eight in line to take the same area. now the system is the second section of the us with snow didn't know what can bring into this town because warm and humid air will flow in from the gulf of mexico there's a risk of severe thunderstorms over the area i like arkansas and in these early evening tornadoes have been ruled out the new thursday the jury of a severe weather will likely shift course that eat into your friday that it was the front of the stands. here is a lot of cold air painting tree called precipitation the system will likely head towards the east. the cost of sleeps under the continental marines are still green in the north western parts of the us mountain snow and had the coast of maine up to one hundred eighteen millimeters by a group of the coastal location and everything that pertains to pull our mi

will cost the problem with that it's the basis of the campus times the shooting department blind ben has been made for him to chop you know when the movie won't be listening to god wants. just to keep the card so that's not very good opting to do. so how do we make sure if that's a good regulation stage and that people don't try to take advantage of this de regulation system for prayer requests and calm. that's why in this country is on and they have. oh that impact assessment of the body which monitors them problems and issues. in a session with the new regulation and due to assess the costs and benefits of new regulation and compare the week. to those in the old ones so well. of the government is going to install and setup area impact assessment of decency. you will carry out the competition the successful or other house administrations in removing unnecessary regulations and with it that the current government do to make the ongoing drilling every performance successful the previous governments have not happened. only. what did find it an incentive system by which the goal was to piec

as ben has come to seek to protect their interests. as for example as he defends contracts with most of the two aircraft carriers in a deal worth one point two billion euros. an arms embargo which and that's the german energy group rwe meanwhile is selling its oil and gas exploration and production division to the russian investment group that's the one. he has found you define billion euros gemini europe's economic times and take the hits. in terms of its dependence on russian gas we see good weather is helping support bonds as an enormous hit the guy puts in germany since it was three percent of its exports to russia. we got mulched with simple case of her percent of our gas imports from russia. i might sound like a lost his bid to derail many other countries which offered jobs in the gas reserves here in germany offering of stock because of the month winter season and the fruit. teach me to have significant business links with russia. the cto london is the trading center of choice for russian on the docks. there's seventy russian co

horowitz,-author, ben has a new book.tor at large cory johnson sat down and talked with ben horowitz and asked what makes them such a competitor. >> people know us because we write about what we think about. -- about building a company. we are not the only ones doing it, for sure. but it is also a relatively new thing. this is what we think about a sector or investing. it is more like this is how we think you should lay somebody off. it's a different kind of the thing. we let them get to know us. that combined with the philosophy of how we can help founders makes us very -- founders run their company makes us very competitive. >> i wonder, we stumbled around and decided that social media, the cloud and -- would be something we would focus on. who knew that it would be that? i wonder if you see new things emerging. >> drones, 3-d printing, these are areas that are starting to emerge. these have potential to have influence. and he transformational. >> is 3-d printing new? >> patents just expired on 3-d printing. they expire

ben ha looked at this site -- you're laughing. i'm not the only person. >> i had the same thing you did. i don't understand, what is the cheeseburgers, what's up with the cats. >> me too and 50,000 page views at that time. >> 500,000. >> excuse me 500,000. you looked at this and you said this is the beginning of what is now the cheeseburger network? >> who are hey i could quit my job and run this thing and it's, may be better than being at my job. >> and it's worked out for you. >> yes. >> explain to us what the cheeseburger network is? >> we are a collection of humor related websites. we make people laugh for several moments a day. that's our job what, we wake up to do. we run fail block, mean base, know your mean and many others. >> all of this is user generated content. >> yes. we actually cureate what people put on the internet and we're good at finding the thing that is going to make you laugh and smile, humor and happiness. >> your business depends on virality, right? people have to spread this, share this with your friends,

ben carter has been outstanding here down the stretch. from las vegas. >> andrew: now calliste at the line. 85% on the season. behind the back. makes the first. jason calliste making a strong case for pac-12 sixth man of the year today. >> doug: in 1997 when arizona last won a national championship, i was actually at mack court on official visit to oregon and the ducks beat the cats again and arizona bounced back and won the national championship in indianapolis. >> andrew: johnathan loyd has had a number of different injuries today but you're not taking him out on senior day. back into the game with 28 seconds to go. still a twos mcconnell. deep three. way off. hollis-jefferson can't corral it. carter is fouled with 19 to go. they can taste it here in eugene. >> andrew: carter makes the first. >> doug: it's the big men that have really helped oregon. when they beat arizona state, waverly austin had the game of his life and this afternoon it's been ben carter. waverly austin gets in foul trouble, he comes into the game, a couple of outsta

ben harper has teamed up with charlie musselwhite to produce a new cd for the legendary label, stax recordsote every on the cd that is being called cinematic in its storytelling style. before we start this conversation, here is a small taste of what this collaboration sounds like. i don't believe a word you say i don't believe a word you say i don't believe i don't believe a word you say ♪ >> there's a sense of community when it comes to the blues. to bring out something that could not exist otherwise. tavis: one of the things i've always loved about you over the course of your career, and we are in our 10th season, you have been on the program a number of times. so many times am a certainly more than any other guest i've for you have been on collaboration she went after that you wanted to do. the always are the legends, icons, the old-school guys who clear you have an affinity and appreciation for. about these old-school cats that you are so drawn to? depth heart and soul and of musical inspiration that they have brought into my life, all my life. and to have an opportunity like this, they

you have someone who is a free thinker that has come forward to be a dynamic speaker like dr. ben carson who has really connected with people. you have rand paul, also making a strong showing, again. he has a very motivated base. they're really dedicated to him, and they know how to get out there. that's a powerful yet untapped source for the republican party. but will his followers if he's not the nominee go over to a guy like christie? that's the problem. maybe they'll go to someone else like a ben carson. >> has ever somebody who won the cpac straw poll gone on to be the nominee? >> his dad, ron paul. >> barry goldwater, every nominee of the republican party has been from the established conservative wing. the majority of the republican party -- >> but how do they get those guys? >> you say carry the momentum forward, it's a small group of people who get a lot of attention. are you kidding me? how has it worked out for the right with all these moderate republicans? >> if you try to put it in the hands of a right winger, what happens? >> you get ronald reagan. >> he wasn't -- >>

the fed under ben bernanke has done a great deal, just about all he can do to bring long-term interest rates down, keep short-term interest rates down. janet yellen delivered the news that wall street was afraid of hearing. ,ventually, that bolstering keeping interest rates down, cannot continue infinitely. she is going to allow interest rates to rise. that is what ben bernanke was doing at the end of his tenure. she is going to continue the same policies. wall street got nervous because of -- of course if interest rates are allowed to rise, that means that bonds become more attractive. that in turn means that stocks become less attractive. that is what wall street has been living off of. the fumes, or you might change the metaphor and say the steroids, that come from artificially keeping interest rates down. tavis: is the economy right now in a position -- is our condition good enough at the moment to see interest rates go up? >> that is the very central question we are facing right now. think that although the official indicators, the stock market and economic growth and all the thin

what we have learned, the president's national security adviser ben rhodes has tweeted just a short time ago that the president today was in touch with several world leaders involved in this crisis. so clearly those conversations continuing. we're going to take a short break now. you've just watched this emergency session in the u.n. security council. we're going have our reporters elise labott, richard roth at the u.n. and others including on the ground in crimea right after this break. hey guys! sorry we're late. did you run into traffic? no, just had to stop by the house to grab a few things. you stopped by the house? uh-huh. yea. alright, whenever you get your stuff, run upstairs, get cleaned up for dinner. you leave the house in good shape? yea. yea, of course. ♪ [ sportscaster talking on tv ] last-second field go-- yea, sure ya did. [ male announcer ] introducing at&t digital life. personalized home security and automation. get professionally monitored security for just $29.99 a month. with limited availability in select markets. ♪ [ chainsaw whirring ] humans -- sometimes life tri

ben tracy has her story. >> i just knew in my spirit that it wasn't right.en doors, you know, in his time. >> reporter: 32 years ago, mary jones fell in love with a man named mose willis. >> not knowing who he really was. >> reporter: he wasn't a good guy. >> no. >> reporter: willis killed someone during a drug deal in an alley. mary jones drove him there. he forced you. >> yes. >> reporter: at gunpoint. >> at gunpoint, yes. >> reporter: and you felt like had you not driven that car he would have killed you. >> yes. >> reporter: in 1981 she was convicted of first degree murder and given a life sentence. >> hi! how are you? >> good! >> reporter: but mary jones' case was reopened with help from laura donaldson and other law students at the university of southern california. they argued jones had been abuse by her boyfriend and forced into the crime. on monday, a judge ordered her released and jones' family released their joy. >> ( screaming ) >> reporter: her daughter, denitra, spoke outside the courthouse. >> i'm excited. we got a lot of mother days to catch

she talks about transparency and picking up on what ben bernanke has said in the past to expand transparencyise to build on his legacy." she does not say specifically she plans to hold more press conferences, but there is at least a hint there is more to come from her when it comes to communication and transparency. she thanked the staff for all the work they have done and will do her very best to meet the challenges that lie ahead. i am told we may get still pictures of janet yellen making the remarks and he will not see them on video. >> peter, thank you. elon musk is looking to get in the business of sending pentagon satellites into space. his chiefout competitors, russian engines. hill.ang is on capitol is he playing the russia cardiac ofit was a textbook case monopoly versus the underdog. elon musk by dashed line for the share of the lunch market, currently controlled by a competitor. with everything happening the federation, now is not the time to let them hold onto the exclusive government contracts when rocket engines are made in russia. closely except military ties with russia. it d

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. >> ben horowitz has his finger on the pulse of almost every tech start up that is cashed in. came out with a new book. the hard thing about hard things, building a business when there are no easy answers. cory johnson sat down with horowitz and asked if his writing was leading to better ideas. >> people often feel like they know me before they meet me. i am sure that you probably get that as well. if they see you, they express themselves, they put themselves out there. they think they know that guy and come to see them. i have had this experience myself. the third time i met my friend i was like -- hey, i already know you. he was like -- that's great, but you know me already. these kinds of things are very helpful in building a relationship. >> that is why it is helpful to be real. >> that is what his heart in writing. that is the thing that people appreciate about the blog. it is the honest side of it. i am not trying to put out a spin, not trying to cover up all the things i did wrong. just trying to say that this is what happened. >> what are the commonalities of entrepren

. >> you know, ben bernanke has talked about rates before, he said a couple of meetings, that calledss in 2011, he went back and layered with caveat, there was a little bit of reaction, but team these bankers, they do it, but they learn. neil: you know, here is what worries me, she is -- i can't say anything. any time i talk to the press. i am not saying anything. i am peeking in vague terms, peace i is wonderful, i want to cure-all known diseases. >> wall street molded her into great vague machine. >> she will be talking about headwinds, game over. >> investors like the grade powerful oz, they don't know what they are doing. neil: oz was just a little person behind a curtain. >> i know. we're like every inch of emergeing markets were tanking and bond market on how vague it was. she backed off that, now a vagueer whatever. i think she is trying to reph-f them from a situation -- remove them from the situation so we're not on the edge of the world every time we take. neil: i think she is saying we're getting closer to the levels my predecessor said, maybe we should and could change th

. >> this prison gang has, through various means transferred hit lists for as long as ben davis has been actually serving more than a life sentence for conspiracies in the past in which he targeted other inmates, staff members and it follows the same pattern, besides names of -- they'll send code. and beside the name of intended hits, nay eel put 187, which is police code for a murder. and the 211 crew itself is the name for robbery. and it's this prison gang's forte to rob not a bank but other prisoners in prison. very violent gang. they have a long history of asalting other people and a racist group. >> is law enforcement going to make further public statements about what's going on? it was very striking when your paper aired that video interview with tom clemens' widow saying she's learned everything she's learned about this case from the press and not from investigators at all. do you expect that they will become a little more explanatory with the public and the victims' families about the status of their investigation? >> not until the investigation is complete. today, it's not unus

. >>> ben stokes has been ruled out of the up coming 2020, the news comes just a day after exland wonmichael scored 67 for an england side who had already lost the series. simmons scored 69 but they fell just short of the target. england doing their best to lose but just about managing to win. >>> and australia's cricketers have just completed a series in south africa. they reached their score. and shane watson doing most of the damage with the bats. the australians securing a 2-0 series victory. check out our website, aljazeera.com/sport for more of that reaction for that interview with fifa's jerome. that's it. more later. >> thank you very much. do stay with us here on al jazeera. we have another full bulletin of news for you right at the top of the hour. ♪ >>> this is al jazeera america. i'm tony harris with a look at tied top stories. a last ditch ep fort to end the crisis in ukraine has failed. john kerry met with sergei lavrov with no progress. >> after much discussion the foreign minister made it clear that vt putin is not prepared to make any decision regarding ukraine until

. >> commissioner ben hur who has served very, very well as a past chair has been nominated. anyone else? i would only second it even though it does not need it. >> all right. any discussion about commissioner hur as chair? >> any public comment on the nominations? >> commissioner ray hartz, director of san francisco open government, and anyone who either here, well there is only two members of the public here, which shows how much interest there is. or members of the public watching on tv, if they wish to contact me, this is my e-mail address. it is sfopen government bsat sbcglobal.net and i would appreciate and i have heard from hundreds of people, and i would appreciate anyone who wishes to provide comment regarding what i say at these meetings that is the address to which to send it. the election for the officers of this body is like rearranging deck chairs on the titanic, it does not seem to matter who is in charge, absolutely nothing gets done, but actually changes the ethical atmosphere of san francisco i have asked before with you one more time, tell me something that

ben carson is one of the three or four speakers throughout the course of this three-day conservative political action conference who has packed the halls. it's standing-room only. there is a big draft dr. ben carson president for movement around the country. he's been coy saying he doesn't think that is a great idea and not interested in 2 running for president. he's one of the world's leading pediatric heart surgeons and very conservative and much becpac. he is not one of the 2016 presidential contenders. we had a steady stream of would-be white house candidates for 2016. it began with ted cruz, senator from texas on thursday morning. he lit it up although it was an early morning conference speech and there weren't a lot of people here. the enthusiasm was palable. chris christie had the first bit of good press in the wake of the george washington bridge scandal back in his new jersey.

ben sherwood, who has led our news division these past three years, was named today as the next co-chairmanney media networks and president of disney abc television group. the far-reaching cable and programming and strength of abc. he'll take over when anne sweeney steps down early next year. and he has infused this news division with energy, a passionate spirit and a view towards the future. and that's not going to change, as he moves to his new position in california. it's great to have him as captain of the full abc team. >>> and up next right here, the bible story brought to life. what is the truth about noah? did a hollywood director figure out the dark secret of a biblical icon? way to go, crestor! yeah! getting to goal is a big deal, especially if you have high cholesterol plus any of these risk factors. because you could be at increased risk for plaque buildup in your arteries over time. so, when diet and exercise aren't enough to lower cholesterol, adding crestor can help. go, crestor! ♪ ♪ oh, yeah [ female announcer ] crestor is not right for everyone, like people with liver disea

ben brown has been having a look around crimea to see exactly who these forces are. >> reporter: we've come to the ukrainian naval headquarters here where there are volunteers from the self start russian defense force effectively besieging this base, along with unidentified russian soldiers as well. they won't even let us go from here the few yards to those gates to try to talk to or to interview the ukrainian naval staff who are inside there. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: at first they didn't want us to film. a russian cossack pushed his whip into our camera. then he did agree to give us his point of view. the commanders came and told us they're loyal to the people seized power in kiev. here in crimea, we think viktor yanukovych is the legitimate president. behind the gates, the naval personnel here are refusing to switch allegiances, however much pressure they come under. their wives arrive to bring them food and fresh clothes, but the russians laying siege to this base refused to let them deliver their supplies. a retired naval commander who is pro ukrainian told me it

crowley >> our guest host this morning has ben horowitz. i did pronounce that correctly.rowley >> i heard it all the time in high school. i don't think about it now. >> the guy said mr. crowley was the lead of the satanist movement. >> really. >> are you on ozzy fan. >> i'm a music fan. that is a classic song. >> it was an ozzy, not a black sabbath song. >> mr. crowley, black sabbath. that was black sabbath. >> when did you invest in him? >> that's a while ago. >> he was one of your first. was he one of your first investors. >> you came in the second round, 2010. >> was one of our first investments. >> when you were deciding -- i assume there was a lot db at that point there were a lot of people around you. >> yes. it was very competitive. >> when you decide i'm going with ben or going with whomever, how does that happen? >> we knew the reputation of the firm and i knew -- i didn't know a ton about ben at the time but you know, i heard fantastic references. really what was most important is that ben has been involved in running and growing companies. that was the thing we

. >> meet bee ben huh and find out what he has in mind for your digital future next. >> i'm ali velshi, the news has become this thing where you talk to experts about people, and al jazeera has really tried to talk to people, about their stories. we are not meant to be your first choice for entertainment. we are ment to be your first choice for the news. >> twenty five years ago, pan am flight 103 exploded in the skys above lockerbie. only one man was convicted of the attack >> the major difficulty for the prosecution, that there was no evidence... >> now a three year al jazeera investigation, reveals a very different story about who was responsible >> they refuse to look into this... >> so many people at such a high level had a stake in al megrahi's guilt. lockerbie: what really happened? on al jazeera america >> if you are anybody in the tech industry, cans are you are in austin, texas, for south by southwest, where a major part of the lineup is also the chance to connect with big thinkers and sessions with titles like biohacker meet-up. at the intersection of tech and talent you wil

in the wake of this, three reporters and editors have quit bloomberg and one of them, ben richardson, hasward to talk about it. he joined me earlier from hong kong, and as you watch, ask yourself what would you have done if you were him? so first there's east that journalistic issue, then also the business issue. >> yes. yes. and i think the problem is, what most people have to understand, there are certain red lines you can't cross in china and one of those is to poke around in the affairs of the members of the ruling politburo, so, you know, that -- apart from that, almost anything else is fair game. >> i'm sure a lot of viewers at home wonder what it feels like to spend so much time reporting, editing a story and never have it appear anywhere, and then to resign because of that. so what does it feel like for you personally? >> it's -- well, i've spent a couple of months really pretty angry about the way that the story was managed because the entire situation could have been avoided. and it's extremely frustrating. i mean, we, just put in this in context, at the end of 2012, you know, w

ben huh. >> he may not be a musician himself but he has his own rock star status complete with groupies. >> hi, how you doing? >> and to think it all began with a picture of a cat. apropos, perhaps for a man so far at least has landed on his feet. >> i mean if you think about it, anybody can start a business, anybody like, i mean, there's no barrier to entry. and if you think of the business we're in, we're in the entertainment business, we are competing with anybody who is -- >> do you have a cat? >> i do not have a cat. i'm allergic to cats. you don't even need to have a cat to understand this. what you do need is to understand what your customers want. that's business. >> the cheeseburger people know that your photo is really the best. don't be offended if it doesn't make the cut. fans send in as many as 15,000 pictures every day. and that is a lot of stupid cat tricks to choose from. another story about the crazy things some of our species will do for a good time. one we'll feature next week on "america tonight." from minnesota correspondent adam may asks, why in the world would any

a gun-control advocate has ben arrested charged with corruption and trafficking and firearms.n is charged with taking more than $48,000 of bribes. residing just hours after his arrest. president obama issuing threats of consequences to vladimir putin without consequence with official say a russian invasion is more likely than ever. here to help us understand of these men in a straight for word confrontation. psychotherapist robbie the way. what about the insults from president obama banda few others? crimea is now russia. >> what is not clear does crimea want to be part of russia? lou: the referendum was indisputable. [laughter] in putin is favored 95 percent. >> but that is a different story. but vladimir putin has a huge ego and a definite idea with what he wants to do with russia he wants to go backwards. he likes the old idea. that is what he is going for. of man who idolizes dahlin. that is not a good thing. he was very violent conflict did army and murdered his own people that is what we see with putin. lou: just before you sat down our prior gassed and wrote a lot of li

. >> reporter: ben has been enrolled for months. >> it takes away the pressure of thinking what willn if i have to go to the emergency room or to the doctor, i feel just an immense load off my shoulders. >> it's a bit of the role of the dice i suppose. >> why are you taking that gamble? >> i don't know. i don't know how much insurance costs. >> and she feels the confusion and the pressure. >> i will get insurance. >> are you going to do it this week? >> that is the million dollar question. i'm not really sure to be honest, i'm ashamed i have not made up my mind and if it's the 11th hour it's now. >> the president wants you to sign up now. >> i know, i know, but i'm not sure, i'm not sure. >> reporter: and i'm with al jazeera, washington. >> as of february estimated 4.2 million people have signed up for obamacare, 55% are female, 45% male and you can see america tonight everyday at 9:00 p.m. eastern standard time on al jazeera. looking at business news disney is expanding the online presence and buying maker studios, operator of u tube for $500 million and give disney 55,000 channels

ben silbermann. find what he wants to say. google's private terminal is a step closer to taking off. construction has started for a new terminal to be used mostly by google executives. we will look into how the terminal could benefit with tech companies and silicon valley. to the lead. the race to ruby connected car. apple announced a new program called carplay. it will allow certain iphone features like getting directions, and music, making calls to appear in a car's built-in display. this will be showcased in select mercedes, volvo, and ferrari models. jon erlichman is in l.a. with more. how exactly is it going to work? >> i think they're just trying to go to the next step beyond having your phone in your car and navigating things like the mapping feature. if you can basically connect your phone through the dashboard in a bigger way, maybe in makes it easier. maybe it makes it a better and safe experience, whether you are using your phone. whether you are using something like apple maps or siri. one of the biggest questions, blackberry is in this game. microsoft is in this game. what took apple so

. >> disney has named ben sherwood as the new cochairman of disney media networks and president of theabc 7 -- abc television group. he will stay on to abc news until a replacement is found. he will oversee the largest division, including abc, abc family, and the disney channel. punk culturembines with journalism and the strategy is giving traditional media players a run for their money. it is also helping them grow to a multibillion dollar valuation. we caught up with the cofounder and head of vice media. >> we are talking about shane smith, a really colorful character. all is the platform through different ways people reach people. their latest venture is vice news. areked how much money they putting into this new part of the vice empire. >> i will spend about $50 million over the next couple of years. we are still in beta. we have only been out for two weeks. it has already been a tremendous success with our coverage of crimea, our coverage of riots in venezuela. only is it driving a lot of traffic for us but it is also giving googles -- giving kudos to the mainstream media who do n

disney has named ben sherwood as cochairman of its media networks.ove will fill the vacancy being created by the departure of anne sweeney. she's leaving to pursue a career in television directing. sherwood will begin the transition immediately. a monster storm developing off will not be a threat to large cities. cities and say canada will get hit hard with wind and snow. may start inches falling tomorrow from philadelphia to new york. back to you. >> earlier this month, the college board announced an overhaul of the sat. the essay section will be optional starting in 2015. more free prep materials will be made available. our next guest knows how to prep for the test. i'm looking forward to this. the author took the sat seven times in 2011 to help her son score higher on the exam. .he wrote a book about it welcome, debbie. >> seven times? >> are you as crazy as carol said? to help my son, i may have taken it one time. i did get obsessed. as an adult, it is fun. it is like crossword puzzles. go back and try it is a grown up. it really is fun. >> how d

brown in sevastopol. >> reporter: hello and to "bbc world news" for me ben brown in crimea where the tension has just ratcheted up another notch because warning shots have been fired by russian troops at ukrainian soldiers the a military air base up the road here 15 kilometers from where i'm standing. we'll bring you pictures in just a moment. in the last few minutes we have heard from the russian president vladimir putin who is talking about the crisis. he said viktor yanukovych is still legitimate president in his view, although he recognizes the parliament in kiev. he said there's no need to send troops to ukraine. he said use of force was the last option. that's the latest from president putin. let's bring you up to where we are in this crisis. ukraine's envoy says russian has deployed 16,000 troops here in crimea. russian said its troops went in on a written request from the ousted president mr. yanukovych u.s. secretary of state john kerry is due in kiev later today. they will start consultations on how to shore up ukrainian economy. let's just show you the pictures from the military air b

. >> mice close of interview with pinterest ceo ben silbermann. the company hasaised 506 the 4000 million dollars to date. -- 560,000 million dollars today. 21% of online users using it they do not make significant revenue yet. they have been testing advertising. they have set a goal to start making money this year. we will see what happens. more with "bloomberg west" after this break. ♪ been calledy has the godfather of silicon valley. his rolodex is so big he can pretty much connect anyone to anyway from kanye west to larry page. he was an early investor in google and twitter in one of the most active lancer pests. i sat down with an exclusive interview with the dallas in san gala ino -- with the san francisco. problem is around affordable housing and affordability in general. president obama talked about the of the unionate speech. in san francisco, we plan to do something about that. >> back to the techcrunch awards you call the company to do more. -- companies to do more. tell me what you are asking companies to do. >> in san francisco, which is basically th

she broke the stories on ben gas si and has not been heard from ever since. >> do you think it's thathe media chasing stories that as deep? by that i mean it's easier to just package other things that don't require as much thought. >> well there is a lot of that. but the old adage, if it bleeds, it leads. this is a story that bled profusely, especially when you had all the visuals. a huge, huge story that commanded the audience's attention, and it was an important story. so, this woman was reporting it. what almost stunned me about her approach was the lack of followup. we should break a report about benghazi, it was real terrorism, not a video, and you would thick everybody at cbs would follow up on the story. yet after she reported it in 2012 for four months she did not do a next story and then another five months before she did the next story. that's a network not allowing a reporter to report the news. >> when you look at the history of how certain issues were treated by the media, including tax cuts, greedy sobs, the way the media portrays budget battles. republicans are obstinat

but there is a good reason, though, and this is something former fed chair ben bernanke has said. if your neighbor defaults on their home, the grass does not -- >> green ties. is not at say there lot of type talk backstage. talk backstage -- tie talk backstage. i would like to thank the owner tie forguy -- this letting me wear it today. [laughter] i needed another. announcementsny for today. you are the president talked about the sanctions against individuals over the situation in ukraine and crimea. so, beyond the that, i will take your questions. on the sanctions, how might president putin feel about this? they do not begin them with heads of states, but are they under consideration for the future of facts under u.s. policy, and might we see more of the inner circle affected? a couple ofay things. those are all good questions. the additional executive order the resident has signed -- president has signed allows for a more expansive series of categories that sanctions can then be applied against. not a great sentence. but in other words, the individual announced today has specifi

. >> the new 100s should have ben's face in the water mark. >> this has no water mark. it's phony. two, fake is on the bottom. and one of these is counterfeit. >> you can see that is abe lincoln. it should be ben franklin mean, someone bleached a 5-year-old bill and printed $100 over it the bill counterfeited most is the 20. these were spent many times. >> this could be a water mark here. >> and we should see andrew jackson. he's not there. >> the fake is on the bottom. >> make money back, take a second or two and this adds up to not becoming a victim. >> it's often passed in small stores, gas stations and restaurants. i've posted a link with that information it's hard and that is happening quickly. >> thank you, michael. >> coming up next, graduation day at a north bay swim club. >> reward that must have made the swimmers feel like olympians. >>> a dozen kids from the scomboiz girls club took part in the childrens program. that program aimed at inner city young people teaching kids how to swim and be safe in the water. >> now, to see them swimming back and forth is awesome. >> reme