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comfortable seats, foot rests, reading lights and maybe the most enticing part, free wifi like the big tech companies that offer their own plush employee buses. 10 hybrid buses hit the road today with 10 more by the end of the month. >>> 4:38 now. time for our first check of the weather. >> mike, cold this morning compared to yesterday. >> that is the big story especially with when you look north. fairfield 19° cooler 28 napa, east bay valley, definitely an i cooler start this morning 29 in napa, frost novato 30, santa rosa 32 mid to upper 30s along the peninsula, 40 san jose mid to upper 40s oakland and san francisco. temperatures won't move much through the 8:00 hour calm, clear. we'll see the sunshine that will warm us up into the mid to upper 50s by noon 60 around napa, santa rosa. a few high clouds from time to time sun will dominate this afternoon. mild once again just not the record-setting warmth over the weekend. low to mid 60s. seven day forecast, slight chance of light rain especially along the coast tomorrow then dry pattern returns wednesday through sunday. >>> good morning. th

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then we moved into big tech. all better than expected stocks acting well. but here we headed into netflix this week. this one is very stock specific story. unlike the other ones, it had a massive move. it had high short interest. it sets up similarly like the others. you mentioned lulu and green mountain. netflix is already up some 50% this year alone. >> is it part of the phenomenon in the beginning of the year where people were trying to make up for performance? because they have 11 months to make up if it doesn't work out. >> that's a great point. the fact people are trading these high beta stocks point out. we've also seen diverging returns. we go back to the last earnings season, it was oracle. it was disappointing on a lot of fronts. fast forward to this and what are we seeing? positive results. very positive results from apple and caterpillar which is a broader industrial story. that allows people to say, okay. i'm going to take risk here and try to do it in ways that are going to pay me very quickly if i'm right. >> but google got crushed. today so

. >> fire torches a field in mountain view not far from big tech companies. what crews say sparked that blaze. >> steven colbert may make a run for president. what he did last night that is raising eyebrows this morning. >> a live look outside t golden gate bridge on this friday, january 13th. this is "today in the bay." >> good morning everyone. the time 4:30. i'm jon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. lots to get to this morning. let's toss it over to christina loren. >> good morning. happy friday to you. we made it to the weekend. we're going to see major changes next week, and as of sunday temperatures start to tumble. so, enjoy the warmth. it's cold now. we'll take you through the full forecast for the weekend and tell you when you can expect that rain. right now i'm going to send it back to you. >> it's 4:31, new this morning police trying to figure out who attacked two women in a san francisco neighborhood. >> one of the victims is 70 years old. it happened on 20th avenue in the golden gate heights avenue. that's where bob redell joins us live. what's

and smaller maybe better that's idea unveiled at one of the big tech shows taking place in the sin city. we will give you preview when good morning maryland continues in a moment. 3q new odor detect from air wick. a new air freshener so smart, that it detects and overcomes unpleasant odors. odor detect works on more than a thousand odors, to keep your world at its brightest. new odor detect. something in the air wick. >>> [audio not understandable] good morning maryland. >> those are the first grader at sappedelwood elementary. >>> you have noticed gas prices on the rise. average price for gallon of regular unleaded has spiked 12 cents the past three weeks i'm cord together most recent survey drivers are paying 3.36 a gallon for regular unleaded gas. >>> we are working to help you save money at pump. head to abc2news.com and go in and type in your zip code and what you will find as a result is the least expensive gas closest to you in your neighborhood. >>> and the wait is over the consumer electronics show opens today in las vest vegas this year 20,000 new products are expected to be l

. >>> as big tech company grow some smaller companies are getting pushed out.hat's according to the silicon valley business journal. when sony agreed to lease 4 50,000 square neat san mateo the smaller tenant had to search for new home. with the demand for space growing now, vacancy are disappearing and rental rates are rising. >> the college football stadium here getting major upgrade. college will use 5 million dollars in bond revenue to make a more disabled friendly facility. track and soccer fields will also get upgrade. more on these headlines in tomorrow print edition of the silicon valley business journa journal. >> all right stay with us on to sports next. larry is here with football basketball. >> the raiders making a move here. they have decided on a new general manager and he's a man who played for the silver and black years ago sports is man who played for the silver and black years ago sports is next.  [ cellphone rings ] hey honey! mom, we're dying. no you're not, you're just hungry. make some totino's pizza rolls.

. >>> some of the big tech companies are joining forces in creating something called sf city. ktvu's mike mibach tells us the group has big plans. >> reporter: tech companies all splashing into san francisco politics. >> we represent the new economy in san francisco. >> reporter: his name is ron conway. a republican and silican valley investor who alongside ed lee introduced what is called sf city. an interest group that says is built to give advice and lend tech expertise to city government. from budget issues to unemployment. >> we're not weaving around in san francisco. we're going to create our own culture, create our own obligations. create and support an industry that wants to support us. >> we're all about connecting people with great local businesses. it's really easy decision for us to get involved. >> reporter: some folks inside questioned whether or not the tech in industry in the city is getting too powerful. the chairman of sf city says why not. >> the tech city in san francisco is a massive voting block. what's wrong with us uniting like everybody else? >> reporte

. >>> as big tech company grow some smaller companies are getting pushed out.according to the silicon valley business journal. when sony agreed to lease 4 50,000 square neat san mateo the smaller tenant had to search for new home. with the demand for space growing now, vacancy are disappearing and rental rates are rising. >> the college football stadium here getting major upgrade. college will use 5 million dollars in bond revenue to make a more disabled friendly facility. track and soccer fields will also get upgrade. more on these headlines in tomorrow print edition of the silicon valley business journa journal. >> all right stay with us on to sports next. larry is here with football basketball. >> the raiders making a move here. they have decided on a new general manager and he's a man who played for the silver and black years ago sports is man who played for the silver and black years ago sports is next. hey guys, what can i get for you? i would like a decaf 360 calories please. and for you? i'll have a triple iced 410 calories please. you want the 40 whipp

and on the other side, as gautham mentioned, are the tech industry, a lot of the big tech companies oppose both the house and the senate bills, twitter, facebook, google are lined up against it along with internet engineers, civil libertarians, other folks. >> host: paul kirby, do you see piracy passing -- piracy legislation pass anything 2012? >> guest: i think it will. the house will probably get something through. the problem always will be in the senate which is controlled by the democrats. so it's going to be, it's kind of going to be messy as we get down to crunch time if house passes something, what will the senate do. and once the senate f they do pass something because the rules are different in the senate, what would a conference look like? so i think it's going to be some time, and as we get closer through the year even though this is an election issue, if you will, we get closer to the election, people want to get out of town, so it's going to get messy. >> host: gautham nagesh s there a lot of money being thrown at these pirate bills. >> guest: absolutely. in the house it's ca

you know our least what a lot of people say to you in terms of some of the reasons why maybe the big tech giants are more open to the open act is it doesn't necessarily hold them liable if you do take down some of this infringing activity within a certain amount of time then you're ok and also i guess isn't as they get brod when it comes to a site dedicated to infringing activity actually to be dedicated to it they're not i want to switch gears with you here real quick before we go which is that we've been talking about google and their new privacy policy here and how they want to streamline everything and so it just follows you all over the internet and congress has asked them about it and they ended up writing back a thirteen page letter but basically saying don't worry this is not about your privacy this is just to make your life easier what's your take. well so on the one hand i can understand the as a again as it is a business founder as the co-founder of it i can understand the desire to simplify language you know we are actually as a member of the board on reddit we're looking into

just like the big tech companies that offer their own plush employee buses. 10 buses hit the road todayhe end of the month. they are paid for with stimulus and state bonds funds. >>> right now in san jose firefighters on the scene of an early morning fast moving fire at an assisted living home several people have been hurt. >> amy hollyfield is there live with the latest. >> reporter: i was a huge fire. elderly people were trying to escape the burning building. take a look at these pictures this is taken by a man who lives in a nearby unit with his own camera. huge fire. fires state was really moving by the time they got here. he and his home are okay. four homes were destroy. five people were hurt. one suffered burns to the bottom of their feet, others complained of medical conditions such as chest pains or they inhaled too much smoke. no one was critically hurt. fires say they are feeling very grateful about that. they are feeling like this could have been much worse. one lucky break, someone spotted the fire and called it in before it really got going. firefighters got the call early

just like big tech companies that offer their own plush employee buses. 10 buses hit the road today, by the end of the month. they are paid for with stimulus and state bond funds. i've always been envious seeing people on those beautiful buses working for the big companies. [ talking over each other ] >> you both want a chauffeur and you like heated seats in that vehicle. >> yes, please. >> is that too much? >> not really, especially the time we come in. i think we would all like that, heated seats good addition. temperatures are three degrees cooler than they were yesterday half moon bay 17 fairfield and napa 18 concord 17 livermore 15 hayward 12 san jose 11° warmer in oakland and 6 this san francisco novato, santa rosa, napa fairfield at freezing and below. mid to upper 40s around oakland, san francisco and half moon bay from now until 8:00 everybody else will stay where you are under a sunny sky. a few high clouds from time to time around noon temperatures jump into the mid 50s to near 60 by the lunch hour as we head towards 4:00, high clouds, sun temperatures mainly in the low to

. >>> some of the big high-tech companies launched a new partnership with the city of san francisco. zing, twitter, sales force, 82 other forms did san francisco citizens for technology and invasion. the group will give advice and tech expertise to the government on budgeting, unemployment and other issues. the chairman hopes to stream hine what he called the nightmare of starting a business in san francisco. >> if we can go in and look at that problem and somehow help figure a way to auto mate the process so you don't have to go to city hall to get a business license that would be a huge boom. >> the mayor said by partnering with them san francisco can be quote the invasion capitol of the world. >>> we are learning more about the new next thing from apple. the ipad 3 and how soon you may see it in stores. that story ahead in just about 11 minutes. >>> a major online security breech at san francisco city colskphrepblg it could be widespread. rob roth tells us hackers may have been stealing student information for more than 10 years. >>> city college officials are saying viruses have

>>james: yesterday we took a look back at some of the big tech headlines of 2011 now let us look forward. 2012 is expected to be a big year for new gadgets. gabe slate shall the some of the new products that are expected to come out. >>gabe: most likely the biggest new gadget that is to be released this year is a tv by apple. i expected to be announced in june. the apple tv will bundle with into the living room and make it easier to do anything with itunes on your living room tv. in other tv news, i believe the first class is free 3d tv will be officially on sale on the market in the u.s. in 2012. toshiba sells them now only in japan and germany. i believe the iphone 5 will be released in june. i believe it will have a new design possibly a curved shape. it will have new technology for making mobile payments. the ipad 3 might be introduced before june. i think it might come out in february or march. i think the next ipad will have built in 3d viewing and a three do camera. it will be a big year for the video game world. in february, the play stations vita will come out. it lets you play

tech. at comcast center. terps get down big. big. second half. georgia tech. and walltower for three. are you kidding me? but the terps rally big time. under 2:00 to go. maryland trails, 74-71. lauren mincy gets it. pulls up. knocks down the jumper. smooth. terps down one. bench loving it. had 17 points. 20 seconds to go. thomas with the ball. drives. hits the turn around j. plus one. wow. thomas went for the game high 24 points. maryland takes the lead. georgia tech with it. walltower, drives, stripped away. barrett. walltower can't believe it. neither can michelle joseph. see it again. that's all the ball. that's it. terps finish, 16-6 run. come back to beat the yellow jackets. 77-74. perfect 15-0 this season. real quick. penn state hired patriots coordinator, bill o'brien as their new head football coach. >> college le the word is swapportunity. can i have the definition? swapportunity: the opportunity to swap a higher calorie snack for a yoplait light. can you use it in a sentence? mmm. swapping a 300 calorie donut for this 110 calorie strawberry shortcake is a good swapportunity.

tech heavyweights headed in different directions open their books. >> scott budman joins us, apple and yahoo!. for am, the numbers simply staggering, scott. >> a big night for tech earnings. start with the biggest, apple, a monster three months worth of sales. the cupertino company sold 37 million i phones and 15 million ipads the last quarter. that is a boffo holiday season. shares of apple stock rising sharply in after-hours trading. expect a toll open at an all-time high tomorrow morning. we also heard from yahoo!. as janelle said it is going in a different direction, revenue and profits still falling. yahoo! unable to excite investors. >>> google says it will follow user activities across all flpl forms, e-mail, search and phones. >>> we caught up with a bay area startup that is working to keep your phone safe one touch at a time. let's face it, your phone is your computer and so it's a target for spy wear and viruses. >> knows who you are, financial information, play is your corporate e-mail, knows where you are, the ability to track your location via gps. >> reporter: kevin mahaffey is here to help, his company, lookout mobile, has been maki

it is a sight they want the major league commissioner to see, another big high tech firm, in this case, the storage company opening new headquarters in san jose, the silicon valley reports today show that this is the year it will happen. with the baseball owners meeting in arizona today, san jose boosters are getting impatient with the commissioner. >> come on, bud, a's to san jose. >> reporter: the mayor was in constant contact on this issue, saying that even though an a's south bay move where the giants have territory rights is not on the owner's official agenda. >> but they will talk to owners and people about moving the a's to an joe. so i know that is going to happen. i just think people look at it and say, my god, how long has it been? >> reporter: but even with a lawsuit pending and oakland trying to keep the team, the san jose boosters point out that other developments like the bart extension came about while they wait. >> with them waiting, san jose has been allowed to clear possible problems that could have been in front of it. >> reporter: for all the optimism and nerveness,

. >>> while we are talking high-tech stuff, the next big thing could be be unveiled during the consumernic shows in las vegas. they opened all things tech. ultra books, for example, thin, powerful laptops with long battery life are big here, as are o-led televisions. one model has face recognition and can respond to your movements. for example, you can increase the sound by raising your hand. there is also a product that turns your iphone into a robot. the show runs through friday and with booths filling in the area the size of 31 football fields, you can bet there is something for everyone. we do love our gadgets. >> speaking of football fields -- >> turn up the volume. >> i'll do it myself. >> did it work? >> busy day in oakland. new football coach and down goes the king. the car -- the warriors stun lebron and the best team in nba in overtime. highligh >> what a game at oracle. the warriors come back from a 17-point deficit against lebron james and the miami heat and they win it in overtime, biggest win of the season no doubt. reggie mckenzie, front row. dwyan

>> bain capital was humming along at the time of high-tech, things were going big in high-tech and romneyncerned there would be a bubble. as it turned out, there was a bubble later, missed a lot of profits in the inter rim. an example where partners said we made a lot of money could have made a lot more money if romney hadn't been nervous about some deals. >> another part i think of mitt romney that i think all of us are curious about, hard to crawl inside a father and son is the relationship he has with -- that he had with his father and how that impacts this presidential bid. here's what -- here's what you wrote. if george romney shot from the hip, his son before he shoots the all carefully studies the target, lines up the barrel just right and might even fire a few practice rounds. mitt romney who sought shortcomings of his father's approach has often been more inclined to identify the consequences of what he wants than figure out how to get there. boy you it sounds like exactly what you just described with his time at bain. >> well, you know, george romney famously, his presidential h

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. >>> while we are talking high-tech stuff, the next big thing could be be unveiled during the consumer electronic shows in las vegas. they opened all things tech. ultra books, for example, thin, powerful laptops with long battery life are big here, as are o-led televisions. one model has face recognition and can respond to your movements. for example, you can increase the sound by raising your hand. there is also a product that turns your iphone into a robot. the show runs through friday and with booths filling in the area the size of 31 football fields, you can bet there is something for everyone. we do love our gadgets. >> speaking of football fields -- >> turn up the volume. >> i'll do it myself. >> did it work? >> busy day in oakland. new football coach and down goes the king. the car -- the warriors stun lebron and the best team in nba in overtime. -dad, why e you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur? [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy chee

we're on the prowl for big cheap tech. our stock screener digging up tech names with low valuations and paying a dividend. five stocks made the cut. that list ahead. somebody call kitten play because it's house party time. the builders are booming this year. the folks who provide the guts powering them with higher valuations, we're going to look at some of the under the radar names getting a housing bump. and does blackberry have a second act in its future? the new ceo was in the cnbc house last night. impressive new hardware. we'll take you inside the meetding where things got a little heated. that's all coming up. we have to get to the big breaking news right now. "the wall street journal" reporting facebook will be filing for a long-awaited ipo next wednesday. kayla tausche has more. >> brian, my sources tell me that the company is eyeing the valuation between $75 billion and $100 billion which just last hour we were saying makes sense. my sources were telling me earlier this week that something in the $80 billion range

you have successfully invested in probably every major big sort of social media company or social big techies you're going to find and one of the things interesting you don't do it early stage. once we sort of know they're on their way, we don't know how far along the way and i wonder this model you've created, you've nailed the big five, is there another five? >> well i think that i can make the following prediction, that in the next ten years, there will be 25 companies with a market cap of over $25 billion in that space, consumer internet. >> and where do you get that in. >> there will be over 50 companies with a market cap over $10 billion. >> where do you come up with that math? >> in ten years we will see who was right. >> we'll have you come back on the broadcast for that. your criteria when you go and buy these companies, do you buy them early but not necessarily on day one. we've had others on the broadcast who say i only want to invest in a company where the ceo is under 25 years old and makes less than $100,000. you have a very different view on your criteria for what a hungry c

. >> this big drive is tech. i mean cloud computing and applications.re, internet company autos google has thousands of job openings. mostly in sales. facebook expanding its new menlo park campus and out of work skilled professionals are feeling optimistic. >> smart people, innovation, people reinventing them self autos 10 members lan landed jobs last week and says companies are taking notice of her resume. >> i pult in an application and got a call back in an hour. >> meaning it's changed because there are times when nothing happened. you hear nothing. cricket autos the rate has fallen and manufacturing is up, consumer confidence getting stronger, small businesses bouncing back. pemplts say that bodes well for slow, steady economic growth which means more jobs. >> if we're in an isolated spot, it's fragile, might not last. national numbers is no, we're on the cutting edge. >> and we'll know more about the state and job outlook later this month when those members come out. abc 7 news. >> and a state compensation insurance fund says it will eliminate nea

. >>> it is a big night for hokey fans, virginia tech is looking for a big bcs bowl win against the michigannight. it's tech's 19th straight bowl appearance for one of the longest streaks in the country. it's michigan's first appearance since 2006. you can catch the game tonight on espn. >>> the oregon ducks got a big win over the wisconsin badgers in the rose bowl, but this morning more people are talking about their helmets than the game. the helmets are part of a collaboration between nike helmet maker rydell and the graphics company who made them look silvery and metallic, almost like a mirror. the color of the helmet actually changed throughout the game as the light reflecting off them changed. it also made for some cool pictures of the entire field. were the players distracted by the cool helmets? i don't know. very cool. >> see him walk up and start combing his hair in the helmet. let's go to tom to find out about the forecast now. going to stay cold, tom, for a while? >>> you need helmets to stay warm this morning. definitely wear your warm winter hat and mittens. it's down in the 20

. >>> well, it's a big night for hoeky fans. virginia tech is looking for a big bcs bowl game against the michigan wolverines in the sugar bowl tonight. it's the tech's 19th street bowl appearance, one of the longest bowl appearances in the history, and you can catch the game tonight at 8:30 on espn. >>> and the ducks got a big win. this morning more people are talking about their helmets than the game. the helmets were made to look like mirrors, and it had a dramatic affect. the helmet changed in the game when the light reflected off the helmets, and it made for cool pictures. >>> time for a final check of our forecast. >> it certainly did turn cold. it's not going to warm up but maybe another one or two degrees in the afternoon. the moving gray and white, that's snow. those are snow showers. that's where you might get the ten or 15 minutes of snow, and then it's gone and over, but it could leave a quick dusting in its wake and that's what is happening right now in central montgomery county and into frederick and washington counties, marylan

how big of a win is this for tech companies, and this is big established media versus big media. >> well, it's a pretty big win. this is huge and what's interest is that the tech companies didn't even roll out the heavy artillery. this is the light artillery. google said sign a petition. they didn't say here's a link where you can get your members of congress's phone number. or better yet, here's a link to his primary opponent and maybe you should donate some money. that's the real heavy artillery, so the tech companies have another weapon and hollywood did not see this coming. they got rolled by the internet this week. this is a historic week in internet politics, maybe american politics. >> it was pretty amazing. all the presidential candidates weighing in on this last night. it's significant. the blackout protests we saw from websites like wikipedia were effective. i'm just wondering, you're saying this is a huge victory. this bill's going to get reworked and what if they don't like it then? will a blackout work or, they got the bang for your buck and that's it? >> well, the danger th

well aside from the fact that i'm a big cheerleader for new york tech. i think it is much bigger than just silicon valley in fact i would repeat this unit as a battle of sort of government as usual lobbying dollars dictating policy vs american the electorate dictating policy and when you actually look at the numbers last year ninety four million dollars from hollywood went into government in order to basically get this bill written or these bills written and it's frustrating because we have a congress that can't solve any of the important use of the day things like unemployment things like the deficit they are gridlocked on but yet as soon as a lobbyist shows up ninety four million dollars you've got democrats and republicans lining up to co-sponsor bad legislation written by lobbyists not technologists that would lead to the wholesale destruction of one of the all these parts the u.s. economy so what i what i'm seeing now is not just the tech community up in arms it's americans up in arms and it's great to see it because that after all is the promise of

how big of a win is this for tech companies, and this is big established media versus big media. >> well big win. this is huge and what's interest is that the tech companies didn't even roll out the heavy artillery. this is the light artillery. google said sign a petition. they didn't say here's a link where you can get your members of congress's phone number. or better yet, here's a link to his primary opponent and maybe you should donate some money. that's the real heavy artillery, so the tech companies have another weapon and hollywood did not see this coming. they got rolled by the internet this week. this is a historic week in internet politics, maybe american politics. >> it was pretty amazing. all the presidential candidates weighing in on this last night. it's significant. the blackout protests we saw from websites like wikipedia were effective. i'm just wondering, you're saying this is a huge victory. this bill's going to get reworked and what if they don't like it then? will a blackout work or, they got the bang for your buck and that's it? >> well, the danger that they face, i

. >>> it's a big night for hokey fans. virginia techlooking for a big bcs bowl win against the michigan wolverines in the sugar bowl tonight. it is tech's 19th straight bowl appearance, one of the longest streaks in the country. on the other hand, it's michigan's first bowl appearance since 2006. you can catch the game at 8:30 tonight on espn. >>> and the expected top pick in the nfl draft this year ran out of luck when it came to his bowl game. oklahoma state beat andrew luck and the stanford cardinals last night 41-38 in overtime in the fiesta bowl. stanford looked to have the game in hand with just seconds left. and a chip shot field goal for the win. but the freshman kicker missed badly. pushing the game to overtime. then the same kicker missed another field goal for the win in overtime. opening the door for oklahoma state. that poor freshman. he's got to be kicking himself. my goodness. although, good news, he's a freshman. plenty of time to make up for it. >> or bad news he's a freshman. he won't be a sophomore on the team next ye

tech is strong. why? cloud. why? big data. these themes aren't going away. ouch a lot of different tech companies, not just apple. >> coming up, netflix surged today after reporting a blowout quarter. but could there be a different online video vendor to keep your eye on? we're in the final stretch. but there's more to come as cramer leads the pack in the final no-huddle offense. [ male announcer ] how do you trade? with scottrader streaming quotes, any way you want. fully customize it for your trading process -- from thought to trade, on every screen. and all in real time. which makes it just like having your own trading floor, right at your fingertips. [ rodger ] at scottrade, seven dollar trades are just the start. try our easy-to-use scottrader streaming quotes. it's another reason more investors are saying... [ all ] i'm with scottrade. >>> netflix has become the ultimate battleground from the shorts and the longs. sometimes you have to step away or you'll get torn to pieces. the ceo made a big mistake when he announced the new pricing plan and tried to

. >>> two big bay area tech companies are fighting over searches.witter is now slamming google for their new search feature. google is searching a new feature called search plus your world. twitter is atwitter and saying the real tif information is often the most relevant result on google and google's knew feature will make it harder for everyone. it allows your friend to see what you're saying. if you're in google plus circles you can see any related images. the search will be rolled out many text if few days. you don't need a google plus profile to see the results. >>> it's nice to hear this. now hiring, target is accepting applications in fremont. they're highering ability 200 new employees for the store on pacific commons. a job fair will run from thursday to saturday on the knew park location which is also in newark. you can apply online at target.com. the new store opinions in march. >>> let's turn things over to jeff and talk about the weather outside. certainly nice and still continues to be try. >> definitely. it seems like these record set

first, apple two, big developments for the tech giant.let's go live to bloomberg wefl with -- west with today's after the bell report. >> the next ipad is going to have more fire pou yes, bloomberg learned it will work with high speed wireless networks. sources tell bloomberg the manufacturing partners started ramping up production this month and will start selling it in march. it's going to help users jump between applications. and another apple development today relates to suppliers. apple agreed to let outside partners into the supply partners. and this move is made to counter criticism regarding conditions for workers making ipads and other apple gear and 12 of the employees have committed suicide in china these plants are ramping up production. and two of the biggest independent studios are coming together. and there is cash and stock, and this purchase gives lion's gate last installment of the twilight series as well as rights to the last 14 movies. and one analyst says it's a sign of challenges in the industry. taking a look at wha

tech against michigan. tomorrow's contest kicks off in new orleans. hoky fans are packing the big easy and as monica hernandez reports, they are having a big economic impact. >> all throughout the french quarter, the sugar bowl is just days away. this high school band from saganaw, michigan, is here for the big game. just down the block, michigan and virginia tech fans are kicking off the all-state fan fest next to jack's brewery. >> just to be among the michigan faithful and have fun and have a good time in general. >> free fest festival, many arrive days early. >> we actually bought our plane tickets. that's how excited we were. >> for some, the sugar bowl makes for a house divided. >> game time, all bets are off. >> i think we are sitting in two different sections. >> others found a way to resolve their differences. >> we have a wolverine grad dad and hoky daughter. so we are a house divided, a house united. >> with all these fans in town, the economic impact of the sugar bowl, $200 million. it's the same, they say, for the national championship which will be held in new orlean

money, big power and very special interests in favor of something has been the way that stuff gets done in washington forever. but sometimes something bigger comes along. the source of the tech industry's bigness on this is two-fold. first they are now really fundamental to our lives. wikipedia is the first stop. google is where where start. the bar the visual suggestion of google plunged in darkness by a congress that does not understand the internet, that is a powerful image, a powerful thing, given how power fully the internet shapes our lives. even members of congress understand that. but the other reason the internet world was able to today pull off the biggest and most successful power play anyone has seen in washington in a long, long time, is because they don't just wield the power of a few companies speaking as companies. what happened with this mass cave-in in washington today wasn't because of the stated opinions of a few websites. because those websites provided every american who cares about this or who didn't think they cared about it but were convinced today, provided every american who could be persuaded to care about this, a means of expressing yourself on t

. >>> it's a big night for hooky fans. virginia techoking for a bcs bowl win against the michigan in the sugar bowl tonight. it's michigan's first bowl appearance since 2006. you can watch that game tonight on espn. >>> the expected top pick in the nfl draft this year ran out of luck when it came to the bowl game last night. oklahoma state beat andrew luck and the stanford cardinal last night 41-38 in overtime in the fiesta bowl. stanford looked to have the game in hand with just seconds left, and a chip shot field goal for the win. but the freshman kicker missed badly, pushing that game into overtime. and then the same freshman kicker missed another field goal for the win in overtime, opening the door for oklahoma state. bad deal for a freshman. >>> this morning we're hearing from the hiker who was rescued in a maryland state park thanks in part to his iphone. chris kasick and his dog boo were lost for seven hours in the park on christmas eve. he got lost and called 911 but couldn't tell police where he was because his gps didn't work.