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let's go to bloomberg west. >> there is new data out showing a dramatic slow down in user growth.esearch firm says only 4% new unique users visited this april than last, down from a 24% increase from 2010 to 2011 and 89% from 2009 to 2010 and there is amount of time users are spending on site isn't growing. facebook gets half of the revenue from us us and canada. and this weekend twitter launched a first television commercial based around the nascar race. twitter hope to attract major branldz to the services idea is that though will find out more about the advertiser or certain products. there are stunning details about what exactly nasdaq ceo was up to on the day the ipo went. he got on a plane back to new york around noon despite the problems already plaguing the company's first day of trading. he says he believes he could handle problems better from headquarters. "wall street journal" is reporting the air phone doesn't work and his plane had no internet access leaving him out of touch until landing in newark at 5:07 p.m. eastern time after the market closed. he miss aid phone c

in san francisco, with bloomberg west, back to you. >> thank you. >> and appreciate it. have a good weekend. >> spencer just like with temperatures early. so hot for you outside. >> it's warming up out there. and there are blocks of ice to develop. there is a live view from our sutro camera looking towards golden gate. cloudy skies and there is a little thin coastal haze there and there is no cooling marine layer. blue sky as above, high clouds as well. there is a look and you can see there is cloud cover well off shore. there are supposed to be low clouds there. and there is thunderstorms popping up and producing some most of the state. we're looking at temperatures of 90 degrees in livermore. there is 95 in antioch interest there is and it's 67 now in san francisco. so for highlights, 100 degrees plus temperatures inland tomorrow, high fire danger in north bay hills and cooling down sharply on father's day. it's nice timing. satellite image showing high pressure is a dominant factor. there is circulation here combined flow there is a a center of high pressure around th

in san francisco i'm emily chang with bloomberg west. >> thank you.nd next on abc 7 news at 4:00 the shoe so controversial, kpt that makes it pulled it before it went on sale. >> and there is a viral video that shows bonding between a chimp and a baby. [ mom ] to me, chex is not just a little bowl of cereal, it's kind of a big deal. to find nutritious and gluten-free cereals my whole family actually loves? well, the word "wow" comes to mind. and then a friend told me chex has five flavors that are gluten-free. even a cinnamon one the kids love. a nutritious cereal that makes everybody happy? like i said, wow. [ male announcer ] chex cereal. five flavors. good and gluten free. >>> a new shoe design so controversial adidas pulled the kicks from the market. >> the ankle cuffs are the problem, critics say they're a reminder of slavery. the designer says he was going for quirky. and adidas denied intentional reverence to slavery and pulled the shoes. >> he was going for ugly. the story has got a lot of people talking on the facebook page. most thought they

we'll go live to bloomberg west. saying the conference here in san francisco. and co-founder is pumped up about goofy classes -- glasses. >> he is. and there is, i have seen him wearing these glasses. he wears them everywhere, now. this is a big day. they decided announcements will be tied to google glass. they gave glasses to a bunch of sky divers and they had them jump to show off technology. everybody was in the crowd and there is a chance to look through glasses. reason google is looking at this technology goes back to company roots. this is a search enjichblt now, google thing thinks is a possibility is put on a pair of glasses and have the virtual world there in the real world to help you if questions as simple as, you know, where can i get a good coffee now versus whether i play a game with friends and they said they're going to make them available for developers next year but they're hoping that they'll northbound a position to wear these quirky-looking glasses to say the least. >> and i'll send it back to you. >> how about tab blet? they're jumping int

we'll have the story live from bloomberg west. >> and taking a look at this classic this afternoon at 4:10 taking a look at the skyway. it's slow going in both directions. keep t >>> checking healthy living news researchers in norway suspect women who fear childbirth may end up being in labor longer, that means labor lasts about an hour and a half longer for fearful moms. the author believes high stress levels may weaken contractions. an article details how between 5% and 20% of the women are afraid of giving birth. >> there are disturbing reports about security lapses at one of the cdc's secret and dangerous labs. abc news has condition firmed internal e mails in which an employee wrote that doors were left unlocked to areas where scientists have phone shall biological weapons. the lab pulled deadly strings of viruses and security lapses happened multiple times in 2009 and 2010. awc news is the former acting director of the cdc. >> you don't want things getting out of the laboratories. people aren't wearing any of the equipment. >> cdc tells abc news the public was never at risk but

. >> there isñr nas damage news, let's go live to bloomberg west. >> the nasdaq earmarked $40 millionensate brokers whose orders were mishandles and reportedly saying they owe the industry an apology. the exchange will pay $13.7 million in cash, the rest by and one broker has already fired back and called the plan disappointing. new york stock exchange says it could unfairly hurt the competition. and this is still down nearly 30% since the day of the ipo. delays and malfunctions were the first signs of trouble for thezv ipoçç and cost estimated $120 million. >> stocks surged on wall street today turning into the biggest gains this year there is bloomberg silicon valley ended up 2%. and a riot broke out in a male dormitory for fox con workers. in china a minor disturbance escalated with up to 1,000 workers throwing frefrg chairs to fire works at security guards. it ended after hundreds of police officers arrived. the plant makes lcd displays and faced criticism about working conditions. and there is google will soon face competitions from the likes of apple. and telling us the applic

in san francisco, i'm emily chang with bloomberg west. >> gorgeous day out there but noticeably cooler. >> yes. >> and there is predicted. >> yes. >> and just about four to eight degrees cooler, and we've got breezy conditions near the coast. there is a partly cloudy day near the coast. clouds then cleared away. over san francisco, blue skies now. there is a mainly mild afternoon, taking a look at live doppler 7 hd. there is some clouds near the coast z current conditions right now, skies mainly clear there now. temperatures 55 degrees and breezy. there are during the day winds out of the north, northwest swept away coastal clouds giving us sunny conditions and it's four to eight degrees cooler than yesterday across the bay area. still warm in spots and there is mid 80s in other locations. and 70s around the bay. low clouds, fog returning tonight and warm to hot friday through sunday, temperatures reaching their peak saturday afternoon into upper 90s. there is a dry frontal system. we'll start at 7:00 tonight and front sweeps through, again, a dry front behind it. high pressure builds

a live report from bloomberg west. >> and it's 4:07. monday commute is beginning. you're looking at i 0 in san francisco. >>> we have breaking news out of arizona right now. take a look at these live pictures. a massive industrial fire burning in a plumbing supply company in the town of gilbert that. is about a half hour east of phoenix. there are several explosions heard and no word whether there are any joirs o or -- injuries or what start that had fire. >> and this afternoon, number of children getting prescription drugs for adhd jumped 46% since twut -- 2002. looking at prescription drugs for children under 18, now, over all, prescriptions for all drugs have gone down 7% and there are decreases in prescriptions for antibiotics, pain medicine and cough and cold but for asthma and birth control were up. >> there are research suggests gastric bypass surgery may increase a patient's chances for alcohol abuse and says patients who had that surgery faced double of risk for excessive drinking compared to those with a less drastic operation. researchers believe it chan

here in los angeles with bloomberg west, back to you in the studio. >> thank you. >> and good job too play games in los angeles. >> pretty fun. >> and rain pushed out of here. >> it did. there is a couple sprinkles up into the north bay. there are clear skies and cool, breezy. there are puffs of clouds around as you can see here. over san francisco, with a a beautiful afternoon around the bay area. there is mainly dri. there are sprinkles or light showers on the far northern part of the viewing area up around clear lake and points north. but we're mainly dry and sunny skies. krts into low 60s, low to mid-60s around the bay. upper 60s to low 70s inland. 72 in santa rosa. 70 into inland east bay. these are the winds that we've had gusts in spots now. not so wide spread as yesterday, but there are 38 miles per hour gusts at sfo. to 2 miles per hour gusts in mountain view. 26 half moon bay. 23 miles per hour winds in hayward. there is breezy but not nearly as windy. clear, cool tonight. sunny skies and warmer tomorrow, breezy conditions on friday. there is yesterday's weather maker movin

bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. >> it looks good to me. i will eat it. >> the orioles welcome a west coast slugger to camden yards. a big night for albert pujols. keith mills will join us for sports. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. ♪ oh yeah, this is what a weekend getaway should feel like. and does. if you're here that is. feel the fun. feel the hamptonality. you're probably muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because it starts working faster on the first day you take it. zyrtec®. love the air. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> we want to remind you that southbound 295 is closed near 648 because of an accident. baltimore street is set out in the city between stockton and carrollton because of fire activity. here's a quick live look at traffic. this is the west side. some delays starting to form prior to 70 down towards edmondson. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> it will be another beautiful day today. 57 in westminster. 61 at the airport. m

bloomberg urging people to check on friends and family. >> check on your neighbors, especially seniors and those who have chronic health conditions or special needs. make sure they are drinking water and staying cool. >> reporter: looking west to illinois, this early, they're already seeing the most 90 degree-plus days in 35 years. roads are buckling under the baking sun in the midwest, as farmers across that region are terrified this heat will devastate their crops. our alex perez is in lafox, illinois, with one anxious farmer. >> that's right. it's a steamy 93 degrees here in lafox, illinois. farmers here and in the corn belt states across the country are dealing with the same problems. excessive heat, not enough rain. they say it can be devastating in some areas. take a look at this corn stalk. it's only about a foot high. but get this -- at this point of the year, it's supposed to be waist high. >> reporter: from the midwest to the nation's capital, where it was the hottest day all year so far. abc's ginger zee is at the national zoo, where they are desperately trying to keep their animals cool and safe. >> it is already a sultry 97 degrees, we've been watching it all day here in washington, d.c. and get this -- here at

interesting to me mike bloomberg at this point will not be supporting president obama. bill: interesting there. also out of westna, this is a state where barack obama is not popular but now the leading senator, joe manchin, and the governor, early ray tomblin, will not attend the democratic convention in charlotte early september. what's that say? >> that is president interesting. remember barack obama lost some 40% of the vote there in the democratic primary to keith judd, a federal prisoner. he has had trouble connecting in states either southern or appalachian states, kentucky was one. north carolina uncommitted did well against president obama. further west you have arkansas where the president lost to john wolff or didn't lose to john wolff, lost votes to john wolff. you have a number of states the president shown he has struggled with moderate democrats or independent voters. bill: what does that tell you about november? i mean everybody is sitting around 4 1/2 months away and trying to forecast this. so if you have got trouble in kentucky and west virgina arguably not going to go for a democratic preside

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west is marked 903. and they really were flags or reference the moment of the bomb, which is at 902. >> next, a commencement speech by new york city mayor, michael bloomberg he spoke at the university of north carolina last month. his remarks are 20 minutes. [applause] >> power, tar, tar. forgive me, but i wanted to begin the smyrna by shouting something, but i knew what would happen if i started to shout and barbara carolina rob north carolina. [applause] i'm not positive note, good morning faculty, family, friends of the great classic 2012. and i particularly wanted to thank chancellor thorpe in the u.n. board of trustees, including my friend and your fellow alum, peter growler for inviting me here. i also want to thank the president of the umc system, thomas roth and a former umc system, my old friend spangler could you should know into the habit business school just because neither of us could get antique umc. [laughter] i am thrilled to be standing here today, not only because umc is one of our country's oldest and greatest institutions. and actually thrilled to be standing here because it means they did not trip on the bricks walking over here. it i

west. a live look at new york city. back with us on set, sam stein of "the huffington post," best-selling author and combat veteran of the u.s. army, wes moore, josh green of "bloombergnd our good friend, michael steele. joe and mika have the day off, and that means we're starting with lebron, wes. that means we're starting with lebron. say what you want about the guy, he doesn't perform in the clutch, this is one of those games like michael jordan would love. he simply took over last night. >> regardless of what you think about lebron james, love him, hate him, you stared at the television in awe of what he was doing. he could not lose last night. >> sam, are you a lebron hater, generally speaking? >> i have an irrational hatred of the miami heat. i catch myself doing things i shouldn't do when watching game like that. >> but it was a post-lebron hate? >> yeah. but watching last night, you know, that was special. there's nothing he couldn't do on the court. and you know, you just had to think, if he could do this every game, maybe they would never lose. they just couldn't lose last night. >> michael steele, 30 points in the first half for lebron. >> hey, man, i used