the plane crashed at the boise airport. it was an experimental aircraft. it was not his first plane crash. this was a man who knew how to take risk in business as well as in life. in the quote i just read he said years ago "if i die tomorrow, i've got no regrets. i've done more than many have." he was a popular executive with his employees. operating in a tough market, which he is used to. the company expects to provide even more information later today. also, it just so happens that the chief operating officer of micron announced he was retiring a couple weeks ago. questions about what will happen successionwise at micron. but the more important concern now is that the company has lost an executive. that family has lost a husband and father. of course, our hearts go out to the family, the company and its employees right now. >> jon fortt, thank you very much. micron has issued a statement. i know you've hit it already but it's worth revisiting. they talk briefly about his passion, what jon was referring to taking risk flying planes and micron saying steve

temperatures are very warm, even outside of boise and billings. we'll see snow at the highest ef elevatio rain coming in. highs today in the low 50s. thursday's forecast, lynn, looks a lot better. >> all right. good news. thanks. >>> coming up, the dow soars and netflix has arrival and the consumer watch dog has your back. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, after publicly blasting his sitcom successor, charlie sheen has a rare stroke of conscience. >>> coming up a pair of big upsets in college basketball, but was kentucky one of them and the streaking spurs hit with a 40-point loss. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. >>> the u.s. embassy in kabul, afghanistan, is on lockdown as hundreds have taken to the streets again to protest the u.s. burning of a quran. at least six people are reported dead in the demonstrations. the u.s. has apologized for the burning. >>> in syria, opposition activists have confirmed

the boise folks are reportedly working on their version.east hope may have been helpful in spreading the word here, i feel honor bound to point out the poop fairy did not just get invented in colorado. in 2004, an early iteration was invented. watch this. >> do your part and scoop the poop. guess what, there's no such thing as the poop fairy. >> good move, boise, idaho in

go, boise, go. that does it for us tonight. we will see you again on monday, but, first, say it with me now, say it with me at home. are you ready? three, two, one, prisonen. >> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >> a senior inmate takes up wrap. >> they're living in sin. they're robbing pharmacies, what do i give a damn? >> an alleged gang member poses a threat. >> a lot of people don't know this, but murder is one of the easiest crimes that you can get away with. easy. >> and another inmate makes the most shocking confession ever heard in lock up. >> they say you're a psychopath murder after more than three people. i've done blown that one out of the water quite a few times. >>> orange county, california is well known for its sun kissed beaches and family-friendly tourist attractions. >> announcer: but sometimes, fantasy gives way to reality. and when crime is committed here, suspects will usually find themselves booked into the orange county jail. >> what are you in for? >> disturbing the peace. >> h

a private plane crashed between the two runways at boise airport.ixed wing land aircraft. there was one person on board. that person did not survive the crash. the airport is operating with one runway now. i believe appleton was 51 years old. he had been ceo since he was 34 years old, in 1994 he was an executive president at 31 years old. actually, he had been in a plane crash before also in boise back in 2004 in, i believe, july of that year. and he had a very unique attitude about risk in life. he was known to be a hard charging executive. he said to "usa today" europe has crashed. the older you get, the more risk you should take. went sky diving at 80. what if his parachute didn't open? he finished that saying if i die tomorrow, i have no complaints. i've experienced more than anybody should expect in a lifetime. micron technology, one of the important companies in both memory, d ram and nan flash memory. the stock had been under pressure in recent months just because of the tough component environment in memory in particular. now, he was a popul

boise state and idaho will join the the east to fill the void left by west virginia. look at black deval patrick -- look at what he bought into insanity with the new york knicks. the unlikely story of jeremy lin continues to unfold. injuries forced him into the starting lineup recently, and he has become the first player ever to score 20 plus -- 20 plus points in his first five nba stars. even lin does not know what to make over the immediate impact of stardom that suddenly looks a lot like a disney movie. >> anytime something likes this happens, a lot of stuff has to be put in place and a lot of it is out of my control. if you look back at my story, it does not matter where you look, but god's fingerprints are all over the place. there are a lot of things that had to happen that i just could not control. there are 20 or 30 things that had to happen at the right time for me to be here. >> he has also become a hit, on social media. he used to sleep on the couch of teammate landry fields. his jersey has catapulted to the top spot among player jersey sales in the nba, af

he died when the small plane he was piloting crashed in boise, idaho this morning. he was the only one onboard. trading in micron stocks has been halted on wall street. he was 51. >>> a hiring surge in january pushed the unemployment rate back to its lowest level in three years. according to the labor department, employers added 243,000 jobs last month. that dropped the unemployment rate down to 8.3%, and that's the lowest it's been since february of 2009. it was also the fifth straight month that the rate has fallen, and this is the first time that has happened since late 1994. >>> the unemployment rate is just a little above what it was when obama took office in 2008. even with the gains the job market faces a long way back to full health. this morning the president said there are still far too many americans who need a job or need a job that pays better than the one they have now. >> the economy is growing stronger. recovery is speeding up. we've got to do everything in our power to keep it going. >> there's still 12.8 million people out of work, the fewest since

. >> 40 friends boise to albuquerque. 36 in the twin cities. upper 40s here in new york and much of the northeast. 67 in atlanta. and an always warm 82 in miami. >>> coming up next after the break, the new rankings of the most and least dependable auto marks. >>> new debate in the powell family tragedy. should the dad who killed his two young sons be buried next to them? >>> and the alert about babby formula. arsenic found in certain kinds of @drmula. we'll showh@ y what to look for >>> welcome back, everybody. cars are getting a little more dependable. in fact, a look at 3-year-old cars found dependability is at its best ever. the j.d. power survey says lexus, cadillac and porche are the most dependable. and chrysler, joj, and jeep are the least dependable. >>> overseas you markets mostly low because of delays in the greek bailout deal. hong kong's hang seng dipped 88 points. in london, the ftse opening lower. and on wall street, the dow lost 97 points yesterday, the worst one-day decline this year. the nasdaq fell 16 points after apple stock

near 50 in seattle, 43 in boise. mostly 30s from fargo to detroit. 48 here in new york. 62 in new orleans and 65 in dallas. >>> and coming up, crunching the numbers on this president's day. who would be our richest president? >>> and a consumer alert. a new investigation into those popular breathable shots of caffeine. >>> and also get ready for a new addiction with an all new version of yet angry birds. >>> welcome back, everybody. well, u.s. banks, post offices and, of course, stock markets are closed on this presidents' day holiday. meanwhile, overseas, tokyo's nikkei up 101 points. hong kong's hang seng lost 67. in london, the ftse opened higher. >>> well protests against greece's severe budget cuts rioting in athens today. the greek government agreed to the so-called austerity measures. greek wages, health benefits and pensions will all be cut. >>> on this presidents' day, we're learning that our wealthiest president was our first. adjusting for inflation, george washington was worth more than $500 million. thom

are watching temperatures on the cool side blowing down through nevada and california. 44 today in boisegas, with those clouds your temperaturing will be down a little by your standards. also a slight chance of showers in southern california. that storm system will be long gone by tomorrow. a new frontal system will bring showers to the northwest. if you're watching on kntv, explore the mysteries and sublime language of landscapes through abstract paintings at berkeley art center. that's your pacific event of the day. >> thanks so much. >>> now here's an early look at today's headlines in entertainment. plans have been announced for whitney houston's funeral this weekend. the late singer will be mourned by family and friends at a private, invitation-only service this saturday at the newark, new jersey, church where she first began singing in public. one person not likely to be on the guest list, houston's ex-husband bobby brown. tmz is reporting brown has not been allowed to see his daughter since she was hospitalized sunday and that several family members have told him to stay away from

. >> there is charles hanging out in boise, idaho with his fans, he's on tour. >> hey, guys. >> the next thing you know charles trippy is in the hospital. >> we were walking back, i felt lightheaded and passed out. he kept the blog going while he was in the hospital. >> we did one of those ct scans, mris, whatever. freaky. hate doing that. >> listen to what he found out. >> the doctor came in and said that i had a -- like a tumor -- i have a tumor in my head. >> that tumor was the reason that he blacked out and according to doctors, even had a seizure. >> briefly this is what it looks like. i have to get it removed. that's what's happening. it's not a really aggressive one is what i'm told. it's more of one they can take care of easily. >> if you watch this video you find out his wife was in thailand. >> holy molly. >> when all of this happened. she quickly leaves thailand. >> hi, honey. hi. >> this is reality television like nothing i've ever seen. >> is it malignant? >> according to his twitter pa, he had an appointment with . and should find out more about this tumor. >> this just goe

boise 55. >>> just when you think they thought of everything, coming up, google's latest astonishing invention. eyeglasses with a google search screen in place. >>> and fans lining up for a week to get the latest sneakers. but these are no ordinary nikes. >>> welcome back, everyone. despite the dow's surge, overseas markets were mixed overnight. tokyo's nikkei average picked up 91 points today. hong kong's hang seng added 71. in london, the ftse opened lower. on wall street, the dow gained 16 points yesterday. after spending some of the day above 13,000. the nasdaq fell 3 points. the steady increase in the u.s. markets means the average 401(k) plan regained half of what it lost. there's an average gain of $7,000 in the past month and half. you have been wondering when to open the 401(k) envelope, now is the time. >>> the obama administration is calling for major changes in the tax code. reducing the top tax code to 28%. last week, the president praised master lock for bringing jobs back to the u.s. he says his new tax proposals would help more companies keep production here at home.

final award, was boise artist. >>> researchers urging women to check out the make up and facial products chemicals used could be toxic. find out what is in your products on the environmental working group. they rate the toxicity of 69,000 cosmetic products. the data base found oh la has a ten. cancer patients facing shortages of life saving medicines, fda took steps to fill the gap. fda has sped up the approvals for new and foreign drug makers to ramp up the supply quickly. ending shortages of drox ill and another drug. 30 viles will be hitting hospitals by friday. 34,000 expected next month. >> this is the biggest crisis we have had for childhood cancer. >> the shortage is not over, there are still 8 critical cancer drugs in the government's 115 on the shortage list. >> the american academy of pediatrics says breast-feeding babies for six months is the healthiest option. reaffirming what they said for years now. researchers are recommending 6 months should be a use of a combination between breast- feeding with a nutritional complimentary foods until the age of 12 months. >>> study finds

the boise folks are reportedly still working on their version.s our coverage, we at least hope may have been helpful in spreading the word here. i feel honor-bound to point out that the poop fairy did not get invented in colorado. it was unvailed in a psa that ran on local tv including msnbc. watch this.

nearly nine hours later, couch crosses the state line into idaho, but he's not going to make it to boiseve pushed him off course about 85 miles north of the city. >> i was a bit tired of being up there. i'm not a guy to sit still. >> despite missing the mark, he knows he's still broken his previous record. so couch prepares to land. >> you got to have a way to make sure you can get these balloons popped on the way down. my preference is a daisy red rider bb gun. >> it only takes a couple of balloons to change him from ascending to descending. >> i'm coming in on a gradual descent. i'm looking for an open area. no fences or wires or houses or roads. that's what i'm hoping for. >> couch touches down in cambridge, idaho, to a hero's welcome. his new record is 235 miles. >> so i think the next flight i'm going to get enough balloons and ballast to go to 25,000 feet. and then see if i can stay out overnight, i could maybe break my old record and go farther. maybe i could go 500 miles. >> luckily, cluster ballooning is a rare pastime. these home-made aircraft require skill and training to oper

friday in boise, idaho, romney sought to slow santorum's surge in the polls. >> i hope people look atord. he voted for billions of dollars of earmarks. including the bridge to nowhere. if you want a fiscal conservative, you can't vote for rick santorum because he's not. >> reporter: newt gingrich weighed in on all this negativity today while campaigning down in georgia. he says mitt romney had gone on the attack against rick santorum in michigan much like he did against gingrich in florida saying it is an unworthy way for someone to become president of the u.s. lester? >> ron mott, thank you. >>> let's bring in david gregory, moderator of "meet the press." michigan is ten days away. that's romney's home state. he's behind in the polls there. how critical is it that he holds that ground? >> i think how critical it is is underscored by the question of what if romney loses? there are a lot of republicans saying it would completely turn the race upside down. bring in more calls for somebody to come in as a savior into the race. so you could have another person jumping into the race or a l

semi conductor company said steve appleton was killed when his single-engine plane went down at the boise airport this morning. he was the only one on board. it is not clear what caused this crash. he was a professional stunt plane pilot. he was 51. >>> a major women's health organization has made an about- face on a funding decision that has drawn criticism. the susan g. komen for the cure foundation said today it will restore funding to planned parenthood. anne makovec on why komen says it's reversed its decision. she joins us here in san francisco. anne. >> reporter: that is after the controversy went viral over the last three days. the national chapter of the komen foundation sent out a strong statement this morning. >> we want to apologize to the american public for recent decisions that cast doubt upon our commitment to our mission of saving women's lives. those words from the founder of the susan g. komen foundation. >> our initial reaction is wow. this is terrific. >> reporter: the bay area's planned parenthood chapters are thrilled with the morning reversal. >> it's really harten

the interior west will get more of the wet weather toward boise and spokane.omorrow's forecast looks nice out there as that storm moves through the inner mountain west. if you're watching on king 5 news in seattle, sea sculptures that reflect on the cycle of creation and destruction at compound at the henry art gallery. that's your pacific event of the day. >> all right, bill. thanks so much. >>> now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. when it comes to a ban on performing for the sake of her voice, adele will make an exception for the grammys. nominated for six grammys, adele had surgery on her vocal cords last year, but she will sing on february 12th show. >>> elsewhere, as showbiz mixes with politics, the president of haiti named after sean penn ambassador at large for the 2010 perk. >>> on last night's "tonight show," michelle obama convinced jay leno who said he hasn't eaten a vegetable since 1969 to eat a veggie pizza. i say that counts. >>> among the other super pacs revealing funding yesterday, comedian stephen colbert dis

>> good move, boise, idaho in adopting the poop fairy as your own. it worked great in colorado and colorado and boise, if you want to thank the original poop fairy, she was an overheated, adorable, slightly overweight chocolate lab. >>> "weekends with alex witt" starts now. >>> in just minutes we'll be speaking with nbc's pete williams. >>> saying good-bye to whitney houston, hundreds are turning out for the singing superstar's funeral. we'll tell you who's expected to speak and sing at the event. >>> in office politics, reverend al sharpton tells us about the whitney houston he knew. some personal reflections along with political talk. >>> the fight for michigan, the latest polls in what could be a make or break moment for some of the republican candidates for president. >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to "weekends with alex witt." we're happy to be back with you here at 7:00 a.m. here on the east coast. we get to what's happening right now out there. this developing news, new information this morning on the arrest of a man who allegedly wanted

the company's c.e.o., steve appleton, was killed in the crash of an experimental plane in boise, idaho, this morning. he was 51 years old and an avid pilot. appleton was elected chairman and c.e.o. of the memory chip maker in 1994. just last week, micron's second in command, president mark durcan, announced plans to retire at the end of august. no word yet from the micron board if those plans will change. >> tom: just how much of a haircut holders of greek debt will be forced to take is still up in the air. a deal was expected earlier this week. negotiations will continue over the weekend over how much bondholders could lose. the current deal on the table has private investors taking a loss of more than 70% on their greek bonds. greece could default next month unless it cuts its debt by 100 billion euros. today's jobs report is further evidence the economy is building strength, and investors are starting to notice, according to our friday "market monitor." marshall front is the chairman of front barnett associates, a firm with $500 million under management. he joins us from the c.m.e.

and 44 in boise. mostly 40s from the twin cities to chicago and detroit. 52 here in new york.mer if you're still under the influence. 56 in atlanta -- yes -- 66 in dallas. 60 in new orleans. dallas gets to 56. >>> and business news is next. including the alarming warm on gas prices which could skyrocket by spring. >>> also, three u.s. crew ships nursing sick passengers. the latest outbreak of norovirus. >>> and more from the >>> now, not the news you want to hear but get ready for another spike in gas prices. aaa reports gasoline rose almost 13 cents in the past month. analysts warn the price could go up another 60 cents by may. it's not demand, but rather, speculation and worry about the middle east. >>> despite that, automakers getting new details. 80% of car buyers start their shopping online. >>> most overseas markets are up on the good jobs report in the u.s. last friday. tokyo's nikkei average was up 97 points today. hong kong's hang seng lost 47. in london the ftse opened higher. on wall street the dow rose 202 points last week. the nasdaq index gained 89. both indexes

the chairman of micron technology was killed when the plane he was flying crashed in a boise, idaho airport. he was 51 years old. they are a chip maker in idaho, but have a sizability facility in san jose. they he is a former stunt pilot. >> the superintendent of the district was a subject of a criminal investigation. superintendent tim ham efforty resigned following the revelation at the district attorney's office and has been investigating with handling money and during the time he was at neighboring wood side elementary school district. >> we discovered irregularities and acted to make sure we understood them and upon the advice of legal council handed it over to the district attorney's office. we wanted to be as clear as transparent as we are able to be. >> the office is not saying what if any charges will be filed. >> timing is everything and for one pair of thieves it turned into a gold rush. >> it was suspicious. >> he was right. a firefighter was responding to a call for help ends up recovering his own stolen property. >> see all the players and get their autographs. >> sorry that b

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today at the boise idaho airport when apple ton single engine airplane took off, landed about 100 to 200 feet as they tried to turn back it crashed. apple ton was flying so low was known as aviation buff. pictures online show the 51- year-old pilot posing with one of 20 airplanes. the conductor founder and ceo rogers was apple ton's friend and admirer. >> he worked his way of from being technician. american dream. >> today mike sent to the statement expressing apple ton's family and saying steve's passion and energy left a mark on micron. the idaho community and the technology industry at large. >> k rogers agrees. >> at a time when everybody is talking about out source and he was a hero. he's -- he's going to be missed. >> so early to discuss publicly what will happen next in terms of leadership. the safety board is investigating the crash. robert hon do, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a mother was sentenced to 10 years probation today in fiery death of three young children and her niece. 25-year-old james was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the deaths of the four children ranging

from i in boise, idaho, romney sought to slow santorum's surge in the polls. >> i hope people take a close look at his record. he voted for billions of dollars of earmarks including the bridge to month where. if you want a fiscal conservative, you can't vote for rick santorum because he is not -- >> that was ron mot reporting. authorities in los angeles are calling it the largest pcp seizure they have ever seen, $100 million worth. officials say they found enough of the drug for 10 million doses in l.a. and culver city. they say it was a major bust of a national drug trafficking organization that included at least ten people. authorities also found nearly $400,000 in cash and two assault weapons. >>> back here in the bay area police are searching for the manien that stabbed two teenagers at a san jose mall tonight. they responded to the eastridge mall at around 7:30 this evening. they close and had evacuated jv penny and macy's and they say three may have run away on foot and it may be gang related at this point. they say the two i am haves were taken to the hospital with life-threat

. >> 40s from boise to college springs. 53 in indianapolis. upper 40s in new york.pper 30s in boston.

it crashed moments after takeoff at the boise airport. the company's board appointed dirk and the new ceo yesterday. the 51-year-old had been planning to leave in august but said the plans have changed given his death. it is based in idaho but it has offices in san jose and around the world the massive fire is out but the smoke fills the air around vallejo tonight. a four-alarm fire could smolder for days. the fire started at 10:00 a.m. in an abandoned building near k and railroad streets on mayor island. you can see the flames. 60 firefighters were called in to fight the blaze. a combination of wind and warehouse's many open windows and doors helped the flames to spread. >> it was a bit wind driven when they got on the scene. the fire started to spread rapidly. they found the property to be vacant at that time to the best of their ability, and being the level of fire and as rapid as it was spreading, they decided to call it a defensive fire. >> a defensive fire meaning firefighters attack the flames only from the outside and try to make

thank you so much. [ applause ] >>> today mitt romney is campaigning in boise, idaho. shortly he'll be attending a rally at headquarters of a modular home builder. rick santorum began the day in michigan, and he'll be in ohio this evening for back to back lincoln day dinners in two different cowan tis. newt gingrich is fundraising in georgia. tonight he hosts a campaign rally in peachfree city. ron paul is hosting a rally in richland, washington. he'll then go to idaho for an evening rally at the university of idaho. arizona and michigan hold their primaries in less than two weeks, february 28th, followed by washington state's caucuses in early march, super tuesday where ten states hold primaries or caucuses is march 6th, and 11 states and u.s. territories hold primaries or caucuses through the rest of march. you can follow coverage of political events as well as results on the c-span networks and online at c-span.org. >>> we have a country where millions of innocent people have had to go to prison. they have put bars on their own windows and bars on their own doors be

. >> 68 in l.a. 43 in boise. 26 in billings. 30s in omaha and chicago. 45 in st. louis. 50s in d.c.60s in atlanta. >>> this story's kind of cute. soccer fans of course can get really crazy sometimes, and rival teams rarely agree on anything. but when thi

at this hour hosting a fund-raiser at a boise hotel. rick santorum began the day in michigan and he'll be in ohio this evening. newt gingrich is fund-raising in georgia. tonight he hosts a campaign rally in peach tree city, and ron paul is in washington state and idaho, and he'll host a rally shortly in richland, washington. then he'll go on to idaho for an evening rally in moscow. arizona and michigan hold their primaries in less than two weeks, february 28th, followed by washington state's caucuses in early march. super tuesday where ten states hold primaries or kuxs is march 6th. 11 states and u.s. territories hold primaries or caucuses throughout march. you can follow our coverage of political events as well as results on the c-span networks and online at c-span.org. >>> president obama is in washington state today to talk about jobs and exports at the boeing plant in everett. the white house says boeing has seen a 45% increase in exports since 2006, and president obama says he has a plan to help other companies do the same. you can

. >> 44 in boise, 36 in colorado springs, 47 in albuquerque.er 30s in omaha and detroit. 74 in dallas. atlanta 64. and new york's 54. i love this song. ♪ da, da, da, da, da >> you keep doing -- no. she's in love with the music today. >> i am. >> this next story's sweet, too. >> this is sweet. >> love was in the air at the valley plaza mall in bakersfield, california on this valentine's day. check it out. ♪ love is in the air ♪ love is in the air that is why a group of senior citizens organized a flash mob there, dancing to that disco hit. >> the flash mob was all led by the rosewood retirement community. but store workers and shoppers joined in. organizers say it took them a couple of weeks to orchestrate this. i guess they weren't using social media, right? it does take mall walking to a whole new level. >> nice flash mob. >> so sweet. >> no broken hearts or hips. it was a good day. >> we should invite them to do the polka with us. ♪ love is in the air ♪ everywhere i look around we know a place where tossing and turning have given way to sleep

. >> daredevil chief executive of a well known technology company was killed today in boise, appleton. the ceo of micron and a professional stunt pilot. he was killed this morning when the e permanental plane crashed in the boys year airport. he was the only one on board, suffering injuries in a crash eight years ago. flags at company headquarters lowered today and trading halted on wall street. >> authorities today released surveillance video of a $3 kblinl gold heist at county court house. two men can be seen in the right of the screen prying open a display case, taking gold nuggets. both suspects wearing gray hoods but investigators describe hem as white men, about 25 years of age and believe burglars entered wednesday morning through an open door and it's a lot. >> the former police commander at the center of a drug scandal is about to tell his story to dr. phil, he was indicted on drug and corruption charges and is now free on $100,000 bail, given permission to travel to los angeles and his attorney tells the times that he mans to appear on the dr. phil show in, the words, urging

steve appleton died when a small plane he was piloting crashed in boise this morning.appleton was flying solo when he crashed shortly after take off. his coworkers say he worked very hard to become ceo. >> the american dream. >> micron is one of the world's leading semi conductor companies. it's based in idaho and has an office in san jose. the company says it's too soon to know what will happen next in terms of leadership. >>> occupy protesters and oakland police are gearing up for saturday's weekly protest and march and there are already threats of violence. ktvu's amber lee is live and some people are calling tomorrow night's assembly a militant action. >> julie, tonight we spoke with several occupy oakland protester here at frank ogawa plaza. they told us they plan to participate in the planned march tomorrow night which will start here. on the occupy oakland website there's a plan to start at 7:00 saturday night. it says quote it is not a march intended for people who are not fully comfortable with diversity of tactics. >> we support the violence and vandalism? >>