. >> richard branson on the most recent cover of forbes magazine. he's right in silicon valley and they have to commute yahoo from san francisco you say it is two hours in the car productive time? >> i like richard's judgment. he runs an airline and you need people to be on the plane, but the thing is with yahoo, it has a bated infrastructure, that's what the new ceo inherid and basically she has to save the company. i will give you a quote from a former worker in yoo hoo. i support the no working at home. there is a ton of abuse. there is it a lot of slackers who work at home and not doing the jobs they should have . she's got to fix it. >> but there is it an irony here, yahoo and google and facebook are thinking of denying working at home, their companyings -- companies are part yeah basod a model of work at home. >> i agree with that. and shockingly i agree with what rich had to say. it makes no sense. what i am hearing is that it is all about yoo hoo concerned that people are workog their own start-up projects on yahoo's dime. if she thinks that

. >>> and in branson, missouri, a one of a kind roller coaster is breaking all kinds of records with a 16-story drop. the outlaw run is the steepest wooden coaster in the world coming in at $10 million. it's touted as the second fastest wooden coaster in the world and only one to include barrel rolls. a little dizzy there watching that. >>> let's take you to sports now. the seeds for the ncaa tournament are in. louisville, gonzaga, indiana and kansas got number one seeds. before the selections, miami won the atlantic coast conference beating north carolina 87-77. the hurricanes are seeded number two in the east region and ohio state captured the big ten tournament holding off wisconsin 50-43. the buckeyes are seeded number two in the west region. first round of the tournament begins tuesday with liberty facing north carolina and middle tennessee state against st. mary's. wednesday, liu brooklyn plays james madison, and boise state faces la salle. the second round games will be played thursday and friday. it's going to be a fun one. >>> in the nba, miami's ray allen hit for 16 points

. >>> at a theme park in branson, missouri, the debut of a new roller coaster, outlaw run.romoters claim it has the steepest drop of any wooden roller coaster. it also has a double-barrel roll, meaning you get to go upside-down twice. if once isn't enough. and it's said to be the second-fastest in the world. >>> when we come back, stepping it up. when a tough workout just isn't good enough. meet the next level. >>> as countless americans hit the gym or go for a casual run this weekend, for some the obsession with fitness has moved to a whole new level. they've become weekend warriors, challenging themselves in what can best be called a survival of the fittest. we sent nbc's kristin dalgren to find out what it's all about. >> let's go, let's go! >> reporter: it used to be a marathon was the ultimate way to push your body to the limit. this is not your father's fitness. >> everybody together! >> it's getting back to the roots of playing in the mud. being a kid again. >> are you ready? >> reporter: just outside phoenix, arizona, thousands lined up then dragged, climbed, crawle

. >>> in branson, missouri, a one of a kind-roller coaster is breaking all kinds of records with a 16ry drop. the outlaw run is the steepest wooden roller coaster in the world. it's touted as the planet's second-fastest wooden coaster in the world, all the only one to include barrel rolls. >>> turning to sports, the seeds for the ncaa tournament are in. louisville, gonzaga, indiana, and kansas all got number one seeds. but before the ncaa selections, miami won the atlantic coast conference beating north carolina 87-77. the hurricanes are seeded number two in the east region. >>> ohio state captured the big ten tournament, holding off wisconsin, 50-43. the buckeyes are seeded number two in the west region. the first round of the tournament begins tuesday with liberty facing north carolina, middle tennessee state against st. mary's wednesday. liu brooklyn plays james madison. boise state faces la salle. second-round games will be played thursday and friday. >>> miami's ray allen hit for 16 points in the fourth quarter alone and 20 overall as the heat won their 22nd game in a row 108-91.

but branson says that's still a better outcome.lee, ktvu news. >>> authorities seized more than 60 pounds of marijuana today at oakland interairport. the sheriff's department gave us these photos. sheriff deputies say the 21- year-old owner of the bag had a ticket for charleston south carolina. he has now been arrested for possession of marijuana for sale. >>> the teachers declared an impasse today. they have been working without a contract. the union says the teachers are trying to negotiate class sizes and salaries. the state's public board will now decide whether to assign a mediator or assign both sides back to bargaining. >>> students staged a mock funeral today. students home the unconventional protest will draw attention to what they say is the death of campus workers rights. health care workers, janitors and food service employees are negotiating a new contract with the uc system. the university is proposing to cut retirement benefits for new hires and increase the amount workers will pay into their pensions. >>> pink slips

but branson says that's still a better outcome.city of san jose, 1,000 of them in homeless encampments like this one. reporting live in san jose, patti lee, ktvu news. >>> authorities seized more than 60 pounds of marijuana today at oakland interairport. the sheriff's department gave us these photos. sheriff deputies say the 21- year-old owner of the bag had a ticket for charleston south carolina. he has now been arrested for possession of marijuana for sale. >>> the teachers declared an impasse today. they have been working without a contract. the union says the teachers are trying to negotiate class sizes and salaries. the state's public board will now decide whether to assign a mediator or assign both sides back to bargaining. >>> students staged a mock funeral today. students home the unconventional protest will draw attention to what they say is the death of campus workers rights. health care workers, janitors and food service employees are negotiating a new contract with the uc system. the university is proposing to cut retir

. >> richard branson is gorgeous. >> a little cavemany, but gorgeous. >> the keep point is if you ban this stuff, teachers and administrators get to be lazy. they don't have to intervene and punish the kids. they don't have to be bother had at all. it is an easy way out. >> i also think there is a pernicious dislike fer competition. >> you just want to use the word per anythings. >> it was your word of of the day. >> i use words like pernicious as a kid and i got both wrong. >> did -- do you think it had nothing to do with you talking a lot? >> using words like per anythings, yes. >> if you are going to get rid of ?g, the rope. if you don't have upper body strength that is rough. >> twain painful coming down. >> the pegs in the wall. >> i love those. you have to toughen these kids up. they are babies. these are kids you should be teaching kids how to do. who cares if you are not good at it, they will get per. >> a lot of stuff was weird, the gym teacher hot tub wrestle. >> that's at your school. >> i went to catholic school and they didn't even do that. i am not sure where you are com

. >>> job cuts fears have been raised at richard branson's firm the atlantic.he memo's author, new chief executive craig keyinger warnings performance is currently well behind what was forecast. a mediator has suggested iberia lay off more than 3 thus employee webs but it's still about 700 less than initially called for. >>> still ahead on the program, japan marking the anniversary of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that led to the fukushima disaster. we'll head out to tokyo to take a look at the economic landscape two years on. here is a look at the traffic light. see how european markets are trading. we are down almost 0.2% on the stoxx europe 600. can u.s. futures turn things around? we'll be right back. today is gonna be an important day for us. you ready? we wanna be our brother's keeper. what's number two we wanna do? bring it up to 90 decatherms. how bout ya, joe? let's go ahead and bring it online. attention on site, attention on site. now starting unit nine. some of the world's cleanest gas turbines are now powering some of america's biggest cit

kansas city, you're right on the line as it travels to branson the next 48 hours away and becomes a newme cold air moving south for the day over the next 48 hours. dallas is at 69. dallas/ft. worth coming in at about 69 degrees as we say today and phoenix at about 86. >> at we >> all that weather was brought to you by big lots. amy? >> all right, sam, thanks so much. >>> and coming up, how tv's most famous matchmaker found her perfect match. famous matchmaker found her perfect match. ♪ys of walking to give a breast cancer survivor a lifetime-- that's definitely a fair trade. it was such a beautiful experience. (jessica lee) ♪ and it's beautiful (woman) why walk 60 miles in the boldest breast cancer event in history? because your efforts help komen serve millions of women and men facing breast cancer every year. visit the3day.org to register or to request more information today. it was 3 days of pure joy. ♪ and it's beautiful ♪ >> look at her. >> welcome back, everybody. good morning, america, just sitting here chatting here with tv's most famous matchmaker. can't get enough of watch pat

again, i this i that richard branson kind of really made this point most effectively.n dealing with a corrupt and broken system, you're instincts is to hurl yourself against it and tear it down, but that's not always the best instinct. sometimes the better is to acknowledge that you're dealing with a corrupt and broken system and invest your energy in collectively building the bypass system that's going to be needed when the corrupt system clamses of its own weight. my decision-making at this point is driven through that sort of

branson lens, if you will. cenk: all right. >> which is what's the bypass system, you know? cenk: we're out of time. i could talk to you guys for hours. i love it. thank you so much both of you. we'll see you later tonight on "the young turks".com where you would have seen these guys years ago. >> john: gay marriage laws may change but as long as some congressmen still have easy access to assault weapons america is always going to have a sense of continuity. president obama calls out the 10% of the population who oppose background checks but fox viewers don't know he did that as fox spent that time broadcasting an anti-obama economic story before cutting to a fred thompson commercial for reverse mortgages. >>> and the sequester is sequestering the poor from the idea of fairness in america. but now it may be backfiring often the very republicans who who led the tax increase. well played, boehner. today is the birthday of edwin muskie. happy birthday to sheryl james of salt-n-pepa. tomorrow is good friday. hopefully my jokes will be funny three days from now if my jokes die. w

while in alexandria viejo with the help of our local cable partner comcast we sat down with denver branson to discuss the navy's role. his book is that even a necessity. the 18th-century atlanta quarreled. its next here on book tv. >> the british empire in the 18th century was really a maritime empire. as an island nation depended heavily on trade and controlling the trade of various colonial territories. for this to work, you have a powerful navy. the navy needed man. and so british naval ships release sale the world. especially concentrated in the atlantic. and this is how the system affected american colonists. british naval vessels came into various ports. there are often losing men. death, disease, and desertion. the only way that they could resupply their ships was to capture columnists. so in that way america was introduced to really what i can't think of as the nasty underside of this british system that in many ways they benefited from an appreciated but does some hint of camino, what was really involved and the obligations of being a british subject. the issue was important for t

sometimes i think about following richard branson into the final frontier into space. when i think about mt. everest, mariana trench and the species, i think there are so many frontiers here at home. i have a dream of getting 100 passport stamps. i have been lucky to get 85. as excited as i am about blasting off into the cosmos, there's still a lot more to do here first. have a great weekend. "ac 360" starts now. >>> good evening, everyone. a big night for breaking news and stories you won't see anywhere else. breaking news in the killing of colorado's prison chief. you know he was shot to death on his doorstep. new evidence tonight linking a man killed in texas after a shootout with the killing in colorado. >>> also, vice president biden says rifles like this serve no legitimate purpose off the battlefield. tonight, the reason why some are calling them indispensable. we'll explain ahead. >>> later, criminals were inside her home and she was all alone, hiding in that closet. tonight, one very brave teenager tells us how she kept it together, called the cops and survive

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in our state, there are contract towers in missouri and branson and joplin, in columbia, in jeffersonould be affected depending on how the f.a.a. administers this cut in the contract tower line. a number of other airports in missouri, including springfield, downtown kansas city and downtown st. louis, could lose their towers in the after midnight service, and those planes that now land there after midnight would either not do that or would do that without the support of the tower that they have now that assists in landing. this amendment of senator moran's would protect those towers as well as the federally funded portion of 16 cost-share towers, which also could be closed at the end of this -- this fiscal year. specifically, this amendment takes $50 million from one place in the f.a.a. -- in fact, it's $50 million in research and capital funds that is money that could easily be set aside for this short period of time so that these towers don't close, and then senator moran would add $50 million in the federal aviation administration operations account. it makes it clear -- the amendm

this is outlaw run at silver dollar city in branson, missouri.lso the world's steepest wooden coaster with a 162-foot drop. >> steve: speak of coasters, janis dean is coasting through another telecast. >> it's a big day tomorrow in new york city! it's saint patty's day. actually sunday. but it's a big parade here. i'm going to talk like this throughout the whole forecast. i'm going to do a jig as well. let's take a look at your forecast, shall we? for new york city, temperatures around 39 degrees. boston, 40. chicago, 32. and let's see. for boston, they're having their parade actually officially on saint patty's day on sunday. satellite radar imagery, there you go. across the northern plains and upper midwest where we're seeing some snow. a little bit of freezing rain, and then we're going to talk about the potential for a big storm across the midwest. and the northeast into monday and tuesday. so we're going to continue to watch that. we're going to continue to do our irish jig, for all of those celebrating saint patty's day this weekend! woohoo

. >> the world's most daring wooden roller coaster opened yesterday in branson, missouri.hat looks scary. it has the world and only double barrel roll on a wooden coaster, the steepest drop on a wooden coaster and the only one two twist upside down. it reaps speeds of 68 miles per hour and lasts less than 90 seconds. >>clayton: they now have steel available, don't they know that? >>alisyn: does that make it better? >>tucker: much less exciting. you are not afraid. >>clayton: in pennsylvania they had the tallest at one point, and you get a spinal adjustment because you go so fast. it is fantastic. >> headed to colorado, they have the most by december news stories, a mom in decided that because of her kids were caught stealing decides rather than grounding them or taking away the car and other things like that around the house, she has t-shirts that shame them and they have to wear them to school. the not chevrolets say "i steal" and they are forced to wear them to steal. >> what do you think? >> when i first read it, and the school is against it, saying they cannot wear the