i have to ask, who is buster? >> he is my partner. >> he is a real person. >> there he is. >> when we were there, he was the heart and soul, the spiritual leader, whatever you want to call it. he is the best people person on the face of the earth. >> what are you working on now, dave? >> i'm working on a concept that, quite frankly, takes dead aim at dave & buster's. it is a 21st-century version of a d&b concept, targeting fun-seeking adults with innovative attractions. there is plenty of room in the market. >> dave, thanks so much for all your insight. we appreciate it. and thank you so much for breaking the deal and giving us all the insight. >> i think we should team up and open one for hipsters. >> with a ping-pong table and cool hats you can rent. the leader of the largest privately held real estate company in the u.s. talking to rick caruso of caruso affiliated. that is coming up next on "taking stock." ♪ >> the indoor retail mall is a dying species according to my next guest, who knows a thing or two about

cheese wants a piece of dave and busters. happy friday, 3.14 occupies a special place in our hearts. megadeth, mega-successful. telling us about the american success story. kicking it off with what everyone is talking about. a pivotal few days ahead of the international standoff over ukraine. this weekend, residents of crimea will vote on whether to break off from ukraine and become part of russia. the u.s. is calling the referendum illegal. if the vote goes through, the crimean premier says the region would join russia as early as next week. john kerry meeting his russian counterpart sergei lavrov today in london. here is secretary john kerry. >> we have a lot to talk about. i look forward to the opportunity to dig into the issues and possibilities that we may be able to find about how to move forward. together and resolve some of the differences between us. we look forward to a good conversation. >> in ukraine, the situation not getting any calm her. >> violence in the last 48 hours in the air of donetsk. military exercises

>we are talking about dave and busters.eople with knowledge of the matter say apollo is weighing a chan, currently owned by another private equity firm, oak hill partners. alix steel and cristina alesci caught up with dave of dave and busters yesterday on "taking stock." >> considering the dominance that dave and busters has on the market. as far as the fear of consul games, it is well disproven that that is not the case. a typical dave and busters is 50% amusements, 60% food and beverage. the games played at dave and busters you cannot lay at home. 70% of that 90% is redemption games. where you win coupons. it is the thrill of winning instead of at home where you can battle but you do not cash out. >> the numbers at the end of the day to show a slowing growth for this business. would you say dave and busters needs to do to turn that 1.7% growth into maybe double? or 4%? opinion it is essential that a business -- dave and busters is a solid, well conceived concept. it needs to conceptually of all in order to succeed in the

in one region, at least, she can call the wedding busters. and this is what they do. >> these kids are out to make a difference. they're children who refuse to be robbed of their childhood. the wedding busters work to prevent child marriages in rural areas in the far north of bangladesh. they're daring, and for that they are admired, and also a little feared. shirin has been taking part in sabotaging child marriages since she was eleven. >> i want to be a good person. i want to change something. i want all children to be able to go to school like me. >> in bangladesh, girls only go to school if they're not housewives. shirin is unmarried. at 14, as a girl, she's an exception. when she was eleven, a husband was found for her. but she refused. this is how it could have ended. wedding videos promise love, happiness and travel to faraway places. but they're orchestrated, just like the child marriages. hardly any of them are happy. the wedding busters and shirin want many more girls to say no. that's why they visit homes unannounced, like a raid s

the amounts, no drive buster by any means. fairly steady rain but the totals are not going to be -- expect things to turn wet by wednesday. coast to coast, still freezing under the influence of pretty cool air over the entire half of the u.s. so they are freezing out there. we're not exactly burns on the east west coast. 79 at fresno with a few low clouds tomorrow. and down at the monterrey bay aquarium. a few clouds in the morning but winds pick up to the northwest, 20 miles per hour and high of 67. la is still in the low 70s. new york still in the 30s. overnight lows tonight 40s in the bay area and for tomorrow, sunny warm day, 76 at livermore. along the peninsula will be in the 60s. warmer on university avenue. there will be 73. 71 in santa rose a but look ahead. by tuesday, temperatures tumble and we'll look for rain to be spreading south over the bay area and that will stay in place wednesday. thursday and friday will -- in the meantime expect wet middle of the week and a pretty good weekend next weekend. >>> ann was just

a young star, buster pose absorbed a crushing blow.he giants all-star catcher suffered a fractured leg and missed the remainder of the season. his manager maintains this new rule is not about him. >> i don't want this put on buster. he doesn't want to be the guy responsible for this. we don't have the gear to absorb the - you know, the bow that they are getting hit with. and they have done design tisk studies -- scientific studies to prove it. >> with the lawsuit and negative attention endured, it seems as though major league baseball is looking to get ahead of the problem. >> now we have everything that we know about concussion, and we see a lot more guys probably more cautious. >> if you watch me walk, you'll say "you're mad", he cook collisions. it's time to make some adjustments. >> once again, michael eaves reporting. finally tonight it is the country's highest military distinction. the medal of honour awarded to 24 men served decades ago. the courage was ignoreded until now, as patty culhane reports. >> melvyn morris hung the ame

but his manager maintains this new rule is not about posey. >> i am not going to put this on buster.s not the guy responsible for this. to see gary bennett laying there, i thought he was paralyzed. >> concussions are a potential by-product of home plate collisions, and it seems as though major league baseball is looking to get ahead of its problem. >> now that we have everything that we know about con discusseconcussions,that's why s being more cautious. >> if you watch me walk you'll say, man, it looks like he took some home plate collisions. i, back, hip issues, part of it is catching and that goes with the territory, but when mike talks about his concussion issue, and how he turned from a 30-year-old man into a 60-year-old man because of getting hit in the head, it's time to make some adjustments. >> that's michael yves reporting. the new rule goes into effect this afternoon. pittsburgh hosting the cubs for today's first game. >> we have a lot of storms to talk about this opening day. this winter weather that we're dealing with, it's the rain that's caused the problem around the n

small business owners who can't afford -- >> here's the only point on this is if we were going gang busters and have been coin gdp numbers of 7 or 8% with such an incredible environment that you could almost afford to pay them $20, i don't think now is the time to be pursuing it. i also think there is to these gentlemen's earlier point, a huge difference between a pittsburgh donald also or a burger king, a conglomerate thing, these wages, even though they're franchises and the small guy around the street who runs the diamond. >> there is a big difference. to adam's point that slight best phone as a congressional budget office also said that raising the minimum wage would cost at least half a million jobs. the upper end of that estimate was a million jobs. the white house tried to write it off and say, it's only 3.8%, what is worse is having zero dollars. >> how do republicans spend that? you are all aware of the presque on this, sure, there are friends of those greedy capitalistings, how could they argue? how can you argue that it is in their best interests, you might talk about an increase

what is the sense of valuation on something like dave and busters?guys want a billion dollars. if you look at the cash flow, it is about $100 million a year. .0 times cash flow we will have to see exactly how this plays out. we are in the fourth inning of this deal process. we need to see exactly what the price tag could be. >> i lived at chucky cheese as a kid. int was the only thing to do a small town in new hampshire. i have never been to a dave and busters. how popular are they? >> i hear that people do go. i have never been either. parents say they like to bring their kids because they can grab a drink while their kids play at the arcade. that makes sense, right? >> you cannot drink at chucky cheese. -- chuck e cheese. the margins on the food and beverage side of the business, pretty good. against the larger context of economic recovery, the revenues in this industry are projected to grow 1.7% this year. over thetty good, but long term, over the next five years, growth is going to slow because the at home console market is eating into this busin

dave and busters does. there are limiting costs.ou could start with headquarters -- both are headquartered in dallas. you think about having one unified headquarters for both companies. then you go into the actual operations and these guys are large buyers of food and games. there you might have some more leverage with your suppliers. this all comes down to cost cutting. >> it's all about business here. >> absolutely. no fun. >> what is the real growth potential for both buddies? the growth of the industry revenues are going to accrue mainly to the benefit of these two companies because they control about 75% of the market. the industry revenues are projected to grow about 1.7% this year. it is largely tied to the economic recovery in the fact that people have disposable income and are supposed to be going out. 1990's, people have migrated from these arcades to home game consoles and mobile games. so that has taken a big chunk out of the business for these companies. it has been tough -- they have to reinvent themselves . on the bri

. >> i don't want this put on buster, he doesn't want to be the guy responsible for this.e don't have the gear to absorb the blow that they are getting hit with. they have done scientific studies and have proven that. >> concussions are a by-product of collisions and with a lawsuit it seems as though major league baseball is looking to get ahead of its problems. >> now we have everything we know about concussions. that's the best way to see it. a lot of guys more cautious. >> if you watch where you walk, you'll say that. he took some home-plate collisions. it's time to make some adjustments. >> you know, similar to football, from a fan perspective, we like to see the plane wreck, but not at the expense of players, like buster. baseball has been the sport that is the toughest to change. it will take a while for the umpires and the players to adjust to the rule. heavy then taught a way for years. >> you play a lot of money for the players. >> millions and millions - that's what the teams are concerned about >> not just their safety. >> not just their safety. >> coming up the

back in 2011 the collision issue, buster posey missed the remainder of the season. his manager maintains this new rule is not about posy. >> i don't want this one put on buster. he's not the guy that wants to be responsible for this. we don't have gear to absorb the blow they're getting hit with and they've done scientific studies that have proven this. >> with a recent lawsuit and negative attention the nfl has endured, it seems like major league baseball is trying get ahead of that problem. >> we know what we can about concussions, guys are probably alittle more cautious. >> man, looks like he took some home plate collisions. i have back issues, knee issues, hip. it's time to make some adjustments. >> michael eaves reporting. opening night in baseball the papadres, stunned the dodgers, w york yankees and houston astros. >> why? >> they are starting on tuesday, which is a little weird. >> you would think yankees are playing on opening day. >> not this season. >> rebecca what is opening day like? >> all kinds of weathers going on. west coast they are getting wetter

i don't want this put on buster. i know he doesn't want to be the guy that's responsible for this. i felt like this when gary was hit. gary ben it - to see him laying there, it changes the role. >> concussions are by-product of home plate collisions. with a lawsuit and negative attention that the n.f.l. endured, it seems as though major league baseball is looking to get ahead of its problems. >> we have everything we know about concussion. a lot of guys are a little more curbs. once you strap on the gear, you know what you are putting yourself into. >> if you watch me walk, you think man, he took collisions, eye, knee, hip. it's catching, and i know it goes with the territory. when mike talks about his concussion issue, how he turned from a 30-year-old man into a 60 to 70-year-old man because of getting hit in the head, it's time to make adjustments. >> michael eaves reporting. you'll see the new rule on opening night. that's when baseball and l.a. dodgers head out to take on the padraes. >> how can you tell if someone is trying to take out the catcher. >> the runner has to give th

you are featured on a program on discovery called myth busters. did you make the switch from that to this. on myth busters, it's nonfiction reality. it's essentially i, myself. but with star trek continues, it's like a hobby for me. to bet able to step outside of being myself, and step into the shoes of an actor. >> web six. yes, sir. >> he was kind enough to give me a chance to play a favourite character of all time, sulu, it's a dream come true. >> hello, i'm montgomery scott. chief engineer. >> chris, this is personnel. your father played scotty, and you are stepping into his shoes. what is that like? >> it's amazing. i was talking about the first time i stepped out of the elevators, on to the bridge. we were doing a scope, and i walk out and realised that this is exactly what my father was looking at, and what he was doing way back then. i forgot my lines. i said, "i need a moment to collect myself." and i did, but it - it's an amazing experience. i'm grateful for victor asking me to do it. >> i am sure that all of you who played the roles of

you're featured on another program, on discovery called myth busters.ow did you make the switch from that show to this one? >> well, you know, on myth busters it's nonfiction reality. and essentially i'm myself. but with star trek continues, it's sort of like a hobby for me to be able to step outside of being myself and step into the shooshoes of an actor. >> sulu, warp 6. >> yes, sir. >> giving me a chance to play one of my favorite characteristics o -- characteristic ocharacters ofal. >> chris, this is very credit sentimental to you. your father played the original scotty. what is it like? >> the first time i stepped out of the, we'll call them various for now, onto the bridge. we're doing a scene and i walked out and i just realized this is exactly what my father was looking at, what he was doing way back then. i forgot all my lines, i said, you guys, i just need a moment to sort of collect myself. and i did and -- but it's an amazing experience. and i'm really grateful for vick, to ask me to do it. >> kim, i'm also sure that all of you who played ro

buster posey up the middle. the giants go up 7-1. top of the ninth. giants up by 2. brandon hicks. his third solo shot of the spring. the fan comes up with a creative way to get his souvenir. remember the wheelbarrow. the giants win 8-5. and we have a score from sacramento, the girls open division. we have to mention this. and one daughter of diane dwyer, why she is not working this evening. sorry the outcome is not better for her family. >> much appreciated, mindee. >>> it's the show that attracts an estimated 1 million people in the bay area and today they roared back into the air over southern california, the blue angels making their return at the los angeles county air show. this is their first appearance after a hiatus because of federal budget cuts. one of the pilots for the squad says he first saw the blue angels as kid and knows what a thrill it is for people of all ages to see those jets. >> seeing the excitement on the kids and adults as well. and it shows you the pride the american public takes in the military. >> and the blue angels coming back to the bay area scheduled

dave and busters and chuck e cheese could be combining to form a family entertainment colossus.his is like the super bowl and disney world in star wars all wrapped into one for seven euros old -- for seven-year-olds. what are the benefits of owning these two companies? that is a lot of pretty gross pizza. >> the same company that took over chuck e cheese about a weighing a bidw for dave and busters. the benefits are uncanny. first off, both of these companies are headquartered in dallas. there's a lot of cost savings there. and the cost savings from purchase -- being a huge purchaser of food and beverage. and beverage. in the arcade games themselves. think about this combined company, they would have about 75% of the market that is huge. that said, however, these establishments have been facing lots of competition from games at home. i don't know about your kids, but many kids want to stay home and play those high-definition video games from the comfort of their own homes. that is were the competition really is for these establishments. they have got to really bump it up and off

back to buster. who taking out the run. this guy is a grit story. 31 years oly.sues. hit a home run right there. first of the spring. giants beat them 4-3 great story. tiger woods looking at the next month time to tune up for the masters. coming up in april. but he was in danger of missing the cut all together today in the honda classic check out the gate or in the florida sun. almost looked like it was not real but i saw him breathing. there's woods who shot a 69. he made the cut. right on the number there. brandon john in second place. 10 footer for birdie on 5. trailing mack ill roadway. he's hot. 6 birdie in a 10 hole strechlt par 3, 7 back of the cup. rory with a 66. he's top the leader board at 11 under and lead into the weekend in pga tour event for the first time in 18 months. finally new mexico state ross miller sues pepped for inciting a brawl last tonight game. fans storm the court after pulling an upset. this is insane. mayhe mayhem. coaches were wrapping up the players trying to drag the players out of confrontation with the fans. it took a few minut

after averaging more than 5 yards the previous two years he was the 4th overall pick in giants/reds busterun home run posey added an rbi double and a single as well hitting coach barry bonds paying off already final: 8-5 giants sf is 8-5 this spring well before we go tonight we would like to remind you of the 4:00 a.m. morning news will have more of the aftermath of today's five alarm fire in the mission bay area. fire crews are expected on the scene at all night here is a video footage from the area. you can find more updates on the printer and face book pages that's it for the kron 4 news at 11. stay connected with kron 4 and get latest news at kron 4 dot com. or download one of our mobile apps. we'll see you tomorrow morning! >>> crazy cat 911. >> we trapped in our bedroom. he won't let us out the door. >> the family everyone is talking about. and the darned cat. >> i have to fight the cat. >> and captain flirt. >> the pilot of the missing plane, his history of flirty behavior. >> a little sleazy. >> why are the passenger's cell phones still ringing. >> president obama comedian in chief

buster had three hits, rbis, giants win 8-5. >> a's and mariners, cass kashmir pitched four. vogue deep in the third. 4-2 a's. in the fifth, vote again. another bosh run shot. yays win 6-5 your final. >> a little golf, bay hill. arnie's event. adam scott was on top. 15-under. but bradley making a run. birdies 16. then here on 17. added another on 18. 6-under 66, free back heading into sunday's final round. this sports report brought to you by orchard supply hardware. sharks, quakes and earthquake and more march madness tonight at 11:00. >> coming up next at 6:00. why two young superheroes were called on today to help fight fictional crime so i was basically uninsurable. now that i've got coverage, my doctor is a phone call or an e-mail away. i'm in. [ female announcer ] everyone deserves health insurance. are you in? find free, confidential, local help at coveredca.com. >> join my tonight at 9:00 on kofy tv cable 13. we'll tell you about a new program that will help fight bad science. then at 11:00, new credit card security breach but this one wasn't where you might think. wh

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i wanted to call it a talk-o-buster. new video of former chris christie aide bridget ann kelly attending a meeting with her attorneys in new jersey. let's listen in. >> i wanted to ask you a few questions. how are you holding up? >> i'm okay, thank you. >> how -- can you tell us how difficult an experience this has been for you? >> i'm not going to comment. >> would you say there's more to the story people haven't heard? hey mom. yeah? we've got allstate, right? uh-huh. yes! well, i found this new thing called... [ dennis' voice ] allstate quickfoto claim. [ normal voice ] it's an app. you understand that? just take photos of the damage with your phone and upload them to allstate. really? so you get [dennis' voice] a quicker estimate, quicker payment, [normal voice] quicker back to normal. i just did it. but maybe you can find an app that will help you explain this to your...father. [ vehicle approaches ] [ dennis ] introducing quickfoto claim. just another way allstate is changing car insurance for good. this is mike. h

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buster had three hits, rbis, giants win 8-5. >> a's and mariners, cass kashmir pitched four. vogue deep in the third. 4-2 a's. in the fifth, vote again. another bosh run shot. yays win 6-5 your final. >> a little golf, bay hill. arnie's event. adam scott was on top. 15-under. but bradley making a run. birdies 16. then here on 17. added another on 18. 6-under 66, free back heading into sunday's final round. this sports report brought to you by orchard supply hardware. sharks, quakes and earthquake and more march madness tonight at 11:00. >> coming up next at 6:00. why two young superheroes were called on today to help fight fictional cr >> join my tonight at 9:00 on kofy tv cable 13. we'll tell you about a new program that will help fight bad science. then at 11:00, new credit card security breach but this one wasn't where you might think. what youd in to do to protect yourself and your money. all at 9:00 and 11:00 on abc7 abc7. >>> the city of san bruno was saved from evil today thanks to harry potter and batman. [cheering] >>> the dynamic duo stopped bruno, the bandit, from

buster posey with the bleeder to right that. is going to fall. michael morris hustling home. 2-0 orange and black. top of the fourth. tim lincecum on the hill. he'll strike out adam dunn. four hits, two earned runs. giants win with a late rally 4-3. >>> royals and a's. scott kazmir, top second. he gets butler to go down swinging. later, alex gordon strikes out. three strikeouts, royals win this one 3-1. kazmir has caught seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and five strikeouts. more news after the break. these are the hands a pediatrician. these are pioneering advances in heart surgery. and these are developing groundbreaking treatments for cancer. they're the hands of the nation's top doctors. kaiser permanente doctors. and though they are all different, they work together on a single mission: saving lives. discover how we are advancing medicine at kp.org join us, and thrive. >>> breaking news coming out of the south by southwest musical festival in austin, texas. what you're looking at is a photograph of a car crash. austin police say t

buster posey getting busy.iants down three until posey goes to left center, his first of the spring. ties the game. a frame later, posey down the left field line plating hudson. four rbi day for posey. giants win 8-5. more news coming up after the break. is this flu shot necessary? it keeps you healthy during flu season. but does it hurt? nah. plus you get a really sweet bandaid! anything else i should know? here's a thought, try scoring more points on the other team. okay. even a warrior can get sick. kaiser permanente reminds you to get your flu shot this season. >>> president obama made an unconventional pitch for his health care plan, viewed by nearly 6 million people so far. >> have you heard of the affordable care is that correct >> that's the thing that doesn't work? >> healthcare.gov works great now. >> it's an effort to reach out to younger americans. the president did a mock interview with the comedian. >> we know who you're talking about. >> from "hangover," people. he's a loon, he's so funny. >> bef

it goes to buster posey for the tag.gay has overcome mullet -- this guy has overcome multiple surgeries. he can hit. the giants beat the brew crew 4-3. finally the nba has asked lebron james to stop wearing his black mask he is using to protect his broken nose. the league wants a clear mask. why? i don't know. they won't say. if he wants to look like hannibal lecter who has a problem with that? free lebron! abc7 sports is brought to you by riverwalk casino. i would love to wear that mask. >> he is already intimidating enough. >> and management wants me to wear a mask i think. >> at least a bag. >> something. >> thanks, larry. >>> well, abc7 is the only place where you can see the oscars live this sunday. we are giving away free movie tickets through our facebook page to celebrate the academy awards. there will be seven winners in all. today it is joanne l from san mateo. you have three more chances to win. just enter -- to enter like us on abc7.com and fill out the entry form so we can get in touch with you if you win. ,

. >>> the giants were taking on the white sox, and still in the sixth, this is buster posey up the middle. scored two. gary brown and tim hudson, that puts the giants up by six. top of the ninth, giants up by two. brandon hicks, the solo shot. his third of the spring. and the giants win it 8-5. >>> we take you back to march 6th, that's when 6'8" cameron lowe switched uniforms with tim lincecum. we bring that up, because lowe asked to be released by the giants. the team granted the long reliever his request. he's now free to sign with any team. he wasn't going to make the squad for that position. >>> one final one for you, terry, the a's beat the mariners 6-5. right now, spring baseball. all anyone cares about are their brackets. we need to get back to watching the rest of the tournaments. >> absolutely. thanks very much. one last check on weather with rob mayeda. >> breezy. low clouds in the morning. tomorrow we'll see the temperatures climbing back into the 70s. probably the warmest day that we'll have coming up, both tomorrow and into monday. and then rain. much-needed rain coming back

it goes to buster posey for the tag. has overcome mullet -- this guy has overcome multiple surgeries. he can hit. the giants beat the brew crew 4-3. finally the nba has asked lebron james to stop wearing his black mask he is using to protect his broken nose. the league wants a clear mask. why? i don't know. they won't say. if he wants to look like hannibal lecter who has a problem with that? free lebron! abc7 sports is brought to you by riverwalk casino. i would love to wear that mask. >> he is already intimidating enough. >> and management wants me to wear a mask i think. >> at least a bag. >> something. >> thanks, larry. >>> well, abc7 is the only place where you can see the oscars live this sunday. we are giving away free movie tickets through our facebook page to celebrate the academy awards. there will be seven winners in all. today it is joanne l from san mateo. you have three more chances to win. just enter --

it's not a drought buster. this probably is not it, brian. >> all right, fritz coleman in los angeles for us. fritz, thanks, as always. >>> now we go to the east. another major snowstorm about to hit as we head into march. 100 million americans about to be impacted all the way from kansas to massachusetts. our report tonight from nbc's katy tur. >> reporter: first there was the cold. then snow. then bitter cold, then a whole lot of snow and still more cold. begging the question, will it ever end. >> i shovel one day, i got to shovel the next day. believe me, i do not like this weather. >> according to the national weather service's winter severity index, only detroit, where they've had 6.5 feet of snow and 66 days below freezing really is having its worst winter since 1950. this morning chicago woke up to 8 degrees. so far this season they've had more than 5 feet of snow, 22 days below zero, and a barrage of broken pipes. 4500 so far this year. four times as many as last year. >> what we're seeing is people who

it goes to buster posey for the tag.gay has overcome mullet -- this guy has overcome multiple surgeries. he can hit. the giants beat the brew crew 4-3. finally the nba has asked lebron james to stop wearing his black mask he is using to protect his broken nose. the league wants a clear mask. why? i don't know. they won't say. if he wants to look like hannibal lecter who has a problem with that? free lebron! abc7 sports is brought to you by riverwalk casino. i would love to wear that mask. >> he is already intimidating enough. >> and management wants me to wear a mask i think. >> at least a bag. >> something. >> thanks, larry. >>> well, abc7 is the only place where you can see the oscars live this sunday. we are giving away free movie tickets through our facebook page to celebrate the academy awards. there will be seven winners in all. today it is joanne l from san mateo. you have three more chances to win. just enter -- to enter like us on abc7.com and fill out the entry form so we can get in touch with you if you win. ♪

than 5 yards the previous two years >> gary: he was the 4th overall pick in the 2008 draft >> gary: busterosey 3-run home run posey added an rbi double and a single as well hitting coach barry bonds paying off already >> gary: final: 8-5 giants >> pam: our team of reporters remain on the same working to bring you the latest tonight. >> reporter: accruals a rise earlier they went straight into the distance of mauled attacking from the exterior nearby windows started cracking 4000 hoses had been attacking the blazes for hours. at a lot of water and pressure were needed to get fired content. and will be awhile before they consider it under control. a course will bring you the latest coming out at 11 back to you can them. >> reporter: standing on the campus of u. s. c. s. just getting off work when the fire started. this is what they solve just to the north where the flames were consuming this building. knocking down the flames. crews kind of got the fire under control. the most enduring of fact out here is the smoke. right now slowly getting back to normal charles clifford kron 4 news. >> rep

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they have done this to produce movies but not big block busters like those we have seen from hollywoodatar and the hunger games. between 20cost million and $60 million. what they believe is hollywood has gotten out of business so they are filling a gap. they say hollywood big studio you -- big studios, they have to do bigger and bigger films and are neglecting this one area. at the same time, starving for content. that is the idea and the beginning. >> talking about the hollywood angle. why is hollywood attracting so much in investor sentiment from china? >> i think that is because it is the biggest film market in the world right now. andersations taking place american films making their way to china. part of thatther is there is a fascination with hollywood overall and ability to track capital. and thendio to be born cut deals directly with the theaters, as opposed to dealing studio says something. says a lot of the theater chains across the country have more cinemas available but may have movies. on top of that, there is a willingness to bet on 50 million-dollar films, which in some

. >> it's like this trust busting is becoming a bank buster for us. >> but it's good for the lawyers.gary. good luck to you. >> thank you very much. john: i have to say that the ftc is one more example of a largely useless government agency that only grows that began with 144 of leaves and now it has 12,000. they all grow and we pay for that. when i started consumer reporting, i thought the federal trade commission, that is where it should go or consumer information. but they were useless or did people were supposed to go and usually the bureaucrats didn't even answer the phone. in theory, breaking up monopolies as an offer government. but in today's competitive economy, you don't find monopolies. the ftc charged ibm with eating a monopoly in the government spent 13 years prosecuting ibm before deciding that i guess it is not a monopoly and they dropped the case. today ibm is smaller than many tech companies. so the only antitrust policy that america needs today is repeal all government barriers to entry. stupid rules that make it so hard for newcomers to compete with the established

buster posey had a couple of hits for the giants.l pagan upped the giants to a 5-3 win. now the hell of hudson is beginning his 16th over all season. giants signed him to be a regular in the rotation. it's coming off a degrees staiding can candle injury d it's coming off an injury. >> i probably could have caught it. but i mean i would havefelt like wes welker going down the middle with the line backers looking at me. and i'm not sure if spring training is the day i want to do that my first game out. do that my first game out. >>> excitement on both golf lucky charms! ♪ [ birds chirping, twinkling noises ] you're always after me lucky charms! they're magically delicious! can help your kids' school get extra stuff. they're the only cereals with box tops for education. you can raise money for your kids' school. look for this logo. only on big g cereals. you can make a difference. every cereal box counts. we lowhat's next?hen! great! do you have measurements? yeah, i paced it off. it's about twenty by twelve of these. so, we can measure

jesse you spent years as a busboy at dave and busters and it gave uh knack for spotting athletic talent in their teens. is he really that good? >> to put the rumors to rest next week they scheduled a homerun competition with shoe less joe jackson and a rap album with millie-vanillie. he per son gnaw fies the canadian notion. it is a sigh mull tan yen superiority and inferiority complex at the same time. the attitude is like i am so much better than you and why don't you give a [bleep]? >> there is something to be said -- he seems to be a bottomless receptical for love and adoration. it flows through him like an emotional diarrhea. will, is it more disgusting for his manager, a grown man who has to voluntarily fall down for a rich kid, or is he falling all the way to the bank? >> that's the thing. we are supposed to laugh at the schmuck. there are lots of people that get paid to lose a game. look at the knicks. >> i thought you were going to say the washington generals. >> i made a more topical joke. are they bad? >> i believe they are bad. and they are basketball. joanne, you dated both

. >> nothing like coming and sees the latest block buster with 900 of your closest friend and cheeringand applause. >> reporter: after 350 years, the property owners are not renewing the lease, and fans are hoping it will be saved and incorporated into safer is built. >> reporter: john parker flew from austin, texas to be here on closing night, and he wants the dome designated as a it will not be demolished. >> it's wasteful to throw it away instead of repurposing it. >> reporter: the century dome faced tough competition. those who want to preserve it say it could be used for more than showing films. >> couldn't one of the buildiñ?ñ?ñngs be shaved and al to continue to operate as an amazing performing arts center. we have people right here, ready and willing to make it a great location. the chamber orchestra, all need to run the regular programming. >> reporter: they are screening raiders of the lost arch, and it's cold out. >>> cesar chavez will be remembered tomorrow for his commitment to nonviolence. it's a state holiday in california. here's the events for the bay area. his grandso