the magazine stopped using models last year, but cooper hefner, the son of playboy founder hugh hefnerhought that was all a mistake. he became playboy's chief creative officer last year and decided to bring back new pictures. playboy is bringing them back plus the party jokes section and the philosophy behind playboy. as for those who just like to read the articles, there is still be plenty of those plus the new pictures. true to today's edition of "the wall street journal." he was explaining attack date. the white house strategy is to discourage china from undervaluing the currency to boost exports, part of an evolving trend administration to challenge practices at the u.s.'s largest trading partner was stepping back from direct confrontation. marathon pharmaceutical is the latest in muscular dystrophy drug launch amid criticism of its $89,000 a year price tag. the delay comes after two members of congress launched an investigation into the drug. finally this. flag football is more dangerous for children and anything. the journal says the new study shows flag football produces injury

this comes four months after the take over of hugh hefner's son, cooper as chief creative officer, cooperefner was an out spoken critic of the move to get rid of the models. new issue of playboy will be titled naked is normal. >>> time right now 5:24, before we go to break this black history moment, today we will remember mc harn. y. >> in 1884 he invented the lantern lamp which replaced use of of can also as a primary source of lighting. we will be right back. our blogs are buzzing about the designer smile... ...by colgate optic white high impact white toothpaste. with a professionally recommended whitening ingredient. for four shades visibly whiter teeth. the designer smile... ...by colgate optic white high impact white. stepping town, national security advisor michael flynn resigning overnight amid controversial contact with the ambassador to russia. >>> history repeating itself, son of the disgraced former penn state coach jerry sandusky is now behind bars facing child sex abuse charges >>> each of those stories in a moment. great to have have you with us on this tuesday morning. >> i

cooper hefner says it was a mistake. he now says the way the magazine portrayed nudity was dated. the nudity is back beginning with the march-april issue. >> did you ask to read that story? i think you did. >>> amazon is heading to the bay area. it's setting up a brick and mortar shop in walnut creek. its first bay area branch will be located on broadway plaza. for now the company isn't saying anything about the store's size or hours. but amazon says it's currently hiring employees for the space. >>> today marin county supervisors are expected to officially adopt an area. the board has restricted rv parking on county roads. over night parking there would only be allowed for cars, motorcycles, and pickup trucks. >>> if you're still need to get your valentine's some flowers, you're not alone. i guess that's me. >> yeah. >> reporter: flower shops across the country are getting ready for a very busy day. roses are one of the most popular purchases for the holiday. one floral design ever says get ready to pay. most shops up their prices for the high demand. >> a lot of times people pla

cooper hefner saying i'll be the first to admitted the way nudity was portrayed was dated but movingly was a mistake. the latest issue hitting newsstands february 28th will bring the nudity back. >> quick turnaround in the decision. i guess they saw sales fall quickly to turn around a historic decision a year ago. >>> still to come, today's must reads, first a look at european equities at this hour which are broadly flat after five straight days of gains for the broader stoxx 600 index mirroring a similar performance as the u.s. markets and futures are also basically flat this morning like those european equities. back in a couple of minutes. >>> good morning. welcome back to "worldwide exchange." now to our must read stories. my pick is from the financial times entitled clues to look for from janet yellen. it's the pregame prep for what to look out for as she starts to be grilled. goes through various points in terms of jobs, wages, productivity, monetary policy, some headlines, the quote i picked out is this. operating in highly unusual economic and financial conditions coming out

the new chief creative officer cooper hefner said the magazine was reclaiming its identity.opped from a peak of more than five million in the 19705 to below 700,000 last year. disney has cut ties with youtube star pewdiepie over allegations of anti—semitism. the decision came after some of his videos contained nazi references. pewdiepie, whose real name is felix kjellberg, accepted the material was offensive, but said he did not support "any kind of hateful attitudes". he's reported to have made around £12 million through the video—sharing website last year and has more than 53 million subscribers. rail enthusiasts and commuters are getting the chance this morning to ride on the first timetabled mainline steam—engine service in england for almost 50 years. the tornado will pull 12 northern train services on the settle—to—carlisle line over three consecutive days. it's part of celebrations to mark the reopening of the line following landslides a year ago. passengers will pay the regular fare as it is a timetabled service. that's a summary of the latest bbc news, more at 9:30a

cooper hefner... playboy's chief creative officer.. and son of founder hugh hefner...e magazine portrayed nudity was dated. he says nudity isn't a problem and they will reclaim their image as a magazine. the company tweeted out the cover for the march/april issue along with the hashtag "naked is normal." still ahead on the kron four morning news. we continue to follow the oroville crisis.. we hear from evacuees and get a much closer look at what they are going through. plus... major concerns that were raised about the spillway from years ago. we take a look at what happened. anny...? i have your forecast after the break. we're coming up on 4-30... here are the big stories we're working on for you this morning... evacuations are still in place for nearly 200- thousand people near the oroville dam this morning. crews are trying to lower the water level and shore up the dam's emergency spillway before more rain returns later this week. we are continuing to follow this major story all morning long. we'll have more on this in just a few minutes. president trump's national s

the move comes four months after cooper hefner the son of the founder was named chief creative overseashe was an outspoken critic of the move to ban nude models in the first place. you guys are up to date. back to you. >>> people are looking up his 1990 playboy interview referring to president trump. we know everyone is reading for the interviews. thank you. see you next hour. president donald trump meeting with canadian prime minister justin trudeau, the leaders addressing the future of nafta and trade between the u.s. and canada. >> we have a very outstanding trade relationship with canada. we'll be tweaking it. we'll do certain things that will benefit boston our countries. it's a much less severe situation than what's taking place on the southern border. >> joining us now, canadian finance minister bill morneau. you heard president trump say we'll tweak it and change certain things. what certain things? >> well, first of all, great to be on your show. i think what we heard from the president today was a sense of the real importance of the canada-u.s. relationship and a real desire f

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cooper hefner saying the way th nudity was portrayed was dated but moving it entirely was a mistake.atest issue hitting newsstands february 28th will bring the nudity back. >> the analysis -- >> it's complicated. clearly it wasn't working. >> here's what i would say. i'm not sure -- they're saying that the way they portrayed nudity was dated. initially i thought that meant portraying it in sort of this way that is very elegant. >> right. >> an that they need to get into what is done now, which is just in your face. but i don't think -- i think objectification is something that they would try to avoid. you can't focus on the objectitification of men and women? >> are you calling playboy mainstream media? >> definitely. not in a pejorative the way i would usually use it. not like "jugs" like al bundy would look at. >> they took nudity out because they thought they would get into -- like google would started picking up their stories. get into the search engines. apple and others. it would become much more out there. but clearly, for whatever reason, it didn't work. >> if you were going

. >> four months after hugh hefner's son cooper took over as chief creative officer.een an out spoken critic of the banning news models. if you are excited can't wait to get new issue, it is only standing now with the headlines, naked is normal. >> i haven't seen a lay boy magazine in 20 years. >> looking at news stand. >> it is not at grocery store you have to go to barnes and noble where are they. >> i think they are right at this news stand across the street. >> really. >> yes. >> look at fourth and chestnut you can get a playboy. they have a cover over them. >> see, i wouldn't know. >> but i have not purchased, i don't know if i have ever purchased a playboy magazine. i'm quite sure i have never. >> yeah, nobody believes you. >> i have not purchased. i'll pick it up at a table or something. >> had it underneath your bed to. >> to read the articles, yeah. >> no, penthouse. >> they do say natalie articles are like, high level. >> they are very well written. >> yes, don't smell these rose s, and until they have been check by the police, the surprising thing that thes

hugh hefner's son cooper, the chief creative officer. there is a job, hi., let's get naked! he tweeted out, nudity was never the problem because nudity isn't a problem. how do you feel about that, uche? >> i'm going to ge the family. >> thank you. >> very classy. >> the magazine abandoned nudity in 2015. there you have it. >> now they're bringing it back. >> that's just funny to think about. they're bringing back nudity. >> what do you think, jazz guy? >> i guess to each his own, right. >> absolutely. it will be tastefully done. >> i am sure. >> there you go. >>> speaking of tastefully done, how about some weather? we've got some strong storms firing up now in east texas. thole will continue to race to the east and through the gulf coast. we'll watch out for severe weather. wet weather moving into the pacific northwest. more bad news for our friends in northern california where the oroville dam is that is threatening to collapse. we also have got plenty of warm weather through the gulf coast. 70s and 80s. 20s in northern new england where they may see anoth

hugh hefner's son, cooper, the "playboy" chief creative officer. >> is this really happening?creativity? let's get naked! anyway, he tweeted out the cover of march/april issue saying nudity was never the problem because nudity isn't a problem. how do you feel about that? >> i'm going to get you. >> i think it's good it stays in the family. >> there you -- thank you. >> very classy. the magazine abandoned nudity in 2015. there you have it. >> now they're bringing it back. >> bringing it -- that's just funny to think about. they're bringing back nudity. >> yeah. what do you think, jazz guy? >> i guess to each his own, right? >> absolutely. it will be tastefully done. >> i'm sure. >> there you go. >> speaking of tastefully done, how about some weather? >> nice. >> we'll see you what's going on. we have some strong storms firing up now in east texas. those are going to continue to race to the east and through the gulf coast. we're going to be watching that for some severe weather. wet weather moving into the pacific northwest. more bad news for our friends in northern california w