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i made a pretty life sized bust of darth vader. >>what is the pleasure in making things with your hands? in this age of electronics, how do you describe the pleasure you get from doing this? >>my generation grew up on computers and video games and i never really found as much satisfaction out of playing on the computer as much as playing with something in my hands. lego bricks have always been there and they have always been the perfect building block. >>i think we're wired as human beings to use these digits to create things. do you think you'll ever grow out of this? >>i don't think so. it's one of those things that sticks with you for life. >>i love that you're living your passion. david howardthank you so much. >>thank you. bill thanks for the segue in to our next act... coming up find if heavy handed marketing will build up audience at the box office when the lego movie debuts this weekend. movies and money is next... and later in chart talk... will twitter's tumble last night matter today? we'll be right back. expectations ar

what is unusual, he did this right in front of darth vader and superman. it happened yesterday in the tourist area where people dress in costume for fun. police quickly arrested him on the hollywood walk of fame gold star. the suspect was taken to jail on felony vandalism charges. though word if he will face the wrath of darth vader. >> this morning, a north carolina father is being called a hero after he got his car out of the car and into safety as the car was being rammed repeatedly in what police are calling a road rage incident. saturday night the father and daughter were driving on a highway in raleigh on the way home from the movies and he was rear ended several times by the suspect. christopher desperately called 9-1-1. >> i have a go following me and rear ending me and now he is following me again. [ inaudible ] >> my god. >> what is your name? >> he hit us twice. >> he drove into a parking lot in front of a whole foods to wait for help and the suspect followed them and continued to slam into the car. the terror ended when the far grabbed his daug

darth vader was also there. mr. his this guy force his way into the police car, steal a laptop and walk over to test it out at a kiosk. when you think about it it makes sense. darth vader is a master of the dark side, a villain, so why would he actually stop a crime? it's not like he could sneak up on the guy, poke him with a plastic light sabre. that would totally give him away. on the other hand, surely superman would take action or at least stand there why the guile got the guy got arrested. why wouldn't superman get involved? >> i saw the whole thing. it's not my job to jump in the middle. >> yeah. so this is the part of hollywood boulevard where the costume characters hang out. if you've seen the documentary "confessions of a superhero" you know they're not there to jump in the middle of of sketchy situations, there to take photos with tourists for tips. there's a very strict unwritten code of conduct. >> just remember, superheroes don't smoke. it's an image. >> ghost rider. >> ghost rider doesn't smoke. >> he's

it's darth vader and he's armed. luke said there is still good in him. good in him, would he not step in to try to help here? he does nothing. superman was there too. superman did not help either. luckily, there was an arrest made. the guy is being held on $20,000 bond, held for felony vandalism and burglary from a motor vehicle. no thanks to darth vader or superman. >> susan lucci's star was unharmed. >> susan lucci looked great. >> that's it for us at this hour. so glad you could join us. >> "legal view" with ashleigh banfield starts right after this. let in the dog that woke the man who drove to the control room [ woman ] driverless mode engaged. find parking space. [ woman ] parking space found. [ male announcer ] ...that secured the data that directed the turbines that powered the farm that made the milk that went to the store that reminded the man to buy the milk that was poured by the girl who loved the cat. [ meows ] the internet of everything is changing everything. cisco. tomorrow starts here. you want everything.orks the internet of everything

that's a darth vader style helmet right there. when you're out in the field are you in a different mind set when you're in the field because people are criticizing richard sherman for his antics and he says when you're on the field, you're in a different mind set. you're three hours of like go go go on the field. looking to crunch ball and collapse organs, can you turn that off. >> you have to be able to. and we always say the owl is called the white line. when you step inside the white lines you're a different guy. i mean look, see all that. that's from those hits that people go eek with. >> stephen: these deep gouges in your helmet is from the flesh of other human beings. what about the interview on the field. do you think he was over the line by the way. >> not at all. >> stephen: i don't think so either. >> not at all. people don't understand. richard is pretty smart guy. i mean stanford grad, 4.0gpa. getting his masters now. people want to talk about. you have to think he's a young guy sending the seahawks to the super bowl,

no word on whether he will face the wrath of darth vader.not use "the force." >> a north carolina father is called a hero after he got his daughter out of the car to safety as the car was being rammed repeatedly in what are called a road rage incident. on saturday night, the father and daughter were driving on a highway in raleigh on the way home from the movies and investigator say he was rear ended several times by the suspect and the father desperately called 9-1-1. >> i have a guy following me and rearened me and now he is following he again. >> high god. >> what is your name? >> he hit us twice. >> the father drove into a parking lot in front of a whole foods to wait for help and police say the suspect followed them and continued to strike their car. the dad grabbed his daughter and ran into the store and they were then followed by the suspect on foot. he was finally subdued by store workers and police officers. investigators believe he was on drugs. >> "good morning america" will have more details at 7:00. >>> this morning, there is a

. >> like darth vader in here. >> reporter: for most of us, 75ing a record-breaking winter means dressingarmly in layers, protecting hands and feet and staying hydrated. in avalanche country, extra safety gear is critical. like these air bags. and emergency beacons. >> you can hear it's telling you there's a beacon right now that's 19 meters away. and we just go towards that signal. and make it get smaller. and then start proning. >> reporter: if the area is too big to cover on foot, maheny swoops in to search from the air. avalanche forecasters are in a nonstop race to perfect the science of predicting when and where a slide might start. the key ingredient, a weak layer of snow, a danger often invisible from above. >> the problem is, all of this strong snow is resting down here on this very weak sugary snow. so all we've got to do is find a shallow part of the snow pack, collapse the snow, and then you can see how wide and deep these avalanches are breaking. a slide like this has got devastating consequences. these are bone crushing, tree snapping, we're not coming home to our families k

. >> if it works, it will be lifesaving for boys like 9-year-old max page, he's that cute darth vaderew max was in trouble. they discovered he had a congenital heart defet. 2012. >> what was an adequate sized connection between the heart and lungs, at three months of aiming, is not adequate -- of age, is not adequate for a seven and a half year old boy. >> for max the valve is artificial, it won't grow with him. when he gets 18 he'll need a valve to match that size body and when he is a full size valve. >> it makes me happy to know woe have somebody else on our side. >> we talked with a family whose child currently suffering from this condition. and they are so excited about what you're doing. in these technologies are so close to a break through, it might sound off in the distance but for us it's our future, it's our reality and it's not just dreaming about kids that might be born today. it's this kid right here. >> across the country, in los angeles, liz and kyle von haslam mix their design know-how with sugar, the sugar lab. >> what the printer does when you hit play, it sprays out

would have pinochet turning in his grave has been photo shopped as franken stein, as a mobster, as darth vaderof the most famous front pages was when he died in 2006. >> photo of him lying in wait, tampered with one eye open, warning the people of chile that big brother was still watching. these days, the clinic not only lampoons his memory but the entire cast of the political elite. from the incoming left wing leader michelle basholet to the the right-wing president pinera. >> the clinic takes up the satirical tradition of 19th century journalism kind of feels a niche because of its irref reference, is able to surprise us by breaking norms of what is expected. ♪ >> the magazine represents an i am pertinent and dissident voice which turns to echo the voices of those in power. it shakes up what will journalism should be about. the clinic" owes the title to a news story that broke on october the 16th, 199 yeah. >> augusto pinochet, former strongman of chile is under arrest in london. >> pinochet was having treatment in a private hospital called "the clinic." "s >> translator: before "the clinic"

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news photographer was there as this guy started smashing windows on an lapd cruiser yesterday with darth vader looking on. >> didn't cuff him! >> the photographer had already called 911. as you can see, even superman was there. he showed up for the takedown. just to supervise, of course. only in hollywood. >> all those superheros and the cops. cops. >>> a mess of snow and ice brings the area to a standstill. >> a castaway turns celebrity. the man who was lost at sea for more than a year finally comes home. what he is looking forward to the most. ,, ,,,,,,,,,, raleigh-durham area took mas into their own hands when ty got stuck on ice- co >>> talk about a tough commute for north carolina drivers. drivers in raleigh durham took matters into their own hands when they got stuck on the roads. they got out and just started pushing. some even abandoned their cars altogether, which made the situation even worse. at least 10 deaths across the south have been blamed on this latest round of winter weather. >>> here's a live look from greenville, south carolina. the roads are covered in snow, but you don't

. >>> well, even with superman and darth vader standing around, a man took out his anger on a police car in los angeles. you can see the man smashing out the windows on the cruiser on hollywood boulevard. he also killed a computer. witnesses including a man playing superman say they had no idea what the man's next move would be. >> you being dressed as superman, did you feel like you needed to spring into action? >> of course, because i have been portraying superman for over 23 years so when i'm out there i feel like these people are going to think i'm not superman if i don't intervene. >> the man was arrested and faces charges including burglary. police say he has not explained why he attacked their car. >>> a suspect in the abduction and murder of sierra lamar is going to trial two years after he was arrested. 22-year-old and the lynn garcia- torres was -- antolin garcia- torres was indicted yesterday. he goes now directly to trial and will skip a preliminary hearing. garcia-torres will be arraigned tomorrow. 15-year-old sierra lamar vanished on the way to school at morgan hill bac

it is a muslim darth vader coming into a company.hen he went into time warner -- darth vader like coming into a company. when he went into time warner -- >> they embraced him. the stock did great. netflix, when he came in, they did great. it is situations where the management needs to be changed. the management is not happy. after parsons left time warner, they eventually did everything that carl icahn asked them to do. management is the problem. what about with apple? is that an issue? do you think they are working well together? >> it is the ultimate company that you would think would not welcome an activist. imagine if steve jobs were alive today. steve jobs would say, get the hell out of town. >> it is also a massive undertaking. is treating management with respect there. he is being very deferential to tim cook. he is not trying to micromanage. finance as steve jobs is in innovation and technology. he is one of the shortlist guys of investors over the last 50 years as the best investors. and he says, your balance sheet needs to

. >> the darth vader of cable. that is his moniker. i want to bring in alex sherman right now, and he broke this story for us and he covers comcast and time warner cable for bloomberg. talk to us about the idea of a monopoly here. have, if they get rid of 3 million subscribers, they will have 30% market share. i feel like they will have closer to 75% of the cable universe. >> you got it. question to regulators will be, how do you define the market that often? if you include directv and dish and verizon files, comcast will of all pay-tv subscribers. if you look at this world as just cable companies, comcast becomes really dominant, combining number one and number two. you could also look of -- at the world of tv viewing these days to include youtube and netflix and amazon prime and who, etc. then you get a bigger universe be on the 30%. regulators have to make the choice, are they comfortable so manycast owning cable subscribers and owning the nbc universal content portfolio. that is a lot of power in the industry for one company. them

it happened right in front of darth vader and other costumed characters were gathered to greet touristsographer was shooting the video for another store when it all went down. >> the next thing i know i hear a smash. i look back and it is a guy smashing the windows of the cop car. i am standing right next to it. >> the photographer distance himself, pulled out his cell phone and called 911. he kept shooting as the man reached in and stole a laptop from the car. at one point, the man looked right at the photographer. then the police came in and took the man down. superman was there, but did not do much to help. >> good morning. one social networking is testing out a new look, completely different pripet a small number of users will have this new look. some people like it in some hated. i am [ male announcer ] start engine. accelerate. shift. shift. ♪ and shift again. through all eight speeds of a transmission connected to more standard horsepower than its german competitors. and that is the moment that driving the lexus gs will shift your perception. ♪ this is the pursuit of perfection.

witnessed real drama yechld a man just started breaking windows on a police cruiser, characters include darth vadereverybody keeping their distance including the man of steel. >> you're superman. why didn't do you anything to stop it? >> it's not my job to jump into the middle. >> the man walked over to nearby kiosk. moments later the police arriveed and they took the suspect down first first on susan lucci, well, at least her star. superman provided a full eyewitness accounts of what happened >>> a cloverdale woman found a go pro camera lying on a pig head on her property. >> the camera falls from a small airplane it ends up in the middle of mia's ping pen. check out the piggy. she says she didn't find it until eight months later. she up loaded it. it's racked up 2 million views. >> i think go pro might be using this from a commercial. how many cameras can fall and be pig food? >> let's go up to the roof top where spencer christian is. >> is that something people want to view? taking a look at live doppler seven hd. partly cloudy sky was breaks of sunshine. but here is what's happening on the othe

and a darth vader character witnessing a young man who had clearly crossed over to the dark side. >>he guy dressed as superman did anything to stop this crime in progress. you're superman. why didn't you do anything to stop it? >> it's not my job to jump in the middle. >> reporter: after busting out the car windows and grabbing a laptop computer, the bad guy handed in the direction of victor, stopping at a kiosk to check out what he just swiped. that's when he looks right at victor. >> he looks over at me and that's where i really got nervous. >> reporter: what he did next was get arrested. remember superman telling me he didn't want to get in the middle? he had no problem getting in the middle of victor's shot as the officers made the arrest. >> he was trying to take credit. >> i'll show you where he got taken down. >> reporter: he does get credit for one thing today. he was certainly a good witness. >> his face is on susan lucci's star. >> they actually started taking him down back here, but like i was saying earlier, he was rea'sing arrest. >> reporter: this was a three-star pursu

the characters lining the street, including darth vader, got a good look at the man crossing over tode, and everyone kept his distance, including the man of steel, superman. hey, superman, why didn't you do anything to stop it? >> it's not my job to jump in the middle. >> kind of we thought that's what superman did. but it was a sharp move. after breaking all the windows, the man pulled a laptop out of the car and went over to a kiosk and powered the thing up. the police took him down on susan lucci's walk of fame star, by the way. witnesses provided police with a full eye account of what happened. how strange is that. >>> just ahead, the weather catastrophe that is hitting the south tonight. bad already and it's just getting started. >>> also the remarkable achievement that just happened at the lawrence livermore laboratory. pretty incredible. >>> and we want to take a moment to remember funnyman sid caesar, the king of comedy, and a true television pioneer. television pioneer. another half hour of so i get invited to quite a few family gatherings. heck, i saved judith here a fortun

darth vader issing looi ingoing don't look at me. i'm on the dark side.his happened on a street literally jam packed with superheroes. superman is hello, superman. >> hello, jimmy. how are you? >> i'm doing quite good. >> you were a witness to what happened today? >> i was. >> what did you see? what was going on there? >> basically, a homeless man grabbed something from a construction site and started beating a police car. >> jimmy: where were you when this happened? >> i was on the same side of the street. >> jimmy: did you think to jump in and help? >> i thought about it, but then i thought the stick might be made of kryptonite. >> jimmy: did you think it was your duty? >> i did direct the police to the perpetrator. >> jimmy: the mur vies would be boring if superman just directed the police. we may need to take your cape away. you are out of the justice league. i'm sorry. well, there you go, thank you, superman. >> you're more than welcome. >> jimmy: the man of steel stood there and watched a man steal. and while we're smashing windshields here in south

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one of the guys dressed at darth vader stood by and watched in disbelief.rand theft and burglar charges. >> now an update to the story, the speed federation switching suits following the performance of our skaters in the winter games. we talk about this earlier. the speedskaters say something is wrong and it might be the suits. we'll see. you be the judge on that. they have more competitions coming up. >> someone in illinois going big and taking advantage of all the snow on the ground, creating this heart-warming message in a yard northwest of chicago. it's 250 feet by 400 feet. nice work. and thank you for watching "the real story." i'm in for gretchen. and shepard is next. >> verdict watch in north florida majors accused of murdering a teenager after an argument over loud car music. the suspect says it was self-defense. will we get a decision? >> the obama administration gives the green light to banks to do business with licensed marijuana shops. it's an an historic step. >> and counterfeit food. this one was bran new to me. from coffee to olive oil to ho

whenever team usa played russia in anything, it's always been like glinda the good witch against darth vader us to beat them on their home ice in their olympics? this was huge. remember, before the olympics and during the olympics the russians let it be known the only thing they cared about was winning a gold medal in hockey. that didn't happen. this was team usa's version, at least in hockey, of winning a gold medal. we saw how emotionally spent they were afterwards which is why team usa did not medal the rest of the way. >> okay. worst moments, then, for americans. >> clearly this ridiculous suit controversy with the speed skaters. all right? until they probably ran a relay a couple days ago, team usa was on the verge of getting shut out in speed skating medalwise for the first time since forever. the thing that's so just bad about this, they were blaming it on the new uniforms. new suits, rather. at least some of them were. two bad things about this. number one, they did not wear the suits for the first time until they came to the olympics. and the second thing is, midway through the olym

. >>> darth vader and superman were just hanging around but that didn't stop a man from smashing outard in broad daylight. he also stole a computer. one of the witnesses was a man in a superman outfit. >> reporter: you bring dressed like superman did you feel like you needed to spring into action? >> of course because i have been portraying superman for over 23 years so when i'm out there i kind of feel, oh, these people are going to think i'm not superman if i don't intervene. >> the man was arrested and faces charges including burglary. police say he didn't saw why he went after the cruiser. >>> 5:55. next half hour, two local refinery operators sent to the hospital. what happened overnight that had the victims coming in contact with acid. >> the search continues now for two people who may have been kidnapped in broad daylight. there are a lot of missing pieces in this case but we have newly enhanced surveillance video of the man accused of charging and kidnapping still on the loose this morning. ,,,, good is in every blue diamond a good that comes in 25 flavors. from whole natural

malone is known as darth vader of telecom.the cable industry, that probably did not go over well. >> that may have been the straw that broke the camels back. comcast was willing to do or at a partnershipn with charter. once malone went hostile, that may have been too much for comcast to handle. one thing to go out there and criticize. another to go out and propose entirely new board of directors. >> it is extraordinary to me that just days before comcast made the announcement charter nominated their own slate of time warner cable board members. of course the thought is they would not have done that if they thought there was something brewing on the side between comcast and time warner cable. i am really surprised at how well that was done, how secretive and clueless charter and the leaders were. >> john is a gifted dealmaker. brian roberts is every good as as -- is every bit as good we were, may be better. it was friendly between broad markets and brian roberts. it was tax sensitive. stock for stock. brian did not pay for thes

he's similar to darth vader. his girlfriend lena dunham said he's about to rip a hole in da force.character he plays but he seems like -- >> he could do it. >> dark. >> very dark. >> great choice. >> hope that happens. >>> and jared leto picked his date and it's sure to warm your heart. his mother constance. here's the moment the "dallas buyers club" and his brother shannon told mom she'd be joining them on the red carpet. this isn't the first time he's gone all family. con stance proudly accompanied him at the s.a.g. awards in january and i was able to meet them. even in his speech his gratitude about why he's where he is today. >> yeah. >> that's awesome. >> leo and brad cooper all took their moms. great move for men. bring your mom. >> we'll stay on oscar sunday right now because robin is sitting down with the biggest star of all, ellen degeneres set to host for the second time. they talked about everything going on in her life and what it means to host hollywood's premiere night. >> you're a little busy. >> you're busy. i can't believe you just flew in and we're talking. this i

. >> i know but tomato/tomato from "star wars" where darth vader -- >> luke, i am your father. >> no,s. >> with the voice from lara. >> yeah. >> 0 for 2 but excellent impression. >> thank you. >> even without the fan. >> lara, i'm so excited. you're going to be making your "this week" debut on sunday. >> yes, yes. >> i have a big announcement. i am now on the staff of "this week with george stephanopoulos." george, hold on. >> she's working it. >> now i believe you. >> yeah, but i love what you've done. you've hooked up with our espn statistical guru. >> nate silver. he is a math god, and he has basically figured out what the ingredients are that make an oscar best picture nominee. >> he has a secret formula. >> 503 movies analyzed dating back to 1928. the inception of the oscars and there are ingredients and they include -- >> well, don't give it away. whoa, whoa, whoa. no, no. >> well, one -- >> you have to watch sunday to get all the ingredients. thank you very much, lara spencer. [ laughter ] right now we're going to turn to sarah jessica parker making a lot of headlines -- [ laug

it happened right in front of darth vader and other costumed characters who gathered to greet touristse photographer was shooting video for another story when he called all of this. >> the next thing that i know, i hear a smash. i look back and is a guy smashing the windows of a cop car, i am standing right next to it. >> the photographer distance himself, pulled out his cell phone and called the 911 but kept shooting as the man reached in and stole a laptop from the car. at one point, the man looked right at the photographer. then the police came in and took the man down. >> in the meantime, superman did not do much to help. >> liven the weather center here's a live look at conditions. all the clouds outside, i will have full details of rain coming up. [ laught ] you ready for some bread? p. ♪ i wantwo. okay, two for u. ♪ ♪ ♪ ew! ! [ female announcer ]ome together this valentine'day with a hallmark rd. >> welcome back. if you have travel plans to the south or washington d.c., you probably will not make it there today because flights to and from atlanta have been canceled because of an

you can see darth vader was on hand. interesting he didn't do much, though. >>> over the doom. the tweet from curiosity mars. it successfully crossed that treacherous dingo gap. these time lapse images taken from the rear of the rover shows its tracks in the sand. peace out, it's saying. it is surrounded by terrain quite different from all other sites rovers have visited. that was a big ordeal. >> i -- you are now officially -- you are our chief space correspondent, at least for the mars rover. >> did you just call me a space cadet? >> yes, i did. in a loving way. >> i prefer space commander. >>> all right next up for us on "new day," a plane crash leaves dozens dead, but one person did survive. this harrowing story and what we know about this coming up next. >>> plus, there are nearly a dozen reported laser attacks on planes in flight every day. now the fbi is offering a pretty big reward to track these folks down. >& ♪ what is this place? where are we? this is where we bring together the fastest internet and the best in entertainment. we call it the x1 entertainment operating

. >> darth vader. >> what was your favorite? >> well, i really like the seinfeld reunion. are in now more than ever it seems. any time you can put alf in a commercial. >> hulk hogan. hey, willie, the hulk made an appearance in that commercial. >> what a great ad. the game was on at 3:30 a.m., so i didn't see any of it. >> and cliff claven from "cheers." >> a lot of great '80s characters there. willie, tell us all about sochi, your location. there are palm trees there, even, right behind you, right? >> yeah. so i flew in yesterday, took the overnight flight direct from newark into sochi. the first thing you see, the credentials, walk out the front door and here you are at the winter olympic games looking at a pair of palm trees. i think i got a shot of that i posted to twitter yesterday. this is, at the end of the day, a coastal town. it's a beach town where people come in the summer. the black sea a couple of hundred yards the other side of me. and you see behind me, you have the mountains. it's a mix of sea and beautiful snow-capped mountains where the skiing will take pl