. >> you don't have to be don draper or watch madmen to know that. >> reporter: the claim said that skechers exaggerated the claims. today it announced that skechers has agreed to a $40 million settlement. anyone who bought shapeups are eligible for a refund. >> either shapeup your substantiation or tone down your claims. >> reporter: they reached an agreement last year with rebofnlgt so far, hundreds of thousands of customers have requested a refund as part of that $25 million settlement. >> we expect advertisers to have sub stangs -- substantial. >> reporter: a woman said it caused stress fractures in both of her hips. >> it injured me catastrophically. >> reporter: skechers said it believes the ads were appropriate but they settled with the government to lay individual a long legal process. >>> homeland security's inspector general said the tsa has not been adequately tracking, reporting and fixing airport breaches. the study -- one incident included a passenger with a knife by passing airport screeners. and another one found a passenger walking around tsa agents. >>> a first grader is fi

i wonder what don draper of "mad men" would say about car sharing. he would say "no way. c-- "no way." >> we are going to break out. this is a huge space. we're covering cars, people, entrepreneurship. it is breaking into meaningful pieces. then having working groups around the smaller pieces, car sharing, parking, entrepreneurship, then inviting you and the companies to understand the challenges we face and how we should manage -- modernize our regulatory system to reflect this greatness that is happening. >> i get e-mails about people wanting to be on the working group. >> i wish i had an answer. i think we need to get more -- we just announced it last week. it will take some time. " you could always do a rock launch page. molly, let's chat with you. there was a city hearing about applying hotel tax to your rentals. tell us about what happened. >> last wednesday, the tax collector called a hearing to discuss the applicability of the transient occupancy tax to short-term rentals and operators. we were concerned about this tax and its applicability to airbnb and our commu

. >> you don't have to be don draper or watch "madmen" to know products that claim health benefits attract consumers. that is why marketers make the claims. so let me remind marketers shape up your substantiation or tone down your claim. >> this settlement will be used to issue refunds. >> michael finney told bus a man opening a checking akt free for live until the bank was swallowed up by other banks. and that gotd r got him thinking. >> it is tougher to find but difind out banking has more fees and their web sites have 10-12 pages listing phone shall charges. and there are fees going up, but there are still ways you can dodge those fees this, photo of joe dimaggio is now up for sale. in 1970 this was a free gift for opening a bank account. >> they used to give toaster as way sometimes to get new. >> robert remembers the bank promotions in the 1970s. you may recall we told you his tri last month. he was a teenager living in virginia when he snapped up a bank offer. >> if you signed up now there is free checking for live. >> did he sign up and this account stayed free until his bank was sw

millions forked over up to $100 a pair you don't have to be don draper or watch madmen to know productshat claim health benefits atrablgt consumers. >> the ftc says sketchers edgeage rated and falsely claimed critical stud yeses backed up their advertisement. anyone who bought shape ups is eligible for a refund. >> shape up or tone down your claim. >> ftc reached a similar condition with reebok. so far, hundreds of thousands have request aid refund as part of the settlement. >> we expect advertisers to have substantiation for any claims it makes before it makes a claim. >> this isn't the first time sketchers came under fire for shape ups. last year they were sued by one wm saying the sneakers crossed stress fractures in hip autos extendeddus of the shoes injured me. >> sketchers set quelled with the government to avoid a long legal process. abc 7, washington. >> u.s. military taking steps to reduce the injuries to pellis region of men and women. look have earned nickname but the system is important, and it make works. >> i'd like to sthai saved me from coming home with a colosto mchl g

. >> it is his fear of the woman, it reminds me of the don draper scenes and when he gets mad at nin in the corporate meetings who says something additional, we could go on and on with this. thank you both very much for joining me tonight. >> coming up, melissa harris perry reviews michelle obama's star turn on the campaign trail in ohio. and you will hear a north carolina pastor -- no, no, no. you won't hear him. you will be riveted by a north carolina pastor who preaches against the amendment on the north carolina ballot tomorrow to ban same sex marriage. that's coming up. so, ah, your seat good? got the mirrors all adjusted? you can see everything ok? just stay off the freeways, all right? i don't want you going out on those yet. mmm-hmm. and just leave your phone in your purse. i don't want you texting, all right? daddy...ok! ok, here you go. be careful. thanks dad. call me -- but not while you're driving. ♪ [ dad ] we knew this day was coming. that's why we bought a subaru. ♪ ♪ i don't wanna be right [ record scratch ] what?! it's not bad for you. it just tastes that way. [ fema

. >> it is his fear of the woman, it reminds me of the don draper scenes and when he gets mad at ninthe corporate meetings who says something additional, we could go on and on with this. thank you both very much for joining me tonight. >> coming up, melissa harris perry reviews michelle obama's star turn on the campaign trail in ohio. and you will hear a north carolina pastor -- no, no, no. you won't hear him. you will be riveted by a north carolina pastor who preaches against the amendment on the north carolina ballot tomorrow to ban same sex marriage. that's coming up. [ male announcer ] this is genco services -- mcallen, texas. in here, heavy rental equipment in the middle of nowhere, is always headed somewhere. to give it a sense of direction, at&t created a mobile asset solution to protect and track everything. so every piece of equipment knows where it is, how it's doing or where it goes next. ♪ this is the bell on the cat. [ male announcer ] it's a network of possibilities -- helping you do what you do... even better. ♪ [ male announcer ] american innovation. 29 years ago, it

brainstorming was invent by an ad executive don draper of the day. the serious of best selling business books, he outlines amazing new group creativity technique called brainstormings. two simple rules, whatever you do you don't criticize. the imagination is meek and chief. it will clam up. it won't be able to free associate. quantity over quality. according to osbon, the two simple rules they were the best way to generate new ideas in group. now, as i try to point out in boot. book the evidence on brainstorming is clear it has means of getting good ideaen 0 right board doesn't work. that people in study after study come up with better ideas when they work alone on the problem than what they come together and brainstorm as group. brainstorms turns thelessness of some of our parts. it doesn't work gets us back to the rule throw shall not criticize. that constructive criticism is good for us. that it unleashes the imagination. when you bring together groups and you have one group engaging brainstorming and other engage in what she calls debate and dece

now, if that sounds to you absurd but relatively harmless, the kind of thing don draper would just slashall just a mask. the text goes on to describe the hyper partisan, hyper liberal elitist politician, president barack obama who is somehow crude, bumbling and flailing. doesn't have to make sense, you know. just put up a lot of scary pictures. for example, a soccer mom, hopeless and lost in utter despair. oh, god, what would he do next? shock, horror, he might protect your child's head start funding. since the story has emerged, everyone including the economist joe ricketts has disavowed the plan and mitt romney has added

brainstorming was invented by an ad executive in aleksei osborn, don draper of his day.nd in a series of best-selling business books from the late 1940's and early 1950's he outlined this amazing new creativity technique called brainstorming. two simple rules. first was whatever you do don't criticize. the imagination is very meek and shy. it will just clam up. it will be able to free associate at all. second rule is quantity over quality. according to osborn, these two simple rules were unleashing ideas. they were the best way to generate new ideas if any group. now, as i tried to point out in the book, the empirical evidence on brainstorming is pretty clear. brainstorming at least as an idea generation jeff is a means of getting good ideas on the right board. it just doesn't work. people in study after study come up with better ideas. so in essence brainstorming turns us to less than the sum of our parts. the reason it's back to the very first rule which is the ashkhabad criticize. it turns out, constructive criticism is actually really good for us. it unleashes the im

jon's answer was not what don draper would say. he said it doesn't really matter.get full-on stomach-tingling crushes just like teenage girls. and jon isn't the only one trying to help kids go through the awkward years. he follows paul rudd who has been in the hormonal hot seat of teenage angst. we've just begun. he doesn't know that yet. >>> and now, for a "pop news" sneak peek. next week's episode of our favorite, "modern family." >> mitchell, i can't tell you how hard -- how hard this -- you know. that's not personal enough. okay. okay. i can't tell you how hurt and angry this makes me. but you've been late too many times. i'll need your keys. >> daddy, no. i'm so sorry. >> honey, i didn't hear you come downstairs. you couldn't sleep, either? >> yeah. no. there's just a lot on my mind with graduation. i don't know what to wear. how does this look? >> wait a second. you're carrying your shoes. how am i supposed to judge the whole outfit? put them on. >> you can see all of "modern family" wednesday, 9:00, 8:00 central on abc. so good. >> josh, take notes. that's o

." >> maybe if they're old enough to watch "mad men," they'd know don draper probably isn't the festladies. >>> now back out to al for a check of your weather. >> thanks so much. our pick city of the day happens to be new haven, connecticut, nbc connecticut. clearing skies later this morning after heavier rain, 66. satellite view, you can see our temperatures getting into the 50es and 60s in new england. 80s and 90s as you wake your way into the southwest. 80s around the gulf coast. we have a risk of strong storms and heavy rain in texas. some areas two to four inches the next 24 hours. sunny skies up and down the west coast with windy conditions in northern california. wet weather comes to an end in new england later this morning. that's what's going on around dod>> good morning. the skies have clear. we will be in the 60's spirit women picked up a few clouds this afternoon. >>> that's your latest weather. ann? >> thank you so much. >>> coming up, a very rare interview with music superstar adele right after this. you... c. and totally irresistible. your lip butter? likewise. new rev

it happened with the largest ipo in history and we did a better job when don draper was here.lective disclo disclosu disclosure. i don't know more about any threading the needle. >> with morgan stanley, what's the difference between morgan stanley letting them know things that consumers don't know and henry calling a stock a pos and saying this is the greatest sock i have seen. it seems dishonest. >> these things rhyme whether they are the same thing, they rhyme. everybody had the same information. i started to think the road show where investors get to meet with the management team. it's 2012. let's put it online and make sure everybody sees exactly the same thing. >> i love it. great to have you on the show. come back. we'll be right back. you are watching "morning joe" and goodbye starbucks. dude you don't understand, this is my dad's car. look at the car! my dad's gonna kill me dude... [ male announcer ] the security of a 2012 iihs top safety pick. the volkswagen passat. that's the power of german engineering. right now lease the 2012 passat for $209 a month. ...is to crea

and robert, i always say for a retro look, what would don draper wear to the pool? love the panama hat. >> i like the hat on you, robert. i think you look great. >> then we did a boat shoe which is really classic but a great shoe to wear to the pool. >> thank you both. you did a great job modeling today. now our next trend is neon color. it's pretty much everywhere. >> it's everywhere. we have our two models coming up in neon. neon can be really hard to wear. >> i know. is there an age group? is there a limit? >> there's not an age limit. it's about mixing it with softer tones and doing it in very small doses. >> our models are snabila and nate. >> touches of neon on her bikini and sack raccessories. on nate, most men wouldn't want to wear a hot pink trunk. >> i think that's an understatement. >> will you turn around? you can see there's touches of neon. these are from singer 22. >> that's fantastic. he is wearing the flip-flop, and they're nice. thank you so much. great job. and our last trend for the day is the printed pattern. >> yes. >> now, how much will we see

." >> maybe if they're old enough to watch "mad men," they'd know don draper probably isn't the festladies. >>> now back out to al for a check of your weather. >> thanks so much. our pick city of the dayhaven, connecticut. nbc connecticut. clearing skies later this morning after some heavier rain, 66. and satellite view, you can see our temperatures getting into the 50s and 60s in new england, 80s and 90s into the southwest. 80s around the gulf coast. a risk of strong storms and heavy rain down into southern texas. two to four inches the next 24 hours. sunny skies up and down the west coast with windy conditions in northern california. wet weather comes to an end in new england late they are morning. that's what's going on around the country, here's what's going on in your neck of the woods. >>> welcome sunshine in the wake of yesterday's rain. we needed the rain. we got over half an inch much of the area. we're in the 50s, later today, upper 60s near 70. your seven-day outlook showing dry weather into sunday and chilly mornings in the 50s and 40s. and afternoon highs to near 80 by s