bill dollar is backed by one hundred percent of nothing and the more that use time you spend on farmville or the more of the overall money that's in circulation is the base play a quantum leap more in terms of the basement and you end up in prison so these crimes prisoners who are forced to play single form bill games to amass credits that are being passed to their prison masters people in the us the whole they've been effectively kept themselves in to their own home prison where they're playing on zoning of dollars and farmville creating massive amounts of this of this new fee virtual currency which is basing their purchasing power and it's the same thing as checking into prison they're taking their hard earned money that they earn doing menial jobs is ninety nine percent and they're changing it for virtual money that's one hundred presumed dead well to go along with this have imax about the gold farming headline reads farm ville heard lined up for market is out plans some are flotation so it's millions of users stump up real money i.e. one point eight billion dollars worth last year to

. >> thank y, >>coming up, a new game from the creators of farmville. ing as welling as well the bay area -- a place with natural beauty and a forward thinking spirit. at bank of america, we've been fueling economic growth here for over a century. today we're investing in innovations that will define our future. every day, we're working to help set opportunity in motion. from financing a solar project for the milpitas school district to funding the institute at golden gate. because when you're giving, lending, and investing in more communities across the country, more opportunities happen. >>> the latest game from the company zynga is one of the fastest growing ever on facebook. empire and allies launched nine days ago and already has more than 10 million users. nbc bay area's business and tech reporter scott budman has a look at the game. >> reporter: the latest advance in social gaming or the next bur barrier to you getting anything done at work. zynga is launching its newest game "empire and allies" in 12 languages with even more islands for you to d

there are plans to bring the app to facebook where they will no doubt attack farmville as well. fruit ninja is one of the top ten apps since last spring. the only app more popular, you guessed it, angry birds. speaking of angry birds, people in l.a. dealing with the real thing. birds are dive bombing people. yeah, they are fierce there. no serious injuries so far. just a lot of ducking, covering, shocked pedestrians. the birds are trying to protect a nest in a nearby bush. it used to happen every spring and my roommate and i will camp out to watch people. it was fantastic. look at that. you are walking innocently and bam! don't mess with the birds. >> do you call it people watching or bird watching? >> a little bit of both. >> multitasking. >> always. see, even way back when. >> you were prepared for triplets, the news room and us. highway 4, not a lot of folks around you. bay point, at this point, we don't see speeds past 60 now. through that area, a light volume. the last couple days, a heavy slowdown into pittsburg. watch for that today. no big deal. it's light today. the acc

the maker of popular facebook games farmville and mafia wars could file as early as tomorrow. the wall street journal and others say the company could raise up to $2 billion in its initial public offering. >>> google has announced a new social network called google plus. it allows users to make circles of friends. there's an area where you can hang out with friends via google chat. right now google plus is in its testing phase. >>> officials today are clarifying information about the driving record of the big rig driver who hit an emeryville bound amtrak train. california dmv record shows 43- year-old lauren valley had at least six citations including three speeding tickets as a commercial driver. last friday's collision east of reno killed valley and five people on that train. also today the first civil lawsuit was filed by a train ascendant injured in the crash -- train attendant injured in the crash. >>> a new measure is going out for bicyclists. it would allow vehicles to cross double yellow lines to pass. the law now moves to the assembly appropriations economy. >>> there

the site known for games like farmville and cityville is expected to raise as much as $2 billion. still ahead-- gold prices have held up better than gold mining stocks during the recent sell- off. the street.com's alix steele digs for value in mining stocks. >> susie: many financial stocks did not participate in today's broader market rally. banks sold off as investors worried whether greece's parliament will approve austerity measures tomorrow. without an agreement on that plan, greece could fail to meet debt obligations later this summer and strain many of the world's biggest banks. suzanne pratt takes a look at whether u.s. bank stocks will remain under pressure this year. >> reporter: it isn't easy being a financial stock these days. from big banks to investment banks to regional banks, the sector has gotten mauled this year. since january, financial stocks as measured by this popular index are down about 6%, while the broader market is up slightly. experts say investors are nervous because banks are still in limbo as the dodd-frank banking reform bill gets sorted out. and the

>> yes, with farmville.uld, but the next seven-10 days but this is a situation where perhaps it is a facebook phenomenon. you know people that are big fans of farmville. >>catherine: yes. >> they have amazing numbers with 21 5 million active users. with 2.5 million--2.5 million active uteruthe to have profits. >> and people are still using this and why is that a winner? microsoft? >> mcchrystal cloud. people like you, like, are not going to be paying a gazillion dollars for microsoft office. however, what we could do is just get the patch. microsoft--this answer mccal the call answering the call of consumer demand for fast internet. >>catherine: thank you, rob black. (music) >> jacqueline: storm trucker for is showing lingering storms also in the inland valleys through livermore, the delta, also rainfall. certainly it is heavier in sections of the south bay. san jose has moderate rainfall. in fact through morgan hill, gilroy. as we go towards overnight this situation and system will continue to bring more ra

the san francisco company behind social games including mafia wars and farmville could come as early as today. the wall street journal reports zynga could be worth $20 billion. they hope to raise as much as $2 billion in its ipo. >>> this is the second day of protests and strikes in greece. citizens are protesting a proposed austerity program that could eliminate jobs. greek lawmakers are likely to approve the plan since it also gives the program access to more loans from the european union. protesters say they will block lawmakers from entering parliament to keep them from voting on that measure. >>> back here in the bay area some last minute union contract deals could help the city of oakland close its nearly $60 million budget shortfall. city council members debated several budget proposals last night. the city has reached tentative agreements with the fire and police associations along with three other labor unions. now if approved, the agreements could keep libraries open and prevent cuts to parks. 44 laid off police officers could also possibly be hired back. >> i can't answer

they are the creator of the popular online games including farmville. >>> stone is planning to team up with the former twitter founders to relaunch its parent company called "obvious." it's not clear what service obvious will offer. stone's departure comes >>>hnjohnson&johnson is recallig 66,000 bottles of tylenol because of a musky, moldy smell. the cap lets were made in february of 2009 and distributed across the country. the company says the smell is caused by a chemical known as tba, which can cause mild stop mag upset. it is likely picked up during the shipping process. since 2009, they have recalled about two dozen medicines because of the chemical. >>> cancer patients and scientists are in a tug of war over a breast cancer drug, avastin. studies done by the food and drug administration found avastin's benefits didn't outweigh risks, including death. so the agency moved to revoke approval, leaving thousands of women who did see a benefit outraged. now the fda is giving the public a chance to weigh in during a two-day hearing. >> i was able to measure the tumor in my breast with a

. >>> the company that makes farmville could be harvesting big cash today.memaker zinga is expected to file for an initial public offering and it could can net them 1$1 billion to $2 billion while valuing the company at $20 billion. have you ever played? >> i hear it's addictive. trying to stay away from it. >>> coming up next on this wednesday, emotional pleas by breast cancer patients as the fda tries to pull a drug that patients say is their only hope. >>> have we seen the last of tiger woods this season? meet beth, nursery school teacher. lights, camera, activia it's the best job in the world. my students are amazing. but to be there for them you've gotta feel your best. kids can tell. that's why i love eating activia every day. so delicious activia helps me feel good inside. which helps me be my best... positive, cheerful and on top of things. help regulate your digestive system. love how you feel or your money back. ♪ activia ♪ copd makesest hard to breathe, so i wasn't playing much of a role in my own life but with advair, i'm breathing better so now

facebook had troubles with popular apps like farmville giving out personal information to advertisersnd some internet companies. facebook has a lot of questions to answer. this is about convenience and helping the user. live in washington. >> do we have anymore congress people with things to hide. it's interesting. a lot of talk. all right. thanks so much. >> reporter: we don't have official recognition on that, i think. >> brian mooar, everyone. thank you very much. moving on to hillary clinton. advisers say she's not leaving her secretary of state post to head the world bank. reuters reported clinton was going to take the job yesterday, but the story is 100% untrue. clinton said she plans to leave secretary of state at the end of president obama's term in 2013. >>> back here, the as are making a change in the middle of his fifth season with oakland as. the team fired their manager. they have the sixth lowest winning percentage since 2007. his replacement is bay area native bob melvin. melvin was born in palo alto. he says he's up to the challenge. >> play hard for 27 ounce. i know i

zynga's announcement could reach 20 billion for farmville. >>> finally, more proof that times square really is the crossroads of the world. within the last 24 hours right over my shoulder we saw everything from the wonderous alicia keys, performing live to that guy. he calls himself a rapper. i believe we're seeing some of the performance albeit from the back. he climbed a 20-foot light pole right out there ostensibly for publicity. refusing to come down, bringing this studio to a virtual standstill. he returned to earth not using the bouncy house the police was using for him and was properly handcuffed and led away. i tell you, robin. if the man wants a picture with george, he can just come and knock on the door. >> he certainly doesn't have to climb a pole. >> that pole right out there. and everybody was lined up watching it. >> good thing it happened early. >> the police handled it very well. >>> to politics. and with all the activity in the key state of iowa these days you'd have thought the presidential caucuses were just a couple of weeks away. president obama dropped in yester

the maker of farmville zengha is going public. they say they filed the paperwork for ipo today. to raids $1 billion -- raise $1 billion to sell the stock. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king with the bloomberg business report. >>> a new landmark study on breast cancer screenings indicate the procedure can dramatically cut the number of breast cancer deaths. researchers in sweden followed 130,000 women for 30 years and found regular screenings cut breast cancer death by 30%. experts say a 30% reduction would translate in to 15 to 20,000 lives saved each year if all women were screened. the study result confirm previous findings linking screenings to a reduction in deaths. researchers hope the finding will end controversy over whether regular mammograms are worth the cost. >>> tiny moth is forcing agriculture officials to declare quarantine zone in santa cruz and santa clara county. the european grapevine moth is a serious threat to the state $18 billion wine industry. state and federal agricultural officials declared the quaran tepe after two moths were caught in traps

zynga makes games like farmville making money off players who buy things like virtual cows.y.com, which helps you rent a house or apartment for vacation use also getting ready to start selling stock as soon as this morning. they will trade under the symbol away. the price they are proposing would make the website worth about a fourth of the size of hewlett-packard. sacramento fits in, all those people making money off stock pay tax. though california doesn't have a capital gains tax the way the fed does, they consider capital gains to be income, so it's taxed that way. all this frothy moneymaking on wall street is a major part of the money that lawmakers are counting on to balance the budget. so when we talk about sacramento anticipating more tax money, it's not because they think we're going to get raises. who is getting raises in this environment. >> lucky to have a job. >> it's the stock market that's doing a lot of this. as long as that continues to be as frothy and bubbly as it is, sacramento should be okay. >> i wish our personal value would increase like that, billion

they have farmville making money off players who buy things like virtual cows. homeaway.com which helps you rent a house or apartment use also getting ready to sell symptomwa they are trading under away. at the price they are selling it would make the website a fourth the size of hewlett-packard. sacramento figures in in an unexpected way. all that money makes taxes. they don't have capital gains like the fed does but is considered income and tax thad way. this frothy moneymaking on wall street is a major part of the money sacramento is counting on to balance the budget. when we talk about them making or anticipating more tax money, it's not because people are going back to work necessarily, or getting raises because nobody is get a raise, it's because so many people are making money on the stock market and that's where a lot of that money will come from. >> and the state capital benefits. >> yes, hopefully. >> thanks, scott. 6:26. as scott mentioned the budget, we'll continue coverage with a live report from sacramento. >>> the coast guard pulls a man from the

right now over social media companies and we are still waiting on zynga the san francisco maker of farmvillers, twitter, facebook. linkedin got it all going a couple of weeks ago more than double in its first day but its shares down 17% now. >> what are they selling at now? >> linkedin right now $77 after closing at $94 on its first day. >> thank you. jason brooks with kcbs and cbsmoneywatch.com. >>> well, a trick to getting kids to eat more vegetables and new concerns over a superbug that is showing up in cows. randall pinkston has this morning's healthnet. >> reporter: scientists have discovered a new strain of the superbug mrsa. the research published in the lancet identifies a new strain in humans and in milk from cows. its genetic makeup is different from previous strains so standard tests don't detect it. scientists say the pasteurization of milk will prevent it from getting into the food chain. mrsa bugs are antibiotic- resistant. >>> some children still are not getting required vaccines. new cdc statistics show many kindergarteners do not have the proper two doses of mmr vaccine. som

. >> you know the show "weeds," there will be a video game on facebook like farmville only you grow pot's all virtual of course and the game will teach you how to grow pot. no reaction from facebook so far. >> leland lee is disace pointed with the lee he sponsored. the courts found numerous constitutional problems with the law. ye is run for mayor of san francisco says, quote, walmart and the video game industry will continue to make billions at the expense of our kids. why he picked on walmart he didn't say. target sells violent video games, too. i looked it up and i will note. there are no walmarts in the city of san francisco. >> interesting. >> where he is running for mayor. >> as you pointed out it was a loser from the beginning. >> yeah. >> because of how it was written. >> it lost in district court, lost in the circuit court, it lost on numerous cases in supreme court. the idea behind it is good. i mean, he is a child psychologist, had the best of intentions. legally a mess. >> thank you, scott. 6:25. coming up, several people are stabbed and two people in jail after a fight brea

they're honeymooning in their favorite city, farmville.t should be really cute. [ cheers and applause ] some business news. wendy's is selling the arby's restaurant chain to the company that owns cinnabon. or as most americans put it, my lunch place is selling my dinner place to my breakfast place. [ laughter ] and finally -- get this. sarah palin's newly released e-mails show that she and george w. bush discussed the 2008 election. that's right. e-mails between palin and bush otherwise known as spell-check's worst nightmare. [ laughter ] we have a great show tonight. give it up for the roots! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ so when you look at my face you got to know that i'm made of everything love and pain ♪ ♪ these are the pieces of me like every woman i know i'm complicated for sure ♪ ♪ but when i love i love till there's no love no more ♪ ♪ these are the pieces of me ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: beautiful. beautiful. that's grammy-nominated singer ledisi sitting in with the roots tonight. [ cheers and applause ] her new album -- h

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there are also plan notice works to bring the app to facebook, they will no doubt attack farmville asn one of the top ten most popular iphone apps since it debuted in spring. the only app more popular, angry bird, of course. >>> much more ahead on today in the bay, still to come, the state's political landscape changes with just days until the budget deadline. how will it impact that impasse? political analyst larry gerston weighs n >>> good morning, there's lots to do today in the bay. my friend and colleague, scott budman, will be emcee today at the fourth annual silicon valley duck race and festival in los gatos. look at those. last june, 15,000 rubber ducks raced their quacks off to raise $60,000 for 16 local charities. scott wants to see how much more they can raise this year, get by 1 p.m., you sponsor a family or even a flock of ducks, get your chances to win $1 million. now, for the food and fun you have to be there for the slide show, go to nbcbayarea.com. >>> and why should the ducks have all the fun? maybe you feel like gliding silently along the water as the sun sets along

zynga, the san francisco company behind farmville and mafia wars, hopes to raise $2 billion in the offering analysts say zynga is worth between $15 billion and $20 billion and one of the only social media companies making money. >>> let's check in on wall street. we take you live to new york this morning. big board dow jones up about 20 points to 12,209. not bad. nasdaq and s&p 500 slight gains. pretty bigger gains over in europe where investors there are hopeful about the government measures approved this morning in greece. >>> nearly 61,000 bottles of extra strength tylenol capulets are being recalled. johnson and johnson says they have a musty or moldy odor and could cause stomach problems. anyone who has one of the bottles should stop using the product and get a refund or replacement. >>> all right. time now 6:52. we know that the giants are defending world champions, but giants t-shirts and baseball caps, well, some of them are headed to one of the world's trouble spots. >>> also big news involving b of a. the announcement that came just hours ago. >>> good morning. san mateo traffic l

. >>> the company behind mafia wars and farmville is expected to file its initial public offering as as today. there are several reports that zynga wants to raise $2 billion. that would make it one of the largest ipos of the year. stock is expected to be in high demand because zynga reportedly has high revenues although know numbers made public because it's not a public company yet. >> a big story. >>> time now 5:21. an airline now banning babies from some of its flights. why they want to make their flight a quieter experience. >>> and yet another politician gets caught sending an inappropriate picture of himself to a woman who is not his wife. >>> good morning. westbound traffic looks very appropriate here coming into the city for this time of day. it's very typical. we'll tell you more coming up. >>> good morning. well, after a really quiet day yesterday 60s and 70s today. now there will be a far cry from any rain but a few showers are possible today. already up in mendocino county. highs under mostly cloudy skies. some sun, 60s and low 70s. >>> all right. time now 5:25. another po

with a word about empires and allies, an addictive new game from zinga, who brought you farmville. empires and allies is a social strategy combat game you play on facebook. >> that's right. you get to choose if you wish -- >> jimmy: what? >> if you wish, warn on your friends, or protect them from your enemies. >> jimmy: have you played the game? >> jimmy, i did not just play it. i live it. >> once upon a time in a beautiful far-away eye land paradise, there was an evil invasion. >> we will defeat our enemy! or maybe we won't! either way. >> as the momentous foes struck their shores, the peaceful kind and hard-working islanders struck back. >> hello, lady. do you think we're going to win? i hope we win. >> build your army. plan your attack. lead your empire. and if all goes well, live happily ever after. >> they have guns too! >> empires and allies. >> cool! >> from zinga. play today. >> empires and allies. the new strategy combat game . available now on facebook. >> jimmy: music from maybach music group featuring greg ross and jesse tyler ferguson. just how irresistible is new kell

potentially raise as much as $2 billion which would place a value of around $20 billion on the maker of farmville0 million in revenue last year. let's see how the markets are reacting to greece. right now the dow is up by 29 points. really it was expected that vote. the dow had back-to-back triple digits gains nasdaq up as well as the s&p 500. >>> thank you, jason brooks with kcbs and cbsmoneywatch.com. >>> he hasn't been on the job for quite a while now and his image is tarnished by scandal but golfer tiger woods has a new endorsement deal. the agreement with a pharmaceutical company in japan where he will appear in ads for adhesive patches for muscle pain. he hasn't been on the tour recently because of injuries and they miss him in a big way. always fun to watch. >>> well, you might not be better off getting paid apparently. [ laughter ] >> i don't know. that's what the new research is finding. so it appears that people have a better chance of dying on payday or near payday. the researchers say that when people get paid they are more likely to leave their house and spend money. and that leaves

it mixes the old game risk with farmville and other zynga games. a quarter billion people play zynga games every month. apparently this launches at 11:00. >> they could bring back a lot of old school ones, you sunk my battleship. sorry. do kids even play board games anymore? >> we just started playing one called ticket to ride. it's awesome. a real board game. and our floor director, gina, goes oh, i love that one. an board game with things. >> 5:26 right now. >>> a well-known attorney is defending himself after new accusations he killed his wife. >> reporter: and i'm bob redell toth the story of a laptop thief dumb to realize that the laptop he stole had a webcam with someone watching him. we'll explain his arrest coming up. i've never heard of that. [ wife ] it's great. it's a sweet honey cereal, you'll love it. yeah, this is pretty good. are you guys alright? yeah. [ male announcer ] half a days worth of fiber. not that anyone has to know. fiber beyond recognition. fiber one. >>> good morning. ooimt p i'm christie smith on northbound 880 which i

easy to forget what we're talking about is an idea for web site that is mostly used for playing farmvillee never in our wildest dreams thought we'd be involved in a lawsuit. it's not our choice. >> apparently someone tide them down with their own cardigans and made them file lawsuits. i'm not sure i buy it and i'm pretty sure piers morgan doesn't, either. here's where he cuts to the chase. >> you went to harvard, one of the smartest business places you could ever be trained. in the end you got screwed by a smarter guy. >> dangerous. let's break this down. they say it's about the principle, not the numbers. their arch nemesis has a theory about numbers as well. here's what mark zuk erberg says last year when facebook had reached 500 million members. >> half a billion is a nice number. but the number isn't what really matters here. >> neither mark zucker berg nor the winklevoss care about numbers. as a general rule i think when people say it's not about money or numbers that's what it's about. since all three say it's not about numbers, problem solved. i think they should settle it the face

it's like that mofia wars, farmville quality. facebook is that. the value of their experience goes up when you're all there; right? on the one hand, is seems like a circle, but on the other hand, all there for what? all they're doing is what? just basically giving who we are, surrounderring ourselves into the masks so they -- markets so they can better predict with amazing accuracy, better than we know ourselves, what we're going to do next. it's fascinating. >> what are we going to do in the next five minutes? i think we have time for one more question probably. two maybe. .. to maintain net neutrality then you've lost net neutrality. you only have met neutrality but for the grace of government and if someone else comes in when mashaal bachmann is elected president and net neutrality goes away we wish we have that mesh network. >> by the way, one mistake -- i have a lot of respect for the people fighting this fight, but they've never do find it completely because the neutrality of moving information through the network is only one piece of the so

it's like that mafia wars farmville quality. facebook is that. i mean, the value of their experience goes up when you're all there, right? so on the one hand, that seems like a virtuous circle, but on the other hand all they're doing for what? all they're just basically giving who we are, you know, surrendering ourselves to the marketers so they can better model our behaviors and predict with more accuracy and even more accuracy what we know ourselves what we're going to do next. it's fascinating how well -- >> what are we going to do in the next five minutes? .. but for the grace is the government is our neutrality. if someone else comes end, if michele obama is elected president and net neutral the goes away you will wish we had that network that would take 15 minutes. >> but it isn't. one mistake. i have a lot of respect for the people who have been fighting despite. they never defined completely. in a shoddy of moving information through the network is only one piece of the sort of system that we need. for example, you know, what about search

. >>> there are several reports today that the company behind farmville and mafia wars will file as earlythis week and that would give investors their first look at the company's financial situation. many tech industry analysts already consider zinda highly profitable. which would -- that would make it the biggest ipo in more than two years. >>> and the supreme court could release its decision on the case that concerns the 2005 california law that bans people under the age of 18 from buying or renting the most violent video games. video game -- video gamemakers say the products should be treated by books, which is protected -- protected by the first amendment. >>> 7:43. a public memorial service scheduled this friday for both san francisco firefighters killed last duty in the line of duety. the two men were overcome by fire and smoke at a house fire in the diamond heights neighborhood. perez died the day of the fire. valerio died from his injuries saturday. -- saturday. >>> a memorial is just growing at fire station 26, where those fallen firefighters worked. in the lobby, their helmets s