that's the story that propels g.i. joe. the external forces in the world around us. >> is a point in history where it was not so popular to talk about military and joe had to --e add -- take a turn adventure joe. >> it was a very successful repositioning of g.i. joe. in the 1960's, g.i. joe launches a military line but hasbro knew they had to change. the adventure team was originally a successful but it had tons of innovated -- innovative features like real hair and kung fu grip. these things have become cultural touchstone. , guys have said kung fu grip or rubbing someone's life like hair. these were fun but equally important in showcasing newness and freshness which has been emblematic of g.i. joe for the last 50 years. >> how do you balance the social pressure -- mattel just came out with their 50th edition of barbie. the sports illustrated barbie. there's a huge backlash because people say that's not the right ideal for a woman. is g.i. joe the right ideal for a man? >> that is a complicated question. we focus on g.i. jo

it was easy to see why g.i. joe was so successful in 1964. had a family member who served. >> there was a point in history where was not so popular to talk about the military. joe had to take a branding turn. adventure joe, talk about him. >> the 1970's was a very successful repositioning of g.i. joe. by the end of the 60's, hasbro the new it had to change. the adventure team was equally as successful but it had tons of cool new innovative features like lifelike hair and kung fu grip. these things have become cultural touchstones. so many shows, guys who quoted kung fu grip, these are fun but are equally important in showcasing innovation and freshness. >> where is the innovation in g.i. joe right now? when i think of innovative when i think of innovative products, i think transformers, where is joe innovating? >> our g.i. joe line is the brand-new line where we showcase the innovation of g.i. joe. we're taking an iconic library. and we are delivering them in cool new constructible forms. this is the line we think has buzz and excitement. it i

look at the original g.i. joe. stay with the times. let's kick it off with what everyone is kicking off -- talking about. once again, it is ukraine. the cease-fire to clay i failed to hold. the independent square was covered in fire and smoke. the width of -- the list of casualties and the international call for action is growing louder. government,nian they have the primary responsibility to prevent the kind of terrible violence we have seen. to withdraw wide police, work with -- right police, work with the union. >> it is the regime that created created this, by undertaking positions that went the ukraine and the state. >> it will be necessary to discuss pacific actions to show it is important we cannot accept what is happening. >> those who committed violent deeds, those getting ready to commit more, must know there will be sanctions. there will be a meeting of foreign affairs in europe and the question of sanctions and their degree and the targeting, this question will be asked. >> those ministers from germany, france, poland, met

>> when you get g.i. joe and the authentic g.i. e equipment, you'll have-- cúp,@s#b jenna: we have a live look at the amanda hayes murder trial that is happening right now in north carolina. there is explosive testimony to catch you up on. prosecutors say amanda hayes and her husband, grant, killed his ex-girlfriend back in 2011 after a long-running custody dispute. grant hayes, the husband, was convicted of first-degree murder last year that he is serving a life sentence. a jury will now have to decide if amanda hayes took part in the murder of the woman you are seeing on your screen there. yesterday amanda hayes' sister took the stand and this is what she told the jury. >> she told me that she needed to talk to me, it was serious. i told her give me a minute, we sit down, i don't know exactly how it happened right there, but she told me that laura was dead and that she had done it. jenna: a criminal defense attorney. then, after that, how damaging is that to amanda's case that she didn't know anything about the murder? >> it is a

. ♪ ♪ g.i. joe fighting man against foe on the land in the sea in the air ♪ ♪ >> g.i. day, g.i. joe. the most famous military fan celebrating a big milestone. were you a big fan? >> we at different times in chronological history. we used to play with the little soldiers and knock them down with rubber bands. >> that's a smart way to do. >> i did it with marbles. >> that's more medieval. i like that. >> because i am the oldest among us. >> much more coming up in "pop news." what if michelle obama had a son and his name was justin, as in justin beiber. doling out mothering advice to a singer who has had, as we know, more than a few brushes with the law of late. >>> but first the murder trial making headlines as loud as the music at the center of it. >> he asked a group of teenagers to turn down the volume. but then pulled out a gun and opened fire. there was a rare saturday court session, and abc news's linzey janis has the latest. >> good morning. it all started 16 months ago on black friday when the defendan , michael dunn parked outside of a gas. he asked them to turn

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on the left, is a shot of how g.i. joe looked when he debuted in 1964, at $4 apiece. and now g.i. oving parts and comes with a choice of military uniforms and accessories. soon, he'll become ironman soon. we'll have a web exclusive for you today and some highlights tomorrow. trivia. gladys knight is one of a list of artists who have have performed songs penned by none other than utah senator orrin hatch. congratulations to kelly c -- well, okay, whatever you say. send your trivia suggestions to dailyrundown@msnbc.com. [ male announcer ] they say he was born to help people clean. but there are some places even mr. clean doesn't want to lug a whole bunch of cleaning supplies. that's why he created the magic eraser extra power. just one eraser's versatile enough to clean all kinds of different surfaces and three times more grime per swipe. so instead of fussing with rags and buckets, you can get back to the great outdoors, which can be pretty great. that's why when it comes to clean, there's only one mr. [ bird screeches ] i didn't think i could buy them their own, let alone for under

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then eagle eye g.i. joe, that was fantastic. but i digress. elisabeth? >> thanks. from g.i. hemselves is a global hit. it's so big that disney is considering adding the duo to its iconic court of disney princesses. a virginia teen-ager is petitioning disney for a plus-sized princess to appeal to those not fitting the kinney standard, she states. so is it time for a plus-sized princess? we're going to ask the founder of national action against obesity and body image advocate and super model. thank you for being with me. >> thank you. >> with the two new disney princesseses perhaps about to enter the stage, certainly brings up the discussion, this 17-year-old girl, who is plus size herself, what everyone is hearing from her is that she wants something out there for young girls to look at and relate to. is that such a bad thing? >> well, i don't think we should be looking to cartoons for validation. when you look at cartoons, they're usually not proportionate to reality. their eyes are giant, their necks are tiny and it goes on from there. but the reality is you wouldn't want so

meanwhile g.i. joe turns 50. what's your favorite childhood toy?> your best memory. >> i can't wait to hear yours. >> and yours. [ sneezes, coughs ] i'veot a big date, but my sinuses are acting up. it's te for advil cold and sinus. [ male announcer ] truth is twon't relieve all your symptoms. new alka seltzer plus-d relieves more symptoms than any other behind the counter liquid gel. oh what a relief it is. >> asked favorite toy. >> train set. >> growing up, sit and spin, boy did that pay off. a political reference. >> something i always wanted but never had, big wheel. he's not sour. >> sticks and branches. today's kids have no idea they were the original transformers. that's nice. thanks for watching. i'm alisyn camerota. >> i'm bill hammer. "the real story" with gretchen starts right now. bye-bye. >> hi, everyone. i'm gretchen carlson. dems trying to convince republicans it's all a good idea, the measure extending benefits for 1.7 million americans as they continue to look for work at a cost of $6.4 billion. the current national unemployment rig

g.i. joe action figure turns 50 tonight.nd jay leno's last night tonight after 22 years on the tonight show. >>> we are getting some breaking news in richmond. and we are getting a first live look now from chopper 5. so i'm watching this for the first time as you are. you can see that numerous lanes are blocked on both sides of the eastshore freeway. westbound and eastbound 80, this is approaching the el portal exit. earlier a concrete truck ran through the center divide so lanes are blocked in both directions. expect major delays. chp says it will take two hours to clear so they were hoping between 8 and 8:30. already i have been looking at our sensors. it's jammed back looks like almost to hercules right now. so that's in the westbound direction. there was also another crash on the eastshore freeway gilman also blocking numerous lanes. that's in berkeley. so twitter has been blowing up with everyone tweeting about the standing water and the numerous lanes blocked on both directions. eastshore freeway from richmond down int

g.i. joe the action figure turns 50 this month.ay leno tonight is his last tonight show after 22 years. remember, you can follow us on twitter at #cbssf. >> billy crystal was on his first show. so a few people will be tuned into that. not us, we'll hopefully be asleep. >>> it's a busy morning. out the door this is what we're dealing with now. a lot of spinouts and lawrence is tracking all the raindrops moving in across the bay area. westbound 580 we had an earlier accident. it's now cleared, long since cleared around 4:30 this morning. but we have a lot of delays so if you travel this every morning expect an unusual commute now. that long line of red sensors through the livermore valley approaching the earlier accident scene causing drive times to tick up to 43 minutes now and the delays begin on 205 out of tracy and then continue all the way through almost to dublin-pleasanton. this is the reason why. slick roads you can see that shining there coming from our cameras as you travel southbound on 880 from hayward or out of oakland i

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i mean, the only thing it does is tattle on your g.i. joeslook at this. fantastic. [ laughter and applause ] it's just so great! >> joining us now with a first look at the latest issue of "time" magazine, nancy gibbs, this week's issue looks at the airline industry and who really decides which flights get cancelled. so, nancy, i'm going to say, who decides which flights get cancelled? >> sometimes you just want to go backstage, and this has been the worst winter for air travel ever. there have been 80,000 flights cancelled already. yes, we know it's partly because the weather has been so bad. but there are a lot of other factors that go into it, and we wanted to understand what that is. so it turns out it's something called the cancelator. we sent a reporter down to american airlines operations center, and they called their program, every airline has this, it's the program that puts in all of the different ingredients of which there are many, beyond just the weather, that determine which flights get cancelled and which don't. so we wanted to