i'm a geek at google. >> ah, those geeks at goog p. you know the geeks at google earned almost $7 billion last quarter. that will do it for us for the show today. thank you for joining us. come back next week. i'll be reporting from washington. each week keep it right here where wall street meets main street. have a great weekend, everybody.

i'm a geek at google. >> ah, those geeks at goog p. you know the geeks at google earned almost $7 billion last quarter. that will do it for us for the show today. thank you for joining us. come back next week. i'll be reporting from washington. each week keep it right here where wall street meets main street. have a great weekend, everybody. >>> disaster zone. the cleanup begins after destructive tornados level entire communities across several states. >>> then, miners' memorial. president obama's promise to the families of those 29 men killed in that huge underground explosion in west virginia. >>> and, snapshots of space. the hubble telescope marks a milestone and delivers a stunning new image of the universe. it's monday, april 26th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning, i'm todd connor sitting in for jeremy hubbard. >> feels like we're seeing more of you than him lately. >> always out and about doing stories. >> but it's a pleasant change for us. >> i'm glad to be here. >> i won't say that when he comes back,

. >> it's basically a place to go and geek out.ith truffle oil, lina zavaroni, who's a scottish singing sensation who died because she had a lobotomy. >> jimmy: wow. >> caledonian macbrayne fairies, which are the fairies that take you to the west coast of scotland, gay rights and flip video and also luxury travel. >> jimmy: luxury travel is your last one, yeah. you're obsessed with truffle oil? >> yes. that's the thing. what's great is that i found out all of this stuff about truffle oil. i love truffle oil and there's a pizza place that i go to in east village where this guy, frederico, makes pizza with truffle oil in it. and anyway, i started the truffle oil site/group, on itsasickness and other people joined it. and they told me that most truffle oil that you get here in america isn't real truffle oil. it has chemicals in it to make it smell like truffles. >> jimmy: is that right? >> seriously. it's a big, big problem. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: people are picketing, rioting. >> it's a revolution. >> jimmy: it's a revolution. >> i w

it's hard for gadget geeks to get all gaspy. that didn't sound right. >> mike: whole new thing. >> when steve jobs announced lowest end price point $499. analysts thought it was going to be $999. it this is about 30 or $40 more expensive than the kindle dx. supremely affordable for families if you don't want the 3 g version and just get on the internet. >> mike: graftd to have you here. we always looking forward to what you have to say on "fox & friends." thanks for being on our show today. are you fed up with the government taking a large chunk of your hard-earned paycheck? would you like to be the one who decides how many tax dollars you even pay to uncle sam? if your answer to those questions is yes, and i'm pretty sure it is, then you need to stick around for the next segment. ... so we can safely store it... where it won't get into the atmosphere. exxonmobil is spending more than 100 million dollars... to build a plant that will demonstrate this process. i'm very optimistic about it... because this technology could be used... to reduce greenhouse g

a style snob, a gadget geek and a marketing maven. first up, stylist robert. >> from a style standpoint, it's clean and simple and easy. you know, you look at it and it feels organized. there's something methodical and calming about it. it feels like a good friend feels. >> reporter: he says apple has turned clunky technology into such elegant designs, they've become fashion accessories. >> i'm sure come next fashion week in new york in september the entire front row will be riddled with the most popular and famous and fabulous editors from the international press corps sitting there with ipads on their laps. >> reporter: of course, the cool factor of the products wouldn't count for much if they didn't work. "wired" magazines nick thompson. >> they have made these objects so beautiful, and everybody wants an ipod or iphone or perhaps an ipad. what they've done is, by making devices that work really well, they' they appeal to people that like good technology. >> reporter: and that's the key. not only do reviewers rate apple products hi

but it does mean one thing, even computer geeks have a sense of humor.ibbles, nbc news, chicago. >> should all be back to normal by tomorrow. that's our broadcast for this thursday night. thank you for being with us. i'm brian williams. hope to see you back here tomorrow evening. good night.

geek is still around. >> one of the interesting things, when your dad ran for president he characterized his campaign as being like a mini skirt, short and revealing. what do you learned? >> you'll learn how challenging its is. to a great degree to the questions that were asked by others and the media, and presidential debates on the republican side. you would like to define yourself, what other people want to ask you. that is part of the difficulty, one of the difficulties of writing a book is you can't -- these are the things the country needs to do and get beyond the questions into the meat of the concerns. >> john mccain had a book. many presidential candidates write books before they run for office so when you talk about your father's campaign, one issue on a personal basis would be your religious faith, your mormonism. is that a problem? you don't talk about this in the book though you are very open that you are a mormon. >> this is a book about america and my concerns about our economy. mike concern thy concern that wg that foundation. i don't get into homeland security because th

former space geeks even forget their facts. that's our broadcast for this tuesday night.you for being with us. i'm brian williams. hope to see you back here tomorrow. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

. >> wonder com drew hollywood stars and studios are getting in on the geek fest and taking advantagee marketing perks. >> it's a real barometer to see how people will respond to the movie. because this is a hard core audience. they know the prints and they've been the prince. >> and i knew it would be perfect entertainment when they got the technology to work. it's a great kind of movie to take the whole family to. >> now nicholas cage, what superheroes were those? >> i don't know. cheerleader girls. >> if this summer is any indication, comic book and fantasy heroes are here to stay. a slew of genre movies are slated to release in up coming months. >> nicholas cage was there because he needs the money. he owes the irs a lot of money. >> and he's a superman fan. >> and the new iron man. >> i

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and me being a total materials geek, i stood up there and send my purpose is to bring about a paradigm shift in a relationship to materials. and i went into this whole long thing about parts provided carbon sequestration, and when i was done i was very confident having said this for 20 years. eli, ahead of move on, a really smart guy, he raised his hand and i'll be forever grateful for him and he said i have no idea what you just said. [laughter] >> and then there was this symbol you're supposed if you agree. i don't have to sick and the whole entire room did it. and they said that i rated very high on profits. they said were very sure you know what you did. [laughter] >> but we couldn't understand a word of it. and i remember the license i don't even know what you're talking that much or. what is material? i said it's what you're holding. it's what you are sitting on. and he looked at any said actually, annie, i'm sitting on a chair. and i just is that what your brain does when he sees that? and they were all like, yeah. they said what does yours do? ice for me it looks like wood, cou

. >> it is a special day in geek dom. the eve of the release of apple's new ipad.but will it live up to the i hype? we talk live with a man who has already taken it for a test i drive. >> first a look at the president's i schedule. you're watching -- that was a chuck-like joke i must made. you're watching the daily rundown on msnbc. >> the daily rundown. we'll be back. vo: at walmart, you can get all the best easter candy for 20 percent less than leading national retailers. which means more candy... more places to hide it... and of course, more fun finding it. easter costs less at walmart. save money. live better. walmart. vegetables are naturally low in calories. v8 juice gives you 3 of your 5 daily servings. it's a tasty, nutritious way to make this number go up... and help this one go down. v8. what's your number? i thought i was invincible. i'm on an aspiriregimen now because i never want to feel that helplessness again. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. ta to your doctor, and take care of what you have to ta

something civics geeks have been hyperventilating for three years, trying to get americans to realizeortant this change is for our democracy. but now, for this expected upcoming vacancy on the supreme court, republicans are thinking of doing something really, really, really unprecedented. they're talking about taking their own party's unprecedented action to a whole new level. the only time a supreme court nominee has been filibustered successfully was in 1968. president lyndon johnson wanted to elevate abe fortis to being chief justice. now, when lbj nominated mr. fortis to be chief justice, mr. fortis was already in political trouble for already being too close to the president, for advising him on policy matters, for example, for writing his state of the union address one year, for accepting thousands of dollars in outside payments on top of his supreme court salary as well. so mr. fortas' nomination was filibustered. in the following year he actually became the first-ever supreme court justice to resign under threat of impeachment after news got out he had seekly taken out a retai

we are the neanderthal macho guys and we will take it out on you because you are roche her headed geeks been no we imagined you would carry around something that had more power on our desktop in our pocket and the book challenges you to think not just the world 11 now and how wonderful it is in human progress is a reality but 20 years for word what will this technology look like a wart incorporate because if tim kane of 2010 were to say not only do have a computer in your pocket but they mapping program and be able to talk instantaneously on the phone / computer to someone in japan that is a profound change in the way that we live to think what it will be like in 20 years understand those forces you can drop a lot of that out of the book that is what i got out of it. here is what i think is still missing and i want to challenge the offer at day shoppers to addressing q&a let me back up and say at the kauffman foundation started a blog and i was mentor by the two authors to have blogs of their own and i realized there are these amazing individual opinions nobody had tried to collect them

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. >> chuck, your a gadget geek >> not that much of a gadget person. i got my little mac laptop but i don't want a smartphone. i don't need a phone that's smarter than i am. i just want a phone that dials the number. most people use their iphone for their weather april. beautiful weather outside. temperatures are in the mid to high 40s. 43 in manassas. 49 in fairfax. 46 in baltimore. as you get ready to send the kids out to the bus stops, good bus stop weather, quite mild. kids can get away with shorts and baseball caps. don't forget your sunscreen if you'll be outside. today's forecast looks beautiful from start to finish, highs today in the mid to high 70s. outside this evening 30 minutes after the sun goes down look up in our western sky you'll see not only the bright planet of venus but almost as bright planet mercury. and as you know, jerry edwards, mr. r mercury is only 67 million miles from here. >> let's head on out, chopper 4 will be out. 270 southbound, montgomery village crawling. accidents ties up the left side of the roadway southbound 270

actually there are many universities around the globe that are helping iranian bloggers or even iranian geeks they are actually trying to provide iranians with proxies. you might have heard of siphon. of course, it doesn't work. that's the problem. it doesn't work properly. because the iranian government knows how to block it. but many iranian bloggers who are also studying computer science are trying to get help from the universities to pass that help. to pass the torch actually to people inside the country. it's working. but absolutely. many people are actually even creating videos. i know of a few who are actually doing it right now. email, not even to post on youtube because many people inside the country have having watching youtube videos. they're sending the videos -- and these are guidelines that how people can cross the filters. >> a really quick comment on that. and that is about the network nature of online communication. i think there's an incredible amount of diversity across different countries and different communities. that has to do with first translation. and second recontex

and his concept of what happens when the techno- geeks do go to war against the terrorist is something that fascinate me, and so several years ago, i set out on a journey essentially to interview anyone and everyone who is working in this room of robotics and war, what is it like to be one of the scientists building more robust. what is the science fiction authors or inspiring real-world weapons up and allow them consult for the military. what's it like to be in a military? was elected to a 19 year old city in nevada flying a plane that is over afghanistan? what's it like to be their commander, the politicians? how does it affect when and where we go to war. the opposite side of the coin, what do insurgents think about our robots? what do they think about you and me sending robots to fight them. the war of ideas that bruce talked about, how is this being framed not just in our media, but any medium places like lebanon and pakistan. and in the right and wrong of all this. so interviews with jack officers and the military but also lawyers at places like human rights. the gathering togeth

we sent a tech geek over to coop coopertino to have a look at it. barnicle said he was going to buy me one day. >> he's getting me one. you know the ten laws of enduring success, so you don't need one. we'll get to that. we're doing a segment on maria's new book coming up later in the show. what is it before the ipad and steve jobs that makes this the cover of "time"? >> he's a compelling figure and the ipad is an incredibly compelling product. there's enormous back and guard about how it's going to change computing. technology writers think it will because you'll carry this thing around with you in a way you haven't done before. you'll move from the study, living room, bedroom, bathroom, you'll pass it around. you'll be able to do all sorts of things on it. i guess we're all going to know in the next few weeks what people use it for, what people do with it. >> how much is it? do you know? >> well, there are a number of different varieties. >> different levels. >> oh okay. >> depending on how much memory. i'm going to get you the top of the line. >>

actually there are many universities around the globe that are helping iranian bloggers or even iranian geeksthey are actually trying to provide iranians with proxies. you might have heard of siphon. of course, it doesn't work. that's the problem. it doesn't work properly. because the iranian government knows how to block it. but many iranian bloggers who are also studying computer science are trying to get help from the universities to pass that help. to pass the torch actually to people inside the country. it's working. but absolutely. many people are actually even creating videos. i know of a few who are actually doing it right now. email, not even to post on youtube because many people inside the country have having watching youtube videos. they're sending the videos -- and these are guidelines that how people can cross the filters. >> a really quick comment on that. and that is about the network nature of online communication. i think there's an incredible amount of diversity across different countries and different communities. that has to do with first translation. and second recontext

actually there are many universities around the globe that are helping iranian bloggers or even iranian geeks. they are actually trying to provide iranians with proxies. you might have heard of siphon. of course, it doesn't work. that's the problem. it doesn't work properly. because the iranian government knows how to block it. but many iranian bloggers who are also studying computer science are trying to get help from the universities to pass that help. to pass the torch actually to people inside the country. it's working. but absolutely. many people are actually even creating videos. i know of a few who are actually doing it right now. email, not even to post on youtube because many people inside the country have having watching youtube videos. they're sending the videos -- and these are guidelines that how people can cross the filters. >> a really quick comment on that. and that is about the network nature of online communication. i think there's an incredible amount of diversity across different countries and different communities. that has to do with first translation. and second reconte

themselves and casts of these people in less of a political light and more as a sort of a techno warrior geek on the mission that lasted the better part of a quarter-century and they are unified by this passion and was a remarkable thing to get to know them and spent time with them particularly poindexter and i think what you'll find in the book is a real story told of the ground through their eyes as opposed to what normally id which is stepping back as a journalist trying to give you that objective so if you read the book i hope you enjoy it and find it entertaining and enlightening as well. thank you. >> thank you. peter? >> let me add things to the organizers. what i'd like to do is begin with a story from the book wired for war and for this you have to imagine yourself in iraq and i had a view alongside the road it looks like a piece of trash but that insurgent his head in that ied, that improvised explosive device with care. now by 2006 there were more than 2500 of these roadside bombs every single month in iraq and they're the leading cause of koschel to ease both among american soldie