if that wasn't the case, maybe this would be easier to implement. >> and google, google maps, googlearth, google cars. our friend, mr. schmidt, is trying to take over the world, isn't he? >> just the other day they released google street view, one of their mapping things in antarctica. it's like the world is "risk" now and they've completely won. >> here's a penguin over here. mj sigler, the writer for techcrunch.com. >>> that's october 11th, the 2,720th day since president bush declared mission accomplished i iraq and the 175th day of the deepwater horizon disaster in the gulf.

these days google is a huge company. google is no longer just a small startup that can afford to make these types of mistakes especially when it comes to to privacy action so i think the u.s. government definitely needs to investigate investigate this fully because the american people deserve to hear the truth and we lost our guest on that stuff topic so i'm sorry that we're not going to do that interview today but we'll try to do it next week and to give you another story now we're going to talking about going to college they used to be the path that led to the american dream for most high school kids but what happens when instead of getting the american dream students and graduating with a mountain of debt and no drop prospects are correspondent on this they see it in the shows us of the struggle to find jobs as having an unlikely group especially hard. a ticking time bomb of american debts this time all this is owed by college students three thousand dollars adding on every second . if i keep going at the rate that i

my name. >> i googled you. yes. >> and that's because so there is kind of a line between medical and recreational. the current patients are worried if it happens in november, they will lose their rights as patients. that is not the case. the current med medical marijuana system will be in place, there is a sentiment that i'm trying to sell out the real medical marijuana patients that really need this marijuana to live their life every single day and try to profit from it but that is not the case. some of my best friends use medical marijuana every day and something that is extremely effective, one of the most effective medicines known to man. yeah there is a lot of bad press. >> given all these obstacles that you face from almost every conceivable angle, why did you start this -- except the pot smokers, right, there are plenty of them, why did you decide to do something like this? did you anticipate this? >> this is like my fourth startup. i had -- i'm serial entrepreneur and that's the name given to people tha

>>> and the google box -- what can the new google tv do? we have an exclusive report on the new technology that may change what people watch and how they watch it and this revolution will be televised. >>> good evening. i'm cynthia mcfadden. we begin tonight with a rare condition doctors have diagnosed in some of the pickiest of eaters. children so choosy that no amount of coaxing will get them to venture behind a tiny selection of foods. this goes way beyond eat your carrots. in fact, the condition has a name, food neophobia. and its health risks have driven some parents to the drastic measure of enrolling kids in eating disorder clinics where the pie in the sky goal may be as simple as a slice of pizza. vicki mabrey has our report. >> i'll put a little bit of everything on your plate. >> no. >> how about some plain spaghetti? >> no. >> just pasta. >> no. >> reporter: this is what dinner looks like at the graham house in kansas city. >> here is your plate. >> yummy, yummy. >> looks good, huh? >> reporter: the family dives in. but 7-year-ol

because it shows that google is taking big bets for the future. >> reporter: in the google tests, there's human sitting in the drivers seat and a big red kill button in case something goes wrong with the computers. detroit is interested in robo car. two years ago at the consumer electronics show in las vegas, gm invited reporters along for a test ride. this is very eerie, watching this empty driver state, watching this steering wheel being turned back and forth as we negotiate this course through these cones. google's robotic cars have made down the road from san francisco and made it down the coast from mountain view, california, to santa monica, more than 350 miles. >> so google is trying to bring about a car that is in a much more controlled environment, that is safer. >> reporter: but what does your typical new york cabby think about robotic cars? >> it will cause a lot of accidents. >> reporter: one passenger had a different take. >> i've been in a cab four times today and each time i feel like my life has been in my hands. this way it would really be in my hands. >> reporter: comput

being created. >> google is like the symbol of the successful company. i mean they are making money.

google says this is an attractive investment that could help the bottom line. >> google views this as a way of helping to deploy more renewable energy, and as a company, we think that's important to do. it just so happens that, by helping deploy more renewable energy, you can make money doing that as well. >> suzanne: the project faces many regulatory hurdles. developers say it will need approval from 13 federal agencies, as well as permits from the involved states. if approved, construction is expected to begin in early 2013. >> jeff: european central bank president jean claude trichet says the underlying economic recovery is in place in his region. but in a speech to the new york economic club, he admitted there's more work to be done. so, is now a good time for investors to put more money into the region? erika miller asked the pros. >> reporter: with images like these, it's no wonder many americans are wary of investing in europe. in recent weeks, workers have been striking in france, greece, spain, belgium, portugal, poland, and other countries. the issue-- their governments' aus

introducing google tv. >> people will be able to watch shows that the search for on google. dick and go on the internet while they are watching television -- they can go on the internet while watching television all at the same time. >> google is looking to bring the entire internet to the television critics write down your tv screen, you simply type when you are looking for, and google tv will find it. >> if it catches on, it would change the way business is done. >> logitech is making google tv available through a set top box that will work seamlessly with dish network. next year, other manufacturers may join in. >> most tv sets going forward will be internet-ready, that will connect you directly to the web and will enable you to watch shows that are streamed. >> it means couch potatoes may have more reason to stay right -- to stay pretty >> right where they are. >> i hope you are having a terrific tuesday, weather-wise and. we saw some light shower activity this morning and even a little bit of lightning in some locations. it is clearly offshore, but the front is continui

please somebody out there lock up eric schmidt seriously the man needs to stop talking google is back in the news with a nother set of bizarre comments about their creepiness c.e.o. eric schmidt recently sat down for an interview with the atlantic where he answered questions about the goober and gave his input on the way that humanity would come to rely on technology to enhance their everyday life seems and is that enough right but towards the end of this interview the conversation turned towards the topic of google and their invasion of privacy so schmidt simply views the invasion. and privacy as a way to allow the internet giant to gain more information about you and then that data will let the search engine help you in your everyday life don't you get it google is trying to amass a huge amount of personal information about you to help you. now at that point schmidt brought up the idea of the google implant a way to know what you want to search or do before you even do it. there is an off button and you haven't turned it off but you just described a moment ago you said intuition and

the service providers do not want to be another google. we do not have the same, let's fight each other, attention that made the 1996 act a pro- investment act. what would be the purpose of a new law? would it be to cut a better deal for the content company's relative to the networks, or cut a better deal for the networks relative to the content companies? when congress gets into the business of saying, would like to take money from your pocket to put it into that guys pocket, that is not a pro-jobs agenda. it is not what i think you would want the next congress to start doing. >> i would say that the corporate issues that surround the internet from a regulatory standpoint now are much broader and more intriguing than traditional telecom policy. i would say that we have serious issues of intellectual property. there is a never ending tension about privacy, companies collecting a serious amount of data to provide targeted advertising to me as a consumer. then there is the holding about net neutrality. that gets to the fundamental tension. i

google is developing a robo car that drives itself. it's very real. spotted on the road by other stunned drivers. in it, the driver becomes just a passenger along for the ride. but is this really a good idea? our story tonight from nbc's george lewis. >> reporter: over the last year in california, there have been these mysterious sightings on the highway. google's fleet of seven robo cars, able to drive themselves along preprogrammed routes. using a combination of tv cameras, radar sensors and laser beams to detect hazards and obstacles. >> on the roof, you can see a simulator. >> reporter: the project is headed by stanford university robotics expert sebastien thrun. >> it's exciting to be doing this project, especially at google. >> reporter: in the google tests, there's a human sitting in the drivers seat and a big red kill button in case something goes wrong. detroit is interested in robo car. two years ago in las vegas, gm invited reporters along for a test ride. this is very eerie, watching this steering wheel being turned back and forth as we ne

while there is a driver in the car or technician in the passenger seat at all times just in case google is confirming that the vehicle does indeed drive itself and has already completed over one hundred and forty thousand hours of driving time now they explain that a robotic driver is just what americans need who exacts throw out information about the thousands of deaths from car accidents due to lack of sleep intoxication and just distractions in general but with a robotic driver well there's no chance for distraction and there are a lot of drivers equipped with mapping systems showing congestion and construction allowing the car to avoid traffic jams that could make you late for work now sure this all sounds good for now but i have got a few problems with google's next big thing first of all like any other computer in the world this robotic driver could easily crash or break down in the what if that computer crash happens while you're driving on a back road that it could be a little tough to avoid an accident at that point not to mention google maps isn't exactly perfect just wait unt

with the growth of the mobil ad market and google's suite profits. -- mobile ad market and google's suite profits. a report on china may brand it a currency manipulator. i had of that report, china bought the commerce ministry said its exchange rates must not not -- not be used as a scapegoat for america's economic troubles. analysts say the report could raise friction between the two nations. >> i think if the treasury says that, and combined with the fact that the house has already passed a bill, that increases protectionist legislation coming through for china. >> a key test for portugal's government. it presents its controversial budget. the austerity measures could trigger a deep recession. the minority government needs opposition support to when parliament's approval. the prime minister said he will resign if it is not passed. the world's biggest maker of computer hard drives is in takeover talks. it has not named the interested party but it is thought to be a private equity firm. seagate has been seen as a takeover target due to a weak share price. its market price merit is around

again, google is not talking. i am consumer editor tom vacar. >>> microsoft released plans to release its new phone software called windows phone seven and is expected on store shelves november 8. it will cost $200 with a two-year contract and hope that it can compete with apple iphone, android, and the blackberry. >>> san francisco-based jimboree announced that it is being purchased. jimboree sells clothing and runs retail stores throughout the nation. the announcement sent stocks surging with a 23% gain. >> in oakland a decree reopened today with a new name and some new owners. a taste of denmark was previously known as neldom's on telegraph avenue but in july that the session had taken its toll. weeks later the owners put together one dozen employees and they agreed to reopen the business as a worker owned co- op. >>> for bay area buildings on a list of the lead in that know longer belong to the state of california. they have been sold for $2.3 billion. that money goes into the general fund and include the hair

google tv. >> reporter: what is google tv?s a new way to think about television. take all of the content you watch on television. take all of the other content that you get on the web in a you can't get on your tv. >> reporter: the device makes no distinction between surfing television channels and surfing the web. instead of flipping channels, users type in the show or just the idea they're interested in. >> what you see here is a search box. it allows you to take you anywhere you want to go. on tv, on dvr, or the web. i can fire up a twitter ap. or any other social application, as well. tv is a social experience. >> reporter: and that is central to their goal. making the tv the center of entertainment again. the living room is about to get an extreme makeover. as tv shows, movies, music and aps, games, even social networking sites all migrate to the television. and with remote control apes that allow you to do it from your phone, you don't have to lift a finger to enjoy it. abc news "world news," with diane sawyer. i'm neal

google keeps track of your research request. combine that with the cookies better tracking where you go, how long you stay at a website, all of the information you think would be innocuous, but when you combine it with a computer statistical program that then brings in gender, ethnicity, perhaps geographical or global positioning, you create a set of information which is, i think for most individuals if they saw it they would be concerned. capital one, the credit-card company, has come up with 100,000 different profiles of people based upon these algorithms and what they see. to answer your question, i think it is not too late, but for many of us, we are concerned it is already out there, and i think we have to step up to the plate and pass this bill. when i was chairman of the commerce and consumer protection trade, i was on the bill. it is very disturbing when you see flash cookies. these are cookies that adobe puts in your computer that have created a lot of lawsuits recently. a lot of us are concerned that the public is unaw

they call it google tv.irst to ever see it, even as feverish programmers try to get it done in time to hit store shelves this fall. >> so what happens when you hit the menu key here? >> reporter: when google's man in charge introduced it to the world earlier this year -- >> i'm very happy to introduce google tv. >> reporter: -- his presentation included little more than a cartoon. today, he has a couch complete with lava lamps inside google's top-secret lab and a device he believes will be the beginning of the end of any difference at all between the internet, cable, and broadcast television. >> so what is google tv? >> it's just a new way to think about television. take all that content you already watch today on television, add all that other content that you get on the web that you can't get on your tv. >> reporter: the device makes no distinction between surfing television channels and surfing the web. you type in the show or the idea you're interested in. >> what you see here is a search box, which allo

. >> google tv is around sale maltreated @ google t b is a regular flat screen hdtv but it also has the internet built in. you do not need it connected or computer you can surf the web break from your couch, do things to do on the internet but don't write on your living room tv. it comes with a remote-control that's a full keyboard. if you're watching tv and what to surf the web to set a button to the search box appears of the top of your tv to begin your search. you can bookmark your favorite sites for quick access. popular applications are built in for quick easy access. if you want to watch youtube videos on your tv it's made easy. if you want to add a movie to your account or update while watching a tv show you could do that plant and the web and tv has a lot of advantages terrific example of you watching sports you could track down the game bring up a web site so you could monitor your fantasy sports and watch a game at the same time on google tv. for this tv to working backup broadband into bed in your home the tv contexture internet via a cable from your router or you could have

google maps. well, the some of google street images of have dead bodie >>> you know how you can get street views on google map? well, google street images of brazil have dead bodies. the feature launched less than a week ago, and people spotted what appeared to be dead people on the road. google says all of those images have been removed from its mapping service. we found these on a tumbler feed. >>> you've already seen how the governor's race has turned nasty. now has the race for san jose city council seat. >> when someone comes forward and they have such fundamental character flaws. >> reporter: the well- orchestrated news conference targeted larry pegram. but no one counted on him showing up to dispute the claims. then he tried to crash the news conference, but was blocked at entrance and a turned away. >> i've been denied access to the building. they won't allow me to come in and defend myself and my reputation. >> reporter: inside, the government attorney's association released documents the

yahoo japan says although it will use google's search engine it will continue to compete with the global search engine giant and plans to customize google's technology and develop different services even after the tie-up. >>> the european union says it will sanction the united states if they fail to tackle growing budget deficits. that's in an aim to prevent another greece-like fiscal crisis from eroding trust in the region's currency, the euro. eu finance ministers met in luxembourg on monday to discuss how to prevent another global crisis and the confusion on the currency market. they agreed to impose sanctions neglects to address ballooning government debts within six months. the supplies to budget deficits, which are forecast to exceed 3% across domestic product by a wide margin. behind the move is strong criticism that greece's failure to disclose and contain huge deficits caused loss of trust in the euro by global market players. as most eu nations are already carrying deficits above the 3% mark, the tougher stance will likely be an extra incentive to clear up their debt. >>> now,

if you want google tv. another making change, facebook unveiled new tools so you can share your information more selectively. the feature is called group, it's expected to take the place of lists. we'll believe it when we see it. "the wall street journal" saying the apple iphone will come to verizon in the next months. shares of apple stock moving higher. shares of at&t stock dipped. >> thank you. >> the u.s. war in afghanistan moves into its tenth year tomorrow. and more than 1200 u.s. service members have been killed. >> one green beret was awarded the medal of honor. >> details from steve handelsman. >> reporter: the afghan government in talk with the taliban. the white house supports reconciliation meaning a compromise to end the afghan war that cost more than 1200 u.s. lives. >> the terms of the deal seemed reasonable and did not led to atally ban takeover i think most would welcome it. >> reporter: staff sergeant miller lost his life to the taliban in 2008. today was awarded the medal of honor. presid

google was up a fraction today. earlier, we mentioned the j.p.organ earnings results, which were better than expected. but the share price performance was a drag today. j-p-m shares were among the weakest of the dow industrials today, losing 1.4% on strong volume. wall street-focused profits, like those from investment banks and trading, were down as intel was the weakest of the dow industrials, falling more than 2.5%. volume spiked to almost three times its usual pace. its pop in its third quarter profits last night weren't enough to fuel buyers today. competitor advance micro devices releases its earnings tomorrow morning. after the close tonight, for- profit education operator apollo group received a failing grade on its quarterly report. or at least its outlook. earnings were a penny more than anticipated, but more worrisome for investors, it withdrew its fiscal 2011 outlook, citing the "uncertain regulatory environment," referring to new government rules on student loans. it also warned new enrollments could drop as much as 40% in the first

. >> when you think about google, wind energy is probably not the first thing that comes to mind. it is known for taking risks. that's why it is getting behind a massive clean energy project along the eastern seaboard. >> today, google and a group of investors pledged $1.8 billion toward the deep water renewable energy system to support wind farms along the atlantic coast. >> it is in line with our commitment to a clean energy future, we believe in being good environmental stewards makes good business sense. >> a good opportunity for states to create a new industry for jobs. it is company behind the $500 billion venture that would lead to a grid that powers 15 states. >> we're talking about building a system that is going to result in thousands of megawatt s of offshore winds being delivered to the east coast. >> it is the latest for google and the latest venture. they have been testing a fleet of robo cars, high-tech machines able to stop, steer and navigate using program routes. >> i get excited doing this project because it shows that google is taking big bets for the future. >

not only did google remove the offensive material from the internet, thanks to a lawsuit, google may exclusively this morning. >> big story. >>> one of the most frustrating things about going to the doctor's office -- the endless wait. look at that. ah. geez. sometimes it's more than 20 minutes. sometimes it can be hours. our dr. jennifer ashton has some tips that she swears will help minimize your wait time. >> but first, let's go inside to erica hill, who's at the newsdesk with a check of the headlines. good morning, erica. >> good morning again and good morning to everyone at home. >>> don't expect anita hill to apologize to her former boss supreme court justice clarence thomas. thomas' wife recently left hill a voicemail asking her to say she's sorry for accusing thomas of sexually harassing her during his confirmation hearings 19 years ago. terms that thomas denied. in the message virginia thomas said i would love you to consider an apology sometime and some full explanation of why you did what you did with my husband. so give it some thought and certainly pray about this and co

. >>> and getting around google style. the future of driving just might be happening in silicon valley. we'll take a look at how it works. >>> hope you had a great weekend. more sunshine for the.weekta the week. but with it some fire danger. we'll talk about the details coming up. mmy front tooth the other day, which would be great... if i was seven. i'm forty-six. and the tooth fairy doesn't come when you're forty-six. just lots of referrals anappointments and bills that cost tons. maybe i'll keep it... it adds character... right? [ male announcer ] losing a tooth is a big deal at any age. that's why we offer dental coverage. my blue shield. meg whitman's nose is growing again. this time she's lying about jerry brown on taxes. but as governor jerry brown cut $4 billion in taxes and says no new taxes without voter approv. meg whitman -- her nose just keeps on growing and growing. meg whitman is lying about jerry brown again...on taxes again. newspapers have called many of her ads untrue. fact: jerry brown cut taxes by $4 b

but now google is trying to reinvent america faith obsession. it is called google tv.ur camera were the if is to have see it. deep inside google top secret testing lab. >> we do believe that this is the transformation, similar transformation to the phone which introduction of the smart phone will happen to tv. introduction of mart tv. >> the chief showed us what they believe is the holy grail of technology. no more computer in one place and tv in the other. this device merges all of the internet and all of television right on to your tv. something apple and others are also trying to do but so far with fewer feature. the way it works a search function allows you to look for anything you want the show or topic then watch it. and while you are watching you can go on twitter or any other web site and write -- right on the television. no need to lift a fing tore change channel either. voice control remote app takes laziness to whole new level. >> there it is. >> the race for the living room is on. it includes more content than you could watch in a life time. if abc news mou

google says you can. google may have the smartest cars but are they a little too smart? google's not talking but its auto pilot priuses seem to suggest that the car should be able to navigate itself, all of the equipment, gps technologies seems to be on board so the car can deal with the road and traffic conditions driver-free. >> i was waiting for a car like this to come out. i would check it out but i think it's tough to conceive it could work. >> well, i think that's the nature of the future now. i think we just kind of acclimate ourselves too what the wave of the future is. >> reporter: others worry about hackers, glitches or system crashes. >> one day out of the blue it can run over a child or hit a car that stopped all of a sudden and not be able to react soon enough. so i don't think it's a good idea. >> reporter: an engineer applauds google's efforts but he says a better system is one where the cars communicate with each other and road sensors, a so-call the cooperative system, one with -- so-called cooperative system, one with many redundancies. >> you will be a

. >>> >> why google's mapping project may have gone into too much detail. and let's look outside this noon. marty will be back with the first warning weather forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> a tornado rips through a town in north texas and it's all caught on tape. the twister damaged the roof of a home and overturned cars. a baseball field was also destroyed. four were also hurt during the weather and several homes were damaged. >>> for the first time, google is admitting the street view project downloaded passwords and e-mails from people. and google says they collected the data by accident and regulators are still investigating. >>> still ahead on wjz-13 eyewitness news at noon, take a live look outside and please stay tuned. marty will be back with first weather warning forecast. >>> and first, we'll look at today's midday stocks. ,,,, [ ehrlich ] four years ago unemployment in maryland was under four percent. today, it's nearly double. and nearly a quarter of a million marylanders are looking for work. in addition, we face a national health care plan th

google tvs are on sale now. can buy them on sony's web site or wait a few weeks and they will be in best buy stores. a google tv is a regular flat screen hdtv but it also has the internet built into it, if you do not need to connect it to your computer. the idea is you can surf the web right from your couch, do things you normally do on the internet but to the right of your living room tv. it comes with a remote- control that is a full keyboard. if you're watching tv and you want to search the web you just hit a button and a search box appears at the top of your tv to begin your surfing with. you can also bookmark your favorite sites for quick access. and popular applications are built in for quick, easy access. so, if you want to watch www.youtube.com videos on your tv it is made easy. or if you want to add a movie to your net flex account or update your twitter while watching a tv show or movie, you can do that. blending the web and tv has a lot of advantages, example, if you're watching sports you can shrink

i've been able to show it is good for google. >> google is giving people a chance to innovate, but whatabout this idea of -- these people weren't necessarily innovating, they were just doing something different. that takes a lot of time working with your employees. >> i have been doing this all along with my own companies. and i didn't realize there was a title to it. but as an entrepreneurial company, you needs hands-on experiences, and it is really hard and stifling to a smaller company to isolate people and say this is your job and that's your job. but to allow people to integrate their responsibilities are, what i have found is the most challenging part of this is to separate how those things that people don't want to get done are going to get done. that's just about saying, here's a template of responsibility. these things need to get done. are we going to integrate together and share the responsibility or who is going to do it because those things that no one really wants to do are the things that get left to the side and becomes a problem. >> that gets me thinking, obviously, it

being created. >> google is like the symbol of the successful company.n they are making money. who is making money now? >> reporter: and speaking of making money, the democratic national committee made upwards of $1.5 million tonight. and obama's next stop is las vegas. >> they will be spending that money over the next two weeks i'm sure. kiet do, thank you. >>> well there will be a pep rally tomorrow in favor of legalizing marijuana. the state chapter of the naacp is endorsing proposition 19. it says that it's a matter of civil rights. the group claims current marijuana laws unfairly target minority use. this weekend, the n-double-a-c-p will r at show >> it is in fact is no longer a crime then i believe the underground market will begin to dissipate, i believe some of the violence in my community from gangbangers who use drugs for their cash crop will be minimized. >> this weekend the naacp will reveal some studies that show the arrest rates for young black hen are often double or triple that of white suspects. >>> despite pro tests a mock documentary t