(laughter) thankfully, companies like apple, google, and microsoft offer remote computer storage so we can access all information wherever and wherever we want. it's called the cloud. and they've already launched a massive viral marketing campaign in the skies. (laughter) i can't imagine what that cost. well, folks, i'm in. i've already upwebbed everything i've ever known into the cloud. parents' names, dog's prescriptions, pizza thawing instructions, baseball stats, even my deepest, darkest secrets. now, the only thing... (laughter). the only thing my brain has to do is keep my eyeballs from falling backwards. because everything that was in here is safely stored in the cloud. and i can access it at any time. for example, i'm hungry right now so i should look up my favorite food and i will just tap in here... and i appear not to be connected to my wi-fi. (laughter) okay, what was the password? it was... right, it's my favorite food. (laughter) okay. fine, i'll just reset the password. and let's see here. um... i need to give it the city of my birth. (laughter) is qwerty a city? (laught

. >>> apple, google and microsoft.ee titans of technology right flow are locked in a battle for control of your smartphone. betting that in the not too distant future, all of us will be getting all of our information, and much of ore entertain, from our mobile devices. in fact, google announced yesterday it's betting $12.5 million with a deaea to acquire motorola. the smartphone wars just got more interesting. here's abc's neal karlinsky with tonight's "sign of the times." >> navigate to the museum in new york city. >> reporter: if case you hadn't noticed, at some point in the last few years, a phone stopped being just a phone. if you believe the hype, getting an iphone, an android phone or a windows phone can be a life-changing experience. the internet is filled with spoofs of the competition and love for all things iphonon >> nothing can compare to the iphone. the guys over at the apple store assured me of this. >> reporter: and if you think the battle for cool between the mac and pc guy is intense. >> future pc. hav

that system works and cut the red tape, we could have entrepreneurs creating businesses like google and microsoft right now all across the country. we have to make this investment and congress could make that decision to make it happen. there is no shortage of ideas to put people to work right now. what is needed is action on the part of congress. a willingness to put the partisan games aside and say we're going to do what's right for the country, not what we think is going to score some political points for the next election. [ applause ] now, we also need to do this in a way that allows government to live within its means. >>> that's the president of course in cannon falls, minnesota. he's been speaking to a town hall meeting there. this is the first state in his three-state trip across the midwest. joining me from cannon falls msnbc's chuck today. chuck, thanks so much for joining us. this is the first day the kick off it had all the earmarks of a political campaign rally. the fact is this bus tour comes on the heels of what the republicans have been doing the past couple of days in iowa and a

this is a collaborative effort between several large companies like google and microsoft and world bank, to bring together folks for 24 hours or 48 hours where we get a problem statement and hacking for community, we work on problems statements in the humanitarian crisis response phase and it is a competition of sorts. through those competitions, people can win and possibly parlay that into another future endeavour. next slide. crowd source and mapping. one platform for crowd sourcing, it is a fairly simple concept and a lot of people can participate in this that are not technical. you would need access to the internet or other resources, but we are asking people what is needed. people are reporting what is needed and the source of some of these resources are not necessarily the mapping platform itself. maybe the internet is being curated for information from twitter feed for instance which was mentioned earlier, or facebook or other mechanisms where people are reporting situations, information about the situation they are in, needs that they have, things they are seeing, creating the s

google. i am a real marketer. >> with 135,000 views on youtube and counting, not only did it get a phone interview with google, but microsoft and amazon as well. >> i intended to show it to google. the world ended up seeing it. i think my chances are good. i believe in what i can do. >> what i'm asking you for is one phone call. >> cbs 5. >>> well a 19-year-old is in critical condition after being shot in a dispute that started as a fight between kids. this happened last night in heyward at the ponderosa court apartment complex. kids were throwing rocks when one child was hit in the head. when that child went to the grownups, the adults started arguing. one of those adults left and came back with an automatic weapon and shot up the apartment building. the 19-year-old was sit several times. no one has been arrested. >>> a passing train may have sparked a series of fires in east contra costa county. at least five fires were reported. the fires spread on both sides of railroad tracks after a freight train rumbled through. several agenesis were called in to help along with water dropping helicopters. even neighbors and homeowne

google and its android software. who is ganging up? according to google apple, or rickle and microsoft, all three companies have filed patent infringement claims. google's lawyer says the companies are using bogus patents to drive up the cost of using android. microsoft denied the claims. >> zuckerberg leaving facebook, not mark but sister randy is resigning from the company. she is starting her own company focusing on social media. she has been working as facebook's director of marketing for the past six years. unlike her brother mark, randy actually graduated from harvard in 2003. mark, as you know, dropped out early when facebook started taking off. >> one more check with christina loren. >> boy, we're all getting paid in sunshine and beautiful weather. this summer doesn't feel like august. and we have more of the same to look forward to over the weekend. so if you want to get outdoors and enjoy it, going to have some of the best weather across the entire country in the bay area this weekend. the onshore flow is the reason why, deep marine layer so mostly cloudy conditions all the w

google is choosing microsoft, apple and oracle of waging a hostile organized campaign against the androidftware. they are trying to get patent to keep it out of the of google's hands. they say they are taking other steps to make it expensive to use the android system. the bidding intensifies for the patent and prices are surging. sources say the justice department is examining the deal to see if they hurt the competition in the smart phone industry. most people for oracle and microsoft are declining comment. many people use hulu to watch the favorite tv show from network but now it looks to air original content. popular tv website about to air own programming and to kick it off they will air six-episode after hour documentary -- half-hour documentary called "day in the life." this is done from sperlock from the "supersize me" fame. the first guy will have richard branson and it airs on august 17. this comes after netflix started its own series with kevin spacey. i'm jane king, bloomberg news. >> thank you. >>> getting more detailed look at the 49ers proposed santa clara stadium. the nearl

system works and cut some of the red tape we could have entrepreneurs creating businesses like google and microsoft right now all across the country. we could make this investment and congress can make that decision to make it happen. so, there is no shortage of ideas to put people to work right now. what is needed is action on the part of congress, a willingness to put the partisan games aside and say, we are going to do what is right for the country, not what we think is going to score some political points for the next election. [applause] >> now, we also need to do this in a way that allows government to live within its means. like i said, everybody here, you make responsible choices about what you can afford and what you can't afford. america needs to do and can do the exact same thing. there are some programs that don't work and we should stop funding them. there is some red tape that needs to be cut, we should cut it. but the fact of the matter is that solving our debt and deficit problems simply requires all of us to share in a little bit of sacrifice, all of us to be willing to do a little

google. i'm a real marketer. >> reporter: with 135,000 views on youtube and counting not only did he get a phone interview with google but with amazon and microsoft as well. >> i didn't intend to show it to the world, i intended to show it to google, the world ended up seeing it. but i believe my chances are good. i believe in what i can do. what i am asking you for is one phone call. >> kiet do, cbs 5. >>> this is definitely not kid's play. after kids got in a fight an adult grabbed an automatic weapon and opened fire. it happened last night in hayward at the ponderosa apartment complex. kids there were throwing rocks and one child was hit the in the head. when that child went to an adult the adults started arguing, when they argued one adult left, came back and shot up the apartment building, one person was hit. no one has been arrested. >>> they want to shame the guys trying to pick up prostitutes but they can't yet. the tonight community activists marched down "the strip" to call attention to the sex trade. they also posted a billboard warning johns to stay out. they wanted to send the johns potentially embarrassing letters and put their mug

google, netflix, office depot, office max, staples, yahoo, and youtube. >> allen: right. >> stahl: how do you argue that you had something to do with google? it just seems so outlandish, or kind of wacky. >> allen: look, microsoftoogle, all these people, have patents of their own. they all enforce patents. they all charge other companies for patents. all i'm trying to do is get back the investment that i made to create these patents. >> stahl: we kept hearing that what he's really trying to do is gain recognition as a tech visionary. but with his book, "idea man," he's being branded "a bitter billionaire." but what's your reaction to people saying it's kind of a revenge book, a bitter book? >> allen: it's not about that. i just felt like it's an important piece of technology history, and i should tell it like it... tell it like it happened, and i hope people understand and respect that. >> stahl: but for all the bad feelings allen writes about with gates, near the end of the book, he reveals something that happened when he got cancer a second time in 2009. and he came to see you, he comforted you when you were sick. >> allen: right. bill came here to my house multiple times and we had some great talks. there's

system works and cut some of the red tape, we could have intrapreneurs creating businesses like google and microsoft right now all across the country, but we have to make the investment, and congress could make that decision to make it happen. so there is no shortage of ideas to put people to work right now. what is needed is action on the part of congress. a willingness to put the partisan games aside, and say we're going to do what is right for the country, and not what we think is going to score political points for the next election. now, we also need to do this in a way that allowed government to live within its means. like i said, everybody here, you make responsible choices about what you can afford and what you can't afford. america needs to do and can do the exact same thing. there are some programs that don't work. we should stop funding them. there is some red tape that needs to be cut, and we should cut it. but the fact of the matter is that solving our debt and deficit problems simply requires all of us to share in a little bit of sacrifice, all of us, to be willing to do a little bit m

and how soon after broadcast they'd become available. the bidders expected to include google, amazon, district tv and microsoft. >> ford and toyota teemingp to work on a engine that powers pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles. and they want to make technology more affordable for customers and bringing it to the market faster, both sell hybrid cars but trucks need a different system with power to tow and haul heavy load autos there is consumer news with winners and losers in the air and ground. >> yes. and michael finney is here to start. >> the first phase of the passengers' bill of rights is kicking in tomorrow. and the rules came about after complaints that airlines were overbooking far too much and holding passengers hostage. the rules also ensure refunds on fees, if the bag you paid the fee on is lost. now, they don't often pay. it mick makes airlines disclose all of the add on fees on the web site. and this is including fees for checking bags and providing meals. and now, if you're bumped from a flight you can be given a voucher worth as much as double the ticket value to a limb knit of -- limit of 1300s skpdz airlines will be f

and i will not wear a moustache to work unless you want me to. >> so accommodating, that epstein. he did get a phone interview with google, amazon and microsoft. a job counselor told cbs 5 that this kind of strategy could backfire. that's if the potential employer doesn't understand your humor so be careful when you make videos like this. >> maybe he should go into moviemaking or video making. pretty good. >> love how he says the moustache that would make angels weep. >> it's cheesy. hey, if he gets a job, more power to him. >>> 5:26 now. carnage on wall street. how would markets react today following a dismal day in the united states. >> plus, a new jobs report is coming out in a few minutes. we'll break down the numbers and tell you the new unemployment rate. that's straight ahead. >>> and police have detained a suspect who they believe may be responsible for hitting a young boy. we'll tell you why they think this man was responsible and about the boy's condition coming up. >>> and back to work. congress reaches an agreement to fund the faa. what this means for hundreds of bay area construction workers who have been been getting paychecks.

and i will not wear a moustache to work unless you want me to. >> the video goes viral. epstein got a phone interview with google, amazon and microsoft. >> we understand he is now busing table's at denny's but it was a good effort. >>> lose the moustache. just a thought. >>> 6:21. a journey to jupiter. >> plus spent a minute with one of the world's most famous hijackers. what a bay area man remembers about the day d.b. cooper jumped out of a plane. ,,,,,,,,,, [ man ] i got this new citi thankyou card and started earning loads of points. you got a weather balloon with points? yes i did. [ man ] points i could use for just about anything. ♪ ♪ there it is. [ man ] so i used mine to get a whole new perspective. ♪ [ male announcer ] the new citi thankyou premier card gives you more ways to earn points. what's your story? citi can help you write it. has made his first speech in california since he admitted in may that he had a child with a former housekeeper. he spoke to a group of business leaders in >>> former governor arnold schwarzenegger has made his first speech in california since he admitted having a filed with a former -- since he

he helped establish microsoft and google in asia.e is something of a legend the way bill gates and steve jobs are in the ad states. he has his own company called innovation were said incubates ideas from the men and women and the shepherds the best of those ideas to market. how have you been? >> very good. tavis: so these eggs, tell me the story behind this. >> we incubate projects. we want to help companies grow. these nests represent the company's we help maximize their chance of success. tavis: i like that. what does this have to do with innovation works and starting companies? >> we have young people. young people like to have fun. they're good at foosball. this is our second table. they wore out our first table. the little guys, broken down into toothpicks. we had to get a new one. tavis: do you play? >> yes. not bad for my age. tavis: this is a saturday. i did not expect anybody to be here. is this typical? or are they here to impress me? >> everybody works six or seven days a week. they want to. we do not demand it. this is th

google. >> reporter: for the 135,000 views on youtube and counseling not only he did get a phone interview with google but with amazon and microsoftell. >> it's time to show it to the world. i intended it to google. i think my chances are good. i believe in what i can do. >> what i'm asking you for is one phone call and -- >> reporter: kiet do, cbs 5. >> he is the man authorities blame for 27 million spam messages on facebook. now a federal grand jury in las vegas has indicted him. he is 40-year-old sanford wallace. he is charged with electronic mail fraud and criminal contempt. it's for compromising a half million facebook accounts in five months between 2008 and 2009. he was banned from facebook in march last year. but violated the order within a month. >>> tonight dozens of new firefighters are back on the payroll in san francisco. the city's department is expanding at a time when many in the bay area are cutting back. elizabeth wenger on how the city is filling a pressing need. >>> reporter: 35 entry level firefighters joining of the ranks of the san francisco fire department. among the new graduates, nick oxford who says he i

the country that builds google and microsoft's of america. the more we give kids a chance to explore -- especially in ways that are affordable -- i think the more we will create an america that is strong because these kids will have used their mind from an early age. to me, it is very distressing when you hear that a school says, we have to teach the core curriculum. arts, music, pe, we have to sacrifice those things. it is hard to say to them, how dare you. do we want them to sacrifice mad and science? know. but those are the decisions we are making. those are the options we are being is given. teach a kid math or let them also the music. to me, that is the wrong set of values that you have to give up that intellectual capacity a child would have if he or she had an opportunity to play that instrument or to do that art. because we want them to learn math or science or english or geography. i went to public schools when i was growing up. in fourth grade when we had a chance to get an instrument, i was in line. the parents could not buy one fo

. >>> google is accusing apple, oracle, and microsoft of teaming up to make google's android phones more expensive. a -- >>> research in motion is hoping new blackberry phones will compete with new iphones. they unveiled five new phones today. two of the new torch models don't have keyboards. >>> a party for the president, what's bringing people together night at parties around the bay area to campaign for president barack obama. >>> later, a big award for a small boy. the heroic act that earned him accolades today. [ male announcer ] this... is the montrose pet hospital -- montrose, california. in here, anarchy meets order. working with at&t, doctors set up a broadband solution to handle data and a mobility app to stay connected with their business. so they can run the office... even when they're not in the office. call at&t and see what we can do for you. with unlimited voice plus broadband, starting at $70 dollars. it's a network of possibilities -- helping you do what you do... even better. >>> president obama is in chicago tonight to do some fundraising, and celebrate a birthday tom

google. and i noticed that certainly microsoft in two areas slowly being incrementally encroaching upon google'skunkel coming and i was wondering if people are just becoming more aware like supporting the searches so that google doesn't have their whole history or also the battle not only have we mentioned about higher education in the clout with windows and google for the kit 12 information. so starting with when they are little ones the digital natives. so, you could eliminate on that. >> in the competition. so, in the united states google has for the last couple of years had 70% of the object of the. and that number doesn't vasily change because as most of the new users it is taking from yahoo! which is actually a partner so in some ways it is a zero sum. it is taking some of the searches away from google a little bit but google is also growing. and google is growing not so much in the u.s. but it's a growing tremendously the across the wilson in western europe google has more than 90% of the searches in most western european countries. in places like the netherlands and portugal was 96%. and

reform how that system works, we could have gone to print your is creating businesses like google and microsoft right now. all across the country. we have to make this investment. there is no shortage of ideas to put people to work right now. what is needed is action on the part of congress. a willingness to but the partisan games aside and say, we're going to do what is right for the country. not what is going to score some political points in the next election. [applause] we also need to do this anyway -- in a way that allows government to live within its means. everybody here, you make responsible choices. about what you can afford and what he cannot afford. america needs to do the exact same thing. there are some programs that we should start but -- there are some programs that do not work and we should stop finding them. -- funding them. solving our debt and deficit problem simply requires all of us to share in a little bit of sacrifice, to be willing to do a little bit more to get this country back on track. that is not too much to ask. what we need to do is cut about $4 trillion over the

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google. and i noticed that certainly microsoft in two areas slowly being incrementally encroaching upon google'skunkel coming and i was wondering if people are just becoming more aware like supporting the searches so that google doesn't have their whole history or also the battle not only have we mentioned about higher education in the clout with windows and google for the kit 12 information. so starting with when they are little ones the digital natives. so, you could eliminate on that. >> in the competition. so, in the united states google has for the last couple of years had 70% of the object of the. and that number doesn't vasily change because as most of the new users it is taking from yahoo! which is actually a partner so in some ways it is a zero sum. it is taking some of the searches away from google a little bit but google is also growing. and google is growing not so much in the u.s. but it's a growing tremendously the across the wilson in western europe google has more than 90% of the searches in most western european countries. in places like the netherlands and portugal was 96%. and

other social miosoftasnhein market share inpeti sts for personalmper t google and apple dominate in smart phone operating systems. microsoft japan president expressed hope that the new model will win over a wide range of users and microsoft can expand its market share. >>> leading electronics maker sharp showcased a new line of wireless televisions aled of their release. they can be hung on the wall like pictures. sharp said on thursday that it had used fewer parts to make the eight new models 30 to 50% more light weight. their splay screens are thinner and consumers will have more freedom about where to watch tv due to the wireless technology. the maker sees a large potential for wall-mounted tvs and the company needs to continue innovating to create demand. japanese electronics firms are struggling due to intense competition overseas. this year they enjoyed a temporary boost in sales of digital tvs. just before the end of analog broadcasting in july here in japan. >>> tokyo stock prices ended higher thursday as advances in new york and other asian markets prom prompted investors to buy at declined prices. nikkei up 132 p

mean in the smartphone battles, particularly against apple's iphone and microsoft's windows phone 7? >> well, it strengthens google'sosition in the android market measure bli and helps them compete against apple given their incredible rise in global share. this is going to be a real threat to apple. but it also means for folks like rim and nokia, that this just got to be a much harder business for them. you know, you saw their shares ending a little bit up today on thoughts that they might be acquisition targets now. microsoft already has a deal with nokia, of course, a partnership with them. but now, i think there's going to be real focus on microsoft to figure out what to do next to strengthen the windows phone 7 platform and neighboring it competitive against apple and android being a major player. it does have another effect which it means fewer choices potentially for at least american consumers down the road and the fdc might be interested in that. they're looking at google already for all kinds of reasons. >> nora bish on there. we're going to take a break. join us in a moment, we'll talk about the restructur

microsoft. >> reporter: some analysts worry google is overpaying for motorola mobility after losing out to apple and microsoft in the bidding for bankrupt telecomm giant nortel's patents. it will also get motorola's tv set-top business, potentially vaulting google ahead of everyone else. >> the set-top box technology that accounts for about a third of the revenues at motorola mobility really could provide an interesting way for google to whole-heartedly pursue opportunities in the living room, something that has been the holy grail across technology and media and telecom businesses for 20 years. >> reporter: that's if the deal goes through. federal regulators will look hard at whether this will violate anti-trust rules. google argues android has added competition and innovation to the mobile phone market. darren gersh, "nightly business report," washington, d.c. >> tom: the google-motorola deal sparked heavy trading in the wireless space. we'll have complete coverage in tonight's "market focus." also in focus-- bank of america. it was one of the most heavily traded stocks last week over worries abou

we go out and use the microsoft, oracle, and google of the world. >> how much is the personnel -- host: how much of the personnel side is the total budget? guest: in total, about $9 billion budget, and 60% is for personnel. we provide services -- counter- terrorism, criminal investigations. host: what does that mean? how does that break down? what is the cost for people? benefits, pensions, all of that? guest: about 25% is benefits, and 75% is the direct salaries of those personnel. the fbi has around 35,000 employees. 3000 our intelligence analysts, the personnel helping to connect the dots and ensuring we share information. 18,000 or 19,000 our professional staff, which is everyone from the scientists in the laboratory, the linguists, the financial personnel professionals, human-resources, training experts that support all agents. host: there's a lot of talk about debt and deficits, so looking at how the fbi follows money, prioritizes resources. david schlendorf is our guest. host: will get to your phone calls in just a minute. let's talk about salary. how much as a special agent mak

opposite of what you just wrote and thought doesn't actually exist yet at the internes have watched a twitter blitz aimed at the top executives at google twitter facebook microsoft under yahoo and apple to get these internet giants to add to their e-mail and message applications and they put out this you tube video to campaign for their cause they have sarcasm fahnestock the words without any thought on any platform it's called start telling left leaning on the subtly say hey it's ok i am being sarcastic no need to get upset. in the future if you're able to send start to tell the size emails to your family you can tell your great. grandparents ever since you help solve the world's greatest crisis. but i can see a bunch of other uses for starts alex from now on every single piece of legislation that republicans claim will help create jobs and improve the economy could be written in startup next. coming up in our next half hour for the third consecutive day london continues to burn the firestorm is set off by the recent shooting death of a young black man but police combined with austerity measures is us have a similar recipe for disaster. i'll ask my next guest a

some things that leary and sergey want to do right away for instance the browser we mentioned earlier the wanted to do it earlier concerned about microsoft and noticing how well google was doing he wouldn't want to moon the johnetta as jset and eric's history -- microsoft is it scary company. he didn't want to take them on. it hadn't ended too welford netscape so you slow that down but leary and sergey, a look ahead and they don't worry about who is in a space that they think is interesting for google to go. they just go. the divan. so it's an interesting dynamic that iraq was able to sometimes stayed off their impulses and and sometimes not. but sometimes the record be the first to admit this he would say i fought we couldn't do that and i was wrong and as a member of things like going and abetting a lot of money to the aol business which was actually very important for google. >> yeah. well it seems like for many years he was able to navigate that, and perhaps in conflict and microsoft that may have been a wise decision. i wanted to ask about something in the book i did not know which is that google is one of the largest computer manufacturers in the world. this w

this is one thing that facebook google microsoft has done and that is the c.e.o.'s were there for the founding of the company and as they were i mean and so they are more invested in the company they're thinking long term they're not in any short term not thinking of doing what's going to please love as they can be released does work out practice they can make a long term investment and when you bring in the hired gun c.e.o. you know you don't you may have someone who's more willing to please the stock market and work for a bonus as opposed to someone who's been twenty years out and that was declan mccullagh from the net news and that does it for now but stay right where you are because we will be back at seven pm with more news and analysis right after this. if. me leave. the. muppet. hello welcome to cross talk i'm peter all about issues of relevance and even legitimacy as the jostling continues as to who will succeed the now disgraced so many con at the international monetary fund many still question the usefulness of this global financial institution is the i.m

reform how that system works, we could have gone to print your is creating businesses like google and microsoftight now. all across the country. we have to make this investment. there is no shortage of ideas to put people to work right now. what is needed is action on the part of congress. a willingness to but the partisan games aside and say, we're going to do what is right for the country. not what is going to score some political points in the next election. [applause] we also need to do this in a way that allows government to live within its means. everybody here, you make responsible choices. about what you can afford and what he cannot afford. america needs to do the exact same thing. there are some programs that do not work and we should stop funding them. solving our debt and deficit problem simply requires all of us to share in a little bit of sacrifice, to be willing to do a little bit more to get this country back on track. that is not too much to ask. what we need to do is cut about $4 trillion over the next 10 years. that sounds like a big number. it is a big number. if we were abl

and the services that are critical to their daily lives. every one of these companies, whether it's apple or google or microsoft, they want to be the brand and services behind that experience. no matter which device you happen to pick up. motorola does have presence in all of these categories. in phones, in tablets, in television set-top boxes. even in some home products like security cameras and the like. so this is really about being the brand that you go to and the services that you need no matter what screen you might be looking at. >> brown: staci kramer, just briefly, this does have to go through some antitrust, gets a look at least from the justice department, right? >> i think it will get more than a look although i don't think we're looking at anything quite as intense as at&t t-mobile, for instance. but it does need a look. it does not approval. that is one of the reasons that you will hear the constant stressing of "this is a separate operation." they want no mistake. they want this so be seen as something that does not... that enhances them but does not given them like world domination. >> staci kramer, charles golvin, thank you

and how soon after broadcast they would become available. the bid remembers expected to include google, yahoo, amazon, direct tv, and microsoft. >>> medical news we pass along. researchers at northwestern university have discovered a common cause for all forms of als. the disease affects nerve cell in the brain and the spine. they say a protein whose job it is to recycle damage protein doesn't work the way it should. eventually brain and spinal chord newer on damage and lose the ability to carry nerve signal to the body muscles. patients are then unable to move, speak, swallow, even breathe. als also known as lou gehrig disease named for the yasee power house who left baseball after being diagnosed witness. he died two years later. . discovering the cause of als is expected to help in its treatment ultimately. more than 30,000 americans have this dreaded disease. more than half die within three years time. >>> when we continues here tonight. thousands of local investors postpone retirement. abc 7 news i team on what may be california biggest case of abc 7 news i team on what may be california biggest case of security fraud latest bill working