boom, harlem shake. >> reporter: by now, youtube says videos with the term harlem shake have been viewedthat is closing in on a billion. of course, some of these are backlash videos. the ones that say "enough with the harlem shake" which some say isn't even the authentic dance move of that name. but look, this isn't all backlash. guys posting themselves on facebook, they're just not part of that elite that thinks this is incredibly dumb. no, they think it's fun. because sometimes dumb is fun. even if the smarty pants don't think so. john donvan, abc news, washington. >>> well now it's time for tonight's closing argument. today, the tsa announced it will allow passengers to carry small knives onboard airplanes, the first major loosening of restrictions on carry-on items since 9/11. some flight attendants argue wi -- are outraged. what do you think? should the rule stay just as strict? you can weigh in on the "nightline" facebook page or tweet us @nightline. thank you for watching abc news. "good morning america" will have the latest on the passing of venezuelan leader hugo chavez. good ni

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now the harlem school is keeping the culture and tradition alive. >> harlem for the arts was createdids deserve art. they deserve high class quality training in the arts just like anyone else. they should see beauty in their own community, not have to go downtown. >> reporter: this jewel is the harlem school of the arts which has served the community for nearly 50 years. hard times have closed its doors, but today it's celebrating a rebirth. >> just a wealth of artistic energy here. i thought what a shame it would be if this school were to go under. >> for a kid who's never been exposed to instruments before, do you just kind of open this door and ask them to come in and pick the first thing that they gravitate to? >> no, we don't do that. we ask them what they're interested in. is it playing with their hands, is it the fine motor skills of a violin which takes a lot more posture and makes them tired as little kids or is it the piano as they're sitting down or is it their voice? do they want to hear how they can be creative with their voice. so it's about what the kid wants to discov

the harlem shake?u're like us, it's actually a number in the hundreds. >> so naturally, it's almost run its course, right? well, as abc's jon donovan reports, apparently not. >> reporter: wait, wasn't this supposed to be dead weeks ago? ♪ do the harlem shake >> reporter: this whole harlem shake madness video thing. it was showing signs of looming death, "the l.a. times" declared three weeks ago. killed, wrote the daily beast. played out said ad age. only when we asked, youtube told us this past weekend, search interest in the harlem shake was at the highest it has been. looming death? well, let's say it's a lingering one. >> it's been a month and we're ready for it to be done. please be over. >> reporter: that's whitney jefferson of buzz feed, which made its own harlem shake and they still haven't taken it down yet. it just hit a million views this week. and the darn thing keeps making news. the story of the students who made one in flight and provoked an faa probe into whether they broke any laws. the

♪ do the harlem shake >> reporter: this whole "harlem shake" madness meme viral video thing.ns of looming death," the "la times" declared three weeks ago. "killed" wrote "the daily beast" around the same time. "played out," said "ad age." well, the views of some smartypants elitists, apparently, because today, when we asked, youtube told us this past weekend, quote, "search interest in the harlem shake was at the highest it has been." in fact, type in "do the harlem shake" into youtube and that's when the logo starting dancing. the viralilty began this winter when these guys were goofing around, a scenario then repeated everywhere, even outside of planes. and the darn thing keeps making news. the story of the students who made one midflight and provoked an faa probe into whether they'd broken any laws. ♪ they hadn't, it was decided. and just today, senator mitch mcconnell's re-election team dove in at churchill downs. ♪ do the harlem shake >> reporter: you can count his team among those who decided they are just not part of that elite that thinks this is incredibly dumb. no,

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grossed out by it by now. >> harlem shake. >> you ready to be blinded by science? is my favorite way to be blinded. >> what you are looking at is obviously a copper penny. 2/3 hydrogen and 1/3 oxygen to melt this penny. >> pretty impressive. copper has very high thermal conductivity. >> blowing like something out of a cartoon. >> put it in a cup of cold water. >> broke the coffee mug. >> to explain the science behind this, we will bring in our science rich feller. >> i see what you did there. >> zack. >> hey, zack. >> hello. >> spin thecience behind melting the copper penny. >> using brown's gas, axt en and oxygen. >> really flammable or hot? >> up to 5,000 degrees gaurn height. >> why did it break the coffee mug? because it's so hot and hit the bottom of the mug? >> this is due to thermal shock. it heats up quickly, and small portions are heating up and expanding and certain areas expand and it causes it to explode. >> i understand you have another pretty cool science video you will blind us with. >> a man named david win stall, sent an rc plane into the stratosph

. >>> then the harlem shake sweeping the nation on the ground and in the air.ance craze has taken off even in flight. now the faa is investigating. hello, everyone. welcome to the cnn newsroom. i'm frederica winfield. >>> in florida, the earth opened up and swallowed a man beneath his house. jeff bush is presumed dead, but his body has not been recovered. it was a sinkhole believed to be about 20 to 30 feet wide and 20 feet deep. you can't see the sinkhole here because the house is covering it. our tampa affiliate wftf spoke to the map's brother. he tried to save him. >> i heard a loud crash like a car coming through the house. and i heard my brother screaming. so i ran back there and tried going inside his room. but my old lady turned the light on and all i seen was this big hole, real big hole and all i seen was his mattress and basically that was it. that's all i seen. >> you tried jumping in after him? >> yes, i jumped in the hole. was trying to dig him out. i couldn't find him. i thought i could hear him hollering for me to help him. >> and that's the last

"the harlem shake" was the top i itunes download last week.ower isn't the only artist riding the viral video wave. south korean artist sy hit money last year. >> he made upwards of $2 million just from the streams of gangnam style. that was without selling a single track. >> and youtube versions of carlie ray jepsen's "call me, maybe" helped boost revenue sales of that song. some may have been surprised they were viral video participants. >> here's my number, so call me maybe. >> corporate america sees a financial opportunity in all of this. pepsi is now promoting so da with its very own harlem sheik. ♪ >> this is great for the music industry. people are having fun with music again, and that's probably the most important thing. >> we thought we'd leave you with our very own version of the harlem shake. as you can see behind me, even the bulls on wall street want nb on the action as the viral video craze shakes up the music industry. alicia taylor, cnn, new york. >> thanks for watching today. >> let's go to christine romans live in new york for

. >>> i think it's safe to say the harlem shake a little overdone by now. but i think this is totally harlem shake worthy and hopefully this will basically wrap up the trend. this is trip from the come believe sketch duo. this is their harlem shake video. as soon as the song switches out to the up tempo. they are blowing air into his mouth and his tongue is going places, spit going everywhere. gum comes out. gross, but not gas inducing. >> it's weird. >> trying to squash the harlem shake, say this is the final one. >> exactly what he is trying to do. grossed out by it by now. >> harlem shake. >> you ready to be blinded by science? >> blinded by science is my favorite way to be blinded. >> what you are looking at is obviously a copper penny. 2/3 hydrogen and 1/3 oxygen to melt this penny. >> pretty impressive. copper has very high thermal conductivity. >> blowing like something out of a cartoon. >> put it in a cup of cold water. >> broke the coffee mug. >> to explain the science behind this, we will bring in our science rich feller. >> i see what you did the

the two sat together at a harlem globetrotter's game. kim jong-un at one point told rodman you are a friend for life. >>> the harlem shake now has the aengs of t aengs of t attention of the faa. this was taped last night on frontier airlines. the faa is looking into the incident saying it's trying to determine the circumstances of the videotaping and if it affected flight safety. >>> the world watch as pope

the ha harlem shake is ahead uns breaking news changes everything on studio b. >>> but first from fox at 3:00 in new york city and in tampa where cops say a man is likely dead after the ground beneath his bedroom suddenly opened up and swallowed him. the man's brother was in the house at the time. he said he heard a loud crash, ran to see what happened, dove into the crater in an attempt to save his si sibling but couldn't find any sign of him. >> we heard a loud crash, and i ran in there. i heard somebody screaming, my brother screaming. i ran in there is all i could see was the big hole and the top of his bed. i didn't see nothing else. i jumped in the hole and tried getting him out. i couldn't get him. i tried to get him out. i couldn't do nothing. it swallowed his whole bed, his dresser, everything in his room is gone. ain't nothing there no more. >> was it the mattress? >> i seen the top of the mattress, the bottom of the box spring, and the bed frame. that was it. >> you never saw him. >>.>> i never saw him. i thought i heard him. that's why i was digging for him. >> what did yo

it's called the harlem shake. an online dance craze that's going viral for a month now.ts dancing in the middle of a crowd that doesn't seem to be paying any attention. that person has to have a head dress. then suddenly they all join. in these there are thousands of these on your youtube. this particular one has the f.a.a. all hot and bothered it would appear and the agency reports it wants answers. trace gallagher is on this one. how exactly did this airplane dance party break out? well, a group of colorado college students, shep, members of the frisbee team. they said they walked up to the flight attendant and they said hey, can we do the harlem shake and the flight attendant said sure, why not? then they went around canvassing all the passengers and the passengers all agreed as you see here what began as a one-person harlem shake began a group shake. this thing went on for quite a while now. frontier airlines says the f.a.a. is investigating so they won't comment. but they said that all safety measures were, in fact, followed. the seat belt sign was off. the f.a.a. s

harlem would disagree with you on that because tomorrow there is another harlem kelly version of black history and he's been doing it for years. it's the most inexpensive event that i have ever been to. i'm going to try to get him to upgrade it, mr. mayor, now that he's the big man. we just finished the most magnificent chinese new years parade it was and the lord obviously smiled on the chinese because it didn't rain this year. most years it rains for the chinese new years. this was at an incredible location. it's always the location over the last years or so, an elective family has reached out to include an -- array of people. in january it was chinese new years celebration and now we are doing black history month. in about five weeks we'll be doing the cherry blossom festival which is japan's town and and then carnival and then we follow that almost instantly in june with this incredible occasion where the whole world see's how san francisco is when you get 300,000 bikes leading a parade of gay lesbians when we have our pride parade in san francisco and we eventually got around to l

shut up. >> bill: by doing the harlem shake i have to say as somebody who knows harlem fairly well, thoseuld be beaten to a pulp if they ever tried that north of 110th street mcguirk if you know what i'm talking about. >> what a doubt. this video should be called shakes on a plane by the way. apparently the seat belt sign went off and act like a moron sign went on. this is no joke. this is on a plane. instead of doing the harlem shake they should be doing the jail house rock. terrorists could use. this they could do the tehran twist. the west bank wiggle on the baghdad booingy. next thing you know all hell is breaking loose. the air marshall doesn't know what the hell to do. it's a disaster and offensive and people should be locked up if the crew was complicit in all of this stuff, i agree with greg. sit down and shut up. >> the airline was complicit. if you want to do the harlem shake on the airline, you have got to pay them a dollars. everything costs money. so you can dance but it's 5 bucks a a head. gutfeld and mcguirk, everyone. once again, i apologize for the segment. on deck, the f

in america, harlem shake may be the top pop single. >> in egypt and tunisia there's some serious harlem shaking going on. and it's causing leaders to tremble. as it becomes a potent symbol of protest, revolt and defiance. take these kids at a school in tunisia. they danced en masse to the song and posted their exploits on youtube. that prompted a quarter of a million hits and reports of investigation by the country's minister of education and that prompted a backlash, video after video of tunisian probably doing the harlem shake in defiance. andless egypt where the authorities went further and the backlash was worse. four pharmaceutical students were arrested for doing this harlem shake in front of the pyramids and that set occupy a big reaction there was a mass shake in front of the muslim brotherhood headquarters to protest. no now who says america's popular culture exports have no value? the answer to the question of the week was a, it has about 450 official citizens. many of whom actually live elsewhere. according to the c.i.a. fact book, the total population, including citizens of

an nba team goes big budget with its take on the harlem shake.ba team goes big budget with its take on the harlem shake. ys clatter ] oh. where were you? uh, i was just in the car. oh, the car. what's that on your collar? hmm? oh -- tie. [ chuckles ] [ chuckles ] why do you seem happy? i'm not. come here. okay. [ inhales deeply ] mint. wow. i had a shamrock shake. i hate you. and i got one for you, too. i love you. [ male announcer ] the magical, minty flavor you'll covet with all your heart. mccafé shamrock shake from mcdonald's. the simple joy of... mint. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] every time you say no to a cigarette you celebrate a little win. nicorette gum helps calm your cravings and makes you less irritable. quit one cigarette at a time. california. a powerful brush fire forces overnight evacuations in riverside county. what's hampering crew's efforts to fight the flames. plus: hit by a stray bullet during the deadly santa cruz shootout. now the wounded woman talks. and the big budget cuts take effect today. will the bite match the bark? j

egyptian proy -- protestors are using the harlem shake. take a look. !thursday more than a 100 revolutionaries thrust thiships outside of the muslim brotherhood headquarters. one law student it is a funny way to protest the brotherhood who took control of the country. >> that was a clip from argo. >> they look like the iranian protestors because they ripped mickey mouse's head off. >> creepy. is that a good sign that western stuff is happening in a terrible place. >> we wrote the federalist . they put on disney costumes and do the harlem shake. >> i hoped it was progress. but i don't know, ann, you think it is not progress? >> it is always good when muslims decide to fight with sarcas'm than violence. >> that's my point. >> the larger point is perhaps the arab spring not a day at the beach we were led to believe. >> bill, you do the harlem shake after you wake up on 125th feet naked. >> i am having shakes just think being it. >> did i wait for the entire segment with a joke. >> you ended with it is good. >> a dance craze can be attributed on how easy it

"harlem shake." >> i don't get that, man. [ light laughter ] you know, i mean, like, the real "harlemem. they was really doing it. now, i see a bunch of white people jumping around doing something -- [ laughter ] called the "harlem shake," and it doesn't even look like the "harlem shake." did they even test -- go to look what the real dance looks like? >> jimmy: yeah, i think it's the "harlem shamrock shake," is what it is. [ laughter ] >> it's like a -- yeah, it's like a flash mob of stupidity. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] you're asking ice-t, man. >> jimmy: i know. i love it! >> i'm taking it to 1,000 now, not 100. we going to 1,000. give me one more. >> jimmy: this last one. this is a hit show on television in america. this is a hit show. it's called "splash." it's celebrity diving. >> that's stupider than the big gulp. [ laughter ] i mean, it's, like, i mean, really, like -- like -- america, we're dying for programming right now. you understand me? >> jimmy: we're running out of ideas. >> yeah, like, i'm going to watch somebody jump off of a 30 -- i've seen the commercials

the -- harlem shake. why the workers wish the video had not gone viral.claim you c >>> starving away the pound the latest craze in britain. tonight at 5, how many claim you can get radically healthier by doing something that sound unhealthy. >>> with 4,000 videos uploaded daily hard to believe the harlem shake is the latest internet craze. >> it to. but not everyone is -- it is. but not everyone is a fan. in this video 8 miners performed the dance in a gold mine but after it went viral they were fired. >> 15 people lot of their jobs including those behind the camera. many make 6 figure salaries. the stunt was cited as a safety issue. >> we should do a morning team harlem shake. >> are you trying to get your fired. >> i think they would be okay with it right? >> we will find out i guess. >> let's find out. >> have great afternoon everyone. >> bill: hey. >> brooke: oh, good. you're here. >> bill: what's going on? did you take my advice? you talk to eric last night? >> brooke: yes. yes, i went over there to talk about expanding my role in this company. >> bi

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it's called the harlem shake. the dance doesn't have a point, it's just silly. but outside the headquarters of the muslim brother hood in cairo, silly equals political provocation. >> we want to show that this regime is not any different from the one that we got rid of. maybe the old mubarak regime was better. >> it boils down to one basic question -- what did the egyptian revolution accomplish? the economy is wrecked, unemployment is high, and many young people have little hope. the government appears to have few answers. four activists who dance the harlem shake in underwear are said to have been arrested for public indecency. it's not just something fun, it's a political tool. >> the mass demonstrations failed to change the government's thinking. so we had to come back something new. and that's satorizing every day egyptian life. >> even the president doesn't escape being satorized. because a mass protest doesn't make a difference, then maybe laughter will help. >> you're watching the journal n d.w. >> the drummers have a long and proud tradition. once they e

. >>> and the faa isn't happy about these passengers doing the harlem shake. >>> good morning. the obama administration offers a powerful message to the supreme court. overturn california's ban on same-sex marriage. the court is gearing up to hear two cases on the topic later this season in the brief. officials say the ban violates the constitution's equal protection clause. same-sex marriage remains an issue dividing many americanings. only nine states in the district of columbia allow for same-sex marriages. it took an interesting turn later this week when several high-profile republicans came out in support of the movement. they include john huntsman and last year's rnc featured guest and famous open-chair talker, actor clint eastwood. >>> well, it is sequester day in washington. a meeting is set for later this morning at the white house between president obama and congressional leaders, but it might be too little, too late. lawmakers have so far not acted, and it prompted a rare public outcry in the senate. >> rise up, oh, god, and save us from ourselves. pour your wisdom u

the latest casualties from the harlem shake. >> 15 workers fired before doing the harlem shake on the their six-figure salaries. it only took them about 30 seconds. mine management said it's a safety hazard. >> they say they took all appropriate safety measures. that is bogus. >> how long before we do the harlem shake? >> we might get fired. >> when was the last time you saw the worm? >> i didn't know what that was called. >>> what led to the company's decision at yahoo! to ban the employees working from home. last week, marissa mayer sparked controversy saying her employees have to come to the office every day. >> the network showed that employees were supposed to be logging on and working and were not. >> if you're going work at home and actually bourque at home, i say do it. if you're going say you work at home and not do anything, you have to come in. >> log into the system, send a few e-mails, pretend you're working. >> pretend. >> we do it every day. >> we're pree tending right now. >>> three stars from "modern family" showed their true comedic chops after being trapped in an el

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here we see view of harlem with bleaching ground 1675. he was the leading painter of this golder age. view of harlem with bleaching ground not until the bash zone schools he painted on easels to look what was going to be translated. it's something to look at artist typically from going back to the studios and painting. another example master full approach to the landscape genre is evidenced here in landscape 1660-1670. he has captured the forest with ice, frost and snow covered ground. the virtually monochromatic scene. it's interesting to point out that 17th dutch paintings is related to the usual climactic conditions at the time. from 1850 all of western europe experienced an ice age. he painted 25 winter landscapes during the most severe period of relative cool summers and cold winters. most of europe is experience is a cold winter so she's dragging her suit case behind her to make sure she got here for the open exhibition. there are actually 2 famous dutch painters ruisdael whose paintings we just looked at. he's also represented in o

dennis rodman and harlem globetrotters in north korea shooting a documentary. rodman watched a documentary with kim jong-un. here is proof. he said he has a friend for life. he then tweeted this. i'm not a politician. kim jong-un and korean people are basketball fans. i love everyone. this is retreated 251 times. he knows how to get dwiter action. >> he always have. >> what do you think of dennis rodman and north korean leader? do we need a new position here of ambassador to north korea? >> i'm speechless. >> this guy loves basketball. take him out of north korea. give him a front seat row any nba game. let him shoot occasional free throws so he wouldn't shoot nuclear missiles and we will be safer? >> while he is out of town we can sneak people over the border to disarm nuclear warheads. this is a serious international hot spot. i guess anyone who can help melt the diplomatic ice gets credit but we shouldn't make light of something that is a serious threat. >> dennis rodman must have no friends left. >> one thing for certain, the guy hasn't been in the spotligh

take a look. [ loud music ] >> do the harlem shake -- >> this latest incarnation of the harlem shakedeo was recorded by members of the colorado college ultimate frisbee team of course. it has more than 400,000 views on youtube. one of them by the way is the faa. they are investigating whether the video was recorded during take-off or landing or against the wishes of the flight attendants. but it appears everyone had a good time. >> yeah. >> especially that guy. >> looks like they had fun making it, right? >> absolutely. i think the miami heat just did one too that's spectacular. >> what's going on with the people in colorado? >> come on. >> i think we know. >>> 4:56 right now. sweeping government spending cuts. what they will mean for you. >> and a multi-state manhunt is over. how people finally found the las vegas shooting suspect. >> caught in the crossfire, a woman talks about getting hit by a stray bullet during the deadly santa cruz shootout. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] now's the time to save 5% off every day with your lowe's consumer credit card. [ woman ] my boyfriend and i wer