. >> do you have any contact with hasbro during this? >> yes. i reached out to hasbro. i approached the reporting of this book like i was reporting a long journal or times story which means no surprises. and you want as many people to participate as you can. so i had contacted hasbro for comment several times in the process, and there was some turnover and, to be honest, i'm not sure -- i didn't follow the play-by-play of who was heading what part of pr, but i spent them hundreds of fact-checking questions that were answered. for the times' excerpt that ran, i contacted them. they didn't respond. it's a bummer when somebody doesn't want to participate, but because they acquired parker brothers in 1991, i mean most of the book takes place before then and a lot of the documents -- i was very fortunate because i tried to give everybody a voice in the story, and luckily barton had a deposition. so i feel like we did get to hear from him. we have the darrow letters. we have things that, quite frankly, i don't know what documents they would have had because they acquired the

at hasbro's factory in massachusetts they pump out more than 27 million games a year and 29$29 trillion in play money, of course. nine of the top ten best selling games in the country. brings families back together. >> brings families back together. >> reporter: a refreshing connection says hasbro's john friscotti. >> in this age where people are disconnected games create a great opportunity for people to reconnect with each other. >> you sank my battleship. >> reporter: we've come a long way from battleship. today's games offer everything from vikings to villains to vixens. >> strategy modification. >> reporter: fans even flock though this web series called tapetobl like celebrity poker for board games. 500,000 viewers per episode. outside boston sherri rice treasures this time. >> they're always, always always running. so for the few moments that you can actually stop time and take a deep breath and play games with the kids, it is priceless. >> reporter: offline but still connecting across the board. peter alexander, nbc news, canton, massachusetts. >> break out the scrabble, and i'm

a refreshing connection, says hasbro's john friscotti. >> games create a great opportunity for peopleconnect with each other. >> you sank my battleship. e a long way from battleship. today's games offer everything from vikings to villains to vixens. fans even flock to this web series called table top like celebrity poker for board games. 500,000 viewers per episode. outside boston sherri rice treasures this time. >> they're always, always running. so for the few moments that you can actually stop time and take a deep breath and play games with the kids, it is priceless. >> reporter: offline but still connecting across the board. peter alexander, nbc news, canton, massachusetts. >>> break out the scrabble and i'm there. that will do it for us on this thursday night. i'm lester holt. thank you for joining us. by the way, we know you can't always be with us at this time each day, so don't forget you can always find us on demand. we hope you'll look for us there. have a great night everybody. woman: it's been a journey to get where i am. >>> lights, camera, access. >>> i miss krissy and w

[inaudible] >> i reached out to hasbro. i approach like i was writing a long journal which means no surprises. you want as many people to participate as you can. i contacted hasbro several times in the process. there were some turnover and i'm not sure i could follow the play-by-play but i sent them hundreds of fact-checking questions that were answered from the times expert to the book that ran. i contacted them and they didn't respond. it's a bummer when someone doesn't want to participate but because they acquired parker brothers in 1991 most of the book takes place before then. a lot of the documents i was very fortunate because i try to give everybody a voice in the story. luckily he had a deposition so we did get to hear from him. we have that there'll letters and we have thinks the quite frankly i don't know what documents they would have had. even though they didn't participate researching history of parker brothers and the people was important to me. a lot of that was out there. there was some stuff out there. [ina

>> i reached out to hasbro's, along journal or time story which means no surprises. end you want as many people to purchase as you can. i contacted has broke several times and i am not sure i follow the play-by-play of who was headed what part of p r than but i send them hundreds of questions that were answered. for the time exit i contacted them them. it is obama when somebody doesn't want to participate but because they acquired parker brothers in 1991 most of the book takes place before then and what documents, a misfortune it because i try to give everybody a voice and barton had a distant collision damage depositions a life filled with got to hear from him. we have the darrow letters, things that quite frankly i don't know what documents they would have had because they acquire the company solely so even though they didn't participate researching the history of parker brothers and the people was important to me and a lot of that because they were such a noted company was out there. there was some stuff out there. [inaudible question] >> in a deposition you could

hasbro will announce new cities going on the board. for the the new here and now anniversary addition fans voted on line for 20 sit toys get spots on monopoly. the traditional addition has featured atlantic city locations since its debut in 1935 and will continue to do so. that is classic version. >> my favorite. >> yes. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news" we are tracking snow for last day of winter and first day of spring. we don't like this kate has the forecast coming up. >>> we are monitoring breaking nenews for you an overturn truck on the ben franklin bridge could cause a big headache during the morning rush. we will stay on top of it and we will have the latest on the top of the hour. stay updating breaking news we are looking live at aractor trail their overturn at the base of the ben franklin bridge, this is right on the philly side of the bridge. >>> crews have been out working all night long to clean up that mess but it will be a huge problem, as the morning rush hour kicks into high gear. that truck was carrying a load of

this is hasbro shares. hasbro is up about 12% year-to-date. it carries about a 3% dividend yield.e price performance and you get a dividend. now, if you take a look at another stock that's going here as well. hasbro is one of them. you control ahead to the next one. we saw another one that's an interesting story. boeing shares a big defense contractor. also of course they make commercial airlines. this stock is up about 23% over the course of the past year and it's got a huge dividend yield. about 2.4%. not too bad for a large cap company like that and then we'll finish off with another stock here. one of the best performers. this one is a retail oriented name. it's kohl's. midscale shopping. those shares up 23% over the past year. this also has a 2.4% dividend yield. now, what's interesting here guys, is the number one stock in terms of price performance that has at least a 2% dividend is actually in the energy sector. we're not going to tell you this right now, but you're going to want to go to cnbc.com. that story is up right now, and, again, a greater than 2% dividend yield, b

hasbro is hosting a contest to pick new real stealth for the classic game. the 20 cities with the most votes will each become a property space. if you want to vote you have until wednesday to do it. >>> and that's "news4 midday" for this monday. tune in for news at 4:00 5:00 6:00 and 11:00 and right back here tomorrow hope you plan to join us on "midday" then. try to make that cherry blossom dish as home. a great dinner tonight. see you in the morning. have is a great afternoon, and we'll see you. i already feel like we're the most connected but i think this solo date will seal the deal. sure! i offer multi-car, safe driver, and so many other discounts that people think i'm a big deal. and boy, are they right. ladies, i can share hundreds in savings with all of you! just visit progressive.com today. but right now, it's choosing time. ooh! we have a winner. all: what? [chuckles] he's supposed to pick one of us. this is a joke, right? that was the whole point of us being here. >> marlena: hi, honey. >> will: come in. i'm really glad that you could uh--janet ju

today's a big day for the folks that hasbro. big monopoly makers, they make a bunch of toys and board games. >> eighty years old today. >> look at. that will so made it nearly billion people in over 100 countries have played, this real estate board game. and i never new this, i guess because i am the new girl here in philly but based on the street of atlantic sit. >> i yes look at the names here. >> you know what some people in our meeting yesterday from philly, i won't call them out but they didn't know that. but now we know. >> now you got boardwalk and park place oh, mediterranian marvin gardens. >> true. >> ventnor. >> we were talking about the different pieces you can pick to be, this is a throw back version, you have here on the set. >> iron board here. >> was replaced by i think last year by a cat. >> yes. >> kitty kitty kitty. throw back thursday, we have this vintage board. >> now the way i used to cheat, because you can't get this game over with in a matter of hours takes all day? >> it does take a long time. >> i used

hasbro acquired parker brothers. we have a lot of deposition escort documents we could talk about. >> mary it is great to have you on the program. thanks for revealing all of this. that's our program i'm john siegenthaler, the news continues next. you. >> the battle for tikrit is on. as iraqi forces push into the i.s.i.l. stronghold. >> we started to retake the neighborhood on the outskirts of tikrit city. >> but the obama administration is concerned allied shia and sunni soldiers could turn on each other after defeating i.s.i.l. >>> and you stack. four years after the start of the war critics say the white house strategy is not working. >> there was a rise of what we call insurgent parties in

hasbro is holding a contest. the 20 cities that get the most votes will each be featured as a property space. the one with the most votes will appear as the coveted boardwalk square. >> there is a washington, d.c. monopoly and there is an empire monopoly that we with love. coca-cola boardwalk, apple, you have samsung. >> how about that. i'm still old school. i think i have the old monopoly the first one. >> we should play. i get a little competitive. vus just warning you. >> no! >>> later today, the feds will be looking into metro. >> a test that will show how safe you are on the trains. >>> plus one year later and there has been no sign of a missing girl from d.c.. the push by city leaders to renew the search. >>> and a foggy national harbor. tom says the fog will clear and ice will melt. i already feel like we're the most connected but i think this solo date will seal the deal. sure! i offer multi-car, safe driver, and so many other discounts that people think i'm a big deal. and boy, are they right. ladies, i

hasbro is releasing, by the way, a new u.s.e game this fall after more than four million votes on line about what should be in it. pierre, south dakota will be serving as the new boardwalk and minneapolis, minnesota will hold the park place square. alison? alison: interesting. all right, leon. thank you. "7 on your side" tonight to get you some answers. horace: "7 on your side" is answering landlord/tenant questions here in the help center today. you have a question, 703-236-9220. for our panel of experts, they're here until 6:30 tonight. give us a call. alison: plus we all felt the cold this winter. find out why our area was the exception rather than the rule. leon: "7 on your side" to answer your questions about landlord and tenant issues. alison: and the latest numbers from the d.c. fiscal policy institute finds more than 161,000 rental units in the district alone. and, of course, those relationships don't always go smoothly. leon: that's right. horace holmes is in the help center tonight with one of those stories for us. ho

maker of the boardwalk hasbro has reportedly plans to rename properties in honor of the game's 80th anniversary will be rename of 20 cities with the most roads in on an on line poll but get this, atlantic city is no where near the top. we getter get on line if we would >>> fifty years ago today the sound of music premiered in u.s. theaters. opening on march 2nd 1965, that film ultimately won five oscars including best picture. the story of maria played by julie andrews and van trap family is based on the true story and the film made a 110 million-dollar at the box office, upon its release, helping to save 20th century fox from ruins. >>> it has been a beautiful will day across the region despite the ice earlier this morning. our eyewitness weather watchers are showing us temperatures ranging from the 30's to the north and west of the city to the 40's in interior south jersey. temperatures will stay pretty mild right through the evening but then we will fall hard overnight. lindh, one of our new weather watchers from cherry hill she's reporting a temperature of 39. welcome, lynn. the lets go ove

hasbro held a contest where fans got to vote for the city they wanted to see in the game. get this pier south dakota received the most votes to win the top space, the boardwalk spot. >>> up next beauty redefined. meet twin sisters who don't just have their genes in common i'll talk to them about their mission to inspire girls and women everywhere to love their bodies no matter what they'reir size. >>> in the final hours of winter, i'm tracking snow moving through the area. i'll let you know how long it will stick around coming up in my full forecast. >>> we just found out there are significant delays and some canceled flights at philadelphia international airport because of low visibility. all because of the snow. to check on the status of your flight, be sure to check your airline. you can call 1-800-phl-gate. >>> the french government is likely to approve a bill that banz bans excessively thin fashion models on a catwalk in an advertising campaign. models would have to present medical certificates showing that they have a body mass index or bmi of at least 18 before bein

. >> hasbro is running a contest that allows you to vote on the city of your choice to be featured inn cities will be featured as property spaces. philadelphia and atlantic city are both in the running. at last check, neither were in the top ten. we've got to get to work on this. the highest ranking city will get the popular boardwalk spot. you can have your say and vote by going to our nbc 10 app. it is a free download from the app store and nbc10.com. the finalist cities will be announced march 19th. >>> rescue crews rushed in when a truck fell into icy waters. >> now the men inside could face charges. tonight an exclusive interview with the driver's 42ndfriend is putting a new twist ongtd story. >>> not your normal target for thieves. these fossils are more than a hundred million years old. how they ended up in wimglmington and who they belong to. >>> we're now over breaking news. sky force 10 is live in upper moreland, montgomery county where there is a fire. you can see the smoke and flames and fire crews there trying to get it under control. at last word we heard the fire was at

hasbro, this was on the last year t stock is up 30% from the recent lows this year.ct when that's smoke there's fire. a content play here. if they continue to have a string of good openings like they did, a koifrm things coming this thing is probably back in play at some point. but i think you probably want to buy it. back towards those january lows. not up here 30%. >> pop today for finish line karen, stock up 5% or so. >> yeah, this is the beauty of setting the barlow for yourselves which did that last week. came out friday. the stock traded off a little bit and they announced earnings that were okay. earnings were good, guidance that was okay. but an increase in the buy back. i suspect they were out in the market today. >> restoration hardware, speaking of pops. >> they reported i think on the 26th, knee jerk was to sell it off. then you look operating margins much better. and guess what, these guys don't have to hire an end trader to hedge their currency risk because they don't have any. i think it goes north of 1 -- >> stock getting upgraded today -- a little la

hasbro now distributes monopoly.and it is translated into 47 languages and played in 114 countries. >t news is one the way. at 7:00 it's the insider followed by entertainment tonight at 7-30. >> pam: then we're back with kron 4 news at 8:00 >> reporter: tomorrow is the first day of spring. we do have to storm system heading our way. and lightly chance of showers. female announcer: you're on the right track to save big during sleep train's triple choice sale. for a limited time you can choose up to 48 months interest-free financing on a huge selection of tempur-pedic models. or choose to save hundreds on simmons beautyrest mattress sets. you can even choose $300 in free gifts with sleep train's most popular stearns & foster mattresses. the triple choice sale ends soon at sleep train. ♪ sleep train ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >>> why is tom cruise selling over $70 million in real estate. plus, is the donald running for >>> "the insider" with perspective on today's top trending stories. >> tom cruise is looking to sell his home in los angeles. >> take a look at this. an inc

the predicament hasbro, ever more perilous a yet tell spell economic measures in plan to undertake -- perilous and yet has spelled out economic measures in plan to undertake. we are about 400 million euros and that is on top of the 1.1 billion euros which inflated greek banks in the previous three days according to a person familiar with the matter. if greek deposits fully, banks rely on emergency funding to prompt them of last week. the ecb raised the emergency liquidity assistance lifeline i just 400 million euros which is less than half of what the greek central bank has requested. the ceiling will be reviewed once again at this week. a final world -- word from everything knows, a world economist. -- eric nilsson, a world economist for he said i hope there will be a u-turn on policy in advance. if not, the greek economy will collapse and they will flip out of the eurozone. he said, the greek government ought to recognize this is and game some --end-game sum. it will continue to reflect how close greece is to the end-game that erica nilsson cited. caroline: halting the events of the

hasbro said they got it because they received the most votes of any city in the country., minnesota earned one of the dark blue spots. >>> the original game came out in 1935 properties at that time were named after streets in atlantic city. the new changes are supposed to celebrate monopoly's 80th anniversary. i'm not sure how eliminating any of the ac streets does that. >> it's a little bizaar, i'm were you. >>> some high schools are creating unnecessary prom dress drama. they have to submit photos of their dresses for preapproval. many girls have their dresses. the new policy is any gown deemed too short or revealing will be rejected even if they are nonrefundable where they were bought. the school is standing by its decision saying it's their responsibility to uphold catholic values and moral integrity. we'll be right back. that's a hard question. (laughing) we are the fay family from chesapeake, virginia. williamsburg is just beautiful. because we have thrill seekers and not such thrill seekers, i try to find something that everybody likes. this is a very good spot to

hasbro is ramping up spending. $1 billion on their girls business. this is the one that came out.o now pass mattel as the world number one toymaker by revenue? that could happen. "countdown" continues in the next hour. we will bring you more from our interview with the lufthansa ceo. stay with us. ♪ >> stress test relief. all 31 big banks given a clean boyle health. they still face further scrutiny next week. we'll bring you all the details. >> ukraine's cease-fire under review 3678 further sanctions on the table. we're live in moscow with the reaction. >> did the u.s. economy create more than 200,000 jobs for the 12th consecutive month? >> and commerzbank said to be near paying $1.4 billion over claims it violated u.s. sanctions. we'll tell you what the fine would mean for germany's second biggest bank. >> welcome to "countdown." i'm mark barton. >> i'm ann aedwards. >> we have an exclusive interview with luff lufthanz's chief executive. >> banks were tested on their ability to survive nine quarters of adverse economic conditions including a decline in the stock market and g.d.p.

hasbro has acknowledged that monopoly was inspired by lizzie mcgee but since her death her story has the one that rolled the tice and got all of the credit. >> when he becomes a millionaire does anybody say, hey, a woman started this. >> lizzie mcgee actually speaket out. she holds up her bofrds the early game and said, hay i was the long time before. that by then they were so wrapped up. it was so much the even cham democratment. the informer dredger says the company paid 50 trees for the rights to a board game and they put her fate on the cover. >> she died in 1948. up until then she and die were given credit. after she passed away yes, she was forgotten. >> today monopoly is a real sport. "under the boardwalk" highlights come pettories in a u.s. championship. players like tim vandenberg who is now yous the tool as intended. a tool too teach minus the company. what to you think about it being the sop sit? >> be careful what you puts out there. fouchl. you do may noltd know a san francisco state profess ear suit. he won. over the ten years the cord bat el went on, lizzie mick guy's

the what the maker hasbro did because this is a game that is 80 years old.to stay upbeat, up to date. they decided to reach out on social media and have have people vote on what cities they wanted to replace the current atlantic city cities. so, guess what city is the the new boardwalk. >> what city. >> peer, south dakota. >> that is new boardwalk. >> the capitol of south day coat, that is spelled pierre. >> it is the capitol. >> pierre. >> they did a major pr effort in south dakota they had radio stations telling people to looking in and vote. they did get a lot of votes. other people said we don't care, whatever monopoly. >> they had had to work for it. >> all 12 people in pierre voted: they did. >> another space is different too, isn't it. >> reporter: park place. minneapolis. >> minneapolis. >> see, why didn't i hear about this contest. >> they should have told people, so we could defend our spot. >> reporter: i have done this story before yesterday we were talking about it. last night we got results of the game. it was 80th anniversary of the game. what

several years ago, hasbro was going to put out a doll based on the pussy cat dolls.ded nos to release the doll. it's actually a smart business decision. they're going to hurt their brand by putting out such a creepy doll. >> great to see you. appreciate you joining us this morning. >> thank you. >>> it's breaking news moment here. fox news alert. first time in history by the way because today is pi day. first time in 100 years. well, so history being only 100 years. the date matches five digits of pi and here we are. so, we've got a few more seconds. better than new year's eve. why isn't this the count down show. at 9:26. it's happening right now. >> bring me the apple pie, come on. where are they? >> 3.1415926. >> there it is. >> 53 seconds. >> okay. >> piece of pie. >> enjoy this whole minute of your life. this is never going to happen again. >> the next time it's going to happen, march 14th 2115. i don't know that any of us are going to be alive. >> i'm going to live that long. >> there you go. how does it feel for you at home? let us now. >>> all eyes on new hamp

the game, most people if you say to them say oh, parker brothers, which is now owned by hasbro. they acquired the company in 1991. and for years the story was this gentleman, mr. darrow invented the game, and in one of america's darkest hours he innovates and makes this game and puts atlantic city properties on it as an homage to vacations during better times. the patent from 1935 the monopoly patent it looks a lot like what most of us know today the tokens, the board, the properties. this is a version -- this version, a version of this story has been on hasbro's web site for years. some people believe that darrow was the inspiration for some of the early mr. monopoly characters. the only problem is that story isn't exactly true. the actual game originated with a woman, this woman, elizabeth magie. who was she? she had a patent for a typewriter gadget. she was an outspoken feminist. she had a lot of views on this and her father was this gentleman named james magie who wasn't just an influential newspaper owner but had traveled with abraham lincoln during the lincoln/douglass deb