lego is seemingly everywhere. last night "the simpsons" had a 3-d generated lego springfield.urn her torso into yellow bricks for her latest video. it all comes on the heels of a massive year for the danish toy maker and it is the most profitable toy company in the world. >> they got themselves into businesses they didn't understand. some of them might have been good for another company but they weren't good for lego. >> reporter: david robertson is a professor and author of "brick by brick." he says for years the success of lego was directly tied to toys based on two film franchises. "star wars" and harry potter". >> they are left with 94% of their product line, which is unprofitable, unpopular, and in some cases just not very lego-ee. >> they changed their focus. >> lego pays $3 per kilogram and sells it $75 per kilogram. so they are making lots of money on the boxes of bricks but the kids are buying the story, really. >> reporter: the company has expanded to create lego video games and has reached out to girls with more gender neutral ads and princess and disney products. >

did you play with lego? >> i did. my father was a builder. lego, lincoln logs. i was all over that. >> you are connecting these things in this photo exhibit. tell us about this. >> that came nearly from a camera test i was doing with a macro lens. i needed a small object to photograph. i picked up a key chain and approach and how i would any of my celebrity portraits. >> you have a "star wars" storm trooper keychain. ok, just checking. you start photographing that. >> the image spoke to me. the figure came to live. i started playing around with it like toys again. i thought, what if there was a little man in here? i did a series of x-ray storm troopers and darth vader. from there, the creativity kept flowing. >> what has been the reaction so far? the fans of "star wars," the fans of lego. then fans of your work. >> it has been amazing. i never would have imagined this kind of reaction. when you do something that personal, i love the work. to see other people having this kind of reaction is great. >> you are a commercial photographer. in addition to doing the stu

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the chief development officer says the software should become more like lego. i will be back later to explain what he is talking about. >> looking forward to that report. it is a big day in terms of the inflation report in the u.k. and the world is watching. >> you have the bank of england trying to push back against expectations. unemployment is below seven percent. wages have started to turn the corner. the more that accelerates, the harder it will get for the bank of england to justify keeping rates at record those. we know there is a division over how much slack is left in the economy. the slack -- >> what is going to drive the rest of the market? >> euphoria. sit tight in the u.k. and europe ahead of the inflation report. what happens from here? there have been seven major tightening cycles in the u.s. since 1970. is that enough to temper expectations of a bigger foot forward on the s&p 500? we talk about the euro. let's talk about the pound. labor market data. inflation report. see pushey speaks, to back against expectations of a rate rise? he may not do

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he called it brego. >> there's a 12-year-old boy -->> reporter: when the folks at lego heard about whate did, they were so impressed that last month they held a competition called build for good inspired by shabam and his creation. teams from seven firms were challenged to create their own rob robots. shabam was one of the judges. we were also invited into the gilroy home of the krants family. their young daughter was dying of a brain tumor. her parents were able to see flu their grief and think of others. they agreed to donate jennifer's tumor, and within hours of her death, the team at the children's hospital stanford were working to create a stem cell line from it. we recently heard from the doctor that their efforts were successful. and now jennifer's stem cell line joins just a handful of dipg lines in the world, offering hope for treatment for a disease that hasn't seen progress in decades. finally, it was in 2012 that we met redd carson. redd and his late wife shared a beaut love aware, from the battlefields of europe to a quiet life in san jose. after his wife's death, redd esta

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and it has legos for him because he loved to play with legos. >> since the paw was our logo. so i just decided i wanted to draw that on it. >> this is the plaza towers. and it says "i survived an ef5 tornado in my school on may 20th, 2013." >> reporter: the idea of painting the bricks of plaza towers came from sixth grader zoe tennyson who was trapped at the school on that terrifying day. >> my friend sat by me in the bathroom and buried me. >> reporter: she said she wanted to remember her classroom and asked if i would go over and get it. a lot of the fathers were out there busting them up into individual blocks so kids or anybody who wanted them could get them. >> reporter: with hope, the brick project has become a building block in moore's emotional recovery. >> we were all there together, and we were all feeling the same thing. and it was a safe place. >> plaza towers, moore strong. >> reporter: nearly a year later, xavier delgado still has the physical and mental scars, but his mom says he is doing better each day. >> and they just, you know, helped us with all our anxie

they call themselves the lego queens. this is a close-up of the prototype they built out of legos.sident said more girls need to get into the sciences and math, and jim axelrod tells us about a program that is leading the way. >> five, six, seven, eight. >> reporter: in cambridge, massachusetts, these middle school girls are learning much more than new dance steps. they're learning math from kirin sinha, a senior at m.i.t. >> now three as, so one, two-- let's say x is a fin and y a little hip-hop or something, a very simple choreography might be three spins followed by a hip-hop. so three x plus y. >> reporter: well aware of a shortage of women in the math and sciences, sinha developed a curriculum to reach 12- and 13- year-old girls at an age their confidence drops. it's called shine, which is exactly what it prepares them to do. once a week after school, the girls go downstairs to dance. then upstairs to put pencil to paper, even markers to glass. >> when they go upstairs and they have a mental block about "i don't understand how to solve this equation," we can say, "well, think

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>>> two years in the making and -- they will enter an alternate reality where everyone is made of legos> is it me or does something seem weird? >> you are right. something is different about the simpson's today, your father is wearing a tie. >> it is the simpson's 550th episode. simpson's animators worked with lego on the 3-d animation to make sure the characters looked technically correct. >> worked on it two years. i will have to dvr. love that show. >>> hunger games beauty jennifer lawrence has been named the sexiest woman in the world. editors at "fhm" magazine like the fact she took a bold step and chopped off her hair. >> they also like she admitted that jack nicholson sent her champagne and flowers after interrupting her in an interview at the 2013 oscars. lawrence knocked milakunis out of the number one spot. both gorgeous women. >> absolutely. >>> a sexy young actor about to get a test for his acting chops. >> scott eastwood, son of clint eastwood is taking on his first leading role in "the longest ride." the adaptation of the film >> the longest ride will mark the first role i

even lego land has been evacuated. how close are the flames burning to homes and neighborhoods tonight? >> reporter: in carlsbad, things really have started to quiet down. right now, the active flame is a little north and east of us. that would be in the san marcos area. but you're right. lego land was evacuated. 15,000 homes and businesses were evacuated. legoland actually lost power. so it was quite the day here. let me tell you. >> again, you say the weather conditions have dropped for tonight. the winds aren't gusting, but they are concerned that tomorrow could be another tough day. >> that's absolutely correct. tomorrow, they have crossed most of the schools in the san diego county, unified district, as well as other schools around carlsbad and the other communities around here, because they are concerned that the weather conditions will be as bad tomorrow as they were today. in fact, in that san marcos area that i told you about, cal state, san marcos were having commencement exercises this weekend, all canceled.

even lego land has been evacuated. close are the flames burning to homes and neighborhoods tonight? >> reporter: in carlsbad, things really have started to quiet down. right now, the active flame is a little north and east of us. that would be in the san marcos area. but you're right. lego land was evacuated. 15,000 homes and businesses were evacuated. legoland actually lost power. so it was quite the day here. let me tell you. >> again, you say the weather conditions have dropped for tonight. the winds aren't gusting, but they are concerned that tomorrow could be another tough day. >> that's absolutely correct. tomorrow, they have crossed most of the schools in the san diego county, unified district, as well as other schools around carlsbad and the other communities around here, because they are concerned that the weather conditions will be as bad tomorrow as they were today. in fact, in that san marcos area that i told you about, cal state, san marcos were having commencement exercises this weekend, all canceled. jus

and the "lego-land" amusement park closed because of the fires. no major injuries have been reported. this was the scene in carlsbad earlier. when thousands were told to evacuate: snarled traffic as people tried to get away from the fast- moving flames. evacuations have been canceled around fires east of san diego in lakeside. and also to the north, at the camp pendleton marine base. every public school in the san diego area. will be closed tomorrow. that's more than 200-schools. serving more than 130-thousand students. here in the bay area, some schools in richmond took special precautions against the heat today. many of the schools in the district. don't have air conditioning. school officials say, they are turning off the lights and closing window blinds. to keep the temperature down. the school board president says, the district plans to renovate and update school buildings soon. on fire watch. in the east bay. with a park officer looking to stamp-out bad behavior that could erupt into flames. philippe djegal continues our team coverage. offic

a company that rents legos for kids for a month. return them for new ones after their kids away with them. can this share and economy? rent the one ray -- runway for children. great to see you this morning. qwest thank you for having me. qwest you have a three-tiered pricing? >> absolutely. and $35 monthly plan. qwest how many people are on this so far? let's 50,000 people have signed up for the membership. a great response. qwest what makes you -- what made you think about this? qwest my cofounder came together and we both had kids and we were sending an inordinate amount of money buying sets. four per month. $160 per month, versus a rental for 39. we did the math and wanted to make any comic -- an iconic toy affordable. upst with any kid who grows with legos, do you have an affiliation with the company? but we know about us have no affiliation with them, we just make sure we take all of our rights in terms of ip are respected. >> right, that you respect there's, obviously. work?es this do you buy legos and warehouse them? >> exact

>> it's a teenage mutant ninja turtle lego set. >> that's a good gift. >> bruce had been wanting thisce christmas. asked for it at christmas and didn't get it. grandma to the rescue found the toy, gets it for bruce for his birthday. >> i mean, rusty. >> you know he's excited. >> little brother rex excite the. he's going to get to play with it. >> oh, my gosh. >> oh, my gosh. >> so cool. >> oh, this is really cool, right right. >> it's great to see him excited. this would be a great video even if it ended right there. oh, no this gets so much better. >> what the [ bleep ] is this? >> oh. wait. what? >> what the [ bleep ] is this? >> we don't know where he learned it. kids are like sponges at that age. they'll pick up anything. listen to that again. he says it like he has used that phrase before. >> what the [ bleep ] is this? okay. >> that's a bad word. >> dad dies laughing. >> dad behind the camera, name is miles, and he is laughing but he's like wait, that's a bad word. that's a bad word. >> what do you say to grandma? >> thank you grandma. >> oh, the craziness our pets have to endur

it is a teenage mutant ninja turtle lego set. and bruce had been wanting this since christmas. he asked for it for christmas and didn't get it. grandma to the rescue. found the toy. gets it for bruce for the birthday. >> leonardo, donatello, i mean rafael. >> you know he's excited. little brother rex also excited. he knows he'll get to play with it. >> oh, my gosh. oh, my gosh. so cute. >> this is really cool. so great to see him so excited. this be with a great video, even if it just ended right there. but, oh, no, this gets so much better. >> what the [ bleep ] is this? >> oh! wait. what? >> what the [ bleep ] is this? >> we don't know where he learned it. kids are like sponges at that age. they'll pick up anything. let's listen to that again. he says it like he's used that phrase before. . >> what the [ bleep ] is this? >> dad dies laughing. >> dad is behind the camera. his name is miles. he is laughing. that's a bad word. that's a bad word. >> what do you say so grandma? >> thank you, grandma. >>> a neighbor records a massive house fire next door. but it goes beyond terrify

. [ laughter ] >> steve: hey, kids love legos. >> jimmy: you need to sell a a happy meal?ou get a toy in it. you got a burger and a toy. >> steve: come on, i'm a kid. >> jimmy: i'm a kid, i want to make sure they have a spokesman there. ♪ thank you, the roots's new album "and then your shoot your cousin" for being a lot better than last week's release of "and then you kick your brother-in-law." [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] it's a good record. >> steve: good record. excellent. >> jimmy: it's good record. [ sound effects ] >> steve: ghosts. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i beat you, i beat you. ♪ thank you, heat, pacers, spurs and thunder, for sounding less like nba playoff teams and more like a row of male strip clubs. [ laughter ] this weekend at spurs, all you can drink. >> steve: come to thunder. >> jimmy: yes. >> steve: thunder down under. ♪ >> jimmy: thank you, face time, for being the most technologically advanced way to look directly up your friend's nose. [ laughter ] what are you doing later? oh i'm having a barbecue. that's cool man. >> steve: it's gonna text me w

engineers say so far there doesn't seem to be any structural damage to buildings or to lego land. >> a man attacked brad pitt on the red carpet last night, a 25 -year-old last night at the movie premiere in los angeles. he jump add barrier and rushed brad pitt and purged him in the face. pitt kept on going signing autographs and greeting fans. the suspect is known to be a troublemaker and tried to kiss will smith and hug leonardo and looked up an actress' gown at a film festival. >> and e-mails were made public of a 23-year-old c.e.o. of nap chat and is mortified of messages he where five years ago to get the fellow fraternity brothers riled up at stanford. in one message he wrote "shopping list. the one ounce of marijuana, one kilo of blow," and continues with derogatory message toward women. he said that he was sorry. he said he was a jerk to have written them. they in no way reflect who he is today or his views toward women. >>> this on, female students at a utah high school want to know why their year book photos were changed without their knowing about it digitally. a girl's v n

. >> reporter: gia still loves her legos and her pet spider. >> i don't like princesses. am not a princess. >> reporter: hold the tiaras. >> half of gi a's rifles. >> reporter: how many do you have in there? these are her prized possessions. >> wow, like an arsenal. this one here is my favorite. my eight shooter. >> reporter: what do you call this one? the love gun. it has hearts all over of it? >> yes it does. all my rifles and pistols. >> reporter: a lot of people looking, would scratch their head and say why does a 9-year-old girl need guns and rifles. >> they have different uses. competition. practice. skeet. >> reporter: the gun business is booming with sales spiking even after newtown. >> an ar, obviously. >> reporter: analysts say that's because nose wthose who own gun buying more guns. overall, national surveys, indicate gun ownership is decreasing. young hot shots like gia represent a geographic the industry considers vital to the future of gun sports. she has a fan page and her own industry sponsors. >> stand by. >> her dad, hopes sharp shooting will some day pa

thousands have been forced to flee their homes, those wildfires shutting down public schools and the lego land theme park. fires have been burning in carlsbad, lakeside, san marcos and marine base. we are live in carlo carlsburg, california. >> the fire is 50% contained, but there are a number of hot spots. the two homes behind me that have been destroyed continue to smolder, smoke and ash filling the air. for much of san diego county this morning, residents are waking up to fire. >> wow, there it is right there. there it is right there! >> bone dry conditions and soaring temperatures have sparked at least nine wildfires, spreading a path of destruction across san diego county. wildfires are nothing new for those living here, but even those who are used to dealing with them have been caught off guard. >> we've been doing this 35 years. >> fueled by strong and erratic winds and temperatures nearing 100 degrees, the fires have burned through homes and brush. crews are working around the clock, but full containment won't come quickly. >> firefighting resources are getting progress in the for

also evacuating a power plant and the lego land amusement park. is a dangerous fight for those on the front lines. we are joined from carlsbad, california. thousands of people told to evacuate there. firefighters are having a very tough time there. what is the latest? >> reporter: well, here, anderson, this is in carlsbad. this neighborhood is completely evacuated. you can see the fire engines are pulling out of here. that is because they need to shift resources. if you can look over my left shoulder you will see another fire. this one in san marcos, in san diego county. so in all, five fires are burning, as you said, 23,000 people are evacuated because of the fires pushed along by strong winds, very high humidilow humi >> this has to be partly because of the drought along with the winds? >> absolutely, i spoke with some fire officials, they are very concerned about almost all of california and part of nevada. these winds playing a huge factor in all of these, they died down a little bit. but the fires hopped all over the place. as you pointed out

they forced school closures and prompted a over night evacuation of lego land. >> it was terrifying. my dogs at home, how am i going to get home, worried about my neighbors, all the families. >> reporter: a product of months with little rainfall and above normal temperatures. peak wildfire season occurs during late summer into the fall. >> i think the common theme statewide this year is unprecedented number of fires and fire activity across the state. many cases 2 to 3 months earlier than normal. >> authorities are worried the wildfires is just the beginning of a fierce fire fighting season. >>> grew of firefighters should be -- a crew of firefighters should be arriving in san diego now, ktvu's john fowler is live with more. >> reporter: i want to show you something. this is fire wild land bulldozer. it is ready to go at any moment here on this hot and windy condition day. but also around northern california there are 500 specialized strike team firefighters ready to go on a moment's notice. >> whenever you get called you are ready to go within an hour. >> she is on the strike team,

[applause] codinguys did their own to design a lego system that shows how, if water is rising bridge, the bridge would go up right away and save lives. they are in second grade. so -- you know. i was just learning how to put up a tent. they are designing bridge systems to save people. we are very proud of them. give them a round of applause. [applause] now that i am at --who also ms? -- who else did i miss? this crew made a simulated catapult. these folks in the blue shirts are designing a sensor system to save pedestrians. they are actually doing it jointly with kids in ethiopia. they want to spread their knowledge, not just restricted to here in the united states. we have a team from chicago. they did outstanding robotics work. we have a young lady from san antonio? withs doing great work electronic vehicles. and i think those are all of the folks. did i miss anybody who i saw? i know that we have other contestants. anyway, i want to let you know how proud and impressed i was with all of you. not only are you great scientists and engineers, but you also gave outstanding presentation

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the lego movie is still the number 1 hit in the u.s. of the year and 300: rise of an empire ended up doing very well for them. a winter's tale not so much and they're not starting the 2nd quarter very well with transcendencebut the leftover from the hobbit movie. so they're doing okay. >>dreamworks on the other hand had a 57 million dollar write down which is just a fancy way of saying we lost a lot of money---on mr. peabody. >>a big budget is basically the cause of that. it's the 2nd big loser for dreamworks in a row with both turbo from last summer and now mr. peabody. but i think there's some hope on the horizon this summer for them. >>you are already out with your summer predictions for the box office hits. here's a look. drumroll please >>we have a lot of sequels coming out. we have a lot of comedies coming out this summer. tammy is melissa mccarthy's directorial debut. she has been really hot at the box office with heat and identity thief. i think this is going to be a surprise hit coming around the july 4th holiday. >>a lot to lo

. >> if my 8-year-old can do a 372-piece lego kit in 37 minutes flat, he can bus the table and do laundry. but it's my own expectations that are making my life miserable. >> that's well put. by the way, have you been to our house, because that's exactly what happens. >> yours? >> that's exactly. >> but i bet you're the one that's reloading. i bet when you're home you kind of like things a certain way. >> sometimes if you don't do a great job you may not be asked to do it again. i'll leave it that way. >> i know a lot of partners don't do a good job, that's it, it's easier. >> it's strategic. >> yes. >> sandra, i saw you nodding your head. you agree with a lot of this. i am really struck by this fact, it's harder, i have young daughters and my mother is probably watching the program right now, studies show it will be harder for my daughters than it was for my mother in some ways. no disrespect to my mother. but this is challenging work. are we preordained, mel, for this to get harder? >> part of what we're dealing with and i'm sure sandra will agree, when they look at most studies of house

you are right, i am very route of that lego piece. looking at the company's turnaround.ections were great. coming up with a different way, different angle to cover the german elections. i managed to get a sausage and a cucumber into it a package. i thought it was a lot of fun. there's also been in another highlight during the last four years and that is been learning that tv is not just us in front of the camera, it is about this guy talking in your ear, is about the woman up its make up about thethe morning, writers, the producers and directors. it is all about the teamwork that goes into television. that is something that was always a highlight for me. learning tv is all about teamwork. it is not just about us in front of the camera. , we're going to miss you. i gather we are nothing to lose you forever. you still will appear on the channel, yeah? >> i hope you'll have me on the channel. i'm staying with bloomberg. i'm going to rejoin our colleagues in print. i will be based in hong kong and i will be writing about economics and policy. i will be writing about the mili

. >>> and officially the tallest lego tower in the world. soaring 120 feet. just shows what you can make when you don't follow the manuals. how about tossing out the instructions. >>> and the washington redskins invite senator harry reid into controversy, and republicans shoot themselves in the foot big time. scrambled politics is next. super destinations and do everything under the sun. 12 brands. more hotels than anyone else in the world. save up to 25% and earn bonus points when you book at wyndhamrewards.com. save up to 25% and earn bonus points what if it were more than something to share? what if a photo could build that shelf you've always wanted? or fix a leaky faucet? or even give you your saturday back? the new snapfix app revolutionizes local service. just snap a photo and angie's list coordinates a top-rated provider to do the work on your schedule. the app makes it easy. the power of angie's list makes it work. download snapfix for free. >>> now for your first look at this morning's dish, unscrambled politics. the washington redskins president in

not only that university and that neighborhood lego land part of the military base and businesses andhe homes cost a lot of people finding themselves on pants and needles. keenan in new >> pam: how is that affecting all this? >> healed impact and connected to northern california all of californian and clothing nor california. those are the bone dry spots that it really feared could be trouble spot. gniezno what whensan francisco police raided (male announcer): now, here's stanley roberts who found some people behaving badly. >> reporter: when not in this to the sound of shares that it was as a set before the politics for removal would that is what exactly was calling on here oakland public works and numerous other businesses have come together to take a stand against the blight this is how it used to look with a little graffiti all the ugliness remote. removed. public works on what to test to clean up a wall that was a legally attack. tagged. >> reporter: that started to go to work on the pillars >> reporter: >> hopefully it will attract the dewfall pieces of artwork accurate and usef

record for the tallest tower built with legos. >> they need the grown-ups to lift them up. >> the children built a 115-foot tower in front of st. steven a basilica in budapest. a hungarian lawmaker put that rubik's cube on top of the tower. the previous record was set by high school students in delaware. got to bring it back to the states. >> some kid had a lot of leg goes. >> better than on the floor. >> thanks for joining us. our next newscast is at 5:00. >> and you can get the latest at nbcbayarea.com all day. and then cover the papi. announcer: the moment babies are born, their brains are forming the connections that determine how they learn...think...and grow. in the sky. [ babbles ] talk and read to your children from day one. this is tomato soup. announcer: their brains are actually developing with your every word. it's free, easy, and something you can do anytime. talk. read. sing. your words have the power to shape their world. learn more at first5california.com/parents teacher layoffs. and a 60 billion dollar budget deficit. that's what john perez faced when he became speaker of

the associated press although a non thompson was inconclusive in determining the official cause of legos that city officials have stated that he basically takes stuff. vermont lawmakers passed a bill mandating that genetically modified foods must be labeled governor peter schilling signed the bill this afternoon. the bill passed the vermont house of representatives one fourteen to thirty in the senate twenty two. his bill requires food sold in retail outlets and labeled i as having been produced or partially produced with genetic engineering. it also makes it illegal to describe this weekend as asn the nation to pass it along similar legislation failed in california and washington maine and connecticut counselor bells last year because as stating that other states must pass chem i was before theirs could be enacted and the states have to be nearby. what goes into effect to my first two thousand sixteen. last month it was because nature is the policy director center for food safety told us this is just the beginning of the grassroots movements require camera labeling on fitted across the

the "lego movie 2" is already in the works. i'll turn you over to wolf blitzer in "the situation room." wolf? >>> jake, thanks very much. happening now, breaking news, ominous signs in north korea. u.s. satellites spot something suspicious. they believe north korea is getting ready for a nuclear test. and dennis rodman opens up. is he still in denial about human rights abuses? >>> shocking terror video. the leader of a violent islamist group vows to sell more than 200 kidnapped school girls. so what is the u.s. doing to help? >>> and digging in their heels, the clippers' owner and his wife are battling for ownership. is donald sterling's girlfriend helping his case? >>> we're following breaking news at this hour. disturbing signs that north korea may be on the verge of detonating a nuclear device at any time. we're looking into a shocking claim that the uncle of kim jong-un is reportedly alive. dennis rodman says that he saw him alive. >>> plus, the kidnapping of more than 200 school girls. their al qaeda-linked abductors are n

. >> reporter: there's a lego d arth vader. and an r2 coke machine from china. there's an arsenal on display and just when you're getting star wars overload, there's more. >> welcome. >> reporter: first we have to get past the storm troopers fortunately the force is with steve. >> we don't need to see their identification. >> these aren't the guests you're looking for. >> these aren't the guests we're looking for. >> we can continue on the tour. >> we can let them through now. >> a third cavernous room filled with more, including a pinball machine to fill an arcade. it's a universe of star wars merchandise and more is being added to the collection. if you want to see it it's down a galaxy down the way in petaluma. >> rancho obi won is a nonprofit but it does offer tours. go to our website and click on web links. >> thanks for the tour ken, really cool there. >>> animal control officers in contra costa county said today they will euthanize two dogs that attacked neighbors. back on may 1st a labrador retriever and a pit mix attacked a neighbor. the dog's owner has

media division, cable tv, network, movie division -- and of course, your member the lego movie came outped to boost was quarter earnings for time warner. shareholders will get shares of the new company as of may 23. >> we will continue to follow this story throughout the day here on bloomberg television. let's check some of the top stories we are following for you at this hour. the number of americans seeking unemployment benefits fell by 26,000 last week to 319,000. its latest sign that the job market is slowly improvement in -- improving. it looks like mostly temporary lay offs around the east are holiday. allocations are a proxy for laos, so the klein suggests companies are cutting fewer jobs. the abduction of 276 schoolgirls from their dormitories by the islamist militant group boko garneringbeen attention. protests were held across nigeria. and here at home, first lady michelle obama joined a viral media campaign under the #bringbackourgirls. syrian state television said an explosion struck a hotel in the an edgent owned area of of the contested neighborhood in the old part of alep

wall e, hunger games 2008 and even the new lego movie. [laughter] we are bombarded -- bombarded of tales of the poison terrorists desperate pople. this catastrophe is to view is presented routinely by the of biggest and most powerful environmental groups around the world. hated is that castastrophists view we are continually presented and with this news we are hit with the idea by the leading environmentalist we need the cure to revert back to nature to some kind of 40 acres and and you will set up with eddie arnold. [laughter] that going back is the way for word. but to be clear we see it in the book of genesis with the garden of eden the a.d. we have fallen from grace that we have lost even to return to nature is continuing we have seen. 1755 that we were given in the idea of the noble savage, one century later to talk about the joys of living as to wall bin to cultivate poverty like a garden and herb. this century after we have rachel carson and silent spring said edward abbey a writer who has become the star of the environmental lite

. >> coming up next how a college student's clever use of legos paid off. >> nfl surprise one high school football player got after making this video of himself catching his own hail mary pass. >> and air force one has landed. we'll bring that to you live right after this. >>> may is asian pacific american heartidge month. today we recognized former transportation secretary norman mineta laying the ground work in 1977 when he introduced a legislation. more information on abc7 news bay area >> we want to take you live back to moffett field with the president came off of air force one. you can see he's ready to step into this limb scene here >> getting ready for two big fund-raisers tonight. let's go live to moffett field. >> they disembarked first. and the president there is greeting the director of nasa ames and also colonel. the mayor of mountain view. so here we are at month offit air field. now next step would be if is he not running too late because remember, he is running about 30 minutes behind schedule. he was in san diego. the next thing that he does is great people on the side. t

. >>> inspired by lego, a small box is snapped together with magnets allowing anyone to create electronic engineering experience. we speak about projects done so far. >> here's how to make a simple circuit. start with blue which is power. not understanding technology these days is a form of illiteracy. it's like not being able to read and write. this is a way to allow anyone without a background in engineering whatsoever to understands electronics. lights, sounds, sensors, motors and also more importantly be able to invent with them. you also need one green which is output. and the magnet just snaps. you don't do programming. already there's a circuit. i experienced first hand what incredible power you get from being able to use the tools that is electronic in order to executed ideas that you have in your head. i never had to go to an engineer. i did it myself. i'm interested to bring that to other people. again this is power. i'm going to put a speaker. i can replace it with a keyboard. i swap out the keyboard for the sequencer. to see people come up with things we've never even thought

also, as we mentioned at 5:00, lego land, the amusement park, it has been evacuated. that evacuation due primarily to a power outage of there. throughout the day we have seen air tankers make their drop. but needless to say, crews have been overwhelmed. we're seeing crews from different regions, you mentioned bay area crews making their way down here. we have to say a big thank you. this is what fire officials told us a short time ago. >> this morning when the fire started, the fire behavior and the fuel conditions we've seen are what typically we see in june, july and august -- not in may. the fire behavior was extreme. and from the minute that fire started it was immediately threatening homes and evacuations were in progress. >> reporter: just an incredible scene down here in san diego county. carlsbad is about a half hour north of the city of san diego. and, again, here in carlsbad, one of now seven separate major fires burning in san diego county. with that we'll send it back up to you in the bay area. >> thank you. and as he was saying still an active scene down

. >> we have lego. >> after wrapping up the you said a brand new toys were donated from a store going out of town. $7 for a $44 model. this is really cool all day saturday. >> saturday from 7-4:00 p.m.. >> get here early because people line up early. all this goes to a great cause. >> locally and globally from chicago of boy to tanzania. >> we are going to have some much more to talk more about the clothes and all of the charity that this is going to. >> coming up, new news about sharknado and zack efron zac efron is opening up about his problems with drugs and alcohol. in an interview with the hollywood reporter, efron admits to drinking too much and battling the temptations of hard partying like many young stars in hollywood. he has now joined alcoholics anonymous... though he says addiction is a "never-ending struggle." take cover. sharknado three is in the works. the second installment of the horror movie is due out in july. even so, the syfy network has announced plans for a third sharknado to hit another city. the first sharknado became a hit on twitter with social media users a