microsoft chair bill gates talks about his future and a conversation with bloomberg lp founder michael bloomberg. bloomberg has learned that amazon has acquired rights for an online paid tv service. affect? could it jelly, his first time serving as ceo of a startup in lessons biz stone learned from twitter. will bill gates ever return to microsoft as ceo? we have the answer and a conversation between dates and a conversation with bloomberg lp founder tackle bloomberg later. amazon has been disrupting everything from e-commerce, shipping, groceries, and tv could be next. they're looking at starting an online paid tv service, some sort of expansion of amazon prime instant video but with life programming. they're reaching out to media companies to secure contents. verizon acquired intel tv technologies and sony is also planning a web taste service and this comes as amazon obtained a new patent for anticipatory shipping, to ship packages before customers even clicked to buy. erlichman,et to jon our senior west coast correspondent nla. what are we talking about here you go what is amazon trying to do

cofounder microsoft ok's will be sitting down with michael bloomberg for a conversation on the importancef giving back and his efforts around the world. that is this morning at 9:30 a.m. on bloomberg television. there brings us to our twitter question of the day -- this is "bloomberg surveillance." ♪ >> good morning, this is "bloomberg surveillance." davos,ne is in switzerland. mike has our top headlines. >> antigovernment activists and police battling in kiev. protesters bombarded police with molotov cocktails. police returned fire with rubber bullets and smoke ons. protests that rocked the corinthian couples in slate last chapter the companies does countries president rejected cooperation with the european union. takes back itson invitation to iran to attend peace talks on syria. the invitation to iran angered opposition is as well as the u.s. the peace conference is scheduled to begin tomorrow in geneva. a delegation representing syria's opposition will attend. at the box office, "ride along" took the number one spot bringing up 48 million dollars in ticket sales over the holiday weeke

new york city's mayor michael bloomberg is leaving, too, after more than a decade at city hall. >> nework city has never been stronger than it is today, and i think it's fair to say that our future has never been brighter. >> reporter: in the final speech of the term, he said his city today is drastically different from the one he took glover i think it's safe to say that it's clear that the golden age of the suburb is over, and it is being replaced by a new urban renaissance redefining the future. >> reporter: violence, governmental dysfunction, decay. in the 1970s new york lost more than 10% of its population. it was a center of a growing trend of cities around the country where middle class residents were fleeing fast to the suburbs. >> if you want to change the world, run for mayor. >> i, michael r. bloomberg do solemnly swear... >> ly after the september 11th attacks he took over investing . it would be his legacy and inspiration to other metropolitan areas around the country. today crime is way down in new york. perhaps in part due to a tough and controversial policing policy cal

bring you conversations with michael bloomberg and bill gates in a few moments. 26 minutes past the hoursion is on the markets. more on futures. >> futures are looking to a stronger open. the s&p climbing higher, up about nine points. the dow jones up over half of one percent of the nasdaq, 21 points. the central bank, $42 billion worth of money into the financial system, extending the loans facility, helping the optimism in the market. we will be back in 30 minutes. >> thank you. we are back with -- mort zuckerman, the chairman of boston properties, the editor- in-chief of u.s. news, and just for a moment, let's quickly talk about the markets. some of your peers have theycted in these markets, will continue to rally. that we are still headed higher. >>you share that confidence? here is what i do believe in. i have never tried to predict the markets because i have been wrong much more often than i have been right. as long as the feds will pour as much money into the financial world as they are, we will have low interest rates and a much stronger stock market because it is a direct electi

so what's next for michael bloomberg? teach spanish at a few universities, but i'm told that my accent isn't quite bueno. >> how about a lighthouse run, instead? the business of being bloomberg is next. i needed a new laptop for my pre-med classes, something that runs office and has a keyboard. but i wanted a tablet for me, for stuff like twitter and xbox, so my downtime can be more like uptime. that's why i got a windows 2 in 1 which does both -- works as a laptop and a tablet. so i can manage my crazy life, and also have a life. [ beep ] gotta go. ♪ abreva can heal a cold sore in as few as 2 1/2 days when used at the first sign. without it, the virus spreads from cell to cell. unlike other treatments, abreva penetrates deep to block the virus, to protect healthy cells so cold sores heal fast. as fast as 2 1/2 days when used at the first sign. ♪ learn more at abreva.com. don't tough it out. knock it out! fast. [ female announcer ] only with abreva. >>> mayor mike bloomberg bid farewell to new york city politics, but don'

bill gates from microsoft will be here at bloomberg headquarters having a conversation with michael bloombergunder of bloomberg lp, the owner of bluebird television. they will talk about philanthropy and their efforts to change the world, specifically, bill gates publishes annual letter at which you talked about the myths that thisd -- block progress in idea that you can improve on the situation has a really taken hold in the philanthropy community, and perhaps it should. this is one of the angles we will be looking out. >> really looking forward to the show. thank you very much. dr. dre took two thirds of the headphone market with his $300 a pop headsets. now he is hoping to clear out competitors like spotify and pandora and the music streaming business. but what is the -- why is he going to win in this space? we will take that story on when we come back. ♪ >> welcome back to "the pulse." ceo of air asia due to make an announcement shortly about .is formula one team i'm watching the twitter feed. nothing yet. a couple of days ago i sat down with tony fernandez. he is also preparing to announ

bill gates and michael bloomberg tackled topics from education to tech.ll hear a piece of that, coming up next. ♪ >> time for today's company news. 1700 jobs in the aerospace division. they will make delays in new aircraft programs. the stake in eurosport. the company will boost its holdings from 20%. the discovery ceo says they are to competitively in the race look at more tv sports rights. toyota and honda set production records at their north american plants last year even as the yen weakened against the dollar for a second straight year. gains were not matched by records in sales. welcome back to "countdown." >> 6:42 here in london. poor, saidisn't in a michael bloomberg in a discussion with bill gates and betty liu in new york -- technology is and enabler. i think the basics really haven't changed. education, business, philanthropy is still about people looking each other in the eye and listening to each other, working collaboratively and collectively. you have to be careful and not just think technology is going to do everything for you. at six matt

he picked bill bratton but he's also keeping a few of michael bloomberg's commissioners. the fire commissioner is staying in place, the person who has to clean up after the snowstorm, john dougherty is a holdover from mayor bloomberg. but we're seeing immediately on day one some of mayor bloomberg's people also. >> it was a fascinating piece today about how progressives all across the country are watching this. gavin newsom who was mayor of san francisco and presided over a lot of changes in that city chimed in as well that it's a national story. that's why we're talking about it. do you see if his progressive policies work that it's something that will be emulated across the country? >> i think that's certainly a possibility. obviously we've seen with mike bloomberg that some of his health policies, you know, banning smoking in bars and restaurants and parks and his transportation policies, bike lanes are being emulated across

michael bloomberg is at home watching and so too the new mayor of new york, bill de blasio, after theall drops, and there's a ceremony for him presided over by former president bill clinton. no mayor, but sonya will trigger the ball drop. >> that's an interesting choice, a supreme court justice. i feel for you with the weather. we saw kevin talk about the temperatures. is the crowd excited? >> yes. >> or are they trying to stay warm? >> are you kidding? the crowd is excited. most of the people in the crowd are pleased to be here, for a lot of them i think this is the fulfilment of a dream, something they wanted to do for a long time. we wondered who excited the crowd the most. they have seen spider-man, he's good, but doesn't talk. they like blondie, from new year's eve in 1979. my favourite, miley cyrus was terrific, exciting the crowd, with the exception of me when i put these on - maybe i answered my own question. >> i have my own in the studio too. we are celebrating 2014. >> happy new year to all of you. >> all righty. thanks so much. we'll check in with you a little later. happy

and mayor michael bloomberg will officially leave office today after more than a decade as mayor of new york city but even though he's on his way out he won't be living leaving without a legacy and one part of that legacy will be defined by his reputation as the king of big bans bloomberg initiated bans on everything from the cigarettes to big gulp so does for a look back on more of those blacklisted goods here's our tease parian boring new york city mayor michael bloomberg is shutting his office door in city hall for the last time today to some the mayor of legacy will be remembered as an advocate for public health others say he's launched an attack on civil liberties i'll take a look back at some of the mayor's blacklisting highlights. in two thousand to causing massive public uproar mayor bloomberg told everyone to put their butts out for good and restaurants and bars during his third term that ban extended to most outdoor areas and building entrances this year new york also became the first major city to forbid the sale of tobacco to anyone under twenty one continuing with the trend

new york city mayor michael bloomberg is shopping and office door in city hall for the last time today. the sun and their legacy will be remembered as an advocate for help other thing you want an attack on civil liberty. take a look back at some of the major black with pink highlights. in two thousand to causing massive for mayor bloomberg told everyone to put her bike out for god and restaurants and bars. during the third term had been extended to most outdoor areas and building entrances this year we were gone so became the first major city to forbid the sale of tobacco to anyone under twenty one continuing with this friend of the freedom to smoke electronic cigarettes and on up in flames to the mayor and men in the smokefree air and on monday stating that any of their traditional cigarette smoking is banned. you can read the article well. his last few days then on to the bloomberg also placed inflatable plastic polystyrene on the health blacklist is now illegal to sell or provide styrofoam products including restaurant to go containers and packing peanuts. christmas will never be th

aidstes and the former -- and the former new york city mayor michael bloomberg, also a major stakeholderf bloomberg lp, spoke this morning on "in the loop with betty liu." >> i think it is dangerous people are focusing on the bad moves and not seeing the progress we have made. it means they do not look at the best practices, it makes them less generous. we are raising poor countries up. done in more to be agriculture. the track record of success, if you do not see that you are not going to participate in what we need to do. >> you say there will be no poor nations by the time we reach 2035. >> almost none. africa,ed countries in north korea, if they don't change the government. it will be less than 10. when i was born all most all countries were poor and now we are down to about a quarter of them. if we focus on it we can make it really really exceptional. you donate his last year about $100 million to the bill gates foundation despite eradicate portfolio. du share the same optimism? >> i could not be in more agreement. the thing that activists seldom want to acknowledge success because

advocates claim the recession and outgoing mayor michael bloomberg. >> for the first time in more than three decades, there's literally no permanent housing assistance helping families move from shelters into their homes. >> critics say he abandoned the homeless. cutting funding and expanding shelters. the mayor says expanding shelters keeps the homeless off the streets. >> at the same time rents are rising to an average of $3,000 a month. >> most low income and homeless people can't afrt to rent in the city, and subsidised housing like this doesn't have enough openings. >> the soup kitchen at the holy apostles shirt serves 3,000 a day. >> college students come out. they can't find a club. a lot of people are unemployed. people in between jobs. people struggling. >> many of them are homeless or on the verge of being homeless, like sharon scott, a mother of five. the mayor and president has to do something. this must come to an end. danielle agrees and says without more help from city hall, her family will be stuck in a shelter. >> people look at us like we won't do anything, but i do,

a friend and fellow philanthropist, the bloomberg lp founder and former new york city mayor, michael bloomberg. >> there are fewer people starving, fewer people sleeping without a roof over their head. ends are better. >> in the bill and linda gates foundation, gates predicts that by 2035 there will be almost no poor nations left in the world. coming up, we hear what these titans are doing to see that through. bill, i read through your letter and what i noticed in the town was that you are very optimistic. you say look, we are better off than we were decades ago. whether this optimism come from? >> i think i am naturally optimistic but also the facts are on the side of the optimist. it is dangerous that people are focusing on the bad news and not seeing the progress we have made. it means they don't look at the best practices. it makes them less generous. we are raising poor countries up. most people live in middle income countries now. there is more to be done on agriculture, but the track record success, if you don't see that you are not going to participate in what we need to do. >> you say

philanthropist, bill gates, would join in the loop for a conversation with michael bloomberg. these are the bloomberg top headlines. the you did night -- united nations withdrew its invitation to iran. the spokesperson for ban ki-moon says that iran was deeply disappointing by reneging on promises that were contingent on the talks. the discussions are set to begin tomorrow. 's benchmark money market rates have fallen and they injected $42 billion into the financial system. reduced of china also demand for cash. saysld economic report that he is in a constant fight to keep corporate interests from domineering the annual meeting and doorposts. >> it is a constant fight and when you go somewhere, on the one hand, you may be surprised that we have the spirit of doorposts and the global citizenship and engagement of social good. you also have your personal interests and it is natural. it is the balance that counts. that was an interview with bloomberg's eric. will be live from doorposts tomorrow and we will bring you the leading voices throughout the day. and they is in talks have a

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today bill gates joins michael bloomberg, majority owner of bloomberg lp for a conversation with betty liu. we are going to bring you the best of that interview which took place just after the and melinda released their annual letter, predicting no poor nations by the year 2035. >> i think it is dangerous people are focusing on the bad news and not seeing the progress we have made. it means the don't look at the best practices. they make them less generous. we are raising poor countries up. there is more to be done on health and agriculture. the track record of success, if you don't see that you are not going to participate in what we need to do. >> you say there will be no poor nations by the time we reach 2035? >> almost none. landlocked countries in africa, north korea, it will be less than 10. we are down to about a quarter of them. if we focus on them we can make it really exceptional. >> bill and melinda gates try to debunk three myths. one, poor countries are doomed to stay poor, two, foreign aid is a waste, and three, saving lives leads to overpopulation. he responded to myth n

. >> in my view, there is no more innovative mayor or leader in this country than michael bloomberg. he's done phenomenal things here. the mayor says and has said many times that the foundation of everything that goes forward in this city, certainly anything that is progressive in nature , has to be public safety. it has to be a feeling that people can walk the streets safely and you don't have a fear of being shot in your neighborhood and he's made a commitment to that. he has been very supportive of the police. i would say, in terms of priorities. yes, i am parochial. but public safety, the staffing of the police departments, and the support that's needed comes first. everything else falls into place after that, in my judgment. >> thank you all, but before you leave, you're both leaving office in the foreseeable future soon. where do you travel to go on vacation? and then what is next? >> i'm going back to italy. my wife made it clear we're going to make another trip there. but the truth of the matter is, i have an offer for a fellowship at harvard, i'll do a little teaching and lo

michael bloomberg ran and that was the line. he was unaffiliated. >> independent. >> michael bloomberg was the kind of republican where imp else he would have been a liberal democrat. we are seeing a certain kind of democrat elected. unabashed liberal. progressive with a social agenda. >> does bill de blasio need to worry about alienating business interest and wall street in new york? >> i would say not. that tone is a bit negative. i think mayor bill de blasio - it is nice to say. i think he understands the city is in a position to afford the ambitious program he has because of financial sector banking, insurance, universities. as a city we came to a place where they need not be vilified. >> what kind of head wind is faced. >> the beginning and end is albany. raising taxes, changes in education policy, depending on sit legislation, republican controlled senate. and a state assembly with a large democratic society and represents the whole state so serra cues, rochester, binging ham need input and a say in what's. >> a lot of peo

blasio is the first democrat to lead new york in two decades, succeeding the three- term mayor michael bloombergwe'll have more from de blasio's inauguration after headlines. the civil rights attorney lynne stewart has returned home after a judge approved their release. she served almost four years of a 10 year sentence for distributing press releases on analf of her client, egyptian cleric. she arrived to a group of cheering supporters wednesday. we will have our national broadcast exclusive later in the show. colorado has enacted a law allowing recreational sales of marijuana following approval by voters in late 2012. the world's first state-licensed marijuana retail stores opened their doors on wednesday to long lines of customers. the first person to make a purchase was sean azzariti, an iraq war veteran suffering from ptsd. azzariti spoke to reporters, along with marijuana advocate betty aldworth. >> i can use recreational ptsd.is to relieve my it is a stepping stone to help other veterans as well. over $1 million in sales, and across the nation, it will create $2.3 billion of economic acti

the electorate is hungry for change after 12 years of alien mayor michael bloomberg. bill clinton stressed the mixed- race family struck a chord. represents, with his family, the future of our city and the future of our country. i got a big kick out of new yorkers falling in love with the family. doi, bill de blasio, solemnly swear. tackle thesed to growing chasm between rich and poor. one and five -- one in five new yorkers live below the poverty line. will take dead aim at the tale of two cities. i meant it. we will do it. democrats's agenda -- the includess agenda tackling the race problems. a reminder of the headlines. south sudan peace talks are expected to begin shortly but fighting continues on the ground. government and rebels sent representatives to ethiopia to find a solution to the crisis. sharon is in critical condition. his vital organs are failing. the middleis back in east to advance peace talks between israel and the palestinian leadership. it is his 10th visit to the region. analysis on today's news coming out of iraq. al qaeda seized control of major

york in two decades he's promising to narrow the income gap had widened under his predecessor michael bloomberg. vasil was sworn in on wednesday and the one hundred ninth me or or or as the one hundred ninth mayor of new york voters elected to the fifty two year old last november former president bill clinton and former secretary of state hillary clinton attended the event. new yorkers face fiscal collapse in the crime epidemic. attacks and natural disasters but now. in our time. his face. the debt crisis. callie crisis. lousy end of the disparities of rain to man race worsened during the twelve years. bloomberg held the office. he pledged to build housing for low income earners in the implemented tax hike on the wealthy and he said hill reform the controversial police tactic of stop and frisk that critics say it leads to racial profiling analysts say new york is more secure than it has been eight years the number of murders has declined to one fifth over the last two decades. people are focusing on how near the blahs his policies will affect the economy. people in the us state of colorado have

a friend and fellow philanthropist, the bloomberg lp founder and former new york city mayor, michael bloombergre are fewer people starving, fewer people sleeping without a roof over their head. ends are better. >> in the bill and linda gates foundation, gates predicts that by 2035 there will be almost no poor nations left in the world. coming up, we hear what these titans are doing to see that through. bill, i read through your letter and what i noticed in the town was that you are very optimistic. you say look, we are better off than we were decades ago. whether this optimism come from? >> i think i am naturally optimistic but also the facts are on the side of the optimist. that people are focusing on the bad news and not seeing the progress we have made. it means they don't look at the best practices. it makes them less generous. we are raising poor countries up. most people live in middle income countries now. there is more to be done on how -- on agriculture, but the track record success, if you don't see that you are not going to participate in what we need to do. >> you say that there wi

bill de blasio replaces michael bloomberg.he 52-year-old democrat is joined by his wife and children and told the crowd "this is the beginning of the road we'll travel together." >> so this obviously was a very small and intimate ceremony he had in his home. but there are going to be other ones. there will be official inauguration where he will be presented by former president clinton. >> we'll see him on the taxi advertisements. >> yes, instead of michael -- michael bloomberg. former mayor michael bloomberg as of just a couple of hours ago, look at that. >> i wonder what he will wind up doing. >> i don't know, maybe he will just wind up going back to being a billionaire. >> i think he has some money in his future. >>> well, moving on, before the grown-up celebrations got under way in key west yesterday, about 200 little dogs had their day. >> thousands of spectators turned out for a parade of pooches. it was the annual parade. the dogs had a great time strutting through town in their adorable costumes. >> you know what that m

bill de blasio replaces michael bloomberg. the former mayor held the office for 10 years.ower manhattan was rebuilt after the terror attacks and he instituted health initiatives. bloomberg says serving new york was the greatest privilege of his life. >> safe to say that it's clear that the golden age of the suburb is over. it's being replaced by an urban rena sans redefining the future. >> mayor michael bloomberg brought economic prosperity back to some. he's been cid sist for the homeless population. >> the name of homeless new yorkers went up by 75%. >> erica pitzi joins us with more on this story. good morning. >> good morning. we saw so many people braving the cold to ring in the new year in timms square. after the ball dropped imagine if you didn't have anywhere to go. that's the reality for tens of thousands in the city. imagine on a cold night like this. many shelters are working overtime. one shelter that helps young people get off the street into a bed. >> if you knew me, you would know... >> as they proves in her poetry she loves her father. >> i will be on the t

tavis: michael bloomberg is going out as a three term mayor of new york city. expectation in new york city that de blasio would do something about not just quality-of-life issues that bloomberg did a pretty good job on by and large, but on the issues of poverty and disenfranchisement and class. give me some sense of what you think he might be able to do , and is what he can accomplish their replicable around the country? >> you have been focusing for years now on issues of harvard he. the fact is -- on issues of poverty. it remains dangerous and insidious in our cities. the inequalities of wealth reappear in cities in drastic form. there is a new inequalities that is really dangerous. affordable housing -- under bloomberg, the mayor did a good job of doing all kinds of real estate development, but not enough affordable housing. or 50,000 damage living in homeless shelters that are supposed to be temporary because there is no affordable housing. how do we tell the real estate agent, you can build your high-rises but you also have to build affordable housing. call

he succeeds billionaire michael bloomberg and has promised a liberal agenda.it is not new year's day in europe without some hardy people deciding to go for a swim. be at the atlantic, the north sea, or even the river tiber, many decided conditions were just perfect. sprint, a splash, and then back again. it is a new year's tradition that attracts over the bravest or the most bullish. -- foolish, but it is a popular one, as demonstrated by the turnout on this chilly north sea beach in the netherlands. >> this is my first time and it is just amazing. >> i will do this more often. >> i'm feeling really great now, but i can't feel my feet. they are completely frozen. >> the desire to plunge into freezing water at the start of the new year is shared right across europe. in berlin, revelers take to the lakes to wish people a happy new year. rome, italians dive into the gray waters of the tiber and then some surface with a message. >> i want to dedicate this dive to the roman people, mothers and fathers who have children without jobs. i don't want to talk about polit

his predecessor, michael bloomberg undoubtedly changed new york.e banned smoking in bars and restaurants and famously tried to outlaw big sugary drinks. there was a dramatic drop in crime, a record 333 murders in 2013, down from 2,245 in 1990, which bloomberg in partcredited the stop and frisk policy. de blasio has made a point of separating himself from bloomberg. >> if we can do things well, that their town, their city can do them well too. so everybody will be watching this guy. >> reporter: a new local leader who will succeed or fail on a national stage. stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. >>> and the city of detroit got a new mayor today. mike duggan was sworn in as the 75th mayor. he is the first white mayor of detroit in 40 years. he inherits a bankrupt city and must share power with a city manger trying to get detroit out of $18 billion in debt. >>> high honors for a group of women from world war ii. >>> finally tonight, there was a special float today at the annual tournament of roses parade, and on it were some pioneering women who were a

in new york bill de blasio has taken over from michael bloomberg. bill de blasio was elected in a landslide and inaugurated yesterday. now, one day in his administration faces its first test, a huge snow storm. let's listen to what bill de blasio of new york had to say about the way his administration is planning to tackle this. >> our city sanitation workers are on full mobilisation and have been since this morning. they are working 12 hour shifts in light of the emergency, with more than 2300 workers on each shift. sanitation department already has deployed 450 salt spreaders to prepare the ground for what is coming. as soon as we have at least two inches of snow they'll deploy 1700 trucks equipped with snow ploughing. >> so that's bill de blasio, the democratic mayor of new york city, and, of course, he's facing a challenge with the team, and the reason it's important to him is a couple of years ago there was a major storm, and bill de blasio's area was not ploughed for three days. he kicked up a stink and he's the mayor, wanting to make sure wha

he's promising to narrow the income gap that widened under his predecessor, michael bloomberg. difficult blass i don't was sworn in on wednesday as the 109th mayor of new york. voters elected the 52-year-old last november. former president bill clinton and former secretary of state hillary clinton attended the event. >> new york has faced fiscal collapse in the crime epidemic, terrorist attacks and natural disasters. but now in our time we face a different crisis, an inequality crisis. >> de blasio noted desparts and race. he promised to implement a tax hike on the wealthy. he said we'll conform the practical police tactic of stop and frisk that critics say leads to racial profiling. analysts say new york is more secure than it has been in years. the number of murders has declined to one-fifth over the last two decades. people are focusing on how mayor de blasio's policies will affect the economy. >>> people in the u.s. state of colorado have been lining up to be among the first to buy a newly legal product. they're purchasing marijuana at stores for recreational use. the state

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number three, now former mayor michael bloomberg. he pledged $350 million to johns hopkins, the university he attended. >> absolutely. he has given a lot of money to that institution, more than a billion dollars. he gives to many other causes as well. now that he is leaving the mayor job, we expect him to be more full time philanthropist. he pledged to give all his fortune away while alive. >> that must be fun. number two. chairman of nike, phil knight and his wife. pledged it to oregon health and science university foundation. this pledge gift comes with a hitch. explain. >> the university has two years to raise another $500 million from other donors or they don't get the money. >> they have to match it. >> they have to match the money. >> a twist on the matching contribution. >> they have to raise the money from other donors. >> what happens if they don't? he doesn't give them 500 million? >> he might decide to give to them anyway. he wants to encourage other people to give and the best way to do that is say here, i am giving this

he takes over from billionaire is this man, michael bloomberg. >> about 900 campers have fled a largebushfire that has rooted out a popular vacation spot in australia. the lays is burning out of control about 50 kilometers from australia's third-largest city, brisbane. the nsa scandal was big news in 2013 and at the beginning of the new year, the story is not going away. >> it has taken a new and disconcerting twist as well trade tech giant apple has denied it helped u.s. spy agencies hack into iphones. >> earlier this week, a german news magazine reported the nsa developed a bug to allow american agents to access and control iphones around the world. these spyware allows the agency to divert text messages, intercept voicemail, and operate the phone's microphone and camera to intercept activity. >> apple says it did not help the nsa access products and is not aware of any backdoors allowing access. >> 2014 is beginning with an international push to get the u.s. to and the nsa spying activities. that includes some of the planet's most well-known rights groups like the american civil li

michael bloomberg is third and charles b.h. >>> we're just getting word that children's hospital in oakland may give us an update on the jahi mcmath situation in the next few minutes. she's the teenager who doctors have declared brain dead after having her tonsils we moved. a -- rae moved. a crew -- removed. a crew is on the way. we'll have the latest at 5:00 today. we'll also tweet it out. so make sure you are following twitter. >>> thank you for choosing ktvu. we'll see you the next time news breaks. alex paen: the following program contains actual video of real animal emergencies and is suitable for family viewing. coming next, a dog is trapped in flood waters. plus, thousands of pets try to survive hurricanes. and attempting to save stranded pigs. this is animal rescue. [captioning made possible by telco productions, inc.]

. >>> former new york city mayor michael bloomberg is not included in his company's rankings. net worth of around $31 billion. >>> bitcoin exploded on the scene. last month its value soared to over $1200 before settling in around $800. more vendors are accepting bitcoin as payment, and capital firms have invested in bitcoin related start jums. patricia sabka explains. >> born in the wake of the financial crisis when confidence in the global financial crisis was shaingen could not be manipulated by a central authority. >> bitcoin is the first decentralized digital currency. >> when you use dollars, pesos and yen, the dollars pass through aan intermediary. the transaction is verified by a decentralized network of user computers that stops people from spending the same bitcoin twice, prevents fraud and keeps the supply growing at a steady rate. >> the fact that the bitcoin network is incredibly difficult to hack in the traditional sense, those are the things that all come from its decentralized nature. and those are the things that really make it appealing to people who are joini

and former new york city major michael bloomberg is not included in his rankings. >>> the smartphone are carrying right now. that is so 2013 why some analysts say that gadgets like these that you are wear will be >> every sunday night, al jazeera america presents ad guests on all sides of the debate. and a host willing to ask the tough questions and you'll get... the inside story ray suarez hosts inside story weekdays at 5pm et / 2pm pt only on al jazeera america >>> a new revelation is invading though consumer world, it's called wearable technology, and has companies literally competing for space on your body, from smart watches like these, to smart glasses, smart bill wasik is the senior editor at "wired" magazine, who says sales could take off faster than the smart phone. bill what are you seeing in consumer appetite for these new devices and profitability for the companies that make them? >> in 2013 it was really fitness trackers that took off. you had big companies like nike and adidas, little companies like jawbone and fit bit making these little devices that track what you are

. >>> you can barely see out going mayor michael bloomberg as he was surrounded by family and friends. one of his last acts was hosting an interface breakfast at new york city public library. >>> its now 4:40. today is the day new health care reforms under the affordable care act kick in. so far more than two million people have signed up for insurance through the state and health care exchanges. in california 400,000 people have signed up through covered california. under the law all americans must have health care coverage by march 31st or face a fine. and no one can be denied coverage for precysting conditions and mandates equal rates for women and men. >>> its 4:41. 2014 brings a historic day for the boy scouts. the big change taking effect today and their policies toward gays. >>> new developments in the case of jahi mcmath. the facility that is willing to help the 13-year-old girl declared brain dead by doctors. >>> well its a new year so we have a new forecast. we'll see about any fog coming back. there is some near the coast. but any rain? that is the big question. >>> welcome

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and former new york city major michael bloomberg is not included in his rankings. >>> the smartphonere carrying right now. that is so 2013 why some analysts say that gadgets like these that you are wear will be the hot product for 2014. that story and more on "real money." >>> lisa fletcher joins us with what is coming up on "the stream," and you are talking about proposed laws that could make environmental protests terrorism. >> that's right. oregon is considering bills that punish non-violent protests with $25,000 fines and years in prison. it could have a chilling effect on all sorts of activism. >> all right. "the stream" right after "real money." >>> a new revelation is invading though consumer world, it's called wearable technology, and has companies literally competing for space on your body, from smart watches like these, to smart glasses, smart bras, and even smart socks. bill wasik is the senior editor at "wired" magazine, who says sales could take off faster than the smart phone. bill what are you seeing in consumer appetite for these new devices and profitability for the