mikey. >> it's supposed to good-bye for you. >> i'm he not going to try it. >> let's get mikey. >> heon't eat it. he hates everything. >> for some reason, that is commercial to life cereal. but for some reason, the rumor popped up in the '70s that mikey, maybe because they said he'll eat anything. rumor was that mikey had pop rocks with soda and his stomach exploded and he died. this was such a strong rumor that the company that makes pop rocks had to take out full page ads in newspapers saying it was not true. >> they sent alert to every principal in the country of every school saying this candy is safe. mikey did not die. he is still alive. his name is john gilchrist, i believe. he is in new york. he is an adult, obviously. upon rocks went off the market for a couple of years. >> could we address of how it was possible for rumors to spread worldwide before we had the internet. >> you and i are so on this. i am fascinated by this. >> i guarantee every kid in the country heard that story. >> i would love for someone to write a thesis about this. how does a rumor like that start and be

first let's get you to work on time on a wednesday with mikey. >> so far the dry roads result in folksng able to do construction overnight. that's what's going on, highway 13 southbound at park, that off-ramp as well as one lane passing that is closed right now. i've circled that in the middle of the road. no major issues approaching the bay bridge. the volume starting to pick up. i'll show you some of the usual suspects coming up. >>> 5:29 right now. overnight police move in on occupy sf. bob redell joins us live on market street with what's happening right now. >> reporter: good morning, laura. they only moved in on part of the encampment. >> i was afraid that was going to happen, that's why i was pausing. we'll try to work out the signal with bob. the police moved in about 1:30 this morning. it's been interesting to see. >> we can tell you the fallout from the solyndra bankruptcy continues to hound the obama administration. business and tech reporter scott mcgrew is live here in our studio with the latest trouble they're having. scott? >> good morning to you. the big trouble with so

mikey while you could go. don't they don't i'm great thank you so much and is still hungry i'm speechless a wonderful. can become stronger the travelers decide to hurry own can reach the shores of the show and talk or limbs before the storm hits one of the last three genevieve feel raf base is how they see of occult greets everyone. always you know we will keep on sailing. but the weather it's strong winds whip up waves up to three metres high the york could capsize of any moment the sea of a whole sky is the cool to see in the far east if someone falls overboard they could will die of exposure. with one hundred kilometers to cross until the shuttle arlen's is not a single day point from the school as luck would have it to know if he has not yet moved far away from their previous stop of the artillery call of. the seafarers spend several days in the tourny fishing village on a small spit of land to. the surface so suddenly we have been waiting for the storm to subside for almost three days and ski the thirty m

first check on the accident with mikey. >> antioch all clear for highway 4. great stuff. we take you to the south bay where green means go for the speed sensors. at the top of your screen, 237 in both directions, construction around first street. that should be clearing up within the next half hour. by just after 5:00, the crews should be clear. the middle of your screen, 880 between 101 and 280 that's a construction zone, various spots with construction there. alameda off-ramp watch that until potentially 9:00. so far no major impact because of light traffic here. oakland, live shot past the coliseum shows a nice stream of the southbound traffic. we're moving construction crews through downtown oakland. looks like a lefty flow. the big lights off to the left-hand side, that's on high street itself, not on the freeway. they're getting prepared for a weekend change over there. >> what do you think it is, mike, cold? >> the sparkling lights? >> yeah. >> there's not a lot of moisture in the air. sometimes that camera is a little foggy. we tried to wipe it. that's just the ef

the paper feel strong enough about mikey throw them on the future we all got started it was very wealthiest strong i could have had you. put me on a pattern shot. that's a guys it would sit on my foot in the field the only time i was really spirit was when i would you put a stick of dynamite i mean machine me and the guys agree about how this would turn a machine on which it lay old when they turn it on i mean you get it done and i emulate her lead and sheena want to make you kind of flinch a little bit you know i started in the summer of nineteen forty one i was i was sixteen i went service in the. early in forty three and my ship got hit by a kamikaze and. her in forty four and i was discharged and one hundred came back from the navy i went to work on the ground that they had over there were dogs and i was kind of funny because he was he was still pretty much of a policy if he could shelter what door so i went to shovel in a hole there to lay by as over here and they had to bring in seven and strength of employees and he'd get five of those a lot of two and i like to kill myself trying to

the maksim early this hotel in the north of the city is a three plus store business hotel with mikey six rooms aiming to combine european companies with russian hospitality it offers not only standard accommodation but also. several designer rooms named pistachio orange you'll even find as you can you see right in the center of the room. from germany. is from the. likes of which i very much it's a very very warm because. they. want to say cool so the people are very friendly. in the west of moscow approximately half an hour's drive from red square there's a large hotel called a mini of providing over two hundred rooms accommodation here around one hundred dollars per night it'll be twelve hotels under the segment of three stats and also tell us paris opens in april this year the hotel is not close to the city center but there is a free of charge shuttle bus from a nearest metro station. if you prefer to stay closer to the action of the city center hotel come again ski might be a choice for you as it's located five minutes walk to the kremlin just off the central street. designed in a

leaders but also from his own government which is turning up the volume on calls for him to step down mikey sarah ferguson more from athens. it is going to be a major hurdle he's got a very small majority and he's a government at the moment one hundred fifty. to three hundred seat government and we've seen an incredibly turbulent week here increase the week starting with the prime minister announcing that he plans to hold a referendum. that shockwave three not only the usa need isn't using countries but within his government as well it is a very very controversial announcement and we saw yesterday his parliamentary just essentially cooling off that referendum he was talking about the fact that they face a dilemma and if they were able to reach a consensus with the opposition party about the plans and the referendum would be off the table say me appears to be the case maybe who got to have a bit more supports most splinter groups in his party who are very very unhappy about this definitely and there's cynicism now about these announcements that are made when it comes to pop into itself in th

down the new york stock exchange occupations in parks and subways and heavy handed tactics by the end mikey d. a protest that began peacefully turned to look more like urban warfare hundreds were arrested and by the evening more than thirty thousand activists students and labor unions show their strength in numbers along the brooklyn bridge from new york to l.a. and just about every city in between the occupy movement has flooded the streets uniting thousands of strangers bound by common hardship and for sure two months in there is no denying this grassroots campaign has become a branch of the big apple and the social marker in america. r.t. new york. and joshua holland and anderson senior writer at the online magazine also that there are signs that the movement is evolving from a protest movement based on the many many people that i've interviewed but were part of that i would say that there is an extremely strong sense of. you know we almost missed the point when we call it a protest a lot of the people who i've interviewed see themselves as part of the nonviolent revolution and to really

mikey, we're looking okay right now in terms of being dry out there.eady for friday, that's all i can say. >> planning ahead. checking the windshield wipers and the fluids and tire treads. here we have the slowing we expected to see just before 6:00 for livermore coming out of the altamont pass. we don't see speeds into the 50s usually in this stretch and also closer to the dublin interchange. the south bay we'll look at slowing as well. most of your northbound traffic moving nicely. right here 101 just north of 880 that's where we see speeds in the 50s as well. yellow chiclets we'll prepare to say. the slowing backing towards 680. so far an early indicator. southbound 101 through mountain view at moffitt, debris reported, wooden pallets in lanes. expect for a crew to arrive on scene over the next few minutes. should be cleared by 6:00. a live look shows how things are shaping up. for oakland, a few more cars, at the limit to the toll plaza. the backup starting to form in the cash lanes. easy down the eastshore freeway. back to you, jon. >> appreciate

let's check the foggy commute with our own mikey. >> in the south bay fog sticking around, calm winds have the accident sticking around. this is off highway 85 southbound at blossom hill. car went into a ditch. it's just there. threes a crew there. no big deal for traffic flow. 101 starts slowing past highway 87. we'll look at livermore, 580 shows a typical billed out of the altamont pass towards livermore avenue, a 15-minute drive. not a lot of drama through dubl dublin. crow canyon road an on-ramp at southbound 680. the bay bridge toll plaza, a live look out there, a clearer view than yesterday. you can see the eastshore freeway, a nice flow of traffic and no problems on the ap proep. the san mateo bridge, we'll get a look at that as well. by comparison there is still fog sticking around here. a heavier fog on the sign over here. once you're at the bridge, you kind of know that already. >>> we have a major break through to tell you about literally as crews work on the fourth bore of the caldecott tunnel. they have connected the east and west sides of the tunnel. the excavating machi

so -- sorry, mikey. with love from a distance. let's give you your forecast for the weekend.is going to be short-lived. we're going to warm up nicely through the weekend. we have a little bit of snow to talk about over the weekend. if you love skiing in jackson hole, wyoming, you're going to get some fresh powder over the next 24 hours. a little bit of snow through south dakota and minnesota. minneapolis not a lot for you, little more to your north. looking at friday's headlines, chilly air in the east half of the country. we're warming it up in the middle of the country and the eastern sea board. there's no huge storms out there. but the west coast won't will too enjoyable. areas outside could see some snow flakes as we go through the weekend. 39 in seattle on saturday and sunday. we're not holding on to the cold air, at least not yet, east coast back up in the 50s and 60s on sunday. if you have plans in kentucky and tennessee, those are the wet spots. you're watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. nouncer ] just how many appliances are on our wish lists? 'cause this sea