it has been a privilege to work with two amazing brands, both star wars and minecraft.e overjoyed with them being willing to contribute to this amazing movement of getting students to try coding and computer programming for the first time. cory: i get minecraft because i watch my kids play it obsessively and compulsively, but how does it work and how does the coding aspect of it work? with our minecraft tutorial, students write the code to control one of the alex, and, steve or the code that they write controls the character's movements and they can chop down trees or collect wood and build a house or go underground. they can mine diamonds or call and build things. these are the kinds of things that they can do inside the game. now, they are writing the code to control those things. they are also learning computer science concepts like loops and conditionals. cory: how does this work? how do people access it? hadi: our tutorials are code.org.at they work on tablets and smartphones. both tutorials are fantastic, short, one hour, fun experiences. the writing is done just

a pilot project involving the popular game open minecraft." kevin: starting up your tuesday morning with temperatures in a s. s this afternoon. a much lighter wind as cooler. it looks like a little bit of a jump ahead of the next system arriving. sean: thanks. we are following a developing story. the crash of a passenger plane the plane went down on october board. russian officials say a homemade explosive blew up on the plane the air. isis has claimed responsibility. russian officials are offering a reward leading to the arrest of those responsible. we are learning --erin: we are at the lincoln stoddard army reserve center. they cut a hole and the top of the weapons vault and got away with 16 weapons. 6 m-4 assault rifles and 10 nine millimeter handguns. sean: inventors in singapore have created a new device that they say could be the next best thing for those hard of hearing. it is called stick ear that alerts people one fire alarms go off. it will turn different colors. they hope that one day it will be a viable commercial product. a volunt

the school received a $2 million grant to create a modified "minecraft" learning program for students in fifth through eighth grade as a way to boost learning for math and science. more than 1000 students are expected to be involved in the project, which launches in january. as many parents know, this game is huge. many parents i' m sure want to be a part of this. kevin: i' m very surprised that there has not been a movie made. sean: i said the same thing. there is merchandise out there. you figured they would strike while the iron was hot. erin: just wait. sean: it seems like this is the hot time. kevin: you are working on this, right? sean: i' m working on it right now. kevin: after the show. sean: after the show? kevin: after the show. fort smith, you are in the upper 20' s early this morning. clear skies, light wind, temperatures in the 50' s yesterday -- today we check it back into the 40' s. we are expecting full sunshine today with an area of high pressure in control. it looks like a quick half-inch or inch of rain fall out of the system. you look at temperatures across the are

>> minecraft. hat do you like to build in minecraft? >> cruise ships. to go? >> to the bahamas. >> the bahamas >> w was the beginning of the end for anna thick coal. three days after she was born, anna's son daniel died from a lethal combination of drugs. anna shared herheartbreak >> what's the first thing you do remember, hearing the news that daniel had died? >> [ inaudible ]. >> he was her hope and we watched her grow. >> say mommy. >> like a model. >> mommy's right here. she used to rock you right here. until you fell asleep. >> we go back all the time. we go to the grave. we and i tell dannielynn stories about her mom. i don't sugar-coat it. i say there's some things there that your mom did and that, you visit.know, i try to make her learn from that. because there's youtube these days and that stuff's out there. and my daughter likes to google already, and i'm trying t keep her from it. >> reporter: from the day she model, anna nicole was truly an "e.t." star. we spentoountless hours with her literally becoming part of her life. >> like i'm on cloud nine.

that there are some wonderful games, you mentioned minecraft.be as good an educational game as has been created. it gives you so much stuff. and it is projects. that -- will be a lot like that, traveling through the arteries. augmented reality will be even more interesting as we make our world, live in very interesting ways. so, i always say the best is yet to come. betty: it is great to see you. ofan bushnell, the founder atari. much more ahead in the next hour, the rise of the make ac -- megacap. and tonight, you can watch bloomberg television's exclusive with mark carney. ♪ betty: welcome back, we are 10 minutes away from the close of trade. i went ahead to julie hyman, she has a check on retailers. julie: retailers and retail related, i want to point out some movers that were out with movers. men's warehouse, look at this collapse, down 44.5%. and -- has been trying to change a strategy, by eliminating discounts. that has not worked well. stores are selling 50% less than than last% less quarter. this is a collapse in the stock. brandsbrand,

. >> minecraft. >> what do you like to build? >> cruise ships. >> where your favorite place to go? >> bahamas. >> the bahamas was the beginning of the end for anna nicole. anna's son daniel died from a lethal combination of drugs. >> what's the first thing you do remember hearing the news that daniel had died. >> he said daniel's dead and i said what are you talking about? and said daniel's dead. dannielynn was anna's hope and we watched her grow. >> say mommy's love. >> like a model. >> mommy is right here. she used to rock you right here in a chair you fell asleep. >> we go back all the time and we go to the grave and visit and i tell dannielynn stories about her mom. you know, i say there's some things there that your mom and that you know i try to make her learn some things. because there's youtube these days. stuff is out there and my daughter li google already it. discovered as a model, anna nicole was truly an eflt star. we spent countless hours with her, literally becom part of her life. >> like i'm on cloud 9 and i waiting for somebody to pop that bubble. it's all going to

"because he gives us presents...papa troes and minecraft legos, a big, big dinosaur," said 5-year-old, alex riker. when asked if she's been a good girl this year, lilly and in celebration of the holidays a hotel is offering free stays for those visiting the sick. a council bluffs hotel is offeringhgree rooms over the thanksgiving weekend. this is for people in town to see a family member or friend at a hospital or treatment facility. the fairfield inn & suites participates in a program called rooms in the inn, according to the omaha world-herald. the hotel will also offer free rooms on christmas and christmas eve. just nearby, lawmakers are looking for new ways to draw national and international tourists to nebraska. the legislature's appropriations committee will hold a hearing tuesday at the capitol to discuss funding options for state tourism sites. the hearing will look at what other states have done to attract more tourists and promote economic development. senators also want to see which tourism sites provide the biggest economic benefit to the state. south dakota's higher educa

microsoft is of course the owner now of minecraft.next guest was part of the launch team for the original xbox. shannon loftus is xbox general manager. great to have you. to start off, i've got to ask. sony released numbers that they sold 30 million playstation 4s thus far. can you tell us how many xbox ones have told? >> the first thing i want to say is it's such a great time to be a gamer and the industry itself has so much momentum and so many new people are coming into video games every single year. we are the number one selling console in the united states last month. and we're setting records all over the place with xbox live and engagement and numbers and new signups. >> so any overall update on the xbox one then? >> no updates on the numbers right now. >> okay. so a lot of bundles that you guys have coming out this holiday season. lots of questions about exactly how consoles are going to fair versus some of the other options. what are you seeing in the leadup to the holiday season as far as what's going to be hot? based on wha

this white on the roadway looks like minecraft. they required chains for interstate 80 and highway 50 coming up towards the south lake tahoe area, as well. keep that in mind, the system is coming in with more weather. this will be an issue. back to you. >> mike, you have reason to be excited. snowfall again, thank you very much, my friend. >>> whether you're tracking the wet weather or the slick roads, we have you covered. just download our free nbc bay area map. a real-time radar and personalized forecast for your specific neighborhood. >>> breaking news at 6:04. overseas. a jordanian policeman opened fire on foreign trainers at a police comkilling two americans and a south african. another two americans and four jor dadians were also wounded in the attack at the police training center on the outskurts of the jordanian capital of amman. one of the wounded is in critical condition. theman was shot and killed. a security official said the attack happened in the cafeteria. a government official says the shooting is a crime scene and

a more accurate caption would be, "rare moment when my from their precious minecraft long enough to make eye contact with other human beings." [ laughter and applause ] and finally, here is the last picture. the caption says, "i love my family." aw, the more accurate caption should be, "i'm the least important member of my family, so they had me take this photo." you all look good. [ laughter and applause ] of course, this is a day when we're reminded of all the things we should be thankful for, while a new study recently found that the key to happy marriage is regularly expressing your gratitude to your spouse. when couples heard that, they said you first. [ laughter and applause ] did you guys hear about this? there are new reports that there's been another outbreak of the bird flu. the bird flu. >> steve: bird flu? >> jimmy: i don't know, i mean, is that true, larry? >> i'm afraid it's true, jimmy. [ coughing ] [ applause ] >> jimmy: oh, sorry to hear it. larry bird, everybody. i hope he gets better. i hate to be sick on thanksgiving. [ laughter ] >> steve: larry bird flu. >> jimmy: g

a hand full of titles including candy crush and minecraft account for the bulk of spending. but the maker of angry birds struggled to build a steady business. king is up 20% while activision is up 3% today. bobby kotick will be on squawk box at a interview at 7:00 a.m. eastern time. >> thank you so much. landon dowdy at hq. ge completes it's purchase of alstom for $13.6 billion. the american industrial c conglomerate taking steps to expand into the cloud industry. karen is catching up with the vice president. >> thank you very much. it's this pivot from ge we want to talk more about. this move into the internet of things. joining me now is the vice president and cto of general electric. nice to see you here today. >> likewise. >> you are an entry veteran. the industry press went wild with speculation that ge was becoming involved in a technology vendor. is that an apt description. >> it s. but we focussing on industrial internet. it's really using and inventing internet technologies and internet protocols to support the industrial ecosystem. it's all of those things that kee

microsoft will use its best selling computer game, minecraft, to teach kids programming.are teaming up with code.org, which provides free programming software to children. you can always get more business news at bloomberg.com. let's go back to the market desk where ramy inocencio has the latest. ramy: can you believe we are at session highs right now, especially what happened with -- especially considering what happened in paris? here, marketsght have gone past 1% for the s&p and the dow. the nasdaq is not doing too shabby either, up by .8%. this might be a surprise after paris but there is growing proof that markets are getting even more resilient to terror attacks ever since 9/11. you can look into the bloomberg terminal to get that story. me in my terminal, and you can see the health of the s&p. this is the imap function. all sectors are in the green. energy is up by 2.6%. they are being helped by consol energy, which is up by 7%. david einhorn reiterated a long on them today in new york. taking a look at oil and the roller coaster ride. it seems to continue today. ny

this is another app-enabled toy, minecraft, popular with both boys and girls. zach is making a stop motion movie creator so you have pieced from minecraft, the characters, and then he can move them around and change the background that he wants. our testers loved, it and i real like it because it's engaging kids to use technology in a creative way rather than just by -- >> by making your own movie. got an overall rating ever 80. >> that did very well. >> about $30, 33. >> not a big investment. this the is ruminate amusement park, i love the concept of the whole company and the women who founded it. >> i did a story on it. >> loved them both. >> this, bufl, got the lowest rating. >> because the ferris wheel didn't stay together even with the stabilizers and the motor that comes with the kid isn't designed to make the ferris wheel move which was a disappoint sglnt a little rough on the testers. roominate said the ferris wheel is meant to be a challenge for the concern so it can be a process and provided an image of the way to make the base more sturdy. >> they ha

. >> minecraft. >> ice cream. cake. a cup take. cupcake. >> what's the weirdest thing you're thankful for? >> the weirdest thing i'm thankful for is that my dad said >> what was it? >> there was a unicorn and the unicorn made a rainbow and the bumper fell off the car! >> bacon. pancakes. waffles. >> ipads. >> monsters. >> not flying united airlines, i hate them. always fly delta. >> chips. yogurt. >> what's the craziest thing you're thankful for? >> my ear plugs. >> how many ear plugs did your dog poop out? >> eight. >> corn. let does. lettuce. and that's it. >> every kid's doggie needs ear plugs. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: you know that's really good advice. thank you, kids. tonight music from albert hammond jr. amber heard is here. we'll be right back with joseph gordon leavitt so stick around! [ cheers and applause ] >> dicky: portions of "jimmy kimmel live" are brought to you by slim jim. survive the zombie apocalypse with the original meat stick. a holiday favorite is back. chestnut praline latte. >> jimmy: movie "the d

three -- energy -- microsoft will use minecraft to teach children programming. children have tied -- have tried out the popular coding tutorial. you can get more business news at bloomberg.com. attacks far, the paris have not had much adverse effects here. there was an terrorting article about attacks having impacts on regional exchanges but the recovery has been fairly quick. after a nightclub bombing in jakarta in 2002, your -- indonesian stocks fell 10% but the losses were erased and the market ended the year up 8%. in madridas similar when bombings on commuter trains left hundreds dead and the index fell but were back to pre-bombing leaders jet -- pre-bombing levels just three weeks later. the about the impact on economy question mark that will matter to the european central bank and the fed. michael mckee has been looking at that and joins us now. we saw duringing 9/11 here as well. michael: the economic impact of terrorism and -- terrorism impact is about the same as market impact. it's going to look a lot like what you were looking at -- this is consumer