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herself, beyonce, mrs. carter, knocking kim kardashian out of the top spot.donna. >> where's miley? >> i promise you i didn't do this because i knew she was number one, our producer did. >> i know you did. >> it proves that she is the queen. all right, time for "first buzz," bill and richard have the stories we're talking about today. you have one that's getting a lot of attention online. >> it's one of those, first off, do we believe it, and then how do you feel about it once you realize that it looks like it's true. so, four days after you give birth, what do you look like? here's a picture of someone in their bra and underwear -- >> not like that. >> this is a fitness blogger from norway, carolyn berg-erickson. she's married to a professional soccer player. she said before she got pregnant, she wanted to prove to all women that you don't have to lose your body after your pregnancy. this is supposed to be four days afterwards. and people looking at it closely say if you look at her belly closely, it does look like this is post birth. >> here's my problem. i

. >> not surprising, beyonce is always selling. >> mrs. jay-z. which personality is she on this one? whatever she is, it works. >> it does. >>> i got to get to work. we have a lot of things to talk about today. good morning, everybody. as you are heading out you need a jacket. we do have temperatures near freezing in santa rosa. at this time, look outside, wow! we are only going to get to see this for the next week? and then the lights get turned off at the embarcadero. so enjoy it. official sun-up this morning 7:24. with it again 30 santa rosa, 30s throughout the tri-valley, 30s in oakland after a record high yesterday of 67 degrees. it's in the 50s in san francisco. today the 20th winter "spare the air" of the season and the fifth day in a row with unhealthy level of pollution close to the surface. need a good breeze, not going to see it today. those northwest winds about 5 miles per hour late day. numbers coming down just ever so gently, 60s at the coast, mid-60s central bay to just shy of 70 degrees throughout walnut creek and in concord. goi

. >> and beyoncÉ -- mrs. carter shocks the music world. a new album overnight without warning. surprise, surprise. we will talk to the editor of billboard magazine about what this means for the record industry. it isis "market makers." friday, the 13th. i am erik schatzker. >> and i and stephanie ruhle. we have a lot to cover. let's break some news. >> charter communications is preparing an official offer letter to buy time warner cable. the offer would be the for less than $140 per share. that is more than time warner cable was trading up this morning. we will show you where things stand as we bring in alex sherman. he broke the story from his desk. how confident should we be that this offer letter is coming? you have reported that they are preparing it. what is next? >> sorry i cannot join you up there. that charter is preparing this. it could come as early as next week. we feel pretty confident that next week will be a good time for this to come. just in the sense that there has been a lot of momentum on this. there are multiple stories

mrs. carter, beyonce. >> and here with celebrity tweets and biggest blog busters of 2013 is joe, editor ofour stand outs here and start out with beyonce and what an incredible year she had. everything is going her way starting off with the super bowl performance. >> an amazing year. started off with the super bowl performance. she launched the world tour. it's the 8th biggest tour of the year with over 100 million in ticket sales but everybody was asking where's her new record. she just played the super bowl. she is out on tour. where's the new album and here's the thing it remained a secret until the very last minute. just a few weeks ago it appeared on itunes out of the blue. sold at a premium price for $15.99. video and songs. nobody does this. sold over 600,000 in three days. it's number one for the second week on the billboard 200 this week. >> you have to be beyonce level super star to pull that off. >> i think so. this was a game changer. nobody's ever done this in the record industry before. of course she is married to jay-z. this is a power couple. >> no publicity is good publicit

ruhle, ask bruce ratner if beyoncÉ is the best performer? mrs. carter killed it last night. not me? >> i do not -- she is smart enough to buy them, tom. >> what is a like for a hitter like you do have beyoncÉ walk into your arena? --it is fantastic for sof it is fantastic. she is the best entertainer i have seen. she entertains, she sings, she dances, she is fantastic. she is completely involved in what she is doing. you get into it, whether you are familiar with her music or not. she is probably today's madonna in a lot of ways. twice what was your first meeting on the barclays center were somebody said you are an idiot. 10 years ago? >> when i talk about moving a team to brooklyn, people thought i was crazy. they did not say the word idiot -- >> excuse me -- >> people have called the idiot. >> ok. >> when i talked about moving a team to brooklyn and building an arena, people thought i was crazy. 10 years ago, brooklyn was not where it is that. what are you talking about, brooklyn, a team? >> i wonder people will say that about bitcoin. you are a skeptic. >> i am. that mille

. >> you mentioned beyonce's album. we'll get into mrs.nnouncement by katherine jackson and michael's kids about a new documentary in the works. and even more surprising, the way they want to fund the project. >> promise me you will teach me how to moon walk. >> nobody has beaten his music and i don't think anybody ever will. >> he's a very good dancer. >> michael jackson's children

beyonce spent most of the year touring the world with her hit mrs.rter show before surprising everyone with the released of her fifth studio album. it quickly became not only the fastest selling album of her career, but also an -- in itunes history "queen bee" is ending the year at the top of her game. basic cable ruled tv. the "walking dead" rose to record ratings proving we have still inflicted with zombie fever. "breaking bad" concluded its five-season run and nearly blew up social media in the process. and "duck dynasty" revealed reality tv is still guiding the conversation. star phil robertson's recent anti-gay comments stirred continue verse see, but basic cable shows still kept people buzzing. from oscar gold to box office magic. jennifer lawrence received a best actor oscar in "silver lining playbook" and then won us over when falling on stage to collect her award. shy found herself on the top of the box office with the released of the "hunger game" sequel" catching fire." she was only behind angelina jolie on forbes' list of hollywood's high

beyonce spent most of the year touring the world with her hit mrs. before surprising everyone with the released of her fifth studio album. it quickly became not only the fastest selling album of her career, but also an -- in itunes history "queen bee" is ending the year at the top of her game. basic cable ruled tv. the "walking dead" rose to record ratings proving we have still inflicted with zombie fever. "breaking bad" concluded its five-season run and nearly blew up social media in the process. and "duck dynasty" revealed reality tv is still guiding the conversation. star phil robertson's recent anti-gay comments stirred continue verse see, but basic cable shows still kept people buzzing. from oscar gold to box office magic. jennifer lawrence received a best actor oscar in "silver lining playbook" and then won us over when falling on stage to collect her award. shy found herself on the top of the box office with the released of the "hunger game" sequel" catching fire." she was only behind angelina jolie on forbes' list of hollywood's highest paid

mrs. carter show, to the s.a.p. center in san jose. the title is in reference to her marriage. beyonce will have seven wardrobe changes. show starts at 8 p.m. there will be extra traffic heading that way. >> michelle is getting down! [ laughter ] >>> let's go out live towards the bay bridge. they just issued a dense fog advisory for the eastern edge of the span. it's thick through the macarthur maze towards the toll plaza. it sounds like it gets better once you get into san francisco. all right. southbound 680 approaching stone valley road this was an accident involving a deer. the deer was in the number one lane. it is already cleared. it's out of there. but we're actually seeing a number of fender-benders involving deer. it's one of several we have seen. mass transit so far everything is on time. bart has more than 20 trains all reporting no delays. ace train one and three also good, ferries, caltrain, everything pretty much on schedule. here's a live look at the nimitz freeway 880 in oakland -- rather, this is 580. westbound 580 looks good towards the dublin interchange. no delays t

beyonce spent most of the year touring the world with her hit "mrs.ow" before surprising everyone with the release of her fifth studio album. it quickly became not only the fastest selling album of her career, but also in i- tunes history. 'queen b' is ending the year at the top of her game! basic cable ruled t-v! >> "the walking dead" rose to record ratings, proving we're still inflicted with 'zombie fever.' the critically-acclaimed "breaking bad" concluded its five-season run and nearly blew-up social media in the process. and "duck dynasty" revealed reality t-v is still guiding the conversation! star phil robertson's recent anti-gay comments stirred controversy, but basic cable shows still kept people buzzing. from oscar gold to box office magic! >> jennifer lawrence received her performance in "silver linings playbook" and won us over while falling on stage to collect the award. it wasn't long before lawrence found herself at the top of the box office with the release of "the hunger games" sequel, "catching fire." >> hollywood's latest 'it girl' r

beyonce toured the world with the mrs.se to record ratings saying we are inflicted with zombie theater. "breaking bad" nearly blew up social media in the process. and "duck dynasty" reveals that reality tv is guiding the conversation. the anti-gay comments of phil robertson is all abuzz. from oscar gold to box office magic, jennifer lawrence received the best actress for "silver linings play book" and fell on stage. it wasn't long before lawrence was on top of the box office with the release of "the hunger games" sequel. she ranked behind angelina jolie of the highest paid actresses. now lawrence is already receiving award buzz for the scene-stealing performance in "american hustle." angelina's brave choice. she shocked everyone with the op-ed with the double mastectomy. she went through the procedure after learning she carries a gene mutation that increases her risk of developing cancer. the announcement inspired other women to consider the procedure as an option. paula deen's down fall. a year ago, she was on top of the

mrs. carter world tour right now. this has been a banner year for her. >> to be beyonce. >> makes you tired. turner thanks so much >> all right. >> we'll be right back. ♪ morning, turtle. ♪ my friends are all around me ♪ my friends, they do surround me ♪ ♪ i hope this never ends ♪ and we'll be the best of friends ♪ [ male announcer ] the 2014 chevrolet traverse... all set? all set. [ male announcer ] ...with three rows of spacious seating for up to eight. imagine that. chevrolet. find new roads. yep. got all the cozies. [ grandma ] with new fedex one rate, i could fill a box and ship it for one flat rate. so i knit until it was full. you'd be crazy not to. is that nana? [ male announcer ] fedex one rate. simple, flat rate shipping with the reliability of fedex. >>> checking our top stories at 50 minutes past the hour. having a mid-air cell phone chat is one stepper closer to reality. they voted yesterday to consider its ban on inflight cell phone use. but the department of transportation is pushing back saying that inflight conversations could be unfair to consumers. lawmakers have three bil

mrs. carter world tour, she was shooting video that is go with the 14 new tracks. i mean, this is the most comprehensive and the best kept secret i have heard of in the music business. >> beyonce's last album didn't have an obvious single to lead off sales, does this one? >> no. there are no singles being released. she didn't put out singles. she said, i don't like the way the music biz is going. you put out a single, then people buy it. no singles are available. you have to buy the album. take it or leave it. people took it in droves. she's telling a story, her life experience. she's sharing her life in this album. you have to get the whole thing to get any of it. >> is there a video that goes with it? >> oh, so many videos. 17 fully produced videos, it's incredible. i don't know where she found the time to do it and keep the secret. she's got drake and justin timberlake on the album. everybody kept the secret. >> only she can do it and she writes the rules. >> don't try it. >> what's up on "access"? >> "access hollywood" is rocking and rollinging with more on beyonce. miley cyrus, believe it or not, another big, big weekend. she's at it again on stage in new york city. so, lot

beyonce's return to the stage. caused waves lip syncing the national anthem at the inauguration. her hit mrs.it release of her studio album, quickly became the fastest selling hit of her career. queen b is ending the year at the top of her game. >> basic cable ruled tv, walking dead rose to record ratings, proving we're still inflicted with zombie fever. critically acclaimed breaking bad concluded its five season run and nearly blew up social media in the process. and duck dynasty proving reality tv is still guiding the conversation. anti-gay comments stirred controversy. basic cable shows still kept people buzzing. >>> from oscar gold to box office magic, jennifer lawrence received the best oscar. lawrence found herself at the top of the box office with the release of the hunger games sequel "catching fire." hollywood's latest "it" girl ranked only angelina jolie of forbes list of highest paid actresses. now lawrence is already receiving award buzz for her scene-stealing performance in "american hustle." angelina's brave choice. she shocked everyone with her "new york times" op-ed, revealing

we have a beyoncÉ boutique on site where bb has picked out styles that affect her personal site, and you can read those looks. it is a partnership with the mrsich is actually in the new york area right now. anything -- did she design anything? >> no, but her stylist pick them out from our assortment. she picked out the styles that are most protective of her fabulousness. this is a partnership so we worked up terms that are mutually beneficial. >> how many other partnerships do we you have? >> we have hundreds. wise, we felt that beyoncÉ was the perfect thing for she is so aspirational and such an inspiration. we wanted someone who would embody the 360 degree wo man. >> you have a new icing ended, tell us how that will be different. ofyou can get hundreds dollar -- a dress that is worth hundreds of dollars or thousands of dollars for very cheap. we realize that you're only wearing a dress once, and in a place like vegas where your photograph, and it gets posted online, you're only going to wear was because everyone has seen it. profit?ou making a >> this is our biggest time of the year, it is the holiday season. for you new year's, christmas,

including 50 cent, usher and even beyonce, have also reportedly accepted lucrative gigs, performing for members of the gadhafi family. but later donated that money. ♪ happy birthday, mr that's jennifer lopez, back in july, singing directly to the president of turkmenistan, a country human rights watch calls one of the world's most repressed. she later apologized. this morning, critics are calling mariah's performance anything but heroic. now, when this all happened with the gadhafi family back in 2008, mariah said, quote, going forward, this is a lesson for all artists to learn from, end quote. we reached out to mariah's camp. and so far, lara, they are not commenting. ♪ and the "play of the day." somehow snoopy is spicing up christmas. peanuts! ♪ this is levian chocolate diamond jewelry. ♪ levian, masters of jewelry design for centuries is the only company on earth to make jewelry with chocolate diamonds. ♪ and jared is the only place where you'll find such an amazing levian selection. with styles you won't find anywhere else. ♪ levian. that's why he went to jared. ♪ and irresistible aroma of nescafe clasico stir what's inside of you. ♪ [ engine revving ] [ tires sc

beyonce spent most of the year touring the world with her hit "mrs.elease of her fifth studio album. it quickly became not only the fastest selling album of her career but also in itunes history. queen b. is ending the year at the top of her game. basic cable ruled tv. "the walking dead" rose to record ratings, proving we're still inflicted with zombie fever. the critically acclaimed "breaking bad" concluded its five-season run and nearly blew up social media in the process. and "duck dynasty" revealed reality tv is still guiding the conversation. star phil robertson's recent anti-gay comments stirred controversy. basic cable shows still kept people buzzing. >>> from oscar gold to box office magic. jennifer lawrence received the best actress oscar for her performance in "silver linings playbook" and won us over while falling on the stage to collect the reward. it wasn't long before she found herself at the top of the box office with thelyies of "the hunger games'" sequel, "catching fire." she ranked only been angelina jolie on the list of highest paid