play staon sales have fallen behind microsoft's "x-box" a nintendo wii. but sony's c.e.o. thinks coumer reaction to the price cuts will be "phomenal." >> susie: here's a looat what's happeni tomorrow: >> susie: tonight's mutual interestommentator says there's a changenderway in the mutual fund market with grow funds gaining far. he's john waggoner mual fund columnisat "usa today." >> everything goes in cles. the spring, the swallows return to capistrano in the summer, the pseid meteor showe light up the heens. and every n years or so, grth funds return to favor. this ione of those times. stock-fund managers fall int two camps: valuend growth. value managers loofor beaten- up scks that will return to wall street's graces. growth maners look for stocks of companies with potentiay huge earnings owth. value has been the winr for a decade. but now growth stocks are the rally, and tre's a good reason for that. owth stocks fare best with growth is hard to fi. in a sluggish econy, investors adorthe few companies whose earnings are soaring. the economy is probablstarting to grow w,

two popular charging docks for the nintendo wii remoats are being recalled this morning.he cyclone essential and reacts charging stations can overheat potentially causing burns. there have been six reports of battery packs overheating with two people reporting minor burns to their hands. the chargers were sold from january of 2008 until last month. >>> sony has developed a rechargeable battery it claims charges faster and has a longer life span than current batteries. sony says the new lithium ion battery contains a material that helps it fully recharge in 30 minutes, about half the time that current batteries take. it can also be recharged upwards of 2,000 times, more than 4,000 times better than the technology available today. sony says the batteries will first appear in tools like power tools before coming to electronics. >>> london's famous royal opera house letting anyone who tweets compose its next opera. twitterers will send one line at a time. and then the words will be put to music. the work will be performed next month. it could bring a new audience to the opera

some analysts think that may eventually come down even more to compete with the nintendo wii. >>> facebook is changing its privacy rules. it will make it clearer what happens to the information users post on the site and give them more control over how much is shared with outside applications and facebook itself. the change will affect apps such as games and quizzes. this decision comes africa naddian officials raised concerns. the changes will apply to all 250 million users worldwide. >>> at & t is delivering visual voice mail free to blackberry bold customers. it makes checking voice mail as easy and fast as checking e- mail. existing bold users can download an update. for information on all of these stories, log on to the technology page of abcnews.com. those are your tech bytes. i'm jermy hubbard -- jeremy hubbard.

hardware like the playstation 3, xbox 360, and the nintendo wii fared even worse, falling 23%. >>> air travel will get more personal as we now have to provide our birth date and our gender to book a flight. it's the tsa's new program called secure flight. for many passengers already taking off their shoes, unpacking their laptops, and putting their toiletries in little plastic bags, this latest security requirement is no big deal. the demand for birth dates and gender information is part of a shift that now has the government and not airlines in charge of checking passenger names against the watch list, a key recommendation of the 9/11 commission. >>> and all you can fly for $599. that's the new promotion making a big splash from jet blue. here's how it works. you must buy the special pass between now and august 21st. then you can fly anywhere the airline goes virtually as often as you'd like from september 8th to october 8th, and there are no blackout dates. however, flights must be booked no later than 1:59 a.m. eastern time three days before the flight's scheduled departure. so, pri

. >>> the nintendo wii turned the video game remote in all sorts of things, a baseball bat, light sabrefishing rod. a new game called reel fishing, angler's dream lets you cast a line in your living room. how does it compare with the real thing? we asked collin cerns of "field & stream. " >> it has fisherman in mind. it has terrific details fishermen appreciate. you can hear birds in the distance. you can see fish on the surface. when you finally hook one you really feel the fish fighting and you can see the underwater views of the fish diving and darting away and jumping out of the water doing its best to dislodge itself from the hook and it's a lot of fun. >> reporter: reel fishing angler's dream available next tuesday. >>> smart phones may be getting a little too smart. a new york man recently discovered his cell phone controls his oven. the phone rings, you hear a beep, all of a sudden there's a fire in the oven. a technician couldn't figure out why it was happening hapg so for now the electricity to the stove has been turned off. for information on all these stories log on to the t

. >>> you could soon watch streaming shows on a iphone or nintendo wii.lix has an ap for the iphone and i-pod touch to allow you to watch movies and tv shows. the report also says wii owners could access their netflix accounts from the video game console. >>> gi joe, the rise of cobra hits movies this weekend and the video game is in stores today. popular science's jake ward tried it out. >> the game itself is a very cartoonish game. it's not at all like the shooters that you see on the market these days. it's a very bloodless, cartoonish game full of explosions of coins and sort of laser fire and a lot of really, sort of cheesy dialogue. think of it as playing with action figures with your kids in the yard, but a video game. for a saturday morning your kid and his friend playing together, instead of saturday morning cartoons. it's that kind of experience. >> reporter: "gi joe, rise of the cobra""is available for all major consoles. >>> intel is launching a facebook application that allows you to donate your spare computer power to help researchers fighti

you may soon be able to watch those shows on an iphone or the nintendo wii. wii owners will be able to access their netflix account from the video game consoles. a new movie hits stores soon and a video game is coming out. >> the game itself is a very cartoon-ish game. it is not like the shooter's you see out. it is full of explosions of coins and laser fire and a lot of cheesey dial line. think about it like playing with action figures with your kids in the yard on a saturday morning. your kids playing together instead of watching saturday morning cartoons. >> the new game is available on all major consoles. intel is launching an application that will allow you to donate your spare computer power to researchers. you can download the program and it will go into action when you're not using all of your computer's resources. for more information, log onto the tech page at abcnews.com. those are your tech bytes. i am vinita nair. >>> 5:21 is your time. 71 degrees. >> the redskins $100 million man shows up gimpy at practice. we do not need to have a knee- jerk re

the nintendo wii has turned the video game remote into all sorts of things. now, a fishing rod. a new game lets you cast a line. how does it compare to the real thing? >> what is terrific about it is it is a fishing game designed for a real fisherman. you could hear birds in the distance. when you finally to hook one, you do feel the thing. you can see under water views of the fish, and doing its best to dislodged itself from the the hope. >> it is available next tuesday. a new york man recently discovered his cell phone controls his oven. the phone rings, you hear a peep, and then there is a fire in the oven. so far, the electricity in the stove has been turned off. for more information, log onto the tech page at abcnews.com. those are your tech bytes. >> i used about one-tenth of the applications on my phone. >> and you have your stove turned off. 5:21 is your time. 74 degrees. >> the nationals had a midnight deadline to sign the number 1 draft pick. could they get it done? we will find out. >> later today on "oprah," why are america's kids overweight? d's finds out what they

that may be the case with nintendo wii sports game. >> the game system is famous for turning couch potatoes into athletes because it gets you up. but some players are thinking too much playing can leave them aching. in a real game of tennis or baseball, they would take a break between hittinging. but in wii sports there is no break in the action. and repetitive motion can take a toll on your body. >> people that normally would not play golf or bowl or play tennis, now they are playing this game. and it is a lot of fun but they use it either without exercising, without stretching, initially, or they use it too long. >> wii system was built with warnings about prolonged use. doctors say players can avoid repetitive stress injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome by taking breaks and stopping the game if aying hurts. and nintendo said as with any new physical activity it is best to start slowly. be the first to know about breaking news, severe weather and traffic with mobile news. get text alerts and streaming video on your phone. sign up on fox 45 news or text wbff to 445203. i am judy kurtz a

do you think now that microsoft and sony start making headway in terms of market share on nintendo's wiihink actually what you're going to see is nintendo sometime follow suit with a price cut of their own. and if they can cut by $50 or $100, they'll be sub 200 and that will be more influential than the two cuts you just saw from microsoft and sony. >> do you agree with that, ben? >> i actually think you are going to see sony and microsoft begin to take some share now. the wii, while it's a great product, a certain sort of fad nature to it. it's not completely a fad, but a certain, you know, hot, hard to get console, it's not there anymore. it's really come back down to earth. and i think, you know, they absolutely need a e cut. but even with the price cut i do think you're going to see microsoft and sony take some share this year. >> is there a spillover effect? there must be some kind of an impact on the -- from the console cuts on other areas of this market, in particular the software makers when you look at electronic arts or take two. do you think there's a spillover effect? >> yeah

sales of game hardware, like the x box 360, play station, and nintendo wii fell even worse. in new york, i'm alexis christoforous. >>> jet blue airlines rolls out a new deal to jump start business. and it has people scrambling to sign up. you pay one fee and fly anywhere you want, as often as you want for one month. the plan costs $599. and it's available through august 21st. you could make that pay off pretty well. >>> coming up on eyewitness news at 4:00. a manson follower is out of prison. >> lynnet tries and kills president ford. we'll have reaction to her release. >>> i'm mike schuh, on the eastern shore. america's preeminent electric guitar maker paul reed smith talks to me about the man who is on this guitar. >>> and the weekend is here. will the weather cooperate for your plans? >> wjz 13 is always on. for the top stories on wjz.com, instant updates and first warning update all the time, click wjz.com. stir it's friday. >> and a pretty one at that. how about that, tim williams. >> light breeze. it's going to get warmer. good weekend if you want to be at the pool, was

they mostly are for batteries for nintendo wii. you should contact griffin international for information concerning returns and a free replacement. it is an inside look at the lost and found about one of the nation's biggest airlines. you might be surprised that the things passengers leave behind, and the challenges the airline faces in trying to reconnect people with their very expensive and unusual items. >> inside a dallas warehouse, southwest airlines collects all the things passengers forget when they get off the plane. as i am amazed at how much stuff is in here. >> is pretty amazing. >> they have racks of codes, crates full of car seats, enough books to fill a library. and a pile of electronics that will blow your mind. the airline finds about 5 ipod every single day, 150 month. gets a lot of people to put their names in them, but you would be surprised how many do not. >> they have hundreds of cell phones. trawls lester lost his on a southwest flight last month. >> it slipped out. >> when the airline could not find it, lest

now think alternate platforms like the nintendo wii.e have been using it for wii fit and brain games. now it goes to the youngest users with jump start rescue. this is different than a lot of the wii games. this is a real teaching game. here charles is actually doing matching letters. it also does number concepts and also shapes and colors. this is a real learning game. here he's trying to match things up. >> he's really engaged in this. >> absolutely. >> now next, i know leapfrog -- >> that was last year. guttenberg has the best high-tech invention. here the kids are actually using the tags to read the book. these are special books, each is around $12. lots of fun. it doesn't replace the book. it supplements the book. adds to it. >> now the ds. my son is hooked on the ds. >> we don't usually think of the ds as a learning platform but here it is. this is my virtual tutor. there are three versions for three different age grades, all preschool all the way through second grade. >> somebody's very excited about doing it! thank you, charles.

sorry. [ lauger ] the university of alabama is now using the nintendo wii teach students how to performpr. here's how it works. you push down the victim's chest three times and then you hit a, b, a, b, select, start and then the person dies. [ laughter ] it's just phenomenal. it's good work. i read this. this is a wrd story. a dtist in florida is being ed for dropping a mini wrench and a screw driver down the throat of his patient. on the bright side, the ma pooped out a brand new ikea bookcase. [ laughter ] so, that's pretty interesting. 'm amazed. and finally, a man in cada was rested for driving while watching a porno on dvd. in his defense, he said he was just trying to learn how to drive stick. we have a great show, everybody. t's give it up for the roots. come on! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: all right. tonight's show is huge. the one and only alec baldwin will join us. [ cheers and applause ] i lovelec baldwin. i love that man. and these guys crack me up. the stars of comedy central's new show "michael and michael have issues," michael ian black and michael showalter are h

both sony psp and the nintendo wii are pretty soft right now. the xbox is holding up a little better but i think that's because of the xbox marketplace where a lot of people are spending the summer playing free versions of one versus 100. >> todd, you disagree with that obviously. >> i don't think it's necessarily just about the top line. i think that these companies are going into this year with a much rationalized product line. i think you see less high-risk i.p. than you did last year, a bunch of core staples like madden, like fifa, like call of duty. and i think these companies are focusing in on earning money this year and i think that's a good thing. >> so if you were going to try to invest in this sector, what would you do? or would you avoid it altogether? rick, what do you think? >> at this point i don't think it's going to be the hot holiday season anyone expects. i think there's too many people playing mafia on facebook or -- >> how can it be a hot holiday season in the consumer is hiding in a bunker. >> i know of duty 2:spt modern wa

this is not necessarily competition with x box and nintendo wii. this might be more soni competing with itself. the base of 132 million ps-2 users and 127 million ps-3 users. the sony needs to come up a way to migrate the ps-2 marketplace to the ps-3 technology. this might be the cutback the market has been waiting for. >> does a lot of people feel like if we were to see more companies cut the prices of them maybe that will spur sales but it won't do anything for margins. >> it won't do anything for margin. sony is losing money on the ps-3 to sell. it has the microprocess tore that drives the technology inside. the blu ray onboard already. that's a good sell point for soni. a blu ray player for $299 and a gaming system as well. margins are under such enormous pressure, sony looking at that blu ray player and psp player as a loss leader but it will drive sales this holiday shopping season for the industry if this begins what many think will be a pricing war. that could be good. the bigger the installed base, the more games that are sold. the more ga

they have been behind nintendo wii the last two years. they are also introducing a new slim model next month for $299. i'm sure the gamers will be excited about the price drop. back to you. >>> news4 is helping to find jobs for you. edgewood management coor at oo l fiskingnor community kigent inetenc tnaichnecianshn for properties in t baltimore, prince george's and nnerth virginia ars. if interestein linrnorea m ge and applying, go to nbcwashington.com and search jobs 4 you. >>> new today, a tree branch comes crashing down on an apartment building in prince george's county. this happened early this morning on southern avenue and boulevard heights. several people were forced from their apartments and the utilities had to be shut off. there are no reports of any injuries. >>> tom is here now with a look at the forecast again. tom? >> when you step out the door, you will notice the humidity has increased and it is a sweltering morning. the sun is up with atl par y clou p cls a i sitay steamy 77 na teon . national. owe t the low to mimo mont

. >>> finally a popular accessory for nintendo wii recalled because it could cause burns.lone essentials and react four doc battery recharging staigss can overheat the wii remotes. minor injuries have been reported. they were sold from january 2008 until last month. on recall now. that is the news at 8:04. now to the weather and joining us from seattle, hello again, doug. >> good morning, to you. a beautiful morning outside. it's warm, mid 70s, grats folea out here, a tremendous amount of names. sometimes you say hi to mom and grandma, you have a laundry list. let's hear who you want to say hello to. >> my fiancee laura, my family, the lono, stasulli - - >> 22 millioneo tareenf te ss. otexa rethti ae focasts we hello to t entire state of texas, what's the forecast there? hot, around 100n texas but also going to be hot in the mid90s, first time in summer in bismarck, minneapolis and 90 as well and lower 90s for omaha and t >> a very good morning, brian van de graaff here in washington. we're watching some showers off to the west that may mosey into the metro area, as the da

big gamers out there, nintendo wii is dominant in this category. pricing at $250. your new price is still above that. what makes you think this is low enough to really help you get market share? >> well, we're really talking apples and oranges there. we design our platform to be future proof, to live for ten-year product life cycle. playstation 3 is less than three years old and we're on track to reach our numbers. we sold 140 million playstation 2 toss das to date. we consider this to be a marathon, not a sprint. playstation 3 is a multimedia device that goes so far beyond gaming. once consumers have the opportunity to buy this at $299 we're confident we will sell 13 million units this year worldwide. >> how is back to school? >> back to school is an important period for us. you know, it's interesting, people talked a lot about the numbers early in the year, up through july. july is a couple of days during the holiday season. we always refer to it as being similar to football. we're in preseason right now. playing games but they don't count. the season starts in t

>> we have nintendo wii set outside of.ok inside. what is going on in there? >> what is going on inside the bus, kathy? >> x box 350 is inside. -- 360 is inside. we have subwoofers under the seats. >> this is every kids dream. >> it's a real gaming experience. it's not just the game. it's the experience that makes it so special. >> you got kids of all ages. it looks like grandparents and moms with them. >> we can ente entertain 5 to 9. >>> where do you go with this? >> we go everywhere. we pull right up to your doorstep. we bring the excitement to you and we keep the rowdy outside. >> i see clear plastic bubble type things. what are those. >> those are called the hamster balls. >> what do you do in a hamster ball. >> the kids get inside and roll around. they can do obstacle course races. >> that is so crazy. if somebody wants this for a birthday party for some kind of cooperate event? >> that's what we do. corporate parties, family reunions, and church events. if we can do t we get there and do it some. >> what got you. >>

. >> two popular charging docks for the nintendo wisconsin remoats are being -- wii remotes are being recalled. they can overheat. two people reported minor burns to their hands. from january 2008 until last month they were sold. sony has developed a rechargeable battery that has a longer life charge and contains a material that helps it fully recharge in 30 minutes about half the time current batteries think and can be charged upwards of 2,000 times more than four times better than technology today. first they will appear in devices i like power tools before coming to electronics. >> london's famous world famous opera house is letting anyone who tweets contributing one line at a time to the micro blogging site and a director and composer will put those words to music. it may not be madam butter fly but could help bring a new audience to the opera. for more log on to the technology page of abc news.com. >> 5:21 is your time on a wednesday. we have 74 degrees. still ahead on good morning, washington the longest winning streak in the majors comes to a disappointing end. which former nat