. >> the amazing patti labelle. president obama had much praise for the singers, but he had a little spelling trouble when it came to introducing the queen of soul. >> when aretha first told us what r-s-p-e-c-t? [ laughter ] >> you're no good. >> aretha didn't seem to mind the flub. she brought down the house with a string of her hits and part of the lineup, melissa etheridge, jill scott and aryanna grande. it airs on april 7th. >>> two americans selling secrets to china. what oreo cookies have to do with it all. >>> a sear cal killer on the loose near the nation's capital. >>> here roaric actions on a burning bus. a brave driver jumps into action just in time. >>> welcome back. the government's new jobs report, the most important measure of the nation's economy, is out this morning. it's expected to show 145,000 jobs were created last month. that's an increase from 113,000 during january. the unemployment rate is expected to remain at 6.6%. >>> bank of america offering a checking option that it hopes will appeal to

we'll take you to the celebration as patti labelle melissa etheridge and new voices honor the women ofl. and we'll tell you how president obama found himself a little bit of a subject. that's ahead. >> it looked like quite a show. >>> a california man is the focus of international attention this morning. "newsweek" reports that he is the mastermind behind bitcoin. the digital money is accepted by merchants all around the world, but the creator has been a mystery. in a moment, we'll talk to the "newsweek" author who says she tracked him down. but first, vinita nair shows us how the man is disputing her report. >> okay, no questions right now. i want to be left alone. >> reporter: 64-year-old dorian satoshi nakamoto emerged from his southern california home thursday and walked right into a media frenzy hours after "newsweek" magazine said he was the mystery man behind bitcoins. >> i'm not in bitcoin. >> but your address in bitcoin -- >> reporter: according to the article, nakamoto is a model train buff who lives in a modest single family home with his mother. when congranted about bitcoi

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patti labelle, melissa etheridge, aretha franklin, the women of soul there, performing before the firste, among other special guests, for a pbs special. boy, that must have been something. >>> time for business and cnbc's sima moody. >> safe way strikes a deal. they own several supermarkets including albertsons, the fifth largest chain. safe way has 1300 stores. >>> american's household wealth jumped more than $10 trillion last year due to the booming stock market and rising home values. household wealth measures real estate, stocks, bank accounts and other assets. >>> the irs says the average tax refund this year is more than $3,000, survey shows most americans plan to use that cash to pay down debt, but other people are more likely to spend their refund on shopping are going out. back to you. >>> thank you very much, sima. >>> staples.com is doing better than the staples stores operating worldwide. the company is hoping to save about $500 million by closing 225 brick and mortar stores in the u.s. and canada by the end of next year. >>> legend has it that buffalo wings were created 50

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. >> the amazing patti labelle there. president obama had much praise for the singers, but he had a little spelling trouble when it came to introducing the queen of soul. >> when aretha first told us what r-s-p-e-c-t -- [ laughter ] ♪ you're no good >> aretha didn't seem to mind the president's flub of her anthem. she brought down the house with a string of her hits. also part of the lineup, melissa etheridge, jill scott and 20-year-old ariana grande. the women of soul concert airs on pbs april 7th. >>> two americans found guilty accused of selling secrets to china. what oreo cookies have to do with it all. >>> plus, a scare in the suburbs. is a serial killer on the loose near the nation's capital? >>> and heroic actions on a burning bus. a brave driver jumps into action just in time. ♪i am beautiful in every single way♪ ♪words, can't bring me down♪ in 1988, our dear friend paul newman had a vision. a place where kids with serious illnesses could just.be kids. [bruce] so he founded a camp. and the joy of playing, laughing

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amazing lineup, patti labelle, aretha franklin, melissa etheridge.ute to aretha franklin. listen to the spelling. >> instead of singing about love and pain, forgiveness and acceptance to a church audience, they sang about them to the world. and the world had never heard anything like it. when aretha first told us what r-s-p-e-c-t meant to her -- >> he left out an "e." >> "rspect." not when you're doing to aretha and aretha is there. >> the funny thing is, the whole crowd laughed and it doesn't register. >> he said why are they laughing at me? i always think it's bad karma for people like us to mock a bad prompter read. >> that's not a bad prompter read. that's aretha. and i love it because she's one of the sassiest people in the world, that she didn't call him out is amazing. >> and you really don't have to read r-e-s-p-e-c-t from a prompter, do you? >> you have to sing it, though. you have to sing it to get it right. >> i think that's it. >> and he's got the sense he knew something wasn't right. >> right. >> he sort of slowed down and too late, i'm