saying pharell had a thing for marvin gaye's music. you ready to fight that battle if it comes up? >> listen, pharell has readily admitted marvin gaye is one ever his idols. but it is silk and rayon. if this is the way the law is going to go, then the creator of rayon better look behind him, for lawsuits from the owner of silk because, even though they feel the same, they're structurally completely different. just like these songs. even two songs you just played me, are structurally and materially different. liz: there are a lot of people saying that this is setting some type of precedent but we all remember, you know, when george harrison song, my sweet lord, was under the microscope, he got sued by ronnie mac, written, i believe it is called he is so fine. he was found guilty of plagiarism are in fact from those two songs. what kind of precedent does this set, if that case already happened? >> well, you can find an errant jury anywhere. i think that is what george harrison suffered because those two songs aren't the same either. just

a jury decided that the 2013 hit song blurred song by robin thicke and producer pharell williams infringed on a song originally by gaye. >>reporter: it's here that some of the greatest musicians in the history of american jazz sprung up. all had an impact on marcus johnson. >> influence is key and i grew up listening to people like bobby lyle quincy jones, george duke. influence is very important. >>reporter: but how much influence is too much? that's what i jury decided in los angeles last tuesday in a landmark legal case. ♪♪ >>reporter: it involves this song released in 2013 called "blurred lines" written by pharell williams and robin thicke. the family of gaye charged they were not just inspired by his work but plagarized it. they claim the hit was too similar to gaye's 1977 hit "got to give it up." >> they thought the gaye family would not have the resources or ability or wherewithal to fight this fight. they learned wrong. >>reporter: the jury sided with the gaye family awarding his heirs $7.4 million as a result of the inflingmentringement. >> any clients know in their heart they wro

thicke said he did not write the song and he was high and let pharell do the work. not steal the music. >> i understand there are similarities but i also understand the notes are different and the songs are not the same. no one owns a genre and no one owns a groove. >> jonathon, do you agree with the verdict? >> i would like to talk to you about the e-mail servers. you know, first off, how could anyone think allen thicke's off spring could have anything without stealing it from a smart person. that's the biggest problem we have here to begin with. >> are you a fan of the song though? do you like "blurred lines"? >> the video is nice. you can steal a groove and put women half naked in there and most people are just gonna look past it and not even think about it. >> bonnie, is stealing okay? you steal material all the time. >> i do. >> where i work there is a lot of funny people. there is a lot of inspiration. $7.4 million is nothing to those guys. it is not it is maybe two homes for them. that is something. you really think they are living in a $3.5 million home? >>

pharell williams and robin thicke's lawyer vows to fight the "blurred lines" verdict.xt on music battle, david? david: ambush in ferguson, missouri. two police officers are shot. there may be leads in the case. we'll give you details. box shares falling back to earth after it is first quarterly results as publicly-traded company. we have the ceo. ceo aaron levy will tell us why he is not worried about this. aaron is coming up. ♪ at ally bank no branches equals great rates. it's a fact. kind of like mute buttons equal danger. ...that sound good? not being on this phone call sounds good. it's not muted. was that you jason? it was geoffrey! it was jason. it could've been brenda. "what is it that we can do that is impactful?" what the cloud enables is computing to empower cancer researchers. it used to take two weeks to sequence and analyze a genome; with the microsoft cloud we can analyze 100 per day. whatever i can do to help compute a cure for cancer, that's what i'd like to do. bring us your baffling. bring us your audacious. we want your sticky notes, sketchbooks, and

jurors yesterday ordered thicke and pharell to pay more than $7 million for copyright infringement.urors decided it sounded too much like gaye's 1977 hit "gotta give it up." his family attorneys are planning to ask for an injunction to stop all sales until an agreement can be reached on future moneys. >> an interesting one. we do continue to follow breaking news this morning. several people hurt in an early morning fire in the mission district. >>> a u.s. military helicopter goes down during a routine training mission in florida. the beach now scattered with debris. we'll have the latest coming up next. >>> breaking news. an apartment fire overnight in san francisco sends several people to the hospital. >> also break at this hour, a military chopper crashes in florida. all 11 people onboard are feared dead. >> and busted by the feds. authorities swarm nearly a dozen potential fronts for illegal gambling and prostitution in san jose. >> and good wednesday morning. i'm meteorologist christina loren. showers working their way through the bay area. also some snow moving over tahoe. we'l

to--if they're going to appeal thicke and pharell, they may be successful. >> for more you can go to www.aljazeera.com. watch us been clicking on the watch live icon. >>> i managed to really memorize the features of the man that was actually the rapeist in the room with us. >> fran drescher not only survived rape. she helped bring her stacker to justice. the lesson she learned helped her cope with another trauma. she was diagnosed with uterine cancer. two years after she began feeling symptoms. >> you have to be able to transfer from being a patient into a medical consumer. passivity. the cancer struck as her marriage to a gay man ending. >> the marriage was, you know, busted apart. and i was just very unhappy. it was like a perfect storm. >> best known for her role as the nanny, she talks about her lucky break on an airplane with an executive that led to the emmy award winning show. >> he was a captive audience. where was he going to go? coach? now, her first role on broadway starring as the wicked ? >> this is the first character i have ever played that really is kind of a mean cha

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i think they came to--if they're going to appeal thicke and pharell, they may be successful. >> for more you can go to www.aljazeera.com. watch us been clicking on the watch live icon. >>> i managed to really memorize the features of the man that was actually the rapeist in the room with us. >> fran drescher not only survived rape. she helped bring her stacker to justice. the lesson she learned helped her cope with another trauma. she was diagnosed with uterine cancer. two years after she began feeling symptoms. >> you have to be able to transfer from being a patient into a medical consu

. >>> robin thicke and pharell williams are being ordered to give it up to marvin gaye's family. >> so if you like the song "blurred lines" and you really want it, now's the time to get it. ♪ i know you want it i know you want it ♪ >> so now that's in your head for the day. jurors ordered them to pay more than $7 million for copyright infringement. jurors decided "blurred lines" sounds too much like gaye's 1977 hit "gotta give it up." gaye's family planning for an injunction to stop all sales until an agreement can be reached on future money. >> wow. probably made a nice penny up to this point. >>> among the best of the best, two local teens who just placed in the intel science competition. >> the sheen on the roadway. well lit by that sign over on university. we do have a slower drive because of the slick roads. we'll talk about those conditions and show you more coming up. >>> welcome back. a south bay student has just won what is considered to be nobel prize for high schools. >> pretty cool. the harker school in san jose won one of the three top prizes. he created an algorithm that

then megastar pharell chimed in saying he would like to play. then moby said he would like to dj the party. all of this became such a big deal, that the once private party now may become a public one. the date, still to be determined. >> kindness, from everybody across the world has been unbelievable. >> reporter: so now the dancing man will be coming to america as the world seems to save the last dance for him. >> he says he has not stopped smileing in the last 24 hours and he is overwhelmed by the outpouring. >> well, save the last dance for me. which was sung by ... the drifters, ladies and gentlemen. nicely done. as we have temperatures mostly in the 70s today. >>> high temperatures that really are warmer than a lot of the ones we see in the summertime. got up to 78 in oakland. 75 san rafael. 76 in napa. don't forget, set your clocks ahead tonight. as we look toward the bay bridge and the numbers right now, san francisco. 54 degrees. santa rosa, 58. out the door tomorrow, the fog and the low clouds spreading across the coast. we will wake up

pharell did admit the song sounds similar. gaye's family was awarded $7.3 million.le lot a like. >> i was gonna say. >> very, very, very similar. >>> that's it for our news at 7:00. we'll be back at 11:00. have a great evening. >> stay dry. >> good luck. >> yeah, really. in my world, wall isn't a street. return on investment isn't the only return i'm looking forward to. for some every dollar is earned with sweat, sacrifice, courage. which is why usaa is honored to help our members with everything from investing for retirement to saving for college. our commitment to current and former military members and their families is without equal. start investing with as little as fifty dollars. boyfriend. >> it was totally out of control. phil explains how the intervention nearly came to blows. >> deep breath. come here, sit down. nick. >> was he sober? >> not at all, high as a kite. >> we have new footage and new details on the behind the scenes drama. the concerns over nick gordon's role in chrissy and whitney's life. >> whitney's dead. bobbi kristina's in a coma. he said,

pharell williams and robin thicke are being sued.gaye's children claim they stole elements from his hit "got to give it up" for "blurred lines" which made more than $16 million in profits. gaye's family lawyer is asking for $25 million in damages. >>> pope francis' popularity is heavenly. according to a new pew research poll, 95% of catholic americans give him high marks. when it comes to all faiths 70% view him favorably. even two-thirds of atheists or agnostics seem to like pope francis. these numbers are the highest level since his papacy began in 2013. >>> a big change for the greatest show on earth. ringling brothers who first introduced elephants to the big top in 1882 is ending its elephant acts by 2018. this is a big win for animal rights groups. they've been battling the circus for years. meanwhile, take a look at this. >> aah! >> lock the door. >> oh my gosh, i didn't know they could do that. >> a scare at a safari park in south africa to say the least. a clever lioness opened the car door with her mouth. yep, just another

farell -- pharell williams are interested in the dance party. he told dancing man, never be ashamed of yourself. and mobey offered his dj services. no one should be ashamed about dancing. i am go going to insist his name is farel. >> i love mobey. >> oh there are two? have you ever been shamed for your dancing? >> i have been but i learned it doesn't matter because you need to dance like no one is looking. >> i disagree with that. you need to dance like everyone is watching and because dance is a gift and movement is an expression that needs to be shared with others. >> maybe you agree he should have been shamed because he would improve his dancing skills. >> that's not what i said at all. >> that's what you were getting at. >> i think everyone needs to dance and just do them, do you. >> what is wrong with laughing at the guy? >> they weren't laughing at the way he was dancing. they were laughing at the way he looked. >> why do you assume that? >> they refer to him. >> they didn't say anything about the fact he couldn't dance. >> that second pic

. >> a jury in los angeles ruled blurred lines the hit pop song by robin thicke and pharell williams sounds too much like an old marvin gaye song. they decided blurred lines crossed the copyright lines. it leans too heavily on the song got to give it up. they were ordered to pay $7.3 million. it was also revealed during the trial that thicke and williams earned nearly 17 million from the song in total. >> hey, hey, hey. >> got played too much though. >> coming up investors might be saying we're in a tech bubble but the slow down is telling us a very different story. we'll discuss that next. after the second worse day of the year for the dow, s&p 500 futures now indicating a higher open. more on today's market action and a response from yesterday's sell off coming up after this break. it's one of the most amazing things we build and it doesn't even fly. we build it in classrooms and exhibit halls, mentoring tomorrow's innovators. we build it raising roofs, preserving habitats and serving america's veterans. every day, thousands of boeing volunteers help make their communities the best

now robin thicke and pharell both earned more than $5 million for this song.people will be listening closely and now they will definitely hear that marvin gaye song or elements of it that were copied the jurors found in blurred lines. so certainly going to be a precedent setting case i would expect. >> julia, thank you so much. in case you were wondering out there we were playing blurred lines while she was giving the report so you knew what we were talking about. the dollar soaring 24% in the last year but the ride won't be over any time soon. let's bring in the co-founder. paul always good to see you. >> hey. >> we had a guest on earlier in the show saying that the dollar would go up another 25% from here. so let's just say that he is right to some degree. the dollar will strengthen. what happens to certain sectors. >> just to be clear what we're looking at here is following a big move in the dollar what is the market and sectors done. so we looked at the stock market performance. this is only the 6th time in history we've seen a 20% year over year move in t

. >>> it looks like singers robin thick and pharell williams are on the hook for copyright infringement. >> the jury returned a verdict saying blurred lines is a copy of the marvin gay sign called got to give it up. williams and thick says the song is completely original. it has earned more than $16 million in profits: ahead, a growing number of athletes are getting hurt. inside a one of a kind center that specializes in helps these kids and their interesting theory on why kids are getting hurt more often and why those injuries are more serious. >> plus, we will explain why federal marshalls have seized america's top boat. >> right after the break, we are checking in with the showers in the forecast for your bay area wednesday and there is a warmup in the five day. we will get into that as well. thanks for the ride around norfolk! and i just wanted to say geico is proud to have served the military for over 75 years! roger that. captain's waiting to give you a tour of the wisconsin now. could've parked a little bit closer... it's gonna be dark by the time i get there. geico. proudly serv

. >>> "blurred lines" becoming a lot more clear as jury finds, robin thicke and pharell oh know. >>> stopping double chins. they love it and investors love it. the stock is going crazy. even when they say it is not it is always about money. melissa: but first, a look at markets right now. stocks back in negative territory after yesterday's bloodbath. all eyes still on the fed, which is reportedly looking to remove rd patient, from its interest rate guidance. meanwhile oil seeing a drop in the latest weekly inventory data out of eia. charlie gasparino, james freeman, "wall street journal." brian kilmeade host of "fox & friends." james freeman, give me take on fed talks since charlie is tweeting. >> i have a twitter war. >> maybe sometime soon they will start to talk about how they will eventually get normal interest rates again. this economy is growing. almost 300,000 jobs last month. some people call this full employment. i don't believe that looking at the labor force participation rate. the point is, we are a long way from the crisis. we're in a year where we're creating 200,000 jo

this is their promotional video with music by pharell, they're inviting star wars fans to see what neverbc news, washington. >> i would love to see the set for "wizard of oz." >> a good one. i would look to have cp3-0 in my living room. >> dancing. >> yes, dancing. cheer my kids up. well, don't forget to check out our updates on our facebook page at wnnfans.com. >> coming up, more news from abc. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. >>> making news in america this morning. shocking twist. robert durst real estate heir arrested for murder. what he's leader saying in a documentary that caused investigators to move quickly. >> protester charged. a man accused of shooting the police officers in ferguson taken into custody. new details about the evidence the suspect's past and how other protesters helped. >> wild weather. scaffold collapsing to the ground. melting snow creating a new concern. rising rivers spilling over the banks. >> march madness is here. the numb

. >> i feel free, free from -- fa honestly free from pharell williams and robin thicke's chains.? >> absolutely. >> my favorite moment of the week we ended on. don't forget to head over to our facebook page check it out. in case you missed it. >> all of our favorite moments from this week's show, you can find it at -- wnnfans.com. >> is there something going on with basketball this weekend? >> come on. conference tournaments. have our bracket ready for march madness sunday! >> march what? >> selection sunday around the corner. ♪ >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now," informing insomnia today, 1 out of every 4 american kids is hispanic. that means many of the future doctors who will care for us the engineers who will build our cities, the scientists and entrepreneurs of our country can be your kids. we all know how hard it is for you to send them to college. this is why we want you to know you are not alone, and every day, more people support you to make it happen. many support you, and the hispanic scholarship fund helps you prepare plan, and pay for your kids' college edu

. >> i feel free, free from -- fa honestly free from pharell williams and robin thicke's chains.u marry me? >> absolutely. >> my favorite moment of the week we ended on. don't forget to head over to our facebook page check it out. in case you missed it. >> all of our favorite moments from this week's show, you can find it at -- wnnfans.com. >> is there something going on with basketball this weekend? >> come on. conference tournaments. have our bracket ready for march madness sunday! >> march what? >> selection sunday around the corner. ♪ >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs f >>> making news in america this morning, massive manhunt. more protests in ferguson as the search gets under way for the gunman who shot two police officers who's been questioned. >>> plus the president makes his first comments on the shooting overnight. >>> also break overnight a volcano spewing ash following a powerful eruption. the people being evacuated and at least one flight in the u.s. already affected. >>> people forced to leave their homes as a landslide continues to g

later this month for a party with nearly 2,000 beautiful women and celebrities like pharell williams. people gathered today to mark 50 years since bloody sunday took place. that's when several hundred marchers were attacked by police as they tried to walk across the bridge. >> it was a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement. jonathan is live in selma with more. jonathan. >> and good morning. well, over the weekend president obama and former president george w. bush lead a delegations of poll situations and silver rights leaders across the bridge behind me. this is now a historical icon to the civil rights movement. the march was in honor of the voting rights demonstrators that were beaten and tear gassed by police as they tried to cross that same bridge on march 7th 1965. a day that would later become known as bloody sunday. televised images of the beatings, mobilized support for the demonstrators that would march from selma to the alabama state capital in montgomery. president obama signed a bill awarding the congressional gold medal to the people that participated in these hist