blurred lines by pharrell williams and robin thicke has become more controversial. gaye family saying they copied his hit "give it up" and have to pay their family $7.3 million. >> reporter: the big summer hit of two years ago, but just how blur ed blurred is the line between this and the 1977 song "got to give it up" by marvin gaye? ♪ too similar, according to a jury in los angeles, which decided pharrell williams and robin thicke had crossed that line and breached copyright to the tune of more than $7 million. ♪ >> reporter: damages that didn't just bring tears to their eyes, was an emotional court case for marvin gaye's family. >> i feel free, free from honestly, free from pharrell williams and robin thicke's chains and what they tried to keep on us and the lies that were told. >> we did not start this fight. the jury wasn't allowed to know this, but pharrell williams and robin thicke filed this lawsuit against my clients in the gaye family for having the temerity to question whether "blurred lines" was an original song. >> reporter: pharrell williams wrote "blur

. ♪ blurred lines ♪ singer pharrell williams and robin thicke are told to pay millions in damages forng a marvin gaye song their hit "blurred lines." ♪ ♪ ♪ break the ice, with breath freshening cooling crystals. ice breakers. >>> this is "bbc world news." the latest headlines. >>> the bbc has suspended "top gear" jeremy clarkson over an allegation he threw a punch at a producer. >>> warships have begun maneuvers in the black sea. >>> hello. coming up in sports today, in half an hour's time the fight is on. formula 1 team appealed after their driver is put back in the driver's seat by an australian court. also coming up he says i'm sorry. he accepts the boos from the fans after real madrid lose but still go through to the quarterfinals. >>> england has nothing to play for against afghanistan. a captain says the coach is in the wrong job. ahead. >>> back in our headlines again today, the international monetary fund is due today to approve a 17.5$17.5 billion bailout for ukraine a little bit later on. the money is desperately needed in a country financially crippled by a year-long confli

it has been signed by the government but not yet accepted by the tuarig groups. >>> pharrell williams and robin thicke has been ordered to pay robin marvin gaye's family $7 million for copyright violations of his music. they've been told they have to give it up. [music] >> williams and thicke plan to rule against the appealing meanwhile the gaye family will seek an injunction against the track. >> i feel free--free from--honestly free from pharrell williams and robin thicke's chains, and they tried to keep on us, and the lies that were told, and the fact that we were able to break through any way. >> his tv motoring show has brought him fame and welt around the world. now his career hangs in the balance after allegedly hitting a producer. >> jeremy clarkson is one of the biggest names on television, his motoring show, he's suspended for reportedly punching his producer puts the program's future and his own in question. for the top gear brand specifically it will have a detrimental effect. it's hard to see that they would be able to replicate the show in its current form without him. t

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free from -- honestly free from pharrell williams and robin thicke's chains and what they tried to keepwe were able to break through any way. >> thicke and williams say they are disappointed in the verdict and they are considering their next move. the executive editor of the hollywood reporter joins me now. matthew, pharrell williams says that the songs just sort of have the same feel. how do you distinguish between being influenced by another artist like marvin gaye creating a song that has the same feel as another song and basically stealing copyright infringement? >> that' what we've seen today. the jury found it was plagiarized. but they found it wasn't willful, which means they didn't find they purposefully went out to try to steal this song only that they incorporated elements and ultimately plagiarized the song even subconsciously, to create their version. >> so they did it subconsciously. but does this set an interesting precedent? are we going to see more lawsuits like this? >> that's the big question whether the flood dates will open to more of these types of case. now we live

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know in our hearts that blurred lines is an independent creation from the heart and soul of pharrell williamsd no one else. >> the legal team representing williams and thicke say they're reviewing the court's decision, and considering their options, including a possible appeal. jacky ibanez, fox news. >>> the maker of children's tylenol has pleaded guilty to federal charges that is lick will medications, mcneal consumer healthcare of ft. washington has agreed pay $25 million to resolve this case. according to court documents nickel iron, chromium, used during the manufacturing process from 2009 to 2010. prosecutors argue mcneal failed to take immediate steps to fix the problem. 4:41 the time. coming up: is your frig running up your food bill? the six foods that are costing you money if they're >> ♪ ♪ stop in the name of love. >> diana ross from 1965. this music courtesy of lauren johnson. knowing it will be in the 60s today for the first time in calendar year, lauren put together a list for our audio person john, of the song she would like to hear from the six off's. >> why do you keep saying

pharrell williams and robin thicke, ordered by a u.s.to give up $7.4 million in compensation to the children of the late marvin gaye. lord lines was found to be too similar to give it up. we will talk about what this means for young musicians who want to sample older songs with joe libby. stay tuned for that. 30 minutes until the close of trading, let's go back to the breaking news desk, where scarlet fu is taking a look at some of the mood -- movers on this snoozer of a day. >> perhaps there will be more excitement after the close. the banks responded to the fed stress test results and ahead of that we are seeing rallies from big names like citigroup, goldman sachs, and bank of america, all of them posting their best day in a month. last week goldman sachs came pretty close, the closest under some regulatory minimums where bank of america told us last month that they had demanded changes to some of their models. we want to tell you about shake shack, reporting its first financial results as a publicly traded company. can it live up to t

pharrell williams robin thicke t.i.ed lines" was created from their hearts and souls and no other source. >> so they didn't think of marvin gaye's song at all when they came up with that? >> that's 100% accurate and that's what their sworn testimony was at trial. >> hasn't pharrell though said he's a big fan of marvin gaye? listened to his music and that he has been inspired or influenced by marvin gaye? >> absolutely. marvin gaye is one of his biggest heroes. he stood on the shoulders of marvin gaye in creating his music. like all musicians do. they're always inspired by somebody. the bottom line is no one owns the style or genre of marvin gaye as much as we admire him. >> a lot of people who have said that this verdict could hurt the music industry may not be looking at the other side in which, couldn't this help protect artists like pharrell williams like robin thicke in terms of protecting their creation? their creations? >> robin thicke and pharrell williams are happy. they're delighted to have other people be insp

that's so you can remember the song pharrell williams wrote and produced it. robin thicke sang it. ry in los angeles said the song was plagiarized. >> thicke and williams admitted that "blurred lines" was reminiscent of marvin gay's hit "gotta give it up." the jury found they copied from the r&b legend without permission. judge for yourself. listen to this -- ♪ >> can anyone else hear rip-off? >> no. >> the jury did. they awarded marvin gaye's children $7.3 million. and his daughter broke down outside the courthouse. >> i feel free free from -- honestly free from pharrell williams and robin thicke's chains shen that they tried to keep -- and what they tried to keep on us and the lies that were told. the fact that we were able to break through anyway. >> extremelyish emotional there. robin thicke and pharrell williams said they are disappointed in the verdict and are considering their next move. earlier, i spoke with matthew belle me executive director of "the hollywood reporter." i asked about the difference between some writers being influenced by another song and outright copyrigh

as one of the best songwriters in the business. >> who is a fan of pharrell williams.k that the line here is one that was found in a court of law. i'll tell you. i can't define it for you. i know it when i hear it and i thought there was market similarity between these songs. i was the guy in our office early on when this song came on and said don't you hear it don't you hear it. >> it's a dangerous precedent however. >> it ace dangerous press department. there's a lot of concern that this could have a chilling effect on creativity in the music industry and i'm not sure it will but i do think that lawyers involved for labels are going to be a lot more cautious moving forward. >> i can think of so many songs that sound similar or borrowed from other songs. >> it's true and what they were saying is they were taking inspirationen from a moment and you hear that kind of thing all the time. in fact there's pharrell on "get lucky," the big punk deft song from the '70s. we know this was too close for comfort. most songs if you play them back to back, they don't sound this muc

it was pharrell williams and robin thicke and t.i.ed robin -- marvin gaye's family. they sued not only that family but also funkadelic because they thought they were about to get hit themselves. in turn, these people countersued. funkadelic settled last year. anna: what has been the reaction of the artists involved? caroline: they say it evoke an era. they set it is starkly different. i would have loved to have been in the courtroom. you have robin thicke at times playing certain songs, trying to show how familiar and similar certain sums are. he played a medley of u2 the beatles, bob marley, as well as michael jackson. he tried to show that there are similarities between songs and medleys. you take inspiration, you don't out and out copy. we heard from lawyers howard king supporting pharrell williams saying they are extremely disappointed by the ruling. they say it set a horrible precedent or the music industry. they say pharrell play this with his heart, his mind, his soul. they are considering other legal options. it was a little n

. >> music recording artists pharrell williams and robin thicke have been ordered to pay marvin gaye's family $7 million after being ruled that they copied his music. the compensation will go to gaye's children who own the copyright to gaye's music. >> i feel free from pharrell williams and robin thicke's chains, and that they tried to keep on us, and the lies that were told, and the best that we were able to break through. >> music journalists david stubbs believes the rulings rulings it's effect are unfounded. >> anything that has the feel, sounds in terms of the coloring of it, it sounds like things that have gone before, but then these people would be liable for lawsuit. and on that basis since nothing is really original. everything has sort of a precedence elsewhere whether it's the blues suddenly it could an legal jamboree that people can bring suits just because something has a similar feel to something or other. i don't think that's the case. i think that the jury made the decision on the basis of the two songs were suspiciously similar. i think they came to--if they're going t

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free from pharrell williams and robin thicke's chains. and what they tried to keep on us. and the lies that were told. >> the verdict ends more than a year's worth of legal maneuvers between robin thicke and gaye's estate. >>> montel williams is taking a stand against predatory lending. the former daytime talk show host is refusing to be a pitchman for money mutual. the base lender has been blasted with a $2 million penalty by regulators. they say it targeted low-income new yorkers with short-term loans with interest rates. some topping 1,300%. >>> britain newest cruise ship is ready to sale after a royal blessing. queen elizabeth did the honors. she just pushed the button that sent a bottle of champagne crashing -- >> that's not right. >> aren't you supposed to walk up to it. >> i didn't expect her to be so high-tech. >> she hit a button. and the magnum flew. the ship is 1,100 feet long and can carry 5,000 folks. it has 13 bars was a detail that knew i might be most interested in. there you go. is that how they do them all now? you hit a button? >> i remember kate middlet

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[music] the copyright ruling against robin thicke and pharrell williams that could change the music business. >>> and champions league football outspoken on the match match. >> thank you for joining us. we begin the program in iraq where government forces and shia militia are advancing into the city of tikrit. their aim is to capture it since last june. the iraqi forces are said to be moving into tikrit from the north, where we're in control of a military hospital. they're also pushing into the center of the city. this shows troops and militiamen along side heavy vehicles into the neighbor recapturing tikrit would give iraqi forces a supply link to launch an offensive against isil in mosul. stephanie dekker has more. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: this is northeastern tikrit, the iraqi army shia militia and some sunni tribesmen are trying to push isil out of the city. >> we want to tell the iraqi people that tikrit will be liberated and retaken from isil terrorist groups. security forces have advanced from all four fronts. we started to retake the neighborhood, and we're heading by the help of god

cory: robin thicke and for pharrell williams on one side, marvin gaye on the other.: i love them all. the classics one this one. -- we see the classics won this one. cory: thank you. my money is on marvin gaye. we'll be right back. ♪ cory: you are watching "bloomberg west." let's check on some top headlines. john kerry says his reaction to the letter from 47 republican senators was one of utter disbelief. the letter warns iran that a nuclear deal with the u.s. could be reversed after obama is out of office. >> this administration is committed to making a deal. these 47 senators know and understand that he is going to make a bad deal and they want to make sure the leaders in iran know and understand this deal, if there is one, may be overturned by the next president. cory: the letter ignores 200 years of foreign policy conduct. u.s. lawmakers are stepping up pressure on the federal reserve, demanding more information on an internal probe in 2012. orrin hatch says the letter to janet yellen -- he is the third lawmaker to put pressure on the fed. nasdaq has established

and no one else. >> reporter: an attorney for pharrell williams and robin thick says the artistsnd by their creation. even after a jury ordered them to pay up more than $7.4 million to the family of marvin gay. ♪ >> reporter: jurors deciding they copied gay song got to give it up. >> you hear so many samples over and over and over again. >> reporter: we caught and with wdas radio personality patti jackson at a hair salon on south street. she says the verdict is fair. >> unfortunately we're in a time of music where a lot of producers they may be talented but they're not very creative they're not doing anything original. >> reporter: dish nation's head crack appearing on fox 29 news at 5:00 says he disagrees with the verdict. he feels blurred lines actually revised gay's song. >> it made got to give it up sell a lot more than it's been selling in previous years. that song has never gone away. it's a staple that we play on wdas. you cannot go to a picnic, a barbecue, with a bunch of african-americans. this is our party song. our line dance song. this is our sole train line. and you

. >>> a huge blow tonight for singer songwriters robin thicke and pharrell williams.ir copyright lawsuit. the jury ruled the singers copy a famous marvin gaye song. take a look. ♪[ music ]♪ >> reporter: the jury ruled the song "blurred lines" clearly copied marvin gaye's classic got to give it up. pharrell williams claims he wrote the 2013 song with robin thicke but the jury didn't buy it awarding gaye's family nearly 7.4 million. the daughter says she and her brothers went to court to preserve their father's legacy. >> there was nothing else to do but stand up for him. stand up for his music. >> reporter: williams testified he composed most of "blurred lines." ♪[ music ]♪ >> reporter: which was the biggest hit song in 2013. the grammy winning singer acknowledged similaritie to marvin gaye's song but didn't copy it. >> the song "blurred lines" came from the heart and soul of pharrell williams and no one else. >> reporter: during the two- week trial the eight jurors heard detailed comparisons of the two songs examining their notes and chords. >> this is about the copyi

robin thicke, pharrell williams and marvin gaye situation. that the two copied parts of marvin gaye's 1977 hit "got to give it up," for their song, "blurred lines.” the two must pay marvin gaye's family more than $7 million in damages. >> right now, i feel free. free from pharrell williams and robin thicke's chains. and what they tried to keep on us. and the lies that were told. >> the verdict ends more than a year's worth of legal maneuvers between robin thicke and gaye's estate. they were seeking $25 million in damages. >>> well, television personality montel williams is taking a stand against predatory lending. the former daytime talk show host is refusing to be a pitchman for payday lender money mutual. the las vegas-based lender has been blasted with a $2 million penalty by regulators. they say it targeted low-income new yorkers with short-term loans with interest rates. some topping 1,300%. >>> britain newest cruise ship is ready to sail after a royal blessing. queen elizabeth did the honors yesterday. she just pushed the button that se

. >>> this morning musicians robin thicke and pharrell williams owe the family of marvin gaye over $7jury found them guilty of ripping off a marvin gaye song when they wrote the 2013 hit "blurred lines." how this decision could blur the future of the music industry. >> reporter: good morning. the attorneys for thicke and williams argued throughout the trial that while "blurred lines" may have had a similar feel to gaye's song it was completely original'sthe jury's decision sent a message to musicians that sometimes inspiration can cross a line and become plagiarism. marvin gaye's children left court feeling vindicated by the verdict. >> this is a miracle. >> reporter: the jury agreed with the gaye family's claims ruling that the 2013 mega hit "blurred lines" which made more than $16 million infling and their father's 1977 hit "got to give it up." ♪ >> reporter: both artists admit they were inspired by gaye's music but denied charges that they copied the song. >> "blurred lines" is an independent creation from the heart and soul of pharrell williams and no one else. >> reporter: pharre

lindsay davis abc news new york lindsay davis abc news new york. >> spokesman for pharrell williams issuedement pharrell committed blurred lines from his heart mind soul and song was not taken from any one or anywhere else. blurred lines was the no. 1 song billboard 2013 year-end u.s. pop song chart. >> federal investigators confirm the engine on the vintage airplane cut out moments after take off last week from the santa monica municipal airport. suffered moderate serious injury but is expected to recover. investigators say ford intended to turn back toward the runway but hit a tree forcing him to crash listened on a golf course. 800 feet from the runway. local pilot praised ford for staying in cell of the plane. could take as long as a year before the ntsb issues the final report on the crash. >> remember the controversial movie the interview may get in north korea after all. south korean activist plan to float balloons carrying as many as 10,000 copies of the movie into the country. group aim to go launch the balloons around march 26 which will mark the fifth anniversary of the sink fif

a dance party has been organized and it is said to be a big night for pharrell williams.id no one should be made to feel ashamed for dancing. and artist paints clothing on bodies. she also camouflages bodies in the real world. you can say a closer look on her facebook page or on her website. we see two base jumpers in south africa to see who can jump first. you can watch their daring to spray -- daring display on the go pro channel. ÷8ú hilanthropy--it's often thought of as a feel-good gesture only possible for the rich and famous, but is it time to rethink philanthropy not as the amount spent but rather how each dollar is put to work? i'm mike walter in los angeles. let's take it full frame!

a jury says robin thicke and pharrell williams were guilty.hey have to give it up and awarded marvin gaye's children more than $7 million in damages. we report, you decide, here's a brief mashup a book of songs. ♪ >> this is not like the first time this has ever happened. sam smith was accused of plagiarizing tom petty's song to create his grammy award-winning song. there is this too close for comfort likeness, this between george harrison's classic, my sweet lord, and the chiffons, he is so fine. take a listen to this. ♪ >> other than the fact that i don't like being told george singing solo. george's song, here's the question. what is the line? between homage and theft? >> why do we have copyright laws? that jury's decision is ridiculous. there are 15 beach boys songs that are more closely associate with chuck berry than the connection between the marvin gaye song and blurred lines. i think the jury was ridiculous. that was crazy. >> the whole history of popular music is based on the blues, rhythm and blues, simple musical forms, all of it i

the verdict is in, pharrell williams might not be -- wait for it -- happy. >> hitting back even harder over a republican letter to iran. vice president joe biden is blasting the 47 senators who signed the letter and the man who spearheaded it, arkansas senator, tom cotton. they didn't pull any punches did they? >> reporter: absolutely not tony. they are pushing back hard. and among those criticizing the republicans who wrote this letter perhaps the most closely watched politician, who is not currently an office holder former secretary of state, hilliary clinton. she used a high-profile press briefing today to join the voices condemning this letter. >> and it is shocking. >> democrats are pounding the 47-senate republicans for their open letter to the iranian government. from the halls of the united nations building former secretary of state, hilliary clinton weighed in. >> either these senators were trying to be helpful to the iranians, or harmful to the commander in chief in the midst of high stakes international diplomacy. either answer does discredit to the letter's signatories. >>

. >> we know in our hearts that this was an independent creation from the heart and soul of pharrell williams nobody else. in a statement williams said they were reviewing the decision. legal experts said the verdict could face years in legal appeals. >> that is all for us. thanks for joining us. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪ ♪ ♪ hinaenna

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his daughter broke down outside the courthouse. >> i feel free free from -- honestly free from pharrell williamscke's chains and what they tried to keep on us and the lies that were told. and the fact that we were able to break through anyway. >> now thicke and williams said they are disappointed in the verdict and are considering their next move. >>> you've been watching "cnn newsroom." i'm errol barnett. stay with us zain asher joins me in moments. more of the world's biggest stories coming up. the lexus command performance sales event has begun. take command of every urban adventure, scenic drive or parts unknown. with the highly capable gx. versatile rx. or first-ever nx turbo. come see why lexus is the fastest-growing automotive luxury brand. during the command performance sales event. get great offers on your favorite lexus models. now through march 31st. see your lexus dealer. woman: it's been a journey to get where i am. and i didn't get here alone. there were people who listened along the way. people who gave me options. kept me on track. and through it all my retirement never got left

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they say that pharrell williams and robin thicke copied a marvin gaye song in their hit "blurred linesthey say the decision could be bad for musicians that want to mimic an era or another musicians sound. >> now your "first alert" weather. >>> we have dense fog around right now. it will be here for part of the morning commute and the rain too. i think most of the rain will be south of the area for a majority of the commute. if you're leaving in the early morning hours between 5:00 and 6:00 a.m. but as go through the afternoon, we'll have big improvements and temperatures warming into the low 60s. the entire area is under a dense fog advisory. visibility expected to be less than a quarter mile at times and that will be creating driving problems early in the morning. take a look at current visibility down in reading and allentown. pottstown, visibility has dropped too. and we are still seeing low visibility in dover coming in at half a mile. the fog is in place and it is all because of those temperatures and the snow cover making it worse, too. the radar showing rain. and we only expect

i really don't. >> and you know, it is a huge hit for pharrell williams and robin thicke, and how didvin's song, because marvin is an icon and he is beloved by so many people, and it really upset a lot of people beyond the people. >> i think it did upset a lot of marvin purist, and people who loved marvin's music generally speaking and to have mr. wil williams and mr. thicke deny that there was no copying done, and no sampling done or any similarity and in terms of the storying change and it was very -- it got depressing and i thought that it was disrespectfulk and i know that if marvin were alive, he wouldn't have stood for it. >> and can i read the statement to you, because this is from pharrell from robin thicke and t.i. and they ishsued the statement the saying that we respect the judicial process and dis disappointed in the ruling and it sets a terrible process for creative going forward and "blurred lines" was created from the heart and minds of pharrell, robin and t.i. and not taken from anywhere else, and we are reviewing the option and you will hear from us soon about this ma

a jury awarded the money to gaye's children who sued singers pharrell williams, robin thicke and t.i. hit "got to give it up." when they released their biggest hit in 2013 "blurred lines" that's when the family thought something was wrong. gaye cried as she hugged her attorney and spoke out afterwards about what the suit meant to her and her family. >> he's been gone 30 years. when this happened, there was nothing else to do but stand up for him, stand up for his music stand up when someone is going to try to pilfer and take something away when it's not right, it's not right, period. >> thicke argued he didn't write "blurred lines" despite getting credit for the song. t.i. was not found liable and pharrell admitted he was a big fan of gay's music growing up but denied using the music. while we respect the judicial process, we're extremely disappointed in the ruling made today which sets a horrible precedent for music and creativity going forward. blurred lines was not taken from anyone or any zel. we're reviewing the decision considering our options and you'll hear more from us soon a

we're shown how it could have a huge impact on the music industry. >> reporter: pharrell williams leftter telling the jury he loves and respects marvin gaye but would never copy his work. but a jury will soon decide if his and robin thicke's song "blurred lines," the top selling song in 2013 infringes on marvin gaye's classic "got to give it up." in court pharrell said blurred lines channels the feel of marvin gaye but it's not infringement. >> the argument is this. can you copyright a groove? the answer is this. the question is there more similarities between rob rob robinthick's song "blurred lines" to marvin gaye's "got to give it up." robin thicke said any similarities are coincidences. the trial forced thicke to admit that he didn't actually write the song pharrell did. "blurred lines" has made more than $16 million. he got paid $5.6 million than that. pharrell a little less with $5.1 million. >> i imagine those are figures a record company does not like to be airing. >> oh, absolutely not. record companies guard this stuff like ft. knox. >> if a jury comes back and says, yes, thi

we will speak to a gaye family lawyer about their win over pharrell williams and robin thicke.k: $7.4 million. stephanie: i thought the hot video -- hot girl in the video should've gotten the money. >> live from bloomberg headquarters in new york, this is "market makers" with erik schatzker and stephanie ruhle. erik: good morning, everybody. you are watching "market makers ." i am erik schatzker. stephanie: i am stephanie ruhle. we have breaking news on the oil markets. scarlet fu is in the newsroom. scarlet: we have up bill of 4.5 million barrels for the week ending march 6, slightly smaller than what analysts had been looking for. they were expecting a buildup of 4.5 9 million barrels. the prior week we got a blockbuster number, 10.3 million barrels, the biggest increase since 2001 using the overall level the highest since 1982 basically as far back as bloomberg data goes. if you look at how well prices are trading right now, this is the intraday, and the like a n reaction to that build, that pretty much in line build a drop off compared to the previous week. crude oil is tra

. >> i feel free, free from--honestly free from pharrell williams and robin thicke's chains, the liesthat were told, and the fact that we were able to break through any way. >> you can find out a lot more on that story and everything else we've been covering on our website. there is the address. iraqi forces advance on isil strongholds in tikrit. that is our main story on www.aljazeera.com. >>> hi i'm lisa fletcher, and you're in stream are. . -- in "the stream". libya descends into chaos more than a decade after muammar gaddafi lost power. why it is on the brink of war and what another failed state would mean. filipinos join the fight with americans in world war ii, why the veterans with us are fighting now to make good on a families. >>>

blurred lines could have a lasting impact on the music industry they found that robin thicke and pharrell williams copies marvin gay's song yesterday's decision could lead to new restrictions for artists in the coming years. >>> airlines are expecting a big jump in spring travel over the next few weeks nearly 130 million passengers are expected to fly during march and is a 2% increase from last year and the highest since 2011. they increasing flights to meet the demand. >>> a new report accuses the sugar industry to cover up a link from sugar to cavities the research comes from the university of san francisco saying it was anti-cavity treatments that swayed the administration in the 70s and they are confused about their attempt to bring up history. it's smart eating and responsible dental care. >>> and now the "action news" team is working on stories for tonight beginning at 5:00. hi alicia. a pair of men armed with a gun and they are robbing businesses across the city, police say they hit three different bars and restaurants over the past month including an iconic cheesesteak shop. they are looki

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the jury ruled pharrell williams and robin thicke ripped off one of his songs.h they'll have to pay. >> good day everybody now i played robin thicke few years ago on halloween. so i hope i'm not involved in this. >> i hope not too. >> i did not ask permission to put the outfit on or lip-sync that song. >> you better start out checking your bank account sir. >> geez, better open that bar make some monday. >> i you know what i am checking today? the weather. because hopefully we'll hit the 60s sue i'm excited. >> we're getting there indeed. we have to get rid of the fog first. buddy, buddy there he is, there he is, see still got the umbrella. still a couple of showers foghorn, on cue. thank you. so, that's where we are right now, with showers and some fog out there this morning casino of misty, six out of ten is your weather by the numbers, things look improving. we have an area of rain moving out of washington, d.c., eastward, into southern delaware, at the moment. and your commute this morning could be casino of wet with fog around this morning through 7:00, clo

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