case in point, the band of animators who make the pixar films. this is what you're seeing, it's computer science. danielle fineburg, her bio says she was responsible for among other things, the jelly fish in "finding knee moe," that impresses the heck out of me. she's the director of photography. i said 74% of girls are interested in s.t.e.m. in school naps number just drops amazingly when it comes to the number of girls who become computer programmers. >> why? >> i think there's a lot of messages that girls are getting, especially around the time period of sort of seventh and eighth grade that girls aren't supposed to be interested in math and science, they're not supposed to code. there's some misperceptions about what you are as a coder, which is one of the really cool things that the code website has been doing with mentors so you can see people actually doing the job so you know it's possible, there's also, they've profiled teenagers who are doing amazing things with music and robotics and medicine. but also just sort of seeing that it's som

only way to get him back, disney to buy pixar. congressman paul ryan complaining about amazon saying on cnbc noticed his book "the way forward" not available for preorder. amazon fighting with ryan's publisher. "the new york times" points out, shortly after ryan complained, guys, publicly, amazon seemed to fix the problem. other authors, not lucky. >> interesting dynamic. congressman explains it up until that point, nothing. >> nothing. >> plus he's been doing the tour, too, that could up sales, if people are looking for the book, amazon will make a profit. >> opportunism all around. we move forward with warmer weather now. >> you know what? let's start with drought data. you know what, we want good news, bad news here. on a wednesday morning. head throughout the day today, it's hot like sam talked about. i wanted to start with this, this is what's on everybody's mind. the bay area drought, we've gone ahead and done some very significant calculations for you. i can tell you at this point how dry we are and what we need to rebound.

. >> we have an incredible multi media program where the students work with pixar and many of the local industries in local media. we have american sign language where they can do translating. >> reporter: as well as programs in biotechnology and health and human services. the students in this high school english class are planning their futures some including time at city berkeley college before hitting the work force. >> i don't see a four year college. i don't want to have a lot of debt. >> reporter: ambassadors will be visiting high schools to sell them on the importance of an education. in berkeley, i'm john sasaki, ktvu news. >>> dark clouds move into the bay area today and they've bringing rain to northern california. let's go to bill where he's tracking the changing conditions for us today, bill. >> we have some showers out there. well light sprinkles showing up right now in the marin county area up around sonoma county. it's drizzle right now. it's beginning to show up. you can see as you look behind the clouds the rain starting to slow up around the eureka area. that's where t

pixar, lucas, marvel. these are amazing properties. he has completely transformed disney.ommies disney. it is young men, young women, everybody. digital transition is hard for every traditional media company and they are trying a lot of different things. i think they have a great future. >> the thing that stands up to me is what happened over the course of the technological changes forced on disney, both changes in the cable business, the death of the dvd business, that was so important to them when he took over the company, and the way that he has really managed that. are there lessons to be learned for other companies here? >> well, every company has had a different set of challenges in terms of the networks and the degree to which they have been involved in distribution and the capital load. the big lesson to be learned from bob iger, it is an old general election lesson is, hire great people and ask them in a big way and be there to empower your company and have a vision. wasink, for instance, i just over in china and what they are doing in china is very impressive. th

she has also appeared in movies such as "rush house" and pixar's "the incredibles." she was 55-years-old. a new investigation has launched in the stephen collins molestation case. the los angeles county sherriff's department is investigating allegations that the "7th heaven" actor exposed himself to a 13-year-old girl in the 19-80s. the woman reported the incident 2 days after new york police began investigating collins for other alleged sexual-abuse claims. no charges have been filed. t-m-z released audio of collins confessing to the acts in a therapy session, prompted investigations. >> i am in. >> nice! >>neil patrick harris is headed to the oscars! the "how i met your mother star" will host the 87-th academy awards. he revealed the news by tweeting a video of him checking "host the oscars" from his bucket list. the 41-year-old actors has previously hosted "the emmy awards" and "the tony's." he follows in the footsteps of johnny carson, billy crystal, and ellen degeneres, who hosted the oscars last year. >> the rain will be here a little bit longer this morning bu

. >> pixar, marvel and other films.ng is missing for disney. >> liberty global is your top pick. >> yeah. we love the cable business. distribution, own the pipes. recurring cash flow. >> we like it too. >> yes. recurring cash flow. believe it or not it is better in europe than in the u.s. because video is a smaller share of the pie and the regulatory situation is better. john malone closing their upcoming acquisition in the netherlands. >> good to see you as always. coming up what is worst then getting benched by your coach? benching yourself. and is this bank the best for your buck? big day? ah, the usual. moved some new cars. hauled a bunch of steel. kept the supermarket shelves stocked. made sure everyone got their latest gadgets. what's up for the next shift? ah, nothing much. just keeping the lights on. (laugh) nice. doing the big things that move an economy. see you tomorrow, mac. see you tomorrow, sam. just another day at norfolk southern. >>> welcome back. is bank of america a better buy than jpmorgan? that's wh

. >> reporter: inspired by pixar's "cars," chris built this swish lightning mcqueen model from scratch> reporter: using no less than 360,000 lego bricks. >> kachow! >> reporter: now, that's a masterpiece. and another masterpiece, i just would like to show you, i just whipped these up real fast. i know it's hard to believe but here are a couple of my own creations. >> oh, you're a michelangelo. >> the talents are endless over here. >> masterpiece was not the word that come to mind. >> no? use your words. >> rob, you're making some weather maps? >> yeah, red, white and blue. my creativity is lacking. these things were so much bigger when we were kids, weren't they? >> no, your hands were smaller. >> your hands were smaller. >> you were smaller. >> that's it. live shot for you from chicago. a chilly day yesterday. you had some snowfall, well, a trace of it. chilly. it's dark now but chilly. >> where are you going? >> be right back, ron. i know you'll miss me. you'll see a little bit in the way of sunshine for a change of pace today. all right, here's a look at what happened just northwest

pixar, outside of toy story -- >> the audience now wants to hear some courageous women who were not damselsprincesses waiting to get taken away by prince charming. >> absolutely. thathappened with frozen you changed the characters to become more complex. finding these authentic stories, i think authenticity is resonating with audiences now. you are seeing that with another group of women on the new guard. >> we sat down with bob iger a few weeks ago. frozen costumes have been crazy since the movie came out. we were not fully prepared to meet that demand. we are definitely prepared this season. thanld 36,000 in less three hours. there were lines outside of disney stores. similar to apple, 36,000 costumes sold in three hours. what gives? and it did not resonate the way frozen has. >> and/or brave. -- i and/or brave. -- i adore brave. i think it paved the way. -- is story resonates elsa's story resonates with people. superheroe a female with no powers. >> why do you think we have more female content creators? is it the quest for authenticity? seriesave seen in the tv , they have taken over thu

pixar, lucasfilms, makers studios, -- >> makers is strategic. >> a multimillion dollar investment inpany has really fired on all cylinders. it takes real talent to have a team that allows you to do that. the board is wise to hang onto a-team that works like that. wanted to bob iger leave. what does it say about disney now that he is sticking around? ceo changere is a someone always knows what someone wanted to do. readyhad his retirement and he has now extended his run as ceo. >> he is probably having a lot of fun. here's had good performance in every business they have. why what you want to leave that gay? it is fun. he will be fact there longer, for a few years longer, make it easier for disney to line up the right successor? >> he has indicated he will to eliminate some of the noise which is inevitable and a large organization. there are several candidates and he will pick someone. >> who is at the top of the list? >> my suspicion is that tom and --. they are the two. there was a third and and sweeney has departed the company. it has now down to a couple of guys. i think you will

>> remember, all the skepticism over pixar and marvell and lucas films. >> just ridiculous.e is the most bankable ceo in america today. >> he is 63. >> he looks 50. that bothers me. >> there is no mandatory retirement age for ceos at disney. is it unthinkable he goes beyond 18? >> i hope they have the foresight to recognize the guy is going to look 55 in 201. he probably wouldn't do that. he probably feels, i've got to give someone else a chance. he's that kind of guy. >> speaking of which, he is expected to name a coo in 2015, which according to some would lend visibility to this succession plan. >> i would hope he would come back to new york and run for mayor. apparently that's not going to happen. >> he is the most admired guy people talk about. >> i do want to get to news that came out on medtronic. with the change in rules related to inversions we got from treasury, if you recall, last week? some questions there. they announced they intend to use approximately $16 billion in external financing to complete the acquisition of covidien. all terms and conditions reached bet