this would be beer pong, obviously. apparently by law, we have to have great american beer. i just started my own brand tonight here on the program. we used to take can openers and you would shoot a beer. now that i have got these funnels. here's the dangerous part. what happens to the kids that take drugs and they od or the ones that get alcohol poisoning? joe, do you know kids who have gone to the hospital? i do. i remember kids that did a lot of drugs when i was growing up. there was always the one kid who was in the accident and is in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. >> this has been going on for a long time, sean. we're talking about this like it's a new problem. this has been going on since the beginning of college basically. the reason why it looks worse and feels worse, one, we're getting older. >> speak for yourself. >> but also it's because of these. i can record anything at any time. i went to panama city. i over served. >> full disclosure. i always went on family spring break vacations in college. with social media, that's permane permanent. it's on the int

it's called "ping-pong summer." >> how are you? time i interviewed you probably 30 years ago. what's your secret? get it out of the way. >> i don't smoke or drink. >> i know. smoking is so bad for you. >> "ping-pong summer," this is an interesting concept. it really does take you back to the he a80s, right? >> yeah. it's a really fun movie. i've been playing mothers in the '80s for 30 years now. but this is a really fun movie. and it's so -- it's so square it's hip. i mean, it went to sundance and it went to south by southwest. and it's a really sweet coming of age comedy about ping-pong. >> and that's why susan sarandon is in it too, right? >> absolutely. i was so thrilled to work with her. >> this young boy, he's adorable. he's such a nerd, and he loves hip-hop, and he wants to be good at ping-pong, right? >> yeah. it's really funny. when i read the script, i was like, wow. but then when i saw it at sundance the audience just really laughed. because it's kind of like a throwback movie. >> yeah. >> which can either be be soul fulf

apple juice pong. that's how i learned how to play.all goes in the cup, you have to actually shoot that cup. there you go. >> so it would go in, you should shoot it. >> she did. we're fine. there is supposed to be ten cups here and there is tournaments, $50,000 prizes las vegas, count. >> yes. beer pong bars advertise. >> now, you're even. >> yes. >> going for 20 feet. >> yes. >> thank you for, i think, probably the hardest job but did good with that. you're talking about maybe a little what? a shot of beer? >> yes. >> depends on who you are playing with. >> so if you're playing you can win in an hour do how many shots? >> i think 20. >> 20? 30. 3, 4 beers per hour. . >> i like cold beer. ice cold you have to fill it out. >> immediately, your judgment is impaired i don't feel like yourself from what i've seen. it's not a smart move, if you're getting behind a wheel of a car or you're going to play beer pong, it's not a smart move. >> never do fireball shots they seem sweet, right? cute little test tube. >> you stand up, you can't watch

me to a little bit of a ping- pong, so i accept your challenge. ♪ >> it is an amazing spot.is a state of the art center. >> is beautiful. quarkrights i would like to come here and join them (music) >> herb theatre,open rehearsal. listen to the rehearsal. i think it is fun for them, they see our work process, our discussions, the decisions we make. it is good for us. we kind of behavior little bit when we have people in the audience. msk (music) >> we are rehearsing for our most expensive tour; plus two concerts here. we are proud that the growth of the orchestra, and how it is expanded and it is being accepted. my ambition when i came on as music director here -- it was evident we needed absolutely excellent work. also evident to me that i thought everyone should know that. this was my purpose. and after we opened, which was

>> playing ping-pong. it's like ten nigs, only smaller.eal name is table tennis. >> i know what friggin' table tennis is, okay? what i don't get is why you play an indoor hobby when you're at the beach. what's the matter? ocean not good enough for you? >> he actually makes a good point. leah thompson here in the guest spot. you are known for making a lot of great movies about the '80s. now you've made another piece about the '80s, even though you made it this year. but why are the '80s such fertile ground for filmmakers? >> i have no idea. i've made a good living at it. i think i might be the only actress who's played, you know, a mother of someone in the '80s that's a teenager, 30 years in a row. i don't know. this movie is so fun. because it's kind of poking fun with the most affectionate heart at the '80s. mike tuly, who wrote it, it's kind of like his life. when i read the script, i didn't quite think it was as funny as it was when i saw it at sundance. he just had this attention to detail about the '80s. and it's so affectionate. it w

you have beer pong. >> seth: you didn't know about beer pong? i just sort of think australia is like, almost like a fraternity of countries. it's like -- >> the ultimate. >> seth: it's the fraternity. >> an ultimate fraternity. >> seth: i pledged australia. >> we're always the last at the bar. >> seth: yeah, that's true. but, i guess in america -- in australia you don't need a game like ping pong to help you find your way to drinking. >> exactly, no. we just need sundown and everybody knows it. [ laughter ] yeah. no, it was very educational. we don't have like, yeah. we don't really have that fraternity culture so it was interesting. >> steh: and now zack efron, i imagine when you shoot with someone like zack efron, tons of screaming girls. tons of paparazzi. >> paparazzi constantly. just packs of them finding him. and he was, as i say, topless a lot so money shots going on constantly. and they looked very disappointed when me and seth came out. cameras down. [ laughter ] >> seth: i remember like people in my early years on "snl" when nobody kne

houses multi-purpose rooms for all kinds of activities including basketball, line dancing, playing ping-pongcrafts. >> you can use it for whatever you want to do, you can do it here. >> on friday, november 16, the dedication and ribbon cutting took place at the sunset playground and recreation center, celebrating its renovation. it was raining, but the rain clearly did not dampen the spirits of the dignitaries, community members and children in attendance. [cheering and applauding] ♪ ♪ [gavel] >> good afternoon. welcome to the san francisco board of supervisors meeting of tuesday, may the 20th, 2014. madam clerk, could you call the roll? >> yes, mr. president. supervisor avalos? avalos present. supervisor breed? breed present. supervisor campos? campos present. president chiu?

. >> you know what, i'm tired of this kind of race ping-pong.u a bundy and smn somebody throws a sterling. what if your name really is uncle tom. >> i had an uncle tom. tom perino. >> i hope he didn't have any kids. >> oh. get over it. get over it. >> dana, i hate kids, perino. >> i wrote something similar to greg in terms of race ping-pong, i call it racism one upmanship. here's what i was thinking today. i think forget these older people. >> oh, my god, we're getting worse. >> and now you hate older people. >> what kind of quality -- equality are they looking for. i'm so hopeful about the youth of america because they are the most tolerant, inclusive people. we should focus more of our attention on them. they are going to be the future for us. >> krauthammer and i were having a discussion, look at the stage of -- at the age of sterling. >> you were in your 40s te ... test test flush >>> one more thing. who is first? >> it's me tonight. >> good. >> all right. so take a look at this clip, it's senator harry reid on the floor of the senate. >> si

my dad got us pong when i was six. i've wasted in an inordinate amount of time playing video games.ook up a good third of my childhood. i just happened to like these strange stories that perpetuate themselves. it was a no brainer. i got two sentences into the pitch and said i would do it. >> this touches so many of my favorite things. you have it excitement and failure of technology. you have the growth of this company. you have this bombastic character who was the ceo of warner bros. you have accounting fraud. what in particular was about the story that drew you? >> i actually think there is a corporate story here that is very interesting. there is also a larger story about why people are so attached to atari and what kind of cultural importance it holds for them. why did 300 people show up to watch us dig up garbage that was buried in a dump? i think the answers to those questions are interesting. it is not what i expected. >> you mentioned pong, there is something about gameplay that wires into your brain in different ways with the game is great. is that something you're able to

beer pong is something for ping-pong.is no ping-pong name. if that's your example, it's not a good one for ski ball because there is no ping-pong trademark. we play ping-pong, you can call it beer popping, call it anything you want. >> ping-pong is more like football. whereas this is a thing. >> what if it looked completely different? >> it's not the machine. it's the league that -- these people are not manufacturing a machine that looks like a ski ball machine, but isn't. so there is no confusion and when you got a trademark case, the issue is, are you confusing people? are people going to think hey, the ski ball company is running this league? there is no possible way you could think that. >> what happened between 2005 and now, because they the league founder, he gave the blessing in 2005. >> this is the interesting thing. when we ran an investigation into our company, life is lived chronologically. these guys did nothing to defend their name. then they went in to an agreement with the brews ski ball people. >> it was a

that meant trouble for denver colorado, they had a massive storm there and roads were covered in ping-pong balls and at least one tornado touched down east of national airport, no injuries were reported. >>> and the city of pleasanton is getting calls about new drought restrictions. they are getting more cold and people who do not face that face big penalties. the only reason they have seen that, if they are trying to consist serve they should be paralyzed. >>> the reason why there is an ad telling visiters to stay away from the popular california tourist attraction. . >>> new this morning, thailand's military confirmed a coup has taken place and the announcement comes after rival groups failed to reach an agreement ending months of government protest. three were killed and 24 more hurt when a gunman opened fire last week. >>> we are learning more about the ordeal of a woman who was held captive by her mother's boy friend for ten years and forced to his child. he was -- she was just 15 when he did that. he used fake ids to keep her in hiding and a repeatedly assaulting her and forcing her

from the ping pong sized hail. 13 flights from frontier airlines out of denver were canceled because the planes were damaged by the hail. smith at least one tornado did touch down in the town of the airport. fought for 25 is the time. food president barack obama is taking a trip to new york's museum today to talk about ways to promote international visits to the u-s. obama says he wants to make room it easier for foreign tourists to visit and spend money in the u-s. rim the president said last week that the overall u-s economy will benefit if it isn't a hassle for foreign toursits to visit the u-s. and spend money at hotels. restaurants. tourist destinations. and other businesses. they grow everything bigger in texas. even the cities. according to new data from the census bureau. three of the nation's five fastest- growing cities are located in the lone star state. san marcos. frisco. and cedar park texas were numbers 1. 2. and 4 in percentage population growth between 2012 and 2013. the other two fast-growing cities were in utah. south jordan was ranked at number 3. and lehi at numb

there is one thing in particular, you mention pong. is something about game play that wires into your brain in a very different way when the game is great, period. people experience when it's a great call of duty, they experience when it's at the time his. is that something you can get out in this documentary? >> absolutely. in fact, i was like a spoiler just a spoiler alert for everyone. nolan bushnell, seamus blackley, important figures in the video game industry made exactly that point. they talked about how you could drop asteroids in a group of kids today and they will still play it. certain games, there is a reason why people still play checkers. even if it's tarted up and it looks as good as "halo" or something, there is a reason people go back to a game and that's game play. those early atari games were all about game play. that's all that mattered, really. so it's kind of a very pure version of gaming that existed. >> i was more of a battle zone guy myself, tempest was also a favorite. you're right about that. the stories i kn

. >> we had television and a pool table and the pink pong table and a library. we try to make it as comfortable as we can. >> reporter: if you feel dizziness, weakness and fatigue, sit down and take a rest in a cool place and give them hydration. if the symptoms are not going away within an area, contact a medical professional. you can find a list of all the cooling centers opened around the bay area on our website, nbcbayarea.com. >> they're playing at home in evening. the local live at at&t park on the left in san francisco. the coliseum where the fans may be sweating in their seat tonight, 79 degrees. >> it was even hotter today for the cyclists. hundreds of people lined the streets. one of the most prestigious bike races in the world. kimmerly, quite an event. >> reporter: absolutely. it's hot. they road here about 3:00. 2500 feet to the top. they make sure that the cyclists stay cool and hydrated. hours before they hit the mountain, hundreds of spectators made the climb themselves. >> that's just nice. >> here they are in california climbing our beautiful m

houses multi-purpose rooms for all kinds of activities including basketball, line dancing, playing ping-pongn crafts. >> you can use it for whatever you want to do, you can do it here. >> on friday, november 16, the dedication and ribbon cutting took place at the sunset playground and recreation center, celebrating its renovation. it was raining, but the rain clearly did not dampen the spirits of the dignitaries, community members and children in attendance. [cheering and applauding] ♪ ♪ hi, i'm lawrence. we are doing a special series about staying safe. let's look at issues of water and sewer. we are here at the san francisco urban center on mission street in san francisco and i'm joined today by marrielen from puc and talk about water and sewer issues. what are things we should be concerned about water. >> you want to be prepared for that scenario and the recommendation is to have stored 1 gallon per person per day that you are out of water. we recommend that you have at least 3-5 days for each person and also keep in consideration storage needs for your pets and think about the size of yo

his eyes are a ping pong ball cut in half. >> he hires frank oz, and their work gets national attentions like "the jimmy dean show." in 1969, his show teams up with the television workshop to create a series for a new educational program. ♪ ♪ >> sesame street is an instant hit with a capital h. and henson's creations become the beloved icons for an entire generation of people. >> old school generation. >> i love you. >> i love you, too. >> he really wanted me to be relevant, to matter. so he always loved the idea behind sesame street. >> henson is pleased to see the response children have to sesame street. but he has a bigger dream. entertaining audiences of all ages. the muppet show launches in 1976. >> i have a memory of the opening sequence. you know, the huge big opening number. the show airs nationally in the evening. ms. piggy, ralph the dog, and beaker become breakout sketch players while two grumpy old guys comment on it from the balcony. >> after this show, nothing hurts. >> stetler and waldorf, i don't remember what was said but they made my dad laugh. that is one of the weird

in this video you see damage from the ping pong sized hail. 13 flights from frontier airlines out of denver were canceled because the planes were damaged by the hail. at least one tornado did touch down in the town of watkins. which is south of the airport. this is quite different than the weather we are experiencing here. let's check in with erica for your forecast. hopefully the games are too long because we are looking for to 90s on sunday. first soccer games around the bay area. for right now however it heading out to graze skies. a very hazy out there. we do have some low clouds and san francisco. as for temperatures in lot of 50s right now. even think that cloud cover. it will take some time to see warmer conditions. if in fact will have to wait to see it known. futurecast 4 shows and to the 9:00 hour. are going to hold onto 50s because of that cloud cover. as the clock into motion will see 60s inside the bay in '70s by much. by 3 in the afternoon we will start to see some 80s trickle land. until the little warmer than yesterday. fifth looking at the bridges of bay bridge westb

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houses multi-purpose rooms for all kinds of activities including basketball, line dancing, playing ping-pongrts can crafts. >> you can use it for whatever you want to do, you can do it here. >> on friday, november 16, the dedication and ribbon cutting took place at the sunset playground and recreation center, celebrating its renovation. it was raining, but the rain clearly did not dampen the spirits of the dignitaries, community members and children in attendance. [cheering and applauding] ♪ ♪ >> good morning, everyone and welcome to the san francisco board of supervisors budget and finance committee meeting for wednesday, may 14th, 2014, my name is mark farrell and i will be sharing this committee and i am joined by supervisor john avalos and breed and, we will be joined by eric mar and scott weiner and i want to thank the members of sfgtv as well as the clerk of the committee, linda wo ng. >> silence all cell phones and electronic devices and complete the speaker cards and all of the documents to be included as part of the file should be submitted items will appear on the

several homes were severely damaged from hail the size of ping-pong balls. >> first it started off nice and soft rain. and then it started coming down with pea-size hail and then holy hell broke loose. >> did it. 13 flights from denver international airport were stopped because of the hail damage. and we will have more in just a few minutes. >>> if you buy or sell things on ebay, you want to listen up. the online auction site is telling its 145 million customers to change their passwords immediately after a massive data breach. as nbc news national correspondent peter alexander reports, it could be the big nest history. >> customer names, encrypted passwords, e-mail and home addresses, and dates of birth. it occurred in late february, but discovered two weeks ago. no evidence that financial information was compromised. we are taking every precaution to protect our customers. mark rash. >> the hacker only needs one way in, and the defender has to defend. we play whack a mole. they pop up, knock them down. >> reporter: we keeping up? >> we are not keeping up. the hackers have the advantag

big ethical question here is, ray, is the family going to have to live with the injustice visited pong itself, and is the interest of permanent peace. if the leaders of republicanism, the leader of are arrested rounded up and jailed, will this peace process hold? that's the big challenge. i don't think that politicians have moved sufficiently forward to guarantee us that our past is over. that we are moving into the future. that's the reality of northern ireland, even today. >> so there is still a lot of chapters still to play out. >> i think that's exactly right. and let's recognize the current generation of politicians, did something very difficult and very important. which is they were able to move from a conflict into a much more peaceful society. maybe that's all we should expect, and i i do this there is a younger generation, that does have a different outlook, that is more optimistic, that has a different future for northern ireland in mind, and those are the people we out to be cultivating and those are the people we out to put our bets on. >> are we talking. years, 20 years so

houses multi-purpose rooms for all kinds of activities including basketball, line dancing, playing ping-pongrts can crafts. >> you can use it for whatever you want to do, you can do it here. >> on friday, november 16, the dedication and ribbon cutting took place at the sunset playground and recreation center, celebrating its renovation. it was raining, but the rain clearly did not dampen the spirits of the dignitaries, community members and children in attendance. [cheering and applauding] ♪ ♪ >> when the new california academy of sciences opened in 2008, it quickly became one of the top tourist magnets in the city. part of the cal academies' astronomical success is the weekly nightlife party. >> i am joined by helen, who is here to school me on all the nocturnal activities that are getting ready to take place here. tell us a little about what we can expect to see at nightlife. >> we open up the doors every thursday night at the california academy of sciences. there are certain things you can see every week you can go to the museum, visit the planetarium, and we bring in bars and a deejay or

hail the size of ping-pong balls severely damaged several homes. >> first it started off nice and rain and then it started coming down with pea-sized hail. >> 13 flights were canceled because of hail damage to several frontier airlines planes. nbc's bill karins will join us in a second with more. >>> a military coup is under way in thailand this hour. thailand's army chief declaring the military is seizing control of the government and launching a coup. the concern now is that it will get bloody. just two days ago the army declared martial law nationwide in an attempt there to restore order after six months of street protests and unrest. thailand has a long history of coups. the last one was in 2006. >>> ebay, the online auction site is telling its 145 million customers to change their passwords immediately after a massive data breach. nbc news national correspondent peter alexander saying it could go down as the biggest in history. >> reporter: the database contained customer names, encrypted passwords, e-mails and home addresses, phone numbers and dates of birth. it was discovered tw

. >>> hail the size of ping-pong balls pelted castle rock, colorado, near denver after a sixth consecutivefor that area. the poudre river in larimer county is approaching flood stage, and there is an elevated threat of flash flooding. >>> all right, now for a look at your morning road conditions, that storm system in colorado is marching eastward causing wet driving conditions and flooding across a wide swath of the nation from the texas gulf coast up into the great lakes. roads in the northeast and much of the south will be slick along with the pacific northwest. >>> and if you're flying, airport delays are possible in dallas, houston, minneapolis and chicago. >>> a climber on oregon's mt. hood is lucky to be alive this morning. other climbers, including a doctor, were able to reach him just moments after he slipped on the ice and fell hundreds of feet. witnesses say that fall was terrifying to watch. >> he looked like a rag doll. just came tumbling head over heels right into the hole. >> the 59-year-old man has more than a dozen broken bones. a rescue helicopter flew him to a hospital, a

these essentially were anything from ping- pong size to as much as baseball size.e rain was heaviest. aver the southern suburbs. there were some downpour's up to the north. calumet city had over an inch. here is the fault burning off. revealing the skyline. you will see how the sun shine has emerged and the tfog has thinned out. >> temperatures yesterday were in the mid-80s. we will be close to that today. you can see in our current temperature plot how it is only 60 of minneapolis. this is that high pressure that is selling south word in our direction. we will push the warm air out of the way. temperatures tomorrow will be closer to 70. abdul looked north no really cold air there. we will warm up again over the memorial day weekend. temperatures are falling out to the west compared to 24 hours ago. you see how the wind picks up out here. brighter colors sure you are the wind is strong. the northwest winds will come in and blow the drier air. the fog will continue to fade. it will feel less humid. 82 at midway 82 it out here. 83 at woodstock and rockford. the wind

. >> now she's in a new coming of age film called "ping-pong summer". >> how are you? smoking is so bad for you. >> "ping-pong summer," this takes you back to the '80s, right. >> yeah, it is a really fun movie. it is -- i've been playing mothers in the '80s for 30 years now, but this is a fun movie. it is so square, it's hip. it went to sundance and south by southwest and it is a really sweet coming of age comedy about ping-pong. >> and that's why susan sarandon is in it too, right? >> absolutely. i was so thrilled to work with her. >> the boy is adorable, such a nerd and he loves hip-hop and wants to be good at ping-pong, right? >> yeah. it is really funny. when i read the script, i was, like, wow, i saw it at sundance, the audience really laughed. >> yeah. >> it is kind of, like, a throwback movie. >> yeah. >> which can either be be soul fulfilling or so not working. >> yeah. >> very fine line to walk. >> yeah. and this one is just really hysterical. and the wonderful thing about the independent movies is it is really the director's vision. >> exactly. >> it is exact

firefighters even loaded these ping pong balls full of napalm to be shot onto hillsides with crews canignite a slow and controlled burn. helicopters navigate smoky skies making drops on hot spots. >> it's really crucial especially in steep, rugged terrain like we're facing here. >> reporter: with ash and smoke visible for miles, the fire is impacting businesses in the nearby resort town of sedona. on this holiday weekend, hotels and tours of the red rock country should be sold out. >> we're not yet sure what things are going to bring tomorrow, but, you know, 10% to 20% today, maybe 30% tomorrow, less than what we've been expecting. >> reporter: tonight the slide fire is taking its toll on communities in and out of the burn zone. a blaze that could still triple in size before it's under control. miguel almaguer, nbc news, flagstaff, arizona. >>> authorities in georgia are searching for the cause of a massive fire at a chemical warehouse that burned for hours last night. it happened in marietta just north of atlanta in a building owned by a company that makes cleaning products. several e

pong, there isd something about gameplay that wires into your brain in different ways with the game isis that something you're able to get out of this documentary? >> absolutely. i was the spoiler. bushnell, shamus blackly, they made that point. they talked about how you could drop asteroids into a group of kids today and they will still play it. there is a reason why people still play checkers. even if it is part it up and looks as good as halo, there is a reason why people go back to a game and that is gameplay. those early atari games were all about gameplay. that was all that mattered. it was a pure version of gaming that existed. sacked penn with my partner cory johnson. launching a program to lure small business owners. details next on the best of "bloomberg west." ♪ >> "bloomberg west will come back to the best of "bloomberg west." i am emily chang. launching network is a program to teach businesses how to better use the site for advertising. i spoke with dan leavy and asked him how this is going to work. >> we are hosting a series of five small business events around the countr

the reason why this has turned into a political ping-pong table liberalis the democrats, the tories,our, everyone checking their half pennies worth into it, is this is about jobs. going into the back of everybody's mind k is cap very,raft, the assurances they came from crafts. you can assure everyone for five years. you can look at -- after everybody for five years and then pull the chips. >> and the election might be on a few people's minds. >> let's talk technology. when apple introduced the iphone seven years ago it brought the touchscreen to the masters for the first time. -- to the masses for the first time. gone onei startup has better but you can turn yourself into a smart phone or your table into a tablet. elliott gotkine with this exclusive report. >> in the futuristic film trio ofy report," a psychics to track down criminals before they commit a crime. this person's ambitions are more modest. he wants to unchain us from devices and turn the world around us is a more interactive one. his first target, overhead projectors. >> you can take any one of the 50 million project oth

. >> he is like a frightened ping-pong ball. what does this cat think of cuban's comments? >> we are all prejudice in one way or the other. if i say -- if i see a black kid in a hoodie and it is late at night, i am walk together other side of the street. >> go ahead, sherrod, say it. you were asleep, weren't you? >> first of all, mark cuban cat tau gore rickly said bigotry is wrong and racism is wrong. but we have to have a conversation. there was too much correlation with trayvon. he didn't say that, but he tweeted to the parents and apologized. he talked to my wall -- michael will bonn on "pti." but the other scrooge mcducks won't say anything. they don't want people to know who i am. >> he has the guts that said something that could get him in trouble. >> it is a positive way to start the conversation and good for mark cuban. >> you said he didn't go far enough. he should have said it is okay to hate other races. >> i have been in america now for four years. you don't really appreciate the white british girl talking about racism in america. it doesn't really work. so any

flights at the denver airport grounded for hours after ping pong sized hail damaging 13 planes there. a whole lot of shaking going on in oklahoma. 17 earthquakes and a small tremor felt in virginia. none more than 3.6. nothing like the east coast earthquake in 2011 which caused all of the damage including cracks at the washington monument and national cathedral. >> the president said this about va. >> no veteran should have to fill out a 23 foot claim or wait months own years to get an apartment at the va. >> that was in 2007 when he was a senator. now years later the president finally expressing outrage at the growing scandal. but is it too little too late? elizabeth bran live in washington with how dc is responding. >> on the heels of the press conference and meeting of veteran affairs house chairman miller sent a letter demanding the three va employees appear on capitol hill to answer questions. this one day after the president vowed while more time is needed he will get to the bottom of the issue. >> i won't stand for it as commander-in-chief or an american. if they are true, it i

my dad got us pong when i was sick so i have wasted an inordinate amount of time playing video games.bly took up a good 1/3 of my childhood. i also happen to like these kind of urban legends, strange stories that perpetuate themselves. no-brainer.of a >> to me, this story touches so many of my favorite things. you have the excitement of technology and the failure of technology, this incredible growth of this company and you've got this bombastic amazing character in steve bross , the ceo and chairman of warner brothers and you have an accounting fraud all in one. what in particular about the story drew you to it? -- there isy think definitely a corporate story here that is very interesting but there is also a larger story about why people are so attached to atari and what kind of cultural importance it has for them. why did 300 people show up to watch us dig up garbage that was buried in a dump? i think the answers to those questions are interesting. it's not exactly what i expected. mentionedpong. there is something about gameplay that wires into your brain in a different way when th

pong and shen were roger's roommates. another victim has been identified as well.d christopher michael martinez. six are still in the hospital this morning. our staut and prayers are with them. >> a mud slide set to resume in mesa county, colorado. it stretches 2 miles wide and 250 feet deep. it happened in a remote area. no homes were damaged there. three people are missing. >> a reward for the mysterious billionaire owner of the doomed south korea ferry ballooned to half a million dollars. he is accused of tax evasion, embezzlement and professional negligence. officials say he failed -- the reward is up from $3,000 just a few days ago. >> the candy man certainly can. the billionaire candy tycoon declaring victory in the presidential election that took place over the weekend. mashing ballot boxes, 1 million. but both forecasts. >> they want to work with russia and the conflict in the east while keeping them in the european union. the last leg that stripped through the middle east during the tour through the holy land. tensions increasingly unacceptable even as far

to jump up and down and grab their ankles while drinking and she said is she also had to play beer pong, and that's when she blacked out zennedded up in the hospital. the sore roarty is banned from the campus for the next three years, david. you always think it is the fraternities but the sore roarties just as much. >> oh, just as much. these incidents are getting crazier. >> all right. appreciate it. in the south rodeos are almost always a crowd pleaser, and for fans in louisiana, one show stands out as a low scal favorite, it is held at the on goal la prison, and the cowboys are some of the most violent criminals. reports on what some are calling the most controversial rodeo in the world. it is billed as the wildest show in the south, an event that pits nerves against the raw power of a raging bull, the last man sitting wined cash. but these aren't trained cowboys. >> today they can be king for a day, now the victim would say who cares but what is important, we have to try to rehabilitate them. it houses some of the most dangerous criminals. join the rodeo the rules are somewhat relax

. >> we have television, a pool table, ping-pong table, library. they can come and relax and be comfortable. >> reporter: so the heat can sapp our seniors and our children pretty quickly. if you see symptoms like dizziness, weakness, fatigue that last longer than an hour you might contact a medical professional. if you need a place to duck out of the heat yourself you can find one of the cooling centers around the bay area on our website. reporting live in gilroy, kris sanchez. >>> from gilroy to san francisco to the beach. they got more than they bargained for. the baech pretty popular for a spring day in the city. in addition to catching rays, beachgoers got a view of a pod of whales off the coast. they sent blasts of water into the air, putting on quite the show. >> it's spectacular. if you're around and you get to see something or hear about something like that, it's really something to see, because i've lived here all my life, and that's the first time i've seen them that close. >> lots of people expected to turn out thomas well. temperatures

the seven-day forecast shows telling ping-ponging the next couple of days and significantly warmer in's and 80's this weekend. >> we have heavy traffic over the bay bridge and a high wind advisory and the benicia bridge is gusty and you want do keep both hands on the wheel. as we look we will start with the breeze to the toll plaza and starting with this shot, this is the drive along the maze and as you make the push away from berkeley toward 580 traffic is starting to move a little bit and it was stacking up early because of an early accident in the clearing stages. as we look at the toll plaza, traffic is heavy and if you are headed along in the eastbound direction you will need the sun glasses but it will take you 20 minutes headed away from emeryville to san francisco. seven things to know before you go. >>> this is lake tahoe at 6:53 with clouds going on there, snow is about melting, and certainly no ski resorts are operating. it has been dry. we will check things out with mike locally in a moment. >> as we hand things off to "good morning america" here are seven things to know b

some of the hail was actually the size of ping pong balls making driving very dangerous.ivestock had problems of their own, trying to escape the downpour. >>> one tornado touched down southeast of denver's airport. weather watchers had a field day chasing the severe storms. there were no reports of damage or injuries. >>> it was slightly warmer out there today. temperatures have gradually been warming. the weekend was cool, monday was cool, tuesday, kind of cool, and as we head into today, we warmed up a few. we got in the low 80s in these hotter spots, or warmer spots. 82 in antioch. 81 in morgan hill. lots of 70s. a lot of fog along the coast right now, that fog is going to restrict itself to the coast, as we go into the next couple of days. that will induce warming. here's the weather system, still dropping showers around lake tahoe. that is heading off to the east. as it does, this high pressure is going to build in behind. that's going to allow the fog to form. got a little fog showing up. there's fog showing up out of the beaches, obviously, it's in san francisco, i

investors posed for pictures with the man known as the oracle of omaha, and watched him play ping-pong with bill gates, and he and the chairman charlie munger took questions about stock that they own, including coke and bank of america. the company may spend $50 billion for a major acquisition. it's a lot to do with honesty and willingness to give issues on things that matter to americans. he scored points saying it's wrong that rich people pay a lower tax rate than his secretary and others in the middle class. the obama picked up on this and proposed the warren buffet rule, that no millionaire should pay less than 30% of their income in taxes. >> berkshire's shareholder robert miles is a big fan and tapes a course titled "the genius of warren buffet", and has written three books been bust. thank you for being with us. >> thank you for inviting me. >> there's not many investors who had three books written about then. there's many about warren buffet. he's an unusual character, what sets him apart from everyone else in the investing world. >> his down home folksiness, the fact that he's

had to jump up and down and grab their ankles while drinking and she said she also had to play beer pongand that's when she blacked out and ended up in the hospital. the sore roarty is banned on campus for the next three years. >> were you in a fraternity. >> i was not hazed. >> i would not put up in that behavior to join a social group. the funny things yes, the drinking until you pass out that's scary. >> and then going to the teacher and showing them the answers in pennsylvania, i cannot imagine. >> a lot of stuff going on right now. >> thank you so much for being with us, and in the south is where i'm from, rodeos are always a crowd pleaser, and for fan fans in sn is that, there's one show that stands out. >> and the cowboys at the show are some of the most violent criminals. from what some call the most controversial rodeo in the world. >> take convict folker in effects against the raw power of a raging bull. the last man sitting wins cash. but these aren't trained cowboys they are inmates. now the victim would say who cares but what is important, we have is to try to rehabilitate t

. >>> also in colorado a sixth day of severe storms generated torrential rains and ping-pong ball-sizeds approaching flood stage and there's an elevated threat of flash flooding. >>> farther south, roswell, new mexico, is seeing the worst rain in six decades. an estimated 4 1/2 inches fell in less than 24 hours, the most in a single day in almost 60 years there. turning roads in to rivers. and vast swaths of the city in to muddy lakes. >>> flood watches and warnings posted in texas this morning as downpours moved east. >> let's get the national memorial day forecast from molly cochran, accuweather forecaster. good morning, molly. >> reporter: thank you, john and diana. if you have this memorial day holiday off, break out the shorts and t-shirts. feeling like summertime across the northeast. temperatures well into the 80s from new york city to boston. don't get too comfortable, though. we will see a cooler trend pushing its way in to the new england states on tuesday and a then making its way in to much of the northeast by wednesday. different story across the south central picking up he