the manager took half his earnings and sold music rights to rca for a fraction of their worth.es $2.7 million unable to earn more royalties on songs recorded before 1973. lisa marie was nine years old when the king died, her mom took parker to court after 21 months of bitter litigation, he settled the lawsuit in june 1983 by accepting a large fee to turn over most of his interest in the recordings to rca and the family. in generally of 1997 the colonel died from a stroke at age 87 under the firm guidance, elvis presley enterprises was born. and graceland made into a popular tourist destination for the public. >> elvis gave us so much. i don't know if any entertainer in the world who loves his fans like elvis did. host: who gets the money? lisa marie sold the bulk of the estate including rights to her father's name and image for $53 million in cash absolving the state of $35 million in debt but presley still owns graceland. >> i never realize it was such a big industry and tie got into it, this whole impersonating elvis has created jobs everywhere. bring this to making suits, wi

." >> rca saw "it" and heard it.walked away from a year later. >> she had a collection of songs that she really wanted to get out there. and rca didn't think she was ready. >> she landed here, nashville's blue bird cafe, the place for aspiring singer/songwriters. she was heard and quickly signed by a music executive about to launch his own company. >> i ended up on a record label that let me write every song of my first album, and i'll never forget it. >> taylor swift's first single, tim mcgraw, dropped in june 2006. ♪ when you think tim mcgraw >> it was from her debut album, "taylor swift." >> my album is selling like freakishly amounts of -- i can't even believe, like the way that it's selling right now. ♪ and he says >> the single "our song" went to number one on the billboard hot country songs chart, made her the youngest in history to perform a number-one country song. the first of many firsts. it was a platinum effort right out of the gate. she was just 16. >> taylor swift tapped into a young market that the co

founder of the general electric, rca, rather. >> on more -- >> i do want to mention one thing. this belonged to dickens. here is his pen which you may want to hold. that's his ink well. this is his ivory letter opener which was given to him by his sister-in-law, georgina, and she had inscribed, or engraved, in gothic letters, in memory of bob, 1862. this is one of the forepaws of his cat, recently deceased cats, bob. the story has it dickens had trained about to put out his nightstand with his paws, so maybe that is the same. >> not to be terribly crass, how much is all this worth? >> we don't like to discuss price, but in one sense it's invaluable. i don't like to think of it in terms of financial values because he's were priceless objects. they can't be duplicated. i suppose someone could find a letter opener although not one with his cat's paw on it. [inaudible] spent the library has insurance, yes. >> one more manuscript. >> and this is the first volume of three manuscript volumes of virginia walls white house. we have the best -- virginia walls white house. she was -- virg

rca saw it and heard it, signing her to a development deal, which she walked away from a year later.on of songs she really wanted to get out there and rca didn't think she was ready. >> she landed here, nashville's blue bird cafe, the place for aspiring singer/songwriters, she was heard and quickly signed by a music executive that was about to laufr to launch his own company. taylor swift's first single tim mcgraw dropped in june 2006. ♪ when you think tim mcgraw ♪ i hope you think my favorite >> it was from her debut album, taylor swift. >> my album is selling like freakish amounts -- i can't believe it's selling like it is. >> it made her the youngest person in history to write and perform a number one country song. >> the first of many firsts. it was a platinum effort right out of the gate. she was just 16. >> taylor swift tapped into a young market that the country music industry was basically ignoring. and they were young girls. >> oh, my gosh. this is the best moment of my life. >> one thing that makes taylor swift unique is her relationships with fans. that's thanks in part to

performance copies and so did the other great collector who is a great founder of general electric, rca father. so this particular one i believe came from how. i believe it's the how collection. but i do want to mention one thing. this is the one to dickens. here is his pen that you want to hold and that is his inkwell. this is his ivory letter opener, which was given to him by his sister-in-law, georgina bogart and she had it inscribed or engraved with this cd in gothic letters. he put that on everything. in memory of bobby king 62 and this is one of the forepaws of his recently passed cat bath and a train of thought to put out his night can do with his paw. so maybe that is the same path. >> host: not to be terribly crass, how much is all this worth? >> guest: well, we don't like to discuss prices, but in one sense it is invaluable. i don't like to think of it in terms of financial value because these are priceless objects. they can't be duplicated. certainly the manuscripts i suppose you could find another letter opener with ticket and cat paw on it. >> host: all insured? >> host: wa

including his rca stock. and he wouldn't even explain, even to his mother who asked him why he did it. he wasn't getting advice from any of the big bankers. baruk or anybody like that. but he sees it. khan, another dig financer, also another big broadway player, expected he was spending beyond his means as a publisher. and liveright had the same philosophy as walker did about the city. we are creating a lot of books and putting them on best seller list and it will balance in the end. he had a book collection called the modern library. there were no paper backs in libraries back then. the modern library produced these and little books sold for 59 or 99 cents. he went to lunch with a young editor called bennett surf. and surf says horris, i would like to buy liveright amazement and he said, you got it. he wanted to get out from under the thumb of his father-in-law, who his wire hired to keep an eye on him. not only with women, but with money. he thought co-pay off debt and things like that. he sold the modern l

word of english and he becomes the founder of modern mass communications and he does it and takes over rca before he's 40 years old. you have text rick effort on the right there, a saloon keeper from the canadian klondike. he built the modern madison square garden and he taught boxing promoters a lasting lesson, that you can't have a good fight with a good audience. you can't have a mass speckscle fight unless you build it around a story. i try to deal with that in the book. and, of course, right next to tex it the great jack dempsey, the hard hitter from the western mine fields of colonerado. he's two guys turn boxing into a million dollar business. the next million dollar gate would occur in the 1970s with ali and frazier. and you have patterson coming in from chicago founding "the daily news" on a shoestring really, and by 1927 -- it barely survived but by 1927 it's the largest selling newspaper in the world. and there he is, a true want from the baltimore docks, a police called pig town, and he transformed his spot as fundamentally as jack dempsey transformed boxing. he turned it from

. >> elvis gets rich when the koernl sells his sun record deal to rca for 40 grand. 5,000 advance, elvis buys a pink cadillac for his mother, gladys. in 1956, he goes hollywood with "love me tender." ♪ for my darling i love you his dream of acting realizes elvis makes and breaks records, until january 1957, two days after his third and final appearance on the -- elvis gets his draft. >> his career as rock 'n' roll interrupted for a while, elvis begins his military service. >> what would you do? >> i would probably try acting. >> on emergency leave due to his beloved mother's critical illness, elvis is in memphis when she dies. >> elvis laid over her coffin and said, mama, i'd give everything i got in the world and dig ditches to the rest of my life, just to bring you back for five minutes. >> back in germany, a toxic seed is introduced to his life. he's introduced to amphetamines, in the words of a fellow soldier, elvis becomes evangelical for energy, strength and weight loss. in 1960, honor bly discharged, he returns to a more conservative america with radio station

one of the latest stops, rca studio b.he home of 1,000 hit recordses, over 35,000 songs were done in this location. >> drop some names? >> elvis, dolly parton, roy orbison, carrie underwood. >> this little blue x marks the spot where those super stars say they sounded golden. >> this is where most of the lead vocalists stand to deliver. >> if feels like 1957 inside of rca studio b and the king left more than a musical mark here. >> if the turntable was acting up or skipping and he would get frustrated and he would kick the cabinet. >> this mark. >> this is just one stop on the adventures by disney store and the song writers frequenting the blue bird cafe. >> something for everyone, the history buffs and foodies and fans of the abc show nashville. >> this city is incredible, with are having a fantastic time, the cma awards, we are live on the red carpet, follow our action using the #~ 6 abc vma. >> you look like you are having a good time alicia. >> still ahead, high fashion and low prices, we'll show you how to get a disco

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. >>> segÚn el sitio en pantalla el televisor rca de 50 pulgadas se ofrecerÁ a 399 dÓlares, es el mismo mejores descuentos serÍan el mismo dia de tanhanksgiving. >>> bien popular tambiÉn vamos a tener que es algo nuevo para nosotros esta temporada de navidad. >>> aunque no es para todos uno de los artÍculos es este aparato el que llaman. con 2 cÁmaras de alta definiciÓn que podrÍan volar hasta 300 pies. >>> se anticipa buenas ventas en donde hay mÁs empleos aunque para muchos los sueldos se estanca. >>> la economÍa lo hace tambiÉn para comprar cosas. que estÁn para el precio regular es la ilusiÓn por descuentos lo que mantiene para juanita y vicky haciendo fila. en los Ángeles, carlos botifoll telemundo. >>> bueno, la madre naturaleza que creÓ un maravilloso. debido a la ilusiÓn optica parece que estuvieron flotando entre las nubes. >>> las autoridades estÁn intentando crear una atenciÓn turÍstica para estar, hay que estar por encima. >>> es el encanto de todos los pot gra fotÓgrafos. >>> bueno, para tÚ sabes en donde vi eso, en guerrero. yendo hacia la capital por las montaÑas a veces

. >> elvis gets rich when he sells his sun records deal to rca for an unprecedented $40,000.s first $5,000 advance elvis buys a pink cadillac for his mother, gladys. in 1956 he goes hollywood with "love me tender." ♪ for my darling, i love you >> his dream of acting realized elvis makes and breaks records. until in january 1957 just two days after his third and final appearance on the ed sullivan show, famously fill l -- filmed only from the waist up -- >> his career rock and roll fame -- elvis presley begins his military service. >> -- or even disappear. what would you do? >> well, i would probably try acting. >> on emergency leave due to his beloved mother gladys's critical illness, elvis is in memphis when she dies. a self-professed momma's boy, he is devastated. >> elvis laid over her coffin and said, momma, i'd give everything i got in the world just to bring you back for five minutes. >> back in germany, heartbroken, a toxic seed is planted in elvis's life. he's introduced to amphetamines. in the words of a fellow soldier, elvis becomes evangelical about their benefits

including his rca stock. and he wouldn't even explain, even to his mother who asked him why he did it. he wasn't getting advice from any of the big bankers. baruk or anybody like that. but he sees it. khan, another dig financer, also another big broadway player, expected he was spending beyond his means as a publisher. and liveright had the same philosophy as walker did about the city. we are creating a lot of books and putting them on best seller list and it will balance in the end. ironically, he had a collection of books called the modern library. there were no paperbacks in libraries back then. if you wanted dickens, you had to use a hardback. the modern library produced these and little books sold for 59 or 99 cents. that was undermining the whole firm. he went to lunch with a young editor called bennett surf. and surf says horrace, i would like to buy the modern library and, to his amazement, livrite said you've got it. he wanted to get out from under the thumb of his father-in-law, who his wire hired t

a 50-inch rca television at kmart, nerdwallet found it would be marked down to $399 on black friday.s the same prices they were offering two months earlier. online prices, those are going to hit rock bottom on thrg thanksgiving day itself. a the average items will be 20% off. this thanksgiving don't be surprised if the people you start without you. nearly a third of all online sales will come in smart phones or tablets. that's more than any other day all year. that's the latest from here, back to you. >> peter, thank you. cleanliness and your conscience. why one study says one affects the other and could explain how you function in life. y start to your sunday in the washington area. snowflakes in the lone star state of texas. that means we need to be that means we need to be preparing for a cold week ♪i want it all! ♪i want it all! ♪i want it all! ♪and i want it now! ♪i want it all! ♪i want it all! ♪i want it all! ♪and i want it now! your new toys want more. they need more. so get more guaranteed from verizon fios. get all your favorite movie channels included. blazing fast internet

and the 50-inch rca television at k-mart, black friday priced $399, same as september 28. >> retailers are banking on the fact we just don't have time to be tracking prices month by month, week by week. we're busy. especially around the holidays. >> reporter: black friday itself is turning into it's own season. target already offering black friday deals online. the real deals start the sunday before thanksgiving. walmart plans five days of sales starting on thanksgiving. many more stores offering deals all month. cnbc's courtney reagan covers retail. >> on average for most retailers the holiday season, november to december, represents anywhere from 10% to 30% of their total sales for the year. >> reporter: so the best days for bargains? a new study by adobe finds the largest single day price drop is expected sunday to monday before thanksgiving. but the entire thanksgiving week most items will be discounted 20%. the best online deals expected on thanksgiving day itself average discount 24%. >> i'm a little sick and tired of getting into the last-minute rush, you know? >> reporter: agai

introduction to night -- to, you know, the late night talk shows was because you sneaked your way into the rca building and find your way to jack parr, host of the ton ite show and go up to him and give him an envelope full of jokes. people. you hand them your writing and hope they hire you and not boot you out. you just made me realize something. you would be talking to an empty chair if there had been security at 30 rock in those days. but i had cased the joint. i knew how to go up the 6th avenue elevators, make a switch, get off, go through a double dar and find jack parr's? >> can you imagine that these days, being able to do that with jimmie fallon? >> you would be shot. >> it is an example. you had that persistence. you wrote letters to stan laurel, you somehow befriended groucho marx at a funeral? >> this is true. >> you were in your 20 did. >> i know. i don't know why i was not beaten up more frequently than was. anywhere. i watched the world premier of my fair lady in new haven on its way to new york to run for years and years from backstage. >> talked your way in? >> masterpiece. i j

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you're a geek like me and you need to find a single quarter inch male that goes down to two female rcatooth connection for your stereo. i went in the other day, i spent $37. >> i do it online and i don't have to leave my desk. >> that's the problem, that people order that stuff on amazon. >> of course. >> you don't need an rca wire connector ahead of time. you need it right there and now. >> and you may be entirely right but radio shack's current strategy is moving away from that. >> that's right. >> higherend -- >> and that's what it should be. you're going to go there and get your copper wire -- >> they should get steve to replace weird al yankovic. >> you should do their ads. >> there's a big difference in the hair issue. >> you would be more persuasive than him. >> maybe zach could do momo and tinder. >> there's a whole doppelganger thing going on with zach's hair -- >> and weird al. >> it's just remarkable the way in which -- >> by the way, $17 billion. not to change subjects -- >> but that's part of it. it's all part of the same story. >> only 17 billion for uber? if twitter's st

for governor and doing so without funding of the republican chaired by chris christie who said the rcaoesn't invest in lost causes. >> i helped to raise money for the rga. i don't remember that anyone of our candidates was a lost cause and if they said it, it would be behind closed doors, why would governor christie say that? >> he has not come. traffic is bad but you would have to ask him that. i am grateful for the help i have gotten from you and governors perry and governor walker and you know, governor jiowa nda l. we have 9000 donors now. and people who want to change and we can do that and we are picking up a lot of the steam and the race is getting close. >> we endorse you because we want to see good government and you got a bump from christine todd whitman. was that an unexpected endorsement. >> she was helpful to us and governor rom no. and the chris christie thing, i am not concerned. >> have you talk to him at all. >> not since we were in aspen when it all happen and we have not talked since. >> did you say what's up? >> and yeah. >> i am curious. how did he defend the comme

for governor and doing so without funding of the republican chaired by chris christie who said the rca invest in lost causes. >> i helped to raise money for the rga. i don't remember that anyone of our candidates was a lost cause and if they said it, it would be behind closed doors, why would governor christie say that? >> he has not come. traffic is bad but you would have to ask him that. i am grateful for the help i have gotten from you and governors perry and governor walker and you know, governor jiowa nda l. we have 9000 donors now. and people who want to change and we can do that and we are picking up a lot of the steam and the race is getting close. >> we endorse you because we want to see good government and you got a bump from christine todd whitman. was that an unexpected endorsement. >> she was helpful to us and governor rom no. and the chris christie thing, i am not concerned. >> have you talk to him at all. >> not since we were in aspen when it all happen and we have not talked since. >> did you say what's up? >> and yeah. >> i am curious. how did he defend the comments ma

get this rca tablet for just $29 this thursday. don't take a chance with christmas.gma," alfonso and whitney. you >> good morning, 7:56 a.m. i am jummy, olabanji. we are starting off with jack taylor to get a check on your tuesday morning commute. >> it's not bad, but it could be better. what you are finding is like volume. you canop of the screen see the headlights that are jammed up, the jam begins in germantown just before 28, the left lane before the shoulder quickly. 23 minute drive, not bad there, connecticut avenue southbound, still a mess trying to get into the kensington area. the work zone is still in place there, the work zone blocks the left lane, causing big delays. nothing like the big delays you might see -- >> [laughter] be fine, noill problem. dallas, gaithersburg, reagan that are temperatures partly sunny and mostly cloudy. tomorrow we will see the winter weather moving in before we wake up, starting with cold rain. a winter storm watch to the areas north and west on wednesday, likely changing into a winter storm warning this morning. tonight, raini

he knew we had radios, and we had phicos and rcas. he wanted to add to our collection. these are original works of art that atwater kent produced to sell his product. radios became pieces of furniture. people would gather around it as listen to the news or perhaps radio played the lone ranger. >> reporter: the exhibit features a montage of clips the highlight the radio played in motion pictures. >> people who were not around when these radios were created but they know the movie and it makes it more relevant. >> reporter: for tickets and museum hours go to the arts in philly.org or visit 6abc.com 6abc loves the arts, for more on this and other area events. for 6abc loves the arts, i'm karen rogers what's possible today? wi-fi access in more places then ever before. all your favorites in the cloud and on every device. a home you control with the touch of a finger. news and entertainment that informs and delights in ways you never thought possible. comcast bringing media and technology together for you. which means it's time for the volkswagen sign-then-drive event. for p

get this rca tablet for just $29 this thursday. don't take a chance with christmas. ♪ ♪ ♪ it's a marshmallow world in the winter. ♪ ♪ >>> still ahead on "gma," alfonso and whitney. >> ♪,. >> good morning, i'm tamala edwards. 7:56 on this tuesday november 25th. let's led to karen rogers. you say we have another jam-up. >> yes, we do. 423, traffic is pretty jammed. this is a lie look at oaks towards king of prussia. jammed from 29 to 23. so a slow go on 422. roads are clear and dry but a few accidents out there. we've got a new one in whitemarsh township midatlantic county. militia hill road at butler pike. another in lower moreland township, county line road near mann road. one in fitzwatertown road still out there willow grove. jammed up on 95. you see 16 miles an hour southbound at girard so you know that's a slow go. the boulevard at front street we had these traffic lights that was causing a problem but it's fixed. traffic can move a lot better with traffic lights working at front street. things better there. schuylkill expressway i showed you earlier that slow go

he understood that we had radios and philcos and rcas. he wanted to add to our collection. exhibits features classic pieces and explores what they meant to the people they served. >> they say are original works of art that art -- atwater kent produced. radios became pieces of furniture. people gathered around it and listened to the news or radio plays, the long ranger the green hornet. >> reporter: it features a montage that the radio played in major motion pictures. >> young people who may have not been around when the radios were used or created, they know the movies and make it much more relevant. >> reporter: for tickets for museum hours, go to philly.org or 6abc loves the arts. this is genuine eye care, right in your neighborhood. this is pearle vision. >> recapping our top stories, the u.s. is trying to authenticate the claim made by isis that it beheaded another american. the terrorist group claims they executed peter kassig in syria. he would be the third american beheaded by isis since august. >>> a landmark in philadelphia is no more. the pnb letters that stood at

. >> reporter: that's an rca tablet? >> yes. 10 inch. >> reporter: how much do you think you saved by coming here? >> a whole lot. usually, tablets go for $400, $500. >> reporter: walmart tells us, black fridays have changed. people can go shopping on thanksgiving and then cyber monday allows everyone the opportunity to shop while staying at home. this walmart will be open until midnight tonight. monique braxton, nbc 10 news. >>> nbc10.com has you covered for your holiday shopping. click on the link for the holiday gift guide. >>> a live look at the skating rink at dillworth park in front of city hall. many people have the day off and they want to check out the rink and other holiday attractions. bundle up first. brittney shipp is here with the forecast. >> that's right. it looks like a lot of the fun. so do the poconos right now. a lot of people out skiing. it's really cold. we have fresh powder on the ground. a few flurries this morning and even now with the possibility of more flurries heading into tomorrow. for phila

take the example of a 50 inch rca television at kmart. nerd wallet, a consumer financial website, found it was going to be marked down to $399 on black friday. that's the same price as they were offering up two months earlier. and online prices, those are going to hit rock bottom ons thiss this day itself. average discount 24%. all thanksgiving week. the average item will be 20% off. this thanksgiving, don't be surprised if the people around you start without you. nearly a third of all online sales will come from smart phones or tablets. that's more than any other day all year. that's the latest from here, back ton you. >> staying safe while shopping for the holidays involves more than just protect your wallet. retailers work around the clock to keep your safe during that black friday rush. retailers aren't the only ones with a plan. consumer reporter erica gonzalez joins us with shopping tips. >> it's nice to work with you during midday. all this week, we have been highlighting stories on how to stay safe and secure while shopping. today

get this rca tablet for just $29 this thursday. don't take a chance with christmas.>> good morning, i'm eric thomas. oakland protests over the ferguson, missouri, decision leads to at least 40 arrests. this morning businesses are also cleaning up after a night of looting. weatherwise let's check in with mike. >> going to be warmer than average today with total sunshine but it will be a little hazy. midtourp 60s along the coast. we do have a spare the air day but all of us are banned from burning wood the next 24 hours of today. rain comes in saturday. >>> we're still dealing with b.a.r.t. delays, 15 minutes in the millbrae direction due to earlier police activity. here's a look at the bay bridge tolls and it is a long drive there. 15 minutes to get you across the water and then this accident on the peninsula southbound side of 101 at the oregon expressway. one lane blocked. >> the news continues now with start a revolution a revolution in coffee quality with the finest nespresso coffee blends. a revolution in technology with unique centrifusion. a revolution in taste

xerox in the '60s or rca in the '20s or talking about the tech names in the '90s.you're looking at tesla trying to figure out a dcf multiple that's not going to tell you the next 10, 20, 30 points are going to be. >> maybe i'm thinking too simplestically. but i think the problem for tesla is going to be where oil prices are. many will say, well buying a tesla is not about oil. to me it has -- >> they will and they have and they will again. >> it's not. >> but ultimately if energy prices are declining, that is going to lead you to buy your suvs at ford, lead you to buy your suvs at gm and that's going to be less opportunity for tesla cars. >> they've studied the people that buy teslas on the waiting list and the amount of them that mention anything about the price of gas is slim to none because keep in mind these people are buying $100,000 car. >> when you work through that list -- >> you're going to have to grow the number of customers that you have for the vehicle and how are you going to do that. >> when starting with a base of 40,000 customers this year, so that

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look at that, conair, eastern, yeah, national rca, admiral. after a year, i decided this was about as cool a game as imaginable. i wanted to introduce it to my fifth grade class, so i did, going into show and tell with a bulletin and showing them my ledger, and inviting everyone to play to find stocks that could go up during the week. the darnedest thing happened a short time after. my dad's company represented the 3m corporation, then the minnesota mining and manufacturing company, in the philadelphia area, selling tape and a fancy ribbon that bowed easy. you had to make the bows. triple "m," as we called it was always innovating and coming up with new product lines, and still does. right about fifth grade, pop came home with a new line of 3m he was selling, games. that's right, they got into what was known as 3m book shelf games. he said, if i wanted to learn more about how the stock market really rockered, and the company had created two games about business. "acquire," about takeovers, which was all the rage at the time, because it was the

all who won the executive director of the rca said christie was instrumental in their success.victory lap. >> a lot more red than blue. i love that map this morning. looks absolutely fabulous we didn't have the map in our favor. in night states the president won twice, we won eight of those nine. >> i think it's a repudiation of big tax and spending. >> governors that get things done get votes. >> our governors have done the right thing. they've stood by their principles. they got things done. >> last night the republican wash at the state and national level could mean bad news for middle-class workers in this country. joining me now, leo gerrard, president of the united steelworkers international. good to have you with us. last night, rough night at the office, no question about it. where should the move go from here? what's your interpretation and message sent? >> first of all, i don't think that chris christie should be doing a victory lap for himself. he's going to be in a fight with ted cruz and rand paul and all that jazz. look, every republican governor is an anti-worker

>> guest: well, he was then, of course, the head of rca. c-span: and how did they meet? >> guest: and they met when baruch took her to his apartment one night where david sarnoff was going to show an a--early experiment in television. so she was one of the first people to see one of the first televisions and bernard baruch. c-span: so someone she was having an affair with, bernard baruch, took her to another man who got interested in her. and did--did he let her know that? >> guest: sarnoff? c-span: yes. >> guest: oh, i think he took her home and probably made a pass, you know, but it didn't go very far. i don't think it was an affair. c-span: and then you say both--conde nast and his wife both had an interest in her. >> guest: conde nast, according to another character in the book called mark sullivan, who is a historian columnist--he said that nast was in love with her--with clare. and clare said that, in fact, nast wanted to divorce his wife and marry her, but she was not interested in conde nast. c-span: what about it... >> guest: she was not attracted to him at all.

so what they do -- they can't get rca or any big company to and it. they make the radio around 1957. ... mine has six and you could listen to any music you wanted especially the ones your parents didn't like. and so you have that symbiosis just like an automobile industry and the oil industry grow up symbiotically. but i think more importantly if you want to look at the trajectory of digital revoluti revolution, it's making our machines more personal, taking a computer which is a big hulking thing and finally you can put it on your lap. taking radios, taking in the ipod. nobody knew we needed 1000 songs in our pocket until steve jobs said yeah music is personal. >> that's the perfect segue to her for story which is the pc and we are going to talk about the alt-a are now and to curse the alt-a her story is bound up in the story of bill gates and paul allen. >> and steve wozniak. >> and steve wozniak and steve jobs because i want to talk about that. let's focus on gates and allen now. you write about their relationship in very detailed and personal term

get this rca tablet for just $29 this thursday. don't take a chance with christmas. last night in oakland. people took to the streets after learning grand jurors would not charge the police officer who shot and killed michael brown in ferguson this summer. protesters damaged downtown oakland businesses and shut down interstate 580. at least 40 people were arrested. >>> and happening now, the boston red sox are introducing their newest addition, as any giants fan will tell you, it's pablo sandoval. panda has agreed to a five-year deal in the ballpark of $100 million. >>> we'll have a look at weather and traffic coming up after the break. >>> welcome back now, i'm meteorologist christina loren. pretty clear sky all across the bay area for today. and really comfortable temperatures. warmer than yesterday, 71 degrees for the south bay. 70 degrees on the peninsula. the east shore's at 68. out in the tri-valley, gorgeous conditions coming your way. 69 degrees as we get into your afternoon. changes on the way, though. we'll be noticing warmer today, even warmer for your wed

get this rca tablet for just $29 this thursday. don't take a chance with christmas. tomorrow is going to be tricky, especially north and west of the city. we will start with rain and snow. this morning it's just clouds. mostly cloudy skies for philadelphia. we will continue into the afternoon. the temperatures are above freezing right now. 56 degrees in philadelphia, 58 in atlantic city. into the low 50s north and west. allentown and pottstown right at 50. mostly cloudy skies, westerly winds to 12 miles an hour. rain holds off until tomorrow morning. >>> expect area grocery stores to be busy today. our advice, get out early and try to beat the crowds. we found customers buying turkeys, pies and all the trimmings ahead of the holiday storm and thanksgiving. get the most important information on the holiday storm and delivered to your smart phone or tablet with the nbc 10 weather app. it's free to download on our website at nbc10.com. >>> violent protests overnight in ferguson, missouri. protesters took to the streets of philadelphia and more demonstrates are expected

rca tablet for just $79. >> if you're in line between 6:00 and 7:00, you're going to get that item, eithernight or before christmas. >> reporter: still, we met customers who would rather not wait for black friday and steep discounts. >> i'd rather not. i would rather get it now that there aren't as many people.i d it. if i have to stand in line for a couple of hours. >> reporter: jolene is just the opposite. we found her at best buy with pad in hand, scouting the best black friday deals. >> you've got to have the whole deal on thanksgiving. this is part of thanksgiving. i think it's called thanks shopping. >> reporter: television and tablets are at the top of her list. panasonic may be tough to beat. >> it's normally $550, for $200. >> reporter: plus 55-inch samsung curve for $1,400, and computer items heavily discounted. >> almost all of our laptops, at least $100 to $200 off. >> reporter: melissa still isn't sure she'll come out black friday. >> whether or not i want to brave the masses, if i want to be out here with a lot of people, it's a little overwhelming. >> reporter: it's why targ

. >> reporter: take this 50-inch rca tv at k-mart, according to the website nerd wallet it will be markeddesed for $999 on friday, $10 keeper on labor day. what are the best days for deals? the largest single-day price drop is expected the sunday to monday before thfrlg. the computer or a tablet right beside them taking care of the deals you can find online. >> reporter: still for those who don't easily part with tradition, don't worry, you will have plenty of friends out there with you. this thanksgiving, don't be surprised if the people at the table start without you. nearly a third of all online sales will come from smartphones or tablets, more than any day all year. natalie. >> all right, peter alexander, falls church, thanks so much. a wonderful update on a family we have been following for years, after having three children, carolyn and saun savage struggled with infertility for two decades, their book "inconceivable" details how she carried another couple's child because of a fertility mixup and later gave up the baby. later they carried twin girls for them. on wednesday, 45-year-o

rca nine-inch tablet for $69.t has a 60 hertz television. >> they do. >> 299 bucks. >> if you want to update your large screen tv at home. >> okay, taking out those stores specifically, how can we, if we have other shopping to do throughout the holiday. >> there are ways to save more. research prices to make sure the sales, the sale prices aren't inflated to make the discount look like a better deal. sometimes that original price is higher so the coupon and discount look like a better deal to the shopper. track prices. a tool called poach it alerts you if an item goes on sale. if you purchase something now and it drops in price, you may qualify for a price adjustment for the retailer. consider lay away. stores like kmart are offering no money down lay away. you can put anything on lay away, online or in store with no money down and you get 5% back for loyalty members or 5% more off for loyalty members. >> you mentioned the coupons. >> look for those coupon codes at coupon sherpa.com. 40% off gap. there are a lot o