i don't think woods was, rory mcilroy embraces the spotlight. i think there'll be a post generation of guys inspired by tiger, who really capture the imagination. rory has to win at augusta, and that means getting past woods. >> i don't know why phil mickelson is not a main choice. he will have tied tiger in championships. mickelson, he's the absolute favourite. there's a lot of guys that could do it. >> it's the first time that he'll be missing the masters. that's sport for this our. >> toyota stock tumbled near 2% after the company recalled nearly 4.6 million vehicles worldwide. the world's largest automaker says 27 vehicle models are involved including the rav4 and yaris. air bags may not inflate, steering problems and seats that could fly forward. >> ford motors is celebrating a victory, selling more than 1 million ford focus vehicles. more than a quarter were sold in china. the united states is the company's second largest market. the company used new vehicle registration data from the auto industry company. >> 2 million undocumented immigr

rory mcilroy number four. way up. watch adam scott. what was that?could all relate to that. 77 rounds for rory mcilroy today. bubba watson, look at this. plodes with a 4 under 68. 5 straight birds. there he goes. 14. he has a 3 shot lead. the golden state warriors will be in action tonight in los angeles against the lakers. the game of the night turned into a route back east. fighting to become the number one leader between indiana and miami and lebron james brought his "a" game. 17 in the first half. and the heat open the second half with a 16-0 run to pull away from the pacers. lebron james nice move and the fade drops and they are up by plenty right now. 71-50 mid-way through the third. deron ford is the name giant fans might remember. he hammered his head into a wall with the grizzlies. he was up with the team in 2010. and chasing a flyball last night in triple-a baseball and he was taken away in an ambulance. happy to report they are diagnosing it as a concussion and he will be okay. he had a world series ring with the giants in 2010. late call

rory mcilroy has made a appointment there's a vacuum.s the need to step into it and we need the next superstar. >> nike haven't paid him 100 million to turn up. there's a lot of pressure on his shoulders. he's getting married to wozniacki. he's a celebrity as well as a golfer now. that's something tiger changed about the game. he's expected to emerge as someone who is reliable. he's won two majors. he's a terrific talent. i think he has to have a big tournament this week. people are beginning to think of him as a bit flaky. he's playing better. he won't be far away. >> any weird outside tip? >> we've seen a lot of money for mr. thorbin olifson. he's 150-1. you're not risking much to win a lot. 33-1 to place. >> sound goods. >> a confident young man as well. >> like it. like it. good to see you. thanks very much for joining us. ed fulton joining us from sporting index. >>> we'll take a short break. still to come, back in fashion, investors snap up shares in lvmh as sales beat. the details, after this. >>> the ftse was up 0.5, we're now do

solely to golf balls, here, the engineers work on the golf balls used by pros like tiger woods and rory mcilroy. new designs are shot from golf ball canons, even rolled around for two days to see how they weather the elements. >> this is the place where 40 engineers get together and talk about the next great innovation to make the offers better. so they hatch the idea and test the performance of these ideas and ultimately they bring products like the new resin golf ball to light. >> reporter: this new golf ball has a resin core, weighing less than the traditional rubber. this adds more energy to impact, nike has high hopes for the golf balls and not just for sales. but while nike has dominated the apparel and foot wear, the golf balls have not been easy, they are a $1.2 billion business. the space is crowded. more than 1300 designs were tested in 2013. from 73 different companies. in fact, each year enough golf balls are produced to circumstancircle the entire earth. >> you want to be seen not just as the nike brand, we want to be seen as a golf equipment company. and it is very difficult, i th

can adam scott win the second straight masters, can rory mcilroy win and establish himself as the guyneration? those are the two i look for going in to the weekend that most viewers i think will want to watch. >> most people never get to go to augusta. so give us a sense. what's it like to walk around the course, around the club, especially on masters weekend? >> well, you come here and you are blown away. you are just like, wow, this is nice. this is unbelievably nice and then you think this is so nice i'm going to get kicked out. because you really feel like you are trespassing. it is that exceptional. but then you settle down and it's a spectacular setting. it's tremendous. anyone that can come here and spare like $17,000 to buy tickets on stub hub, i highly recommend it. >> we will look for your work on si.com all weekend. >>> now i want to bring in a masters champion and not only that the first female golfer to win at the formerly all male bags that is augusta national. kelly xu is nine years old but has a trophy thanks to winning with her age division at the first drive and putt

the other four, tiger woods, phil mickelson, rory mcilroy and sergio garcia.ad company. >>> okay. straight ahead, cnn's shane o'donoghue visits with three-time masters champ gary player. >> you keep hearing, what a long driver this young boy is. he's going to be a star. long drive means nothing. i wouldn't say nothing, but not as much emphasis as people are putting on it. bunker shots, putting and that's what tiger woods is good at. he's not a good driver of the ball. at his disposal is how he puts it to work for his clients. morning. morning. thanks for meeting so early. come on in. [ male announcer ] it's how edward jones makes sense of investing. [ male announcer ] it's how edward jones that's a man interviewino.for a job. not that one. that one. the one who seems like he's already got the job 'cause he studied all the right courses from the get-go. and that's an accountant, a mom, a university of phoenix scholarship recipient, who used our unique --scratch that-- awesome career-planning tool. and that's a student, working late, with a day job, taking cours

2013 masters was his coverage provided them with three times more air time than his next best, rory mcilroy, and that could translate into about three to $4 million in loss exposure for the top sponsor. >> it is unbelievable what this game has -- what has happened with the growth of this game, and tiger has been the instigator. he is the one that has propelled and driven the bus. because he has brought increased ratings, sponsor, interest, and we have all benefited but nobody has benefited more than i am, and we are appreciative. and that's why we miss him so much. >> his effect on golf has been huge since the mid 90's up until now. and i think any sport benefits from a dominant figure like that to not really drive the game forward, but having tiger in a tournament definitely creates more buzz. more of an atmosphere, you know where he is on the course, just by the crowd and the gallery that follows him. >> crowds or not, he has a real chance at becoming the dominant figure in the sport. >> he is a super star personality, i think he is very confidentble with the attention, i don't think wood

it was no hiding for rory mcilroy either, 11 strokes off the lead is a lot of grouped to make up with bubba watson moving in for moving day. al jazeera. >> here again is how the leaderboard stands bubba watson at 7 under three clear of john senden. and barcelona will have to put the disappointment of their champions league action. they were knocked out in the quarterfinals by atletico madrid. they took victory over grenada. >> what happens could not be stopped emotional speaking. what happened, happened, now we must focus on what is next. >> real madrid will look to keep themselves in the title race. real are three points off the top. >>> arsenal can take a step towards their first trophy in nine years later on saturday. the gunners will start at heavy favorites in their english fa cup semifinal against wigan at wembley. >> we are favorite, yes. but it doesn't mean that you. we have in this competition produced top quality performances. >> i don't think we'll be too nervous meeting arsenal. we'rwe are in a very impressivey that can be possible. >> meanwhile there are six games about t

the heart of our golf ball r & d center and to talk about the resin golf ball which the likes of rory mcilroyer athletes will be teeing up next week during the masters. >> i understand. look, we're respectfully, it's not like tiger woods standing out there at augusta and teeing up your new golf ball. i don't think i got an answer to the question. was he supposed to use the new golf ball at the masters for the first time? >> he was continuing to work with our team and we know he's been working with the ball, but because of his -- frankly, his injury, that was something that was still a work in progress, that we wouldn't have known until he showed up in augusta next week. >> you typically do, say from an apparel standpoint, i just know from watching that you do use this event with him and some of the other players to roll out some of your new apparel, and things like that. so i would assume that that's going to take, at least that part of the business, could be more impacted than most others? >> we script all our athletes and it's exciting for golf fans to see what they're wearing and you will

rory mcilroy on the fifth gets the long birdie putt to drop he shot a 1-under 71 and is 3 stokes back tied for 12th the defending champion adam scott leaves this approach shot on one only 3 feet from the hole he shot a 3- under 69 and is in 2nd one shot back the leader bill haas sinks the 25-foot birdie putt on 14 he shot a 4-under 68 and leads scott by a stroke caught on camera: thieves knock a hole through from a san francisco store. they got away with thousands of dollars in merchandise. and now. kron four's jeff bush says. the store's owners may have to close the monkey on chestnut jewelry stor sits between a restaurant and a dry cleaners and was hit by burglars on april first. the two men thought they could obscure their faces because they thought they knew where all the cameras were. they didn't. you can see this burglar used an umbrella to try to hide his face. he can clearly be seen in this still image. robert hemphill owns the store, which has been at this location for more than eight years. robert says these guys knew what they were doing. they take off those bars and they r

rory mcilroy, a poor 2013, but has sheen flashes of the guy that trumped the world of golf on two championshipsreen jacket. he flirted with it before. adam scott won it a year ago. every time he plays he's in contention. then the story that i can't wait to see. that is the 20-year-old american star in the making with jordan spieth. you have to put well to win at a. he might be the greatest now on the pga tour in his second year. >> jim, i saw in the research last night, this is a record number of first-timers. 24 players, they were saying. and billy payne said, everybody, have fun. does it make it more fun? >> this young brigade, jordan. and patrick reed who won a world golf championship a month ago in florida. climbed to the top 20 in the world rankings. he's one of the 24. he's fearless. he has an attitude about him. a game to back it up. he could be one of the next great ones. these young upstarts are giving the game real fresh energy. >> you mentioned jordan spieth. drive for show putt for dough. >> charlie is pretty accomplished in driving and putting these days. >> yeah. >> let me just as

you picture rory mcilroy, jason day, dustin johnson. if i can execute my game plan, i'll be there.he stage is clear to really show the world. >> it was hard to watch. yeah. it's going to be great. in tv you say break a leg. that doesn't work in golf. we wish you luck. hopefully you can maneuver the greens. you have to have a good caddy, graeme. >> for sure. you have to chip and putt really well. you always need luck in life. >> we'll be watching and pulling for you. thanks for talking with us and talking the time. >> see you later. >> we have much more, sam zel. what's holding back the european recovery. what more central bank or whether it's on the way. and we'll induct the newest member of our squawk platinum portfolio. back in just a moment. in just . why relocating manufacturingpany to upstate new york? i tell people it's for the climate. the conditions in new york state are great for business. new york is ranked #2 in the nation for new private sector job creation. and now it's even better because they've introduced startup new york - dozens of tax-free zones where businesses

adam scott and rory mcilroy, 9-1, phil, 12-1, jason day -- matt kuchar, sergio, stenson has been playing well. mcilroy won both his majors by eight strokes, i think. he almost won the masters. he was ahead but messed up on number 10. jordan speith, he's like amazing. people have been mentioning him. there's a lot of big names on there that we didn't think about. angel cabrera. don't forget phil, obviously. >> yes, he's 12-1. >> suited to his game a lot. >>> coming up, the next big thing from a company that keeps everything connected in mobile from smartphones to home automation, the ceo of sky work solutions joins us in the next half hour. first, though, there is blood in the water. you know awhat that means. kevin o'leary is circling and ready to strike. the "shark tank" will come to the set, next. ...work with equity experts... ♪ ...who work with regional experts... ♪ ...who work with portfolio management experts, that's when expertise happens. mfs. because there is no expertise without collaboration. >>> senator john mccain classed with secretary john kerry after mccain said the obama