you go to the samsung counter you meet the samsung employee. the lg counter, you meet the lg employee. >>> finally tonight, benjamin franklin is getting a makeover, two years after the initial target date. the federal reserve will put out a totally redesigned $100 bill in october. the new note will be chock full of features designed to stop counterfeiters, including a blue 3d security strip right down the front of benjamin there, and a disappearing holographic liberty bell. >> more colorful. >> i hope they keep the yak in the liberty bill. >> october 8th, they come out. i expect you to have a couple hundreds and give me some. >> have a great evening, everybody, we hope to see you back here tomorrow evening. >>> nightly business report has been brought to you by -- >>> glad to have you with us. it's thursday, april 25th. north korean leaders have shown they are determined to stick to the policy of military first. they are putting on a display of that belief. they are celebrating the 81st anniversary of the people's

is samsung/apple debate rages on. shery is joining us from hong kong. >> operating profit coming in at 8.8 trillion, up 54% in line with its guidance and market forecasts. and it was mostly thanks to, what else? the galaxy selling some 70 million units of smartphones in the past quarter. but its businesses and ships, paddles and consumer electronics, including tvs, were down given that first quarter is sent to be slow. highlighting even more now that the fact that samsung is heavily dependent on its mobile business. the galaxy is accounting for about 74% of its overall profit sometimes. in terms of the stock market performance, today, though, it did lose money. traders are likely to see the sales figure for the new flagship smartphone galaxy s4 that started selling this morning starting here in the south korea market. by the way, speaking of the new phones, some comments out of this conference call this morning, the galaxy s4 is expected to do better than its predecessor, s3. that's according to samsung electronics. a

samsung has the best screens. so there's a real opportunity for samsung to take advantage of that difference at exactly the right time, and if they had ron johnson there, i expect that would be a pretty big coup for samsung. >> can you see any opportunity for mr. johnson to go back to apple? i gather the head of retail position there is vacant right now. >> well, if i were apple, i would be trying to get him on the phone as quickly as possible to at least talk about it. because, he did do a great job at apple. and that job is open, apparently. so i think that the mistakes that were made at jp penny was really not an issue apple and i think ron could go back and probably do a great job. so he's in a pretty interesting position, i think, with either samsung or apple. >> where's the most innovation right now happening in technology? a lot of people worry that apple's actually not innovating the way that it was years ago. >> well, apple is an extraordinary company. i wouldn't worry too much about apple. i mean, i thin

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they'll be called samsung experience shops. the areas will be dedicated to samsung products, including tv's, smartphones, tablets, cameras and laptops. it will also include customer support for samsung products. on wal-mart today, best buy stock rose 16% on news of that samsung deal. the dow gained 55 points, the nasdaq climbed 6 and the s&p 500 was also up 6. >>> bank of america, you might say they're putting the teller back in its atm's. bank of america is rolling out atm's with video displays that allow customers to speak directly with a bank worker. the teller-assisted items will give assistance in both english and spanish. they're being introduced first in boston and atlanta. the bank hasn't said when the new atm's will pop up in california. >>> the rutgers basketball coach is out of a job, but he still has a nice paycheck. mike rice was dismissed after this video surfaced of him, kicking and shoving players. but rice is due a bonus. he would not be collecting this bonus if he had been fired back in december, when the univ

if samsung were hit, it would cause a global disruption. >> samsung is one of the biggest suppliers of technology equipment in the world. a lot of memory comes out from the screen technology from them. so, yeah, it's -- it would have a significant impact. >> apple buys some $13 billion worth of technology from samsun grks. all of that goes into their iphones and ipads. verizon also depends on the technology. and if the war were to spread? >> it would likely spill over to japan and taiwan. if that happens, then you've got a major issue. even if the factories keep going, getting supplies out of there becomes an issue. >> that could meenl higher prices for phones and flat screens. >> well across the water, materials across the water, all of those things become much more expensive. wars can typically have a significant impact on crisis for fuels and gas because the military starts consuming it all. >> reporter: now, in the event of an attack, samsung facility would be well defended. it has combat troops, anti-aircraft and missile facilities that specifically protect samsung's facility. >>

. >>> samsung continues its push to take on apple. the korean company opening up hundreds of shops in the u.s. mary thompson joins us live with detail and the rest of our market news. >>> good morning, mary. >> good morning to you, laura. right now, futures are higher, pointing to an open on wall street. this after stocks suffered their worst day in the month yesterday. reasons, disappointing data on the jobs market. td d the dow fell 111. t investigators will be watching the number numbers for jobless claims. samsung will be setting up ministores inside more than 1400 best buys. each samsung experience shop will look at smart phones, laptops, tvs and accessories. best buy employees will be trained to educate shoppers on samsung devices and walk them through purchase and activation. samsung says it isn't about competing with apple but about offering consumers what they want. back to you. >> thank you very much, mary. >> it is 4:46 right now. tlolths talk about weatherwise. christina loren, our meteorologist, here to tell us all about

in today's cover story, can samsung's latest smartphone steal apple's thunder? plus, the shocking profits behind blogging from home. the true story of a dot-com mom. and, hot times in traders unplugged. the guys break down how to make money off tv and beer. first business starts now! you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas. good morning. it's friday, april 19th. i'm angela miles. in today's first look: earnings hits and misses move the market. stocks sold off on the busiest day so far of corporate profit news. the dow fell 81 points. ebay was a drag on the nasdaq, which dropped 38; the s&p declined 10. gold and oil rallied. thursday was a big night for tech earnings. ibm was a shocker - big blue had a miss. the company noted weakness in tech spending. google topped estimates - its core advertising showed growth. microsoft also did better than expected; however, window 8 sales may be moderate. also, the cfo is leaving the company. here's a good one: vertex pharma shares raced up more than 50% after the bell. the comp

so what happens, you know, samsung can supersede apple.omething to be said, playing these games, if they are deliberate. there is no a to prove that. >> look, you know if i were ceo of samsung i would top create as much buzz and hype for my crux as possible. you don't' to tick people off. >> it had a 4 on 5 year lead because it redefined a product category, samsung pulling a classive strategies of wait could observe, watch design and improve, their improvement are getting so fast. apple condition keep up. to issue 2, big blue ripping half million workers you tell ceo telling all to shape up or get out. they have to get their act together. well i think so, mandate is turn ibm around could problem is this time, i am doubtful they will be able to do it, much of lower end business cannibalized servers going away, cloud computing working again it. >> dave, does that type of management approach where you put fear of you know what in your workers on that level work? >> i don't think it working often, i think it will hard for them in this situatio

he should go to samsung. i'm just saying. >> one of the things he said that was very interesting is when you had him on your program is that samsung and lots of the manufacturers have gone with larger screens. apple has not and now they feel like a little bit like they're being left behind. >> they have the ipad. >> they do but that's not a phone. >> samsung made the phone bigger and apple fans said it's ridiculous and perfect. apple said ours is the perfect size. samsung is selling a ton of them and there is a lot of pressure on apple to come out with a bigger screen. i think that apple sometimes gets a little smug and says you will take this and you will like this. it's almost henry ford like. i will make you any car you want so long as it is black. they have been proven right a lot of times. >> at the end of the day, people do go where they feel like smarter people are. the question everybody was asking when steve jobs died is are we going to see a big group of people leave apple because the reason to go t

the retailer also teaming up with samsung to bring special samsung branded sections to best buy and best buy mobile. samsung shops can already be seen in some best buy locations. in total more than 1,400 best buy stores will get the new samsung shops. samsung is a south korean company. >> where the missiles are pointed and stocks are doing great. there's another example! >> it's been doing incredibly well. panasonic we don't even have that conversation anymore. but sony. not to mention what it's done in the most important thing -- the smartphone. >> is this the ron johnson solution for best buy, store within a store? isn't it funny the places that don't have a store within a store are doing better than places with stores within a store? that's some business. >> as we know, best buy shares have moved up sharply. that is one heck of a move. >> i got to hand it to them, this is a good use of real estate. >> if schultz had been able to put together a buy-out -- >> he looks like a visionary now. >> the new guy in charge at best buy is trying to do some things. you got to give it a shot. right

the stock because of samsung kiosks. >> probably going to do more than samsung. it's trading at ten times earnings and the margin can go considerably high fer they can get it right. it's a big if. i couldn't chase it here but on a pullback i would look at a buy. >> is a a. split decision which means, who won the debate? tweet us and use the #bull or #bear and we will reveal the results as we always do at the end of the show. >>> more big moves for the yen in japanese stocks today following last week's massive stimulus announcement. is there more room to go for both trades? gemma godfrey is live in london. back with us today. hey, nice to see you again. >> hello. >> what do you think about the japan trade here? certainly is the focus on the market. >> it's a focus for the market and definitely has further to go because there's a lot of conviction out there that leadership can actually target, achieve its insflags targets. if it does, this will boost consumption by telling people that prices are going to rise. you need to go out and buy now. you can't wait for pric

samsung is challenging it particularly in china. the asian battle or emerging markets battle to samsung? >> i think what you're actually seeing long-term apple is being forced to compete with lower cost devices. they're fighting on price. remember tim cook's background in operations and low division six to compete about -- low gis ticks is to compete on price. that is a significant problem for premium brand and company like apple because you're used to valuing this company based on its extremely high margins. as those margins collapse you have a got a problem wit. which is exactly why apple is trying to raise perceived value of that stock by eliminating their massive reserves. and recognize that the at end of the this year if this program goes forward they will have taken reserves down significantly. so they will exit the year with far less cash reserves and they're going into a massive battle with samsung on price when they might need the reserves for r and d and other things going forward. liz: they may have to start building thei

. >> attorneys for apple and samsung return to federal court in san jose today.month the judge struck nearly half of the $1 billion damage awared to apple in the patent lawsuit against samsung and struck it down agreeing with samsung that the jury made some errors in calculating the products where samsung infringed and calling for a new trial to set revised damage amounts. apple contends the judge was in error and wants $85 million of the damages to be re-instated. >> on friday night, oracle will rock after the warriors stunned the nuggets to even the best of seven at a game each. the warriors shot just under 65 percent from the floor a new franchise playoff record. golden state beat the nuggets 131-117 snapping the 23-game winning streak of denver. 131 is like the old stores from the 70's. that was great. >> a great game. >> little bit cooler? >> cooler, absolutely. i will show you what is going on. 4:45. we are looking at live doppler 7 hd which is quiet this morning although we have the clouds rolling in and a beautiful picture from emeryville with the sun hid

samsung expects profits in the first quarter to jump. chery kang has more for us in seo on ul. >> hi, kelly. it looks like it will break its trend of five straight quarters of record earnings this time. if you take a look at the record sales, coming in at 52 trillion korean won came off by more than 7% on quarter given that it's a traditionally slow season for the first quarter. but in terms of operating profit, not so bad here. tipped at 8.7 trillion yuan. up 53% on year with some analysts explaining the high margin of its high-end smartphones. but a samsung electronics official told sbs cnbc that the first quarter was mainly pulled by growth in dram chippes and televisions rather than the usual strong spots of mobile units this quarter because samsung did not come out with a new smartphone this past quarter for a change. that is just yet. and its next smartphone, next flash of smartphone, galaxy s4 will be hitting stores at the end of this month and that's what's leading many analysts here to expect that will pick up on the earnings st

they'll be called samsung experience shops. the areas will be dedicated to samsung products, including tv's, smartphones, tablets, cameras and laptops. it will also include customer support for samsung products. on wal-mart today, best buy stock rose 16% on news of that samsung deal. the dow gained 55 points, the nasdaq climbed 6 and the s&p 500 was also up 6. >>> bank of america, you might say they're putting the teller back in its atm's. bank of america is rolling out atm's with video displays that allow customers to speak directly with a bank worker. the teller-assisted items will give assistance in both english and spanish. they're being introduced first in boston and atlanta. the bank hasn't said when the new atm's will pop up in california. >>> the rutgers basketball coach is out of a job, but he still has a nice paycheck. mike rice was dismissed after this video surfaced of him, kicking and shoving players. but rice is due a bonus. he would not be collecting this bonus if he had been fired back in december, when the univ

. >>> samsung announced plans to open inside 1,400 best buy locations called samsung experience shops. the dedicated areas will feature samsung tvs, smart phones and other products, also offering tech support. they expect to open the shops by the end of june. >>> now trending at ktvt.com, a capture caught on tv. >>> the cal women's basketball team, the big send off today on campus. >>> the heaviest rain has been moved out of the bay area, but still clouds in place. we'll break down chances for showers this weekend, and also when temperatures rebound warming up nicely. [ birds chirping ] [ inhales, exhales ] [ announcer ] cigarettes are not just dangerous when they're smoked. [ rat squeaking ] they're dangerous long after. cigarette butts are toxic. they release chemicals that poison our water... and harm wildlife. and millions... are polluting our environment. [ sniffing ] [ seagulls squawking ] good. no, not good. he's a vegetarian and he's going to be here in 20 minutes! don't stress. we can figure this out. [ male announcer ] get the speed to make a great first impression. call tod

samsung also reiterated its dominant position in the high, mid, and low-end smartphone markets.lair says that this could mean that apple would end up competing with samsung if it were to launch a lower end iphone later this year, which, of course, has been the rumor on the streets. new idc data also shows that samsung is not only the undisputed leader in the worldwide smartphone market, but by the end of the first quarter, samsung had shipped more units than the other top four vendors, which includes apple and lg. bottom line here, smartphone wars continue to heat up, putting more pressure on apple to, of course, find ways to innovate and capture market share, although we did see shares of apple end the day on a higher note, despite that strong earnings report from samsung. >> seema, thank you so much. >>> up next, forget about faa furloughs, the chiefç of stafff the army has concerns about what the sequester cuts are doing to our troops' readiness. >>> and later, tips for building your retirement nest egg. bob pisani coming up with how to protect yourself from rising interest

apple buys some $13 million worth of technology from samsung.f that goes right into its iphones. >> samsung is one of the biggest suppliers of technology equipment in the world. a lot of memory comes out from them, screen technology from them. it would have a significant effect. >> now, in the event of an attack, samsung's south korean facility will be well-defended. it has combat troops, anti-aircraft and missile batteries, i should say, that specifically protect samsung properties. >> let's check the fraorecast wh meteorologist, christina loren. >> it is going to be a nice, warm day. we had to get through those winds. the winds are still going to play a little bit of a factor. i am going to show you are futurecast here in a couple moments. wanted to start with your temperatures this morning, comfortable, 57 degrees, not too bad in san francisco or san mateo where we really got hit by strong winds gusting up to 75 miles per hour in the city. a lot more calm to start this morning. we are expecting those winds and conditions to continue trending

and non-samsung experience shops. >> they can highlight that the evaluation of the blue shirts is unchanged so they're not innocecentivized for a particul vendor or another and their objective is the customer satisfaction and the objective of the store. the advice of the blue shirts continues. >> joly also said that early success shows that samsung sales are, in fact, up in these shops. customer feedback is positive. he called the real estate of best buy not an asset and vendors of samsung are starting to realize. back to you. >> the galaxy s4 rose. it's the best android ever, "usa today" an endsless bag of tricks. how the flash crash confirmed something very important to rick santelli about the yen and stimulus out of japan. it's the santelli exchange and it's coming up next on cnbc. they don't know it yet, but they're gonna fall in love, get married, have a couple of kids, [ children laughing ] move to the country, and live a long, happy life together where they almost never fight about money. [ dog barks ] because

global tech jipt, samsung, has an enormous production facility on south korea's western coast not far from the demilitarized zone. they make liquid crystal displays, memory chips and cell phones. apple buys some $13 billion worth of technology for their phones. >> a lot of memory comes out from them, screen technology from them. yeah, it would have a significant impact. >>> in the event of an attack, samsung's south korean facility will be well-defended. it has combat troops, anti-aircraft and missile batteries that specifically protect samsung property. >>> let's check back in with christina loren and say hello to a tuesday forecast. hi. it is going to be very nice. we have a good-look dag shaping up. it is going to be warm. we have the breezy and windy conditions to contend with. we are talking about temperatures touching on the 80s today. temperatures are going to be pretty comfortable for the first part of the day. might be a little warm come 4:00 p.m. 56 degrees in livermore, 50 to start in san jose. 56 in oakland, 55 in san francisco to kick off a tuesday. you made it through th

i look at samsung margin about 29%. is that where apple's going over the next two, three years? >> it's certainly possible. the good news for apple is they do have that i tunes revenue and the cloud revenue to buffer that. but they're going to be forced to give up more over time. we don't see them breaching 30% anytime soon, but certainly a move down to 30% would be tough to swallow for the stock. >> it seems to your point this quarter has something for either side of the equation. you're in the sell the rally mode in this stock, if i'm not mistaken. at what price will it get to where you'll have to reevaluate. if apple gets above a certain level, where to you reevaluate the stock? >> we constantly reevaluate every week. we look at data, and our job is clearly to predict the future. not an easy job. if the data support as different stock price or different outlook we will move where the data is. and right now the data is pointing low coe, so we're going to stick to our guns on that side. >> thank you for your time. peter has a whole rating on apple. in terms of the options marke

samsung claims there's overwelming demand. drugmaker novartis has been sued over an alleged kickback scheme. federal prosecutors accuse the drug company of giving 20 or more pharmacies discounts and rebates in order to promote novartis pharmaceticals instead of generic versions.the suit says the scheme cost medicare and medicaid patients tens of millions of dollars. novartis disputes the claims. the government is suing lance armstrong.the department of justice accuses the armstrong team of "regularly employing banned substances and methods to enhance their performance..." the deparment the team took more than $30 million in sponsor money from the u.s. postal service, then used prohibited drugs.armstrong's attorney calls the lawsuit "opportunitstic. " a study about traffic congestion is clearing up a few things about the economy. data company inrix finds that -- to no surpise-- los angeles continues to have the heaviest traffic jams in the country. followed by honolulu and san francisco. jim bak of inrix says the rise in traffi

from what rob mentioned about samsung is dead on.sung has done an incredible job going to apple core users and elite users. apple needs to come out with a huge innovation not necessarily on the hardware side but software side. they have been resting on laurels with ios the next iteration. io 7 need a complete overall and features android has with wigits and quick way to review information and innovation they haven't had in recent years. melissa: jent, thanks very much. >> thank you. melissa: north korean missile launch is imminent according to u.s. officials but a fresh strike on the regime's finances could end the standoff. we'll explain that. "piles of money" is coming up. [ male announcer ] how can power conmption in china, impact wool exports from new zealand, textile production in spain, and the use of medical technology in the u.s.? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 75% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. twe price. invest with confidence.

samsung is giving wall street something to talk about. profits rose 53% from the first quarter of last year as consumers keyed in on its tech gadgets, especially lower end and mid tier smartphones. samsungs new galaxy s4 smartphone goes on pre sales april 16th in the u.s. meanwhile-- analysts and traders are eagerly awaiting apple's earnings due out april 23rd which could show samsung slicing into sales of apple products. zynga's leader is asking for a game changing "pay" plan. c-e- o mark pincus is requesting that the board cut his annual salary to one dollar "and" to skip bonuses or equity awards. pincus reportedly is worth $800 million dollars. the struggling stock is around $3. salaries of other top-level execs will not be cut. interest in yankee candle is lighting up. the popular candlemaker is reportedly worth $2 billion dollars - ten times its annual earnings. it's drawing interest from private equity firms across the u-s. the company is not commenting, but reports say the sale process is in early stages ans should be made public i

>> samsung is pouring money into marketing. creating brand new products and marketing. so they have more than one product. neil: i know that you teach don't buy everything you see in the ad but some say that is just apple. >> the samsung galaxy s4 is a high-performance excellent phone we are excited out and we will test it out to see how good it really is but they are building upon success because coming off of the galaxy as three also the note serious -- series but talk about cool and a sexy samsung has managed to create products that people desire said galaxy tablet bigger than the iphone five that is quite a bit bigger people really like that. it is on a different platform but it doesn't matter they also marketed the heck out of this. neil: you heard the stuff about apple label by back stock and raise dividends into everything we can't i don't know if that means %-the iphone time but weng were expecting the eye from 5s so that is a rather scary where the perception is disconnected from the reality. neil: i am a shareholder and has been for a long long time and i love

of these shops offer the full range of samsung products, laptops, accessories, a way for samsung to stick it to rival apple carving out retail space without having to pay to open their own stars. another way to break the apple brand loyalists. more to come this hour including the nation's biggest retailer having trouble keeping the store shelves stocked. not because the items are so popular, but because they were not there to begin with. we will explain, and the drug you and your family is taking for high cholesterol can prevent a common form of blindness. details in a new report. coming up. at ary cleaner, we replaced people with a machine. what? customers didn't like it. so why do banks do it? hello? hello?! if your bank doesn't let you talk to a real person 24/7, you need an ally. hello? ally bank. your money needs an ally. gerri: cholesterol, cholesterol can lead to blindness in your golden years. cholesterol busting drugs people use now could maybe do the leading cause of blindness in the elderly using wet eyedrops. great to have you back. tommy in layman's terms how somebody's chole

from what rob mentioned about samsung is dead on.ng has done an incredible job going to apple core users and elite users. apple needs to come out with a huge innovation not necessarily on the hardware side but software side. they have been resting on laurels with ios the next iteration. io 7 need a complete overall and features android has with wigits and quick way to review information and innovation they haven't had in recent years. melissa: jent, thanks very much. >> thank you. melissa: north korean missile launch is imminent according to u.s. officials but a fresh strike on the regime's finances could end the standoff. we'll explain that. "piles of money" is coming up. are you still sleeping? just wanted to check and make sure that we were on schedule. the first technology of its kind... mom and dad, i have great news. is now providing answers families need. siemens. answers. you will lose 3 sets of keys 4 cell phones 7 socks and 6 weeks of sleep but one thing you don't want to lose is any more teeth. if you wear a partial, you a

the two companies said samsung will open mini stores in 1400 best buy locations. best buy shares surged more than 16%, up 3.48 to $25 and change. quite a rebound. best buy shares have more than doubled year to date. >>> a big management change today at hewlett-packard as the revolving door continues to turn at the troubled company. ray lane this time stepping down as chairman, just after two and a half years in that job. he has been blamed for the botched acquisition of british software maker autonomy. the news was announced at hp's annual meeting today. meg whitman, by the way, continues as ceo. hewlett-packard shares were up almost 2% in the regular session and rose a little bit more in after hours. >>> and dow component johnson & johnson turned around after an appeals court ruled in its favorite in a patent infringement case. that ruling wipes out a half billion judgment against one of the company's subsidiaries. j&j's shares were drifting down until that news broke, and then bounced back, ending up at $82 a share. >>> the bank of japan's monetary stimulus anno

is it google or samsung? so this phone builds on the success of its predecessor, it just gives samsung more power over the whole android ecosystem. >> what should be interesting is who has the power over that, google or samsung. and that creates an interesting situation. apple has control of the entire ecosystem all the time. so it's a tradeoff that google has been making in hopes of preserving other business. >> rose: so microsoft is coming out with a smart phone. >> no, they have one. >> rose: i mean their own that they make. i thought i read that. am i wrong? kara, help me out here. >> they had a smart phone and they're coming one that they make themselves. >> rose: we believe -- kara and i believe they will but -- >> rose: nobody said anything about it at the conference? this is not mentiond? >> we had a microsoft phone there and he mostly insulted android. >> we had a whole session of w the head of windows phone. he -- and then, you know, i talked to him for a while on the side. he is a smart guy, they h

and samsung is a big driver for their business.last cell phone, this cell phone, samsung is using the qualcomm basemans in all the products to start with. before as you may know, samsung has their own internal base fan, they were using that for part of the fs-3, the s-4, they are going 100% qualcomm to satisfy the issue with apple right now. qualcomm is somewhat mince understood where for they are right now. >> we'll look at the move on microsoft up 3%. it's breaking up. >> sandisk, doc, do you like it? >> sandisk and multiconductor are the two picks he mentioned i like. >>> the traders think now is the time to get out of sprint. we'll have a good bull versus bear debate when we come back. y ? we gave people a sticker and had them show us. we learned a lot of us have known someone who's lived well into their 90s. and that's a great thing. but even though we're living longer, one thing that hasn't changed: the official retirement age. ♪ the question is how do you make sure you have the money you need to enjoy all of these years. ♪ h

apple buys technology in samsung.into their iphones. >> the suppliers of technology equipment in the would recalled. a lot of memory comes out from them, screen technology from them. it would have a significant impact. >> in the event of an attack, samsung's south korea facility will be well defended. it has combat troops, anti-aircraft and missile batteries specifically protecting samsung property. >>> 6:34 right now. let's check out the weather with christina loren and a beautiful day in the neighborhood. >> we are going to lose this strong wind, jon and laura. that makes for a gorgeous day. we have ships out on the bay yet again. we didn't see all that many ships yesterday. it was so choppy out there because of the wind. that bodes well for a better day ahead. 60, navato. you are at 55 in livermore, 55, oakland. we just dropped off too 49 degrees. not too bad in san jose. probably to that point where you don't need your heater in the morning hours any longer. bayside, 72. 71 at the coast. today's giants game winds

samsung and apple at the top of the heap. >> but with a phone like this, apple and samsung had betterut. >> i think you can make an argument it's probably the finest hardware you can find in a phone anywhere. >> the phone is made of aluminum, two big speakers in front and a cool camera that does multiple tricks. >> but if you ask sales manager jose what really makes customers swoon, the first thing they notice is the feel of it. and that to explain why htc has set up 8 of these boxes in cities around the country. >> with the pop-up show rooms htc is betting the new phone will sell itself once it gets into consumers' hands. and from what we've seen earlier, that may be working. >> he was blown away by the big sound. >> full stereo sound. >> that's a big part of the sales pitch. >> why are we doing this? why is this here? something you cannot do, you cannot industry music, you cannot industry sound. >> i really like the phone i want to buy one. >> she's a samsung user but how about an apple user? >> do you think you would switch? >> i'm thinking about it. >> from an i-phone? >> from an

samsung and apple at the top of the heap. >> but with a phone like this, apple and samsung had better out. >> i think you can make an argument it's probably the finest hardware you can find in a phone anywhere. >> the phone is made of solid aluminum, two big speakers in front and a cool camera that does multiple tricks. >> but if you ask sales manager jose what really makes customers swoon, the first thing they notice is the feel of it. and that could explain why htc has set up eight of these boxes in cities around the country. >> with the pop-up show rooms htc is betting the new phone will sell itself once it gets into consumers' hands. and from what we've seen earlier, that may be working. >> i actually think this could very well be my next phone. >> he was blown away by the big sound. >> full stereo sound. >> that's a big part of the sales pitch. >> why are we doing this? why is this here? something you cannot do, you cannot describe music, you cannot describe sound. >> i really like the phone i want to buy one. >> she's a samsung user but how about an apple user? >> do you think y

that's tough to do against someone like apple and samsung.they have a small window, but they really need to execute and they're running out of time. >> got to take this window. rbc's mark sue. and we showed on that board there, apple stock, which is sitting at 390, below that 400 mark today, and probably one of the reasons why we're seeing the nasdaq underperform the other two eindices. >> you know, you wonder how much longer he might have, was the strategy was all in with microsoft. see if that works. coming up after the break, a story that's going to tick you off, that adds insult to injury in boston. everybody has different investment objectives, ideas, goals, appetite for risk. you can't say 'one size fits all'. it doesn't. that's crazy. we're all totally different. ishares core. etf building blocks for your personalized portfolio. find out why 9 out of 10 large professional investors choose ishares for their etfs. ishares by blackrock. call 1-800-ishares for a prospectus, which includes investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses.

>> apple and samsung are continuing their bitter legal battle and a new despite lands the rivals in a bay courtroom today. >> the two southern california women injured during the manhunt for fugitive christopher dorner are getting very big apology from the city of angels >> covering daly city, dublin, los gatos and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> this is the view from the camera as the view of san francisco as the sun is ready to rise. we will bring you the forecast and tell you about the fog and the traffic. >> more news right now a long time bay area baseball coach has pleaded not guilty to child molestation charges in contra costa county superior court. the 52-year-old resident turned himself in last month but was later freed on bail. he is accused of molesting two children after news of the arrest, a third victim came forward claiming he has been molested, back in the 80's. vote gays are looking to see if there are more victims. he held youth baseball coaching bags and owns batting cages in san leandro and will return to court in may. >> the city of los angeles agreed to p

instead of samsung having, what? eight pages. >> you're not going get that in an earnings report. >> someone innovates and someone else comes in with a pretty good or good enough and that's why people are talking about the lower end and the medium end. >> there are some people who their samsung phones have technology whether it's the ability to change language quickly and a number of different inon advisivations the is better. >> not that they earned nine, get off the treadmill and open our eyes to the omg products that you say you have. >> do they do that often during an earnings call? >> if you stay tuned to us, in another month -- how about a little pizazz? do you remember the steve jobs? he had pizazz. >> tim cook have pizazz? >> is he more of a coo than a ceo as some suggested on this show yesterday? >> pizazz? where are you going to get this pis as? >> i don't know. i don't work at apple. i just want to see some pizazz. i want to see some reed hastings and underpromising and then blow me away. my takeaway from