. >> are joining facebook's sheryl sandberg to ban the schoolyard taunt. the surprising power of the other b word. does it really keep women down? >>> and prince charming. are things getting serious with this girl? stepping out in public for the first time. and then doing it again. what bookies are predicting for harry. >> announcer: keep it right here, america. "nightline" is back in just 60 seconds. at kaiser permanente we've reduced serious heart attacks by 62%, which makes days with grandpa jack 100% more possible. join us at kp.org and thrive. >>> good evening. malaysian authorities say they haven't found a trace of the 11-year-old boeing 777 that disappeared over three days ago. now troubling questions are emerging. how did two passengers board the aircraft with stolen passports? why did five passengers fail to board at all after they checked in? abc's elizabeth vargas spent two years on a "nightline" investigation into an earlier catastrophic crash with eerie similarities. could that tragedy shed some light on this one? >> reporter: more than 72 hou

this fits sandberg's vision of running half the home.e we'd be competent.re l but that's really at the heart of this debate.o we do not accept the fact thatha there arte biological differencs between men and women, that thee are good and that we need to foster them and be proud of them and to celebrate -- >> everybody is fearful about putting women back into the economic prison. >> right. >> i don't think they are. >> it's the fear of going back that is keeping us from moving forward. >> what do you mean by economic prison? >> women had to ask their husband's permission to do things. women didn't make any money. we're out of time. thank you. coming up, this talk about a war on women makes me feel left outn next, a woman says there is a war on boys. ♪ ♪ higher mortgage rates... ...and not getting the home you really want. it's a problem waiting to happen. check your credit score, check your credit report, at experian.com. america's number one provider of online credit reports and scores. don't take chances. go to experian.com. starts with

upryl sandberg is teaming with the national girl scouts on a campaign to teach others to ban that word from their vocabulary, particularly when it comes to guns. washingtonit -- the area can be a bit of a mecca for women who once wore the bossy girl label. the campaign is divided. some say the idea of a ban is to too, well, bossy. >> this is too much intervention. >> i think it is good. it has a harsh sound to it. never meant in a complementary way, it seems like. >> facebook executive sheryl sandberg told nightline's cynthia mcfadden that she was teaming up with the girl scouts and leaders that she was often labeled a bossy girl by peers, even a teacher who told her best friend "avoid that bossy sandberg girl." >> you ask why they don't want to do that, they do not want to be called bossy. >> it is not the word that is the problem, but the concept of how girls should behave. >> your friends will get mad at be and they will not want to your friend anymore. >> this virginia dad has advice for all girls and boys being called bossy or anything else. >> don't be bothered by names. i think

. >>> also, jennifer garner, beyonce, sheryl sandberg.hey are all banding together and they want to get rid of the word "bossy." >> i don't mind that at all. >>> plus, we have a remarkable story coming up. how one family connected with their autistic son through the magic of disney-animated movies. what it means for other families going through that same thing. >> i can't wait for that. >>> and, by the way, it's a huge morning here on "gma." we have real social star power to help us out. take a look, the skateboarding bulldog. he skyrocketed to fame. he seems to have passed with our security guards. look at him. he's so cute. >> he's standing guard. >> that is really -- that is a cardboard cutout. oh, there he goes. >> we'll open the door. all will be revealed later. >>> but, now, we begin this half-hour with the latest on the murder trial that's gripping the world. paralympic champion oscar pistorius charged with killing his girlfriend. another emotional morning in court and amy, you have been following this. >> this is a tough one. the

. >> most women do not choose to be as ambitious as a cheryl sandberg type of person.ohn: most women spinet most women do not. most who have children and most women with children choose to work part-time if at all specifically so they can be there for their children to make that the nucleus of their life to plant worker around that. >>john: what is wrong with that? >> veterans is in the real world women have to work 80 percent of men died very 80 percent of women dicing will at some point in a woman's life she will have to be responsible for herself economically. what cheryl sandberg is doing to identify a problem to come up with some solutions how women can get what they want, indeed, and deserve. >> the larger message she has gone on the record the world would be better if there were 50 percent of men at home and 50 percent of women in the workforce. the number of wind or wrong thing it ignores the nature to pretend to? is are interchangeable and essentially the same creatures talent the same thing to operate with the same sorts of tools. they don't but the idea that

facebook's sheryl sandberg is denying a report that she has plans to run for the senate in 20-16. a source close to the author, and chief operating officer of facebook, told business insider that the rumors are - quote - 100% untrue. sandberg started out in politics, serving as chief of staff for former treasury secretary larry summers before leaving to work at google and then facebook. still to come: digging deeper into a recent pr nightmare at general motors... that's in today's cover story... plus...how apple is trying to reinvent "behind the wheel." and next how car dealerships are weathering the winter! that's next after this in the know message! consumers are warming up to the idea of getting out of the house to buy new cars and trucks. following january's frost bit ---sales numbers improved significantly in february. gm's sales dropped 1% but that was a better showing than forecast by analsyts. chrysler sales roared 11 percent as car buyers put the pedal to the metal to buy jeeps to nagivate harsh winter conditions. at ford, sales fell 6%. but the car company noticed moment

sandberg refused to cooperate. now, tech companies deny any kind of conspiracy. apple points out between 2005 and 2009 it's hiring of tech workers jumped 50% and wages rose. so where is the conspiracy they ask? guys, back to you. >> these days most of us don't consider 40 to be old hopefully. your next guest says the next guest has 40 isn't just old, it's over the hill. he wrote about this called "the brutal ageism of tech: years of experience, plenty of talent, completely obsolete." excellent article. it's a sad state of affairs when i understand that, you know, guys are coding at 11 years old and by 20 they have nine years experience but where is the value of leadership, the lessons of failure? does experience matter anymore? >> it's really depressing. part of this is just the economics of the venture capital industry where these guys, even the best of them fail eight, nine times out of ten and they realize they have to have these enormous returns to sustain their funds over time. where are they going to go look for the 1,000x returns? it has to be a black swan

facebook coo sheryl sandberg.oduct is used by 757 million people worldwide every day. but that's the least of her fame. sandberg's book "lean in" has sold 1.6 million copies. it has been on "the new york times" best seller list for nearly a year and it has inspired a number of think pieces, blog posts and, yes, television segments. sandberg is worth more than $1 billion and joined "forbes'" annual list of billionaires this week. she's covered in the press like a bona fide celebrity. especially when it comes to what she'll do next. there's speculation she might joint walt disney as ceo when bob igor steps down or challenge for a senate seat. we pay attention when she uses her fame to draw other bold face name to her "lean in" campaign which includes jane lynch, diane von furstenberg and, yes, beyonce. here's queen bee in a spot for "lean in". >> i'm not bossy. i'm the boss. >> more on banning bossy and the way we talk to girls and women coming up next. hris. i'm a messy person. i don't like cleaning. i love my son,

spearheading the effort, sheryl sandberg, facebook c.o.o. and disney board member, the parent of abc news. >> this is the other "b" word. we call girls bossy on the playground. we then call them too aggressive or other "b" words in the workplace. >> reporter: the idea to ban bossy grew out of her book, "lean in." she's joined by the head of the girl scouts, anna maria chavez. >> we know that more boys than girls want to lead. and if you ask girls why they don't want to do it. they don't want to be disliked and they don't want to be called bossy. >> reporter: raise your hand if anyone has ever called you bossy? we saw that play out with this group of first grade girls at the hunter school in new york city. so, what's more important? to be liked? or to be a leader? >> to be liked. >> if you're a leader, your friends will get mad at you. and they don't want to be your friend anymore. >> reporter: in fact, research shows a direct link. a third of the girls who do not want to be leaders say it's because they fear being called bossy or being disli

spearheading the effort, sheryl sandberg. facebook's c.o.o. and disney board member.r "b" word. we call girls bossy on the playground, then too aggressive or other b words in the workplace. >> reporter: the idea to ban bossy grew out of her book "lean in." she is now joined by the head of the girl scouts. anna marie chavez. >> words matter. and girls are listening. we know that by middle school, more girls than boys want to lead. if you ask girls why they don't want to do it, they don't want to be disliked or be called bossy. >> reporter: in fact, rye search shows a direct link. a third of the girls who don't want to be leaders say it's because they fear being called bossy or being disliked by their peers. >> i was called bossy in ninth grade. my teacher took my best friend mindy aside and said, you shouldn't be best friends with sheryl, she's bossy. that hurt. >> reporter: she overcame it. many don't. >> we are 19% of the u.s. congress. that's not enough for 50% of the population. if you paid women as much as men, you would cut the poverty rate for this nation's chil

it's a loaded word says sarl sandberg.angerous one. >> we need to help them lien in. >> she is launching a campaign to ban it ooch we know by middle school. >> this group of first grade girls in new york city >> what is more important. to be liked or a leader. >> if you're a leader your friends will get mad and won't want to be their friend anymore >> we're 50% of the ÷npopulatio. we're 5% of the fortune 000 ceos and 19% of the u.s. congress. >> why did it happen? she says it comes back to bossy. >> i was called bossy in ninth grade my teacher took my best friend aside and said you shouldn't be friends with cheryl, she's bossy. that hurt. >> she launched the ban bossy campaign. >> with a star-studded psa. >> i'm not bossy. i'm the boss. >> through her organization, lean in. today, the head of the girl scouts joins her. >> words matter. we need to name girls with positive attributes like strong, confident resilient. with grit. not bossy. >> it's as you call it the other b word, then too aggressive in the work place. >> sand

sincehas been six years sheryl sandberg was at her old job at google.as been that case whether technologies made agreements not to approach each other's talent. some players like into it, there were deals in place not to take other talent created facebook did not have that kind of deal. >> this coming from a deposition that sheryl sandberg gave. thank you all for watching this edition of "bloomberg west." we will see you later. ♪ >> this is bottom line, the intersection of business with the mainstream perspective. malaysia says flight 370 crashed in the southern indian ocean. president obama meets with g-7 leaders on the ukraine crisis. ukraine on the ukraine crisis. landing a major league team for spring training. our top story, investigators have now concluded that

with facebook, they didn't have that kind of deal. >> this coming from a deposition that sheryl sandberg you all for watching this edition of "bloomberg west." we will see you later. ♪ >> the following is a paid advertisement for scalpmed. >> special television offer. stay tuned and find out how you can try the amazing hair regrowth system for only $29.95. try the complete hair regrowth system for only $29.95. details just ahead. >> does scalp med work? >> i really can see the difference.

i agree with sandberg. that is something we should move away from.early. >> sheryl sandberg brings up an important point. 5% of ceos are women. you look at be when a graduation rates from colleges today. so many women are graduating. why are we not seeing more of them represented in upper management? >> it is a long slog upward. we did not start moving into ceo ranks until long after our male counterparts. it takes time. an initiative like those at morgan stanley how. -- help. in importantomen roles. who wasey o'connor named to the head of management overseeing 16,000 financial advisors. >> this came up in a good conversation. i do not want to over weekend. this isree that part of generational. there are visible middleman insurers. 5% jobs.sudden, that >> i hope so. it is disturbing that so many andn move up the ranks somehow disappear. maybe they make lifestyle choices that you not keep them on the same track. >> that is a good point. do women leave the labor force to have children and families? this goes back to something we haven't morgan stanley.

the booking campaign started by sheryl sandberg one year ago in the same organization has recruited beyoncenew ad to ban bossy claiming the word has a negative impact on young girls. take a look. take one.sban bossy >>. >> stubborn. >> pushy. >> i'm not bossy. i'm the boss. thomasel thomas joins us the lien in president and cofounder. the people you got to participate in that at her amazing. how do you recruit beyonce to support your cause? >> we did a lot of outreach and we were thrilled by the response. people said we want to be part of this and participate. >> why focus on the one word, bossy? , bossy,e lots of words pushy, know it all and it sends message to our girls not to raise their hands raise their voice and don't leave your people might not like you. we know girls hear this. by middle school, they're less interested in leading them boys and that is a trend that continues lifelong and they often cite fear of being called bossy or being disliked. >> this campaign has evolved over the last year. have you figured out there are different ways to tell the story or has this always been

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that report publish hadded this morning in the "daily mail" claiming sandberg would likely challenge senator boxer. she started her career in the treasury department. she suggested politics might not be for her. >> there is more ahead including the crisis on ukraine. how it is affecting jobs and businesses here in the bay area >> hackers attack a popular social network the demand and company response [dad] [lau [dad] [laughs] [boy] mom! [mom] yes? [boy] whoa,whoa,whoa... [mom and dad] [laughing] [boy] whoa,whoa,whoa... [mom] you've got two left feet,boo. >> the city of martinez is mourning a tragic loss tonight a popular 8th grader hit by a train. abc7 news reporter nick smith joins us live at the accident scene. nick? >> this is a popular thoroughfare them. believe she may have misjudged the distance of the train when struck and kill bud we've watched people scum and leave flowers. >> i can't imagine. >> friends and family are dealing with the shocking loss of 14-year-old jenna betty. >> meant a lot to be able to come out and here and respect of sourts r sorts. >> jenna was shot and

we'll start with what could be big news on facebook's coo sheryl sandberg.a senate seat in 2016, seat currently held by barbara boxer who won in the 2010 election. henry still onset, jon fortt is here too. do we believe this? >> we do not. we talked to two sources close to sheryl sandberg who say it's completely bogus, not happening. that said, at some point sheryl sandberg in politics, i hope so and expect so. >> there was some expectation when last year it was the opening saga for a potential 2016 presidential run or an otherwise very large political appointment. what do you think about that? >> again, i think she's perfectly set up to go into politics. and i think it would be great for a lot of people if she did. the response though from her inner circle now is that this report is untrue. >> and this just smelled wrong right off the bat. she's been a reliable fundraiser for the democratic establishment in california. to throw a stink bomb like this in the middle of the party wouldn't make a lot of sense. wouldn't make her a lot of friends either. >> no, t

neither sandberg or facebook are defendants. for some gut wrenching video.taken by one of the men who went skydiving from one world trade center here in new york. they are known as base jumpers. >> they were arrested later on. >> they were. if they were jumping off buildings, bridges, cliffs. taking video. ins took place back september. yesterday, the four men involved were arrested and charged with burglary, reckless endangerment and jumping from a structure. is that out of control? >> not a spider man trailer. >> and that is what they were thinking, well worth getting arrested for the views. >> like the other youtube video about the guy speeding around manhattan in less than 20 minutes in a bmw z three. remember that? to hear from our audience is listening and washington. as i get older, i get more afraid of heights. are you kidding? i would not do this. >> this is from on top with from on top of this -- >> i never jumped out of an airplane but hiking this weekend, they took me of the aston bowl and basically you have to hike 40 minutes past the highest li

. >> sheryl sandberg is making a new revelation about a tick rival, google asked her to limit the numberof employees facebook hires, and she made this statement in a court document, and filing says that the senior vice president at google cabinetted her in 2008 and asked her to limit facebook recruitment of google employees but she declined. this filing is related to a lawsuit from silicon valley workers arguing apple, google, init will and adobe limited recruitment to keep the numbers low. >> google is working with an italian eyewear company to be more stylish looking. it has been described as looking like cyborg would wear. the company hopes to roll this out later this year. >>> back to the breaking news. >> a very large fire burning in houston, texas. this was a construction project of luxury apartments, a complex, on fire on the top floors of the apartment come mention. roads closed in the area with black smoke coming in. i does not look like it is chess to being under control. we hear that there are no people in the building as this time. there are no injuries reported. that is good

sandberg refused to cooperate for a nonpoaching agreement. thursday, the legal fight between plaintiffs representing the tech workers affected by this alleged scheme and attorneys representing the companies heads to court. the tech companies say there was no conspiracy. apple will point out between 2005 and 2009, its hiring of tech workers jumped 50%. wages also rose. so, clear agreements here. we think the jury selection will begin in may. back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> did gm commit fraud by not disclosing key information about its troubled ignition switches? one of the members of congress may help make that decision is going to join us next. we'll talk to him about that, plus phil lebeau backtracking the fierce competition between german automakers in the south profiting from the made in the usa label. hi, phil. >> hi, sue. x marks the spot for bmw. on the assembly line here in spartanburg, south carolina, the first x-4 models rolling off the line and the plant primed to become the largest in the world for bmw. weekdays are for r

. ♪ >> sheryl sandberg teamed up with the girl scouts of america and several high-profile women and saidhis type of name calling discourages girls from being leaders and they want to ban words like bossy. on and off. and critics agree that it's time to think. and they say that banning words isn't the answer. proclaiming through hash tags that the key to empowering girls is to urging them to reclaim bossy and be bossy and proud. how do you take the negative power wear from words like bossy and empower girls to be strong voiced and leaders? we're joined by simone marine, the deliver of the girl's institute. and she teaches at the university of colorado. and welcome to both of you and ronda, right now, this bossy campaign is getting a lot of attention from conde rice, and beyonce', and while a lot of people are talking about it, does the idea of banning a word over simplify the challenges to leadership that young women face? >> without a doubt. bossy is just one statement and who we are and what we're all about. and bossy, i keep wondering is that a word that we would use with men in and i

. >> sandberg. >> she wrote the book from facebook.o encourage leadership in women. she said as young girls she was called bossy and she felt that was demeaning to her. >> she was aggressive. >> this is a dumb debate to have. there are bigger problems for women in this nation. >> i see her point of ms. sandberg though. >> how. >> there are women who are ambitious. and then if you are some guys try to deride you by saying look this at this bossy. >> i don't see it? >> you don't see it. >> i do is there i sympathize there. last letter comes from jeff lang from newport news, i'm mad as hell that justin bieber has not been deported. is he canadian so could he be deported. >> he could but not for the alleged crimes he has committed so far. do you know that he is here on a visa from canada that allows him to stay because he has an extraordinary ability in the arts? did you know that there was. >> tattoos? >> i mean i guess we can't find enough good artists. >> the guy is a good singer. i heard him do let it be. >> bring him into the country

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. >> also some chatter whether facebook sheryl sandberg could be president. have a piece up on that. is this real or just fun to talk about? >> i think it's more something fun to talk about but the chatter got started by rob cox with reuters breaking news. he makes a good point which is normal attention about sheryl sandberg and a cult hero with her book "lean in" and a billionaire from facebook but he says it's time for her to lean out of facebook. if she wants to be a political leader she has to run a company and not coo as she is at facebook. she has to be ceo and start positioning herself as top dog. >> she is an impressive accomplished and see if she will join politics. >>> two of the best nba teams played a lot of the night likely a preview of the eastern conference finals. we have your sports next. salesperson #1: so again, throwing in the $1,000 fuel reward card is really what makes it like two deals in one. salesperson #2: actually, getting a great car with 42 highway miles per gallon makes it like two deals in one. salesperson #1: point is there's n

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the campaign was created by the girl scouts of usa and leanin.org, a nonprofit founded by sheryl sandberg, facebook's chief operatingd aute book lean in. a couple in oregon had to call police after being trapped inside their bedroom with their baby. all because of the house cat. the owners of this 22 pound cat named "lux" say it scratched their eight month old baby. and then went after the dog. so they locked themselves into their bedroom. and the cat wouldn't let them out! the 9-1-1 operator could hear the cat screeching in the background as the family waited for help. officers did end up capturing the cat. the cat does have a history of being violent. but the owners are keeping it. new video of pop singer >>: is not our bedroom door- he is that our bedroom door. you hear him screaming. that's the catch. >>: like the catch from pet cemetery. --cat. >>: they are keeping the cats. on a short lease are something i guess. >>: i don't know. >>: other stories we are following this morning, a new video of pop singer justin bieber's legal problems. t-m-z posted excerpts from a deposition bieber

cnbc has learned that facebook's sheryl sandberg filed a declaration with the court on friday of last specifically on two google executives. sandberg saying she was contacted by the google executives who, quote, expressed concern about what was described as the perceived rate at which facebook could hire employees from google. sandberg refused to cooperate with google's offer for a nonpoaching agreement and a clear rebuke to its rifle. te apple in court documents saying between 2005 and 2009 it's hiring of tech workers jumped 50% and wages also rose. no sign of conspiracy there apple is saying. back to you. >> thank you. for more, jim edwards joins us from business insider along with the panel. jim, what do you make of it? >> the stuff is absolutely outrageous. technically it's a sort of textbook illegal move. earlier this year for comparison two japanese executives in the automobile industry went to federal prison for fixing prices in the auto parts industry. in principal what steve jobs, sergey brin, and eric schmidt were doing was exactly the same thing. they were conspiring to kee

it has been six years since sheryl sandberg was that her old job at google but there is still some developmentshat job. there is that big court case where the technology companies made agreements with each other not to poach each other's talents. suggest theying were actually deals in place not to take other talent. with facebook, they didn't have that kind of deal. >> this coming from the vessel -- a deposition that she gave. thank you for watching this edition of bloomberg west. we will see later. ♪ >> welcome to "lunch money," we tie together the best stories, interviews, and business news. i am matt miller in for adam johnson. googler in chief, larry page is tremendously upset and super excited all at the same time. in sports, if you build it, who will pay? the stadium business comes to spring training. the two sides of a herbalife story. carl icahn gets more seats, bill ackman about to break even.

if sheryl sandberg wanted to run for governor, what would you think?i would welcome the challenge. >> neel kashkari here in california. oscars are this weekend. it is not just movie stars being honored this time of year. special effects pl a in making big bucks at the box office. we will show you how some of them are made. ♪ >> you are watching "bloomberg west." apple is holding its annual shareholder meeting today where the full apple board was did. tim cook also said apple will have an up date on its cash policies within 60 days. carl icahn have been pushing apple to use its cash to buy back more stock but dropped to the plan to force a vote on the issue and apparently has turned his attention to ebay. the days of rapid growth that twitter may be over. one fit access twitter once a month. the growth rate is expected to slow from 19% to 10% by 2015. by 2018 only 65 million will be logging in. the facebook audience is arty twice that size today. a british man charged with hacking into the federal reserve's computers aces up to 12 years in prison. he an

sheryl sandberg is involved as well. it is a big deal. >> let's take a look at oculus in action. it is a cool idea at the very least. brad stone tested it out. >> right now, i am wearing an oculus rift headset. i'm flying into space. i now see my enemies. i'm firing my machine gun. this is crazy. the maker of the oculus rift headset is promising that virtual reality will finally feel real. what if virtual reality were perfect and we could have an experience of fidelity with full body line which, full presence, feeling like we are in the same space. it is like the matrix, except everyone realizes they are in it. >> palmer lucky created the rift headset in his parents' garage. >> this was your hobby and personal passion. now you're the cofounder of the company that just turned $75 million, moving towards a commercial product and you get to live your passion. >> it is pretty great. a lot of people are smart at what they do, not just me. >> one of the people he is networking with is brandon. >> i am skeptical about virtual reality because i grew up in the 1980's and 90's but it didn'

erica sandberg with more on the a new revelation and the security breach means for shoppers. >> : whyget not act immediately when they knew something was wrong >> : they hope to kill a problem before it got turned into a nightmare and they didn't. now what do consumers have to think a delay of the worry that any retailer out there may now something is a desperate and not just want to do some the about it there for compromising our security >> : and i going to give them a break will say is that hindsight is 2020 vision if they could do all over again that would do little over again and every single retailer has kind of set up their collective is selling for central common get the word out. you know what the get size of trouble all the time. but noisy listen to you do not listen to their action of in the regretted it. >> : dillard the the a bridge was happening and they should >> : cut such lawsuits are up to the roof major problem pr nightmare their stock is down. it's a big problem. consumers are angry they should be angry. i'm going shopping should i had an atm for ago and paid cash

. >> you also got mark to hire sheryl sandberg. >> i introduce them. sheryl or mark to do anything. she's not a number to kind of gal. >> she's not in number two kind of anything and neither is he. -- it ising interesting how all of this comes together. silicon valley people want to win. they want a mission, they want a mission that matters and they want to be an organization that wins. some of these folks say, i can win faster if i'm with facebook because i believe in that team. it is that confidence and trust and respect the gets these things done and makes them work. >> mark zuckerberg looks great right now. everyone seems to have confidence that he can make the best of these acquisitions and these will not be viewed as wrong moves in hindsight. but how do we really know that? what makes him so special? why can he buy versus build innovation and that can be ok? >> i think the key to understanding mark or anybody like him is to understand that they have an innate confidence in themselves. the confidence in themselves means they are ok being wrong. pe

sheryl sandberg received compensation package worth $60 million last year. yet another 550,000 easter did units plus a base salary of 395 grand and a bonus of 573 grand. ceo receive no bonus or additional equity. to buy intolooking the tv industry. this rda facebook partner. both companies work with the european broadcast to provide social and elected. the latest technology company to foul for an ipo. make networking equipment with a focus on software. the three dsco million dollars last year. it is quite profitable. margins are profit at 21%. the hope to raise $200 million in the ipo. >> not to our lead story of the day, apple and samsung going back to court in san jose over a patent that many people say this is a fight between apple and google. a lot of the things they have a problem with our with the google android operating system. >> the fundamental question is what was google's alone, what was the cap from samsung, or is samsung the actual violator in the case? the pretrial has focused on that . it looks like samsung, with a list of people they intend

sheryl sandberg was at that meeting, representing facebook. certainly, the dynamic between those two will be interesting to see how that plays out. big picture here, a lot has changed since then. that was a listening opportunity for the president. what we heard the president speak on this issue several times since then. he gave that big speech back in january where he defended the program, saying that he believes that it is necessary, that it is lawful, though he did say there would be changes along the way. there is certainly a lot more feedback from the things that he said thus far. >> quickly, what can you tell us about the deadline for the recommendations coming up? coming is going to be from attorney general eric holder who has been consulting with other intelligence officials, basically, evaluating what should be done with the phone metadata, who should be storing it, if it is going to be a third party. that is what they will discuss next friday. >> let's take a closer look at one of the key types of data that has been collected. telepho

facebook was represented by sheryl sandberg at that meeting. when it comes to twitter, sticking to people over there, they have not been as involved in this issue. i think the people you are seeing show up have really made it a company priority and a very public priority. right, thanks, megan hughes. i know you are following this. we live in the edward snowden air up. it seems the more we speak about news corporations, the more people react to hacking. the black phone was made in response to the hacking revelations. >> i think these snowden case has elevated everyone's environment wee live in. i have been lit -- writing about this for years. you have this environment of prisoners of -- pervasive surveillance. the snowden revelations have shown that it is far worse than we ever thought. the black phone has been created ofh the express purpose protecting user privacy. it protects your online activity from observation by others. at the content of your phone calls is encrypted so no one can wiretap you. no one else can listen to the phone call exce