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oh weezie. >> could it be crazy people are drawn to selfies or the selfie makes them crazy? >> it is technology helping us pick out idiots. when i saw the selfie stick i thought it was a joke. it is a real thing and now there is a problem with people holding the -- idiots. this is something with technology and we wouldn't even have known these people are mentally disturbed. a hundred years ago you had to sit for a half an hour for that brown photo to come out. you couldn't be like load up the powder again and hold a duck face for an hour. >> now you know who is nuts. you take tons of selfies and never post them. >> i want to point out that when all women are psycho paths, that was satire. i saw a selfie stick in the wild. it scared the [bleep] out of me. this girl in the middle of the street with her friends or sisters holding a stick with an iphone at the end. how do i sign up for isis? where is their recruiting? >> it x loo like a blind man who doesn't get the cane. >> men who take selfies are fine but you can't take more than me. >> it is like owning more shoes than you.

we should take a selfie, don't you think? it will be our first selfie. put it on. there you go.ure it out. thank you very much. her member you can always get the latest headlines on your phone, tablet, and bloomberg radio. we will see you tomorrow with more of "bloombert west." ♪ . . >> from bloomberg world headquarters in new york, i'm mark crumpton and this is "bottom line" -- the intersection of economics. we begin with the fed's latest snapshot of the economy -- the fed's beige book. peter cook joins us with the details. >> the beige book, reviewing economic activity from

arms have limitations especially for group selfies, but selfie sticks can stave the shots. >> selfiey, a long pole sometimes it's adjustable. >> reporter: first popularized in asia they've made their way to the usa. some models have bluetooth fwhilt so the stick can control the camera shutter. consumer reports terry sullivan says make sure you have good lighting. >> because your phone isn't image stabilized the further you hold your selfie stick out from you, the more the little vibrations are going to create a blurry photo. >> you may not necessarily look cool using it but by ma anyone plating the light and angle of your photo. >> you can create cool effects. >> reporter: but not everyone is a fan. >> it's probably the single most useless, ridiculous seen i've ever seen. >> reporter: some say selfie stick users are too narcissistic and self-involved f. your sarm not long enough have someone else take your photo. it's just called a foet then. >> always in the arts going back centuries and the difference is now with the instantaneousness of broadcasting it you know to everyone. >> rep

and his buddy chris challenged him saying you've got to get a selfie but you've got to get a selfie witha whole bunch of sharks. >> getting a selfie in front of a load of sharks. let's give it a go. >> you can say no when somebody challenges you to do something dumb. >> he doesn't say no. he jumps literally into the water. and look at this. >> i just jumped into the water. as you can see there are sharks everywhere. >> on a small boat. you think it could have been bigger. but they've got these poles bait poles filled with sardines. black tips everywhere. the water is boiling with shork sharks. >> talk about no fear. look how close they get. it comes over the top. he's got that rope between his teeth. i don't know how he held it together. another one bumps into him while he's shooting. >> the sharks have that nice big toothy grin. perfect for a selfie. >> but they're all giving him the side eye like he looks like a seal. i wonder if he's tasty. >> if he didn't get paid a million dollars, i don't know why he did it. >> he didn't get paid anything. just a dare by some guy. you can see when

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. >> cÓmo se ha puesto de moda sacarse las famosas selfies.per modestos. >> antes, un selfie. >> mario, estÁs trabajando? >> no, me estoy tomando la foto. >> selfie, ahÍ quedÓ. >> preciosa. su secreto para lograr esa selfie perfecta, deje que los expertos le digan. >> yo creo que la clave es el Ángulo de la foto y la luz por supuesto. no hay persona fea sino mal iluminada. >> si estÁs en el garaje de la cochera prendes un poquito el carro, te da un poquito de luz. >> otros usan otras tÉcnicas. >> tambiÉn tengo mis aplicaciones que me ayudan. face too, es una maquillista en tu celular, si tienes arrugas. >> mi app favorita se llama line camara. pone tus dientes mÁs blancos. >> soy naturalmente bella. no, mendoza. a mi me encanta la aplicaciÓn que te tomas una fotografÍa y puedes editarla, como cualquier otra aplicaciÓn pero puedes reducirla para que quepa. >> si de plano quieres ir mÁs allÁ? >> se llama slim and skin. puedes ajustar tu cintura y hasta el maquillaje, las proporciones de su cara. y este es bÁsicamente un mago que le permite tomar

a selfie with his dudes. "rocky" franchise but looks like he was hang out to see if anyone would recognize him. seems to be a new trend. we saw john travolta last week. him with a shot with him and a new buddy in the gym in the middle of the night. >> maybe it is a celebrity thing. >> proving they are men of the people or really in to the social media the kids are in to. either way it's cool. >>> how about celebrity birthdays. >> let's get to it. look at who's celebrating today. jack nicklaus 75 years old. >> one third of the three tenors placido domingo turns 74. >> soul pop singer of the '70s and '80s billy ocean turns 65. >> oscar winning actress geena davis turns 59. a big happy birthday to all. >> one of her kids is in the big movie coming up. kids is in the big movie coming up. that detergent was like half the price! and we'll have to use like double! maybe more! i'm going back to the store? yes you are. dish issues? get cascade complete. one pac cleans tough food better than 6 pacs of the bargain brand

she posted on facebook selfie stick is everything.in charge now. >> let's see if you think it's in charge. here's what you're saying on twitter right now. i decided that a selfie stick is something i need to buy. you may need one for our staff most certainly we take so many. >> we do a lot. >> other mike just order add selfie stick as i really need to get into this self flatulation trend. oh, no. let's try the out. aaron you come up with our own. >> he's made one. >> alexis can we come back out to the pod here. >> we have an expensive budget here. >> yes. we went all out for this. >> i have a huge budget on fox 29 weekend. i've got a cardboard tube and i've got iphone taped to the top. it's going break. i don't know -- will this work? >> you get the idea. gives us that distance. i do believe sue serio has real selfie stick. all right. we'll have to find -- hold that up again. it's so pathetic. the way it flops over. >> this is not what a real self tee stick looks like. this is our homemade representation. >> we'll have a lot of fun. l

it means he took 25 selfies every minute. >> he has to get a selfie stick. >> yeah that would have been a little easier. that is so funny they lined up and they posted those. >> that is a lot to post. >> time is 4:50. we are learning more about that drone crash at the white house. at the break what the operator admitted what they were doing and the punishment. >> a mothers emotional plea coming up in 22 minutes what one woman is doing as a last ditch effort to save her son's life. >>> police are looking for two men they say pose as water department employees and stole jewelry from an elderly woman's home. one suspect approached the 93- year-old woman outside her home and told her a broken pipe had resulted in urine in the drinking water and the line needed to billion flushed out. while he distracted her, police say another suspect went into the home and stole the jewelry. police say water department employees were officially uniforms and will not enter a home unless asked to do so by the residence. >>> president obama's pick for attorney general will face questioning by the u.s. senate.

arms have limitations especially for group selfies but selfie sticks can save the shot. >> selfie sticks basically a long poll sometimes it's adjustable. >> first popularized in asia they have now made their way to usa. some models have bluetooth so the stick can work the camera shutter. but you have to have good lighting. >> because it's image stabilized, the more you hold your selfie stick out from you, the more the little vibrations create a blurry photo. >> you might not look cool using it but by manipulating height and angle of the photo. >> you can get cool effects. >> not everyone is a fan. >> it's probably the singest most useful and ridiculous thing i've seen. >> reporter: some say selfie users are too nas civic and self-involved frf-of- >> just have someone take a for the okay. it's called a photo. >> the difference with the instantaneous of broadcasting to everyone. >> which brings to mind last year's oscars. >> imagine how many more celebrities that ellen could include with a selfie stick. >> nbc news. >>> well the duchess of cambridge today making appearances at charity eve

selfie movement? this is a selfie movement. okay? other than that, there's no movement.nd they're calling it an art book. and i'm no expert in art. i'm not one of those people who has a narrow definition of art. but i am having a hard time figuring out how this can be considered to be art. to help me and all of to us understand, please welcome anthony desells of the california institute of the arts. >> thank you for having me, jimmy. >> jimmy: help us with this. should this book really be considered art? or is it just a bunch of selfies? >> i don't feel the two are mutually exclusive. ible what miss kardashian has done here could be considered artistic expression. on the nature of celebrity itself. >> jimmy: really. do you really think that's what she intended? >> it's possible. on the surface these selfies appear to be a warhol-esque examination of popular culture. but when you dig deeper, one can't help but be astounded at her big, bouncy boobies. >> jimmy: okay, but -- what did you just say? >> i'm sorry, maybe the term's not as familiar outside the art world. i'm ref

she took a selfy and put it on social media.photo on her feet and making no apologies, but said it makes her sad. we have a lebanese journalist and you may recognize her because she took a photo that went viral under the hash tag that they refuse to be enemies. i understand there is a lebanese outlet that came down hard. are they upset about this selfie? >> certainly not. i can say that we have much larger things to worry about here. israel carried out a strike against hezbollah and syria. we have isis on the northern borter and i believe there is a refugee crisis where people are facing starvation. pageant selfies are not high on the agenda for most of us. >> i think you also see this as a bit of a symbol perhaps. i want to show the viewers a tweet that you put out. isis is going on one border. israel on another. all i can find on a new search is beauty contestant selfies. do you think this is sort of a symbol of something that is going on and maybe speaks to the larger issues? >> there is a very real issue that these two count

"estaba tomandome una fotografÍa cuando mis israel saltÓ y se puso en el "selfie."a a la gente de su paÍs y no al gobierno. y otras candidatas como la seÑorita bolivia expresase expresaron polÍticamente. >>> admiro al presidente evo morales. >>> si me tocara hablar de polÍtica escogerÍa la derecha, dijo la seÑorita guatemala. el concurso de miss universo dijo: siempre fue una celebraciÓn de diferentes culturas que le da la bienvenida a mujeres de alrededor del mundo, muy desafortunado que una fotografÍa de 4 mujeres genere esto. >>> no es la primera vez que ocurre en el 93 el gobierno del lÍbano descalificÓ debido a que publicÓ una fotografÍa tomada del brazo junto a la de israel dijeron que van a hacer una investigaciÓn y decidirÁn si esta fotografÍa es suficiente para descalificar a su representantes, muchos en las redes apoyan a ambas candidatas. >>> un tema controversial, ojalÁ que no afecte a miss lÍbano y veremos en quÉ para esto. de todo modos gracias. y el certamen es el domingo, comenzando con el programa camino a la corona donde conoceremos en detalle la p

. >>> well, there is a new trend when it comes to taking those selfies. >> apparently these selfie sticks are growing in popularity here in the u.s.. i just saw one for the first time this weekend in a store. it will let you mount your phone and made inlate the angle to get the perfect shot the. selfie sticks cost anywhere from $10 to $100. we asked a little bit earlier, convenient or obobnoxious. i'm going with obnoxious. >> a little narcicisstic, do you think? they're saying that this is the new fanny pack the quickest way to -- >> yeah, that's the way to sell it. >> one woman from maryland said she was approached 17 times when she went to see the coliseum in rome by people selling selfie sticks. so obviously a business for them. >>> 4:51. tom kierein is here and this is one of those days where a lot of people will be off work and what can they expect weather-wise? >> and a lot of events going on for dr. king today. parade in southeast, should be good weather for that. but we're starting off pretty cold this morning. we have had a few flurries and sprinkles quickly racing through across

. >>> and a selfie that involves two beauty queens and an alleged photo bombing. dive into that after this. >>> well, let's get a check on the other morning's headlines. pro golfer robert allenby said he's recovering after being robbed and attacked. later that night at a wine bar, he claims he may have been drugged before he was assaulted. >> i went to the bathroom. i came out and a group of guys said your buddies are downstairs because they're closing up. okay downstairs, and you come out the lift and you go out into the car park and that's where someone hit me and two hours -- 2 1/2 hours later i woke up on the street, in the gutter. being thrown out of the trunk of a car. i had been robbed. up so -- so the only reason i know that part is because a homeless lady told me. she said she saw -- i watched "taken" and "taken 2" and it's like a spitting image. but, you know, i'm just very thankful that i'm alive. >> serious injures there. allenby said his wallet and phone were taken. so far, no arrests reported in that case. >>> something as innocent as a selfie has sp

. >> and the drop for psycho selfies. who post selfies on social media are more likely to exhibit psychopathic traits. the study found that chronic selfie takers scored higher on measures of narcissism and psycho pathy. the biggest narcissists were the ones who spent extra time editing their selfies. >> a did like 14 of them that day. >> i just want to point one thing out. the only -- you lead with my picture. that was not my -- i have never selfied in my life. >> you don't even know how to do it. >> let's get to some unusual activity -- or more unusual. >> yeah. >> adt. >> the stock was down about 5%. this is a stock that has a significant amount of short interest, well over 20%. today they started buying the calls. look for this stock to potentially bounce. they paid $1.20 for these. >> still ahead, live from the jp morgan health care conference we've got an interview with the ceo of johnson and johnson on what to expect in 2015. so ally bank really has no hidden fees on savings accounts? that's right. it's just that i'

after he replaces that light bulb, he stops a moment to take a selfie. >> that's a heck of a selfie. i'm surprised he doesn't have any kind of a safety net. >> you think the price of the selfie is worth it? >> maybe not the best idea. it's a better selfie than i have. >>> coming up here, we're going to be remembering a legend we've lost. espn's stuart scott inspired the world of sports and changed all of broadcasting. >> he sure did. we'll take a look back at his style, his wit, his courageous fight against cancer and what inspired him most to live life to the fullest. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by vista print. >> important message for residents age 50 to 85. write down this number now. right now, people are receiving this free information kit for guaranteed acceptance life insurance with a rate lock through the colonial penn program. if you are on a fixed income learn about affordable whole life insurance that guarantees your rate can never increase for any reason. if you did not receive your information call this number n

. >> do we need more selfies in the world?n you don't need to remember all those passwords or pin numbers. it's called one you. the company's founder spoke to cnn's samuel berk about how it works. >> the first question everybody has is if you can use a selfie for a password couldn't somebody just steal a picture of your selfie and get into your accounts that way? >> well they couldn't if we didn't have likeness verification but we developed a technology that detects you're a live person. we do that by various methods. one is pupil dilation asking the user to do facial sensing, which is raise an eyebrow, smile, do different things where we detect motion of the muscles. it is in the realm of the possible. in the pron probable the probability is very, very low. >> you can use your fingerprint in conjunction with that with your iphone. souq do a selfie and use your fingerprint. tell us where this is available, what operating systems and how much it costs. >> it sourpts osx, windows, android. it's available on the apple store and g

want to do an ellen selfie?is. >> we begin with the new year's eve celebration in new york. about a million people crammed into times square amid some of the tightest security in years. but despite fears of anti-police demonstrations or terror attacks, it was one big party with performers like taylor swift, lots of kissing and even an on-air proposal. and an incredible show at the seattle space needle the tower was covered in light. nearly half a million people braved the freezing temperatures. and another half million watched the eight-minute show on tv. >>> and now to the airasia crash. the body of a flight attend dant has been identified. the plane and black boxes haven't been found. and muhammad lila joins us with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. this is a race against time and the weather. today the heavy rains let up, creating a precious window for recovery teams to continue the search. overnight, a somber moment more bodies that had been found in the water brought back to land to surabaya indonesia,

and, well, i recently read a report that the selfie stick -- [ laughter ] the selfie stick was one ofling gift items of the past christmas season. and stories like this always get me to thinking. you know, ever since i turned 40, i look around and sometimes -- [ cheers and applause ] i don't even recognize the world i'm living in. things are changing every day, and not always for the better. i'd like to take some time to talk about how things were just a bit more simple back in my day. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> seth: back in my day, you didn't need a stick to take a selfie. the only thing you needed to take a selfie was an iphone and your own massively inflated ego. [ laughter ] and back then, pulling out the selfie stick was something you did alone, in your own bedroom. [ laughter and applause ] back in my day, we didn't send people emojis. if we wanted someone to know how we felt, we just gave them a smile. by typing a colon and then a parentheses. [ laughter ] oh, how we'd l-o-l about that. [ laughter ] back in my day, kids weren't out all night at clubs taking mollys. and if yo

comes to taking selfies. >> selfie sticks are growing in popularity. i just saw one in the store thiss you mount your phone and man inlathe thee the angle. some have bluetooth built in. >> because your phone is an image stabilized, the further you hold your selfie stick out from you, the more the little vibration will create a blurry photo. >> selfie sticks will set you back $10 to $100 depending on what features it has. >> on the flip side, if you ask a passer also run the risk they run off and all you have is your head and there is no pyramid in egypt behind you. and they totally miss the shot. >> oh, boy. >>> 6:26. ramped up security this morning at the home of vice president joe biden. this after somebody fired thoughts at his home this week he said.end end. >>> and colleagues from as far away as canada honor a maryland paramedic who died in the line of duty. >>> feel and friends are getting ready to remember the woman killed in the metro accident last week. a memorial service for carol glover is set for later this morning. >>> heavy smoke and fire

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he took 1,004 hadn't dread 49 selfies. that's about 25 selfies a minute minute. his hand can't move any longer. cramped up. i'm fifty five the lat battery could last that long. >> we are calling it must watch wednesday lucy and i will be glued to our seats for fox's new hit show empire. >> the show really has it all. we're talking mew zig we're talking money and more than a little bit of drama. it features a family run entertainment company and all the problems that come as everyone fights for a piece of the pie. oscar nominated director lee daniels got the idea for the show on in 2010 while watching the hit tv series glee. >> it was the first time that i was little like, ooh a little envious because i wasn't really envious of any of my competitors because i felt like, you know, my movie was the best one even though we didn't win, you know. i didn't care. but i was actually envious of glee. gosh, i wish i could have -- i wish i could have done that. >> and did he. so well in fact empire already got an early second season pick up after just three episodes. you can

men posting selfies.who post the most photos on social media are likely narcissistic and psychotic. authors admit it's obvious, but it's the first time it's been confirmed. not that we needed a study to confirm when you look at our traders who does nothing but post selfies. pete -- >> we are different people. let's put that out there right away. >> family trade. >> i'm not a big selfie guy, but john likes to be involved in this world. he's mr. social media. >> he grasped on the twitter before the rest of the world. >> master of the selfie. >> he is. >> before final trades, talk google quick because the whisper number is about 25 cents below the am inalysts' estimates that suggests a lack of confidence in what google delivers. >> currency, people are concerned there, investment spend, very much for all the high growth companies. the revenue's there, but are they spending to get the revenue? do they see the operating leverage? we need leverage that's key for the stock to go higher. >> anybody optimistic on

. >> apparently selfie sticks are growing in popularity. they let you mount your phone and manipulate the angle to get the perfect shot. some have bluetooth built in. they will set you back anywhere from $10 to $100 depending on what features it has. and how fancy you want to get with your selfie stick. >> there is a hate/love relationship. some people love them saying it keeps me from intruding on other people and asking them to take our picture when we're out at an event or -- >> i've seen people walking through a crowd with the stick doing this. >> and then you can smack it out. some were referring it to the narcisi stick because it promoting self absorption. >> that's true. >>> in new 4 your health teens who don't get enough sleep may be more likely to engage in risky behaviors. researchers followed 6500 teams for eight years. those with sleep problems were more likely to have alcohol related issues binge drink, use drugs apengage in risky sexual behaviors. in past sudden studies, that has suggested poor sleep could predict substance ab

you can do a selfie and use your fingerprint.ndows, android, available at the apple store and play store. it's totally free for users. >> how about that? and you can use one you on your phone and your laptop. it's designed to work with more than 15,000 websites. not sure how it works with you, because you hate doing selfie. >> i do. they're not my thing. and i don't like facebook either. but mark zuckerberg is starting a book club. >> author of the book told our richard west he was shocked when he learned the news. >> i don't know mr. zuckerberg, and i wasn't expecting it. i just learned about it as everyone else. i woke up in the morning, looked at my twitter feed, went into facebook and discovered what you described. i didn't know anything about it. >> reporter: your book as the end of power which looks at the very structures of power, it's interesting, some would say ironic that mark zuckerberg has chosen it, because he is one of those new power structures. >> right. and what the book argues is that there's no denying that the

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what is the problem with the selfie.nese television station al jahid says miss lebanon should have known better that to appear in a picture with miss israel because lebanon and israel are enemies. >> it's a beauty pageant. they're all enemies! (laughter) lebanon was probably just trying to-- (applause) >> trying to win israel's trust so she could hide her chicken cut lets at the right time, yeah those things kidding a siding good for miss lebanon and israel rising above your country's political squabble to say toot world, on the inside we're the same. and also on the outside, apparently they're the same. they're almost completely identical it's inspiring. >> miss lebanon wrote quote i was having a photos with miss japan and slovenian and she jumped in. >> salty dreesh claimed she was photo bombed by miss israel. >> oh for the love of-- (laughter) >> does everything that happens between middle east countries have to be a bombing? does it have to be? photo, unphoto? even just standing near someone? and smiling. and why not

could takeing too many selfies mean you're a psychopath? those are not my words. study's words. new study out of ohio state says men who posted selfies often scored higher than average on anti social traits. psychologists say the men displayed psycho pa thick tendencies such as a lack of empathy. and many of the men in the study who took more time and effort to improve their selfies, you know, all those filters before posting them online scored higher on a measure of narcissism. so there you have it. (laughter). >> there you have it. >>> this is story that would make really any parent very angry. >> list zone to this. eight children treated for hypothermia in the washington, d.c. area after they're kicked off three different metro buses. why they wound up stuck in the freezing cold weather with no ride. >> and tis the season for divorce. why we see more divorces this time of year than any other and to keep your own marriage on track. howard? >> where was the survey on women taking selfies? i didn't see -- i didn't see that. all right. the flyers finally won a game

. >>> slammed over a selfie. this picture posted by ms. lebanon is causing a stir of because who she is standing next to. >>> super bowl bound. nfc and afc have their champions for a showdown in the desert. >>> good morning. we begin with the deadly mix of rain and ice. >> yesterday's ice storm is blamed for six deaths in the northeast and in the west. a 26-car pileup. this is in oregon and ripping open a fedex truck and mangled a tractor-trailer crunching this man between the two semis leaving him enough room to survive. >> the icing danger isn't over yet. abc has the story. >> reporter: a winter mix of freezing rain and icy temperature reeking havoc over the week end causing delays, hundreds of accidents and claiming at least five lives. in philadelphia three people killed after more than 50 cars and trucks slammed into one another. officials closed icy highways and bridges for four hours. >> like a skating rink. >> reporter: hundreds of crashes happened faster than could be cleared. at least 60 people were hurt including this man. in ne

everything from a minimum-wage hike to a ban on selfies with tigers. a host of new laws, some stranger than others, in the new year. >>> and out with the old. the promises we make and the habits we're hoping to break to start 2015 on the right foot. "nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. and happy new year. i'm kate snow in for brian tonight. and for most of the families of those onboard airasia flight 8501, it's been another long day of waiting. of the 162 passengers and crew onboard that plane, only nine bodies have been recovered. the search area is huge, extending some 5,200 square miles. and it's easy to see how difficult the conditions are when you look at the weather radar for that region. it's the rainy season in indonesia, and wind and rain are making it very difficult for rescuers and investigators to do their jobs. the forecast for the next 24 hours doesn't look much better. we begin tonight once again with nbc's katy tur on the ground in

if i want my selfie to be horizontal, i have it as a horizontal.i want it as a vertical -- >> this has two fish eye lenses. you barely have to point. >> back in the old days, hold a camera to your eyes. then arm's-length. now this you don't frame at all. you push the button and it captures everything around you. liz: this could give a company like gopro some heart palpitations and not in a good way. is that your intention? >> certainly one of our ideas. the wearable market is something certainly we want to continually address. we have products that are that kind of gopro type as well. >> what is that called? >> this is a wgm1. this has a grip. i'll take it off quick. it's a camera that doesn't require a case. not only is it a video camera, like a gopro, but it's a still camera as well. ten frames per second. fourteen mega pixels. liz: what do you want the consumer to know? all 150 to 170,000 of them. about this brand. >> we're a challenger brand. canon, nikon, and sony have made that change the last year. pen text was purchased by ricoh. now we can

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