may not feel like spring but by golly it will look like spring.estion. >> what? >> will you go to prom with hee. >> i still can't get over what happened. if you missed it, rewind your tivo and check that out, it was a great prom ask. >> coming up celebrating the latest in fashion, food and flowers on the plaza. >> we'll have a little competition i hear, it's going to be savannah, me, versus national natalie and dylan and somebody is going to be road kill, it's on. also we've been talking about the duchess of cambridge, kate, and the baby she's expecting. we heard a rumor you can see the bump. >> big alert. >> bump alert coming so we'll talk about that, because that's important information. >> yes, very exciting. when you go to the store and you're buying something and they ask you for your zip code, do you always give it in. >> i always give it. >> i don't want to but i do. the question is should you? we have an expert on privacy who has a bit of a warning. >> good to know. >> not terribly serious but good information. before we get to that, natal

this is -- >> spring break red neck style. >> yep.tead of a beach there's a mud puddle and those two guys are about to throw that girl in? >> that's about three inches deep. >> they just dropped her. another girl in mud sits on her while everybody else watches. >> mud wrestling for girls, you pay a lot of money for that normally. >>> i think it's safe to say we have videos of humans doing extreme adventures on "right this minute." this time it's an animal. ♪ >> he and his friends had just been fishing in los cabos and somebody jumped aboard for a free ride. that would be this sea

will really get here well now it turns out that spring slow arrival in the u.s. is likely being driven by changes half a world away in the arctic some of the nation's most prominent climate scientists announced at a news conference on tuesday that melting arctic sea ice may actually be the culprit behind a winter's refusal to packets bags and leave scientists know and various university climatology departments so that melting arctic sea ice maybe we can in the planet's jet stream currents and thus causing extreme weather systems to linger in the united states. but how can melting ice cause colder temperatures that seem somewhat contradictory well first it's important understand exactly what the jet stream is the jet stream is a huge air current the blows from west to east across the northern hemisphere of the planet miles above the earth's surface the jet stream is responsible for moving along storm systems and brings with it depending on the season both colder or warmer temperatures normally the jet stream moves that are relatively quick pace so why weather cond

first, spring training baseball hits a home stretch. we'll show you which giants and as are getting into shape. >>> signing a lucrative five-year deal with the buccaneers. the 49ers had a big hole to fill in their top-rated defense. they appear to have found their man. today, they signed craig, a five-year veteran. he signed a three-year contract from the division rival, the st. louis rams. the 27-year-old has 42 career starts. general manager trent called him an experienced veteran with extra intangibles. here is a look at the newest san francisco 49er. they tweeted a photo of him signing his contract complete with feather pen. fancy. >>> the back-up running back signed a three-year deal with the new york jets for $6.9 million. he averaged a career best in his one season with oakland. former ravens signed with the new york giants. a sixth round pick in 2009, he's one of the favorite targets last season starting all 16 games. he tied a franchise record with 14 receptions against the browns. to baseball where the giants, the spring start

still to come, don't break the bank this spring. the hot spots for the best spring getaways.that's later on. but first, controversial ingredients. why some food companies are coming under fire for business abroad. that's next. most companies would freely admit it's important to operate with sound social & environmental policies in place - to make a profit of course, but also to do good in the world. but how much good? oxfam, the global anti-poverty and social justice organization, just issued a report that it says shows some large food companies aren't doing enough good. emily bryson- york reported on this for the chicago tribune. who did oxfam look at? > > thanks for having me bill. oxfam looked at the 10 largest food companies in the world, which include nestle, mondelez, mars, some of the best-known names in food. > and what was the measuring stick they were applying to those companies? > > they were looking at public commitments to things like use of the land where commodities that are used to make their products, what the companies are doing there, anything that is being

>> no. >> you did spring break until 11 years ago when i was sober. is a serious side to this. it found a kid on the beach panama city dead from drinking -- >> kimberly: alcohol poisoning. >> bob: yeah. his friend couldn'te him. alcohol in particular -- freddie what are we showing? we're showing women bouncing their butt in viewers' faces. can we stop that? >> eric: hear this out. it sent out an e-mail at 2:00 this afternoon and said we are doing the party first, hangover second, all that stuff in a minute. >> eric: you have a son and eventually he will end up in one of these places. >> kimberly: i'm going. i'll be a chaperon. i went with my girlfriends and everything, at the time, i was 18 and some were night so parents had me sign to be the legal guar guardian. >> bob: i wish you'd do it for me for everything. >> eric: did you do spring break? >> greg: i did. i don't like it. college kids can't drink but they persist in drinking. this is like injecting gorillas with steroids. it makes the best "cops" episode ever. there is something attractive about

the calendar may say spring but we are not in spring, folks.ions of people getting hammered by wind, rain, and snow. and the severe weather isn't done yet. parts of eastern indiana, western ohio under a winter storm warning through early this afternoon. the system continuing to track eastward. >> secretary of state john kerry is still in the middle east this morning. on sunday he met with the iraqi president but apparently made little progress convincing him to stop allowing the flow of arms and troops that are helping to fuel syria's bloody civil war. kerry is accusing iraq of helping the syrian president by allowing fighters to crass to syria from iraq. >>> authorities in england have not found any evidence of any third party involvement in the death of billionaire russian businessman, 67-year-old boris berovsky was found dead. police have not found the reason for death yet. he was a vocal critic of russian president vladimir putt in. >>> so cadillac on a hot tin roof that, is the line of the morningment maybe the picture of the morning, too.

you will see the spring showers for your wednesday. it is going to be windy as we head into thursday and friday. upper 60s to low 70s. mid50s coast side. mild pattern for the weekend. inland areas in the low 70s. coastal areas midto upper 50s. the next possibility of rain coming in on tuesday. i looked at the latest computer models and it doesn't look impressive. >> thanks very much, sandhya. >>> spring is upon us and so is march madness. >> larry beil is here. pretty soon you will be out of your mind with basketball. >> i'm out of my mind with or without the tournament. that is irrelevant. the ncaa started for saint mary's. the games are forced -- the gails are forced to prove they are worthy. have no fear deli is here taking care of business in >>> the ncaa selection committee doubted whether saint mary's deserved to be in the tournament. the gails are forced to a first four playing game against middle tennessee state in dayton. they live and die with their senior. he made sure they would live another day. the steal and the finish ri

spring starts tomorrow morning at 4:02, our cool of the day and the spring warmth rolls into the forecastd. sue is live at abc7 news traffic center you can see relatively light backup at the bay bridge with three of the worst commutes just got more worse, if i can talk like that, three really bad accidents highway 4, and highway 80 and 580. more after the so if you have a flat tire, dead battery, need a tow or lock your keys in the car, geico's emergency roadside assistance is there 24/7. oh dear, i got a flat tire. hmmm. uh... yeah, can you find a take where it's a bit more dramatic on that last line, yeah? yeah i got it right here. someone help me!!! i have a flat tire!!! well it's good... good for me. what do you think? geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >> abc7 news starts right now with live breaking news. >> breaking news is from nevada where the death toll stands at seven marines killed in a training exercise. >> the marines were killed in an explosion before 10:00 last night at the hawthorne army depot located 140 miles southeast of ren

is because of spring break there are a lot of people on spring break for hollywood. a lo the of people over the globe congress regait here. which makes this the ideal time to play one of my favorite games called "foreigner or not." >> you're not a foreigner, right, sal? >> i'm not. i want to congratulate you on

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you will see the spring showers for your wednesday. it is going to be windy as we head into thursday and friday. upper 60s to low 70s. mid50s coast side. mild pa mildhe weekend. inland areas in the low 70s. are coastal areas midto upper 50s. the next possibility of rain coming in on tuesday. i looked at the latest computer models and it doesn't look impressive. >> thanks very much, sandhya. >>> spring is upon us and so is march madness. >> larry beil is here. pretty soon you will be out of your mind with basketball. >> i'm out of my mind with or without the tournament. that is irrelevant. the ncaa started for saint mary's. the games are forced -- the gails are forced to prove they are worthy. have no fear deli is here taking care of business in hey! did you know that honey nut cheerios has oats that can help lower cholesterol? and it tastes good? sure does! ♪ wow. [ buzz ] delicious, right? yeah. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... ♪ well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? bee happy. bee healthy. with clusters of flake

spring break is just the beginning. and tonight we go inside a dangerous world where teenage girls go to party extreme. going under cover, we are inside the battle over hidden cameras on american farms. why some want to expose secret corners in the nation's food supply are being called terrorists in the halls of power. >>> and heromakers. on i aboard, rock or bike this mini camera will make you look like a superstar. tonight we meet the man behind a video revolution. keep it right here, america. "nightline" is back in just 50 seco from new york city, this is "nightline" with bill weir. >> thanks for staying with us tonight. you know, a few terms lay bare the generation gap in our society like the two words spring break. for millions those words inspire giddy visions of tan cream and beer bongs and coming of age liberty all set to a technobeat. and for their parents, well, those wistful memories can quickly turn to horror just by imagining their precious baby doing shots at a foam party in mexico. with spring break 2013

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and i wonder if spring break now is different from spring break 60 years ago. i know we think it is because we watched andy griffith and we think that's what everything was like. i sent a camera crew down tor farmer's market to ask older people what's the wildest thing you've ever done. turns out they're not so different from any of us. >> what's the wildest thing you've ever done? >> that i can say here? oh, my god. as a young child they caught me stealing lightbulbs in new york city. >> what's the wildest thing you've ever done. >> got married. >> what's the wildest thing you've ever done. >> skinny dipping in my pool all the time. >> drove naked through delaware. >> destroyed a sand castle of somebody else. it was so beautiful. >> some people belong in prison. they shouldn't be out with us. we have to take a break. but when we come back from our break, i'm going to show you penguins using an ipad and bears doing drugs. plus gerard butler, va necessary -- vanessa hudgens and music from t.i. [ male announcer ] it's surprising what your mouth goes through in a

yes,ye mathis spring,le bit not bad for our first spring..it not bad for more saving.ring.. yes,ye mathis spring,le bit not bad for more doing..ring.. that's the power of the home depot. get ready for spring with this ryobi 18-volt trimmer,y. >> welcome back. we are watching wall street and will the dow set a new record high. that is the big question. the dow closed down 21 yesterday sitting at 14,054. just over 14 out some 164 is the record although the dow did finished up 1.4% for the month of february. >> j.c. penney's ceo has had a rough week after the stock tumbled after the company reported big quarterly loss. does not get any better today. he takes the stand in a case over mark the store living products appearing in j.c. penney. macy's claims that they have the exclusive rights to the brent. the largest shareholder of a mature ccbrand >> the largest shareholder of pathe metro pcs paulson and co. says that it will vote against a proposed merger with t mobil. metro pcs shareholders are due to vote on the deal on march 28th. pauson and co

spring break is upon us. beaches will be packed for the next few weeks in places like florida, texas, california. i still recall salt and pepa jams from daytona1988, but it turns out invading college and high school students and their myriad cash dollars do not always translate to a big boom for beach towns. we'll break down a study of the so-called spring break effect. erin? >> watery beer and crumbly chex mix. do you think there is much markup in that? >> i would think a lot. >> no. it's not like fine wine and lobster tail that go to the deep pockets in these big resort towns and you can bet that those resort towns bring in a lot more money than traditional spring break destinations. spring break. it's been celebrated on mtv. captured on "girls gone wild," immortalized by van halen. a study detailed in "the atlantic" traces the ritual of spring breaking back to ancient greece. there's always been drinking, dancing, general revelry, but not a whole lot of luxury. >> basically the greeks would do something no

you will see the spring showers for your wednesday. going to be windy as we head into thursday and friday. upper 60s to low 70s. mid50s coast side. mild pattern for the weekend. inland areas in the low 70s. coastal areas midto upper 50s. the next possibility of rain coming in on tuesday. i looked at the latest computer models and it doesn't look impressive. >> thanks very much, sandhya. >>> spring is upon us and so is march madness. >> larry beil is here. pretty soon you will be out of your mind with basketball. >> i'm out of my mind with or without the tournament. that is irrelevant. the ncaa started for saint mary's. the games are forced -- the gails are forced to prove they are worthy. have no fear deli is here taking care of business in [ boy 1 ] hey! that's the last crescent. oh, did you want it? yea we'll split it. [ female announcer ] made fresh, so light, buttery and flakey. that's half that's n half! guys, i have more! thanks mom [ female announcer ] pillsbury crescents. let the making begin here's a better idea. pillsbury gra

a nice spring weekend is coming to an en. get ready for spring showers this upcoming work week, we'll look at the >> ama: a hawk is recovering after being caught on a pg&e antenna. emergency services crews assisted in the rescue. a pg&e worker rode a bucket up to the bird and brought it down. the wildlife worker took it to the vet and tracked down the handler. this is the third time in a week it became entangled. >> a close call for two divers in a shark cage off the coast of africa. >> whoa! >> oh, my god. oh, my god. >> ama: this youtube video shows a great white busting into the cage. it went straight for the pair inside. the shark went between the bars. a tourist who recorded it said the man on the right barely made out alive. >> he did go under the viewing bar, and you can't just get down and avoid. very quick thinking. >> the divers were newlyweds going on a honeymoon adventure. main they'll pick something a little less risky. >> it's supposed to be spring but don't tell that to anybody in the midwest. they're buried un

first day of spring. spring showers are what we're having this morning. we want to check your forecast with meteorologist christina loren. so big it's said to rival that. planning a new entertainment, shopping and dining area on the corner of california and san antonio road. san antonio village will have six-screen movie theater, shops and restaurants. some say it's a god idea, some say the project is moving too quickly. >> a major concern said again and again is traffic. this is very likely to congest everything. and it really has not been planned for. >> residents are pushing for bike lanes, safe pedestrian crossings and traffic mitigation to clearly be filled out in those plans. a developer says even without a precise plan, negotiations are under way. project housing with retail almost completely. construction phase two will begin for several more months. >>> investors watching the federal reserve very closely this morning before deciding what to do on wall street. the fed today deciding whether to raise the interest rates or keep them at their current

and the just for you guys, we have a nice spring forward graphic. that's right, saturday night you have to roll those clocks forward an hour whether you like it or not. if you don't do it, you're going to be -- >> you'll be late for work. >> no kidding. >> have a good weekend. >> thank you. >>> well, according to lawrence, it's going to be a perfect weekend to get outside. our roberta gonzales is out with a group of people who know how to do just that. she joins us now in the kpix 5 mobile weather lab. >> reporter: i met up with mobile weather and we are are here in cupertino where currently it is 62 degrees, relative humidity at 41%, fluctuating west winds onshore and to the southwest and under 5 miles per hour. the rain has moved out of here but look who has moved in. my new best friends in the whole wide world the almaden cycle touring club. >> hi! >> reporter: if i came to cupertino on my bike, you can do better than that? >> hi! >> we have known any lee from the club. how many people are in your club? >> we have over 1200 members. and all ages.

we say hello to spring next week. with spring showers.l have another l >> carolyn: it can be a powerless feeling when a little one gets sick. now national the child being sick for a very long time. you might want superhero powers instead. as wayne freedman reports, danville woman can supply them. >> the rob nadal mcdonald house is not the kind of place we or anyone we care about would ever want to stay until we need it. everybody here is eithersick ory sick or knows somebody who is really sick. even six-year-old alex. he has had a relapse of a rare and difficult soft tissue disease. >> he lives in the>> especiallyi >> especially tonight because it's party time. >> yeah! i want to play. >> so we're going to go ahead and do this with the lightning bolt. >> alex had no way of knowing the preparations began weeks earlier in hayward. kids had no idea what they were getting into. they had to learn to handle needles and threaded. >> don't stick yourself. >> i already did. >> the elm to elm thighs -- empathize with kids kid never met. >> what's t

happy spring to you. >> reporter: happy spring, yeah. you said it.ead of winter. i'm actually standing on a snow bank right now here in downtown minneapolis. i guess it's probably 15 feet tall in certain parts. this is a parking lot here that is basically been used as a dumping ground for a lot of this snow here in minneapolis. they cleared it off the streets. they bring it here. you can see how dirty some of the snow is. that's because it's been here for so long. it's been so cold. none of this stuff has really had a chance do melt. we've seen just about everyone from the midwest to new england dealing with this kind of stuff. and almost everyone, i'm sure, is saying enough. when punxsutawney phil showed up last month, he said prepare for an early spring. well, he mighti be full of you know what. winter's grip appears far from over. from the midwest to new england, late season winter storms bringing as much as 15 inches of snow in some areas leading to another round of school closures and travel nightmares. in ine, this was the scene on the roads ea

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they are having spring egg events moderated by a spring bunny. at least in san diego.it's stupid. but it's happening. and there is a reason why it's happening. secular progressives are running wild with president obama in the white house. they feel unchained, liberated and they are trying to diminish any form of religion. the goal is to marginalize religious opposition to secular programs. >> well, o'reilly went on to say that they can tell children that those symbols are obsolete and unnecessary then that sets the stage for a totally secular society in the future. what the heck is a spring egg anyway? >> i don't know. you call the spring bunny little candy bunny the spring bunny and peeps. >> easter. >> anyway. okay. although easter is right around the corner. it sure doesn't feel like it. that is landing america's favorite groundhog in some hot water this morning. punxsutawney phil may be heading to court for predicting an early spring. it's true. phil the groundhog has been indicted in ohio for the misrepresentation of early spring. an ohio prosecutor says that phil

>> i wore my spring colors to trick the atmosphere into thinking it is spring.n spring and march. think back to 1993 the super storm and the storm of the century was in march. there are strange things with the atmosphere, the arctic oscillation which is affecting our winter right now. >> i know you described it, weather as a mood and climate as a personality. what do you mean by that? >> weather is your mood and climate is your personality. you can't say anything based on what is happening today no more than you can say on my personality based on my mood today. the at amous fear, not a magic flip that has been flipped to say, okay, we need spring weather. this jet stream patterns that we're under because of this arctic is affecting our weather and keeping us really cold in the eastern part of the united states, it's really an important thing for us to understand. >> so how does greenland affect these winter storms? >> greenland a big high pressure system sitting over greenland. a big, huge road block. what is happening because of this blocking pattern, cold air

yeah, it's spring break, got to get out there and get swims in. >> jimmy: also, spring means spring cleaninged to get rid of? >> clothes. too much clothes. >> jimmy: too many clothes. which one in particular? >> oh, one? >> jimmy: sure. >> i guess a sweater. i don't know. >> jimmy: you guess? you're picturing a sweater in your head. what does it look like? >> it has a hole in it. >> jimmy: yeah. >> but it's like really comfortable. >> jimmy: hopefully it has -- yeah -- four holes in it. yeah. got to put your head and arms through it. [ light laughter ] all right, sweater. very, very nice. what color? what color? >> purple. >> jimmy: yeah, now we're talking. got to get rid of that purple sweater, man. >> yeah, it's time. >> jimmy: yeah. roots, we've got our pal jennifer here. she's a spring breaker, and she goes crazy. spring break happens, she's like, "ahh, i've got to swim." got to get out there. swimming is like as crazy as she gets. and it's spring cleaning because it's springtime. and she has to get rid of her purple sweater with holes in it. she's got to get rid of it. doesn't want to w

maybe that's the place to be on spring break or anywhere for spring. send your pictures pound, cnn spring and via instagram so i can put them on the wall to show to the world. >> gorgeous. i like your array of pictures. shannon, i'm sure it will happen. the longer you stand out there you'll see some kind of progress on a tree. all right. thanks so much, shannon travis and chad myers. appreciate it. happy spring anyway. >> anywhere. >> anywhere too. >>> all right. president barack obama, well he right now is spending spring in israel meeting with the prime minister netanyahu. still to come, the significance of this trip and the u.s./israeli relation. for over 75 years people ...with geico... ohhh...sorry!. director's voice: here we go. from the top. and action for over 75 years people have saved money with gecko so.... director's voice: cut it! ...what...what did i say? gecko? i said gecko? aw... for over 75 year...(laughs. but still trying to keep it contained) director's voice: keep it together. i'm good. i'm good. for over 75...(uncontrollable laught

. >> mike: having a good solid spring. no strikeouts. >> jon: .250 against him. two men on, nobody out. just off the outside. >> mike: rosenbaum, the way it works, if you bring a guy over, he has to make your team. if you don't include him on your roster, you have to offer him back to his previous team. but the rockies, they are thinking this guy is legit, thinking he will be part of the club. they like him. >> jon: a lot of base runners. 14 hits and received four walks. but only five runs. 2-1. keeping the ball down. 3 hits for the giants today and 14 at-bats with runners in scoring position. brandon belt has had two hits, single leading off the fourth and rbi double with two down. in the fifth, walked these last time. and the outside, and that's -- belt argued with him about a call like that in the first inning and again here in the ninth inning. >> mike: see how wide they took the target and see how wide they catch the call. if it caught the corner, it wasn't very big. adam schwartz strike zone, he has it on both sides of the plate, at the knees. >> jon: going

this spring, take on more lawn for less. not bad for our first spring. more saving. more doing.e, a special buy at just $6.88. >>> now, before we go, one more plea to bo obama. please meet ramona. >> she's so beautiful. >> she's gorgeous. >> talks to george stephanopoulos on the show tomorrow. thank you for watching abc. we're always online at goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! watch "world news" later with david muir this evening. good morning, even. i'm katie par dual low. let's start off with a quick first look at the weather. >> it is nice and clear outside. we have a north wind so no fog at all. we will be talking about another bright, sunny, mild to warm afternoon. temperatures this morning due to the clear sky are quite chilly. talking lower 40s around the way and the cooler locks in the north bay. we are also looking at lower 50s. so today with more sunshine, we will have a nice not only saturday, but the weekend before we introduce some changes our way and they include more clouds, maybe some rain. we will see. we will talk about it a little later. >> thank you. >> breaki

brandon belt, what a spring he's having. this is his seventh home run of the spring.o yesterday. he has seven all of last season, but the giants lose big, 12-5. >>> coming up tonight at 6:00, some sharks highlights from minnesota, hopefully they can make the playoffs, also stanford's run in the nit tournament for you. >> mindi, thank you very much. >>> when we come back, why a florida deputy took on a large repti reptile. >>> most people wouldn't dare wrestle with an alligator, but one florida school officer tamed the beast with her bare hands and it's all caught on tape. >> i didn't want to risk the gator getting into the residential neighborhood. >> the florida deputy mom spotted the seven-foot long intruder near clairemont middle school and she said not at my school. she made sure it couldn't come into contact with the students. she wrestled the 250-pound reptile back and forth to tire it out so she could tape his jaw shot. the lake county sheriff deputy said she also taped the gators eyes so as not to hurt him. that calmed down the alligator and calmed him down wh

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they call it spring break for a reason. millions of americans who are lucky enough to have one say nothing of the millions who are about to be on the move for easter weekend gatherings may find winter getting in the way of spring break. we are in the grips of a big winter storm in the spring of 2013. 600 flights cancelled today. 1,400 since just yesterday. new records for snowfall have been set. staggering amounts from colorado to st. louis. that's just the cold side of the storm. on the warm weather end of it, there's been violent weather including tornadoes. 20 separate states affected in all. we start off with weather channel meteorologist mike seidel live on the jersey shore -- the southern end -- for us. mike, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. we are on the tail end of this big spring storm that dumped heavy snowfall from denver across the plains and right here to the jersey coast. it also spawned two tornadoes and has many wondering tonight when does spring really begin. >> i'm just shocked that we wake

this is tim lincecum's fourth spring start. he was hammered by a blistered for most of the spring. bill gates on hand. tim lincecum with a 9.39 e.r.a. this spring. it just reached near 11. giants getting some of the lead back. pagan with his first game back since playing in the wbc. look at that. he would later score on a buster posey sacrifice fly. no outs, two on for sogaard. brandon belt a bright spot. he had seven of all the last regular season. but the giants lead big 12-5. >>> sharks trying to hold on to the eighth spot in the west. the wild on the power play. and zack parise. sharks down 1-0. wild on another power play. sturgeon this time. the sharks lose 2-0. >>> dwight powell and stanford versus alabama. aaron bright connects on the three but stanford with four points in the final five minutes. alabama will come right back. wide open for nick jacobs. stanford loses 66-54 and finish 19-15 this season. the cal women are on in the opening round of their tournament. cal-syracuse, the big game everyone will be watching in about 11:00 minutes. >> thanks, very much. >>> quick fin

spring surprise: why the housing market is preparing to blossom. in today's cover story, how new equipment could help bridge the skills gap in the manufacturing industry. and, one person's treasure is another person's winning investment. the collectible items that are gaining value. plus, sci-fi fans: this box office is for you. why science fiction is big at the movies. first business starts now! you're watching first business: financial news, analysis and today's investment ideas. good morning. it's thursday, march 14th. i'm angela miles. in today's first look: another day, another record. the dow inched its way to yet another record close yesterday. the dow has rallied 9 days in a row, the most since 1996. the nasdaq and s&p also gained, while gold and oil drifted lower. samsung is expected to call up its new galaxy 4 today in a big reveal at new york's radio city music hall. and amazon cuts the price of its largest kindle fire to $269. and 2:00 eastern is the new statement time for the rate announcement coming from the fed. it starts next week.

we say hello to spring next week. with spring showers.l have another l >> carolyn: it can be a powerless feeling when a little one gets sick. now national the child being sick for a very long time. you might want superhero powers instead. as wayne freedman reports, danville woman can supply them. >> the rob nadal mcdonald house is not the kind of place we or anyone we care about would ever want to stay until we need it. everybody here is either really sick or knows somebody who is really sick. even six-year-old alex. he has had a relapse of a rare and difficult soft tissue disease. >> he lives in the moment. >> especially tonight because it's party time. >> yeah! i want to play. >> so we're going to go ahead and do this with the lightning bolt. >> alex had no way of knowing the preparations began weeks earlier in hayward. kids had no idea what they were getting into. they had to learn to handle needles and threaded. >> don't stick yourself. >> i already did. >> then they have to elm thighs -- empathize with kids kid never met. >> what's t

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changes now that spring has arrived. let's see how the roads are changing with mike. >> silica road definitely an issue for the morning commute. traffic is building. more of a concern, especially as folks tend to hit the speeds and come off off-ramps of the freeways. lower those speeds. 280 coming towards us. nice glow of the lights caused partially by the rain coming up off the roadway. we'll show you the maps for the south bay. overall, very nice. green painted over the right side of your screen is where there will be slick roadways for sure. road weather index tied in with our weather index system, queueing tqueue i -- cueing the rain coming down. animals running around the roadways. we'll talk about that additional rain. sounds like they're trying to catch a couple of dogs on the roadways. >> imagine trying to catch this, massive elephant seal taking a stroll on the streets in a brazilian town. measuring 10 feet blocked traffic for over an hour on saturday. >> just chilling out there. >> it's massive, though. no, no,

this is not what spring is supposed to look like. snowy and blustery conditions made for slick roads and shoveling today in st. louis, the area hit with up to ten inches of snow while other areas of missouri could see up to a foot when all is said and done later tonight.

it feels like spring in theylight forward. >> bob: love is in the air. spring time.up three weeks. if you get up and go to school, early in the morning, you are driving in the o-tark, what. right -- "o-"dark-whatever. >> eric: i am amazed you are getting five minutes out of daylight's savings. >> greg: i have to say it's great. >> eric: you are doing fantastic. >> greg: i am affected by darkness. in winter i'm depressed. once it happens i'm happy. >> dana: in the winter i don't mind because then i have a good excuse for how early i go to bed. >> bob: what is that? sars? >> andrea: sad. season affective disorder. i have it. >> bob: you do something when i was drinking i got up at 6:00 in the afternoon it was light for three hours. get the chores done. get to the video store and liquor store. to the dealer. >> andrea: renting bambi. >> bob: of course. one more thing is up next. we did do that for one segment. thank you. ♪ ♪ michael, tell us why you used to book this fabulous hotel? well you can see if the hotel is pet friendly before you book it, and i got a great deal

now it's a spring storm, right? >> yes, a spring storm.e to actually see severe weather with some snow. both aspects included in these spring storms. we're actually heading towards that peak of severe weather, which is typically during april, during may, and even into june. so we could be seeing more images like what you just saw of large hail and possibly even some tornadoes. we'll keep an eye on that. otherwise today is the official start of spring. officially started at 7:02 a.m. eastern time. these are some high temperatures. dallas, feeling very spring like, 70 degrees for your high temperature today. more like summer in phoenix. 88 for your high. in minneapolis, feeling like january, 20 degrees for your high temperature. you factor in the wind and it feels even colder. we're talking snow across parts of the northeast and also the great lakes. lake effect snow warnings in effect and winter storm warnings in effect, up to 14 inches of snow possible et ceteratology from our winter storm across northeastern sections of the state of maine

looking at spring showers to arrive at the doorstep.r, we are looking at cooler conditions because of the mostly clear skies and a breeze that helps to prevent low clouds and fog from forming in the overnight hours. this morning, mostly clear and with the sunshine, it feels good out there. forecast for tomorrow. and for the afternoon, unseasonably mild again in many cases. i will point out san francisco. san jose. the season aal average. santa rosa, four to six above the norm. and you are a fewer degrees above the norm and just a tad above with a we would consider is the time of year. extended forecast. hold on to the great weather. and increasing clouds on tuesday. much needed rain on the way. and few scattered time. and the main events again will come tuesday night into wednesday morning and the commute looks like it is going to be wet and calest day of the next several days. >> low 60s for the afternoon. and drying out by thursday. i will show you how much rain we expect with the system and slap coming up. >>> angel pagan is back to

six of the spring for cespedes. in the seventh, the giants get some back. guillermo kiros, a no doubter to left. 4-3. top of the nine, bartolo colon, this time colon wins inducing the 5-4-3 double play to end it. the a's win. they will play for real on monday. the warriors have plenty of motivation tonight. get a playoff spot, bounce back from a subpar performance against the kings and lillard will be a marked man tonight. >> heck of a basketball player, enjoying a great rookie year. by far and away the rookie of the year. a franchise player. his ability to score, facilitate. you have to try to make life tough for him, make him work for everything. but with great players they always have the ability to heat up like he did last time. fortunately we got the win. but he's a big time player. >> arrow up on the sharks, they won three in a row for the first time since their seven-game win streak to start the season. and they looked good doing it. tonight phoenix comes to town, once again a balanced san jose attack will be key. >> the established time in the "o" z

no spring showing up any time soon except spring thunderstorms.solated tornado possible tonight into tomorrow. the big story is the snow. six inches of snow already in denver. we could see an additional >>> good morning. spring, well, it's here in the bay area. temperatures are cold though, 37 right now in santa rosa. 44 in san jose. by this afternoon, plenty of sunshine. not expecting a whole lot of fog today. 66 in san francisco. 73 in santa rosa. and 71 in the south bay and san jose. so lovely day shaping up even for tomorrow. a little bit warmer. temperatures top out at 74. remember that spf. we have rain in the forecast this upcoming week, wednesday, thursday and friday. >> and that's your latest forecast. lester? >>> still to come on today, ryan seacrest hopes a broadcast studio to give special kids a chance to shine. first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> ryan seacrest charitable foundation opened its new facilities. there are a number of hospitals around the country allowing the kids to forget even for just a moment the illness that brought th

is it really spring? and now, new freeze warnings as well for you this morning. >>> tiger back on top and says there's a simple reason why he's again the world's number one golfer. good morning. welcome to "early start." christine romans in for john berman. >> and i'm zoraida sambolin. it is 5:00 a.m. in the east. >>> let's begin with a potentially pivotal day in the battle over gay rights, the definition of marriage and the definition of families in america miles per ho america. in about three hours, the supreme court will hear on the constitutional of two laws, the defense of marriage act and proposition 8, california's ban on gay marriage. court's decision set for later this year could have profound implications. for some, the occasion is so momentous, they camped out for the better part of a week, braving the snow and bitter cold to vie for just 1 of 250 seats available to the public. the big question, will justices follow the seismic shift in favor of same-sex marriage? a new cnn/orc poll shows the n