the sprint name is not as viable as it once was. disney says the heir apparent monthly active users were up 20% year after year. that growth rate was lower than last year. twitter says it is said. wall street liked that shares were up in after-hours trading. the question is has triggered -- twitter really turned around. >> what you make of these results question mark it is interesting that they have had such a crummy new edition of users. >> they lost about 4 million users. >> they were up by 4 million. >> their ability to add users like they were a year ago or two or three years ago is down. >> i think that is the one piece that i wrote. the only question that people should be asking twitter is where is the growth? without growth, all of their big plans do not go anywhere. that is the biggest challenge of the company. there is still not clearly able to explain how they are going to overcome that. >> their intention is tweets will be seen by non-tweeters, if you well. >> like the way it used to be and then they changed their minds.

he had one sprint win. he ran hard and has not led the race yet. seven times the sprint unlimited has been won by a driver who led only the last lap. >> most of those times it wasn't much of the last lap. >> think about these guys, this restart with the cars all bunched up the way they are that will play into a guy's hands back in the pack a little bit. if they are not tied very long, that can play into dale earn hard's s. >> laps to go. they beat all the pieces and running six. >> i heard that before. >> there is the field. that brings them off turn number four with nine laps to go. leading two chevrolets. a lone ford in the top dozen. as we get ready to restart will this be the final restart? he breaks out. they were to get down behind the teammate. that's what you do with the wrecked car. hit it again. i don't care. >> he made a jump to the outside and harvick filled the middle. >> 19 cars wobbling around a bit. you don't reckon he has a tire, do you? he's on the straight away. >> third, fourth and fifth. behind matt and martin truex. eight laps

message boards to join others to complain, it seemed sprint didn't like what they were saying. we stopped by the san francisco security company and while lookout declined an interview, it said, quote, we take the customer experience very seriously and are currently working diligently to get to the bottom of the issue. but they said it's sprint that's ultimately responsible for the unauthorized charges. >> phone companies are required to get the authorization of consumers appropriately sent to the phone company in order to bill them. >> reporter: the agency sued both at&t and t-mobile over similar cramming charges but can't comment on whether sprint is next. >> the consumer has to know what they're signing up for. >> reporter: quan and others contend they never intentionally signed up for anything. they just want sprint to make the charges stop. >> there's some days that i spend like an hour on the phone. >> sprint says it's deferring to lookout on the billing issue but that it has the right to remove content from its message boards. federal regulators have brought lawsuits agai

radioshack completed a deal to sell hundreds of stores to sprint, but sprint would allow the radioshackrand to continue as a store within a store concept. sprint and radioshack's largest holder standard general is in talks to i 1524 stores. the rest of the stores will be shut down. joining us is senior analyst know all here birds. talk to me about what this deal means. what is confusing to me is who gets the good stuff. there's a lot of junk in the real estate radioshack controls. >> i think we are really going to have to wait and see. you have effectively with amounts to a stalking horse bid right now from standard general for up to 2400 stores, but with the agreement for 1750 stores to operate as a store within a store concept with sprint. you would assume that they are going to go through the real estate book and pick the best assets. because it is a preliminary bid and effectively something to kickstart the bankruptcy you could still get alternative bidders coming in who see more value. >> is this the kind of thing where the bidders will actually go store to store and try to pick ou

the sprint doesn't make sense to me.'t know how many stores they own i do know at&t's numbers. at&t only owns 1200 other 4900 stores. the rest are third-party run and operated under the at&t brand. it would surprise me if sprint really wants that many stores, and i can't conceive but they wouldn't want a more corporate owned stores and at&t has. there multiples their size. and it were talking 500, maybe 1000 and amazon is a liar. i don't think you see all 4000 stores salvaged. >> some irony we're talking about this location, location, location based business that was eaten by mobile. michael factor, -- michael factor, thank you. the return of the podcast thanks to the successive "serial." we have a podcast startup documentary called startup. ♪ >> i'm cory johnson, this is bloomberg news. audio is hot again, thanks to his success of a serial -- of the podcast "serial." a lot of people are been listening to podcasts. edison research counted in 18% surge in podcast listeners in the second half of last year. alex is a former

dan, what does this mean for sprint?print doesn't have to shell out as much, i mean, i would think. >> first of all, we know how badly sprint got nailed last year. they were at the bottom end of the price war. t-mobile coming at them very hard so to me the stock has actually had a big bounce and there was call-begin i know the january 6th calls were very active. 10,000 were bought. i think at this point we know softbank is a huge investor here. won't just let this thing go away. can get some real estate cheaper if they were opening their own stores and probably makes more sense from sprint's perspective. >> linkedin jumping 8% after a strong beat on the top and bottom line. let's bring in senior tech analyst colin gillis who downgraded the stock yesterday. >> in front of earnings. >> in front of earnings, a bold move and it was the wrong move. >> it was the wrong move. >> what did you underestimate? >> let's break it into the company and the stock, right? i like the business. it's a great business. you've got three diffe

suddenly, you need sprint.h the new administration in 2016, would you consider revisiting a deal where you hooked up with sprint? >> yeah. in the beginning of 2013, sprint had 55 million customers. t-mobile had 34 million before we acquired metro pcs and added 13 million. they both end up with 55 million. (?) what i announced today we are bigger than sprint now. that's number one. secondly, what they're doing and how they attempt to create competition, it's good for the industry. it's good for us. we need them to continue to succeed. and the second item that i'm working very aggressively and i'm telling washington, i'm telling american consumers, hey, do you like this thing going on? how does it feel? and whether you're an at&t or verizon customer or us, it must feel pretty good. investments are being made. prices are getting rational. offers are getting aggressive. well, in order for that competition to continue, washington needs to help us a little and make sure the low band spectrum options don't end up like

. >> the chain would still -- sell half its stores to sprint that would operate under the sprint namelose the rest is part of a bigger bankruptcy deal. radioshack did not have an immediate comment on this. standard general, a hedge fund that provided a financing package to radioshack last october, also declined to comment. these are still the go see asians, is not a done deal. -- still negotiations this is not a done deal. this would keep radioshack from selling off the stores. the latest is that they would sell half the stores to sprint and close the rest is part of a bigger bankruptcy deal. we keep you posted on any developments, but radioshack stayers -- review shack shares have been -- radioshack shares have been a penny stock for a while. >> they had 4300 stores all over the place, but you wonder if those stores are in the right locations that sprint without -- would want that many? >> i don't recall them being a lot of malls, but they are in strip malls and wide ranged in locations. there would be a battle with bankers and lenders over the real estate and control of the company.

he had one sprint cup win. he ran hard and has not led the race yet. seven times the sprint unlimited has been won by a driver who led only the last lap. >> most of those times it wasn't much of the last lap. >> think about these guys, this restart with the cars all bunched up the way they are that will play into a guy's hands back in the pack a little bit. if they are not tied very long, that can play into dale earn hard's s. >> laps to go. they beat all the pieces and running six. >> i heard that before. >> there is the field. that brings them off turn number four with nine laps to go. leading two chevrolets. a lone ford in the top dozen. as we get ready to restart will this be the final restart? he breaks out. they were to get down behind the teammate. that's what you do with the wrecked car. hit it again. i don't care. >> he made a jump to the outside and harvick filled the middle. >> 19 cars wobbling around a bit. you don't reckon he has a tire, do you? he's on the straight away. >> third, fourth and fifth. behind matt and martin truex. eight laps

hola, soy marcelo claure, el nuevo presidente de sprint.estoy comprando algo en internet con mi celular, mis hijos lo usan para ver videos y mi esposa para hablar por skype con las amigas. por eso desarrollé un plan familiar que te da muchos más datos por menos dinero. por solo 100 dólares al mes toda la familia puede compartir 20gb de datos de alta velocidad, llamados y textos ilimitados. este es el mejor plan familiar de toda la industria. mi compromiso siempre será darte más móvil por tu dinero. ¿problemas de audiciÓn? visita sprintcaptel.com tráenos tu cuenta de verizon o at&t entréganos tus teléfonos viejos y cortaremos la tarifa de tu plan a la mitad. visita nuestra página web o una tienda sprint hoy. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> por quÉ sÉ que muchas madres de familia trabajan y trabajan en sus domicilios domÉsticos y nunca terminan? ellas creen que sus pequeÑos ayudantes pueden ser Útiles en sus quehaceres pero miren que no es tan asÍ. >>. claro de este vÍdeo las redes sociales se pueden dar cuenta mientras las mamÁs estÁn arreglando la casa de los peq

sprint told her to complain to look out, third party company behind the charges but she hit a deaden. >> i cannot cancel my account because i never told her. >> reporter: look out said she would have to create a new account in order to close the one that she said she never opened. >> i will not fall into that trap. >> reporter: kwan went back to vint which agreed to remove the charge but they continued to show up month after month after month. when she took to the sprint's message board to join others complaining about the the same unauthorized charges, it seemed that sprint didn't like what they were saying. >> they delete our post. >> reporter: look out security company behind her unauthorized charges, say we take the customer experience very seriously and are currently working diligently to get to the bottom of this issue. >> both companies are required to get authorization of the consumers. >> reporter: ftc kenneth abby says it is sprint that is ultimately responsible for unauthorized charges that appears on its bills. >> the consumer has to know what they are sying up for. >> rep

us and sprint are causing competition.e need sprint to continue aggressive behavior to stop these top two guys from being comfortable. i am speaking to the fcc and i have met with them personally. you cannot have an industry where you cannot consolidate and not allow smaller players to compete. there's a big agenda in washington that impacts us. i'm not waiting up flag and say give this i will not survive. we will be here, but if you want to see the game continue big and bigger nervous, to continue, we need help. erik: you're getting help. they are being aggressive and t-mobile is being aggressive. how long can you be aggressive? how long can a price war continue? i don't need to point out that your revenues are up 19% in the fourth quarter 21% for the year. your adjustment a growing at a slower pace. you're not making any money. john: the adjustment in q4 year-over-year 41% is 30% sequential. $5.65 billion in 2000 14. we gave guidance of 6.8 to 7.2. that is the fastest growth of anyone. the big news out of the earnings is

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who tried to cancel through sprint and not those who canceled through the app or website.have a consumer problem 888-5-helps-you. >> another example of checking your bill. any charges that look weird make noise about it. >> exactly. that's why autopay sometimes doesn't work. >>> still ahead taking away the pain of migraines. no medicine required. a bay area man's ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ everybody deserves $73 fares. because wedding season can get expensive. book your low fare now at southwest.com. >>> the cheap gasoline prices we've been enjoying are now in the rearview mirror. a spring surge is on the road ahead. refineries getting ready for the summer blend of fuels in california which does cut down on our air pollution. it is more expensive. not only that, an explosion at a southern california refinery and the continued strike at tosoro plants around the country are not helping prices. >>> a physical therapist in says he's found something that really helps. >> it doesn't involve medicine or changes in your diet and is not being done anywhere else. >> zoey stone hardly remembers a t

sprint. i imagine that that is option number one for him. >> also, the existing spectrum would give them coverage of 70% of the united states. do do what with alex? did they just want to be a mobile carrier? >> part of the whole plan for dish is to use their new sling tv product and bundle it in with a wireless network. they have the spectrum. they just do not have the network piece. the whole plan is for dish to have a mobile video product. that is what he thinks the next iteration is going to be. he wants to get away from the big subscriber acquisition cost of $800-plus every month for every person they sign up, because you have to pay for the satellite, install the satellite, etc., move it over to one line, push it to mobile, where he sees the future of the business going. if he cannot do that, if no one will play ball with him, then he will have to think about selling the spectrum side of the company. >> during the call, i wonder what that project is -- sling tv. is that enough to amortiz

sprint has discussed buying up 2000 radioshack stores. the two biggest office-supply retailers in the u.s. are looking to merge. according to the wall street journal, talks between staples and office depot are in advanced stage. bp feeling the collapse in oil prices. fourth quarter oil -- fourth-quarter profit -- the company reported a $4.4 billion loss after running down the value of oil and gas fields. bob dudley told bloomberg that oil is likely to stay low for quite some time. >> you look at the fundamental supply and demand. it reminded 1986. -- it reminds me of 1986. able be a long time before we see 100 again. >> oil is up for the fourth day in a row. more than $51 per barrel. there is likely to be a settlement in the government's sub prime mortgage bond suit. s&p would pave $1.4 billion to settle claims before the financial crisis. s&p will not admit it did anything wrong. breaking news. angela merkel is saying they are going to wait for recommendations from proposals as a greek government on their debt situation. i know hans nich

so verizon, at&t and sprint you know coming to us.mething. 13 million customers in two years not counting 9 million when we acquires metro pcs. growth continues. in the first part of 2015 you know, where the porting ratios improved even more. >> let's deal with this. i'm thinking you're the ceo -- look, when dan hessy was the ceo and did ads, wow, sprint's got game. >> you're the only person that thought that meant they had game. it's still a joke. >> i liked that. >> very good friend of mine. >> i know he is. let me ask you something, are we not in some year where you're kind of revolutionary approach some call viet cong but i don't want that orientations a working. my kids think you're a rebel. like from like suburban guy but think you're a rebel. >> damn smart kid what i would say. a couple of things, jim, important to know. in 2014 post paid voice customers, phone customers, what percent of the industry's ad dozen you think we took? quick guess? it's easy. 100. >> what? >> 100% of the industry's phone voice. and that's for a numbe

but for them to add 500 more storesstores, or 1000 or so stores, and for sprint to do that, it wouldge all of those businesses in a really public way. >> amazon, because they have truly global reach, amazon 500 stores would be something in each metropolitan area, and that is really not that many. and i do not know how many stores brent owens, because i do know the at&t numbers. at&t only owns some of their stores, and the rest are third-party run and operated under the at&t brand, so it would surprise me if sprint wants it that many stores, and i cannot conceive that they want more corporate owned stores. so, again, i think we are talking 8500 or 1000 if amazon is the buyer, but i do not think you will see all 4000 of the stores salvaged. cory: this is a location location, location-based business that was eaten by mobile. michael, thank you very much. up next, the return of the podcast. audio programs making a big comeback and we will talk to a former radio producer turned entrepreneur who is documenting his podcast startup, called startup. ♪ cory: i am cory johnson, and this is bloo

cory: meanwhile, over 4000 stores, and you have sprint and reportedly amazon and possibly brookstoneme subset of radioshack looking at salvaging some of those? is any of that real estate worthwhile or worthwhile for that kind of business? michael: i would guess that about half of the stores are productive, and i would imagine that half of the stores are generating positive cash flow, and i think that those assets make a lot more sense for brookstone and certainly not 4000, maybe 500. i am baffled why sprint would be looking for more real estate although there is the new aggressive pricing promotion. i recently moved my entire family to spread because they really did cut my bill in half so maybe, you never want to put anything past amazon. i think amazon is trying to push this out as much as possible so they can get same-day delivery and if they can make eggs happen the same day by telling you, the prime customer, wait for two days, and it will be on your doorstep, or go pick it up at your local radioshack, that makes sense as well, but the problem is everybody once the better perform

hola, soy marcelo claure el nuevo presidente de sprint.solo 100 dólares al mes toda la familia puede compartir 20gb de datos de alta velocidad llamados y textos ilimitados. este es el mejor plan familiar de toda la industria. sprint. más móvil por tu dinero. ¿problemas para escuchar en el telÉfono? visita sprintcaptel.com >>que bueno que aÚn nos acompaÑa, el mundo del espectÁculo estÁ de luto por la muerte de lorena rojas quien muriÓ tras una dura batalla con el cÁncer de mamÁ. la actriz de 24 aÑos de edad falleciÓ hoy en la ciudad de miami rodeado de familiares, pareja sentimental y sus amigos. hace poco nuestro colega enrique acevedo ha hablado con ella. >> cada vez que me piden un consejo se los juro que me da mucha pena porque yo no soy quien para dar consejos. yo todos los dÍas sigo aprendiendo, sigo conociendo, entendiendo muchas facetas y muchos pasos sobre esta enfermedad. lo Único que trato es compartir mi testimonio. es compartir el hecho de que a mÍ lo que me dio fuerza fue informarme. >> en el programa el gordo y la flaca, raÚl

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the sprint name is not as viable as it once was. disney says the heir apparent co2 bob iger -- heir apparent ceo to bob iger, tom staggs stepping into his new role. meanwhile shares are showing strong earnings early in the week. sony pictures cochair amy pascal, jokes that president obama and his opinions on movie salaries is stepping down from her role in the film business there. she's not leaving sony altogether. she will start a new production company with backing from tony that will retain all this region rights to her films. hackers in the lead again. and indianapolis based company says it was the victim of a sophisticated attack, with criminals breaking into their database and sweating information of tens of millions of customers and employees. anthem says the names, birth date, social security, home address, even e-mail address was accessed. they are still trying to determine the full extent of it. we have complete coverage of this developing story with attorney george jepson, who has written a letter to anthem, demanding det

i'm matter here on behalf of the sprint i've read the executive summer and the conditions of approval i agree i think it is accurate and complete summary and in case you have questions i'll be happy to answer any questions any public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed commissioner antonini. >> move to approve. >> second. >> second. >> commissioner antonini commissioner hillis commissioner johnson commissioner moore commissioner richards commissioner wu commissioner president fong so moved, commissioners, that motion passes unanimously and places you under our discretionary review calendar for case at 417, 30th street this is a discretionary review. >> good afternoon subject property located 417, 30th street in noah valley to the south in the eastern neighborhoods in block of 30th street is higher in elevation and west end and slopes downward towards the and the a single-family home one store over and over a raised basement this as an up sloping rear yard by excavating the floor space has a vertical and angle that measures between one hundred feet in depth at t

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the company operates 4300 locations and would close the stores that sprint does not take over. >> four are accused of selling potentially dangerous and misleading supplements, the new york attorney generals office tested products at walgreens and wal-mart and four out of five top brands did not contain the herbs on their labels and were filled with garlic. the new york attorney general sent cease and desist letters to the stores and demanded they stop selling the products. >>> now it's possible to get too much of a good thing returning is good exercise but you don't need a marathon to get the benefits, the peak result came after one to one and a half hour a week. too much can actually damage the heart. >>> with valentine's day less than two week as way, you gentlemen should listen to this guys the new poll shows the way to a girl's heart is through her mother. six in ten says her mom's approval says it's extremely or very important when they decide to get serious. and four in ten would consider breaking up with a guy if mom didn't approve. the poll fountd the opinions are more importan

sprint is offering to cut people's bills in half.turns out it is still possible to run a cell phone business in the u.s.. sprint and t-mobile have been looking to be acquired, looking to get out of the business somehow. if you keep four companies in the market four companies can survive. tom: we are talking the market economy and policy. torsten we are talking about wage growth, but as we go to the jobs report tomorrow, away from wage growth, what are you watching for? torsten: headline on nonfarm payrolls is an important number. there is an important debate over whether the unemployment rate is a true measure of slack in the economy. in other words come all the people that left the labor force during the last few years will they be coming back and holding wages down, or is the rate currently at 5.6 the best measure of slack in the labor market we have? brendan: i used to think, now i just look at torsten slok's charts that show up in my inbox. you are looking at capacity utilization. not the unemployed and great. -- not the unemploy

it would sell about half of it store leases to sprint and shut down the rest.yse suspended trading. an inside look at the fall of the iconic electronics retailer in the latest issue of the magazine. cory johnson is with us. he does not follow radioshack he loves buying remote-controlled cars there. i feel like we have telling -- been telling this story for ages. how is it still taking? >> this store has been going out of business for 20 years. it is amazing it has managed to go out of business for so long. >> what is the most surprising thing you learned about radioshack? >> it has been a mess for so long, that it is surprising to remember how beloved this store was at some point. >> in the 1980's. >> way before my time. i did look for radio controlled cars there when i was young. a lot of people went there to build things. they associated it with being able to make things. just go there to buy batteries. >> cori? >> i read the 10k about 10 years ago and did not think it was in the realm of our technology. they made an aggressive turn to embrace the mobile phon

. >> t-mobile claiming a major victory over sprint. they lame to have surpassed sprint as the third largest carrier after reporting 2.3 million new customers. >> big news for abc we are the first united states news app to be available for the xbox. users can stream live video and select content from other partners. >> apple charging ahead to produce an electric car. sources say the computer giants wants to begin production in five years. >> apple is accused of poaching employees from a company that makes batteries for electric automobiles and steve jobs always wanted to design a apple car. >>> coming up acts of courage, the heroes honored for put their live on the line to save others. >> landing on spending the time outside this weekend? the skin damage too much sun can cause hours after you have gone indoors. stay tuned. why do we do it? why do we spend every waking moment, thinking about people? why are we so committed to keeping you connected? why combine performance with a conscience? why innovate for a future without accidents? wh

sprint fell slightly to $4.27. land's end announced changes at the top today, the clothing retailer's chief edgar huber will step down in two weeks to be replaced by fredericka marchioni. shares were up a fraction to $34.93. boy, that's a good italian name. >>> apple planning to sell as much as $6.5 billion bonds. they plan to sell a combination of bonds and maturities ranging from 5 to 30 years, coming at a time when investors are paying near record premiums for high quality issues. shares were 1% higher there at apple to $118.63. >>> pit any bowes had revenue that missed. 2015 guidance well below what the analysts were expecting. their earnings forecast was also light. but pitney did unveil a $100 million buyback plan. investors were not impressed and shares fell 27%. >>> united technology hiked its dividend by nearly 9%. the quarterly payout will now be 64 cents a share and paid to shareholders in march. the yield on that dividend is just about 2%. arco petroleum posted a big miss on both top and bottom lines. s

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shares for sprint in the meantime set its quarterly revenue fell less than expected. the wireless provider attracted more by cutting prices offering big promotions. shares up more than 5%, finished at $4.82. same time, verizon wheeling and dealing, selling to frontier communications $10 billion on that one. dow component also selling cell towers to american tower for $5 billion. going to use some of the proceeds to buy back about $5 billion of verizon stock. look at the shares moving higher initially after the bell. before the close, the stock was up a fraction to $47.86. >>> and now to the economy. and the trade deficit which jumped in december to the highest level in more years. the commerce department reports the deficit rose 17% to more than $76 billion as exports fell and imports climbed to a record level. and economists expect the deficit to widen even further. >>> trade deals have been a key focus in washington particularly because many there think an ambitious pacific trade pact could be an area where both parties come to get a deal done. raise gdp by half a p

the rest sold to its largest shareholder, a hedge fund that struck a deal with sprint to take over those locations. if approved it would double the number of sprint stores. >>> the state of minnesota has stopped accepting tax returns from one of the most popular online preparation services. officials fear that the security of turbotax might have been compromised. the state heard from two taxpayers who logged on to turbotax only to find a return had already been filed in their name. >>> the irs is likely to throw tom brady for a loss after the super bowl. the patriots qb is going to have to pay income tax on the $97,000 bonus for playing on the winning team. that could be as much as 42,000 and that pickup truck which he won for being the game's mvp, he's giving it away which means he'll be liable for both income tax and gift tax, almost two-thirds of the estimate $34,000 value. >> that's what? is it a shame? >> a shame. the gift tax. he was just trying to help him out. >> it's tom brady. i think he might be okay. >> don't cry for him argentina. >>> men and botox. more guys are starting to

plus once you upgrade your phone sprint will bounce you up to the higher regular rates. i guess it is complicated there. >> always in the fine print. >> check out fine print. >> thanks, jill. >> coming up after a short break traffic and weather together we will do it the on the t >>> coming up on 4:53.eather together. >> good morning, everyone. it is still pretty quiet the out there. we don't have have too much to worry about. great way to start this thursday morning commute. 4:52. notice we are waiting for that rush hour. ninety-five, this is great this shot around cottman avenue it doesn't matter when are traveling northbound, southbound, bucks county center city, delaware county. the it is just beautiful out there same thing traveling on the roosevelt boulevard. entire stretch from the schuylkill to the far north east and bucks county great ride north and southbound. however we will move our way over to a situation not too far from the the area of bala cynwyd and more so montgomery county. if you are traveling williamson road we had an accident involving a down tree a

sprint would be the primary brand on those stores. >>> on the cbs3 health watch tonight, the one thing you do at night that could derail your diet. health reporter instead of know stall has the latest on the sweet connection. >> reporter: melinda says she was doing everything she could to lose weight but the scale won budge. >> i'm eating mr. if he cannily. i'm working out. but i'm not losing this weight. i had no idea what were you going on. >> reporter: she was so worried she saw doctors and had blood work finally her nutritionist asked about sleep. >> i was going to bed at like 2:00 a.m. and waking up at 6am for meetings. >> i was in zombie mode. >> doctors have known some people pack on the pounds when they don't get enough rest now we know why. new research shows that sleep deprivation impacts a production of two hormones that control hunger. >> when you're sleep deprived for just just about any reason both of those hormones change in the direction that should make your appetite go up you really get hungrier. >> another study showed that people who are sleep deprived eat an extra

. >>> well, sprint's cut your bill in half promotion too good to be true? consumer reports says it is complicated. the promotion requires a credit check. if you are late on the payment you are out. plus once you upgrade your phone sprint will bounce you up to the higher regular rates. >>> star bucks is going tropical, at least for this milk. starting february 17th the coffee chain will be offering coconut milk for an extra 60 cents. certified vegan and comes in from the the island of sumatra. star bucks says offering non-dare you alternative is one of the top customer requests, ukee and erika. >> but will they put the lime in the coconut. >> that is right. >> thanks, jill, appreciate it. >>> in the news this morning search is on for 11 people still missing after trans asia airways plane crash in the river in taiwan. "eyewitness news" reporter nicole brewer joins us from the studio with new information about the the crash, nicole. >> reporter: thirty-two people dead, 11 still missing after a turboprop plane crash after after take off in taiwan. this is incre

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they will sell leases on thousands of stores to sprint.have more than 4000 stores. 2000 will stay in business. sprint is head-to-head with eight eager competitor, at&t. under armour are creating what they call the world's largest digital fitness and health community. an app lets users track calories and exercise. they also acquired a danish company for $85 million. it is -- has 20 million users. the ceo says by combining the community we are developing a digital ecosystem. the ceo of misfit and karina freedman is on the phone. >> we do wearables and smartphone products. and does activities, steps calories, distance. >> what does this mean to the world of start up fitness? >> the space is maturing. when that happens you are seeing more ventures. it is still early and still in many ways nascent. you are saying consolidation. -- seeing consolidation. >> what is it that is being consolidated? [indiscernible] capturing the data tends to own the customer. >> customer data is important but continuing to engage them and doing what under armour is