is it lots of talk about tech or much more casual than that?a lot of people think it's just about kite boarding and i think that's just the icebreaker. but i can tell you, there were seriously, i think over the past three years, several million dollars in deals getting done. i think they were talking about $10 million to $20 million, you know, in deals. seems small, but when you're talking about deals on a beach, that's quite a bit. >> i love it i'm from maui, so i love the idea -- >> she's going next year. >> a, i'm going, and b, bring your business to maui. thank you, geeks! go there. >> every sport the tech does seems to be -- and you document this on your blog -- is somehow, high-energy, high-adrenaline, that kind of thing. >> oh, they love adrenaline and they're always looking for something more, something bigger, something better to do. we've talked about it in my "personal best" series on forbes, we have aero pattics pilots. i've played underwear hockey with an executive from silicon vall valley. >> my cousin, linda. >> yeah. >> thank yo

while next we'll bring you all the latest high tech developments this time we travel to siberia were innovation in all aspects of life and business is attempting to take root. welcome to technology update and welcome to tomes a city carved over four centuries ago out of the endless forests and swamps of siberia already an established center for some of russia's whiz kid students and their smart ideas today is transforming itself into an integrator for an expanding cluster of innovative businesses since our last episode tomes coasted the two thousand and eleven for up its fourteenth annual gathering of business research and administration this year drawing some three thousand participants from one thousand nine hundred forty seven russian regions. and by thousands more the event featured brainstorming sessions with top specialists and market makers unconsciously forward looking hot topics like revamping nuclear technology to revitalizing cities and russia's regional economies and educating new generations to keep up in the knowledge base global environment of course the top tech firms

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border security system it doesn't mean the government giving up on high-tech solutions. david louie reports. >> homeland security admits the technology deployed along stretches of the border has been undependable. this is u.s. border custom video. >> right now, there is no good way how the technology performs in and of itself within the system. so this technology will allow them to decide that. >> this touch screen has been developed by san did have yia. it's part video game and analytical tool. it has tremendous potential to change the kind of technology we have at the border. everything from the low-tech chain link fence to the sensors they put in the ground to detect somebody walking on foot. >> reporter: the goal is to promote collaboration among teams to see problems from different perspectives. >> it's kind of like a football game. they are attempting to get to the goal line and they make decisions about when to hide and when to flee and run back. >> you can see how helicopters interact and how border agents interact and how officers actually at the entry. they are

russia and beyond the brand new home special economic zone is a place where the push for new high tech sector development is underway year round . two hundred seventy head tears are divided into two campuses one adjacent to the well established university center i get him going to the other by the massive petrochemical plant complex in its turn of the zone has a specific mandate to attract innovative residents with this election process intended to ensure applicants have ideas and products to contribute to an expanding knowledge base economy the main site in the city southeast will eventually be a fully equipped with congress an administrative centers office space solutions for large and small businesses alike and top quality infrastructure accommodations and amenities for all their workers and guests. a company looking to set up its r. and d. center and constructed building here bennett is starting a similar project outside this. national economics can do these at least eighteen months and thirty percent cheaper thanks to the incentives and breaks we can offer here because. those bene

more fuel less than thirty minutes from now in the meantime though we bring you all the latest high tech gadgets and state of the art developments in russian science technology update is coming up right now. to. the. welcome to technology update and welcome to homes a city car group or four centuries ago out of the endless forests and swamps of siberia already an established senator some of russia's wizkid students and their smart ideas and a toast is transforming itself and when interviewed her for an expanding cluster of innovative businesses since her last episode tomes coasted the two thousand and eleven forum its fourteenth annual gathering of business research and in ministration innovators this year drawing some three thousand participants from nineteen countries and forty seven russian regions. and by thousands more the event featured brainstorming sessions with top specialists and market makers unconsciously forward looking hot topics like revamping nuclear technology revitalizing cities and russia's regional economies and educating new generations to keep up in the knowledge ba

leadership in the high-tech industries and we believe the u.s. is the best innovating country, center of the world. let's continue to support and make sure we maintain that leadership. we greatly value of our existing policy within the apec economies, and hope to continue to foster these relationships through meetings and minutes summit. i hope that i can also share my experiences to encourage women around the world on this effort. at this summit, we will be focusing on the high-tech industry. on my side, perhaps i can share some experience regarding high tech, and we can collaborate with educators, government, to advance women in technology. together, we grow the global economy together. i encourage my fellow women executives from around the bay area to join us for this very and important world changing movement. thank you very much. [applause] >> perhaps i could ask the speakers to come back up and we can take some questions, if you have them. are there questions from the media? >> [inaudible] >> the objective on that agenda item is consistent

after the close, two tech bellwethers reported earnings. oracle reported better than forecast earnings, while software sales showed strong growth, technology hardware sales were flat. oracle was able to beat the weak tape today and trade higher in anticipation of its results. but after the close, shares fell as much as 6%. tomorrow, we'll have to watch to see if oracle can stay above its march low, which was just above $30 per share. semiconductor maker micron came into its earnings report with a nice rally, up 3% during the regular session. but after the close, the stock dropped 13.5% below this closing price. if that holds through tomorrow, it would take micron below its low of last week. here's how the micron numbers looked. profits were a big disappointment, coming in six cents less than anticipated. the c.e.o. says the firm continues dealing with pricing pressure for its memory chips. also, desktop and notebook computer sales remain week. during the regular session, the tech sector was the strongest; the weakest was energy. with the hi

are we watching the inflation of tech bubble 2? >> i certainly think there's no rational way to understand these valuations. i want to be clear here-- social is extremely exciting. there's a lot of business perspective, a lot of optimism that goes along with it, but i think these valuations are based on where people think the next buyer will come from, and not on where the actual revenues of these companies are going. >> jessi hempel is it a little different this time in that some of the companies we are talking about actually do have revenue streams and do make money? >> that's exactly right. i agree with josh. i think that it's impossible to explain exactly what's going on here with the exuberance, but this is not the first bubble. and i think when you say "bubble" people immediately think win 1.0, they think pets.com. this is not that. these are real businesses. >> suarez: but still, when you compare revenues, for instance, to estimated earn necessary the future, those numbers are-- well they don't line up in the way they do in

tech report >>pam: 2012 already, the likelihood of a republican contenders are fired up! samantha hayes reports. >> from the economy, f foreign policy, they are debating the issue with their sights on the white house. their name out there. >> i will be the president to do what is right not what is politically correct. >> the message around the country large, small, manufacturing is to get the government off my back! as president, i well. >>reporter:romney to play defense on health care because of a law he signed as massachusetts governor of the became a model for national health care. >> and introduced a plan to repeal obamas care and replace it with mcmahon migmy model of massachusetts health care. >> it is not what we do, it is what... >> michele bachman has officially profiled her- filed. >> obama will this be a one- term president. >> also, there position on the economy reporting from new hampshire, samantha hayes. >>jacqueline: the fog returning your full forecast coming right back. Ñwkó >>pam: to extend the temporary sales hikes? 4 vehicles texas, and also for renew

stay tuned, that is coming up gabe slate's tech report. while you're there. us food or, have the food delivered... and get the same support on the phone. it's about choice: stephanie lost forty pounds on jenny craig. so try a weight- loss program that combines results with flexibility: call jenny craig at 1-800-94jenny today. helping you buy better. >>catherine: floodwaters floodwaters are being held back by sandbags with two different nuclear power plants in nebraska. officials are insisting there is no danger. >>catherine: nuclear power plants depend on water for cooling but high water can cut off power to those pum ps palms. those reactors could overheat, like the daiichi. those-pumps the missouri river seeped into an unobstructed area, and they shut down as a precaution. >> no evacuation's necessary. even with this has at historical flooding. there are some money bill saves that they say no matter what happens even if the flooding enters. there are some money-fail-safe in place, no threat of radiation. there are so many fail-safe items in place. >>catherine: no nuclear event or ra

my background includes high-tech recruiting for silicon valley. i have worked with many young men and women of love and opportunity to get high tech jobs, and even if it is office support staff, customer service, that man. they don't have the means to get to silicon valley and they don't want to go in the construction field and social networking, technology is right up their alley. they're always asking me, how do i get to these jobs? we need the jobs to be local, and we needed the disadvantaged young men and women in this valley to get access and trained for the positions that will be coming. thank you. >> my comments are very brief. this sounds like a good idea, this local hiring program that is coming together. this is something exciting that we feel we will like to be a part of. a small forward with legislation today. >> other members of the public that wish to speak on either one of these items? >> i am honored to be here today representing more than 2000 employees with zynga. we are a social game company and we bring entertainment to more th

those are your tech bites. i am daniel sieberg.

they have supported -- i think you have young girls running around the studio today from our tech girls, and wells fargo has been a supporter of that program. >> and you deal with domestic violence counseling, and i mean, this is what we're talk about. this is a crucial needs, necessities that our community really, really needs that resource. >> people need to know they can come just for information, for help, for emergency services in domestic violence, for shelter. we have a safe house, all of that is available. and 55% of the clients that we serve, over 5,000 in a year, in that one program, they are latino population. >> what happens to these families? what happens to these kids and these seniors when -- if it wasn't for agencies like the wmca in our estimation? >> the problem is, they can't leave. if they were in a domestic violence situation, there's no place for them to two or get guidance. it's not that easy to leave a situation, to find out what their rights are and things like that. we have a crisis department. they wouldn't know where to turn. we wouldn't be -- a sexual assaul

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info-tech firm ness will go private for $7.75 per share, and tech equipment maker gerber has agreed to an $11-per-share buyout offer. ford stock saw volume double today as it dropped 1.6%. it's been trending lower lately. an ohio jury ruled ford should pay $2 billion to thousands of auto dealers in a fight over an incentive program for heavy trucks. ford pledged to appeal the verdict. and that's tonight's "market focus." >> tom: the nba finals between name and dallas some of the best t.v. ratings in more than a decade. tonight's beyond the score board begins with an economic winner and loser from the business of baseball, rick harrow, harrow sports ventures. a couple winners has to be disney, did great in terms of the 6 games, numbers we hasn't seen in better than a decade, and american airlines. >> we got a team that everybody loves to hate, miami heat, and an emerging story line. so he makes 250 million dollars on his value deal. american airlines arena is miami, american airlines center in dallas, no matter who it is, they're playing at an american airlines sponsored building. >> ve

but first we will head up to new york for this morning's tech bites. >> reporter: in today's tech bitesapple launched i cloud. steve jobs says it will sync music books and apps on all the device i-phones, i-pads and computers and previewed operating system for mobile devices and macintosh. military action games are dominating the expo. the core market young males are strong and casual gamers cut back spending as the economy cooled. four classic nintendo games are rereleased for it. one of them is the legend of zelda twilight princess which rachel fedderson says should appeal to tans teen and parents. >> possible parents play an incarnation of the game when it was first released and they want to enjoy it with their kids now. >> reporter: the game retail for $20 a piece. i am daniel sie beavering, those -- sieberg, and those are your tech bites.

. >> apple moving forward with a new high-tech convention. how the icloud could change our life. >> in miracle birth times six. >> two breakthrough drugs in skin cancer. this could be the precious >>> and local patients suffering from melanoma tells his emotional story. >> trafford donelan spoke with him and speaks about the new impact of this treatment could make. >> the father you are about to make will make us think about how we spend our time. when you are fighting a terrible disease that will kill you another two months would be amazing beyond description. >> everything was going well. we were in high gear on the cruise control and everything was great. then cancer. >> he has a wife, three children, and stage four melanoma a fast-moving deadly cancer. he is 33 years old. >> i have no interest in shortening my life with the treatment options. i would opt against that and spending time with my family. >> it may now be possible with breakthrough skin cancer drugs. >> they revealed a new drug which targets genetics salutations, which is abou

so much fun. >> today's tech news is only part of the big apple buzz. the other biggie is their ceo, steve jobs. after all, today is only the second time we've seen him publicly all year long. >> now, because he is the chief executive officer of one of the most important companies in the world, investors and competitors are look at his health and the involvement of the company and perhaps succession plans. >> and the james brown song was used to introduce jobs, "i feel good." >>> in other news, it cuts the wait time but the new dmv policy drives people outside. sometimes into the rain. customers in san francisco now lining up on just one end of the building near the panhandle. before, the office had two separate lines to enter. the dmv says the policy cuts the wait time to about an hour compared to two or three hours. but now, the line of customers stretches all the way outside. the department of motor vehicles says it is either wait in the weather or wait longer inside. >> been there before. >>> it is a break through in the fight against breast cancer.

those are your tech bites. i am daniel sieberg. >>> now "good morning maryland." >>> i am sherrie johnson live in northeast baltimore. coming up, i will talk to a city school administrator about hot classrooms and students. >>> elevator safety in baltimore. the agency now taking action after what an abc2 newsinvestigation uncovered. >>> it shook the halls,. >> how a pilot survived after the a jet slammed into a house in wisconsin. that's incredible. first, this is what happens when temperatures are over or near 100. look at this town in mississippi. this week they have had temperatures that hot and caused the roads to buckle and looks like a speed bump in the community. >> unbelievable. a heat alert is out there and the temperatures are going to be oppressive and record breaking maybe. some record were broken last week. >> that's causing schools to let out early today. baltimore city schools operating on a half day schedule today. it's because of a heat afternoon half day prekindergarten canceled after school a

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uses impale it's gotten explains why tech is gone cold on the idea. if you talked about turkey in the e.u. ten years ago turkey's hopes of joining would have been inseparable from joining the euro but not anymore turkey's attitude in short can be summed up very simply very glad you're not part of the year right now turks on the street seem to have a wide range of opinions on the euro but their country's doorstep europe's economy is worse now turkey says improving turkey is improving in all fields but europe is going backwards so we don't really come. to fish people are using the year as an investment or earn money here is a more reliable and piggish people don't want to save their money in the year. if