coming up today on friends at 5, the toymaker mattel has announced a makeover for the barbie doll, and they have added tall, petite and kirby body types, making a new line of ethnically diverse barbies. there may be a doll that is perfect for your daughter. we will let no -- let you know when you join us today at 5.>> mattel can do it, they can do who knows, 10 -- ken could be >> billy: [ sighs ]

((paul joncich)) but the toymaker mattel has announced a makeover for barbie, reflecting changing times. they've added tall, petite, and curvy body types to a new line of more ethnically- diverse barbies. ((denise valdez)) c-b-s news reporter mireya villarreal has the story from mattel's headquarters in california. < "barbie, you're beautiful..." since 1959, barbara millicent roberts. better known as barbie...has been a household name. at 11 and inches tall barbie has had more than 180 careers. "i'm a barbie girl, in a barbie icon. but after decades of dominating the doll world...and just weeks short of her 57th birthday.barbi e's getting a makeover. (evelyn mazzocco- global brand gm of barbie) "we were hearing that many thought that barbie was out of touch." as a typically- white doll with unrealistic proportions, some parents thought barbie was sending the wrong message about beauty. (jim silver, editor-in-chief of toys, tots, pets and more) "there are people that are turned away from barbie because they want dolls that more resemble themselves, more in terms of their body type and mo

the toymaker mattel says the changes reflect modern times. they have added three body types to a new line. customers can choose from 23 new dolls with different skin tones and hair colors. the move comes as barbie has declining sales. >>> kind of labor-intensive. >> i like it. it's about time. >> i agree. >> good for barbie. >> what do you think, ken? >> i think -- [ laughter ] >> -- maybe she will get toes instead of those little paddles. [ laughter ] >> whatever you want to call them. >> notice how the hot potato got thrown to ken. sometimes you have to learn how to evade. >>> it's going to rain all day but not that much rain yet. it's still 60 degrees in san francisco. cloudy skies a very light wind 60 still in th up in the 50s. orinda cloudy skies. 56 redwood city robert sullivan. mild outside. rain moves in tomorrow. it won't than much rain. still 62 in san jose. that's warmer than your opinion average afternoon high. and it's coming up on 7:00 at night. santa rosa 54. the radar is more active but it's only very light showers now moving

though the study focused on appear in red wine and chocolate. toymaker mattel is helping in the fight against negative body images... by giving little girls more realistic options with their barbie dolls. for the first time since the iconic doll debuted 19-59...barbie will be offered in three new shapes...petite... curvy... and tall. you can buy the newly shaped barbies online... exclusively through mattel. but mattel hasn't said when the new barbies will be available at retailers. next on 7 news... tying the knot can be expensive... but the university of south carolina plans to foot the bill... for one lucky couple... this spring. find out... the big catch... for the winners. the university of south carolina ... is giving away a free wedding worth about 38-thousand dollars ... to one lucky couple. this will be the -22nd- time... u-s-c has done it. hospitality students... do all the planning... and vendors... donate all the goods and services. the couple has to be connected to u-s-c ... either as students ... alums... or have family who are. u-s-c... is the onl

. >> but first, the markets up today as oil prices rose. ,,,,,,,,,,,, toymaker mattel says the chs relecthe modern times in h we live. they've >>> for her 57th birthday barbie is getting a makeover. mattel says it reflects modern times. they have added tall, petit and curvy body types to ethnically diverse dolls. customers can choose from 23 new dolls. the move comes as barbie is struggling with another problem, declining sales. >>> another children's toy undergoing an update. lego is unveiling its first- ever wheelchair mini figure. the hat wearing boy in a wheelchair is part of the danish toymaker's new lego city slated to come out in june. an online petition calling on the toymaker to produce toys that reflect real life got more than 20,000 signatures. >>> seems love may be in the air. [ laughter ] >> yes. >> at the oracle arena. >> an adorable fan is asking the daughter of warriors star steph curry to be his valentine. this 4-year-old fan was spotted in the stands last night with a sign saying, riley, will you be my valentine? oh, my gosh. [ laughter ] >> this little guy didn't get a

the battery chargers can overheat and cause fires. officials seized what is believed to be around ten-million dollars worth of faulty boards. three new body types!. barbie has a new look. toymaker mattel says the new dolls reflect changing times. mireya villarreal nats - 1959 barbie commercial, 0:00-0:04 "barbie, you )re beautiful..." narr since 1959, barbara millicent roberts... better known as barbie...has been a household name. at 11 and a inches tall... grx of career pictures barbie has had more than 180 careers. 16;22;34;09 "i )m a barbie girl, in a barbie world." narr she )s a pop culture icon... narr but after decades of dominating the doll world...and just weeks short of her 57th birthday...barbie s getting a makeover. sot - evelyn mazzocco- global brand gm of barbie 14;34;52 "em: "we were hearing that many thought that barbie was out of touch." narr as a typically- white doll with unrealistic proportions, some parents thought barbie was sending the wrong message about beauty. sot- jim silver, edidir-in-chief of toys, tots, pets and more 12;18;30;25 there are people that are turned away from barbie because they want dolls that more resemble themselves, more in terms of their b

the new grocery shopping options? >>> a fight club at school? students caught on camera. my coaches in trouble for this. >>> those and much more tonight beginning at 5:00. >>> barbie has gotten a body makeover. toymaker mattel says famous doll will now also come in three new body types. the company also reviews other skin tones and hair colors. the options come after parents criticized barbie for sending the wrong message about beauty. >> we were hearing that many thought barbie was out of touch. >> they wanted dolls that resumption -- resembled themselves, in terms of their body type and skin tone. >> some of them have brown skin. >> the original barbie was to be available. she celebrates her 57th birthday this year. lots of comments on facebook. i posted and a lot of women said, women come -- >> i agree. the great thing is now they all need new outfits and knew this and that. that's great. >> that's it for us at noon. for john and the entire team, thanks for joining us. afternoon. meet the moore's! we're the moore family, and we're always looking for ways to enjoy more. so we called time warner cable and got even more than we expected. call now to get more. more speed. like, 300 meg. more tv shows and mov

mattel introduced 23 new dolls with different skin tones and hair colors. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: now they are adding three new body types. curvy, tall, and petit. the toymakerduced the new dolls to a group of four and five-year-olds. >> they don't look like barbie. >> reporter: the girls immediately noticed changes. >> has brown skin and white skin. >> reporter: but the new body type wasn't one of them. why did you choose her? >> my favorite colors are blue. >> reporter: the next step for mattel is changing parents' perceptions. >> the company's latest earnings report barbie sales were down 14% marking the 8th straight quarter of declining sales. >>> new at noon a key decision affecting anyone who switched to solar energy just about an hour ago, the california public utilities commission voted to keep the current solar incentives program in place. that program allows solar users to sell back unused power to utility companies. >>> might have some trouble getting solar power today. not a lot of sunshine. >> not a lot. we continue to see the clouds in the area. let's check in with the weather watcher. at this particular time, several people checking in it. i w