. >> joining us from san francisco is tim stevens leader of c net.nk you so much for joining us here on al jazeera so come on what do you think of the apple watch? >> it's certainly a very nice watch. i certainty have a dumb of others smart watches and it is the best of the bunch a very high and premium product and that extends into the user interface too. a lot of the smart watches are a little bit clunky a little bit difficult to use but toggling between apps, accepting or rejecting calls, are user interfacefaceinterface is easy on the smart watch. >> the hugely successful product that we know it has for the iphone does the apple smart watch, the gear going with it is limiting for some people. >> right, i think we'll see something of a similar trajectory here. it doesn't do much different than what your phone does, specifically an foy 5 or newer those are devices it will be able to fair to. it will give you messages when you see an e-mail, lets you do things like make calls easily, things you can do from your phone as well, of course your phone wil

editor at large tim stevens says this is what apple does best, rise above the opposition. >> the user face is much more polished we see. people will be able to use this watch much more easily. >> reporter: there are three different models. the sport watch, also the cheapest, starts out at $349. then there's a stainless steel version at $595. and the most expensive the limited apple watch edition with 18 karat gold for $10,000. >> if you buy a $10,000 rolex you give it to your kids and it grows in value. a smart watch it's not going to be good for much. >> apple will be launching a new mac book. at 2 pounds and 13 millimeters thick it's the lightest and thinnest new notebook. let's go back to the $10,000 watch. >> the technology is going to be obsolete. >> as often as i change phones, no i'm not going to get a new watch. >> it is pretty though. >> you go like, hello? is that how it works? [ laughter ] >> i can't hear you. >>> the hits just keep coming for 49ers fans and they are big. in a period of about 24 hours three of the most popular players are leaving. they'll join former coach

tim: not going to happen. the hoyas put on the dancing shoes and head west for the music. there's breaking news with colt mccoy and steven strasburg was throwing b.b.s today in flori tim: it's being reported today that the redskins quarterback colt mccoy has afreed to return to the redskins for another year. jay gruden has said that r.g. iii is the starting quarterback and kirk cousins still on the roster. same deal as last season. earlier today, the georgetown hoyas boarded the bus and headed for the first game in the ncaa tournament. it starts tonight with the first four of play-in games. georgetown plays thursday night in portland oregon. the hoyas ride into the dance with a little more confidence than they have in recent years. and are optimistic despite all the chirping about their number four seed being too high. >> someone has to be number one. someone has to be number 10. but when you look at the teams individually, you know, side by side collectively, there's not much difference. the teams that are in this tournament are very good. they're playing well. they feel good about themselves because they won the confer

cnet editor tim stevens has a look at the apple watch. >> we have seen it about.ls about the new apple watch. this is a companion for your iphone 5 or newer. a fitness tracker with a heart rate monitor are built in and an activity tracker as well so it will keep track of you if you are sitting down too long, notification to get up and walk around. >> you have to plug this in every day. apple says this will last through a full day of average usage. >> when people get it, it won't last a full day. we'll see. this is the most personal device they have march and something you're not watching on your body but other people will see on your body. there's a lot of personalization. three models with three bands. sport starts at $350. that has an aluminum body and glass face just like the iphone 6 for example. next will be the apple watch edition that starts at $549. that steps up to stainless steel body so it's heavier, more polished looking and that has a sapphire crystal face which will be harder to scratch like a high-end watch. and then if you have really deep pockets,

tim stevens says this could be a game changer in the health industry. >> this is going to really open the door a lot more people to get more information in the doctor's hand and hopefully help us learn more about curing these diseases. >> reporter: use verse to consent to submitting any health information and apple says it goes straight to the researchers and they won't have access to your data. in san francisco, cate caugiran, kpix 5. >>> preorders for the apple watch start one month from today. prices start at $349 for a sport of model and go up to $10,000 for a luxury 18-karat gold version. >> what do you think? >> i would go for the sport model first. >> i wrote a blog about this yesterday and it was amazing to hear the public give their opinions. first of all on a first generation watch do you want to spend that kind of money? >> absolutely. >> if there was a hacker who broke into that system, he has all your medical records. >> not doing it. >> it was resoundedly thumbs down at this particular time. it could change with applications as it gets upgraded -- >> give it a year or tw

thief, stolen nearly 20 years ago, our man allen pis is he in rome cnet tim steven?t on al he will unveiled apple watch hours from now. the news is back, see in you about ten minutes. >> thanks, charlie. >>> the word is congratulations. >> actress kate is a mom again. people magazine reports the academy award winner and her husband, have adopt add baby girl. they've named her edith vivian patricia upton. there is no word yet on how old the child; but she now joins three big brothers along with mom and dad. >> john stamos returns to the house that helped make him famous animal and to remain unnoticed. full house actor polls dollars instagram picture of himself standing outside the shows now iconic san francisco home. as you can see fans taking pictures of the house have no idea uncle jesse; so standing right behind him. he added the caption boy these youngsters have zero minute zero idea what they are missing, hashtag turn around. >> come on, you don't anticipate uncle jessie being there. >> turn around. >> robot won big at the box office over the weekend. chappie, st

tim stevens is in san francisco. tim v you seen one? what do you think?> looks quite nice. it's very well designed. looks good on the wrist too? how does it compare to others because it's certainly not the first smartwatch on the market. >> right. we've seen a few. like the others it does work in concert with your smartphones. if you have an iphone 5 ar lateor later, it will pair up with that. you will get notifications and do in ter actions with siri. >> any criticism of the watch? >> certainly there were some features people hoped to see that woen be there like blood pressure monitoring. even some were hoping for glucose monitoring. we're going to get standard functionality. it will be able toll track your heart rate while working out and let you know if you've been sitting for too long. >> you're dressed very dapperly. they're not going just for technology but high fashion market. >> right. now we're talking about products that are not just functional but very pleasing. their phones have always been amongst the best looking phone os the market. this is

tim stevens has worn the watch. editor-at-large at cnet along with jason gilbert and our panel. we want to know. we reached out to apple about this and were directed to this already on the apple website. our goal for battery life was 18 hours after an overnight charge. factors in things like checking the time receiving not notifications notifications, doing an actual workout, results were va vary. >> none of us have had the chance to wear the watch long enough. very few people outside of apple have worn them for more than a few times. i can't comment on the exact battery life. i can say expectations would be quite a bit lower, especially when people first get the watches and are playing around with them. i think it will be a fraction of that 18 hours at first. >> jason, are we in the pure speculation realm? >> 100% speculation. >> why are we hearing it might only have a three-hour battery life? >> that's based on reports and leaks from inside the company. we don't really know until reviewers get their hands on it un

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has hired steven jones and he is the attorney who represented oklahoma city bomber tim mcveigh.ion said they have not retained legal representation and does not plan to pursue any action. joining me now is prosecutor paul henderson. and it is good to have you here. as we talk about the background of steven jones. area of expertise, terrorism, espionage and extradition. what makes him the likely pick to take on the local chapter's battle with the campus. >> i believe he will approach it from a federal perspective. the obvious challenge is likely to be first amendment. and generally the law doesn't protect harmful speech like this that may be offensive, but there is an affirmative duty at a federal level because of the civil rights act under title 6 to ban acts of discrimination. so in the video that we've all seen we saw the exposed member -- the students that have been expelled we saw them asking members and pledges to recite a chant to exclude african-americans, which is a protected class, that can be interpreted as an act of discrimination and that is where the challenge will

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tim: sports illustrated announced that the washington nationals will be on the cover of the baseball preview edition. if you remember steven strasburg was on that cover. it showcases max scherzer and bryce harper. there are four different covers for four different regions. mariners indians and royals have covers. that doesn't lessen the jinx or the pressure it has on the team involved. the dean of washington baseball is the guy they call the washington monument, hondo the capital punisher. when i was following the senators back in the day he hit the longest home runs i've ever seen. he had a great career as a player, manager and scout. frank howard talked to us today about the nats pitching staff and the great expectations on this year's team. >> i was in offensive baseball all my life as a player and as a hitting coach and i think it's a fun part of the day. the team that scores the most runs win. i'll be the first to admit that game is all prefaced on that guy 60 feet away from home plate. listen, they've got the talent. keeping the ballclub healthy. that's the key. they've got a tremendous shot at it. tim: never once di