take a look at this crowd in times square.y over, where, we've got the journalism team here. tell me your name. >> yatalia. >> and you? >> sam franjoni. >> we got two birthdays here. i know there's a lot more. we'll try to get around to everybody. let's get to the boards. a wide shot. atlanta is picking up some rain today. and a little bit later in the weekend, as well. take a look at how this rain covers a good part of the southeast and it is going to be some heavy rain. as a matter of fact, today where that rain is a little bit west of that. dallas into new orleans into birmingham, some heavy rain and then that rain slides east over the next 48 hours and ends up all through south georgia. this is some very soaking rain. here's where the warm temperatures are. l.a., is gorgeous. vegas is gorgeous, phoen >> i don't know if i could get to everybody today. we have such a huge crowd. oh, nash, we're going inside. who are we going inside to? >> lara. >> thank you, nash. here's a look at what's coming up on your "gma morning menu."

almost blew up times square, would you consider that an imminent threat? anybody bringing a weapon to a place, assembly a weapon, using a weapon, that would be. and the reason we're so concerned about this is when you look at the drone strikes we're doing oversea, cnn has probably had the unclassified pictures on tv, they're driving in car, walking on paths, at home, and so the thing is that's not a standard it that i think is acceptable here. because the question is here you would be accused of a crime and we determine whether or guilty or not. i know we can't take people to court in battlefields and overseas locations, so it will be different. but the thing is the president needs to be explicit that the standard they're using overseas, there's also been accusations they're doing signature strikes where they don't know the name of the person and they say we think there are bad people here and a line of trucks coming out or going in so they bomb a caravan. that is probably how al awlaki's son was killed is they didn't target him. >> do you really think the

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deliver his bomb in times square and the f.b.i. didn't know anything about him until that day whereas in the sting operations they're finding people on the fringes of society you know are often economically desperate you know in the case of a seattle sting operation there was a man they caught who had schizoaffective disorder which meant he had trouble distinguishing between reality and fantasy and the f.b.i. provided everything in that plot you know the idea for the transportation and the weapons that they would use then arrest them and say look we've caught a terrorist. he's serving seventeen years in prison you know what we're finding is that you know entrapment is a real question in these cases you know if the f.b.i. provided all of the means for this crime then and an f.b.i. informant undercover agent overpowered his will in committing this crime i think the logical question is isn't that entrapment and what we've seen is that in cases that have gone to trial eleven defendants formally argued entrapment and juries just haven't

and i look at times square now and there are lawn chairs in times square. and i go, "really?" >> it was. i actually tell people to watch the movie "taxi driver." "taxi driver" was filmed in new york about the mid-1970s, one of robert de niro's great movies. jodi foster, robert de niro. and they have all of these scenes of him as a taxi driver driving right in the middle of times square. right in the middle of basically where it all has been reproduced. and the whole reason for that is disney. >> jimmy: really? >> disney -- michael eisner of disney said he was willing to build -- rebuild the new amsterdam theater, put in live productions. but he wouldn't do it unless we cleaned it up because he couldn't see how he could get live audiences with, you know, seven year old kids coming through pornography -- which is what it was filled with. >> jimmy: yeah. >> so we re-zoned the city. >> jimmy: pimps and everything and -- >> pimps, prostitutes, the whole thing. we re-zoned new york city. we got rid of the prostitution. we got rid of the pornography. we arrested the drug dealers. we

sam and lara and honey boo boo. >> the times square shake.d at them with the "harlem shake." >> just trying to stay warm. >> yeah. >> they're really just trying to stay warm. >> that's no excuse for honey boo boo down in arkansas. had a great interview with amy robach. robin is off. elizabeth in. great to have josh back from rome. >> great to be back. >>> star deejay and star deejay brendan fallis is upstairs. can't wait to share the music with him as we go with amy robach to honey boo boo and that. >> can't wait to see it. >> so good. so good and you know all week long we have been counting down to "dancing with the stars" giant monday premiere with surprise guests hitting the ballroom. you know dorothy hamill, wynonna judd and zendaya and the biggest surprise of all coming up. >> right this moment. get out here tom bergeron. tommy. >> thank you. thank you. i'll come right up. >> hello. >> thank you. that's very nice. >> how is it going. >> elizabeth, before we came back on the air had dared me to hop up here. >> i did. >> and i actually --

great crowd here in times square. d.j. kend. >> it's "deejay friday." >> absolutely. >> and he has a dance himself. >> he has a home game. >> love it when you're here, d.j. irie. george and lara taking time off. glad to have dan harris and rachel smith with us here on a friday morning. >>> why you -- >> why did i fill your shoes? they tell us this is a fitness craze afoot. >> i get it. >> ding. >> we're trying to figure it out. it's working out in high heels. i'm going to recuse myself from this discussion. i can't imagine. >> there's some that really swear by this. and say it makes all the difference. >>> a new controversy brewing. should you really put your relationship ahead of your kids' needs? one celebrity couple revealing that their secret to a happy marriage. and we'll get into the debate and it's really heating up right now. >>> and what a fun night. we all love this woman. jennifer lawrence, looking fantastic, as the new face of miss dior. but amazing, her reaction has got everybody talking. the first time she saw

. >> and live from the nasdaq market in new york's times square, welcome to the show. happy friday, everybody. well, of course i have all the traders here as well in times square and across the country. welcome to the show. and four new record highs for dow, a blow-out jobs report this morning as well. better than expected, really helping those hopes of the recovery is real. stocks posting second history best week of the year. so if you missed the rally is there time to still get in? let's find out. it may be slow and steady, but we've seen some incredible moves here. just been mounting up, blowing out every possible head wind. do you believe in this rally, dan? >> well, i personally don't believe it. it's happening, but the question you have to ask yourself, is what news is priced in the market here? as far as committing new capital, investors get excited to see new milestones in the market, new highs. we're close to new highs in the s&p 500. does that mean you have to get in? i would tell you that one of the biggest mistakes that retail investors make are doing thing

. >> we are live in times square.but let's go inside to -- >> all: lara. >> here's a look at what's coming up on our "gma" morning menu. the victoria's secret campaign that has moms angry. why they say it's sending the wrong message to their daughters. and one of the real housewives called her life picture perfect. why her husband says their marriage is over. >>> plus, dorothy hamill in that ballroom shocker last night. so many people disappointed to see her go. but we'll talk to the phobes that she saved by bowing out. all that and george meets his doppelganger live on "good morning america." we are seeing double this morning so stay with us. >> "gma's morning menu" brought to you by coffee-mate. natural bliss. add your flavor naturally. hi, i'm brooke burke-charvet. so you may know me as a television show host but what you may not know is that i'm also an allergy sufferer. this year, i've partnered with claritin again and am taking the claritin clear challenge. it's simple-- when your allergies start, take one 24-ho

see how much you could save. [ anouncer ] ihop is in time square to compare new griddle-melts to yournouncer ] ihop's new griddle melts... made fresh and hot! hand crafted just for you. it's like a sexy sandwich. [ anouncer ] compare new griddle melts yourself. just $4.99. it's an epic breakfast sandwich. >>> there's yet another twist in the missing and murdered children case. >> atlanta is a city of frustrations and fears. >> as the number of missing and murdered children grows -- >> the body was indeed another victim of atlanta's child killer or killers. we're told that the child -- >> patrick baltazar was the kid who was convinced he could catch a killer. >> he was like, man, i want to find this killer and get this reward money, and i'm going to buy my mom a house and i'm going to do this and i'm going to find this killer. >> his stepmother, sheila baltazar, was worried. >> for a 10, 11-year-old child to be talking like that, that was just like, wow, where is his mind at? >> patrick was a latchkey child living unsupervised with an older brother in a project apartment near downtown.

back up to times square. >> careful. >> be careful, sam.t. >> a windy day, what could possibly go wrong? let's hope nothing. >>> start with some good news. getting word that a teenager missing in a ski resort missing in maine has been found alive after two days out in the wild. nicholas was skiing with his father when they split up. the family held out hope because he's an expert skier. this morning, he was found along a road on the far western end of sugarloaf mountain. the best news of all, apparently in good condition. >>> other big story this morning. a big new threat against the u.s. from kim jong-un and the north korean government. it's vowing to cancel the 1953 korean war cease-fire because of new sanctions being imposed by the u.s. and china on its nuclear program. the north also protesting joint military drills by the u.s. and south korea. >>> and this morning, the last eight cardinals a due to arrive at the vatican as preparations are being made for the conclave. the sistine chapel, closed to tourists. increasing speculation that

george, everybody, take a look at this audience in times square. lot of orange and speaking of orange, who is that? >> this is out of the orange. >> yeah, and where are you guys from? >> syracuse, new york. >> all right. you guys are kind of on spring break. why are you here? >> for the big east tournament. >> that you speak of. josh would know all about this, right? what sport is that? >> basketball. >> all right, good. now i feel better. i feel a little bit informed. let's get to the boards. so many things going on we want you to know about. we start with this live shot out of chicago. now, several little snow systems will come across like the one that delivered in west virginia last night. and they'll move from the great lakes all the way to the east coast. who gets snow? take a look at this graphic. in chicago, you're right on the borderline of getting it. so is detroit. everybody north of you. buffalo, you're in. erie, so is northern maine, vermont, new hampshire and into the northwest drier day today but by evening time it catches you onshore

come on back. >>> out in times square, we are back inside with steve carell here to talk about his new's take a look >> that's a lovely bracelet. may i see that for a minute. take your time. >> yes. >> ah, there we go. now, watch this. >> where did it go? >> i don't know. >> my granddaughter gave that to me. what have you done? >> it's right here. i have it. i have it. it's right here. >> oh. >> i'm a magician. i should have explained that to you earlier. >> steve carell is here. [ cheers and applause ] >> that scene is the toned down burt wonderstone. >> right. >> that's the guy. yeah, that's the guy, the hair, the tan -- >> skin lightened up a little since the movie. >> thank you, i appreciate it. >> the movie is about a little boy who becomes mesmerized by magic, getting a magic kit when he's 7 or 8 years old and you were one of those geeks. >> thank you. i was. you know, yeah, i had a magic kit when i was a kid and did shows for kids in the neighborhood. it never turned into anything, but, yeah, see, i was somebody who loved to not find out the trick. >> not find out. >> yeah, pull

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a few times in times square we've seen it all.all to pop that question. abc's bianna golodryga has the story. >> reporter: for natalia it was just another date night with her boyfriend josh ogle until -- >> what's going on? >> reporter: -- the music came on. ♪ >> i didn't realize what was happening until i finally grabbed the ring and put it on my finger. >> reporter: shortly after slipping on the ring josh swept his new bride-to-be off in a vintage car to a restaurant where they were wined and dined by a celebrity chef before jetting off to europe for a post-proposal celebration. >> it's very much in my character and i think in our relationship for me to try to do things that are goofy and clever and catch her by surprise. >> reporter: but now simply getting down on one knee is something from the past. like rendezvous and bollywood flash mobs. ♪ want to be my -- >> reporter: -- are taking over the proposal scene. some like these two couples even hiring film crews to document the engagement. >> with the advent of social media guys

. >>> live to the nasdaq market site in new york city's time square, here's what "fast" is following tonight. one chart watcher is seeing trouble in the tea leaves. find out if the analyst who was early on best buy is sticking with the bullish call. and russian roulette, a special look at which countries could see an influx of russian rubles now that cyprus has a deal. let's get to the traders and ask what the top trade was today. and i feel like -- i feel like i haven't walked on to the set of "fast," walked into the bear den tonight. a lot of you guys are feeling bearish. >> yeah, bear season's fully on as of today. i actually sold long in s&p, went short today, i'll use today's high in my stop. and as you look at what happened in europe, look at the european banking index, 7% move, up 2%, down 4%, it's a massive, massive move today in that sector. i think cyprus is going to have -- there's going to be contagion, we'll see tomorrow when they open the banks, but here you want to be short s&p. >> yeah, take a look at the move on the s&p 500 today in the u.s., and it wasn't -- that wa

transitions adaptive lens is best for you. ♪ whisper >>> coming up, heating things up, outside times squarepoised to give up his search and rescue job for a brand-new role. abc's lama hasan has his story. >> reporter: prince william on a mission battling the elements to rescue some stranded climbers in wales. this is his day job which he loves so much. >> i just will -- >> reporter: look at him at the controls of a chopper but the number two in line to the british throne is now reportedly hanging up his helmet as a search and rescue pilot to take on a new job. >> an insider tells us prince william submitted his formal notice for the search and rescue force at the royal air force valley in wales. >> reporter: the palace insists will still hasn't made the decision to give up his high octane adrenaline fuel job. the prince does have two other options. become a full-time royal or join his other regiment and be based in windsor. he's made it no secret juggling both lives is tough as he told katie couric last year. >> i enjoy my time in the air force and i would love to continue it but the pressu

. >> tom o'conneller and i went to time square and there was no one in time square. that one that wasn't like that. we used everybody we interviewed. what are you trying to say? >> they are not well read on women's history. historic women. they like her hair. >> she cut her hair. >> and they collectively agreed. >> shaw roted, 31 days? >> black history month. that's okay because some of those women are black. we will take shirley chism's day. gee haven't we taken enough from shirley chism. >> how are you celebrating women's history month? >> i got my pared. >> [applause] >> and by the way do this. >> that's the best day of the week. >> i would ask you the same question and you would give the answer answer. time to take a break. when we return a special performance from the musical guest, trouble funk. been waiting for t hhe purry, ss beautyrest and posturepedic closeout sale is ending soon. save up to 40% on closeout sets from beautyrest and posturepedic. save hundreds on floor samples and closeout inventory. these prices are falling fast, but these deals won't last.

we're live at the nasdaq marketsite here in new york's times square.s bailout weighing on the euro today driving it to three-month lows against the u.s. dollar. how much further does it have to fall? dennis gartman from the gartman letter joins us now with that answer. and dennis, of course, i got to ask you about what you posted today because it's getting a lot of traction. and that is the notion that one cannot steal from the russian mafia and get away with it. is that -- >> you can't -- >> is that overexaggerating the situation? >> no. i don't think so, mel. everybody knows that the vast majority of the deposits in cyprus are from russia. they're russian government officials. they're russian businessmen. it's russian mafia. and you don't mess with the russian mafia. they don't -- people around the world don't kidnap russians because they know that the russians will deal with you in a very efficient and very ugly manner. i think that the decision here was egregiously bad. i think this was lunacy on the part of the european monetary authorities, the b

the left is saying well, look at what they did with the underwear bomberror times square bomber.s a difference here, though. this guy was caught in jordan and they brought him here. the other two bow sews were caught here, try --bozos was caught here. >> bob: he was caught in turkey. the turks said they wouldn't turn him over to the united states. send him back to kuwait, his home country. somehow, we got on the plane in jordan and got him off. now, that is a big question, how that worked out. the other thing look this guy was not involved in 9/11. he was not operational for years. this is not something to be really scared of. >> eric: he was there when bin laden took credit for 9/11. necessary video of bin laden taking credit for 9/11. >> bob: but he wasn't involved in 9/11, correct? >> dana: they don't believe he was. they don't believe he was. that's correct. they don't believe he was one of the top operational guys. as i understand they didn't talk about taking him to gitmo. but they redid the soccer field. why not use it? i guess if they think that taking anybody there is in

here's the deal. >> back here in times square and back with our "gma heat index."eversal for amanda knox. another twist in that journey. dan harris is back with much, much more. >> this is an extraordinary story and it's not over. amanda knox was 0 years old when this began in 2007. since then she and her family have been on a journey with an astonishing set of ups and downs. >> translator: this order be that amanda knox and rafaelle sollecito be immediately released. >> reporter: it was a verdict that went global in an instant. >> it feels as if all of perugia is packed in the main street of the courthouse. >> reporter: just a year and a half ago amanda knox thought her troubles were over. >> my family is the most important thing to me right now and i just want to go and be with them. >> reporter: her ordeal began in circumstances that were completely ideal, a year of study abroad in the picturesque italian town of perugia. weeks later she was accused along with her boyfriend, rafaelle sollecito, of killing her 21-year-old roommate, british student meredith kerche

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anything could happen, times square, we're told that thousands of mental patients would be loose on the streets without their meds bass the federally sponsored medication prom for them would be taken away. there are still likely many, many mental patients in times square but apparently all probably medicated. >> for now. >> for now. >> three hours from now, just as bill o'reilly is starting, you have a choice. he might gloss over this thing. not us. we're on a government that could be killing you.

. ♪ yp [ cheers and applause ] >>> well, a lot of packer fans out there in times square this morning.obin is off today. but it's great to have amy robach is here. >> you know -- >> this is great. >> this is great. >> unbelievable. >> what better way to start your morning than a moonwalking pony. >> what? >> what? >> yeah, you heard us here. >> no. >> no. >> don't show it all now, everybody. let's move to the next story that we're going to talk about which is -- take that off already. stealing my thunder. >>> also a big war of words this morning heating up between two of america's funniest women, tina fey and amy poehler and taylor swift. we'll get into that. >>> an incredible weight loss story ahead to give you an idea of how many pounds one man lost. you've got to look at the pants he used to wear. well, there's chris powell. there are the pants and chris is going to give us his amazing journey and how this man was able to lose 300 pounds. >> we got a follow-up on the big news from london. kate's little slip may have revealed she's having a baby girl and we'll talk about that ahead.

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♪ >>> that is a great crowd out in times square. look behind the screen.airing up iffer the brand new season of "dancing with the stars." who is the star? no stranger to spinning. >> i love your clues, george. >> no trouble twirling on the dance floor. >> easy. >> good morning, america. great to have ginger zee in, john muller in for josh who is in rome right now. >> it's a big week. josh will be there in vatican city. >>> back here in the studio. kicking off the reality week. taking you behind the scenes of "honey boo-boo." and the bachelor, sean lowe will be with us. ginger very happy about that. >> but sam comes back tomorrow. >> you could probably convince him. you think sam would stay? >> i think we could work something out here. >>> also coming up, con frefess of a supermodel. sipddy crawford opening up. now why she says her marriage to richard gere didn't work out. and her most important life lesson, really smart stuff. >> a lot of life lessons coming from valerie harper as well. we learned of her devastating diagnosis last week. hear about how she'

signs all over times square. we love you some folks from portland state. coconut creek, florida.what? >> tell me your name. >> leah. >> you look beautiful. >> thank you. >> thank you for being here with us this morning. one or two things to share with you. hi, good morning, alabama. a live shot from washington, d.c. in comes the snow. it will be there a little bit today. road surfaces seem to be handling this well. we collect a little bit more, they'll get sloshy. here's the way the area of low pressure looks. kind of stronger once it gets offshore and pulls away. this is good news, though. it doesn't curve up too close to the coastline. the mountains of virginia, west virginia some snow. a little bit of snow in central [ cheers and applause ] >> i'm taking a picture with courtney right now. let's go back inside to -- >> lara. >> thank you so much. >>> here's a look at what is coming up on your "gma" morning menu. will this teen be going to prom with kate upton? what she's saying about that offer now. remember, from last week? >>> and the shocking new trend for teen girls. why so

one year ago, there was the guy in times square, and a vendor happened to see him. the vendor, he kept his guard up. he kept his eyes alert. we do not want to think about it, but it is a part of our lives. in jordan and elsewhere, they live with it daily. we sit in coffee shops and what are dogs and live a free life -- and walk our dogs. she plays one of them. people doing things behind-the- scenes that we do not see. four secret service and all of the other organizations in service for us -- for secret service and all of the other organizations in service for us, it is 100% success or 100% failure. kennedy, failure. ronald reagan getting shot? failure. but think about how many times it does not happen because they are out there doing their jobs. this is really a message to us. entertainment, of course, it is a thriller. it is an action thriller, but the idea is this could happen, and this was laid out by people who know. is it is laid out this way, and you are sleeping on the job, and somebody can jump over the fence to get to the white house, that is a problem. ta

rumors have been swirling many started by samsung but the speculation all ends in 12 hours at the times square unveiling of its new galaxy s4 smartphone. yesterday, apple's marketing chief was already on the defensive calling into question whether it will operate on the latest android operated software. ceo tim cook has been ordered to testify in a government suit against apple over an alleged ebook price fixing scheme. >>> on the housing front, realtytrac reports housing starts in february were up 10% over the previous month still. there are 25% less homes in the beginning stages of foreclosure than there were in january 2012. >>> more good news for you. the federal reserve says the income to debt ratio of u.s. households is at the lowest level since 1980. now, on wednesday, investors welcomed news that we spent more at retailers in february. that is despite smaller paychecks and likely thanks to an improving job market. >>> bad news for the fans of the google read arer rrsv. the company will do away as part of spring cleaning. >>> not a fan of comcast, streaming access through march 25th thr

not a pretty morning in new york city and times square, but we have the opposite of that in washington, d.c. can it get any prettier? they didn't have any snow to clean up after this snowstorm moved into the northeast, but it is a nice morning out that way and this weekend's going to be even nicer with temperatures in the d.c. area topping out close to 60 degrees by sunday. we just have to lose what's left of this snowstorm. it is going to snow for the rest of the day, at least until 2:00, 3:00 this afternoon. we have a big snowstorm making its way into the southwest. heavy rain is falling into san diego, moving into parts of arizona, into southern nevada and this is going to turn into perhaps another blizzard for the upper plains. today into tomorrow, we are going to see an inch or more of rain, especially across southern california where some areas could pick up close to 2 inches of rain throughout today erstorms in san diego and snow today in flagstaff. one storm is exiting in the northeast and one making its way in the southwest. >> what's good about march is spring's around the co

it's a bollywood flash mob in times square. >> it was like a dream come true for any indian girl. it's bollywood, dancing, music. everything we grew up with. it was awesome. >> i want to marry you. >> reporter: the choreographers alone cost her fiance $2,000, while film crews documented their every move. >> this actually described me and who i am. >> reporter: today, extreme proposals are big business. it was just another date night for her date night josh ogel until -- >> what's going on? >> reporter: the music came on. >> it's very much in my character to do things that are goofy and clever and catch her by surprise. >> i didn't realize what was happening until i finally grabbed the ring and put it on my finger. >> reporter: the total price tag, including the ring, $45,000. josh swept his new price to be in a vintage car he rented where they were wined and dined by a celebrity chef and jetted off to europe for a after-pro poz sal trip. while these couples can now bank on fond memories, if many it can mean big bunks or big debt. every year, couples spent spend $70 billion getting

listen to the head of nasa who was asked, what if we had three weeks' notice one headed for times square? >> if it's coming in three weeks, pray. >> reporter: his remarks caused fear and trepidation on city streets, oaks, kay, at least am our staff members on a starbucks run. it affects everybody and as we head into this easter weekend, have you been warned officially. next week we want to let you know an important new development in a story you first heard on that this broadcast, about three deaths and serious problems at a narcanon drug treatment facility in oklahoma. if you saw the initial reporting, you know this facility is linked to the church of scientology and after seeing harry smith's report, two former executives have stepped forward and making some powerful claims. >> i personally would never recommend to anybody that they should send their loved one to narcanon. >> they go to great length at quieting people. they aren't going to do that with me. >> that does it for this week. for everybody who worked so hard on tonight's broadcast, thanks for being with us. >> next at 11:00.

this next rescue near times square was not by the book, but it sure did become one great story.and smoke are overwhelming two men trapped in a high-rise and firefighters must make a daring attempt to try and save them. >> it was definitely going through my mind he may jump or fall. >> it's the morning of may 14th, 1991, near times square in new york city. a fire's broken out on the top floor of this building on 7th avenue and 48th street. the billowing smoke is caught on camera by news crews at street level and by ron pearlstein from his video production office directly across the street. >> i was sitting at my desk and i saw smoke. just a little smoke coming out of the window. then i saw more. i grabbed my camera, i started shooting. >> as pearlstein zooms in on the building, he sees a man perched on a window ledge trying to escape the thick smoke. >> i'm like, oh, my god, now this is a life or death situation. >> firefighters from the fdny rescue one unit arrive at the building joining other crews already on scene. patrick barr and kevin shay now both retired were with rescue

work will start at 10:00 and last until noon. >>> it's been said it could soon be the times square ofilicon valley. the city of san jose releasing its vision for the expansion of diridon station in downtown and transforming that area around it. the plan calls for a central entertainment district with room for a brand new stadium for those a's if they should come down surrounded by thousands of new residential units and nearly 5 million square feet of new office space. the diridon station area plan would also add a b.a.r.t. extension and a bullet train hub to its existing service there which includes caltrain and amtrak. the city plans to draft an environmental impact report and that plan would be out in june. >> we'll see if it blossoms. 6:37. still ahead, behind bars after days on the run. the crucial court hearing for the suspect in a gruesome crash that killed a couple with a baby on the way. >>> also, a deadly stabbing right in the heart of the san jose suburbs. the unlikely neighborhood that is now turned into a crime scene. >>> a looming threat of a nuclear attack aimed at the u

♪ get on the floor [ cheers and applause ] >>> look at that fantastic audience with us here in times squarele time. >>> and they were on the dance floor. the new season of "dancing with the stars" off to a sizzling start. there were a lot of great moments. a lot of fun moments. wynonna felt the music in her. yes. her mom, naomi, her sister ashley was there. her mom was so overcome with emotion and we have -- call. we have the first ever mirrorball champion. right here, kelly monaco. listen, you were there last night. you flew all night to be here with us. you took the red-eye. >> well, of course. yes. i wanted to give a live recap. >> we cannot wait to hear from you, kelly. thanks for being with us. george is off. great to have paula faris and josh. >> i have to admit i was toggling back and forth. i did watch the miami heat win the 23rd consecutive game in boston. >> sam and i did, too. >> we just expect that there sam. but i did want to, in full december closure. >>> and also ahead, we have "modern family's" sofia vergara opening up, the big 4-0. her possible real-life role that could be

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. >>> live from the market site on new york city's time square, i'm melissa lee, here's what fast islowing tonight. consumer confidence as the retail sales number, the real deal or smoke and mirrors. if things are really what they seem. >>> facebook folly, why wall street could be in for a letdown when it comes to the social stock. we've got the analyst bringing a reality check in his latest report. and risk on, how you can run with the bulls by betting on bonds. black rock's jeff rosenberg is here with his plays. >>> blackberry shares popping in the final hour of trading after a partner buys 1 million blackberry 10 smartphones. jon fortt has the latest details. who is this partner? >> not sure, it seems this partner is probably a carrier. this is good news but important not to get too excited about this. put it into context. at&t ordered a million lumias a while back. it's a good vote of confidence in this operating system as far as what it'll do long-term. no telling exactly over what period of time this carrier thinks they can sell a million units. we'll have to see what sell thro

samsung will live stream the debut of the galaxy s-4 on video screens in times square.e from the 3 could feature eye-tracking technology that scrolls through pages based on where users are viewing the screen. it's also expected to have a 5- inch screen and a 13 megapixel camera. >>> well, the key headlines, temperatures cooling off today. a good five to ten degrees. no more 8 -- no more 80s. a lot of high clouds and also some dense fog was a factor this morning. it still is across the bare coastline. you can see all of the cloud cover moving into northern california. the bay area, essentially just covered with at least partly cloudy even a few mostly cloudy observations across the region. no raindrops expected. so the dry weather pattern continues and the update continues. san francisco 53. yesterday, they were in the lower 70s. today, lucky to make it to the lower 63. walnut creek, 73 and san jose currently reporting 63 degrees and partly cloudy skies. forecast headlines for today, high clouds and some coastal fog. tomorrow, partly sunny, the weekend a dry weather patt

samsung will live stream the debut of the galaxy s-4 on video screens in times square.ate from the 3 could feature eye-tracking technology that scrolls through pages based on where users are viewing the screen. it's also expected to have a 5- inch screen and a 13 megapixel camera. >>> well, the key headlines, temperatures cooling off today. a good five to ten degrees. no more 8 -- no more 80s. a lot of high clouds and also some dense fog was a factor this morning. it still is across the bare coastline. you can see all of the cloud cover moving into northern california. the bay area, essentially just covered with at least partly cloudy even a few mostly cloudy observations across the region. no raindrops expected. so the dry weather pattern continues and the update continues. san francisco 53. yesterday, they were in the lower 70s. today, lucky to make it to the lower 63. walnut creek, 73 and san jose currently reporting 63 degrees and partly cloudy skies. forecast headlines for today, high clouds and some coastal fog. tomorrow, partly sunny, the weekend a dry weather pa

always here with us in times square. ff. have josh here, a little josh, paula faris and lara and audience members getting the ultimate makeover with the one and only fergie. >> there she is. >> oh! >> there she is. >> wow! >> hey. >> i love it. hello, hello. great to have her here. she'll be sitting down, first interview since she announced and, by the way, she's pregnant. >> makeovers among other things. >> so happy to have her here. >> the women in the chair are like, great she's here but i still got to get my makeup. >> congratulations to you, by the way. that's great. >> thank you. >> all right, also coming up, the woman who dropped almost 200 pounds thinking it would make everything bitter and why she now says that she was actually much happier before she lost the weight. interesting story and also an announcement that's got a lot of ladies buzzing. is ryan gosling really taking a break from hollywood? we'll tell you coming up in pop news. >> he's been working so hard. >>> you might not be able to step outside into t

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yesterday, the company staged a flash mob in times square. it's going to unveil the s4 tomorrow night at a law enforcement event here in new york city. we asked you after seeing the video of the flash mob what would be a good tag line for the new samsung device? james writes, join us as we dance on apple's grave. that's terrible. ipo flop write, we may have copied your phones, event preparation, software products, et cetera, but apple never danced in times square. lisa write, samsung, make a statement, it'll make you move. pretty creative stuff, guys, and it does point to the ongoing war between samsung and apple, which is getting even more intense. >>> take a look at jcp here. we've been talking about the stock, yesterday in large part, because rumors that ron johnson would step aside, later they denied. inside 681 jcpenney stores. ron johnson has been a lot on the line for that. >>> and then the dow is within striking range of the best point game for any quarter in history. but percentagewise, only the best quarter since q4 of 2011. big sho

we are live at the nasdaq market site in new york's times square. quick market flash with josh lipton on a name moving after hours. hey there, josh. >> check out aero postal. the outlook, disappointing. forecasting a loss for the current quarter. the street had been looking for a profit here. the ceo saying the company expects a challenging first quarter, margin pressures from holiday carry over inventory. and the impact of a weak macroeconomic environment. he said. melissa, back to you. >> aeropostale, any love for that name? >> no love. >> hatred? >> apathy, which is the worth of all maybe. >> it seems having no management team, at least that's the people i speak with that traffic in the name. and until it gets one, you're not going to see any love, as you said. >>> the bull run charging ahead. the dow having its largest running streak in 17 years. the s&p posting its second highest close ever. what will push into it record territory at this point? let's dive into psyche of the biggest bull on the street. tony dwyer. tony, great to see you. >> gre

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