a unicorn on the road. we'll tell you how the magical creature escaped and made a run << >> << wx timer @ 1:30 winter weather advisory remains in effect for parts of northern and eastern siouxland until 8 am the month of march will come in more like a lion (a rather tame/quiet one) than a lamb today as snow exits the viewing area early this morning leaving us cold and a little cloudy. we had a coating of the white stuff here in sioux city last night as folks up to the north and east saw a few inches, so that is where road conditions will the the worst, so be sure to plan for a little longer commute this morning. we'll just see lingering flurries the rest of the morning with a few peeks of sunshine and highs near 30 degrees this afternoon. temperatures return to the 40s tomorrow as skies remain mostly cloudy ahead of another quick moving system that might drop a light rain/snow mix tomorrow night. we'll take another step back into the 30s behind said system on thursday, but friday is when better warmth not o

i think your unicorn -- >> can i finish my unicorn theory. wait a minute.t to finish the unicorn theory which is that you go to a convention. he doesn't get the requisite number of delegates. you have a first ballot in which everyone is bound and then the second -- >> this is like the double rainbow and unicorn. >> and by the way, it -- >> let's accept this unicorn theory for a moment. what happens to a political party who takes its front-runner who has won almost enough delegates to get nominated and you say to his supporters, we're throwing your votes out and we're going to substitute our judgment? >> but as a democrat, we just spent the first hour and 15 minutes talking about the front-runner of the republican party and him avowing or disavowing the kkk. that is the level of political discourse that we're having in this country on the republican side. and marco rubio, who is a complete superstar, who any democrat will tell you they don't want to run against in november if they're being honest with themselves is being reduced to having to talk about hands

"a trip to unicorn island."red. here's lilly singh. >> do not let anyone, including yourself, let you believe for ond that you don't deserve to be so happy, because you all deserve to be so, so happy. [ cheers ] so stop everything.o do this right now, right? [ cheers ] you know i got to do this right now.-cal, check 'em out. [ cheers ] [ inaudible ] check 'em out. [ cheers ]heck 'em out. manchester, check 'em out. from mumbai, from sydney, hong kong. [ cheers ] and applause ]immy: we all want to go to uniforn island. you're awesome, pal. come back. i'm a big fan. >> thank you. >> jimmy: thank you so much. stick around.i -- hey, before you go, can we play a game? >> i love games. >> jimmy: you do? >> yeah. >> jimmy: lilly and i are going to play "fast family feud" after the break.od. [ cheers and applause ] at? i can pour this champagne on my phone and it still work. whaaaaat? yeah look. [phone ringing] kenny, i'm 'bout to put you in the fish tank. that's crazy. [electrical cracking] do that max. here, i have another

unicorn island. everything that makes you happy. what makes you happy? >> so everyone has their own unicorn island. i do, you do, everyone else here does. mine has, like, skittles and popcorn. like, dwayne "the rock" johnson is shirtless. [ cheers ] ryan gosling, you know. yours might look different. >> jimmy: no, it's a similar list, yeah. we're pretty close to the same, yeah. >> exactly. >> jimmy: that's super fun. this documentary is you going around to all these different places and making people happy. >> yeah, i mean, it kind of has two stories. one is, like i said, sad person deciding to be happy and spreading that message with the world. for people who have no idea of videos, it's the story of how the heck am i going on a world tour. like, i know nothing about this. i have a psychology degree. what am i even doing? so, it was a really cool story. >> jimmy: did you have the most fun? what was the cities that you were like, "i had the greatest time just now." >> i mean, we truly went around the world. like, india, australia, singapore -- >> jimmy:

. >>> up next, posters of dying unicorns popping up in palo alto. an ominous message about the tech industry. we'll explain. >>> and cracking down on tobacco. reason why anyone under 21 may not be able to buy cigarettes in california soon. ==reveal== news. thsanta claraountying jail because of a brawl . now, >>> happening now on nbcbayarea.com, we're updating our breaking news. the santa clara jail remains on lockdown at this hour because of a brawl between inmates. that fight caught on cameras installed last night. also just posted to our app, donald trump's seven-point plan for health care. trump is no fan or obama care. under his plan no one will be required to buy insurance. we're back in a moment. pictures of dead unicorns aroung >>> a bizarre sight popping up around palo alto. someone has been posting pictures of dead unicorns all around the heart of the city. some say it's a prank. others believe it's a warning of the next tech bust. >> it's on trees and lamp posts in downtown palo alto could be a bad omen. graphic of a dying unicorn and mess

it is a stuffed unicorn with a rainbow scarf coming out of ... well, um, i think you can imagine where rainbows come out of unicorns. yep. as an alternative, you can pop out the brain on a stuffed zombie and wrap yourself in its entrails. either option available for preorder on kick starter for $49. nice. would you like to find benedict cumberbatch in your easter basket? well someone is making bunnies a cumberbunny is described as having a handsome face and a tasty bottom. that just got creepy there at the end. back at 11:00. >>> tonight, the gop rematch. >> and what romney told me about taking another run at the white house, now, on "extra." >>> target, donald trump. >> donald trump is a phony. he is very, very not smart. >> mitt unloads today. >> i'll just address it quickly, because it's irrelevant. >> what romney revealed to mario before the race turned into american gladiators. >> would you ever consider running? what are hillary's chances? >> and what donald once told "extra" about a romney-trump ticket. >> romney-trump? >> then, megyn kell

. >>> up next at 11:00, posters of dying unicorns popping up in palo alto. it is an ominous message about the tech industry. we'll explain. >>> the annual music marathon held today, students competing for rock 'n' roll glory and the ever-elusive paycheck, for the top two groups at least. champ takes home 500 bucks, runner-up 250, and for those who can't yet drive, mom takes them back to their garage/studio. high school musical? sort of. as for high school or younger, another performance you can catch on saturday. the spring festival of silicon valley is being presented by the chinese performing arts of america. that night at the san jose center for the performing arts. but at 3:00 in the afternoon, a special one-hour afternoon that's free for kids k-12 and for the groun-ups who bring them, only 10 bucks. the tenth spot was not made at the mint in san francisco. the old san francisco mint no longer makes the money but this weekend it's making the museums. a series of pop-up museums of san francisco history helping dozens of organizations to celebrate their st

if you're looking at that right now, you're going, that's a dead unicorn. yeah, those fliers show the image of a dead unicorn with the message your common shares are worthless. a unicorn is what tech insiders call a privately held company valued in the billions of dollars. nbc bay area tracked down the poster's creator and he calls a sign of a new tech bubble that will chill the ipo market. some analysts agree with him. >> far fewer people believing the facebooks and the googles to start the chasep dream because they're hearing all the horror stories of things going bad and people not finding any gold at the end of the rainbow. >> palantier did not return our calls for comment. >>> if you feel like your b.a.r.t. train is more crowded than it usually is. turns out gremlins could be to blame. here's why. according to "the chronicle" which cites a miracle issue that is knocking b.a.r.t. cars out of service. the problem is impacting electrical components. this week alone it knocked 40 b.a.r.t. cars off line and that, in turn, is forcing b.a.r.t. to run smaller

it shows a dead unicorn and reads "your private shares are worthless." the volunteer which analyzes data for the cyber security purposes is value at $20 billion. they tracked down the person responsible for the flyer and this person believes silicon valley is on the brink of another bubble. >> you're going to see far fewer leaving the facebook because they're hearing the horror story of people not finding gold at the end of the rainbow. >> money costs but will it change your commute habits? bart is offering perks to light i don't know the load cog bart received a philadelphia grant for this program which is right now scheduled to last for six years. >> we're going to hear from stuffan curry. >> and happening now on our app, a south african judge denies alfred pistorius appeal of his m mer. >> bored are agents uncovered a plot at the california/mexican border. i want to show you some cutting edge technology. this is a vhs tape. push that tape in and hit play. this is a flip phone. have you seen these before? it's called a compact disc. oh. looks like we'r

vonnie: is this the year that we see these unicorns growing a second horn?that was the amusing part of that comment. we have to see. billion, valued at $40 where are you going to go? there are very many people who will acquire any company at -- especially at any appreciation. as far as i know, there have been virtually no ipo's in this market and also, it is important that in order to go public, you have to open the component and show what is your growth rate and not just revenue, but how much are you actually losing, because thatuch -- is what's usual and up until now, investors have told that whole of losses and what is happened and was referred to by your partner in london is, the problems have been where people are looking at some of these companies that are further along and saying wait a second, you can talk all you want about growth rates and revenues, but you are losing $2 million a month and investors just aren't going to fund this forever. at some point, you have to start -- where is the beef? you have to demonstrate and bring this to the bottom li

. >> can the unicorn fairy tale of 2014 live on.art ups, apple'sing fight with fbi and the deal environment for tech in 2016. >>> "squawk" goes shameless. >> i rather be riddled with bullets than spend one more hour in this place. >> william h. macy is here as the second hour of "squawk box" begins right now. >> announcer: live from the beating heart of business, new york city, this is "squawk box". >> welcome back to "squawk box" right here on cnbc, first in business worldwide. i'm andrew ross sorkin along with becky quick and brian sullivan is here today as well, the futures at this hour are in the red. dow looks like it would open 75 points down. nasdaq down 19 points down and s&p 500 would open off 12.5 points. oil as we flip that board around, wti crude trading at 36.23. >>> fed policymakers are set to begin their two day meeting today with their latest policy statement due tomorrow afternoon fold by janet yellen's news conference. ahead of that a slew of economic data. retail sales and producer price index hitting at 8:30 east

there was a unicorn on the loose.a shetland pony that went gal lopping into cloud cuckooland. the unicorn's name is juliet. her human mommy is someone named sandra. they were eventually able to lure the magical pony with ambrosia. and they brought juliet home after a three-hour fairytale where one of the pursuing officers were heard saying this. i'm too old for this [bleep]. iewn foreigns aren't just prides for their magic horns. let's see what happened to juliet when she got back to the wrong family. >> boy, does junior go for them, and is likes them, too, and sis likes them too, so let's have a barbeque. kennedy: topic number three. attention americans. tom brady has a new puppy, and his name is fluffy. never let your children name your pets. he revealed the newest brady canine to the world via facebook and a touching whom and to "the lion king." that's a cute dog. which remind me of the time i saw a lion while i was visiting ghana. take a look. then that dog ate tom brady's dog. topic number 4. what if donald trump

the city claimed 13 unicorn companies and investor interest is growing.aw technology ambassador for the mayor of london is in the united states. he joins me now from new york. russ, thank you so much for joining us. london tech scene is growing robustly. perhaps the hottest start-up city in europe. i'll give you that. how recent is this development? >> i think this development has been building over the past five to six years. we've seen something like $10 billion of investment going into the sector. i think as each year continues, we see more and more money, more and more start-ups we're starting to see good exits. momentum is there. emily: london rent is among the highest in the world. it is not a cheap city. what are you doing to help start-up overcome those hurdle and encourage growth? grandparent we're seeing -- there are a lot coworking spaces. there are plenty of incubators and accelerators. many start-ups can get access to these facilities and cost of rent in these facilities is pretty low. that is very helpful. we're also seeing tech move to many

if you look at all unicorn companies out there in the u.s.learly, some of those aren't going to make it. what's different again, these companies do have large revenue. going after big markets. the probability they'll go away completely is a lot less likely. probability they'll raise lower evaluations is lot more likely. >> interesting in unicorns being born in europe as well. lot of great data that spun into rival the amount coming out of u.s. what about silicone valley bank helping foster the growth in europe? >> the u.k. is more than 100 employees here. u.k. is a great market for us. london is kind of the hub to allow us to look other parts of europe. markets we're looking at and germany will probably be next on the list. you look at a level of venture capital. it's very consistent what you seen in the u.k. you can look at innovation joseph all. very-- overall. >> what is the geographical trend coming out of china. i'm interested to know you did the source and gathered data on china. what differentiate the start-up coming out of china? what

unicorn! i'm going to take you all, on a trip to unicorn island! what's the most awarded car company of the year? ranking from top to bottom. luxury cars just seem like there better be some awards behind what you are paying for, right. the final answer. chevy. the most awarded car company two years in a row. wow, it's like a luxury car. i was shocked. i mean it's like, this is chevy? current qualified gm lessees can get a sign and drive lease on this chevy cruze limited for around $179 per month. find new roads at your local chevy dealer. owen! hey kevin. hey, fancy seeing you here. uh, i live right over there actually. you've been to my place. no, i wasn't...oh look, you dropped something. it's your resume with a 20 dollar bill taped to it. that's weird. you want to work for ge too. hahaha, what? well we're always looking for developers who are up for big world changing challenges like making planes, trains and hospitals run better. why don't you check your new watch and tell me what time i should be there. oh, i don't hire people. i'm a developer

my tiny unicorn legs can't take it. get a free john deere dump cart or spreader with purchase of a john deere lawn mower, at lowe's. look, the wolf was huffing and puffing. like you do sometimes, grandpa? well, when you have copd, it can be hard to breathe. it can be hard to get air out, which can make it hard to get air in. so i talked to my doctor. she said... symbicort could help you breathe better, starting within 5 minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. symbicort helps provide significant improvement of your lung function. symbicort is for copd, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. it should not be taken more than twice a day. symbicort contains formoterol. medicines like formoterol increase the risk of death from asthma problems. symbicort may increase your risk of lung infections, osteoporosis, you should tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking it. symbicort could mean a day with better breathing. watch out, piggies! (children gi

unicorn! i'm going to take you all, on a trip to unicorn island! degree motionsense. the world's first antiperspirant with unique microcapsules activated by movement, that release bursts of freshness all day. motionsense. protection to keep you moving. degree. (vo) you can check on them. you can worry about them. you can even choose a car for them. (mom) honey, are you ok? (child) i'm ok. (announcer vo) love. (mom) we're ok. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: welcome back to "late night" everybody. please give it up for the 8g band over there. [ cheers and applause ] also, he's been sitting in all week on drums, from the black keys, patrick carney is with us. [ cheers and applause ] it has been an honor, patrick. please come back anytime. now, do you guys know what a casserole is? a casserole is a meal where you throw a bunch of different kinds of foods in a dish and you sort of cook it up. and what you get is what you get. the reason i bring this up is we here at "late night", we come up with tons of different ideas all the time for the show. and many of them aren't qu

. ♪ unicorn!ou all, on a trip to unicorn island! ♪ four bandits chose a prius as their getaway car.. bravo-niner, in pursuit of a toyota prius. over. how hard is it to catch a prius? over. this thing is actually pretty fast. over. very funny. ♪ oh look, a farmer's market. we should get some flowers for the car. yeah! holly! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] let's be honest. she's a superstar. you can see her starring as detective harlee santos on the hit police drama "shades of blue," which airs thursday nights at 10:00 right here on nbc. let's take a look. >> you use force. in a mole hunt. you let me sweat it out on loman's shooting knowing that we were covered? >> i told you we were covered, harley. i told you. >> you trust him more than me? >> it's complicated. >> wrong answer. if you're going to bring -- into our circle, then you better damn well trust him more than anyone. >> he brought us in. he delivered $50,000 just for listening. we're not committed until i know the details. >> yeah, and how do y

the africa internet group officially africa's first unicorn. e-commerce company has closed a $327 million funding round, valuing the company at 1.1 billion. the french insurer axa are investors. samsung has been edged out. the dutch technology company has filed the most patent applications. phillips said 2402 patents came in ahead of samsung. samsung has been the leader last three years. we will see if the company can take it back in 2016. the premiere of season four of "studio 1.0." we are things off with jeff weiner in his first interview since the company's market cap was slashed in half earlier this year. tune in for the exclusive conversation on sunday right here on bloomberg television and you can subscribe to the "studio 1.0" on itunes, sound cloud, and other podcast platforms. ♪ emily: one stock we have been watching this week is sun edison. the solar company settle a $29 million lawsuit to that lawsuit had been weighing on investors. sun edison shares are still down more than 90% over the last year. jpmorgan called the settlement a mod

they have been dubbed unicorns, private companies valued at $1 billion or more.ears ago it was rare to have a private company valued at that much. today there are 152 unicorns, including huber, air b&b, and interests. >>> if you asked most investors they will tell you know bubble here, everything is just fine can invest in my start up. steve link is behind eight startups and teaches entrepreneurship at stanford. >>> this is deflating rather than popping and this will not hurt your grandmother in nebraska. >>reporter: what would a modern bubble burst me? visit a housing market is already softening and they expect that home prices and rent could drop 15%. >> i wouldn't be surprised to lose 20 or 30,000 jobs over the next >>reporter: years at some point. we are not years -- there yet. >>reporter: companies like apple are expanding with unemployment lower than almost anywhere in the nation and tourism and airports are setting records. white people are leaving the bay area, more people from other areas are moving in. >>> all of the experts thought everyone would be in

real number of delegates with his unicorn in tow. i think he made a reference -- >> the -- >> the daughter of daughters. >> i'm surprised. >> so -- but that is -- i do feel like the cruz camp saying like no, no, no, it's not going to be a contested convention. we're going to win before cleveland. if that is a contested convention that is a republican establishment fantasy for what they want for donald trump. i feel like that spin is so ridiculous it sounds like somebody is playing a record backwards. the donald trump theory is that he would love to win before the convention. nobody else has that option, fair enough? >> i think at this point, it is certainly the most likely outcome in terms s of what do trump wants. i don't see a way for donald trump to come out with a contested convention -- >> even if nobody else has anything anywhere near that? >> you know you look at the rnc rules, and the free ballot delegates, even pennsylvania which won't even have ballot delegates going in -- >> i mean, look, and there is a bunch of ways of ch

my tiny unicorn legs can't take it. get a free john deere dump cart or spreader with purchase of a john deere lawn mower, at lowe's. to the couple who set aside the whole day to sell their old car and buy a new one... oops. nana's got the kids til 9... but it's only 2. guess you'll just have to see a movie... ...then get some dinner. get 30% off every guest every ship in the caribbean but hurry, this offer won't last long come seek the royal caribbean book today at 1-800-royalcaribbean. vo: across america, people are taking charge of their type 2 diabetes with non-insulin victoza . for a while, i took a pill to lower my blood sugar. but it didn't get me to my goal. he said victoza works differently than pills. and comes in a pen. victoza is proven to lower blood sugar and a1c. it's taken once a day, any time. victoza is not for weight loss, but it may help you lose some weight. victoza works with your body to lower blood sugar in 3 ways: in the stomach, the liver, and the pancreas. vo: victoza is an injectable prescript

evil. >> i think you're wrong. >> i love unicorns and rain bows. to drink from that cup one day. i think the horrible shooting we had in south carolina. one of the amazing things was that church, we're going after white people, no. >> that was not radical islam. you're talking about the church killing. >> everybody was disgusted by what happened. but there were radical islamists who cheered the beheadings. >> if you go after people specifically and just say all about the violence and not about winning over hearts and minds, it is not a winning effort. >> so this is exactly, the poem started this as well. he said we need on conquer isis with love. mark zuckerberg and the pope are frankly wrong on this. this isn't an extension of president obama's let's not tick off the terrorists. by keeping gitmo open, they don't care. as evidenced by last week or the week before. isis among killing a group of people slaughtered four nuns. i think bullets will work better. killing them not w just with kindness but with guns. >> why are people so smart in business s