steven watts writes this wonderful genealogy. really starts with benjamin franklin and moves through the various 19th century purveyors of self-development who are so important in american culture and comes up to dale carnegie that is the apotheosis of self-development and he ends his book as i hope he will talk about in his talk tonight with oprah winfrey. you think about the direction, the destiny of self-development that goes from self control with benjamin franklin to self-esteem with oprah winfrey with a deep stop with dale carnegie. this is a powerful book because it is not just a biography of dale carnegie that it is a biography of the emotional development of the united states and its model necessarily good but as steven watts will tell you it's all really nice. [laughter] ladies and gentlemen, steven watts. [applause] >> he is a hard act to follow. dale carnegie would be proud i think. you have to excuse me i've had a terrible cold and so i may start croaking like a frog. just pretend it is quite natural. ever since rob

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consumer watts reporter julie watts is there at one of the agency's now. >> reporter: this agency is one of four across three bay area counties all catering to the asian community and all posting signs like this stating the offices are now closed. san francisco police tell us this evening they have already received more than a dozen complaints and are turning them over to fraud units. >> customers of the muse travel in san francisco's china town are not amused. they put a synod the business calling it shameless, saying the company tyke their money but never purchased their airline tickets. >> it is a terrible situation. >> consumer action representative says his group has received numerous complaints about the travel company and three others operate bid the same ownerrere under different names. >> these tickets were tickets to hong kong, china or oh places in asia. >> they say most customers were required to pay cash so they didn't have credit card protection. >> in california, there is something called the travel consumer restitution corporation. >> the organization is supposed to i

here's abc's nick watt. >> with big eddie, gritty patrick and the boys, they are the cowboy cops. tonight in the case of mccoy's missing cattle, they are on the hunt for snag and wallace, two cowboys they say have crossed to the dark side. they leave no stone unturned in their hunt. the prerp tai tors for this crime are now blightening the west. >> cattle theft. >> we're calling cattle rustling. straight out of a john wayne western. >> i i don't expect to get there with one single head of beef. >> reporter: and the crime back on the rise in 21st century america. the west is still wild. we're talking "rayhide" meets "breaking bad." >> these outlaws stealing the farm equipment, cattle and stuff are using drugs. >> yep, he's saying meth addicts are stealing cattle worth $1,000 to finance their habits. cattle rustling is a crime now dirtying up what i though was no longer the wild west. thievives bag backed a big rig d snatched the whole herd except for this last guy, left mooing for his buddies. >> if it were up to me, i would fix it so they couldn't steal anymore. >> yep, that's jet

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on the consumerwatch, julie watts, kpix 5. >> good advice.ou, julie. >>> now for a look at what's ahead on the "cbs evening news," scott pelley is in new york. scott. >> reporter: hi, liz and ken. great to be with you in the bay area. the mystery is only deepening. there is now evidence that that missing malaysia airlines flight may have flown on for hours after it disappeared. we'll have the latest on the investigation and the search. plus, three years ago this week, a tsunami launched a little boat on a tide of misery. tonight we're going to tell you about the high school students in california that sent that boat back to japan with a cargo of hope. those stories tonight on the "cbs evening news" at 5:30 right after kpix 5 news. ,,,,,,,,,,,, television announcer: mattress discounters' $197 mattress sale $197 mattress sale is ending sunday. bulldog: mattress discounters' $197 mattress sale! television announcer: that means sunday is your last chance to get a serta mattress any size, for just $197 each piece when you buy the complete set. bul

i'm nick watt for "nightline" in los angeles. >> uncoupling. thank you, nick for that report.cops versus motorcyclists and we're with them for the epic showdown. let's see what you got. rv -- covered. why would you pay for a hotel? i never do. motorcycles -- check. atv. i ride those. do you? no. boat. ahoy, mateys. house? hello, dear. hello. hello. van with airbrushed fire-breathing dragons. ah! check. thank you. the more you bundle, the more you save. now, that's progressive. eating healthier,tion by drinking plenty of water, but still not getting relief? try dulcolax laxative tablets. dulcolax is comfort-coated for gentle, over-night relief. dulcolax. predictable over-night relief you can count on. but sometimes, i still struggled to get going, even get through the day. so i was honest with my doctor. i told him i'd been feeling stuck for a long time. he said that for some people, an antidepressant alone only helps so much and suggested we add abilify (aripiprazole). he said that by taking both, some people had symptom improvement as early as 1 to 2 weeks. i wish i'd talked

we sent nick watt to interview the stars.look at what happened next. >> i want you to travel the world, show a global international audience what you can do. >> here it is, the muppet movie. i was to ask some questions and answer the question what makes the muppets still funny after 20 years in show business. >> to shoot a movie with kermit is a dream come true. it's fantastic. one, because i hate human actors. >> kermit is good. >> it's not easy being me. >> a plan is hatched to take kermit's place on the world muppet tour. >> kermit the frog here. >> and their evil manager, ricky gervais. >> dominic bad guy? >> it's pronounced "g." >> my name will go down in history as the greatest of all time. >> they're sporting a wonderful french accent. >> here's my real badge. >> you must have been looking at the wrong badge! >> kermit end us up with the gulag where tina fey is the guard. >> you feel it. he's a listener. >> i just love broadway. but you're right, kermit, as ever. >> your russian accent must have taken you months to per

kpix 5 consumerwatch reporter julie watts explains it's the drought that's running our wallets dry and the higher prices may not be the only change in store. >> reporter: have you noticed changes at the register lately? >> i noticed the higher prices. >> the price of meat has gone up. >> mill something really expensive, too, and tomatoes are ridiculously expensive now. >> reporter: no matter where you shop, it seems the price for everything from meat to milk to veggies is on its way up. federal forecasters estimate as much as a 3.5% price hike this year due in large part to the drought. from cattle whose feed is getting more expensive to fruits, vegetables and grains hit hard by the drought, food prices are on track for their largest increase in three years. and that means retailers and manufacturers will be looking for ways to save while still making you feel like you're getting a good deal. >> there's a lot of ways to deal with increased prices. one of them is to make serving sizes smaller. another is to change the ingredients to less expensive ones. >> reporter: author and consumer

a mega watt or smaller located in disadvantaged communities. that is another aspect of 343 in making sure we are included. if the california puc required pg & e to put that in their proposal. and we are asking the california puc to require pg & e to ensure that all green tariff cost are born only by participating customers so that their green tariff proposal is not subsidized by non-participants. in the california puc's energy efficiency funding and we'll continue to stay involved protecting not only the city's interest but also the particular concerns of how to take advantage for the community choice aggregators. thank you. >> okay. also we have presentation on the rfp. >> yes. staff was directed at the last meeting to address the local energy build out program. some of the issues that staff was directed also included a marketing approach. that's not in this particular rfp and we were under the impression that that did not need to be under this particular draft. but if that is not the direction of the commission just let us know. what this rfp

consumer watch reporter julie watts the case of her over-priced magazines. >>> paying is not always thesolution if you're just trying to make a story go away. >> screwly watts on the case of overpriced magazines. >> sheryl wasn't a happy mom. >> don't do this anymore. >> is what she told her 20-year- old daughter after she agreed to buy $66 worth of magazine subscriptions other the phone. when the bill arrived last august, sheryl paid it, chalking the experience to a life lesson learned. turns out t magazine company wasn't cone with sheryl. situation months litter tele marketing firm -- later, the tele marketing bill sent her a bill. hep sheryl called the company, she was shocked to find the bill was 730 dollars. the initial $66 was an initial payment. >> my jaw drop. that is ammeter gang payment. what are you -- that's a mortgage payment. what are you talking about. i was told their account summary wasn't available. >> we saw such a clear pattern of complaints coming through. >> the better business bureau says the company has logged over 500 complaints in the last three years. mostly f

don't like being left in the car, this boxer made it known, that was the "instant index," i'm nick wattcoming up next -- the olympic athletes on team usa who found a new way to serve their country. our "persons of the week." my sinuses are acting up and i've got this runny nose. i better take something. truth is, sudafed pe pressure and pain won't treat all of your symptoms. really? alka seltzer plus severe sinus fights your tough sinus symptoms plus your runny nose. oh what a relief it is this is a map of the pressure points on my feet. i have flat feet. i learned where the stress was at the dr.scholl's foot mapping center. then i got my number, which matched the custom fit orthotic inserts with the right support. find a walmart with a foot mapping center at drscholls.com. i'm a believer. you raise her spirits. we tackled your shoulder pain. you make him rookie of the year. we took care of your cold symptoms. you take him on an adventure. tylenol® has been the number 1 doctor recommended brand of pain reliever for over 20 years. but for everything we do, we know you do so much more. ty

this is about 45 minutes. >> so, tonight we're really lucky to have steven watts back.steven watts has been called i a another good biographer, a biographer of john dewey, the plutarch of modern america because of his books on walt disney, whose book on hugh hefner which he talked about here in the library, and henry ford, and now dale carnegie. he is a professor of history at the university of missouri, former chair of the history department at the university, and dale carnegie, i have a lecture that make it periodically able to get have and people forget i've given it before and then i give it in which the title of it is missouri, the center of the literary universe. we talk about t.s. eliot and mark twain, talk about things that people don't know, the best selling cookbook of all times, written in st. louis. i was like to refer to the first sentence of the first edition as the criticisms in american literature, stand facing the

julie watts, kpix 5. > it was a big night in san jose for a sharks fan who went through a rough time. 17-year-old sam of martinez was born with a serious heart condition. yesterday, through the make-a- wish foundation, the sharks signed him to a one-day contract. he practiced, hung out in the dressing room and skated with them before the game last night in florida. the only glitch, the sharks lost, ending san jose's six- game winning streak. >> not a big deal. look at the smile. that's awesome. >> very emotional. >>> it is 4:40 on your wednesday. look out. how officers survived a close call with a flying truck coming up. >> we're having an earthquake! >> the quake in l.a. had newsrooms ducking for cover. the theory that fracking caused that earthquake, next. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, a pick-up truck flew througe air.. nearly taking them out while they investigated a c. >>> a close call for police officers in iowa. a pickup truck flying from nowhere nearly taking them out while they were investigating a crash there. it was dashcam video. the sheriff's office says a big rig had rear ended the t

nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >>> and now, in the east, st. patrick's day green was overshadowed by a lot of white. snow. a fast-moving storm, felt from north carolina to new jersey. and the nation's capital, in the wintry bull's eye. the federal government shut down, seeing a winter wonderland across washington. further south, in florida, tornado watches across the peninsula. and remember, spring is just three days away. >>> and tonight, new trouble for general motors. another recall. 1.5 million cars. a problem with the air bags. after that news broke about the cars with the faulty ignition switches. today, the woman at the helm of gm said it's time for the company to step up. and here's abc's chief business correspondent, rebecca jarvis. >> reporter: tonight, general motors issuing three new recalls, totalling 1.5 million suvs, luxury sedans and full-size vans for model years 2008 to 2014. for problems that include air bag and brake issues. it's part of an effort to assure consumers gm is acting quickly to fix problems. >> something went wr

here's abc's nick watt. >> reporter: she goes by the name grandma betty.-grandson, zach, set her up on instagram in january after she was diagnosed with cancer. >> when you have cancer, you don't have to be down in the dumps. you can be happy with it. >> i don't even think about it. >> reporter: a week ago, she had 5,000 followers. today, she has -- >> 206,000. >> ooh. that's lot of people, isn't it? >> reporter: hip, young things from oregon to florida, from finland to australia. >> i love you, all. i don't know who you are. but i love you. that's a lot of good people because they're watching good, old grandma. >> reporter: betty's upbeat photos and videos are an inspiration. >> what's the most important lesson you learned in life? >> to be good to other people and love them. >> reporter: wise words from the oldest swinger online to her young followers. among them, pharrell williams, who wrote this song. ♪ and i'm happy come along if you feel ♪ >> reporter: nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> go, grandma betty. >>> and we thank you for watching. we're al

as julie watts found out, instead of one specific day, you may want to consider a zone. >> reporter: what's your trick to finding the cheapest flights? >> you have to start online. book early. i don't know. i got mine last minute. >> reporter: it seems almost everyone has a strategy for finding the best airfare. there are scientific studies that claim to have found the single best day to book a flight. >> wednesday supposedly. i don't know how much of it is true. >> reporter: but according to this travel blogger with so many variables there's no best day to book a flight, rather there's a zone. >> a zone? >> a zone -- >> reporter: that's right. he calls it the zone of indecision. the period when airlines are tweaking their prices based on potential demand. the zone of a decision begins about 3.5 months before a flight and continues until 30 days out. shop before the zone and you'll pay expensive fares set for early bird shoppers with specific dates in mind. shop after the zone along with 70% of all other travelers and he says the prices substantially increase closer to take-off. >> g

here's abc's nick watt. >> reporter: we begin the best of this week's "index" with james, a seeminglyrdinary, bethany hamilton, who lost an arm in a shark attack in 2003. and this week, won a women's pro event in hawaii. okay, back to james quickly, and an explanation. his dad is a movie animator, so he makes his kid's dreams come true. next on a junior edition of the "index," two babies born this week at the denver zoo, leopard cubs. while 1-year-old wesley gets into march madness with his dad. meanwhile, a flea market shopper in tennessee stumbled upon emi sunshine. ♪ >> reporter: singing the blues, age just 9. that was the "instant index," i'm nick watt. >> and coming up next here tonight -- it's time for our "person of the week," a man who spelled out the word "torture" with blinking eyes and all america watched. our "person of the week." spelled out the word "torture" spelled out the word "torture" withfor over a decaded all millions have raised their hand for the proven relief of the purple pill. and that relief could be in your hand. for many, nexium helps relieve heartburn sym

more and more stops but if you miss a leg of that flight, julie watts reports it could cost you bige. >>> reporter: kim lomax was thrilled when they are teenaged son flew home from college for christmas. >> oh, my god, yeah. you really miss your kids. >> reporter: she just wasn't so happy about what happened two weeks later when it was time to fly back. >> he phoned me said mom, there's no tickets for me. >> reporter: u.s. air canceled his reservation for the return flight of his roundtrip ticket. the reason? >> they canceled it because i didn't take the outgoing flight to oakland. >> reporter: it's true. the teen had missed the first leg of his multistop itinerary. so he flew a different airline on his way here. >> i figured, okay, we missed the flight, that's on us, a return flight was -- never occurred to us it would be canceled. >> reporter: according to the travel blogger it's common. >> they want you to pay a change fee when you change your itinerary. >> reporter: because most airlines will cancel what remains of any itinerary after a traveler misses any leg of the flight with

truly, a pleasure to work with. >> reporter: nick watt, abc news. >> nick watt. >> i don't know.ion. >> i mean, if nothing else, they make you stop and look, and that's half the battle. >> that's correct. >> that kraft one -- yeah, they are funny -- generated 2.5 million youtube views and generated traffic to the facebook page. this is classic. this works, too. nice. what are you selling there, marci? >> soda or headbands. maybe both. >> straws. nicely done. >> thank you. don't miss our updates on facebook. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now." informing insomniacs for two decades. it's the feeling of accomplishment that drives me. and there's no better challenge than serving part-time in the coast guard reserve. i protect my country, work with the best and brightest. i get great pay and benefits in return. the coast guard reserve is important work. i get to serve my community and it's always rewarding. if you were born ready, there's a new challenge waiting for you. learn about serving part-time at gocoastguard.com/reserve. >>> making news in america this morning -- new

on consumerwatch, julie watts, kpix 5. >>> how to help kids have successful lives.reading early on how an east bay woman is helping kids become superstars in literacy. >> and good wednesday evening to you. meteorologist paul deanno. mobile weather tonight in sausalito we are setting the stage for a fantastic sunset throughout the entire bay area. it's the perfect weather, folks. is it going to stick around for your weekend? the answer and more of that gorgeous view coming up. >> straight ahead in sports, the president weighs in on his ncaa tournament pick. >> i think they are the right ones. >> the boys from san luis obispo make the big time. >> basketball team hated me because i didn't want to play. >> and a real san francisco giant. i'll explain in 10 minutes. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, graders can read at their g level. that puts them at >>> only about a third of american fourth graders can read at their grade level. that puts them at serious risk for dropping out of high school. one east buy woman is working to turn those numbers around. kate kelly introduces us to

here's abc's nick watt. >> reporter: we begin this week's index with this., you just did see what you thought you saw. two daredevils flying above and below the outstretched arms of christ the redeemer in rio. in italy, the pope met his mini-me. in thailand, a monkey steals a tourist's camera, takes a selfie. in california, a whale slaps a tourist. once more in slow motion. and in georgia, this guy was cleaning his room and found a winning but forgotten lottery ticket. kids, there's a moral to that story. if freestyle sledding ever gains olympic status, this kid from new york will win gold. finally, an incredible light show over northern europe this week, the northern lights, no photoshop, no fake, that's real. that was the "instant index." i'm nick watt. >>> and up next -- as we count down to the oscars, we'll tell you some secrets behind some of the most famous scenes in movie history, thanks to our "person of the week." ladies, does your overactive bladder make you worry about constantly being near one of these? because now you can take control with $8 of

civil rights activist light king is saying watts is an example of the language of the unheard.it is very interesting, watts is up to that point of all roszak test, depending on vote you.of whats it gives us up perspective of what you think about the social movements of the 60s and aspirations of american society. is it an example of excess, or people had so much social misery that the only way to respond after willey, a century of this segregation and brutality is with that amount. >> host: if you can't get through on the phone lines to professor peniel joseph you can tweet at booktv or send the question via facebook, facebook.com/booktv or booktv@c-span.org. raymond in kalamazoo, mich. how are you? >> i wanted to say how proud i am of professor joseph, so much so outstanding and i couldn't believe -- all the information he has but more importantly, we have the same ethnic origins. i am proud of being haitian. and say is that. might university -- somewhere else. i apologize. i apologize. i am just saying -- he is the greatest. keep up the good work, prof. joseph. >> guest: he w

let's suppose you got a hundred-watt lamp, and it's white. and you're saying that a lot of this is coming out, and a lot of this too, right? so you're spreading it along all of that, right? let's suppose you got a hundred-watts only of this. how about your eye, honey? you're gonna see more light, because it's hitting right where you can see best. now, those yellow lamps aren't very good for your complexion and that sort of thing, all right? but when you're driving at nighttime you're not into that. you're into what's on the road. you really want to maximize seeing. and, hence, that's one strong reason for the yellow-green lamps. and the yellow-green fire trucks. but, suffice to say, we could break this up into three regions. that's what happens in your eye. the low frequencies average out to be red. the high frequencies average out to be blue. guess what the middle frequencies average out to be. irish, what is that? now, try it. - green. - green. very good. when you're looking at your television set at home, gang, you've only got three colors

watts of actual power.ow much do you think these kinds of innovations are going to be integral? >> taking it in a broader really, technology is a intriguing place in china, and historically it was because it was cheap to produce than it was elsewhere. the intriguing part about china now, which is part of the consumer domestic growth idea is you produce it as well as consume it. whether it is environmentally oriented technologies or whether it is more traditional consumer oriented technologies, it's quite interesting looking. the stock performance looking at revenue growth, looking at earnings growth, we're seeing that with existing chinese stocks. >> oscars. >> gravity already won a couple. have we got best pictures? >> not yet. i got my bets on dallas buyers club. >> it will be close. >> are we going to break it? we might just rate it on this show. stay tuned for oscar winners. thank you to the rest of the gang for today's discussion. still to come, a lot more. >> it is oscar time in l.a. the winners make

[laughter] ladies and gentlemen, steven watts. [applause] >> i just told crosby he is a hard act to follow. [laughter] dale carnegie would be proud i think. you will have to excuse me, i've had a terrible cold when they begin to sort of looking like a frog to just pretend it's all quite natural. ever since rob was broke but the thing for a book about plutarch i've been giving my booktalk addressed in a toga. but i decided my legs weren't good enough for got the suit instead tonight. i do want to talk about in the book about dale carnegie to see who is i think a very influential cultural figure in this country for reasons that hope for reasons that help to layout a little bit in my talk, and if you're kind enough to get the book i would be happy to sign it for you afterwards. the notion of success i think lay at the heart of the american dream. and, in fact, the idea of the individual living head in the race of life, pulling yourself up by your own bootstraps as the old of them are saying, i think it's embedded in our national dna.

they make about 74 cents per watt. can get capital more cheaply and keep the solar project, they might be worth as much as $1.97 per watt. that's the point of spin offing this yield code, to attract more money with a vehicle that pays out regular dividends. it's fascinating. kind of a corporate finance genius. my view, i don't know, i would wait for the sun edison yieldco ipo and get a piece of it. that's where the opportunity is with this one. let's go to last but not least, that's insight. that's a $10 billion company that's rallied since last june. this is another momentum stock that looks outrageously expensive by most metrics. it is growing like a weed. they develop drugs that treat blood disorders, cancer and inflammation. they have one product for myelofibrosis. the stock has surged because this drug has been selling really well. this company has real sales. last year sales were up 73% since 2012. on top of that, insight has a strong pipeline where each of its compounds has several different shots on goal, inclu

contract is going forward seems questionable, but also maybe might not even matter that much. 20-30 mega watts for four 1/2 years while substantial may not purely maintain a plan this scope in scale. thank you very much. >>supervisor john avalos: is there any additional public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. there was a question that was raised in public comment. i want to ask puc about that and that is the status of the shell contract. i can speculate probably accurately but i want to hear from you. >> barbara hale from power. we have not engaged with shell. our department let us believe that we are not going forward with the cca program as was conceived since we did not get authority though go forward. we have not been engaging with shell. >>supervisor john avalos: thank you. seems like a land with a big thud. okay, i thought the puc, the commissioners just did not approve not to exceed rates. but have they made an occasion that cleanpowersf is dead and gone? that wasn't my understanding. they just didn't approve not to exceed rates. >> i think it's accurate to say there has

. >> on the consumer watch, screwly watts tells us atms may be getting an upgrade. >> reporter: 03% of americans say they haven't set foot in a bank in six months according to a new survey. customers are looking for better hours, more convenience, and that is leading too new technology like this. >> hi. >> select atms are now offering videoconferencing with tellers and call centers. they can reportedly handle 95% of typical bank transactions. both regional and big banks are text out the atm technologies and other tools may also allow atm to interact smart phones, giving you cash in the time it takes to stamp a picture. >> to take your mobile phone and prestage a transaction own mobile and then be able to go up to the atm and very quickly finish that transaction, that has great benefits for speed. >> and, the banks experts says this is just the beginning. other new technologies will soon allow you to do everything from sending money to friends to paying bills in person after hours. >>> veterans rye zone is being accused to push customers to switch to its internet voice packages instead

from the did you say thank you train station to the community gardens ♪ the farmer's market in watts brown is now and will be forever enter linked in the history of california with his name on the most traveled bridges of america. i shouldn't be standing before is as a member of the california state will you ever but for people statistically as an african-american male in my early 40s i should be raised in compton i should be in jail think drugs or to death dead. state of california willie brown should never h have graduated from school but he choose ladies and gentlemen, a different path. we're here because of the path he choose and because people like willie brown who is a forerunner for people of color across this nation he said the status quo was not acceptable and he challenged the rules about who could succeed. my mother was raised in the sdrathd texas who like mr. brown was living in a nation too long wanted them to be separate - but called equal. the story of willie brown is of any minorities of many backgrounds and why today's i naming is so important to those who look diffe

. >> partner of naomi watts. >> in my immediate that i don't know who naomi watts is?>, on. >> friends with nicole kidman. >> i know nicole kidman. she a very good guitar player, right? >> nearly watts is a very good-looking lady. but really? >> things you need to know from adam johnson. >> russian oligarchs. there the main target. dealmakers in london stander lose out. more than $180 billion of russian generated business is now at stake. matthew campbell joins us from london. wealthy russians have standout out across europe. we know they have homes in switzerland, bank accounts there as well. sports teams across the continent. especiallylondon vulnerable? an exaggeration to say the business capital of russia. when you have a lot of money, as a lot of these russian oligarchs do, you need to invest it. you need to find lawyers, accountants, bankers to advise you. and they have come to london. they feel protected in the u.k. rather than in russia. >> specifically, what kind of this mess has been interrupted by the crisis in ukraine? >> there have been a couple of initial

tonight, nick watt goes behind the scenes with the cast of the new movie "captain america: the winteroldier." . they save the world, they look great in suits and now they're picking up their power once again. >> hey, cap, how do we know the good guys from the bad guys? >> if they're shooting at you, they're bad. >> to make money, they need more than superhero geeks to buy tickets. they need comic book ignoramuses like me filing into theatres. >> that's our burden or challenge every time we set out to make a movie. it has to work on both 4re68s. >> this is ninth movie marvel has made in its interwoven superhero universe. the avengers plus all the spinoffs. and together they gross nearly $6 billion in the box office in just a few short years. this is a cultural phenomenon of our time. starring among others, robert downey jr., scarlet johansson and samuel l. jackson of nick fury as the bad ass boss. >> it's getting damn near time for you to get with that program, cap. >> don't hold your breath. >> do you ever want to give this up and go play golf? >> no. >> never? >> i mean, i make money

i think you need a real beefcake to make this work. [ applause ] >> nick watt once again proving he will do anything to be on television. you can see much of more of his report on "nightline prime" which premieres tonight on abc at 9:00. this is one of my other jobs at abc, one of the co-ang chorus of "nightline." we are super excited about this new show and have incredible stories coming up so tune in tonight. >> yes. >>> all right, well, coming up on "good morning america," the police under the microscope at the oscar pistorius trial. did they bungle the crime scene contaminating crucial evidence and what does this mean for the fate of the blade runner? >> 50 years later a man pointing fingers on who stole a baby from a chicago hospital in a notorious kidnapping case. does his story about little paul fronczak hold up? that's next. >>> time for a pop quiz. weir word was added to the oxford english dictionary. cyberslacking, whackadoodle, jeggings or bajillion. >> jeggings. >> jeggings. you see the "mini" ion my chest? funny, yes? no. i'm huge. flavor? i'm bursting with it. creamy? i ooz

they won't have enough watt yefr. >> peter is a produce wholesaler in south san francisco. his colleague at green 11 loads says prices may spike but not for everybody. >> you have to wait to see. and people also will adjust what they eat a little bit. >> the biggest problem for produce prices this year are farmers planting smaller acres because there is not a lot of market. >> and state wide numbers show drivers are paying $3.96 for a gallon of gas highest in the country up $0.06 the past week. a thousand people demanding the state end the threatened cut back worried agriculture will not get the water it needs. a change was made to ensure farmers get their share of whatever water becomes available. >> a fremont man is one of 14 people facing charges in a online child pornography case. homeland security investigators say the arrest is part of the larnlest online child exploitation investigation they have ever conducted covering 39 states, and involving 250 victims. some just toddlers >> there were some three years of age up to 15, 16 years of age they were urged into committ

we're "up all nightline" with abc's nick watt. >> i want you to conquer the wor world.e cast and come back with some answers to the questions -- what makes muppets funny after so many years in show biz? >> i love that frog. i love him. i love that frog. >> to shoot most of my scenes with kermit is a dream come true. he's fantastic. one, because i hate human actors. >> cue it, boys. >> reporter: the movie's good. evil kermit doppleganger escaped -- >> it's not easy being mean. >> reporter: and hatches a plan to take kermit's place on the muppet world tour. >> kermit the frog here. >> kermit the frog here. >> reporter: in cahoots with their internal tour manager, gervais >> dominic badguy. >> it's badguy, it's french. >> i'm the evil man taking over the muppets. but only under orders of an evil russian frog. >> my name will go down in history. >> reporter: that frog and gervais go on a crime spree >> cia/interpol. this is my travel badge. here's my real badge. >> you must have been looking at the wrong badge >> reporter: kermit ends up where guard tina fey has a unspoken

but on the consumerwath, julie watts t >>> by now you've probably heard safeway has new owners and youe society aesthetic changes in the store today but on the consumerwatch, julie watts says they have nothing to do the merger and everything to do with overcharges. >> reporter: as you said, for the past year and a half we have been investigating consumer complaints being charged more at the register than the posted or the advertised price. and in those cases, safeway was suppose to give them the overcharge items for free or a $5 gift card. but we found they weren't. and so didn't investigators. [ coughing ] >> excuse me. as of today, every store is required to have one of these giant sized outlining their price accuracy policy part of a settlement reached yesterday with district attorneys from across the state on charges of false advertising among other issues. d.a.s say if your items scans for more than advertised price employees are required to give them to you free whether or not you request it and even if you catch that price discrepancy before you have actually paid. now, there ar

watts reporter julie watts is outside one of those agencies. julie. >> reporter: yeah.s is one of four travel agencies across three bay area counties. all catering to the asian community. all posting signs like this tonight stating the offices are now closed. tonight, san francisco police and san mateo county sheriff both confirmed they received complaints. san francisco is turning them over to the fraud unit. >> . >> customers of amused travel in san francisco's china town is not amused. they put a sign up calling it shameless saying the company took their money but never purchased their airline ticket escorted. something these customers say they discovered when they got to the airport. >> in california, there is something called the restitution corporation. the organization funded by licensed travel agencies is supposed to issue refunds to california consumers when travel agencies go belly up, close up shop or just don't live up to that i remembered of the bargain. >> we will post a link to the travel consumer restitution corporation on our website. that's kpix.com/co

>>reporter: julie watts, kpix5. >> here's a tip for you, there is a prime-only filter option on amazon that allows you to see only prime prices, but if you inadvertently select that, you may not be able to see some of the cheaper prices from third-party sellers. >>> coming up, a dog is nursed back to health, but its owners are no where to be found. the efforts now to get the dog home. >>reporter: here's the first clue for "where's roberta" for years everybody in the bay area could use this store, but ever since the loma prieta earthquake, everybody must keep out. that's next on kpix5. with a note. >>> an older couple who thought they could no longer care for their sick dog just left it at an animal shelter with a note. the note said the southern california couple is sick, has no money and they asked the shelter to put down the 13-year- old dog. turns out the shelter managed to nurse this dog, harley, back to good health. now, the couple is being encouraged to come and get him. >> they have to recognize him, see him or neighbors will recognize him and alert the owners, first and foremos

the watt aer district warned 100 cozeners use surface water and they might have to cut them off -- customers to use surface water and they might have to cut them off. >> a lot of them die. you lose your crop but the trees also die. >> reporter: they crowded in to meet with water officials about the cut off. he delivered the bad news. if the drought situation doesn't improve, water customers will get a notice there will be no more water available beginning april 1. >> we plan to meet with all of them. make sure they have other supplies available. >> reporter: officials point out there is a strong ground water supply. >> i imagine people will try to rely on ground water on their properties by installing a well or revisiting a well. >> reporter: that won't be easy. >> we have an old well but it will take 12 weeks, three months to get it operational. >> the water district points out it makes up 5% of the businesses in the county. live in san jose, rob recall h, ktvu channel 2 news -- robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a court up held a ruling allowing water restrictions on water deliveries.

. >> middle of a drought the priority should be finding a way to repsychothal watt -- repsychothal water -- recycle the water. . >> are you able to use this auditor? >> no. the pipe -- water? >> no. the pipelines are a great distance away. 134 are skeptable -- >> reporter: some are keptable about how hard the city -- skeptable about how hard the city -- skeptable about how hard -- >> reporter: the city is asking anyone with concerns to call the water department directly. live in santa clara, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> san francisco is exploring new ways to keep streets and sidewalks clean during the drought. every major california city uses some drinking water to clean streets and that san francisco is now working on a plan to recycle 4 million gallons of water per day for street cleaning purposes. they plan to discuss solutions later on this month. >>> authorities arrested a man today on terrorism charges. the 20-year-old was taken into custody near washington and appeared in court this afternoon. authorities say he lives in stockton. and a member of the california national

co watts explai >>> a lot of amazon customers are finding some extra money in their accounts today. >> consumerwatch reporter julie watts explains that it's a result of a lawsuit over ebook price fixing. >> reporter: yeah. you know, this got a lot of attention last year when the case was settled but a lot of people forgot about it. so today's refund are coming as a nice surprise. those who bought kindle ebooks from amazon between april 2010 and may of 2012 may be getting emails notifying them of refunds. how much? well, 73 cents for each book not on the "new york times" best-seller list and $3.17 for each book that is on the list. now, amazon is the one issuing the refunds but the money is actually coming from five major publishers. those publishers along with apple were accused of conspiring to keep the price of ebooks artificially high. >>> if you have ever taken tout a payday loan, odds are your paid more in fees than the loan itself according to consumer financial protection bureau which finds payday loans can lead a vicious cycle of back- to-back borrowing. 80% of all payday loan