he and some friends got the idea from youtube. mom partially blaming youtube. what are your thoughts on that. we tried to contact youtube. so far we're waiting for them to get back to us with a statement. let's go to the phones. theresa is with us from ontario. your thoughts here? >> caller: hey, mike. my thoughts were that, i have a 13-year-old niece, and i know there's no way she would, or any of her friends would think of setting themselves on fire. isn't it a responsibility -- are we not responsible to -- for our own actions? was something going on with the boy? were there any problems? you just don't set yourself on fire. >> well, let's get jeff gardere in on that. jeff, i'll say this. if there's an age where common sense is lacking, it's 13, isn't it? >> oh, absolutely. studies show, mike, that kids at that age have an underdeveloped prefrontal cortex that means their judgment is very poor. that's one of the things that's going on. the other thing is that the internet is something that is -- has a lot of influence on teenagers, especially 13-year-olds. wh

second point, google makes money for youtube. youtube doesn't have to make money.they make money because does is 300 services with 290 are free. what google wants you to do is as you said to use the internet the more you use the internet the more you will leave traces of information. your actions let google make more money by selling ads. the attachment to the global network will benefit google whether it is you switch from youtube to one of the other services or whether the information they put in the videos and allows you want allowed to create smarter businesses. they will extract money and economics is called a complement. you give away the mustered for free to make a hot dog. no one says the mustard is qualified for t.a.r.p. funds because they understand it's a bigger business, the hot dog business. last point. youtube is 5-years-old. youtube has acquired a network television sized audience. never in human history or in the history of advertising, same thing. have advertisers not found a way to follow the eckert, to follow the audience when we invented the car

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dancing wedding party has become the latest craze on youtube.o, let's check this out. ♪ >> we talk about it with an entertainment columnist and author of a book and nobody better to talk about it than this guy. what do you think about this whole thing, first the wedding video, then the divorce parody? >> it reminds us weddings are supposed to be joyous occasions, not these dreaded events you have to go to and buy the blender and get it back after the divorce. the divorce video is fantastic because it shows divorce is a joyous occasion because you're free of that horrible marriage that wasn't what it started out to be. >> let's talk about the song here, chris brown. >> chris brown's song "forever" he gets more positive exposure than from his hometown because of the famous incident beating rihanna. i would say use rihanna's "umbrella." >> singing in the rain. >> but chris brown, alex, had a positive video recently where he apologized to his fans for what he did. he wore like a "star trek" outfit, talked fast, mentioned his mother and his minister

her youtube video was posted earlier this month and now the video and her cause have taken a life of own. reaching across the globe as 12- year-old abby miller tries to make a difference ♪ [ music ] ♪ >> reporter: abby miller can't remember when she startedded to sing. >> i just never really never sang. >> reporter: now this middle schooler is using her voice to reach out to a little girl who doesn't remember a time when she wasn't sick. abby, a cross between miley cyrus and goodwill embassy she has dedicated avilla seen's song, keep holding on to taylor from washington. >> the 12-year-old's youtube video has received 14,000 hits after posted earlier this month and nearly 2 million have viewed her music videos combined. taylor is fighting a debilitating disease called neuroblastoma, a cancer that attacks the nervous system. little taylor has spent half of her life in the hospital and the focus of many news stories but since the two have teamed up on youtube they have gone global. >> abby and taylor together have brought neuroblastoma to the world. >> reporter: the two first met at a

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should youtube be doing more, perry? >> well, they're doing a lot. they have so many videos that are being posted and there's no way to use filtering to really see what the videos are doing. they have to look at the words that are used to describe this. this is where i think linda can come in and be a big help to us. i've got wired moms. you can follow us on twitter. it is my cyber army. fy get linda and other moms looking for this content on youtube, i'll guarantee they'll take it down. >> the reality is, you just heard from linda. she keeps a close eye on her child. but this stuff is almost pervasive now. it's almost impossible. sometimes kids are going to the computers at the time when the mother or father don't even know. so the question is, what's going to protect our kids from this kind of thing especially young kids? >> well, there's some good technology out there that will block sites like youtube and other sites you don't want your kids going to. basically it comes down to the filter between their ears. we need to teach them what to do when

a youtube channel. i post all of our videos on there. as wa way to get them to our local media, because the files are sometimes too big to e-mail. and anything that i give to the local media, i give to the public, because it's a public record. >> so there's no way trial case against her is going to be compromised because it was out before it was resolved and gone to court? >> no. public record. >> okay. let's get -- jennifer, you want in on that real quick? >> well, i find it very questionable tactic to post videos that are going to be used, presumably, as evidence against this woman at some point. i question that strategy, that protocol. and i do think it can compromise the case. and can actually prejudice her and prevent her from getting a fair trial. this specific case, obviously she has a lot to answer to, dalia that is. i think it's a terrible practice if the police department makes it a habit of posting videos that they take in the course of their investigation, and even arresting suspects. >> ste

first, it's not youtubes, it's just youtube. there's just the one. plural of moose, which is moose, not moos. same with internet. there are no internets. just like there are no sheeps. also, youtube is a video sharing site. not some kind of device to record images and sound. people call that a camera. not that new, really. another tip, it's not the google but it is correct to say the internet. for instance, it's "i googled poppy on the internet." not, "i use internets to find poppy with the google." one more piece of advice, senator baucus, it's pronounced public option. it gets easier the more times you say it. >> excellent work, kent. thank you. >> thank you. >>> thank you for watching. >> time to close the deal. let's play "hardball." good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. leading off tonight, the closer. barack obama knows how to win. he got into columbia he went to harvard law, made president of the law review, within a seat in the u.s. senate, won the democratic nomination for president and overtook john mccain to win the job. he close

you can hear the message he posted on youtube and what might have prompted his action. >> most of the rain has moved on, but we will talk about the forecast overnight and the rest of the week coming up. 75 degrees at bwi marshall. collects a summer vacation was over today for some baltimore county teachers. 700 first-year teachers showed up at a high school today. the teachers' union was there to address issues such as the high teacher turnover rate, teacher workload, and professionalism. that's a viable it buys. >> know your students. we have an obligation to look at every job as an individual and to assess all the strings of that child and where are their needs. >> teaching is something i have always wanted to do. i always wanted to be a teacher. this is the best counties in the world. >> about 4000 teachers were hired across the state this year. some good news in the product economy report. if you are looking for a job, you are in one of the best cities to find one. that is according to a survey of. a look at baltimore during the month of june and right this is the third best. ther

what a youtube video led to the suspension of a metro train operator. the new anti-wrinkle treatment that could have many patients saying bye-bye to botox. >>> and some life lessons from a local high school principal who is leaving his post. >>> but first, a teenager not even old enough to drive recently broke a world flying record. 15-year-old kimberly anna deke is the first pilot to fly across country and hoping her feat will inspire others. jane latrell caught up with her when she stopped in college park on her history making journey. >> reporter: it was a flawless landing for a single-engine plane piloted by a teen that isn't old enough to drive. but this f3@ct15-year-old is determined to make history and become the youngest african-american girl to fly cross country. >> it definitely inspires me to fly the best i can so i can make some smooth landings. >> reporter: kimberly is also inspired by her wingman on this historic flight, world war ii airman who is flying and greeting her along the way. >> she is amazing. you won't find a more motivated you

well, that was the same time he was making this youtube video. so there's something very confused, something disturbingly wrong about what he was writing and producing at this time. >> exactly. we have to leave it there. abbi, stacy, we appreciate it. >>> coming up, we want to hear from you on this one. it's frightening, let's face it. somewhat humorous. nurse of the year, who's not really a nurse at all. but she's administering medications and giving advice to patients in need. don't we have background checks anymore? >>> rough stories. today, one that's going to remind you, there's a lot of positive in the world. centers around a program that lives by the motto, neighbors helping neighbors. here's prime news correspondent richelle carey with our weekly what matters segment. >> a hand up instead of a hand out. a program in atlanta is giving homeless men and women a second chance. it helps people with a home-cooked meal, a warm smile and the skills to help them move back into the work force. tony harris from our sister network cnn recently paid a

first, it's not youtubes, it's just youtube. there's just the one. internets. just like there are no sheeps. also, youtube is a video sharing site. not some kind of device to record images and sound. people call that a camera. not that new, really. another tip, it's not the google but it is correct to say the internet. for instance, it's "i googled poppy on the internet." not, "i use internets to find poppy with the google." one more piece of advice, senator baucus, it's pronounced public option. it gets easier the more times you say it. >> excellent work, kent. thank you. >> thank you. >>> thank you for watching. "countdown" with keith olbermann starts right now. >>> which of these stories will you be talking about tomorrow? rahm emanuel lives. democrats seem set to go it alone on a health bill. finally, their go it alone view is being shaped by what they saw as republicans' purposely strident tone against health care legislation during this month's congressional recess. really? i hadn't noticed. >> why support a policy as obama has expressly suppor

. >> a teen is seriously burned while trying to re-enact a youtube individual yoechlt we'll have his mother's advice to other parents. >> the redskins hit the field today for >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, the philadelphia phillies pedro martinez made a triumphant return to baseball last night, showing doubters his arm may have a little life left in it after all. here's nbc's bill seward with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> a very good morning to you. last time we saw pitcher pedro martinez he was sub .500 with the mets last year. say hello to the rejuvenated philly flash. three-same cy young winner was looking like his old self. philly offense did the rest. jimmy rollins, we have liftoff. three-run bomb, part of an eight-run fourth for the phils. we go to the fifth. bleacher brain surgeon. early shower for shane victorino. we live in a agreesless age. 12-5, the champs giants and dodgers. don't like each other. james mcdonald in on sandoval. he claims malice a fore thought. no punches thrown. no ejections. fast forward to

there is an extraordinary phenomenon developing on youtube, it's a sort of call-in response. so for example, you'll have one group of kids that will film them dancing to one song and then 10 or 12 or 20 other people will dance to the same song, showing their own version of the dance to the song, it's a kind of increasing competition, or seem people will take video and remix it with some audio track in some hilarious way, in this way in which the technology allows and other people will do the same sort of thing in response, so it's a call and response, that increasingly defines how this space gets used and it is exactly the equivalent of what sousa spoke of when he spoke of the young people together singing the songs of the day or the old songs, except now they're not singing on corners, they're singing into their little cameras on their computers and sharing it with everybody around the world. this is an extraordinarily valuable development. it's something we should celebrate, we should encourage, but in fact, it's something which is increasingly regulated. i came back from h

you saw the youtube video there. she was emotional, over the top, hysterical, how you would react, right, if you thought someone was dead. then in court today for first appearance, stone-cold expressionless as she stood before a judge. he set her bond today, $25,000. we already know she's bonded out. we saw her leave in an unmarked car here from the palm beach county jail. and she's actually at her mom's house right now. she went straight to her mom's house. that's where she's going to be on house arrest. a judge ordered it as the case moves along in court. we're already hearing from her lawyer today in court -- >> oh, boy, that's strict. the judge ordered it? wow. house arrest? boy. how much more strict could that punishment be? she's at home while mommy is cooking her chicken soup. i want to go out to a special guest joining me from boynton beach. chief matthew immler with the boynton beach police department. chief, it's a pleasure to have you with us. explain to me how you guys managed to get this on video. it's i

this, 1 of 2 youtube postings from 48-year-old george sodini. this one you're looking at was posted a little over a year ago. it reveals some of his struggles with dating women. nbc's allison carter joins us live from pennsylvania with the latest. where do we stand? >> reporter: well, good morning, dylan. in that video that you were talking about he also, while he was giving that tour, he kept referencing things about what women would like about his house. the fact that he had matching furniture, the fact that he kept things tidy, and there was indeed on a coffee table a book that was entitled "how to date women." he was very preoccupied with showing this home and what women might like about that. in his next posting he spoke more about his emotions, or a way of hiding his emotions. this is what he had to say. >> it is easy for me to hide from my emotions for one more day. it is a long drive in the car, listen to some music, daydream, or just do some mundane task around the house that really doesn't need to be done, that's not too important. and

posted on youtube. dr. conrad, hint, when you are the target of a federal drug probe, i'm not saying you are a target, i'm just saying if you are a target, dr. conrad murray, don't go on youtube and blab. don't. >> well put. we talked a lot about that one minute talking to his supporters. who are his supporters? i don't know. >> i've got some ideas but it might be slanderous, i'm not saying it. michael jackson saga, you know, this is a completely different animal from the child molestation charges. i was very clear that i did not believe that many little boys would get together and create a conspiracy. i think that somewhere in all of that, the little boys were telling the truth. okay? i think they were fondled. next, when i was prosecuting in atlanta, hard-core felonies, i would have to convince certain juries that it's a bad thing to kill a dope dealer. okay? a lot of juries are thrilled a dope deal ser dead. my point is, whether jackson did or did not commit child molestation is now irrelevant in this pr

greta: i suppose she is too busy looking at youtuber right now. her, "let's have this discussion" -- looking at youtube right now. >> no, but i know some people have called and have left messages about the vreo, and greta: do you have a specific question for the congresswoman that you would like to have answered? >> well, i would like to know why she still thinks that she would like to convince me to support hr-3200 when we discussed at length at the town hall meeting my health history and the history of my daughter's health and how it rationed health-care system would not have been beneficial for us -- how it rationed health care system would not have been beneficial for us -- how a rationed health-care system would not have been beneficial for us. greta: is there something that grabs your attention? >> there are several things, like you said -- something that grabs your attention -- grabbed your attention? >> just like obama said, we need to have less tests unless procedures, that bothers me. those decisions -- when it came to my daughter especi

the government runs a video contest on youtube. i'm wolf blitzer.public statements over the past few days, the president and his team seemed to be edging away slightly from the idea of a government-run health insurance plan what they call the public option. are they edging away or are they not? that was certainly the hot topic today over at the white house press briefing. our senior white house correspondent, ed henry, was right in the middle of it. are we any clearer right now, ed, at this moment, shortly after 5 p.m. on the east coast, precisely where the white house stands? >> reporter: not exactly, wolf it is a little confusing but the bottom line is this, white house officials say the president is still in favor of a public option, at least for now. white house spokesman robert gibbs repeatedly said that nothing has changed a public option is still the president's preferred choice. >> so when you say a public option is now the president's preferred choice, has been and is his preferred choice? >> i'm not saying that now. i'm saying i said that

this week his doctor post add message on youtube. against a lawyer's advice what lawyer would let him do it? we turn to our legal guys. before we start, though, guys, i want to give a listen to anybody who missed it. the doctor with michael jackson that last night, basically posting a youtube to supporters. >> the messages give me strength and courage and keep me going. they mean the world to me. please, don't worry. as long as i keep god in my heart, and you in my life, i will be fine. i have done all i could do. i told the truth and i have faith the truth will prevail. god bless you, and thank you. >> richard, i've been trying to get an interview with this guy since this happened. his attorney keeps telling me, mow no e no, pe won't make statements. what's to be gained by this? >> drew, if you're a michael jackson fan, a news flash, not everybody is. this conrad murray is the worst -- worst, pathetic, evil doctor in the world and the cause of michael jackson's death. what they tried to do by this video, and i believe his attorney w

the five-minute home video posted on youtube showing two groups of girls armed with rocks, stick ands have now been taken into custody and police say there are more arrests coming. paul wagner has more details on the disturbing video. >> reporter: the tape begins in what appears to be the common area of an apartment complex in the 3700 block of jay street northeast. we turned off the audio because of the language. person operating the camera can be heard laughing and then alerting others someone has a knife. at one point, you can see an adult with a belt. other girls have rocks and sticks. d.c. police don't know would shot the video or who put it on- line but they are happy to have it. >> i think this video is just outstanding evidence for us to help us proceed in our case. >> reporter: in this new age of social networking sites where all kinds of pictures and videos are posted, it is not uncommon for police to not only find them but use them as well. >> you can google or youtube fights, any type. fights and can you come across various incidents like the one that occurred here. >> re

padilla posted on youtube has given us an inside look into the mind of the killer -- a video posted on youtube. >> my need is too emotional to connect with people. >> that was posted about a year ago, revealing his frustration over not having a girlfriend in 25 years. it he also had a book on his coffee table called "how to date young women." all the injured were expected to recover. >>> private investigators have new leads in the hunt for a missing british girl. investigators hired by the parents released the sketch of a woman seen w what this is in our solano thr d tsay after she sntwe missing in portugal. -- it was by a woman who saw her in porcelain, spain. she vanished from her family's portuguese village in may, 2007. it >>> aerosmith front man steven tyler is recovering after an accident at a concert. a security adviser said the 61 natural was dancing when he stepped backwards, fell off the stage onto a couple of fans. he was air lifted to the hospital with minor head, neck, and shoulder injuries. >>> a north carolina man caught one of the biggest fish in the oceans. the 1062-po

. >> [screams and crashing] >> this is not airing in the usa but is on youtube. it is airing in britain. they help it will illustrate the true dangers of texting while driving. watercooler question of the day. do you think the psa on texting while driving is too graphic? email us your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. a strong message. >> yes very powerful. still ahead, a drug that can help prevent clotting in the heart may not work for some people. it may increase the risk for serious health problems. >> a woman's biological makeup may mean she is more competition for use in the work force. >> we are dealing with an accident on northbound i-95 with some lane closures. we will update you on that as >> top of this wednesday morning to you. the sun will be up at 6:30. we will be looking at a high of about 91 degrees downtown by the middle of the day. a few degrees cooler at 70 degrees this morning. today's forecast, plenty of sunshine around. we will have more on changing weather patterns later on in the forecast. >> in the medical alert, biology may play a role

he is rewriting the music of some of the 80s biggest artists and it is becoming a youtube hit.'s wednesday, august 19th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> we have a birthday boy in the house. >> yeah. >> isn't this exactly what you wanted to do on your birthday, too? >> go to work in the middle of the night. >> we're happy you're here. happy birthday. i won't keep saying middle aged anymore. i'll say mid 30s. >> mid to late 30s. good morning, i'm jeremy hubbard. >> i'm vinita nair. we begin in southeast texas where a series of devastating storms has hit the houston area. in conrow a construction worker died after heavy rain flooded a tunnel he was working in. >> and in beaumont, texas, a tornado sent shoppers running for their lives. the twister touched down outside kohl's department store around 2:00 tuesday afternoon catching shoppers off guard. a worker at a nearby restaurant grabbed his cell phone capturing this video of the powerful wind. >> it went over towards wal-mart. there was a car flipped over upside down at wal-mart which had a lady inside i

in a youtube video, dr. conrad murray thanks his supporters and apologizes for not responding to well-wishers. he is the target of a police investigation. he told them he gave jackson diprivan just before the singer died. a jackson spokesman said jackson will be born in glendale, california next saturday, august 29th. that would have been his 51st birthday. only family and close friends will be invited. >>> mr. california, a woman's body found in a dumpster has been identified as a swim suit model who disappeared over the weekend. now police want to talk to the man who reported her missing. as our los angeles station reports, their l.a. neighbors can't believe it. >> she was close. she had a good roommate. she was strong with everybody else. it was just a shocker. >> reporter: 28 year-old jasmine fiore seemed excited to move into a new apartment. some neighbors describe this man as her husband. >> he wasn't as shy as the two girls were. >> reporter: her fourth floor penthouse is now a crime scene. >> we are

for the first time the singer's doctor, conrad murray, speaking out in a youtube video.we're going to tell you what he's saying coming up. erica hill, "360" bulletin. >>> robert novak is being remembered tonight as a washington institution and a staunch id ideologue who embraced the nickname the prince of darkness. bob novak was 78. >>> a new u.s. intelligence report describes how venezuelan president hugo chavez is shutting down privately owned media outlets. the report points to the recent closure of three dozen privately owned radio stations and law to punish so-called media crimes. the radio station shut downs and the media crimes law are not related. >>> for the first time ever the u.s. army planning to require its more than 1 million soldiers take intensive training in emotional resiliency. translation here, they're getting help dealing with stress. according to news reports the program is meant to improve combat performance and also stem the mental health problems plaguing a fit of troops returning from iraq and afghanistan. >>> the first season of the 2009 atlant

conrad murray, who was with jackson when he died, thanked his supports on youtube. >> because aftof all that is go on, i'm afraid to return phone calls or use my e-mail. therefore, i recorded this video to let all of you know that i have been receiving your messages. please don't worry. as long as i keep god in my heart and you in my life i will be fine. i have done all i could do. i told the truth. and i have faith the truth will prevail. >> dr. murray is at the center of the ongoing lapd investigation injackson's death and thought to be in part on the enabling doctors. who fed jackson's desires for pain killers. they're called doc hollywoods. they only find themselves and their patients in trouble. >> he was getting a number of prescriptions under a number of different names. and this is a common thing amongst celebrity addicts because they demand what they want. and there are certain kinds of doctors who will give it to them because they want to be innary employ. >> in private practice and on "celebrity rehab", dr. drew pinsky works with the addicted. many of them well known. how oft

they should be really hustling and learning stuff. >> they have seen the youtube videos.ee you, they are going to hide. today's news, yesterday's news, all of this news going on right now is not helping barack obama, and i am telling you. the white house is going to say ," , pull the plug on these meetings, or make sure you have the right people therea' -- the white us is going to say, "pull the plug on these meetings or make sure you have the right people there." greta: i think they should be pounding the pavement,ç looking to see what works. we went to the cleveland clinic to see what works. do your homework. >> we know what reforms are out there necessary to make change. this is not what obama isç abo. he is not about reforming the system. it is about taking government control of the health-care system. that is what this is about. it is not about fixing the system. i will give you one great example. medicare. there is one part of medicare called medicare advantage of that is private sector, a managed-care program, and seniors can have a completely private-sector expe

you get kids that are on youtube's are doing jimmy page solos better than him. -- on youtube.ee this with a guy like barack obama. he has that need to express himself, that need to connect to people, you know? and the thing with prince, that is what i get drawn to comedies fascinating people. tavis: i know you have an answer, and i want to hear it. i get the feeling from you that you get turned on by this type of expertise, this type of passion. i went in the summer to watch prince close a concert, and i was also there with others. i liked being connected to greatness. i like to engage in dialogue with these guys have to find out what their process is. what do youtake -- i like to engage in dialogue with these guys to find out what their process is. >> so we are in the studio of the edge in dublin, and he is writing a song. he has got a little clue. it is not even a song. hehas a clue. now, it is one year later, and it is in his new cd, and he is on that thing, and he is playing it tirelessly over read over again, and it is 3:00 in the morning, with my camera agreement, he is

in finland, police were told about this suspect's youtube video and went to talk to him. the next day, he went on his rampa rampage. pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >>> former president bill clinton said today he was honored to go to north korea to secure the release of laura ling and euna lee. u.s. officials have begun debroefing him about his meetings with kim jong-il. when the subject of the nuclear program came out, the former president repeated that the program will not make north korea safer. >>> and west of london today, thousands paid tribute to britain's last veteran of world war i. the coffin of 111-year-old harry patch was driven through the streets. patch was drafted in 1917 and wounded while serving in the infantry. he later said with pride he had not killed anyone in combat. >>> still ahead, the latest advice about the flu vaccine. weighing risks and benefits. >>> a wildly popular website suddenly crashed today. how were hackers able to launch an attack on twitter? >>> and a director whose movies mean so much to young people. john hughes died today. thi

his blog, and "youtube" video surfaced both talking about struggle to be detached emotionally. sadini walked into a l.a. fitness in pittsburg and opened fire. he killed three and injured nine before turning the gun on himself and killing himself. >> history made on capitol hill earlier today. sonia sotomayor is confirmed by the u.s. senate becoming the nation's first hispanic woman supreme court judge. confirmed 68 to 31 with over on we diding support from democrats and some republicans. >> cash-for-clunkers program appears to be running through labor day now. senate expected to approve $2 billion for the plan that gives rebates up to $4500 to people trading in their wrecks. the house already approved its version of the funding without the money. cash-for-clunkers probably would have gone broke tomorrow. >> how is the weather outlook shaping up for tomorrow? of course our weekend? vytas reid joins us with the sky watch forecast. >> shaping up to be a nice weekend. temperatures increasing though as we get toward the end of the weekend. go outside right now looking at what's happ

photos and watching youtube videos.n media we tracked including the new friends on facebook no statistic was more telling than those associated with youtube there over 150 million views of political videos created by the candidates and their quest for the oval office. many achieves of holy grail of the web and went by role sometimes in a matter of days or weeks the weber as the explosion political candidate media may have been it was dwarfed by video created by this is a sense themselves. in the cycle there were 1.3 billion views of political videos created by people independent of the political party is. you will remember some of these videos it jumped to exposure on television. the obama girl, yes we can, dear mr. obama which achieved legendary status. for every video back out hundreds of thousands or millions of abuse there were thousands more there were only seen by a few hundred people. this process of forming political opinion by people communicating among themselves is as old as our country's founding and goals--

this video was posted on youtube one month ago today but now gaining traction on-line.s been viewed 270,000 times. if you want to see it i will have a link on my blog at gofish@wusa9.com. >>> the next odd ball story has no news value whatsoever but it is so huge on the web right now i just had to include it in one of my segments. when i got in to work this morning i kept seeing this thing called the kfc double down. i went to figure out what it was. are you ready to see this thing. put fadown ce alrean ce al an look at. abbitiab ngin to this big thing breakfast. this is kfc's latest concoction, the double down. instead of bread holding it down they use two pieces of fried chicken and in the middle estwo icsl ofic cheese and co he the double down. oh my gosh that the best thing ever. i don't know what it is t ithi is a partiny myinmouth. this is worth the $5. unfortunately i'm going to igh 700-pounds after this. could t noagree more. you are going to gain a t t loo weight if you eat those things but apartially it is fantastic and sandwich only costs you $4.99. so there y

on youtube. four minutes and 15 seconds.t is -- it will not leave you quickl you will think about this for a long time. they show a baby that has died. they show a father who has died. it is -- good other vehicles. >> they show firefighters and paramedics rushing to save people. it is haunting but it is meant to leave an impression. i really think it should be required viewing if you have a high schooler, a spouse that's doing this, my goodness. you really should make them watch this. >> tell me, any plans in the u.s. for something similar? >> in fact, the ntsb asked for some sort of a campaign like this to drive home the message. the thing about thi is here in the u.s., we are a little squeamish about this type of video. we don't like to put it in psas. the british don't have a problem with it in the right context. we have been running it on the "today" show this morning, newscasts, we can get away it there. will it run as a psa? that's an entirely different set of stan darnds. >> sometimes it is tough to convince teenagers

and he posts them on youtube, where they're a huge hit. >> it's just seeing what's happening in the videoand that ends up being really funny for some reason. especially some of the weird videos, where strange stuff is happening. >> reporter: his knockoff of aha's "take on me," was briefly the top-rated youtube video ever. ♪ watch out. they're going to beat you up with the pipe wrench ♪ >> reporter: very popular, bonnie tyler's sappy video for her song, "total eclipse of the heart ♪ ♪ drink the wine douchebags >> reporter: so, we'll leave you within with an alter not version of james blunt, undressing in a snowstorm, to the music of "you're beautiful." ♪ now you see my chest isn't it the best ♪ >> reporter: in fact, it's beautiful. this is brian rooney, in los angeles. ♪ see the rest >> reporter: >>> coming up on "good morning america," blind models. the "vogue" cover girl that bacr

. >>> youtube users can cash in on viral videos.e expanding a program that lets users collect advertising money for popular clips. youtube will ask for permission before placing any ads next to videos. any revenues will be split with the video maker. >>> a deep digital divide in in country, with download speeds faster than others in some regions. made atlantic and northeast have the fastest, south and rural areas are slower. the report from the communications workers of america blames the way broad band is deployed, the companies tend to focus on the densely populated areas where they get the most subscribers. >>> chipotle mexican grill has a new application for the iphone and i-pod touch. build your own burrito, add your own fillings, sides and drink, also include special instructions like go easy on the beans. it even saves your order so you don't have to go through the same process every time. you can find the nearest restaurant and pay for your meal on your iphone. for information on all these stories log on to the technology pa