charlie: eight of the 10 are youtubers. susan: creators on youtube.e thought, "how can we help these youtubers take it to the next level?" we have been focused with our youtube creators and working with them and traditional talent. susan: for example, in doing a new medium. if they traditionally do blogging, maybe they will do a movie or series with us or other youtube stars, with some traditional media, so we have created over 30 original content pieces so far, and that is part of our subscription service, and we are seeing that -- we are seeing some really good traction. charlie: you know what happens to me, 25 years i have sat at this table and talked to people, a remarkable range of people. so youtube people will aggregate their favorite things. i'm not sure whether this is legal, but they put it on youtube. it is amazing how creative they are in terms of taking stuff and telling stories. susan: well, i think one of the things i have found really impressive with youtube is just the human creativity. the fact that there are so many creative people

are creators on youtube. and, so, these are real stars. so we looked at this and said, these are real stars, how can we help these youtubeers take it to the next level? and, so, we have been creating original programmatic. we have been focused mostly with our youtube team, youtube creators, and working with some traditional talent, for example the -- and doing a new medium. so if they traditionally do blogging or a movie with us, a series, other youtube stars, traditional media, and, so, we have created over 30 original content pieces so far, and that's part of our subscription service, and we are seeing that, you know, we're seeing some really good traction. >> rose: you know what happens to me is that people go and for 25 years we've sat and talked to a remarkable range of people. so youtube people will aggregate their favorite things, so they will do all the comedians, and i'm not sure whether this is legal, but they will put it on youtube and i'm sure we could stop it if we wanted to. but it's amazing how

i was able to do so many things for my family because of this youtube channel. we were able to give the kids college funds. we were able to move out of a neighborhood of crime. >> go upstairs, check that out first. >> i ended up destroying my family. thinking that i was helping my family. >> reporter: when the controversy first began, michael and heather allege their videos were dramatizations. >> stop it! >> reporter: they say cody was in on that ink prank. >> i didn't do that! >> reporter: in a post titled "family destroyed over false accusations." >> a lot of people apparently don't get it. a lot of people don't see the humor in it. >> you all were initially defensive before you were apologetic. why? >> because the kids loved the youtube channel. so they kind of felt like they were being attacked. then we felt the offense of those parents. >> we didn't d the children's emotions seemed painfully real. >> you did! yes, you did! >> we did do pranks. but most of the time the kids knew about them. they were planned. some stuff is real. some stuff was acted out, sc

can youtube or is youtube competing with netflix, hulu, amazon?hey give them a run for their money? chris: no doubt about it. these online video companies are promoting their wares. a lot of amazing technology, targeted advertising, tracking every single viewer. we see a dramatic turnaround even for youtube. just a month or so ago, big advertisers were canceling. there was controversy, they did not want their ads placed next to beheading videos. now johnson & johnson, is now an advertiser for a big youtube show. they are embracing online advertising. with all this spending, you will see viewers. emily: how is it different from what you to have done in the past? chris: they had a push five years ago to produce $100 million to produce original content. this time there is an effort to create content with people that have both online followings and traditional followings. ellen degeneres, for example. a lot of this is timing. this is the tipping point this year for online tv. emily: comedian kevin hart, a lead -- ellen degeneres, others will be produc

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i visited youtube's headquarters in san bruno to find out.be, head of culture and trends says: "usually they are things that are very unexpected and unique, something we have not seen before" >kevin alloca, who is based in new york, oversees the trending tab on youtube that features the videos getting the most buzz. the videos that land in this sacred section are chosen by software.. an algorithm identifies the uploads getting the most views, buzz, and shares. kevin says to go viral a video has to inspire participation from the viewer.

are local politicians trying to be youtube stars. >> maybe you can tell me about how -- used youtube during the march protest. >> he is actually a youtube star. a couple of years ago, he -- then that there is people, they don't know the names, but they are stars amongst youngsters. they have millions of viewers. a couple years ago, they decided to invest all free money they had an free resources and free time into creating their own content for you to. -- for youtube. it started at zero and it looked like robots. it was pathetic and stupid. but now, he is a very popular video blogger. duringas broadcasting this situation where somebody had thrown liquid acid into his face and he was blind on the right eye and he was broadcasting with green face and grows and i -- grows an eye. he was broadcasting with a special mask. you are laughing and i am with you. >> i think the biggest achievement they got from youtube was the documentary about corruption, about our current prime minister and ex-president. they made these -- this documentary about his property and they published it one month ag

youtube would be the clear choice..owever i will give a shout out to hulu for this they offer a handy "kids mode" for families with children. kids would see only a kid profile offering them kid friendly content so you don't have to worry about them seeing something inappropriate. you can expect more cord cutting options coming soon. apple and twitter are expected to unveil their streaming tv services this year..with your tech report, gabe slate kron 4 news. ahead at eight.. he was hit with a single punch... and never woke up. now police are trying to track down the killer of a california father of five. plus. aaron hernandez' suicide note revealed what his final words were to his fiance. and next. the g-o-p health care bill spurring concerns about who will be covered.. and those possibly denied coverage. ((brittney tease))i'm kron 4 meteorologist brittney shipp. coming up, i will take a look at your 7 day forecast.details are right after the break. (steve) now that the republican health care plan has passed the house...

>> reporter: the couple shouts and shoves the children on their youtube channel.and heather martin had hundreds of thousands of subscribers and made lots of money. they said that the kids, 9-year-old cody and 12-year-old emma, were in on it, and played along with the pranks. but the videos prompted complaints, and the couple apologized. >> we realized that we had made some terrible parenting decisions. the lawyer said he got a call from youtubers who asked him to represent the children's last friday, he went to court and got an order giving her temporary custody, saying the kids are victims of abuse. >> in the video, you can see him throwing the boy cody into a bookcase and he comes away with a bloody nose through the bathroom, while he's tearful and inconsolable. >> reporter: he says the children have also suffered mental abuse. >> the kids are going to be deprogrammed like cult people. 400 videos of this stuff that involves vulgarity, shouting, getting up in their business, physical portions of it. >> reporter: the news about this youtube channel has literally b

youtube tv.fo highlights, but our next generation, they just aren't watching tv in the same way as the older generation, so if you look at the 18 to 24 demo over the last five years, they've seen a drop, almost a 40% drop in their tv usage. we thought, how can we take all the great content that's on tv and how do we make it available for the youtube generation. so how do we make it on demand, mobile, searchable, great recommendations. we have a cloud dvr. >> what competitive advantage do you have? >> well, it's searchable. google is great at search. youtube is great at search. personalized recommendations. unlimited cloud dvr. you don't have to mess. you hit the star and that show is saved forever for you. >> it's a skinny bundle. it's only $35 a month. that's a main many who don't want to pay the $200 cable bill or more, you can get a skinny bundle on youtube. >> price is a factor. that makes a big difference for our users. it's a way to bring the next generation of people back to tv. we think i

. >> you may be my stepdad, but you're also my her ork >>> a youtuber decided to impersonate the pop star. >> what happens? >> see what happens when there's way too many bleebers. >> around the table. >> what could go wrong? >> the wind up that wound up the one-two punch. >>> a group of skydivers plummet to the earth doing close formation diving. these close quarters it can be very dangerous you believe suddenly it takes a horrible turn. >> what the heck happened? >> we're going to run it back. you can see what happened. a brutal impact. keep an eye on the guy towards the front. he gets a little bit ahead of the group. instead of making some small corrections as you're supposed to do, maintain heading, the guy turns almost 180 degrees. he catches the wind. that's when he shoots towards this other guy that never sees it coming. >> takes him out like they are on a football field. >> it was like he was a torpedo. >> the force of the impact of th this. >>> they go tunnel bling. >> a trip to the hospital, broken ribs and vertebrae. they don't make it clear if that's spread over two guys o

and millions watched on the dad ohio five youtube channel.ust video showing mike martin and his wife heater about splattered inc. has been removed. cody crying uncontrollably. it's going to be a long time decoding these kids from what is going on. even though it was all apparently a prank orchestrated by heater and mike martin, few were laughing, including hall. it's going to' lot of counseling to help him. a lot of family counseling to get us all back on track. cody and emma were reportedly removed from the martin family home on friday. >> in response michael and heather martin's attorney e-mailed us saying it would be highly inappropriate for me to discuss the details of this sensitive matter or any associated proceedings publicly all information will be presented to the court at the appropriate time. mike martin and rose hall return to court on friday for another hearing and their continual custody battlement local and state authorities have been investigating the martin family the other three heater martin's children from a previous relat

so the couple put this video on youtube and included sound effects. flowers out in years past and there has not been an issue before. we've had issueses with things like package theft in this neighborhood. not the flowers until this year. >> so you might be finding this hard to believe, but i was told that this actually happens a lot. we don't know why it happened or what they actually wanted to do with the flowers here and then just down the street, but a couple of people told me today as it gets closer to mother's day, a lot of times flowers are taken from yards, taken from front porches they're cut and then they're given to mom or grandmother because possibly someone can't afford the flowers or they're just looking for an easy way to please mom and grandmother. that's the very latest close to q. that's crazy. >> leave people's stuff alone. >> giving mom stolen flowers. >> not a good sign. >> it's not good car ma. but the weather is. it looks beautiful. >> what a fantastic day. we hit 830 greece. it didn't feel like an 80-degree day. >> not at all.

you are not worried about youtube at all? mike: we are not too concerned. know as i was actually , waiting to come on here, and i was watching you earlier with the commentary that google only expects a modest impact here. i think that is very telling. you know i think this was a , major blow to potential sentiment, a blow to the sort of the pr for google. and here they are, and it is only going to have a modest impact. so i think in our minds, they have done a good job of sort of identifying the problems and working to correct it. and our sense is google is seeing basically everything from the inside, not seeing a major major impact yet, so i would typically go with that commentary in terms of the forward impact. caroline: harry, if we are moving away from youtube and looking at other areas, what about -- we were concerned about the money plowed into so-called moonshots. ruth porat, the cfo, came in and got a rein on it. do now feel more at ease that perhaps they have a handle on the spending? harry: i don't think it has made a major contribution to their r

parents express regret over a youtube video that for now have cost them custody of their kids. >>> news 4 at 11 starts now. >> good evening. first up at 11:00 that growing controversy over racist messages at american university. it's our top story online. >> student outrage spilled over into protest as police inch closer to finding the person responsible. jackie bensen live with news tonight about what is happening on campus tomorrow. >> reporter: we have learned that leaders are expected to meet with university administration tomorrow morning. meanwhile criminal investigation into this matter continues and now includes images. the black surveillance cameras on campus don't offer much help in identifying the person who appears to be a man. the accompanying flyer confirms police are investigating the incident in which bananas in nooses were found as a hate crime. it reveals the subject dressed in black may have worn a hat or mask and may have entered a white or silver sedan on rockwood parkway. hundreds of students walked out of the town hall meeting this afternoon and began marching acr

i visited youtube's headquarters in san bruno to find out.vin alloca/youtube, head of culture and trends says: "usually they are things that are very unexpected and unique, something we have not seen before" >kevin alloca, who is based in new york, oversees the trending tab on youtube that features the videos getting the most buzz. the videos that land in this sacred section are chosen by software.. an algorithm identifies the uploads getting the most views, buzz, and shares. kevin says to go viral a video has to inspire participation from the viewer.

youtube has enabled my family and i to bring hope to the town and to the people who live here. jonathan: we apologize for cutting away early. gremlin in the system. hopefully we'll get through it. live tv. getting back to airline industry on the hill. top executives talking about customer service and the videos like the one we have seen of the passenger dragged off the united flight after he wouldn't give up the seat he paid for. not all the airlines sent reps to the hill. kevin lewis live at the reagan national airport. this was a tough day for them. they got stern warnings. kevin: absolutely. a lot of ears steaming in the congressional hearing room. a congresswoman going so far to tell the united c.e.o. he better charter a private jet for the crew members before ever again kicking off a paying passenger. >> i am sitting here today because on april 9 we had a serious breach of public trust. >> the united airlines c.e.o. grilled on capitol hi nightmare. >> in that moment for our customers and the company we failed. >> today's hearing was not mandatory. executives from alaska, a

melinda: the youtube videos, it sort of spread? country where u2 became the channel for -- youtube became the channel for resistance. melinda: you told the daily beast that closing independent media is a dumb, stupid, dead and strategy. closes 5,dent putin 10 more will spring open. but: i wouldn't say five, yes, there are a lot of new media in russia. there are these small -- we call them small, but they are huge. humanover stories about rights violation, activists in prison, stuff like that. one million orve something like that. melinda: which is huge. some organizations, which are not media, they are acting seen onea, i have where he is anticorruption. publishing the stories. they publish the stories every day where they are making documentaries. it is good journalism, it is good investigative journalism. i could see that there are a lot of new media in there, the number of new independent media. at the you cannot name the media that has the same size of as them. but comparing -- there is a number in russia. melinda: do any of yo

i remember the first time i found the youtube video for speech that then senator barack obama gave at the assembly plant in february 2008. i don't know if you remember him coming. i remember first time i listened to the video saying the promise of jamesville is the promise of america and that line gave me goosebumps because i heard that youtube video after the a simile plant closed. so there was an iron he to what is presidential candidate became president was saying. jamesville was part of the sitdown strike in the 1930s, and the domestic war effort in world war ii, they stopped making vehicles and started turning out artillery shells. a big moment in the 20th century, i just like that history. before i knew anything about this community or met anybody here i had the sense i might find some interesting politics. i just thought there might be something interesting about a youth and represented by paul ryan. >> the gaithersburg book festival live on booktv wrapping up with a discussion on the united states expansion into the west. >> a couple routine announcements to begin here. we are

youtube has enabled my family and i to bring hope to the town and to the people who live here. michelle: new tonight the hero behind the heart-stopping video from earlier this week. what we are now hearing from the police officer who jumped in a pond to save a little boy with autism. >> you know, god's hand of protection on that child. he used me as an instrument. michelle: the officer was actually looking for a couple of suspected criminals when he saw a 3-year-old elijah go into the water. he just happened to be in the same park. the little boy's mother says struggled with speech but after the ordeal -- >> as soon as he saw me, his eyes lit up and he stood up and said, "momma." that is something we worked hard to get him to say for the longest time. michelle: so many emotions. the officer says he hopes elijah will be his little buddy forever. jonathan: s that is a barbecue joint. it's still identified a the barbecue restaurant but it is a complete loss. part of the problem is look of fire hydrants in the area. michelle: an idea that might be hard to swallow. eating money to h

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