>> mark zuckerberg is like every other ceo in his 20s. he's hanging on for dear life as his company shoots off into the stratosphere. >> reporter: and for more perspective on this company, diane, they're going up against google with 1/20 the size of their staff. >> right, bill weir, and as you know, in a moment, when we come back, you are going to meet the 26-year-old mark zuckerberg, standing astride this colossus. >>> and also later, a whale watching trip that did not go as planned. imagine a 40-ton beast you came to watch, lunging at you? ♪ [ man ] if it was simply about money, every bank loan would be a guarantee of success. at ge capital, loaning money is the start of the relationship, not the end. i work with polaris every day. at ge capital, we succeed only when they do. whoo! awesome! yes! we've got to get you out of the office more often. ♪ my turn to drive. ♪ delicious, real ingredients with no artificial flavors or preservatives. naturals from purina cat chow. share a better life. [ both screaming ] i got into one of the most e

so, who is mark zuckerberg? diane sawyer went to facebook's headquarters to find out what makes the 26-year-old ceo tick. >> reporter: 500 million. that's the mind boggling number of users facebook hit this week. to give you an idea of how many people that is, it's the population of the united states, japan and germany combined. hard to believe that the i illusi illusive, very young ceo, mark zuckerberg, founded facebook only six years ago. this a milestone for you, though? when you were dreaming, can we get to 80 million -- >> it's definitely pretty surreal. >> reporter: if it keeps growing at its current rate, by 2013, every single person in the world who is online will be on facebook. case in point? >> you might be our 500 million pth user. >> i know. i know. you didn't know that i'd be the one to do it. >> who would have figured? we never would have gotten there without you. >> you were out there thinking, i've got all these, who possibly -- >> diane sawyer. >> oh, you're facebook friends. >> well, so, are y

>> mark zuckerberg is like every other ceo in his 20s.ts off into the stratosphere. >> reporter: and here's a little more perspective on just how young and small this company is, relative to others. the big goliath here in silicon valley, google, now a real rival for facebook, but this company still only has one-twentieth of google's staff. bill weir, abc news, palo alto, california. >> 500 million is a staggering figure. it really is amazing. six years, it's incredible. what this guy has done. >> the other staggering figure is how many friends we have on facebookpipipipipipipipipipipipipipipipipipipipipipipipipipipipipipino ! roa a >>> storm threat in the gulf of mexico. steps are already being taken in case more wind and waves hit the oil zone. >>> jellyfish attack. dozens of victims on the very same beach. >> for a grownup, it felt like a bee sting. you can still feel it. >>> and our diane sawyer takes us inside facebook. >> it's really the people who make the service. >> more than 500 million people are part of his services right now

. -- mark zuckerberg. >> when you give people power it ends up in a good place. >> facebook's camera shy ceo sit down with diane sawyer. x xñ >> closed captioning brought to >> closed captioning brought to >>> he is one of the bay area's best known and certainly most camera shy entrepreneurs. but today abc's diane sawyer had a sit down interview with mark zuckerberg, the harvard dropout who started facebook and a revolution. the interview came as facebook reached a remarkable file stone, 500 million users. >> 500 million. you are the third largest country in the world. what did you do to celebrate? did you do a yes! >> the main thing we did to celebrate is ef employee at facebook took a photo of themselves with a sign they said thanks to those who use the service. it is the people who make the service. >> it is your dream to be the founding father just as you are the founding father of what? globally. fill in the blank. >> you know, the way we think about what we are doing is just that there is this incredible movement on the internet of people being empowered to share what they want

our own diane sawyer sat down with founder, mark zuckerberg, to get a look at what life is like for himoyees. >> reporter: inside a simple building, in a suburban neighborhood, a maze of desks in a modest, open office. people who work here can come in at their own schedule. they can eat all their meals here. play an occasional guitar hero. all because the 26-year-old founder, wants to distractions from creativity. we know that at one point you lived in a room. had a mattress and little else. >> yeah. >> reporter: how about now? >> it's pretty simple. it's a pretty small house. but the most important thing to me is to be within walking distance of the office. >> reporter: and your girlfriend's in medical school? >> yeah. these a third year in medical school. >> reporter: so, this whole idea of lonely guy starting facebook because he didn't have a girlfriend. got broken up with. that's part of the creation myth. >> i think people have a lot of fiction. when i dropped out of college to start working on facebook full time out here, i later talked to my mom about it. and she told me that she

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who meets with the real zuckerberg every day. that came out as the real zuckerberg talked with diane sawyer in an interview last night. this movie about facebook is based on the book "accidental billionaires." it's a fictsionalized understanding of how facebook came around. so you'll see more and more controversy about this. a lot of stuff may not have really happened the way it did. >> how many people use facebook? >> about 500 million, i've heard. >> extraordinary. amazing. >> how many people served. >>> the morning pep talk you have to see before walk out the door. >>> plus putting more officers on the door and keeping schools opened. one of the biggest cities turns to voters trying to get out of the red. >> more fog over the bay area. it's going to take awhile to burn off. i'll have your forecast coming up. >>> and we're still pretty bay area proud of this one. cheer sf gave it her all but didn't make it to the next round of "america's got talent." she did raise money for aids and others with life-challenging problems. they a

well in a courtroom yesterday, we found out, yeah, there is an actual contract between zuckerberg andella by the name of paul seeingla that does appear to give seeingla majority ownership. facebook owners says they're not sure if the sergeant is really zuckerberg and there are huge questions why it took the man so long to claim he's part owner of a multibillion dollar website, but this case just got a whole lot more serious. this is the image search on google. google's made it better. you get so many more pictures in the result and you can sort by color too. yellow tulips and then watch this, orange tulips. google says its computers are now smart enough to figure out if you search for leopards, brent and laura, it can sort those leopards into different species of leopards based on what kind of spots they have. >> imagine the research kids can do now. we used to go to this thing called the high prayelibrary. >> thanks a lot, scott. appreciate it. >>> 30 people are covering this morning after a flight headed to california hit severe turbulence. the united airlines boeing 777 took off fr

there maybe, actually, a written contract between founder mark zuckerberg and a man who says he owns 80% of the site. >> this is just a weird story. who would have ever expected this? and it just debts weird. you'll recall, there's this guy from new york state who says he invested in the site that eventually became facebook. well, in the courtroom yesterday, we found out there actually is a contract between zuckerberg and this fea, paul ceglia, that appears to give ceglia majority ownership in facebook. now, facebook's lawyers say they are not sure if the signature on the contract is really zuckerberg's, and there are enormous questions about why it took so long for a guy to claim he's part owner of a multibillion dollar website. but this case just got a whole lot more serious. >>> all right. did you hear about this, this teenager in southern california. he traded his cell phone for a porsche boxer. he did it on craigslist, trading the original cell phone for an ipod, ipod for a dirt bike, dirt bike for a car, and brent and laura, the car for the porsche. i guess he kind of lucked in

. >> reporter: but facebook founder mark zuckerberg also has enemies.e social networking site is one of the most popular destinations on the web, turning zuckerberg into a bona fide media mogul. but two weeks ago while zuckerberg attended a meeting of fellow media moguls in sun valley idaho, he was hit by a lawsuit by upstate new york businessman paul seglia who claims he is the rightful owner of 84% of facebook, a business, that by one estimate, is worth as much as $35 billion. paul arjenierrri is his attorney. >> i can offer to mr. zuckerberg himself personally or any of his attorneys, i'd be happy to show him the original contract. >> reporter: according to the lawsuit, zuckerberg signed this contract in 2003, when he was a freshman at harvard, calling for seglia to pay zuckerberg $1,000 for some computer programming and another $1,000 for controlling interest in a new website zuckerberg was working on called the facebook. but on abz zuckerberg disputed the document. >> we're quite sure that we did not sign a contract that says that they have any rig

anchoring a special edition of world news, she'll give us a look at facebook with founder mark zuckerbergabout five minutes at 5:30. >> stay tuned for that. nice to have her in town. got a swoot tooth? bay area is for you. >> up next, two of the destinations in the backyard. "meg whitman says she'll run california like her company..." seen this attack on meg whitman? who are these people? they're the unions and special interests behind jerry brown. they want jerry brown because, he won't "rock the boat," in sacramento. he'll be the same as he ever was. high taxes. lost jobs. big pensions for state employees. the special interests have chosen their governor. how about you? [ john ] i love these new cell phones. [ wife ] he just got a new phone and he can't stop using it. boom! profile pic. [ cell phone rings ] do you guys needs a moment? since john is always on his phone, we thought he'd like using wells fargo mobile banking. just paid the electric bill. wow. he's able to pay his bills, check his balance. wow. [ banker ] even transfer money between accounts. i can tell you what's playing,

. >> he gave zuckerberg $1,000 a year before he made facebook and at best heel settle for a few million. he is not going to get any significant ownership of facebook but the press loves this kind of thing. the movie is part of the same phenomenon. when you get big, everyone wants to bring you down. he is one out most powerful people certainly here and it is used by more people than any other service, site or software in terms of time. when you get big people want to knock you down. >> when the ad money came along for this, it was like he was holding it out like a dirty sock. >> he still does somewhat. >> the money is there right? >> he is going to have revenue of probably 1 1/2 billion dollars this year. >> that comes front ad? >> it comes from ads and credits from transacting inside facebook and it was coming from a digital image of a cupcake i give you for your birthday but he stopped doing that. he doesn't design facebook to sell ads more red dillly but he has people because he has 500 million people and because they volunteer data about themselves you can do this. i have a lot in th

since diane's interview with ith zuckerberg, the 26-year-old 26-ynd this global phenomenon, ph many ofld us how social networks have changed hangedersonal lives. they're having a huge impact on our public life, too. how's bill weir on how the orkingion in social networking is revolutionizing politics. >> reporter: the year was 2000 orter: the year wacain who first tired a radical experiment, a tired a radi website to accept political donations. nternet social, internet social y changed completely changed the political sphere. >> who is barack obama? the answer is right there on my facebook page. >> reporter: 76% of congress f congress media and well over ialf have facebook pages. ut while politicians try to harness the power of a few ile politicians friends, it is the citizen who has the most to gain in this brave, new world. >> nine out of ten videos rave, new world.he 2008 presidential campaign that >> nine ou campaign thata and mccain were e oduced by citizens trying to influence each other. so the last people to arrive at so the the party are the politicians lves.elves. reporter: s

and tomorrow night, we'll be in california, an interview with the founder of facebook, mark zuckerbergght here tomorrow night. see you then. good night. >>> tonight the east bay freeway shootout. where the gunman was headed when he opened fire on police. >> i've known 4 plus i pad one equals major i profits tonight for apple. how long can they sustain the sales? >> and farm workers urge the governor to give them pay equity. near sacramento, they currently get overtime after 10 hours, not eight. >> and there is messages of hate from a san francisco graffiti vandal. an i team report. >> good evening, everyone. we now know a man caught was heading to san francisco. where, police say he intended to kill a lot of people. hd he not been stopped officers say he might have pulled it off. we have two live reports tonight. vic lee has the apparent targets of the attacked we're going to start in oakland where the suspect made a first court appearance. >> there is williams was virtually silent during his court appearance. and today, police said they believe williams was acting

facebook's founder 26-year-old mark zuckerberg says never imagined the site would be such a success. he started it out of his harvard dorm room just six years ago. he says his goal now though is to reach a billion users by next year. >>> facebook says their customers average about 130 friends each, which brings us to our question of the day. >> who is the most interesting person you have reconnected with on facebook? in other words, maybe somebody from high school or -- is that -- or an old flame is. >> my boyfriend in third grade, robert davis, facebooked me. >> you had a boyfriend in third grade. >> he gave me his id bracelet. the first thing i thought when i saw his name, he broke up with me in the third grade so i had to go steady with his best friend! [ laughter ] >> send your response to mornings@cbs5.com, we're also on facebook and twitter. >> isn't that scary that you can remember the boy from third grade? >> traumatic. i think it happened on the school playground or something. [ laughter ] >> very nice. >>> 5713. it's being called the coolest summer weather in the bay area i

a lawyer for the company says it's not clear whether co- founder mark zuckerberg signed a >>> there is confusion over claims with the owners of facebook. it's not clear whether the owner signed a contract that entitles a new york man to the majority of facebook. paul significant signed the contract last night saying he got 84% of the company. his lawyer showed a cop of the alleged document today to the judge in new york. facebook says it hasn't seen a contract. >>> although facebook users love to click that little like button a lot of people dislike t for the first time the american customer service index included social networking sites. facebook scored a 64 out of 100 a point ahead of myspace t points them in the bottom 5% of all companies included in the study. >>> users aren't the only people not happy with facebook. len ramirez shows us why some neighbors in the south bay dislike their efforts to get its employees to carpool. >> reporter: you'll see them circling palo alto's college terrace neighborhood at almost all hours. [ sound of engine ] >> i walk my dog at 7:00 and there ar

an exclusive interview with the founder, mark zuckerberg. "world news," tonight. see you then, juju. >> we look forward to that, diane. >>> time for the weather and sam champion. sam? >> good morning, juju. hey, everybody. big good morning to juju. a lot of signs. you want to be on tv. why? >> hi, grandma and grandpa. >> is this the start of a big career? >> yes. >> you also want to apologize to somebody. go ahead. >> for getting everybody up this morning to tell them we're on "good morning america." >> that's not -- you should be up watching "good morning america." i take back that apology. >> it was 4:00 in the morning when i called her. >> oh, that's it. sorry to call you at 4:00. but still. let's get to the boards -- you all right, by the way? let's get to the boards. one tropical wave to talk about here. should it develop, and the hurricane center thinks it will. it makes its way toward the miami coastline by friday. all should be keeping an eye on this storm. it's heavy rain and there will be a pickup in wind there and rough surf. ther

also, this week, mark zuckerberg, the founder of facebook.look forward to that. >>> finally, think you can turn a cell phone into a porsche? it's not a magic trick. a california teenager did it. thanks to craigslist and some patience. he started trading two years ago. he eventually traded an iphone. then, a dirt bike. then, another bike. then, eventually, a truck. and the suv, up to the porsche you're staring at right there. he just got his license. so, he'll really be able to enjoy his new porsche. that's the news at 8:04. >>> time, now, for the weather and sam. sam, i'll trade you my cell phone for your car. >> juju, this is the one time where you get the short end of that. i don't have a car right now because i'm solely in the city. so, i'll take your cell phone. >> okay. >> but -- >> i'll take your bike. >> i'll give you a ride in a taxi cab. or my bike, yeah. good morning, everybody. say good morning to juju. even though you're not on tv, you have to participate, okay? let's try it again. good morning, everybody. [ cheers and applause ]

there's a social network trailer that has just come out, it's about the founder of facebook mark zuckerbergit's a two-minute trailer, proceeds to show the breakdown of his relationship with his friend and co-inventor of fate book, eduardo sevrin. let's take a listen to a little bit of this. >> stole our website. >> they're saying we stole the facebook -- >> i know what they said. so did we? >> you know what's cool? a billion dollars. >> you're going to get left behind. >> don't ever imagine -- >> sue him in federal court. >> i can't wait. >> the way facebook's taken over the world it should be a fascinating movie to see how this evolution took place, how mark created this empire. he's a 20-something billionaire now. >> amazing story. >> they say all kinds of back story, helped design it, co-found it. a lot of back story. the movie should do very well, considering everyone and their mother is on facebook. >> are you on? >> i'm addicted. >> are you really? >> we have almost 18,000 facebook fans on this show. it's taking over the world. they do, they do for sure. >>> coming up next, today's bi