there will be three gotham themed areas by next season. if you're curious about the gotham, it's a throwback to the new york goth a.m.s that was a team name in the 1800s. >> very cool. want to check in with mike. a look at the morning commute. >> batman fans thinking of gotham city. 880, traffic flows smoothly, easy drive past the coliseum. farther north, slowing in both directions, right at the 5th slowing over the ten minutes indicating crews from both directions are tarting to get on the move and that's what's going on for oakland. casto valley, earlier debris cleared from the reports. >>> 4:57. breaking news. a plane crash in alabama early this morning. we're starting to get new details and images into our newsroom. a live record coming up continue to follow verying news in egypt. more than a dozen people killed in clashes in cairo. dozens others injured. details coming up next. >>> bre birmingham, alabama a u.p.s. cargo plane has crashed. brand-new images into the newsroom. we'll have the latest coming up. >>> not your ordinary bike.

gotham is a throwback to the new york gothams, a team name in the 1800s. >> i love that mascot name. >> go bowling at at&t park. >> gotham room. sounds very cool. >>> an exotic bird on the lam in central valley. >> show what you it took to actually wrangle that thing back to safety. we got that coming up. ♪ [ horn honks ] kevin! toaster strudel, yah? ♪ warm, flaky, gooey toaster strudel. faster than kenny can dodge a question. honey, how'd that test go? [ female announcer ] in just 60 seconds, you've got snack-defying, satisfying mmmm. totino's pizza rolls. mmm hmmm. mmmm. [ female announcer ] zero to pizza. pronto. >>> finally this morning, an exotic bird on the loose creating a scene outside the bakersfield memorial hospital. >> the colderful gold and blue macau was perched in a tree when the hospital worker tried capture it and it slid away. didn't slide far. it took fire crews able to come in to grab the parrot from a second tree nearby. one firefighter did the deed, climbed up, draped the bird with a sheet, as you see here, grabbed it and brought it on down. the bird was the

the so-called gotham club includes a bar, pool tables and a game room. it is behind a well guarded door. these images were posted on instagr instagram. it is a throwback to the new york gothams, the team name in the 1800s. >>> google says g mail users have no expectation of privacy. company is arguing that scanning google calendar and google plus accounts doesn't violate wire tapping laws. at the same time it is launching a new google now service that will access your information to serve up personalized results like flight times, reservations and plans. users will be able to ask google now about flight status and get a response. google says the new feature will be available by the end of the week. >>> san francisco's long time wax museum will close its doors tomorrow after a half century in business. the fawn family opened the museum in 1963 and it is home to 350 wax figures from film stars to political figures to creepy ghouls. he says the family is stepping back from operation. hetiates the museum has brought more than 12 million people face to waxed

. >>> he's not protecting gotham city -- the guy one of the world's best chain saw carvers, simon o'rourke made something pretty spectacular with that piece of wood. >> i'm seeing it now. >> you're wondering where -- what -- apparently this piece was commissioned by phil and lia to place in their apartment in the uk. very close to the church so people could see their apartment. >> somebody commissioned this just to sell their apartment? >> yeah. what do we need that will make this apartment sell? a wooden batman sculpture. >> that's not that bad of an idea because they wanted to use social media to get the word out about their apartment so they created this video of this guy sculpting this thing. it's getting a lot of attention. people now know this is really cool statue of the dark knight next to this church. >> awesome piece of work. that's funny that's what it was made for to sell an apartment. >> it's all about thinking out of the box. >> yeah. >>> you're out by a body of water and you see a whale off in the distance. i on the think the first response that you have is i want to jump in

. >>> the dark knight is not just protecting gotham city, but expanding into real estate. that is a big block of wood and the guy is apparently one of the best chainsaw carvers, simon o'rourke, and he is creating something spectacular with the piece of wood. >> i'm seeing it now. >> and you are wondering, batman and the block of wood and what do they have to do with real estate? well, apparently this piece was commissioned by phil and leah to place in their apartment which is close to st. giles church so people could see it from the apa apartment, and raise the allure and then they could sell it. >> so someone commissioned this to sell their apart mement? >> yes. and were they saying, what would make this apartment sell? a little wooden batman ul i abad idea, because they wanted to use the social media to get the word out of the apartment so they created this guy sculpting this thing, and it started to get some attention, and so now people e know that there is a cool statue of the dark knight in the property next to the church. >> funny that is what it is made for the sell

. >>> is ben affleck the hero that gotham deserves? the movie studio is taking heat to the dislike of many nans. they announced affleck will play bat man. the casting has sparked angry tweets and antiaffleck facebook pages. some have even coined the phrase batflecck. protesting his role already has more than 17 thousand sittings. so what's with all the hate. >> i don't really see him as batman, but i do think he can pull it off. >> i had a friend tweet me last night that mtv announced ben affleck was going to be bat man. my business partner is like what's wrong with you and i was like ben affle ck is the new batman. >> i had the same reaction. didn't you? i threw my phone on the floor. no. affleck hasn't responded to the frenzy. why all the hate? is this guy pretty good actor. >> i think it would have been -- he's going to be fine. >> how hard is it. >> angry tweets. that never happens. everybody is positive on twitter. >>> all right. we've got ourselves a forecast that will not make you throw your phone on the floor unless you're sayi

back here in detroit, the latino review saying the motor city could sub for gotham in man of steel 2. the motor city experienced a production boom right now as a result of the generous tax incentives offered to film companies. transformers 4 is here now and disney's need for speed was here earlier in the summer. morocco is also scouted as another alternative. it's very early. we're still talking about ben afleck in that movie. since we're talking about detroit, let's get back to ford. we all know it's an iconic american brand but one thing coming in the company's turn around and the time i've spent here is the pride. the pride of making the mustang at this plant and the new pride in working in the auto industry. >> it's easy to see the headlines and think detroit is a city in ruin but there's also imagines of this. new jobs in what once made detroit great, the auto industry. a job at a place like ford is not about being on the line or punching the clock. it's about one thing, opportunity. >> this is a career. when you come into ford you're guaranteed. you've got your life set out ahea

of growth and capital as places to beat on to tax, to hold up in shame, if he turns this place into gotham, another -- arresting capitalists left and right. can play the class warfare cards which majors which mayors have. it's the biggest city in the country. >> neil: if he were the nominee in this very democratic town. michael bloomberg is a big -- and then rudy giuliani. the feeling he wins the nomination, deblasio, it's his to lose? >> it's any to lose. democrat us outnumber republicans in the time five to one. this guy is more liberal than any of the others, particularly in economics. more liberal than christine quinn and bill to -- bill thompson and back to a denkins era of economics. he is totally against the police and stop and frisk. i grew up in the city when i was a kid, moved to the suburbs, been here this part of the country almost my entire life. this was a dangerous, desperate place in the are 70s and are 80s, -- '80s. if crime comes back and if businesses leave and businesses look to shelter income, and they cut their employees. that's why we had a fiscal crisis in the '70s.

. >> that video courtesy of the nonprofit gotham school. think matt damons kids go to public school? think again. the public school system is not good enough and is getting schooled. the headline, matt damon refuses to enroll his children in public schools. why not the same for everyone else? talk to us about why matt damon decided to put his kids in private school after the big speech about his public school education? >> he is a very proud product of public schools. i am, too bit -- by the way and that's why i get concern about them not working for people. it's a broken trust. we're paying a ton of money for schools that don't often serve ex-especially low-income and minority groups. so he is moving from new york l.a., and though he has in the past been a great advocate for public schools and putting the public back in public schools and fighting against the school choice actions where you can maybe access a private school if you're a low-income kid, he has decided, in l.a., that ain't working for him. he's going to put his kids in privat

. >> that video courtesy of the nonprofit gotham school. think matt damons kids go to public school? think again. the public school system is not good enough and is getting schooled. the headline, matt damon refuses to enroll his children in public schools. why not the same for everyone else? talk to us about why matt damon decided to put his kids in private school after the big speech about his public school education? >> he is a very proud product of public schools. i am, too bit -- by the way and that's why i get concern about them not working for people. it's a brokenrust. we're paying a ton of money for schools that don't often serve ex-especially low-income and minority groups. so he is moving from new york l.a., and though he has in the past been a great advocate for public schools and putting the public back in public schools and fighting against the school choice actions where you can maybe access a private school if you're a low-income kid, he has decided, in l.a., that ain't working for him. he's going to put his kids in private

here in gotham, anthony weiner's wild spiral to single digits may have opened the door for an unexpected contender and maybe the next mayor. bill de blasio. feeling like he's got a lot of mojo with just 20 days till primary day. good morning from new york city. it's wednesday, august 21st. it's "the daily rundown." my first reads of it the mornin. we're going to start with some domestic politics. the state of both political parties is anything but strong these days. the only reason there isn't much hand ringing about the democratic party is because the republican party is the one in such disa ray. the open warfare has become a more public spectacle than we've seen in years. many republican leaders are exhausted from dealing with the tea party and some seem to be downright giddy over what's happened in the last week. they don't put their name on their giddiness. not even 250 days old and already he's become probably among the most recognizable faces of the tea party these days and one of congress' most polarize figures and that's just within the republican party. he's a hit with tea party

but the debate about whether he is fit for gotham city. >> he know it bad -- enough to be batman. he's ben affleck. >> give him a shot. >> part of the issue, affleck played a superhero, not a well received one. you remember "daredevil" right? >> that's a character from the marvel universe. batman is a character from the dc universe. you will create all kind of problems in the comic book space-time conten yum. >> a box office flop. and affleck is behind the recent smashing success of "argo." >> i fly into tehran. we all fly out together. >> he looked pretty hot if you ask me, "argo" i dig the hairy look. let's have a hairy batman. >> on the other hand there is gigli. >> i'm the bull. you are the cow. >> how will he suit up as batman? >> when you become a trending topic it will do something for your brand. in this case the movie. the movie is not out until 2015. already everybody is talking about it. great free premotion. >> stay tuned. same bat time. same bat channel. >> i feel like the luckiest guy in the world. >> for the record, if john hamm wasn't going to get the role, i'm pre

we're going to talk to former giuliani deputy who hopes gotham keeps up an interestingly long streak of not electing a democratic mayor. good morning from washington. it's august 26, 2013. this "the daily rundown." my first reads of the morning. the obama administration is stepping up plans for military action against syria put together the international coalition the white house says is needed for a strike. every action the president took this weekend, whether it was saturday's meeting with his national security team or round of phone calls to u.s. allies suggest it's less a question of if than when. options on the table include cruise missile strikes from navy destroyers and submarines in the mediterranean. bombs could be launched from u.s. fighter jets without actually entering syrian airspace. targeting syrian command and control or airfields from which chemical attacks could be launched. today, u.n. chemical weapons experts begin their inspection of the suburban damascus towns where doctors without borders estimate that at least 355 people were killed and more than 3,600 injured

ben afleck is receiving a big endorsement from gotham city. reporting michael keaton ben afleck gets my flushing. here is what he had to say about afleck stepping into the role. >> admiring your handy work? >>. >> greta: the new movie hitting theaters summer, 2013515. and sealen deon preparing to release her first english speaking album in six years. he tweeting here is the first look at the teaser for celine's new single, check it out. ♪ [ music ] . >> greta: welcome back celine. now, it's your tim to hash it out with us, don't forget to follow me on twitter, coming up, we are watching a strike on syria that could happen at any moment. a live report from the region is next. [ female announcer ] a classic macaroni & cheese from stouffer's starts with freshly-made pasta, and 100% real cheddar cheese. but what makes stouffer's mac n' cheese best of all. that moment you enjoy it at home. stouffer's. made with care for you or your family. [ male announcer ] from the last day of school, back to the first. they're gonna make everything from poster

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. >> detroit will stand in for both batman's gotham and superman's metropolis. it will make it a super deal for both sides. >> welcome to "cbs this morning saturday." i'm anthony mason. >> and i'm vinita nair. the batman movie will no doubt give detroit a lift. it's also getting a lift from another source. cars. ford's first american build fusion rolled off the lines in detroit this week. it came after the maid inde in the usa campaign. >> we look at the global economy. it's titled "american-made move." >> the truth is in an increasingly global economy it takes manufactures from all over the world to make things necessary to have a baseball game. so no matter whether you realize it or not, we all have a loin with the things we make and buy in this country. >> we got greedy and that's why we're where we're at now. that's the sick part about this place. >> u.s. consumers would like to buy american. >> the idea that we have to make things in this country is back. >> we can compete on a global market if we make the choice to. >> and we have to end up making a number

is he the right choice to save the gotham city? >>> your "new day" starts right now. >> we still have a war going on in afghanistan. every time i sign a letter for a casualty of that war i'm reminded there are costs. >>> what you just have to see. >> if you feel it in your heart, just go for it. you will make it. >>> this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >> good morning, welcome back to "new day." 8:00 in the east. i'm kate bolduan. >> a big -- i'm chris cuomo here with michaela pereira, as always. more of our exclusive interview with president obama. address the violence spiraling out of control in syria and egypt. we discuss his plans to help students pay for college amid sky rocketing costs. >>> is this the end for san diego mayor bob filner. he is expected it resign as part of a deal with city officials. what happens now with the sexual harassment lawsuit and are taxpayers going to be stuck footing the bill? >> we need some good stuff on this friday. you are about to meet a high school basketbal

here in gotham, anthony weiner's wild spiral to single digits may have opened the door for an unexpected contender and maybe the next mayor. bill de blasio. feeling like he's got a lot of mojo with just 20 days till

. >> don't forget spitzer investigated his first hedge fund gotham back in the day when ackman was very early in this idea of publicizing your positions, whether it be long, i think, or short, prepaid legal. >> right. >> that hedge fund blew up. spitzer investigated it. then they said we're not going to do it. >> it's not another blood feud. i'm going say this about ackman right now and it's good, okay? a lots of people think he's cool. >> okay. >> i'll let that stand. i'll let that stand. >> i had to say something positive. >> cramer has a lot of other messages as well as we countdown to the opening bell. you're going to hear what's next in his mind in the mad dash. let's look at futures before we hit the break. you can see we are setting up for what appears to be a lower open at this point. we have a lot more "squawk on the street" straight ahead. right now, 7 years of music is being streamed. a quarter million tweeters are tweeting. and 900 million dollars are changing hands online. that's why hp built a new kind of server. one that's 80% smaller. uses 89% less energy. and costs 77%

seriously, it's gotham. you know what, fall -- summer didn't come till the middle of july and fall's here before the middle of august. fantastic. so kelly, what are we looking at as far as weekly job claims go? >> we saw despite a small uptick the pace of claims other the past month, new claims for unemployment benefits, is running at its lowest since 2007. definitely a sign the pace of layoffs has slowed. the u.s. consumer is still under pressure. it goes back to the payroll tax cut -- the payroll tax hike i should say to some extent. mcdonald's july sales up just 1.6% for the u.s. doesn't see an acceleration in the back half of the year. a lot of retail names reporting a similar theme. what it takes to do well in this kind of environment is a hit. that brings me to today's important news. the pretzel bacon cheeseburger. >> i'm certainly going there. >> are they great? >> phenomenal. >> they are driving went yip's to what could be a 5% increase in sea sales for the third quar. so wendy's shares up 60% this

that gotham deserves. but someone said to me this morning and i thought it was interesting that they are not going to be able to get past his lower jaw because he has such an identifiable lower jaw. that's ben affleck in that mask. >> that's what's always funny. they look just like themselves when they put on their gear and then no one recognizes them in the movie? >> michael, what do you think? you are the movie guy. >> in the fox light here what do you think about this? >> i think everyone needs to go back to the seats and settle down. really? first of all it's ben affleck a long way from some in dare devil. i mean, gone baby gone, gone girl gone. the town. argo. he is he a smart guy. very selective in the roles that he picks at this point. >> dare devil super hero film. it was terrible. all right. >> very selective at this point. so i think he saw the script and saw something in it that he liked and go with it if i was christopher folland i would stick it to everyone matt damon as robin what the hell? >

. >>> from gotham city to motor city, the is up coming superman/batman movie will be filmed in detroit. production of the movie which will star henry calvill and ben affleck as batman will employ 406 workers. it will begin in the first few months of next year. >> kind of a lot of money, $35 million for 400 jobs. that's getting towards $100,000 a job. which presumably is for about six months. >> exactly. >> we know what some of the film subsidies did for louisiana after hk urricane katrina. >> i had to google henry cavill. >> don't google ben affleck. >> meantime, dow continues to waver in the red. seeing some pressure -- i see jcpenney at a fresh 12-year low after the walmart price cuts earlier today. there's a look at what's going on. if you're just joining us this morning, here is what you missed earlier on. >>> welcome to "squawk on the street." here is what's happened so far. >> every time the oil price spikes, the economy gets weaker. and that's the real outcome here that the global economy suffers the high price of oil and if we stay on this path, we're not going to have a very g

that gotham deserves. but someone said to me this morning and i thought it was interesting that they are not going to be able to get past his lower jaw because he has such an identifiable lower jaw. that's ben affleck in that mask. >> that's what's always funny. they look just like themselves when they put on their gear and then no one recognizes them in the movie? >> michael, what do you think? you are the movie guy. >> in the fox light here what do you think about this? >> i think everyone needs to go back to the seats and settle down. really? first of all it's ben affleck a long way from some in dare devil. i mean, gone baby gone, gone girl gone. the town. argo. he is he a smart guy. very selective in the roles that he picks at this point. >> dare devil super hero film. it was terrible. all right. >> very selective at this point. so i think he saw the script and saw something in it that he liked and go was christopher folland i would stick it to everyone matt damon as robin what the hell? >> closed circ