something new from nintendo. he won't say. >> steve: ooh, don't even. >> jimmy: probably the -- the app on the -- on the iphone that's coming up. "run, mario, run", that he's probably going to show us. but anything nintendo is so fun. and i -- i just feel like he's going to do something tonight that's going to be really cool. but i -- nintendo is the jam. >> steve: yeah, that's it. >> jimmy: i love it so much. i know, any -- any trivia i can tell you. i know shigeru miyamoto. >> steve: ye. >>immy: you guys know him? ninten mastermind, the brains. [ cheers ] this guy -- so?w how about this. so he comes -- you know the videogame "donkey kong?" >> steve: yes, i'm familiar with it. >> jimmy: he -- he created that, 1981. and do you know what it was based on? >> steve: what? >> jimmy: does anyone know what the game is based on? "popeye." >> steve: ah. >> jimmy: yeah, nintendo was asked to make a game for "popeye." and then they go, "why don't we just make up our own character?" so bluto is now an ape. and popeye is mar

but anything nintendo is so fun. and i -- i just feel like he's going to do something tonight that's going to be really cool. but i -- nintendo is the jam. >> steve: yeah, that's it. >> jimmy: i love it so much. i know, any -- any trivia i can tell you. i know shigeru miyamoto. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: you guys know him? nintendo, he's like, the masterminde so he comes -- you know the videogame "donkey kong?" >> steve: yes, i'm familiar with it. >> jimmy: he -- he created that, 1981. and do you know what it was based on? >> steve: what? >> jimmy: does anyone know what the game is based on? "popeye." >> steve: ah. >> jimmy: yeah, nintendo was asked to make a game for "popeye." and then they go, "why don't we just make up our own character?" so bluto is now an ape. and popeye is mario, and olive oyl is the princess. >> steve: wow, wow. [ audience ohs ] i'm a series, like, a nintendo trivia nut, yeah. [ light laughter ] yeah, it was called "donkey kong" because it translated from a japanese -- donkey is like a stubborn

but anything nintendo is so fun. and i -- i just feel like he's going to do something tonight that's going to be really cool. but i -- nintendo is the jam. >> steve: yeah, that's it. >> jimmy: i love it so much. i know, any -- any trivia i can tell you. i know shigeru miyamoto. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: you guys know him? nintendo, he's like, the mastermind, the brains. [ cheers ] this guy -- so how about this. so he comes -- you know the videogame "donkey kong?" >> steve: yes, i'm familiar with it. >> jimmy: he -- he created that, 1981. and do you know what it was based on? >> steve: what? >> jimmy: does anyone know what the game is based on? "popeye." >> steve: ah. >> jimmy: yeah, nintendo was asked to make a game for "popeye." and then they go, "why don't we just make up our own character?" so bluto is now an ape. and popeye is mario, and olive oyl is the princess. >> steve: wow, wow. [ audience ohs ] >> jimmy: yeah. i'm a series, like, a nintendo trivia nut, yeah. [ light laughter ] yeah, it was called "donkey ko

was a bet for run nintendo. it was its first significant foray into the smartphone area after the success of pokÉmon go, but this was 100% nintendo and featured one of their best and most beloved characters, super mario. that itle nintendo took is charging $10 to unlock the entire game. this is a departure from the model where you let people play for free, then pay for little gadgets and trinkets along the way. unlock, people a $10 to the game, but the way nintendo a's it like a traditional console game. what seems to be happening is people don't want to pay this price. they are used to hang smaller increments on smart phones. once you issue is that unlock all the levels, all 24 levels of the game, it is relatively easy to get through them all in a matter of a few hours, so this game has not been the same kind of explosive hit that we saw with pokÉmon go over the summer. well, exactly, so, the point being here, why would this disappoint investors? to remember that nintendo had stayed out of the mobile game mar

emily: that was nintendo of america president. story we are watching, fake news on social media continues to be in the spotlight. in the most recent voice to weigh in, hillary clinton. take a look at what she had to say on capitol hill. epidemic of the fake news and propaganda that flooded social media over the past year, it is now clear that so-called fake news can have real-world consequences. bipartisan legislation is making its way through congress to boost the government's response to foreign propaganda, and silicon valley is starting to grapple with the challenge and threat of fake news. emily: coming up, we speak to the founder of the design firm behind some of the biggest tech products. why he thinks design should be at the heart of any business, next. and some sad news to work, former u.s. astronaut and senator john glenn has died. he had been hospitalized for more than a week. he was the third u.s. astronaut in space and the first to orbit the earth. he spent 24 years in the senate representing ohio. he returned to space

now, here to show us what nintendo has been up to, please welcome the president of nintendo of america, reggie fils-aime! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy, great to see you. >> jimmy: thank you so much. reggie, thank you so much for being here. you always bring us the coolest new nintendo stuff. tonight, you're debuting the new mobile game super mario run. tell us a little bit about this. >> absolutely. and look, thanks for having us. we know you love to have us on the show, that's why we've worked so hard to bring you the latest and greatest things from nintendo. >> jimmy: yeah. >> super mario run for the -- you know that mario is our most iconic character. >> jimmy: absolutely. >> and for the very first time we're bringing mario to mobile devices, to the ipad and to the iphones with super mario run. and you're gonna get to play it. [ cheers and applause ] there it is. so there are three main modes to the game. and the first is called the world tour. that's what you're going to get to play. >> jimmy: world tour. >> we're showing off the toad rally. that's where you get to play aga

emily: that was nintendo of america president. now to a story we are watching, fake news on social media continues to be in the spotlight. in the most recent voice to weigh in, hillary clinton. take a look at what she had to say on capitol hill. ms. clinton: the epidemic of fake news and propaganda that flooded social media over the past year, it is now clear that so-called fake news can have real-world consequences. bipartisan legislation is making its way through congress to boost the government's response to foreign propaganda, and silicon valley is starting to grapple with the challenge and threat of fake news. emily: coming up, we speak to the founder of the design firm behind some of the biggest tech products. why he thinks design should be at the heart of any business, next. and some sad news to work, former u.s. astronaut and senator john glenn has died. he had been hospitalized for more than a week. he was the third u.s. astronaut in space and the first to orbit the earth. he spent 24 years in the senate representing ohio

nintendo,welcome from the father of mario. itsy: nintendo announced first solo game. it will be available exclusively on apple's ios with some industry members saying it will be an even bigger hit than pokemon go. the nintendo america president joined us from new york to talk about the upcoming launch. >> we are working very hard with partners at apple, our to make sure that had a server , capacity standpoint, we are prepared. the numbers are going to be more significant than just the 20 million plus. emily: so there are three versions of the game, all free to play but $9.99 to unlock. , that is a risky strategy. some have balked at that strategy. how many do you think of the 20 million will actually pay for that? reggie there are three different : modes within the game itself. there is over 24 different levels. from our standpoint, we believe that a high percent of people who begin to play super mario run will go on to purchase the full application. and i say that with the experience on the ipad when i have showed off the game. once people start to play, they are hoo

emily: nintendo announced its first solo game. it will be available exclusively on apple's ios with some industry members saying it will be an even bigger hit than pokemon go. the nintendo america president joined us from new york to talk about the upcoming launch. reggie: we are working very hard with the folks at apple, our partners, to make sure that from a server capacity standpoint, we are prepared. the numbers are going to be more significant than just the 20 million plus. emily: so there are three versions of the game, all free to play, but $9.99 to unlock. that is a risky strategy. some have balked at that strategy. how many do you think of the 20 million will actually pay for that? reggie: there are three different modes within the game itself. there is over 24 different levels. from our standpoint, we believe that a high percent of people who begin to play super mario run will go on to purchase the full application. and i say that with the experience on the ipad when i have showed off the game. once people start to play,

this has been a year of transformation for nintendo. intoompany made its jump nintendo. and then, the phenomenon that was pokemon go. nintendo stole the spotlight with the surprise announcement from tim cook. ofplease welcome the father mario. afirst solo game. exclusively on apple's ios with some industry members saying it will be an even bigger hit than pokemon go. the nintendo president joins us from new york to talk about the upcoming launch. we are working very hard with our folks at apple. to make sure that had a server capacity standpoint, we are prepared. the numbers will be more significant. emily: so there are three versions of the game. $9.99 to unlock. that is a risky strategy. how many people do you think, of the 20 million, will pay for that? >> there are three different modes within the game itself. there are over 24 different levels. we believe that i have percent of people who begin to play super mario run will go on to app patient.full and i say that with the experience on the ipad. once people start to play, they are hooked. so we think that the percen

nintendo has a lot to prove here. pokemon go was a big success. but that was not one under percent nintendo's creation, it was with a couple other companies. this is the first real test of whether nintendo can make it as mobile. they have trotted out super mario, their most iconic game character, and they are putting them to work. it will start in about three hours. that is the beginning. it could be a minute or three hours after that, we do not know. but in the next 24 hours people will be playing the game. we will hear how much they like willnd whether this thing be about to launch a new era for nintendo. >> we all know i am going to beat angie added in three hours time. about how they beat the competition in terms of the release of this game? go,oing back to pokemon that is a good game to consider the competition. they had 500 million downloads. people are predicting something on a similar order. it is just that the time frames differ, anywhere from two months to six months out. the actual downloads, the question is whether this game can make a

nintendo. good game developers, but can they make it work on mobile devices, a different --erience, so the big test when they first announced they would in brace smartphone gaming , 21 months ago, their shares ine added almost $20 billion market value since then, so investors are very excited and think nintendo will sell a lot of games on smartphones, and today is the first big test, that's why there is a lot of focus on this game. ,o be honest, i have played it and i'm not sure if it will be on the same scale of impact as pokÉmon go. it does not have the novel features that pokÉmon go has, but investors are optimistic. it should be a big success, although not as big as pokÉmon go. we will see. rishaad: tell us about analysts and their projections. ofre has been a sense disappointment that it is only available on the apple iphone, for instance. >> sure, yeah, that's very true. 2.3 billion smartphones around the world, two thirds are android devices, so two thirds of all smart phone users wil

newest game, pokemon go, because it is sweeping the nation and nintendo's stock has skyrocketed. >> how viral this game is gotten is insane and if you go around new york you will see multitudes of people playing this game. >> nintendo's new game has their stock soaring, lifting the company's market value by $7.1 billion. >> nintendo shares falling the most since 1990, hopes that pokemon go would revitalize the stock are disappearing as investors realize the company's limited stake in the game . >> nintendo said it was no secret they had only a 13% economic interest in pokemon go, and investors should have known this all along. rishaad: samsung smashing first-quarter profit estimates, the company's early release of the note 7 smartphone paying off. >> what samsung has done is take advantage of a lull in the iphone release cycle, releasing its premium smartphone a month early. so far, it seems to be tracking well globally, but we will see. the iphone 7 is coming in a few months. how well they can maintain momentum. rishaad: does this signal a turnaround? >> one thing that apple has sh

this is what nintendo is asking for. many fans are unhappy about this post at the used a games being available for free and you can buy stuff within the game bus that they say $10 is just too much -- within the game. they say $10 is just too much. pay $10 you can so clear it quickly. this is why you're facing a big stocksh from fans and why prices dropped by 11% in the last two trading days. i think investors are worried by the nintendo is maybe not executing their strategy as well as they were expecting. we will see how this plays out. for now, super mario run off to a bit of a shaky start of the many people are unhappy about it. mark: let's stay on entertainment, "rogue one: a star wars story" posting the second biggest opening weekend ever. 55 million in1 theaters. last year star wars old the record for the largest december 240 $8 million. joining us more on disney's new strategy of spinning characters off of the sci-fi classic is paul sweeney a bloomberg intelligence director. paul, great to talk to you. the question

announcement se from tim cook. >> please welcome from nintendo, the father of mario! emily: the first solo mobile ame super mario run would be unveiled on apple's i.o.s. it will be a think bigger hit than pokemon go. nintendo america president joined us from new york to talk the upcoming launch. >> we are working very hard with at apple, our partners at d and a to make sure a serve capacity standpoint we're prepared. will be more significant than the $20 million to notify me. risky strategy, a different strategy, some have balked at the strategy. actually pay for that? >> to be clear, there are three within the game itself. different er 24 levels. from our standpoint, we believe high percentage of people who begin to play super mario run machine the full application. say this based on the experiences i have had. hen they play super mario run, they are hooked. from our perspective, the upgrade to thell $9.99 is going to be very high. to y: what's the timeline get it to android? for now. said, it's focus on the i.o.s. iphone, ipad. we have made that commitment to androi

super mario launches in about seven hours, nintendo said. that is completely nintendo's own game. investors have been waiting for it for a long time. i am not sure, having played the game myself, later on today you can download it for free. you get access to three out of the 24 levels the game has. i have played around with it. i am not sure if it will grab people the same way pokÉmon go did. if i go outside in tokyo, it is freezing but people are still playing this game. they are playing it because it is a unique concept. i don't know if super mario run has that. you just run from the left side of the screen to the right. definitely, a lot of excitement right now. you can double he tried out in a couple of hours. betty: are there even projections this is going to try to rival pokÉmon go? yuji: people are projecting that. 500 million people downloaded it. by march, an analyst is sane super mario run will hit the number as well. we will see if they are correct or not. i think some of the expectations are very high. the big difference with super $10 toun is it costs unlock the con

newest game, pokemon go, because it is sweeping the nation and nintendo's stock has skyrocketed. >> how viral this game is gotten is insane and if you go around new york you will see multitudes of people playing this game. >> nintendo's new game has their stock soaring, lifting the company's market value by $7.1 billion. >> nintendo shares falling the most since 1990, hopes that pokemon go would revitalize the stock are disappearing as investors realize the company's limited stake in the game. >> nintendo said it was no secret they had only a 13% economic interest in pokemon go, and investors should have known this all along. rishaad: samsung smashing first-quarter profit estimates, the company's early release of the note 7 smartphone paying off. kind of stealing a march on apple. >> that is right. what samsung has done is take advantage of a lull in the iphone release cycle, releasing its premium smartphone a month early. so far, it seems to be tracking well globally, but we will see. the iphone 7 is coming in a few months. how well they can maintain momentum. rishaad: does this si

newest game, pokemon go, because it is sweeping the nation and nintendo's stock has skyrocketed. >> how viral this game has gotten is insane and if you go around new york you will see multitudes of people playing this game. >> nintendo's new game has their stock soaring, lifting the company's market value by $7.1 billion. >> nintendo shares falling the most since 1990, hopes that pokemon go would revitalize the stock are disappearing as investors realize the company's limited stake in the game. >> nintendo said it was no secret they had only a 13% economic interest in pokemon go, and investors should have known this all along. rishaad: samsung smashing first-quarter profit estimates, the company's early release of the note 7 smartphone paying off. kind of stealing the march on apple? >> what samsung has done is take advantage of a lull in the iphone release cycle, releasing its premium smartphone a month early. so far, it seems to be tracking well globally, but we will see. the iphone 7 is coming in a few months. how well they can maintain momentum. rishaad: does this signal a turna

newest game, pokemon go, because it is sweeping the nation and nintendo's stock has skyrocketed. >> how viral this game has gotten is insane and if you go around new york you will see multitudes of people playing this game. >> nintendo's new game has their stock soaring, lifting the company's market value by $7.1 billion. >> nintendo shares falling the most since 1990 today. hopes that pokemon go would revitalize the stock are disappearing as investors realize the company's limited stake in the game. >> nintendo said it was no secret they had only a 13% economic interest in pokemon go, and investors should have known this all along. rishaad: samsung smashing first-quarter profit estimates, the company's early release of the note 7 smartphone paying off. kind of stealing the march on apple? >> that is right. what samsung has done is take advantage of a lull in the iphone release cycle, releasing its premium smartphone a month early. so far, it seems to be tracking well globally, but we will see. the iphone 7 is coming in a few months. we will see how well they can maintain a momentum

nintendo stock however not doing nearly so. shares plunging 7% in tokyo today after lukewarm reviews, more than 11% since the debut. teaming up to take on the european union, the pair plans to appear with a blockbuster ruling ordering apple to repay ireland $14 billion in back taxes. in august that even regulators ruled that the controversial tax do with ireland was illegal. apple paid almost nothing on its european profits between 2013 and 2014. 2003 and 2014. the chat as it has been singled out as a convenient target in the 14 billion $-dollar-sign. lauren: and ascended to worth tracking. amazon may be developing mobile technology to schedule and track truck shipments of the products with just a few clicks. the app is scheduled to launch next summer and would bring the giant one step closer to becoming its own global freight broker in an $800 billion trucking industry. amazon would be able to hook its items up with a truck to get its customers. nicole: a look at headlines in today's edition of "the wall street journal." china

emily: that's similar to something nintendo president told us. take a listen to what he had to say when i asked him about it last week. >> when our game developers have a brilliant idea that can only be done through virtual reality, that's the day you'll see us engage in that technology. but the games and the experience always comes first at nintendo. emily: talking there about why they haven't invested heavily yet. are they making a mistake? are they going to be behind? herman: i think you have to experiment to find out what's fun. one of the first things we realized not just the v.r. but all kinds of online worlds. developers can't iterate easily. finding the fund usually happens with a small team. three or four people even in the largest companies that find something that works. you have to investigate these things and experiment to find something that could be a killer app. emily: do you see potential for v.a.? what sort of potential do you see to move out of a niche set of hard core gamers to a broader world? herman: i think the key thing to

newest game, pokemon go, because it is sweeping the nation and nintendo's stock has skyrocketed. >> how viral this game has gotten is insane and if you go around new york you will see multitudes of people playing this game. >> nintendo's new game has their stock soaring, lifting the company's market value by $7.1 billion. >> nintendo shares falling the most since 1990, hopes that pokemon go would revitalize the stock are disappearing as investors realize the company's limited stake in the game. >> nintendo said it was no secret they had only a 13% economic interest in pokemon go, and investors should have known this all along. rishaad: samsung smashing first-quarter profit estimates, the company's early release of the note 7 smartphone paying off. stealing the march on apple? >> what samsung has done is take advantage of a lull in the iphone release cycle, releasing its premium smartphone a month early. so far, it seems to be tracking well globally, but we will see. the iphone 7 is coming in a few months. how wellhey can maintain momentum. rishaad: does this signal a turnaround? >>

some believe nintendo is making a mistake. >> they are leaving "gza vomlot kmby not using the premium option. some games are making $1 billion a year. when you put out a paid game, you cap ;w,your earnings. >> reporter: apple is sure to profit. it has exclusive rights. the gaming community says super mario will help the entire industry sprint ahead. >>> a police takedown caught on camer.xr what one pflflorida -- a flori officer was able to wrangle a gator with her bare hands.>>> as always, gadgets are topping wish list. whoever you're shopping for, him, her, the kids, i have you covered. i created the ultimate holiday gift guide. bút afoot and light-hearted i take to the open road. healthy, free, the world before me, the long brown path before me leading wherever i choose. the east and the west are mine. the north and the south are mine. all seems beautiful to me. of reach for far too long:s have health insurance.that's been out how? they enrolled through covered california. it's the health insurance marketplace where you'll find a range of plans from leading health insurance compan

emily: that's similar to something nintendo president told us. take a listen to what he had to say when i asked him about it last week. >> when our game developers have a brilliant idea that can only be done through virtual reality, that's the day you' ll see us engage in that technology. but the games and the experience always comes first at nintendo. emily: talking there about why they haven't invested heavily yet. are they making a mistake? are they going to be behind? herman: i think you have to experiment to find out what's fun. one of the first things we realized not just the v.r. but all kinds of online worlds. developers can't iterate easily. finding the fund usually happens with a small team. three or four people even in the largest companies that find something that works. you have to investigate these things and experiment to find something that could be a killer app. emily: do you see potential for v.a.? what sort of potential do you see to move out of a nish set of hard core gamers to a broader world? herman: i think the key thing to

. >> you will see a multitude of people playing this game. >> nintendo's new game has their stock soaring, lifting the company by $7.1 billion. >> nintendo shares falling the most since 1990, hopes disappearing as investors realize the company's limited stake in the game pokÉmon go. itit was never any secret had a 13% economic interest in pokÉmon go, an investor should have known this all along. rishaad: samsung smashing first-quarter profit estimates, the early release of the smartphone paying off. >> what samsung has done is take in thege of a lull iphone release cycle, releasing smartphone a month early. so far, it seems to be tracking well globally, but we will see. the iphone 7 is coming in a few months. rishaad: does this signal a turnaround? thing that apple has shown is that nobody is immune to the broader smartphone npc downturn. we will have to see. >> samsung is officially recalling one million phones after the u.s. consumer product safety commission found they were to catch fire due to a battery flaw. handed appleearly a gift by having this massive, embarrassing recall just

nintendo finally brings super mario bros to mobile devices. the classic nintendo game... now called "super mario run" is being released today three different game modes. the game will cost nine-dollars and ninety-nine cents. nintendo may also be planning an android release some time next year. a massive security breach affecting a billion yahoo account users. what you need to know, ahead. plus... luzader says "..so what do voters think about president elect donald trump thus far ? i'm doug luzader in washington. we'll have the resul ahead." a family in detroit put up a unique light display... what they say about this sign, my moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis made a simple trip to the grocery store anything but simple. so i had an important conversation with my dermatologist about humira. he explained that humira works inside my body to target and help block a specific source of inflammation that contributes to my symptoms. were clear or almost clear, and many saw 75% and even 90% clearance in just 4 months. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, inc

so nintendo wanted to cash in. people in the mobile games industry say this is a game changer. >> this is the beginning of a massive shift in the gaming space and specifically in mobile. it's real kind of vindication of mobile coming into its own. >> mobile gaming will end the year with $35 billion worth of revenue, a full 20% increase over last year. ♪[ music ] >>> it is 4:57. the arts community coming together in oakland to give back to those who lost so much in the ghost ship warehouse fire. we'll take you there next. >> reporter: and the weather not making the situation any better in pacifica where a building teetering on the edge of a cliff is now set to be demolished. details coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, and i'm anne makovec in for kenny choi. >>> good morning, everyone. it's thursday, december 15. i'm michelle griego. >> i'm anne makovec in for kenny choi. and it is going to be a rainy day all around the bay area. let's take a live look in san francisco. a little misty out there but the rain is not going to s

nintendo late to mobile. but the gaming community says the entire industry sprint ahead. >> this is the bay area's news station. kron4 news at 11:00 starts now. >> our top story tonight say good-bye to the wet weather. but say hello to the freezing cold temperatures now hitting the bay area. good evening everybodyjgj thanku fore, moore. >> and a freeze warning is in effect tonight for parts of the bay area. our meteorologist lawrence carno is here with details on

nintendo's new n-e-s classic edition is a 60 dollar mini version of the original. the console is preloaded with 30 classic games including super mario bros., pacman, metroid, zelda and donkey kong. the memory game "simon" gets a tech update with "simon air," which is 20 dollars. instead of touching the colored blocks, wave your hands and use gestures ke match the light pattern. this is pretty cool. the $40-dollar playdoh touch shape-to-life studio lets kids put their clay creations into a virtual game. kids mold the dough and take a picture with the "play to touch app" to create a virtual newspaper tease: tampa bay times and we have a lot to get to here on 10 news this morning. right now in hillsborough county, crews are working to put out this large fire at a rec center. the connection the vinik family has with that center. and five months after tropical storm colin and some manatees ar still stuck in lake tarpon. why they may be in danger. we are working on all those stories, plus ashley has your forecast and we'll check out how the morning commute looks, all com

nintendo has a real peach on its hands. i will talk with the ceo of nintendo coming up. president obama admitted to cnn and the special report yesterday that his administration underestimated the rise of isis. the ability to initiate major land offenses that was not on my intelligence radar screen. this comment of course is a stark contrast to what he said during an interview back in 2014. >> i think we can underestimate the danger. they are a tariff -- terrorist network that has not limited itself to the periodic attack but have aspirations to control that possess resources and effectively an army that poses a great dangers to our allies we could destabilize entire regions that are very dangerous for us. take, we know that t president was receiving daily briefings about the rise of isis for several years what is your reaction to this. >> i think it's fair and some ways for a president come in and i have all the information. when he was elected it's fair for him to be surprised and underestimate some of our enemies. i don't think we tell the public a lot about the enemy.

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nintendo is getting ready to launch "super mario run" on mobile devices next week! the video game icon is making the jump from nintendo consoles for the first time ever. the company is charging 9-99 for full access on apple device today are free. they are projected to generate 36- point-9 billion dollars in revenue world-wide this year. apple users in 151 countries can download the game december 15th and play its first three worlds free. a version is planned for android devices at a later date. a once in a lifetime find. scientists believe this a 99-million- in amber. a chinese paleontologist found it at an amber market in northern myanmar. this is the first time part of a mummified dinosaur skeleton has been discovered. the amber, which weighs six-point-five grams, contains bone fragments and feathers,--adding to mounting fossil evidence that many dinosaurs sported feather rather than scales. paleontologists say the creature would have had a whip-like tail like a mouse but covered with contour feathers similar to those that give shape and color to birds. can the pa

participating toys-r-us stores announced the sale of the nintendo n-e-s classic and the breakout toy "hatchimals." some stores only had about 30 of each toy for sale. both toys retail for about 60-dollars each. experts say the huge demand and limited release of the nintendo nes classic is driving some re-sellers to double the prices online. at regency mall this weekend-- making kids of all ages and abilities have a wonderful holiday season. good ol' saint nick spent his time meeting with children and sharing his hidden talent of sign language with a select group. the children appreciate the idea that they can come and talk to me talk to santa without having to go through their parents or their sibling so interpret for them the thoughtfulness, is a touching gesture as the kids really felt part of that magical experience. theres even a mailbox set up outside their letter and communicate with him however they choose. "first few snowfalls everyone has to get back into the groove." now at 5- some fresh powder on rachael kaye breaks down the totals across the viewing area. plus -- a milest

nicole: nintendo stock up 3 and a half percent. airline travelers already complaining about shrinking seats, rising seats, will you complain about this? listen to another passenger yakking it up. allowing in-flight phone calls for airline passengers but airline will have options to whether or not provide the service and passengers must be informed well in advance that that particular flight will allow phone calls. reactions from airlines has been cautious. united continental says it's reviewing the proposal. delta and jet blue say they plan to ban voice calls regardless of what the regulators do. lauren: what's more annoying than listening someone on the is when headphones are so loud? that's all you hear is the headphones. hiring bankers like morgan stanley to help fill or take over partnerships, this after approached by media investors. barely half of all 30-year-olds earn more than their parents did. finally, scientists discovering a 99 million-year-old dinosaur tail feather trapped in amber and can help them better understand h

nintendo has taken a tumble again as super mario earned only lukewarm reviews. it is only available for apple devices. it has had nearly 50,000 reviews in the american app store, gaining an average rating of 2.5 stars out of five. nintendo has been criticized for the cost of the game. it costs $10 for the four version. tellays is prepared to 7000 clients to do more trading with the firm or find another bank. a new computer system called flat debt ranked trading customers by the return date generate on the firm's capital. it allows barclays to jettison those relationships which have become a drag. it is an industrywide trend. european union competition investigators exceeded their powers in a probe that ended in a record $13 billion tax bill. in august, the e.u. ordered the for over its tax arrangements. the government in dublin has insisted the company got no sweetheart deal and there was a misunderstanding of the proper application of irish tax law. bank monte dei paschi will be taking orders for shares today. retail investors will end on wednesday. that is at

nintendo shares tumbles after the company released a game for smartphones. why super mario run may not be so super. first to our lead. apple said the case and island had no basis in law and they are confident the ruling will be overturned. the fight between apple, ireland, and the commission has been building. margaret vesta expired -- explained why this could be a long fight. >> we will continue to disagree on the decision because of the fact that we have different legal traditions. i have learned that in the u.s. it is absolutely the order of the day for a business to negotiate tax breaks with the state where it is situated. we have had a prohibition to do that since 1958. when a clash of understanding about how this should be played out. caroline: we are joined by david rosenblum. also in new york, our guest host for the hour, david kirkpatrick. with me in the studio, our editor at large cory johnson. apple is formally appealing. we also had a release of a statement today. the eu thing was interesting, it explained the history of this tax regime and the p

and nintendo has been the story of the day. but amario may be a head lot of concerns about the longevity of the revenue stream of nintendo. anna: juliette saly, thank you in hong kong. in europe, you differences over russia were exposed as leaders held their last summit of the year in brussels. they demanded an immediate cease-fire in aleppo with theresa may saying russia brought some responsibility for the tragedy there. angela merkel said the talks were down b. -- said the talks were downbeat. >> the beginning of the meeting was very depressing. we are faced with a situation that leads -- that leaves us are. it is heartbreaking. we cannot act the way that we would want to. we want to put an end to these attacks targeting human beings. anna: that set the tone. caroline joins us from brussels. a downbeat angela merkel. did the eu leaders imagine --manage to agree on anything? >> they did manage to find a -- ukraineto the eu compromise. the partnership would not lead to membership in the eu. rolled over the sanctions on russia r

it has sent the nintendo stock downhill. since the game launched the nintendo shares have fallen by more than 10%. maureen: put the spotlight on education tonight. alison: a teacher dedicated to student literacy was surprised recognized as the teacher of the year. as mike carter-conneen reports that title comes with a big cash prize. mike: elizabeth, a reading intervention teacher in northeast washington was completely overwhelmed monday morning when the district leaders and tv cameras stormed her classroom. >> i'm blown away. my hands are still shaking. mike: she was selected as the teacher of the year for the eighth grade reading intervention courses. student reading up for two, three, four, five years in the course of the 18 months to two years. >> they can tell you how many books they have read, how many hours and how many payments they read. >> they felt she deserved the recognition not just because of the unique curriculum in her classroom but she is working school wide to increase literacy. >> she gives up herself for

nintendo launches its much-anticipated game super mario run. it users tapping the screen to make mario jump instead of using the controller. alison: this marks a shift in nintendo strategy as it moves past individual consoles. 1989 if boy came out in you want to feel old. larry: thanks for that. that's it for abc seven news at 5:00. conjoinedroup of pins. >> it' taxpayers over $80,000 a night. stronger is blasting her tumors... without risking her bones. new hope, more fight. it's doing everything in your power, and everything in ours. because we don't just want kids to grow up. we want them to grow up stronger. and with your support, they will. make a gift today at childrensnational.org/givenow alison: we have an update. twins conjoined at the head. separated in now leaving the hospital. now after that 20 hour surgery. saying,th their parents see you later and not goodbye. the two are smiling and had to special rehab care. this was a remark

for gamers, there is the new nintendo xl handheld console the new pokimon sun and moon and old-school gamers can pick up nintendo new many classic edition preloaded with 30 games. >>> alabama woman thinks her secret santa is snoop dogg. the woman has been participating in the secret santa program for three years the participants exchange gifts with complete strangers. she says she usually enjoys the giving more than the receiving but this year that separates received a message from the administrator saying her gift was on the way. she thought that was odd because normally she gets an automated message. when she got the package to read the card and said she freaked out it was signed right there by snoop dogg purchases the signature looks legit in the package contained snoop dogg swag including t- shirts, slippers, a small drone and some snoop socks. have to have that. >> of course. snoop dog's oxfordshire district we showed you a pendant with a snowman and today otters playing in the snow. over thousand pounds the snow had been added to their habitat. one looks like it's having a good

paul was mentioning nintendo coming under pressure. this is due to the fact that even know we know the super ,ario game has been popular there has been concern about nintendo's revenue and a lag there. quite a bit of worry in terms of how it will move forward once the phenomenon around the game wears off. having a look at the yen, still , 118.24.own .1% they are expecting to see the dollar pullback after the strong rally. sophie: thanks. , holdings of u.s. treasuries have dropped to the lowest in six years as beijing uses its currency reserves to prop up the yuan. how big is that selloff? selloff fromllion september to october. it is about the dollar play. what it means is that china is no longer the number one creditor to the u.s. that mantle goes to japan. it is the lowest level since july 2010. cast your mind back to 2008, when china overtook japan to become the largest banker to america. at the height of its holdings, 1.32 trillion dollars, causing angst in washington. story ofs into the china pulling down reserves to support the y

nintendo classic miniwill be in stock. the nintendo game console its sold out at retailers and highly sought after by customers. >> well, one of a kind christmas tree. check it out. it is a sand christmas tree in west palm beach. 35-foot creation, 600 tons of sand to make the creator's claim. it is the only large christmas tree in the word created entirely from sand. apparently, jeff, also weather resistant. >> oh. >> impressive. >> after last year's sand tree was dampened by the rain. sculptors brought in a week early so sand would have time to bake in the sun making it hard as a rock. >> beautiful. >> beautiful. >> true, they can't knock it down? >> i mean if, really strong storm came in. i, i am sure it could be gone. >> wiped out. >> yeah. >> challenge is on. knock it down. no, no, no. leave it the way. >> unlooeash group of ten kids it with a hatchable. >> with a hatchable. wouldn't mind getting one. >> kind of neat. >> tomorrow morning's forecast. cold. 41 south bay. 37 trivalley. for the north bay. coldest average.

this is going to be nintendo's big push for games on mobile devices, remember the nintendo came out and made a big splash at a football event. so, this is not good for nintendo now under pressure down 4%. stuart: now, i want to get to the numbers. we've got six shopping days to go until christmas and the number of on-line sales ap deliveries, right, adam? >> this is great. through december 16th. you know, the majority of money has been spent for that period, on-line, and it's really quite fascinating, something like 108 million people said they shopped on-line compared with 99 million who said they had done that in stores. now, that was black friday and cyber monday. the amount of money spent through december 13th, 66.9 billion on-line which is an 8% leap over last year. >> what about bricks and mortar retailers, with an on-line selling season like this? it's got to be pretty dark for them shall the outlook, right? >> well, i would think so, stuart, not only dark for them, but dark for every one of the property companies that lease to these guys. incredible statistic like 50% of the sho

. >>> and it is a big day for gamers and apple users, nintendo debuts first ever mobile super mario game, plus this. >>> does not take the oath, to defend the constitution for promise of wealth and richest. >> secret santaes are backup our soldiers and you can help as well coming up in our story of brotherly love. >> ♪ >>> they must know it is our first blast have of winter doctor jen has tips on how to cope the with the cold stay with us. >>> welcome back. our joy of sharing toy fest is in full swing, we hope that you'll pick up a toy for a child in need. >> for a list of drop off locations just head to our web site at cbs philly to the come/toy fest and find them on the cbs local mobile apps. on the toys will go to the uso. >> as ukee washington shows news this weeks story on of brotherly love the military families can use the help so they can make end meet. >> we got the to see what a few toys can mean to a military family. two famous bearded men, one in north pole red, one in eagles green, both visiting military families at southampton armory in philadelphia, party arranged by uso

nintendo late to mobile. but the gaming community says the entire industry sprint ahead. >> this is the bay area's news station. kron4 news at 11:00 starts now. >> our top story tonight say good-bye to the wet weather. but say hello to the freezing cold temperatures now hitting the bay area. good evening everybodyjgj thanku fore, moore. >> and a freeze warning is in effect tonight for parts of the bay area. our meteorologist lawrence carno is here with details on the cold snap. >> get out the thick blankets it's going to be chilly all around the bay area. the cold air is moving in now. nice and clear outside right now with the clear air out there, temperatures dropping off in a hurry. in fact here's some of the$x numbers we're working on@ right now,pjust updating 43 in san jose, 438gx in concord, 40 in n, 36 in fairfield. and 39 degrees if petaluma. so you get%á/Ñ the idea we're working on a very cold night. freeze warnings going out for many of the valleys. temperatures hovering in the 20s and 30s for ov

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nintendo says it is the highest level in four months after looking at their mario games, giving fans a chance to try it out this week. they are still 8% below amid a flurry as a related to pokemon go. and casino stocks dropping in hong kong and the u.s. of the reports that china is imposing a tax on atm -- cap on atm withdrawals. the cap on the cards used by about half of mainland gamblers will take effect tomorrow. the move is seen as a crackdown on a how cash is moved into the gambling enclave. is seeking as divorce after 31 years of marriage. the familyworth -- go foundation has given away almost $800 million. that is the business flash. manus: thank you. the ecb's president has announced an extension of the quantitative easing through the end of 2017. though at a slower pace. mario draghi says the program will be reduced to a speed of 60 billion euros, going from 80 billion which was currently set up. add tore is an option to the stimulus, which may not be enough for the ecb. he added, this is not tapering. securities inf the program with the yield to maturity below the interest

it announced the strategic shift in march last year, adding almost $20 billion to nintendo's market value. that is your bloomberg business flash. let's get more central-bank action in just a couple of hours time. a rate decision from the swiss national bank comes ahead of the 2017 that is shaping up to be a year heightened uncertainty. berne this is in morning. of political uncertainty for the swiss to deal with. matt: that is right, on the one hand the fed and other central banks that are beginning to normalize policy, it takes the pressure off the swiss national bank to have to go even more negative. on the other hand, the that mario draghi talked about last weekend that he said prevails everywhere makes it a little bit hazardous for the snb. amidst this uncertainty, investors always seek safe havens, and they look to the yen for that traditionally and the swiss franc. driving up the swiss franc has been a problem. it has already been considered by the president of the snb to be significantly overvalued. those are his words, not mine. kind of aeds to do is balancing act. on the one hand

abc nbc 10 was -- the nintendo game system was one of the hottest items for christmas. >> i just want a christmas present for my boyfriend. so hopefully, he takes that and appreciates the present. >> it's hard to get, and my son's asking for it and i want to get it for him. so he can only play for it three times and it sits and collects dust. >> you better play more than three times, waiting outside like that. the nintendo system sells about for $60. >>> we're working on several stories for nbc10 news at 5:00. >>> we have breaking news in that search for a mother's killer in cumberland county. >> we'll have a live update on the investigation and new information on the victim, that's next at 5:00. >>> and we're tracking a warming trend over the next several days and that goes all the way into your holiday weekend, so the dee details on that are coming up. >>> plus tell nbc10 they think this is the truck belonging to the man who killed his wife in front of their children. >> the man himself is not in custody. we have also learned more about the victim in this case. her name was tara o's

after they announced sales for the nintendo n-e-s classic and "hatchimals." some stores only had about 30 of each toy for sale. crowds of people started lining up saturday night for the stores' 8-am opening in some locations yesterday. both toys were sold for about 60-dollars each. experts say the huge demand and limited release of the nintendo n-e-s classic is driving some re-sellers to double the prices online. san francisco might be one of the most expensive markets in the country... but one of its iconic neighborhoods is getting full. the creator of the full house series... jeff franklin... just bought the house featured in the series... for 14 million dollars. franklin says he hadn't been in the house in 30 years... because after the original shoot in 1987, the homeowner wouldn't let them back in. franklin won't live in the house.. he's planning to film some new scenes for "fuller house" and might even rent the property in the future. the show's second season season... now in the books. what you'll need to know... when you hit the roads this morning. mor