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>> no, not even close. until two weeks ago we had half as many tornados as were supposed to have time of year. should have had 500 on the ground by the middle of may and we had 250. it was a tornado drought because it was so cold in the east. the eastern part of the u.s. didnt have much of a spring. now it is spring and now were seeing severe weather. now were seeing the spring weather come here. cold air to the west, warm air to the east, thats the humidity. that clash of warm and cold makes to...

This memorial day weekend was a record setter at the box office. "fast and furious 6" led the back at $120 million over four days. it raked in more than $300 million worldwide. can you believe that? making it the biggest universal pictures release to date. and i love this story. paul mccartney paid homage to elvis presley. he visited the home of the late king of rock and roll. he left behind a pick saying "so elvis can play in heaven." its time now for first buzz. one of things that i found in...

Fun ways to help get the words out about their products, brands like toyota prius. >> we came up with 200 toyota prius related world record challenges. >> the fastest time to sit in every sit of the prius and the fastest time to do a hand stand around the car. >> they did work with stride gum. >> their campaign is about long lasting flavor. they wanted to come up with a pile of long lasting world record challenges. the longest time for your dog to lick your face and the longest time for two peop...

Book of world records and he had the idea to take them on. >> the world is waiting for a better mousetrap every day. the guinness folks let their brand get older, steal. there is a younger, prettier model out. record setter is cool and hip. brands that want to be associated, particularly targeting young people willing to do crazy things, this is a no-brainer to be using this company. >> it feels very modern to me, that company. >> i think with todays day and age about mobile changes in social me...

this morning. should trayvon martins shooter be set free before his trial? plus this -- >> im not going to put my job over helping someone again. im going to do what i thought was right. >> a life guard credited with saving a life then getting the boot, fired. six of his coworkers quitting in protest. and 21 tomas lopez tells us his side of the story. an ipad mini? a smaller version of the popular ipad. rumors are heating up saying its already in production. well separate fact fr...

Going to wait for this verdict. >> we have proactively booked hotels for next week. that came after yesterdays note from the jurors to the judge indicating that there was some potential scheduling conflicts late this week and next week. in fact the judge has extended their deliberation schedule by half an hour today and tomorrow, so that she can dismiss them, allow them to recess early on friday so they can attend high school graduations, and other family commitments. and the fact that the juror...

facebook at $100 billion. the most valuable company ever at the time of its initial public offering. and more valuable than citi or mcdonalds. millions hoping it will help them boost their bottom lines this morning. dan simon is live at the facebook mothership in menlo park, california, where workers are marking the occasion by working all night long. seriously, dan, whats up with that? >> its 2:00 in the morning here and were wide awake. theyre having a hack a thon, an opportunity for...

For somebody to build a better mousetrap everyday, and the guinness folks let their brand get stale, and there is a new one out, and record setter is cool and hip and willing to target people doing crazy things, and this is a ono-brainer for them to use this company. >> it feels very modern to me, that company. >> well, with todays day and age with the mobile changes and the social media, new opportunities in every industry, and what they did was to look at it an old industry in a unique way fro...

While juggling three clubs hula hooping and riding a unicycle. >> 15. >> yes! >> since it is a crowd source site if record setter gets something wrong, they hear it from the users. last year they mistakingly c confirmed the worlds largest pie fight. >> within a day somebody left a comment that said, heres a link to a youtube video that shows a larger pie fight, and we reached out to the larger group, and we changed our ruling. >> record setter started as simply a fun activity and not a company. ...

Stale. theres a younger, prettier model now out. record setter is cool, its hip and brands that want to be associated particularly targeting young people willing to do crazy things, this is a no brainer for them to be using this company. >> you know what it is? it feels modern to me, that company. >> with todays day and age, with mobile changes and social media there will be new opportunities in every industry. what they did, they looked at an old industry in a unique way from the ground. theyve...