and besides, industry watchers say disney is financially sound. epcot center is considered the biggest gamble disney has ever taken. but the betting, even on wall street, is that enough people will pass under spaceship earth to prove that the disney magic still works. rebecca chase, abc news, orlando, florida. >> we should point out, of course, disney owns abc but did not own it in 1982. more importantly, we living childhood memories. >> every time we used to go to epcot, i would take a picture with epcot like this, me holding epcot. >> she got the whole world her hands. if you fight to sleep in the middle of the night, why go one more round ? you don't need a rematch, but a rethink. with lunesta. lunesta is thought to interact with gaba receptors associated with sleep. lunesta helps you get the restful sleep you need. lunesta has some risk of dependency. when taking lunesta, don't drive or operate machinery until you feel fully awake. walking, eating, driving or engaging in other activities while asleep without remembering it the next day have be

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a guilt-free alternative leaving your pet at home the next time you go to disney world. waltdyny world opening a luxury resort. walk around the exclusive dog park and outdoor play area and complete with air conditioning and a tv. cats have their own separate kitty pavilion. i'm courtny donahue with the bloomberg business report. >> just about 5:55 now. an 18-year-old muslim american woman is suing abercrombie and fitch. she wears a head scarf. she claims the manager told her it violated the abercrombie look. another muslim american teenager who doesn't want her identity revealed was fired by the hollister store at the hillsdale mall last february for wearing her head scarf. the rights group has filed a formal complaint. abercrombie and fitch is hollister's parent company. residents of san francisco's mission district are expressing concern that dolores park has become too popular. a group called safe, clean, green says it wants fewer events and more police. there were 25 city-sponsored events including cinco de mayo, gay parade party, spontaneous events like box wars. yo

but animals on screen this way, in the wild life documentary -- and this is disney's 1958 "child wilderness," what made it so dazzling, and what made later films like "wolves" so enchanting, was the sheer wonder of seeing animals wild. in a world with such much accidental beauty, like this aunting image of an underseas bone yard. >> except that we put it there. >> reporter: and as we journey along with these creatures, wait -- what did he say? >> we put it there. >> reporter: he's talking about that whale skull on the sea bottom. >> we had a scientist who had this skull, and we asked him if he would bring it and we put it at the bottom of the sea. >> reporter: and back in the "wolves" movie, that dead animal the whole pack is feeding on? >> we found a dead animal. there's lots of road kill around. and so we put it there and -- >> reporter: you hauled that animal there -- >> we did, to that place. and often in this situation, we didn't do it here, but often in this type of situation, people who manage these animals will put m&ms or something tasty in the inards of a -- >> reporter: m&ms stuf

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and i kept thinking to myself, would walt disney want to put his name on something like this? no! [ laughter ] >> jimmy: oh, my -- where is al qaeda when you need them? mr. rogers would give that kid a wedgie. paris hilton was arrested while we were on vacation, which is very incon sid rakoconsiderate . she was arrested on possession of cocaine. you can't arrest her for that. like arresting bill cosby for eating jell-o pudding. paris said the purse wasn't hers and that she thought what turned out to be cocaine was gum. and i know a lot -- i believe she probably just stumbled into a bad situation. i also think she pains way too much for gum. here's the thing. this is a good lesson for kids. purses are for dugogs, not drug. maybe those were tinker bell's drugs. that would explain the trail of fairy dust every time he goes -- have you heard about these miners in chile? 33 miners have been trapped underground for more than a month. two weeks ago, they drilled down and found them. there they are, all fine. they won't be able to get them out for two months, but they're okay, because the

well, disney. this morning concord 91. the big story. 91 concord today. 7 degrees warmer. san francisco the same, santa rosa 8 degrees warmer with san jose and fremont. 11 degrees warmer than yesterday. remember yesterday's temperatures jumped about 5 to 10 degrees also. still cool at 8:00, the dry air, the longer nights. upper 40s santa rosa, napa. the rest of us upper 50s. by noon upper 70s around the bay. low 80s in the south bay. mid-80s in the east bay and north bay valleys. 71 half moon bay at noon. same thing at 4:00. low it mid-80s throughout the bay. mid to upper 80s in the south bay and north bay valleys and lowto mid-90s 4:00 on a friday with sunshine in the east bay valleys. cool and beach weather or some way to keep yourself cool as temperatures peak by monday near 100 inland, 90 around the bay and 80s at the coast. a busy morning trafficwise. frances with another update. >> two hot spots i'm watching. one on the peninsula where a new accident is being reported north 101 at roleston. chp on its way right now and apparently it's in the left lane. a look at the

the choices are wide-ranging from the walt disney family museum in san francisco to the atomic testing museum in las vegas. you have to print out tickets ahead of time. shareholders vote whether to approve the marriage of continental and united. it would keep the united name and carry the continental logo. we have little change in the s & p 500. most stocks lower after shipping giant fedex indicated the economy is recovering slowly. and today president obama will name elizabeth warren as an adviser to help create the new consumer financial protection bureau. part of the reform to come out of the financial crises and is intended as a way to protect us when it comes to mortgages, credit cards and other financial products. warren who has been overseeing the program is credited with proposing the consumer protection office several years ago. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king with the bloomberg business report. >> linking mcdonald's to heart attacks and drawing thousands of hits on the internet. an ad that conveys a message with images, not words. shows a man who has died. his w

is that abc/disney? we still stay at disney. i told her we were working at universal studios. she said okay. go ahead. >> there's a lot of perks with that. >> a lot of perks. >> didn't i see her on "dancing with the stars," in the audience? >> she was there on monday night. >> with your husband, rick fox. >> cheering her dad on. watching his viennese waltz. >> what did you think of his first dance? >> he lucked out with cheryl. she is a fantastic choreographer. she'll take him far. i don't know if he'll go all the way. but she's phenomenal. >> wow. i think that was very diplomatic, that response. >> hmm. >> he is off to a great start. we just love having you here. >> thank you. >> blessings and success in all that you do. >> thank you. it's fun. >> and you can catch the premiere of "desperate housewives" this sunday, at 9:00, 8:00 central. playing your song. >>> next, the movie that takes >>> oprah's special guest later today will be facebook ceo mark zuckerberg. he's giving the newark, new jersey, school system $100 million. a headline-grabbing donation, that will go along wi

selena gomez is kicking off the fourth season of her disney show, "wizards of waiverly place." she's out with her new cd. it's called "a year without rain." welcome, celiselena gomez. happy belated birthday. turned 18 this summer. >> it's weird. >> you're not a wild celebration kind of person. >> we just had a barbecue with my family. >> that's what we love about you. you always rock it with the shoes. >> thank you very much. >> so, your first cd went gold, "kiss and tell." is this a little -- now, you're getting a little older. is the music changing a bit? >> not in the sense of something inappropriate or crazy. i just think that we wanted to do something that was really fun. and i think my second single off of my first record was called "naturally." and it took over. that's what we wanted to do. we wanted to do a techno vibe. >> how about with the show? going to do some things differently? >> there's a lot more magic. and a lot more love stories. >> you are growing up. >> unfortunately. >> thank you very much. now, performing the current single, "round and around." you heard

work with orphanages, we bring the best-behaved kids from orphanages in colombia, we bring them to disney world every year. amazing. this year we're doing it in california because i'm shooting. >> i know how important that is to you. you're a wonderful model. >> thank you. >> your boyfriend is doing well. that bad accident. he's home now? >> yeah he had a horrible fracture. the pelvis. he's going to have a tough recuperation, he's fine. he has a fantastic nurse. so that helps. >> we'll just leave it at that won't we sofia. i think he'll do just fine. you are a delight to everyone on the cast and give them our best. the sophomore season. yes. thank you. >> "modern family" premieres this wednesday night 9:00 8:00 central here on abc. our state is in a real mess. and i'm not going to give you any phony plans or snappy slogans that don't go anywhere. we have to make some tough decisions. we have to live within our means. we have got to take the power from the state capitol and move it down to the local level, closer to the people. and no new taxes without voter approval. we have got to pull t