rn you can raise a glass and then pure it out because this could only happen because he finally quit and got out of the way. heck of a legacy sir. 5:30 eastern monday. you can count on. right ou on first look super sunday is looming large from the counterfeit jerseys to fake tickets to katie perry prepping for a global audience, we will take you to phoenix. then senator john mccain blasts protesters as low life scum. new information about alcohol and strokes. and the links some will go for a hot commercial. yoorng and naings for joining us i'm betty nguyen. it's friday. super bowl weekend the patriots and seahawks square off on sunday night. if you're still looking to get to the game the cheapest tickets listed on the nfl site nierl $7,000, that's the cheapest remember the most expensive more than $28,000.

for a laugh here we decided to check out what you could actually buy for a price of at that ticket. a used 20 sh 14 mercedes benz c300 on auto trader. 723 wilson footballs inflated or otherwise, 36,121 hot wing from dominoes or the ultimate in honor of mar shan lynch's favorite scanned key 52,523 packs of skit else else it tells. tracie potts is in washington. sara, let's start with you. the count down is on. what are you hearing about the halftime show? everyone is looking forward to that. >> reporter: they are, betty. we've come a long way with halftime shows in the past couple decades. it actually used to be college marching bands entertaining the crowd. the nfl also going through changes and commissioner roger goddell will address those later today in his state of the nfl speech. katie perry walked into

thursday's were press conference wearing a football themed outfit and armed with a mar san lynch joke. when asked if she as her eye on any tick player. >> i'm just here so i don't get fined. >> perry promised an equally fun performance at halftime with huge graphics and surprise me fail guest. producers have revealed lenny extra vits will perform alongside perry. >> we try to bring the crowd something different so by lengthing lenny in it's going to bring a twist. >> reporter: the nfl's biggest game will be played on a world side stage following the season where it was the off the field action grabbing headlines from domestic violence to squault allegations the league and roger goodell have been widely criticized for that i know inconsistent handing of events. goddell will step into the spotlight later today for his state of the nfl address, a speech where many hope to hear a strong reinforcement of new

league policies. >> if you hit someone you're probably going to lose your job. if i hit someone i'm probably going to lose my job. >> reporter: fans celebrate in arizona and a new champion is crowned on sunday the future direction of the nfl will be played out in the months to come. and despite those off the field issues the nfl had another record year and now that the weekend is here excitement is building up here in the valley of the sun. >> okay. thank you, sara. homeland security and the nfl are also concerned with counter if fit merchandise. they've already seized pls in fake swag. tracie potts with why the feds are trying to convince consumers that cheap t-shirts are actually a bad thing. >> reporter: they say it's not a victimless crime. think they say of the thousands of children in southeast asia working in poor conditions to make that stuff. think of the hundreds if not thousands of americans who could lose job at stores that sell

legitimate souvenirs because you're buying something that's cheap err and not legitimate. that was their point when the government and the nfl got together for a news conference today or yesterday i should say, detailing this crack down. they have confiscated since last super bowl nearly $20 million worth of stuff, more than 300 dhous items and they've made 52 arrests what they're calling operation team player. again, urging people not to buy these items. they targeted large international shipments, most of them coming from china. they targeted warehouses stores flea markets, street vendors and online vendors. betty. >> lots of places. okay. thank you so much. back in seattle a medical marijuana retailer called sole cities is capitalizing with limited education giants. they're calling it the 12th pack a nod to seattle seahawks fans who are called the 12th man, therapy packaged and pre rolled but only sold to medical marijuana users.

in anticipation they're rolling 12,000 of them that works out to around 180 to 220 giants made during an eight-hour shift and when asked one employee said quote, it's not like i go home with cramps or anything. i wonder why. nbc is the only place to watch super bowl xlix pregame coverage begins at nine eastern, kick off is at 6 oomplt 30 eastern on nbc. rap mow gul marion shug night turned himself in for questioning. questioned he was involved in what police called a fatal hit and run. knight was in a red truck that plowed into a group of people on a sidewalk in compton, one man was killed another person was injured. police say it happened near a set for a movie about the rap group nwa. they're trying to determine whether knight was iend the wheel or a passenger. >> people we've talked to said it looked like it was an intentional act. it looks like he drove backwards and struck the victims and went

forward and struck them again as he left. >> knight's attorney says he was in fact the driver and calling this a tragic accident. past august knight was shot severed times as at a nightclub. second largest measles outbreak in 50 years. 98 cases have been confirmed in more than a dooz states. many have been traced to disneyland in california and now there is backlash from a small number of doctors. some physicians are firing patients, meaning they will no longer treat children whose parents are have not gotten them vaccinated. the american academy of pediatrics recommend that doctors talk about the importance of vaccinations but ultimately respect the patients' wishes. things got theelted treat john mic kane and a group of protesters during a hearing yesterday. >> former secretary of state henry kissinger was a hearing witness.

after entering the room protesters began chanting. it went on for at least a minute before protesters sat down. afterwards, though this happened. >> i've been a member of this committee for many years and i have never seen anything as disgraceful and outrageous and despicable as the last demonstration that just took place about -- you know you're going to have to shut up or i'm going to have you arrested. if we can't get the capitol hill police in here immediately -- get outs of here you low life scum. >> he was not mincing words, tas, mccain also makes no apologies for his statement. he tweeted no american citizen testifying before congress should be subjected to such intimidation, especially not 91-year-old former secretary of

state. let's get down to business. happy friday to you. >> happy friday to you. watch shares of amazon today they rallied last night after the company reported better than expected earnings. by a big jump in the physical of people who joined amazon prime the program that offers unlimited free shipping. a new study finds half of u.s. households are kpusing their income and stating to meet their annual ex-including housing and healthcare are up 6% in the last 30 years but earnings have been flat. if a typical household went through a period without a job or income they would exhaust their savings in three weeks. >> some americans are literally sleeping on their cash is report by american express minds 29% are keeping some savings in cash, bills or coins, half are iegd hooigd it in a secret location. one in four consumers anticipate a financial emergency this year. let's get the latest in sports now sixth seat andy murray beat thomas burden itch

to reach the australia yan open final. the measle is reporting that the number of concussions in the league has fallen. they say the rate of concussions fell 25% this season and according to the ap 111 concussions occurred in games during the 2014 season that is down from 148 in to 20 is 13 and from 173 in it 2012 a 36% drop over a three year span. say hawks running back mar shan lynch spoke out to reporters. >> all week i told you all and for some reason y'all continue to come back and do the same thing that y'all did. i don't know what storyall are trying to get out of me. i don't know what image y'all are trying to portray of me but it don't matter what y'all thing. i it done talked all of my requirements are fulfilled, so now for this next three pins

i'll just be looking at y'all the way that y'all are looking at me. thank you. a super bowl fan from rhode island is showing off his patriots pride with this sculpted show piece it's called the bilicheck-asauras. he detected out his sea with seahawks logos. that must have taken some time. >> a favorite animals from all over are predicting a super bowl winning. buffet the manatee confidently chose the seahawks as vic torse and at the memphis zoo the panda seemed pretty passionate about the patriots taking it. >> and john oliver stopped by to talk to david letterman last night. of course the topic was super bowl xlix. >> i'm not used to seeing fighter jets fly over the stadium at the part and then having half an hour of katie perry throwing getter hand

grenades. you've got to understand ou intimidating the super bowl is to the rest of the world because when you beam that around the world everyone else is thinking if they're capable of this what else could they do? >> that's a really good point, isn't it? all right. listen up because 30,000 people die on american highways each year but there are nine vehicles that have zero driver fatalities roorpd we'll show you which ones. plus the startling connection between strokes and a few cocktails. that's next. a minor snowstorm going through the northeast right now, but this is the storm to watch for the weekend this is in arizona now.

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on this friday morning you're going to walk outside to probably 1 to 2 inches of snow in many areas of pennsylvania new york a coating of snow new jersey up into this new england. also a decent amount of snow in west virginia and the cleveland area. cold air is moving along behind

this. be prepared for that in the northern portions of the great lakes and that will follow our little mini snow in new england. cold saturday with blowing and drifting snow. 6 to 10 inches of snow for maine, but the big cities boston 2 to 3 inches as we go throughout the day and into tonight. let's track the next storm. the storm today in arizona by the time we get to sunday it's over the top of missouri. everything has shifted a little further north today so it looks like the focus of the snow at this point, remember we're still three days away is somewhere from northern missouri through shoe indianapolis sleeve land possibly detroit by the time we get through monday. we've shifted this storm north. looks like the d.c. may be more of a wintry mix. targeting d.c. philly now we've shifted north. they don't need more snow in new england. the snow lovers in d.c. are upset they want it a little.

some stories making news this morning in mexico the search continues for survivors of a deadly gas explosion outside of a maternity and children's hospital. three people including two babies are dead more than 70 people were injured, 17 of them in serious condition including nine babies the explosion leveled three-quarters of the hospital. thankfully several newborns were rescued from the rubble. the new republican controlled senate passed the keystone pipeline bill nine democrats were among the 62 to voted in favor of the bill. president obama has vowed over and over to veto it if passed. the house could either pass it as is or negotiate with the senate over differences in their bills. some alarming news for those of us who enjoy beer wine or other spirits, if you will. there is a connection between drinking alcohol and an increased risk of having a stroke. new research out of sweden studied 12,000 twins over 40 years, it it found that heavy drinkers, which is defined as

more than one drink a day for women and more than two for men had a 34% higher risk for a stroke than light drinkers. also some gas fact information from the insurance institute for highway safety each year about 30 hous people die on american thousand dollars but they found nine mass market vehicles between 2009 and 2012 with zero deaths they include the audi a 4 honda odd see, key i can't sore rent toe, lexus rx 350, mercedes gal class, subaru toyota highlander and toyota. >> well dressed 19-year-old man was a fake gun barged into the studio, he demanded to be put on the air an alarm was sounded and employees evacuated the building. the man, though claiming to be from a hackers group paced back and forth in the studio but when police got there he dropped his weapon and was arrested.

the throw back pictures from the obamas and joe biden that have have you talking scrambled politics is next. it's our slow simmered vegetables and tender white meat chicken. apology accepted. i'm watching you soup people. make it progresso or make it yourself

. 20 minutes past the aur here is your first look at this mornings dish of "scrambled politics." parts of the northeast are still dealing with a lot of snow this morning in boston the mayor vowed to ticket anyone who did not shovel their sidewalks. well secretary is of state john kerry might not have gotten the message. he was ticketed with a $50 fine yesterday for not clearing away his snow.

vice president joe biden has written an op ed for the new york times titled a plan for central america. he explain why the president plans to ask congress to spend $1 billion on our southern neighbors. he said nad kwats education, rampant crime and a lack of investment are holding these countries back. another day, another republican exploring a presidential bid, senator lindsay graham is the latest member of the gone to set up a political action committee he follows jeb bush chris christie and scott walker. meanwhile the only major player on the democratic side hillary clinton may delay the launch of her likely presidential campaign. according to politico a top democrat says clinton is thinking about pushing back the kick off until july. sefs originally expected to make an announcement in april. newt gingrich owes another tiffany sized debt thanks to his 2012 presidential run. according to a new filing his

campaign is under water by more than $4.6 million. first lady michelle obama tweeted a fun throw back thursday. look at this. this picture yesterday to remind everyone to get healthcare she posted it saying, throw back thursday to being young and invincible, but now it's time to stay healthy and get covered by february 15th. nice hand stand. vice president joe biden got in on the action tweeting this daper photo of him as a young boy, he wrote, reminding everyone to get covered and give yourself peace of mind. and the white house tweeted this pick of a little president obama playing in the waves. it read no one stays young and invincible forever. make sure you get covered. that is cute. that is your morning dish of "scrambled politics." right now we want to get to the a reporter for the hill. good morning, happy friday to you. >> happy friday, betty. >> speaking of president obama he really took a swipe at mitt romney yesterday saying republicans are sounding more like democrats every day. in fact, with the former

presidential candidate on the other side who is suddenly deeply concerned about poverty, does he have a point here? >> well he's a former presidential candidate but he also could be a presidential candidate again and i think that's what's really happening here is you've got mitt romney who is polling very high above the higher potential republican 2016 candidates and he's trying to reinvent himself as someone who is going to take on poverty, you've got to remember back in the 2012 election he struggled with the 47% comment and was perceived as largely wealthy, 1% and out of touch and he's try to combat that narrative this go around, but he faces competition from yeb bush scott walker marco rubio, rand paul and the list of them lindsay graham now. so i think it's a reinvention of mitt romney and president obama having a little bit of fun with it yesterday in philly my hometown. >> mitt romney not having much fun with it. he so the back on twitter

saying, mr. obama wonder why my concern about poverty? the record number of poor in your term and your record of failure to remedy. so can can that really solely be put on the president's shoulders? >> again, i think what you're seeing her, betty, is republicans part of a larger narrative here trying to fight back against democrats. as you know you have president obama during his state of the union address really laying the groundwork for the 2016 cycle and saying that this is going to be about the middle class and middle class economics and thk inequality so republicans are, including mitt romney are trying to have to sell a middle class pitch of their own and so i think you're seeing mitt romney inject poverty into this and i think you're seeing democrats inject income equality into this it's setting the foundation for larger debate ahead of this cycle. >> thank you so much kevin. have a great weekend. >> thanks for having me.

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28 minutes past the hour on this friday. breathtaking footage from an iced over niagara falls. canadian ice climber will gadd makes history as the first person to scale the frozen sections of the water fall. gadd made his way past 150,000 tons of water rushing past him per minute at speeds of 70 mile per hour. >> you know there's mist so it's cold and misty and he's got to be soaking wet. >> he is freezing at this time. the footage was shot for an

upcoming red bull promotion. gadd called the 140 foot climb a lifelong dream. >> i'm betty nguyen and this is first look on msnbs day too early with thomas roberts starts now. apparently katie perry is having a concert on sunday that will have some sort of athletic intro and out troe. it's the super bowl that special time of year when the whole country comes together to watch dogs fall in love with horses. it's a for bidden love. forbidden but first see tv. super bowl xlix just hours away we've got all the details on the big names descending on phoenix as they count down to sunday night. reading the tea leaves new action on the 2016 front key moves on mack nations by possible gone presidential contenders. and eddie murphy making an announcement three decades in the making and it has nothing to

do with beverley hills cop. this is way too early. remember that song everybody, hay, i'm thomas roberts, good morning, it is january 30th welcome at that "way too early" a friday education that makes us want to party all the time. live that song. who knew that he could sing so well? ♪ all right. so super bowl weekend is officially here the city experts more than a million people over the weekend and the feds they're going to play a major role in security there. in fact a blackhawk helicopter and giant x-ray machine have been pulled from the u.s. mexico border to help guard the game. according to the arizona republic federal agents trained in behavior analysis and explosive and nuclear detection are already on the ground at downtown light rail stations. some