bill abbott finds it in caffeine. >> taster's choice. i'm a coffee drinker.long as i have five or six shots of coffee a day, i'm usually pretty good. that's my choice of drug. i don't know what i'd do if i didn't have coffee. that's what gets me to drawing. this is pretty much what i do all day long. i draw a lot on cards and sell them, draw anything that maybe somebody specifically might want, a portrait of somebody in their family, they buy all the material and i do it. i get paid that way. i had to put my name on the wall. looks a little bit more presentable. >> abbott also uses his art to connect with his mother. >> makes her day when i send her like a "thinking of you" card. she has all kinds of pictures that i've done for her, jesus pictures, pictures of jesus, all kinds of religious pictures i like to do. >> she's religious? >> yeah, christian. >> as though his devil horn tattoos aren't ironic enough for a christian-themed artist, abbott is also serving 40 years for stealing from and burning down a historic catholic church in his hometown. and while he

son jeremy abbott is the 2012 men's figure skating champion. that's his third u.s. men's title. >>> the coliseum was transformed into a supercross bike track this weekend. monster energy supercross invaded oakland. james stewart led for 10 laps and takes the checkered flag. he was on a yamaha bike, if you're scoring at home. >>> are you ready for some baseball? we are a little less than three weeks away from pitchers and catchers reporting for spring training. over 7000 fans showed up at the oracle this afternoon for the a's fan pass. good portion of the roster was in attendance. fans were able to get autographs and meet some of the new guys, including johnny gomes. >> you don't get the opportunity to play with everybody. all you get to know is what you read about or what you see on tv. then you meet someone and then i get it all the time. people think i just ride motorcycles and eat rocks and fight all day long. then they meet me and hear me talk and they are surprised. >> with that look, he could have been doing supercross right across the street. >>> that's it fo

we're looking to provide jobs, training, and also life-saving product. >> katherine pickus, head of abbott's philanthropic ventures, says the goal is to create a self-sustaining, all-haitian business. >> it will create an incentive to grow an agricultural sector that every expert we talk to says will be a driving change for a transformative change in haiti. >> reporter: in haiti, there's a saying-- beyond the mountains are more mountains. simply feeding their people an all-too-familiar uphill climb. and according to partners in health, the vast majority of people living in haiti's central plateau survive on less than $12.50 a month and 92% don't always know where their next meal is coming from. still ahead, get ready for some tebowing as the quarterback talks football and faith. that story is next. >> tonight's nfl play-off game between new england and denver seems to be all about tim tebow, the broncos quarterback spoke to james brown, the host of "nfl today." >> i sat down with tebow in denver on thursday and for all the hype, the former heisman trophy winner remains remarkably humble goin

jeremy abbott was the winner today. he nailed a quadruple toe loop with ease, the hardest jump in his program. in the middle of his program, his father went into convulsions and blacked out, was taken to a hospital. turns out his dad is okay. and jeremy abbott is the 2012 u.s. men's figure skating champion. that's his third u.s. title. >>> the coliseum transformed into supercrowd bike track this weekend. the monster energy supercross circuit invades oakland. these guys obviously risking so much, stewart led in the main event to take the checkered flag. >>> are you ready for some baseball? we are a little less than three weeks away from pitchers and catchers reporting for spring training. over 7000 fans showed up at oracle this afternoon. the a's fans saw a good portion of the roster, able to get autographs and meet some of the new guys, including petaluma native johnny gomes. >> you don't get the opportunity to play with everybody. all you know is what you read about or what you see on tv. then you meet someone and i ge

we need serious people to solve them. >> unfortunately, tony abbott is not the least bit interested in fixing anything. >> bob rumson is not the least bit interested in solving it. >> for now, this is being blamed on a speech writer. the words from aaron sorkin as acted by michael douglas. >>> we told you last night it would be a banner night for the northern lights. just look at these still photos from fairbanks, alaska. an incredible light show, intense colors. all thanks to this solar flare that sent so much radiation toward our atmosphere it's already interfered with aviation and communications. back in a moment with some news in the family. >>> finally tonight, as you know we like to run a family operation around here. we have news about a member of our family. long-time nbc news correspondent george lewis is retiring today after 42 years with nbc news. the journalism bug bit our friend george pretty bad and pretty early back at san bernadino high in california. well that, led to a deejay shift at a 5,000 watt radio station, then a job as a page for the "regis philbin show" becaus

on the men's side, jeremy abbott, he had it going on. he made history winning his third tight well the highest score ever recorded at these championships. abbott landed the only quadruple jump of the day. >> i like that, you read that. san francisco, celebration of a different kind, the zoo bringing in the year of the dragon with its most dragon like resident. the 4-year-old lizard has been part of the education program since 2010. the zoo celebrated the lunar new year with chinese yoyo tricks and the zodiac tour. >> dancing and yo-yo tricks. investors keeping an eye on europe where the european union is dealing with greece's debt crisis and all of this expected to impact trading on wall street for details on that and the rest of the news we turn it over to jackie deangelis live at cnbc world headquarters. good morning. >> good morning. the futures are lower as investors wait the news from the eu summit in brussels. leaders are expected to announce a deal to restructure greece's debt and create a bailout fund. asian markets fell and it's

greg abbott said is absolutely true.ail campaigning, but it's the -- the damage had been done a lot sooner than that. but this lack of coalescing, why does he think it's possible, coalesce around santorum and see if we can stop romney? >> newt gingrich is rolling his eyes. >> i think partially, there are two debates before they actually go to the polls on saturday. i think these candidates have seen that the debates have mattered. the spending matters. you can't turn on the tv in south carolina without seeing an ad right now, so there's that tiny chance that somebody can get in. but you saw this coalescing around santorum at this evangelical's event there weekend. had that happened earlier it might have made a big difference. >> karen fin anefinney, you've involved in campaigns, he had the nomination sewed up. but he was always looking over his shoulder because jerry brown was still anning around. . >> and certainly newt gingrich has made it clear, he's not going anywhere. even if he drops out, he's still going to be a t

we need serious people to solve them. >> unfortunately, tony abbott is not the least bit interested inthing. >> bob rumson is not the least bit interested in solving it. >> for now, this is being blamed on a speech writer. the words from aaron sorkin as acted by michael douglas. >>> we told you last night it would be a banner night for the northern lights. just look at these still photos from fairbanks, alaska. an incredible light show, intense colors. all thanks to this solar flair that sent so much radiation towards our atmosphere it's already interfered with aviation and communications. back in a moment with some news in the family. ♪ [ smack! ] [ smack! smack! smack! ] [ male announcer ] your favorite foods fighting you? fight back fast with tums. calcium rich tums goes to work in seconds. nothing works faster. ♪ tum ta tum tum tums but i wanted more support for my heart. i found centrum specialist. a complete multivitamin enhanced for what's important to me. vision. energy. prenatal. heart. [ man] new centrum specialist helps make nutrition possible. is the pain reliever orthopedi

greg abbott, fiscal general de texas es 1 intento de la legislatura estatal de proteger distritos hispanosdisenado para proteger a latinos electos en la ultima eleccion." standup: fernando pizarro, washington d.c. 'pero la gran interrogante es cual sera el efecto de 1 eventual decision de la corte suprema este ano sobre el proceso electoral que ya esta en curso." este representante estatal en texas cree que el tribunal podria posponer las elecciones. rafael anchia, representante estatal de texas se pueden demorar las elecciones, actualmente se han demorado desde marzo hasta abril y pienso que la corte suprema va a permitir que se demoren hasta mas tarde, posiblemente junio." el fallo de la corte se espera en unos meses. desde washington fernando pizarro, univision. hacemos una pausa.. y en instantes... tenemos importante informacion para los salvadorenos de nuestra zona... y a la comunidad mexicana aqui en el area metropolitana, le decimos que hacer y hasta cuando tiene para inscribirse si quiere votar en las proximas elecciones de ese pais... y como estaran las condiciones atmosfericas pa

abbott's score puts him in striking distance of world champion patrick chan.ar's world chance championships are in france in late march. >>> the warriors 1-3 in a six- game homestand and they continue tuesday night when the kings bus over from sacramento. two of the league's elite in miami. you have probably heard of dwyane wade lobbing to dwayne wade? that is a formula that worked all throughout the game. same pair teaming up on this hoop. derrick rose missed two chances in the final 22 seconds and miami hangs on for the 97-93 win. >> that will do it for this early sunday night edition of sportswrap. we'll see you again tonight at 10:00. >> i guess the super bowl hype starts now. >> are they playing that this year? [ laughter ] of the a little different feel this sunday than last sunday, huh? >> you would have been the pleasure of being in indianapolis in early february. [ laughter ] >> i don't know where it is next year and hopefully it's a warm-weather place and it will be good to be there next year. >> thank you, joe. >>> tonight on the 10:00 news we have

abbott won the third national skating championship. the 26-year-old held on for the lead and took in friday's short program to defeat his training partner. >>> that's going to do it from the xfinity sports desk. back to you. >> thank you. >>> thank you for watching nbc bay area news at 11:00. stick around for more local news after the break. we will have a live report on the aftermath of oakland's latest clash with police. the damage spread from the ymca to city hall. >>> and stanford university is warning women about someone lurking in shower rooms. we will have reaction from studentskl students ahead and t santa clara county has taken a bold step declaring aen ecstasy epidemic and producing a documentary showing young people denouncing the drug. i'm suzanne shaw. the drug ecstasy isn't new. what's new is that abuse is up among younger users, as young as 12. it's cheap and though kids may say it is harmless it is often cut with narcotics and meth and linked to depression, brain damage and death the. that's why nbc bay area commends sa

they were upset at comments abbott made about australia's indigenous people. >>> and secretary of state hillary clinton probably won't be among those of you, all of us, watching tonight's presidential debate on cnn. during a question and answer session with state department employees today, secretary clinton talked about politics and about her future. listen here. >> it will be 20 years of being on the high wire of american politics and all of the challenges that come with that. it would be probably a good idea to just find out how tired i am. it's a little odd for me to be totally out of an election season, since as secretary of state i cannot participate. but you know, i didn't watch any of those debates [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> john will be back right after the break. coming up, moments after she had a tense encounter with president obama, arizona governor jan brewer said this. >> i respect the office of the president. and i would never be disrespectful in that manner. >> did he walk away from you at the ♪ >> i believe it when we were in a conversation that i was in the middle of

abbott. the fear -- the body guard, fearing the demonstration could get out of hand, decided to make a run for it. than the chaotic scene involving the prime minister unfolded. one body guard greg to run the shoulder, and rushed her to a car. there's a local alarm on her face as she is crumbled away. at one point, she appears to try, almost ending up on the ground, the body guard still hanging on. >> the scramble to get them to safety may have cost of the prime minister some of her dignity. but for the indigenous people involved, they say it is the lack of dignity shown by the australian state that was the reason they were angry in the first place. >> police said the prime minister was never in danger. it was an ugly incident to remind all australians the country's indigenous people continue to claim rights and respect they believe are denied them. >> the prime in a stroke poppa new guinea has said that the country has fallen into -- the prime minister of papua new guinea said that the contra

the opposition leader tony abbott is following on behind surrounded by about 50 police wearing riot gear in a mad rush to get them into the safety of their car. after several seconds they are bundled into the car and the car pulse off and protesters are still chasing after them banging on the roof and the button net. the two are then driven away to safety. absolutely extraordinary scenes in the australian capital. >> muletenist soldiers have taken over at new guinea and arrested the head of the armed forces and the man claiming to be their leader says he is now the military chief and called for the reinstatement of the prime minister deposed last year. he says he was giving politicians seven days to sort out what he called a constitutional mess. the government called on the soldiers to end their rebellion warning they could be charged with treason. >> to those policemen and military and to this civilian who is occupying the commander's office to immediately surrender themselves to the police. immediately surrender yourselves to the police, because your actions are illegal in nature. >> n

jeremy abbott proved he's able to compete with the best in the world.ird title with the highest score ever recorded at the championships. he also landed the only qaudruple jump of the day. are we going to get to see it? i don't know if this is it or not. that is it. i think that was it. the championship was held in san jose at the hp pavilion. looking pretty good out there. that would have been a nice way to spend the day but it was so nice outside, rob, it was kind of hard to go inside with the sun out there. >> indoors it was almost 70 in san jose today. >> all right. thanks for watching this special edition of nbc bay area news. we have "30 rock" coming up next then more local news on the bay area at 11:00. we'll have a special report on why 40 somethings should be keeping close track of their heart health. don't forget to follow me on twitter @diane dwyernbc.

abbott countries shipping arms to that regime? >> i think the honorable gentleman makes an extremely important point. and i think britain nee to lead the way in making sure we tightened the sanctions, the travel bans, the asset freezes on syria. in terms of who is actually helping the syrian government to oppress their people, there is now growing evidence that iran is providing a huge amount of support and guidance in interceptions of some shipments by turkey which are particularly interesting in this regard. people should also know that hezbollah is also an organization that is standing up in supporting this wretched tyrant was getting so many of his own people. >> the prime minisr will no doubt be aware of a reform of international aid agencies this morning saying how the crisis in the horn of africa was made worse by the delay of international countries responded. what will government do to try to ensure a speedy international response to? >> i think the honorable gentleman raises a very important point. i havstudied this repo

abbott countries shipping arms to that regime? >> i think the honorable gentleman makes an extremely important point. and i think britain needs to lead the way in making sure we tightened the sanctions, the travel bans, the asset freezes on syria. in terms of who is actually helping the syrian government to oppress their people, there is now growing evidence that iran is providing a huge amount of support and guidance in interceptions of some shipments by turkey which are particularly interesting in this regard. people should also know that hezbollah is also an organization that is standing up in supporting this wretched tyrant was getting so many of his own people. >> the prime minister will no doubt be aware of a reform of international aid agencies this morning saying how the crisis in the horn of africa was made worse by the delay of international countries responded. what will government do to try to ensure a speedy international response to? >> i think the honorable gentleman raises a very important point. i have studied thi

comes to big money in american politics lobbyists are the people who know exactly how it works jack abbott used to be one until he was convicted of conspiracy and mail fraud in an extensive corruption case he now tells us what he thinks of corruption in washington. i'm sitting down with jack off once the most powerful lobbyist in washington.

illinois based abbott laboratories is cutting 700 jobs in the united states and pr ...there will have been at the lake county campus ... today are in juice futures are falling back down from record high levels on speculation of a u.s. ban getting lifted on the brazilian imports ... so far there are no dangerous levels of fungicide found on those brazilian imports ... >>fewer consumers are drinking beer in the united states and worldwide not a good combination for brewers they will keep a lid on costs and prevent passing along higher prices as the demand for beer is dropping ... checking the markets we have stocks in the green ... the dow is getting 50 points at this hour the federal reserve has decided to keep interest rates low from now until at least late 2014. they believe unemployment will continue at high levels ... that's a look at the business headlines for today i am beejal patel for bloomberg news >>did you know that this week is clean out your in box week? here with some tips on how to digitally detox is jennifer weigel of trib-u ... >>according to experts on

comes to big money in american politics lobbyists are the people who know exactly how it works jack abbott all for used to be one until he was convicted of conspiracy and mail fraud in an extensive corruption case he now tells us what he thinks of corruption in washington. i. am sitting down with jack abraham off once the most powerful lobbyist in washington referred to as the man who bought washington he brought government officials in order to gain political support for his clients in two thousand and six he was convicted of ripping off his clients jack abramoff served three and a half years in prison guilty of conspiracy fraud and tax evasion mr abrams thank you very much for coming since your release from jail you've been very vocal about corruption in washington i read your book and i got a sense of your frustration about the fact that while you were sent to jail people involved in the same corrupt practices are sitting pretty in their offices on capitol hill well i'm i'm not as frustrated that their people didn't go to jail or prison and prison is not fun and i wouldn't wish it on my

. >> he hopes to lead the abbott romney voters. >> if you take santorum, bachmann, gingrich you get aat a small minority represents. >> one analyst says romney isn't gingrich's problem right now. santorum is. >> the same position on everything. you have romney with a divided opposition. that is crucial for romney. >> so to prevail, they'd have to steal votes from santorum first to beat romney. pick rerry canceled appearances in south carolina, returning to texas to consider the next move. though it sounded like the first step to withdrawal, by mid-morning he made clear he will indeed campaign in south carolina and new hampshire and participate in upcoming debat debates. >> what happens if we have a demolition derby in new hampshire and he has a shot to be the fresh face. >> bachmann came in last, withdrew quickly and was looking forward to someone locking up the nomination. >> i believe that we must rally around the person that our country and our party and our people select to be that standard bearer. >> sarah palin said bachmann would have to borrow money to stay in the race, summin

legislature saying he did not see it would have any economic benefit, then other republicans like luke abbott criticized the right to work anti-union right law, he said the went against the principles of the republican party. a new group called the lunchpail republicans has started airing ads on indiana television stations, taking on republican governor mitch daniels and the republican house speaker. >> we have lost our focus, right to work doesn't work it's toim to regain our party in 2012, you will lose big. republicans are good with the campaign music, aren't they? that was the message from indiana's lunchpail republicans to indiana's republican leaders. the pac launched the president described himself as a life long republican and former supporter of republican governor mitch daniels. he said he served on various boards from the daniels administration, but fed up now with indiana republicans efforts to strip union rights. "a lunchpail republican believes in the right to speak freel le and bear arms, supports labor and business and in sss that the government should not interfere with the d

texas attorney general greg abbott joins us.reme court will wade in tomorrow in a somewhat emergency basis the primaries are coming. how do you expect this to play out? >> this is the first chapter of the next book of the voting rights act. because of what is going on in the state of texas in the state of texas, republicans have begun to elect hispanics to the state legislature and congress. when the texas legislature redrew these maps they did it in a way that attempted to protect the reelection of five hispanic republicans to the state house and another hispanic republican to united states congress. democrats in texas don't like the fact that hispanics are getting elected as republicans, so democrats÷ filed a lawsuit trying to have those lines redrawn. shannon, this turns the voting rights act on its head. now using hispanics suing to remove hispanics from office. we don't think justices will look kindly on that fact. >> of course, when you reference the voting rights act there are a number of southern states and portions of a

on the men's side, how about jeremy abbott.he man made history, won his third title with the highest score ever recorded at the championships. i believe he executed the quadruple toe loop to perfection. he landed that one to start off his day. >> quite a talent. quite a few millionaires to be made. a big week for facebook. one step closer to the ipo. >> one step. there are plenty of steps after that so perhaps the most accurate thing would be to say facebook is getting ready to get ready to start beginning to file for an ipo. paperwork could come this week asking to file for the first public offering of shares, easily the most important ipo since google. trades, though, wouldn't come for some months. >> the other thing happening now, european leaders meeting for the 17th time about the crisis there. i'm not being glib, this is the 17th meeting. germany pushing for other countries to make huge cuts in spending and how's that going over? you can see what the regular man on the street thinks. this is a strike in brussel, the first

jeremy abbott winning his third national championship in the last four years.ailing a quadruple toe loop to open. word on the street that's extremely difficult. the 26-year-old held onto his lead from his short program on friday, and adam rippon by more than 30 points. >> in san francisco a celebration of a different kind. the zoo ringing in the year of the dragon for this most dragon like resident. the bearded dragon. >> they celebrated with dancing and yo-yo tricks and a zodiac tour leading guests to all of the animals found in the chinese calendar. >> asking what's your sign. 5:38 now. still ahead mitt romney boosts his lead hours before the primary. >> mother nature and a fire starter could be to blame for the crash in florida. i'll explain what an arsonist has to do with this coming up. >> and what would you be willing to miss for a chance to go to the super bowl? you might be surprised what people would sacrifice. >> welcome back everyone. a very good monday morning to one and all. the bay bridge as we look over san francisco early in the morning. looks l

abbott is the opposition leader who also was caught in the melee. no one was hurt and no one was arrested either. >>> a day after joe paterno's burial and funeral, thousands are paying their final respects. a public memorial starts next hour on the penn state campus, capping three days of honors for the winningest coach of all time. paterno died last sunday at the age of 85 weeks after coaching his final game. >>> when snow hits ice at a very wrong time and place. >> young slovak hockey players were practicing at the time but no one was hurt. >>> the late evan gellist oral roberts is talking about it. his decision to come out as a gay man and what he thinks of his grandfather's legacy. you do not want to miss this interview. >>> today's rock star as a new york firefighter is already a hero but that isn't how he saved the life of this little 6-year-old girl elise. he donated his bone marrow. the donation was anonymous but that all changed when the two met each other for the very first time. and we think you are both rock stars. [ male announcer ] thi

amsterdam, 15% off and in canada, abbott international airport a brand new called yxx rewards. they can be attributed to a ticket to an ice hockey game or round trip ticket on west jet. >> this is fantastic news. sarah spagnolo thank you for sharing the details with us. >> thank you. >>> coming up next, marlo thomas not give a little bit, give a little bit of your to me ♪ >>> back at 8:43 with the lovely and talented marlo thomas, actress and supporter of st. jude. she's starring in "relatively speaking" a collection of one-act plays written by woody allen, alane mae. she plays a role in "george is dead." >> forgive me, dori, but don't you listen? >> no, not really. i'm always stunned that people listen to each other's stories. it's like having someone give you their underwear to keep. you'll never use it. it doesn't fit. it just uses. you your space and you can't throw it out because it's in your drawer. >> i have no idea what you're talking about. >> neither do i. it was kind of in a metaphor but i got so bored in the middle of it, i just said anything. >> marlo thomas, good

last week, we saw chris duff and fatima abbott make it to the final of extreme couponing competition.l. it's a quest for the golden shopping cart. competition was tough in round one. fatima evans. filled her cart with more than $900 in goods and saved 99.96%. >> i don't feel nervous whatsoever. >> in the next round, chris duff. his haul netted him $1,850 in grocery store items. and his savings was 100%. shoppers are looking to see who can get the highest amount of savings in this marathon, in the battle of extreming coupon all-stars. this week, judy from connecticut -- >> i want to win. >> reporter: will go cart-to-cart with antoinette peterson from chicago. judy called herself the couponater. and has her own rap. >> i use coupons. always doing it with rhythm and rhyme. >> reporter: antoinette peterson is confident art her shopping skills. >> i don't have a rap. but i'm going to kick her bootee. >> reporter: here's a recap of the rules. each contestant must fill the cart with 15 different items. all within 15 minutes. each team scouts the store, noting where items they need are locate

unfortunately, tony abbott is not the least bit interested in fixing anything.ly interested in two things, making a stranger afraid of it and telling them who's to blame for it. >> we have serious problems to solve and we need serious people to solve them. and whatever your particular problem is, i promise you, bob rumson is not the least bit interested in solving it. he is interested in two things, and two things only, making you afraid of it and telling you who's to blame for it. >> kyra, american movies, michael douglas. >> that's where it came from. naturally, as any politician in hot water like that will do, he blamed the staff. said he had no idea that this was the case. he had never even seen the movie. he took responsibility for giving the speech. >> he should hire the screen writer maybe to write his speeches if he wants to go that route. that's pretty funny. seeing the two side by side, classic. zain, thanks. >>> we've got a major overhall at one of the nation's biggest retailers. talk about jcpenney. felecia taylor has all the new details. live from t