the c-span bus is visiting wofford college. a government students will participate in our conversation here. the college was established in 1854 as an independent liberal arts college and over 1500 students attended. we want to get a special thanks to was prepared the students for their questioning. a special thanks to charter communications who sponsored the bus today. mayor ronnie will go to the college later today for an event, and we will cover that. -- mitt romney will go to the college later today for an event, and we will cover that. let me go to the first did it. good morning, dennis. go ahead. caller: first, i would like to know if anybody in the house of representatives and the senate has any common sense. i was a comptroller of a fortune 500 company, very large, in charge of $600 billion. i've balanced the budget for 12 years. for 12 years it took a lot of tough decisions, and i did not wait 10 years to do it. now, do you people know the severity of not getting our debt decreased sooner than 10 years? i get the treas

let's bring in henry wofford from our comcast sportsnet newsroom.s happening with the team this afternoon? >> a lot going on. four nfl teams with the same goal, win super bowl xlvi patriots, ravens, giants and the local guys. count on candlestick to be packed and loud sunday afternoon. that's when the stars are expected to shine. especially the quarterback. alex smith and eli manning, in fact, it's the first time since 1998 two first overall draft picks have played against each other in a championship game. to get the latest on the team, it's difficult to find a sports reporter working harder than mindy back. she spent the day at niners headquarters and joins us with indepth coverage -- how are the niners doing, mindy? >> they're doing great. all this weather that jeff is talking about earlier, it's certainly welcome when the rain began here. jim harbaugh as you know, pays attention to detail, and likes to be extremely prepared. the rain was one detail he did not want to overlook. jim harbaugh is giddy about the dark excise lingering over the 49ers

i'm henry wofford. they hired a new head coach to replace hugh jackson. kate long worth is saying that word is official. the former defensive coordinator dennis allen signed a four-year deal to be the raiders head coach. he is 39 and never been a head coach at any level. he is the first head coach with the defensive background for oakland since john madden, a press conference will be taking place on monday. in other news, an alabama man is claiming a gun was held to his head in a brult and prolonged assault and battery. he was arrested in december on gun and assault changes following a fight. christian is speaking unspecified damages and another man. his attorney denies the charges. over to the big game and football news, the giants and patriots took to the practice field in preparation for super bowl 46 in indianapolis. the first day of practice for both teams, leading up to propromises to be a showdown for the ages. >> any time you play the patriots, you always assume it might have something new. the last time they played them, they showed a lot of diff

back with henry wofford with sports in a moment. >>> welcome back to nbc bay area. the thunder made a pit stop at oracle arena where the warriors tried to weather the storm, but that's not easy. oklahoma city entered this game with a 15-3 record. the best in the league. could the warriors take care of the dynamic duo, russell westbrook and kevin durant? monta ellis and steph curry tried to do what they could do. first quarter clock winding down. take a look at nate robinson launching it from half-court. dubs trailed after one by five points. third quarter, durant with the quick move to the hoop. slam and the foul. he finished with 37 points. 15 rebounds. fourth quarter, uh-oh, thunder are cutting loose. hardin with the alley-oop to durant. he finished with authority. warriors have lost four straight games. 120-109. john henry smith has more. >> coming into friday night the warriors have taken 12 of 15 from okc at oracle arena. but this thunder team came in with the best record in the nba and it showed. >> they have three very -- well, two great players and another t

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. >>> we're getting wofford a large earthquake off of japan. according to the u.s.g.s. the quake registered 7.0 and hit around 9:2 our time. it was centered 308 miles southwest of tokyo, about 100 miles off the islands. people in tokyo did report feeling mild rattling and shaking, but at this point there are no reports of damage. the japanese meteorological agency says there is no danger of a tsunami. >>> and the recall for mayor jean quan and why some feel she should i be removed from office. >>> the new 9/11 museum and the reason for the delay. >>> when the clock strikes midnight, the change coming to classrooms. the 10:00 news tampa bays in 90 seconds. 3, 21! happy new year! in australia 12 minute of fireworks to usher in 2012, hundreds of thousands ushered in the special occasion along sydney harbour at the stroke of midnight, organizers called the celebrations one of the biggest in the world. a little closer to home on new year's eve, revelers took a walk on mare island. the shoreline preserve lighted trail walk is designed to get family and friends out walking tog

romney's win in that state and iowa can only help says wofford college political science director jeffreyre will be momentum. and i don't think it will catapult them to a massive victory but it will be difficult for the candidate to make up the difference. >> poll show romney leading where 69% of voters in 2008 primary exit polls identified themselves as conservative and 60% as evangelical christians. professor jeffrey says the south carolina voter vas practical side that seeks electability. >> we have practical conservatives vote for the nominee with a chance of getting the nomination and chance of winning. >> weep they fail to narrow the field of g.o.p. contenders, professor jeffrey says candidate who fares poorly in south carolina is likely to drop out of the race rather than face potentially costly primary campaign in florida. back to you. >> bret: jonathan, thank you wealth i'll see you this weekend down there. the chairman of the democratic party today implied tea party shares some of the blame for the shootings in tucson last year. that left six dead and congresswoman gabrielle gif

. >>> let's bring in henry wofford from our comcast sportsnet newsroom.ut and about in the city tonight, look for the new orleans saints, they are in town, right, henry? >> they pushed back their itinerary for a second, they will be arriving first thing tomorrow morning now, raj. in the nfl, there was no doubt who was best out west this season, the 49ers finished 13 and 3, about the only knock on the niners is their lack of playoff experience. they have only eight players who made it to the postseason. saints have 39. go figure, something's going to happen this weekend. mindy back is in santa clara covering the camp. when the saints come marching in, will the 49ers be ready to play? >> the game plan and practices for the week are over. the only thing left is a final walk-through on friday, when speaking to the players today, it's certainly apparent they're in the right frame of mind for saturday as well. >> we've been focused. both of those at the same time. >> it's about having fun. we're going out and playing football. >> whatever the phrase, one word b

wofford college in spartanburg, south carolina. joining me. >>> here is a look at some other stories topping the news for you now. america's largest cities are still having trouble regaining all the jobs they lost. a report by the united states conference of mayors. only 26 of the nation's 263 metro areas have recovered their lost jobs in 2011. >>> the national alliance to end homelessness has a new report showing a small dip in a problem that's still widespread. it dropped a mere 1% and there are still more than 6 36,000 people living on streets. >>> it sounds like a scene straight from a horror movie. two women walking along when they find a human head stuffed in a plastic bag. this happened yesterday afternoon. the victim has not been identified, but appears to be from -- a male and was left there recently. >>> super bucks being poured into the super pacs and this is just the beginning, folks. plus, real wives of the campaign trial. the republican women who have a chabs at becoming first lady. a look at karen santorum, next. ♪[m