today is the start of the franchise series in the nfl. teams have until march 5 to put a tag on a player. that prevents a player from leaving in free agency. they have not put a tag on rice yet. it will cost them about $7.7 million to put the tag on him. a long-term deal would give them more room under the salary cap. you have to negotiate to get to the long-term deal. ray rice is leaning towards a deal white peterson has -- towards a deal like peterson has. tag, you ar >> at 11:00, more than one dozen cars are vandalized outside of the mall. who police think are responsible. >> in the mid-60's later this week. >> it is incredible. there is a chance of showers with the warmer temperatures. thunder is possible on friday afternoon. it will be cooler for the weekend. it will be in the 40's for the highs on saturday and sunday. that is not bad as we work our way towards the end of february. >> thank you for joining us. nightly news is next. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies

and they do that in every town that there's an nfl team. so great day for them there.lad to see that. all right, that's if for us. the cbs everyoning news is next. >> and derek is back here at 7:00 with our area's only local newscast. and don't forget to join andrea, mike, howard starting at 4:25 a.m. talk about what the commute is like after the snow. >> have a good night.

. >> every seasoned nfl team sets one large goal, to win a championship, a super bowl or bust.nday only the giants and patriots get an opportunity to live out that dream. eli manning having one of the best seasons of his career despite being swept by the redskins. tom brady is tom brady. despite a lackluster defense he was able to once again guide his team to the big game. both teams just want that lombardi trophy no matter who is on the other side of the ball. >> it's not about beating a specific person or beating a certain team. it's about the opportunity to win a championship for your own organization. >> there's plenty of motivation just for the fact that we're playing for what we set out for at the beginning of the year. we're going to be motivated because wire playing for the super bowl. that's what -- we're playing for the super bowl. that's what we all hope for always athletes. >> rob gronkowski was ready to go and practiced for the first time today since spraining an ankle. he set a single season record for 17 touchdowns. >>> the nats are getting a lot of buzz projecte

how could tom brady basically get passed over by every nfl team, five times? might be no answer for how it happens. t the general manager of one of the teams who cut lin said simply, he did not know lin was this good. maybe the answer you're looking for is right next to you. maybe it's luck. lin's current coach said he put him in the lineup because everyone else was hurt. >> i would like to think that maybe we were smart enough to keep him around until that opportunity arose. but i wouldn't bet on it. >> reporter: the right question might not be how, but what? what do you do with the chance when you get it? lin seized it. averaging 27 points in the last 6 games. clutch shots. huge dunks. >> i love basketball, ever since i think i was young. that's all i really wanted to do was play basketball. >> reporter: and that's the ultimate lesson, for all those overlooked, underestimated, turned-down, believe in your dreams, even if no one else does. john berman, abc news, new york. >> as they say, at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. >>> we thank you for wat

we called an nfl team trainer to ask what specifically will that person be looking for. so take a look at this. he told us, number one, special teams. the punts, the kickoffs. pay attention there. big collisions happen when players like number 15, richard goodman of the san diego chargers, he's the one in the white, when they build up a head of steam running down the field. number two, don't just follow the ball. the main camera may not catch it, but if you look closely you'll find players are colliding all over the field and, three, after the play, players who don't get up quickly. they may have a strange walk. they may warrant a closer look out on the field. now my next guest is one of those doctors who thinks big who wants to completely change the way we think about medicine. he made his name on the frontline on the war on cancer but came to think we're taking the wrong approach and not just to cancer. in his new book "the end of illness" he explains how taking an individual approach can add years to your life. we talk about prevention a lot and i think intuitively pe

and all of the nfl teams ten times over. >>> okay. late february, this should be more like it, highway 267, north star in tahoe, so cold, an icicle hangs from the top of the traffic camera there throughout the tahoe region, snow on the ground and plenty more apparently on the way, great for skier bus not enough to satisfy fit state department of water resources. analysts put on their skis today for the season's third winter snow survey. the driest winter in california since 1991 left the team without much to measure today. luckily, last year, we saw a lot of rain. >> normal, last year, we were 178% of normal. this year, we are 16% of normal. so, i mean, it is -- it -- i think it really illustrates the huge variability that there is between, you know, just a year ago. >> what a difference a year makes. fortunately, state-wide reservoir storage is 110% of normal nor time of year. however, if next year is also dry, like this one, state water officials could start rationing. >>> okay. let's get a check of our forecast, i woke up to rain d

michelle from glen wood, minnesota. >> i challenge all nfl teams to make their items in the usa. >> reporter: and then, there was tammy, calling up the nfl herself. >> i have called in, sent e-mails. >> reporter: so, we decided to look for answers, too. and some of them, tammy is going to like. lucas oil stadium in indianapolis. the turf for sunday's super bowl showdown, made just 465 miles south, in calhoun, georgia. 350 employees. >> made in the usa. >> reporter: and the all-important coin toss starting on that turf, made in america, too. highland mint in melbourne, florida. the official coin of the nfl. 150 employees will churn out 10,000 of these collector coins. from the metal to the mold to the engraving, all-american. >> highland mint. made in america. >> reporter: and from the toss to the trophy. that vince lombardi trophy, made in parsippany, new jersey, by tiffany and company. a team of 25 worked since september, handcrafting this set of 14 plates of sterling silver. but before either team gets their hands on this, they have to handle this, a wilson football, made in ada, ohio. 4,0

you, bill belichick -- [ booing ] -- for showing us what darth sidious would like if he coached an nfl teamank you, lucas oil stadium -- [ cheers and applause ] -- for having a retractable top. slut. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ oh, she's going to take it off she's going to take it all off ♪ [ cheers ] ♪ [ laughter ] ♪ thank you, jumbotron, for not being this. [ laughter and applause ] [ cheers ] i get it. ♪ thank you, vodka -- [ cheers and applause ] -- for being the delete key of life. [ cheers and applause ] and finally -- ♪ thank you, indianapolis -- [ cheers and applause ] -- for being such a kickass host this week and for making all of us here at "late night with jimmy fallon" feel like we're at home. thank you so much. [ cheers and applause ] guys, those are my "thank you notes." up next, shaquille o'neal pays off a bet. and hey, i went on the zip line over super bowl village. take a look at this. be right back with more "late night!" >> yeah, jimmy! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ today we're with the gilberts. okay, guys, are you ready to see your new kitchen? yes!!! me too. let's go. tak

and of the 32 nfl teams, only four teams have never made it to the super bowl.ng the cleveland browns and houston texans. jacksonville jag sxwars detroit lions. jaguars. guys, maybe next year. everyone knows super bowl sunday is big in america but how big? last year 111 million people watched the game. a 30-second spot during the game is going to go for $3.5 million for the advertisers and that is where the numbers game begins. and regina lou sis joining because closer look at other key super bowl numbers and your pocketbook. good day to you, regina in nice to see. >> did you hi. thanks. >> how much do consumers spend on game day sf where do they put their money? >> men average $86 and women $56. a lot of it in food. it is, alex, the second largest consumption day on the eating side behind thanksgiving. it is one giant snack attack. in fact, during the actual broadcast, the average american will consume 1, 2shgs 00 calories in snacks alone. that does not count lunch, dinner, or what you are drinking. the number seven beer consumption day. >> wow. could have gone

that'she nfl combine where college seniors work out for nfl team. y and most figure he's playing there in the nfl. colts in the topic in the draft and man expected to replace manning. >> it was my football hero. i modelled myself after in high school meddle school. you never truly replace a guy like that. who know what is happen happens. >> golf 55 foot putt here. on fire. he buries it for birdie. he beats steve 4 and 3 and into the quarter final. so is lee westwood nice approach on 10. few feet from the pin. defeated nick and has a chance to grab no. 1 rachbinging if he wins the event. former warrior head coach nelson named one of 12 finalist for induction into the basketball hall of faichlt he won more games than any other coach in history. winners announce entered april. all star weekend under way in orlando. jeremy linn rising star challenge team chuck picked by barkley with team shaq. lin with authority. rubio this generation pete. what a pass behind the back and morris. this one is ridiculous here. through the legs of cousin. clown him. for the

. >> what some have dubbed the underwear olympics, that's them working without for the nfl teams.ndrew luck talked about the man he is to replace, peyton manning. >> he was my football hero and who i modeled myself after in high school and middle school. you know, you never truly replace a guy like that and who knows what happens. >> on to golf. hunter may and on fire, 5 a foot putt for a birdie. may has been defeated stricter 4 and 3. and great approach on 10, sticking it. westwood defeated nick watt any, 3-2, and has a chance to grab golf's number one ranking if he wins this effect. >>> family roomer warriors coach don nelson has been named one of twelve finalists for induction into the basketball hall of fame. he's won more games than any other coach in nba history. and also jeremy lin and the rising czar's challenge. shaq is enjoying himself there. and lin and the lob to griffin. ricky rubio, what is pass to morris behind the back. this next one is ridiculous. clowning, demarcus cousins through his legs and to griffin for the jam. rubio 7 assists. griffin's best of the night,

. >> what some have dubbed the underwear olympics, that's them working without for the nfl teams.ew luck talked about the man he is to replace, peyton manning. >> he was my football hero and who i modeled myself after him in high school and middle school. you know, you never truly replace a guy like that and who knows what happens. >> former warriors coach is named one. twelve finalist for induction into the basketball hall of fame. he's won more games than any other nba coach in history. that will be announced next week. and team chuck picked by charles barkley against team shaq. enjoying himself there. hello. first half, lin, the lob to blake griffin. ricky rubio, the new pete maravich. what a pass behind his back. and the next one is ridiculous. clowning, demarcus cussens through his legs and then the jam. he had seven assists. this is blake to blake. the stanford man, landry fields getting some, the alley oop from kemba walker. and while they were playing, he was shooting lights out. team chuck beat team shaq. that's a wrap on morning sports. we will have more reports from sch

he likes football; he bought an nfl team. tball even more; he also bought an nba team. he's a movie buff, so he invested in dreamworks, the hollywood studio. he wants to travel, so he built himself a yacht longer than a football field equipped with its own submarine. he has spent over a billion dollars on philanthropy, including building an institute to study the brain, and like gates, he pledged to give most of his money away to charity. now he got married. >> right. >> you never got married. >> not yet. >> not yet? >> i'm still optimistic. i still believe i'm going to meet somebody and that's gonna happen, but... >> you want to. >> i want to have a family. >> but he's often described as a recluse. something struck me when he showed us his collection of vintage warplanes. i get this howard hughes-y feel with the planes, hollywood. do you think about that ever? >> well, i hope i don't end up in a cinema by myself watching ice station zebra over and over again. i think i've got such a diverse set of interests, movies, aviation,

and we started with 32 puppies -- one for each nfl team.hittled it down to four finalists who went head-to-head to see who is going to win the super bowl. the results were very interesting. check this out. ♪ puppy predictor >> jimmy: this is for the super bowl. this is for everything. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] the patriots! the patriots took it all! tom brady. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ oh, my gosh. hey, buddy. that's right. our puppies predicted that the new england patriots are going to win it all. here to join me now is bruce mackabee. how's it going bruce? [ laughter ] [ audience aws ] bruce? bruce, you've been under a lot of pressure since you predicted the patriots are going to win. [ laughter ] are you nervous about your team playing the giants? [ laughter ] mhmm. are you worried about gronkowski's ankle? i mean, if he can't play, do you think that it makes it easier for the giants to key on hernandez and welker? [ laughter ] or how do you think tom brady and bill o'brien, the offensive coordinator will respond? [ laughter ] you're st

. >> reporter: once the top pick nfl teams passed over herzlich during the draft but eventually the giantsvited him to training camp. >> he got a chance back. >> reporter: maybe one or two undrafted players make the nfl each season. herzlich was one of them earning a spot on big blue's roster. for halloween herzlich and the other giants rookies, dressed in costumes, and visited the children's cancer wing of hackensack university medical center. >> don't ever be ashamed or feel bad that you are sick. because you're fighting. and you're a survivor. and you need to be proud of that fact. and if i can do anything now, to go to a hospital, and talk to a guy who plays football, who has cancer, and just put a smile on his face, a little glint of hope in his eye, that -- that might be more important than, you know, a lot of touchdowns. >> reporter: no matter what happens on the field today, herzlich already feels like a winner in the game of life. >> the goal is a dream with a deadline and that's really how our season has been. and how my life has been. >> reporter: for "today," jenna bush hager,

the team says it's the last piece of financing, the nfl has helped teams in the past but 49er's president says this is the largest contribution the league has ever made. change donor restrictions to offer construction of large new hotel on the main post. ahead of the says it's been three years of public input and acknowledges people will have differing opinions about what's best for the area. jobless claims fell last week. the unemployment picture is improving. the number of people seeking benefits, though, by 12,000 to adjusted 367,000. full week average dropped to 375,000, 750. that's the second lowest level since june of 2008. the report comes one day before the government releases its january jobs report. on wall street ahead of those unemployment numbers. dow traded in a narrow range and finished with an 11 point lost. the nation's top environmental official was in san francisco today during a company that makes electric motorcycles. epa prayed motorist for racing motorcycles and other clean text products. he also noted that the company is standing and creating green jobs. he has 40

and eventually start to cost nfl teams paying customers on sundays? these and other topics help define the state of the nfl. three nights before super bowl xlvi, thriving and growing, yes. but also struggling to tackle issues that could someday change the game as we think we know it. >> okay. we're going to break the discussion of the state of the game into two parts and devote the first half to what is clearly the nfl's most serious problem which is player safety. here now to talk about it patriots owner, robert kraft who we thank for taking time out during a busy week. lewis and chargers quarterback philip rivers. before we get to the top ib at hand, i would be remiss if i didn't congratulate you mr. kraft on a return to the super bowl and you do it -- [ applause ] even the colt fans have to acknowledge that this has been quite a run of excellence. how has this year been different and what has it meant to you? >> the colt fans have been terrific. i've been walking around the town. people from the midwest are very special. you know, some of us in the

it has an nfl team, an nba team and hosts the indy 500 every year. chief coons says they know how to move quickly people through crowds, get them out of areas quickly and they can evacuate all 72,000 people out of the stadium in under one hour. back to you. >> remarkable. thank you for that reporting, tom costello. >>> coming up, much more from indianapolis including a first look at more of the big super bowl ads. also, what madonna says about her halftime show. and al goes zip lining! but first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> coming up, a new case tied to the outbreak of tourette's-like symptoms in one town. this time a 36-year-old woman. we'll hear from her. >> and much more from indianapolis. a live concert from gym class heroes after your local news. what's this? [ male announcer ] quaker oatmeal squares have 46 grams of whole grains... mmmm. ...and a touch of sweetness. you'll be delighted to discover how good they taste. get your free sample of quaker oatmeal squares on facebook. but not your wrinkles? neutrogena® rapid wrinkle repair. its retinol

tomorrow is a big day and not everyone watches the super bowl, to see though, to see the two best nfl teams in to see the commercials. as cnn's patricia wu told us, a lot of times the super bowl ads come down to a popularity contest. >> hi, susan. these days, advertising on tv isn't enough. it's all about the internet. a lot of sunday's commercials are already online trying to generate buzz. we spoke to marketing expert mark stevens. he says advertising during the super bowl is a popularity contest and does little to sell a product. for example, one ad set to air sunday from cars.com has a guy with two heads talking to a dealer about buying a car while his smaller head sings. it's a little weird. mark stevens claims it's a waste of money. >> it has nothing to do with cars, nothing to do with cars. it has everything to do with the beevis and buttheads of the world. business owners who are not playing with corporate treasury dolls would never, ever give their own money to that. >> stevens said says he need a strong message that resinates long after the super bowl ends and you need to make sur

. >> tweet of the night, has an nfl team ever hit 21 with 76332?way. >> i have an interest in numbers, carl. let's talk about the jobs number. what a great segue. raising the stakes for fed chairman ben bernanke's testimony tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. he would be expected to repeat those remarks from last thursday's appearance. that was before house budget. question is whether the jobs data from friday changes economic outlook and whether that changes the markets outlook for fed policy. morgan stanley writing after the jobs report, quote, we still believe that the very dovish fomc statement and subsequent comments from fed officials indicate that the bar to additional qe is still low. deutsch saying, if unemployment continues to trend lower, the fed will not have the luxury of waiting until at least through late 2014 before hiking the fed funds rate. he will have to be careful not to get too far ahead of the committee's economic outlook which ultimately is the basis for the fed's ultradovish policy stance. i don't think an nfl team has ever gotten to 21

nfl commissioner. they're going to have 13 thursday night games next season. that means every single teame nfl including teams like the jacksonville jaguars will have a primetime game. it means the redskins will even have a primetime game next season. they want to play a regular season game in mexico again and they're keeping an open mind about another cold weather city for the super bowl if everything goes well. not here in indianapolis because that's inside but in 2014 in new york. as we said earlier it was the final day of practice for the two teams here and the coaches finally said, let's get it on. >> i feel like our team has had a good week. i feel we'll be ready to go and we're looking forward and excited to be representing the afc in this game and it's a big challenge for us but one we're excited to face. >> our players have been excited about getting from the meeting room to practice field and that has built up very well over the last couple days. we look forward to today, to our normal friday practice and of course going through our saturday routine and on into game day. >> all

closets of military families who lived around the world, and the deals, well how about this super bowl team nfl jacket. >> extra extra large, $28. >> leslie mcfadden says she needed to slash her monthly bread bill. >> i decided to start making bread. i found that i was spending $4 per loaf at the grocery store with a family of six, we were going through two to three loaves a week. >> baking her own bread, leslie says she spends only $1.50 a loaf. >> we save about $400 a year in savings. >> need to fight the high price of food? cheryl wrote on our facebook page, one week every month she only buys fruits and vegetables at the grocery. it slashes that week's bill and forces her to eat the meat she has in her freezer. want free spending money and clear clutter at the same time? kelly writes she goes to amazon.com and sells her used books, movies, and electronics. amazon pays for the shipping and sends her a gift card in return. this mother of six slashed her monthly bills by cancelling her online movie subscriptions. >> and i started going to our loyal library, because you can rent movies there for

from canadian authorities to sell stock north of the border green bay is the only publicly owned nfl team shares cost $250 each, but ownership just brings bragging rights really shares pay no dividends and virtually no resale value the team says money raised will be used to expand lambeau field. >>> hmm interesting. >>> i don't know that is kind of weird that canadians can buy into them. >> right. >> they have canadian fans. >> yeah. >> sure. >> we are neighbors can't we just -- >> yeah, there is nothing wrong with it. >> we like canada. >> you know i have never been to canada. >> neither have i. >> i would love to go. >> and i lived in up state new york >> you never went across the border >> ridiculous. >> it is a beautiful country been several times, vancouver, toronto. >> it is a road trip. >> yeah. >> more fun in spring and summer well, wintertime is icy, except not so much this year. >> speaking of that. >> yeah, speaking of that, south of the area, issues with black ice this morning. >> the worst. >> there you go. bus stop forecast, it's cold notice the chilly temperatures, it is wi

well, how about this super bowl team nfl jacket?, $28. >> leslie says she needed to slash her monthly bread bill. >> i decided to start making bread. i found i was spending $4 per loaf at the grocery store with a family of six, we were going through two to three loaves a week. >> baking your own bread, leslie says she spends on $1.50 a low. >> need to fight the high price of food, cheryl rote on our facebook page one week every month, she only buys fruits and vegetables at the grocery. it slashes that week's bill and forces her to eat the meat she has in her freezer. kelly writes she goes to amaz amazon.com and sells her used books, movies and electronics. amazon pays for the shipping and sends her a gift card in return. >> this mother of six slashed her monthly bills by cancelling her online movie sub skrixs. . >> i started going to our local library. >> cutting out $22 a month, she saves $260 a year and sets it aside. >> something always comes up, new shoes or new uniforms. it's kind to have good to have money sit there when i nee

more than 350 of his players signed nfl contracts. 79 first team all americans.ut again, those numbers weren't the most important things to joe paterno. here's what mattered to joepa. 47 academic all americans, 37 of them first team. and 87% graduation rate in 2011. 20 points higher than the national average. and according to the new america foundation, no achievement gap between its black and white players. joe paterno loved coaching at the college level because he loved preparing young men to succeed in life. he turned down several offers to coach in the nfl. he made far less than any other college football coaches. during the memorial service for joepa, a native son of my district, jimmy seppilo of pitston, captured the essence of his coach. he said, i quote, he took the sobs of coal miners -- sons of coal miners and he took the sons ever steel mill workers and of farmers in rural pennsylvania with the idea that we would come together and do it the right way. the joe paterno way. those thousands, literally thousands of young men taken from generally small comm

team understands many fans have to stretch in this economy. ravens want to balance their popularity with afford yabblet. ronler godell with the state of the press conference in indianapolis says if the nfloes put teams in los angeles, it will do it with expansion franchises. he points out expansion is not on the immediate horizon. >> we have not talked about expansion at all. it is not on our agenda. it is not something we have focused on with our membership. i don't see that in the foreseeable future. >> almost time to stop talking and start playing. tom brayed dwri -- brady putting on his final practice and for the giants as well. they got into the post season with a 9-11 record and now a way from a potential second super bowl victory. >> they are outstanding coaches, players who never have the opportunity to be in a super bowl game, to get to this point. so i think you have to thank god for the opportunities you have been given, and you never, ever tire or even possibly think this happens on a normal basis. it doesn't. >> for cycling legend lance armstrong case closed. investigators closed their two-year investigation into whether or not armstrong used performance-enhancing drugs. th

. >> well, like most of the nfl teams have no trouble selling out their stadiums now, and that's a veryd thing. it's good for fans to go and it's good to have it on tv if you goeg like going in the rain. >> except for jacksonville. >> except jacksonville, exactly right. >>> well, for us, we have of all things winter! >> what's that? >> right here in the middle of february! i don't know what's gone wrong, but we'll talk about your sunday forecast and the possibility of a warm-up. brad and jill in accounting? crazy! coffee and chocolate. mocha. ooh! who's mocha? for the perfect blend of coffee and chocolate, try a mocha coffee or latte today. anything not moving forward is moving backward. [ tires screech ] [ engine turns over, tires squeal ] introducing the 2013 gs. with the lexus enform app suite, the most connected information and communication technology available in an automobile. [ tires screeching ] the all-new 2013 lexus gs. there's no going back. i'm drinkin' dunkin'. definitely dunkin'. you know, i need to get that jolt in the morning, but i want something good to do that. you c