a classified session on saturday for more let's cross to phase all that perfessor at the university of illinois champagne herb anna. first let's hear what john brennan had to say about the use of drones let's take a listen to what his what he had to say. i think there is a misimpression on the part of the some american people who believe that to a we take strikes to punish terrorists for past transgressions nothing could be further from the truth we only take such actions as a last resort to save lives when there is no other alternative to taking an action that's going to mitigate that threat seemingly clear but how would you respond to that statement. respond that it's correct i mean it seems as though clearly in the end. there's been no evidence suggested of an imminent threat. of a ongoing planned attack and that in that case the us it isn't me he was struck with a drone missile who are having some past involvement with the strikes of brain is just simply wrong he's at odds with the record. so so far commentators have been finding the questions at the hearing too soft without any real challe

instead of playing major league baseball, he played football for the university of illinois.track. way to go, bobbie. >> i do not remember any opportunity i have had to mention my home town that i did not do it. i often say whenever i'm talking, if bobby mitchell can make it, you can make it. [applause] >> the legend bobby mitchell. in baseball, ross that while there threw two score less innings. bobby mitchell. >> a great athlete and a real gentleman. >> it could be the biggest threat to any gun regulations. do yourself technology allowing you to manufacture the gun parts at home. some say it is an extension of the second amendment. others say it is a threat to public safety. tonight at 11:00. >> live super doppler radio -- radar, areas of rain will end around midnight. temperatures rising to the low were 50's. colder on thursday and friday. cold weather settles in, sunday, highest in the upper 30's. bob ryan will have more on this tonight at 11:00. >> abc world news is coming next. >> see you at 11:00. have a good night. [ anouncer ] ihop is in time square to compare new gr

>> researchers at the university of illinois are touting new technology that could revolutionize breast cancer tumor removal that allows surgeons to determine if all the tumor has been removed the first time. this could cut down on lumpectomies which are linked to higher rate of cancer recurrence and is in testing stages in illinois and will be used at trials on the east coast. it is only a few years away from wide-spread use. >> there is more evidence of a link between what you eat and acne, in a study of the association of diet, certain foods could cause more pimples especially dairy and carbohydrates contradicting wisdom there is no link between food and acne with 17 million acne sufferers and the disease can lead to social withdrawal, anxiety, and depression. >> a study finds men with betters could be healthier than those without. here in san francisco former giants pitcher wilson was all about the beard. a study from australia said facial hair protects the sun but it slows down aging according to researchers because it stops water from leaving the skin keeping it moisturized and th

mohamad a professor at the university of illinois champagne urbana what he thought of this part of john brennan's testimony. i think there is a misimpression on the part of the some american people who believe that to a we take strikes to punish terrorists for past transgressions nothing could be further from the truth we only take such actions as a last resort to save lives when there is no other alternative to taking an action that's going to mitigate that threat seemingly clear but how would you respond of that statement. respond that it's slightly correct i mean it seems is so clearly and morally straight there's been no evidence suggested of an imminent threat. of a ongoing planned attack and that in that case a u.s. citizen was struck with a druid missile for having some past involvement with the strikes the brain is just simply wrong at all it's with the record neither of congressional republicans nor congressional democrats really want to take a strong line against reading nobody wants to appear to be soft on security and so this is just another example as paul receiving the ver

with any breaking news >>> researchers at university of illinois are touting new technology they believeutionize breast cancer tumor removeal. it could allow surgeons to determine if all of the tumor has been removed the first timeq1oz. the technology is still in its testing stages in illinois will soon be used in trials on the east coast. researchers believe it's only a few years away from becoming widely available. >> tiger woods praising the president's golf game. the two played 26 holes sunday and pryinger says when the president call that's is a is an invitation you cannot turn down. >> he hit the ball well with an amazing touch, you can chip and putt f he ever spent after four years, spending more time playing the game, i am sure he can get to a point where he's a pretty good stick. >> tiger won't say who won between them. it's safe to say tiger had the edge. he would only responld to the question by stating we won. >> there you go go. >> consumer reports says partnered0a-yky4j with 7 on youe to test out single serve coffee makers. >> unbelievable. cheryl jennings loved hers to dea

she has to travel for a topic at the university of illinois. she also has plans to go on another cruise with disney. she says she is nervous but she still wants to go. president obama is on his way to chicago right now to offer ways to curb gun violence, and kick- start the sagging economy. w-g-n's nancy loo is live at hyde park academy, where the president will outline his strategy. airforce one is expected to land and about an hour. it will be a whirlwind. some students will get a chance to meet with president obama appeared to discuss some serious and deadly problems. stephen seemed more eager than usual to get into hyde park academy. the day will end with an address from our president obama and the school gymnasium. >> i'm so happy to see him today. 20 young men have been selected from a behavioral skills program to me with the president separately. the senior will be among them. >> the city is chaos. the have no order. everybody is dying every day. >> that the street violence is on the minds of many. the school is not far from the scene of

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of health services. she received her undergraduate degree from fisk university, and her medical degree from the university of illinois college of medicine. thanks so much for being with us. >> thank you, senator sanders and other distinguished senators, for affording me this opportunity to address inadequate access to primary care in the united states. as the chief medical officer of cook county hospital, a confront on a daily basis our country's failure to provide universal access to health care, the right to which i believe everyone is entitled. every day, people without a physician lined up across the street to be seen in our clinic. hundreds of people a week. tens of thousand a year. they stand out in the week, hours of the morning, hoping to be one of the 120 people we will be seeing that day. even better, hoping to be one of the 12 patients who will be assigned a primary care physician and given an appointment, so they will not have to come back. there will be one of the lucky ones to be given a position of their own. our current influenza epidemic highlights the patchwork. too few people have access to the pri

. >> reporter: cynthia barren is a coach with the university of illinois at chicago's principle traininggram, she has over 40 years of experience in chicago public schools. there's nothing better than the next step after high school and making them feel confident and comfortable in their academic skills, that they can do it. but along with that is also this ability to know what college life is going to be like, know what career readiness is about, know what life will be like when they graduate but also helping them to develop the network that will help them, then also how to anticipate those obstacles, what do they have to put in place? >> reporter: one goal student anthony knows something about obstacles. last year, his south side neighborhood ranked fourth among 77 communities for the number of violent crimes. according to the latest census numbers, nearly 26% of households leer below the poverty line and nearly one in five residents is unemployed. by his sophomore year, he was getting into trouble with a c average and was doing the bare minimum to get by and he was a new father. >> ou

it is by barbara ransby, professor at the university of illinois.poke to her yesterday and asked for began by outlining paul robeson's wife eslanda's y >> she was born in 1895 and died in 1965. she initially was a scientist, a chemist, met paul robeson in 1919 and they married in 1921. she became the architect of his early career. she was his manager and publicist and confidante and coach. but then she decided to really forge a more independent career of her own. she was a journalist, anthropologist. she author or co-author of three books, one about her travels in africa and another with pearl buck in 1949 and another one was a biography of her husband paul. she was an intellectual, anticolonial activist, an anti- racist. she advocated women's rights. she allied herself with the world anti-capitalist movement at a time when that was very costly to do so. she was someone who interestingly stood on the presses of history in many ways. she went to colonial africa in 1936. she went with paul to the front lines of the spanish civil war in 1938. she trave

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of living, not surprising. >> colleges and universities attract a lot of young people, and that is how bloomington, illinois, snagged the number one spot. >> it is known as the illinois state university hometown. you have a younger population because of the college crowd, but it came in with a high median income. >> the runner-up, baltimore maryland, followed by ann arbor, michigan, and new haven, connecticut. the top big city on the list, number five, los angeles. >> we are coming up on season eight of one of nbc's biggest competition shows, "america's got talent" and we are learning who will be at the judge seats area howie mandel -- seats. howie mandel a come -- howie mandel, thank you for coming. >> i am happy to be here, wherever i end. >> you are in baltimore. what keeps you coming back? >> i love the show. i love talent, i love to be entertained, and there are no parameters as far as singing, dancing, age. i love it all. this show, unlike any of the other competition talent shows there is no range of what you can do. i cannot even describe some of the things we see from people who believe their talent

being held today to mark the five-year anniversary of a deadly shooting on the campus of northern illinois university. at memorial now stands outside of the hall where five people dead. it is still not known what motivated a former student to open fire. >> or 15 minutes left of class and he is kicked the door open. he pulled out a shotgun and started shooting. not a word, nothing. everybody thinks of it differently. many have gone through something like that you know what those victims are going through. >> he was hit in the back of the head and arm. all reopened after being remodeled. >> parents and community leaders are expected to show up at a public hearing to speak up against chicago public schools plan to shut down schools. the meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. at harvey college. more than 500 people packed auditorium last night to express their opposition. that hearing came shortly after they released a preliminary list of 129 schools that could close. the neighborhoods facing the most closures' burnham park, inglewood gresham, alston north lawndale and garfield humble park with 14. >> this is

the researcher at university of illinois. she's getting locked up and $25,000 bail, but the problem is she's not the one who is causing the 506 murders. it's the inner city lawmakers in chicago. it's these gang members who don't really care much about the law, chris. i mean, i guess we could make it tougher for them to get the guns, from neighboring states, i suppose, but from the looks of it they already have a lot of guns. >> they've got a lot of guns, but look, they did it in virginia. richmond they built a lot of prisons and put a lot of people in prison for a long time and it wasn't researchers at universities who had gun permits and gun cases. it was people who committed crimes with guns, they locked up for a long time. and in time, what happened was the tide abated. it went away as these people were out of circulation. and this is the debate that is raging in the country right now. do you focus on the guns, or do you focus on the people who commit crimes with the guns and this split has never been more effort than in c

no, i'm an in the trenches teacher of western illinois university and i taught to thousands and thousands of students down there. most of them think of me as kind of a metabolic impediment to their more practical goals in life because westerns have very practical schools, so i constantly have to win them over. but, the personal side, nobody has ever come up to me and said for taking this course, beliefs and believers, that somehow it ruined their religious life or confused them. if anything if i hear anything it's usually the opposite. well, that's just not the goal of this class to enlarge in or enliven your particular personal religious search. there's nothing wrong with it if it does occur. and when we become better friends here, a few weeks down the pike, it will be fun to share some of those stories as you begin to reflect on what other people believe. as someone up here so eloquently put it, you know, you can make your own search, your own journey that much richer and we love that. you don't have to pay extra for that. it just comes with it and if it happens, wonderful. and we can s

university of illinois champagne was my ee degree. >> i have to look at that again. anyway, thank you. i got up -- >> good to be here. >> let's continue this conversation. >> thanks for having me. >> thanks for coming clean on your educational background. i appreciate that. i thought appeared rue would want to ask something. andrew, you weren't excited? >> all right. joe, thanks. sign me up for some shares in that handle. >> i want that, too. >> i happen. i am desperate for it rye it now. >> we're googling for it rye now. joe is going to invest in it, make a ton of money and leave us behind. a powerful winter storm is on its way from the east coast. jen carfagno -- did i say that right? >> carfagno. >> joins us from the weather channel. >> by the way, i'm going throw in a few bucks, too, for that new product. we need that when we have a storm like this. the scale only goes up to ten. we don't see something like this every day even every year. we're talking about an historic storm. boston, 10 out of 10. blizzard continues expected. portland, same issue, as well. we ha

bill and jody geist met at the university of illinois, much rejoicing in the geist household.ndma marge is smiling. >>> rangers' bench reporter john g giannone took a puck in the face while doing a little rinkside reporting. if you're not good with blood, close your eyes now. >> no, no, no. >> john, how do you feel down there? >> oh, it's all good, sammy. i've got a good medical staff with me. marc staal just came over and apologized. all good. i literally cut my eye on the puck there, i'll tell you that. >> talked to jack capuano. he had one of those get him the other day. >> that's professional. >> john gets fixed up. we go downstairs to al in the studio. al, it's safer there. >> did i just see that? >> al trautwig absolutely stunned. john giannone, one of the great ones, i worked with him at cnnsi. he stayed at his rinkside post for the rest of the game. like a hockey guy. >> you're too young to use the millions of years ago metaphor. >> in my life, it was a million years ago on that spectrum. >>> up next, the huffington post's sam stein joins us for the "must-read opinion

of living. >> illinois snagged the number one spot. >> best known for the sister city as the illinois state university hometown. you have a younger population because of the college crowd but it exraim in with a high median income. >> the runnerup baltimore, followed by ann arbor, michigan. new haven, connecticut and the top city l.a. you know ann arbor, right? this story is our hot topic tonight so head to abc2news.com/facebook and weigh. do you think baltimore is the second best city for a date on a dime. >>> if you do have that valentine's day date, you probably have the candles, flowers, wine but what about the wood. experts say it's tough to tell if of a free december ac -- aphrodisiacs exist. >> so if you have the chilis, that will increase circulation, increasing blood flow and by exciting those nerves. >> other foods, fresh gingerroot and almonds. there's a reason chocolate is a tradition. it can give you a serotonin high. >> getting back to ann arbor, she's married. >>> all right. there's another royal photo scandal. >> a magazine published photos of the pregnant kate in a by kin nip and the royal -- bi

when golam payman first accepted a position at the university of illinois, his office was a converted restroom. [laughter] but he carved out enough space for himself, his secretary and his lab equipment, and today he's known as the father of lasik eye surgery. sandra moore faber had a passion for astronomy from the very beginning, but when she visited one of our nation's top observatory as a grad student, they didn't have a dorm for females. she became one of the world's foremost experts in the evolution of the universe. you know, in a global economy where the best jobs follow talent whether in calcutta or cleveland, we need to do everything we can to encourage that same kind of passion, make it easier for more young people to blaze a new trail. right now only about a third of undergraduate students are graduating with degrees in science, technology, engineering and math. areas that will be crucial if we expect the to complete the work that has been done by these folks and compete for the jobs of the future. and that's why we've worked to make more affordable college opportunities and

grant helped build and support the national center for supercomputing applications at the university of illinois. talk about a dynamo of job creation and now we're cutting it back. this center hoves several supercomputers that are used to solve some of the most serious challenges facing us in the world. health and nutrition services would be dramatically reduced, putting women and children and elderly at risk. i know what the other seward said. meggy noonan, the great speechwriter, i disagree with her politics, i admire her. she says the president is telling us of all the terrible things that will happen as a result of sequestration. these are real cuts. they will be noticed. they will have a long-term impact. if the president didn't speak out about what these cuts meant, he would be derelict in his own important responsibilities. i am glad he is telling us. i'm glad the american people people see it coming and will join us in trying towing find a way to avoid it. fewer women will be screened for cancer because of these cuts. 5,576 fewer children will receive vaccinations. 764,000 less dollars w

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lawyers for the family of in northern illinois university student who does were back in court today trying to get more information for their lawsuit. the freshman died last november after drinking heavy amounts of alcohol. nearly two dozen fraternity members have been charged with hazing crimes. a judge granted the family lawyers a request for more evidence. >> what do you think you might find? >> names and identities of other people there. jesse jackson junior's federal pension may be in jeopardy. jackson would have been eligible to collect a pension of 45- thousand dollars a year when he reached 62 years old. but the federal charges leveled against him may change all of that. an attorney tells the chicago tribune there is a law that strips pensions away from lawmakers convicted of corruption. jackson served nearly 17 years in congress. he is expected to plead guilty to misusing campaign funds. mayor rahm emanuel and governor pat quinn announced today that a new 12 hundred room hotel will be built near mccormick place. the agency that operates mccormick place is acquiring a site adjacent

i mean, i think about it in terms of - the students down at western illinois university are very down-to-earth and they come down there for practical majors, like law enforcement and technical majors and these sorts of things. and sometimes i walk around the humanities going, "what am i doing? why should anyone learn about religion? what good is it?" but then i pat myself on the back and say, "the humanities - you're learning about how to do life. and no matter what you do, whether you're a law enforcement person, a state trooper, a computer expert, a businessperson, whatever, maybe you'll take this religious studies class, and it'll all work better for you." and that's what i mean about the swimming part. >> the students of meditation, though, ask the same question college students would ask - "how long, guru gi, should i sit?" and he would say, "five minutes longer than you want to." >> yeah, that's the idea. virginia? >> i was just going to say that first of all, he's a wonderful ad. i mean, he is so serene - you look at him and you think, "i want that too!" >> absolutely. yeah. >> however,

of gun violence. the student at northern illinois university with a bright future murdered in the classroom. a man with a history of mental illness. 16 years and full of promise killed while shielding his female friend from a gang member. chicago police officer a true american hero who dedicated his life to serving his country and has committed a killed by gang members with strong purchased guns. and in a powerful moment of unity, durbin then asked the friends and families of victims of gun violence to please stand. president obama will announce tonight that by this time next year, 34 thousand u-s troops in afghanistan will have returned home. the president will make the announcement when he delivers his "state of the union" address before congress and a tv audience of millions. admininistration officials say the economy will also be a major focus of tonight's address. the president will talk about his plans to boost the economy increase jobs, and expand the middle class. several local parents of gun victims will be attending the president's speech. carolyn murray will be sitting in the galle

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university of maine basketball team skids off an embankment north of boston. the driver was seriously injured. the team coach was treated for cuts on his face and more than 20 others have minor injuries. >>> in illinois former state lawmaker robin kelly is the democratic nominee in a race to replace jesse jackson jr. kelly's campaign was helped by $2.5 million in ads about gun control from new york's mike bloomberg. pretty action committee. >>> chuck hagel, the new defense secretary, will be sworn in at the pentagon, the former republican senator was confirmed by a vote of 58-41. after weeks of delay by senators. >>> hundreds held a vigil in new york city last night on the one-year anniversary of the shooting death of 17-year-old trayvon martin. in sanford, florida. his parents tracy martin and sybina fulton led a moment of silence and actor jamie foxx spoke about what they've gone through. >> everyone out there, all over the world, keep in your prayers this family because it's tough for them because they have to breathe in front of you and that's a tough thing to do when the camera's constantly on you. >>> and in california, the search has been called off for a sailboat that reportedly sank with two

of us could achieve. and the reason i like to bring it up at this point, and certainly down at western illinois university, my students tend to be, for the most part, maybe 85 percent, maybe the 18 to 21-year-old stage, with not a lot of life experience. but when we go through what i want to go through today in terms of buddha's insights, they seem to be - it's almost as though they take religion - if everyone practiced what the buddha conceived of as our problem in life, if everyone did that, it's almost like you could throw religion out - you wouldn't even need myth and ritual and doctrines and ethical dimension, because everything would be complete. and the insight that he had is so common to all of us, that we suffer and there's a way out of it. and what you come out the other side of it, it's an extraordinary path. before doing that, though, i want to just start out with a roll-in, because buddhism in the united states is growing by leaps and bounds, and we want to come back, as we move through the initial insights that the buddha has, we want to come back and try to scratch our heads and say, "what

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. >> university towns often become retirement towns, because lots of culture, lots of athletics, lots of fun things to do. >> reporter: that's exactly why the seaberts moved from illinoisr a chance to stay active, volunteer, and keep learning. colleges are paying attention. by 2020, nearly 54 million americans will be over 65. so literally, hundreds of colleges are offering discounted and even free to youician to those older students. >> how are you? >> i'm fine. >> reporter: pomona college in southern california is one of them. >> the seniors and their questions and reactions to the class material can model a different approach to the material, and therefore really deepen what -- deepens what happens in class. the war of the spanish succession -- >> reporter: and for the seniors themselves, research shows lifelong learning can improve their health. >> an active involvement of the brain. that can also be really important for slowing down and decreasing the chances of something like dementia or cognitive decline. >> reporter: and back at ole miss, retired navy captain david dike summarizes what may be the biggest draw for seniors. >> then we'll break out the wine and ch

illinois and congress has died. tying a time in congress focused on the establishing universal health insurance. he was 81 years old. federal investigators have started examining the finances of former chicago alderwoman sandi jackson. the sun-times reports, the authorities are questioning the legitimacy of the monthly consultant fees she received from the congressional campaign of her husband jesse jackson junior. mrs. jackson won't comment to the paper. but she told wgn, she has hired former u.s. attorney dan webb to represent her. president obama has signed-off on legislation to avoid a default on federal loans. the measure extends the federal government's ability to borrow new money through mid-may. it effectively suspends the 16- point-four trillion dollar debt ceiling in the meantime. in exchange. the bill requires congress to pass a budget by mid-april or have lawmakers' pay withheld. the budget for 2014 was supposed to be delivered by the president to congress yesterday but insiders say it'll probably be delayed until sometime in march. the u-s justice deparment has filed a civil lawsuit against the "standard and poor's" credit rating agency. the lawsuit accuses s-and

a student at northern illinois university, with a warm heart and bright future, murdered in her classroom by a man with a history of mental illness. her mother is here today. blair holt, killed while shielding his friends from a gang members spraying fire on a city bus. his friend is here today. marcus norris, hit in the face by a bullet that came through the wall of his house. thank god he survived. we are glad to have him here today. a true american hero who dedicated his life to serving his country and his community, killed by gang members with a straw purchase gun. i attended his funeral service. the officer's family is here, and his sister will testify today. there are many more in this room today whose lives and families have been changed by gun violence. i would like to ask the friends and family of the victims of gun violence to please stand. look about his room. understand that the debate we have before us has affected so many lives. thank you all for being here today. as we conduct this debate and honor your loved ones who are no longer with us, we know that we have to act. thank you for joining us at thi

a student at northern illinois university, with a warm heart and bright future, murdered in her classroom by a man with a history of mental illness. her mother is here today. blair holt, killed while shielding his friends from a gang members spraying fire on a chicago city bus. his friend is here today. marcus norris, hit in the face by a bullet that came through the wall of his house. he was 9 years old. thank god he survived. we are glad to have him here today. a true american hero who dedicated his life to serving his country and his community, killed by gang members with a straw purchase gun. i attended his funeral service. the officer's family is here, and his sister will testify today. there are many more in this room today whose lives and families have been changed by gun violence. i would like to ask the friends and family of the victims of gun violence to please stand. look about his room. understand that the debate we have before us has affected so many lives. thank you all for being here today. as we conduct this debate and we honor your loved ones who are no longer with us, we know that we have to act.

illinois beats indiana 74-72. >>> alex collins will play football for the university of arkansas.e of the best high school running backs out there. but earlier this week, his mom refused to sign the letter of intent. mom split mid press conference. when mom says no, what do you do? you ask dad. that worked. his dad signed the papers yesterday. mom, like a lot of people, expecting him to play closer to home at the university of miami, alex's original verbal commit. >>> pitcher mark buehrle would rather spend the entire season alone than give up his best friend. he was traded to the toronto blue jays, where owning pitbulls is illegal. rather than giving away the dog, he will live alone in toronto while his wife, kids, and slate of dogs stay in st. louis. >>> joe flacco on letterman, last night it was coach john harbaugh's turn. >> it started well, ended well. >> this is you during the blackout. who are you talking to? >> mike with the nfl. >> what is the issue? >> concern about the restaurant after the game. a lot of great restaurants. not sure where to go. >> more entertaining news

of time. i also want to say a word about an incident. there was a young lady from chicago, illinois, 15 years old. she attended a university prep school in chicago, an honor student, and she marched in the inaugural parade last week. i can point to one gun store, one store in illinois that accounts for more than 20% of the crimes in chicago. straw purchasers buy the gun there and they end up in the hands of criminals in the city of chicago. we have to put an end to this. i'm going to ask a question to the panelists. mr. lapierre, i ran into some of your members in illinois and they tell me, you do not get the second amendment. it is not just about hunting. it is not just about sports. it is not just about shooting targets. it is not just about defending ourselves from criminals, as ms. trotter testified. we need the ability to protect ourselves from our governments. from our government, from the police, if they knock on our doors and we need to fight back. do you agree with that point of view? 25% were sold in the surrounding towns around the city of chicago. you look over last 10 years, pulled years, the 50,000 confiscate

illinois, unranked, beats indiana, 74-72. >>> it's official. al alex collins will play for the university of arkansas.efused to sign the arkansas letter of intent. you know when mom says know, you got to ask dad and it work. his father signed the papers yesterday. mom, like a lot of people, were expecting him to play football closer to home at the university of miami, which was his original verbal commitment. >>> pitcher mark buehrle loves his dog so much, he would spend the entire baseball season living alone than leave his best friend behind. rather than giving up his pitbull pup, he will spend his 14th major league season alone in canada while wife jamie and the dogs stay together in st. louis some 800 miles away. >>> here is a perk for winning the super bowl. joe flacco on letterman. coach john harbaugh's turn. >> it started well. it finished well. there was that little thing in the middle that was a little distracting. >> we have some videotape. this is you during the blackout. who are you talking to there? >> that's mike kenso with the nfl. >> what was that about? >> there was concern about the