not the pittsburgh steelers way, you know? sometimes you can trick yourself into things, but what a football game. i tell you, if they play 16 straight times and they wanted us to do them all, i would do them all. it's a fantastic rivalry. >> al: so nine of the last ten, if this one holds, 22-20, will be decided by three or fewer points. pittsburgh takes its final time-out. baltimore can end the game on two kneel downs. >> cris: you have to think a little bit about the pittsburgh steelers now moving forward now with the rash of injuries they've got there on that last little series. >> al: they're going to be 5-7. they have three of their last four at home. right now you have denver, new england, indy and cincinnati as the division leaders. kansas city could be the number one wild card at the moment. baltimore would be number two as this game comes to a finish. the others are in a hunt. but a huge win for the baltimore ravens and a bitter loss to the pittsburgh steelers. as they head home and in a week and a half take on the mi

not the pittsburgh steelers way, you know? sometimes you can trick yourself into things, but what a football game. i tell you, if they play 16 straight times and they wanted us to do them all, i would do them all. it's a fantastic rivalry. >> al: so nine of the last ten, if this one holds, 22-20, will be decided by three or fewer points. pittsburgh takes its final time-out. baltimore can end the game on two kneel downs. >> cris: you have to think a little bit about the pittsburgh steelers now moving forward now with the rash of injuries they've got there on that last little series. >> al: they're going to be 5-7. they have three of their last four at home. right now you have denver, new england, indy and cincinnati as the division leaders. kansas city could be the number one wild card at the moment. baltimore would be number two as this game comes to a finish. the others are in a hunt. but a huge win for the baltimore ravens and a bitter loss to the pittsburgh steelers. as they head home and in a week and a half take on the mi

. >>> in sports a crazy game between the pittsburgh steelers and the baltimore ravens. heck out this kickoff return. the ravens' jacoby jones is flying down the sidelines. he could score, but he has to avoid steelers coach mike tomlin and gets tackled. then with just over a minute left, kraushing blow. le'veon gets hammered. ravens pull this one out barely, 22-20. >>> and a wild first play. the cowboys' terrance williams fumbles the kickoff return and the ravens craig jenkins runs it in for a td. tony romo had another good night tossing for 200 yards. cowboys tame the raiders, 31-24. >>> and in detroit it was like the packers were dreaming of turkey because they got the stuffing knocked out of them, and not having aaron rodgers certainly didn't help. the lions racked up 40 points. the parkers only managed 10. >>> and a thanksgiving surprise for broncos fans. coach john fox is back. owner pat bolland sent a plane to north carolina and picked him up yesterday. fox is expected to return monday, less than a month after having open heart surgery. his first game will be agains

the pittsburgh steelers giving up all these points. not having the answers on the efensive side. jim: to the 10 and the last man gets him, polamalu. running behind connolly. phil: legarrette blount hesitates in the hole. oh, there's nobody there. the blocking, nobody getting off the blocks. you have to keep playing. jim: ike taylor hurt. this is a new england team that four times this season had not even managed 300 yards total offense that carry by blount puts them over 600 today. 606 yards for the patriots, including 432 by brady, third highest of his career. ridley over 100. you see the patriots go into a bye now. phil: every schedule looks tough when you put it up there. it's the nfl. at carolina, denver, of course. at houston. cleveland, they're no easy out. at miami. jim: this marks the, if you will, game nine for new england, start of the second half of the season. in the last three years when you take their ninth through 16th games, they've been 23-1, the patriots. they talked about in our meetings with them, you know, it's going to start to get cold around here, gets to

baltimore ravens jacoby jones there returning a kickoff in the third quarter when it appears pittsburgh steelers head coach mike tomlin gets in the way. jones appears to try to avoid tomlin and gets tackled saving what looked to be a possible touchdown return. tomlin said after the game that he was watching the return on the jumbotron and did not realize how close he was to the field. the ravens wind up winning that one 22-20. >> and the nets' jason kidd will pay $50,000. i said $5,000. >> that's a lot to pay. yesterday a good day to stay in and watch football. it was cold out there. >> it wasn't too bad to play some touch football either. >> it wasn't that bad out there but it was certainly breezy yesterday. temperatures were runninging a good ten degrees below average, and that will continue to be the case today. however, light winds today and once again plenty of sunshine. it is a cold start, 31 degrees right now. by noon we're flirting with that 40-degree mark. a high temperature this afternoon in the low 40s, about 41, 42 for a high. so you're out and about today maybe doing l some shopping

then the pittsburgh steelers head man caught in coaching controversies. are they going too far to help their teams win games? first, though, this is "today" on nbc. . >>> this week has seen a couple of questionable moves by coaches in the sports world. some are calling these underhanded moves during their games. >> in the first case the nfl is deciding whether to discipline the pittsburgh steelers coach kite tomlin, and jason kidd fined 50,000 dollars for spinning a drink on the floor. >> neither team won so the coaches, it was all for not just trying to cheat their way to a win. first take a look at the steelers and listen to commentary coming in from the video. >> glancing back over his shoulder. but you can see he kind of did force jacobi jones back into the field, a little mission accomplished almost and when he's snickering. i mean, you know, my man, he's a player now. >> i mean the smirk kind of gives it away what he was up to. but this kind of raises the question and he brought it to toad.com, are pro coaches caking it to far. this was so big that

then the pittsburgh steelers head man caught in coaching controversies. are they going too far to help their teams win games? first, though, this is "today" on nbc. . >>> this week we have seen a question of questions about the coaches in the professional sports world who may or may not have been trying to help their team. some are calling these underhanded moves during their games. >> the first case, the nfl is deciding whether to discipline pittsburgh steelers coach mike tomlin for a sideline infraction and in the nba, the new jersey nets coach jason kidd was fined for allegedly spilling a drink on the floor. dylan? >> neither team won, the first disclaimer here. the coaches, it was all for not trying to cheat their team to a win. first take a look at the steelers and listen to the commentary coming this. >> he is glancing over his shoulder but you can see he kind of did force jacoby jones back into the middle. a little mission accomplished, almost. he is snickering. my man, he's a player now. >> i mean, the smairk kind of gives it away what he was up t

the baltimore ravens will host the pittsburgh steelers at 8:30. >>> southwest airlines today is offeringsengers one free cocktail, beer or wine, on their flight. >> if you're watching football, go in the kitchen and help your wife clean up. time to look at the good, the bad, and the ugly. first the good. it takes him a second but once he dives in it looks like this panda bear is enjoying himself. next the bad. you might not see pecan pie at your thanksgiving table today. sorry, a shortage due to heavy rainfall driving the price of that nut up by 30%. finally the ugly. a police chief in indiana tasered to raise money for his department. he's trying to raise $9,000 to get two new squad cars. we'll raise the money for him. no need to be tasered. >> we hope you have a wonderful thanksgiving with your family and friends. >> we're thankful to you for watching us every morning. have a great holiday. >> yes. "fox & friends" starts right now. bye. >>> good morning. it is thursday, the 28th of november, 2013. i'm anna kooiman. holiday nightmares. thousands of people stranded, hundreds of flight de

>> reporter: then there's head coach of the pittsburgh steelers accidentally or intentionally -- youe -- getting in the way of a ravens player streaking toward a sure touchdown at a crucial point in the game. tomlynn says he lost track of where he was on the field. the ravens say it was deliberate. >> i'm look at him the whole time. i'm like, i'm like, is he going to move 0? >> he knew where he was, knew where jacoby was. he pulled my move. >> cheating in sports is as timeless as the games. some cheat for money, like the infamous 1919 chicago black sox, eight players including the popular shoeless joe jackson accused of fixing world series games for payoffs from shady gambl gamblers. >> say it ain't so, joe. >> a made for the big screen saga in the movie "eight man out." the players were banned for life. then the aging athletes who cheat to keep up with the younger athletes, who used vaseli vaseline, baby oil, sandpaper, whatever they could get their hands on to make that baseball move around. joe necro's sandpaper crime was so legendary it created comedy gold for late night. >> you

. >> charlie's experience concussions when he was a quarterback for the pittsburgh steelers.e is preparing for life after football and wants a long-term game plan for his health. >> concussions are always going to be a concern and it's something that you don't know how your body is going to react 10 to 15 years down the road. >> he is signing up for a new program called the trust, which is part of a collective bargaining agreement. retired players can sign up for a physical and neurological evaluation. >> there is data out there, studies to suggest that these players may be at greater risk for alzheimer's or parkinson's disease and even als. so, you know, with that certainly comes decline. >> doctors at the cleveland clinic and two other sites help potential brain and health problems so former players can receive treatment earlier. the trust is long overdue. >> if we can help identify what some of those problems may be, maybe that will solve long- term problems. >> the program is free. anyone who has played at least two seasons can join the roster. coem, cbs news, new york. >

. >> reporter: charlie batch experienced concussions when he was a quarterback for the pittsburgh steelershe's preparing for life after football and wants a long-term game plan for his health. >> concussions are always going to be a concern. and this is something you don't know how your body is going to react in the 15 years down the road. >> reporter: batch is signing up for a new program called the trust. retired players for neurological evaluation. >> there -- there are studies that these may be at greater risk for alzheimer's and parkinson's disease. with that certainly comes cognitive declines and motor decline. >> reporter: doctors at the cleveland clinic and two other sites hope to identify potential brain and health problems, so former players can receive treatment earlier. >> if we can help identify what some of those problems may be early on. >> reporter: the program is freed. anyone who has played at least two seasons can join the roster. >> now, the player's union received $22 million from the league to set up the trust. the program will also provide financial and career advice

at 9:30, then tonight it's a defending super bowl champs the ravens in a showdown with the pittsburgh steelerskickoff for that is at 5:30. you can see that here on nbc bay area. >> the bay area air quality management district urging people not to burn wood later today. probably won't need to but earlier this week the district issued winter spare the air alerts banning wood burning in the area. today is not a spare the air day so burning is not illegal, just not recommended. cold temperatures, low winds causing a backup of wood smoke in the area. especially we've got all of the runners for the bay area turkey trot. you're heading out there. >> yeah. i'm goes to host a 5-k but i'm not going to run in it. i'm not one of those runners. a good looking day shaping up. i'm one of those eaters and you likely are as well. big turkey dinner and temperatures are comfortable. maybe you're barbecuing that turkey or deep fry it. should be good for that. 11:00 a.m. we'll climb into the 40s and 50 into the 60s. and then we'll hit our highs at about 2:00 p.m. 68 in the south bay, the peninsula 68. we're talkin

. >>> raiders defense was the key to their victory over the pittsburgh steelers on sunday.hey sacked ben roethlisberger five times. now they have a different challenge as they gear up to face the eagles' running back lesean mccoy on sunday. >> that running back is exceptional in space. and to try to give them no space is to challenge why you do this. that's what excites us is no matter what type of scheme it is, to be able to stop the run, keep the top on the coverage, and be able to swarm and make plays, and like we said, we're turning bad into good and now if you slow down this running game, you're turning good into great. >> you have to be able to attack the line of scrimmage and you got to get, as i always say, in the runs game, you got to get 11 hats around the ball and that will be critical again. because this guy is a good back and can make a guy miss in space. we have to try to limit the space. >>> how about the warriors? they rocked their season opener last night against the lakers. the 31-point victory. the biggest opening game blowout in franchise history. the cl

for game one, kickoff at 930 clork, then tonight it's the de pending -- a showdown with the pittsburgh steelersame here on nbc bay area. that's what's happening in the bay. i'll be back with a live local update. >>> good morning. up in the air, the crowd is building, the marchers ready, but will high winds ground the iconic balloons at the macy's thanksgiving parade. >>> a taste of home. u.s. troops overseas finding their own way to celebrate today's big holiday. >> happy thanksgiving. >> while connecting with loved ones thousands of miles away. >>> and why wait? planning on a side of shopping with your turkey and pumpkin pie? some stores are already open this morning. your guide to the best bargains, today, thanksgiving day, thursday, november 28, 2013. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and

the nfl former pittsburgh steelers wide receiver hines ward, who is biracial, talked about that on "morning >> i can understand and relate to jonathan martin's situation of you really don't know how to deal with the teasing or the bullying. and for him, the best way for him is just to walk away from the situation. so i applaud him for that and being the bigger man. >> dave, there is without a doubt here an economic imperative, as you point out, but, omar, i'm wondering given that and given the reality of what the public relations is of all of this, what do you think the likelihood is that there's a widespread change? >> oh, definitely there's going to be a widespread change. i think you're going to see what -- you're going to see language about what is acceptable and what can be used in terms of rookie hazing and initiations and words that can be used in the locker room. i can tell you i've been in the dolphins locker room since 2007. i have never heard the "n" word. so to hear that, yeah, i'm only there for probably 45 minutes in a day, but to hear that richie incognito had used that word

. >> thank you for going out estate and loving kron pereir >> there was a player from the pittsburgh steelers got a haircut. this is a ceremonial day. he did this to raise money for a vfw program. he auctioned off his hair. he was so nice when he was in here. troy paul models here to hel >> he brought cleveland back from the dead, he received 16 votes. he came in second, bob came in anyone the award and finished third. no one has ever won this twice and that consecutive time. the general manager in orlando florida. he was a great star for the a's and he went to atlanta and now he is stating that he may want to come back to the bay area. he was a very good pitcher. he is only 37 years of age. he is very, very strong. >> will take a break. we have made dancing hockey avo: the volkswagen "sign then drive" sales event is back. which means it's never been easier to get a new 2014 jetta. it gets an impressive 34 highway mpg and comes with no charge scheduled maintenance. and right now you can drive one home for practically just your signature. sign. then drive. get zero due at signing, zero down, z

. >> reporter: neurosurgeon julian bailes, former physician for the pittsburgh steelers, is part of an. he acknowledges it's too early to tell if this test is reliable. the sample size is too small, he says, and the results need to be peer reviewed. it's believed cte played a role in the deaths of former nfl players dave duerson, junior seau and others. but some say the nfl brushed aside early key research. >> each one of those steps from 2005 through 2009 was met with a response from the nfl that this evidence did not really mean anything. one of the doctors on the lead committee called an important study virtually worthless, that's a direct quote. >> reporter: but the nfl changed and in late 2009, acknowledged some of the lingering effects from head injuries. it also recently settled a lawsuit by thousands of players, former players, for $765 million. contacted by cnn, an nfl spokesman wouldn't comment on tony dorsett's case, but did say the league will review that new brain scan devised by dr. bailes and his team and says the nfl is committed to making the game safer for players of

in his personal life he's an avid hunter and served as super to the six-time bowl champion pittsburgh steelers and leads mass before every football game. i'm proud of the work he's done in pennsylvania community and i'm privileged to call him my friend. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair will entertain 15 further requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? without objection, the gentleman is recognize for one minute. >> mr. speaker, h.r. 2728, the protecting states rights to promote american energy security act is a commonsense bill that promotes energy independence, protects jobs and preserves states' rights. the 25th district of texas contains the barnett shale a major job creator, energy provider and driver in the oil and gas industry. mr. williams: reports show that 825 of the 1,622 active rigs in the united states are located throughout the state of texas. the shale oil boom in texas contributes to our nation's overall re-- ability to cut reliance on foreign oil and get one step c

the patriots beat the pittsburgh steelers 55-31. >> brady's performance is music to patriots fans earsthat of a symphony conductor? only on "cbs this morning" brady shows our wynton marsalis how he conducts his team like an orchestra, that's coming up in this half hour. >>> author amy tan is tackling something she's never written about sex. her new novel goes inside a provocative part of chinese history. amy is in the green room with our new selection for "cbs this morning" reads, that's ahead. >>> but right now it's time to show you this morning's headlines from around the globe. the "loss an less times" says an aircraft manufacturer wants the industry to adopt a standard seat for passengers. airbus recommends 18 inches across, it released a study showing flyers can improve their sleep by 53% when compared with seats just one inch smaller. airlines are moving toward narrow seats to fit more people in the cabin. >>> britain's "telegraph" looked at a treasure trove of modern art, said to be destroyed in nazi germany but in a apartment an munich included masterpieces by by picasso and re

the patriots beat the pittsburgh steelers 55-31. >> brady's >>> brady's performed music to patriots fansonly on "cbs this morning." he shows our wynton marsalis how he conducts his team like an orchestra. >>> and tackling something she's never written about. her next novel goes inside a provocative part of history. that's ahead. >>> right now it's time to show you this morning's headlines from around the globe. the "los angeles times" says an aircraft manufacturer wants the industry to adopt a standard for passenger seats. airbus recommends 18 inches across. it released a study showing fliers can improve their sleep by 53% when compared with seats just one inch smaller. airlines are moving toward narrow seats to fit more people in the cabin. >>> the telegraph looks at a treasure-trove of modern art thought to be destroyed. they include masters pieces by matis, picaso. belonged to the son of an art dealer who was an associate of nazi dealers. >>> and "the wall street journal" looks at the triumphant return of the marathon a record 50,000 runners. some wore crazy kooky outfits. one man fro

. >>> the nfl is trying to determine if the coach of the pittsburgh steelers crossed the line by gettingclose to the action. jared greenberg is with us with the "bleacher report" this morning. what's going on there? >> reporter: well, a ballerina or a gymnast, not likely in the future of mike tomlin. you know, with a few less dollars in his bank account, that's probably more realistic future of mike tomlin these days. nfl reportedly looking into tomlin coming so close to interfering with ravens ' jacobi jones. now in the seventh year, and we say that because he's not a rookie on the sidelines. mike tomlin said he got caught up watching the jumbotron. he wasn't flagged on the field for a penalty. however, the league could levy a fine or even a suspension. we'll keep our eye on that. the biggest college football game of the year is now less than four hours away. the iron bowl doesn't need the pomp and circumstance to draw the attention of locals and fans. however, for the first time in this tradition-rich rivalry, alabama and auburn will meet as number one versus number four. the winner pu

. >>> pittsburgh steelers head coach mike tomlin on the field and maybe he was in the way.t's the thanksgiving night football play everybody is talking about, jacoby jones looks like he's headed for a touchdown but then, oh, there's mike tomlin, he stepped on the field and supposedly the ravens player had to move around him. tomlin says he was just watching the play on the jumbo tron but ravens quarterback joe flacco says the coach deliberately tried to impede jones. let's ask our expert andy scholes. >> it looked like we the mirror effect looking in the mirror and something's on the right side of your face but you touch the left side of your face. he moved to the wrong side and it looked like it slowed down jacoby jones, he got tackled from behind. he didn't get penalized for it but he might get fined. after the play he had a big old grin on his face like i got away with one. the ravens they weren't too mad about it because they won the game. jacoby jones this is what he had to say about the play afterwards. >> i'm looking at him the whole time i'm like does he know you're

the patriots beat the pittsburgh steelers 55-31. >> brady's performance is music to patriots fans earswynton marsalis how he conducts his team like an orchestra, that's coming up in this half hour. >>> author amy tan is tackling something she's never written about sex. her new novel goes inside a provocative part of chinese history. amy is in the green room with our new selection for "cbs this morning" reads that's ahead. >>> but right now it's time to show you this morning's headlines from around the globe. the "loss an less times" says an aircraft manufacturer wants the industry to adopt a standard seat for passengers. airbus recommends 18 inches across, it released a study showing flyers can improve their sleep by 53% when compared with seats just one inch smaller. airlines are moving toward narrow seats to fit more people in the cabin. >>> britain's "telegraph" looked at a treasure trove of modern art, said to be destroyed in nazi germany but in a apartment an munich included masterpieces byry by picasso and renoir. the "wall street journal" looks at the triumphant return of the ne

. >>> it was a down to the wire finish last night between the baltimore ravens and pittsburgh steelers. pittsburgh appeared to score twice in the closing minutes. both times, overruled by replay. and then trailing late in the game, pittsburgh tried to tie it with a two-point play. a play that slipped through the hands of emmanuel sanders. baltimore won it 22-20. >>> a spilled drink is costing brooklyn nets coach jason kidd big bucks. video replay showing kidd is apparently telling tayshaun taylor to hit him before he spilled his drink. it stopped the clock late in the game, after the nets were out of time-outs. kidd said the cup just slipped in his hand, but he is being fined $50,000 by the nba and they still lost to the lakers. >> yeah. i saw this yesterday. it doesn't get old. >> i like his style. that's an expensive spill, though. 50 grand. >> and it didn't work. they didn't win. so i don't know. >> andrea, thanks a lot. >>> dylan dreyer has a first check of the weather for us. >>> it was a cold thanksgiving. still a wind burn on my face from the parade. it is cold across most of th

lee to the pittsburgh steelers. i if you're an npr nerd, like i suspect you are, you might know hill as a regular panelist on "wait, wait, don't tell me." let's give him applause for that. very call. and as a contributing editor of atlantic monthly. today he has his newest work, "alphabetter juice. or joy of text." give him a round of applause again. >> finally, our last author, brad melt meltzer. give him a round of applause. brad meltzer is a hometown hero who made a career out of others seeing the hero in them. he has a popular history channel show. his latest book, history decoded, at the ten greatest conspiracies of all-time. and in his newes work, brad requests questions about what is really going on in area 51, and, did john wilkes booth really get away? meltzer is the number one "new york times" best-sell author of "the inner circle." i would be reis no -- brad and his wife brought theater to miami. his latest book just made the best seller's list, and without further adieu that brad is also my big brother,

. >> reporter: nurn julian bails, former physician for pittsburgh steelers is part of the team that devisedtell if the test is reliable, sample size is too small and results need to be peer reviewed. it is believed cte played a role in the death of former players dave duerson, junior sao and others. allen schwartz that covered those for "the new york times" says the nfl brushed aside key early research. >> each one of those steps from roughly 2005 through 2009 was met with a response from the nfl that the evidence didn't mean anything. one of the doctors on the lead committee called an important study virtually worthless, that's a direct quote. >> reporter: the nfl changed, later acknowledged lingering effects from head injuries and recently settled a lawsuit by players for $765 million. contacted by cnn, an envelonfl spokesman wouldn't comment on dorsett, but will review dr. bails and his team's findings. brian todd, cnn washington. >> our hearts go out to the dorsett family. a pleasure to meet him a couple years ago in pittsburgh. we wish him all the best. >>> we have much more straight a

. >>> you can see ray rice and his ravens take on the pittsburgh steelers tonight at 8:00/7:00 central real star, and that is the turkey. if you do have any questions and you reach out to the butterball hot line, you might be surprised by who is on the other end of the line. here's nbc's kevin tibble. >> folks, the big day is here. if your turkey is still in the freezer, you're in big trouble. but don't panic, talk turkey. >> butterball turkey talk line, this is r.j. >> reporter: that's right, men don't just do the carving anymore, this year they're manning the phone lines, taking those frantic calls. >> don't get paranoid. you're fine. >> what's a typical male caller say aside from help? >> first of all, you got to talk them down. you got to talk them off the ledge of turkey crisis. there's really no crisis we can't handle. >> reporter: for years there's been a helpful female voice to help with those turkey catastrophes. carol miller has been doing it since the early days. >> since 1984 and i think if you do that math, it's like 29 years. i was a sweet babe then. >> reporter: butterba

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let's look at what happened last night between the pittsburgh steelers and the baltimore ravens in theiracoby jones streaking down the sideline, breaks free, almost free for 101-yard return, see that figure standing there, steelers coach mike tomlin in the way. >> i was like oh look at the grid, see? >> no flag, no penalty, nothing. >> if the refs determined, he didn't know, you told me he was looking at the jumbo tron so he could have seen jacoby jones running behind him and it just being in the way that much gave his defender time to catch up with jacoby jones and tackle him but you're right, don, they could have penalized him a 15-yard penalty. the refs could have awarded jacoby jones a touchdown, not even a flag in this case. >> the grin on his case. >> the dimples. >> the ravens won 22-20 but this could have been the game changer. >> look at that. >> also standing in the area where coaches are banned. >> but you cannot plead ignorance of the law, right? >> mike tomlin is one of the smartest men in the nfl, let alone in life, he's a very smart man. he knew what he was doing. >> i say

. >> the head coach of the pittsburgh steelers, accidentally or intentionally, you decide, getting inf a touchdown. tomlin says he lost track of where he was on the field. the ravens say it was deliberate. >> i'm looking at him the whole time. does he know he is on the field. is he going to move? >> he knew where he was. he pulled my move. >> cheating in sports is as timeless as the games. some cheat for money like the chicago black sox. including shoeless joe jackson were accused of fixing world series games. >> say it ain't so, joe. >> a made for the gig screen saga. eight players banned for life. then the cheaters trying to keep up like whitey ford and joe nekro who used sand paper or resin to make the baseball move around. joe's sand paper crime was legendary. it made for fodder for letterman. >> you have an electric sander and manicure hit. >> reporter: there are others like lance armstrong and alex rodriguez to name a few. and those who used drug, but deny it like sammy sosa and barry bonds. >> this record is not tainted at all. period. you guys can say whatever you want. >> rep

. >>> nbc sports analyst and former wide receiver of the pittsburgh steelers, hines ward.first what happened in hawaii, man, in october. talk about it. >> you know what, for me to participate in the ironman world championships in kona, hawaii, it was brutal but so rewarding to cross the finish line and hearing mike riley say hines ward, you're an ironman. for me, i wouldn't change anything in the world to go through that experience and be a part of the become one program. that's kind of a journey -- a journal of kind of highlighting the whole process of me starting, taking a guy who's never ran over a mile to find a way to cross the finish line all the way in kona. >> man, i have no idea what it's like. and i don't want to. but, you know, i hear so many people say that run marathons it's not really about the legs, it's about the mind. it's about just willing yourself. it's about surviving. and this is a more extreme version of that. >> it is. i actually finished the race in 13:08, 13 hour, 8 minutes. when you're out there, you know, it was a lot of soul searching, a lot of

he has authored 22 books in a wide range from robert ely to the pittsburgh steelers if you are an npr nerd, and you may also know him as a regular panelist on wait, wait don't tell me. [laughter] and is a contributing editor of atlantic monthly. today he comes to us with his newest work, "alphabetter juice" or "the joy of text." the book for anyone who loves to get physical with words. let's give him another round of applause. [applause] and finally our last author is brad meltzer. and he is a hometown hero who has made a career out of helping all the trim others see the hero within them. he brings us work based upon the popular history channel show in his latest book is the "history decoded: the 10 greatest conspiracies of all time" ended his knew his work, he asks questions in what is going on in area 51 and did john wilkes booth really get away? brad meltzer is the number one best-selling author of the inner circle, as well as a slew of other best-selling books. i would be remiss to say that he and his wife are the leaders who founded and brought this to miami. his latest book just

if you go there friday night in pittsburgh, you will find steeler-like clothes, raleigh, north carolina's bow ties and sear sucker. the new york store is doing well. i like this! i like this! >> one quote from the release, the improvement in sales trends in every region of the country -- >> let's be a bear. let's be a bear. how do you say that? some regions didn't do better than others? i've been struggling to spin this negative. >> they do hold guidance at 390. >> we are officially in north face weather. north face has very big margins. >> especially this morning. it's supposed to get a bit warmer later in the week. to those who would have said macy's is having great success because of the turmoil at jcpenney, that would have abated given the leadership at penney and yet macy's continues. i don't know if this is bad for penney or has nothing to do with it. >> i think the notion that it's all zero sum has to do with the belief that the consumer is dead. i think the consumer is alive and well, they bought a lot of stuff at best buy, they're buying a lot of stuff at amazon and at macy's.

steelers and the baltimore ravens. they are whatever is left of the defending super bowl champions. both are 5-6, i should say. they played back on october 20th. pittsburghot dead yet as the saying goes in the playoff hunt so it's all right. >> i assume the commish will be on the couch all day? >> the commish will be on the couch through sunday night. >> let us not forget about the monday night game, saints and seattle. who dat nation will rise again. >> looking forward to it. >> yes, indeed. >> thank you very much. >>> good morning. on "world news now," holiday hassles. snow, ice and rain that slowed down millions of holiday travelers and the heart break in one community after a tornado. >> powerful blustery winds in new york. will they keep the balloons grounded at the macy's thanksgiving day parade? >>> also this morning, hot seat the honeymoon is over for ambassador caroline kennedy. now she's in the middle of a sensitive international dispute. >> this only serves to increase tensions in the region. >> her warnings for china after just days in her new job. >>> holiday rescue. expert advice from butterball headquarters. if you are up at this hour and

pittsburgh and baltimore game. eight out of the last blood dash cell last 10 games you are expecting the same? >> the rivalry between popcorn and caramel is like that the tree the steelersavens. [laughter] people are voting them off to save no chance for right now they areive and six as they can win the game we will be enough hunt but it will matter a lot tomorrow evening. ashley: i used to live in green bay it was a great time to go beat detit they've had ninth thanksgiving games in a row but the packers don't have rogers so could be see them win the game on thanksgiving? >> i thought that was the wisconsin accent. [laughter] the lions have not won it nine years and have not been favored in las vegas since 2000 not even when tom brady was there. so the packers team can play. and with the lions on thanksgiving was pretty bad. >> oakland to dallas is the middle game but green bay is first in dallas comes off against the giants but oakland can run the ball. but they can run the ball? >> yes. matt is the quarterback and was at penn state last year after the scandal he stayed in and led them to a season that was tremendous now he is not drafted for the raiders. it is a cool

steelers and ravens in a crucial game for both teams. baltimore kicker kicking five field goals. as usual it went down the wire. pittsburgh needed a two-point conversion to tight. pass incomplete. they followed that with maybe the worst on side kick ever attempted and baltimore ran out the clock after that. they win it 22-20. >> good old thanksgiving day football. >> i didn't watch a single play but my brother and i threw the football out there in 30 degree football in my mom's backyard. >> like good old times. >> absolutely. >>> here's a look at your black friday, warming up coast to coast but from the great lakes to the northeast plan on more showers. >>> temperatures in the 30s and low 40s in los angeles, phoenix and miami. spring like in the high 60s and 70s. >>> an oregon family is adding to the usual holiday joy celebrating the birth of a baby girl. >> her arrival was not exactly elegant. on the way to the hospital, the mom knew she wasn't going to make it. so emma's grandmother who was driving them this to the hospital, pulled over on interstate 5, put a blanket on the ground and delivered her grand daughter on the