championships jewel of golf but the thing is that we've lost the group of around competitions for two years in a row now we are losing a limb but we can't even get the silver we've been awarded bronze twice the roster has now changed and we've changed the coaches so we'll try to make sure the juniors perform well it's a very young team but that will no longer be an excuse for us. the russian juniors are also part of the big plan winner sours most of them will be involved in either competitive or exhibit level at major events there's not a little here we've got some good juniors all girls very pretty we can't forget the children grow up to become adults it won't matter where they came from anyone who has achieved a good sporting result will get a chance to perform in the moscow grand prix featuring athletes from thirty five countries will take place at the luzhniki arena next weekend promising a lot of glossy performances as well as the best in death luke at the new kids on the block the brush our teeth. that's all the sport for now i'll be back in a couple of as of the latest news until there is buy

for the second week in a row, teachers and other state workers in wisconsin are protesting the republican governor's proposal to water down collective bargaining power. the governor warned layoff notices could go out next week if a bill eliminating most rights is not passed by then. >>> a san francisco supervisor is looking to change his title to sheriff. he has been a supervisor since 2004. he terms out in 2014. and with sheriff michael hennessey announcing he will not seek re-election, he jumped at the election. a cofounder of california's green party, he does have a law enforcement background working for years as an investigator in the district attorney's office. >>> still ahead -- >> jeff ranieri. we are tracking plenty of cold air coming our way. today though, a lot of sunshine and 50s on the board from north bay down to the south bay. speaking of the south bay, it's going to be cold again tonight and we will tell you when the best chance of experiencing very low bay snow will be. >>> also, your brain and cell phones. why dialling a friend could be affecting you in some unexpected wa

. >>> for the third day in a row, thousands of witness with us state employees are clogging the halls protesting a phil that would substantially weaken unions. legislation proposed by the state's republican governor. the bill would strip all employees of collective bargaining rights and require state workers to make higher pension and health care contributions. legislators are symbolically protesting the bill. no democrats showed up to the vote couldn't be taken today. if the legislation does pass and stands up in court, it could have far reaching implications for employee unions all across the country. >>> honda is recalling almost 700,000 vehicles worldwide. the honda fit is being recalled due to a faulty spring that could cause the engine to fail to restart. the springs may bend or break over time. honda is urging owners to take their car to a dealer once they get a notification in the mail next month. the other models affected, the freed and the city are sold in asia. >>> fopping our health watch tonight. more than 26 million americans are now eligible to get the famous lap-band s

. >>> for the fourth year in a row st. ry's has won at least 20 games. >>> bulls point guard derrick rose committed a career high 9 turnovers. and the warriors make it three in a row with the kin. >>> and the sharks beat the bruins 2-0. niemi with the third shutout of the season. the sharks have won seven of their last eight games. >>> we were talking about tomorrow we are planning the day around the super bowl . >> and food. >> very, very important. your thoughts? >> green bay. i think aaron rogers in a dome will light it up. >> i'm going along with that. >> that is it for eyewitness news at 10:00. we'll see you at 11:00. good night. @@@@@@@ap-@ifm ♪ i may be mud, but i have standards. mops? please. some of them have bacteria. ♪ and they try to pick me up? ew. i'm really hard to get. uh! ♪ what about love?! [ male announcer ] swiffer attracts dirt. used mops can grow bacteria. swiffer wetjet's antibacterial solution

congressman ron paul topped the straw poll for who should run for the event for the second year in a row. brian moore reports, it's a snapshot of the divisions within the republican party. >> reporter: at the conservative political action conference in washington, congressman ron paul topped the presidential straw poll for the second year in a row. >> congressman ron paul gets 30%. >> reporter: finishing second? mitt romney, just one of the gop heavyweights who reached out to conservatives at this influential gathering. >> this is the obama misery index, and it is at a record high. >> reporter: and they also heard from the underdogs, who may or may not step into the ring. >> our agenda is america's agenda. >> reporter: while donald trump was there, sarah palin wasn't. fellow republicans threw a few punches anyway. >> i've never had a book signing. >> reporter: the hardest shots were reserved for president obama. >> i'm worried not only do we face a crisis today, we do not have a leadership in the white house that can deal with it. >> reporter: this year the tea party is demanding to be h

five in a row maybe. >> mark, thank you. >>> a recent police shooting is prompting a special meetingonight in san francisco. coming up on bay area news at 7:00, police officers shot and injured a man in a wheelchair last december and some say tasers would have been a better answer. that story is coming up in 30 minutes on tv 36. thanks for joining us. good night.

cups in a row is over after the last. four three on penalties at home to everton while manchester united were pushed all the way by non-league crawley town carlo and shalabi blues whose premier league title hopes have all but faded after slipping to fifth blind and broke the deadlock in the fourteen bit of extra time through frank lampard only for leighton baines to quicken a levels so it went to penalties on accounts and phil neville that it the winner for ever since person victory at chelsea since one thousand nine hundred ninety four and they now host a championship side to reading in the fifth round on shoes they elsewhere brown scored the twenty eighth minute whatever as man united edged gasoline on the crowd boyd one of the biggest ever call pop sets while in the super premier league versus thirty year sides in that round there were no surprises as sheffield wednesday trail and stoke also put three past leaders brights and. meanwhile there are three f.a. cup ties on sunday in that one fourth round replay league one

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cups in a row is over after they lost four three on penalties at home to everton while manchester united were pushed all the way by non-league cry. sound carlo ancelotti is a blues whose premier league title hopes have all but they did after slipping to bind it broke the deadlock in the fourteenth minute of extra time for a flat frank lampard only for a late and pains to quickly level so it went to penalties and captain phil neville netted the weather for ever since first victory a chelsea since the one nine hundred ninety four and they now host championship side reading in the fifth round on tuesday elsewhere it was brown scored the twenty eight minutes when as magister united's edged battling normally crawley to avoid one of the biggest ever sets well in the two premier league versus thirty year ties in the fifth round there were no surprises as birmingham beat shepherd wednesday three nothing and stoke hole supposed three passengers rights and meanwhile there are three f.a. cup sides on sunday in the one fourth round replay league one side notts county go to manchester city who are fi

he has some work to do to make it three in a row. barbara bush's hairdo ruined. es one espn's chris better man couldn't hit it out of the drop so he threw it instead but he does have a purpose for his glove after all. the giants logo hat right there, former stanford playing first time as a pro, gordie bon 15, he is three under par, very much in contention, sacramento native nick what the knee from just off the green on 14 nearly holes it for a bird but will settle for a pole.watney is a couple off. they share the first round lead at 700-dollar. blisters a 63 at monterey peninsula. phil nick mikkelson 8 strokes off the lead. hoping to take down first place st. mary's, he leads the country in made threes, he led to 25. but mickey mcconnell, the gaels move one win closer to clinching the regular season title. beat santa clara 69-65. allen crap and the bears took it on the chin, isiah thomas with 6 of 8 from downtown, led the huskies, with 23. that guy can play basketball. they blow out cal 109-77. >> we're goin' streaking. yeah. conference win... they're now >> the s

ninth increase in a row. executives at german companies polled say the economy is even better than in january. >> germany's economic recovery looks set to boost the country's labor market. many manufacturing companies say they will be hiring new workers to keep up with demand. improve business sentiment has pushed the index to a new record high of 100 points. the index has set a string of record since last spring. >> exporters are also doing very well, but domestic demand for investment goods has been key to the boom. companies are increasing capacities. they are making and buying machinery, and as a result, the cut construction industry and engineering sector are very busy, and that is rippling out to the rest of the economy. >> banks are also helping to bloom by giving german companies easier access to loans instead of investing the money abroad, as they did before the global financial crisis. >> could not counteract the pressure on shares as investors worried about disruption to oil supplies. let's look at

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scotty bastopol for the third year in a row. love this city. thank you. >> runners up.l cable car bell ringing competition, no particular order, mr. trini whitaker. sullivan philips. ken lunardi. and joseph hsu. come up and get your trophies. thank the judges. [laughter] now it's time for what you've been waiting for, third place, ladies and gentlemen, mr. howard woo. howard woo. again, they're not booing you. all right. mr. ken mcdonald. chief of muni operations officer, please come forward to help me present the second place trophy. second place, ladies and gentlemen. mr. frank ware. and before we announce the winner i'm going to drag this out even longer. i'm going to take a moment to thank the kind people who made the 47th annual cable car bell ringing contest possible the the vice chair of the sfmt board of directors. and friends of the cable car music, union square association, trophy masters shanghai restaurant, ghirardelli chocolatesing, and the american automobile association and the $250 cash prize, deluxe sightseeing. let's bring up gilberto gad oy with the h

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teachers will get tenure as students show improvement three years in a row and the state of colorado e to wear it as a real badge of honor. >> reporter: tenure has long been one of the most attractive benefits for a profession that didn't offer high salaries. once granted, usually after three years, it gave teachers protections against being fired unfairly. but just 2.1% of teachers nationwide now dismissed because of poor performance, reformers like those in the documentary waiting for superman have said the protections are too strong. >> the unions themselves are beginning to come around on this issue. and i think that speaks to an intense political pressure of being put on this issue rted colorado is one of ten states that's recently passed reforms that extend teachers probational periods. tied tenure to test data and make it easier to dismiss ineffective teachers. >> all we're saying is take those kids wherever you find them, and help them impov from where they started. >> and if teacher does that, they'll have job protection. >> and if you do that you will have job protection. >>

golden state looking for the fourth win in a row. they have to beat the celtics to do it.f at 7:30 at oracle arena. you can see the game on comcast sports net, bay area as well. >>> the first woman ever to throw in the major leagues, justine siegal, threw for batting practice for the cleveland indians yesterday. she is no stranger to breaking the gender barrier. she is the first woman to coach first base in men's professional baseball. this is when she coached in independence league in 2009. >>> this morning we goat into depth with the tricky parking situation. chances are you have been on the receiving end of a parking ticket, but what if you followed all the posted signs, moved your car before the time was up and still got a ticket? well, it turns out the rules for parking are very different in each city and some say the confusion is by design. here's "today in the east bay's" vicky nguyen. >> reporter: the shiny light, tiny wheels, the unwelcomed envelope tucked under the wiper. >> i pay almost $1,000 in tickets in berkeley. >> parking is a pain in the butt. >> they wan

i welcome to business thanks for joining me russia's state owned bank is starting a row show later on monday the country's second largest lender is offering a ten percent stake worth around three and a half billion dollars it's the first big sale in russia's ambitious privatization program roche hours overnight that merrill lynch deutsche bank and bt capital will be held in the u.s. britain scandinavian states germany and small scale analysts named middle eastern sovereign wealth funds among the potential buyers for the stake presidency david also reports that about half of the ten percent stake may be acquired by italian insurance group generally. the price for brant crude oil went beyond the hundred dollar mark this small this latest rise was reportedly due to the tensions in egypt . christophe chief economist and vice president of b.p. says that the overall price growth was due to tightening oil markets. what has happened already over the last few months because stable supply and growing demand in majoris wrote what it was invisible the reason for this is we had so much floating st

at one stage phoenix 3 three- pointers in a row. warriors lose tonight. and loses for the 25th straight time, that's a record. super bowl 45, the most watched show, 111 million people watched mike get a gatorade shower. that topped last year's saints in. they had 106 million people. packers return to green bay and that one horse town, just going crazy. they are champions for the fourth time. 13th nfl title. aaron rodgers was off to disney world and tonight he was taped with letterman. a very busy day for him. rogers with local ties. he is a northern california project, he is from chico. >> aaron rodgers grew up in chico, california. >> to see one of ours get this far, elated. i don't have words that could, you know, explain. >> very excited for our program, the town of chico. >> it's been my career there since the journey, waiting for an opportunity and making the most of it. high school, junior college, division one, being a back up. getting overlooked on draft day. >> he is the first junior college player to ever be -- go on and win a super bowl. >> 400

and for the second day in a row, snow covered the area around skyline boulevard at highway 9 around the santa clara line. it was a rare chance, look at that for kids in the south bay to make snow men. caltrans offered a high wind warning and recommended campers, trailers and big trucks stay off the road on that part of the santa cruz mountains. >>> the national weather service has a winter storm warning in effect until noon tomorrow. we have a live look now of what's happening on interstate 80 in truckee. just about a half hour ago there are chain requirements in effect for i80 starting in nyack. forecasters are calling for as much as 4 feet of rain. there's a lot of snow and it is slow going, big riggs there appear to be pulled over to the side. gusty winds also make driving difficult today. >>> the storm coverage continues with very slow going up to the sierra. mike tesel has this from nyack and placer county. >> this is the video of interstate 880 today that had drivers calling it -- >> horrendous, terrible. >> traffic is a nightmare. >> just listen to how slow the drive was at times

sunshine right in a row. peratures by friday and saturday. >>> precious cargo may be a little too precious. postal workers discover a live puppy inside a two-day ground parcel. >>> a lot of activity at mayor island as the first west coast recycling site gets its first shift. >>> good morning, richmond bridge traffic looking good. it looks gusty. we'll give you an update. >>> good morning, here is a quick look at the top stories we following. you are looking live at the streets of cairo right now where several thousand supporters of mubarak are clashing with protestors. we have been monitoring these live pictures coming out this morning. >>> this massive storm has been causing problems at the airports. anyone catching a flight this morning should go ahead and call a rain. the rain and ice storm is hitting a third of the entire country. >>> new diplomatic cables is released by wikileaks are trying to build nuclear weapons. >>> in just a few hours the ship from the bays moth ball fleet will be towed. those ships

it's aimed at getting high plume rocard sought a row. ok at gas, the 51 bold poodle that escaped a possible deadly truck through the mail. last month he was saved by being here mailed in a tightly box. it is a the dog's owner minnesota was attempting to mail the puppy to her son in georgia. on friday the city of minneapolis is holding a draw to adopt a pop. the previous owner faces in all cruelty charges. >>catherine: speaking of dogs, the westminster kennel club dog show featured just about every kind of dog you could think of. here's a look at this year's top dogs from the best influence of the best in show the first category herding dogs. the winner went to a colleague named token braintree mr. beguines. in not supporting it was a chinese shar-pei named miss jane hathaway. in the pekingese, and and how to group a scottish deerhound it named fox cliff hickory way and won top prize. today there were three more groups. in sporting, a cocker spaniel named cost a block of thrilling seduction. in the working group that was a aviator let the

about a mile north of pesca dare row state peach. the car plunged 60-50 feet down the cliff. a person was ejected, lang 250 feet below. that person was airlifted to the hospital, still alive. the victim's condition is unknown. crews are in the process of towing the car back up to roadway. >>> in egypt, leading members of hosni mubarak's government resigned today. but protesters are still vowing to fight on. dissidents took their case to the streets for a 12th 12th strategy day. the violence ended in the square. but protesters renewed their demand for change. mubarak's son resigned, ensuring he will not succeed his father. secretary of state clinton said it's not sustain able. >> we want to help our partners usher in a better future where people's voices are head, their rights respected, and their as separations met. >> alan: music number wants to stay in office until an election can be held but demonstrators are still demanding he go now rather than wait for elections in september. >> in the u.s., support for the antigovernment protesters continuing to swell. at least 1,000 pe

we had a frogs or a freeze that was, like, four or five mornings in a row. emperatures are going to be kind of mild today, and california looking good. there's the cloudy and showery weather in the pacific northwest. that's a look at your monday forecast. no showers at 48. past to washington to mostly cloudy. 53. tuesday forecast coming right up. >> 75 degrees in l.a., bill. i mean, has l.a. ever heard of winter? >> it's been a good -- a very good, well, january into february. >> maybe we should introduce them. >>> prices at the pump, the price of the huffington post, and the price of super bowl ad time. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, she's been a performer her entire life, but at last night's super bowl, she says she got lost in the moment and lost her place. you're watching "early today." >> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm veronica de la cruz. here are some of your top headlines this morning. in ohio, two men are facing aggravated murder charges for alledgedly killing one student and wounding 11 othe

it's a dealershipsly populated block of row homes. 's not known if she was there for a long time and little is known about her identity and death. >>> an 8th grade girl is missing. 14-year-old. the ulesa valdez is a student. the family is concerned because she did not come home from school friday and they haven't heard from her. >> i just want her to come back. your mom is worried about you. please call us or anything. >> we really miss you and always want you to be here with us so you know how much we miss you and how you're mom and your family is sick about you. >> she is 4 feet 11" tall, 115 pounds, and she speaks spanish. you're asked to contact police if you might know where she is. >>> checking out other bay headlines, san mateo police are looking for the first death nation of a small explosive outside a business. the cause of an explosion came in at 7:00 a.m. south am equipment boulevard. now the device turned out to be something like an m-80 and it blew out two windows. the area was cordoned off for two hours while the bomb squ

it is the third year in a row that they're working to organize i xbn'vfocused on student alignm.m7pour goals for the last fews have been to make sure that folks in the communityjnfvcz knt proposals are. here, community questions and concerns, and to report feedback on the community conversations on the board of education members about changing policies and systems. we're working very closely with parent liaisons' and community groups to try to get the word out to make sure people know they are happening. even if you know about them, it does not necessarily mean that you will be able to attend. folks can weigh in on the same question we are talking about. in the written report to the board, we have a schedule. if you have questions about that, you can let me know. we have the forms of almost every tuesday, wednesday, and thursday in the month of march. and then we go into april. it is likely we won't be giving reports because we will be out having conversations. there is a couple of other things i wanted to share. the written report included a description of the form and i will be

. >> two nights in a row has been -- row of powering rain made it touch for pg&e. >> it went boom. i thought there was gunfire next door. so i call 911. >> reporter: it turned out the sound was a transformer that blew, leaving towns without electricity. >> get candles. >> reporter: a second crew had to drive in to help repair endamage. it took several hours to get most of the power back on. it was an ongoing battle for pg&e. they made progress by noon and a lot more by 3:00 p.m. but no sooner had they finished with san francisco, than the trouble began in walnut creak. pg&e restored power to the bulk of them within the first hour. it cuts vegetation year round to keep it from falling on power lines. when an outage does happen, they need to fix it safely, even if that means waiting for another crew to arrive. jonathan bloom, kron 4 news. >>> the rain started falling gen a couple hours ago in san francisco. kron 4's reggie kumar tells us what cities are doing to prepare for the next storm. >> reporter: a strong down power hit san francisco without warning wednesday night. some didn't

a block of row homes was destroyed. >> i just felt this... , this loud bang sound. >> reporter: last month, the natural gas explosion in philadelphia sent a fireball 50 feet into the air, killing a utility worker. last september, a blast in san bruno, california, killed eight, destroying 38 homes. part of a disturbing trend. more than half of homes heated in the u.s. use natural gas, nearly 57 million homes in all. it's by far the nation's dominant heating fuel, but in the last six years, pipeline accidents have killed more than 60 and injured more than 240 people. >> only a small percentage of our nation's pipelines are required to be inspected regularly. >> reporter: there are more than 400 inspectors nationwide, but the national pipeline safety act which regulates how they do their job and compels gas companies to report problems such as leaks, lapsed last october, and hasn't been addressed since. >> when i think about the people killed today, and one of whom was a baby, the answer is clearly no. they're not as safe as they could or should

>> this is a wonderful thing to be able to perform the same program for four years in a row. is is a way to grow the product that i have seldom experienced. i feel like it is a broadway musical. i am taking this on the road. >> thank you so much for bringing your company to san francisco. >> i got a grant in 2008 and there is a disconnect between african-americans and africans that live on the continent. >> participating in this festival, does this serve as a kind of incentives and processed experience? >> this is the first opportunity that i have had to express my true feelings about my trip. in african culture, you don't go and talk about your family. even though we had a rough time understanding each other, we understood each other. a understood that i was american. i never had a relationship to my citizenship until that. >> it sounds like these are pretty profound issues and issues. what was the creative process like to bring those issues to the fore? >> when they want us to speak, it might be inconvenient for us. it has been very emotional for me. dealing with the work in

the eighth day in a row the dow was up. national dangs dab was down today. >> nokia is set for a shakeup. the memo says nokia has missed trends and fallen behind apple and google. he described it as like being on a burning platform. analysts say nokia may announce a partnership with microsoft or google. and fans of apple's iphones have only hours to wait now before they can go buy the new verizon iphone 4. it goes on sale tomorrow morning at 7 a.m. at apple and verizon stores. customers have been able to place orders online for iphones to be picked up tomorrow. they start at 199. [ music ] >>> i am just hearing other people win. i was like oh, my god. do not cry. do not cry. >> a part of "american idol" you haven't seen. we will take you inside the show's san francisco auditions coming up next. >> a new tablet from a silicone tech giant. does hp's new touchpad have what it takes to take on apple? . >> closed captioning for the 10:00 news is brought to you by mancini's sleepworld. . >>> tonight we take you behind the scenes.

they said they will keep interest rates at an historic low for 19 months in a row, but pressure is mounting for a rate surge. >> the common currency is shedding value more quickly than the central bank would like. in january, prices rose by two 0.4%. despite that, the bank's president said things are broadly balanced, although rising commodity and energy prices could push rates higher. it said they will continue to watch developments closely. >> as you know, we have a reputation ofç doing what is necessary for price stability. >> he also called on the governments to do more to keep their national budgets in control. he said nothing about a possible interest-rate hike, but others say it is just a matter of time before the cost of borrowing goes up. >> we have this roundup of the frankfurt stock exchange. >> they managed to save a little game at the end of the day. it was a difficult effort, a difficult job. there was a lot of insecurity. you can seee that on the big blackboard behind me. the insecurity stems mainly from looking at egypt and the escalation of violence there. people want to kn

the eighth day in a row the dow was up. and national dangs dab was down today. >> nokia is set for a shakeup. the memo says nokia has missed trends and fallen behind apple and google. he described it as like being on a burning platform. analysts say nokia may announce a partnership with microsoft or google. and fans of apple's iphones have only hours to wait now before they can go buy the new verizon iphone 4. it goes on sale tomorrow morning at 7 a.m. at apple and verizon stores. customers have been able to place orders online for iphones to be picked up tomorrow. they start at 199. [ music ] >>> i am just hearing other people win. i was like oh, my god. do not cry. do not cry. >> a part of "american idol" you haven't seen. we will take you inside the show's san francisco auditions coming up next. >> a new . >>> tonight we take you behind the scenes. it's what you haven't seen on "american idol." in tonight's special report ktvu's claudine wong follows three contestants in the san francisco auditions and tells us how they a

just won 14 in a row. good -- >> jimmy: hey, all right. [ cheers and applause ] fourteen in a row. phenomenal. where do the aviators play? >> play in brooklyn, new york -- right up floyd bennett field. >> jimmy: all right. floyd bennett field. all right, good. we've got to go to some games, and see the aviators. that would be awesome. what is steve like as a player, you guys? >> terrible. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, terrible. >> he works hard. he's tough. he's a tough kid. >> jimmy: yeah, is he? do you think this perm is going to help him or hurt him? >> uh, it will absolutely help. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you think it'll help. it can't hurt him? huh? >> it can't get any worse. >> jimmy: no. i like that shirt, though. it's very -- very fitting with your mustache. okay. [ laughter ] >> i'm looking for the perm. >> jimmy: it's not mustache week here at "late night." go get your team. mustache week is next week. yeah. okay, now i want you to keep the blindfolds on the entire time here. it's time for the big pe

back and finished his day, he missed two in a row. iring after 17 major league seasons, we like to show you edmonds defensive. hi was a good hitter. 393 home runs. this guy could really play center field. kept trying to come back the last few years and pretty much ran out of teams to give them a shot at 40. let's take a look at the rookie soft mother game. representing the warriors at 13 points and 8 assists and blake griffin is going to be the star this weekend in the staple center. cousins from the court instructs the -- here's the best play of the night. blair at 28 points. cousins had 33 and they didn't even play griffin the second half because they wanted to get ready for the dunk contest and the real all-star game on sunday. dunk after dunk after dunk, 22 assists as the rookies won that game. here's the one, though, that people are going to remember. little beaver, just doing it and doing it to death. this guy is terrific. a canadian set up grains and then between the legs and hits a three pointer. four assists, two rebounds, and

like the heat, magic are streaking too, they've won nine in a row. 101-85. >>> kevin love set a new teamrd with a 38th consecutive double-double. 20 and 14 against the rockets. also a pretty good shooter from the outside. nails the three late in the fourth to sale it. minnesota won it, 112-108. >>> grizzlies and thunder, tied game, final seconds. russell westbrook missed the three. james harden got the rebound, but couldn't hit the lay-up. we were headed to o.t. zach randolph scored four of his 31 in the final frame. grizzlies silence the thunder. >>> finally, lambeau field windchill temperatures below zero to celebrate the packers super bowl win. lucky fans in the first row were able to get up close and personal to the players and the lombardi trophy. the celebration capped off a party that's been going on since sunday night in green bay. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> couples busting up and kim ç kardashian gets kicked off stage. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, the black hawk helicopter is a powerful figh