for weeks, months, even years, a.j. could have headaches, difficulty concentrating, emotional irritability. >> his dreams, like jaquan's of getting a football scholarship vanished. >> at the time, i wasn't aware of how bad it really could affect me and eventually did affect me and i was just thinking, i've got to get back on the field and help the team win. >> and a.j. isn't alone. every season, according to the sports concussion institute, with one in ten the high school football players get a concussion. 35% get more than one. and it's these players, like a.j., who might develop post-concussion syndrome. and in the rare case, like jaquan, can die from multiple concussions. and all of that really puts the pressure on administrators, like dr. reap. make football safer, protect our kids, without breaking the bank. >> nothing like this kind of a situation to help you reorder your priorities. >> but how? >> do you have any feeling below your belly button? >> no. >> a community still reeling from tragedy fights back. >> jus

and it was a rough road for him. >> mcfarland: baby a.j.pent four months in the neonatal intensive care unit, also known as the nicu. >> he was born december 3rd. he was due march 31st. and he came home april 17th. >> mcfarland: and during his hospital stay, a.j. had to undergo various medical procedures to keep him alive. >> that included all kinds of needle sticks, blood transfusions, infections, surgery. >> mcfarland: for rikisha, the situation was especially harrowing. she had had several miscarriages before delivering a.j., and now she and the rest of her family were worried they were going to lose him too. >> a lot of people were scared. even my husband was very afraid. he'd been with me through all of these losses, and he had somehow maintained his composure when i was losing my mind after all of these miscarriages. >> the most challenging thing i think has been the loss of the babies. i just couldn't understand why this would happen. >> mcfarland: after four months in the nicu, a.j. was ready to go home. but his recovery was far fro

a.j. hammer will be there. a.j., what can we expect? >> kyra, the globes certainly may give us a hint about which films will do well on oscar night. what we can expect is the unexpected. that's always been the attraction of the golden globes. i'm expecting surprise wardrobe choice, silly acceptance speeches, and shocking jokes from host rickiy jervais. meryl streep is nominated for the iron lady. it could be a great night for george clooney. he could win a best actor globe for "the descendents." "showbiz tonight" caught up with george last night. he was at the critic's choice awards in hollywood. he was a winner. he won best actor there. we asked him what his favorite part of the globes is. here's what he told us. >> my favorite part is somebody will always get hammered and screw up which is good fun. >> that's like hawaiian themes and maitais. >> that's a great idea. that's not a hangover. umbrella and straw for everybody at the table. oh, yeah. i'll do it. >> so drinks all around, kyra d

ian: toss a.j. green into that equation as well. dan: absolutely.ey have to look sideline or just go hail mary now. float its upstairs, knocked away. two seconds remaining. a.j. green was in the end zone. dan: the fans can't believe they are not calling pass interference. right side of the screen. good move by dalton here to buy extra time. he had his left hand on the shoulder of a.j. green. the official right there won't throw the flag. ian: so, this is it. two seconds to play. cincinnati down by 8. dalton thrown it is incomplete. the baltimore ravens have secured the number two seed in the a.f.c.. a first round bye. and they will have home field in the divisional round as they capture the a.f.c. north. they sweep the division to finish 12-4. the bengals with the loss are still going to the playoffs. they will finish up at 9-7. tonight on cbs -- james: we will take you out to the san diego-oakland contest. >> we welcome those of you who have just joined us, as carson palmer connects with darrius heyward-bey, who spun around a couple of times with t

a.j.?this is a story that people started buzzing about recently when authorities re-opened their investigation into natalie wood's death. two months ago after they were contacted by people who claimed that they had additional information about this case, but we've just spoken with the l.a. sheriff's department as new reports started to swirl around. they're telling cnn they have not discovered any new information that changes this case in any way. los angeles sheriff's department tells cnn the investigation does remain open. they are still following up on leads. maybe, maybe they're going to still discover some kind of a smoking gun, but at this point woods' death is still officially an accident. wood, of course, drowned all the way back in 1981. it was during a boating trip with her husband robert wagner and christopher wattkin. the captain is saying he misled investigators back then. he says he believes wood died as a result of a fight that she had with wagner. the mystery, fred, has endu

a.j., thanks. >> no question. >> a.j.ill be back with more "showbiz headlines" next hour. >>> we're also going to take you across country where a driver took a bare bones approach to sneaking into the hov lane. with your mortgage, worried about foreclosure. we can help you keep your house. all we ask for in return is that you submit to our plans for galactic domination. [laughing] [laughing hesitantly] [laughing evilly] sign. announcer: if you're facing foreclosure, talk to the right people. speak with hud-approved housing counselors free of charge at... >>> still a lot of unanswered questions in a story we told you about yesterday and now it looks like it could end up in court. a run away american teen jakadrien turner. today dip loimate ecefforts have started to bring her home. ed lavandera is in texas. another big question, ed, when? >> that's what we're scrambling to figure out, kyra. all signs point to the colombian government handing her over to u.s. embassy officials in colombia. speaking with family members and pe

"showbiz tonight" host a.j. hammer has all the top contenders. hey, a.j. >> yeah.ting morning of course. let me run through the best picture nominees right now. we have nine of them this year and here they are. nominated for best picture we have "the help", "the tree of life", "the descendants", "moneyball", ticker taylor soldier spy, "war horse", "midnight in paris." pretty tough category to choose from. i was happy to see extremely loud incredibly close. it hasn't gotten any talking about this year. it dealt with september 11th. it is a terrific film. imif' been encouraging people to see that. "the help" was the biggest hit. a lot of people were saying this category will really come down to a race between "the descendants" and "the artist." a lot of people have seen it's a silent film. doesn't have say major star. it's made 12 million bucks at the box office. it got ten nominations. "hugo" got 11 not to my memories. brad pitt starred in "the tree of life." he is happy to see it getting love. while he could take home an oscar, he got a nomination for his role in "

a.j.st of "showbiz tonight" has more on hollywood's connection. hey, a.j. >> hey, kyra. a lot of money out there and one of the president's top fund-raisers and nicole avant is ramping up the effort to get it back on campaign. her father once also ran motown. according to "hollywood reporter" she's already got three fund-raisers in the works and, of course, a lot of speculation that perhaps president obama has lost some support in hollywood, but, kyra, if you'll excuse the name drop, i just spent some time with rob lowe yesterday. he told me, he's a big political junky. despite what you might have heard, the entertainment industry will be very supportive of the president, again, this year. he actually told me, he's such a junky in politics, that he may try to attend a debate. i actually suggested to rob that he moderate one, at which point he launched into a terrific wolf blitzer impression and i'm just sorry i didn't have cameras rolling at the time. >> does that mean we'll get west wing"

a.j.r here. this seems to be the buzz in the entertainment world today. >> reporter: kyra, this is a huge shakeup for the "x factor." this was coming in in a flurry overnight. the real shocker with all of this is the reports that paula abdul won't be back for the second season of "x factor." that move is not official yet. they have confirmed that show host steve jones will not be returning to the "x factor." that really is not entirely sur prizing. it's been buzzed about for some times now. the reports about paula are stunning to me. i'm actually pretty sad about that. we don't have official confirmation on this just yet f. this is all true, this leaves simon cowell and l.a. read as the only judges on that show. simon's not going anywhere. l.a.'s record label, they sign the contestants. 's not going anywhere. the show was a victim of its own expectations because it did very well in the ratings, but simon set the bar high. he wanted the huge numbers that he didn't attain. he wanted a show t

a.j.ive from new york. a little too much tipping of the flask, a.j.? >> i'd like to buy a vowel, kyra. no. to be fair, here's the deal. pat sajak was asked if he ever hosted his show, "wheel of fortune," a little drunk. pat said yes. he's being honest. it turns out that back in the day when the show was in its early wheels pat and van in a white would have a couple of marg ga receipt tas. it was highly questionable when he made these incredible revelations. >> vanna and i would go across and have two or three or six and have the last shows. they're good tapes to get ahold of. >> yeah, i'm sure they're really good tapes to get ahold of. he says he has no idea if the shows were any good. as far as he knows, there were. there was that one time i remember he told a contestant they smelled funny. no, no, that never happened. two or three or six margaritas on a break. back in the day, you remember, kyra, when you used to go shopping with the money that you won on that show in the very early days

a.j., thank so much. on everything breaking in the entertainment world, a.j.'s got every night. "showbiz tonight," 11:00 p.m. eastern on hln. >>> well, god may not be a denver broncos fan after all. we'll talk about that and what else we've learned from the weekend's nfl playoff games, next. >>> and the mother of a minnesota groom says he and his fiancee got married in a very minnesota way. the ice-fishing "i-dos," next. i'd race down that hill without a helmet. i took some steep risks in my teens. i'd never ride without one now. and since my doctor prescribed lipitor, i won't go without it for my high cholesterol and my risk of heart attack. why kid myself? diet and exercise weren't lowering my cholesterol enough. now i'm eating healthier, exercising more, taking lipitor. numbers don't lie. my cholesterol's stayed down. lipitor is fda approved to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in patients who have heart disease or risk factors for heart disease. it's backed by over 19 years of research. [ fem

a.j., thanks so much.now you're going to join us next hour as well with other entertainment headlines. a.j., thanks. >>> well, a dispute involving hali barry's nanny ends up in court and that's what a.j. will be talking about next hour in showbiz. >>> by now you might have seen how much money mitt romney and his wife gave to the mormon church. coming up we'll talk to our belief blog editor about mormons and tithing. mormon children are expected to start with their first allowance. so i'm glad it's with fidelity. they offer me one-on-one guidance to help me choose my investments. not just with my savings plan here at work. they help me with all of my financial goals. looking good, irene. thanks to fidelity, i can stay on top of my financial future, huh? good one. why, thank you. whether it's saving for retirement, college, or anything else, contact a fidelity investment professional today. >>> mitt romney speaking right now to american douglas meadows in orlando. he will give a rebuttal. >> a quarter of all

a.j.uncing she's diabetic and he doesn't have much sympathy for her. >> that's right. he responded to this whole situation, kyra, in the same way so many people have. he's publicly called deen's food bad for you. she's a paid spokesperson for a diabetes medication, he's stunned. here's what he tweeted to paula deen. thinking of getting into the leg breaking business so i can profitably sell crutches later. now he and deen do have a history. last year he called her the most dangerous person to america saying that she is proud that, as he put it, her food is bleeping bad for you. for her part she did tell him last year to get a life. kyra, i haven't seen her directly respond to him in the last 24 hours. she is publicly defending herself now saying her recipes were always meant to enjoy in moderation, not as an everyday kind of thing. certainly her revelation having diabetes has raised a lot of questions for a lot of people. >> where's the moderation in a stick of butter? explain that to me,

"showbiz tonight's" a.j. hammer is joining us. what's he up to, a.j.? >> reporter: kyra, as you know, robert redford has always been one to speak his mind. he used some of his time to get a bit political. he actually tweaked republican front-runner mitt romney and his, as red ford put it, mushroom cloud of ego. well, "showbiz tonight" sat down with red ford at sun dance. he told us he is extremely frustrated at how he thinks the republican party is parlaying the political process. listen to what he told us. >> what i was taught to believe from a child is that there are two parties representing america's view of itself, republicans and the democrats, okay? so those two parties fully developed are supposed to be working together to make something happen. so that's what -- politics is supposed to be the art of compromise. >> and i think, kyra, there are a lot of people who might say robert redford is on to something. >> a.j. all right. let's talk about ""american idol"" shall we? this has been a big ratings giant but apparently the premiere show didn't do

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from mesa to clean creek, a.j.st, i will cry your name and then repeat, i love you, i love you, i love you. i've got to make you see what you mean to me, michelle, my belle. love always, boo. >> let me see. >> thank you. >> can i tell him what i want to tell him? i love you too and i'm sorry. i'm sorry that i'm not out there holding it down for you. but when they let me out, i'll see you at the gate. >> it could be a while, though. if she is convicted on all her robbery and burglary charges she could face up to 25 years but she hopes to plea bargain it down to seven or less and shortly after sending his poem, her boyfriend boo reached a plea deal of 4 1/2 years and was transferred to prison. jon antonucci is still awaiting sentencing but now a local newspaper has just printed a scathing article about him. >> is that article fair? >> with the amount of damage that i've caused, anything's fair. >> the article states that antonucci was a very popular and charismatic karate instructor but also a liar and a thief who ev

a.j.ammer who is live on the red carpet, will you stay out of ricki gervais cross hairs? he will get ya. >> reporter: i to a lot of people who are nerve about what he might say. that's why they are already drinking champagne on the red carpet. that's the thing here at the globes. it's lose. it's formal, yet casual. nominated for best supporting actress for one of the better movies to have come out of the last few years. i just saw it for the first time about two weeks ago. it's fresh on my mind. for you, we know you from "the secret life" on television. you're nominated because of a film you did with george clooney. were head spinning around and around? >> totally. i have never been to anything like this before. i'm just along for the ride. i'm so grateful to be here. i have no idea what to expect. i'm just going to sit back and enjoy it. >> reporter: have you noticed people are walking around with bottles in their hand? >> so true. >> reporter: only at the globes. has anybody tried to han

a.j. hammer is in beverly hills on the red carpet. who are you wearing, a.j.?s there with you? >> who am i wearing? >> yeah, you know? >> who am i wearing? >> the designer. >> i'm working the boss tonight. the real boss tonight is going to be george clooney when he makes his way down this red carpet. everybody is waiting for george. the hollywood foreign press association puts on the golden globes every year, loves clooney so much because he is a modern day classic hollywood star. and as i look around, right now, it is just people getting in place before the stars start to arrive, 150 media outlets from around the world as the hollywood foreign press association gets set to honor the best in film and the best in tv, which is part of what makes this such a great party. let me run down a couple of the movie categories now. let's start with the clooney category. he's got two nominations in this category. in the best picture drama category, the film that he's a huge star in "the descendants" with "the help," "hugo, " ides of march," "money ball" and "warhorse". i s

we talked about and a.j. mentioned one of three tickets out, which is obviously true, and one of two that can run a national campaign and raise the money, but there is nobody else but has people like you who are enthusiastic and believe in something. that is all the difference in the world. before i continue with any more comments, i want to bring forward three of our chairman and you met already. if stryker and david fisher would step forward as well as the chairman, and they have led the charge all the way through io was = = = -- through iowa. [applause] all i can think about in tough campaigns and all the hard work is the work you people do. it is unbelievable the energy you have and the efforts you have made, but what makes me feel good about it is you are doing it because you believe in something. [applause] you also know there are two good things. some people think you just do that because you believe in something and want to promote a cause. absolutely, but what is the best way to promote their cause?

you met already, a.j. stryker and david fisher, step forward, as well as drew ivers, who's been the chairman, and they are on the central committee and they have led the charge all throughout iowa. [ cheers and applause ] but all i can think about in tough campaigns and all the hard work is the work you people do. it is unbelievable, the energy you have and the effort that you have made. but what makes me feel good about it is you're doing it because you believe in something. that is what's worthwhile. but you also, also know that there's two good things. some people say, well, you guys just do that because you believe in something, to promote a cause. certainly, but how's the best way to promote a cause? to win elections! that's how you promote it. no, the enthusiasm has been unbelievable. it's fantastic. it's national. thousands of people now have been involved, not only in iowa, but around the country, and they're ready and raring to go. but we have to look at wonderful changes that have occurred in our

a.j. hammer here to explain a little bit from new york. a.j., i guess we had to expect this.e you watched any of oprah's next chapter? >> i have. i've seen both of the episodes that have aired so far. last night i happened to accidentally stumble upon the steven tyler episode. tyler a fascinating character. listen, everybody knew that the big attraction to the oprah winfrey network would ultimately be oprah herself. the question was how was she going to put herself out there. now we see she's done it in a terrific way. "oprah's next chapter" was a great hit. she got 1.6 viewers for her second episode. that is the biggest audience ever for any show on the network since it was first launched back in 2011. i'm really curious now to see how the next show does. she's fee during governor chris christie in that. a fascinating character to be sure, but i was thinking of all the possible people out there to interview so early in the show's life. it was an interesting choice. we'll have to see if the audience does come for it. >> those are definitely two people that make headlines for

a.j. hammer is with us from new york. a.j., what happened? sundance film festival before being taken to the hospital. we've got ireport footage of tracy on the red carpet as he was entering the ceremony on sunday night. he seems a bit subdued, from what i can tell from this video. there's usually a party going on and people following him. he seemed to be with it. obviously something went wrong a short time later and off to the hospital he went. right now there is nothing being released about his condition. >> and this was something that got our attention in the morning meeting. heidi klum and seal breaking it off? a lot of people were surprised by that. >> yeah, you can count me among those surprised. these two seemed very much in love. they were always gushing about the other. they were married back in 2005. every year they would celebrate their anniversary by renewing their wedding vows and also seemed to be showing each other affection in public. they both released identical statements to "showbiz tonight." while we have enjoyed seven very

nathan sheelhauss to a.j. jenkins a 60-yard pitching catch. also ran for a buck ten.ois wins 21-14. the interim coach. the gatorade shower. never gets old. kraft fight hunger bowl is a very good idea for a bowl game. coming up at 6:00 mindy bock in st. louis will get you ready for the 49ers and rams on sunday. diane is happy about cal state. that's a look at sports. >> i certainly am and my husband is happy about stanford. all is well in the dwyer family household. >> absolutely. everyone is happy. >> yeah. thanks, jim. still ahead at 5:00 after a century of service san francisco's japan town stands by a main stain. >>> san francisco's japanese community is mourning the closure of a business which has ban constant in the area for more than a century. minutes ago the sekai fish market closed its doors for the very last time. long-time fans kept the lines long all day making their final purchases and bidding good-bye to the clerks. the family owned business on post street has been open since the great earthquake of 1906. an employee told the examiner the third generatio

joining us from "showbiz tonight" host, a.j. hammer.is one of the favorite shows growing up. i am coming clean on this. >> well, i was like 2 years old, kyra, but sure. >> it is okay. i'm older than you. >> but this is sad news to any of us who remember this terrific show from the 70s, and mr. cotter has indeed lost a student. robert hedges who played juan epstein. the cause of death was cardiac arrest. he also had roles on "kagny and lacey" and guest appearances on news radio and diagnosis murder, but of course, we remember him mainly as the self-described puerto rican jew who was always ready oforge a note from his mother on "welcome back, kotter" and we remember how popular the show was and of course launched the career of john travolta, but only on the air for four years from 1975 to 1979, and every one of them iconic members. >> and you have more news on the condition of demi moore and what exactly happened? do we know? >> well, so much information out there, kyra, and a lot of speculation in the public eye right now sh, and i shou

you know, we talk about it and a.j. mentioned one of three ticks out which is obviously true and one of two that can actually run a national campaign and raise the money. but there is nobody else that have people like you working hard and enthusiastic and believe in something. [ applause ] that is all the difference in the world. and before i continue with any more comments i do want to bring at least step forward three of our chairmen, you met already, a.j. striker and david fisher would step forward as well as drew ivers who has been the chairman on the central committee and have led the charge all throughout iowa. [ applause ] but all i can think about in tough campaigns and all the hard work is the work you people do. it is unbelievable, the energy you have and the effort that you have made but what makes me feel good about it is you're doing it because you believe in something. that is what's worthwhile. but you also -- also know there's two good things. some people say you guys just do that because you believe in

if you want more information on everything breaking in the entertainment world, though, a.j.riving forces in politics has a british accent. >>> all right. let's go back to iowa, shall we, and continue our caucus conversation. this time it's got a british accent. simon conway is a brit by birth, but his heart and his permanent address is now in iowa. he's a conservative radio host at the powerful and popular news radio 1040 in des moines, and, hey, ronald reagan even worked there in the 1930s. now, simon, i have to admit in my head i'm hearing your name and i'm visualizing this sort of snarky simon cowell and taking down all the political candidates, but you seem to love most of those folks. >> really? i am not him, but if you asing, i'll comment. >> believe me, i won't sing, but i do know you'll comment. >> well, good, then. well good, then. a lot of these candidates are really good people and i think probably any one of them is probably capable of beating the president next november at the polls, but it's exciting times in iowa and we'll have a great caucus day and i frankly

let me know what you're doing up at this hour or do what a.j. mccarron does or text the word awake to 622639. first let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. in manchester, new hampshire. round two in the race for the republican presidential nomination. the iowa caucus is now a distant memory. the six remaining contenders will hear from the voters in new hampshire today. some of the votes are already in. just after midnight, votes cast and counted in dicksville notch, a small town, 200 miles north of manchester where we are. the tiny village kept tradition alive being the first to cast the baumts. with a population of 75, nine people came out to vote. six of whom supported republican candidates mitt romney and jon huntsman. topping the field, each receiving two votes. ron paul, newt gingrich got one vote apiece. president obama took three votes in the democratic primary. perry and santorum, like lsu, shut out. they're waging a heated battle for second place and that's the story here now. just hours before the primary, the front-runner made a bit o