he's definitely got a good al green, aretha franklin, maybe not so much, but al green, he was very, veryr him sing a few more bars. maybe he'll do it. it worked at the apollo theater. >> the next time you interview him, you'll have to ask him to sing personally. that's a clip we'll definitely plate here in the sit room. >> i love that song from al green, too. i a great song. thanks, will issa. >>> mitt romney losing ground in south carolina and beyond on the eve of a critical primary? we have dao el tails. >>> plus the most unusual campaign event of the day. >>> i am not going to answer the gotcha question -- am i interested in an open marriage? though i am flattered that newt gingrich asked me. imagine living your life with less chronic low back pain. imagine you, with less pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one non-narcotic pill a day, every day, can help reduce this pain. tell your doctor right away if your mood worsens, you have unusual changes in mood or behavior or thoughts of suicide. antidepressants can increase these in chil

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marvin gaye, al green, a teddy tender grass and others -- the disk is called soul ii. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it is the cornerstone we all know. it is not just a street or boulevard, but a place where wal-mart stand together with your community. to make every day better. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. back: please welcome steeseal to this program. his featuring soul and r&b classics in his new project. here now or some of the truly iconic songs featured on the new disk from seal, soul ii. mother, there are too many of ukraine you cryingy of the ukrain brother, brother, there are far too many of you dying ♪ we have to find a way to bring some living here today let's stay together ♪ loving will you whether ♪ times are good or bad happy or sad gather state ♪ wishing on a star ♪ to follow where you are dreamwishing on a meansind out what it on all thewishing ramose i have seen ♪ i am wishing on the people i have seen ♪ an them wishing to mar that it will come ♪ whenever you call made ♪ i will be there ♪ whenever yo

at the apollo he serenaded them with al green's "let's stay together." >> ♪ i am so in love with you >> you go, president obama. he said he was showing his appreciation to al green, who had performed a few minutes earlier at his campaign fundraiser. it was one of several fundraisers the president appeared at. earlier he was at disneyworld. >> i have to say he was pretty good. >> it takes confidence to break out with the al green. i have to give him props there. >> good sport to have fun like that. >> looks like the washington monument will be closed for nearly two years due to the earthquake. >> it will probably take 10-12 months. before exterior repairs are done the elevator has to be fixed. $7.5 million will be donated in order help with repairs. >> today we're following the latest in the case of a baby girl who was left outside in the cold. members of the community gathered to honor that young life. >> live with reaction from neighbors out there. >> such a tragic story john. >> it really is cynne simpson. neighbors are calling the baby, chance because she never had one when she wa

. ♪ i am so in love with you >> president obama doing a little al green, almost as well as al green himselfact, the now reverend al green was sitting in the audience during this performance. the president broke out in song at a campaign fund-raiser at the legendary apollo theater in harlem. >> obama's greatest hits. nice stuff there. >>> yesterday we showed you this video of 49 player whose thought they were on "american idol," right? the players who think they have a shot at america's best dance crew. we'll show you how special teams get all juiced up, just ahead. >>> welcome back. no secret we're fired up about sunday's nfc championship game. >> good news, so are the 49ers especially special teams unit. take a look at this. special teams players, that's right, busting a move on the field. this is last week against the steelers. actually the saints, i'm sorry. i'm mixes up. that dance is mesmerizing me. before kick-off, speakers blasting at candlestick park, blaring the song. it's working. niners have yet to give up a touchdown from a kick-off all season long. something to look forward to

yes, that was the president singing the al green tune "let's stay together." d-raiser at the apollo theater in harlem. as you heard, the crowd went wild. the president told the audience he can't sing like the reverend al can. he just wanted to show his appreciation. >> i could have listened to more of that. >> i know. >> that was pretty darn good. >> you know his campaign people will be wanting to hear a lot more of that. >> check out itunes in a month or two. that's it for us. "the tonight show" is headed your way next. >> we hope we'll see you tomorrow night. good night.

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♪ i'm so in love with you >> well, thanks to the president, that al green hit is making a comeback.uch did weekly sales of the 1970s hit surge by the end of this week? 490%. talk about a bump in sales. as for the president's singing, al green said he nailed it. 490% increase in sales of "let's stay together." that's tonight's big number. >>> that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. up next, "your business" with jj ramberg. moisturizing lotion. the natural oatmeal formula improves skin's health in one day, with significant improvement in 2 weeks. i found a moisturizer for life. [ female announcer ] only from aveeno. let me get you a free tank of gas -- how's that sound? progressive saved me money, and i'm saving you money. [ chuckles ] now these guys are protected with progressive. come on around. we'll fill up your tank for you. free gas! 5 more inches. now you're lined up for some free gas and savings, eh? [ horn honks ] hey, we're trying to save here. i came in for this. yeah, fill it up, too. thank you. don't thank me. i'm just the messenger. ♪ [ gong ] strawberry ban

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soul legend al green finished performing.o the utter delight of the crowd, the president decided to try a line or two from an al green classic. ♪ i'm so in love with you >> the president last night at the apollo. >>> music fans all over the world are mourning the loss of etta james tonight. her distinctive and versatile voice graced hits that ranged from blues to rock and roll. she'll always be remembered for one particularly haunting night club ballad. here is rehema ellis. ♪ at last >> reporter: etta james, that voice. ♪ at last my love has come along ♪ >> reporter: an iconic american voice that soared with passion and sank with sorrow. born jamesetta hawkins in los angeles in 1938, she started singing when she was 5, first in church. etta cut her first record at 15. in 1960, she signed with the famous chicago blues label chess records. eventually recording her signature song. ♪ at last >> reporter: people said etta james sang like an angel. ♪ go and cry girl >> reporter: but she was a fallen angel. she dealt with heroin an

. >> then to know that reverend al green was here. >> whoo!cheers ] ♪ i'm so in love with you [ applause and cheers ] >> pretty good stuff. that's al green's song. let's stay together. it was a crowd pleaser at the new york apollo theater. of course he had to sing there. just one of four fundraising events that the president attended in new york. >>> would you tell your children if a test showed an increased risk for breast cancer? i'm alison harmelin with that story coming up. >>> and have you caught the fever yet? the big 9ers game just a few days away now. we have some of the wacky wagers amid all the excitement for sunday's big game. >>> and we have already seen the showers around the bay area. the heaviest rain and wind yet to come. and will it rain on the 9ers game? we'll talk about that coming up too. championship game at candlestick park. there's a fr >>> how about a little football news? brewery pride on the line for sunday's nfc championship game at candlestick park. there is a friendly wager between anchor brewingry and brooklyn bre

♪ i so in love with you >> plus, bringing in green for al.he president's version boost record sales for the soul singer, but by how much? >>> everyone, i'm tamron hall, the "news nation" is following newt gingrich's response to mitt romney's fiery accusations. they are producing a new ad than full on assault of romney's character. the ad will claim that romney claim that his investments were in a blind trust. the new poll shows romney's lead over gingrich is growing fast. romney has a nine-point lead. the top three candidates are all net negatives when it comes to fav favorability. joining me now is john harwood. gingrich's campaign say they are putting this new ad. people say he was blistered by one after the other responses. >> it's a little late. i think newt gingrich believed that coming out of south carolina that the wave of momentum he was going to take to florida was going to be bigger and more durable. he went on cruise control. he was not effective last night. now he's scrambling in the 11th hour. the trend line is not good for newt

one day after the president sang those lines at a new york fund-raiser, online sales of the al greensen sound scan reports that the song was downloaded close to 16,000 times last week. it goes all the way back to 1972, al green. >> he did sound good. >> 40 years old. >> 10 minutes away from the 10:00 hour. coming up, some super simple recipes for your super bowl party. >> up next, chef eddie will join us live with tips for wowing your guests without breaking a sweat. [ female announcer ] these are the crescents you love on a holiday. and these are the ones you'll love on a school night. pillsbury ham and cheese crescents. with just a few ingredients, you have an easy dinner. pillsbury ham and cheese crescents. school night ideas made easy. here's a better idea... pillsbury grands! flaky layers biscuits. in just 15 minutes, the light delicate layers add a layer of warmth to your next dinner. pillsbury grands! dinner ideas made easy. texting...blogging... all this technology, but you're still banking like pilgrims! get high yield free checking at capital one bank. why earn bupkis, when

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the sandman did not come out. >> i was going to ask you to sing my favorite al green song.go ahead and do that now? >> reporter: no, let's talk news. >> in he was again campaigning. i guess in this system under the way things are, he has no choice but to go out and raise funds. >> reporter: of course he does. one of the interest things about that is the timing of that little falsetto. he told "time" that this perception that he's cold and alo aloof. he doesn't play a musical instrument that we know of. now we know the current president can sing a bit. >> absolutely. thanks so much. >>> stay with us. the week's top lines are coming up. >> mr. speaker, you talk about the things you do with ronald reagan and reagan revolution and the jobs created during the reagan years. i looked at the reagan diary, you're mentioned once. ♪ ♪ you and me and the big old tree ♪ ♪ side by side, one, two, three ♪ ♪ count the birds in the big old tree ♪ ♪ la la la [ male announcer ] the inspiring story of how a shipping giant can befriend a forest may seem like the stuff of fairy tales. ♪ ♪ you an

the president was thanking al green for warming up the crowd. >> to know that, reverend al green was [ cheering and applause ] >> ♪ >> that was al green's song "let's start together" the president jokes the staff didn't believe he would really do that. >>> this caps quite a turn around for the detroit company which lost the top spot the in 2008 and then entered bankruptcy the next year. gm told about 9 million vehicles worldwide and increase of 7.6%. volkswagen placed second. toyota dropped to third. >>> federal investigators finished their investigation into the volt. it determined there is no increased risk for a fire and there is no defect in the volt. general motors also made changes to the volt to protect the batteries. >>> die-hard 49er fans listen up. up for sale is a one of a kind joe montana item. the hall of famer is selling his estate in calastoga. the asking price boy it's a lot. the property is going for $36 million although the initial asking price two months ago was 49 million. the 500-acre estate includes a 8,700 square foot home and an equestrian table. >>> we've bee

the president was thanking al green for warming up the crowd. >> to know that, reverend al green wasre. >> [ cheering and applause ] >> ♪ >> that was al green's song "let's start together" the president jokes the staff didn't believe he would really do that. >>> this caps quite a turn around for the detroit company which lost the top spot the in 2008 and then entered bankruptcy the next year. gm told about 9 million vehicles worldwide and increase of 7.6%. volkswagen placed second. toyota dropped to third. >>> federal investigators finished their investigation into the volt. it determined there is no increased risk for a fire and there is no defect in the volt. general motors also made changes to the volt to protect the batteries. >>> die-hard 49er fans listen up. up for sale is a one of a kind joe montana item. the hall of famer is selling his estate in calastoga. the asking price boy it's a lot. the property is going for $36 million although the initial asking price two months ago was 49 million. the 500-acre estate includes a 8,700 square foot home and an equestrian table. >>> we'

. >> but did you know that he's also a fan of soul singer al green? i'm so in love with you [ applause ] >> pretty good. that is really good. you heard that right. that is the president singing the al green classic "let's stay together "during a fundraiser event at the apollo theater in harlem. as you heard. the folks went wild. the president told the audience he can't sing like the reverend al can but wanted to show his appreciation. >> did a good job, too. >> he d. and i think the audience appreciated the efforts. >> i'm sure they did. that was fun. >> picked a good song, too. >> great song. >> stay with us. "news4 today" continues at 5:00 a.m.

he son al green's head let's stay together. added that the staffers did not think he would do it. what an amazing voice he has, that's why i never try to repeat that. we hear that you sing very well. we will await your debut. flurries are fluttering to the ground. we're not 100 percent done with the snow and we are in most areas away from the lakeside counties. the temperatures may actually bounce back to the 20s. here's the next storm that jumps the mountains. we warm up later on sunday and cool off with falling temperatures on monday. another system flirts with us that could bring as rain or a mixture of precipitation and the wednesday- thursday time range. snow showers in counties near the lake some freezing drizzle or light freezing rain that goes to liquid later in the day and then it turned to snow flurries on monday. >> black hawks and panthers delayed but not cancelled. high lights coming up. ♪ ooh baby, looks like you need a little help there ♪ ♪ ooh baby (what) can i do for you today? ♪ [ female announcer ] need help

♪ i'm so in love with you >> well, thanks to the president, that al green hit is making a comeback. how much did weekly sales of the 1970s hit surge by the end of this week? 490%. talk about a bump in sales. as for the president's singing, al green said he nailed it. 490% increase in sales of "let's stay together." that's tonight's big number. >>> that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. up next, "your business" with jj ramberg. cut. cut! [ monica ] i thought we'd be on location for 3 days -- it's been 3 weeks. so i had to pick up some more things. good thing i've got the citi simplicity card. i don't get hit with a fee if i'm late with a payment... which is good because on this job, no! bigger! [ monica ] i may not be home for a while. [ male announcer ] the new citi simplicity card. no late fees. no penalty rate. no worries. when we were determined to rate. see it through. here's an update on the progress. we're paying for all spill related clean-up costs. bp findings supports independent scientists studying the gulf's environment. thousands of environmental samples ha

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we know barack obama can sing because we heard him sing al green brilliantly earlier in the week. i want to play you a bit of footage tonight involving your man, mitt romney, this could cost romney the entire election. watch this. >> ♪ oh beautiful for spacious skies for amber waves of grain ♪ ♪ for purple mountains majesty above the fruited plain ♪ ♪ america america god shed his grace on thee ♪ ♪ and crowned thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea ♪ >> now, no offense to mitt romney, who is a game guy for going at that, but, frankly, given the comparison between barack obama's brilliant impression of al green and the way that just got murdered, i think this could be an actual issue. >> you're missing the point. it's the difference between the songs that they're singing. mitt romney didn't exactly do a beautiful job on that song but think about what he's singing, okay? it's that patriotic song. he goes all the way through it. i think there's actually something quite appealing. then you have the very cool barack obama singing al green, okay, it really -- that is the two d

who was in the room. >> and then to know that reverend al green was here. ♪ i'm so no love with youse guys didn't think i would do it. i told you, i was going to do it. the sandman did not come out. >> give him points for trying. you know, it was a cool december afternoon in atlanta that mr. herman cain dropped out of the presidential race. he'll be back in action here in charleston later this afternoon with stephen colbert who will be our guest on "morning joe"ment we paid tribute with a fond emotional farewell. yesterday in a warm conference room in north charleston, rick perry stepped aside. so this morning we bid him adios and see ya on down the road. >> as i contemplated the future of this campaign, i have come to the conclusion that there is no viable path forward for me. ♪ i will remember you ♪ will you remember me >> it's three agencies of government when i get there that are gone. commerce, education and the -- what's the third one there? i can't -- the third one i can't. sorry. oops. >> if you want a slick debater, i'm not your guy. >> against the second amendment before h

. >> al green. >> it is horrible. oh, stop.t want you to do this. >> a lot of singing. >> and the president was doing -- >> and herman cain today. >> and life is good. >> huge night last night. >> big debate and you watched? >> yes, watch and tweeting. always. >> you watched and tweeted. >> always, always. >> i like to watch and absorb it and study it. you are multitasking. >> i can't help it. who do you have coming up next? >> well, two hours of a lot of politics. but we won't do just politics, but other news as well. arwa damon is in syria right now, and i want to talk to her to see what is going on over there. a lot of the viewers are watching what is going on and sensitive moment, and look at what happened in afghanistan. do you realize that america still has troops over there, and how much is it costing american taxpayers to stay in afghanistan? >> how much? >> $2 billion. >> every week. >> not million, but $2 billion, and people are wondering if that is money well spent or not so well spent and what is going on? sarkozy w

>> reverend al green was here. ♪ i ♪ so in love with you >> oh, man. >> it's your shot of the morningent obama recently showed off his singing voice and now the offers are pouring in. "american idol" executive producer nigel lithgo using twitter to invite the president on the show. this is what he tweeted. barack obama, we loved your vocal performance so much, we'd love to invite you on "american idol" this season for a duet with al green! now, it's an election year, folks. >> you know what? he might do it. >> you know, this could be something they might be considering. remember, the whole election thing changed with bill clinton going on arsenio hall and playing the saxophone. and from that point forward, that humanized bill clinton, it sort of took the rough edges of some of that other stuff that people were talking about off. and it became popular. >> here's the difference. we look at bill clinton as a contender. when you actually become president, to do "american idol" and not "the x factor" and not "housewives from atlanta." i mean, there's a lot of reality shows that would want