it was andy lewis. anointed with the peck from the queen of pop.to your living rooms. in a modified tunic. a perfectly choreographed 28-second performance that seemed two parts wow and one part ow. that's not exactly a tight rope. it's called a slackline. a one-inch thick ribbon of nylon which is kept, well, slack. giving folks like sketchy, andy lewis says he's known in this world, their fledgling sport, not so incidentally called slacklining. >> i would say that the super bowl is definitely the most public place that i've ever slacklined. >> reporter: we caught up with the california-born, carrot-topped acrobat this morning. >> when you have that many people live, there's this energy that kind of gets put into you that you can't access any other way and it's amazing. the music, the flashes, the lights, the moment. it's just a very spectacular thing. >> reporter: known as mr. slackline on youtube, lewis is the extreme sport's only star. in fact, it's so new it doesn't have any major sponsors. founded in the early '80s in colorado, it spread, becom

it was andy lewis.ointed with a peck from the queen of pop, bouncing into your living rooms in a modified tunic. a 28-second performance that seemed two parts wow and one part ow. that's not exactly a tight rope. it's called a slack line. a one-inch thick ribbon of nylon giving folks like andy lewis a sport. it's called slack-lining. >> the super bowl was definitely the most public place at the i have ever slacklined. you have that many people live, there's an energy put into you that you can't access any other way. >> reporter: known as mr. slackline on youtube, he's the sport's only star. it's so new, it doesn't have any sponsors. founded in colorado in the early '80s, it spread to california. in the nude over roaring rivers. years of practice, extraordinary balance and a set of -- >> you have to take some pain to learn how to do the trick. >> reporter: it's already cornered a niche market on youtube. they're expend aing the bis to a cool billion. i'm matt

awkwardness made more apparent as she tried to keep pace with a man in a toega and his name is sketchy andy lewisnd his rope bouncing is called slack lining. the halftime show was stolen when mia flashed a finger during her 13 second period of singing. but mia's finger was not the only one being talked about. rush limbaugh was caught in new england owner robert crafts to pick out a winnow--a win near. will you not digging for goaled was tom brady's wife who after the game responded being heckled by the fans of the victorious giants with football fundamentals. >> i can't argue with that. let's bring in tim burke. thank you for your time tonight. >> hi, keith, great to be with you. >> let's start out with brady for a second. should she be abused for what she said about his receivers or the lack of edge of commentary about football? does she get a round of applause for not being the regular wife after one of these games. >> i think somewhere there is an analog with the political activism of say the dixie chicks who were told to shut up and sing who as a society comes to an agreement that the signifi

andy lewis, engaging in a little known sport called slacklining.t two months rehearsing with madonna, who he describes as meticulous. >> she would look at everybody's costume, and she would approve everything on the costume and make fine little details to not only the costumes but the set, how things were being run in the show, saying things weren't exciting enough. >> reporter: and then showtime. >> all i see is flashing lights and madonna dancing on the thing -- so it's very, very distracting. >> reporter: madonna got a little distracted herself and made a minor super bowl stumble. the eternal material girl admitted to a case of pregame nerves. she was dancing with a pulled hamstring after grueling rehearsals. >> lots of warm-ups and taping and ultrasound. i feel like i am one of the football players right now. >> reporter: this morning, her performance had the whole country debating around the water cooler. >> you know, i love to watch a 50-year old woman lip-synch to 20-year-old music. i enjoy that. >> i just love the whole way they presented h

so that could be next for slackliner andy lewis and madonna. thanks for talking to us. appreciate it. >>> i'm brooke baldwin, hour two. the carnage in syria, how much longer will the world keep watching? >>> also, same-sex marriage is one step closer now to the u.s. supreme court. >>> and california's largest school sidelined all of his teachers. time to play reporter roulette. >>> again with the federal appeals court in california upholding a lower court's ruling. proposition 8 or prop 8, the state's ban a same-sex marriage, is unconstitutional. dan simon live in san francisco. dan, you've been talking to people there. how have they been reacting to the news? >> reporter: obviously they're very happy about it. they expected this, quite frankly, and we should point out a little more than three years ago, a majority of california voters said they were against same-sex marriage. well, in this case the federal appeals court said the majority doesn't rule that proposition 8, which defined marriage between a man and a woman, is unconstitutional. from here, brooke, most obser

it's called andy lewis balls of steel. you should check that out. >> i'm going to move on.ific, i'm just asking if you're okay. when we looked at your highlight reel on youtube, what you did sunday is kind of small potatoes. you've been on cliffs, hangers and necessitits. tell me how you got started with that. >> you start low to the ground and you say, hey, i could probably walk a slackline that's a little bit higher, then you go to ten feet, 50 feet and then 100 feet. after a while, it doesn't matter how high you are, it's more of a mental thing than a physical thing. it's more a mental journey of trusting yourself with death as a risk. >> in this mental journey as i'm watching this video of you, what are you focused on at the moment? are you focused on the rock or tree ahead of you? how did you do that at the super bowl with the lights? >> the super bowl with the lights, training my focus is something i had to learn to do. at the half time show, we had to train in the stadium before anyone was even there. it was fine with all the projection, the lights they designed, but

. >> a bay area native, on the bouncing tight rope, he's a red wood high school graduate, andy lewis.ook at this. boing. he is a pioneer in what is called slack lining. he was selected after madonna saw a slack lining competition. >> well done. got to get him -- yeah. what are those. the greek things. toga. >> still to come on "today in the bay," a redwood city man accused of driving drunk killing three people has a history of dui. >> a ruling on prop pait coming down. how it could impact the case next. >> and you'll want to wear more than a toga today. heavy rain and gusty winds in parts of the bay area. we'll let you know, what is expected to cheer and what you can expect for the rest of the week. >> that weather was enough of a concern. may have an issue reeway traffic. i'll bring you that coming up. year after year. lt feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. okay, so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. that's yours. lower cholesterol. lower cholesterol. i'm yummy. lower cholesterol. i go

. >> that is high school graduate andy lewis with madonna in the halftime show. what's he is doing is balancing on a low, narrow, trampoline line and doing all the flips and twists. he took up the sport after graduating college in 2008 and when he started to win championships around the world. he said slack lining the easy part of the show. the hardest, learning,dance with madonna. >>> i'm scott budman, who knows which halftime moments and commercials we watched the most during the super bowl. tivo knows. take you to the headquarters to find out what we rewatched over and over again. >> maybe is slack lining. >>> also supposed to be fun, but dozens of students forced a south bay high school into lock down because of what they brought on campus. >>> bay area city with the steepest parking meter type fi the country. we are back in two. steepest parking meter fines oh will you grab us some yoplait? sure. what flavor? mm, one of each. lemon burst, hm, cherry orchard, blackberry harvest... my daughter's grabbing some yoplait. pina colada, orange creme. i can't imagine

andy lewis. engaging in a little-known sport called slack climbing.o he describes as meticulous. >> she would look at everybody's costume, and she would approve everything on the costume, make fine little details, to not only the costume but to the set and like how things are being run in the show and saying things weren't exciting enough. >> reporter: and then, showtime. >> all i see is flashing lights and madonna dancing. so it's very, very distracting. >> reporter: madonna got a little distracted herself and made a minor super bowl stumble. the eternal material girl admitted to a case of pregame nerves. she was dancing with a pulled hamstring after grueling rehearsals. >> lots of warm-ups and taping and ultrasound and, you know, i feel like i'm one of the football players right now. >> reporter: her performance had the whole country debating around the water cooler. >> you know, i must have watched a 50-year-old woman lip-sync to 20-year-old music. i enjoy that. >> i just love the whole way they presented her. >> reporter: the debate continued on f