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michigan, and new haven, connecticut. the top big city on the list, number five, los angeles. >> we are coming up on season eight of one of nbc's biggest competition shows, "america's got talent" and we are learning who will be at the judge seats area howie mandel -- seats. howie mandel a come -- howie mandel, thank you for coming. >> i am happy to be here, wherever i end. >> you are in baltimore. what keeps you coming back? >> i love the show. i love talent, i love to be entertained, and there are no parameters as far as singing, dancing, age. i love it all. this show, unlike any of the other competition talent shows there is no range of what you can do. i cannot even describe some of the things we see from people who believe their talent is getting kicked in the genitals, to act in the dark, which makes dance and light and magic -- there is nothing you cannot see on our show and that is why i am doing these interviews, because i am pleading with america. i would like to find another star out of the baltimore area. all they have to do is go to ag t auditions.com, and somebody will be plucked from obscurity. make us a tap

angeles bureau of the l.a. times. and a professor at the university of michigan and michael shure joins us. >> as a non-expert. >> but a man with strong opinions on this. michael, let me start with you. i understand that you're not totally opposed to this. >> no, i mean that's not a real understanding than what my position is on it, because of course i'm oh opposed to anything like this, especially when you look at what you just outlined there. this is elimination of the checks and balances, giving it to the executive branch. what i am questioning is the people that are critical of the brennan's and panettas of the world to say how they are conducting these killings. since the drone program was put in fewer people than 2009 in collateral and it's hard to even say it with a straight face, what we call collateral damage, if you look at what the cruise missiles going into iraq did it's far different. these are strikes. i want to ask the experts where is the difference in being in a foreign land and in battle with an american national fighting us in a foreign land, what is the difference there? that is one of the things

angeles mayor antonio villaraigosa. >> suarez: elizabeth brackett of wttw-chicago has the story of a dramatic drop in the water level of lake michigan, endangering the economies of towns along the shore. >> if i had been walking along this beach in 1984, the water would have been almost a foot over my head. >> woodruff: on the daily download, christina bellantoni examines what it means to "like" someone-- or something-- on facebook. >> suarez: and jeffrey brown talks with novelist brad meltzer about his new book, writing thrillers, and his research into presidential assassins. >> if you look at all the people, they have almost nothing in common. it's every age range and socioeconomic range. look at the four who have successfully done it and the overlap starts getting a little

angeles, 65 degrees. >>> time now for a check of the national forecast. a canadian clipper brings light snow from minnesota to michigannother one expected to arrive tomorrow. expect some light morning snow in new england and long island, while west virginia will see as much as six inches of snow. out west a foot of snow possible in the mountains of washington, oregon, idaho, and montana. and the southwest and south stay dry. >>> in sports, baltimore is ready to party. the super bowl champion ravens got a huge ors' welcome when they returned to baltimore yesterday. baltimore plans a big celebration today including a parade for the ravens beginning this morning followed by a celebrate at m&t bank stadium. >>> and now to the nba. a blowout for the oklahoma city thunder. the oklahoma city -- in oklahoma city, roortather, they had an e time with dallas. kevin durant had 19 points and three rebounds. the thunder led by 20 throughout the second half and beat dallas 112-91. >>> in miami, lebron james scored 31 points to lead the heat to their 10th consecutive victory over charlotte. miami maintained the half-game lead over ne

angeles, high of 66. >>> and time now for a check of the national forecast. heavy rain and severe thunderstorms roll through the south. parts of michigan, and missouri will get up to three inches of snow. most of the rest of the nation should be dry and quiet. >>> today is fat tuesday. the day before the christian period of lent. that means there are mardi gras celebrations all over the u.s. the biggest and the best, of course, is in new orleans, and that is have vinita naire is. >> reporter: good morning. we're joining you from one of the rooftops at a business boush an street. you see the throngs of people. this is a quiet period from what we've observed in new orleans now. keep in mind, there have been a lot of threats of weather, the national weather service says the entire area is in a flood watch. talking to folks here, i don't think any weather could dampen their spirits. [ cheering ] >> reporter: noel burnett and his friends flew to new orleans from three different cities just to celebrate mardi agree. >> san francisco. >> washington. >> columbus, ohio. >> reporter: they organized their trip on facebook. now it's time to party.

angeles, high of 75. >>> now for a check on your national forecast. light snow will fall in parts of the midwest. up to a foot could drop in michigan'spper peninsula. will be clearing in the northwest. the rest of the west will be dry and it will be dry in the south as well. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch" now, the fate of saturday mail delivery, and how much are you spending for valentine's day? ashley morrison is here in new york with that and more. good morning, ashley. >> good morning to you, anne-marie. tokyo's nikkei gained half a percent while hong kong's hang seng add 1%. they're worried americans aren't eating out enough. mcdonald's stock fell so did other fast food companies. the dow dropped to the highest to 13,982. the nasdaq went up 10 points. >>> post master general patrick donohoe was on capitol hill wednesday. he begged congress not to block planned to end saturday din delivery. he said it would save the agency $2 billion a year. the postal service lost $1.3 billion in the final three months of last year. >>> americans are cutting back on spending last month. the government said retail sales went up a tenth of a percent i

michigan is headed that way. stormy along the gulf coast. chilly and a damp day in los angeles cold air grips the nation's midsection with wind chills of 25 below zero. fargo will not make it above zero. and just for those of you that want to feel jealous, miami and honolulu, they're the hot spots at a wonderful sounding 81 degrees. >> i've got to pack my bags. >> no kidding. let's just take this show on location. just a couple months in miami. i'm sure it's in the budget. >>> the weather was perfect for the third annual recyclable ski or sled race at a ski slope in western illinois. a dozen kids competed for the golden shovel award. >> to win, they had to make their sled using only cardboard, duct tape, and wax. two sleds going against each other at a time. the one who goes the furthest wins. there was awards for best design and best team spirit. >> and speaking of design, we saw some video right there where one of the sleds was painted with the jamaican colors, so maybe that was a nod to "cool runnings." a little movie inspiration. >> i would rather do that than ski. i feel m

angeles mayor antonio villaraigosa. >> suarez: elizabeth brackett of wttw-chicago has the story of a dramatic drop in the water level of lake michigan, endangering the economies of towns along the shore. >> if i had been walking along this beach in 1984, the water would have been almost a foot over my head. >> woodruff: on the daily download, christina bellantoni examines what it means to "like" someone-- or something-- on facebook. >> suarez: and jeffrey brown talks with novelist brad meltzer about his new book, writing thrillers, and his research into presidential assassins. >> if you look at all the people, they have almost nothing in common. it's every age range and socioeconomic range. look at the four who have successfully done it and the overlap starts getting a little creepier. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ong

michigan that we first told you about yesterday. some startling new developments coming up in a live report. . ... jenna: flight from los angelesrns terrifying when the pilot suffers a medical emergency while in flight. an alaska airlines spokesperson said he lost consciousness somewhere over oregon. fortunately the copilot was able to land the plane safely. those are the book end of the story. there is lot in between. anna kooiman has the story. >> reporter: appears nobody was hurt on alaska airlines 473. the airliner landed safely and the hospital was taken to the hospital where they suspect food poisonings or a flu virus caused the pilot to pass out. a spokesman for the airline told us the pilot's condition greatly improved. the pilot, a 28 year veteran of alaska airlines fainted and came to and left the cockpit a passenger who happened to be a doctor gave him medical care. the copilot landed aircraft in portland where emergency crews left them. around 6:30 the 116 passengers and five crewmembers left l.a. making emergency landing in portland that was around 9:00 t was supposed to land in seattle 9:30 p.m. 20 passengers were