armstrong did not see it for that. he saw it as a downpayment, just another step. >> another step, it was, and we were fascinated by that. tavis: and so am i.. i am glad that you have that opinion because so many people do not. he passed away in what year? >>ki s assipa skipass away in 2. a and -- he passed away in 2009. tavis: where were you born? >> chicago. tavis: what was it like to be baptized in the movement? >> i have lived there for many, many years. i fell in love with the south. i did not know how i would be received, and they were so hospitable and open to me and willing to tell their stories and share their stories, and mr. armstrong was, i think he knew the importance of passing on to the next generation, and he opened up to his home and his life to was, and so we were very, very pleasantly surprised. tavis: did you have any fear or trepidation? you wore a white woman from the bay area. >> exactly. i did not really know. i just had an idea that this was an important moment to capture, and i went to the sou

some of armstrong's teammates testified that they had seen armstrong take banned substances and get illicit blood transfusions. one of those who testified is teammate tyler hamilton. we spoke to hamilton on "60 minutes" last year, and he told us that he saw armstrong use banned drugs, including the blood booster known as epo. he was using epo in the tour de france in 1999? >> correct. >> pelley: he was using epo in the tour de france in the year 2000? >> he used it before to prepare for the tour. >> pelley: and what about the tour in 2001? >> he used it to prepare for the tour. i can't say that he used it during the tour. >> pelley: what did you actually witness? >> uh, i mean-- i saw it in his refrigerator, you know. i saw him inject it. more than one time. >> pelley: you saw lance armstrong inject epo? >> yeah, like, we all did. like i did many, many times. >> pelley: you saw it more than once? >> i saw it a couple of times. >> pelley: it was in that '99 tour de france that hamilton says armstrong used another drug called andreo. >> it's a little red pill that basically is what is inside

and here you see some images of louis armstrong. louis armstrong was drafted by the state department as a cultural ambassador, and so he was sent all over the world, to africa and eastern europe primarily, as an instrument of cultural diplomacy during the cold war. here you have him playing at the sphinx and the photo on the left is armstrong performing at an orphanage in cairo in the late 1950s. armstrong is someone who is universally popular, and the state department, many people would have criticized the state department in the 1960s, but they had a really good idea in sending musicians like armstrong and other jazz musicians, and later in the 1960 pop and gospel music to represent the united states aboard in the struggle for hearts and minds overseas. okay. now this is also a period in which there's a connect between the civil rights movement and african independence movement. while young people in the united states cannot be served at lunch counters, african nations are gaining independence and so you have dr. king as a guest o

as neil armstrong took a leap one giant leap for mankind, americans knew we would overcome any obstacle and prevail over any challenge. as buzz aldrin walked on the moon, an entire nation saw a promise fulfilled and a challenge met. these men personified president kennedy's call to the students of rice university and the address that launched the moon shot when he said, the vows of this nation can only be fulfilled if we are first. and, therefore, we intend to be first. our leadership in science and in industry, our hopes for peace and security, our obligation to ourselves as well as others all require us to make this effort. those of us, again, who remember the president's statement, thought it was unimaginable that we could send a man to the moon and back safely within ten years. but this -- these astronauts knew it was possible. they ensured that we were first. first to set foot on the moon, first in science and technology and the industries of innovation. first in the pursuit of peace and partnership and first in security for our country and around the world. and we still must be fi

neil armstrong. >> thank you. thank you so much. mr. speaker, mr. reid, mr. mcconnell, ms. pelosi, members, distinguished guests, we gather in this remarkable monument to american history. this room, connecting the houses of congress. this room where ideological differences fade in the presence of the overpowering force of pride in what we do and what americans have achieved. it's a privilege to be in this rotunda. high above us, just below the windows, stretches a phrase with 19 panels depicting important events in american history. the most recent of them, number 19, just above me here. it depicts the first successful flight of a man in a powered aircraft by the brothers wright, 108 years ago. the depiction in addition to the craft and the responsible individuals, includes an american bald eagle carrying an olive branch. wilbur and orville wright were the recipients of the 45th congressional gold medal and the first in the achievements in the world of flight. subsequently, congressional gold medals have been awarded nine times for aviation and rocketry achievements. today

neil armstrong, the first human to walk on the moon. michael collins, the pilot of apollo 11's command module. and dr. buzz aldrin, pilot of apollo's lunar module and the second human being to walk on the moon. we're honored to be joined by a number of distinguished public servants and members of the nasa community, including the most recent astronaut class, which graduated not long ago. also with us are members of the crew of the uss hornet, the carrier that recovered the apollo 11 astronauts when they splashed down in the pacific. before we have the presentation of colors, let me draw your attention to the flag here on stage. senator glenn did so on february 26th, 1962. on september 16th, 1969, the crew of the apollo 11 presented speaker john mccormack with a flag they carried to the moon. today the flag is under the care of the house sergeant of arms, bill livingood. as some of you know, bill has had a great affection for the flag. i've told he has even held birthday parties for it. we appreciate his willingness to part with it for j

you will hear from speaker of the house and senator harry reid john boehner as well as neil armstrongnd john glenn during this hour-long event held in the u.s. capitol rotunda. >>> ladies and gentlemen, the chairman of the united states senate, subcommittee on science and space and the senior senator from the state of florida, the honorable bill nelson. ladies and gentlemen, it said in the psalms written by david as he peered up into the heavens, the heavens declare the glory of god. the ferment showeth his handy work. these adventurers have touched fi firmament. you think of the congressional gold medal. it has only been awarded to 100. and of those in aviation and space first think of the wright brothers, charles lindbergh, dr. robert godard, the father of modern rocketry, and now, today's honorees. and i dare say that in future years, we will be giving this same ceremony and gold medal to the first crew that will land on the planet mars. ladies and gentlemen, the dream is alive. as a matter of fact, it's a part of us. it's our character as the american people to be adventurers and

i love you bri. >> armstrong's weekly routine will continue indefinitely.25 years to life for first-degree murder. >> sometimes i can see the victim in my case when i'm walking, you know what i'm saying? it's like demons that never go away. i have dreams about it, you know? >> the victim was a friend who learned that armstrong was involved in drug dealing and credit card fraud. >> she was an ex-girlfriend of mine, but we still lived together at the time. so at the time i guess you could say she was a roommate, you know what i'm saying? she was finding out what i was doing. it started infringing on her life. and she started getting scared and tried to stop me and didn't listen. and there's been this discrepancy as to what she was going to the police and talking about and who she was telling who i was involved with. and it led to her -- i can't even phrase it. what happened to her shouldn't have happened to her. >> armstrong told us he chose to plead guilty even though he wasn't the hit man. >> i knew what happened. i was definitely complicit. i could have st

armstrong was something special.soldiers of the civil rights movement who deserves recognition and the academy of motion pictures arts and sciences agrees. the barber of birmingham is nominated for an academy award for best documentary short. we'll know tonight if it wins. joining me are the film's producer and director, robin fryday and her grandson and joining me are anita hill and michael steele. it's so nice to have you robin and darren this morning. thank you for being here. >> thank you. we're excited to be here. >> speaking of excitement, i have to say, are you beyond he can sighted that the film is oscar nominated? >> it's surreal. it's so exciting, yes. we're thrilled to be here. we're so proud. such a great honor. >> particularly, darren, i would like to talk to you about your grandfather and this idea that he is now obviously, we lost your grandfather, mr. armstrong about a year after the presidential election of 2008. he died in november of 2009. but his story may become an oscar winning story. what does

. >>> next, a ceremony honoring former astronaut, john glenn and neil armstrong and michael cal lynn collins. you will hear from speaker of the house and senator harry reid during this hour-long event which was held in the u.s. capitol rotunda. >> ladies and gentlemen, the speaker of the united states house of representatives, the honorable john boehner. >> ladies and gentlemen, good morning. >> the heavens declare the glory of god. the firm show of his handiwork. this adventures have touched the firment. you think of the significance of the congressional gold medal. it has only been awarded to 100. of those in aviation and space first think of the wright brothers, charles lindberg, dr. robert goddard, the father of modern rocketry and now, today's honorees. i dare say in future years, we will be giving this same ceremony and gold medal to the first crew that will land on the planet mars. ladies and gentlemen, the dream is alive. as a matter of fact, it's a part of us. it's our character as the american people to be adventure you ares and explorers. and we won't ever give that dream

i saw him inject it more than one time. >> you saw lance armstrong inject epo? >> yeah, like we all did. >> armstrong released a statement tonight saying he's gratified that prosecutors decided to close the case without any charges. >>> a great january job's report has investors running to wall street. unemployment drops to 1.3% in lowest level in three years. that news sent a jolt to wall street s & p gained 19. and the nasdaq gained 45 points to hit an 11 year high. >>> ravens tickets won't be getting more expensive. the team decided not to raise taxes for next season. that's three straight years prices for ravens games have stayed the same. the average price is about $130. >>> the infield will be rocking at the preakness this year with two big musical acts. grammy nominees maroon five and whiz khalifa will be performing. tickets are already on sale. organizers hope to attract more than 100,000 people to the race in may. >> may, could be tomorrow. >>> coming up, parents are outraged after not one but two teachers are arrested for sex crimes. >> we're not going

in particular, colonel john armstrong. armstrong was writing an address to the army at newburgh. we know armstrong was writing it because the original's in armstrong's handwriting, the original document. the document was copied that night, and on monday morning it was take ton tn to the temple o chu where every morning theage tants arrived to get their orders on. this morning, among the daily orders was this address. it was anonymous. it began, gentlemen, a fellow soldier whose interests and affections bind him strongly to you, whose past sufferings have been as great and whose future fortunes may be as desperate as yours, would bear leave to address you. will congress address our wrongs or will they trample on our rights? if peace comes, and we put down our swords, what then? the address went on to rally the officers and then declared at the end, we will meet tomorrow, tuesday, the 11th, at the temple of virtue. as soon as this address arrived at washington's headquarters, he immediately issued a general order canceling the meeting. washington knew that by simply canceling the m

armstrong said, i quote, i'm gratified to learn that the u.s. is closing its investigation. its the right decision. i commend them for reaching it. i look forward to continuing my life as a father, a competitor and advocate in this fight against cancer without this distraction. jeff toobin said earlier, reputational damage, how he can fully recover from that. something he is happy about. >>> up next, ron paul responding to accusation hes could hu could -- accusations he could hurt the eventual gop nominee. >>> and the woman strangled to death. who is the husband accusing. i got that wrong didn't i? [ male announcer ] want great taste and whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol? honey nut cheerios. my high school science teacher made me what i am today. our science teacher helped us build it. ♪ now i'm a geologist at chevron, and i get to help science teachers. it has four servo motors and a wireless microcontroller. over the last three years we've put nearly 100 million dollars into american education. that's thousands of kids learning

armstrong said, quote, i am glad to learn that the u.s.ce is closing their investigation. it is it right decision and i commend them for reaching it. i look forward to continuing my life as a father, a competitor, and an advocate in the fight against cancer without the distraction. jeffrey toobin talked about the reputational damage and how he'll recover from that, but it's something he's happy about. >> ron paul responding to accusations he's hurting the gop nominee by staying in the race. >> and information in the case of the murdmother who was strangled to death in michigan. ♪ sing polly wolly doodle all the day ♪ ♪ hah will be giving away passafree copies of the alcoholism & addiction cure. to get yours, go to ssagesmalibubook.com. >>> on the eve of the nevada caucuses, mitt romney is holding a double digit lead over newt gingrich. and ron paul skipped it to focus on nevada. he's a distance fourth. it's raising questions about his strategy. these caucus states, colorado, maine, washington, and delegates are awarded proportionately in t

armstrong said, quote, i am glad to learn that the u.s.ney's office is closing their investigation. it is it right decision and i commend them for reaching it. i look forward to continuing my life as a father, a competitor, and an advocate in the fight against cancer without the distraction. jeffrey toobin talked about the reputational damage and how he'll recover from that, but it's something he's happy about. >> ron paul responding to accusations he's hurting the gop nominee by staying in the race. >> and information in the case of the murd emother who was str to death in michigan. and you rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle. and go. you can even take a full-size or above. and still pay the mid-size price. i deserve this. [ male announcer ] you do, business pro. you do. go national. go like a pro. until the end of the quarter to think about your money... ♪ that right now, you want to know where you are, and where you'd like to be. we know you'd like to see the same information your advisor does

armstrong had long denied any doping. >>> paints by the french dope professionist.andy fair magazine reports the royal family of cotter bought the card players last year from the estate of billionaire for $250 million. >>> the nation has been buying up big name art for its natural museum set to reopen in 2014. the previous art record was $140 million for a jackson poll lip splatter painting. >>> well-known san francisco nightclub dj has died. the web site for solomon khan known professionally known as dj solomon. he was in a taxi with his fiance on a 5-day tour when the cab was hit from behind. she suffered injures to her face and lower back. he played music for golden state warriors. >>> husband and wife were among those pleaded guilty today in 20 million-dollar mortgage fraud case. ronald nelson and his wife and two foreman -- presented plea -- in oakland. the irs asked obvious -- more than 60 fraudulent mortgages. authorities say they converted many of the properties and hired undocumented immigrants to work there. announced more than 40 years in federal prison a

louie armstrong is also known for speaking out angrily during the little rock crisis.he press. this was reported, and he said it's getting so a colored man -- to give the usage that he gave back then -- hasn't got any country, a he said that the government can go to hell. this is a very strong statement from someone like louis armstrong, who was seen as a symbol of african-american contentment, shall we say. so mingus was speaking out very forcefully against faubus and other segregationists. he actually included eisenhower in his litany of condemnation. yes? >> i have a question about that. didn't eisenhower, like, send in troops to the protect the little rock nine? so like why is he saying that eisenhower is a segregationist as well? >> well, eisenhower was known for not supporting the brown decision. he was known for sympathizing with the south in terms of its resistance to desegregation. but in the end, the embarrassment -- the little rock crisis gained international headlines. the picture that you've seen of elizabeth eckford walking to school with people shouting

marcus armstrong and jeffrey cattera know it's likely they'll never see the outside of prison again.january 13th, 1989, i committed my crime, was arrested the same day. it was a murder/robbery. i got life without the possibility of parole. stupid. stupid. i was a kid. did the wrong thing. you know? i've never denied my crime. i accept responsibility for what i did. although i regret what happened and -- i mean, it happened. i can't take that back. >> i'm in here for first-degree murder. i have 25 to life with an additional 6 years, so 31 altogether. i can't blame nobody but myself. me personally. my mom and dad are married. you know, i'm from the inner city, but a good part of the inner city, mostly middle-class families. >> armstrong is a former gang banger who was involved with credit card fraud and drugs. >> she was an ex-girlfriend of mine, but we still lived together at the time. what i was doing started infringing on her life and she started getting scared and she tried to stop me and didn't listen. and it's been a discrepancy now if she was going to the police to talk or not o

, we had celebrations and all of this kind of stuff, but a bit about neil armstrong. all through the preparation, for the mission, i was absolutely amazed how quiet, how calm he was. we would go through a debriefings, and generally buzz would do most of the speaking. he would take most of the notes. and the quiet, absolutely superbly confident assurance neil had also was in retrospect was pretty inspirational itself. here's a guy who knew he was destined to do a job. again i believe he believed that from the day he was born this was a job that he was singled out to do. i think every person whoever worked with neil had such a respect for the very quiet, confidence that he exuded, his incredibly professional demeanor, he was literally a man for all ages within mission control. i think every person today has that same respect, even it's increased. after the mission, the one time that i ever remember neil talking, almost with boyish glee was he was sitting over in a corner i think over in the conference room, i think 9:30 in building 1, and we were just shooting the breez

but a bit about neil armstrong. all through the preparation, for the mission, i was absolutely amazed at how quiet, how calm he was. we'd go through a debriefing, and generally buzz would do most of the speaking. he would take most of the notes. and the quiet, absolutely superbly confident assurance that neil had also was a -- in retrospect was pretty inspirational itself. here's a guy who knew he was destined to do a job. i be

>> count basie, louis armstrong, coleman hawkins. >> did you meet louis armstrong? >> yes, i shook his hand. i met him in the hotel. i shook his hand, but that was it. something i will never forget. >> count basie? >> i used to play opposite him in a trio. i love him because his class and his love of the blues. i finally met him at a festival in holland, of all places. i used to play like count basie. when i saw him, i said, i want you to know how much i love you and how much you gave me on the piano. >> what about polonius month? >> the magic man. -- thelonious monk. coleman hawkins when back to the 1920's. i used to good to 52nd street all the time. you would go into these great clubs. all the masses of this music. i went one night to hear coleman hawkins. there was this guy playing piano. i did not understand what he was playing. i can play more piano than this guy. i went back and then discovered the gene in some ofmonk, fell in love with his music, and then spent three years hanging out with him, taking him to brooklyn, to my father's house. my father had a res

a poke spokesman says armstrong is pleased. >> and boulder being credited for making a discovery. alerting authorities after finding 35 bales of marijuana floating seven miles off marina del rey. an estimated street value of $500,000 this, is several days after a boat wash add shore carrying 1500 pounds of pot. authorities don't know if they're related. >> nearly 60% of the registered voters support more regulations for the medical marijuana industry. they're preparing to gather signatures for a measure setting up a state medical marijuanaens dorsment agency and also setting state taxes for prescription and require anyone growing it to be registered by the state. >> the u.s. cdc says 80 percent of americans ages 50-90 are sexually active and one consequence is that the number of sexually transmitted diseases interest doubled. according to a indiana university study of sexual health, people 45 and older are least likely to use condom autos a lot of us may be surprised to know heart disease is the number one killer of women and symptoms are different for women than for men. experts

there are allegations armstrong and his teammates used spot to ship money for the u.s. postal service to bite performance enhancing drugs. -- sponsorship money from the u.s. postal service to buy performance enhancing drugs. three british prisoners have died in southern spain. the old debt were in their '70's. nine other britons have been treated and hospitalized. several victims have returned home to the u.k. the number of cancer cases in the u.k. rose by 30%. an aging population, higher levels of obesity, and less exercise are the main factors on the rise. ireland will have the biggest rise of 72% it is predicted. the chairman of the royal bank of scotland admit that bankers have been paid too much for too long. the chief executive turned down a bonus worth nearly 1 million pounds. this is a bbc news. these are the headlines. syrian uprising claims more lies. activists say more than two of the people have been killed in homs. after the biggest leak of classified documents in american history, the u.s. army says bradley manning is to face a court-martial. more than 100

armstrong. they did not charge him. the greyhounds pick up their 17th win of the season. they have won 8 of their last nine games. they look it make easy download. walker finishes with a two- handed slam. robert left open from the wing, drains it passed laws allow. the greyhounds go on to beat rutgers, 63-56. the lakers and white, the end of the first quarter. a buzzer beater, he gets it to go. the lakers up nine after the first quarter. check out this move. a left-handed hook. perfect timing. another buzzer beater, the lakers had a 15 point lead in the second half. stokes to finish as the lakers win, 61-46. stick around, the weekend for castrate ahead. >> something called winter is out there. >> it is out in the rockies. it arrives here saturday afternoon. there might be some snow sunday morning. then, it is gone. temperatures warm back into the 50's by tuesday. overall, this is the easy side. >> ok. we can leave it there. that is a look at our news, thank you for joining us. have a good night,

. >> for cycling legend lance armstrong case closed.nvestigators closed their two-year investigation into whether or not armstrong used performance-enhancing drugs. they closed it without charging him. armstrong has long maintained he did not dope during his cycling career. >> loyola on day nine. facing ebberly inside. l loy yole -- yoyola had some serious shooters this year. olson perfect stroke from outside. they go on to win 63-46. high school basketball. clifton riding an eight-game winning streak at home. first quarter, parks. buzzer beater. gets it to go. the lakers were up by 9. outside game for lake clifton. inside game for poly. the left happened gets it to go on the rolling hook. has perfect timing last night. in the second quarter, another buzzer beater. james boon at the half. lindsey with the steal. stokes with the finish. clifton finishes off 51-46. gerry sandusky. hope your weekend is off to a fantastic start. >> there would be tragedy for two many. this accident in anne arundel county last weekend claimed four lives. sev

it's all about absorption. >>> the cast member of taylor armstrong committed suicide.lationship away from the cameras in the new book hiding from reality. we'll talk to taylor exclusively in a moment. first, her story. >> why? >> because she's a crazy [ bleep ]. >> >> reporter: even before season two of the real housewives of beverly hills began we knew how it would end. >> i want to go home! >> reporter: armstrong's husband russell committed suicide. >> i think she's having a break down. >> reporter: taylor, whose behavior on the show became more erratic each week was in the midst of divorcing russell when his body was found hanging inside this hollywood hills home. taylor was there when the 911 call was made. >> it's all right. >> it's all right. >> it's not all right! >> reporter: though the death was ruled a suicide, russell's sister has her doubts. >> from the moment i got the call i knew it wasn't suicide. he loves his kid too much. there was no note, nothing. i feel it in my bones. i know he didn't do it. >> reporter: police found no evidence of foul play but th

armstrong says he is gratified by that decision. he can focus on other things like being a father now. fellow cyclists claim lance armstrong was doping when he won the tour de france seven times. the justice department is not explaining why it dropped the case. >>> let's turn to politics and the nevada republican caucuses. this is the first contest west of the mississippi. voting there still a few hours away from now. here is one of the latest polls out of nevada. you can see that mitt romney holds a double digit lead over newt gingrich. it's a big one. cnn's joe johns has more on the final rush for support. j joe? >> reporter: susan, as the race for the nevada kcaucuses entere the homestretch, the mitt romney campaign was hoping their candidate was well positioned to score a victory here just like he did four years ago. it was a bizarre week in politics, though, with donald trump stirring up a publicity firestorm before finally publicly endorsing romney for president. romney did not help his own case with his comments on cnn that h

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custer's brother, thomas custer, and he was killed at the battle of little bighorn with george armstrongr. but thomas custer had been a cavalry commander during the civil war, also, and in the end of the war, in two separate actions, he received the medal of honor, which didn't make george too happy, and at one point, he wrote to his wife that at a formal dinner, tom had shown up wearing both his baubles. this reminder is brought to you by the national road safety foundation. don't forget! february 29th is the deadline for the "drive 2 life" contest. anyone in grades 6 through 12 can submit an idea. the concept should be for a psa that runs from 30 seconds to twe minutes. to enter, you need to send in a script or a storyboard. however, not send a video -- it won't be accepted. the creator of the winning concept gets a $1,000 prize and a trip to new york city, where you'll work with a professional director and crew to turn your vision into a reality. for more information and an entry form, go to... s >> we're all good at something. some of us excel at sports, others math. one teen figured

stance armstrong, huh? >> i see dead people. oh no. >> how much money do you guys have in your wallets? >> then there are those who can only hopelessly watch it tick away. >> i've been through eight executions. some guys commit suicide, you know? it's all bad. >>> when we film inside a prison or jail we interview hundreds of inmates. the reason why they want to talk to us is because it breaks up the monotony of prison life, but there was this one inmate inside maricopa county jail we were convinced had a great story to tell. the challenge was getting him to tell it. >> hey, can i ask nbc a question? what's up with "saturday night live"? why does it suck so bad all of a sudden? >> the minute we met josh pike at the maricopa county jail in phoenix, arizona, he stood out. >> look at this. give us a fricken -- this is all we have to cut our fingernails and sharpen our pencils. that's what the black stuff is on there. after you emery board your nails you have a little sashay action going on. you know what i mean

. >>> lance armstrong says he's gratified that no charges came out of a three year investigation.ficials were looking into whether armstrong was part of a doping program along with his teammates. armstrong maintains h maintains -- he has never used performance enhancement drugs. >>> caltrans is planning the closure of the upper deck. electronic signs have already been posted including this one in emeryville. the upper deck of the bridge is set to be closed all of president's day weekend from february 17th to february 21st. the closure will allow crews to build a detour near the toll plaza. >> i support solidarity. >>> occupy protesters are making plans. >>> a bay ar @( >>> silican valley is mourning the loss of a high tech pioneer tonight. steve appleton died when a small plane he was piloting crashed in boise this morning. appleton was flying solo when he crashed shortly after take off. his coworkers say he worked very hard to become ceo. >> the american dream. >> micron is one of the world's leading semi conductor companies. it's based in idaho and has an office in san jose. the

armstrong said, quote, i am gratified to learn the u.s.ttorney's office is closing the investigation. we're done talking about that. much more sports tonight at 11:00. if we're playing flag football jessica is on my team. she's got an incredible arm. we need her as the quarterback. >> you always get the pretty ones. of course. >> exactly. >> for a full half hour watch sports net central on comcast bay area. >>> a bay area firefighter responding to a medical emergency makes a remarkable discovery when he arrives on scene. his own stolen property is inside the home of the man who needs his help. it's a twist of fate with an unbelievable outcome. that's after date line here on bay area. >> brentd joins us to talk about what's happening at 7:00. plus, an american businessman trapped in tripoli. why the u.s. is not allowing him to return home. and of course, it's super bowl weekend. we'll talk to sports radio weei in boston about the patriots and giants. >> okay. we'll see you at 11:00. [ female announcer ] pillsbury presents: how to solve a br