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. ♪ >> and b.b. king, mick jagger, and jeff beck were among those performing.atured lose all stars of the past and today. the commander-in-chief even got in on the action with a lot prodding from b.b. king and buddy guy. it took a little convincing but then the president grabbed the mike. >> ♪ come on, baby don't you want to go ♪ sweet home chicago ♪ >> the blues and some of the president's home town. the president and first lady has to the concert as part of a series of concert on pbs. the concert will air next monday. >> the president looked pretty comfortable with the microphone. >> do you want to know all there is to know about the oscars? a free app gives oscar fans the ultimate insider experience. you can see trailers and interviews and memorable moments from past shows. the big perk is that on oscar sunday, you can actually see backstage action and a red carpet arrivals. or you could stay tuned to abc seven where we will get you ready for the oscars. join us for a red carpet special right here where we will predict the winners and take a look back at all

but then there are other nights where b.b.d mick jagger, over to your house to play for concert. [applause] >> the pros and cons of being president. the concerts airs on pbs on monday. >> apparently you cannot say no to b.b. king and buddy guy. the dow jones flirts with 13,000 yesterday. a warning about debt collectors. and problems with their backs. >> that and more. >> good wednesday morning. more signs of economic recovery. the dow jones broke 13,000 yesterday before closing just below that milestone. the average for a one k retirement plan has recovered about half of what it lost during the recession. president obama this morning is calling for major changes in the corporate tax code including reducing the top righate. this tax proposal would encourage more companies to bring jobs back to the u.s. toyota honda, nissan, have issued airbag recalls. dozens of people in new york city are camping out waiting for new sneakers to go on sale. limited supply of nike galaxy shoes, expected to fly off the shelves. about $220 for thos

president obama b.b. king and more.ues. we'll have more on that in a bit. welcome back to "cbs this morning." for 40 years, we have known alan alda as a really good guy and hawkeye pierce from the classic tv series m.a.s.h. >>> he's been a best selling author, starred in more than two dozen films. in the latest role he played the leader of a commune in a new movie called "wander lust". >> just remember, money buys nothing. >> nothing important. >> no, no. money literally buys nothing. >> i think you mean metaphorically. >> no, literally nothing. >> literally, money buys most things. >> no, nothing. >> i'm saying literally -- >> i'm saying literally money buys nothing. >> it buys nothing. >> money pace for nothing. >> that's right. >> what a voice. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> if you were president, you could sing with mick jagger and b.b. king and have a night of blues at the white house. >> as soon as you're president, you're able to sing, is that it? >> seems to go that way. >> you can sing who you want to. >>

>> al greene a few weeks ago, now b.b.araoke at the white house. >> i thought you were going to say does he have moves like raj. >> not me, not me. >> one quick check of the weather. >> warming up more tomorrow, record highs wednesday and thursday. if we can't get the rain, this is some great weather, at least for february standards, then things cool down sunday, monday, and tuesday of next week, but fantastic for wednesday. >> very nice. maybe we can close on the president. have a great night. >> good night. [ teen ] times are good, aren't they, kids? it's nice having u-verse, isn't it? see back in my day, we didn't have these newfangled wireless receivers. fangled? no, we watched march madness in the living room... that's where the tv outlet was. what is he talking about? and if mom was hosting her book club that day, guess what...you missed it! we couldn't just move the tv all willy-nilly all over the house. ohh! ohh! kids today have it so good. ok. [ male announcer ] the new wireless receiver from at&t. get u-verse tv

b.b.uy, and mick jagger were all in the east room to celebrate blues music in recognition of black history month. the concert will air next week on pbs as part of the performance at the white house series. what a group of performers. b.b. king -- >> put together a good group. >> i know. and he's going to have to come up with his own cd with the rate he's going, the president. >> all four ought to hit the road. >> there you go. all right. stay with us. "news4 today" continues now at 5:00 a.m. >>> ready to deliberate, the fate of a former university of virginia lacrosse player accused of killing his girlfriend will be in the hands of jurors this morning. >>> african-american history takes center stage as president obama gets ready to kick-start construction on the newest smithsonian museum. >>> good morning. welcome back to "news4 today," i'm joe krebs. >> i'm eun yang. it is wednesday, february 22, 2012. we're going to take a live look outside now. 4:59, 45 degrees out there. a much milder

it will be an all-star line-up with b.b. king and mick jagger supporting black history month. you can see the concert live or watch it on pbs stations. >> next, a new trend in plastic surgery. we will explain coming up. >> the snow is quickly coming to an end. we have warmer temperatures on buying this juicer online was unbelievable. what a bargain! [ female announcer ] sometimes a good deal turns out to be not such a good deal. but new bounty gives you value you can see. in this lab demo one sheet of new bounty leaves this surface cleaner than two sheets of the leading ordinary brand. so you can clean this mess with half as many sheets. bounty has trap and lock technology to soak up big spills and lock them in. why use more when you can use less? bring it with new bounty. >> taking a look at the week ahead. the candidates have had a brief break, but it is time for another debate. mitt rmoney,omney, gingrich, paul, andl -- will gather, with the arizona primaries six weeks after. >> star jones will be on "the view" to support an awareness campaign for heart disease. she and bar

the president singing along with top hud--singing along with b.b. king. we will take a break and be right back. >>george: we're tracking a hot spot for the second day in a row. the blame this morning belong to a stall that occurred at 6:00 a.m. hour. them to the metering lights for activated early. traffic is slow from the edge of the macarthur maze in the westbound direction faugh they have stayed right about that number for a while. a complete traffic check coming up. >>mark: here is a live look at the golden gate. traffic is moving smoothly. the possibility of a record- breaking temperatures for a few spots around the bay. greece is scrambling to adopt emergency laws to cut income and reduce government spending. this comes one day after they were able to secure a new bailout. fitch is downgrading their credit rating even further down to junk status staying in the fall this highly likely in the near term. so we are seeing the effects on wall street. the dow jones is down six points. >> existing home sales rising in january. the fastest pace in nearly tw

. >> he started doing b.b. king and they performed sweet home chicago and it was in recognition of black history month. >>> what a california lawmaker is having us do in connor caster, we will tell you what caused that flooding. . >>> welcome back, severe winds are making for difficult driving conditions inel could coliseum. strong gusts caused this tractor-trailer to roll over after strong winds. the driver was not hurt but the roadways were shut down as crews moved the truck out of the way. they are expecting gusts up to 100 miles per hour. >>> and back in the east bay, a water-main break led to a huge sink coal in lafayette. a mother and her daughter were tree offing around until they got caught in the rain their van had to be totaled, they will to allow crews to make repairs. >>> congressman george miller is adding $25,000 to catch the vandals to through a brook. it happened at the area but police say there are still no suspects in the case but the donation brings the reward to more than $22,000. >>> the hi

it was b.b.ing. >> it was blues night at the white house. >> mick jagger. >> celebrating black history month. >> sure. and they were saying -- and you'll see, they were sort of egging him on. they said to the president, look, you do it for al green. >> he let the genie out of the bag when he showed how well he can sing. >> let's watch this. ♪ ♪ come on ♪ baby don't you want to go ♪ come on baby don't you want to go ♪ ♪ same old place ♪ sweet home chicago >> he has really got it. he'll have a new career after the white house, i think. i don't think b.b. king's going to let him open for him, though. that wouldn't happen. >> he's got pipes. he's got some pipes. >> you know what we didn't realize yesterday. we want to apologize to anybody that we offended. we certainly didn't mean to. when we were talking about people that still have their lights up and christmas trees. we heard from quite a few people that said, you know what? we do that out of love and respect and in longing for our loved ones over

first al green, now b.b. king. president obama is singing again and he is really good.in the side show. you're watching "hardball" only on msnbc. [ male announcer ] what if an entire car insurance company was thought up and built and run to save people money? what if that company was born online, with tools and apps to make people feel like geniuses? and what if that company was now backed by the stability and reliability of allstate? well, what if that company was esurance and this wasn't just a bunch of hypothetical questions? could be cool-ish. esurance. insurance for the modern world. click or call. >>> back to "hardball." now for the side show. first up, show time at the white house. do you think this was something you'd only see once? ♪ i am so in love with you >> president obama welcomed the host of big names to the white house last night including b.b. king and mick jagger as part of a blues music celebration for pbs that commemorated black history month. apparently nobody missed the president's performance last month. let's catch it now. >> i heard you. >> come

jagger, b.b. king and buddy guy and of rocking the white house. the white house musical series salutes to blues. we will be right back. here is a live look outside. traffic already building at the bay bridge. we're looking for a warm day. already 50 in oakland. we're looking for a walk high of 72 this afternoon. costs and fifth of fifth but >>mark: agrees is scrambling to adopt emergency laws to further cut in comes into government spending. >>mark: dow futures are down four points ahead of the opening bell. this comes after a milestone date for the dow. the dow did the slide back down. here is a live look outside at the james lick in san francisco. in nearby transformer fire, we're also watching very warm weather expected today. fifth he the >>mark: will come back. here's the latest on the warm weather forecast. james fletcher has temperatures for your neighborhood. >>james: warm into breezy. winds are something we will deal with it throughout the day and into this evening. gusty conditions expected otherwise would have high clouds and warmer tem

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. >> last night, our president, barack obama, sang a duet with b.b. old place ♪ sweet home chicago >> last night at a ron paul fund-rais fund-raiser, yes, ron paul wowed supporters with a performance of his own. watch this. there he is. [ clicking noise ] >> folks, last night was the 20th gop presidential debate. last night's big winner. was mitt romney. but really, what sale sealed the victory was the final answer. >>> what is the biggest misconception? >> we're going the have to create more jobs, have less debt, and shrink the size of government. i'm the only person in the race -- >> is there a misconception. >> you get to ask the questions you want. i get to give the answers i want. >> fair enough. >> yes, way to go, mitt. bah boom. you can give whatever answers you want. who cares what the question was? >> rick santorum has been doing well so far. he's neck and neck with mitt romney. some polls have him in the lead. his message is resonating with conserve ty voters. he's in the afraid to speak passionately. >> the reason i think we're doing well i

it ended with an all-star blues jam that included b.b. king, jeff beck, mick jagger. was shy at first, saying not tonight. until mick handed him the microphone. >>> another big moment for adele. this time, it came to a pretty surprising end sh let's say. >> she flipped the bird at the brit awards when her thank you speech was sut short. she only got the say a few sentences before the host interrupted her. >> the show was behind schedule, the time was running out. producers tweeted an apology for cutting her off. while all eyes were on her right hand, you might have missed the huge rock on her left hand. she might be engaged by now. >>> attention viewers that have struggled to put together furniture from ikea. the company is feeling your pain. >> they are now post assembly videos on their youtube channel. the first one is a 4:00 video on how to assemble a bed frame. >> the next couple of videos are for a wardrobe and a desk. we need them for bunk beds and frames and book shelves. my husband figured it out. >> wordless instructions were never a good idea. >>> for some o

. ♪ come on ♪ baby don't you want to go ♪ ain't no place, we know chicago ♪ >> along with that b.b.but, or duet, the president welcomed mick jagger and other greats. the concert was held in celebration of black history month. it's going to be broadcast on pbs for everyone so see the full version. >>> i'm lynn berry. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> in rio, carnival festivities ended with a bling. rhinestone gowns and feathered head gear dominated the party at the annual carnival gay ball. every year, men don makeup and heels and dance until dawn in what's become the city's most luxurious events, drawing thousands from around the world to gather for one last hooray. in germany, carnival celebrations are just getting started. revelers counted down to the party very early in the morning with hundreds dressed in elaborate costumes. soon, dancing and drinking fill the city streets along with traditional jigs and songs. the carnival celebrations here are said to put even oktoberfest to shame. >>> finally, in london, two ladies may have

and 86-year-old b.b. king can still rock. he kicked off the night.he everyone a, the first lady sponsored a workshop for kids where she told them today we've got the blues in a good way. the entire event was designed to recognize black history month. >>> and speaking of black history month, a ground-breaking ceremony is taking place for the new smithsonian national museum of african-american history and culture. it will take three years to build, and it will showcase different years in black history. $100 million has already been donated and can congress has pledged to provide half the cost of this $500 million project. >>> president obama and former first lady laura bush are scheduled to speak about 20 minutes from now. that's so 42 seconds ago. thanks for the flowers guys. [ both ] you're welcome. oooh are you guys signing up for the free massage? [ both ] so 32 seconds ago. hey guys you hear frank's cat is sick? yeah, we heard. wanna sign the card? did you know the guys from china are in the office... [ speaking chinese ] [ male announcer ] stay a

tavis: -- b.b. king. tavis: what was it like working with him? >> it was amazing.y, lay across my big brass bed ♪ it was amazing. tavis: blues. could you put out a breeze out -- blues of bomb -- blues album that would work? >> yes. there are a few on the new record. the one that i did with a baby face, it is bluesy, very bluesy. tavis: speaking of this new one "back to love" -- >> i have a lot of songs, and i listened to the ones over and over again that i love. some of them i love today, and tomorrow, i do not feel that strong. so i will continue to listen and see which ones continue to go over to the i do not think it is the one, so by the end, i have kind of figured it out. this is the story. and the rest of them, i will say, ok, i will put this on the next one. tavis: i am curious now that i think about this. since the project is called "back to love," did the narrative, after babyface or before? >> you know what? i did the song after babyface with another, and in had a kind of overall tone. tavis: you know why ask that, because of the love songs. >> he will cr

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b.b. king staying there at the white house with the president.rt in the celebration of the blues for black history month. the president saluted the art form. tonight also included performances by trumbone, shorty and mick jagger. >> quite a party. i know. that would have been fun to be there. >> toughest job in the world. but sometimes it works out okay. >> sometimes you get to go to a good one. nothing blue about our weather, huh? >> no. unless you're one of those snow lovers that just continues to say, where's the snow, where's the snow? i continue to say, it's nowhere near anywhere that you live. right now, it's northern canada. that's as close as we can go. i'm not even kidding about that. out there right now, we're looking at plenty of warm weather. believe it or not you walk outside tonight, a lot warmer than it was last night. many areas last night were already in the 20s. 50 degrees the high temperature across the area today with a low of 32 this morning. we started off chilly but then we did see some sunshine in the afternoon. we warmed

it ended with an all-star blues jam that included b.b.mick jagger. , the president himself. he was shy at first, saying not tonight. until mick handed him the microphone. >> he has a nice voice. he can sing. >> yes, he can. >>> another big moment for adele. this time, it came to a pretty surprising end, let's say. >> she flipped the bird at the brit awards when her thank you speech was cut short. is the british singer only got to say a few sentences before the host interrupted her. >> the show was behind schedule, the time was running out. producers tweeted an apology for cutting her off. while all eyes were on her right hand, you might have missed the huge rock on her left hand. now there's speculation that the 22-year-old is in love and engaged now. big news for her. happy in love, that's good for her. >>> attention viewers that have struggled to put together furniture from ikea. we purchased some over the last couple of weeks. well, the company is feeling your pain. >> that's why after admitting the wordless instructions are too compli

obama joined legend b.b.eet home chicago." >> come on, baby don't you want to go ♪ >> sweet home chicago ♪ >> not bad at all. besides king, mick jagger and jeff beck also performed. >>> heart disease is the number one killer in america, but a new study found that women, especially younger women, are more likely than men to have a heart attack without the classic chest pain. manuel gallegus explains why that's causing women to die more often in the hospital. >> this woman was having neck and jaw pain. she had no idea she was on the verge of a severe heart attack. >> you think of really bad pain in your chest and collapsing. i wasn't having any pain at all in my chest. >> new research in the journal of the american medical association shows 42% of women under 55 do not feel chest pain during a heart attack. and hospitals often don't diagnose those women properly until it's too late. >> when women arrive to the hospital having a heart attack with symptoms different from chest pains, their care might not happen a

among the stars on hand, a blues master b.b. one of the evening's highlights was this a number from the rolling stones frontman, mick jagger, backed by legendary british guitarist jeff beck. ♪ and on "sweet home chicago," the chief himself joined in. >> ♪ come on baby dont' you wanna go sweet home chicago ♪ >> obama letter said the blues music speaks to something universal in all of us. joy and pain, triumph and sorrow. ♪ >> with a backup band like that, little can go wrong. >> we know what he will be doing in 2016, right? >> maybe so. >> that wraps up the "journal" at this hour. thank you for watching. ♪ captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- ♪

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sang a few bars of the old robert johnson standard "sweet home chicago" at the urging of blues legend b.b for a pbs special celebrating blues music taped at the white house. it included buddy guy and mick jagger. >> it's one thing to sing but it's another to sing with legends like that and hold your own. >> he was good. >>> 4:45. we have a fight over foreclosures. >> how one auction in san francisco took a nasty turn. >>> the california starbucks sued by a man who wasn't hired. why he claims the company singled him out. >>> hey! >> and a petite powerhouse. why this bay area mom -- what this bay area mom has done that only four other women in the world have accomplished. >>> high pressure cranking up temperatures around the bay area and around much of the state today. take a look at these. 70s into the central valley. hard to believe it's this time of the year. more sunshine on the way. we'll talk about that coming up. >>> welcome back. turning now to some breaking news in san francisco, fire crews are working on a transformer fire. anne makovec is on scene in san francisco with the very l