and you're taking a live look down bauer bon street. you can see hundreds of thousands of people still pouring into the french quarter. tourism is actually on the rise here in new orleans. last year they brought in $5 billion and they expect the first quart over this year to be one of their best ever. that's because they hosted the bcs championship. they're also going to be hosting the ncaa final four, and, of course, this mardi gras, where i am told most of the hotels are completely sold out. betty. >> that's a much needed boost to the economy. nice beads you've got there karen. have a great time. >>> straight ahead, your tuesday morning weather, and in sports linsanity meets reality as the nets school phenom knicks' jeremy lin. rbucks coffee. brian hayes. i'm a master roaster at starbucks coffee. sitting right here we have 40 years of roast experience. how can we use that and do more with it? new starbucks blonde roast was created to increase the offerings that we can give to our customers. [ anderson ] we decided that we would take o

joy bauer has answers from your chocolate cravings to healthy foods.morning. >> good morning, al. >> we have a valentine's day question from pam in new york joining us via skype. happy early valentine's day, pam. >> thank you, you, too. >> hi, pam! >> what's your question? >> i'm looking for healthy chocolate or treat ideas for gifts for valentine's day. do you have fun suggestions? >> i was so excited when i heard you would ask the question. i get to show off my gift for my "today" show valentine al roker. >> ooh! >> i call this chocolate trail mix. it took me hours, al. but it's so simple. >> i'm not listening. >> you will layer healthy chocolate treats. i have dark chocolate trips, cocoa dusted almond, chocolate cereal. and we have whole grain pretzels covered in dark chocolate. this is the 365 brand. happy valentine's day, al! >> thank you. it's already open. >> but uneaten. >> so there's a great idea, pam. >> there are so many other ingredients you can play with. if your recipient loves caffeine you can have dark chocolate espresso beans and i fou

jack bauer will probably swear. i think i'll probably only once.'s 100% more than he ever got to do before. >> jimmy: you know, "stand by me," which is one of your first movies, which is a great movie. [ cheers and applause ] had a -- i guess over the summer, 25th anniversary of that movie. >> yeah. >> jimmy: and this is a movie that -- it's interesting because it seems like -- everyone's age grew up with this movie. i think parents passed it down to their kids. >> me, too. >> jimmy: did you with your kids? >> i was 18 when i made it. no, i grew up with it. >> jimmy: you grew up with it. you grew up on it. >> yeah, it was -- there's a sad memory for me just because i really -- i liked river phoenix so much. and he passed at such an early age. >> jimmy: yeah. >> and he was one of those wonderful young actors. he couldn't have been more than 13 or 14 at the time. and he was the one that would call you in your room every night and go, do you mind running over lines with me for the scene. >> jimmy: really? >> he just loved it so much. you could just se

secretary: item 27, a hearing on the real property les -- lease with bauer intelligent transportation for pier 50 for a term of 10 years. >> -- president chiu: this is something that was going to be moved because of the america's cup. there were some substantive amendment. last week, we had to continue the item, and because we need to get this done quickly, that is why we are sitting as a whole. is there someone from the port to give a separate discussion on some of the amendments that we are hearing? and then we will obviously hear any public comments on this. >> thank you, president chiu. i am with the port of san francisco. good afternoon, supervisors. as was described, this is a new 10-year lease for bauer transportation services, and they are currently at pier 27, which is the new cruise terminal. they are prepared to move to pier 50 to facilitate not only their expansion within the san francisco community but also the project. the lease that was first submitted had one minor amendment, an indemnification provision, and it has been resubmitted back to the board here, and also, th

we picked two winners from our 25,000-pound weight loss challenge with joy bauer. flew them to new york to receive an ambush makeover. >> very exciting. here to show them off, "today" contributor and stylist to the stars -- >> louis licari, la, la, la, la, la. >> you have been practicing. and his partner in perfection, "us weekly" contributor and author jill martin, plus joy bauer today. yay. a big day. >> usually we pick someone off the plaza, but today, two lucky ladies. >> our two winners from the 25,000-pound weight loss challenge and they both wrote super compelling essay entries. one is from south carolina, and the other one is from pennsylvania. they've got some friends. and i have not met them yet so i'm really excited. >> you're going to be blindfolded too. >> yes. yes. >> joy is playing the game. first up is penny matthews, 29 years old from shrewsbury, pennsylvania. she started gaining weight when her sister kelly passed away two years ago. since following our segment, she's lost 21 pounds and is so excited to keep losing. let's listen to her story. >> y

around page 30, i went, well, in the jack bauer vernacular, i went "damn it."do this. >> jimmy: it's hard to complain because bear grylls, who's our next guest, gets attacked by wolves and that sort of thing on his show. >> no, i've watched him jump out of a helicopter or two. he's got a tougher grind than i ever did. >> jimmy: definitely. are you that kind of a guy? an adventurer? are you a camper or anything? >> not really, no. pretty much fake it. >> jimmy: you do, yeah. >> i think the last time i was camping, my oldest daughter wanted to try this outward bound program for summer. and part of the deal was at the end of everything that they learned, one of their parents had to go with them on this trip. and we climbed -- >> jimmy: it's mom's job, right? >> yeah. we climbed about 3,000 vertical feet. i showed up with all the proper equipment. i looked like the deal. and my daughter was 16 at the time. and after three days, i came limping out of the mountain, with a stick, barely clinging to life. and she was -- she was just kind of as light and effervescent as

. >> joy bauer, remember she promised she would jump rope through an entire show if we reached the goaler it is, 25,000 pounds? >> well, we went over it. >> she's going to do it. she's been jumping for nine minutes. we'll keep checking in to make sure she's not cheating. >> this is hard. >> yes, it is. >> nope, you cannot stop during commercials. you have 50 minutes to go. >> good luck, joy. >> thank you. >> we have the joy fit club. how is she going to do it? >> i don't know. how is she? >> during the joy fit club. >> time for our fan of the week. >> okay. >> yeah. this week it's kelly from elkhart, indiana, who watches on channel 16. her favorite part of the show is "today's talk" because she loves to hear your stories, opinions, ideas, what's going on with your life. she's had some health difficulties this year but the show helped keep her positive and offered a much-needed distraction. congratulations. sending you and a friend to san antonio, texas. >> we were there. >> the trip includes a three night stay at the a hotel, spa treatments for two, a barge cruise along the river walk,

joy bauer has the foods you should eat every day to help you destress.ng to the mats. >> i am. >> she's our consigliere and has yoga moves and stretches you can do at home to reinvigorate your mind and body. >> all you need is ten minutes and good balance. see if i can do it. then we have america's top dogs. almost half of all households with dogs own one of these top breeds. so which furry friends are america's favorites. you're getting some idea there. >> they are making friends there. >> so cute. we'll reveal them coming up. very sweet. first a check of the weather. >> first of all, we have a risk of strong storms making their way through the mid mississippi river valley. wet weather in the pacific northwest with heavy winds. look for icy conditions in minnesota. tomorrow the risk of strong storms expands into the mid and upper ohio river valleys. icy conditions in the northeast. snow in new england. rain from coastal california into the pacific northwest. snow in the inner mountain regions. sunshine and mild weather through the mid mississippi river

. >> reporter: for 17 years garrett bauer traded on tips he got from his friend, ken robinson. >> when phone call came in? >> those type of phone calls happened once or twice a year. i spoke to ken probably five days a week. >> robinson got his tips from matthew kluger, a washington lawyer who would get confidential nonpublic information about mergers and acquisitions from his firm's e-mail servers. the trio shared the profits, a total of more than $32 million according to court documents. >> the whole idea was for me to do all the trades so there would be no connection to him and his connection to the lawyer and then he started doing some of these trades when i said i didn't want to do them anymore. so it was really at that point where i guess -- i assume the fbi and the sec investigated him. >> reporter: when the fbi came for ken robinson, he turned in garrett bauer. >> after about a month or so i stopped being angry. ken didn't force me to do what i did. you don't always know what you're getting into. you do know the information is illegal. most people think they're not going to get

the route goes along the em bauer da kerr row before circling in front of treasure island angel island- embarcadero before circling in front of treasure island, angel island. >>> remember these pictures, the miracle on the hud son? tonight we're learning -- hudson tonight we're learning what was on there may not be on all plane. >>> thanks for watching have a great day.

representative bauer, nice to see you this morning.ell our viewers you led a boycott on the house floor to prevent action on the right-to-work bill, but we now know how this turned out. what does this do to the working men and women of your state and what long-term impact do you fear or expect out of this? >> it prohibits the majority of workers from collectively bargaining for fair wages, for health care and good, safe working standards. we think the people of indiana should show a little love for the workers, not only here on this valentine's day, but all through the year. i know it has energized our base and they understand that this was rammed through by billionaires and millionaires that are unknown because of the way the advertising rules are, but i think by this fall they will say it is unfair, it is unfair not to have workers not bargain with their employer, especially if the majority want it that way. >> representative, a lot of people say this is going to change things when it comes to how employers and other job givers are a

we did spot sarah shourd, josh fattal and shane bauer on the left-side of the roadway. those were the hostages recently freed from iran. we'll continue to stay on top of the story and let you know how it ends coming up at 5:00. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> oakland police provided a few more details late this moving after a police officer shot and wounded a robbery suspect in east oakland. investigators say it happened around 11:30 last night on 62nd avenue not far from seminary avenue and international boulevard. an officer responded of a report of a robbery and saw two men in a car. one of the men jumped out and ran. an opd spokesperson says the officer chased the man and says the suspect had a gun. >> the suspect got out and ran. at what point did the officer feel threatened when he was running? >> these are the details that the investigation is working on right now. because it's an officer- involved shooting, we're very limited on what information we can provide. >> police say the suspect's wounds were not life- threatening and the driver of the car got aw

among the activists were three cal grads, sarah shourd, shane bauer and josh fattal were particularly outspoken. >>> by now, you've likely noticed the trip to the pump is cost loi. oil prices are at an all time high this time of year and that trickles down to our local gas station. today's jump came over iran decided to stop selling oil to france and britain. it will likely force europe this summer. many states fear the arrival of $4 a gallon gas, but in the bay area, that's already here. oaken land's average price is 4.01 and 4.07 in san francisco. >> politics in the middle east has probably never been greater and we just don't know from week to week how wad it could get. >> oil and travel experts anticipate higher price wills put a damper on travel memorial day and this summer. >> now to the gop run for the white house. a shift tonight in the key balt l ground state of michigan. the big lead there is now half of what it was. but then michigan the mitt romney's home state. while romney talked jobs today, stressing social issues, he reminded voters of his strict catholic conservatism,

joy bauer is here with answers for everyone. >> my son is gluten-free.jill coming in with that. >> we also have a special announcement to make. it's the fact that we are teaming up with the u.s. chamber of commerce to launch a new initiative called hiring our heroes today. e we're going to highlight the skills and talents of our nation's veterans and hosting job fairs around the country. come on over here, kevin. he's with the u.s. chamber of commerce and joins us on the plaza. >>s thanks for having me. >> what have you accomplished so far? what's the goal? >> we have been in over 90 cities across the country. we have 8,000 jobs for military spouses and veterans. next year we are going to 400 communities. >> that's more than a million unemployed veterans in this country. is it a matter of an employer not understanding how the battlefield experience and military training translates in the private sector context? >> i think there are employers that get it. they have the competitive advantage. i will give you an example. capital one bank hires veterans ever

. >> my name is matthew bauer and i am president and co-founder of better world telecom. we just moved happily into our new offices, and i am sort of a kitten in a candy store right now after being involved since 2004. one of the first companies to bring this forward, to have this kind of discussion going down. it is very enlightening for me and i want to commend supervisor chiu for bringing this forward. i myself am on the board of american sustainable business council, and literally over 100,000 businesses that are having the same ideals, the useful comments that i can make based on my 25 years of experience, i feel this will attract companies to san francisco. it catches and on the leadership position. the unofficial leadership position, that amount of capital that exists here, the people and the organization's that have paved a new path for businesses and society, the other thing is to stimulate companies within san francisco to step up to certification or to a higher purpose. the ripple effect, they treat their employees and a different way. the particle out into the

i congratulate you on the safe arrival of our last a geek mr bauer hard this was the least we could do for you and for libya the papers show the cia seized in bangkok thanks to an m i six tipped off al saadi was supposedly snatched by the m i six in hong kong both men were sent straight to libya and the notorious abu salim prison where they say they were tortured there are statements from u.k. authorities saying. that they are. they do not wish torture to happen. in the context of. those sorts of statements that. everyone will know that there is an extremely high risk indeed or less certainty that these individuals will be tortured but by that point the british government's love in with good daffy had already begun turning him from desk to darling and it wasn't just good daffy you reap the rewards mark allen was britain's negotiator in what was a two way deal it was in this exclusive london clubs to mark owen said to have met good at his intelligence chief the alleged occasion a top secret dinner to celebrate the end of negotiations libya gets a seat at the international table in retur

joy bauer is today's nutritionist and dr. rajini raj is here.y enjoy heart-healthy comfort foods, count your calories, take advantage of mild winter weather and book doctor appointments. give us an example of a heart-healthy comfort food, joy. >> it's the perfect time to enjoy a cozy nutrient-rich bowl of lentil soup and a few mornings each week to have oatmeal topped with fresh fruit and nuts. the oats have valuable fiber, the nuts have heart-healthy fats and together they declog our arteries. >> be careful about the pigs in a blanket that the boys were talking about. why book your appointment during this time of year, doctor? >> one of the reasons why heart disease spikes during the winter is people ignore their health. they don't go to the doctor when they're supposed to. especially if they have something like chest pain. they don't want to miss the christmas party. keep up with your appointments and prescriptions, refill your medication. a lot of people are traveling, forget their heart medicine. you need to be on the ball. >> remind people,

before we ask her to come out, joy bauer will tell us more about her eating habits.own to that, doesn't it? >> this is such a powerful story. it didn't happen overnight. it took her four years. >> good for her. >> to lose 180 pounds. she says that god gave her her strength. >> her strength. >> she's not an emotional eater, but she is a volume eater. she's addicted to food. so i wanted to show you something so strategic that she did. remember she was in college at the time, so she was at an all you can eat cafeteria. this is what she would eat before. >> wow. >> thousands and thousands of calories. soda and the fries and lots of cap'n crunch. now when she was losing the weight, she still ate an incredible amount of volume but chose the right foods, filled herself up, and was able to lose the weight. >> and as she got smaller she didn't want as much. >> she shakes it off when she stumbles. >> she's human. >> her before picture one last time. let's see the new leona. bring it out. whooo! >> oh, wow! >> oh, yes. >> you look awesome. >> thank you. >> do you feel free? >>

. ♪ i feel like i am close enough to you ♪ >> a shoutout to joy bauer, who is going to be jumping rope10:00 to 10:59. she's going to jump all the way through. >> no breaks. >> because we reached her goal of 25,000 pounds. >> over it by a thousand, i think. on monday that's happening. >> all righty. up next, our girlfriend meredith is going to join us. >>> for five long years meredith was with us here attitude today and co-anchored with matt before she signed off last june and broke all our hearts. but when she made a surprise appearance during a show in october, we barely recognized her. >> yes, that is me. >> okay. and you and the dogs and the wig. >> oh, yeah. >> it was a great moment, all right. so what we love more than anything is when meredith comes back to visit. >> you do? >> we do. >> we kid around a lot but we love you. >> love. >> more than that, we're so proud of what you're doing. >> thank you. >> took time off to be with your family, which is the most valuable thing you can ever have, right? >> it was great. this summer i was able to spend a lot of time on cape cod, which

we had gary bauer, when george w. seeking the nomination in 1999, gary bauer won the state convention. you know, activists here can -- they like to have their voice heard. the sad thing about minnesota, is a this as a minnesotan, we haven't gone republican in a presidential contest since 1972, so there's not a lot of focus on minnesota, not a lot of national energy here. so sometimes things at the local level, grassroots politics, may have a disparate impact. bottom line mitt romney, i believe, will be the candidate. in my mind, i have no question about that. i think he'll do well in minnesota by the time we get through this process in may. but we're still early on. hasn't been a lot of focus or convention. unfortunately we tend to get people past us in the national contest because it's been so long since a republican has claimed victory in minnesota in a presidential contest. >> don't want to look past our minnesotans. >> we're thrilled that you haven't. >> senator, always good to see you. thank you so much for joini

over here on the corner you're going to see joy bauer jumping rope.is another form of joy begging you to go on the website and record the pounds you've lost because we're trying to get to 25,000 pounds. >> that is by tonight. >> we're still 22 -- no. 22,000. >> we need, like, about 3,000 more. >> i'm begging! >> she's begging! here's the deal. if we hit it, and i know we can, joy will jump rope through the entire show coming up. >> may i make a suggestion? >> what? >> because she is tiniest. she would melt if she did that. let's get some of our crew to join her. >> we should do that. >> and they know who they are. >> i'm begging. >> joy is begging. please go on our website and record your pounds lost for joy. let's reach it today. >> the first of the month starting tomorrow and that means the first thursday of every month we do our "everyone" story. >> another great singer. >> shall remain nameless. me. >> this young lady is named caitlin from fairview, pennsylvania, and she wrote a beautiful letter. basically when she was in seventh grade she hit her