rain in boston, new york, and d.c. stormy in the south. golf ball sized hail. a chance of tornadoes from the carolinas to the gulf coast. showers in south texas. >> 60s in dallas, new orleans, atlanta. near 40 in detroit. 27 in minneapolis. just 19 in fargo. 50s in the pa sis i have northwest. phoenix, 75, sacramento. 71. >>> soda revolution. the phew brand gnat is low cali but not diet. >>> china comes to the u.s. to find pilots? major hiring fairs. >>> a helicopter disintegrates on landing. >>> welcome back, everybody. overseas markets were mostly higher on positive economic news from europe and the u.s. tokyo's nikkei average gained 52 points. hong kong's hang seng added 26. on wall street, the dow rose 46 points yesterday. not enough to close above 13,000. meanwhile, the nasdaq index was up 24. >>> for sale signs are going up on some sears stores. the retailer needs cash after reporting a big loss last quarter. selling the stores could race $800 million. sears was mum about how it would lure shoppers back into remaining stores. >>> and ten chinese airlines a

new york and boston, what element does that add for the game we'll see today? >> it's huge. mean new york/boston, that's the rivalry of the entire country. there is no bigger rivalry than boston and new york on any level. >> reporter: but giants fans may count on some home cooking. colts fans all say they're rooting for colts' quarterback peyton manning's little brother to take home a second lombardi trophy. >> i'm a huge colts fan, but since peyton can't be in it, we're rooting for baby manning. ♪ >> reporter: i'm not going to lie. it is freezing out here right now. just to follow up, i will say this has been -- i've covered i think ten super bowls now -- by far the nicest host city. the people here have been wonderful and while the patriots fans and giants fans have traveled in pretty equal numbers really the colts fans out are in force and to that end they are rooting for peyton's younger brother eli to take home a second lombardi trophy right there to new york city. guys? >> baby manning as they call him. >> all right. josh, who is going to win, and who do you want to win

mid to upper 30s around the great lakes, low to mid 30s boston, new york, 60s around phoenix and dallasspot new orleans and miami. all major airports on time. snow moving out of great lakes heading towards the northeast there may be delays at the new york and boston airports. flight tracker abc7news.com. >>> it is not everyday when you get extra federal money. bart's expansion plans on track to receive 250 million dollars in federal funds. the amount is 20 million more than local officials expected. it is the first infusion of 900 million dollars in federal funds. the project is expected to get final approval by mid march. the two billion dollar extension will run from fremont san jose it could open as soon as 2016. >>> the countdown is on for the weekend's westbound closure of the bay bridge caltrans needs three days for finishing touches,s1uñ rain cod postpone or prolong the project. >> reporter: the work is nothing like the extreme engineering feats requiring closures in the past. paving, lane striping and demolition getting rid of a part of the old bridge that lies in the path of t

and later on, a new way of looking at the age old battle between boston and new york. forget sports teams though, which city has better stocks? >> good question. also coming up live from the t.d. ameritrade investor conference, the sage of the street, yeah. jeremy siegel, why he says the market is undervalued by 25%. i'm going to go and find a telephone booth right now and change into my hopium t-shirt. in america, we believe in a future that is better than today. since 1894, ameriprise financial has been working hard for their clients' futures. never taking a bailout. helping generations achieve dreams. buy homes. put their kids through college. retire how they want to. ameriprise. the strength of america's largest financial planning company. the heart of 10,000 advisors working with you, one-to-one. together, for your future. ♪ >>> do check out shares of concur technologies up about almost 9.5%. a new 52-week high by the way. this is a company might use them. they help manage travel and expense reports online. they raised their target from 66 to 48. they also said th

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add that funding is a huge challenge, but the victims also say other big cities like chicago, boston, new york city, have all somehow adopted a psa campaign and it has been effective. we are live in northwest d.c. 9news now. >> perhaps such a campaign could work here. thank you, anny. >> several developmentsments. virginia republicans dropped language from a bill that would require women to get an invasive form of ultrasound before an abortion. the general assembly is still debating two other bills. one that would cut funding for poor women seeking abortions and another that would define life as starting at conception. >> ladies and gentlemen, let's continue to move virginia forward by saying no to these bills that have divided so many and would truly bring us back to the 1950s while stripping away the rights of citizens that we have in the commonwealth of virginia. >> monday, an estimated 1200 people surrounded the state house in richmond in protest of these bills. today, the house also passed another controversial bill that would let private adoption agencies deny placements that they feel c

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when i hear boston, new york, they're used to yankees/red sox. w much of that rivalry bleeds into this? >> there's always the argument, boston, new york. the sports fans. the rivalries are there. and it's really no different, especially this year. >> even though the red sox finally got over the hump and beat the yankees, i think it's fair to say boston fans spend a lot more time thinking about new york than new york fans spend thinking about boston. >> reporter: those title-hungry fans from the east will travel to the midwest. perhaps proving once and for all who has the best fans. >> let's go giants! >> how does a giants fan compare to a patriots fan? >> i think patriots fans probably want to fight more. >> they're passionate people. they love their patriots. >> reporter: las vegas bookmakers may have made the patriots slight favorites. for a lot of the fans here, this is more than touchdowns, field goals. it's about hometown pride. who do you think wins this? >> well, my head says the giants are the better team on paper. but -- cliches being wha

louis, washington mid to upper 40s boston, new york, 73 new orleans today, 73 phoenix.oks like we have flight arrival delays -- use the flight tracker abc7news.com. ♪ ♪ ♪ don't stop doing what you do ♪ have i paid my dues just to be with you... ♪ yeah. the spectrum is from lg. and the r2 unit is from... from naboo. naboo. yeah. the spectrum's got a 4.5" screen, fits nicely in your hand. r2-d2 needs a starfighter. starfighter ? that's like a million dollars in gas. yeah, it's pricey. it's got verizon's 4g lte for lightspeed downloads and a true hd screen to watch movies. i'm going to go with the... it's a good choice. ... phone. the lg spectrum powered by verizon 4g lte, for true hd mobile entertainment. >>> good morning it is 5:30 i'm katie marzullo in for eric thomas. >>> and i'm k ask. hayward police are asking -- and i'm kristen sze. hayward police are asking for the public's help. a manhattan wanted for beating up an ex-girlfriend stabbed himself in front of officers. amy hollyfield is live with the latest. >> reporter: while i tell you what happened let me put up a

in new york is 5 percent, in boston is actually 6%.hat looked normal at the time of policy, but since the franc dog act had been passed, there have been a lot of learning experiences from the ground. we will be drafting additional legislation pretty quickly here, to revise that policy. supervisor mar: i know that the mta has given a lot of thought to structures and permits like that. personally, i am not a fan of the traditional medallion system. i think that it injects a lot of inefficiency into the system and in forces -- and present their lot of enforcement issues. putting in the middle man that can charge and make a lot of money. i am wondering what the thinking is around different structures. >> absolutely. the single operator permit was a different kind. in many ways companies have asked us to give a number of temporary permits to the company's. said they could operate the vehicles without a medallion holder involved. yes, we are thinking about different ways for these permits, as they do not meet the traditional medallion mobled

teams, including a curse busting comeback in 2004. >> what a better time to live in new york and be a bostonr: now add this super bowl to the mix, as fans of all ages talk trash. ♪ new york giants, new york giants ♪ >> reporter: how difficult will it be to come back here if the giants lose? >> i don't think about that. i am going out only with giant gear and will wear that home. >> reporter: can you describe how significant the rubbing in will be if your team is victorious? >> it's going to be so good. >> eric mangini has experienced the rivalry first hand. he won three super bowl rings for new england before becoming head coach of the new york jets. good to see up. >> good to be here. >> what is it like being in the middle of the rivalry? >> the rivalry intense, and a lot of fuel added to the fire because of how much crossover between coaches and players. when the first go to new york from the jets, bill parcels coming off a super bowl. curtis martin from new england, spent three years there, go to new england with bill belichick, and i remember the first game back at the meadowlands, we en

new day. >> part of a fundamental shift in how we approach aviation security. >> reporter: from boston and new yorkin the northeast to miami and atlanta in the south, chicago and denver in the midwest, seattle, san francisco, and los angeles in the west. in fact, most majorities across the country fastlane for passengers who submitted to fingerprints and background checks in advance. lines where americans can keep shoes and jackets on, their laptops and cosmetics in their suit case. >> using what some people describe as more common sense. >> the new fastlanes are substantially quicker. and at los angeles international today, we timed this passenger through the regular line at 6 minutes and 10 seconds. while this passenger went through the new fast line in just 54 seconds. >> its' great traveling. >> five major airlines, american, delta, united, u.s. air and alaska are signed up to participate by the end of the year. frequent flyers will be asked to give background information and any one else willing to pay $100 for a five year pass issued by homeland security, background check included can enroll.

new york and northern new england. the ski resorts that have been struggling will get a big snow, some areas up to 12" of snow. trace, that's good but where it is clear, boston, new york, philadelphia, still, no snow. >>trace: a very mild winter. thank you, rick. >> protests over the burning of the koran at u.s. military base are becoming deadlier by the day. now, afghanistan's leaders are trying to stop it but the people in the streets do not seem to be listening, and the violence is spreading. an update on that next. [ man ] predicting the future is hard. but i have this new smartphone. and now i can see everything more clearly. ♪ i can organize the analysis. sort through all the data. maybe even rattle some cages. i predict that i'm going to like the future. because the future is where i'll be serving up humble pie. with a little side of crow. [ male announcer ] at&t introduces the samsung galaxy note. a smartphone and tablet in one. ♪ >>trace: another day of protests and blood shed over the burning of holy books at a u.s. led military base in afghanistan. officials say at least seven people died in anti-american demonstrations on top of the dozen killed

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upper 40s boston, new york, low 50s seattle and portland. major airports on time except for baltimore flight departure delays. any time you travel use that flight tracker at abc7news.com at the bottom. >> reporter: i'm terry mcsweeney in redwood city. special needs student allegedly abused, teacher arrested now eight more employees off the job what they might not have done the story coming up. >> reporter: i'm amy hollyfield in berkeley. occupy cal is back. -- [ inaudible ] >>> good friday morning. 5:30 a.m. thank you for joining us, i'm eric thomas. >>> and i'm katie marzullo in for kristen sze. >> allegations a teacher abused special feeds students. several more employees have been -- special needs students. several more employees have been placed on leave. >> reporter: these school district employees are not believed to have taken part in any abuse of the children. they are believed to have perhaps known about what was going on and not told the proper authorities. these are teachers and teachers' aides who are now off the job. take a look

maryland, 49 baltimore, and we've got 46 at dulles as we head up the mid- atlantic cooler, 42 boston new york at 42 degrees and 57 to the south for raleigh this system will move out behind it a nice ridge of high pressure builds in that will set us up for sunshine mixture of sun and clouds by this afternoon a lot cooler than yesterday when we were into the 70s not hitting that at all into the mid-60s during the course of today, 56 degrees our highlight northerly wind 5 to 10 miles per hour, by this afternoon we will see sun your 5 day forecast showing you the sun will stick around for a few days as we head into the weekend there is a slight chance we could see a little precipitation sunday, we will watch that closely so far it is looking good monday back to 48 degrees mostly cloudy skies temperatures continue to be above seasonal we are getting a good break we should only be into about the low 40s or so. so we are really still staying on the mild side if we have six more weeks of winter hopefully you will stay mild and sunny back to you alison and tony. >> thank you one of the questions a lot

. >> check out temperatures across the country winter from boston, new york, chicago, denver, salt lake 30s and 40s. 58 st. louis, 60s and 70s along the gulf coast back to phoenix. one delay into charlotte severe weather possible kansas city, st. louis, memphis dallas could be delays there. use our flight tracker at abc7news.com at the bottom. >>> 5:29 on this tuesday. look who's back hope you are feeling better. >>> mountain view firefighters are standing overnight watch at the scene of a huge apartment house fire that chased nearly two dozen out of their hopes. terry mcsweeney is live at the scene. -- their homes. terry mcsweeney is live at the scene. they are looking for the cause. >> reporter: they don't have that they have firefighters on the scene. i don't know if you can make it out there's a ladder truck ladder extended hose red any case there was another flare-up like -- hose ready in case there was another flare-up like last evening. it starred in number 57, how is part of the investigation. -- it started in number 57, how is part of the investigation. it spread quickly it wen

boston. sorry. >> new york is the better city, period. in every single way possible. >> bottom line is, who cares what the markets do on the monday after the giants win? new york is the better city right now. zinger, touchdown, game over. >> meanwhile, throughout the day today, picks for who will win the super bowl. "squawk box" picked the patriots to avenge the loss in their previous game. "street signs" sends the giants to a big lead over the pats. well, i'm going to be putting my money on the giants. so according to this unscientific poll, the new york giants will win super bowl xlvi. which city do cnbc cities think is better for business? go to the facebook page to vote. not a scientific poll, but the winner, at the end of the day, was new york. don't miss the super bowl between the giants and patriots sunday on nbc. speaking of the giants, we bring in the team's chairman and executive vice president steve tisch. and sports business reporter darren business reporter darre rovell. >> how are you? great to be here. >> tell me about the

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as we head up the mid-atlantic, 32 degrees for boston, new york 35 and to the south raleigh at 35 asl. we will get a little warm-up as we move into the week, just slightly by a few degrees, still into the low 50s or, so but satellite and radar showing you the mid-atlantic is doing really well. there is a lot of moisture yesterday that has now changed. we're left with main hill clouds. we do expect to see -- mainly clouds. we do expect to see fog kicking in in the overnight hours. be prepared for that in your morning commute as you head out. so that ridge of high pressure holding will give us plenty of sunshine tomorrow. we will see a trough develop to the north of us, could possibly see a little sprinkle in the afternoon hours, a bit of light happening and probably more to the north of the mason dixon line. so keep your eyes to the sky, but overall we are talking a pretty nice day with bright conditions across our entire area as we head into tomorrow. the jet stream just to the north of us. we've got cooler air there. we're getting drier milder air that will move in as we see those t

that will in fact expedite the speed of trains coming through rhode island and serving our boston and new york markets, the northeast corridor does go north of new york, and i appreciate that you recognize that. and i think that the boston to washington corridor is an area that is heavily used and should be a national priority to bring it up to speed and there's still many areas in which the rails need improfits. i know you're working on it but i want to express my appreciation for that. i know you want to speak at brown university, if you have a free moment, i would love to have you go and take a look just down the hill from the university which is a viaduct that go us through providence, right through the big providence mall where people come and enjoy the new mall that we have. it was built in 1964. and when you go underneath it, you look up and you see there's planks across the i-beams, those planks are there to keep the road from landing on where you walk to go into the mall. and if you go to the am track, time thing, they've got the planks across the highway under the i-beams to keep the

new program. >> this is our risk-based approach to security. programs that not only help us make sure the aviation environment remains safe but also makes travel more pleasant. >> reporter: from boston and new york, miami and atlanta, chicago and denver, seattle, san francisco, in most major airports akroosz the country, tsa precheck is now available for passengers who submit fingerprints and background checks in advance. travelers that do that will be able to keep their shoes on and leave laptops and cosmetics in their bags. >> it's exciting. >> i used it for the first time two weeks ago. it's a nice surprise. >> reporter: some worry it will compromise safety. >> how are you going to be able to check somebody? we want to be able to trust the airlines that we're going to be flying on. >> reporter: for now, the tsa says only that the fast lanes are substantially quicker. in l.a.x., this passenger went through in 6 minutes. another paeng went through the precheck lines in less than a minute. five airlines are signed up to participate by the end of the year. it's free to participate. not everyone who aplus will be ultimately accepted. >>> the pentagon is recommending major change to the military. u

delays also in boston, new york and miami.iami mainly because of showers and a few thunderstorms possible. your highs, 20 in chicago, 16 in minneapolis, 52 in salt lake city and 59 in san francisco. 40s for seattle and portland. 35 in boston, 38 in atlanta and wrapping it up, 72 in miami. fred, your turn. >> i know you like history. >> oh, yeah. >> but do you like musicals, perhaps on the stage? >> i am up for everything, absolutely. >> you ever see "phantom of the opera"? >> i actually have. i've seen it several times. one time in toronto, canada. >> it is now making history on the great white way. today the broadway hit "phantom of the opera" puts on its 10,000th performance. >> unreal. >> it is unreal. it debuted back in 1988. and over the last 24 years, it has sold $845 million in tickets. you bought the tickets, i bought the tickets, everyone bought the tickets. the secret to its success, it is a huge hit with women and tourists in particular on the great white way. and fans can't seem to get enough. 40% of phantom patron

new york. but then i looked up some stats and heard mary in boston. it's tough. i have to give the edge to new york. >> okay. new york. >> i do. it's close though. a lot closer than i thought it would be. >> i would stay away from mary thompson when she's back in the studios. she's tough. >> simon, what do you think? >> i'm biassed. some of my best friends are amongst the start-up and technology. i know the efforts that blo bloomberg's making. i got to vote for my friends. >> in new york? >> sorry about that, mary. >> sorry. it's a bias. >> i think it was the kick. i think it was the kick. >> so you were going to break the tie, but which way would you go? >> i would hold it for you if boston would win. >> we cannot be bribed. go ahead, brian. >> part of me is like i made the kick, part of me didn't care if we won the segment or not. i also wanted to say we did ours in a minute. mary and "street signs," you have to come in on time if you want to play and win the game. >> that's because you have nothing to say, brian. >> wow. [ laughter ] >> nothing to say. >> be s

iraq and afghanistan veterans of america have challenged the mayors of new york and boston with a petition parade, don't iraq vets? responding to the objection raised by new york mayor michael bloomberg that he doesn't want new york to host a parade for the end of the iraq war because the afghanistan war is still happening, the head of iraq and afghanistan veterans of america, wrote american knows the afghanistan front still rages on. with the end of combat operations not expected until 2013. that doesn't mean our country can't start welcoming home those who have returned and paved the way for those still to come. it will show our troops in afghanistan now that they won't be forgotten when they war ends, too. if we can afford two wars, he writes, we can afford two welcome home parades. here's the big news on this, though. even though mayor mike bloomberg has so far been shy on this issue of an end of the iraq war parade in new york, it's starting to seem like the rest of new york city government might not be so shy, they may be coming around. new york's powerful city council speaker christ

upper 40s in seattle, portland, boston and new york with st. uis mid 40s salt lake spring around dallas 62, atlanta 67. most of our major airports on same except for boston logan's has departure delays and houston has flight arrive delays. those delays can be found on our flight tracker, abc7news.com. >>> 4:48. in oklahoma tough new anti-abortion bill has passed the senate and headed to the house. its fate is likely to be decided in the u.s. supreme court. the bill declares life begins at conception and embryos have all the rights, privileges and immunities of other citizens. doctors groups are criticizing the measure saying it will jeopardize reproductive medicine. governor won't say whether she will sign the bill but describes herself as strongly pro-life. >>> after months of negotiating lawmakers on capitol hill have reached an agreement on the payroll tax measure. it will allow millions to keep a tax cut that will save up to $1,000 this year. >> [ inaudible ] a lot of folks lost their jobs through no fault of their own will receive unemploym

. >>> the boston/new york rivalry doesn't just play out on the field, also on capitol hill. ced friend rly wagers. new york senator chuck schumer will be drinking beer courtesy of his new hampshire colleague jeanne shaheen, she's got to buy beer for all of her senate colleagues. and from quarterback to president, could be a possibility for tim tebow. that's right, the denver broncos' qb didn't rule it out when asked during an interview if he might throw his hat in the ring for politics on the golf channel. >> would you ever think of running for office? >> for me, it could be something in my future, something i have to think about and pray about, i have no idea right now, but, you know, possibly. >>> a man in florida wants newt gingrich to cough up $45,000, claiming one of the security officers stomped him on his foot like he was stomping out a cigarette. the man was wearing sandals and his foot was reportedly fractured. >>> mitt romney's new debate coach is out of a job, reportedly, out of fear he was stealing the spotlight. several reports gave him credit as a man behind rom

that will in fact expedite the speed of trains coming through rhode island, serving our boston and new york markets. the northeast corridor does go north of new york. i appreciate you recognize that. i think that the boston to washington corridor is an area that is heavily used and should be a national priority to bring it up to speed. there's still many areas which the rails need improvement. i know you're working on it but i want to express my appreciation for that. i also know you're coming up to rhode island in a couple of weeks to speak at brown yfrt. we wi university. we'll be stuck here so i won't be able to welcome you personally. if you have a free mom, i'd like you to go down the hill from brown university at the providence viaduct, which is a quarter mile long bridge that goes through the middle of providence right by the big providence place mall where people come to shop and enjoy the wonderful new shopping mall we have. it was built in 1964. when you go underneath it, you look up and see plannings across the i-beams. those plaengs are there to keep the road falling in from lan