the heavy weight boxer is known for boxing mohammed alie. he released a statement overnight to say he was a great champion. there has been an offer to pay for his funeral services. >>> why are sunglasses necessary if you head out today and marty is over in the sunshine and another great afternoon! >>> it is incredible outside now! first off, on the radar, there is nothing going on anywhere near or around us. we have sunshine out there and the temperatures, higher than yesterday. it is 64 outside and to keep this in perspective, the average is 60. we are heading up close to 70 this afternoon. for more on how long this will last and we are heading over to mary. >> here is -- over to marty. >> here is a look, this will show how accurate it is the next few days out. this will swing a cold front in the area and they are timing that out to be thursday. that means we will be in a beautiful flow. not just today, but tomorrow and we will continue to tap the nice and mild temperatures over the upper tennessee valley. so, what more is there to talk abo

that is like boxing against mohamed ali. >> cuwin, rich. >> tuesday, we found out economic growth isercent for the third quarter and inflation is 3.9 percent. but below economic growth you have stagflation. >> every time you pay a tollyou see it in new york . gas pump, you see it. certain things it is here. >> david, treasury secretary tim geithner and the counterfeiter in chief ben bernanke borrowed so much money they have increased it to 3.9 percent over the last. this kills earnings for seniors and people with fixed income. and the increase is basically zero . so why the president is waging war against the seniors and destroy their living standards, i have no idea. >> president and ben bernanke counterfeiter in chief, would you use that praise. >> it is an exgagation. it is in the fed's interest to have inflation to get out of the asset-debt problem and engineering it to some degree. it is uneven . david you mentioned toll prices and gas prices. >> and government's prices go up. >> and gas prices are because we are importing gas. over all. we are not seeing inflation or wages and

. >> they have had his funeral and the boxing community turned out to pay respects. this is mohammed aly suffering from parkinson's. >> larry holmes was a sparring partner for both ali and frazier during what was referred to as a golden time in boxing. >> joe frazier, only a few guys can be put in his category. but he was one of the true fighters. he would go down. get back up. >> yes. thank you. >> to my ribs. [laughter] >> the likes of larry holmes and muhammad ali, it reminds you what it was. >> these guys are legendary names. very sad in philadelphia yesterday. >> now the american congresswoman who was shot in the head in january has spoken in public for the first time about her ordeal. gabrielle gifford is still unable to speak in full sentences but told diane sawyer she hopes one day to return full-time to the house of representatives. >> from this to this. a recovery that almost defies belief. 10 months after she was shot in the head at point blank range, gabrielle giffords faces the cameras. she is a remarkable survivor. but this is the moment in congresswoman learned others had

boxing great, smoking joe frazier. >> frazier had three incredible fights with mohammed ali.e defeated ali in the first one and lost the next two. ali mocked frazier mercilessly, calling him a gorilla and an uncle tom and over the years never apologized to frazier in person. ali released a statement saying, quote, i also always remember joe with respect and admiration. my sympathy goes out to his family and loved ones. frazier said he had forgiven ali and was doing well. >> i'm living good. i'm doing things to help others and negative to help put a smile on my face. >> he died monday night after a brief battle with liver cancer. he was 67 years old. ries, which is why we're declaring it the unofficial official fruit of the holidays. the fig's going to be so bummed. [ chuckles ] for holiday tips and recipes, go to oceanspray.com. the only thing better than our tasty, good-for-you products is when they're on special. here's this week's grower's special. find ocean spray on sale at your local store. and for thanksgiving recipes, visit oceanspray.com. [ female announcer ] improve

. >>> well, despite their bitter rivalry, both in and outside the boxing ring, mohammed ali says he willfrazier died last night at the age of 67 after a brief battle with liver cancer. 40 years ago he became the first fighter to defeat ali. >>> and now for a look at what is trending today. our quick roundup of what has you talking on-line. nearly two decades after e.t. phoned home, the white house says, sorry, there is no credible evidence of extraterrestrial life on earth. responding to an on-line petition, the office of science and technology also denies that there's been any government coverup of contacts with aliens. >>> no more party in the usa for britain's prince harry. he is in a tiny town in arizona for the final stage of his desert helicopter training course. the town has only one bar, and the mayor says some of the local dads with daughters probably won't take too kindly to the prince's reputation as a lady's man. don't think the ladies mind, though. >>> this could be the sweetest thing ever posted on youtube. it took an entire year, 288,000 jelly beans to create this video fo

boxing was king, there was jo fraser. one of the greatest heavy weights of all time died today. first man to knock down mohammed ali. rain as heavy weight champ lasted only four fights when he met george for man in 1993. >>> he fought ali twice more losing both but battles are engrained in boxing. he was 67 years old. >>> giants general manager traded pitcher jonathan sanchez. pitches a no hitter in 2009. struggled with control at times and battled injuries last year. >>> the giants are getting a switch hitter that had a career year hitting 305, 18 home runs. and absolutely fired up in the dressing room. tied at one. thread the needle for the goal. sharks take the lead. they would not lose. sharks beat the kings 4 to 2. >>> struggled before yesterday's game against the raiders but the quarterback helped gash the raider defense running for over 100 yards. quarterback who through 3 interceptions. >> another guy supposedly having problems. they just scored 38 points. something's wrong with him? i don't think so. this guy is one of the best quarterbacks in this league. i don't want to talk about him. the last guy i ,,,,

night after a brief battle with liver cancer one of the biggest fights in his boxing career was against mohammad ali. mohammed al v released a statement saying i will always remember joe with respect and admiration, he was 67. the obama administration is going to open more areas of the gulf of mexico off alaska's coast offshore oil and gas drilling. those plans are a lot more narrow in scope than what they said they would do before the oil spill in the gulf. [music] >>jacqueline: it was sunny and now out there and you're cooling down back into the 50s and we will move quickly into the '40's as the temperatures continued to slide into tomorrow morning. it will be another chilly morning tomorrow, no frost advisory but each temperatures in the '30's and low '40's. tomorrow afternoon the temperatures are warming up and we will see another nice afternoon on thursday. that is before the rain rosa in. it looks like it will move in late on thursday night. it may possibly even move in on friday morning. we will take a look at that in a moment the first let us take a look your temperatures. >>jacqueline: temperatures w

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this legend in the boxing world was best known for an epic and unforgiveable rivalry with mohamed ali. >> smokin' joe frazier. >> he was born to south carolina share croppers in 1994, and he took to boxing early, developing a devastating left hook. a top amateur by 1964, he won olympic gold in tokyo and turned pro the next year, compiling a 32-4-1 record. but it was his 41 rounds and three fights against mohammed ali that are most famous. >> 9-6 for frazier. >> after personally lobbying for ali's reinstatement to boxing, the two took center stage at madison square garden in 1971, from frazier won ali's heavyweight title in the so-called fight for the century. he would lose the title shortly after to george foreman. he faced off against ali twice more. ali won the rematch and then came their greatest fight of all. 1985's thriller. the fight linked them together forever. ali's taunts outside the ring were as brutal as his blows inside and eventually left frazier bitter. frazier lost most of the millions he made from boxing and faded from view. later, a car accident made it difficult for

we heard last night that boxing great joe frazier had died after a life marked by legendary battles with mohammed alizier died of liver cancer at 67. we asked byron pitts to take us back to the interview that he did with the champ four years ago. >> smokin' joe frazier! (cheers and applause) >> reporter: he earned the nickname "smokin' joe" because his trainer said "when joe frazier hits a man, spoke pours from his gloves." >> i get out of seeing a man crumble to his knees more than anything, you know? >> reporter: fans sometimes questioned frazier's style, but never his heart. born in rural and segregated south carolina, frazier fled north as a teen. his fight skills took him to tokyo and the 1964 olympic gold medal. he then won the heavyweight title after muhammed ali lost the belt after refusing military induction. frazier didn't float like a butterfly, he snarled like a bulldog. with an unforgiving left hook. that hook stunned the world in the 1971 fight of the century when he sent ali sprawling. through three epic fights the rivalry turned vicious. did ali apologize to you? >> yes. >> reporter:

. >>> bob -- boxing great joe frazier will be laid to rest today. onetime rival mohamed ali is expected to join his friends and family for the funeral service today in philadelphia. smokin' joe died last week after it's a battle with liver cancer. he was 67. >>> the greek gods beat jack and jill oxon hill and super mario could be italy's new head of state. >> topping america's money super mario takes charge in italy after silvio berlusconi stepped down this weekend. italy and the rest of europe hope that the yale-edited an economist can polka country from economic ruin. banks are still getting their money by imposing or increasing fees and many customers don't know. retailers may also be hitting you with secret fees. many layaway plans require big up-front payments that end up much more than you would pay in credit-card interest. "in mortals" ruled at the box office this weekend -- "immortals." >>> 55 degrees outside. a nice start today. >> feeling good. >> mild outside, gusty southwesterly been tromping in warm air. kind of like a blanket for our atmosphere. -- pumping in w

. >>> boxing legend smokin' joe frazier died yesterday at the age of 67. he was best known as the rival of mohammed alin and out of the ring. nbc's lester holt remembers frazier's life. >> reporter: he was one of the most feared and respected heavyweights of his or any era. born and raised in south carolina, joe frazier won a gold meddle in the '64 olympics. in 1970 smoke injoe became the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world and the first to beat mohammed ali knocking him down in the historic fight of the century in madison square garden in 1971. that was the first of three epic battles between frazier and ali. ali would beat smokin' joe in a rematch three years later. the 14-round fight known as the thriller in manila. ali defeated frazier when the fight was stopped by the referee. after that battle frazier would step into the ring only two more times, but would never recapture his heavyweight title. bitter for many years about the way ali treated him, traysier had only recently forgiven ali for his brutal taunts over the years. in the end smokin' joe finished his professional boxing career wi

boxing. he went to tokyo for the 1964 olympics and came home with the heavyweight gold medal. in 1967, when mohammed ali refused induction into the military, he was stripped of the title which became frazier's when he stopped buster mathis and jimmy ellis. in 1970, three years out of the game, ali was back and he set his sights on a showdown with frazier. the so-called main event, march 8, 1971, at madison square garden. the stage had been set for perhaps the most eagerly anticipated sport event ever. somehow the fight lived up to its billing. frazier withstood ali's onslaught and built momentum. grinding ali down. and frazier in the floral green trunks knocked down ali for the third time in his career. the decision was unanimous, joe frazier was still the heavyweight champion. in january, 1973, he ran into a human buzz saw named george foreman. in two rounds, frazier was knocked down six times and the title passed to foreman. but then, in 1975, frazier was given one last chance to reclaim the title. a third fight against al if, who had stunned foreman the year before. the protagonists were both past th

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. >>> former boxing heavyweight champion joe frazier died. smokin' joe fought mohammed aliimes, beating him once. the third fight, the thrilla in manila considered one of the best of all time. frazier was 67 years old. >>> so hutch time is dr. conrad murray going to serve for michael jackson's death? his lawyers plan to ask for probation and maybe a little time in the county jail for the involuntarily manslaughter conviction. murray was handcuffed, locked up after the verdict was announced. sentencing is set for november 29th. jackson's family couldn't be happier. >> michael loves everybody out here. i love him. we all love him. he was in that courtroom and that's why victory was served. >> you're not going to be seeing graphic warnings on cigarette packs any time soon. you may recall what they look like. a federal judge blocked a law that would have forced tobacco companies to include these kinds of pictures. the case raises first amendment issues involving commercial speech. >>> right now we were supposed to be hearing from joe paterno, the penn state football coach. he w

boxing greats on hand today to say goodbye to joe frasier. the private funeral was held today in philadelphia. don king, mohammed aliing their respects to sunocoing joe, the first boxer to ever defeat mohammed ali. frasier, who was 67, died after a short battle with liver cancer. >>> the federal government is defending the security plans despite english newspaper reports which say organizers are only providing half the number of officers required. another report says the united states is sending in 1000 agents, half of them from the fbi, to protect american athletes and diplomats in london. >> i'm satisfied that we have the skills and the expertise to make sure they pass off, and the focus is on what they should be. a fantastic sporting spectacle. >> i think it is a knee jerk reaction to say what is security? how is it going to be set up? >> reporter: the summer olympic games are being held at 32 different venues in london. >>> it is being called the first serious competition to apple's ipad. coming up, consumer reports puts the kindle fire to the test. >>> up next, one of the area's oldest schools is about to get a

boxing world is remembering smoking joe frazier. the former heavyweight champion died last night after a brief battle with liver cancer. he was 67. joe frazier had a fierce rivalry with muhammed ali. mohammed ali issued a statement say that he will always remember him with respect and admiration. joe frazier spent his later years training boxers at a gym in philadelphia. >>> local elections held today in virginia and maryland. seats up for grabs include city council and state senate. for information on polling locations and times, log on to wjla.com. >>> the latest of women accusing herman cain of sexual harassment -- she alleged incident at the capital hilton in northwest. cain is expected to respond. brianne carter is live on capitol hill with more. good morning. >> good morning. after saying he was not going to talk about these allegations that herman cain calls false now he says he is planning a press conference later this afternoon to address these allegations. all of this comes last night in an appearance on the jimmy kimmel show, hours after a fourth woman made claims that herman cain had her arrested. her name? sharon bialek. she was the first woman to make the claims in front of c

a.m., boxing fans across the world are remembering an all time great, smoken joe fraser died last night after battling liver cancer he is best known for his three monomental fights with mohammed ali and the first person to ever defeat him in what was called the fight of the century in 1971. fraser called it the best moment in his life he was 67 years old. >>> i like that picture we put up in his prime there. >> we were talking earlier those fights man they were huge everybody talked about them you were just waiting because it was before pay per view and all that stuff, my recollection is that some of these fights were on closed circuit tv in movie theaters and you could listen on the radio and stuff. >> all right now, this is an amazing story, just a strange find in georgia. hundreds of boxes filled with brand new barbie dolls,. >> you know because the real collectors don't open them. >> that's right. >> huge cash in unopened boxes, belonged to a woman who just passed away her family found the collection in a storage unit in atlanta area more than 2,000 barbie dolls doe any in that collection -- in that collection they could be worth $300,000 there is more dolls, children's toys

boxing legend joe frazier is in a hospice in philadelphia. he has liver cancer. he apparently suffered pain last month and then went to the doctor. he fought mohamed ali> another look at our top stories. andy rooney was a man of letters and words delivered with great wit. he died last night. rooney retired from his job as a commentator at "60 minutes" in october. he won many accolades in his long career and sparked controversy. rooney was 92. >>> in texas this is what's left of a bus carrying students and faculty from abilene christian university pap 19-year-old woman was killed when the bus struck a concrete culvert and rolled over. several other passengers were ejected and suffered varying degrees of injuries. >>> a sanitation worker in stanford, connecticut says he bought the winning $254 million powerball ticket. amazing luck, right? not so fast. apparently the man says he can't find the winning ticket now. he bought it a local mini mart. >> he said that's his number but he can't find the ticket. i don't know what to say. >> how upset? >> he was a little upset. >> he better find that ticket. the international atomic energy agency meantime will rel

boxing fans. joe frazier has died at the age of 67. he was diagnosed with liver cancer. he sealed his legacy back in the 1970s with a trilogy of fights against mohammed ali. and now a man often compared to mr. frazier, mike tyson is in vegas. i'm looking down at your twitter feed. have you at all had a chance to pick up the phone and talk to them? >> no. no. i don't have frazier's number or anything. i'm just tweeting how i feel about this man. i'm a great fan of his as far as my list is concerned and it's how i felt this particular day. yes. >> you know, your boxing styles were often times compared. both of you had pretty devastating left hooks. what did you learn from watching joe frazier? >> well, i watched basically as a competitive fighter. as i was stating earlier, these guys are the quintessential fighting and those guys, they were the yardstick -- when you say joe frazier, you have to include mohammed ali. these guys you had to judge up to. they were phenomenal. and i don't mean to interrupt you, but to see him on a scale, you can't see how qualified or how much he weighed, these guys -- they had statistics and special gifts you couldn't see on t

boxing legend joe frazier died at the age of 67. best known as the rival of mohamm mohammed ali frazier won a gold medal in the '64 olympics. in the 70s smoking joe became the first to beat mohammed ali, knocking him down at madison square guaarden in 1971. that was the first of three epic battles between frazier and ali. ali would beat smoking joe in a rematch. the final matchup, a brutal 14 round fight known as thriller in manilla. after that legendary battle frazier would step into the ring two more times but would never recapture his heavy weight title. bitter for many years about the way ali had treated him frazier had only recently forgiven ali for his brutal taunts. in the end frazier finished with 32 wins, four losses and one draw. after retirement frazier battled financial problems eventually opening a gym in philadelphia. but smoking joe will always be remembered as one of the greats, a true bruiser whose devastating left hooks helped take out the greatest of all times. >> coming up next on "morning joe," what have we learned today. >> number one, we fought together. w