take a look at the news whether you're a coptic christian in egypt, buddhist ther -- >> i would like to introduce our guests. brian grimm, if you look at the recent history of the world, we lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty. hundreds of millions more get to vote for the governments that run their countries, and yet we see this rise in religious violence. what's going on? >> well, the study has been documenting two types of restrictions of religion around the world looking at government restrictions and social hostil hostilities involving religion. the old paradigm for looking at restrictions and religion freedom were those coming from governments, communist era governments. but with the fall of communities and changes in the world what we've been documents is a rise in social hostilities involving religion. some of the government restrictions let up, then different forces came into play. we're seeing a world that is much more defined by attitudes and actions of people than mega government philosophies that are trying to dictate how the world should be. >> are we talking about hatreds that may ha

in to charter and a deal between charter/john malone and brian malone is really john saying to brian lookrder for us to do a deal, we need your help, and we realize that. johnis not a story of malone riding back into the cable industry and conquering. he is saying look, if we are going to get something done here, we need you, so he is kind of the kingpin in all of this. >> what dates do we need to mark on the calendar. >> in the next couple of weeks, we should get a sense of if time warner is going to bump up that bid. we will see, will time warner cable come down in their asking price or are they sturdy at 150? if they are, the process will continue. charter will nominate a slate of directors and we will see what happens. >> do we have a timetable for all of this. >> from what i hear, charter will name its slate of directors a few days before february 15, so that is the general ballpark. >> duly noted. the first publisher of rolling stone magazine says there is one detail people are forgetting? >> this case goes between -- goes before the supreme court in april. if they win, and the cons

brian, it looks as if the story will make news in the coming days. >> if you didn't say that i would, stephanie gosk, thank you. starting us off tonight. >>> and let's start off with the politics with political editor chuck todd on the north lawn of the white house. chuck, so far tonight i heard james carville say that the governor should go to fort lee tomorrow morning and own this situation. i heard a congressman say that it looks like the governor put his constituents under a bus, only happening at a dicey time for him because he is about to take a post giving him more visibility. >> he is basically beginning the early stages of his presidential campaign, in days, brian as he takes over the head of the republican governor's association. but look at what has not happened tonight, is we have not heard from chris christie beyond a statement, this is not like him. this entire episode is doing two things for him, causing him major problems right now if he doesn't get out in front of this in a hurry. number one, it underlines a compelling part of his message that he is a bipartisan guy w

>> well, first of all, brian, look, the president is going to give his state of the union address amidstmajority of americans. there's falling wages, there's the growing gulf between the rich and the rest of us, there's stunted upward mobility. there's a shrinking middle class, and there's far too many families that are -- can't reach or out of reach of the american dream. so what we want to see him do is talk about the need to rebuild the middle class, talk about the need to give workers the right to join together and to bargain collectively to get a fair share of what they produce. we want to see him talk about increasing the minimum wage, as he's talked about, but for everybody, an extension of unemployment benefits, we want to see him talk about infrastructure that can create jobs, we want to see the bold, on a bold agenda that will put into motion the challenges that he talked about in his december speech on inequality. >> you know, a lot of labor y unions were unhappy over obamacare. give me your sense how you feel over your relationship between president obama and the unions right

brian hackney. and i >>> excitement early on for 49er fans, the team looking good, so far, right now, in their quest for 6. good evening, i'm brian hackmy. >> it looks and sounds electric. >> reporter: you bet. every once this in awhile we will hear a roar here. the third quarter just began. the crowd very much into this thing, one false start against the 49ers probably due to the 12th man. a lot of people have been anticipating this for awhile. a lot of people saying this is the super bowl for all intense and purposes right now between these two teams at least. a lot of 49er fans showed up early to be here to watch their team workout. we talked to some of those. >> why do you want to be here? >> represent our super bowl championships. >> quest for 6. >> reporter: amazing, when the 49ers do something good on the field you can hear the fans cheering as well. and, you know, they are not alone. it is the who's who of the nfl here today. you have the commissioner, you have the governor of the state of washington, you have, of course, all of the brass from the nfl elite who are here watching this. a real

. >>> let's get the latest in sports now from brian shactman. look who is joining us today. >>> back earlier than earlier. i want to start with tennis. serena williams making some history. the five-time champ nailed her 61st match win. with that, she has won more matches matches at the australian open than any other woman. she dominated daniela branticova. >>> how hot is it? hot enough to fry an egg. this was taken by jo-wilfried tsonga. he wrote, i could please order some bacon with those eggs. tsonga is a great player. >>> afc and nfc championship. tom brady and peyton manning battling it out for the afc title and the seahawks taking. when asked which player do you respect the most? >> adrian peterson and tom brady. >> your favorite? >> i will admit the man crush. it is pretty big in my house. >>> in major league baseball, the owners and players agreed to an expanded replay system. i am a little old school. >> i kind of like it. it may solve a lot of problems. >> you are in the majority there. each game, they will have access to baseball headquarte

brian hackney. and i >>> excitement early on for 49er fans, the team looking good, so far, right now, in their questgood evening, i'm brian hackmy. >> it looks and sounds electric. >> reporter: you bet. every once this in awhile we will hear a roar here. the third quarter just began. the crowd very much into this thing, one false start against the 49ers probably due to the 12th man. a lot of people have been anticipating this for awhile. a lot of people saying this is the sur

so, brian and ann. i am looking out. i do not see any buses coming around the corner just yet. but when they do, you will be the first to know. >> i have no doubt. brian webb, thank you very much. >> now, let's check in with don knapp. >> you talked to a lot of fans tonight. how are they holding up? >> you know, without a win there is -- maybe an upside. there is no rocket celebration, no buses burned. but, for the 49er faithful that turned out early today with so much hope it was a heartbreaker. fans go nuts just minutes after the 9ers first score. a field goal. can these folks be any more pumped up? >> i am so pumped! >> reporter: folks are feeling anxious waiting for this game that may lead to the super bowl. more than you might imagine. >> i have been been anxious for a week. >> reporter: anxiousous but hopeful. >> we have been waiting, ready to take quest number 6. we are strong, we are healthy, ready to go. >> is he chewing on his 49er bandana it? s yes. but not everyone was uptight. not early in the game. >> let's go 9erss. let's go 9ers. >> reporter: weather the 9ers sco

. >> brian, i look at you.ou are in a wheelchair and lost a arm and legs in the place where the al-qaeda flag flies. i can't but wonder when you see the flag fly and read the comments that robert gates former defense secretary attributeed to hillary clinton where she said essentially, the policies and the decisions that were being made about iraq admittedly were political and not policy, not made in your interest, but made for the best interest for the survival of the politicians, when you heard that, how did you respond? >> i thought it was disgusting to see how the politicians are putting themselves forward instead of the people forward of our nation and soaps like they are more about furthering the party and personal agenda than taking care of the americans and our soldiers and warriors who give them so much. i lost a lot of friends in iraq and to see that flag flying is a disgrace. it is a disgrace how they handled the war. >> are you angry? >> i guess you could say i am angry in >> i am angry in the whole

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brian wants to look his best.his wife of six months, elena, is about to make the long drive from detroit to visit him. >> i'm excited to see her. i miss her. it's been hard because me being locked up. but in the end, she's -- she's always the one i've ever wanted. she's all i think of. i promised her i wouldn't get in trouble. so i've been doing my best to stay out of trouble. >> it's easy to get in trouble. hard to get out of it. >> ain't that the truth, though? my wife just likes it buzzed. i'm already married, i ain't got nobody to impress. happy wife, happy life. took me a while to learn that one. >> pradzik looks forward to seeing his wife. brandee nyp has even bigger news. she returned from court where her judge lowered her bond by $5,000. nyp hopes her friend, tom hawkins might be able to bail her out. >> they got me for court. they said, "nyp, get up. you're going to court." i didn't know it. i went to kentwood today. >> oh. what happened? >> so they reduced my bond. it's -- it's -- 15 -- the one is still

brian wants to look his best. wife of six months, elena is about to make a drive from detroit to see him. >> i miss her. it has been hard being locked up. in the end, she's the only one i wanted, all i think of. i promised her i wouldn't get in trouble. doing my best to stay out of trouble. >> it is easy to get in trouble, hard to get out of it. >> ain't that the truth though. >> my wife just likes it buzzed. i'm already married, ain't got nobody to impress. happy wife, happy life. took me awhile to learn that one. >> while he looks forward to seeing his wife, brandee nyp has bigger news. she just returned from court where the judge lowered her bond by $5,000. nyp hopes her friend, tom hawkins, might be able to bail her out. >> yeah, they came and got me for court, said nyp, get up, you're going to court, i didn't know it. i went to kentwood today. >> oh, what happened? >> they reduced my bond. it's -- one is 5,000, 10%, 500. they reduced the other one to 1,000. >> yeah, i don't have money right now, i told you th

brian, i hate to show this. look at these windchills. monday morning it will feel like 40 below in chicago. it will feel like 18 below in atlanta. and there's another storm coming that will make its way in some time late thursday into next weekend. >> always something to look forward to. unless you live in southern california at the tip, a good weekend for hunkering. >> absolutely. >> nice to have you as always. >>> the cdc is out with new flu numbers tonight. almost on schedule it is getting worse. fully half the states in the u.s. are now reporting widespread flu activity. this time a lot of younger adults are getting hit by it. we get the story from our chief medical editor dr. nancy snyderman. >> did the same thing last year. >> reporter: when 6-year-old twins clayton and james get sick it's double trouble for dad jacob. >> whenever one gets sick, the other will get sick. it's about one or two days later. >> reporter: worried about recent flu outbreaks, jacob took his kids to university of michigan health system in ann arbor today fo

going to get it as the mayor said, unless she said yes to a project that christie favor. >> brian is lookingments where we can say, "i did it!" ♪ ♪ we are entrepreneurs who started it all... with a signature. legalzoom has helped start over 1 million businesses, turning dreamers into business owners. and we're here to help start yours. mom, dad told me that cheerios is good for your heart is that true? says here that cheerios has whole grain oats that can help remove some cholesterol and that's heart healthy. ♪ ♪ [ dad ] jan? >>> why come forward now and not before now? >> well i probably should have come forward then. this is probably the hardest thing that i've ever done. i probably should have come forward. but i literally feel like we -- i have to act in the best interest of hoboken. >> hoboken mayor dawn zimmer an this show last hour. we've been talking a little bit about it. brain you were about to say at the end of last segment. >> in some ways right, we would expect politics to be about the expediency of temporary alliances. but half the people in hoboken take transit. it's got the h

. >> brian, let's look here into this investigation a little. we have no idea what is going on. ask you about david samson, the port authority chairman. the long-time christie ally. there are some real questions developing. we know he got a subpoena after his name appeared on an e-mail sent by david wildstein with the quote "samson helping us to retaliate." simply, samson's law firm represents the developer behind the hoboken project that the city's mayor allegation christie officials tried to push. now i should note the developer has been accused of no wrongdoing. and today a new report in the bergen record questions a vote david samson made as port authority chairman, a vote that may have had a bearing on samson's business interest. so brian, there are some questions centering on samson's relationship with christie as a lawyer. what would you be asking? >> first of all, the good news for samson is he represented by one of the best lawyers in the free world, mike chertoff, former u.s. attorney. he is in great hands. the problems is the spector of money in some of these a-rod li

. >> brian, i look at you. you're in a wheelchair.gs in the very place where now the al qaeda flag flies. i can't help but wonder, when you see that f then you read the comments that robert gates, former defense secretary, attributed to hillary clinton, where she says essentially that the policies, the decisions that were being made about iraq, admittedly, were political. not policy, not made in your interest, but made for the best interest for the survival of the politicians. when you heard that, how did you respond? >> i thought it was pretty disgusting to see how these politicians are putting themselves forward instead of putting the people forward in our nation, and it seems like they're more about furthering their party and their own personal agenda than taking care of americans and, you know, our soldiers and our warriors who have given so much. i have lost a lot of friends in iraq. to see that flag flying is a disgrace. it's a disgray to see how they have also handled the war. >> do you feel -- are you angry? >> i guess you cou

morning to new representatives brian meyer and stan gustafson and new senator julian garrett. i look forward to working with you and all members of the general assembly. i stand here today honored to be serving as your governor, humbled by the opportunity and eager to meet the challenges we face. i am pleased to report on the condition of our state. over the past year, we have come together as families, as communities, as iowans, putting our differences aside to move iowa forward. because of our hard work last legislative session, iowa's economy, educational system and health are moving forward. iowans have proved time and time again, when working with one another rather than against one another, we can overcome any challenge. for example, the international olympic committee last year took action to eliminate wrestling from the olympics. more than 25,000 people joined us through an online petition to

it looks like they got things under control but they are looking for hot spots. brianle of moments. >>> friday morning, january 24th i'm dave clark. >> good morning, i'm pam cook. time is 5:31. let's check in with steve. weekend weather. >> it looks pretty quiet. i was just trading e-mails with mike in the city. he is a weather hound. and the cold air coming in to parts of the midwest monday, tuesday. the windchills will be 40 to 50 below on monday. in minneapolis. it is just incredible. yet here we are setting all of these record highs. we've had 16 days of record highs in january out of 23. incredible. 58 fairfield. all these. almost 50 at sfo. so we still get a little easterly breeze. the high fire danger for all elevations above 1,000 feet. that is how dry it is. this january will go down record breaking. just hardly anything. expect for a few partly cloudy skies. there is a little patch of fog on the san mateo coastline. there is a little south wind from that low. it did produce a lot of very windy conditions around the grapevine. yesterday gusts around 60 miles a

brian is in the weather right now. >> you are look at the largest toboggan run in new york city rightlina, playing herself, will go one on one to find out who can get to the bottom faster. all this stands between us and a severe rash is this thin thing. "fox & friends" second hour starts right now. ♪ ♪ >> every year there are different teams in the super bowl, but every year one team of horse is always there, the budweiser clydesdales. they are lined up in front of our building right now, proudly about to turn left up avenue of the americas. they're here because anna kooiman has a great segment about the making of one of the super bowl ads. as they're lined up in front of our building there, 48th avenue, every person who walks by, if they got a camera phone, takes a picture. can you see that guy? >> we are just horsing around here. they're the stars of the super bowl right now. and set to warm everyone's hearts with this ad. can't wait to see anna's piece. >> brian kilmeade is at the top of the toboggan run, 60 feet high. brian, in a matter of moments, you are going to take on maria m

but what i look forward to 2014, i do see, you know, relatively decent market. i do think brianrgins that, you know, cyclical highs. so the question is, will the -- will the multiples -- p/e multiples, price to sales multiples, maintain themselves? will revenues and earnings, that tailwind, offset the headwind we see from interest rates moving from perhaps 3% where they are now on the 10-year to 3.5% sometime by midyear? and i do believe they will. i think that will ultimately end up with roughly a 7.5 return in the s&p this year. >> brian, can i take issue with what you said when you made your statement about how the market reacts to tapering? >> sure. >> i would argue that 180 degrees around the other way. whenever we thought that they were about to taper, the market really was in some difficulty and chiefly, of course, coming out of the summer when ben bernanke indicated that he might taper by labor day. yes, we have a rally at the end of the year, because they've laid out a taper. but what they've laid out is a slow taper. there's no taper now. it's still $85 billion, and th

. >> reporter: but like the current situation, the forecast here looks bleak. brian, we have moved off 50 feet to give you another perspective. all of this reservoir, everything you see here should be under water. keep in mind, january is typically one of the wettest months for california. this year it's been one of the driest. officials say we could be entering a mega drought, a drought that continues for several years. brian? >> miguel almaguer tonight on this unbelievable problem and continuing situation in california. >>> now to our other story. and let's say at the outset no one thinks southern cities can be expected to be as good at snow removal as cities like new york, chicago, or boston. however, it took exactly 2.6 inches of snow to paralyze this country's ninth largest city. the problem wasn't limited to atlanta, but it's a big urban area, the largest in the south. and everybody took to the roads at the same time right as the roads turned to ice. public officials got defensive in the immediate aftermath of the storm. some blamed the weather forecasters, all

. >> way to go, brian. >> look at that. he made it all the way through.st week? >> i should have put it on my little kids and did races around. >> exactly. that's the thing. you're able to see your activity level throughout each day and then track it by sinking it with your new console. >> fantastic. kathy, thank you very much for joining us today. >> thank you. >> all right, coming up on our tuesday show, washington revealing a huge trillion dollars spending bill. so what does that mean for our veterans? big news on that coming up. >>> and it's a number one movie in america, "lone survivor." joining us next, the mother of one of those heros. we'll be right back. >> you let him go, 20 more will die next week, 40 more the week after that. >> our job is to stop him. >> why do these men have the for right to dictate how we do our job that now has extra b vitamins, which help convert food to energy. energy support for the things that matter. that's one a day women's. energy support for the things that matter. help keep teeth clean and breath play close.fresh

live in santa clara, brian webb, kpix5. >> and look at this. it seems like most of the country is pulling for the 9ers in tomorrow's game. facebook put this together based on user likes. >>> the san mateo sheriff's county is asking for help to find a bank robber. this man walked into a chase bank in millbrae and asked for money. he is described as about five feet, six inches tall with a thin build. >>> a massive copper theft left morgan hill in the dark. the thieves vandalized 15 street lights. they stole about half a mile of copper. it is not clear how much it will cost to replace it. >>> police in san pablo had some good news to share. they did not have a single homicide in 2013. that is the first time that has happened in 20 years. other bay area cities didn't fare as well. the annual prayer walk for peace was held to remember people killed in san francisco. there were 54 of them. each person today carried a cross with the person's name. most had lost a friend or family member. they staid the walk is a step toward healing. >> we are motherin

. >> it looks like bill brian will be the texas's new coach. >> and caroline wozniak is engaged. >> and this field goal kick bounced off the uprights and while the camera was rolling, the cameraman was still able to get the shot smoothly. >> and the youngest player ever drafted in nba history, 8-year-old jarvis of the mike a wish foundation, even got to go to practice. he was right in there blowing whistles, calling plays. who wouldn't want to be an nba official for a day. >> everyone wants to know how much shoveling will they be doing. temperatures were cold enough for snow. look at these wind chill values. it's a very cold weather map. much of the storm will be all snow. already snow in the ohio valley. this is just the warmup act to the bigger storm coming in later tonight and into the day on thursday. so here's my latest snowfall map and totals. i have upped the totals for areas of eastern new england, now having you get probably a solid foot of snow. again, this is going to be a light, fluffy snow, easy to shovel and plow. chicago, snow totals over about two, three days, about 5 to

. >> brian is less than hopeful looking through the sea of suitcases left behind at baggage claim after a 24 hour odyssey that started yesterday morning. >> left st. louis, again verify, san diego, then here, so three altogether. >> where do you think your luggage went? >> anywhere. hotels are taking up the slack for stranded passengers with 20 rooms booked at the local best western and the general manager is waiting on the airlines to let him know if more rooms are needed. >>> the cold weather has affected amtrak trains including one from the bay area. the train was stuck in illinois after hitting a 12' know drift that shut down the engines at 1:00 o'clock our time yesterday. these are pictures on the train that started in emeryville headed to chicago. two other trains were also stuck including one from southern california and one that crosses illinois. amtrak says all passengers should arrive in chicago 20 hour after they became stuck. >>> the man accused of setting fire to the chinese consulate in san francisco last week made his first court appearance. amy hollyfield is at the feder

so some of the knocks, i think, are unfair. >> brian, when you look at georgia, though, when you look have had success recruiting candidates because of this perception that, you know what, the party primaries are going to move the republican candidates too far to the right. michelle nunn, does she fully get in if she doesn't think the republican primary isn't going to get messy and move to the right in georgia? let's look in north -- i guess i would ask you this. if north carolina and georgia end up democrat, do you lay that at the feet of the tea party? >> it's too early to tell right now. there's seven, eight candidates running in georgia. it's too early to tell. look, michelle nunn, kay hagan, and a number of the other democrats, the problem now is oba obamacare, and that will hang like an anchor and the neck, no matter who the republican nomination goes to. >> sal, tea party. we call it a tea party. is it a party? what is it? do you want it to be a political party that actually, you know, in an ideal world, would we -- would the conservative movement be split into two, a republica

international falls, the big winner or loser depending on how you look at it, brian. 25 below, and that will be our pattern for at least the next ten days. you had to know on a year that the super bowl falls on the same day as groundhog's day, it will be bad. >> yes, we still have that to come in the jersey meadow lands, al roker, here with us, thank you as always >>> and president obama called for new attention today on the . problem of sexual assault on our college campuses. he announced the creation of a task force, pointing out sobering facts, one in five college students sexually assaulted but only 12% of the victims reporting the attacks. both the president and vice president joe biden called on men to do more. >> i want every young man in america to feel some strong peer pressure. in terms of how they are supposed to behave and treat women. that starts before they get to college. >> men have to step up to the bar here. men have to take more responsibility. men have to intervene. >> this new task force will have 90 days to recommend actions that colleges can then take to prevent s

brian rooney takes a closer look at changing tv habits. >> the television is still there in the living room. it works, but not the way it used to. matthew and his wife took a look at the cable bill and decided to cut the cord. >> i felt like i needed to save money, and that was a cost i could cut. >> the family watches television. they dedepend upon a distribution box and other devices to watch streaming services on demand. they are a growing class. >> we can stream the latest shows. we can see everything we want there at a fraction of the price. i mean, i think we are paying $8 a month. >> the ac nielsen ratings company says people 18-49 that advertisers want to reach are watching on hour less of traditional television a week than they did a year ago. at the same time they are watching more video entertainment. they can watch on a variedy of devices, on a tab the at the kitchen table. television has come a long way. >> the audience is no longer interested in showing up at 8 o'clock to watch a piece of television. so if that becomes true, more and more content will sit on servers and b

. >> very good looking. >> brian williams -- not juan williams' daughter. >> sorry, juan. >> brian williamsughter, allison williams, you find adirective? >> yes, i do. very much so. >> greg, what do most men prefer, again, having edited a man's magazine. i am lucky, i date guys who like curves because i'm not a bean pole. >> you know, guys aren't picky. my point with this -- with the shakira thing, she's not fat. i get more bothered when hot pop singers or models talk about how, people don't mind when i gain weight. it's because you were already bone thin a month ago. >> first of all, i'm fat. that woman is not fat. i think she's good looking. >> but her hips don't lie, dana. she's known for having hips and a bottom, and she shakes it. >> i think she's adorable. i loved her on "the voice" and i couldn't name a song she sings, but i think she's so great. i think she's great, a great role model. >> wonderful. >> eric? >> isn't it about time? >> no, no, i see you nodding your head over there. what do you think shakira -- her boyfriend loves her curls. >> that's all it's about, loving your woma

here is brian with a look at our weather. >> vickie we've had 14 consecutive days of record highs ands are about to change here as we go into this week. we have cooler weather on the way and even the chance for some rain just a little bit but it's definitely a change here and we'll i think at least see a little bit of wet weather for this week and temperatures already cooling down as we have low clouds pushing into the bay, last night at this time, san francisco was in the low 60s but with the cool ocean air and the fog beginning to make its way in just in the low 50s right now, 51 degrees, 44 in fairfield for tomorrow starting out with low clouds, bay side, north bay valley as well but it will clear out mid morning, so we'll have a mixture of sunshine and clouds midday within the clouds increasing once again as we have a storm system headed in, most of the rain is going to remain north of the bay area but i think well see a few light spotty showers for tuesday and this first system opens up the way for another system arriving late wednesday and thursday and that could bring more rain

>> brian ross and i will look into this. right, brian? we'll get some answers. >>> thanks, ron. >>> overnight we've got a developing story with some extraordinary images, a family watching in horror as their dream home turns to ashes. more than 70 firefighters tried to save it, but what delayed their arrival at the scene? abc's ryan smith is on the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dan. the images are breathtaking. the smoke and flames could be seen miles away. overnight, a $4 million mansion destroyed, burnt to the ground in indian hill, ohio, a luxury home line suburb of cincinnati. the 10,000-square-foot, 22-room house built in 2006 is all but gone. despite the devastation, fire officials say no one was injured. according to county records, the home is owned by j.r. and maria decker. their son chase took to facebook telling friends that his family and dogs were safe posting "please pray for my family. you will soon see on the news that our home has burned down and there is nothing left of our possessions." >> well involve

and they're looking now for an opportunity to strike. and, brianthe olympic torch next week will pass through dagestan, the most dangerous part of the caucasus. brian? >> ominous situation tonight in moscow, richard engel with that. thanks. >>> as we mentioned, the safety of american athletes and other visitors at the sochi games is a matter of growing concern to the u.s. government. for more on the security question and what role the u.s. might play in all of it, nbc's andrea mitchell in our d.c. newsroom. andrea, good evening. >> good evening. tonight that call between president obama and vladimir putin shows how high the concern is about the safety of the sochi games. as sochi is locked down, u.s. officials say the terror threat is higher than for any previous olympics, even worse than beijing, where there was little security cooperation with the u.s. first, because of the recurring terror attacks in russia. >> the threat level in sochi is so much higher than china, it's really difficult to compare the two. >> reporter: and as seen after the bos

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brian todd is looking into this story for us.alking about here in the threat, specific threats? a lot of folks are concerned about the safety of the athletes and spectators. >> reporter: this is a man who issued a very specific threat last summer in july. russia's bin laden. this is a loose knit group of islamist militants. there is some video. now, chechnya's leader claims that he was killed recently during a counter terror operation. but i just spoke with a u.s. intelligence official and here's a quote from that intelligence official. quote, we have not been able to independently confirm his demise. why? because the russians and others have claimed at least six times, wolf, that umarov is dead, and that hasn't been the case. so this latest claim you have to take with a grain of salt and we have to get confirmation. we don't have that yet. he may well still be alive. the threat in july of 2013, issued a direct threat to the sochi games saying, quote, they were the satanic dances on the bones of our ancestors. this guy has enough

. >> that is right we are looking at this problem brian and claudine. east 80 and the ramp to east 80 kind of clear. if the lanes have been reopened or not. let's go right to east 80 here. i don't see anymore more lights and it looks like they may be reopening the lanes. there was a pole down that sent a lot of vehicles crashing in that area. and i don't see any cars coming from east 80 to east 80. the rest of the directions are open. so we will try to find out for you here. there was a little backup at the maze. there is a little bit of a backup eastbound 80 so we will figure it out for you and let you know. at the toll plaza westbound there is not a big delay at all. traffic is moving along very nicely. if you are driving in livermore valley, westbound 580 looks good. 4:48 let's go to steve. statute . >>> -- welcome back sal. >> thank you. >> sunshine today. everything says record highs. with had a bunch yesterday. oakland airport. oakland downtown. 73 and 74. sfo was in there. mountain view was in there. 64 half-moon bay. 59 sfo. 56 san francisco. re

brian moore, nbc news. >>> authorities are looking for a menlo park child molester.they say he missed a court appearance yesterday. he was found guilty in november of three felony counts for molesting a 10-year-old boy. a bench warrant has been issued for the 50-year-old. the san mateo county district attorney said he's missing under suspicious circumstances. >> his attorney in court yesterday represented to the judge that he is a missing person, and his wife had reported him as a missing person. and that's why he was not in court. and that his family is concerned for his well-being. i'm, of course, somewhat skeptical of that. i find that more than a coincidence. >> tehran and his wife live next door to the victim who was a friend of tehran's 6-year-old son. >>> happening now, firefighters on alert across the bay area because of this unusually warm and extremely dry weather. this weather that's prompted an unusual request from cal fire. especially for this time of year. nbc bay area kimberly tere joins us live from san jose this evening. kimberly, what is cal fire as

brian, you look like you were on vacation but i guess you were just on long island. got a nice tan. >> windburn. i walked my dog one block and came back all chapp. >> that poor dog. >> i had to moisturize my body but of course i had my butler do it. >> t.m.i. good morning. you probably don't want to hear this story either. it is a royal nightmare for more than 600 cruise ship passengers who got violently ill days into their cruise vacation. that vacation coming to an abrupt and early end because royal caribbean cruise ship, called exploreer of the seas, is headed back to new jersey two days early. health officials boarded that ship yesterday. they are expecting results back later this week about that mystery illness. royal caribbean says it will compensate passengers for their inconvenience. we'll keep you posted on that. >>> 4,000 people in the state of alaska are being told at this hour pack your bags. they may have to evacuate their homes because two avalanches have cut off their town to the outside world. all of this is is unfolding in the town of valdez. officia

and everyone is already looking ahead to the n seattle. [cheers and applause] brian hackney. ann notarangelo. >>> the 49erss are 49ers -- 49erss are back in the bay area. everyone is looking for the battle in seattle. good evening. we with are where the players were greeted by the fans after concurring carolina. >> reporter: all quiet out here now. but an hour ago, 100 fans here. some waited for an hour for a chance to wave at the team as they came and went and maybe get a look at a few players. [cheers and applause] >> reporter: tell me about being here tonight, why did you come? >> cheer on the team. >> reporter: dusee the game today? -- did you see the game today? >> yes. >> reporter: what did you think of it? >> great. >> to support the 49erss. >> hoping to get autographs tonight. no, i am good. i have a lot of them already on my arm. >> reporter: san francisco's biggest fans. [cheers and applause] >> worried about getting carjacked? >> [ laughter ] i got a lot of people saying i will give you so much money or can i grab that and run? [ laughter ] >> reporter: seeing them,

it looks like penn state coach bill brian will be the texans new coach. multiple reports say it is a deal for the former patriots' assistant coach. >>> golfer rory mcilroy and tennis star are engaged. the twitter photos show her engagement ring and a photo of the couple during the new year. >>> working in broadcast tv can be tough work. just ask brian olson who was holding a camera in his right hand, right there, when a field goal bounced off the upright. he caught the ball in the left hand and caught the ref's call on camera. >>> travis brewer, who has cerebral palsy, became the youngest player ever drafted in memphis grizzly history. that was his wish, made possible for one day by the make-a-wish foundation. >>> the number of applicants for a one way mission to mars has n been dwindled down. >>> welcome back. happy new year to you. perfect weather conditions for the rose bowl parade, as we mentioned earlier, and all the football games taking place in the west. should be just fine. we have a little bit, possibly, of fog out there, maybe a little freezing

look at national unemployment, 6.7, brian. what's the real rate?e the people that have given up on the job hunt? about half of them are between 25 and 54. so it's kind of a staggering array of statistics that the president will not be talking about tonight. let's talk about young americans. students drowning in debt. there has been a 44% increase in the average student debt since 2007. 40 million americans are in such debt. do you know how much the federal government took in last year in profit in terms of student loans on the backs of our students? about $42 billion. >> 'cause they chose to do that. they chose to take over the students loan. >> they did. >> senator gillibrand, democrat, is pushing the united states to do some type of forgiveness for student debt. i guess the americans are to take the loss. >> it's a huge problem and crippling a the love students in our country. what's also beginning to cripple americans and they didn't realize it are the cost of obamacare. there are 20 new or higher taxes on families and small businesses. by one c