our next topic is caleb moore a snowballer who tragically died in a crash at the x games., really talented kid trying to do a back flip and didn't milwaukee it. what do we think, are these too dangerous, has it gone too far? >> i think we have the video. it looks insane. >> landing on him obviously is the devastating part of this. >> it's terrible, but i think it's important to show the context. it is called the x games, stands for extreme. what i found disturbing is when i read about it, he'd only been practicing this stunt for two weeks. that's not enough time to master this level of stunt. when he was practicing other stunts, he practiced outside of dallas where there wasn't a lot of snow, so he was landing in foam rather than snow, so i just think although it's too late for him, it's a good place to learn for the future. >> come on, there's an inherent danger in all sports, all activities. >> not to that level, though. >> this is extreme yes ski jumping, there's always been they just push the envelope a lot. what are you going to legislate that they can't do these x ga

. >> caleb moore died when the skis on the snow mobile hit the slope. the 450-pound machine rolled over him. he what you canned away from the crash but later developed bleeding around his heart. the death is the first in the 18-year history of the x games. family members say they are grateful from the support they received around the world. >>> a southern cal man invented the hoax of manti te'o, but he says the deception became too much. >> had to get on with my life, i had to start living. >>> the 2-year-old male pretend tobd a woman who he communicated -- pretended to be a woman last it would go years before he confessed. te'o had no involvement in the hoax. >>> labor department is reporting a sharp increase in applications for unemployment benefits, raising by 38,000 to adjust at 368,000 last week, but for the last 3 weeks, applications dropped to 5-year lows. the member is still consistent with moderate hiring, numbers for the entire month of january are due tomorrow. >> shocks today ended a -- stocks today, the dow fell 49 points. >>> a company is

. >>> snowmobiler caleb moore has died after a crash at the x games in colorado.ened a week ago. he walked away from the crash with a consuggestion. later he had emergency surgery for a heart contusion and suffered a brain contusion. moore was 25 years old. >>> and beckham signed with a club in paris for five months. it's owned by the government in qatar. his salary will be donated to a local children's hospital in paris. >>> and from the world of animals predicting super bowl champions we've got a grizzly bear named ozzie from the zoo in montana given a choice of two banana pies. he ate the ravens pie which indicates baltimore is his choice. he could be wrong. but he then ate the pie marked for san francisco. >>> what does bill clinton, magic mike, sylvester stallone and bruce willis all have in common? well have the answer when we return. >>> welcome back. forecast remains unchanged day after day as we go throughout the weekend. temperatures will be pretty close stonal for the beginning of february. if anything maybe a little bit above average. 53 in the next tw

. >>> snowmobiler caleb moore has died after a crash at the x games in colorado.alked away from the crash with a concussion. later he had emergency surgery for a heart contusion and suffered a brain complication. moore was 25 years old. >>> and beckham signed with a club in paris. owned by the government in qatar. >>> and from the world of animals predicting super bowl champions we've got a grizzly bear named ozzie from the zoo in montana given a choice of two banana pies. one marked for each of the two teams. he ate the ravens pie which may indicate that baltimore is his choice but then again, he also ate the pie marked for san francisco, so it could be a very close game or he could be a hungry bear. >>> what does bill clinton, magic mike, sylvester stallone and bruce willis all have in common? we'll have the answer coming up next when "early today" returns. >>> i want to take you through the weekend forecast. we are going to have areas of snow, you'll be cold today right through the weekend. it includes the northern plains and great lakes especially. great weath

caleb moore was injured last week attempting a back flip at the x games. he died yesterday after complications from a concussion and bleeding around his heart. >>> for lirgt sports news, we get the highlights from espn news. >>> hi, i'm hakem dermish with your "sportscenter" update. the thunder made their first nine shots of the game. they shot 80% in the first quarter. i ba ibaka, then durant. oklahoma city, up 58-34 at the break. third quarter, durant, 27 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists in the game for him. thunder cruising. fourth quarter. this is how the night went for the grizzlies. off the miss, arthur gets the rebound, passed to no one. westbrook scoops it up. thunder win big, 106-89. >>> college hoops. arizona visiting washington. wi wilcox in the corner. huskies up. ensuing arizona possession. mark lions. tough shot, game tied at 48-48. here we go. just over 3:00 to go, nick j johnson to solomon hill. wild cats up, 50-48. hill. a four jumper. wildcats up three. last chance for the huskies. gatty tries the alley-oop. arizona wins it, 57-53. sean mill

caleb moore was attempting to do a back flip during the colorado event last week when his snow mobile landed on top of him. he did walk away from the crash with help but developed bleeding around his heart. this is the first death in an x- games competition. >>> continuing our coverage of the super bowl 49er fans are stalking up. they have decorated their store with football balloons and banners. hot sellers includes tailgating staples like soda, beer, chips, and dip. >> chips and some cay sew and beer. >> while pizza and sandwich restaurants will see a bump in business an oakland ramin noodle shop will close early. >>> chp is targeting drunk drivers this weekend. dui crashes in california jumped by 75% on super bowl sunday. that is compared to other sundays in january or february. the highway patrol averages 450dui arrests on super bowl sunday. now that is why the chp is pushing the slogan fans don't let fans drive drunk. stay with us for continuing coverage from new orleans joe fonzi will join us live at 5:00. our ktvu news team is bringing you live reports from the big easy and eve

. >>> a snowmobile rider who crashed at the x-games a week ago has died. 25-year-old caleb moore wasting in the freestyle snowmobile event. he underrotated and crashed causing the snowmobile to land on top of him. moore actually walked away from the crash but developed bleeding around his heart and suffered a brain injury. it is the first death at the winter x-games in the 18-year history. espn are conducting a review of the snowmobiling event. >>> a couple of young boys in washington state have unexpected heroes to thank for saving their lives. prison inmates. the three inmates helped to save the boys when their kayak overturned in a creek. they heard the 8 and 10-year-old boys yelling for help. one inmate jumped into the fast moving water and helped the boys get to debris. another inmate helped with the res crew and a third helped the firefighters inflate their rescue boat. everyone expected to be okay. >>> jim gates will be awarded the national medal of science today in a ceremony at the white house. gates specializes in string theory which he attempts to explain in 30 seconds in

snowmobiler is being remembered this morning for his innovative and free-wheeling style. 25-year-old caleb moore was seriously ing juried last week attempting a backflip at the x games last week. he died yesterday after complications from a concussion and bleeding around his heart. >>> for lighter sports news, we get the highlights from espn news. >>> hi, i'm hakem dermish with your "sportscenter" update. and the oklahoma city thunder ended january in style. okc taking on the memphis grizzlies. the thunder made their first nine shots of the game. they shot 80% in the first quarter. russell westbrook, to serge ibaka, then kevin durant. oklahoma city, up 58-34 at the break. third quarter, durant, 27 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists in the game for him. thunder cruising. fourth quarter. this is how the night went for the memphis grizzlies. off the miss, arthur gets the rebound, passed to no one. westbrook scoops it up. to perkins for the dunk. thunder win big, 106-89. >>> college hoops. number eight arizona visiting washington. under 5:00 to go in the second. wilcox in the corner. huskies up. 48-46. e

vonn's accident comes only days after x-games snow-mobiler caleb moore died as a result of injuries sustained in a crash. we still don't know what caused the blackout at the super bowl but a few theories have been ruled out. officials said some equipment cut the power at the superdome after it sensed an abnormality of some kind. public records show that the stadium's electric feeders had some decay and risked a chance of failing. this was back in october. some equipment was replaced in december, but that is not being blamed for the blackout. the n-f-l also says the beyonce halftime show wasn't the problem, since it used its own generators. yesterday, british researchers confirmed that they found the skeleton of king richard the third buried beneath a parking lot. today, they're showing us what he may have looked like. the researchers built this facial reconstruction using a c-t scan of the king's remains. the face has a slightly arched nose and prominent chin. similar to features shown in portraits of richard the third painted after his death. historian and author john ashdown-hill said seein

caleb moore died at a colorado hospital. his 450 pound snowmobile banned on top of him after he fell during a stunt. he had a concussion and internal bleeding. >> weather hitting parts of the country. let's turn to janice dean for a look at that. >> it is cold again. winter is here and the groundhog arrives tomorrow. what do you think he will say? 6 more weeks of winter maybe. we will have to see. >> look at the satellite radar. the good news is the big storm that brought all of the tornadoes and crazy weather across the northeast has exited. we have a clipper system bringing light snow across the nation's capital as well as light snow and rain over the northern rockies. nothing big here but you can see the snow across the appalachians great lakes region towards philadelphia, baltimore and dc. just light snow. a cold front moved through. look at the temperature difference from what we were dealing with this time yesterday. it was 59 this time yesterday in new york. we are dealing with a 30 degree temperature drop. 30 degree

. >>> the world of extreme sports taking a hard look at itself after the death of snowmobiler caleb moorenjured when his 450-pound snow mobile flipped on top of him at the winter x games last week. espn, which produces the x games is looking at the sport and will adopt appropriate changes at future x games. our hearts go out to his families. >>> novartis voluntarily recalling two dozen different types of triaminic and theraflu. the seals on the bolttles are nt child proof. four cases of accidental ingesti ingestion. the products involved have probably been used up. the last batch was distributed more than a year ago, but always with these recalls, please take a look in the medicine cabinet. >>> 18 minutes past the hour. time for early reads. local news making national headlines, we'll start with the l.a. times. a dramatic announcement. some say long overdue by the catholic church. cardinal roger mahoney who led the l.a. arch diocese is being removed from public duties, that according to an announcement from the archbishop. thomas curry will also step down. the church says it released seve

caleb moore was his by his more than 500-pound snow mobile.his heart and head injuries. moore's family said he died after a complication with his brain. >>> a man tried to steal a bike as he was on his way home from jail. police air forced zachary bernal yesterday after police officers saw him cutting a bike lock in front of the civic auditorium. they said he had just been released from jail following a domestic violence the previous night. >>> a second major u.s. newspaper is reporting its been hacked and claims the hackers are in china. the hackers appears to be an effort to spy on its reporters who cover china. the newspaper says it has now overhauled its cyber security. last night the new york times also announced they have been hacked by someone also covering china. >>> apple's intervention followed a warning of security. and a creation of a patch by oracle that appeared to fix the problem. >>> the mac world convention may not have its name sake vendor anymore but it is still attracting a pretty sizable crowd. the annual event opened up t

caleb moore was his by his more than 500-pound snow mobile.oore walked away from the crash but developed bleeding around his heart and head injuries. moore's family said he died after a complication with his brain. >>> a man tried to steal a bike as he was on his way home from jail. police air forced zachary bernal yesterday after police officers saw him cutting a bike lock in front of the civic auditorium. they said he had just been released from jail following a domestic violence the previous night. >>> a second major u.s. newspaper is reporting its been hacked and claims the hackers are in china. the hackers appears to be an effort to spy on its reporters who cover china. the newspaper says it has now overhauled its cyber security. last night the new york times also announced they have been hacked by someone also covering china. >>> apple's intervention followed a warning of security. and a creation of a patch by oracle that appeared to fix the problem. >>> the mac world convention may not have its name sake vendor anymore but it is still a

. >> reporter: in the world of extremes, caleb moore was living his dream. the action sports athlete was a rising star in the x-games. defying gravity with his fearless moves as a freestyle snowmobile rider. the 25-year-old won four x-games medals in his short career. but on january 24, an accident during competition in aspen left caleb injured on the course. >> they said it was a fluke. >> reporter: denver post"' writer jason blevins was there. >> got up, he was unconscious, and they treated him. he walked to the batallions. >> reporter: one week later, caleb died from complications from the crash. he is the first athlete to die during competition in the 18-year history of the x-games, produced by espn. in a statement, the network offered its condolences. "we are deeply saddened by caleb moore's passing, and our thoughts and prayers go out to his parents." the sports network underscored its commitment to ensure athletes' safety. "as a result of this accident, we will conduct a thorough review of this discipline and adopt any appropriate changes to future x

. >>> snowmobiler caleb moore has died from injuries he suffered in an accident during the x games lastear-old was hurt when his 450-pound snowmobile didn't complete a flip and landed on him. his death is the first in the 17-year history of the x games. espn issued a statement saying, "as a result of this accident, we will conduct a thorough review of this discipline and adopt any appropriate changes to future x games." >>> rescuers in mexico city are searching for possible survivors of an explosion at the state-owned oil company headquarters. at least 25 people have been killed. 100 injured. investigators say they don't know what caused the blast, but they are not ruling out an attack. >>> and today begins heart health month. and now there is even more of a reason to eat your veggies or go vegetarian all together. a new study out of oxford university finds vegetarians are 32% less likely to die of heart disease or be hospitalized for it. researchers say it's most likely due to lower blood pressure and and cholesterol. it comes from not eating meat. >>> and on one of the biggest beer dr

yesterday caleb moore died. it was a week after crashing during competition. he was only 25.off the snowmobile while attempting a flip and the 450-machine slammed down on top of him. his death, the first-ever in the x-games. that began back in 1997. martha: we want to go back now to this breaking news we've been covering really over the past several days now. this is the third day of this. it is a very tense hostage situation. i guess technically we're into day four really on this thing. the gunman is accused of dragging a 5-year-old boy off a school bus in front of all of his friend after shooting the bus driver, dragged the little child. now they are holed up in a underground bunker and the alabama police say that the little boy has been i krooing for his parents, which is very understandable at this point. but that he is mostly doing okay, according to what they're hearing through this 60-foot pipe that they have that gives them communication. with this man and had child. so the police have got the boy his medication. he is autistic according to these reports. they sent hi

snowmobile machine rider caleb moore died yesterday morning at a colorado hospital. 25-year-old snowmobileen to the hospital immediately with a concussion and internal bleeding. gretch, over to you. >> gretchen: that's a sad story. once again we partnered up with the apprentice program for black history month. it was started by roger ayles to support diversity inside the news industry and i'm joined by harris faulkner who is here to kick off the series with a special lady who won our hearts at the recent london olympics. we're talking about gabby douglas. >> yeah. i have not heard that aap music. that is snappy. i like that. >> gretchen: just for you. we break it out. >> i love it. good to see you this morning. >> gretchen: you, too. >> gabrielle douglas has been the toast of america since the games. she's a two - time olympic gold medal, a teen-ager on quite a journey. gabby repeatedly sat down with me to talk about tougher times, her drive to succeed, and how she overcame the doubters to bring him olympic gold. >> the girl known as the flying squirrel takes home gold. >> we have our next