one of the roles of a cardinal is to assist in the universal role of pastor. >> the pope appointed cardinal- designate o'brien grand master of the equestrian order of the sepulchre of jerusalem in august. news spread quickly. our news reporter caught up with parishioners at the cathedral this morning. she joins us live with a reaction. good afternoon. >> good afternoon. parishioners thought they were attending a debacle morning mass, but this is anything but typical. [bell rings] >> little did these parishioners note that big and extraordinary news was in store for them at this friday morning mass. >> [inaudible] >> the historical announcement was made about the 72-year-old archbishop being elevated to cardinal friday. churchgoers were elated. >> i was glad, very happy. >> all things are possible. >> we knew it was coming eventually, and we shared the news, and we're delighted to be able to tell folks this. >> o'brien served as the 15th our pitch -- archbishop of baltimore until last august, when he was appointed to a higher spiritual leadership role. the areas have million catholics, many

. >> you can see cardinals career in o'brien's photos. it is all on wbaltv.com. click on local news. >> talk about pulling a fast one. >> the driver got into the high occupancy lane may have put an extra body in the car but it does not come as a passenger. story a head as we cover the nation. >> 3 cadets at the airforce academy in colorado are facing assault charges. there was a spike in the number of the sex crimes reported at the school. kyl accused of sexually assaulting another woman and robert evans and senior is facing three charges. as for the increase in cases, it may be the same but now more women are repeat -- reporting that. >> we no sexual assault are vastly underreported. the fact that the air force academy has a higher percentage of women reporting to me demonstrates that they really made huge progress in terms of creating a safe environment for victims to come forward. >> of three cadets will have hearings later this month and the superintendent will decide if the cases will go to trial. >> % people the commute is too much.

is the cardinal does it himself. are you with us? -- the cardinals designate himself. congratulations . quite an honor. >> was a reaction -- what was your reaction? >> it is a great honor. the clergy and the priest have been wonderful. a lot of honor to spread around. >> i know you have been working closely with the pope. does this come as a surprise? >> i found out about three days ago as i was living in baltimore to come to rome. i got a call telling me the pope had not wanted me as cardinal. that is the only time i was sure it was going to happen. it is a little earlier than i thought. i'm grateful is happen while i am still -- it is a great city, baltimore. >> now you will be in rome as a cardinal. how will this change your position? >> i will be traveling a lot to try to rev up support in the holy land and to try to get more people conscious of the christians there. the will take me all round the world. i will probably be named to a couple of committees in order to help these administration. one role is to assis

he'll become cardinal february 18th.ll continue to have a role in baltimore until his success so far is introduced. >> he says, this is an honor i humbly accept and proudly share with the people of the arch diocese of baltimore. right now just 17 of the nearly 200 cardinals are from the united states. >>> the family of a special needs student here who filed a million-dollar lawsuit against the city school system wants a new trial. the trial has been appealed, citing comments by jurors. they say the system didn't do enough to keep their child from being bullied. >>> firefighters pulled a 62- year-old woman and two others out of a burning apartment yesterday. it appears an improperly discarded cigarette may have started that blaze. >>> a boleton hill man is still on edge after being kidnapped outside his home. >> reporter: city police need your help the find these two men, who they say abducted a 45- year-old at gunpoint from outside his home. first they steal his phone, then head inside going room to room looking for cash

the pope announced the archbishop edward o'brian's name, one of 22 new cardinals. the 72-year-old will be an adviser to the pope and be inducted into the college of cardinals. two americans are in that group. >>> the cardinals are the pope's top advisers. >>> the gloves are off in new hampshire. new gingrich is feeling the heat from african american voters. here is more from wjz. >> mitt romney is enjoying a 20- point lead in new hampshire, from almost 800 miles away -- this president does not know how this economy works, we need a president that does -- the republican front runner is in south carolina to focus on the president. the attacks on the republican are building. in new ad is from new gingrich, all but abandoning running a positive campaign. he was on the offense for singling out african americans that use welfare. >> the civilization, rick san tore yum is building himself as the conservative. more money came in after iowa and he is getting track shun here, but in new hampshire, they are more moderate than the voters that helped him in iowa, they take the

he is one of 22 new cardinals to be named to the college of cardinals. he was appointed to the archdiocese in 2007. he is in charge despite named august by the pope to lead a 1000 year old group that protects the holy land named to the college of cardinals makes archbishop o'brian advisory to the pope. >>> today at johns hopkins they celebrated the 30th anniversary of the martin luther king jr. celebration. features tributes, music and service awards. >> he was about interpersonal dignity. how you talk to people, how you treat people, i can tell you right now, personally speaking, we have a long ways to go on that. >> staff and students representing johns hopkins were honored for volunteer activity as at the commemoration. >>> democracy 2012 news, ben carden will face competition in the democratic primary for u.s. senate. anthony muse plans to challenge card inn the state primary. muse is a democrat from prince georges and served as senator since 2007. >>> in the meantime, senator ben picked up endorsement of a former congressman. carden has support from

. >>> soon to be cardinal edwin o'brien is back in baltimore. i'm mary bubala. his message to parishioners just ahead. >>> and it's still not very cold outside. even after sunset. but there is some rain on the way. and your complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. , >>> a group of hopkins students get an inside education for a full-scale rescue work. a student on a class trip got stuck in a cave, hundreds of feet from safety. >> thurston county 911. >> i'm a johns hopkins student. and i came with the outdoors group. and one of our members is stalking the cave. >> reporter: the student on the call left the cave to dial 911. two others stayed with the victim. the problem, they're only a handful of people, professionally trained in cave rescue. >> it was very unusual. >> reporter: here's why. this is the knee of the 20-year- old hopkins student who can't fit past this point in the rock, 250 feet from safety. >> it's when we determined this was way over our level of expertise, on trying to remove him. >> reporter: the deputy chief, from mawginsville is

i understand the cardinal designate is also going to haiti. >> that is right. he begins the journey tonight. he will go in view the devastation caused by the earthquake two years ago. he is also going there to designate a school. -- dedicate a school. [applause] >> his stature as a religious leader is ready to the heights of cardinal james givben. he has served as archbishop and administrator for the catholic church here in baltimore. he says he became a cardinal designate when he was in rome and heard the pope called his name. >> he went through a list of 22 names, and in my name was no. 8. it was exciting. >> as a cardinal, he will take on the responsibilities of serving as a special adviser to the pope, and when the time comes, helping to elect a new pope. he will go to haiti to check progress of the country recovers two years after a devastating earthquake. he will dedicate this high school that was funded by a million dollar donation. >> then i am around until my successor is named and installed, and no, i do not know who he is. [laughter] nor do i know wh

24:53'we have to make sure that those who need the spectrum are able to get accesssus senator ben cardin says congress is seeking a middle groundbut there's influence behind the scenes in the form of lobbyists.08:25:19 "america is an open society and lobbying to me is part of the process"former congressional stafffrs now working for cell phone companies trying to influence the fate of free tvstaffers turned lobbyists who sell access to decision makers...for a pricee2:57:00 "there are so many conflicts of interest the result of lobbying that are never addressed"for example we found this former cardin aide who is listed as a lobbyist for verizon.a company eager to get its hands free spectrummnd former staffer for powerful maryland congressman steny hoyer listed as a lobbyist for at & t. ahother ompany that stands to benefit if congress auctions off spectrum.23:00:28 "the sad thing is that when yyu aatually look at the amnoun t of money spoent on lobbying by individual firms, it;s millions of dolalrs, bbt in he scheee of things it's pennies"in fact, we found half a ozen cell who onceeworked

>> i said the only cardinal i wanted to be was stan muciel. >> since you're a fan of the cardinals nowampions of the world. you saw what someone gave me today a baby cardinal. >> how cute is that? >> al you want to pass the head? >> congratulations. >> thank you, matt. happy new year. let's go back to rome. >> absolutely. >> soon to be card know timothy dolan, thank you. we're back after your local news and a look at your forecast. >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am jennifer franciotti. 28-year-old joseph clark is in police custody in connection with the shooting in anne arundel county. investigators say he shot a man at a party on christmas eve. the victims survived, and clark turned himself into authorities. he f >> beautiful morning. gorgeous sunrises, temperatures in the low 30's. we will see our fair share of the sunshine, unseasonably mild temperatures. see you at 9:25.

cardinal up 11. cardinal unable to put usc away. it was bright in maples late. 7-16 down the stretch. 51-43 stanford. they're now 12-2. the stanford women now 2 or in pac-12 play, taking care of ucla. cal women start 0-2, beaten by usc, 74-54. st. mary's, hammered pepperdine in malibu, there's 13-2, and the loyola mary mount lion tacking it to ucsf. this is number four, michael kidd gilchrist. the layup at the half. tie game throughout. davis is a for. remember his name. the hoop and the harm. kentucky win it. >> it's called the crab fight hunger polele. the game between usc and illinois, starving for offense. i like this. illinois kicker, from thebull pen to the covey cove. the tunnel vision. the other way, 10-7 illini. 5:00 to go. the big play of the game. a little hole in the defense. jenkins, 60 yards. illinois started the season 6-0. lost sick straight, end on a high note, 20-14 the final. pac-12 now 1-4 this bowl season. >> we knew we were coming into a defensive game. we knew we had to score some points to keep them off, but

quite something to be there. >> now he prepares to become a cardinal. his new dirties will serve as a special adviser to the pope, and hoping to let a new pontiff. he is the leader of like to receive such an honor. he is dreaming the ranks of james gibson and william heeler. >> titles are very important to many respects, but we know beyond titles goes the work of the church. >> right now he is focused on haiti. he is going there to review the remain the devastation and recovery two years after the devastating earthquake. -- he is going there to review the recovery two years after the devastating earthquake. he knows there is plenty of concern about realigning churches because of dwindling attendance. >> i think we have to change as the times change, as situations change. we all admit changes have to be made, but not in my backyard. >> he said sacrifices have to be made to keep the church from on another issue, he will continue the fight against gay marriage, saying there can be no compromise. >> we're not acting politically, we are acting out of the goo

pope benedict xxvi promoted archbishop o'brien to cardinal. he will serve as an advisor to the pope and be able to serve in papal elections. he shared the news friday morning exclusively with our viewers on 11 news today. he is already in rome for the aappointment of new bishop. >> i will be traveling a lot with holy seplicur to try to keep holy places in the holy land and have more people conscious of the plight of christians there. >> friday morning at the cathedral of mary our queen, parishioners heard mass. >> we knew this would happen eventually. eventually the archbishop will leave us to support crigged in the holy land. >> those in attendance were elated to hear the news. >> it makes me people -- 40's force >> the one person that knows how archbishop o'brien feels is his predecessor. during his exclusive interview, he summed it up this way. >> i think that he is thrilled. he spoke to me yesterday to say that he was slilled thrilled. >> one of the most important punks functions of a cardinal is select a pope when the time comes. he said

only nbc bay area has a reporter with the cardinal. scott reese has more from glendale. >> reporter: on the surface this seems like a repeat of last year. stanford 11-1 heading to a bcs bowl game. the feel is much, much different. first of all, oums the stadium, at least twice as many standeford backers made the trip to arizona as did last season to miami. the feel inside of this football game. a daunting task for the stanford defense, try and slow down an oklahoma state offense that puts up 49 points a game. of course the biggest subplot of them all, andrew luck playing his final collegiate football game before being in all likelihood the number one pick in next year's nfl draft. will luck go out on a hinote and cap a career that is luckbly the greatest of any stanford quarterback in history in we'll find out a few hours from now and complete coverage on nbc bay area at 11:00 and sports net central at 10:30 on comcast sports net. >> going to be an exciting game. >> i know. we're all pumped over here. >> we are. i'm very excited. let's

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cardinals fans get ready to rally. i am rooting for the cardinals. >> double surprise at the stroke of midnight, what makes two new year's twins so unusual. when we come back. back ... but it's not putting him back on exhibit yet. f0 >> the san francisco zoo has its kidnapped squirrel monkey back banana sam. it's not putting him back on exhibit yet. police continue to investigate the case. a man said he found the monkey in the park in stern grove. there are question about his story since monkeys are hard to round up. people at the zoo are having trouble coping with what happened. >> we were just emotionally ill equipped do deal with this. >> banana sam is in quarantine until officials make sure he's ready to be back in public. the entire exhibit it closed too while security is being checked out. >>> it is a new year and there are new rule paps ban on single used plastic shopping bags is now in effect in san jose. this ban applies to about 5000 retailers much more than just grocery stores. some retailer were giving away

kweisi mfume has endorsed cardin in the upcoming primary. state senator anthony news will challenge cardin. >>> a big boost in the economy in the new year. alexis christoforous has a look at who is hiring and what's next. >> the employment rate is at its lowest rate. dropping to 8.5% in december. employers added 200,000 new jobs. the news was a boost for president obama, who said the economy is continuing to heal. >> reporter: we have made real progress. now is not the time to stop. >> reporter: chris boris hopes the hiring trend will help him find a job. >> reporter: you just gotta get out there and put the word out there. and just let nature take its course. >> reporter: boris worked at a financial services company for 10 years before his position was cut in december. while jobs remained tight in that industry, most other major sectors were hiring last month. and for the year, the economy gained 1.6 million jobs. >> reporter: economists say the unemployment report shows real, meaningful improvement. but it didn't make much of a mark here o

the only other bishop to be elevated to cardinal is the archbishop of new york. we expect a sizable group from baltimore and new york to make that trip to vatican city. you can see his career in photos and hear from the catholic leader himself. it is all on our web site wbaltv.com or you can also share your well wishes. be sure to click on local news. >> coming up, a drop in unemployment signals positive steps for the economy. while analysts say they're still a long road ahead. a veryy's numbers are good indicator we are still a long way from a healthy economy. >> and soldiers west. rankest:after his home is burglarized. >> we will see how long this warm weather lasts as we check out the we can forecast. m ba llral,was m ba unl llral,was vet.veou >> the labor department reports u.s. employers added a net 200,000 jobs last month. that puts unemployment to 8.5%. in all of 2011 the economy added 1.6 million jobs and that is up from 940,000 jobs added in 2010. the nation still has 6 million fewer jobs for years after the recession began. none of the contenders in the

one person who knows how he kneels is bip bishop cardinal keel. >> i think he is thrilled. he spoke to me yesterday to say that he was thrilled. >> one of the most important functions of a cardinal is to select a pope when the time comes. >> he was among the selection of cardinals. >> it was not just catholics praying for us, but protestants, jews, and muslims. >> the ceremony for archbishop o'brien. the only other cardinal to be elevate the ad this time is the archbishop of new york, timothy dolan. you can see this full story on www.wbaltv.com. >> the time now is 6:11. 37 degrees on tv hill. coming up, a consumer alert for parents. your child's helmet may be one of many recalled this morning. >> a west point graduate's home burglarized. >> first you are taking a live look outside. john collins has your spring-like forecast coming up after the breck. donet go away. >> nice morning this morning. we're still riding on that wave that has been relatively mild. a few readings in the 30's. we have clear skies. still on the warm side of a weather system out in the west. you can se

bernard hospital francis cardinal george will submit a letter of resignation to the pope tomorrow the cardinal is celebrating his 75th birthday and by rule of the catholic church he has to offer up his resignation. cardinal george told us he believes the pope will allow him to remain archbishop of chicago for at least two more years and he also will send along a more personal note to paul benedictus 16th along with a formal resignation letter. survivors of the cruise ship crashed off the coast of italy share their story. republicans running for president will narrow by one tomorrow. the cubs are planning some changes for the wrigley field bleachers. it will be an active weather week. we're looking at all little bit of everything coming down before the end of this work week. whee wheeeeeeeeeeeee! wheeeeeeeeeeee! whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee-he-he-heeeeee! whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee! pure adrenaline. whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee! everything you love about geico, now mobile. download the new geico app today. whee wheeeeeeeeeeee-he-he-heeeeee! [ male announcer ] cookies with smooth caramel and choc

cardinals up 7. 177 yards and two touchdowns. three seconds left, jordan williams to win it from 35 yards left. the game is headed to overtime. keeping his teammates focused. they get the ball first and have to settle for 3. but williams tried for 43 is left again. the red shirt freshman missed three of four kicks. sharp doesexactly that. the cardinals lose 41-30. finishing the year 11-2. luck leaves stanford in better shape than when he arrived. >> at the end of the day, we lost. >> he's a football player that, you know, they come around every 20 years or so. you know, he hates to hear that, but it's true. once again, it has nothing to do with how he throws the ball. >> the granddaddy of them all, the rose bowl. mascots would get quite a workout this afternoon. oregon and washington combined for 83 points. darren thomas rolls up and fires a strike. oregon beats wisconsin for their first rose bowl win since 1917. the warriors hit the road for the first time this season, but they were without david lee who missed this afternoon's

louis cardinals to white house. the visible commemorate their victory this past october.he cardinals will pay a visit to wounded service members at reed national military medical center. >> here is a look at the week ahead. the capitals are home on .uesday wednesday, the team heads north on the montreal. south for a game against the carolina hurricanes. the wizards are at home all week. the wizards take on the oklahoma city wednesday. >> there is a bit -- the over a memorial for president dwight d. eisenhower. >> here is a rendering of the park. his family says the part is not would want to be remembered. toit is a new opportunity that this great american experiment works. >> anticipation continue to build for the proposed memorial. it has attracted unexpected critics, the eisenhower family. the former president's granddaughter asked to halt the process. the family thinks that the is too much on his childhood. current design does very to depict the reason he is being honored. >> it is not a barefoot boy. but the executive architect says memorial has three main parts. a st

cardinal led. nnemkadi ogwumike -- ogwumike had a big day. and clarenton had 17 points and surpassed 10,000. berkeley has body. she had 19. bears score the final nine points to force overtime. but chiney ogwumike. stanford wins, improving to 18-1, 9-0 in pac-12 play. stanford's lose streak is something this college in maryland would die for. today they defeated wilmington, winning their first game in 395 days. didn't win a game last season, today's 66-61 the final, improving to 1-22. they have nod hat winning season in 15 years. >> after a great season with the 49ers, ben aleers got in trouble last night in miami. charged with driving under the influence in miami beach. this is his mug shot. the dade county jail record shows he was booked and held on 1,000 didn't bond. he was drafted in 2011. during his rookie season, had 14 sacks. a franchise record. first in the nfl in sacks among rookies. 49ers are gathering facts and monitoring the ongoing legal matter before the make a statement. >> to college ranks. senior bowl in mobile, alabama. secon

cut it down to 3 before the cardinal go open a run. owens big man in the lane.inal by 7 at the half to the second half houston scored 13 points all in the second half.y wide open there intensity, baby. youth going for the tie in the final seconds here. watkins off the bar. cardinal wins 6 68-65 like cal they are 4 and 1 in the pack 12. tied for firs first. winnipeg first time since 1996

cut it down to 3 before the cardinal go open a run. owens big man in the lane.cardinal by 7 at the half to the second half houston scored 13 points all in the second half.y wide open there intensity, baby. youth going for the tie in the final seconds here. watkins off the bar. cardinal wins 6 68-65 like cal they are 4 and 1 in the pack 12. tied for firs first. winnipeg first time since 1996 atlanta thrashers move there rename the jets. winnipeg pumped up about having their team back in town. logan the only shark named to the all star team today. tl from the goal bang bang play 1 nothing men in teal. nice effort by murray. brad cash ins on the rebound. stellar in net. 24 saves. sharks to the jets first shut in and out winnipeg in franchise history. that is your toyota sports report. >> what's the deal? do the warriors really have a realistic shot at dwight howard hard to say. >> well he has a wish list of teams he wants to go to. i talked to smith orlando gm and he will end up trading him. he said my wish list is all the teams in the league fichlt can make a deal

we spoke with now cardinal- designate o'brien from rome. >> i knew it was going to happen. but i'm a fatalist, i still didn't believe it would, from the very begins of this whole thing when i heard rumors. it's especially unique. it's an honor and a responsibility. >> reporter: today, local patricianers -- parishioners are learning of the news. it has only happened three other times in baltimore, 1995, 1989 and 1886. >> it's just great. it's a feather in baltimore's cap, and an honor for him. to be respected this way and for the pope to honor the service he's done. >> for catholics, it brings a lot of blessings to the city as well. >> reporter: archbishop came, succeeding keeler. then last year, the pope appointed o'brien to lead a catholic order in rome. he will now continue to serve baltimore until a successor is installed. >> i'm happy the nomination came out while i'm still in a leadership position in baltimore. >> the church is the victim of so many lies. and so often, the only times we make headlines is when things don't go too well. and we're not perfect. but we're d

tiger woods the honorary captain for the cardinal on the side line.trailed in regulation. striking first here. luck with a bomb to streaking montgomery. 53 yard yards. 7 nothing cardinals. now wheat threw for 3 99 yards himself. monster blackman. 67 yard score here. not going to catch him. ties it up at 14 appease to the third quarter. tied at 21. 27 of 31 for 3 47 yards for luck. 2 touch downs. 28-21 cardinal. cowboy down by a touch down if the fourth. third td. absolutely dominating. tied at 38. kicker a quick prayer. game winning 35 yard. snap hook that would not float. on to over time. williamson from 43 and he missed again. red shirt freshman. poor kid in tears after the game. niece agony for some tie. to shelf down at the one yard line and setting up shrp. 22 yards for the victory. chip shot up and good. 41-38. oklahoma state and stanford ends the season at 11 and 2. >> i play football to win. i think everybody else up hear will say the same thing. sure i'll watch the film and see where i can get better or see where i did well but at the end of

i think we have a pretty good chance of having some success. >> cardinal to be o'brien is heading toerno was laid to rest today in a private funerali] and burialñrxd serviceÑi but thousai at the spiritual center to pay respects to the coach. they waited nearly two hours. for many a special appearance by joe's son scott helped give them closure. >> really emotional having scott standing there shaking everybody's hand. >> a public memorial is scheduled for tomorrow at the bryce jordan center. there were about 10,000 tickets available but they have all been claimed. >>> president obama wasted no time hitting the road spreading the emergency from last night's state of the union address which could end up being his lavements the president told the joint session of congress he has a plan to restoart american dream but it want only be achieved with congressional approval. he highlighted his accomplishments like the death of osama bin laden and for the first time in nine years there are no americans fighting in iraq but the theme that kept coming up is the gap between the haves and have note

, one of two church leaders named cardinal today, with hundreds looking on. we spoke with now cardinal- designate o'brien from rome. >> i knew it was going to happen. but i still didn't -- i'm a fatalist, i still doesn't believe it would. from the very beginning, when i heard rumors. it's especially unique. it's an honor and responsibility. >> reporter: today, local parishioners are reacting to the news. in the history of baltimore, it has only happened three other times. in 1994, 1965, and 1886. >> it's just great. it's a feather in baltimore's cap. and certainly it's an honor for him to be respected this way and to have the pope acknowledge the great service that he's done. >> it is a great honor. and for catholics, it brings a lot of blessings to the city as well. >> reporter: he came to the city in 2007, succeeding cardinal william keeler. he worked to reverse the decline in enrollment at catholic schools. he will now continue to serve in baltimore until a successor is installed. >> i'm happy the nomination came out while i'm still in a leadership positio

state senator c anthony muse will announce he's running against cardin. muse represented prince george's county in annapolis since 2007. >>> and the shake-up in the race to be the democratic nominee in maryland's sixth congressional district. trachtenberg is dropping out. she says she's fighting breast cancer again and she needs to focus on her health. businessman john delaney is getting in the race. the 48-year-old is from potomac. he will face state senator rob gaj ola for the democratic nomination. the winner will face off against roscoe bartlett. >> for montgomery county public schools, the math simply doesn't add up. the county has asked the state lem slate tour for $184 million to help upgrade and renovate aging school buildings but the state is only offering $24 million. >> we have about 2500 more kids every year coming in and it is important that we have facilities they need to meet

[speaking latin] >> edwin o'brien promoted to the position of cardinal. he will serve as an advisor to the pope and will be able to vote in papal elections. he's already in rome for the appointment of a new bishop. >> i will be traveling a lot with the order do try to rev up zoo important porl for the holy places in the holy land and have people more familiar with the plight of christians there. >> we knew this would happen in our new assignment to rome. to serve christians in the holy land. >> it makes me feel part of the historical history of the church. >> during this exclusive interview it was summed up this way. >> he spoke to me yesterday to say that was thrilled. >> one wft most important -- one of the most important activities of a cardinal is to select a pope. >> it was not just catholics praying for us, but protestants, jews, and muslims. it was a tremendous help to me. >> rob daniels, wbal-tv 11 news. >> and the commencement ceremony will take place on march 15. only other cardinal is the archbishop of new york, timothy dolan. >> you can hear f

tiger woods the honorary captain for the cardinal on the side line.ord never trailed in regulation. striking first here. luck with a bomb to streaking montgomery. 53 yard yards. 7 nothing cardinals. now wheat threw for 3 99 yards himself. monster blackman. 67 yard score here. not going to catch him. ties it up at 14 appease to the third quarter. tied at 21. 27 of 31 for 3 47 yards for luck. 2 touch downs. 28-21 cardinal. cowboy down by a touch down if the fourth. third td. absolutely dominating. tied at 38. kicker a quick prayer. game winning 35 yard. snap hook that would not float. on to over time. williamson from 43 and he missed again. red shirt freshman. poor kid in tears after the game. niece agony for some tie. to shelf down at the one yard line and setting up shrp. 22 yards for the victory. chip shot up and good. 41-38. oklahoma state and stanford ends the season at 11 and 2. >> i play football to win. i think everybody else up hear will say the same thing. sure i'll watch the film and see where i can get better or see where i did well but at t

. >> baltimore's archbishop is being elevated to the college of cardinals. pope benedict xvi made the announcement regarding edwin o'brien. as a cardinal, he will become an advisor to the pope and will be eligible to vote in a papal election until his 80th birthday. o'brien is the fourth arch bishop washington to be named a cardinal. >>> a young, australian woman is lucky to be alive after her bungee cord snapped about 60 feet above a river. if that wasn't bad enough, once she got into the water, the current began dragging her toward the rapids. the 22-year-old had to dive down several times to try to free her rope from the rocks. >>> kate middleton turns 30 today. don't expect a big birthday blowout despite the rumors of an '80s themed bash, the duchess of cambridge will celebrate a private, low-key affair. the duchess and prince william took to the red carpet for a movie premiere in central london. >>> at 4:41, federal workers, listen up. you could be in line for a raise! >>> a new study challenges the current research when it comes to alcohol and breast c

cardinal up six at the break. stanford in the second half. bright is shining.s this one away with a three-bomb. stanford wins, 51-43. >>> well, the raiders have a chance to go into the playoffs. the 49ers are already in. and playing for a two seed. but they're hurting at the wide receiver position. delaney walker is out with a broken jaw. kyle williams won't play because of a concussion. undrafted wide receiver joe hastings has been signed to a contract and will appear in his first nfl action. for the win, the niners will get a first round bye. that is it for sports. happy new year's to everyone. we spare no expense here at nabs bay area. we've got my own fireworks and how about this, ready, happy new year's everyone. right there. >> how about that? >> very nice. >> that's the best i could do. >> that was spectacular. all right. >> thank you very much. >> thank you, jim. >> you can tell i'll be the designated driver. >> thanks for joining us. carson daly is up next. good night, happy new year and we leave you with a few more looks at celebrations around the wor

the leader of baltimore's archdiocese is now weeks away from becoming a cardinal.oday marks the first public appearance of edwin o'brien since the announcement of the pope. >> fresh in from rome, cardinal edwin o'brien held a news conference. and he was surrounded by portraits. >> it's nice to be in the hall of fame like this. >> reporter: on january 6th, o'brien was in rome, when the pope made the announcement. >> he went through a list of 22 names. and my name was number 8. it was exciting. >> reporter: o'brien's short tenure in baltimore was sometimes controversial. he closed catholic schools, lived low enrollment, and today, he addressed another controversial issue, same-sex marriage. >> 30 states, where legislators have passed this. the people's vote has voided it. and we have every reason to believe that we have a strong, grass-roots coalition here that will uphold the sanctity of marriage. >> reporter: o'brien's successor should be named in the next two to three weeks. he says the next leader of the baltimore archdiocese, must focus on increasing the number

. >>> today cardinal edward o'brien talked about his future. this was his first public appearance since he rerned-- returned home from rome where it bass announced he would be appointed cardinal. >> when i walked in i first walked in with the other bishops to introduce them to the holy father and he said congratulations your emmin nens. titles are vow important in many respects. >> he heads to haiti tomorrow to see first hand the progress made from the recovery from the 2010 earthquake and he will also dedicate a new school while he's there. >>> too much rain is not good. just ask people living in certain parts of texas as rescue crews were called into action. >>> a gas explosion left homeowners rattled. we'll take a look at the damage when we come back. >>> some new video we got in tonight. a home was destroyed in detroit. it happened on the city's west side. no one was hurt. gas crews were called to the scene to check for any leaks. >>> major flooding in texas to tell you about tonight. these are flooded streets in san antonio. the driver of

wjz eyewitness news. >> there are 220 members of the college of cardinals. one of their biggest responsibility is picking a successor for the pope. >>> well the greatest meal of their lives. this shy pennsylvania couple who didn't want to show their faces crossed state lines to dine in elkton christmas eve and you see they are now $128 million richer. they capped their dinner at westly's restaurant with a power ball ticket. it was the winning ticket. the $128.8 million jackpot is the second largest in maryland history. bonn appetite. >>> how this truck ended up in an icy creek. >> i tried to put as much pressure as i could. >>> that security officer could not stop the thieves, the robbery may put the owner out of business. >>> a nice weekend on tap. i'm bob turk, the complete forewarn weather forecast coming up next. ,,,, it's my coffee when i want it. you press a button, you have great dunkin' coffee. i got my coffee for the morning, i got my dunkin' k-cup packs for the rest of the day. only available at dunkin' donuts restaurants. thanks, mom. who are you

to cardinal. >> we knew it was coming even chile. we are delighted to be able to tell folks this. >> it makes me feel part of the historical process of the church. >> this is the fourth time and archbishop from baltimore has been elevated to cardinal. the most recent in the 1994. he spoke with rod daniels today about the appointment of his colleague. >> he spoke to me yesterday to say that he was thrilled. >> you could hear the excitement in his voice? the happiness? >> yes. but i can't imagine he was excited. we will have much more with the interview on a love the news tonight at 11:00. you can hear from baltimore's catholic leader himself. it is all on wbaltv.com or you can share your well wishes as well. >> this of this fire has turned into a homicide investigation. baltimore city police say a retired principal was stabbed several times before her home was set on fire. >> city police shut down the entire block -- the 2600 block, construction equipment has been brought in. arson, atf, and homocide detectives are coming through what

. >>> across the bay, dockins and the cardinals taking on usc. they held the trojans leading score mow jones to a season low 5 points. cardinals up five, bright gets free, he's behind the stripes so pops the three. game high 16 points. stanford sweeps the l.a. schools winning 51-43. >>> on the women's said, stanford blew out ucla. the crab fight hunger bowl at at & t park had two teams hungry for a win. they have interim coaches. ucla has a 6-7 record. rice the honorary captain. prince is picked off by hawthorne and he returns it the other way. nobody in front of him. he says thank you i'll take it. illinois wins the bowl 20-14. what about utah, they were jumping for joy because they can celebrate in the pac 12. white wins in overtime. they beat georgia tech 30-27 in overtime in the sun bowl. >>> and for those of you who cannot get enough of the bowl games, texas a & m beat northwestern, cincinnati won in the liberty bowl. >>> and it wouldn't be new year's eve without jumps. levi lavalley set a new record shattering the previous record. madison w

louis cardinals visited the white house yesterday.hey gave the president cardinal jerse jerseys, and he said this. >> i'm worried about giving my wife a bat. if i mess up -- >> i'll take my bat. >> just goes to show you, doesn't matter if it's your house or the white house, the woman rules the roost. and i hear she's got good power as well. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >> always a good lesson. >>> coming up, ricky says no more. >>> plus, good news and bad news for lindsay lohan. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, he may be young, but he's no different than any other election winner. now it's time to deliver. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." our friends at weather channel giving us live shots from downtown seattle with the snow coming down. looks like the roads are getting covered here as the storm begins to move in. not expecting a blockbuster historic event in seattle. definitely two to five inches. watching rain mixing in in

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and cardinal edwin o'brien will talk to the media. it will be his first public appearance after being named to the college of cardinals. he's going to talk about tomorrow's trip to haiti where there will be a dedication of a new school funded by catholics and the archdiocese of baltimore. >>> cease till county said that employees at this bank are to be thanked for preventing a robbery they saw a masked man with a gun walking towards the bank and they immediately looked the doors and sounded the alarming and the gunman demanded that they open the door. when they refused, he ran away >>> linda so is live in millersville to explain how the donation is going to save lives. >> reporter: a huge donation. we had a bigger group the last half hour. but a lot of them went to work we still have a few that yet to go to work but today they'll be donating $10,000 to susan g. komen. tell us more about it is craig. you're the president of local 1563 here. tell us about what you guys did. >> in the summertime, one of our members had the idea to this.

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. >> the cardinal agreed the catholic committee after his nomination from the pope. hitting the road. fresh off the state of the union address, were the nett obama took his message today. saying goodbye -- gabrielle giffords says goodbye to were colleagues in congress. >> doppler shows a mixture of rain, sleet, and snow moving back into the mid-atlantic. [ male announcer ] we have more than 3,000 daily flights on southwest airlines. and that gives you thousands of options to fly where you want, when you want. announcing new nonstop service from bwi airport to atlanta starting february 12th. book all of our destinations only at southwest.com. >> a baltimore city school received a $100,000 grant banks to the ellen degeneres school. they got the great news today. the special needs school was one of 50 schools nationwide to receive a grant. they submitted a story this hour -- this her -- explaining why they deserve this report. >> it touches our heart. it really does. out of the whole country, we are one of 50 schools ipod could use this money. we are eternally grateful

cardinals and oklahoma traded touchdowns that stanford missed critical field goals. that allowed the cowboys to win the fiesta bowl. law will still be the no. 1 draft pick in the nfl. he will leave stanford as the school's career leader in everything. practically every passing category. is gpa was eighth reported five. >>darya: 49 plan of tickets go on sale tomorrow, but there are not many left. we're learning more this morning about the man accused of setting dozens of fires in southern california. authorities in los angeles have named their suspect. he is 24 years old and a german national. they think he is the one that has been setting these fires over the last week. 53 blazes. most of them started in vehicles and then set to structures causing $2 million in damage. >>james: here is another a live look outside, a different perspective. we're back with more in a moment. >>james: headlines around the area this morning, there was a memorial for the local boy gunned down in oakland. gabriel martinez jr. was with his family at atop a truck on international boulevard. t