our other big story is the omni dallas convention center. we took a parking lot and turned it into a multi-million dollar economic theme. it's an awesome hotel. it's a convention hotel. previously we didn't have a convention hotel. a very big struggle between our mayor and city council over two mayor terms. lots of things went on to see this happen. omni had to come to the table a lot with a lot of money. they had built a similar hotel in ft. worth. they knew what they wanted. employer driven. they came to the workforce system and said, i want you to put this on the table and give me this. employer directed. that is what we are about. today, they have hired 522 of our workers with a projections for 750 by march of this year. i don't think we can ask for better in our results conversation. they needed a ready work force partnership. they didn't just want it out of our stables. they didn't want to come and say how do you have? who can we train? they wanted the community college involved and faith based organizations. at the bottom, you see his

and look at dallas. here's the warmth at 63. a lot of areas will warm up significantly.k at washington, d.c. chances of showers on valentine's day. look at the middle of the week. mid-50s. a lot of the flowers are blooming. if they survived the cold, they should be fine. by the end of the week, by chicago standards, these will be the highs for the week. now, we're in the middle of february. maybe winter just won't show up. >> out of the clear. >> almost in the clear again. >> thanks, bill. >>> coming up, paying tribute to whitney houston and the grammy's big winners. >>> plus, why she says she will stop singing sad songs. ♪[music plays] ♪[music plays] ♪[music plays] purina one beyond. food for your cat or dog. [ sighs ] i can't wait till morning. wait! it's morning in china! ♪ [ male announcer ] it's sweet, it's nutty... it's absolutely delicious. kellogg's crunchy nut. it's morning somewhere. so i used my citi thank you card to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? we talked about getting a diamond. but with all the th

one was dealey plaza in dallas, texas. the museum is located in what was once the school book depository. from the sixth floor of the building, lee harvey oswald shot president kennedy. curator gary mack talked about the museum and the investigation is presented. >> what we set out to do was to basically tell what happened and not draw any of our own conclusions about what it means, but to present what history has told us. there have been several investigations and various developments over the years. most people, according to the public opinion surveys have never been satisfied that it was lee harvey oswald. none of the other theories have been proven. the official explanation was three shots were fired all from lee harvey oswald and all from the corner window. the rifle that oswald supposedly used was traced to him and his post office box. he was left behind in the building on the sixth floor. the warren commission had a reconstruction done and one of the exhibits is a scale model of dealey plaza how they helped study ho

one of the stops was the 6th floor museum at deally plaza in dallas, texas. the museum is located in what was once the texas schoolbook depository. from the sixth floor, lee harvey oswald shot president john f. kennedy on november 22, 1963. >> what we set out to do was to basically tell what happened, and not draw any of our own conclusions about what it means, but to present what history has told us. and there's been several investigations and various developments over the years and most people according to the public opinion surveys have never been satisfied that it was just lee harvey oswald, but none of these other theories have been proven. and as far as any of these others are concerned, they have been dismissed. the official explanation is that three shots were fired all from that six floor window. the rifle that oswald supposedly used, it was traced to him and to his post office box. it was left behind in the building on the sixth floor. the warren commission had a reconstruction done and one of the exhibits upstairs is a scale model of deally plaza t

one of the stops was the sixth floor museum at daiy deeley pl dallas, texas.oor southeast corner of this building lee harvey oswald shot president john f. kennedy in 1963. the curator talked about the museum and how the information on the assassination and ensuing investigations is presented. >> what we set out to do was to basically tell what happened and not draw any of our own conclusions but to present what history has told us. and there have been several investigations and various developments over the years. most people accord the to public opinion surveys have never. satisfied that it was just lee harvey oswald but none of these other theories have been proven and as far as many people are concerned, they've all been dismissed. the official explanation is three shots were fired, all from lee harvey oswald and all from that southeast corner sixth story window. the rifle that oswald supposedly used was his. it was traced to him and to his post office box. it was left behind in the building on the sixth floor. the warren commission had a reconstruction don

dallas just won a championship. it's going to be amazing.lifting. >> jimmy: that's a very mature way to do it. i would be throwing -- at least toilet paper the place. >> the lakers were amazing to us. even when we came back, when the mavs played the lakers, he got a standing ovation. >> jimmy: the fans. >> the fans were phenomenal. >> jimmy: you handle these things pretty well. you told your sister, kim, not to carry kris humpmphries, true? >> i gave my opinion. >> jimmy: your opinion -- >> which everyone saw in the wedding section. >> jimmy: she did not listen to you. >> i mean, we're sisters. with me, i'm very honest. so, i'll tell you how i feel. but with kim, i said my peace. but what sisters do, i'm -- i'm going to support you no matter what. and i'm -- i want her to be happy. if that's what made her happy, great. >> jimmy: did you sense there was trouble right off the bat? or did it take you a while to figure out? >> trouble between them? >> jimmy: yeah, as far as maybe it wasn't going to work out. >> no. not between them. i personally

but outside dallas, you're getting snow. you can see it's all spreading through the ozarks.ansas city is going to have a light coating of snow, springfield joplin, all the way up to st. louis. it's not a big snow event. our computers are saying one 1 to 3 inches. everywhere in the state of missouri and through oklahoma, these little white spots is where we could see maybe 3 or 4. that's about it. this will head to chicago later tonight with about 1 to 2 inches of snow. yesterday was brutally cold, anywhere from the great lakes to northern new england. today it's a slow warm-up after a chilly start. 35 in boston, 45 in d.c. the southeast even begins to recover. and there's your icy, messy stuff in the middle. we're pretty quiet in the intermountain west. that's a look at your forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. chances of light snow in places like indianapolis. that will be lighter toward evening afrmt yas such as milwaukee, snow showers. denver, colorado, not bad. 35. and this was a winter blast, but that's it. it looks like it's heading out. vale

dallas was in the 70s. so not like many of us have been suffering from this brutal winter. but, for the most part, it's going to be pretty cloud yy day out there. as far as the winter storm goes this is the talk of went. not much of wipts in colorado, kansas, or nebraska. winter storm watches from sterling to north platte and north of omaha and up into iowa nailed by this storm. our computers are estimating it looks like someone has a chance of getting 1 to 2 feet of snow and these areas from north platte to sterling and interstate 80 a mess friday into saturday morning and denver a chance of getting a foot of snow out of this. stay tune to your local nbc stations and they will give you specific updates on local areas around your area. colorado springs will pick up significant snow too. that is a snowstorm here and developing late today and all day tomorrow. areas of the east, a little bit of wet weather from d.c. down through virginia and also the carolinas. pushing off the coast. at the same time, more moisture will be returning. some rainfall in texas and also near san a

first, yesterday, 81 in san antonio. 79 in dallas. gorgeous was yesterday throughout all of the southern half of the country all the way up to the mid-atlantic. even areas like new york city, philadelphia, baltimore, d.c., temperatures were gorgeous with late afternoon sunshine. the colder air, though, is still trying to hold on from minneapolis up through the northern plains. that is going to lead us to our little snow event we are going to deal with starting today through tonight, into tomorrow. now, chicago, the last three winters, 52 inches of snow. 56 inches of snow and this one so far, only 16 inches. i think we are going to add to that. we may add as much as 6 to 8 inches to that by the time we are done with this next little snowstorm. remember, it's a little snowstorm. it's a very narrow band of heavy snow that is now beginning to form here in south dakota. it's going to head down through sioux falls through about ames and chicago later on today and tonight and possibly detroit. i'll show you how narrow of a band it is. it's j

drenching downpours, hail, gusty winds around wichita, tulsa, san antonio, dallas. showers meanwhile in south florida. >> as for your temps, miami, 80, atlanta, 63. mostly 40s from detroit to omaha. phoenix climbs to 65. sacramento, 60. and salt lake city, 43. >>> here's a great tease for you. coming up after the break, airplane porn. a shocking cover from a respected magazine. >>> and the concern over con tam naned orange juice. the chemical found inside. and the debate over whether to issue a recall. >>> and the rare winter storm >>> welcome back, everybody. today's government jobs report could be crucial. it's expected to show a little improvement in january. forecasts are for 150,000 to 170,000 new jobs last month. the report will be seen as an indicator of how the economic recovery is doing so far. it's likely to be an issue in the presidential campaign. >>> mortgage rates have hit a new low. the average for a 30-year fixed rate loan is just on a on a 15-year mortgage, 3.14%. >>> overseas investors are cautious awmorning' this mornins u.s. jobs report. tnk tng

. >>> also this evening dallas fed head richard fisher says there is no way of qe 3, he calls it a wall street fantasy. and on the darker side, iran, israel, syria and oil, there is a wild card for everything, a middle east regional war in the making. we begin with breaking news encouraging economic data sent the dow soaring 123 points to 12, 12,904. the s & p., three year high. michael and michael farr, and rebecca patterson, jp morgan asset management institutional chief market strategist and man abling director, far too many titles. i'll go to you first. i thought the jobless claims number was a shockingly good number. and i agree with my pal and former partner, jim cramer that the job story is propelling this and today the cyclical stock sectors led the way. what is your take? will we cruise through 13,000 on the way higher? >> i think we can. the job story is real, we're not back pre-crisis we had 12 out of the 13 last weeks with jobless claims under 400,000. that plus an extremely easy fed not to mention easy central banks around the world pumping liquidity in the system, it will

katrina pierson she is the executive director at watch the vote dot org and a board member at the dallas tea party all right crosstalk rules in effect folks that means you can jump in anytime you want between if i go to you first i mean after florida we have mitt romney again for the fourth time seen as the frontrunner for the republican nomination is going to stay that way. i don't think it's going to stay that way actually and what we are experiencing is this huge up and down rollercoaster. you know newt gingrich is receiving endorsements rick santorum is receiving endorsements i think this race is going to stay divided for quite some time i do see this going all the way to the convention as it should go what do you think about that i mean there is mitt romney got the big mo is he going to be able to sustain this. well right now he clearly does but i think the next month and it's going to be a challenging month for the other candidates because there's only one debate and we enter into the next contests the three out of four of them are caucuses so you could you could see a situation wa

ice and snow from dallas to san antonio.wers from san diego to san francisco. >>> and finally from us this morning, as the world, of course, mourns the loss of whitney houston, condolences continue to pour in. >> she's being remembered by fellow singers and celebs for her unparalleled talent. a powerhouse like none other. more from linsey davis. ♪ i will always love you ♪ ♪ >> reporter: it was at his pre-grammy party in 1982 were when clive davis first introduced whitney houston to the music world. and it was the same event last night when the legendary producer celebrated her life. >> and she had a talent beyond compare. >> reporter: oprah winfrey tweeted "to me whitney was the voice. we got to hear a part of god every time she sang." >> whitney houston! >> reporter: dolly parton offered this. mine is only one of the millions of hearts broken over the death of whitney houston." more than a voice, she was the inspiration of a new generation. >> and i would be like "oh i will dance with somebody." >> reporter: and from mariah

in dallas, look at you, 76 today. 81 on thursday.e their air conditioners on. 65 on friday. beautiful weather over the weekend in dallas. not just isolated to the east coast. one spot though that it's going to return to winter in a hurry, not going to get that much of a warmup. you're pretty much done. around minneapolis up through the northern plains. minneapolis you'll be the first to experience some of that cold air coming down. your high temperatures, which is still above average, goes back to where you typically should be late february with highs only around the freezing mark. you could get a little bout of snow. it will mostly be confined to the northern plains and also through the rockies. >> bill, thanks so much. >>> coming up, adele lifts more than just trophies at last night's bring the awart awards. charlie sheen has a rare stroke of conscience. who would have thought it? your first look at entertainment is straight ahead. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. ah, welcome to hotels.com. i get it...guys weekend. yeah! if y

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the dallas independent school district is the leader in making healthy changes for the students and has the most gold schools of any district in the country. >> and right here in dallas, more than 150 schools have been recognized in the challenge. that includes 78 schools that have earned gold awards, which go to schools that meet the highest levels of standard. >> reporter: approximately 3400 chefs have signed up to help schools create healthier meals. >> this brings the chefs into our schools to help prepare foods like we did today and to teach our children about healthy eating. >> reporter: mrs. obama announcing the launch of the website chefsmovetoo toschools.org, a way to connect chefs to school. peter ducey, fox news. >>> i like to go through and get to the real story here. i am getting mixed messages here. what is going here? >> let me clarify it for you. what do you want to know? >> is it going snow here tomorrow? >> yes, it's going to snow. not a lot. we'll have snow showers and we'll show you specifically for each city what our motto is projecting. >> the last snow scare? >> i

store owner chris dallas shows how food manufacturers have been passing the higher costs on in subtle and not-so-subtle ways. >> breyers ice cream, which used to be a half gallon-- it's no longer a half gallon. we're now missing quite a few ounces from there. couple of items here that we had an incredible price increase. one was the ancient harvest quinoa went from $4.50 to almost $8.00. >> reporter: coffee has also gone through the roof. analysts say its up almost 30%, year over year. chicken prices have increased roughly 15%. larger chains like walmart and costco can absorb the hikes more easily than a small grocer like harvestime. still, dallas tries to give his customers a break when he can. >> if an item went up, let's say, 15%, we might raise our price 10%. >> reporter: morningstar consumer products analyst ken perkins thinks the worst may be over. >> i expect there to be some inflation, but a lot of the companies have been saying they expect these costs to have peaked. but we still expect them to flow through the next couple of quarters. >> reporter: once commodity costs stabil

dallas, partly sunny, 76. l.a.> let's get a check of your national forecast now. the jet stream is sending a powerful storm towards the northwest and northern rockies. damaging winds topping 70 miles an hour will race through parts of wyoming and montana. strong thunderstorms are possible from tennessee to the carolinas and it will be breezy and mild for much of the northeast. >>> in sports, mississippi state puts a scare into number one ranked kentucky. the bulldogs had a big lead at the end of the first half. but the wildcats clawed their way back. with 4:00 left, kentucky finally takes the lead. the wildcats hold on for the win, 73-64 over mississippi state. >>> a huge upset in missouri. the tigers got within three points of kansas state with 6:00 on the clock. but the wildcats kept pouring it on. kansas state knocked off number 3 missouri 78-68. this is the tigers first defeat at home this season. >>> seton hall drained the threes to put the hurt on number 9, georgetown. the unranked pirates take down the hoyas

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. >>> the last time the lakers in dallas swept out of the playoffs. last night a different story. lakers stepped up down the stretch. kobe bryant to pau gasol and he milsed the first but got the second to fall. kobe found andrew bynum. lakers held on and beat the mavs 96-91. >>> experience in oklahoma city. the young thunder ran over the aging celts. it seemed like every time boston turned it over, the thunder were sprinting the other way. kevin durant to russell westbrook combined for 59 points and thunder have won 11 straight at home. warriors and suns down to the final seconds.

and then they made the trip to dallas, president kennedy and president johnson made the trip to dallas in november of '63 while this was pending in congress. and a number of people went with them including congressman brooks. and congressman brooks and lyndon johnson were in the motorcade in downtown dallas. november 22nd when president kennedy was assassinated. president johnson went back to the airplane air force one. he took the oath of office. the presidency, with jack brooks and other people looking on. in that year of '64 after the assassination, after kennedy -- i mean after johnson became president, the civil rights bill was brought forward. and with president johnson's leadership and the leadership of others including jack brooks, they brought that bill to fruition. i believe it was signed july the 2nd, 1964. that changed everything. in the south and the united states with respect to segregation. that broke the back of segregation in the south. it was a huge step for johnson and brooks and other americans. brooks was one of 11 southern congressmen who voted for it. all the oth

in dallas and danville. part of the mayors meeting. >> let's talk about the afternoon. we're going to spend the next 45 minutes talking about business developments and sector strategies model. we'll take a break around 2:30. we'll talk about hard to serve population and serve at risk youth, some of the things the secretary just spoke about. education strategies, which are critical to the united states and we'll close. i will try to summarize them, taking notes up here and i'll try to summarize for us what we've heard without being redundant. it's my honor to kick this part off. this panel will include, loyola, and president of lori moran, president of the chamber. we will wait until both presentations are over to start the q&a, so if you can hold your questions. i'm going to present, kind of co-present with the veteran from dallas who has taught mae loot in a short time. during her tenure they have received partnership award from national association of workforce boards and alfred p. sloan for business excellence in workplace flexibility. it's great to have you here. le