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eli manning to victor cruz. do you want salsa for those chips. manning 9 for 9 to start the game.ond quarter it's tom brady after a slow start finds woodhead. just like that. patriots lead it 10-9. that would be your halftime score. third quarter, brady to hernandez. patriots extend their lead 17-9. then the moment, eli manning for 38 yards. to mario manningham, the meat of the sandwich of two defenders. bill belichick would challenge the call but the feet were down. the giants' drive continues. now, giants inside the patriots' 10. the patriots' defense split. the memo, don't score the touchdown. he went in. would he be the go for that? no, he wouldn't. five seconds remaining. brady in the pocket releases a massive ball which is tipped down, almost caught, almost by rob gronkowski. the giants, just as they did in super bowl xlii beat the patriots and they do it in dramatic fashion. the mvp, eli manning, winning that award for the second time. and the battle for super bowl xlvii in new orleans has begun. >>> all right, more from the game coming up next. including which commercials

eli manning is the game's most valuable player. he chestrated yet another spectacular game-winning fourth quarter drive. an improbable catch by wide receiver mario manningham was the defining moment. that catch put the giants in prime position to close out the game. a touchdown was not enough time for tom brady lead his famous comeback drive. the win ves w york the second title in four years. fresh off the plane from indianapolis is adam schefter. he is espn's n.f.l. inside everand i'm pleased to have him here that the table for the first time and for a second appearance on our show. welcome. >> thank you for having me here, charlie. an honor to step off the plane and come into your studios for the first time. >> rose: define this one for me. >> i think it was not a great game. i think there were so many mistakes made along the way. dropped balls, coaching errors, mistakes, that it prevented it from being a game from the ages but it had a dramatic ending with a real interesting, intriguing w that it ended with the failed hai mary a

most productive whose ever played in new york and now you're starting to hear people say well is ely manning even in the same category as his brother peyton who is a sure fire halof failure. y manning has gotten some respect. the more super bowls you win the more respect you get the more people talk but. ely already has taken some steps to becoming basically one of the top quarterbacks in the nfl. >> charlie: what about the giants running game, mike, though. if they can get a score too on the board and keep brady out of the game, it's game for the giants. >> you know, going into a game, charlie, you're absolutely right. going into a game like this, especially with two high level quarterbacks like this, sometimes you ignore the running game. and i believe that you're absolutely right about the giants' running game. i think rung the ball i runninge important to the giants than the patriots. you'll see a whole lot of no huddle from tom brady. it's going to be like an old fashion west coast, they're going to use short passes as their running game and try to run the clock that way. on bradshaw's

eli manning is mvp. throws for 206 yards and a touchdown. that's his second super bowl mvp award. a hail mary pass against the packers at the end of first half in their divisional matchup said he was holding his breath on the sideline as tom brady tried to connect on that last hail mary. >> i knew there wasn't much time. and, you no he, with these guys, with new england, they're never out of it. tom brady is a tremendous quarterback and they did a great job converting 0en a fourth and 16. all of a sudden they throw one in the end zone, it's up there. that's nerve-racking. we completed a hail mary this year. i was hoping it wasn't going to be another one, wouldn't be completed tonight for them. great job by our defense, stepping up, getting the sack, doing some great things. >> defense played great throughout the playoffs. giants defensive star justin tuck who forced that safety, osi umenyiora and dave tollefson showed up for a live edition of "late night with jimmy fallon." >> halftime, 10-9. that's not much of a lead. is the coach throwing garbage cans against the wall. >> i don't

can't spell relief without eli, manning that is. the answer was supplied by eli manning.atriots and grad gronkowski playing with a sprained ankle. the first play and he throw itself away in the end zone. that is safety. just like that 2-0g men. the patriots continue to shoot themselves. they recover, but flagged for too many men on the field. two plays later and manning thread itself to cruz. a touchdown with a side of salsa. 9-3 and brady on a drive that began from his own 4 and complete to gronkowski. took them less than four minutes. 96-yard drive pass. the longest in super bowl history. the patriots lead it. the patriots go to work. high was 21 of 41 and 276 yards and two td's. the giants had trouble finding the end zone. settled for two field goals. the giants are now down 17-15. in the fourth, and they only turn -- the only turnover of the game. down field and picked off and the giants could not take advantage. huge toont and second and 11 -- huge opportunity and second and 11. welker drops. it they force the punt and gives eli manning one more shot. eli starts from

eli manning led his team to their second super bowl ring in four years.g washington at 5:00 a.m. begins right now >>. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> it's monday morning, february 6. i am steve chenevey. >> i am cynne simpson. we begin with traffic and weather every ten minutes. meteorologist adam caskey. >> a cold start to the dead. there will be frost on the windshield this morning. you need to scrape that. 24 in leesburg, 26 in frederick, 30 in 10 states, 26 la plata. strasbourg's virginilow to mid 50's for the high temperature this afternoon with sunshine. southwesterly wind at 5-10. above-average today and even warmer tomorrow. well into the 50's and may be near 60 is south of the metro by tomorrow afternoon with sunshine. precipitation possible

. >> eli manning is now an elite quarterback. tom brady told the media he would rather trail in the fourth quarter knowing how dangerous eli manning can be in closing games. how prophetic those words turned out to be. third quarter. finds aaron hernandez for the td. in the fourth quarter, the giants are down to the bureau, bradshaw tried to stop himself from going in. trying to run out the clock and gives the giants a 21-17 lead. can brady do anything? he's scrambling. no good. giants win 21-17. 2 super bowl rings and your winter. >> these games go to the absolute water and they are just incredible football games between two teams that are very talented, play hard against each other and the outcome is always one that the fans have to be very excited about. >> we have more coming up in sports about the catch that changed the game. >> exciting game. it was exciting just as a tv viewer. you saw those commercials also generating a lot of buzz, especially this one featuring david beckum. [music playing] >> ok. advertisers shelduck $3.

eli manning the super bowl mvp just like four years ago. manning led six comeback victories during the season and set an nfl record with 15 4th quarter touchdown passes. here's your two time mvp. >> it's been a wild game. it's been a wild season, but we had a great tough bunch of guys who never quit, have great faith in each other and this pride of our team the way we dealt with everything else and came out strong. >> i'm very thankful and grateful for the opportunity i've had as a head coach of the new york giants, the wonderful players i've had to work with, the coaches surrounding us and the support from ownership is what this is all about. >> coming up the caps in a matinee against the defending stanley cup champs.  >>> welcome pack to the washington area nissan -- back to the washington area nissan dealers sports xtra. >> last time the bruins were in d.c. was two weeks ago. the team went to the white house and was greeted by the president who honored the reigning stanley cup champions. goaltender tim thomas didn't go writing

. >> eli manning.a catch. >> a great pass from eli manning to mario collected the giants' touchdown. the patriots allowed the score. but tom brady's a hail mary pass fell incomplete. they did not get to do what they wanted. the giants won last night 21- 17. there is the game-changing cast. -- catch. >> i froze my feet when the ball hit my fingertips. i had a little bit of room to work with. world champions. >> the giants live to the lombardi trophy. frustrating for redskins fans. the redskins actually beat the giants twice this season. >> how does that happen? >> frustrating. >> there was some solace for sports fans. >> hockey fans. 35 saves for batman. the capitals lost, 4-1. will tour rebound tomorrow night against the florida panthers in town. >> fingers crossed. 28 degrees in woodbrige. 5:26. the news continues after 5:30. >> still ahead, learning more about an army general from fairfax county who died in afghanistan. what the military says about the cause adapts. >>-- is cause of death. greg ander

it came down to the wire and eli manning led the giants to a last minute when. >> we have other super bowl highlights from the have turned concert to the most popular commercials. good morning washington continues now. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> good morning to you it is monday, february 6. >> is that david beckham commercial your favorite? temperatures could get getting back to work the little more difficult but let's find out how it is on the roads. >> it is moving very nicely on the beltway and interstate. south center rich glenarden to baltimore looks good. the mitre crashed near 175 but the tow truck is already there. an inner loop complication in college park. there has been an accident a few moments ago at route 1 in college park. let's go to adam caskey. >> we are tracking the cold temperatures this morning with widespread 20's and we have a dense fog advisory in effect. that is in western maryland and virginia. as far west of the metro. 29 in rockville and 26 in northwest d.c. 53 degrees and sunny today and tomorrow even warmer, 57

giants quarterback eli manning led the team on an 88-yard fourth quarter drive for the win. tom coughlin, 65 years old, became the oldest coach to win a super bowl. much more on the giants big win and controversy during the halftime show. you knew it was coming. we'll have that later on in the broadcast. >>> meanwhile, trouble at the university of massachusetts following the new england loss. unruly fans clash with police. police use smoke grenades to disperse the crowd. they smashed bottles. crazy kids. social media sites buzzed with promises of unrest. at least 14 people were arrested. >>> these u.s. marines in afghanistan were able to watch the super bowl. the marines are based in camp pendleton in california. no word on which team they were cheering for. u.s. troops have watched the last 11 super bowls in afghanistan. >>> to politics now. during a pre-super bowl interview, president obama says he deserves to be re-elected. meanwhile, candidates are gearing up. susan mcginnis has more. good morning to you. >> good morning, terrell. after mitt romney's win in nevada this w

most ago people would have they would have laughed at you if you suggested that eli was the best quarterback in the manningy. or come on better than brady in the fourth quarter of superbowl. eli provd he's elite but second superbowl for the giants yesterday beat brady second time in the superbowl and did it in his brother house in indy. >> this isn't about bragging rights. this is a lot bigger. this is about a team, an organization being named world champion and that was the ultimate goal. the only thing i cared about and payton and i both know that's what the goal is every year. not about anything else. >>reporter: get ready to start tweeting now. all kind of reaction after brady wife giselle was caught on camera post game in a moment of frustration. she's right ther there. people are ripping her today but giselle what you didn't see was she was being heckled by a giants fan and minutes after the game. she reacted emotionally. patriots they dropped a bunch of passes and brady was inaccurate on some. that ball to welker was not particularly well thrown. a little off tavrmingt wes will tell you he should ha

giants trailing late in the fourth when eli manning hits mario manning ham. somehow, some way he makes the catch and stays inbound to keep the drive alive. that sets up this. lamont bradshaw with minute to play. giants rally once again to beat the pats in super bowl 46, 21-17. we'll have much more on the giants super bowl win ahead in sports. for now, back to you, lynn. >>> elsewhere mitt romney hopes to keep his winning streak alive as the republican presidential con tenltders move on from nevada. after a big loss to romney saturday, newt gingrich says he's still charging ahead with his campaign. nbc's brian mooar joining us from washington with the latest. brian, good morning. >> good morning, lynn. the story within the story is that las vegas is still counting caucus votes. with 90% of the voting in, mitt romney has a big win, right around 50%. newt gingrich coming in second with 21. ron paul right behind with 19%. it's not just that mitt romney won. it's how he won. a broad-based coalition of the very conservative, which chips away newt gingrich's argumen

no one more than the come from behind quarterback eli manning. so we wanted to know, can everyone train themselves to set aside fear as he did and win when it counts? here's abc's john berman. >> reporter: with 58,000 people screaming, with 1 million-plus people watching, and with 11 large men hunting -- for his head -- eli manning threw that perfect pinpoint 38 yard -- how did that ball get there -- pass to mario manningham. super bowl glory -- again. last second heroics -- again. leading to the question, what does eli manning have and how can i get it? what is the key to clutch? >> when you can shine when those stakes really high, you're clutch. >> reporter: nailing that real-life job interview is every bit as nerve-racking as hitting that last-second pass -- and the science, the same. to be clutch like eli, you don't need his million-dollar arm but his million-dollar pre-frontal cortex. that's the part of the brain that reasons through problems. but there is limited space. it's also the part of the brain hit by anxiety, which literally crowds

eli manning to his favorite target. victor cruz. giants up, 9-0 after one. new england cutting the lead to six with a field goal, and then tom brady caps off a 98-yard drive with a touchdown to danny woodhead. pats with a 10-9 lead at the break. after madonna was done doing her thing at halftime, tom brady goes back to work in third, connecting with aaron hernandez oopds over the middle. the pats flex their muscle and take a 17-9 lead. the giants would stick around with a pair of field goals, and we now move to the fourth. new york down two, needing a first down. manning tosses one up to mario manningham and he hauls it in. that's a remarkable catch down the sidelines. the longest play of the super bowl, and the g-men were back to business. under a minute to play, the pats let bradshaw score the go-ahead touchdown. giants up, 21-17, with the pats needing a miracle. late play of the game, brady goes with a hail mair, but it falls and completes. a thrilling end to super bowl xlvi, eli manning wins the mvp award as the giants hold on to beat the patriots, 21-17

put his team ahead and eli manning was named super bowl mvp. >> this is not just about one person, it is about a whole team coming together getting this win. i am proud of our guys the way we fought all year never got discouraged kept our faith and fought to the very end. >> this is eli manning's second mvp award he won it last time. >>> this is what it looked like in brooklyn after the giants pulled out the win. it is their 4th super bowl title. it was quite a different scene when new england patriots fans became rowdy after they lost. police in riot gear had to set off bombs in amhurst trying to disburse a crowd of 1,500 students. they used forces and none lethal ammunition to subdue the crowd. 14 people were arrested. no major injuries or property damage reported. >>> law enforcement was also busy on sunday. coming up, local bartenders tried to help in the crackdown on drunk drivers. right now it is 4:39 time to check in for complete traffic. >> that was quite a super bowl. >> none of the commercials really stood out to me. >> clint eastward, that was good one. >>> we don't have an

eli manning going for his second title. manning to victor cruz for 6 and the gmen with a quick 9-0 lead. would it be a blow out? not so fast. brady finds his rhythm and they had a 10-9 lead at the half. they get the ball to start the second half and this time brady to the other tight end, and/or hernandez, who bounces you off a man and scored, 1-9,17-9. new england had ahmad bradshaw they allowed him to score so they could get the ball back. giants lead 21-17. brady could have under a minute to play and needing 6. last play from midfield. brady scrambles and throws and the ball fall incomplete. new york beat them again 21-17. it's their fourth super bowl title. >> game day coming up at 11:30. baseball, we'll see you on 11 on cbs 5. good night. ,,,,

eli did it on the same field as peyton manning.ing to watch the patriots in the game, it was a night to remember for ravens of center matt burr appeared he was honored on the field by the n.f.l. commissioner. the walter payton award, symbolic of his strong play. he and his wife started a program -- 8 reading program for kids. he is the nfl man of the year. that is sports. >> all right, thank you. by the way, that was my highlight. very well deserved. >> still ahead in the next hour -- >> a man accused of sexually assaulting a girl is back in court. >> handcuffed. a police officer accused of tipping off the drug deals for an upcoming raid. >> the weather is pretty quiet right now. we have a little bit of rain and snow in the forecast. >> traffic and delays developing now on the vw parkway. an update on that and more coming up.

. >> eli manning rallies his team to victory with a heart-stopping finish in super bowl xlvi. more than 100 million of us watching for the hits, the hail marys, of course, the big halftime shows. reviews of madonna flooding in overflight. >>> a shocking murder/suicide from a family who spent years in the head lines. josh powell killing himself and his young boys. >>> and also a president love affair in the white house. years before monica lewinsky. >>> good monday morning, everybody.

george, i can only imagine, and elizabeth, what it must be like to be back there in times square, as eli manningk another giant step out from under his big brother peyton's shadow and did it in peyton's home stadium. this is the front cover of "indianapolis star." reads manning's house again. as eli manning, just as de four years ago against those new england patriots, engineered a late-game drive for the age, and so brought the lombardi trophy back to new york. >> reporter: the global audience of 111 million gathered for the end of the sporting calendar, everyone except the patriots now in mourning, is satisfied. a rematch of super bowl xlii a few years ago, led by game mvp eli manning proved its mettle. while remaining humble. >> this isn't about one person. this is about a whole team coming together to get this win. >> to beat bill belichick twice in four years, i mean, you can dream about that, now that it's become a reality, it's just not something i can even put into words. >> reporter: down two with under four minutes to play, manning drove the giants 88 yards with help from this remarkab

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front and center of today's parade will be giants quarterback eli manning. rter: with 68,000 people screaming, with 100-plus million people watching, with 11 large men hunting for his head, eli manning threw that perfect pinpoint 38-yard how did that ball get there pass to mario manningham. >> what a catch by manningham! >> reporter: super bowl glory again. last-second heroics again. leading to the question, what does eli manning have and how can i get it? what is the key to clutch? >> when you can shine when those stakes are really high, i think you're clutch. >> reporter: nailing that real-life job interview is every bit as nerve-racking as hitting that last-second pass. and the science, the same. to be clutch like eli, you don't need his million-dollar arm, but his million-dollar prefrontal cortex. that's the part of the brain that reasons through problems. but there is limited space. it's also the part of the brain hit by anxiety, which literally crowds out your ability to perform. >> in stressful situations sometimes we start overthinking our performance

fresh off his big super bowl winning, eli manning appearing on the late show with david letterman. we have some excerpts from that, pretty funny, coming up. ,,,, year. >>> president obama wants to spend more than half a billion dollars on alzheimer's research next year. the national institutes of health currently spends $450 million a year on the disease. today mr. obama plans to ask congress for an additional $80 million in 2013. this is part of the administration's strategy to combine research into treatments with steps to help affected families cope with the illness. >>> today is the first multi- state contest in this presidential primary season. it could provide a little momentum and some bragging rights for at least one of the republican candidates. caucuses in colorado and minnesota will help determine a combined 70 delegates, but those delegates won't be award immediately. polls show that rick santorum, who struggled in recent contests, could do well in both states. >> you have an opportunity in colorado to reset this race. >> ron paul hopes to do well there as well since he