we are tailgating two days before the game outside fedex field.aders end of the rev. redskin. >> good morning washington. hail to the redskins ! >> you gotta believe. 80,000 fans on sunday will be be leaving. >> amen to that. >> very nice. you will want to tune in because we are taking a closer look at robert griffin iii tonight in our play of special. catch the year of rg iii tonight at 8:00 right here on abc 7. the other nfc wild-card game is between the green bay packers and the minnesota vikings. >> the game is in green bay and they are trying to keep fans say and make sure they be it out there. that includes cutting off of all sales after halftime and the cover-up usually happens after the third quarter. hundreds of fans showed up yesterday to clear the snow for lambeau field. the oregon ducks and never trailed in their den. >> the opening kickoff was taken 94 yards and that scored the first touchdown. 34-17 was the final score. you don't see this every day -- the ford sprained his right ankle after missing a shot in the game against the new

i saw the fedex truck so much any time i would see fedex i would get all happy and excited. i was in kansas city the other day and i looked up and the entire parking lot was filled with nothing but fedex trucks. i became unglued. i was talking to my mom and i said, mom i don't understand it. every time i see fedex i get excited. i was over at the airport in atlanta hartsfield airport and i looked out and there was a fedex airplane. no matter where if drive when i see fedex i get excited. when god decides to be good to you and he uses fedex to bless you, you'll get excited, too. i'm talking to my mother and i said -- mom, every time i see a fedex truck i get excited and she said -- son, god's not through blessing you. he's probably going to u.p.s. next. you guess, 24 hours later a knock at my door. i go to my door and there stands the u.p.s. woman. i open up the envelope and there's a businessman that says you help med 30 days ago and i wanted to show you my seed of appreciation and i opened up the envelope and there was a check for $30,000! a few weeks ago you was preaching

i saw the fedex truck so much any time i would see fedex i would get all happy and excited. i was in kansas city the other day and i looked up and the entire parking lot was filled with nothing but fedex trucks. i became unglued. i was talking to my mom and i said, mom i don't understand it. every time i see fedex i get excited. i was over at the airport in atlanta hartsfield airport and i looked out and there was a fedex airplane. no matter where if drive when i see fedex i get excited. when god decides to be good to you and he uses fedex to bless you, you'll get excited, too. i'm talking to my mother and i said -- mom, every time i see a fedex truck i get excited and she said -- son, god's not through blessing you. he's probably going to u.p.s. next. you guess, 24 hours later a knock at my door. i go to my door and there stands the u.p.s. woman. i open up the envelope and there's a businessman that says you help med 30 days ago and i wanted to show you my seed of appreciation and i opened up the envelope and there was a check for $30,000! a few weeks ago you was preaching

kickoff at fedex field sunday at 4:30. you may have noticed redskins' rookie running back offered more swings an imaginary bat when he scores a touchdown. -- he may have noticed that redskins' rookie running back alfred morris swings in imagine a baseball bat and he scores a touchdown. >> redskins fans love to see it offered morris follow his touchdowns with a swing. for this little league team, watching him score is like a grand slam. the team of nine- and 10-year- old met him when they were in ashburn for a car but, before ending the phenom and inviting them to one of their games. morris went and said of the kept when he would give them a special baseball shot at when he scored his first nfl touchdown. >> they said you have to do a celebration. i said what if i hit a home run? at that is how it started. i finally got a touchdown in the caprice is it an icon of liked it. -- i finally got a touchdown in the preseason and i kind of liked it. >> the team is hoping that he hits a home run against seattle. they say it is more

it's just me and me up there singing. >> reporter: you walked out to the stadium at fedex field.eren't looking at the people? you didn't get nervous? >> i get nervous whether there's 9 people or 80,000 people. >> go for it. ♪ oh, say can you see >> reporter: after last week's performance, the redskins asked d.c. to come back again this sunday. and although he says he's more of a nats baseball fan, he says last week was something special and expects nothing less this sunday. >> who doesn't like their hometown team to be on the verge of doing something great? this has been a cool year for d.c. sports. i think for the nats they played the playoffs. i think for the redskins, it's pretty cool to be in the middle of that. but i am just a guy who comes out and sings. >> maybe you're the lucky charm. >> i don't think so. >> reporter: the name might fool you. dwight clyde but known as d.c. all his life, as not even a native. >> born in the state of arkansas. >> reporter: you can find him singing in emmanuel baptist church in springfield, virginia, where he's the co- choir director. that's

he's under a long-term contract to remain at fedex field. more on the story tonight at 11:00 including reaction from prince george's county officials and skins fans, they've got something to say about the issue as well. >>> okay erica i'm going to guess seattle players hoping for rain tomorrow at fedex field right? because they're used to it in seattle? >> hey bruce. well, it is still chilly out here of course. the chilly weather could actually lead to a couple of flurries overnight. take a look at satellite and radar. weak disturbance on the way. but it could bring flurries overnight. it's not going to bring a lot of o precipitation. -- of precipitation and by the time we head into game time tomorrow we are looking good. check out this redskins' forecast. partly cloudy. of course it will be chilly. but it's january. you got to dress for the 30s when you're heading out to fedex field tomorrow. the seahawks are going to be in town. low 40s by kickoff at 4:30. and winds will be out of the west southwest at 10 to 15 miles an hour. coming up whe

we are gearing up for sunday's show at fedex field. -- it is friday, january 4, 2013. >> fox 5 has allour redskins coverage this sunday. it starts with a special pre- game at 3:30. fox's network pre-game is at 4:00 and then it is kickoff at 4:30 from fedex field followed by our post high pressure -- post-game show live on the field. >> i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm wisdom martin. >> can you tell we're excited? >> it feels like a game day. >> i'm ready. i got the colors on and yeah, countdown has begun. i'm excited about all the football games this weekend. let's do temperatures. it got cold again overnight. 30 in washington. 19 in manassas. just like yesterday morning with the exception of stevensville, east of the bay, the entire area is at or below freezing this morning. we have very cold temperatures. 25 in boston. columbus yesterday was single digits. they are doing a little better. 29 this morning. all fridays are good looking but this one will be particularly good looking. we are looking at just generally sunny skies. high temperatures back in the low 40s and i bit of a breeze out of

real close to fedex field.s a matter of fact, let's get even closer, fly right on inside and show you what things will be like. 4:30, looking good temperaturewise, 45 at gametime, 40 by game's end. sunset just after 5:00, so at least the first quarter, probably the first half we'll have a bit of ambient light. clear skies, recessy and chili, with temperatures 36 to 340 degrees, once again a very cool evening. if you're thinking about going out on your friday night, bundle up. sunshine after some morning clouds. breezy on monday, a bit cool, but then watch this, temperatures going up into the low to mid 50s, as we get into the middle of next week. 2 does look like a good chance of rain coming up on thursday, maybe early friday, but not a lot. >> we like it. thank you, doug. you'll be at the game sunday? >> no. thanks a lot, jim. >> i thought you were. >> c'mon! >> unless up to baby-sit for him. >>> all right. coming up on "news4 at 5," gabby giffords's act of kinds in today for the victims of sandy hook's hootin

>> yeah, no pompom dropping on sunday at fedex field. imbalanced luck. >> we're sure nobody will. >>> from around the world, fans are showing us their spirit. you can e-mail your pictures to skinsfans@nbcwashington.com or tweet them to us. >>> how many layers will you need there on sunday? doug, it will be chili, about you not that bad, right? >> one less layer than you did against dallas. does that make sense? maybe not. for me it was three layers, now i'm going to two. seahawks against the skins, looking good. a lot of people will be out tailgating. 45 degrees at gametime, mostly sunny. i think we're looking at a great day, especially for the tail gp gaters getting out there early. for gametime, i think we'll be looking pretty good, too. the wind won't be a factor and really weather should not be much of a factor during the game on sunday. now, if it's played tonight action wind and cold would be a factor. look at the with which. many of you already into the 20s with the windchill. 26 at gaithersburg. windchill is going way down by ear

if you want a seat inside fedex field. some fans say it has been a long time coming and they are willing to pay. >> $150 is a good price, i will pay the. >>that's what you pay for a concert. >> you can buy a ticket online this morning, not to get into the stadium but to tailgate -- would you pay 75-$125 to literally part your vehicle out here and eat and drink? >> the ambiance will be pretty good. if you have an suv you can pile 10 people in their. >> i know you would, john. >> i bet those tickets will go >>. quick. >> if you are still celebrating the redskins spot in the playoffs you can e-mails a short video and we will place some clips tomorrow. 6:08 and 34 degrees and still ahead --espn anchor and that storm is talking about her returning to work but suffered serious burns. >> find out why energy drinks may not we spend a lot of time on the feed because a chicken is what it eats. [ jim ] this seal verifies we feed my fresh all-natural chickens an all-vegetarian diet including corn, ybeans, and marigolds. no animal byro

i saw the fedex truck so much any time i would see fedex i would get all happy and excited. i was in kansas city the other day and i looked up and the entire parking lot was filled with nothing but fedex trucks. i became unglued. i was talking to my mom and i said, mom i don't understand it. every time i see fedex i get excited. i was over at the airport in atlanta hartsfield airport and i looked out and there was a fedex airplane. no matter where if drive when i see fedex i get excited. when god decides to be good to you and he uses fedex to bless you, you'll get excited, too. i'm talking to my mother and i said -- mom, every time i see a fedex truck i get excited and she said -- son, god's not through blessing you. he's probably going to u.p.s. next. you guess, 24 hours later a knock at my door. i go to my door and there stands the u.p.s. woman. i open up the envelope and there's a businessman that says you help med 30 days ago and i wanted to show you my seed of appreciation and i opened up the envelope and there was a check for $30,000! a few weeks ago you was preaching

when the skins win, everybody wants a piece of the action at fedex field.dn't get enough of playoff gear. so some waited for the deliveryman to arrive. fox 5's matt ackland was there. >> reporter: the phone was ringing off the hook all morning at the hall of fame store at fedex field. poor tony was breaking hearts forced to tell skins fans at first there was no playoff gear in stock. everyone was on the lookout for the delivery guy. >> no. they haven't came in yet. >> reporter: some fans so dedicated they waited for the new merchandise to arrive. >> i definitely need a hat. >> reporter: no hats at first, but lots of smiles as the shirts were rolled out into the showroom. as you might imagine, a plot of money is being made from all -- lot of money is being made from all this playoff gear. this shirt right here set you back about $30, this one a little more, $35 we're told later in the day they're going to be getting in hoodies, hats, pennants, much more to be sold here. with a big smile mike rogers was buying up all new gear for his family to wear at sunday'

not only at fedex but across the country, rgiii has been well- received by fans.d, , fans started chanting his name and he never played. at dallas, the arch rival of the redskins, the whole crowd started cheering rgiii. and locally, fans cannot get enough of the redskins superstar in terms of popularity, ben's chili bowl have smokes may have met t their match>> what does this playoff run -- what is better? >> that is hard to say. >> he is awesome. anand he is better than we thought. and he has a lot of people interested in f football who were not ierested before. >> he is like jordan. he has the j juice a whole package. it is his leadership that makes him compete at a different level. >> and he is selling like hotcakes across town. all things rgiii are all the rage. >> that is my boy. that is my boy. >> his number 10 is far and away the best fashion statement at fedex field and beyond. rgiii has the best-selling jersey ever, since the nfl start keeping track. as they say, he is money, in more ways than one. >> i have not felt this electricity in our city and some

we go live to fedex field with more on maryland's divided loyalty. those loyalties gradually change as we get to baltimore. even in ravens country, you will see a little bit of a burgundy and gold. so much so that politicians sure they show support for both teams. howard county is not taking sides. they are showing off their .oyalty for both teams burgundy for redskins, purple for ravens. >> a great weekend. homeve both teams coming thing forreat maryland. he is ang a fine line, admitted ravens fan. >> as think there is a healthy and it is kind of fun. a lot of people were saying that meetest thing would be to at the super bowl. a divided fan base. as a ravens fan, he is all right. i would like to say that we beat them every year. especially now that ray is out of here. they are not going to beat us every year anymore. a fan base with high hopes, now that both teams are in the playoffs. if you love them, if you love doou have got to the redskins. i like them both. >> despite the ongoing lockout, -- they can't help but root for the other local teams.

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some powerful voices are upset with the condition at fedex field. >> whether you're watching for home or at the field you notice the grass was looking dry. >> absolutely, we know the field is natural grass and the players' union says it needs to be upgraded. the association conducts an annual survey of nfl playing fields and last year, fedex field rank in the middle of the pack but a spokesman with the players association says that things seem to have gotten worse. last sunday, robert griffin iii and a seattle seahawks defensive end about suffered injuries. the nfl and redskins owner dan snyder have not commented on the next step involving fedex field. >> thanks so much. nascar fans can now eat food in the name of one of the most popular drivers. >> dale earnhardt jr. created dale jr foods. products include pajamas bowling balls, and pat safety harnesses. >> to caught 27 and another half hour of "good morning washington." >> the vice president joe biden will sit down with the nra to discuss reducing gun violence. >> here is a live look at the capitol, 44 degrees already on this thursd

the teams will atone for it at fedex field.ver spring, back to you. >> thanks, derek. >>> remember to stay with news 4 throughout the weekend as we bring you continuing coverage of the battle with seattle. you can get the latest on the matchup any time at nbcwashington.com. >>> time right now is 9:36. next, the dollar figure giving us a better idea of how much damage superstorm sandy caused. >>> plus, your tweets going into the record books housed here in d.c. it's happening. >>> the shock for two kids who sat courtside at an nba game last night. [ fingers tapping ] [ rain pattering ] [ heels clicking ] [ female announcer ] yoplait light tastes great now... ♪ ...and feels great later 20 delicious flavors of yoplait light, now at 90 calories each. yoplait, it is so good! >>> superstorm sandy victims are finally getting some help from congress. more could be on the way later this month. yesterday, lawmakers a i proved the $9.7 billion package to help pay flood insurance claims for families and businesses. the governors of new jer

i save money by using fedex ground and buy my own supplies. that's a great idea. i'm going to go... we got clients in today. [ male announcer ] save on ground shipping at fedex office. >>> herbalife shares are popping. they are moving up to -- well, they are moving up to break even right now as dow jones is reporting carl icahn is telling other investors he has taken a stake in herbalife. what is he making of this? >> don't put the "h" in herbal. >> what can i tell you, it's australian. >> another guy coming in to i believe bet against bill ackman rather than having done the fundamental analysis to see whether this is a company they want to earn over the long term. so much controversially. >> ackman could get his derriere handed to him here. >> and i think everyone may end up winning in this one. you watch. >> everyone wins. that's the new america. everyone's a winner. >> we're all special. >> thanks for watching "street signs," everybody. >> "closing bell" is next. >> hi, everybody. good afternoon. into the final stretch. welcome to the "closing bell." i'm maria bartiromo at the ne

at fedex field, john gonzales, abc 7 news. as long as they do not get our cheerleaders.oks like he was being warmed up by those cheerleaders. [laughter] he will not have that many keeping him warm. right? it will not be that cold. got it. we are looking at a nice day tomorrow. temperatures are going to be a , bute chilly out there nothing like last week. we wish the best to john into theas a move hours. the wind chill factor is not so bad. winds from the south at 10 miles hour. our weatherbug network shows 30's.ratures in the everything that is falling from fall as rain. we might look at a few snow flakes. 36 in upper mall baroque. boro.lbr temperatures around the immediate area are 35 degrees. we are looking at all rain right now. oakland and cumberland, that is where we have a few areas of snow. it will be like. there is not a tremendous amount of really cold air out there. here is the satellite and radar. this moves to the north and east as we move into the next few hours. tomorrow morning, everything should have moved out of here. skies will be clear. i'm confident t

after the game, post game live on fedex field. >>> redskins-seahawks is the late game tomorrow. andrew luck and the colts play at the ravens in the 1:00 game. as for today's games in the nfc wild card game, packers hosting the vikings. afc, texans hosted the bengals. that is where we will start. >>> texans quarterback matt schaub making his first playoff start. he had a foot injury last year. second quarter, texans lead 6-0. schaub's pass to the outside, intercepted by leon hall. he returns it 21 yards. that would give the bengals a 7-6 lead. let's go to the third quarter. texans leading 9-7, arian foster who rushed for 140 yards on 32 carries punches it in from 1 yard out. houston is up 16-7. with just under 3 to go, bengals down 6, 4th and 11 at the texan 36. dalton complete to jones, but tackled well short of the 1st down. texans hold on 19-13. houston plays at the patriots next sunday at 4:30. >>> tonight, the nfc wild card game, vikings at the packers. joe webb in at quarterback for the injured christian ponder. webb with only 6 yards passing in the first half. packers lead

so just chilly up in baltimore at fedex, dress for the 30s.i don't see any wind or precipitation and mid-40s monday. derek, you'll like this, near 50 on tuesday and low 50s wednesday. >> a little warming trend. got to be happy about that. >> january thaw. >> we'll be back in a minute. >>> well, in the mailbag tonight the fiscal cliff, no, we didn't fall off as many feared, but john from chantilly says there's no reason to celebrate. well, they did it again, the president and senate, kicked that old can two months down the road. the president seems to have prevailed by raising $41 in taxes for of buck in spending cuts and not a word about raising the debt ceiling which we reached earlier this week. i know they said they'd deal with all that in the next two months. i've heard that before. is this a great country or what? seems that or what is winning out. john, your points are well taken except i am holding out hope there is a will to deal with all the things you're talking about. have you checked out the president's demeanor lately? he's been i

we got clients in today. [ male announcer ] save on ground shipping at fedex office. >>> and these are the headlines around the globe. the slowdown in germany worse than expected compared to a 3% gdp reading the year before. >>> urging action, president obama, fed chairman bernanke and treasury secretary tim geithner all say congress must face the u.s. debt ceiling or face irreparable damage to the u.s. economy. >>> the third quarter revenue beats forecasts, h & m's top sales estimates, as well. >>> reports say the pcmaker has been in talk wes several private equity firms in recent months about a possible buyout. >>> right. we're just about to get the latest cpi numbers and producer price figures out for the uk. just to remind you, month on month forecast we're looking for a rise of .5%. there's a lot coming out at the same time. >> it's hard to grab these. >> cpi up. for once, it's hit the forecast, up 0.5% on the month, the annual rate 2.7%. that's exactly as forecasts suggested. the highest rate since may. rpi up 0.5%. the annual rate of rpi slightly less. rpx, the

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we got clients in today. [ male announcer ] save on ground shipping at fedex office. >>> welcome back to the program. under draft proposals seen by the financial times, struggling companies will either have to invest in failing banks alongside the european stability mechanism or guarantee the esm against any losses. eurozone officials declined to comment on the report. >>> as we mentioned ahead of the show, david cameron is beginning to feel the heat. over the weekend, just 26% members would like to maintain britain's current relationship with europe. while 29% want them to be less restrictive or for britain to exit the block entirely. >> do you think this is something like scottish independence whereby the more they implement it, the more british people come about it? >> to exit the eu? i think the base case is they would like to stay in it, but have a lot more control. i think that's clearly going to be the aim for the government and that's where boris johnson sits and i think that probably ties in with not the majority of you, but the larger view, the base view of

it has not released its latest results, but fedex field usually rank in the middle.ely to change this year. >> this is terrible. this is terrible. >> one of the seahawks players yesterday had those words about the field. michael robinson compared the conditions to "working in a sweatshop." he shot this video of the field before the game. >>> today a sad sign of the citizens' loss. d.c. mayor gray will pay up for a bet he made with seattle mayor michael mcguinn. they decided the team that lost had to fly the other city's flag in front of their city hall for a day. because the burgundy and gold lost to the seahawks, the seattle city flag will fly along pennsylvania avenue all day today. it will come down tonight at dusk. >>> d.c. mayor gray said he'd consider changing the redskins' name if the team moves back to the district. >> i think it has become a lightning rod. i would love to sit down and happy to do that, sit down with the team and others concerned with this and see if a change could be made. obviously our basketball team about that with the bullets being chang

we got clients in today. [ male announcer ] save on ground shipping at fedex office.lcoa reporting corporate earnings earlier this hour. on the floor of the new york stock exchange. nicole: first we're going to show you where alcoa clothes on the floor of the new york stock exchange. now coming out with earnings per share right in line and revenue that beat the street, $0.06 matching analyst estimate also revenue came at $5.9 billion exceeding the analyst estimate of $5.6 billion. they cut costs, got reduction fourth-quarter profits and gave projections about aerospace global growth, how about automotive looking good, seeing growth of one to 4% and global growth overall for demand understand that will grow as well about 7% in 2013. with these positive comments seeing alcoa popping in the after hours. ashley: appreciated. sandra: herbalife fighting back against the company running "pyramid scheme." getting a pop on news they coud hire famed attorney to consider legal action. ashley: exquisite detail, senior correspondent charlie gasparino. charlie: they have hired, the

i save money by using fedex ground and buy my own supplies. that's a great idea. i'm going to go... we got clients in today. [ male announcer ] save on ground shipping at fedex office. >>> welcome back to the program. sab miller saw a decline in third quarter revenue from china. sam heart is equity research analyst at charles stanley. he joins us now. welcome. your reaction to the results? >> well, i think the results themselves are pretty much as expected, really. volumes up 2%. revenues up 8%, as you say. i don't think the slowdown in china is very much related to a bad winter in china. you know, cold weather, wet, as well, obviously not a perfect environment for drinking beer. other markets have been pretty resilient, you know, other parts of asia have been good. india was up strongly. australia, volumes are down slightly, but the story there is more about integrating the fosters business. latin america was strong, as well. the u.s. was okay. and, you know, some signs of softness in eastern europe, but i think that is very much to be expected in the current economic environment.

we got clients in today. [ male announcer ] save on ground shipping at fedex office.ryl: amazon shows up 4% right now hitting an all-time high and power mover of the hour is amazon, getting a pop thanks to an upgrade out of morgan stanley raiding rating on the stock to overweight to equal weight, and it's 325 a share, one of the highest on the street. another client, analysts, scott divet said amazon's order fulfillment network drives growth over the next decade calling it an underappreciated asset, and emerging markets in china provides the opportunity for the world's largest online retailers. by the way, over the past year, look at the stock, up over 45%. 152, making the stock richly valued at least compared to the s&p 500 with trades at a pedestrian multiple of 14. well, one of the biggest gainers on the s&p 500 today was upgraded to out perform by bear, annie coal's at the new york stock exchange looking at that stock. nicole? >> that's right. looking, cheryl, at harmin, a market selling off, a real winner here, and harmin, har, up 2% today, and as you noted, upgr

i save money by using fedex ground and buy my own supplies. that's a great idea. i'm going to go...t clients in today. [ male announcer ] save on ground shipping at fedex office. >>> it is dancing night for the obamas, and they started off a little stiff. this is their first dance. and krystal ball, i was waiting for them to start dancing. and this is what they did, i mean, come on, come on. >> that is like the first dance at the wedding. >> well, here, i discovered another reason why i couldn't be president. because i can't do that. i'm not dancing with anybody in front of millions and millions of people. >> oh, come -- >> it is like so brightly lit. that is not dance lighting. look at that. it is so embarrassing. >> it is -- i always think the first dance at the wedding is also a very awkward tradition, it is uncomfortable for all. >> you would be totally cool with it? >> i would be totally cool with it, the main thing for running -- barack obama dances very well alone, because he tore it up -- on ellen. >> we'll be right back with more dancing, we'll see more dancing. ♪ ♪ ♪ we're

field. -- store at fedex field. tony was forced to tell skinsskn fans at first there was nono playoff gear in stock.st everyone was on the lookout for the delivery guy. >> they haven't came in yet. >> reporter: some fans so dedicated, they waited for the new merchandise to arrive.ar >> i definitely need a hat. >> reporter: no hats at first, but lots of smiles as the shirts were rolled out into the showroom. >> as you might imagine, a lot of money is being made by all of this playoff gear. this is what they have so far. f this shirt right here, sets you back whether $30, this one did, about $30, this one about $35, and later in the day, they will be getting in hoodies, hats, pennants, much more to be sold right here. >> reporter: with a big smile,a mike rogers was buying up all new gear for his family to weare at sunday's game. including a $115 rgiii jersey. >> close to $600. >> worth it?t? >> yeah. i don't know if my wife will be that crazy about it.bo >> reporter: but the phoneut t continued to ring acetone any hel

touching on fedex field today as fans get ready for game day. good afternoon, everybody. >> first this year's flu is stronger and hitting earlier this season. the centers for disease control and prevention is reporting cases have taken a huge jump just in the last week. >>> 41 states reporting major outbreaks and hospitals say they are overflowing with patients now. erica edwards explains why doctors are now saying this year's flu season could be as bad as the h1n1 outbreak of 2009. >> reporter: doctors' offices are inundated. >> people have really high fever, severe body aches, nasal congestion, cough. >> reporter: the centers for disease control and prevention now reports 41 states shown here in brown have wide-spread flu activity. >> it has been a crazy flu season. we're out of our tamiflu right now. >> influenza is the viral infection every winter that can put even a healthy person into the intensive care unit in 48 hours. >> reporter: max died from complications of the flu the day after christmas. athletic and seemingly the picture of healt

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we got clients in today. [ male announcer ] save on ground shipping at fedex office.back to "power lunch." gold is closing at 1666 after the data we got on jobless claim. the big fall, five-year low. that put pressure on gold prices. we rewound. we're looking at gold prices above 1690. we're keeping our eye on gold and silver etfs after reports that ishare's slv has had its biggest inbe crease in holdings in five years. that, of course, a lot of traders looking at the silver and base metals as opposed to gold for 2013. and keep your eye on copper, also benefitting from that positive economics data. simon, over to you. >> sharon, at the nymex. meanwhile, the equity market is heading higher again led by technology. second line financials and, indeed, energy stocks. >> stealth rally let's call it. maybe even a little better than a stealth rally. we're seeing volume a little stronger than it's been in the last few days. four to one advancing to declining stocks. the most important thing is we've got new highs. five year highs on the s&p 500. historic highs. again, s&p mid

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the postseason pandemonium, what really started at fedex field last weekend versus the cowboys. skins are riding a seven-game win streak, four straight at home. skins are 13-2 all time in home playoff games. the seahawks are just 1-0 on the road in the postseason. the players say the fans have a job to do this weekend. >> i expect our crowd to come up, come out and be loud and support us. you know, there's no reason they would be any less excited than they were for the dallas game. for the dallas game, they were awesome. having a good home crowd really does a lot. i think seattle is 8-0 at home. you know, if we can get that kind of atmosphere for our game, it should mean a lot. >> they been great throughout the year. the atmosphere last sunday when we played dallas was so electric and exciting for us. and i know exciting for this fan base. they deserve a team that wins. they deserve someone to root for. it's good we can be at home to give them that. >> chris cooley, beyond excited for his first ever playoff game at fedex field. he said in '07, the seahawk fans were so loud he co

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