but the sixth dunk of britney greiner's career.blocks, that baylor team is going to be tough to beat in this tournament. >>> coming up on "morning joe," mitt romney wins big in illinois. his campaign politely suggests rick santorum ought to pack up his campaign signs and go on home now. we'll assess the path forward for the republican feared with our morning crew. >>> and we'll huddle around the water cooler to watch a creative youtube editor turn mitt romney into eminem. >> i'm not concerned about the very poor. got it wrong, sorry, that's not whey went. i want every american to be at the tom 1%. i'm not looking for a colony on the moon. just for someone to blame. [ male announcer ] chicken broccoli alfredo. mushroom smothered beef burgers. hearty chicken and noodle casserole. so easy, you just need campbell's cream of mushroom soup to make them and a hungry family to love them. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. >>> if you're just waking up, mitt romney won the illinois primary in convincing fashion last night with 47% of

brittany greiner adds to her highlight reel in florida.t the ball in the lane and with one step, she puts down a dunk. now, that is a rarity in the women's game, but greiner herself is a rarity. she's 6-foot 8. she's dunked before. two of her 25 points in the win over the gators, baylor advancing to the sweet 16. and that is playing some hoops. >> that's pretty impressive. >>> she doesn't know heartbreak, but she can sing about it. don't miss this toddler belting ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, it's oysternomics 101. you start with a u.s. senator named ben. by helping restore thousands of acres of oyster beds, he kept hundreds of oystermen on the job... which keeps wholesalers in business... and that means more delivery companies... making deliveries to more restaurants... which hire more workers. and that means more oystermen. it's like he's out here with us. he's my friend, ben. i hope he's your friend, too. >>> the moppets are taking over hollywood boulevard. they received their star on the hollywood walk of fame. the star will be on display outside

britney greiner throwing it down became the second woman to dunk in an ncaa tournament game.-handed jam came in a blowout win in florida. >>> that's your first look at sports, i'm fred roggin. >>> awesome. for another look at the weather, here's nbc meteorologist with the weather channel forecast. everybody is saying if you get the forecast wrong, you must dye your hair pink. so pay close attention. >> it wouldn't be that exciting. it's not that long. >> you with pink hair would be very exciting. >> we'll see. yesterday incredible around buffalo, buffalo being 80 degrees, in the middle to end of march is just unheard of. and that's what you were yesterday. pittsburgh for you, too, we even got up to 78 in philadelphia. hartford was at 79 degrees. it's another very mild morning. you don't even need the coat this morning in some spots, because the temperatures are in the upper 50s to low 60s from the mid-atlantic up into new england. today we're going to do it again in the big cities, another gorngous day. i think we'll hit 80 possibly in the hartford area. it will feel like sum

baylor's brit nye greiner's became the second woman to dunk in an ncaa game. it came in a win against florida. one girl you don't want to play in a game of h.o.r.s.e. i'm fred roggin. >>> why ninja turtle fans are up in arms. which supermodel is having a baby? >>> guess who is turning 50. early entertainment headlines next. >>> it's not for the faint of heart but it is for certain folks over 100 years old. you're watching "early today." >>> well, welcome back to "early today." as far as weather, bring the umbrella from portland to eugene to medford and salem. seattle, not that bad as yesterday. on and off scattered showers. drive from san francisco to bakersfield and l.a. looking nice. we need to keep it warmer over the next couple of days. vegas could get back up to the 80s. >>> watching us on knbc in los angeles and po momeemomenaenmom check out the american museum of ceramic art. >> in pomona. >> beautiful pomona. >>> moving on. another look at this morning's headlines in entertainment news. not often an actor trashes a film that helped make him fame ow but

brittany greiner and baylor are the first to reach the final four.oor wean the teams. no punches were thrown, but three baylor players left the bench to enter the fray. the ncaa says those players will not be suspended because they did not fight. there's a new number one in college lacrosse. it is unbeaten johns hopkins, voted top spot after the jays beat virginia on saturday. loyola is ranked fifth in the country. we have good lacrosse and basketball around here. >> and they're smart too. >>> talk about a shotgun wedding. wedding. the unusual spot where some,,,,, wedding. the unusual spot where some,,,,, yeah, well getting your house painted can be expensive, so... so to save money, we just hosted troop 303's team-building exercise... sfx: paint splattering on wall sfx: glass object breaking the dog won't come in the house anymore. there's an easier way to save. >>> ready, aim, fire, and then say i do. in las vegas, where else, real-life shotgun wedings are being performed. the owner of the gun store got the idea to hold the nuptials at his shooting

but it's nothing new for greiner.her freshman year she became the seventh woman to ever dunk in a college game. forget about keeping up with the kardashians. try keeping up with the new jersey nets on this play. darren williams to gerald green, off the back board to chris humphries for the dunk. in case you missed it lebron james had a rough day at the office against the phoenix suns. morris with the hard foul that sends lebron to the floor. no problem. he gets right back up. so the suns try again. grant hill sets the pick on lebron. this time he's a little slower to recover. he stayed down for almost two minutes but in the end king james prevails, scoring 20 points in the miami victory. front row seats can be hazardous at clippers games especially when blake griffin is headed your way. the all star known for his vicious dunks makes a complete mess. >> attention. we need a cleanup in aisle one. seats 5 through 7. please bring a mop. thank you. >> on the ice, capitals/islanders. new york on the offensive. matt moulson

finally tonight this is brittany greiner from baylor doing something you don't see very often. there she is in the middle. a one handed slam. second round ncaa tournament game 6'8" that girls got up. no surprise there. she is a monster on the court. i mean, she's impressive. but she dunks. she is only the second woman to dunk in ncaa tournament game. >> she's pretty graceful doing it. >> these guys are speechless. >> i want to see you guys go up and dunk against brittany. >> couldn't do anything with that, no. . >>> now we go to australia where a cat is recovering after spending 20 minutes in the wash cycle of her owner's washing machine. >> i did that once it's never good. her cat lie la climbed into the machine while she had her back turned. when she hit the switch for a 30 minute cold water wash. fortunately the other family cat noticed her bud in the machine and started scratching on the laundry door. >> i went four 20 minutes of that i finally day in and she sat right in front of the machine there and just watched it. >> 20 minutes. well then she finally realized lie la wa

finally tonight this is brittany greiner from baylor doing something you don't see very often.re she is in the middle. a one handed slam. second round ncaa tournament game 6'8" that girls got up. no surprise there. she is a monster on the court. i mean, she's impressive. but she dunks. she is only the second woman to dunk in ncaa tournament game. >> she's pretty graceful doing it. >> these guys are speechless. >> i want to see [ male announcer ] if your kids like movies with animals... ♪ ...action heroes... ♪ ...sing-alongs, or whatever else, then you and your family will love netflix. netflix lets you watch unlimited movies and tv episodes on your pc or tv via game console or other devices connected to the internet. search by age, or character, and get information that helps you make the right choices

how do you take down the giant 6'8" center britney greiner. >> i approach every game as focused as it. i think many a he more to cussed about having fun. >> we were talking about it in the car and we were like it is not going to be different. we will be more creative i think. she changes the game so we have to be a little more crafty. >> the stanford men will meet minnesota in the nit final on thursday. baltimore ravens linebacker ray lewis came into the stanford locker room pregame and provide inspiration for the cardinals. >> ain't no man in here capable of being just basic. let's do what we do. tonight. we ain't going to worry about taking no breaks. ain't got to worry about -- >> wow. does it get any better as an inspirational speaker than ray lewis. do no break. when says we are going to do what we do. what he does is knock people out. >> cool experience for those jung people. >> that is this edition of abc 7 news at 9:00. no breaks. i'm dan ashley. for larry beil and spencer christian we'll be back in one hour over on channel 7. thanks for watching. we appreciate are your time.

leading the charge is britney greiner. take a look at this. >> the take away. and she throws it down! >> that cap dot another dominating performance by the star. she had 35 points, 10 rebounds. baylor rose two and 83-68 win over georgia tech. >>> and to the men's side were florida players are probably kicking themselves this morning. down by 2 with seconds to go. they get not one but two shots and take the lead against louisville and they missed them both. the cardinals go on to win 72- 68. they move on to the final four. the last two spots are up for grabs this afternoon on wjz. we have all led coverage of kentucky and baylor starting at 2:20. ncaa tournament action live right here on cbs and wjz. march madness continues. >> and his mother passed. >> it's madness. it's crazy. you watch those games. even if you don't have a team in the hunt, you watch the game and get excited. >> i've been told because we have many see or choose fans and graduates in the building also. >> well, they lost. >> all of them will be waiting for you in the newsroom. enacted in a good

greiner became the second player to slam. they are now 36-0.rts as we see it for this tuesday night. >> it's only the second time. >> second time ever in the tournament. >> wow. all right. thanks fred. >> fred, thank you. >> and thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. we'll see you the next time news breaks. >> and the ktvu morning team will whatcha lookin' for hon? ah, these new jeans i want. i've been looking everywhere. new blue jeans? oh, don't be crazy, i've got tons of blue jeans. frank! frank! get my jean bin, susie wants my jeans. no she doesn't. here we go. nice and loose. ohhh. those are loose, but i actually just ordered three pairs of this kind. ooooohhhh. oh. when it's on your mind, it's on ebay.

greiner became the second player to slam. they are now 36-0.e it for this tuesday night. >> it's only the second time. >> second time ever in the tournament. >> wow. all right. thanks fred. >> fred, thank you. >> and thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. we'll see you the next time news breaks. >> and the ktvu morning team will be here tomorrow morning from 4:30 to 9:00. we're always here for you online at ktvu.com and mobile ktvu. [ tires screech ] [ engine turns over, tires squeal ] introducing the 2013 gs. with the lexus enform app suite, the most connected information and communication technology available in an automobile. [ tires screeching ] the all-new 2013 lexus gs. there's no going back.

brint britney greiner and company getting it done. you don't want to get too used to having the baylor bears around. they drew the gauchos. >> they're going up gex 6'8" brittney griner. they'll go to 40-0 if they run the table. what a year that would be. >> i learn so much from you every day. >>> we're going to turn to what could be a climactic battle in the south. jon karl is on the scene. jon, a little bit of surprise. romney seems to have a shot in a region where so far he hasn't been very strong. >> reporter: he does. you can consider this a super tuesday for the south. make or break day for rick santorum. mitt romney has called today's primaries an away game. he's still making a big push to show he can talk the talk in the south. >> i'm learning to say y'all, morning, y'all. the bits kit and some cheesy grits. >> reporter: a slew of recent polls show this to be a three-way dead heat. between mitt romney, newt gingrich, and rick santorum. >> unlike one of my competitors, i have had grits before. if you don't understand grits, ther