. >> le contamos por quÉ el departamento forense de la ciudad de houston se negÓ a recibir el cadÁver >> camioneros y gobiernos llegan a un acuerdo en colombia. comienzan a desbloquear las vÍas pero el paro continÚa hasta que se cumpla lo pactado. >> mÁs de 100 mÉdicos, enfermeras y otros profesionales han sido acusados por autoridades federales de un fraude multimillonario al medic care. docenas estÁn tras las rejas. >> en colorado se da un paso en la legislatura estatal para favorecer a los inmigrantes indocumentados que quieren ir a la universidad. >> y tendremos lo mejor de la vigÉsimo tercera versiÓn de premio lo nuestro. las canciones, los ganadores, las estrellas. ♪ >> hola, que tal, muy buenas noches. hoy la secretarÍa de seguridad interna napolitano se expresÓ de lo sucedido en mÉxico. dijo que la casa blanca estÁ absolutamente indignada. se sabe un poco mÁs de los Últimos minutos de vida de jaime. se sabe que el forcejeo en su vehÍculo, que lograron abrir la puerta los delincuentes, que logrÓ cerrarla, que dio reversa aÚn siendo baleado en el estÓmago hasta que se desplomó s

a volar, dictan la orden de aprehensión en la noche, hablé con mis abogados, y me dijeron vente a houstona dicho, yo creo que en televisión y a mis abogados, yo dije, si libran la orden me iba a entregar porque no solamente me interesa salir en libertad, con la verdad, y que la gente sepa que salí libre e inocente yo fui a volar a houston, y ahí fue cuando me agarraron creo que es un poco ilógico estar en una frontera en un aeropuerto, tendríq estados tendría que ser muy tonto >>> to ha perjudicado tu carrera? >>> no lo sé, la verdad es que desde que salí me metí en mi casa, a darle un par de discos que estoy produciendo yo me llevo muy bien con las que han sido mis ex novias valoro y quiero mucho a las mujeres, y siempre que cortamos con alguien somos amigos >>> la verdad es que me afectó para ser un mejor hombre, pero ahorita no estoy, la verdad pensando en una relación, sino en lo primero, recuperar mi vida y mi familia >>> me encanta esta fórmula de ir a pantalla, abre la prensa, definitivamente, un nuevo disco, ya tenía una estrategia para volver al mercado, pero lamentablemente este

the group came from houston. and on top of everything, carried away $15,000 and a cold-painted weber grill. >> not a bad prize for a day of parties and eating. >> with a game on sunday. >> got to love super bowl weekend. >>> when we come back on this friday morning, putting verizon's version of the iphone to the test. >>> and the fallout after this violent arrest of a teenager by police. >>> and after the bellagio was robbed, of a million bucks in casino chips, police now say they have their man. >>> the january jobs reports is expected to show companies are hiring agabut are they h but are they hiring enough? this morning's report is forecast to show that employers added 148,000 new jobs last month. but the unemployment rate rose to 9.5%. but the economy needs to add more than twice as many jobs to make a dent in the current unemployment rate. >>> and those jobs numbers will be the main event on wall street today. stocks are rising overseas ahead of that report. tokyo's nikkei average climbed 1% today. markets,

janet shamlian, nbc news, houston. >>> when we come back, the warning from our friends at the weather channel. the record-breaking winter of 2011 is about to melt. >>> our neighbors to the north can thank the sun for what may be a spectacular show in the dark of night for the next little while here. it's an intense period for solar flares and in addition to occasionally screwing up telecommunications here on earth, they can create fantastic northern lights, already being reported in canada, scotland and northern ireland. >>> now to the midwest and to quote from a report compiled for us today by our friends at the weather channel, record spring flooding is possible, right down the middle of the american midwest, from north dakota all the way down to st. louis because of the deep snowpack from this rough winter. so they and we are watching a lot of areas, especially the red river, the mississippi river. they say when the warmth really comes and settles in and the snow melts, it will be like receiving a single rainstorm of 7 to 10 inches. >>> up next here tonight, when he's not behind th

he's in houston, she's in washington and arizona.t some very unusual circumstances going on here. but do you think that time apart they've spent in the past helped mark kelly in making his decision? >> yeah, i would think that's probably true. can't say for sure, of course, exactly what was going on in his mind when he made the decision, but yeah i would say i'm sure that's true. that's been a part of their relationship when they married. she married an astronaut. and he's going to leave her from time to time. that's what astronauts do. >> they're so incredibly supportive of each other. whenever there's a big event in gabby's campaign, or in her role, he is always there, and vice versa. she's always there for him. so you know, in many ways this is a continuation of the relationship they've always had. they're incredibly supportive of each other. very high profile, difficult jobs. >> taber mccallum and jane pointer, thank you so much for coming in and sharing your insight with us. really appreciate it. >> thank you. >> you're very wel

our own janet shamlian has the latest from the rehab hospital there in houston. hey, janet, good evening. >> reporter: hi, brian. it was perhaps the biggest question about her condition after the congresswoman was shot. would she ever again be able to speak. well, tonight we may have an answer. it was a single word but it signified an immeasurable step forward in the recovery of gabrielle giffords. at a houston rehab center giffords said "toast" when she was served her breakfast on monday her spokesman confirmed. it may not have been her first word but it confirms what was previously uncertain. giffords can speak. >> she's a hard worker so i'm pretty sure her recovery will be phenomenal. >> reporter: there's more news, her husband, astronaut mark kelly, writing on giffords' facebook page, gabby's appetite is back and even though it's hospital food, she's enjoying three meals a day. when she was shot a month ago the bullet pierced the left side of her brain, the side that controls speech, so there were questions about her ability to speak. her doctors say she cont

the mayor of houston had this to say.the state is not reflective of the men and women who serve the city of houston. we took action to remove those officers immediately from the police department. we will fight to keep those officers from ever coming back. speakes the houston police officer union is reserving comment until the matter is resolved. some firefighters managed to survive the two-story fall through burning roof. it to roquet while the others had to be taken to the hospital for minor injuries. he did see the plumes of smoke. residents have been evacuated they don't know what caused the fire but neighbors say it started to room. thousands of dead fish have washed up at a florida state park. the fish were noticed along the beach at sebastian state park. conservation officials say they think a lack of oxygen is what killed the fish. they're called baitfish you can see them. officials believe more fish may die if the oxygen continues to run out. we're going to take a break much more ahead. @ rocket scientists! you g

snow and ice on i-10, from houston to new orleans.o the east from atlanta and tallahassee. >> if you are flying today, you can expect some airport delays in seattle, houston, new orleans and atlanta. >>> and recapping our top story this morning. a significant overnight increase in violence in egypt. >> gunfire rang out on the streets of cairo early this morning. demonstrators opposed to president hosni mubarak and his supporters were throwing mall of the kak cocktails and stones at each other. mubarak's opponents say they will force him to resign tomorrow. >>> let's get more details on the fast-moving story this morning. >> for that, we're joined on the phone from cairo from our alex marquardt. alex, what have you seen today? >> reporter: it's a fast-moving story. and we're watching a live feed from several angles. i can tell you it is a very tense standoff between the two sides. i hesitate to call it a lull because things could turn very violent very quickly. right now, we're seeing a tense standoff. and interestingly, we have seen t

>>> yo empecé en el 2000 con la factoria, e hice todo en méxico, y sudamérica, y luego me mudé a houstonenó de orgello a la familia, y amigos, y el pueblo. >>> consiguió contrato con juan luis guerra, belinda, y anahí. >>> compré un casete, y me gustó mucho. >>> su sueño es cantar con vicosin. >>> y es un placer, joey montana, los tengo que despedir, y mi mamá y hermana me esperan, tienene una cosa lista para mi, gracias "primer impacto", desde panamá, boquete para todos ustedes. ♪. ♪. ♪. ♪. ♪. ♪. ♪. ♪. ♪. ♪. ♪. >>> bueno, faltan 12 días para el "premios lo nuestro", ricky mart martin, enrique iglesias, son otros que confirmaron la presencia, tiene todos los datos en su pantalla. >>> y si quiere ir al cine, se sigue exhibiendo de prada a nada. >>> vamos con magali. >>> qué tal, buenas tardes, esta cinta sigue conquistando corazones, narra una película llena de valores familiares, tras la muerte del padre, se quedan sin nada, y se mudan con la tía aurelia. >>> una mujer bien mexicana, cariñosa. >>> ella vive en los Ángeles, y aprenderán a valorar la cultura hispana. >>> yo cuando tenía 13

in the music business, clive davis, the man who launched the careers of bruce sprinsteen, whitney houston and carlos santana, will be honored here tomorrow night at the grammy. and lawrence goldstone is here. his latest text, "inherently unequal," is a look at the role of the supreme court at the beginning of the jim crow era. we're glad you joined us. >> all i know is his name is james and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i'm james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference -- >> thank you. >> you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley, with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and working to remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. >> and by contributions to your pbs station by viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: it is an thorn have clive davis on this program. back in 1967, he became president of columbia records and helped usher in a golden age of popular music. in 1974, he founded ari

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most flights have been canceled at houston airports. about three inches of snow is expected. don teague has more. >> surprisingly, a high bridge here. >> reporter: a nightmarish scene in northeast oklahoma where an suv carrying eight people slid off the ice-covered interstate. >> almost like a ski ramp. >> reporter: plunging 80 feet into a frozen river. three were killed. rescuers saved five others after using hammers to break the truck's window. >> as soon as they can get them extricated from the vehicle. >> reporter: heavy snow from this week's blizzard collapsed the roof of a school. and in texas, where bitter cold led to rolling blackouts wednesday, officials at parkland hospital are still fuming about their power being cut. >> can't just go down for 15 minutes and come back up. there's a recalibration. so it really does disrupt hospital care. >> reporter: icy roads are still making travel treacherous. in dallas, pittsburgh and green bay fans in town for the super bowl thought they'd get a winter break. but instead are feeling right at home. sidewalks are still covered wi

. >> mientras tanto en houston un agente que fue involucrado en una redada resultó herido.aba a cargo de la policía de houston y agentes de la oficina federal de alcohol, tob tabacos y explosivos, dicen que tiene vínculos con los carteles mexicanos que quieren ingresar a los estados unidos. dice que los carteles de la droga pueden utilizar ciudades grandes como estas para distribuirlas. >> ¿por qué? porque no están equipa equipados con personal, inteligencia, oficiales para estar con el tipo de crimen, chicago está capacitado para estar con el tipo de crimen, ante narcóticos etc. >> a sus años, dice sentirse intimidado. >> pues, uno que está sólo y tratan a veces de reclutarlo de tratar de que se meta en estas cosas para ayudarlos para que puedan vender sus cosas. >> en los últimos 2 años 35.000 personas han muerto en méxico víctimas de la violencia desatada por los carteles de la droga. >> en barrio aquí en chicago, sobretodo preocupan estas noticia s porque se estima que hay alrededor de 132 pandillas con un ingreso del cartel de la droga aquí podría empeorar muchísi much

su familia estaría esperando su cuerpo en houston.uándo van a ser, y dónde? >> por eso estamos aquí. estamos aquí en un centro de eventos, así se llama, centro cívico de la ciudad de brownsville. no se ha dicho que aquí sea el funeral, pero ha sido ofrecido. si la familia está de acuerdo que sea abierto y el público, éste sería el sitio indicado, una vez que el cuerpo arribe. algo que está totalmente todavía en trabajo. no se conoce. >> gracias. desde brownsville, texas. >> una posible reforma migratoria, nuestra correspondal en washington habló con quienes quieren revivir la propuesta. lanzaron criticación contra los republicanos. lourdes nos dice qué tuvo que decir el senador. >> los republicanos conservadores que como requisito exigen seguridad fronteriza están recortando el presupuesto, dijo en una conrent vista un senador demócrata. está trabajando de nuevo en una reforma migratoria. seguridad de avíaiación -- en hacer cumplir las leyes migratorias. este legislador republicano niega. >> no hay nada que quita a border patrol. esta

. >> also, this video out of houston. and the woman that made that released to the public. >> and this of said a lot of people. it shows the police of houston kicking, punching a teenager during a burglary arrest. one year ago. last march. this was just released last week. we heard about this that self- storage happened and she decided to release this video. she wanted people ever were to see it. she said she cannot believe the cruelty. cindy peyton is been fired and she paid a very high price. >> it has turned my life around. it is really turned my life around. i lost my job. i lost my job. i lost my housing. >> very difficult, the divorced mother where she had difficulty putting food on the table. >> and she is sure that she did the right thing? >> yes. she said he would not do this to an animal in she was flabbergasted by the beating. now the are calling for a federal investigation. she fills the air to on the right thing. >> may seem early for presidential contenders to declare their contingency- presidency. then and

they don't mess around in houston. they put on a dinner and raise just over $4.5 million. one dinner, one night-- $4.5 million. and there was even more. a man named lester smith and his wife sue said they would match whatever the dinner brought in, so he wrote a check for another $4.5 million, which brought the take for one night to $9.1 million to fight children's cancer. even better was the afternoon i spent at the cancer hospital where dr. dryer gave me some even more astounding numbers. she told me in 1965, the survival rate for children with leukemia, the leading cancer among children, was just 5%. today, it is 85% that survive. now, that makes you proud. but when she told me why it is so important to keep private contributions flowing into cancer research-- that is, because government funding continues to shrink, especially for children's cancer-- yes, i said especially for children's cancer-- i didn't find much to be proud of there. but it did remind me it was time to get back to washington, where the priorities may get out of whack but the argument never ends. back

houston, where kelly is with her every day.uld not answer questions about her condition, except to say this. >> where she is today is better than 99% of the other people they see with this kind of injury. >> reporter: it's been a difficult decision. he will be away from his wife for at least 14 days. leaving giffords' mother responsible for all decisions regarding her care. >> i feel comfortable i made the right decision, not only for me but for my crew members, for my family and for my wife. >> reporter: wheel while he trains, she will be in an intense routine. >> her days are filled with speech, occupational and physical therapy. >> reporter: there's the question how focused kelly will be in spacious but nasa is convinced he is the man for she job. >> we're happy he is back and ready to start training. >> reporter: kelly will we be able to keep in touch through e-mails and the occasional phone call. >> his friends and family agree he made the right decision, and now he doesn't want to talk about the details about her decision

un museo en dallas un vÍdeo que muestra al ex presidente jf kennedy y a su esposa en un evento en houstone el mandatario fuera asesinado. >> hola que tal, muy buenas noches, bienvenidos a Última hora. les saluda martÍn berlanga. continuamos con una tragedia en nueva zelanda azotada hace horas por un magnitud seis.3 en la escala, despuÉs del cual se han producido varias rÉplicas. hasta el momento se sabe de varios muertos y heridos, ademÁs de cuantiosos daÑos materiales. vamos en vivo con nuestra compaÑera illia calderÓn, desde nueva zelanda donde son casi las cinco de la tarde. illia se hablaba de personas atrapadas en edificios, hay cifras hasta el momento? >> hola. las autoridades estÁn siendo bastante cautelosos con las cifras de las personas muertas y las personas heridas por este terremoto que como tÚ dijiste fue del 6.3 en la cala. hasta el momento no se atreven a dar cifras. han pedido mucha calma a la prensa y a la comunidad. se habla de personas atrapadas, han llegado a la ciudad de... dos comandos de cuerpos de rescate otros mÁs están viniendo de australia que por supuesto ofrec

ser utilizada como una pequeÑa guarderÍa infantil con capacidad hasta para 12 niÑos se incendiÓ en houstonros tuvieron que ser trasladados a hospitales. marÍa corrales tiene un objetivo que incluye imÁgenes dramÁticas. >> normalmente cuando el clima se lo permite a jose eduardo guzmÁn escena un paseo por su comunidad en su bicicleta. pero el dÍa de hoy ese recorrido serÁ uno que no podrá olvidar. >> tiraba Él como para arriba. y cuando llegamos al lugar vi que los bomberos venÍan con unos niÑos y los estaban bombeando ahÍ para echar humo. >> fue a eso de la 1:30 de la tarde cuando todo el vecindario se sorprendido por un masivo incendio en esta casa dicha guarderÍa. el siniestro no tuvo piedad de ni siquiera con la vida de los niÑos inocentes que se encontraban en ella. >> todo los vecinos, los que fueron a ver estaban llorando, estaban viendo los niÑos como estaban saliendo. >> dirÉ todo, estaba detrÁs de mi casa y se alcanzaba a ver todo ahÍ, el humo. >> en cuestiÓn de minutos bomberos llegaron y sacarÁn a siete niÑos entre las edades de 18 meses y tres aÑitos. algunos de ellos con su vi

se trata de un encuentro en houston. con lideres hispanos de la organización lulac.ueva zelanda nos llegan imágenes de templos y edificios que sedes plo >ma. antonieta: f mano vanessa hauc con los detalless. >>>vanessa: estas son imágenes de lo que se vivió justo del pues del terremoto >>> caos y angustia. la gente corría atemorizada para escapar de los edificios que se derrumba ban como si fueran de papel. >>> este es el segundo terremoto que golpea la ciudad en los últimos 5 meses. la segunda más importante del país. decenas de edificios quedaron total et destruidos. ser icono de la ciudad resultó severamente dañada luego del sito mo que ha tenido varias réplicas. >>> los equipos de rescate, llegaron en busca de los heridos muchos salieron en camilla y otros caminando este hombre utilizó una cuerda para escapar por sus propios medios luego que los eleva dores quedaron inservibles. otros rescatados en grúas como estas. han rescatado más de 120 personas. se teme que 200 más estén bajo los escombros. este edificio quedó completamente destruido, aquí por lo menos 30 ví

gifford is undergoing rehabilitation in houston and dramatically improving. liftoff is scheduled for april 19th. it will be his fourth mission. he's looking forward to rejoining his crew and appreciates nasa's confidence in him. >> the government has for the first time approved a drug to halt premature labor. the pregnancy hormone injection. those babies are more likely to develop lung problems and learning disabilities. in trials, weekly injections lower the rate of delivering prematurely but did not completely eliminate the risk. the fda approval is only for women who already had a preterm baby. barbara walters tackles a subject close to home. she tells the story of her own recent open heart surgery. she talks to patients who have survived similar life-savings operations. it includes former president bill clinton. they were all given two years to live throughout the surgery. but it's not all doom and groom. >> i had an aortic valve and we have a cow valve and robins says he gives good milk now. >> women are especially at risk and she wants everyone to know

slippery roadways from houston into college station.people died after their suv veered off a snow-covered highway bridge and then plunged more than 60 feet into a frigid river below. it was minus 11 degrees at the time of the crash. five other people in the vehicle suffered from hypothermia and trauma. all of them were farm workers. >>> astronaut mark kelly, congresswoman gabrielle giffords' husband, plans to make a career decision today. he will announce if he will stay on as commander of shuttle "endeavour's" final flight. as diana alvear reports, kelly focused on prayer and his wife's recovery in washington. >> every day she gets a little bit better. and the neurosurgeons and neurologists tell me that that's a great sign. >> reporter: mark kelly talked about his life changed forever, the day a gunman opened fire in tucson killing six and wounding 19 others. his wife, congresswoman gabrielle giffords, was shot in the head. >> when something like this happens, it's natural to think, why was a 9-year-old girl, an innocent child, killed?

i barely made my flight out from houston. there's a little bit of ice. much more so in dallas. >> they're not used to it down south. they're sort of cursed this year during the super bowl. they've had storms all week. now, we're hearing there's going to be some bad weather tomorrow for the game. this is an amazing picture, with the ice falling down. >> and this, when they're trying to break a super bowl record for attendance. they're selling outdoor tickets for $200. >> good luck with that. >>> more bad news -- >> the other bad news, for some football fans, is that there's no cheerleaders this year. think about it. this is texas, the state where the pom-pom was invented. and there will be no cheerleaders at the super bowl this year because neither of the teams competing this year have super bowls -- excuse me. have cheerleaders. they are only two of the six teams in the nfl that don't have cheerleaders. >> dan's all stumbling over that. >> i looked at the video and got distracted. >> maybe the dallas cowgirl cheerleaders will come out and surprise them a

tampa, detroit, houston, dallas, los Ángeles, y en broklin. le quite el derecho de beneficios colectivos en sindicatos. el gobernador republicano calificÓ de teatral la actuaciÓn diferente los demÓcratas. al menos 5 personas murieron en un choque mÚltiple. la policÍa informÓ que el accidente ocurriÓ cuando una mujer que iba con dos jÓvenes a bordo manejaba errÁticamente y embistÓ a una camioneta. >> una discusiÓn de pareja en un automÓvil terminó en una balacera. terminÓ en plena carretera donde el hombre hiriÓ a la mujer con un arma de fuego y luego se enfrentÓ a la policÍa. el sospechoso fue baleado y otras dos personas que se encontraban en el auto de la pareja salieron ilesas del incidente. >> documentos internos revelan que un bombero se negÓ a participar en el operativo de ayuda en la masacre de tucson, arizona. el bombero le dijo que no iba a participar en el operativo por cuestiones polÍticas y que se iba a su casa porque estaba enfermo. la respuesta de este bombero causÓ confusión y retraso y dos dÍas despuÉs presentÓ su renuncia admi

gifford is undergoing rehabilitation in houston and dramatically improving.iftoff is scheduled for april 19th. it will be his fourth mission. he's looking forward to rejoining his crew and appreciates nasa's confidence in him. >> the government has for the first time approved a drug to halt premature labor. the pregnancy hormone injection. those babies are more likely to develop lung problems and learning disabilities. in trials, weekly injections lower the rate of delivering prematurely but did not completely eliminate the risk. the fda approval is only for women who already had a preterm baby. barbara walters tackles a subject close to home. she tells the story of her own recent open heart surgery. she talks to patients who have survived similar life-savings operations. it includes former president bill clinton. they were all given two years to live throughout the surgery. but it's not all doom and groom. >> i had an aortic valve and we have a cow valve and robins says he gives good milk now. >> women are especially at risk and she wants everyone to know wh

could he is in houston, texas running a bookstore. i'm very proud of him.ng through it has not been easy. i suffered severe depression, led me to lose my job. i was not able to function on a job anymore. it's very difficult. it's been 11 years and have to prepare myself. january 1st, i start a fast and fast until 3:00 every day because for many years every day i will have my tears. >> are you a little better now? >> only a little better. i'm a little better because i found ways to direct my grief and my hurt and my pain. one of the ways is through preventing violence true families and friends of homicide victims. we provide special programs. one is monthly support group. we are doing another, a walk. >> that is coming up? >> that is coming up on may 7th. >> even though as one thousand mothers we reach out to families and friends until our our whole community, we want everyone to be part of this. >> reporter: how do people reach you? >> we have a website. it's 1000 mothers.org and they can call us any time. >> when you were talking on the break at one point

keith and shelia owen have come all the way from houston. from houston to detroit in the dead of witness e what got you here? >> we are car peoples. to see the cars here tonight is very special. >> shelia, what's it like for you? >> i'm in for the long haul. i love cars. you get to see them up front. you sit in them and play with them. we drove the green cars this morning. you do stuff you wouldn't be able to do at home. >> what do you make of the gallery itself? what do you think of the event? >> i think it brings together a high amount of people to the event. that's what it's all about, bringing customers to the cars. >> you have here before? >> we have been here before, but this year is special. there is a real interest which shows the economy is improving. we are very excited about that. >> do you see it that way, shelia? >> yes. last year was okay, but this year is a whole lot more fun. >> there seems to be a lot of energy around. >> there is. you can see it at cobo hall or mgm grand. it's special. >> well thanks to both of you for comi

quÉ nos tiene desde houston, texas, laura sierra? >> ¡muy buenos dÍas! quÉ tal?nauta para asistirlo como un enfermero o una enfermera asiste a un doctor, asÍ el robonauta puede asistir a un astronauta. >> el robonauta harÁ su primera misiÓn el próximo 24 de febrero. la destreza de sus manos es como la de los humanos. puede trabajar con herramientas tan pesadas como un taladro o tan pequeÑas como un desarmador. ademÁs, me di cuenta que a parte de inteligente el robot es muy amable. asÍ que le di un saludo de mano y sÍ que aprieta suerte. me entregÓ un sobre en el que habÍa un regalo para mí. ya que despuÉs de irse al espacio se quedarÁ a vivir en la estaciÓn espacial internacional. >> saludos, despierta amÉrica. >> ahora continÚen ustedes con mÁs en despierta amÉrica. >> quÉ bonita historia! >> guau. >> yo me quede impresionado. estamos viendo en el momento en que levantÓ la pesa y pudo manipular la mano. es un detalle de este robot es que estÁn intentando para que tambiÉn le haga mantenimiento a las naves mientras ellos estÁn en Órbita. >> jairo una persona que r

. >>> and near houston, a fiery scene at a petroleum plant. one worker is still missing after a liquid gas line exploded. the smoke and flames were visible in houston 30 miles away. plant managers say they were aware of some kind of problem. and a shutdown was under way just before the blast. >>> heavy snow dumped by those recent monster storms is still bringing down roofs across the country. the roof of this company near hartford, connecticut, collapsed without warning. workers heard a loud bang and made it out of the building just in time. and a few miles away from that, a snow-covered canopy came crashing down on a truck. the driver was behind the wheel but thankfully was not hurt. >>> now, for our weather around the country. another round of snow hits the plains and the south. the oklahoma city area could see 6 to 12 inches of snow. expect a few inches also in dallas, little rock, shreveport and memphis. snow around the great lakes, from michigan to buffalo and erie, pennsylvania. windy and mild in the southwest. >> 62 degrees in sacrament

, creating jobs in houston, as i do, too. but we heard yesterday from the c.b.o. that this new health care bill is going to cost america 800,000 jobs. it just so happens if you prorate that out, that would mean that the new health care bill will cost houston, texas, around 600 jobs. of course it will cost other communities around the country jobs as well. so the best way to try to save jobs in houston, the best way to try to prevent jobs from being lost in houston would be to vote to repeal the health care law. ms. jackson lee: would the gentleman yield? mr. smith: not yet. the gentlewoman from texas also raised the subject of immigration. i wasn't aware that was connected to this bill but i'm also happy to reply to her comments about that subject as well. today in america there are roughly seven million people who are working illegally in this country. they are taking jobs that should go to the 26 million americans who are either unemployed or underemployed. once again if we want to create jobs for americans in this country,

thanks. >>> we turn to a tragedy in houston., young children are dead after a fire in a day-care center in a private home. the operator of the day-care center managed to pull out two of the kids before the fire got too intense. she, herself, was taken to the hospital. >>> well, there's another bizarre twist this morning in the life and career of actor charlie sheen. last night cbs and warner brothers said, they're done. they're ending the production of sheen's sitcom "two and a half men." >> that's at least for now. it's all because of sheen's rant on a radio talk show. >> you're completely clean, aren't you? >> 100%. you know? here's your first pee test. the next one goes in your mouth. no, you won't get high. it's all good. it's all good, guys. quit panicking. look what i'm dealing with. i'm dealing with fools and trolls because i don't have time for these clowns. i don't have time for their judgment and their stupidity. they lay down with their ugly wives in front of their ugly children. and just look at their loser lives. an

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her husband, astronaut mark kelly, has been at her side as she gets rehab in houston.day kelly spoke about her at the national prayer breakfast in washington. >> what allowed me to be here today, i think, is gabby's condition. it continues to improve. everyday she get a little bit better, and the neurosurgeons and the neurologists tell me that, that's a great sign. >> couric: kelly also told the prayer breakfast faith was not a big part of his life until recently. and in las vegas, an alleged casino thief has run out of luck. in december, a gunman wearing a motorcycle helmet boldly robbed the bellagio, making off with $1.5 million in chips. last night police arrested 29- year-old anthony karelo, the son of a las vegas judge. he was picked up at the very casinos he's accused of robbing. he was staying at the bellagio as a guest. we'll be right back. everything is better with swanson broth in it. an essential ingredient in any kitchen. swanson 100% natural chicken broth. so i take one a day men's 50+ advantage. as a manager, my team counts on me to stay focused. it's the

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ice as far south as houston caused chaos on roads. >> there's a car stopped up top.t's a pretty good sign there's danger ahead, i guess. >> reporter: and at airports statewide, more than 2,400 flights have been canceled in just the last two days, making it that much harder for fans who have still not arrived to make it to this ice-bound super bowl city. don teague, cbs news, dallas. >> couric: no more bad-weather deliveries for a group of postal workers outside detroit. they won half of a $93 million megamillions jackpot. hosea and charlene person claimed the $46 million prize they'll split with 11 current and former colleagues at the post office. the other winning ticket in tuesday's drawing was sold in indiana. and coming up next, will he return to space? the astronaut husband of congresswoman gabrielle giffords makes his decision. just cook with campbell's. our soups contain surprising ingredients like a splash of sauterne wine, a drizzle of fresh cream, or a sprinkle of lower sodium sea salt. we put great ingredients in our soups, to help you put meals on the tab

kelly has been by her side in a houston read publication facility and she is recovering. am i coming up right after the acquittal of the on how the nation is digging out after the major snowstorm that hit 30 states. more snow in the deep south right now. coming up 1/6 for the 5:00 a.m. with gas prices will over 39¢ a gallon. how fast will he try and get your car in? --will you try to get your car in? plus, it is super bowl weekend ended is about the commercials. dueled previous that's coming up. how >> we are watching the latest of egypt right now with protesters demanding that president mumbariq resigned. there has been a week and half of protests and it and that more than 100 have been killed and thousands of been injured. >> they are checking id's and performing body searches to sanction the protest. the community is condemning attacks on reporters. 24 it journalist have been can paint. --contained. -- detained. one of the journalists is from the washington post. >> we are falling but whether it still in the northeast. they're cleaning up the mass of the bill so that t

. >> un incendio en una pequeÑa guarderÍa infantil en houston a cabo con la vida de varios niÑos y dejÓn de estar tras la revuelta en su paÍs. >> condenada en varias ciudades del paÍs y otras naciones, estados unidos reaccionÓ contra los cÁrteles de la droga mexicano por el asesinato de uno de sus agentes. >> otra vez la automotriz toyota reconoce problemas mecÁnicos en algunos de sus autos. ahora hay mÁs de 2 millones de vehÍculos con posible desperfectos. >> por orden judicial perdiÓ la corona una reina en san antonio acusada de incumplimiento de contrato y de tener unas libras de mÁs. ella dice que habrÁ revancha legal. >> hola que tal, muy buenas noches, los titulares que acaban de escuchar son algunos de los reportajes que hemos preparado para usted. la residencia del ex presidente bush hijo, en dallas, calificada como la casa del tirano represas en colorado y california consideradas como objetivos atractivos. estas descripciones y la compra de insumos para elaborar explosivos tienen a un estudiante universitario y residente en texas tras las rejas esta noche, enfrentando cargos fe

stowe, you told these men in houston that a cure was, in...n your memorable phrase, "100% possible." >> stowe: "possible." is that a guarantee? >> pelley: the folks at home are wondering what goes through your mind when one of these men pushes a suitcase full of cash across the table to you. what are you thinking? >> stowe: i'm thinking that they came to the right place if they want any hope at all. >> watters: so, is there a permanent fix from the stem cells? >> pelley: many patients have pinned their hope on dr. frank morales and his improvised stem cell procedures. recently, he injected stem cells into the spine of a seven-year- old american boy in an attempt to treat the boy's autism, a procedure with no basis in medical science. we found morales' training is dubious. this is the certificate he presented to a monterrey hospital, showing he completed his training at texas tech university. but in the interview, he switched schools. have you ever been licensed to practice medicine in the united states? >> morales: i have, and i worked under t

ricky comenzara su gira en abril, el 23 se presentara en houston y el 4 de mayo en san jose...uien continua bajo la lupa es el cantante kalimba... se supo que la la comisin de los derechos humanos de mexico investiga presuntas irregularidad es en el proceso que siguieron las autoridades de quintana roo y que llevaron a otorgarle la libertad al artista, acusado de violar a una menor... a peticion de los familiares de la supuesta victima, se apelara la decision del juez, aunque se trata de una "apelacion compleja" el procurador dijo que se trata de un beneficio para la menor de edad y que se realizaria... cu ---como le hace su familia en mexico para sobrevivir con esta crisis economica, usted les ayuda? ---vamos a sus comentarios.... take vo cu --asi llegamos al final de este programa. --gracias por su participacion, por su sintonia. --nos vemos maÑana a las 6 de la tarde con cesar bayona. --soy blanca garza, que descanse y buenas noches...hasta maÑana.

houston woke up to a coating of ice and countless accidents. border towns saw snow this morning for only the second time in a century. still, tens of thousands of football fans are determined to make it to texas. >> 25 hours total. >> reporter: deb proctor drove from pittsburgh during the height of the storm. >> it's like they rolled out the welcome mat from pittsburgh. we feel right at home. >> go pack go! >> reporter: so do these green bay fans who didn't bring coats. what do you think of dallas weather? >> loving it. this is like home. >> reporter: but tonight, it's that wintry weather in a part of the country that rarely sees it that is causing so many problems. the stadium behind me cost $1.3 billion. it is considered the jewel of the nfl and a big reason that dallas got the super bowl. so, it is hard to overstate how embarrassing this is. we should point out, diane, it is warming up here fast and all of that snow and ice is expected to be gone well before sunday's game. >> everybody getting out of the way. thank you, ryan owens. >>> and s

they're based in houston, texas. they have about 45,000 employees who are committed to to the environmental responsibility. they aren't looking to -- waste management posted a 11.7 9 billion of revenues in 2009 for their shareholders. the valuation of proposals, there was a panel that was assembled to look at these proposals. that panel was comprised of ed lee, the in our mental services director, the deputy director for our department, the department of the environment. this entire process followed all legal requirements and provide a significant opportunities and followed all city requirements and protocols. of course, the first and most important element reviewed was the cost. i have a number of slides i would like to go through that will show you all of the different elements that were evaluated by the panel and what was concluded. in the first slide you have is did cost comparison between landfills, this is a snapshot for 2009. there is both a column for recology and waste management and shows what was included

and our ashleigh banfield joins us live from houston, with much more on this.ing, robin. prosecutors say dr. conrad murray was on the phone, when he called his girlfriend, the moment he discovered michael jackson was dying. that waitress said she wasn't his girlfriend. but she is talking about the relationship, the man and the fateful call that was made the day michael died. >> i thought he was very nice. he was very friendly. he's a good person. >> reporter: she met dr. conrad murray, while working at a houston steak house. >> the first thing he said, you're too beautiful to be waiting on people at a place like this. >> reporter: he left cash tips for her, in the hundreds, and other gifts, too. >> a cell phone, a dress, and cash. >> reporter: how much total do you think he gave you in gifts and money? >> close to $2,000. >> reporter: prosecutors say murray had a lavish lifestyle, supporting a wife, numerous girlfriends and several children, when he took a job as michael jackson's personal cardiologist, for $150,000 a month. >> he was glad that he was the one w

. >> so is george bush international houston due to thunderstorms. very severe weather moving through there out ahead of it and then the ice storm behind that. couple hours they should be all right. but right now that's what's going on in texas as a system develops right down there and lifts towards the great lakes. for us fog is a big story. low clouds and fog. 37 fairfield. 37 santa rosa. 40s for some. upper 40s for others. although redwood city seems to be -- i don't know. go 42 but everyone else is around 48 or 47. foggy then sunny and mild. san jose 48 to start. 58 then we'll go 63 sunshine. once we can get through the fog there's some areas of very thick fog looking at the web camera from san jose state's meteorology department. high pressure built in. you can see it right there. one systems, two systems. plenty out there. it will go up and over and carve themselves out. the same system that gave us rain on sunday is the one in texas right now. that's gaining a lot of strength. for us, the wind is a possible factor here as we head into tonight