within that, howie, is a more sympathetic portrait.p are going to be surprised. >> do you think they've jumped the gun because they haven't seen the movie. i haven't seen the movie because i'm not on the a list like zurich. it's pretty clear from the trailer, though, that moore's performance is, shall we say, pretty negative. why shouldn't palin and her people fight back? >> is that for me, howie? >> that's for you. >> oh, i'm sorry. why shouldn't they fight back? well, first of all, i would like to make it clear that any list that zurich is on, i do not want to be on. i also have not seen the movie. this just smacks of never letting the facts get in the way of a good story. the logic of it is so absurd. there is no logic to make a judgment on anything before you have seen it, and in a way it's very counter productive if palin was trying to be preemptive in this because all it's doing is generating buzz for hbo and the movie. hbo must be thrilled about it, and as far as hurting her reputation, i don't know how much more it could be hur

and howie says goodbye. >> and gretchen's favorite player, howie long.d thanks, brian, thanks for your help, too. >> clayton: the high-tech, now available to the new york police department and we hear they're using thechlt. and more. >> and handlers in the k-9 unit are quickly getting into difficult places the same technology used by seal team 6 to take down number one terrorist osama bin laden. following september 11th, the unit has been growing in size and staying on the cutting edge and handlers look for federal funding and grants for paying for intra red cameras and goggles, reflective collars and vehicles to transport them. they have about a hundred dogs working in emergency services and bomb squad, narcotics and the transit bureau. and the division has about 30 dogs. >> we understand that we're a high priority target for terrorists and 5 million people a day and we have been working diligently, since september 11th, to harden the targets. >> and the infrared cameras cost about 9 grand and they're headed to be shocked proof, dust proof and water res

he sat right here and talked to you, howie, and said i'm going to grow up, and he is going to stop that invective and that hate speech as executive editor of the conservative website. he did. you said i will hold you accountable bsh i'm going to check in on this, and i think that is the standard. i think you cannot come on television. you cannot tweet if you are on television things that are that hyper -- >> it's very important for the public to understand because many do not that news organizations, cnn, npr, the washington post, they have statements, ethics policies, things that are laid out for their employees. >> what the standard is is not entirely clear. you hire commentators to be opinionated. you like the fact that they're -- take a more recent example. another cnn contributor dana loche. should she be espned for saying that she would have urinated on the dead taliban army. she didn't say it on the air. she said it on a radio show, i believe. >> i'm not going to talk about whether she should or shouldn't have been suspended. it's a cnn policy. cnn gets to make those decisions th

howie mandel is joined by new judge howard stern. the seventh season airs this summer. still to come on 11 news, a change in the baseball club house brings cheers and jeers from players. we will show you what is happening at the annual event. >> one storm is moving out of the picture. there are couple of more out west we will be watching carefully. insta-weather-plus forecast is just ahead. it is getting chilly. the winds are backing off a bit, but still breezing. 34 at the airport. 3939 >> if you have the urge to buy an rv and take off across the country, now might be a good time. it is the 47 annual maryland rv show. it has 5.5 acres of displays. >> it is pretty much a family togetherness wrapped into one show. you can take these things to the shore, to the mountains, any worker >> the show opens at 10:00 a.m. and ends at 6:00 p.m.. if despite gas prices, people are buying. >> now, your 11 insta-weather- plus forecast with john collins. >> we had a blustery day today and a couple of slurries. for most of the snow is off to the west and the mountains of pennsylvania. t

. >> howie's the farmer here, so he can speak with knowledge. i'm the city boy on the panel. >> bill gates and howard buffett were both honored recently at the state department for their work on combating world hunger, work underwritten in both cases by the largesse of warren buffett. so your father gives all his money to gates. you come out and tell us what he's doing is all wrong. >> i'm not saying it's all wrong. >> well, a lot of it's wrong. little bit of sibling rivalry there? >> no. >> maybe? >> you know, once in a while, we call him "brother bill." >> exactly. >> no, you know what? bill gates is the smartest guy in the world next to my dad, maybe. i better say that if i'm on tape. >> how old are you? >> i'm 81, but i feel good. >> yeah, you look great. warren buffett says if the berkshire hathaway board approves his son as chairman after he dies, howard would not be paid and would not run the company day to day. howard would be what warren calls "the guardian of the culture." what were you worried about? >> well, you worry that somebody w

howard claims, meantime, that howie and sharon love him over piers. they were just cracking jokes the whole time. i asked if i could join them. they seemed to be having fun wherever they go. if you want it audition, it's too late in san francisco. the last place is in new york city, but you can still make your big debut on "america's got talent" that show starts on may 31st on a tuesday, here on nbc bay area. die ann? >> there's a ton of people behind you in line. how late to the auditions go tonight? >> for several more hours. they're hoping to catch the best of them. they've been going on since 1:00 this afternoon. they're excited. i might hop in line and see what i can check out. >> you want to belt something out for us just for fun? all right, thanks, stephanie. >>> still to come, is winter really coming? well ron ron will have your forecast. and a popular dining hall says good-bye for now. we'll explain. >>> after serving free meals to the hungry for decades, a dining room in san francisco is closing an important chapter in its history. st. antho

stern, howie mann del and sharon ost porn have been scoping out talent in san francisco and agree theity is offering big time talent. >> san francisco is going gang busters. >> it is really very quirky and fun and creative and i think we have found i would venture to say that we have found at least one act that i believe is going to be in the top ten. >> yrur+áu agree? >> i absolutely do agree. that is all you need, just one. >> actually, i am thinking about someone, too, now that you say that. at first, yeah, i think there is someone that will end up in the top ten for sure. >> yes, where he quirky. the final addition is scheduled for monday in new york and you can watch "america's got talent" this summer right here on nbc bay area. >>> this year's award season will wrap up tomorrow night with the academy awards and tv crews finished up last minute preparations for the show at the kodak theater in los angeles. full-sized oscar statues line the red carpet at they re hearsay the presentations inside and as for the film, the black and white silent romance th "the artist" is said to be t

howie mandel could be the next one to sit next to kelly ripa.tuned. >> but he won't ever shake her hand or hug her. he's a germophobe. >> he's a well-known germophobe. >> real quickly urk may have heard that jcpenney hired ellen degeneres to be its new spokeswoman. and 1 million moms.com is up in arms about this. they say it's funny jcpenney thinks hiring an openly homosexual person will help their business when most of their customers are traditional families. glaad coming to ellen's side. >> folks, get over it. [ female announcer ] crest 3d white was recognized by marie claire as one of the 25 beauty products that will change your life because it whitens by removing up to 80% of surface stains. see how it can change your life. crest 3d white. life opens up when you do. covergirl trublend has skin twin technology. other makeup can sit on the surface of your skin, so it looks like...makeup. but trublend has skin twin technology to actually merge with your skin. you get skin twin coverage that's perfectly true. and you're more perfectly you. [ fe

. >> always a pleasure to talk to you, howie. >>> coming up in the second part of "reliable sources" the conservative daily collar. plus the backlash against a washington television reporter after her story about underage drinking. >>> and later, why the media are making a huge hero of basketball's jeremy lin. hello, how can i deliver world-class service for you today ? we gave people right off the street a script and had them read it. no, sorry, i can't help you with that. i'm not authorized to access that transaction. that's not in our policy. i will transfer you now. my supervisor is currently not available. would you like to hold ? that department is currently closed. have i helped you with everything you needed ? if your bank doesn't give you knowledgeable customer service 24/7, you need an ally. ally bank. no nonsense. just people sense. immerse yourself in all over relief with alka seltzer plus. it's specially formulated to speed relief to every inch of you. liquidate your flu symptoms with alka seltzer plus. >>> the daily caller is a conservative website trun by tucker carlso

this weekend and you could be picked to audition in front of how warde stern, sharon osbourne and howiel in two weeks. host knick cannkha nick canon w. doors open at 8:00 this morning and tomorrow morning, get the details on our website nbcbayarea.com. >>> we still have more ahead for you on "today in the bay," still to come, millions of people saw this at the super bowl halftime show, it is called slacklining, a new sport growing in popularity. we'll show you what it takes to stay on top. here is mike inouye with a look at the weekend calendar. >> there's lots to do. being the traffic guy i have to make sure i give the note about the chinese new year parade in san francisco. expect delays around and down market street. now, this right here on the screen is not pat raid route, rather this is the rotation route for berlin style ping-pong and there's a party by american trips, basically you hit once, you move to the right and you repeat. you have your paddle in one hand, adult beverage in the other, i guess that's why this is an adults only affair. lots of beer expected to be on hand and

howie showed you this at noon and this pretty much holds true. we'll give you an idea where the bull's eye might be in terms of a high, the best chance for snow threat is actually south and west of us. down towards charlottesville and roanoke, they could get just hammered and even into charles county and northern sections of st. mary's and calvert county could end up being the bulls i'm the rest of us have a medium. notice the farther north you go the less chance you have of seeing snow. it's going to be kind of counterintuitive. we talk about more snow north and west, not the case. we showed you new mexico yesterday. we'll zoom into texas and louisiana today because this is the moisture. it will kick off a storm that will develop in the gulf of mexico and that's going to move northeastward into alabama and eventually off the north carolina coast sunday. not a direct hit for us, not a perfect storm, but pretty much all we got. 50 now in bethesda, 51 rockville, 50 great falls and 52 in springfield, even still 51 in arlington, a very nice evening.

lots of other people to get a glimpse at the show's judges, sharon osbourne, howie mandel and new to the show this year, howard stern. that ought to be interesting. the auditions will continue tomorrow at the bill graham civic auditorium. >> you sing in the newsroom. you should have been there today. >>> straight ahead at 6:00, it's being called a game changer. a test developed here in the bay area that's about to hit the market. how it could put a pregnant woman's mind at ease. >>> i don't like the pain in my neck and my back. and all that started there. >> plus an nbc bay area investigation. we go inside the numbers to uncover fan violence at bay area sporting events. is your family safe there? where it's happening and how often. >>> and one last chapter in a bay area's -- in a bay area home's long history. what happens when artists are allowed to run wild. we're back in a moment. >>> this is no ordinary house. it's 140 years old but in a few weeks the house will be crashing down. >> but before that happens, they are going artsy there and proving that beauty is what you make it. jo

it's unfortunate, but i think, howie, if i could pivot, the broader story and honestly outraged about this as michael is about the romney gaff, why are we enabling donald trump so much in the media? especially i have to say -- especially on tv. we all do it in print certainly, but tv just cannot get enough of this guy. >> well, before we complete this pivot, i want to go to a conventional -- john harris said, "i think some sources thought they knew more than they really did," in terms whaf they were feeding you and other reporters. isn't this a moment for the "new york times" and others where the question really is two-fold. who cares who donald trump endorses? do you really care? how about not just taking it from sources close to the gingrich camp, which had an obvious interest in spinning this thing. >> maybe we should talk about mitt romney's poor comment. >> it's worse for newt now, right? i think, you know, this gets to the question of how many sources, how much sourcing should editors of all of our different organizations have taken a deep breath and questioned the reporters who

stern, howie mandel and sharon osborne have been scoping out the talent in san francisco and the baye city by the bay is offering up something different. >> san francisco is going gangbusters. >> it's very quirky and fun and creative, and i think we have found, i would venture to say, we have found at least one act that i believe is going to be in the top ten. >> wow. >> do you agree? >> yeah. i absolutely do agree, and that's all you need just one. >> actually i'm thinking about someone, too, now that you say that. yeah, but there is someone that i think is going to end up in the top ten for sure. >> oh, they say that to all the girls. the final audition of the season happens tomorrow in new york. you can watch "america's got talent" had summer right here on nbc bay area. >>> an all new "meet the press" is moments away and here's david gregory with a look at jerry brown and what he may have to say this morning. >> this morning in 2012 politics crunch time in the gop race. the all-important primaries in michigan and arizona. it's a very close race there. must win for mitt romney, and

the current favorite is one of my favorites, howie mandel. he would be a great choice for this job.may see on line, i'm here to tell you i do not think a decision for this job is imminent. the ratings for the show have been solid with the rotating guest hosts coming through. i do think they will name regis's replacement. we did speak at people over at "live with kelley." they're not commenting. i should point out, kyra, i spoke with the great neil patrick harris. his name has been out there. he told me a lot but he told me it's not happening for him, at least in the next two years, because he's committed to his cbs sitcom "how i met your mother." i personally think this is a very smart move. give a little distance from the time regis left the show so whoever comes in is not immediately being compared. let the show sort of re-establish itself first and then make an announcement. who knows. it could be in the fall but they are not saying right now. >> you and kelly could make a hot tv couple. >> i keep telling art moore. are you paying attention? come on, man. >> do a little hln "show

we got a huge line-up of guests which includes bob kraft, howie long will be there. would show up. he'll have to make a special trip for that. >> yeah, maybe via satellite. >> and joe montana amongst our guests. >> and if the past is prologue, probably some cheerleaders. >> governor christie is supposed to be on. governor mitch daniels with us and general oderno. >> fantastic. straight ahead on this wednesday morning, the head of our national intelligence says iran is ready to attack on our soil. that's new! details next. >> as a child, she talked to al capone. his niece is here next with her story. >> at age 65, giants coach tom coughlin could become the oldest coach to win a super bowl. yeah. instead of saying i'm going to disney world. he'll be like i'm going to walk around the mall before it opens. what's this? it's progresso's loaded potato with bacon. it's good. honey, i love you... oh my gosh, oh my gosh.. look at these big pieces of potato. ♪ what's that? big piece of potato. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. i was told to begin my aspi

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amongst our guest, we'll have howie long.ndo, carrie underwood, perhaps, and indiana governor mitch daniels live. we'll be there all weekend. is he staying or leaving? the future of the colts quarterback peyton manning continuing to overshadow the super bowl as the clock ticks down to sunday's big game. they have the owner saying he'll meet with manning next week but any decision on the quarterback's future won't be made until march. really? as you know, the quarterback is due to make $28 million in a bonus if they don't pay it, he becomes a free agent. he could be released as early as next tuesday. manning says his recovery is going well and he will be back to play somewhere next season. his brother is starting for the giants. steve? >> i heard that. thank you very much. two police officers rushed to a burning car to save a guy who was trapped inside. >> anybody in there? >> anybody in there? >> sir, get out of the car! get out of the car! >> joining us right now are new jersey police officers lauren kylis and officer michae

we'll tell you where howard, howie and sharon will be. >> plus, keeping your personal information privatenew government rules to help keep you safe. another ipod starting next week. after allegra, i have the only one that's both fast and non-drowsy. after allegra, i have it all. >> it's 5:54. the government introducing new rules to try and help protect your privacy on line. of course we all know about the do not call law that prevents telemarketers from dialing your number. a proposed rule would add a do not track feature for internet browsers. it would prevent advertisers and businesses from following what you read, where you brows and what you buy online. >> respecting consumer privacy and protecting their data online trust in internet commerce. >> the rule would also allow you to opt out of having your activity tracked. >> does any one in the bay area have talent? could find out today. america's got talent will have live auditions in san francisco today and tomorrow. hopefuls will hope to avoid getting the big red x from the judges. a new season of "america's got talent" will air on nb