>> caller: listen, i've been a favorite of yours -- hudson city bank. >> no, we're done in hudson cityter and move on. that trade is done. i want you to go to key. why? mike in arizona, mike? >> caller: thanks, jim. booyah from the arizona wildcat country, we're the number-three basketball team in the country. >> we have some arizona wildcat people in the building. what's up? >> caller: real quick, i'd like to get your take on how you think the fiscal cliff and the debt ceiling are affecting stocks like ibm and where you think ibm will go in 2013. >> well, frankly, i think that ibm's a victim of spending worldwide. ibm is owned by my charitable trust. we hope it goes to 180 so we can buy more. i think it's a good stock. i need to go to chris in michigan. chris? >> caller: jimbo, boo-yah, buddy. >> back at you. >> caller: listen, berkshire hathaway class-b stocks. i have a lot of it and want to buy some more. what do you think? >> i totally agree. it's a play on two big themes -- insurance and housing. >> buy, buy, buy. >> warren buffett is the man. i'm a buyer. that guy who said the na

hudson city which was recently part -- recently purchased.olidation i would steer my investment dollars toward the regionals because i don't think their is a lot of opportunity in the community banks at this moment. a very tough operating environment with net interest margin low side and saw the other mortgaged-related issues and regulatory scrutiny that as been promulgated. but with the mn t, particular attention to it. it could be another dollar of earnings potential factored into those shares of the course of 2013. pay particular attention. liz: thank you so much. he lives and breathes the stuff. the closing bell ringing in seven tents. we crossed the flat line. all green on the screen. is this the end of the pc era? to the first time in five years, they sales fell and two names attacking the heat. with stocks after the break. ♪ what are you doing? nothing. are you stling our daughter's school supplies and taking them to work? no, i was just looking for my stapler and my... this thing. i save money by using fedex ground and buy my own supp

hudson river. go to the upland and work by gravity." and that's what new york city did. they first went to the hudson highlands, but 150 years later, it went to the delaware highlands. and really diverted the water that normally went to philadelphia to new york city. i don't think they anticipated that. narrator: the majority of new york city's drinking water comes from watersheds in upstate new york. a watershed is the area of land where water from rain or snow melt drains downhill into a body of water. mountains act as a funnel to feed rivers and lakes. and in this case, reservoirs. in the new york city system, water is collected and stored in 19 reservoirs, which can hold more than a year's supply -- over 580 billion gallons of water. almost all of the system is fed by gravity, without the use of energy-consuming pumps. valves open to regulate the flow into the 85-mile-long delaware aqueduct -- the longest tunnel in the world. at hillview reservoir... the water is partitioned into another giant tunnel system. where it travels deep below manhattan. the pressure built up

surviving flight 1549, a commercial aircraft, from new york to charlotte, lands in the hudson river in new york city. amazingly, all the passengers got out alive. >> and as we learned, a flock of birds had collided with us airways flight 1549, causing its engine to fail. what a story it was. >>> all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments on those stories and the best political analysis on msnbc. tonight be sure to watch "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> here's a look at what's coming up on the "today" show. savannah going one-on-one with supreme court justice sotomayor. and you'll also get to hear the kardashian sisters, kim and kourtney dish about marriage, motherhood and miami. >>> keep it on this station for weather, sports and more. thanks for watching today, just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a terrific tuesday. >> our son is here because of this foundation. we'll always be indebted to that. >> conflicted and heavy hearts in the bay area this morning after lance armstrong's reported doping confession. >>> we're just hours away from fa

tonight we are hearing the frantic calls for help after a plane plunged into the icy hudson river near new york city. tonight with some of the life 911 calls. wendy? >> reporter: wait until you hear the calls. amazing when you hear it. this plane as you can imagine filling up with water after it crashes. two people are on board. they have to act quickly so they can get out before it sinks. this is a small piper aircraft. goes down in the hudson river, near yonkers, westchester county north of manhattan. carrying the pilot, passenger. on a sightseeing trip. and this frantic 911 call, describes the scene as the dispatcher tells the pilot to get out before it is too late. how many people on board? >> we have life preservers. >> are you in the water now. >> in the water. filling up. we are going down. we are going down. >> okay. >> sir, i need you to get out of the plane and let me know when you're out. >> i'm out of the plane. i'm going to lose you. i'm going to lose you. the water's freezing. i'm not going to make it to shore. >> okay, we have an officer en route ande have a boat en route. >> okay. i

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airways flight from new york to charlotte lands in the hudson river in new york city. azingly, all the passengers got out alive. >> the miracle on the hudson. it was the feel good story of the year. captain sully became a national hero. what a day. and there must be something about this day january 15th. because today we heard about another kind of miracle. this one from arizona governor jan brewer. the gop governor who tried to impress the right wingers by wagging her finger in the president's face. she has caved on health care. that's right. she's agreed finally to expand medicaid in her state. >> try as we might, the law was upheld by the united states supreme court. the president was re-elected. and his party controls the united states senate. in short, the affordable care act isn't going anywhere. at least not for the time being. >> she's right. the law is not going anywhere. and expanding medicaid in arizona means 300,000 more people will get health insurance. a far right governor who's helping to expand health care? miracles do happen. but we shouldn't expect a m

you'll see the line through new jersey, it's heading right over top of new york city and up into connecticut and the hudson valley. this is that enhanced line here as it moves to the north. and this is just a huge system, and we're going to continue to see the winds cranking for the next 24 to 48 hours over the eastern seaboard. winds are pretty light, but boston, wind gusts of 49, hartford, 41. the windchill in roland, north dakota is minus 49. i know they canceled some schools in this region. mean us in 30 to 40 all across the region today. the southeast, i know you had the tornadoes today in north georgia. also tennessee, today's day of cleanup with sunshine. still it will be windy but dry. that's a look at your national forecast. now, here's a look outside your window. >>> boston, massachusetts today, very warm, rainy this morning then it will be windy. the cold front will go through. the rains will stop but the rains will continue. that's the bottom line for all of new england. very difficult at the airports as you'd expect. a lot of people flying just across the country talking about how bad the turb

we're getting to hear the frantic calls minutes after a small plane crashed into the icy hudson river near new york city. the small piper aircraft went down sunday near yonkers, new york, north of manhattan. it was carrying a pilot and passenger on a sightseeing trip. in the call, you can hear the caller describe the scene. he tells the dispatcher he's afraid he won't make it out as the plane filled with water and started to sink. >> how many people on board? >> two aboard. >> do you have life preservers sh. >> we do, yes. >> are you in the water now? >> we're in the water, filling up. >> we're going down. >> okay, sir? >> yes? >> i need you to get out of the plane and let me know when you're out. >> i am out of the plane. >> okay. where is your -- >> i'm out of the plane. i'm going to lose you. i'm going to lose you. >> both people made it out and stayed afloat with life vests until help arrived. they were taken to a local hospital and treated for hypothermia. both are expected to be okay. the ntsb is investigating. >>> thousands of defense department workers are about to be out of a job. the pentagon

> we're getting to hear the frantic calls for help after a plane plunged into the icy hudson river near new york cityl piper aircraft went down sunday near yonkers, new york, just north of manhattan. it was carrying a pilot and passenger on a sightseeing trip. >> we're going down. >> we're going down. >> okay. sir? >> i need you to get ouf the plane and let me know when you're out. >> i'm out of the plane. >> okay. where is our -- >> i'm going to lose you. the water's freezing. i'm mott going to make it to shore. >> okay. we have an officer en route and we have a boat en route. >> okay. i'm going to lose you. >> both people made it out and stayed afloat with life vests until help arrived. they were taken to the local hospital and treated for hypothermia. both are expected to be okay. the ntsb is investigating. >>> as early as next week, gays could be allowed to join and serve as leaders in the boy scouts. this morning, organizations decision to lift its nationwide ban on gay people getting a lot of reaction. the advocates are praising the decision while some religious organizations say they're disapp

bill: we now have the audio of the 911 calls, after a small plane crash in the icy hudson river north of new york cityd passenger were on a sightseeing flight sunday night when something went wrong just after sundown. the passenger says he was not sure he would even survive, so he first called his wife and asked her to tell their kids that he loved them. then he called police. >> we are in the plane. the plane is taking on water. >> okay. sir? >> yes. >> i need you to get out of the plane and let me know when you are out. >> well, i'm out of the plane. >> okay. >> i'm going to lose you. i'm going to lose you. the water is freezing. >> myomy. he knew his body was shutting down. within another 15 minutes, police fished the pair out of the water. doctors released them from the hospital just yesterday. we are told they are doing a okay. meanwhile in southern china a massive sink hole opened up in the middle of a busy city. that entire building collapsed right into it. no word on injuries but officials evacuated people in closed roads nearby. hours later. three more buildings reportedly fell, no word on wh

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hudson river. all 155 people on board that flight survived. >>> a state of emergency and night curfews in effect for three cities in egypt, hit hard by political violence. more than 50 people have been killed just in the last three days. an angry mohamed morsi addressed the nation saying he would not hesitate to take more action to stop the violence. today alone, seven people were killed at the funeral of the victims of a riot yesterday. morsi wants to meet with the nation's different political factions tomorrow in hopes of ending the violence. >>> more than five years after facing off as bitter opponents, secretary of state hillary clinton and president obama sat down for a joint interview tonight and the pair looked friendly and relaxed as they discussed the last four years on "60 minutes." this comes in the final days of secretary of state hillary clinton's sen yotenure at the s department. >> i think there's a sense of understanding that, you know, sometimes it doesn't even take words because we have similar views, we have similar experiences that i think provide a bond that may seem unlikely to some but has been really at the core of our

city. they pulled a man and woman out of the freezing hudson river after the single engine plane crashed yesterdaythe couple was on a sightseeing trip when the plane went down. the off duty police officer is heading home from a fishing trip came to the rescue minutes later. >> i call hear them calling for help. we had a visual on them. we were trying to head them off. >> doctors are now treating the couple for hypothermia. >>> time is 5:46. the organizers of san francisco's beta breakers race is looking for a new sponsor. the chronicle reports that redwood city base zazzle will no longer sponsor the race. they aren't talking they are backing out now. bay to breakers say it will go on with or without a replacement sponsor. >>> and the actor goes to the the cost of argo. >> ben affleck accepted the award alongside cast members. two weeks ago they won golden globe awards for best drama and best director. >>> here's a look at the nights other big winners. jennifer lawrence named best actress for silver linings play book. ann hathaway won for her role in les miserables. and 30 rock cast members tina fe

of these tunnels, electrical systems that support the city, new york city size as well as obvious that those who come across the hudson each and every day, it's too expensive for the local or city budget. >> the second question i would ask is related, and that's well and good to talk about, and would do. we try to be, appropriate to the need as needed, but on projects of this size being able to make long-term decisions and commitments are pretty important, and funding sometimes means it's simply not going to be there. you can build half a bridge or restore have the tunnel once you begin the process. you have to know you're going to get to the end of it. can you give us just some examples or some insight as to how difficult it will be to plan going forward, if we are at 17 as opposed to essentially 50? >> i think he sort of made my case for me, but one thing we put into mr. rogers underlying bill and my amendment is to form a federal agencies to a port, to the appropriations process as to the progress that they have made. and they have to plan the use of the money. it's not just going to be doled out without any restra

city, san francisco and l.a. >>> and a crowd of whale watchers is keeping vigil on the frozen waters of canada's hudson bay over pod of killer whales in grave trouble. >> the awesome sight captured on videotape is drawing experts around the globe. on the efforts to save those whales. >> reporter: the dramatic video shows about a dozen killer whales, gasping, even jumping for air through a tiny opening. they've been trapped under thick, arctic ice for days, in a corner of northern quebec. a view from above, shows that small opening is in the middle of a giant ice field. so, the town's mayor sent an urgent plea, for the coast guard to send up an ice breaker to free them. but ottawa says, ice breakers are too far away and an unlikely option. but the attention caused by the viral video, has sent officials to send a crew of scientists and biologists to see what can be done. but time may be running out. >> the video is very dramatic. you see a very small body of water with some very agitated whales. >> reporter: local residents don't appear to have the proper tools to cut through the ice. and the patch of open water

i was born in a small river town on the hudson, newburgh new york, and when i was growing up look singh called it the all-american cityat that time,, we had kind of an inner-city but then we had a lot of farm kids and there was an air force base. it was inner-city and farm kids and kids would have been around so was an interesting place to grow up. earlier on, my father grew up in the newburgh poorhouse. it was called the poggi. my father's mother was a charwoman which meant she cleaned the bathrooms for the other poor people and they got a room there. that was our background and that is why i feel i should be the next president of the united states. [laughter] [applause] anyway, i have been poor and i have been middle-class and then i was poor again and then i was middle-class again and now i am kind of rich. [laughter] and i must admit that rich is better. but i still believe that the satisfaction in our lives resides -- revolves more around who we are at the core and i think it's mostly that we get comfortable in our own skin. it never happens unfortunately, i am the best-selling author of the world. i have sold 30

tunnels and electrical systems that support, you know, a city of new york city's size as well as those who come across the hudson each and every day, too expensive for any municipal or city budget. >> the second question i ask is remitted. it's well and good to talk about. we do. we try to be prudently appropriate to the need as is needed, on projects this size being able to make long-term decisions and commitments are pretty important. and postponing funding sometimes mean it's simply not going to be there. you can't build half a bridge or restore half a tunnel once you begin the process you have to know you have to goat end of. it can you give us some example or some insight in to how difficult it will be to plan going forward if we're at 17 as a boseed to -- a opposed to 50. >> i think you made my case of -- for me. one thing we put in to mr. rogers underlying bill and my amendment is to for federal agencies to report too the appropriations process as to the progress they have made, and they have to plan the use of the money is not just going to be dolled out without any restraints. so i think built in to my

not just working people but entire cities and even our federal government by the financial elite my next guest has been writing about exactly this issue dr michael hudson joins me now is the president of the institute for the study of long term economic trends i love the author of numerous books including his most recent trade development and foreign debt dr hudson welcome back . get a mention it's great to have you here do you see what's going on here this war as a natural consequence of capitalism is this what marx described kind of the cancer stage of capitalism and would you use the word wards to describe it. well it is a class war certainly but it's not the kind that marx described marx was much too optimistic he thought that industrial capitalism was going to turn banking into troll industrial productive and never he certainly described out parasitic banking was of his day but he thought that somehow the forces of industrial capitalism well if we're going to make banking the way it was in industrial germany and other countries and that banking would extend credit to enterprises for capital investment to hire labor and increase the system but that

miles long, it serves as a vital link in the region, carrying passengers under the hudson between new jersey and new york city. it is an essential artery in the region representing more than $1.4 trillion in economic output, fully 11% of our nation's gdp. of all our transportation cities, path suffered the most severe blow in superstorm sandy. we take every step we could to prepare for the storm, but despite our preparations, this critical interstate link was completely devastated by the historic storm surge and flooding that reached over two feet above the prior 100 year flood level in lower manhattan. the storm surge breached and blasted through our passenger stations, that's why judge of before, mr. chairman, indicates, and the path tunnels, which are ancient by today's mass transit standards, having been built at the turn of the last century more than 100 years ago. that path network is dense and closely contain with complex tunnels interlocking underneath the hudson. these tunnels along with a box like structures called caissons connecting the tunnels contain racked up a rack of critical and decades old

incredible seesaw has major midwest cities on alert for tornadoes today with more snow right behind it. sam has the topsy-turvy forecast. >>> 911 emergency on the hudsonrrowing tapes after a plane makes another dramatic crash-landing into icy river waters. >> i'm going to lose you. i'm gonna lose you. the water's freezing. >> you can hear the moment they lose the connection. how the pilot and passengers survived and were pulled to safety. >>> fireworks in the breakup murder trial. lawyers for jodi arias launch her defense today. did she murder her ex to protect herself? or did she go after him in a jealous rage? and will she take the stand to fight for her life? ♪ >>> and how refreshing. a brand-new version of one of the most famous commercials in the world is making a splash this morning. meet diet coke's new hunk, 18 years after lucky took center stage. is he on the verge of becoming the most famous man on the planet? we're goin

city. they pulled a man and a woman out of the freezing hudson river after their plane crashed late yesterdayle was on a sight- seeing trip when the plane went down. the off-duty police officers were heading home from a fishing trip and came to the rescue minutes later. >> calling for help. we had a visual on them and we were trying to head them off. they were going southbound at a pretty good clip. >> doctors are treating the couple for hypothermia. you will remember captain sullenberger safely handed a jet on the hudson four years ago. >>> the space shuttle "challenger" exploded 27 years ago. the explosion was traced to cold weather which nose an o- ring -- which froze an h-ring. -- an o-ring causing it to explode. >>> a protester has been killed in unrest. the violence started friday on the second anniversary of the uprising. it's been going on ever since. over the weekend, more than 50 people were killed in the unrest. >>> thousands of people marched in paris, france in support of a government-sponsored bill to legalize same-sex marriage. [chanting] >> now, the french parliament is due to

nicole kidman, jennifer hudson and the man who founded the sundance festival a few years ago. also there in park city, enjoying the snow, nischelle turner caught up with a couple of them. >> reporter: my day was full of political power players. yes, indeed. i sat down with both anita hill and former governor jim mcgreevey to talk about the documentaries they have premiering here. anita hill, it's been 20 years, if you can believe it, that she testified that clarence thomas sexually harassed her in the workplace. when i talked to her she told me she had no intention of ever becoming a champion for women's rights. listen to this. did you think you were going to be making a statement and kind of the first big statement that a woman made about sexual harassment in the workplace? >> absolutely not. it wasn't my desire to talk about sexual harassment or to expose it as the critical issue it was. my desire was to give testimony about the competency of clarence thomas to be on the supreme court. and there had been all this testimony, what reflects whether or not he's going to be a good justice and whether or

now, back to the great city of new york on the hudson. >> thank you very much. when we come back. appearance. first on a thursday morning, this is "today" on nbc. >>> back now at 8:38 with "today's" style. simple changes that will make you look younger and thinner in a mere seconds. fashion contributor and fashion editor, nice to see you. >> we need instantaneous gratification. we have really great styling tricks. >> we will start off with people thinking they need to look a little more youthful sometimes. you have options for us michelle is sporting for us. >> michelle head to toe looks much younger. i think she won't mind me saying she's 43 and looks not a day over 25. it looks casual and don't want it to look sloppy. >> you don't want to look like you're try toing to look too young. >> this is the big friend for the season. almost a little bit schoolgirlish, not too much. opaque tights better than sheers, more youthful and this shoe has a youthful appeal. >> and lady like strap rather than purse with a handle, a grownup schoolbag. >> a good look if we want to look a little bit

hudson river. that was four years ago. >>> right now at 6:48. we want to go back over to sal. it's busy at the toll plaza. >> a lot of people trying to get into the city. westbound bay bridge about a 20 minute wait here. not unusual but it is not a light commute right now. in fact, probably should get a little busier as the morning wares on. hopefully we will see relief in the 8:00 hour. right now it's certainly a big delay. let's move along and take a look at san francisco. northbound 101 traffic does look good if you try to catch a flight at sfo. if you are driving in livermore traffic there looks good. southbound 880 on the shoulder there is a crash. 6:49 let's two to -- let's go to steve. >>> thank you. partly cloudy. system dropping right down out of the north. highs today will struggle to get out of the mid 50s. high pressure says i think i will hang around for the rest of the week. after today and tomorrow morning everything says sunshine and warmer temps. we start off rather brisk. chilly to cold though. there will be a lot of high clouds zipping by. already the back edge of this system is scooting through rapidly. there have been a few very b