they stuff as muches of you as they can in an indy type racing car and then off you go. but not on a track. in the street. nowhere else in america could they do this. it is, after all, indianapolis. >> yes! yes! yes! >> well, you talk about the child coming out. a couple of things about that. one, those cars are not made for people who are 6'2", 225. second thing, i thought i was going to drive the car on the track. guy told me he wouldn't do that today but promised me if i show up on the monday before the indy 500, he'll put me in an indy 500 car and see how close can i come to 200 miles an hour on the track. when i am not at work on that day, you'll know why. dan, that was quite an experience. >> that's pretty cool. for us people over 6 feet tall, that's probably a pretty tough accomplishments. >> yeah, especially guys like you and me, right, dan? >> i hear that reaction. >> we know. you're close enough, though. >> i'm right on the button. >> coming up in sports, virginia tech another rough night on the court and some controversy here in indianapolis. some giants tryin

the only one to place third in the indy 500. now in nascar's top class, while it's fast, she'll have a lot more car around her. nascar, as you know, is a contact sport. you're bumping and rubbing all the way around the oval. it must feel better to have more car around you. >> there is definitely a level of confidence that you have in a stock car racing with other cars out there. they can come and they can literally lay car to car on you and, you know, a lot of times nothing happens. in an indy car really bad things happen. >> reporter: danica patrick is a big brand name. she's had to prove herself on the track and off the track she has turned a lot of heads, modeling in next to nothing. now on sunday, she will drive alongside 42 others, all hungry for a victory. how does it feel for you there going into this race? the woman thing aside, you're also a larger figure, a larger celebrity than a lot of the other 42 drivers in the field. you come in there with a certain public image, and of course, i know it gets proven or disproven o

our of jim vance decided to try his hand at indy cars. it's called the indy ratcing experience. on a track, you drive in downtown indy in one of the cars. he rode in a replica of a car from the king of indy, mario andretti. looks like jim vance enjoyed that experience. >> what do you have to do to truly drive it? >> looks fun. >> look for special reports from jim vance and dan hellie onbc 4. they will be giving you live updates for the big game. kickoff is two days, 11 hours and 30 minutes away. there's still time to register for our super fan.demonium sweepstakes. you can win lunch with the news 4 sports team go to our nbc washington facebook page, like us and enter to win by 10:00 monday morning. that's a good surprise. wonderful people. >> yeah. >> individual lunches or all four together? >> all four, like a big party. >> very fun. >> 6:51, weather and traffic on the 1s. tom? >> a cold start. live view behind us. clear sky this morning, temperatures at 6:51, reagan national at 38 degrees. a north-northwesterly breeze around 10 miles per hour. elsewhere it's below freezing in

. >> danica patrick will talk about moving from indie car to nascar. she is the only woman to win an indie car race. >> the caps start the week on the road agains tthet the carolina -- and then back on the road saturday against the maple leaves. the wizards are in phoenix then back home wednesday when the kings come to town. >> it is not clear if facebook status updates should be part of life. >> the issue if pictures and posts of the past should be used against a student's future propsects. >> some coaches require student athletes to be friends on faceboook. it is not required and is up to each coach. >> it is important to keep tabs on what is going on. >> a new bill would stop colleges and universities from watching students online. it would prevent students from being forced to give passwords or insteallall monitoring softwware. >>tware. >> i personally don't like it. they should be able to do what they want without their coaches overseeing what they do. >> some have fake facebook acounts. >> some don't use their real last name, so people can't find

it's called the indy experience. but you don't actually street around the track. you zip around downtown indianapolis in one of the fastest cars. vance happened to ride in a replica of the car raced by the king of indy, mario andretti. it looks like he enjoyed that experience. >> keep your hands on the wheel, mr. vance, sir. of course he wasn't driving. nbc 4 is your official station for super bowl xlvi. jim vance and dan are in indianapolis getting you ready for the big game. we are just three days and a little under 10 hours away, but who's counting from the start of the game. >>> airlines canceled more than 180 flights at denver international airport because of a major snowstorm bearing down on colorado. the snow began falling last night. right now there are blizzard warnings for much of the state. tom kierein says the snow could keep coming down until tomorrow morning in winter storm could bring nearly two feet of snow in the area, that would make it one of the heaviest snowstorms in that city's history. >> they're used to snow. >> but not that much. >> not th

instead of driving on the racetrack you drive through downtown indy in one of indy's fastest cars. in a replica of a car from the king of indy, mario andretti. looks like jim vance enjoyed that experience. doing what any kid would do in that kind of car that looks like fun. watch reports from vance and dan hellie all week long. we are just two days -- two and a half days away from kick off. >>> facebook users get more than they give. a new pew study found the average user gets more comments, more likes and more messages, even more pokes. the researchersswv use 20% th 30% of facebook users fell into the power user category. some of them send a lot of friend requests, others tagged more photo than the average user. pew analyzed activities for the month of november 2010. >>> hewlett-packard is recalling about 928,000 fax machines because they could overheat and pose a fire risk. the recall involves the hp fax 1040, and 1050 models. the company says to unplug the machines and contact them for a rebate and replacement. >>> spirit airlines is racing it's prices and it says it is not happ

indy car invades wine country. plus, we take you live out to arizona where the oakland a's having to deal with injury woes. that's coming up next from the xfinity sports desk. ed >>> welcome back to nbc bay area. they sport the green and gold, but one oakland a's player is feeling blue after failing to make it through the team's full squad workout today. the a's position players are arrived in arizona, but scott sizemore needed help getting off the field to get the latest, we go to arizona to hear from kate longworth for the details. give us the latest, kate. >> reporter: well, henry not the way you want to start off the spring. scott sizemore was participating in fielding drills when he hurt his left knee. the team right now is calling it a sprain. as they await mri results, i did see scott on crutches at the facility. >> you don't want something like that to happen on the first day. i mean, on top of that, an integral player for us. but you know, we hope for the best. >> how does this affect who will be getting t

bud -- wi -- ser. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> first of all, we got to watch the game in indi. how cool is that? and second of all, the super bowl is just a pregame. the really fun part hasn't happened yet. >> which reminds me, we've got to get ready. come on, y'all. >> you guys coming? >> coming where? >> yeah, the party is over, dude. i'm going to sleep. >> are you kidding me? you can't go to sleep. this is indianapolis! the party is just getting started! [ cheers and applause ] i'm about to do a live show from the hilbert circle theater. it's going to be awesome. you guys have to come. i have rowdy rags for all you guys. ♪ [ laughter ] ♪ there's a party it's about to start ♪ ♪ indianapolis gets busy after dark ♪ ♪ follow me and i will take you there ♪ ♪ go ahead and stay up late crack open a beer ♪ ♪ one more hour that's all i have to use ♪ ♪ the game might be over but that don't mean we're through ♪ ♪ there's a party it's about to start ♪ ♪ indianapolis gets crazy after dark ♪ ♪ ♪ you saw commercials and you ate creeps and guacamole while you watched the halftime show ♪ ♪

. >> jimmy: giants. [ cheers and applause ] >> you know -- you know that in indy -- in indy, the patriots- [ booing ] >> jimmy: yeah. i've heard this. i've heard this. >> they'd rather seen any manning win -- >> jimmy: yeah, yeah. >> -- than see brady and the patriots win. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: makes sense. well, it's an honor to have you here, buddy. thank you for this. i know you're super busy. bob costas. >> anything for you, jimmy. thanks. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: i also -- i got to say thank you to our friends at bud light for helping make this trip possible. [ cheers and applause ] here's the roots! playing over at the bud light hotel. [ cheers and applause ] always some good concerts going on over there. a big hot spot here in indy this week. how was the show last night? was it great? >> awesome. it was awesome. >> jimmy: yeah. you got to do -- nas is out there and snoop dogg's out there, huh? >> nas and snoop dogg, yeah. yeah. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: gosh. how late did you guys stay out? >> we're still up. >> jimmy: okay. [ laughter ] you didn't go t

there was little or no real indie pendants left. out is to seek annexation. but with plat in place, who needed annexation? over the next two decades the united states repeatedly dispatch guantÁnamo marines to protect its interests in cuba and block any land reform or social reform. between 191920, some 44,000 americans flocked to cuba to left combusting capital invest on the island to just over a billion dollars from roughly 89 at the start of the century. this prompted one journalist to remark, little by little the whole island is passing into the hands of the americans. so how did this look from a cuba's perspective? imagine the end of the american revolution, the french have decided to remain here. and managing that the french refused to allow washington and his army to attend the armistice at yorktown. imagined that the did not allow the continental congress a seat at the treaty of paris, prohibited acts of procreation of tory property, occupied new york harbor, dispatched troops to quash popular rebellions, and then integrated

i love indy and daytona. big events bring out an extra something in me, just knowing how much is on the line that weekend. >> indy cars are much faster than nascar. will you miss that speed? >> when i am side-by-side with someone and cannot pull away, heck yes. i think there are other things. i have never raised for speed. some people -- i think is a common answer -- like to go fast. i like to go faster than the rest of them. speed has never been my thing. i do not mind going past, but my goal is to be faster than the rest of the pack. >> what would constitute a success for you in nascar? >> winning. hopefully you did not think i would answer any differently on that one. i know i have a lot to learn and i will make plenty of mistakes, i am sure, but it is about getting to victory lane, running up front, gaining the respect of my peers and those around me. as i learned from a young age, they do better when i have more fun. >> you talked about the other drivers. who do you think are the three most talented driv

. >>> a new lotus indy car was upveiled to the public for the first time on the streets of downtown indy yesterday. the driver took it for a ride to help promote the race and indy car ceo was also in town for the upveiling and has a message for the city. >> it is very important for us to not let them down and make sure it is a big event. it is coming, get ready, be prepared, buy your tickets, have a good time. >> they will vote on the new contract with down force racing next week. >> that car is pretty significant by the way. the late dan wheldon, great indy car driver who lost his life, unfortunately the last race in las vegas, that terrible video, had a hand in preparing that car. it is greener and safer and you will hear a lot more about it memorial day won't you -- >> labor day -- >> -- well that -- >> -- yeah -- >> -- exactly correct -- >> -- yeah -- >> -- then we are going to move along, i was standing there in the pits, which was on the east side of the warehouse. >> uh-huh. >> i am talking to roger penske, i can't believe i am even saying that. i said what do you think. he said t

have a great time in indy at the super bowl josh.we're going to see that 100 times, too. but we want to see right now, mr. quiggly, the super dog. let's do it. >> let's do it. what do you think of the new york giants? what do you think of the giants? we need to know. you better give me the right answer? oh, no. oh, no. that doesn't look good, mr. quigg quiggly. what do you think of the patriots? oh, no. mr. quiggly. well -- the man has spoken. the star of the super bowl. you heard it here first, george. >> we did. i don't know what the crew is going to think about that. >> the dog traper has spoken. >> have a great time. look at our wonderful crew. split right -- well, kind of split down the middle. leaning toward the giants. >> it's giants. >> we'll see you live from indy on sunday on "gma." next week, all about love. tim mcgraw and faith hill live. >> i love this. >> it's already started. have great weekend everyone. >>> it's memory make eres search. your chance to say thank you with a customized disney dream vacation. so magical,

we even have a zip line running through downtown indy. this guy is filming himself going through the streets in the city. >> supposed to be the longest one i think in the country. >> this one here? >> yes. i think the longest anywhere in the country. you'll find out won't you? >> i don't know. they're lining up at 5:00 in the morning. but i will find out if the giants' wide receiver is going to be able to take it to the patriots. we also visited radio road, a couple local personalities there. >> while you were on radio road talking to athletes i went over to long's bakery a couple miles from here where everybody in the town told me you cannot leave here without having one of long's bakery's i call them decadent donuts. sorry i can't share one with you but i'll show you how good they are. also coming up tonight i actually yesterday got a chance to sit in one of these things. can i say these cars are not made for guys who are 6'2", 225? >> i haven't seen the video. i can't wait to check it out. >> but the sound and the ride. oh, my. nothing

everybody knows him here in indy. he played for the colts.dy knows vance, too. we are on radio row. vance. vance. it was ridiculous. my family. you know who else was there? >> who is that? >> charlie brown. remember charlie brown, with the skins, had some of the softest hands i can remember on a team, really nice to see him again, looking good. >> have more coming up a little later on at 6:00. guys? >> good flashbacks. getting the goods for us. see you at six, guys. >>> next, a mother and toddler terrified when the fbi chainsaws its way into their home but turns out the raid was a mistake. >>> and for all your news, follow news4 online, search nbc >>> after a two-year-long drug and weapons investigation, fbi agents thought they had their man, but a last-minute mixup put them at the wrong door. as victoria block reports, the mistaken raid left a mother and her 3-year-old terrified. >> i took two steps, faced the second door and i heard the click of a gun and saying fbi get down, so i laid down on my living room floor. >> reporter: judy sanchez

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he crested a hill to come face-to-face with the west indies. and the river was the farthest navigable. occupied a rise along the river as beautiful a situation for a town as any with a fertile soil behind it. takes only a little imagination to wonder if that could have been the site of the original mount vernon. glowing accounts of guantanamo began to sweep the colony as their unrealized campaign was over. in early autumn of 1741 newspapers up and down the atlantic seaboard announced almost accurately that admiral turner arrived in cuba and land forces were assured a village a small distance from the city. more detailed descriptions of guantanamo accompanied british transport north. the finest harbor i ever saw. a plasm 5 and that i have been in. a country laden with good and horses. a place as healthy -- wild hogs and indian corn in abundance. water plenty and pure, as good as any i have seen. these are some of the images that distracted beleaguered colonists anticipating a long winter. make the best here. one writer urged a friend. make no do

it's the super bowl in indy.t's a full-on, in your face spectacle unlike any other, and in indianapolis, it's nonstop. while the lucas oil stadium looms in anticipation of today's kickoff, the super bowl fans have brought this city to a fever pitch. >> words can't explain how excited i am that all of these people are here in indianapolis. >> reporter: and football is serious business. >> i think this is going to be an excellent war. >> it's tremendous to be out here. i love being out here. >> reporter: and indianapolis loves having them. the streets are full. the restaurants are full. as hundreds of thousands of fans bear down on the indiana capital and open their wallets wide. souvenir shops selling giants and patriots gear as fast as they can stock it. oh, and they're also selling quite a bit of stuff bearing the name of a different quarterback named manning, big brother peyton who, in indy, is next to god. who is your favorite player? >> my favorite? >> yeah. >> peyton manning. >> peyton manning. >> how about

they do not make indy race cars for guys who are 6'2" and 225. leave it at that. okay? going to be fun to watch tonight at 11:00. vance in an indy race car still trying to get him on that zip line. >> while you're working he's running around in race cars and eating giant donuts. what's wrong with that picture? i'm having a ball. >> that's how it works. >> that's how we roll. >> that is how it works. >> all right. thanks, guys. >>> coming up a new groundhog day tradition in the district. the political twist behind the potomac phil. "access hollywood" test. "access hollywood" test. "access hollywood" test. "access hollywood" test. "access hollywood" test. "access hollywood" test. "access hollywood" test. [ male announcer ] this was how my day began. a little bird told me about a band... ♪ an old man shared some fish stories... ♪ oooh, my turn. ♪ she was in paris, but we talked for hours... everyone else buzzed about the band. there's a wireless mind inside all of us. so, where to next? ♪ >>> the washington highlands library in southwest d.c. reopened for business today at

who made up most of the skilled labour force, thousands, many more thousands from the west indies.eople of african descent from jamaica and barbados, a few thousand from spain, a few thousand from more than europe. a very diverse group and yet the united states structures the labour force using a kind of biracial -- biracial sort of approach similar to jim crow in the united states. there is a photo of the west indian work force in the canal zone. in this biracial approach put white workers, u.s. workers on the so-called gold wrote -- and backward groups in the west indies were on the silver role and paid in silver. life was very different for those two groups but a lot of what is fascinating about the canal zone is so many workers didn't quite fit into that black versus white structure. the spaniards. fascinating group. the u.s. imported 6,000 spaniards to work on the canal thinking they would prod the black workers to work harder. in fact they did have a lot of energy but in ways that complicated life for the other officials. they were classified as non-white or sometimes referre

al is in indy already for the big game. al, what's going on there, buddy?we're ready for you guys to get down here. we have a great crowd. we have one more song coming from gym class heroes. we're looking forward to that. >> all right, al. if you can't make it to the game you can party at home. we have great ideas coming up. operative words, chic by cheap. from home decor to what to serve. already setting it up. >> cheap chic. we like it. lester and amy are here to preview what's coming up tomorrow on "today." >> we'll keep the super bowl party going. jenna will be in indianapolis for us to -- >> give a preview. >> thank you. give a -- >> it's cold. >> anyway, give us a preview of the game. we have that and the nevada caucuses. can mitt romney keep up the momentum? we'll get the latest from the campaign trail. >> and all hail the queen. next week marks the 60th anniversary of queen elizabeth on the throne. we'll look at her challenging reign and how she helped keep the monarchy intact. all of that when we see you this weekend on "today." >> thank you so muc

. >> so this indy racing story, there -- the sand is going out of the hourglass on this. i just punched up the indy car series. >> uh-huh. >> you know just what a spectacular event. they are still in the off- season, talking about indy drivers doing charitable events and what not but i can tell you this, they have an ambitious schedule this year. come on back here just one second. the schedule this year takes them from japan in -- in three weeks they are doing this. from japan where they are running a race, to the west coast, where they are running a race, to baltimore. we are literally going halfway around the world in three weeks. >> wow. >> so if they have got to make an adjustment in this schedule, they need to know like lickedy split and quick. >> uh-huh. >> also the motor racing season is starting soon. so we got -- we got to know something here within 21 days on this deal and that is a fact. oh what a darn shame it would be to lose that. you got to -- >> -- it was fun to go to. it really was. >> this city has never looked better. it was so cool. >> and so many of t

. >>> and the hottest indy bands taking over san francisco bars this weekend. still to come, where you can catch all the live acts or noise pop. >>> but first, cashing in on a valuable keepsakes from the comfort of your own home. a new company taking up online pawn shops. the founder joins us, coming up next. ,,,,,,,, food, and cancer patients getting a healthy meal. kate . >>> 20 minutes shy of 8:00. it's a perfect recipe. students preparing organic food and cancer patients getting a healthy meal. kate kelly with this week's jefferson award winners. >> i thought we would start off a little bit with something special today. >> reporter: and every menu is special when students are learning how to prepare nutritious food for patients battling cancer. >> these are great for purifying the blood. >> reporter: chef trudy schaffer's menu looks more like a five-star restaurant in a community nonprofit, and that's expa julie and ann had in mind when they started the series community project of marijn. >> it's based on the idea of bringing youth into a professional kitch

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very happy for you. >> jimmy: we're going to indy.going live after -- i didn't know that. >> jimmy: yeah, we're doing live, so we're not, i can't go to the game. >> wow. >> jimmy: but i will be drunk. [ laughter ] i'll still be drunk as always. [ cheers and applause ] >> we don't know that. >> jimmy: no, no, no, no, i won't. but it's going to be super fun. you do this cool thing in "o" magazine that i thought was cool. it's the six-word memoir. >> memoir. okay, so what we did in the magazine -- and think about this for a second too, jack. play along. if you could write six words to describe your life, six words your life philosophy, what you believe or how you're feeling about yourself. what would your six words be? for me i said, "i am definitely in my zone." that's a jay-z song, by the way, but i like it. "i am definitely in my zone." so if you had to pick six words that sort of sum up who you are, what you believe, how you're feeling, what would that be? i know, think of six words. >> jack: i can't think of six words. >> jimmy: i c

you asked me about indy cars. tony can drive anything. tony is one of those exceptional talents that can win in an indy car. he can win in a stock car or a midget or dirt track. he can win in an irock race. he can win in anything. that's that talent that some of the drivers back in the 70's ha like aj ford. >> charlie: i what's the talet though. >> the thing under your skin which then can do what dale did, right. >> i always tell people you have it in the seat of your pants. that's where you have it. you got to have a little bit up here but you got to feel it and there are some guys, they get in the car and they can feel that thing's getting loose that thing's pushing and moving around. you feel it. that's your sensor. >> charlie: that's what you had, that's what tony had. >> those two bubble bubbles bace there -- buns back there are your sensor. >> it's like carl lailg bi a li. >> we went to homestead and i interviewed both of them and tony was, i mean he was wearing carl out talking trash. and carl was like oh my gosh, what am i going t

. >> plus for your hipsters young and old you can catch the hottest indy acts around the country heren san francisco. we have "eye on the bay's" liam mayclem showing us what we can do and have some fun with it. good morning to you, liam. >> reporter: frank and grace, good morning. or hipsters to you should i say. let's begin with music. swedish pop sensation abba shimmer their way on the music through the orpheum theater in san francisco from saturday. it's the tale of a daughter with three dads and a trip down the aisle like none other. grace and frank, i know you love your abba. >> oh, yeah. >> do yourself a favor. say thank you for the music. this tony award winning show with a limited run in san francisco. a lot of fun. a great story with a lot of heart. catch it while you can if you haven't seen it. you love abba, right? >> i like them. >>> i know you love your indy music and in the pop music darlings, we showcasing their sounds at this the 20th anniversary of noise pop. now under way in san francisco. one more year and noise pop can drink. two bands to look out for two artists l

in indy it is very compact.r my shoulder, super bowl village, right there as well. so -- they have -- demoyd a number of officers, additional officers, to basically conduct crowd control today. >> yeah, yeah. i'm looking at the pictures and reminded of times square new year's eve because you all are packed in there. but -- it has to be lot of fun, too. there has to be side shows and people just in great spirits, right? >> it is a nonstop street party. it has been a nonstop street party here in indy for about a week now. in addition to those free concerts i mentioned, there are four zip lines that have been wildly popular. >> fun. >> reporter: four ziplines. right over the city. there have been a slew of parties. there have been a couple of parties you can get tickets to as well. so, yeah, people here in indy, they are having a good time. >> all right. i-want to you have a great time the next hour or two when we come back and check in. >>> how much has changed since the very first super bowl over 46 years of this