would you ever have let jeremy lin go? i couldn't believe it. linsanity, my apex of thrill and enjoyment that went with him, they got rid of him. >> you know, he had a love affair with this city, and in sport that is so rare and was so magical. and what he did and the way he played, he was putting up fantastic numbers, crowds were coming out, it was truly linsanity. >> would you have let him go, if you had still been the knicks coach? >> you know, i am so glad i didn't have anything to do with that decision. >> you're copping out here also. >> i'm so glad that i didn't have to make that decision. >> i'm going to give you one more chance to answer this, isaiah. would you have sold or allowed them to sell jeremy lin, if he was playing for you at the time? >> with such a direct question, i think it deserves a direct answer. and had i been sitting in the chair, i would have done my best to try to make everybody happy. >> knicks fans watching, you had a controversial tenure at the knicks. any plans to come back one day? >> you know, you never say nev

. >>> two words, jeremy lin. >> lin-sanity. >> lin-sanity. >> can you believe this is happening to you? >> no. >> at the start of the year, jeremy lin was a harvard grad trying to make it in the nba, but over the course of ten days in february, the asian-american became a global sensation as he led the new york knicks on a seven-game win streak and single handedly reinvigorated a franchise that had fallen on tough times. >>> four hours away from the big opening ceremony. >> you can really feel the buzz in london. >> took center stage with barrier breaking performances. michael phelps who became the most decorated olympian of all time. american gaby douglas, the first black woman to win the all around title. the first double amputee to compete in the olympics and the female athletes from saudi arabia who were allowed to compete in the olympics for the first time. >>> the new orleans saints made news for all the wrong reasons after they were found guilty by the nfl of instituting a bounty program that allegedly rewarded players with cash payments for injuring opponents. head coach shawn

. >>> two words, jeremy lin. >> linsanity. >> do you believe it's happening to you? >> no. year. jeremy lin was a harvard graduate trying to make it in the nba, over the course of ten days in february, the asian american became a global sensation as he led the knicks to a 7 game winning streak and reenergized a team. >> we are a few hours away from a opening sar. >> the london olympics took center stage, michael phelps, and south africa oscar pistorius, peaked in the olympics and female athletes from saudi arabia, they were allowed to compete in the olympics for the first time. >>> the new orleans saints made news for all the wrong reasons after they were found guilty by the nfl of instituting a bounty program that awarded player with catch for injuring opponents. the coach was suspended, but the damage to the season has already been done. >>> jerry sandusky is charged with molesting eight boys. >> where were the authorities in. >> this is not a case about football. >> but the biggest story of the year occurred at penn state which was consumed in a child abuse scandal. the

. >>> in the nba, houston a jeremy lin led the return to madison square garden for a 109-60 win overhe knicks. a football autographed by johnny manziel was given to bush 41. former president george h.w. bush. and the heisman winner was on with jay leno last night. >>> just ahead, the voice tribute you're going to want to hear. >>> plus, business at newtown florists is busier than ever. but it's not about the business. it's really about the community. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this tuesday morning. heavy rain moving through new england is one of the big weather stories this morning. again, the only areas that will deal with snow, higher elevations in northern portions of maine. everybody else gets soaked. psychiatry resorts are getting rain, not what they needed before the big holiday break. the other story that will happen later today into tonight, snowstorms through the mountains of utah, colorado, then is looks like wednesday night into thursday, a priben of heavy snow through the center of omaha, lincoln, des moines, ames, madison, green bay. chicago, you

when whitlock made the anti-chinese comments about jeremy lin, the basketball player, he apologized. i guess he's used to apologizing. he has to apologize pretty much for everything he says, but the man still is accepted in the liberal community, and he's accepted, and you know, when costas quoted him, i think he made a mistake. i told him that last week, bringing him into the conversation and it weakened costas' argument. all right, look.ith you. i'm not trying to muzzle anybody. >> no. >> i'm going to call him out. i've had enough. i'm calling out the christmas haters. i'm calling out the racial hustlers. i'm calling them all out. >> you go. >> that's what i'm going to do. as long as this program's on the air, i'm calling all of them out. >> bless you, bill o'reilly. >>> next on the run down, is president obama trying to destroy the republican party by using the budget prize? brit hume on that. >>> bernie goldberg on robert kennedy, jr. saying the right whing c c c c c c >> bill: there's a loss of posturing going on between the white house and the republican party over the budget.

jeremy lin scores 22 for houston to beat the knicks 109, 96.day night football, tennessee's chris johnson running and sending the jets out of a play off picture. titans beat the jets 14 to 10. and number one, that's devonte reynolds getting the shot for georgia high school. that's the big shot tonight in high school basketball. >> i read the score board. you have castilla signed. romo signed. brian wilson. he looks small all of a sudden. he looks small all of a sudden. nobodies ,,,,,,,,

jeremy lin scores 22 for houston to beat the knicks 109, 96. monday night football, tennessee's chris johnson running and sending the jets out of a play off picture. titans beat the jets 14 to 10. and number one, that's devonte reynolds getting the shot for georgia high school. that's the big shot tonight in high school basketball. >> i read the score board. you have castilla signed. romo signed. brian wilson. he looks small all of a sudden. nobodies knocking on the doors. >> we'll see. i'm holding out hope. >> we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,, [ singing christmas carols in background ] aunt sally's singing again. it's a tradition, honey. [ singing christmas carols ] mmmm. [ female announcer ] make new traditions with pillsbury grands! cinnamon rolls. [ female announcer ] holiday cookies are a big job. everything has to be just right. perfection is in the details. ♪ get to holiday fun faster is the perfect choice for holiday gatherings. martinelli's is non-alcoholic, festive like champagne, and tastes great! martinelli's: since 1868. our next newsc

. >>> in the nba, houston's jeremy lin led the return to madison square garden with a 109-96 victory over the knicks. >> a football autographed by the new heisman trophy winner johnny manziel was given to bush 41, former president george h.w. bush as he incorporates in a hospital. and the heisman winner was on with jay leno last night. he said he hopes to keep the heisman trophy next to his bed. >>> now for another look of the weather, here is bill karins with the weather channel forecast. i guess that football made the former president feel a bit better. >> thank goodness i didn't watch that jets game last night. that was ugly. good morning. talking about ugly, rain this morning covering the map all through new england. give yourself extra time, providence, hartford, boston, all areas along the mass pike. even new hampshire and vermont, rare that you are getting a soaking rain in the middle of the night this time of year. but there's no cold air around. only the mountainous areas of maine will get snow out of this. today's forecast, we already cleared out the rain. we should get sun

dry and ready ♪ then dreidel i shall >> that would be so much better if we didn't know that was jeremy linhe houston rockets. the toughest competition, the classic hanukkah dreidel song. >>> also, highlights from the football game last night. that was miss what are the eagles doing? >>> and not happy with the way the politicians are handling the fiscal cliff? wait until you see how the ukraine parliament settles their disputes. all of that when "way too early" comes back. [ female announcer ] born from the naturally sweet monk fruit, something this delicious could only come from nature. now from the maker of splenda sweeteners, discover nectresse. the only 100% natural, no-calorie sweetener made from the goodness of fruit. the rich, sweet taste of sugar. nothing artificial. ♪ it's all that sweet ever needs to be. new nectresse. sweetness naturally. >>> what's today, the 14th? 11 days tilt christmas, counting down and going fast. now for a quick check on weather to get you out the door this morning. the rainiest spot in the country, not where you'd expect it. arizona and the deserts out the

on monday linsanity was back at madison square garden after jeremy lin made a winning return to new york the twenty four year old posted twenty two points as they used to rockets beat his former club the knicks one hundred nine to ninety six lin is the first player of taiwanese descent in the n.b.a. and shot to fame last season. on tuesday thousands of fans parted in the brazilian city of south paolo as a welcome back to club world cup winners got engines the south american champion stunned chelsea one nil in the final in japan to claim the trophy for a second time and they received a rapturous welcome bringing back the pope that was present with their support. on wednesday staying in brazil as former greats ronaldo and zidane sedan went head to head and yell luigi collina refereed at a sellout charity match current start neymar also delighted the fans france legends are down rolled back the years by scoring a cracka his team lost three two but everybody was a winner with the proceeds going towards helping reduce poverty. on thursday still in brazil another spectacular goal for the women

on monday linsanity was back at madison square garden after jeremy lin made a winning return to new york the twenty four year old posted twenty two points as the houston rockets beat his former club the knicks one hundred nine to ninety six little is the first play of taiwanese descent in the n.b.a. and shot to fame last season. then on tuesday as thousands of fans parted in the brazilian city of south proud oh as they welcome back club the world cup winners got engines the south american champion stunned chelsea one nil in the final in japan to claim the trophy for a second time and they received a rapturous welcome bringing back the perfect christmas present for best supporters but. then on wednesday staying in brazil as former greats ronaldo and synonyms abound went head to head luigi collina refereed at xcel at charity match current start neymar also delighted the fans and france legends it and rolled back the years by scoring a crack at his team lost three two but everybody.

to the nba, jeremy lin made his first visit back to madison square garden.h the rockets. lin looked good. hasn't had a great season. cut to the basket, gets the feed, lays it in for the first points of the game. 8 points in the first quarter for lin. second quarter, this hello from tyson chandler. he got a flagrant foul for that. he's chuckling, but that must have hurt. rockets on the break, lin on the defense. he had 28 points on the night. the rockets hand the knicks their first home loss of the season. carmelo anthony did not play in that game for the knicks. >>> still ahead on "way too early," why are you awake? your tweets, texts and e-mails are next. "morning joe" just moments away. try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores. rewards we put right back into our business. this is the only thing we've ever wanted to do and ink helps us do it. make your mark with ink from chase. with olay, here's how. new regenerist eye and lash duo

jeremy lin is with houston and scored 38 points against the spurs. the game goes into o.t., and they pull away. san antonio has won five in a row. >>> and heisman trophy winner johnny manziel, also known as johnny football, paid a visit to david letterman. his topic, "the top ten perks of winning the heisman trophy." >> old nickname, johnny football. new nickname, heisman trophy winner johnny football. maybe mom will stop nagging me to go to dental school. i'll probably be the only heisman trophy winner at my high school reunion. >> the number-one perk, ladies and gentlemen -- >> my passport photo looks like this -- >> yeah. strike a pose. after the top-10 list, dave got to pose with johnny football and the heisman trophy. >>> when we come back on a tuesday, just when you thought it was safe to get out on the road, take a look. that would be man's best friend behind the wheel. a dog takes a solo spin in a car and makes history. best friend behind the wheel. a dog takes a solo spin in a car and makes history. it was like a red rash... very sore lookin

this guy in the knickss when he was talking about jeremy lin played off a stereotypical deficiency i'm even going to get in to. who refers to the nra as kkk. he is a bigot. apologize for that. >> bob: what is a ghoul? >> greg: somebody uses tragedy to build himself up. he is a hypocrite. because he doesn't worry about being armed. people are armed for him. we live in a building right now, we work atuilding right now, where everybody has a gun outside. we're lucky. the rest of the public doesn't. >> bob: eric has a gun in his back pocket. >> kimberly: not on set. >> eric: if belcher's wife or girlfriend had a gun maybe she would be alive now. >> kimberly: dana was it appropriate commentary? his message sparked a controversy. questioning people about his role. >> dana: he can do whatever he wants with his airtime. if that is what he felt he needed to say at the time, it doesn't make sense. a fantasy line to say if i had a magic wand, i would get rid of the guns and we'd have world peace. it would be great. but it's a waste of time and energy. because we know it's not going to happen. the

course he's not the kind of guy to gloat or focus on the revenge factor, but you know deep down, jeremy lineeling pretty satisfied with the way his return to madison square garden went tonight. tonight, he's in their face, assisting james harden right there. harden led everybody with 28. lin does it himself. this time, two of his 22 coming up. also, 8 assists. the knicks have their ten game home win streak ended. santiago casilla, he will be back in the giants bullpen. that's the sporting life for a monday night. >> thank you for trusting ktvu's channel 2 news. we'll see

and to lin jeremy lin. i still have my jersey. >> bob: who is that? >> eric: basketball player. that's it for us on "the five." thank you for watching. >>> i am greg gutfeld. welcome to "red eye." or as i am known in canada, the ontario open robe. let's go to andy levy for a pre game report. andy, what is coming up on tonight's show? >> way to nail that cold open. our top story, is a white tennis player imitating serena williams racist? why not? everything else is. and would we have a budget deal if women were in charge? women say yes, but men say, football, video games. and in the midst of a contract dispute, flight attendants choose to select lively -- selectively with 408d -- withhold services. greg? >> what is wrong with your left sleeve? >> what is that? >> what is wrong with your left sleeve? >> i don't believe anything is wrong with it. >> i believe something is wrong with it. look at it. >> it is not buttoned. >> exactly. what kind of code are you doing? >> my right is not buttoned? >> you want to show up for work -- -- >> i want to show up unbuttoned. it is not the only

course he's not the kind of guy to gloat or focus on the revenge factor, but you know deep down, jeremy lin pretty satisfied with the way his return to madison square garden went tonight. tonight, he's in their face, assisting james harden right there. harden led everybody with 28. lin does it himself. this time, two of his 22 coming up. also, 8 assists. the knicks have their ten game home win streak ended. santiago casilla, he will be back in the giants bullpen. that's the sporting life for a monday night. >> thank you for trusting ktvu's channel 2 news. we'll see you the next time news breaks. >> right now, several firefighters are exposed for exposure to a harmful chemical. see you tomorrow morning at 4:30.

. >> if you snapped off a jeremy lin number 17 jersey, hold on to it because it's a collector's item.hat guy and slammed his face, as zimmerman claims there would be some mark on your hand. >> you would think more physical evidence of that kind of scuffle. >> we're going to need authorities and medical units. >> the longest flight to vegas, i've had, 13 hours. >> the record $500 million jackpot is sweeping the nation. >> we begin with the wildfire blazing across northern colorado, now stretching across 80 square miles. >> this was at the premiere of "the dark knight returns," that so many folks were lined up to see late last night. but a mass shooting at this theater outside denver, colorado in aurora. >>> well, team usa still racking up the gold. you can call gabby douglas america's new golden girl after she won the women's all around gymnastics title. she won another gold in the women's team event, as well. they call her the flying squirrel. >> the prosecution in the jerry sandusky case could wrap up its case by tomorrow. three of his accusers testified yesterday, bringing to five t

and to lin jeremy lin. i still have my jersey. >> bob: who is that? >> eric: basketball player. that's it for us on "the five." thank you for watching. check us out tomorrow. ♪ ♪ >> chris: the world has become even more dangerous place in the last 24 hours. the obama administration fails to keep north korea from developing and testing a long range missile. this is "special report." ♪ ♪ >> chris: good evening. i'm chris wallace in for bret baier. north korea today joined the club of nations that have put a satellite in to space. the part that worries people here in washington is the same technology can be aflied to delivering nuclear warheads to the american west coast. north korea is now part of a modern day axis of evil for the u.s. iran is thought to be working on a nuclear bomb. the explosive situation in syria passed another landmark today. we begin with chief washington correspondent james rosen at the state department. on the failure to keep the north koreans grounded. >> with north korea successful launch of the three-stage rocket tuesday night the obama administration wa

. >> the magic of jeremy lin continues. >> this year it was different right from the start.puts his head down and drives. it the miami heat are once again nba champions. lebron james captures that eelusive title he coveted. >> there is a whole lot of pressure involved in this storied showdown. >> first, the fiscal cliff we are watching. taking a live look at the u.s. capitol dome where they are going to be working this weekend on this. we're closing in on just hours before the clock runs out. what is happening at the white house today when we return. ♪ because we know how much you do to make the holidays just right. from ornaments to ottomans, memories are made with ikea. >>> welcome back. it is so nice that we're heading in the weekend. >> it's friday. for those of us that have been working all week and there are plenty of us out there. >> that is true. i forget but there are a lot of people probably just enjoying the time off. >> amazing how many people get to relax this week. >> they can relax and enjoy what is in store for tomorrow. >> actually, it is good news. we don't

. >> can you imagine a crazier two weeks of jeremy lin?d up being two months from start to finish. but you're the end of the bench literally, the last resort for a team that's struggling with injury. you go from playing on average about six minutes a game to starting. and then the peak, 38 points against the lakers and so many people were so inspired by jeremy lin, the first taiwanese american to make it to the pros. his story coming from harvard, sleeping on his brother's couch, went from an unknown to the world's biggest superstar. >> what happened to him? where is he now? >> he's in houston. he signed a three-year, $25 million deal that the knicks did not want to match. so far against the knicks he's 2-0. >> okay, very good. number one. >> yeah, number one. the buildup to this. let me give a little back story. the replacement referees had been getting so maligned throughout the preseason and beginning of the season and everyone was just waiting for that one moment that would really get the referees and the league back to the table and g

jeremy lin. >> lin-sanity. >> can you believe this is happening?art of the year jeremy lin was a harvard grad trying to make it in the nba but over the course of ten days in february the asian american became a global sensation as he led the new york knicks on a seven-game win streak and single handedly reinvigorated a franchise that had fallen on tough times. >> four hours away from the big opening ceremony. >> you can really feel the buzz in london. >> for two weeks in summer the london olympics took center stage with barrier breaking performances. michael phelps who became the most decorated olympian of all time, american gabby douglas the first black woman to win the gymnastics individual all-around title. south africa's oscar pistorius the first double amputee to compete in the olympics and the female athletes from saudi arabia and qatar who were allowed to be competing in the olympics for the first time. the new orleans saints made news for the wrong reasons after being found guilty by the nfl for instituting a bounty program that allegedly a

jon: jeremy lin the top five? >> reporter: number five. jon: interesting. thanks, rick folbaum.elmed especially at work, even at home especially this time of year? like you have so much going on between the text-messaging and phone calls and e-mails and skype you simply can't focus? turns out we are distracted, a lot. office workers are interrupted every three minutes and it may take us more than 23 minutes to get back on track to that original task. that is just one study and we're lucky enough to have the author of that study with us. gloria mark is professor of digital behavior at university of california irvine. we'll talk to her about her study. dr. keith bab low is back with us, because dr. ablow, we all realize we need help and you provide it to us this time of year. >> my pleasure. >> dr. mark, first to you. you studied distraction. why are we so distracted? is it other people? is it not our fault, dr. mark, i guess is the question? >> i would say never before in history have we had access to more people and more information at our fingertips and so it's, the better ques

palo alto born jeremy lin the basketball player he's the number athlete search. and the most search the consumer electronic devices apples ipad 3. it also ranks fourth in general searches. the top three general searches are singer whitney houston, gangham style, and hurricane sandy. >>> we don't have to search for sal castaneda we know he's right over there. he knows about our commute. >> absolutely. i can give you timely traffic information dave and everyone. good morning, to you. let's take a look at what we have here on northbound 280 getting up to 880 the traffic looks pretty good coming through. and 101 also looks good. you still have a are little window of opportunity i should say driving through. if you are driving from hayward to fremont this morning a little bit of slowing on 880. 580 is still looking pretty good coming into livermore and 680 from concord to walnut creek still relatively light. >>> cloudy skies. mostly cloudy skies. a really weak system is dropping by. there could be very light rain. but the cold air is trapped. it will be a very cool da

. >> the lin sanity is spreading and jeremy lin has gone from obscurity to stardom ♪ >> a classic wastefraud and abuse. >> i see my mr. neeley is not with us today and the only pictures i can get of him is in his hot tub suite. >> the secret service hooker scandal is growing. >> the justices just upheld a key part of arizona's tough immigration law. >> just hours after supreme court upholds president obama's healthcare law republicans already setting a date to repel it. >> whatever the politic its today's decision is a victory for people all over this country whose lives will be more secure because of this law and the supreme court decision to uphold it. >> live outside the movie theaterrer in aurora, colorado. 12 dead. 58 people injured after a gunman opened fire in the movie theater. >> tonight the tickets complete. >> i am deeply honored and excited to join you as your running mate. >> and good afternoon from new orleans where, well, it has been raining and they are waiting for isaac to come ashore. >> what do you mean shut up? okay. i accept your nomination for president of the unit

the number one athlete search for 2012 jeremy lin. >>> 5:25 is the time. our house, sal, is a lot of searching for justin bieber. surprised he didn't make the list. >> and i searched for gangham style in the initial stages. >> so did we. >> you can also go to ktvu.com if you want to spend a little time on the internet or watch this traffic update. the traffic is doing pretty well on northbound 280 getting up to interstate 880. there is no major problems here. northbound 17 also looks good. we have a dry commute at least so far. steve says that might change. right now it looks good on the sunol grade. and now here is steve. >>> thank you, sal. cloudy skies. cold out there. heard from nicole she is in the marie that -- marina, burr it's cold out there. cloudy skies. maybe a little bit of light rain. this system is more show than go. not very warm today. under cloudy to mostly cloudy skies. if there is any rain it will be close to the coast. pam. >> thank you, steve. >>> time now is coming up on 5:30. getting guns off the street. the bay area cities hoping fo

fires, jeremy lin. >> linsanity. >> lincredible. >> i didn't know they could turn lin into so many thingshen i could win wimbledon and i could win the usa. >> i say it every year. >> miguel cabrera made history. >>> lance armstrong's wins were enhanced before performance drugs. >> that was so nice for you to bring it to charlie. don't put your fingerprints on it. >>> the first u.s. gold since 1996. >> phelps won two more gold medals making him the most decorated olympic athlete in history. >> lebron james captures that elusive title he so desperately coveted. >>> welcome back to "cbs this morning." >> and i'm charlie rose. >> and i didn't say my name. >> oh, i'm sorry. >>> charlie, norah, gayle, thank you. >> when i first sat down, she went, we're very nice people. >> hi, charlie. >> great show, great set. >> how did you know you were a funny kid? >> when i was 3 days old. >> look who else is here. >> i'm here. >> what do you say about the country for the next four years. >> i feel good. i feel smarter. >> where are we going, charlie. >> did you really just ask me that? >> don't tell me y

. >> jeremy lin stumbling through the lyrics in the favorite hanukkah song. >> oy vay. >> shooting bricksere we go, folks. i still can't get over that weather news. >>> coming up next, what your last name could be worth. a florida guy sold his last name for $45,000. >> really? >> $45,000. >> i'm thinking nelson would go for -- >> nickels. >>> and looking like a million bucks with help from one of hollywood's top glamour experts. get your style on, it's all coming up. >>> "world news now" weather brought to you by fabreeze air effects. o you by ferbreeze air effects. what they thought. ed real people take a deep breath for me. describe the smell. it's very pleasant. fresh. some kind of flower maybe? remove the blindfold... awww, oh yuck! i didn't smell any of that! febreze air effects doesn't mix, it actually removes odors. [ laughs ] wow, that's incredible. just another way febreze helps you breathe happy. this is another! ta-daa! try charmin ultra strong. it cleans so well and you can use up to four times less than the leading value brand. oh! there it is. thanks son. hey! [ female annou

. >> the magic of jeremy lin continues. >> this year was different, right to the start. >> drives insidethe miami heat are once again nba champions. lebron james captures that elusive title he so desperately coveted. >> all right. busy year in sports. >>> still ahead -- look at the shot -- still ahead in our 8:00 hour. we'll sit down with author mike richmond for a closer look at the history of a storied nfl rivalry. you know which one year talking about. >> and later on, what a ban on adoptions between russia and the united states means for thousands who just want a chance to have a child. we'll be right back. >>> straight ahead at 8:00, tracking another chance for snow. a winter weather advisory is already in effect for some parts of the metro region. tucker barnes has the details that you need to know. >> plus, a last ditch effort at a fiscal cliff deal. sherri ly is live outside at the white house, where lawmakers will sit down with president obama today before a rare weekend session. >> later, while the redskins get ready for dallas, we'll sit down with author mike richmond for a cl

the number one athlete search was jeremy lin. >>> you won't have to search hard for the new i-pad app's free and it lets you watch all of the newscasts live. plus drive time traffic, bay area weather and video of breaking news any time, anywhere. >>> sal is right over there. he knows about the drive. how are we holding newspaper. >> not that bad. i don't think you would be to disappointed. you will see slow traffic and if you are driving at the toll plaza it's still slow though we see some improvement as you look over there at the toll plaza. you can see the traffic is a little bit better than it was just a few minutes ago. still a 15 to 20 minute delay into san francisco. interstate 880, slow traffic in san leandro but not here. looks good northbound and southbound. as i said the peninsula traffic has been good. little bit overcast but the bridge not bad. you will see some slowing but it's not stop and go. now let's go to steve. >> thank you. a lot of cloud cover. cold, cold air trapped, a little bit of rain along the coastline. peninsula, also the city but really more cloud cover. c

also on the list of searches, jeremy lin was number five for us.nity, you'll remember that from earlier in the year. he was the biggest athlete search of the year. and the two big events for google searches, we had the election. that was a big thing. people looking for information about the candidates. and you also had superstorm sandy, people looking for information about the storm and the aftermath. >> in those cases, a little bit of a public service, at least with the storm. that's interesting. imagine something like what happened with whitney houston, a very intense search for a period of time, and then it tapers off. are there certain categories of search that are just more popular overall? >> i definitely think people and celebrities are always very, very popular searches, sports and athletes. there are other searches that are sort of consistent throughout the year, but the ones that spike like this are these very compelling stories. >> let's talk about some of the videos. it's interesting because i do this all the time now as well. and i hav

penn state the only sports thing, here in new york jeremy lin obviously a big thing to steve's point.e watched these polls. what can we expect in terms of the continuation, the obvious fiscal cliff, obvious gun control and assault weapon control? do you see those playing, would it be consistent for us to expect those to be the -- continue to be the top stories that consume the most ink from you? >> sadly, about half -- i've done this job for 11 years and about five of those times it's been a disaster, a calamity. katrina, the gulf oil spill, the virginia tech shooting was number one that year. so god forbid we don't have another thing like that. then it's usually politics. it might be gun control this year. might be something economic. could well be. >> jonathan capehart, we were talking about the last interview with the congressman from kansas. and, of course, i think what was so telling was not just the fact that he wasn't even considering having an open mind on assault weapons. he wasn't considering having an open mind on raising taxes even one dime, even if he got massive spending