over the past week, they are proud of his decision. >> joining us from cedar rapids, iowa, is joel northrup match? >> well, i mean, wrestling is a combat sport, and it gets violent at times, and you get put in compromising holds and positions and i just don't feel it's right that a boy should engage a girl in a manner like this. >> you have worked really hard for this. so has cassie. you're both very passionate about your sport. she clearly understands to get to the level that both of you are at what this sport entails, that there are a lot of rough moments, and she would know too that you weren't going after her as a girl, but as an opponent. being that she's okay with it, why can't you then, in fact, step in the ring with her? >> well, like i just said, i mean, you get put in holds that are compromising, and i mean, she deserves to be out there, but i do believe that if she does wrestle, she should wrestle other girls, and i should wrestle other boys. >> she doesn't always have the opportunity, of course, to wrestle only girls. do you feel that you were cheating her out of an opportunity

but joel northrup, a sophomore, says wrestling a girl goes against his own religious beliefs. he says he has, quote, tremendous respect for the accomplishments of the two girls who qualified. >>> when our broadcast continues here tonight, what about the women? we go back to the middle east where the victory in tahrir square may have ignited a second revolution. >>> and later, why would anyone poison a big, beautiful, living thing, a majestic oak tree. many are asking why a long-standing rivalry might have gone way too far. >>> as we've been reporting, our friend and colleague over at cbs news, their chief foreign correspondent, lara logan, is out of the hospital recovering at home from the brutal assault she endured while covering the uprising and the victory celebrations in egypt. but what happened to her in cairo highlights a huge problem in egypt. what can often be the every day harassment and ill treatment of some women there. now, many women, some of them who played a role in the revolution we've been covering, hope the new order in egypt will change all that. our report

joel northrup believes that wrestling is not how to treat a girl. >> i'm sure it's hard for him like anybody. but, you know, it's a decision that his family made. and that's what it is. >> she was eliminated in the next round as was a second female wrestler who also made it to the tournament. >> tough call there. >>> stampede for savings. what created this chaos in manhattan. it may surprise you. we got that coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,, 3q copd makes it hard to breathe so i wasn't playing much of a role in my own life. but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now, i've got the leading part. advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, vavair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator, working together to help improve your lung function all day. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be used more than twice a day. people with copd taking advair may have a higher chance of pneumonia. advair may increase your risk of osteoporosis and some eye problems. tell your doctor if

joel northrup last his first-round match because he refused to wrestle a girl.lman got northrup said his religious beliefs don't allow him to compete in the match. herkelman's win was the first by a female in an iowa state tournament match. >>> the best and brightest are gathering in los angeles for the all-star weekend. highlights of the last game before the break, now, from anish shroff, at espn news. >> good morning. the bulls and spurs, going into. first, they faced off against each other. chicago, 2 1/2 games, behind boston and miami in the east, to play san antonio, hosting the nba's best record. how about derrick rose? 33, the first time these two played back in november. nice finish by rose for three. the spurs, this was the final game of their nine-game rodeo trip. tony parker, he had 26. more from rose, though. he's in the nba skills competition. now, you see why. rose, 11 points in the first quarter, after this bucket. the bulls, up by ten. some people are mac people. some people p.c. people. rose, p.c., he likes windows. rose, by six. rose, by the wa

the first time a female has qualified for the state tournament in iowa and sophomore joel northrup intentionallyed saying as a matter of faith he doesn't believe that it's appropriate for a boy to engage a girl in wrestling. kathy who is actually one of two girls to qualify this year since northrup defaulted the match and not forfeit he will continue into the consolation bracket but he could end up facing the other girl. he made his choice he's sticking with it. >> anyway it goes he'll have to battle a girl. >> maybe, maybe. >> thanks for joining us tonight. we'll continue our coverage of president obama's bay area visit with our morning show tomorrow. >> jay len so next. we'll see you tomorrow. from "the office," jenna

joel northrup said thursday he defaulted on his match against cassy herkelman because of his religiousbeliefs. she was one of the first girls to qualify for the state wrestling tournament in its 85-year history. northrup praised herkelman but said that wrestling is a combat sport and it is inappropriate for boys to engage a girl in this manner. >>> straight ahead your friday morning weather. and in sports, chicago's derek rose explodes for a career high scoring night. my walgreens pharmacist recommends cold tablets... [ sneezes ] ...and hot soup. my walgreens pharmacist recommends bubble gum flavor... and patience. mine recommends antacid tablets... and only one taco. ♪ [ female announcer ] walgreens pharmacists also recommend you try walgreens brand health & wellness products. they have the same active ingredients as other brands and cost less. our pharmacist-recommended walgreens brand health & wellness products. there's an everyday way to well. [ male announcer ] build your better breakfast with all the flavors you choose. try an irresistible steak, egg & cheese, with toasty tomato

today that history turned into controversy when linn-mar's joel northrup decided to default his match religious reasons. >> we did not know he was going to do that. until he stepped out on the mat. >> reporter: his family did not contact you? >> we didn't have any conversation with the family. >> if the his religion and he's strong with his religion, i respect that. i mean, obviously, everyone's going to be pointing fingers at him. you have to respect that. >> reporter: that was megan black, a tumbler girl who also qualified for the state tournament. northrup and herkelman were unavailable for comment, but because of the default, the best joel can do is a third place finish, which is ironic because that's exactly what he placed last year. from des moines, john sears. >> it's interesting. his father is a pentecostal minister who believes young men and women should not touch each other in a familiar way. all kinds of subtexts and subplots to that story. >> you heard the reporter say he'll be in third place. interestingly enough, had was one of the favorites to win his weight class, 35-4

. >> reporter: so, when joel northrup signed in and walked off the mat without touching his opponent,t sent shock waves through the stadium. northrup, a sophomore who is home-schooled defaulted because his opponent, cassy herkelman, is a girl. >> in a statement, he says, "as a matter of conscious and my faith, i do not believe that it is appropriate for a boy to engage a girl in this manner." >> it's violent at times. and my son doesn't believe that girls should be engaged in that way. >> reporter: for the first time in this tournament's 75-year history, not just 1, but 2 girls qualified to compete against the boys. cassy herkelman was first to score a win. megan black, who lost in an early round, wants to be seen as an athlete. >> when i step out on the mat, i'm ready just to wrestle. and i'll wrestle anyone who is in front of me. >> reporter: the show "glee," spoofed this growing trend. more girls are taking up wrestling, opening debate over this coed contact sport. and opportunities for female athletes to make history. >> to have a girl get her arm raised at the boys -- what has tr

sophomore joel northrup said he has great respects for the accomplishments of freshman cassie herkleman christian faith would not allow him to engage in the sport with a girl. >>> the antarctic is ending the whale hunt because of harassment by an anti-whaling group. >>> traditions old and new marked the end of a lunar new year celebration and in beijing, china's communist party hosted a spectacular banquet for the year of the rabbit. in malaysia single women bought their names, addresses on tangerines ands toed them into a pool where they were retrieved by potential suitors. if those men like them they would write their names on a banana and toss it in as well. that's really serious. now back to matt and meredith. i didn't make that up. >> it's lovely out here. where's mr. roker? oh, way down there. >> yes. we found this gorgeous little girl here. who's this? >> this is ella ruth. >> look at the little pink -- hello, beautiful girl. that's a happy smile. where are you from? >> new york. >> you travel around, okay. that's a beautiful girl. let's check your weather, see what's going on. w