i'll explain next. >> katie: why do you have to do that? and they couldn't lose and now the sharks try to snap a >> katie: welcome back. 8:20 on a beautiful saturday morning. lisa is tracking the forecast. >> finally some other systems to track. it's been really quiet and nothing going on. we do have high cloud, take a look at mount tam. this is lake tahoe. truckee is 16. tahoe valley airlift is 19. shrinking snow pack is only 75% but new snow will arrive on tuesday. we're looking at high clouds, sun is setting at 5:50. ten hours and 52 minutes of daylight. high clouds, we are milder this morning in most areas. live doppler 7-hd, we will be tracking a few showers come late presidents' day in the wee hours of tuesday morning. the rest of the up coming workweek looking unsettled. finally some changes, but this morning it is really mild from half moon bay to san francisco, mid 50s. 47 if oakland. upper 30s have returned for santa rosa, napa and novato at 41. 44 in san jose. 51 in salinas. some areas are cooler. look at our coast. it was in the

you get everything when you want it. >> katie: thank you. coming up next, san francisco's chinese new [ female announcer ] pillsbury crescents are awesome. but when i cook up some beef, ketchup, relish and cheese, cover it with crescent dough and pow! cheeseburger crescent casserole. double awesome. pillsbury crescents. let the making begin. [ malcrrkkhshziiiizzlllee. to this symphony of flavor: beautiful. shhhhshshshshhshshhhhhsshhhshs. gorgeous! here comes the crescendo. kkerrrrbbuuuuuucraaackkk. just...incredible. pillsbury toaster strudel. if beethoven made breakfast. >> katie: new chinese terracotta warriors exhibit is drawing big crowds. they helped cut the red ribbon yesterday and a living warrior and led the crowd to the hall where ten of the 2,000 year old sculptures are displayed. learning about ancient china is important to understanding china today. >> the exhibit runs until late may in asian art museum. >> and the stage is set for san francisco's spectacular lunar new year celebration. it marks the start of the lunar calendar an

tim lincecum >> katie: welcome back. 8:19. quiet if not cold day in the bay area but much different than what they are going on the east coast. >> record snowfall as the system brings several inches of snow. five inches an hour. >> crazy. >> and here we complain a little bit of a chill. there is something to talk about. look from mount tam and upper elevation wind and it will be warmer than yesterday. ten hours and 36 minutes of daylight and high tide, 6.75 but it could cause localized flooding around low-lying areas. live doppler radar atop mount st. helena picking up high clouds. it's very quiet and as we stay pretty inactive along the west coast, it's nothing but active with this winter storm. they are calling it nemo where some of the records are impressive. 34 inches in connecticut where they had five inches an hour. new york city, picking up 27 inches with 60 mile-an-hour wind gusts along the coast. and there is still having the snow pile up in boston over two feel. area of low pressure is off the coast and continue to w

live in new orleans, katie marzullo, abc7 news. >> katie, you are going through all of that wearing myhirt? >> yes. well, i think that will make your shirt mora then tick like it was really here and if you want, i'll sign it for you. >> no, but if you could get colin kaepernick or vernon davis or someone like that to sign it, that would be something. >> picky, picky, carolyn. i'll do the best i can. >> thank you, katie. we will look for you later on in this newscast. glad you are there. katie, larry beil, mike shumann and wayne friedman are sending out a lot of behind the scenes updates, including this one sent last night of the view from the superdome. re-tweeting the pictures at abc7 news bay area. during the game follow us on twitter and facebook. get the best up to the minute coverage what's happening on and offer the field. and whatever happens tonight, abc7 news will be here to cover it. we will be on right after the game with live coverage from the bay area and new orleans. >>> 49er fan fever isn't limited to the bay area or on the ground. the faithful is showing their spirit un

the members tell us katie hadel listing with a mother but she got home to her apartment -- tell us katie hadel was staying with her other which she got home to her apartment. >> the controversial mta policy of recording conversations of bus passengers as coming under attack in annapolis. a bill prohibiting is under consideration. this is how it works -- a digital recorder is in place on buses. investigators can download the file for review. the state attorney general says the practice is constitutional but some legislators want to outlaw the policy. >> by getting on the bus, you are agreeing to being audio taped. to me, that as extortion. it is exporting poor people who do not have means to have. a have >> officials said they are not watching or listening in real time. the tapes are pooled for review only after a complaint is made or there has been a problem. >> a man had for a former los angeles police officer accused of a murderous rampage. authorities are calling him a threat to all law enforcement 's of a california. -- enforcement in california. >> this truck was found thursday afte

"katie" airs weekdays in syndication. please say hello to katie couric. >> jimmy: how are you?tudio. >> your new time slot. congratulations on everything. >> jimmy: congratulations to you. i know you got picked up for a second season of your show. >> i did. >> jimmy: are you happy about that? >> i am, i am. i'm happy about it. >> jimmy: you came to our studio when we were in brooklyn and interviewed me. that seems like a lot of work what you do. >> well, it's a lot of work what you do. >> jimmy: yeah, but it's more work what you do. it's more. >> you know, i have to say it's the hardest job i've had. i've been working in television for 34 years now. [ applause ] by the way, having me follow jennifer lawrence, that is cold. that is cold. she is so cute, isn't she? >> jimmy: she really is. she's a lot of fun. but let's not -- you're pretty cute yourself. >> oh, jimmy. [ applause ] >> jimmy: you had the big interview. you got the big one, manti te'o. everybody wanted him. how did you talk him into talking with you? >> well, basically, he apparently -- his parents apparently had wa

"katie" airs weekdays.lking to give a breast cancer survivor a lifetime-- that's definitely a fair trade. it was such a beautiful experience. (jessica lee) ♪ and it's beautiful (woman) why walk 60 miles in the boldest breast cancer event in history? because your efforts help komen serve millions of women and men facing breast cancer every year. visit the3day.org to register or to request more information today. it was 3 days of pure joy. ♪ and it's beautiful >> jimmy: their new album is called "heartthrob." here with the song "closer", tegan and sara. ♪ a little bit closer all i wanna know is can you come a little closer here comes the breath before we get a little bit closer here comes the rush before we touch come a little closer the doors are open the wind is really blowing the night sky is changing overhead it's not just all physical i'm the type who will get oh so critical so let's make things physical i won't treat you like you're oh so typical oh oh all you think of lately is getting underneath me al

"katie" airs weekdays. jimmy: their new album is called "heartthrob." here with the song "closer", tegan and sara. ♪ a little bit closer all i wanna know is can you come a little closer here comes the breath before we get a little bit closer here comes the rush before we touch come a little closer the doors are open the wind is really blowing the night sky is changing overhead it's not just all physical i'm the type who will get oh so critical so let's make things physical i won't treat you like you're oh so typical oh oh all you think of lately is getting underneath me all i'm dreaming lately is how to get you underneath me here comes the heat before we meet a little bit closer here comes the spark before the dark come a little closer the lights turned off and the sun is finally setting the night sky is changing overhead it's not just all physical i'm the type who will get oh so critical so let's make things physical i won't tr

>> katie: i'm exhausted. [ laughs ] >> bill: katie. >> katie: hmm? >> bill: you can't overdo it.

i just wanted to first say welcome to katie tang. and your remarks today were so great that you showed tremendous knowledge and active involvement. so, you're going to be hitting the ground running indefinitely as the district 4 supervisor and it will be wonderful to work with you. and i know many others that i've talked to feel very similarly but it will be great to work with you. my view, carmen as one of the wisest and kindest people that i've had a chance to get to know on this board. she's been a tremendous representative of the sunset and park side districts as others have said, i think you've been one of the fairest people as well chairing the budget committee, always taking time with all of us to break everything down and to give us a process and to take our input and to really do your best to listen and to try to integrate different ideas that we all brought. so, i think that's what represents tremendous leadership of being fair and really listening to all of us. i think you're going to make a tremendous assessor-recorder as

beers along with her therapist who katie credits with making her whole. now 30 years old katie appears to be thriving. >> my life now, i'm married. i work full time and i have two beautiful children. >> reporter: katie's children, marriage, full-time job, foster family who rescued her, all this remembering and telling is recovery for her. she met the media today at hofstra university library to unveil her memoir, a collaboration with reporter carolyn gussaf about her buried memories. >> here's a child let down by everyone in the first 10 years of her life, her community, family, institutions, schools, courts. nobody was there for her. >> reporter: in researching the book the reporter communicated with espozito in prison sentenced to 15 years. he wrote i know i'm guilty of my crime but i think i've been punished enough and when i started my crime, i really thought i would be good for the both of us. overcoming this was the beginning of katie's new life. >> now looking back on it it's unreal the supportly from everybody. >> katie says she's honoring the 20t

. >> katie: good evening. i'm bait ama daetz. two people were seriously injured. the boat was moving at a high speed whether the two collided. you can see the damage that happened to the boat. the it happened near tiburon. the ferry had 500 people on board but none of them was injured. >> the person was walking near john daly boulevard when it collided with the bus. the woman will survive the crash did not disrupted moob l muni service. >> firefighters did not get to a trapped girl. tomas ramon has more on the deadly apartment fire. >> reporter: this is video taken early saturday morning. it shows two apartments on gate view avenue obscured by a mountain of flames. inside a ten-year-old girl was trapped. they heard next-door a pounding on her door about 12:30 a.m. >> we came out and saw the flames were bursting out the windows and the baby was crying. we tried to get to her. we couldn't get to her in time. >> the family who is now homeless managed to get the family out safely. they brought a few of them out of home. >> the mother was running around saying my baby

to katie, so, everybody i think heard that three times today. first your announcement, second after the announcement, and then third right before the board meeting. because it couldn't have happened to a better person. so, you guys will all know how much -- what a wonderful person she is. she's going to be a tremendous colleague on the board. and i think the district is in great hands. so, with that, i will stop my comments. i want to thank you all for all of your hard work and your continued leadership and move on to the assessor's office. i look forward to collecting all the money that is legally owed to us. [laughter] >> i look forward to doing that, officially, fairly, and i look forward to seeing how you all spend it. thank you very much again for the privilege to serve with you. thank you. (applause) >> madam clerk, could you read the in memoriams? >> yes. today's meeting will be adjourned in memory of the following individuals. on behalf of supervisor cohen, for the late reverend wenzel jackson and ms. yvonne harris jackson. on behalf of

please say hello to katie couric. >> jimmy: how are you?o. >> your new time slot. congratulations on everything. >> jimmy: congratulations to you. i know you got picked up for a second season of your show. >> i did. >> jimmy: are you happy about that? >> i am, i am. i'm happy about it. >> jimmy: you came to our studio when we were in brooklyn and interviewed me. that seems like a lot of work what you do. >> well, it's a lot of work what you do. >> jimmy: yeah, but it's more work what you do. it's more. you know, larry king was here, and he said he went on a date with you. many years ago. i cannot believe that that -- i refuse to believe that that is true. is that true? >> his recollection is very different, jimmy. >> jimmy: what is your recollection of this horrible, horrible event? >> so, i was about 30 years old and i was going through this period of my life where i was going i'm going to go out with anybody who asks me because you learn something every time you go out with a new person. you learn something and it's something new. so i me

the family has started a fund for katie had l's daughter. wehave information on our website at abc2news.com. christianschaefer, abc2 news. >> the search resumes tomorrow for the body of a two year old girl believed to be killed by her mother. the annapolispolice believe cassidy's body may be in this train station. her mother says she layed on top of her until she was dead and then put her in a dumpster. >> the contents that dump ester were headed out of state. . >> i spoke to her, i was like hi chelsea and she didn't speak to me so i guess that was on her mind at the time but she changed after a certain period of time. >> booth has been charged with first and second degree murder. . >> also tomorrow a judge is expected to decide if robert gladden jr. is going to be charged as an adult. he ischarged with shooting a fellow student on the first day of school. his attorney says he was bullied. >> new tonight, the search is on for a man who exposed himself in glen burnie. a woman called the police yesterday and told them she was walking to a bus

katie was diagnosed with cancer just when she was one year old. that is any parents' nightmare and katie and her family went through a tremendous struggle trying to deal with this tumor that was discovered and by the time she was seven years old, the family went to st. jude in memphis and had a successful radiation treatment. katie is doing well today, but she's still worried about her condition and the family will soon return to memphis as she often does to make sure that she's going to stay on this path to having her life work again. and i know -- [applause] >> come up here and see her smile, she has the best and most brightest smile than anybody i know. it's an inspiration. her mom and her family are interested in seeing smarter federal investment in childhood cancer and for us to continue to play that role that can make life work for families like katie's again. prayers do help, but we have got to pray that the scientists and researchers, that they find cures to the diseases so that our parents and grandparents don't leave us too soon, so chil

katie, please, continue. >> so we're having a nice enough time.- we're driving home, and i see we're going over memorial bridge and that's not the way back to my apartment. so i go, larry, where are we going? he goes, my place. and i was, like, oh, mother of god. >> all right. just stop right there. because this is where i enter the picture. i personally asked larry king about this date years ago. he was on my program, promoting his book and he had a completely different version of events. you write about going out with katie couric a couple of years ago in washington. you say, and i quote, page 127, she invited me back to her apartment, i remember thinking this could be good. this could be good. >> this could be -- >> how did that work out? >> wonderful -- worked out terribly because she had a roommate. >> that's what larry told me. it was basically an episode of happy days in suspenders but katie says, it just ain't so. >> larry has no memory of any of this, he tells the story we were going to go upstairs but i had a roommate. i didn't have a ro

go away katie. enjoy your breakfast there. katy is going to be reporting all week long. wayne freedman is there. larry beil, shu and sending out a lot behind the scene updates and we are re-tweeting the best of them. live reports continue here on abc7. you can tune to "abc 7 news" right after the superbowl to see the celebration. our team is in new orleans and in the bay area. we'll be live on the air with an up to the minute look at how niner fans are reacting here and in the big easy. >>> we've got new developments this morning in the nearly three decade old disappearance of kevin collins. we have learned the name of a key figure in the case and why police are hoping it will bring an end to this long investigation. he was just ten years old when he disappeared almost 29 years ago. last seen at a bus stop in san francisco. sergio quintana says the main person of interest in the disappearance had a rap sheet that included kidnapping. >> we were the first on the scene on tuesday when police took jack hammers into the home. our source says that is where dan lived. those so

hi, katie. >> how are you. >> alisyn: i'm well.s to share your thoughts as you hear of this horrible nightmare this little five-year-old boy in alabama is going through. what were you thinking today when you heard what he is enduring? >> i unfortunately did not hear about this story until yesterday. i had been in l.a. all week doing things. i was horrified when i heard about this poor little boy, five years old. i can't even imagine honestly what he is going through being that young and not knowing his abductor, possibly seeing his school bus driver killed in front of him. >> alisyn: we were talking about when you were abducted nine years old. you spent your tenth birthday in a dungeon. what can you tell us about your experience? >> 17 days i my only contact i had was john espito, my abductor i was deprived of nourishing food and normal every day things that everybody takes for grants, being able to brush your teeth, shower, use the toilet and things like that. it was horrific and horrifying. >> alisyn: how did you get through it?

katie?u in for a treat on "good morning america" this morning, the show is here, tailgating in the french quarter, the champion is here on the set, hanging around with fans who turned up super early to be part of the show and a couple with a seven-month-old baby and they have an all-star line young, former 49er jerry rice is here, and celebrity chef is here, home base of new orleans, and jerry rice predicting a 49er win, and the chef says san francisco, baltimore, and new orleans all have a big important thing in common: that is seafood. lots of behind-the-scene pictures and i hosted them on my facebook page and, also, tweeted them. live in new orleans for abc7 news, this is katie marzullo. >> we get word that the amber alert continues, however, there is a new development. the father they were seeking is in police custody. however, the one-year-old daughter, is still not found so the amber alert remains in affect. we will have more during "good morning america" in updates. >> now the forecas

>> that's right, katie. what happened to don should never happen again. but, unfortunately, they are far from never events, things like operating on the wrong part of the body, operating on the wrong side of the body, leaving sponges or containers in patients should never happen. but, unfortunately, they too often do. >> and you can catch "katie" today at 4:00 right here on abc 2. >>> one mom needs to start exercising some tough love. her daughter's curiosity is starting to cost her. jessica mays' 1-year-old daughter got a hold of her cell phone and dialed 911 seven times in one day. and this is not the first time. she told dispatchers it was her toddler, but they're fining her. >> when i come back and they already had 911 on the phone, they're, like, what's your emergency, and i explained to them that she accidentally called and said that they are going to start fining people who abuse 911. >> put the phone out of her reach. police say that mays' daughter has called 911 a total of 16 times since january. if convicted, she faces up to a year in jail or a

i'm katie marzullo. let's start off with a look at the weather. morning. a little hazy and vollmer peak and higher clouds moving up that is allowing for the cloudiness in the sky. but we are mild in most areas around the bay with 40s and 50s. upper 30s around the delta himself around gilroy, but by this afternoon the last and mild days of low 60s to 70s. it will be a little cooler today with onshore winds returning at our beaches tonight. we'll see a few more clouds. low clouds and then onshore winds really cooling us off for sunday. extra day for the weekend. holiday weekend presidents' day featuring the coolest day. we have rain in the forecast. >> katie: we are following breaking news this morning on treasure island where a child has died in a fire. neighbors are on out on the street and reeling from the tragedy. >> reporter: they are. we are a few blocks away and neighbors are reeling with the light of day comes the realization they lost a ten-year-old girl,

fond memories, right, katie?, the 49ers not bringing home the win but they gave us an incredibly exciting game to watch and for some of us, an incredible week. thanks for following me and being my "friend" supportive for my first time in new orleans and it was great and great to see some fans among the 49er fans. it is time to go. we hear the airport will be a nightmare. so, off we go. back in san francisco early wednesday morning. see you guys soon. live in new orleans, for katie marzullo 7 news. >> don't leave the photographer, wait for him. >> she is waving goodbye. we will check things out with mike and the niners come back this afternoon. >> they could both be late, 68-minute flight delays in sfo because of the low clouds and individualibility at mountain view is 1.25 and fog inland north bay and east bay, so, dangerous conditions there. we will breakdown what going to happen today, we will have highs under increasing sunshine at the coast, and 53 to 57 and we will top out in the upper 50's and low 60's and

the feds told katie they sized 163,000 counterfeit items this season alen.t's part of a crack down it's part of a cb-[ operation r. ear in the bay area, they seized merchandise in just one week. officials say it's a bigger problem. niners head into the super bowl and its everywhere. >> yesterday a guy piled stuff on the table and started to sell it. so... later on that day we took his stuff. it's aggressive and out there. it's every day. >> operation red zone is a joint effort. >> local law enforcement will increase staffing just in case fans get out of hand. police were able to handle whatever came up but this sunday could be different. alcohol and a niners win could cause some trouble well. hope not, though. >> nasage if you're going celebrate do it in a way that doesn't require to you drive. plan ahead, get a cab. stay the night. celebrate at home. but don't drink and drive. >> celebrations after the giants within were violent and destructive, unfortunately. law enforcement is hoping for a happy but calm calm sell operation. >> there are a lot of great be

i'm referring to a date he went on with, wait for it, katie couric.e couric, who lucky for us, recalled the experience in detail at jimmy kimmel. >> i met larry at this restaurant in washington. what can i say, i was wearing a leather skirt. >> we're just getting started. katie, please continue. >> we're having a nice enough time, and we're driving home. i see we're going over memorial bridge. that's not the way back to my apartment. i go, larry, where are we going? he goes, my place. i was like, oh, mother of god. >> all right, let's just stop right there because this is where i enter the picture because i personally asked larry king about this date years ago. he was on my program promoting his book back then, and he had a completely different version of events. >> you write about going out with katie couric a couple years ago in washington, and you said, quote, she invited me back to her apartment, i thought, this could be good, this could be good. how did it work out? >> it worked out terribly because she had a roommate. >> that's what larry told m

joining me now is katie beers. may remember as a child, she was kidnapped by a neighbor, a family friend. thank you so much for being with us. she details her harrowing details of the event "buried memories." you went through your own unimaginable ordeal. we have pictures from when you were kidnapped. what is going through your mind tonight as you see this coverage of the situation in alabama and what this little boy must have been through? >> i am ecstatic that ethan has been retrieved safe and sound, it seems, from the reports i've heard. as for my ordeal, i just keep thinking about the effects of it being deprived sunlight, nutritious food and human contact. and how much i wanted to have a nutritious meal, see my family, have contact other than john esposito. >> that was the man who took you. i mean, you were abused over the course of those days. and i know basically fed kind of junk food the entire time. to this day, what lingering effects does that experience have? >> to this day, the effects that i have are s

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first up we have katie. >> hi, katie. >> hi, katie. >> i was wondering what is your guys' favorite thinga? >> can i tell you what my favorite thing about california is? right here right now this sunshine. this sunshine in february. this sunshine. perfect. >> you keep reminding yourself you're in the dead of winter here. mine is that exactly all for the fact that my children are out here. you want to be where your kids are. >> okay. next up we've got julie, and she's going to ask something about your earliest drink. i can only wonder if it's age or time of day. either one will be interesting. >> time of day. what's the earliest in the morning that you drink? >> that is very personal. >> sorry. we got you a drink. >> okay. now is probably a good time. >> our earliest is 10:00. that's when our show starts. we don't have our first show until the show begins. at 10:00. >> well, sometimes we're on the earlier hours, they have wine tastings and things, but that's not our fault. that's just our job. >> we are doing what we're told to do. >> and born to do. >> thank you. >> he might have a questi

katie couric. and music from tegan and sara. with cleto and the cletones.ertain us all, here's jimmy kimmel! >> jimmy: hello. thank you. hi, everybody. i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching, thank you for joining me here tonight in our studio. thank you for -- you know what? thank you for being not just a lover, but also a friend. i appreciate it. on sunday, the san francisco 49ers take on the baltimore ravens in super bowl xlvii. and if this super bowl goes well, next year they're thinking about doing a 48th. [ laughter ] here's what i don't get, shouldn't they -- they spend a lot of money on these commercials, shouldn't they run like the beer and

good morning, craig. >> good morning, katie. the stars should begin arriving at the theater in about seven hours. it may well be a historic night, and why not? so many of those cop contenders for best pictures this year are all about history. >> they are sprucing up the newly-named hall of the oscars. what was the kodak is now the dolby theater. momentum is building for "argo" to win best picture tonight. his film has done well on the award circuit. but while he was snubbed in the same category at the oscars, affleck says he doesn't feel slighted. best actress may be another category contested. and silver lining's playbook jennifer lawrence won the golden globe. >> but she's also only 23, 24-year-old. >> he's considered a shoe-in for a record best actor. and hathaway for best supporting actress. what she's looking forward tonight is sc hmo ozing with steven spielberg. >> you have to remind people that you are there and i think that's part of being an actor. >> seth mcfarland, the guy behind family guy, is hosting the show. look

katie tang has been appointed to be the assessor, and the 29 year old has been an aide to him for five years. both tang and chu will be sworn in tomorrow. >> new this morning, hewlett-packard c.e.o. is among dozens of prominent republicans throwing their support behind a fight to overturn california's proposition 8 which beens same-sex marriage. "new york times" reports whitman and others have signed a legal brief headed to the supreme court that argues gays and lesbians have a constitutional right to marry. other prominent republicans who signed the brief include former presidential candidate jon huntsman, and former new jersey governor and former massachusetts governors. the supreme court will hear arguments on if it is constitutional. a balloon accident kills more than a dozen tourists and a san francisco man was near the scene. your chance to buy a piece of california history. gold coins that made a san rafael teacher a rich man are going on the auction >> in egypt the death toll from a hot air balloon crash has risen to 19. a british tourist and the pilot are the only survivors. t

," the latin explosion including supreme court justice sotomayor on "katie." and at 4:00, the effort underway to make the air around oakland's lake cleaner. on abc7 at 5:00, a so-called sticker shock for valentine's day. your final cost doesn't urgely match the advertised rate. okay. >> time for friday's perfect pets. now we have some new friends and a showdown. >> a lot of us going on at the san francisco spca. laura and daniel are here representing the tattoos and a showdown there but first, the cats. >> this willie and asta, sibling brothers, coming to us about a month ago. justin california san francisco stray cats we made available for adoption. they are currently available and will be all weekend long for our "be mine" adoption. they are free. >> tell us more about the adoption situation starting today. >> we are open tonight and all weekend every adoption is free. we are waiving every adoption fee to help you find your valentine's gift. >> tell us about the contest. >> there is a catch to our adoption, we are throwing a party tonight, our "be mine," and

for young women like katie it is all of the mere reason to be thankful for what they have. >> becausehave always had that privilege, it is just -- it doesn't means a much anymore. so, is nice to be reminded there were women that fought hard to make that happen. >> reporter: although this march remembers what took place 100 years ago. katie is keeping her eyes on the future. >> getting connected to our ancestors and what we have done. >> reporter: eric nielsen, abc 2 news. >>> all right. a beautiful day out there, blends of sunshine and clouds. 49 degrees today. that is above-average. so, a really nice day out there. in town right now we have temperatures starting to fall back into the 30s. 39 at the airport. 52% humidity and a busy wind out of the westerly direction. 29 miles per hour. that wind is in play. again that northwest wind coming in here will cool our temperatures down. we think we will fall back into the 20s tonight. 39 right now. you notice a few clouds towards the north and west over carol county north of the city limits. so, maybe a couple of clouds through the course of

abc reporter katie marzullo joins us live.bstituting for you this morning so you can party? >> i very much appreciate that, carolyn. good morning. hi to lisa argen, as well. i have to tell you this morning the sun is brilliant. the sky is blue. the wind is crisp. we are enjoying a quiet morning. a nonparty moment here in new orleans. i guess they don't like to get up too early on the weekends here. what you are seeing behind me is the espn experience. very elaborate outdoor studios. it's also where gma brought the tailgate party yesterday morning. i got to hang out with josh and sam and meet a few other celebrities in the mix there. >> fans, fanfare and, yes, love for the 49ers. >> i'm an nfc guy so i guess, listen, this is what it is going to sound like once, go niners. >> play that loop over and over. >> gma drew a large crowd in the french quarters and it went just josh and sam. legend jerry rice joined the party. >> i'm big the san francisco 49ers, 24-17. it would be great to bring number six home and i feel like this team

katie. >> thank you, lisa.pe benedict xvi gave his final blessing from the vatican. his decision to step down is unprecedented in the modern christian church and now there's new speculation as to why. we are live at st. mary's cathedral in san francisco. good morning kira. >> good morning to you. there are more unconfirmed reports this morning the pope is stepping down so he won't face a scandal for priests being charged with sexual abuse. the pope still maintaining he is resigning because of his advancing age. pope benedict spoke had a clear, strong voice this morning for the crowd of 100,000 faithful for the crowd that gathered for his final blessing. they say he's not abandoning the church, instead he will serve the church with the same dedication he has had until now but will do so in a more suitable way to my age and my strength. meanwhile in los angeles, the cardinal had to testify under oath yesterday about allegation he is actively concealed the crimes of pedophile priests. people who were sexually abus

katie, nilai, and brittany, pick up those signaling devices. right now in the first round. here are the categories for you. and things that occurred... alex: brittany, you start. breakfast cereals for $200, please. alex: katie. what are rice krispies? correct. breakfast cereals for $400, please. brittany. what are cocoa puffs? good. cereals for $600. buzz bee, seen here, is the masr this cereal that was introduced in 1979. katie. what are honey nut cheerios? you got it. fill in the book title for $200, please. brittany. what are "greattations"? yes. fill in the book title for $400. katie. what is "the time machine"? expecs. books for $600. brittany. what is "go tell it on the mountain"? you got it. book for $800. brittany. what is "the tin drum"? that's it. book for $1,000.

katie, you are on a panel i believe at cpac. notice that your picture on the website is in the middle of two other speakers, the nra's david keene and wayne lapierre. there is the image. so, katie, are you telling me that the future of conservatism is best represented by these two men but not by chris christie? >> well, i think that there's some truth to the fact that conservatives are attracted to people that stick to their guns and both palin and lapierre are people who, no pun intended i guess, but they both stick to their guns. and christie is someone who i always admired. however, i think that currently right now he has a bit of a branding problem, so, for example, let's say taylor swift were to become a rapper, she would probably lose a great deal of her base and she would have a hard time making friends in nashville. and i think that might be something similar to what's going on with christie, so a lot of conservatives felt very strongly and passionately for him but because of some of the decisions he's made recently with