. >> it has been so nice the last week in l.a. mean, ever since the golden globes it's been sunny and about 70 to 75. it's been an incredible stretch of weather. another big storm is heading up the east coast, too, so they're going to daily with that as we go throughout the next two days. while in the west all the storms are coming in. the northern portions here up even north of seattle lately. most of the storms have been coming on shore in british columbia. they've been diving down to the deep south, and that's why we've been so nice here in the west. we haven't seen any storms plowing on shore. it's been a while since we picked up snow in the sierra mountains. you remember the beginning of the season with huge amounts of snow, and i guess it's still good. we still have that base. we're still skiing on it. cloudy skies in the northwest. mild, clear skies in much of california, nevada. the storm with rain in washington state has weakened. it's pretty mild. nothing too cold. the coldest spot is medford. a pair of 46 in seattle, an

precipitation not that heavy, bust a batch of light rain headed into l.a. over the next two hours hopefully clearing by the peak of the rush hour and san diego a shower brushed through. 38 in vegas. 46 in l.a. this is by far the worst day of the week. from here on out the weather improves and gets better each and every day and the pick northwest actually reigning in the new year's with a nice fresno, temperatures kind of cool, around 52 degrees. ukiah around 54. >>> lynn, we'll bring you the tuesday forecast coming up, bill, thanks so much. >>> in the new year, stocks start strong. broadcast tv booms. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. and 2011 started the way 2011 ended at the box office. >>> and coming up, the season final sunday and brett fev saav says he's done and this time he means it. >>> you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today," i'm lynn berry and here are some of your top headlines this morning. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says he is ready to sit down with palestinian pre

they might bring them to l.a. the here's the twist. the billionaire was in san francisco today at city hall to celebrate the america's cup announcement, but the buzz was in new orleans. forbes.com reporting that nelson might buy the struggling new orleans hornets and move the team to the south bay. the hornets would share the h.p. pavilion with the sharks. here's another twist. ellison would have to pay the warriors a territorial fee for moving into the bay area market. that means we would have two nba franchises. here's the question. is this viable politically? yes. the city of san jose opened the door for an nba franchise back in 2009. they are telling us tonight, and we quote, there are no major hurdles. the path is clear for an nba team to move to san jose, end quote. the sharks also on board. they told us tonight, we would certainly welcome the opportunity to discuss an nba franchise moving here. tom, you brought this up just a little while ago. ellison failed in his attempt to buy the oilers a few months ago. bruised his ego a li

details will be sent to the l.a. county probation department this week. a beverly hills judge said lohan will be jailed if she violates probation. >>> finally, later this month, courtney love makes history, probably not the kind she wants. last year, she hurled a stream of insults against a fashion designer she owed money to. now a divest in a first high pry foale defamation trial over celebrity comments on twitter. it is a whole new world out there. >> doesn't matter, even if you do it in the magazine, newspaper or twitter. >> get on the twitter party. >> i will. >> send me a tweet. i'll let you know what they say, bill. >> you have to explain it to me. >> we welcome you. >>> a winner, shut down lotteries norm's website after last night's $355 million drawing. sure, the odds are against you. 1 in 176 million, but with even a tiny chance, hey, it's nice to dream. right? well, for all but a few of you the dream is now over. it turns out there were two winners. one in idaho, one in washington state. none here in new york city. bill karins, not your -- >> am

from phoenix to l.a. to san diego and san francisco looking good.tice we're dry on saturday in the pacific northwest. then on sunday it's an increase in clouds. we continue with great weather. almost up near 80 in l.a. yesterday we had a lot of santa ana winds. gusty, warm winds, and that trend could continue. especially into any of the mountain passes. >>> if you are watching us on knsd 739 san diego, california, see works of art, including painting, and sculpture, and prints related to the human at my and human body with the theme of contemporary art, and that's your pacific event of the day. >> all right. thanks so much. >>> now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. >>> this weekend we're going to find out whether any movie can swat theç green hornet. the flick was pap hit last weekend with $33 million. with no other wide releases, the big question is whether natalie portman's popularity and recent golden globe for "the black swan" will make her new movie about a couple exploring a casual relationship over the top. m

l.a., 63. about a 20% chance we'll pop up a thunderstorm or two somewhere between l.a. and down to san diego later this afternoon. weeks ago.ok at your friday oregon, chance of showers for you. >> look forward to the weekend forecast coming up. >> lake tahoe not looking too bad. you're right about the ski weather. absolutely. >>> unemployment uncertainty, facebook's future and how to ruin a college student's holiday. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. plus, the good news keeps rolling in for the homeless man with the golden voice. >>> coming up -- rex ryan and tom brady. stanford gets lucky and a hockey shot that you've never seen before. you're watching "early today." eh >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm veronica de la cruz. here are some of your top headlines this morning -- the u.s. state department is warning hundreds of human rights activists, foreign government officials and business people identified in published wikileaks cables of potential threats to their safety. administration officials have moved a handful of the

you really did. >> we did the movie takes place in east l.a. but we shot it in mexico.ast l.a., you know, downtown, all in mexico. >> jimmy: you somehow made a bel air in mexico? >> to be honest, it was a big city, and it was really cool to shoot there. >> jimmy: how many times were you kidnapped? >> um -- >> jimmy: isn't it very dangerous to shoot in mexico? >> well, yeah, that's -- you know, as soon as we say that's a wrap, then all of a sudden it became the most dangerous city in mexico. we were like, wow, we missed that party. >> jimmy: really? so you were there just before all the trouble started? >> yeah. yeah. basically. >> jimmy: oh, wow. >> we got away with it. >> jimmy: will you shoot there again? >> um -- no, yes, i would. >> jimmy: you have done any movies in spanish that are all in spanish? >> i -- when i did -- but i'm definitely looking forward to doing a lot more spanish stuff right now. i'm in conversations -- >> jimmy: you are speaking to the whole country about appearing in a film there? >> they're all very into it. >> jimmy: come on down, bring cash!

pima county community college released the footage to the l.a. times. the school suspended jared lee loughner after they discovered it. take a look. >> this is pima community college one of the biggest scams in america. the students are so illiterate. this is the police station. this is where the whole shaboozy goes down with illegal activity. the teachers that we have have illegal authority over the constitution of the united states under the 1st amendment. this is genocide in america. thank you. this is jared from pima college. >> tonight place say jared lee loughner posed with photographs with a weapon while wearing skimpy underwear and had the pictures developed just ours before the tucson shooting karen brown shows it is one of several moves police say he made before heading to the shopping center on saturday. >> a shooting at the safeway. >> reporter: police say that man shooting suspect jared lee loughner was methodically on the move in the early morning hours leading up to his bloody rampage. at 12:29:00 a.m. he checks into a motel 6. at 2:30 a.

we want to look at what is going on around the country and l.a. county. l.a. county has a similar system. we want to see if it would work for us. the point i was trying to make is you can have greater training. you have to be careful with training. when we spend 40 hours training a police officer, we paid millions of dollars in training per year to develop. there is a balance. we have to make sure that we evaluate training as a business model. we don't have a -- we don't have an infinite level of resources. we have to remember that, unless we're prepared to spend an inordinate amount of dollars in having trained psychologists able to respond on a 24-hour basis, we will end of still having police officers being the first responder. most of these things are completed in the matter of a few seconds. we have to strike a balance between training and equipment. we have to do what works for us. that is what i'm hoping to do. it is important for the christian know that the -- for the officers to know that the occ suggest other ways of doing business. they will be trav

the shooting apparently happened around 10:30 on the campus of gardena high in l.a. police say the victims are all believed to be students. their conditions unknown at this time. but police say just a short time ago that they have arrested a suspect. what we're hearing, the earlier reports say that that suspect, a student, brought a gun to school in a backpack. he dropped the backpack and the gun accidentally went off. and again, that school on lockdown. differing reports. three people shot, two people shot. the chopper pilot from our sister station in los angeles describes the scene. >> i can tell you that there are probably 100 police cars here surrounding this area so i don't believe they are letting anyone out at all until they specifically know where this suspect is but it's going to be a long tedious search. their main concern is making sure the rest of the students and faculty are safe. if they can lock those folks down in a school room or a building that would be great. and right now, waiting for the s.w.a.t. team and lapd's k-9 to respond here. again this ar

but mid to upper 70s l.a. and palm springs. you can see the fog form again

. >>> he is a comedian out of l.a. he has been on this program once before.d notice share that with you right here on communidad del valle. >> i'm an exterminator, pest control operator, my official title. let's see. i think we've got everything i need. >> this one is usually working in the more affluent part of town is the pests are different, for one thing. if you are working in beverly hills and they have roaches that you see outside, they'll call them water bugs. no, that's a water bug. if you had that same roach in east l.a., that's a roach. that isn't a water bug. that's a roach. people, water bug. i got a -- >> peanut butter. this is what gets the rats. i put this on the traps. gets them every time. good stuff. i get some too. ah. yeah, you got to be careful setting these things because, you know, ah. okay. looks like we've got one there at the bottom there. right away you can kind of see them on the ground. i've been married with my wife of 29 years. be 29 years. got three kids. some of them back here. i'm basically introduced to -- i'm going to mento

. >> jimmy: you're an l.a. guy? you and jack are both l.a.an on the show recently. i know you just did a -- you're in that movie. >> yeah, we did this crazy movie that adam sandler and nick wrote together, called "born to be a star" and it's hysterical. it comes out easter weekend, i think. i'm a big fan of nick's, he's -- >> jimmy: he came on the show 'cause he did a bit for his movie on the set. we filmed it but we didn't -- >> yeah, no -- you're in the movie, actually. >> jimmy: yeah -- unless i made the cut. >> no, my producer told me know, you're in it. he had crazy -- he had like super buck teeth. >> yeah, he had these crazy prosthetic, kind of buck teeth. and then i had 200 blond hair extensions and -- pretty out there. >> jimmy: you had like a mullet or something, right? was that -- >> yeah, it was more like, kind of a -- remember that brad pitt "vanity fair" cover? it was very -- fabio? >> jimmy: mane? >> yeah, it was very -- >> jimmy: yeah, like a big mane of hair? >> yeah. >> i play a porn star in that movie, so it was kind of -- >

a l.a. willing. six weeks later the school got built. it was an important lesson to let go and let the communities be empowered and let them do they're work in entirety. it came time to open the school and kids came from all around and julia came all the way here from america. you could see this colorful lapel around they're neck that means bam! of courage. it's put around a newborn when

let that be a lesson. >>> after a monday disturbance at an l.a. hotel and an interview with dr.hil set to air today, ted williams, the golden voice homeless man who became an overnight sensation, headed to rehab for alcohol and drug dependency. >>> "weekly" reports kate hudson and boyfriend matthew bellamy are expecting a baby. >>> yesterday, on "today," kevin james confirmed he and his wife are expecting a third child. >>> finally, will becoming a novelist ruin snooki in? first she toned down her poofy hair. now she's dropping hints she would like to ditch her famous nickname. she told the associated press, quote, i miss people calling me nicole. this comes to us from wect, nbc news 6 in wilmington, north carolina, where one lone crusader seems to be protesting one fast food restaurant's menu selection. every day this chicken stands guard staring down customers who show up for the lunchtime rush. it struts back and fot outside while its battered friends are deep fried inside. some customers aren't bothered while others have begun to question their menu choice. regardless, they

the next role i played right after "l.a.aw" literally the next day after the final day of shooting was rehearsal for a movie called "just cause" with sean connery. the character i played was a serial-killing pedophile. that set up the roles for the next ten years, like "posse" and other roles that were just devious, maniacal, i won't say it on television, but -- bad guys. >> good for the sunday show, bad guys. i think that the representation you offer has opened so many doors for so many other actors. if you had to give them a kind of -- a map to avoid the mistakes that you made, what would be the one mistake you would tell them to avoid? >> wow. i would say first and foremost, know that it is an industry. it is a business. and you have to know how to be an entrepreneur and market yourself as much as you have to learn and grow in the art itself. >> so when we think about the next 25 years, because these -- >> the next 25 years. >> brother, we're talking the next 25 years. >> we want to talk about the next 50, but i'm trying

bill said to me, my college friend is in town running for a board office in l.a.. we found ourselves having breakfast one morning. i thought, we are going to spend the entire breakfast talking about his candidacy, who was going to win. this is too much for a saturday morning. but sure enough, at one point, he stopped talking about the campaign and just started playing with our daughter isabella, who was two at the time. at the pinnacle of their relationship, she spilled and ice cold glass of water all over his pants. i am thinking in my head, he hates us. should i buy him a new pair of pants? what should i do? john just looked at me and said, it is no big deal. don't worry about it. whether he was uncomfortable or not, you would not have known it. he accepts the situation, moves on, and that is the kind of person he is. sari, we have some baby issues. i promise i will keep isabella away from you with any beverages tonight. now i will refer to you as speaker. john perez was elected to the california state assembly in 2008 representing parts of downtown l.a. and east

headquarters, to the sun-drenched sidewalks of l.a. the calls for egypt's political reform echoed a world away. >> i want to show my people back home that we support them. >> reporter: for many, protest was all they could do, given the cell phone and internet links that were lost. >> when the egyptian government severed the digital nerves that connect the two continents, information isolation left a terrible hole. >> i wish i'm there. i wish i can help. i wish i can do something. >> reporter: at this restaurant in chicago, the uncertainty is hard to bear. >> what about my father? what about my cousin? what about my sister? >> reporter: near salt lake city, this man has his fingers crossed. his twent yi29-year-old daughte call out and said she too was taking to the streets in cairo. >> she was not asking for permission and i didn't ask her to refrain from dog what she wanted to do. >> reporter: in atlanta, while protestors joined in the chorus of displeasure, jewelry roy wasn't happy either. her parents had gone to egypt as tourists and

with sunshine and temperatures at 77 in l.a.oday. 60 in san francisco. not bad. vegas in the low 60s. we'll call it 50 degrees in pseattle with those clouds and tuesday forecast coming up a little later, veronica. >> 77 degrees in los angeles, bill, can you -- >> it's the place to be. >> can you please ask the west coast if they'll trade places with us just for like a week. >> they wouldn't in a heart beat. >> i'm sure. >>> well, they're buying on wall street. what they'll be watching for on wall street and what not to say at your next job interview. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, she may be persona nongrado when it comes to the queen, but not so with prince william. >>> coming up on this monday morning, two of the nfl's most historic franchises clinch their tickets to the super bowl. you're watching "early today." >> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." here are some of your top headlines this morning. authorities say a gunman opened fire in a detroit precinct shooting four offic

thirsty. >>> well, l.a.'a showed the champs they're going to fight for city bragging rights, and the bears earn a spot in the nfc title game against the packers. plus, the jets back up all that talk and send the patriots packing. here with the morning headlines straight ahead. sfwlimplgts in weather a bunch of weak storm systems moving through the country. we'll track those for you. your tuesday forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, heading into yesterday's playoff match-up, the patriots arguably boasted football's bes( coach and best quarterback, but this morning it's the new york jets who are headed to the afc championship game. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >> good monday morning. the jets backed up a week's worth of trash talking with a sdis sxif shocking win against the patriots. the jets found the end zone in the second quarter. mark sanchez dumped it off to tomlinson

l.a. to san diego, sacramento, san francisco. leave the umbrella at home. the pacific northwest, we got a weak storm system coming in today. showers, but wednesday looks good. temperatures remain mild throughout much of the west as all the cold air is in the middle of the country. let's go to oregon. learn about the stories of african-american pioneers in the portland community prior to world war ii. that's your pacific event of the day. >> thanks so much. >>> now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. sandra bullock spilled the beans to today's al roker. there's only one man in her life, and it's not ryan reynolds. bullock said there will likely be a collective sigh from women across the country because scarlett johannson's ex is not her lover. her son lewis is the only man in her life, and he is "all i can handle." >>> nicole kidman and keith urban announce they have a new baby girl. she is their second biological daughter. this time carried to term by a surrogate. >>> finally, some are saying sunday night's biggest loser at th

l.a., just another day in paradise near 830 degrees. near 69.quick look at your as far as the west goes we're lacking of any big storms through the weekend. looks good. we'll bring you the friday forecast coming up. >> thanks so much. >>> also coming up, foreclosures spike, juniper jumps, a cookie on the market. trust me this is a cookie you've never tried. your business headlines are straight ahead. plus, for his next big role has john travolta gotten an offer he can't refuse? >>> coming up -- kevin durant goes off on the tim ber vofls, upset in the aussie open, what was the president doing with a packers jersey? you're watching "early today." >>> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. the department of homeland security is expected to announce today it will drop the color coded threat alert system put in place following the 9/11 attacks. it is expected to be phased out over the next 90 days. critics felt the system was being used as a political scare tactic. >

it's still jacket weather, but 55 in l.a. to start your morning.e're not even that cold up by five either. medford, portland, seattle, everyone is above freezing this morning. that's good. your forecast today, partly cloudy, into the 40s. we'll take it. still beautiful. look at that. l.a. and phoenix, both mid 58. outside mav nav, 38 degrees. we'll call it partly cloudy and dry. is it starting to get obvious how envious i am about the warm, great weather in california. >> unfortunately, here on the east coast, we experience quite a bit, so i don't blame you. >>> well, apple zings, ibm kicks, and boeing slides. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. plus, seems like he has been around forever, but you just can't take him for granted any longer. >>> coming up, more bad karma for lebron and the heat. one tennis player giving new meaning to flying off the handle. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. >> two men are facing federal criminal charges for allegedly discovering

l.a. within two. he stay west side it. he beats him for the 3. in all, they had 14 plays.ors pull away to win, 122-112. >> jim harbaugh has gone back to stanford to get three positions. vick station takes over defensive coordinate year. >> and coaching the gators defensive line. >>> the n.f.l. divisional playoff begins today but this week, sunday's show down between the pat patriots and jets. they split last season but last month, new england embarrassed new york 45-3. that loss has soaked the competitive fire of the coach. >> i mean this one probably be the second biggest game in the history of this franchise. i can promise you that, we respect him and we're going to win the game. >> we'll see. the jets are 8 1/2 point underdogs of after putting on a show last season, giants are getting their time on show time. they have been granted access to follow the team for the upcoming season. the series is set to premiere during open week. >> joseph bramlet made his pga debut at the sony open in honolulu. after heavy rains postponed the first round weather was perfect yesterday. h

a l.a. willing. six weeks later the school got built. it was an important lesson to let go and let the communities be empowered and let them do they're work in entirety. it came time to open the school and kids came from all around and julia came all the way here from america. you could see this colorful lapel around they're neck that means bam! of courage. it's put around a newborn when they're first born to ward away evil spirits, so the kids put that around they're neck. julie you want to model this? this is a, tomar. it means badge of courage. look at this gentlemen on the right. he has orange haier. not because he died it but because he has a disease where he's starving from protein deficiency. see the joy despite the lack of these things. it came in 96 i decided to dedicate my life to promoting literacy and building schools in that part of the world and i've gotten married and had a baby on the way, and if you want to read the book there's an 8 day kidnapping and many things happened but another thing that happened in 96, i had my

especially if you're headed to sacramento or down south toward l.a., we've got a lot of fog. dense fog advisory for the entire san joaquin valley. that's 350 miles socked in this morning. high pressure firmly in control. we've got a little system of low pressure sitting and spinning off the coast of southern california. that's going to kick up a few showers. we've got a little high cloud cover coming into our area. very, very cold clouds. for us i think we'll see a couple of those, full-on sunshine at 5:00 p.m. when you head home from work. 59 degrees in oakland, you can't beat that. we just have to get through a cold, foggy start. and we'll take you through your extended forecast and let you know how long this warm trend could last. warmer trend. back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> 6:11 right now. we have a clarification on a script that we read from san francisco police department saying that they shot and killed a man in a wheelchair. they did not. the man is expected to recover. >>> we also have major shakeups for sports teams on both sides of the bay bridge. we'll t

i'll see you tomorrow night from l.a. until then, good night washington. keep the faith. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. >> hi, i'm tavis smile write. join me next time from l.a. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i am james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference -- >> thank you. >> you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance proudly supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and from contributions from viewers like you. thank you.

>> a lot of folks know that the connector between l.a. and northern california area is i-5 coming over the grapevine. that will be an issue with folks getting back into the area. that may keep commuters back, but most of the bay area will see the commute return. you can take 101 up the coast. it's four hours just to get to santa barbara last night. that's a big delay. the easy approach for eastbound 80 around university. i will check on that, but no incidents reported past that slowing, we see the 71. looking good. 680 through diablo. the bay bridge toll plaza with a live easy look. sometimes we see fog there and we will see fog later on. mostly in the north bay. off to you. >> let's go to christina. fog a serious threat. >> most seriously. good morning to you. a lot of people hadded back to work and little ones back to school after a long holiday weekend. we are starting out okay in terms of visibility. nine miles in concord, but you are down to a mile and a half in santa rosa. fog reported near santa rosa. take it easy out there. if you

. >>> nba rolled into l.a. driewr drury had 8 points.riffin had double figures in points and rebounds for a franchise record 23rd straight game. l.a. closed the first half in an 18- 4 run. davis gave 3-points. 17 points, 11 assists. clips starting the season 5 and 21, but they won 7 of the last ten. after his rejection on the one end, it's al on the other for a throw down. they beat the warriors. good news, home safe will play its next at home. stanford in arizona. this game was supposed to be played yesterday but delayed today by the tucson shootings. stanford. arizona too good today. cardinals down by 8 with a minute left. jones drives, seals the deal with this layup. stanford loses by 10. suffering their first back 10 loss. >>> how about the shot of the year in the world of bowling. he didn't mean to do it. neighboring lane, and hit the pocket for a perfect strike. you try that a million times, you will never repeat that, right? he was competing in a team usa event. strike of course, did not count. >>> kim one-on-one tonight with the

to the lakers on wednesday, the warriors were trying to bounce back against the other l.a.eam, the clippers. this is one way to slow down rookie fee nom blake griffin, trip him. he sets up griffin for two of his 28. two-man game and ellis to leigh for the two-handed flush. golden state was up by four. montay had 38 and this just beat the shot clock. another former warrior and made his presence felt. he buried four 3's. second half now and here come the clippers. gordon with the steel and the dunk. l.a. within two. it is tied at 96. misses inside, but stays with it. the warriors hit 14 trays. he made two late in the contest. the warriors pull away to win 122-112. new 49ers head coach jim harbaugh has gone back to stanford to fill three positions. greg roman has been hired and nick fangio takes over as offensive coordinator and sangio offensive line. young is headed to florida. he has been hired to coach the gators' defensive line. last season bryant held the same job at san jose state. the nfl's divisional playoffs begin tomorrow, but the game getting the most hype is sunday

the l.a. county coroner's office said the evidence does not support that theory. the preliminary hearing is expected to last about two weeks. now, if convicted, dr. murray could face up to four years in prison n downtown los angeles, stephanie stanton, nbc news. >> thank you, stephanie. >>> well, the golden gate bridge has long attracted people who want to take their own lives and sadly, 2010 with was no exception. last year, 32 people jumped to their deaths. that's similar to the previous two years. the marin county coroner says more than 1400 people have committed suicide by jumping off the bridge since it opened in 1937. that turns out to be more than any other place in the world. >>> when republicans take control of the house tomorrow, they will immediately move to repeal president obama's landmark health care bill. speaker of the house nancy pell posely is using her last day at the post to promise a fight against any repeal. the gop contends the law is killing jobs because the high cost is keeping employers from hiring. democrats claim the law has already boo

. >>> michael jackson's doctor is in a compromise in l.a. today for a preliminary hearing on manslaughter charges. dr. conrad murray could stand trial in the death of the pop star. sandra hughes on how prosecutors are outlining their case against him. >>> reporter: michael jackson's mother and brother jermaine are arrived for the first day of hearings to decide if the singer's personal physician should stand trial for involuntary manslaughter in his death. prosecutors are likely to argue that dr. conrad murray gave jackson a lethal dose of prescription drugs in june 2009. dr. murray admits giving his patient the anesthetic propofol to help him sleep but he contends he did not administer a life-threatening amount. defense attorneys may argue that jackson killed himself with an overdose of the powerful drug. this hearing, like just about anything concerning michael jackson, is attracting lots of media attention. it's expected to last about two weeks with more than 30 witnesses take the stand. and as usual, jackson fans are also here to see wha

but there is a lot of good news as well, just like talking about new york or l.a., not just one story. tavis: 1 does not get the good news reading this book. >> the story out wanted to tell was not really a detrick story. detroit is the setting, but the story is really blue collar decline, and that is not unique to detroit. that is going on all over the country. i am from detroit, so i write about and although platte -- i read about an automobile plant and the city, but it could just as well have been about a mill down south. tavis: what you want to share with us, and you do a good job, is what actually happens when you read or hear that a plant is closing down. you wanted to know what happens next. what does happen? >> exactly right, you see the headline all the time that plant is closing. the question was, what is the process? my first step was to get in with the union. i got in with the benefit. at the uaw, and he took me to the plant right before it closed. i talked to a lot of the workers, and history of the plant is fabulous it was built in 1919, built and assembled the thunderb

and a sunny 77 in l.a. time now for a check of the national forecast.atest satellite picture shows the southwest cloud free as much of the southern plains. the southeast is seeing rain and storm clouds building up. and scattered snow showers are drifting through the great lakes and northern rockies. now, later today, heavy rains will be sweeping through the southeast and heading up the eastern seaboard. there will be thunderstorms over florida and a wintry mix back into tennessee and alabama. the southwest stays warm and sunny, but frigid temperatures continue to plague the northern plains. and the northeast warms up a little bit. >>> in sports, a bunch of buzzer beaters. david west of new orleans hit a last second jump shot against oklahoma city and the hornets pulled out a 91-89 victory over the thunder. that is the ninth straight win for new orleans. in toronto, rudy gay hit a tie breaking jumper with less than a second to go. gay had 21 points as the grizzlies beat the raptors 100-98. it was the third straight win for memphis and the eighth loss in

. >> and drivers trying to get to l.a.s vegas are having trouble interstate 15 is now open but 30-mile back ups and cars are crawling. some drivers say it has taken hours to go just a few miles. all the snow comes on the heels of days of record rain in the l.a. area, last month was one of the wettest decembers on record. the weather is expecting to improve later in the week. sandra hughes, cbs news, california. >> >> boy, seeing that, glad we saw some sunshine today roberta. >> that was the same storm system that brought us our new years day and sunday rain here in the bay area. now bursting across the high dessert, dropping know down to 2800 feet, victorville area, leaving us with skies now clearing out and as a direct result of lack of cloud cover, temperatures taking a huge nose dive, 41 to 45 across nothing further bay, berkeley to the east at 44, and san francisco 44 and 45 degrees. out and about this owning official sun down at 5:03 p.m. by the time it comes back up tomorrow morning, 7:25 a.m., these temperatures wil

his 30th double double to end miami's 13-game road win streak:finally, folks, a reason to watch the l.apers, there is something going on down there. >>> high school hoops in oakland. the top ranked team in the bay area, michael tech sad a made it stay that way. off the glass, this time he leads the break, dominic gomes hoop and the foul over tennyson, they run their record to 12-2. >>> nfl defensive coordinator mike johnson is leaving to become the o coordinator for the ucla bruins. more trash talk from the bruins. antonio cromartie called tom brady an a blank blank hem him. that's what i think about him. i really don't give a damn about him. give credit to brady who is not taking the bait. >> eh ya. i have been called worse. >> why would i regret it. there is no reason for me to sit back and take back anything i said about him and i'm not. >> now in the 1990s brady hope recruited tonight brady to play at michigan today. today the former coach was introduced as the new michigan head coach. >> people nationally have said this isn't an elite job any more. why in your mind is it still an e

snow and ice on stretches of i-5 from l.a. to san diego. slick on i-15 from lvegas.salt lake city. icy on i-94 from the twin cities to milwaukee. >>> if you are flying today, expect airport delays in los angeles, las vegas, phoenix and minneapolis. >>> well, we'll have to wait to see what arnold schwarzenegger's next act will be. after seven years as governor of california, schwarzenegger leaves office today. his popularity, though, has suffered greatly, amid the golden state's fiscal crisis. rajesh mirchandani of the bbc reports from los angeles. >> i am arnold schwarzenegger -- >> reporter: even hollywood couldn't make this up. the eighth largest economy on earth led by the governator. republican governor arnold schwarzenegger brought snow biz glamour into politics. >> wow, this is like winning an oscar. >> reporter: but on this day, she met his match. he frequently battled with state politicians late into the night on budgets. >> we will not let go on the budget. that's the bottom line. >> reporter: only in the last week in office did he manage to reform this unwi

sources tell the l.a.imes, the best evidence comes from security cameras posted in the safe way parking lot. a source say they clearly show the gunman shooting his victims one by one beginning with congresswoman giffords and federal judge john roll who was next to her. giffords' husband gave his first interview exclusively to diane sawyer and lee has more on that. >> after days in an arizona hospital room, congresswoman gabrielle giffords' husband says he sees clear signs of hope. >> for ten minutes rubbing my neck. i tell her, gabby, you're in the ucu. you don't need to be doing this. but so typical of her. no matter how bad the situation might be for her, she's looking out for other people. >> astronaut mark st. patrick's day -- mark kellie may have seen gifford smile. >> giffords is in serious condition breathing on her own after a weekend surgery on her fractured right eye socket. doctors say she hasn't yet mouthed any words. yesterday friends and family honored gabe zimmerman, one of six people killed

they found 15% more people in l.a.-week period after the game than in the same period in years where the rams were not in the super bowl. cardiologists compared the heart become of watching an exciting super bowl to running a marathon. >> all right. plus the fatty foods and beer. >> that's also in the chronicle this morning. >> vegetably sticks. >> oh, yeah. not coming to your party. (laughter) >> the north bay atm at a major bank now says we're the target of identity thieves. what you need to look for the next time you use the atm. >> there was a shooting last night in the heart of one of san francisco's most popular tourist mary! hey! wow, you look great! thanks! it's this new wish yourself thin program. i just wish it and it happens. it's probably those fiber one bars you're eating. i know they help me stick to my diet. the bars are 90 calories and the fiber helps you feel full. 90 calories and high fiber. so that's why this diet thing is working. but it's weird because my wish for lorenzo came true. [ male announce