get some answers and a better understanding let's turn to cornell university's larry brown, a ye owe physics professor chair of the earth and atmospheric department. dr. brown, thanks so much for joining us. is man to blame or is nature? what's your cake on this in. >> both, probably. i think we have the three suspects that you mentioned. a possible natural up tick, although that's a little bit unusual, quite unusual. suspects in the man-made category, include both hydro fracturing and the wais wastewar disposal. most suggest that hydro fracturing is not the cause, but it's been known for a long time pumping large amounts of water can trigger earthquakes. >> i know this is a complicated issue and not everybody out there is a gio physics professor, so could you explain for us how does pudge thing water in to the ground create an earthquake? >> several ways but the primary is the water weeks in the fault zones and weakens the strength that is the rocks and act as an effective lubricant so the faults which are held together by friction suddenly get greased and lip urged forces there alr

and smu and coach larry brown pulling off a 64-55 upset win over youconn. >>> nfl combine, degrree archer in the 40 yard dash. he won it 42.28 seconds. they're fast now. .4 behind the record set by johnson of the tennessee titans. >>> dynamite used to bring down part of the last piece of the metrodome stadium. they'll take it apart by april. the new stadium will be built by 2016. the way we have been watching that metrodome being taken down it will probably be finished by 2016. >> 2016. >> talking about tearing down that stadium. >> love the gusto in reading the win from your alma mater there. >> michigan, i'm an old faithful on that one. >> deep down. richard, thank you. >>> still ahead, an anchorman 2 release rereleased with different jokes. and seth meyers gets ready to make late night history. details next. you're watching "early today." ♪ [ girl ] roses are red. violets are blue. splenda® is sweet. and so are you. [ female announcer ] just about anywhere you use sugar, you can use splenda® no calorie sweetener. ♪ splenda® lets you experience the joy of sugar without all the calories.

. >>> south methodist played number 21 connecticut and smu coach larry brown pulled off a win over uconne nfl combine running back brie archer from kent state with the 40-yard adash. 0.0.4s of a second set by chris johnson of the tennessee titans. >>> in minnesota, 84 charges in dynamite. that's what it took to do this. yeah, that was sunday, they were bringing down parts of the concrete roof of the vikings met grow dome stadium. they will finish what's left by april. and a new stadium for the vikings will be built by 2016. new home for them there. >> i've got to tell you, frances, i've been watching the destruction of that stadium, it seems like it's taking a month but now it's ton. >>> just ahead, "anchorman 2" re-release with very dirty jokes that gets an rachlt rating. >> plus, seth meyers. details next. you're watching "early today." anywhere you use sugar, [t you can use splenda® no calorie sweetener. ♪ splenda® lets you experience the joy of sugar without all the calories. it's a very good reason to enjoy something sweet with the ones you love. think sugar, say splenda™ [ coughing

is 64.he >> only one coach in the history of the nba has won the national championship, larry brown. now he joins gary switzerins jimmie johnson and pete carroll. ncaa championship. about peterint carroll. last night i was fortunate to be locker room when he finally got his team together ng the was talking to them. i said to my buddy at sports is theustrated, i said this usc locker room. he sounds precely like he did at usc. i saw a couple of tapes of him in college. he is mr. energy. gyit is unbelievableunbe he is s 's. ke he is 32. my opinion, pete carroll could be the greatest speechreas maker in the world but if you if yo't have russell william -- russell lson, if y lst have a totalitarian dense like heyou're going to be yelling in the wind. but i do believe, jim, you said it exactly right, and rachel, that he knows his players so well. he knows what gets buyers happy. no repeat friday at practice, he has al this music playing at practice. >> in the interviewini think that paul allen did, about an hour we had a conversation. what did youwhat dhim? >>>> i thought highly of him. th

something special, only one coach in the history of the nbc and ncaa won the ne national championship, larry brown, now barry switzer and barry i don't know son and peter carroll those three names and ncaa championship, world championships of the super bowl. >> one quick point about peter carol. >> last night i was fortunate enough to be in the locker room when he finally got his team together and talking to them and i said to my buddy at sports illustrated i said, in is the usc locker room. he sounds precisely like he did at usc because i saw a couple of tapes of him and talked to his team in college, he is mr. energy. it is unbelievable that this guy is in his sixties, he is like he is 32. how has this worked? >> well in my opinion, in my opinion, peter carroll could be the greatest speech maker and the greatest guy in the world but if you don't have russell wilson and you don't have an absolutely totalitarian defense like he has, you are going to be sort of, you know, yelling in the wind, but i do believe, jim, you said it exactly right, and rachel, that he knows his players so well, he knows w

brown. >> reporter: and there's kamala harris, quincey jones, we have the chief of police, the chief of the fire department, larryr, from the giants. a lot of dignitaries here. the mayor has a knack for speaking. he's being classic willie brown. coming up later tonight, we'll hear more of his remarks on tonight's newscast. live on treasure island, sal castanedo, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you for that update. >>> well, pg&e is stepping up security at a substation near south san jose. that was attacked by a sniper last year. the utility plans to install opaque fencing around the perimeter of that substation and several others so no one can see inside. a sniper fired 150 rounds at the metcalf substation and caused $15 million in damage. the fbi won't comment on the investigation but some believe it was an act of domestic terrorism. >> work on the fence is scheduled to start or should start sometime in the next few months and metcalf will be the first substation we're working on. >> he also says alarms will also be added along with other measures. the project will cost $86 million over a three-year per

larry. the flame. the olympic spirit travels with the flame from its birthplace in greece. joining james brown for an elemental and epic journey around russia and beyond. where i go. there's a saying you know when you're in the arctic you have feel entire world at your feet . she looks like a fairly simple ship but really she's not symbol it'll be a handful of people ever have access to the nuclear icebreakers the real king here is that the polar bear and ice breakers come second not a single complex expedition to the arctic can be conducted without the russian nuclear powered fleet of ice breakers we've undertaken a unique operation. the northern sea route russia's arctic ice breakers. you don't know if you don't panic or. a ruse. everyone in my life that i cared about they're gone and then. i came askin well. i was a national champion in track and field and also was able to go in qualifying for the olympic games. you know nine hundred eighty eight i started to experiment with other drugs i had lost all the financial means that i. was really on the street. black market. great. street. it's on

democrats who are likely to vote say they support brown. 14% support attorney general doug gansler. 40% of democrats say they're still undecided. >>> larryogan is a front-runner in the race for the republican nomination there, but not by much. in fact, 68% of likely gop voters say they are still undecided. >>> and you'll want to pay attention to what happens today in annapolis if you live or work in maryland. the senate there will hold a hearing on a proposal to raise the minimum wage in maryland. the bill would raise the minimum wage to $10.10 by the year 2016. it's $7.25 an hour right now. governor martin o'malley supports that bill. >>> secretary of state john kerry is warning of a new weapon of mass destruction -- climate change. he says it may be to blame for this brutal winter weather we're having. nbc's danielle leigh is on capitol hill with more. >> reporter: much of the snow-packed east is looking forward to warmer temperatures this week, as communities dig out from the latest round of winter weather. the west is still praying for water, stuck in one of the worst droughts on record. so bad, president obama paid california a visi

democratic field. 35% of likely voters support brown over gansler and mizeur. 40% say they are still undecided. the republican race is still up for grabs. larry hogan has 13% of the vote but 68% say they are still undecided. that primary is june 24th. >>> a memorial will be field for the police reservist whose body was found. kevin quick went missing a little more than two weeks ago. he left his mother's house and never showed up to a friend's party. his suv and body were found days later outside richmond. four people are charged in connection with his death. >>> tomorrow colorado authorities expect to release the names of the skiers caught in a deadly avalanche. two people died and three eithers hurt when the snow came smashing down star mountain last night. that's about 80 miles outside denver. a group of seven skiers triggered the avalanche even after they were warned two weeks of heavy snow created dangerous conditions. >>> controversy continues over the verdict over the loud music case. the jury was deadlocked on a murder charge over the killing of teenager jordan davis. today would have been davis' 19th birthday. brian moore has our rep

democrats likely to vote say they support brown. 14% support attorney general dug gansler. 10% support state delegate heather mizeur. 40% of democrats are still undecided. larry hogan is the front-runner in the race for the republican nomination, but not bay much. in fact, 68% of likely gop voter say they are still undecided. >>> it is now 4:48. this brutal winter is proving to be costly for many states. they're being forced to spend millions of dollars to repair burst pipes, downed power lines, and other damage caused by several winter storms. north carolina's governor says he'll spend whatever it takes to protect his citizens and worry about his state's storm budget when winter ends. >>> the west coast is dealing with a drought right now. we aren't the only country or county, rather, dealing with extreme weather. japan has been blanketed by record snowfall. parts of england have been plagued by record flooding. secretary of state john kerry says climate change may be to blame. he is comparing it to a weapon of mass destruction. we'll have more on that debate in the next hour. >>> more buzz around the winter games this morning. a live look at the olympic fla

of democrats likely to vote say they support brown. 14% support attorney general doug gansler. 10% favored delegate heather mizeur. 40% are undecided. larry, the front-runner in the race for the republican nomination now, not by much. in fact, 68% of likely gop voters say they are still undecided. maryland's current governor may not even win his own state if he runs for president. according to a new poll, former secretary of state hillary clinton leads governor martin o'malley by nearly 10-1 among likely democratic voters in maryland. >>> 5:35. today is your last day to see a special exhibit showing the original emancipation proclamation. the national archives in downtown washington is displaying the historic document in honor of black history month. president abraham lincoln issued the proclamation in 1863 during the civil war, freeing slaves in rebel states. lincoln's signature is still visible. after today, the 151-year-old document will go back in storage. also today, you can see the original emancepation proclamation at the national -- emancipation proclamation at the national archives downtown. beautiful display of history there. >>

larry is the senior vice president of director supply chain operations at a department store. then the ceo it the airports , north international america. and the president of ups freight . and he has a brown suit on. it is perfect. welcome to our panelists. thank you all for being here today. let me start with a question that you can each take a minute and address. we will start with larry. is, what is your perspective on the role that infrastructure place in u.s. competitiveness? ,> there is no question listening to all the speakers infrastructure forms the veins and arteries of the nation and country. all of us in the northeast have had to deal with punishing cold in january. we had nonstop snowstorms and i storms in february. it has been imperative that we set up contingency plans and emergency plans, and executing those plans is somewhat surprising to see. and infrastructure that is so robust and critical can also be so exposed overnight. clearly, it is not a question of maintaining the infrastructure. it is a question of growing the infrastructure to make certain that the nation remains as efficient as possible. also, globally is as competitive as possible. shortt, my view and my 3.5