>>reporter: you oversaw the madden investigation. how is it your officers sent drugs to to denyie madden. >> we don't know what you are talking about. i can't tell you how it occurred. why it occurred. and all the information that you are asking until we conduct an investigation. we are more than willing to conduct an investigation to determine what happened. >>reporter: the dea tells me even though the drugs have been in storage since the mid 80's they are still active and quote madden is facing felony drug charge in san mateo county. after police there say they found a small amount of cocaine in her house last year. we are posting most important documents in the story in a new blog at abc 7 news.com. for the i team, abc 7 news. >>> oakland police department is having more trouble with it radio system. according to the oakland tribune the system broke down twice overnight during an undercover drug bust. officers could communicate with each other but not dispatch. then this morning officers resorted to using hand signal while searchi

you oversaw the madden investigation. how is it your officers sent drugs to deb madden. >> we didn't know what you are talking about. >> i can't tell you how it occurred. why it occurred. and all the information that you are asking until we conduct an investigation. we are more than willing to conduct an investigation to determine what happen. >>reporter: these drugs are felonies. people go to state prison for possession of these drugs. former san francisco police chief tony now heads the international institute of criminal justice leadership at usf. he says the story is symptomatic of a bigger problem at sf pd. >> the system and i think you know chief gaston who i guess jeff go down now would agree with me that the entire system has to be tight end up significantly. >>reporter: the dea tells me even though the drugs have been in storage since mid 80's they are still active and quote madden facing a felony drug charge in san mateo county after police there say they found a small amount of cocaine in her house last year. w

so madden saying the steelers are going to take it. >> so not right.rs are winning. >> i agree. >> aaron rodgers, pow, got to stick with our local folks. they're going to come through here. >>> still to come at 5:00 no, doubt there will be a little drinking tonight perhaps with the super bowl. we have a tip you might want to pass on to your friends on how they can get themselves and their car home safe and sound all for free. >>> super bowl sunday just happens to be synonymous with drinking for many people. we have a tip you might want to remember. if you know someone who might be drinking and might not be safe driving home, we have a solution for you. it's called aaa. listen to this. it's called the tipsy toe progr -- tipsy tow program. it's available to everyone, you don't need to be a aaa member. the service is offered from 6:00 tonight to 6:00 a.m. across northern california. call 800-222-4357, or 800-aaa-help. for a free tow of up to ten miles. tell the operator you need a tipsy tow and a truck will be

how sit your officers sent drugs to debbie madden? >> we don't know what you're talking about or how or why it occurred. and all information you're asking until he we conduct an investigation. this is to determine what happened. >> these are felonies. people go to prison for possession of the drug autos former san francisco police chief now heads the international institute of criminal justice leadership saying the story is symptom matic of a bigger problem. >> this is a system, i think chief gascone would agree with me that the system has to be tightened up. >> the drug in storage since mid 8s they're still act skbrif potent. and police say they found cocaine in the house last year we're posting documents in a new i team blog. and eastbound approaches to the bay bridge remain a megs right now. a big rig spilled sand just after 2:00 this afternoon. and it's taken commuters an hour to get onto the span from city streets. >> chp says 50 feet of sand spilled on to the three righthand lanes before the exit taking crews about three hours t

you know, i'm "madden." i'm "nba live."me, "yo, if they want you to do it, you've got to do it. it's the biggest game in the world." so, you know, i did it. it was cool. >> jimmy: and what do you do? how does that work? do you go into a room and just go like, "ah!" >> yeah, you know -- [ laughter ] "run, shoot! get your gun! don't take the car! you'll kill yourself!" [ laughter ] >> jimmy: how long do you do that for? >> days. [ laughter ] days, man. >> jimmy: i love that. it's the weirdest job. i did like a voiceover once. it's just a weird -- 'cause you just make sound effects. like running, you're like -- [ panting ] >> yeah, all that. [ laughter ] it's the craziest thing. and they want to film you do it. >> jimmy: no. >> "get that damn camera out of here, man. i look like a damn fool." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: oh, my god. i'm always afraid of them using it for other stuff. yeah, just cutting it together like. [ panting ] [ laughter ] just mixing it up. i've got to say, you're going on tour. you're going on tour for the ne

yes, the ea sports madden simulation. plus, a san mateo native given top honors in way that has never been done before. >>> plus we talk about the who r star whoas owned a pro football team before, and he wants back in the game. sports next. >>> and now the xfinity sports desk on nbc bay area news. >> good evening. just before the super bowl kicked off, we learned that the walter payton award for the nfl's man of the year did not go to the raiders' nnamdi asomugha. the vikingsed me dea williams took the honor. as for the mvp award, it was unanimous. for the first time ever tom brady gets all 50 of the 50 available votes. in 2007 he got 49 of the 50. somebody gave a single vote to brett favre that year. this season brady led the patriots to a 14-2 record in the regular season with the young team. pretty good feat that he was able to do this and take these top honors this way. new england was the top seed this postseason, but they were eliminated by the jets. >>> let's talk about a rock star. jon bon jovi. he has been a lif

. >> my name is sky madden and i have been with kusf for five years. during my time at the university, the radius station was integral to my education and enriched my relationship to my community and my city. during my recent transition out of student life, kusf allowed me to remain connected to the university and to be surrounded by art and information. in its absence, i have reflected on what i have learned about public service in the music. we need your support. thank you. >> in tracking our online program, they discovered that kusf only had 15 listeners on line, as opposed to 50,000 listeners. kusf had been online for many years previous to the sale. kusf as followers in many states and countries. the quality has diminished so much since the sale that they can no longer listen. it is not just the community that is suffering from the unethical sales of 90.3. listeners around the world and the students at usf are suffering as well. if i were seeking a broadcasting career, i would not pay $50,000 tuition to learn to stream music from my computer. anyo

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in march police say they found .09 grams of cocaine during a search of madden's san mateo home. she pleaded not guilty. >>> another twist in the case against barry bonds could come today in san francisco. just hours from now we'll hear how much of a recording could be used in the perjury trial. the secret recording is a conversation between bonds and his former trainer greg anderson. during the conversation you can hear the men talking about ways to inject steroids. bonds' lawyers have tried to get the recordings banned saying their are irrelevant to the case. but this week the judge said she may let prosecutors use the tapes. bonds is accused of lying to a grand jury in 2003 when he said he never knowingly used steroids. >>> chuck reed says city workers need to make sacrifices, especially police and firefighters. the major says the city simply cannot make enough money to cover the skyrocketing costs of pensions. >> no one wants to lay off police officers or firefighters, but it will take significant concessions to avoid layoffs. let me emphasize, there's no more money. the well

madden is a huge moneymaker for the world's largest video game companies.hey come out with a new game reflecting schangs and names and positions. >>> i know this is cute video. it is a little distracting, but if you are looking for a job, peel your eyes away from avery here. san francisco animoto is hiring. they have cool background music to go along with the videos. you upload your pictures and have them turn into music videos automatically. they just opened an office in the city. >> we just opened an office in assistance san francisco. we are entered the year with 34 people and want to end the year with 82. we are looking for 140% growth this year. >> animoto is cool. when you upload your videos and photos, these guys used to work at mtv. so they know how to make cool music videos. they taught a computer how to do it. it is free. and you end up with the really neat videos to share on facebook and whatnot. and it is in high definition as well. >> if they can help me with my baby books, that would be fantastic. >> they make a triplet music video. >> remembe

zeb ra madden is appeared to be in court at 9:00 this morning. the former lab technician still faces a drug possession charge. in march police say they found .09 grams of cocaine during a search of madden's san mateo home. she has pleaded not guilty. >>> another twist in the case against barry bonds could come today in san francisco. in a few hours we will know how much of a secret recording can be used during next month's perjury trial. that recording is the conversation between bonds and his former trainer greg anderson. during the conversation you can reportedly hear the two men discussing ways to inject steroids. now bond lawyers have tried to get that recording banned saying that the conversation is irrelevant to this case. but this week the judge said she might let prosecutors use the tapes. bonds is being tried for perjury accused of lying to a grand jury in 2003 when he claimed he never knowingly used steroids. >>> 6:07 right now. san jose's current financial situation is in fiscal cancer according to the mayor. chuck reed says city worke

electronic arts, the world's largest game maker, well known for its computer and console games like "madden n.f.l.," made a big play for the social gaming market in 2009 by buying london-based playfish for $400 million. sebastien de halleux is one of playfish's co-founders. >> these games alone, we try to process around 19 million virtual transactions every single day, which is roughly 10 times the volume of the total items on e bay on any given day. >> reporter: more sports and board games are on the way, and definitely more mobile gaming. >> the game experience in the future will be much a platform, meaning that some consumers will start the experience on the iphone, continue it on the laptop, and finish it on the plasma screen at home using their console. >> reporter: the video game experience will grow in other ways too, they expect revenue to jump 40% this year. >> we expect social game developers to earn about 1.25 billion in 2011 and we think the industry will continue to grow, so it will become a multi billion dollar industry very quickly over the next couple years. >> reporter: com

. >> but there is a depression that is owning to the loss of a child, which is maddening thing. that's not really what you're talking about. you're talkingbout essentially recreational with some requirement by reason of circumstances, and that could be from the outside or the inside. >> well, some of the cases, some of the people i was talking to, they may use that kind of lingo and adopt a cool and casual attitude, but a lot of these people if you really question them, they are severely depressed. they have had a lifetime of depression, and these medicines have altered the course of their lives. even if they are being light about it, the fact is they have healed major problems with. this. >> that's a great point. there's a very good thing in this article, which is that these medications really have become far less stigmatized because most everybody in america knows somebody in their family or among their friends who has taken one or anoer of these medications and their lives are substantially better. >> selective seratonin reuptake inhibitors. ssri. what does that mean? >> what

. >> reporter: thrilling for their fans today though apparently not thrilling enough for john madden texting, former president bush on a blackberry and ashton kutcher staring into space. but laura bush? winner. she's having fun. and, well, cameron diaz, alex rodriguez and the popcorn. losers, some 400 fans with tickets who couldn't get in because the fire marshal said their seats weren't safe. >> we drove from green bay, wisconsin. >> reporter: another loser, francis scott key. christina aguilera flubbed his "star-spangled banner" singing this twice. ♪ twilight's last gleaming at the twilight's last gleaming ♪ >> reporter: forgetting the ramparts gallantly streaming. if it's any consolation, michael bolton had trouble with the same line. ♪ the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming ♪ >> reporter: sue sylvester loser on "glee" after the game. >> i hate you, diane sawyer. >> reporter: you don't want to mess with sawyer, or this guy, our favorite winner, max page. how does it feel being in the ad everyone is talking about today? >> well, i mean it's big. it's huge. >> reporter:

. >>> tonight, some intriguing medical news about women and their health, about the maddening hot flashesn menopause and what these hot flashes may mean for the health of your heart. juju chang on what doctors are learning. >> just got here. yeah, no. >> reporter: the hot flash. hollywood sees it as a tell-tale omen that strikes fear into aging women. i spoke to not so fearful women today at the jcc manhattan. >> it comes from the inside out and you feel like you're wrapped in cellophane. >> it sort of feels like, when my hormones change, fasten your seat belt, we're in for a ride. >> reporter: but researchers believe that pink flush may have a silver lining. the hot feeling is triggered by hormonal changes. the brain sends messages to blood vessels on the surface of the skin to dilate. but one doctor wondered what's happening to other blood vessels deep within the body. >> could what's happening in the skin be a window into what's actually happening in the heart and blood vessels related to the heart? >> reporter: researchers examined data from 60,000 women over ten years and found women

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it will be like maddening. george the stammer. who let his people down so badly in the hour of need -- what do you think? >> get up, you can't sit stlsm you can't sit there. >> get up. there is not a chance -- that st. edward's chair. >> people carved their names in it. >> list on to me. >> by what right? >> i have a voice! yes, you do. >> he has a voice. does he have a chance for best actor. >> i say absolutely. colin firth didn't get it for a single man last year. i think it's his 06 minutes did a segment on him. >> and jeffrey rush for supporting actor. christian bale is terrific in the fighter. >> yeah, i don't know about that. it came up as a sleeper. >> the next one is the -- the kids are all right. about two lesbian mothers basically who have a child and they meet the gentleman, the sperm donor and annette benning is in this. let's take a look at this. >> your mom and i assume there are other things going on in your life. we want to be let in. >> what do you mean? >> are you having a relationship with someone. >> you can te

john madden is actually texting somebody.mmy: well, how is about that. that's how brett favre got started. you have to be careful. really? too soon? there were a lot of amazing plays yesterday an depending upon who you were rooting for you might disagree. this one in particular i think was the most exciting of all of them. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> jimmy: that's an onside kick. you got to get on top of those. you really do. that's guy who played little darth vader in that commercial yesterday. there's some very unhappy fans of the game because some of the seating i guess wasn't finished which left about 400 people who paid for tickets without seats to the super bowl. see, this is why i always bring a bean bag chair everywhere i go. the fans were displaced came all the way from wherever. they had to settle for watching the game on tv in the basement of the stadium. the nfl gave them each triple face value of the tickets, which, you know, you may have paid a lot more than that and tickets to next year's super bowl whic

and with the madden game, what's unique about that game is they take into account injuries, they takeit's one of the best video games in terms of the amount of information that they can get. >> and this year who are they calling? >> they're calling the steelers. >> oh. >> they're calling the steelers. >> so who do you have, coach? >> well, here's -- >> here's something you need to know. pick whoever -- pick against me. because my track record has not been very good in picking the teams. but i am going with pittsburgh to win it. >> all right. >> go, pack, go baby. eric mangini. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> big game tomorrow. can't wait. >> 50 pounds this guy lost. ♪ [ female announcer ] why choose between delicious or 100 calories? ♪ with yoplait delights, now you can finally have both. ♪ it's the perfect parfait, with two indulgently rich layers of chocolate and raspberry yogurt and only 100 calories. yoplait delights. get rid of the "or." ♪ my love >> greyson, he is cute. there he is right there. >> he's a big draw here on the plaza. >> you were talking to some folks out here

. >>> they run a simulation of the super bowl each year on the madden football game.his year concludes that the steelers will win. ea has been doing this test since 2004. and the game has got it right all of those years but one. the company is the biggest video game maker in the world. it reported its profits wednesday, and those were disappointing. it also announced a huge stock buy-back that sent its shares up 12%. so the steelers and ea investors are big winners this morning. >>> on wednesday we told you about accusations that google was leveling and its competitor bing is copying its search results. microsoft is offering a rebuttal this morning on tape. >> i want co categorically say bing does not copy any competitor full stop. we do use click-stream data, data that customers across the world have opted in to send to microsoft to help us improve your products. >> while click-screen data is a technical term that basically means behind the scenes the data is sent back to microsoft, that's what they are claiming. last night on the stephen colbert report he said this

there's something about it that is just maddening to me and i think what it is, is that it was a moment of opportunity. when i think of the people in the 17th and 18th century who have very primitive ideas about many, many things in the world and you know there's lots of things they don't know, i can not totally forgive them but it's not as irritating to me, difficult for me. when you have photographs and trains that are part of the modern era and you feel closer to those people. the people in that time period they seem more like us than someone in the 18th century or the 17th century when i'm writing about the development of slavery in virginia or writing about jefferson's monticello even. so when i read about reconstruction, in this moment of hope, it makes me angry. i'm able to be detached the further back you go but that moment really makes me angry when i think about what could have happened and what did not happen and how close we were -- how close the country was to a period of time when you really could have done something to begin the process of racial healing, the process of m

weight, i gain these people need to come around lake charles, louisiana, madden rouge, louisiana -- becton rouge, louisiana. this country is going down the drain. nice talking to you. guest: i wish you were in the capital today. i would bring you to the commerce committee and have you talked to some of our colleagues about this. it seems to the federal toernment's obligation watch out for guys like you. and to take away the ability of the federal government to do that, i think it is wrong. that is what they're trying to do. i'm going to fight it. and i hope we are going to win. host: we have a tweet and they want complete disclosure. guest: i have some people doing that. i have people paying attention to that. i am not a rich man. but i will tell you, i know some good companies. host: larry. we will move on to christine, a republican from pennsylvania. caller: hello? i would like to make a comment about the chevy volt. the price is very high and it is not affordable for most people. where does the electricity comes from? coal. i was warming is the representative knows anything about the ch

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jeffsilverman.com, he used to be involve would steve madden.vable, he's not only a website but a widget. i'll explain that in a minute. someone sent in this picture and said, i want to have this boot in a nude color but i want that heel. and that's really unbelievable. and within three weeks, the price range is from $100 to $200. you can get the shoe of your dreams. they'll work with you, send you photos in advance. >> so you can send examples of the photos. and these aren't returnable. >> right. they have shoes online that you can pick and change the different colors. you know, fashion bloggers love this. a fashion blogger was the one that requested this. another fashion blogger loved this. and handbags. i decided what about a bag that had black and brown and a pop of color. within days we were able to get this to new york. >> that is amazing. >> if somebody buys your design, you get $20. so if somebody likes something you did and they buy it, you actually -- >> a little incentive. >> launch your own design line down the road. >> exactly. >> o

from the new york post, inconsistent, maddening, lame. from the chicago tribune, an incoherent story. and from the l.a. times, a circus spectacle. >> reporter: some of the reports called it erratic, laughable, a mess. what's it like to read that? >> nobody likes to read a review that says, oh, that's crap. you look at sales and go, oh, okay. good. there are different opinions. >> reporter: in fact, sales are way up. last week it overtook "wicked" for the top spot at the box office. even the critics admit their reviews may not matter. the show's problems are fuelling sales. >> it doesn't have great long-term sales. people are buying it on the instant hoping that they will see a boy fall from the sky, literally. >> reporter: you know what they say. no such thing as bad press. shows like this are often looking for buzz and "spider-man" has it. critics usually wait until shows officially open to post reviews but many of the critics got so sick of waiting because the previews have been extended, the show opening delayed so many times they felt

genius senator joe madden. now live coverage on c-span2. is love, draw our senators to you by the cords of your eternal love. help them to strive to know you cultivating a relationship of peaceful trust in your providential leading. lord, may the experience of being in your presence enable them to better comprehend the role you desire for them to play in fulfilling your purposes on earth. sharpen their vision to perceive your movements in our nation and world. where there is anxiety, give them the poise that comes from a confident faith in you. we pray in your merciful name. amen. the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington, d.c., february 3, 2011. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate,