here's nbc's mario solis. >>> good morning. four years ago the giants needed a remarkable catch and a late touchdown to beat the patriots to win the super bowl. last night it was day shah ju all over again or should i say day ja blue. giants trailing late in the fourth when eli manning hits mario manning ham. somehow, some way he makes the catch and stays inbound to keep the drive alive. that sets up this. lamont bradshaw with minute to play. giants rally once again to beat the pats in super bowl 46, 21-17. we'll have much more on the giants super bowl win ahead in sports. for now, back to you, lynn. >>> elsewhere mitt romney hopes to keep his winning streak alive as the republican presidential con tenltders move on from nevada. after a big loss to romney saturday, newt gingrich says he's still charging ahead with his campaign. nbc's brian mooar joining us from washington with the latest. brian, good morning. >> good morning, lynn. the story within the story is that las vegas is still counting caucus votes. with 90% of the voti

here's nbc's mario solis. >>> four years ago, the giants made a remarkable catch and late touchdown to beat the patriots to win the super bowl. last night it was deja vu all over again. super bowl xlvi went down to the wire, giants late in the fourth. that sets up this, ahmad bradshaw untouched for the go-ahead score with under a minute to play. giants rally once again to beat the pats in super bowl xlvi, 21-17. much more on the giants super bowl win ahead in sports. for now, back to you, lynn. >> mario, thanks. >>> mitt romney hopes to keep his winning streak aleph as the presidential republican contenders move on from november november, minnesota and colorado. after a big loss to romney saturday, newt gingrich says he is still charging ahead with his campaign. nbc's brian mooar joins us from washington with the latest. >> reporter: mitt romney lashed out at president obama and the president had a chance to answer back on a big national stage. in a presuper bowl interview with matt lauer, president obama cited the improving economy as one reason for americans to give him another four

. >> that's your "first look" at sports, i'm mario solis. >>> here's todd santos with the weather channel forecast. good morning once again, todd. >> good morning, lynn. at least a few areas looking for decent temperatures. looking at the numbers on the map, these are numbers you wouldn't expect to find for daytime highs this time of year. that's where we're starting off. denver, keeping the snow pack in place. 49 in san francisco with chances for showers, heading in towards the bay area, especially by later 0en this afternoon, may see light drizzle earlier on.

i'm mario solis. >>> there may be a review into the investigation of amy winehouse's death. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> coming up, we will show you jimmy flying high above one of the biggest stages of all. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today" on this groundhog day. lots of clouds out throughout much of the country. not many shadows to be found. if you believe the prediction it means an early spring which hasn't been a bad winter. high impact winter storm in colorado and snow develops today and continues all day friday out here from nebraska into iowa. >>> if you're watching on wavy tv in norfolk, new jersey. enjoy a visit from the virginia living mutual groundhog night. that is your "early today" event of the today. >>> bill, thanks so much. >>> here is an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. >>> there may be another amy winehouse death investigation after the coroner who held the first one suddenly resigned. because the veteran australian lawyer hasn't been recgistered n england for five

i'm mario solis. >>> paying tribute to whitney houston, and the grammy's big winners.our early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, there's no greater sign just how strange the winter has been than a snow shortage in buffal buffalo. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this monday morning. hope you had a wonderful weekend. middle of the country we're messy this morning. we've got a wintry mix in many areas, not just snow. the snow is moving your way, if it hasn't already. same with oklahoma into areas of north texas and little rock. that's the areas you need to watch out for for snowy slippery commute. east coast, it's cold, but we're going to warm it up a little bit. no problems in areas like colorado, wyoming, up to montana. by the time we get to valentine's day, we're going to watch a much warmer weather pattern. many areas above freezing. that's nice if you're heading out. the southeast is where we'll have light rain to deal with. carry your extra umbrella for someone. >>> if you're watching us in jacksonville, florida, in nea

i'm mario solis. >>> "harry potter" has a big role at the box office this weekend.nd ringo has his day on a beatle reunion. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> and a symbol of government regulation going too far. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today" on this friday morning. big snowstorm taking place in the greater denver area. thunderstorms out ahead of that including potential for isolated tor tornadoes in oklahoma and texas. we will watch the storms. the storm heads east but not as much cold air to work so more or less a rain and snow mix from kansas city to chicago tomorrow and plain old rain through tennessee into the mid-atlantic as we go into your sunday. >>> if you're watching us on wvit, nbc 30 in hartford, connecticut, stir up child memories with artists who work with toys in a wide range of medias at the toy stories at the westport art center. that is your "early today" event of the today. >>> here is an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. >>> a battle is shaping up this weeken

i'm mario solis. >> jay-z. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. how friends forensics has invaded the act of walking your dog. you're watching "early today." . the act of walking your dog. you're watching "early today." . >>> welcome back to "early today" on this tuesday morning. still take a look at the showers across portions of florida and disturbance tracking off north and northeast and not a great chance it's a tropical storm but gusty winds across the keys and southeast florida and isolated thunderstorms today. not a great chance for organized severe weather. a look at the activity across the country. notice new york at 51 degrees. beautiful conditions. then you get into tomorrow. you see the cooler temperatures and a little bit of light snow late tomorrow night. if you're watching us on whdh 7 news in boston, massachusetts, in nearby say 'em explore the native american art and culture from 200 b.c. to the present. that is your "early today" event of the today. >>> here is an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. >>> last

here is mario solis. >> reporter: the starting line-ups for the nba all star game have been announced, the dwight howard was the leading vote getter in the east. no surprise here the lakers kobe bryant got the most votes in the west. the knicks carmelo anthony and derrick rose are starters for the east. they faced off last night. rose takes the game by storm in the 4th, new york is it in with a season high 34. it comes down to the final shot, knicks down 3, five seconds left. bulls win 105-102. >> lebron james, chris paul, kevin durant round out the western conference all stars tim duncan is a 13 time all star on the bubble to make the team, a game high 19 points and 9 boards against the hornets will help his cause. san antonio improves to 12-1 at home with 93-81 win. >> peyton manning has been medically cleared to play football. he missed the entire season after having multiple surgeries on his neck. the only question is whether he will play next season for the colts or somewhere else. >>> super bowl xlvi is this sunday, it will be a good one. no matter who wins the game, fans want t

i'm mario solis. >>> there may be a review into the investigation of amy winehouse's death.our early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, normally he inhabits the stage, but coming up we'll show you jimmy flying high above one of the biggest stages of all. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back onthis groundhog day. we are watching a beautiful day today and another one tomorrow. it is almost like the movie with bill murray. nice conditions out there, so grab the sunglasses. the big storm system is moving through the inner mountain west. you'll deal with it in areas near denver and the central plains. as i mentioned, into tomorrow, it looks very familiar. just like today. many temperatures don't even budge. well if you're watching us on news channel 4 in portland, oregon, punxsutawney phil may hog most of today's attention, but folks in these parts say hedgehogs are the ones to watch. it is hedgehog day at the oregon zoo. that's your pacific event of day. >> they are trying to elbow their way into the market. >> there's a lot of others. >> th

i'm mario solis. >>> well, jay-z in bright lights and randy travis in harsh light. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, how science and forensics have even invaded the seemingly innocent act of walking your dog. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." a few areas with beautiful conditions. salt lake city one of those. 44 degrees and sunshine. we'll see some showers building towards los angeles. heavy at times. really, that stripe along the coastline. we could see upwards of three quarters of an inch. tomorrow, see sunshine return to the area. a few of the hills just outside of l.a. could get a quick snowfall. a quick 3 to 6 inches. if you're watching us on khnl nbc 8 in honolulu, hawaii, see the work of three artists who challenge the notion of traditional woodwork at craft masters. that is your pacific event of the day. >> all right. thanks so much. >>> here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. last night in new york, jay-z added to his list of impressive career achievements. he

i'm mario solis. >>> paying tribute to whitney houston, and the grammy's big winners.our early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, there's no greater sign of just how strange the winter has been than a snow shortage in buffalo. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this monday morning. forecast-wise, grab the umbrella in many areas. very light rain. not a lot. it's a showery type weather in it much of california today. up in the northwest, portland's not too bad. definitely getting light rain around seattle. it eventually will push into areas like vegas. salt lake city, you'll have to wait until later today. we start to push it out as it goes into the desert southwest. >>> if you're watching on kn knsd nbc san diego, california, see the classic choice for california beach transportation along the coast at woodies at the san diego automotive museum. that's your pacific event of the day. in college, i had a station wagon with the wood panelling. >> did you? >> i did. very proud. >> we did growing up as well too. that was a classic a

i'm mario solis. >>> navy s.e.a.l.s raid the box office this oscar weekend. your early-morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> a piece of presidential poultry goes up for auction. we'll explain. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this monday morning. the big weather story as we head throughout this week is going to be the blizzard in the northern plains. we have blizzard watches already in effect for areas of the dakotas, into portions of minnesota, even minneapolis, you have a chance of getting a pretty good thump of snow out of this. areas that don't get the snow, just south of that, including around michigan, maybe even grand rapids, a very significant ice storm could hit you as we go throughout tuesday night into wednesday. today's forecast, it's the calm before the storm in the northern plains. we do have that rain throughout much of the southern half of the country, more or less just hit-or-miss showers. that does include daytona beach, where they're going to try to get the daytona 500 in once again this afternoon. if you

here's nbc's mario solis. >>> good morning.t time we saw the oklahoma city thunder they were on the wrong end of a blake griffin highlight reel. last night they took out their frustration by dunking the maverick. the thunder hold dirk nowitzki to 8 points. durant and westbrook scored 56 between them. westbrook with the easy dunk. rolls over to rick carlyle and he boots it into the crowd. a frustrating night for the champs. thunder win. lebron james did his part, scoring 40 against the bucks. unfortunately he didn't have much help. brandon jennings simply went off in the fourth hitting a trio of three-pointers down the stretch. bucks beat the heat for the second time this season, 104-97. spurs dance over the rockets in san antonio. tim duncan finished with 25. the rocket ices it in the final minutes. matt bonner from downtown, spurs own texas bragging rights, 99-91. the sixers have been the surprise team of the season doing everything right against the bulls. philly is for real. they knock off the best team in the east, 98-82. t

i'm mario solis. >>> navy s.e.a.l.s raid the box office this oscar weekend. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> a piece of presidential poultry goes up for auction. we'll explain. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." we are watching a storm system move through southern california with gusty winds. during the daylight hours we should pop up showers, maybe a stray thunderstorm. any of those would contain small hail because the atmosphere is that cold. to the north we're dry. as we go into your tuesday forecast we move that storm to the intermountain west but watch another front bring rain to the northwest. one after another. watching us on knsd nbc san diego, see the past and present world in a new way through fossils at fossil mysteries at the san diego natural history museum. that's your pacific event of the day. t-rex. >> looked like it, didn't it. >>> now a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. the navy s.e.a.l.s film "act of valor" pulled an upset at the box office this weekend. with

here's mario solis. >>> good morning.s hollywood rewarded the best in cinema, the finest basketball players in the world took center stage at nba all-star game. to orlando. this is the game for you lebron james gets the crowd going with an early wind mill. he had a team high 367. blake griffin knows a think or two about dunking, takes a feed from chris paul and throws it down. west up 19 at half. kobe bryant made history had in the third passing michael jordan for most points in all-star history. kevin durant had a game to remember. 36 points and the mvp award appeared like the west was going to run away with it but the east rallies in the fourth. lebron dials long distance, east pulls within one and that's as close as they go. griffin with final touches. west leads from start to finish and win 152-149. >>> to the college ranks. 15th ranked wisconsin versus ohio state. badgers shot the lights out from beyond the arc. made eight three pointers but none bigger than this. berg ran knocks down the trip well 30 seconds left. w

here's nbc's mario solis with an early look at all your sports headlines. >> hi, there.ood morning. the starting lineups for the nba all-star game have been announced. the magic's dwight howard was the leading vote getter in the east. no surprise here. kobe bryant got the most votes in the west. the knicks' carmelo anthony and derrick rose are also starters for the east. they faced off at madison square garden last night. rose takes the game by storming the fourth. amar'e stoudemire matches rose blow for blow. this one comes down to the final shot. knicks down three with about five seconds left. melo heaves it from around half court. won't get it done. bulls win 105-102. dwyane wade and lebron james, chris paul, andrew bynum, and kevin durant also join the all-star team. timmy duncan is on the bubble to make the team this year. nine boards against the hornets will help his cause. san antonio improved to 12-1 at home with a 93-81 win. >>> nfl, peyton manning got good news yesterday. he's been medically cleared to play football again. he missed the entire season after havi