could we all give a round of applause to mark kelly. >> mark, you could at least stand so we could all see you. >> it's been a pleasure over the years to meet neil armstrong, michael collins and buzz aldrin. but i'm going to spend some time today talking about someone i not only met but had the good fortune of serving with in the united states senate, john glenn. barbara murkowski is here and she will remember as i have, as a couple of new, young senators, that we were going on a congressional delegation trip led by john glenn and ted stephens. it was a wonderful trip. so to be with these two fine senators, i was so happy that i could go. i can remember many things about that trip. and i'll talk just about a couple of things. we left vienna to go to czechoslovakia and when we came to that border, the iron curtain was still down. and they stopped our train. they brought out the dogs and all the security personnel with the rifles. and they were looking around and under the train, and we were asked to get out of the train. as things calmed down a little bit, one of the soldiers looking ar

variety of people who are interested and i'm sure the right one will -- >> were you surprised that mark kelly decide not to run? that ron barber who was shot in the incident decided not to run? >> look, mark's primary concern is gabby and i did talk to him and i did ask him if he would consider running and he said, the only thing i will consider is i'm her primary caregiver and my obligation is to take care of her. there's no arguing with that, there's no compelling argument to be made there. that's there enough, fine enough, let's move on. but i will tell you that mark has been very involved in helping to guide us through the landscape there and make sure that we have the right candidate ultimately. >> we only have time for one or two more questions. >> can you see a scenario where this is a more competitive district than the redistricting. could you see a scenario where you do lose the senate special and have a better chance to take it back then in the general? >> you're absolutely right. it is so fluid and so unique that every time i look at it i do see a different scenario. what's importa

. >>> retired astronaut mark kelly is working on a children's book. kelly said the book was inspired by his first shuttle flight when he traveled into orbit with 18 mice last year. giffords and kelly cowrote a book and he commanded the final mission. >>> coming up, the deadly head-on crash has some people asking why they weren't surprised. >>> now you can get your ashes to g i'm jamie costello, all those stories coming up for you. >>> coming up on world news, we all know that so many jobs have moved overseas. now some companies are bringing the jobs back to america. which ones and why are they doing it? see the whole peck churp tonight on world news. >>> it's an up and down day. the dow jones down 27. the nasdaq 15 and the s&p 500 down about 4 1/2. >>> now let's talk about your money. more americans plan to save whatever taxes they get this year. the national retail federation said 44% of those expecting money back expect to save. nearly 40% said they would use it to pay off debt. >>> could facebook profile actually dictate your job success? in a new

. >>> retired nasa as taught -- astronaut mark kelly is with writing a children's book.lped his wife gabrielle giffords write a book. it will be about a mouse going into space. on his first shuttle flight he says there were 18 mice, 17 stayed latched outside the cage at zero gravity one was comfortable and enjoyed the mission. >>> what hollywood stars with will wear to the oscars this sunday is a closely guarded secret. some are revealing the most basic foundation of their outfits. george clooney admits he will wear long johns under his tux because he gets chilly. octavia spencer says she will get a little help from spanx but swears she won't wear three layers like she did at the golden globes. you can't eat with that. oscar sunday is five days a way. download our oscar app for live video from the red carpet and backstage plus join the conversation on twitter. our coverage this sunday begins at 12:30. red carpet arrivals 1:30. the show begins at 5:30. oprah will be on jimmy kimmel live afterwards. >> you don't want to miss a thing. >>> next, a recently restored copy of l

the retired astronaut mark kelly has announced is he writing a children's picture book about a mouse space. more than a dozen real mice were co-passengers on his very first space flight, part of a nasa experiment and that inspired this story. last year astronaut mark kelly worked with his wife the former congresswoman gabriel giffords on a memoir about recovery shooting outside the arizona supermarket. stephen colbert has a new children's book coming as well. it's called i am a poll and so you can. it's about a flag pole. the publisher indicates it will hit stores in may. the comedy central host hopes to cash in on the trend of celebrities writing books for kids. he returned to his show yesterday after two episode break. he went down to be at his mother's side. she is 91. a tribute to a fine lady he gave on the colbert report last night. danica patrick made a name for herself racing indy cars. now she is moving on to nascar full time. she will make her sprint cup debut this sunday on a mighty big stage. the daytona 500. today she said she can win if, quote, the stars are aligned. she

she said she and her husband, after not mark kelly, a fully support his candidacy. >> the city is seeking thousands from a candidate. >> baltimore's mayor response to questions about her use of the city's skybox for football games. >> there is some cold coming this way along with the potential for more snow in our area. we will check out the details, coming up. right now it is freezing at >> things got hot and bothered for the valentine's fun raiser at this issue. they talked about the mating rituals and habits of wild animals. the exhibits included monkeys, porcupines, and panamanian golden frog. >> a story we first told you about last summer during the heat of the mayoral election campaign. officials seek $26,000 from charlene rowling. the city argued she took a vacation and sick leave that she was not entitled to. her lawyer called the action outrageous and said she only took the time the city said she had. >> tonight, baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings-blake said she was doing nothing wrong and how she used the skybox. as jayne miller explains, one of watchdog group is calling for a c

. >>> retired nasa as taught -- astronaut mark kelly is with writing a children's book.ed his wife gabrielle giffords write a book. it will be about a mouse going into space. on his first shuttle flight he says there were 18 mice, 17 stayed latched outside the cage at zero gravity one was comfortable and enjoyed the mission. >>> what hollywood stars with will wear to the oscars this sunday is a closely guarded secret. some are revealing the most basic foundation of their outfits. george clooney admits he will wear long johns under his tux because he gets chilly. octavia spencer says she will get a little help from spanx but swears she won't wear three layers like she did at the golden globes. you can't eat with that. oscar sunday is five days a way. download our oscar app for live video from the red carpet and backstage plus join the conversation on twitter. our coverage this sunday begins at 12:30. red carpet arrivals 1:30. the show begins at 5:30. oprah will be on jimmy kimmel live afterwards. >> you don't want to miss a thing. >>> next, a recently restored copy of leo

tonight he'll be honored during a celebration banquet at ohio state university where captain mark kelly, the commander of the space shuttle "endeavour's" final mission, will speak. >>> happy birthday to singer rihanna who turns 24 years old. happy birthday. >>> all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later today on the "today" show. a live report on the university of virginia lacrosse murder trial as jury deliberations are set to begin this week. >>> also maroon 5 front man adam levine will be live in studio with a preview of his coaching skills on nbc's hit show "the voice." now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports, and more. i'm veronica de la cruz. thanks so much for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a terrific monday. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

guest: are you surprised that mark kelly decided not to run? that ron barber decided not to run? guest: mark's primary concern is gabby. and i did talk to him. i asked him if he would consider running. he said that i am her primary caregiver and my obligation is to take care of her. that's fine enough. i will tell you that mark has been involved in helping to guide us to the landscape there and make sure we have the right candidate. host: one or two more questions. guest: can you see as an error -- this is a more competitive districts. can you see a scenario where you win the special and have a better chance to take it back in the general? guest: have every time i look at it, i see a different scenario. what is important as we need to make sure that we coalesce around a candidate for the special. that is the task at hand. we will address the general once we have the right candidate who is running in the special. i am very confident that working with folks in arizona, in that district, we will have a good candidate for the special. guest: speaking of specials, to you have -- a race

mark kelly will speak at tonight's events. it is really liked their sleep. >> federer bylines recommend teenagers get about nine hours a night. more sleep might hurt your teenagers grades. >> conventional wisdom said a teenager gets more sleep will probably get better grades. we decided to ask the experts. >> i need a lot of sleep. >> i get about nine or 10 hours of sleep. >> they only average about -- >> 6 or 7. >> i get about six or seven hours of sleep. >> that is the optimum amount of sleep a teenager should get. >> seven hours is fine. that makes them feel better about their teenagers sleep patterns. >> really? that is kind of shocking for me. >> i think my experience is seeing sleep deprived students who have their heads on their desks and the need some cold water on their face. >> study looked at over 1700 students. some students say there would like more sleep. >> i feel i performed worse when i get more sleep because i get lazy. but when i am tired, i feel like doing something else and not get tired at all. >> there a

she was joined with her hub, mark kelly at the being. the 17th shape named for a woman and only the 13th for someone still living. >>> outbreaks of the norovirus are on the rise, also known as the stomach flu. it spreads quickly in close quarters and cruise ships like dormitories. there are a number of out of bounds bounds -- out-breaks across the community. >> reporter: this 7-day cruise was anything but a pleasure. hundreds of sick passengers and cruise members aboard the luxury crown princess were hit by a most unwelcome party guest, the norovirus. >> it's been a nightmare. we lost two full days of our cruise. >> reporter: another ship, he ruby princess, docked early after 1 wh00 of its passenger a crew were unable to leave their cabins. >> the captain came across and said there was sickness on the ship. >> they didn't want us to touch anything somebody else might touch. >> reporter: it thrives in moist environments and its easiest route of transmission, close quarters. >> because everyone is jammed up so tightly together, it's so eas

astronaut mark kelly is writing a children's book. he is the husband of gabrielle giffords.ernaut," about a mouse pad goes into space, inspired by the mice that or on board his first shuttle flights as experiments. the book will be published in october. we are giving our facebook friends another chance to win an ipad 2. >> go to wjla.com/facebook to sign up for your chance to win. we will announce the winner on friday on abc 7 news at noon 5:00. chris brown and rihanna back together musically speaking. >> they teamed up on remixes of each of their songs. brown singing her birthday cake remix and her singing turned up the music. >> ♪ turned up the music ♪ >> rihanna told esquire in october 2010 issue that she no longer presents him for attacking her in 2009. he pleaded guilty to a felony charge and is serving five years of probation. brown sent rihanna a tweeted yesterday and wishing her a happy birthday. >> no shortage of talent. >> there's a chance to celebrate mardi gras even if you are not in new orleans. rex parade will take place tonight along wilson boulevard in arling

she was joined with her husband, mark kelly at the being, the 17th ship to be named for a woman and onlyhe 13th to be named for someone who is still livin living. >> talking about the weather right now, we're in for big changes, body shock. >> no kidding. winter without winter sneaking in a little cold air in for a change. >> just a little? >> it will stick around for so very long. if you're making plans to get outside and try to enjoy your weekend, you need to dig up the oldest heaviest winter coat you have, dust it off, because you probably haven't needed it all winter and become very good friends with it. it will become a big part of your winter forecast. as you get outside, it's not terribly cold out there, temperatures in the 30s, but tomorrow morning, temperatures in the teens. a big shock to your system. cloudy skies and a little bit of light rain and snow early this morning. we're in the middle of a break in the metro washington area, but light snow coming this afternoon. that's what it looks like from our city camera view early this saturday morning. what should you be expecting

. >>> mark kelly is writing a children's book about a little mouse that goes to space. "mousetronaut" will be published this school and is inspire bid mice taken to space on kelly's first shuttle mission. he collaborated with his wife on a memoir with his wife about the shooting. >>> it's a bird, a plane. no, it's super man. he's apparently lost in costa rica. good thing he gets this nice lady to tell him the way to san jose. the video has spawned dozens of copy cats trying it from the back seat as well. we don't recommend you try it at home. it's funny to watch. six minutes past the hour. let's go out to ann and david. >> it's safer to make a funny face and get that on the internet. >> don't try that at home. do try this weather though. it will be nice, al. >> o yh, yes. it inspires singing. where are you from? >> rochester, michigan. let's check it out right now, show you what we've got. a big plume of moisture taking dead aim on the pacific north west. a lot of heavy rain in the next 24 hours. they have flood watches from bellingham to olympia. we are looking at aval

giffords and mark kelly were on hand for the announcement and the secretary of the navy commending her for unwavering courage. she's still recovering after being shot by a gunman at an event with former constituents in tucson, arizona more than a year ago and the secretary of the navy saying he hopes her story will inspire everyone that's assigned to the new ship and i'm sure it will. >> michael oher made famous after millions viewed a portrayal of his life in the movie "the blind side" the film and his career and nfl serve as a platform for michael to discuss his amazing journey from poverty to living his life beyond the dream. >> michael oher, and meeting and talking to children. at prince street school in salisbury, maryland, michael takes advantage of every moment to encourage students to stay in school, focus on getting a good education and pursue their dream. >> if you guys want to make it in life, you can't do the bad things, you have to do what's right. i always stayed away from the negative people and you know, the people that did the bad things and stayed away from those guys

her husband mark kelly announced his support for barber on facebook.had asked kelly to run for the seat and he said, no, thank you. >>> a military court has found a marine sergeant not guilty of hazing a lance corporal who later committed suicide in afghanistan. sergeant benjamin johns was accused of wrongfully humiliating and demeaning lance corporal harry liu by ordering him to dig a foxhole as punishment for falling asleep on guard duty. another marine pleaded guilty in this case and was sentenced to 30 days in jail. >>> the taliban doesn't want prince harry to kill people when he returns to afghanistan this year. in an interview with the telegraph, a taliban official says that the prince should use his royal role to help people instead. prince harry will return to afghanistan this year for his second tour of duty. british officials say that the prince will be a target but he should be less vulnerable this time around. >>> lawrence standing by with traffic. we have been dissing on you a little bit. >> traffic? >> he's doing weather. >> oh, my god! [

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first point congresswoman gabrielle giffords, vice president biden as well as giffords' husband mark kelly will be at that bill signing. it is the last bill the former congresswoman sponsored and voted on before she left office to continue in her recovery. this bill essentially gives more authority to law enforcement to crack down on illicit drugs and activities on the u.s. border so president obama is signing that today and then a little bit later on the pentagon will hold a ship naming ceremony. it's going to be probably an emotional event, luke, because christina taylor green, the 9-year-old who was also killed, her mother will be there for that event as well. i can tell you, luke, i covered that tragic shooting in tucson. it will undoubtedly be quite a moving event today at the pentagon. >> indeed it will. a lot of emotions. kristen welker, thank you so much for that wonderful spot and for being with us this morning with all the dump trucks keeping your composure. you are an all star. thank you. >>> another topic generating a lot of buzz this week was clint eastwood trying to sell cars

giffords was on hand for the announcement with her husband mark kelly. resigned from congress last month to focus on her recovery after an assassin's bullet nearly claimed her life. >>> a striking image from eastern europe. the black sea frozen to the horizon. a brutal cold snap is gripping the area causing hundreds of deaths. shipping is slowing to a crawl with dozens of boats trapped by ice. arctic air is blowing deep into europe, and forecasters don't expect it to let up anytime soon. >>> and this must be nature's equivalent of a punk rocker. a pennsylvania couple found this in their backyard, a purple squirrel. there's no explanation but as you can imagine plenty of theories. one expect said the squirrel must have gotten into contact with some kind of dye. the couple released it back into the wild on tuesday. it may be back in the wild but it does have a facebook page. >> purple and this is pennsylvania? >> how did you guess? >> on our magic wall that's rick santorum's color. when we assign the states on election night, maybe it's a santorum vote. >>

and new jersey governor chris christie third, having marked up 47 mentions, and mark kelly, husband ofmer increase woman giffords is writing a children's book about a mouse that goes into space. he got the idea from his first shuttle trip. all right, that will wrap it up for me today, i'll see you tomorrow, do not go anywhere, "now" with alex wagner comes your way after this. what? pay you? for what? for unloading the dishwasher?! kid, you need to pay me for making this delicious -- whoa. hold on there, mom. kitchen counselor. um, mom, i think what she means is "greasy dishes." yeah. in fact, check it out. cascade complete pacs are the ones with the real liquid top. they fight tough greasy messes better than the other tablet, which can leave more tough grease behind. oooh, clean. there's only one cascade. love it, or your money back. i had[ designer ]eeling enough of just covering up my moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. i decided enough is enough. ♪ [ spa lady ] i started enbrel. it's clinically proven to provide clearer skin. [ rv guy ] enbrel may not work for everyone -- and may n

mark kelly, the husband of former congresswoman gabby giffords.ster to write a children's book about a mouse. it's going to be called "mousetronaut." a partially true story. it's due to hit shelves in october. he collaborated with giffords on her memoir last year. so maybe the mouse will go up to the moon and eat the blue cheese moon. right? because it's made out of cheese. no. >>> and here's your tuesday forecast -- i'm going to save from you that. afternoon showers from gary, indiana over to pittsburgh. a few inches of snow in northern michigan and the u.p., as you like to call it, paula. >> you love my bad jokes. >> i do. snow tapers off in the colorado mountains. up to a foot falls in the northern rockies. some flooding in seattle. >> 68 in sacramento. 51 in salt lake city. 45 in billings. 48 in minneapolis. 53 in k.c. 70s from dallas to miami. atlanta hits 59. and boston 42. >> put on your beads. i won't make you do what sometimes gets done. but put them on right now because at long last it has finally arrived. it is today. fat tuesday. mardi

both giffords and her husband mark kelly will be there.e use of ultralight planes to smuggle drugs across the border. and that's the news. >> ever wonder why your cell phone bill can be so expensive? this may explain part of it. last year, the government shelled out $1.6 billion to give cell phones to the poor. >> reportedly the money for the program came straight for -- from fees tacked on to your land line and your cell phone bill as well. hey, stuart varney. is any of this true? >> it is all true, yes, sir. yes. there is a small fee, tax tacked on to your cell phone bill. that goes into the universal service fund. that money is then used to give cell phones and monthly cell phone service to 12 1/2 million accounts at a cost of $1.6 billion last year. >> right. ok, well, that small fee is hidden to most of us because i don't know about you but i got my cell phone bill a couple of days ago. it was 17 pages long. how am i going to find that? >> it's deliberately hidden. >> i've seen that universal word on there. >> it's on there. >> but yo

. >>> retired astronaut mark kelly is writing a children's book about an intr treintrepid mouse goes to space. it is inspired by mistaken to space on kelly's shuttle mission. he collaborated on his wife about a memoir about her recovery following the shooting. >>> a prehistoric flower is blooming again thanks to an arctic ground squirrel who buried the flower 230,000 years ago in the frozen tundra. dna experts are verifying the ice age plant. if it checks out it would be the oldest on record to be cloned and grown from ancient tissue. sounds like "jurassic park." everyone's fake anchorman returned to the news desk last night. stephen colbert explained his absence during monday night's show. >> as the hub around which the republic turns, i can understand why the machinery of this great nation ground to a halt last week when you were denied this. evidently having 11 children makes you tough as nails. confidential to a lovely lady. >> oh! that tough as nails lovely lady is colbert's 91-year-old mother who was ailing last week. he left the report for two nights to take care of her, as a

i'm not sure he's going to endorse anyone but anyone would want the endorsement of her husband mark kelly we don't actually know if she's going to make an endorsement phone. it is possible. and certainly as my friend and as someone who i respect greatly, i'd be very interested to see that and i would give that a great deal of consideration, as well. >> let's talk about gun control laws in arizona. touchy subject after what happened to giffords. will you push for tougher gun laws as a democrat? >> you know, actually, i tried to address this in one of our last legislative sessions by not so much directly gun control legislation, though that was brought up. but also addressing those with mental illness and those who have behavioralal concerns that could have perhaps benefited from some kind of assistance from a state funded or federally funded program to prevent these kinds of tragedies coming forth in the future. that was one of my focuses last legislative session. >> it's going to be an interesting race to watch. the world will be watching this particular race. first democrat it declare he

. >>> retired astronaut, mark kelly is writing a children's book about an intrepid little mouse that goes to space. "mouse tranaut" a partially true story will be published this fall and inspired by the mice taken into space on his first shuttle mission. >>> a prehistoric flower is blooming once again. thanks to russian scientists and an arctic ground squirrel who buried the fruit of the tiny flower some 32,000 years ago in the frozen siberian tundra. and dna experts are working now to verify the ice age plant. if it checks out, it would in fact be the oldest on record to be cloned and grown from ancient tissue. sounds like "jurassic park." everyone's favorite fake anchorman returned to his news desk last night. stephen colbert explained his abrupt two-day absence during the opening of monday's show. >> as the hub around which the republic turns, i can understand why the machinery of this great nation ground to a halt last week when you were denied this. evidently, having 11 children makes you tough as nails. confidential to a lovely lady --. >> aw. that tough as nails lovely lady is

. >>> retired astronaut mark kelly who is also the husband of former congresswoman gabrielle giffordsll be called "mausstronaut about a mouse that travels in state. >>> the jersey that jeremy lin was wearing when he led the knicks over the l.a. lakers earlier this month went on sale and it fetched more than $42,000 at a charity auction. the money is going to madison square gardens garden of dreams foundation. i'll repeat that. $42,000. just remarkable. >>> and edward's famous painting "the scream" is for sale. it's headed for auction at sotheby's and experts say it could go for more than $80 million. >> the reaction to that? ah. that same reaction, right? $80 mill? >> i had that reaction when it was stolen. so this has some history to this painting, not only just a famous and beautiful painting but also it's been around the block, shall we say. >>> coming up, the gop candidates prepare to battle it out tonight in what could be their final debate. we're going to tell you what to watch out for. our panelists are going to do that for you. can you enjoy vegetables with sauce and still rea

mark. the kelly house on center road outside of happy hollow once belonged to one of san jose's pioneer familiesit sustained major damage after a two-alarm fire yesterday. the two-story home has been vacant for years but was used to store historic documents. some of those fortunately were able to be saved. there were no reports of injuries. >> a man who was paid to clean up one of the bay area's company tried to clean them out allegedly. the 33-year-old allegedly stole 41 lap top computers. prosecutors say he took the computers between february 2011 and last week while he was working for the company as a contract janitor. the total cost of the computers about $30,000. he is out on bail. >> dozens of musicians honor the san francisco business man who's free music festival brought blue grass. hardley strictly bluegrass performers will play a tribute concert sunday for warren helman who died last year. the free concerts will be held from 11:00 to 6:00 p.m. on great highway at ocean beach between john f. kennedy beach. >> scott figured out how to watch tv and work at the same time. you haven't been

she was there with her husband mark kelly.ing ovation when they were announced. she resigned her post last month to focus on her recovery from last year's shooting. >>> it's still a little gray out there, rosemary says little damp in some spots. but is the sun coming? >> the sun is coming but that doesn't mean you can shed the jacket it. will be breezy. if you see the trees swaying this afternoon, bring along the windbreaker. we're looking at a brisk afternoon, but we will see some sunshine by the second half of the day. cloud cover, a little drizzle, patchy dense fog over the north day. so poor visibility getting outside early in some cases. but for the afternoon, the weak system will pass. the front is going to bring that slight chance for a little rain this morning, and then it's going to knock out the clouds and bring us partly cloudy skies. sunday we'll wake up the same, clouds back with us, patchy dense fog, partly to mostly cloudy skies, and the slight chance for maybe a few sprinkles in the afternoon. heading to tahoe,

mark seigel. >> i think what kelly said and you said earlier about if it were drowning whether drugs were involved will take time to do the toxicology. but in the bathtub if there's water in her lugs and if there were drippings of the bathtub down below would indicate she was in the tub and indeed it may be drowning but if it is drowning there has to be a reason for the drowning, did she have a brain hemorrhage, a heart attack or did she have dugs. >> doesn't necessarily have to do with the amount of water in the lungs. the lungs can react on a small amount of water and you can drown on that basis. i am suspicious about the number of sedatives around here. you don't really need all of these. valium, ativan xanax. there's a lot of enabling that goes on. >> i am not accusing anybody body guards or gophers or right hand men. >> 70 percent of the pain-killers are not even taken by the people they are intended for. >> more on the death of whitney houston coming up after this. >> we are live at the grammys tonight as people came in on the red carpet. they showed the dresses they are talking about who th

syrian city of homs, activists say that the government has launched fresh attacks kelly more than 50 people. this marks the sixth day of such violence and residents are crying out for international help. the government has launched -- the government has launched fresh attacks killing more than 50 people. >> another day in homs and more rockets and shells crashing into built up areas. this is a hotbed of defiance to the regime sinc-- this is a hotbed of defiance sense early on. activists say that the victims included three whole families buried in the rubble of their homes. at the improvised field hospitals, but doctors struggle to save the lives of the seriously wounded. this man has been shot through the lower head. he is still alive, but the doctor fears, not for long. stop to the bombardment said that we can evacuate the wounded. they are dying here because we cannot help them. some government troops have been active trying to cut off the flow of weapons going to rebel fighters. this is near the iraqi border. it is a race against time. the outside world is slowly moving, horrified by the bloodshed a