martellus, first super bowl. looking over his shoulder he is likely on his best behavior. brother michael who won a ring with the seahawks will be in the stands. he has no reason to watch his tongue. jeff glor spoke to them. >> reporter: spending time with the bennett brothers like entering another orbit. they're brothers, best friends, and soon might share another bond. on the field, they disrupt. >> michael bennett is there to make the sack. >> off it. >> prefer crispy american bacon. >> only place with true happiness is my wife. >> well they're pretty consistent. >> nobody really cares what you guys write. >> make your predictions your predictions are always wrong. >> we're the most awesome brothers, yeah, the bennett brothers. michael bennett once compared college athletes to slaves. martellus said, commissioner roger goodell was like where is waldo. >> is he destroying the house? >> all the time. every time he comes home. >> reporter: the bennett and bennett two ring circus arrived in houston the family's ho

martellus martellus bennett. >> i had multiple dreams as a kid. >> when the super bowl is finished yourks are done, what is it you want people to remember about what you're trying to do? >> we need more dreamers because that kid that has the dreams is the one that's going inspire those other kids to build it. i'm just trying to make sure that more kids realize their dreams come true and that they should dream too. >> for "sunday today," morgan radford, boston. >>> hard not to root for martellus today. this week we highlight another life well lived. satellite television. internet and telephone connections. gps technology. all these conveniences of our daily lives can be traced back to innovations made by harold rosen, inspired in 1957 by the sight of the soviet union sputnik traveling through the skies rosen set out to make a satellite that would change human communication and de. working as a young engineer for howard hughes as hughes aircraft company he designed a 55 pound cylinder powered by solar panels that could orbit the earth at the same speed the planet was rotating. nasa though

. >>> with 61 catches and seven england patriots tight end martellus martellus bennett has had a bigear. as you watch number 88 play in the super bowl tonight there's another side to the 6'6", 275 pounder you should know about. martellus bennett calls himself the creative director of awesomeness. morgan radford has our sunday closer. >> this is the one. it's the best team i've ever been on. >> reporter: martellus martellus bennett isn't afraid to put himself out there. from celebrating the patriots afc championship, photo bombing reporters to super bowl. >> have to be ready for. >> reporter: teasing tom brady. even criticizing nfl commissioner roger goodell. martellus bennett has always bean colorful character on and off the gridiron. take this example. most nfl players introduce themselves on tv like this. this was martellus >> reporter: that's the name of his company the imagination agency where they produce short film and publish children's books. hey a.j. it's saturday based on his 2-year-old daughter jett. >> i want to be well round. in read these books. most of the protagonists

i can tell when the ball is coming to martellus.oth of these men are convinced they can see the future. >> martellus is the number one basketball player plus texas and was a top pick out of texas and it was like it only make sense for him to bring the championship back to houston. >> you've been on the e win and a loss. >> yeah. >> in these games. you've considered the possibility he might not -- >> i don't consider the possibility of him not winning. my mindset is he's going to be a champion and i already bought 100 bottles of champagne. >> i asked michael bennett sr. what he is most proud of about his boys. he said that they're good husbands and fathers. gayle? >> that's the most important thing. i love that you ended with that, jeff. thank you very much. we, the bennetts are ready for sunday. >> i know. i was looking up his stats. he's 6'6" and 275 pounds. >> i'm just struck by the family unity and the idea of respect for parents that you talked about the other day. >> that never gets old. never gets old. >> yeah. congrats. >> an

thank you for martelling us, martell martellus. martellus said if the team is invited to the white house, which is traditionally how it goes, he won't show up. that will be interesting. i can't wait for the day the patriots go to the white house. trump clinging on to tom brady like a "bachelor" contestant on a group date. brady trying to take one step out of frame so he can keep those endorsement deals from uggs going. trump tweeted congratulations last night. what an amazing comeback and win by the patriots. total winners, wow. i think coach b. what is he settled on instead of trying to spell "belichick." trump left early, the president left his own party in the third quarter and missed the comeback. he watched the super bowl from what he now calls the winter white house, the mar-a-lago resort he owns in palm beach. that's him during the game enjoying it, full suit and tie, just like the regular joes he represents. look at that party, like a wedding at the hilton by the airport. [ laughter ] my favorite part, widen out, his table

thank you for martelling us, martell martellus.eam is invited to the white house, which is traditionally how it goes, he won't show up. that will be interesting. i can't wait for the day the patriots go to the white house. trump clinging on to tom brady like a "bachelor" contestant on a group date. brady trying to take one step out of frame so he can keep those endorsement deals from uggs going. trump tweeted congratulations last night. what an amazing comeback and win by the patriots. total winners, wow. i think coach b. what is he settled on instead of trying to spell "belichick." trump left early, the president left his own party in the third quarter and missed the comeback. he watched the super bowl from what he now calls the winter white house, the mar-a-lago resort he owns in palm beach. that's him during the game enjoying it, full suit and tie, just like the regular joes he represents. look at that party, like a wedding at the hilton by the airport. [ laughter ] my favorite part, widen out, his table is sectioned off with ve

this is "sports center" this morning where patriots tight end martellus bennett did his best to keep it together. >> martellus bennett, good morning and congratulations. >> good morning. >> how are you feeling this morning? what was the celebration like? >> feeling like a champion. you know, i don't know -- i never knew how champions really felt. but this morning i woke up and i felt like a champion. so this is how a champion feels. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: i was wondering how a cham thank you for martelling us, martell martellus. martellus said if the team is invited to the white house, which is traditionally how it goes, he won't show up. that will be interesting. i can't wait for the day the patriots go to the white house. trump clinging on to tom brady like a "bachelor" contestant on a group date. brady trying to take one step out of frame so he can keep those endorsement deals from uggs going. trump tweeted congratulations last night. what an amazing comeback and win by the patriots. total winners, wow. i think coach b. what is he settled on instead of trying to spell "

at end of the day, when you look at it, martellus bennett is writing a children's book on how to be a good child. look at what donald trump has done in his books, to me there's no comparison. can't say athletes shouldn't engage in politics. >> and also donte, they're putting endorsements on the line which will carry them on to retirement long after whatever sport that money is gone. this is important to them. i want to play this for you. because the president is fond of name dropping his support from the patriots top brass. listen to this. >> tom brady -- great guy. great guy. great guy, great friend of mine. great, great champion, unbelievable winner. he called today and he said, donald, i support you, you're my friend. and i voted for you. this guy is a true champ. so he writes, coach belichick, congratulations on a tremendous campaign. you have dealt with an unbelievable slanted and negative media and have come out beautifully. beautifully. you've proved to be the ultimate competitor and fighter, your leadership is amazing. bob kraft, good luck bob. your friend tom just called. he

alan branch becomes the latest one, he joins martellus bennett, legarrette blount, devin mrt corte and looking forward to hosting the patriots although a date has not been set for that, guys. it is worth noting that players do escape the white house visit all time martellus bennett is on record saying he's not going box of president trump. >> andy, thank you. >>> we'll be right back. the next hour starts in a moment. hree bears. she ate some porridge, broke the baby bear's chair, and stole some jewelry, a flat-screen tv, and a laptop. luckily the geico insurance agency had helped the bears with homeowners insurance. they were able to replace all their items... ...including a new chair from crate and barrel. call geico and see how easy it is to switch and save on homeowners insurance. shocked by your wireless bill every month? additional fees. tacked on taxes. come on! with t-mobile one, taxes and fees are now included! get 4 lines of unlimited lte data for 40 bucks each. that's right - all unlimited. all in! and now, for a limited time save more than you pay in taxes on all smartphones

this is from "sportscenter" this morning with martellus bennett. >> martellus bennett, good morning.d morning. >> how are you feeling this morning? what was the celebration like? >> i'm feeling like a champion, you know? i never how champions really felt, but this morning i woke up and felt like a champion. so this is how a champion feels. >> i always wondered how a champion feels. >>> you have to love that. more on the historic super bowl win. and tom brady is still looking for his missing game jersey. ron mott is in the thick of it all. >> hey, louis, good morning. what do you do when you win the super bowl the way the patriots won it? you throw a major party. that will happen later today in downtown boston. we are expect between a half a million people to a million people to celebrate the patriots and their fifth super bowl championship. this victory submitted the place in history for bill belichick and tom brady as the most powerful 1-2 coaching/quarterback duo this franchise has ever known. the city has told us because of recent world events, people should expect perhaps more de

. >>> and jeff glor talks with football bennett brothers as martellus bennett chases his first championship sunday and michael bennett cheers him on. that is the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com i'm kenny choi. >>> it is dark but it is time to rise and shine! wet conditions. roberta will be on storm watch. good morning. it's thursday, february 2. i'm kenny choi. >> i'm michelle griego. and let's say hi to roberta and, of course, roqui. you guys are going to be busy. storm watch and, of course, that affects the commute, as well. >> absolutely. >> and the bad thing about all this is, is the initial front was supposed to come about 3 to 4 a.m. this morning. but now it's stalled a bit so it means you are going in the center of heavy rain as it pours throughout the bay area. this is our live hi-def doppler. we have heavy rain around the north bay there santa rosa highway 101 towards petaluma. we have rain from walnut creek through concord around 680 over into

and jeff glor talks with football bennett brothers as martellus bennett chases his first super bowl championshipay and michael bennett cheers him on. that's it for this thursday morning. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> you all are in a very good position right now. but we also have something to offer you. >> breaking news out of smyrna delaware where two staff members are still being held hostage right now as a standoff enters its 18th hour. >>> and, out west a night of rioting on the campus of uc berkley how people take time protests turned this to a nighttime of violence. >>> in today's ground hog take we will tell you how today's weather may play a role this pups taun i phil's prediction. we are all hoping for a early spring. it is thursday, february 2nd good morning i'm where i am donovan. >>> i'm rahel solomon. katie and meisha checking the forecast and roads. >> good morning, gateway to the weekend. friday is right around the corner. we are excited about that a

patriots tight end martellus bennett says he will not attend new england's trip to the white house aswl champions. bennett won his first super bowl last night. and after the win, he said he would not go to the traditional meet-and-greet with president trump. he says some of the president's positions have alienated athletes. patriots owner robert kraft is a supporter of president trump. but bennett says he thinks the team will support his decision not to attend. the father of the man accused of attacking french soldiers guarding the louvre museum in paris says his son is innocent. 28-year-old abdullah al-hamahmy is from egypt. he is suspected of attacking a soldier with a machete while he was patrolling an underground mall near the museum on friday. the mans father says his son is not a terrorist and that he leads a normal life with his wife and newborn son. al-hamahmy was shot four times... but his injuries are non-life threatening. the san mateo county transit district is receiving a grant to help speed up public transportation... and get riders to their destinations on time. samtran

defensive talent allen branch and chris long added their names to the list yesterday joining martellusted he will not go. all but mccourty are due to become free agents by that time. >>> and the tenth ranked ucla with a rough start hosting number five oregon last night falling behind 19 points in the first half before mounting a comeback in the second. the bruins took their first lead on the game on an aaron holiday three-pointer with 4:00 left to play. alonzo ball helped the team tremendously against the ducks. the team fared well but a scary moment for the cheerleaders when a member of the squad falls from the top of the pyramid crashing hard to the fall. to make matters worse, the ace assistant carrying her off trips on his way to the tunnel falls with her in his arms. reportedly, she was able to stand and walk around under her own power, alex. but that is a scary situation, especially when you have a daughter who used to do that. >> i never let her do that. she's a dancer and dances with an all girls club, but those pyramid things, huh-uh. that is scary. >> we hope she's okay. >> w

>> right now martellus bennett is the only one who said they would not attend. he said that before they even won the super bowl and confirmed he will not be attending. he has been a critic of donald trump, he said this country was built oniveness not exclusiveness. >> blake mccoy joining us from foxboro. donald trump is under fire now for what he said about russia and vladimir putin. >> putin's a killer. >> a lot of killers. we got a lot of killers. what, you think our country's so innocent? >> just this morning vice president mike pence is trying to clarify what the president says. what he argues the commander in chief meant when we come back more "doing chores for dad" per roll more "earning something you love" per roll bounty is more absorbent, so the roll can last 50% longer than the leading ordinary brand. so you get more "life" per roll. bounty, the quicker picker upper knows how it feels to seees your numbers go up, despite your best efforts. but what if you could turn things around? what if you could love your numbers? discover once-daily invokana®. it's

i want to show you martellus bennett. he plays for the new england patriots. a texas native. he gets to play his first super bowl sunday against the falcons. and when asked about the state of texas from the foreign press, let's just say he won't be working for the tourist center anytime soon. >> europeans you're not texas. go to new york. go to california. you know? don't come to texas. >> how long do you have to get acclimated in those other states as soon as you come to texas? >> don't come to texas. [ laughter ] >> in golf, oh-oh. tiger woods back spasms have pulled out of the event in dubai before his second round began. he just returned to golf in december after 16 months off due to back surgery. pour one for tiger. the nba and the warriors, they are going to be running tomorrow night against sacramento without center anderson the team waved him this morning so they korea just its roster. he played sparingly just 36 games over two seasons. and if you are scoring at home and you know who you are, they signed weber from the d league. but back here, seemingly on the white h

but when new england patriot players this year, james white is considered doing it, martellus bennettaid he will not, when they decide they're not going to show up, treat them with the same dignity and respect that you treated tom brady. that's all i'm saying. [ all speak at once ] >> -- asking you not to engage in hypocrisy. >> -- right-wing television star. >> thank you all. coming up, nick cannon is here, explaining why he didn't vote for trump or clinton. be the you who doesn't cover your moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. be the you who shows in that dress. who hugs a friend. who is done with treatments that don't give you clearer skin. be the you who controls your psoriasis with stelara® just 4 doses a year after 2 starter doses. stelara® may lower your ability to fight infections and may increase your risk of infections and cancer. some serious infections require hospitalization. before treatment, get tested for tuberculosis. before starting stelara® tell your doctor if you think you have an infection or have symptoms such as: fever, sweats, chills, muscle aches or cough. alw

defensive tackle alan branch, linebacker dont'a hightower, safety devin mccourty, and tight end martellus bennett are all boycotting the visit. meanwhile, seahawk defensive end michael bennett and miami dolphins wide receiver kenny stills have pulled out of an israeli-government sponsored trip to israel next week. in an open letter ththat referenced muhammad ali and quoted olympmpian john carlos, bennett said, "when i do go to israel, and i do plan to go, it will be to see not only israel but also the west bank and gaza so i can see how the palestinians, who have called this land home for thousands of years, live their lives." president trump is meeting with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu this week in washington. trump is also meeting the canadian prime minister today at the white house. yale university says it will rename the residential dorm calhoun college, named after former vice president john c. calhoun, one of the most prominent pro-slavery figures in american history. the announcement comes after years of organizing and protests led by students of color. on saturday, ya

linebacker dont'a hightower and safety devin mccourty have joined tight end martellus bennett in boycotting the visit. mccourty said -- "i don't feel accepted in the white house. with the president having so many strong opinions and prejudices, i believe certain people might feel accepted there while others won't." the patriots won the super bowl 34-28 sunday night after a historic comebeback over the atlanta falcons. and a pennsylvania state senator has issued an unusually strong denouncement of president trump, calling him a "fascist, loofa-faced, [bleep]-gibbon!" senator daylin leach's tweet was a response to trump's threat that he would destroy the career of a texas state senator who was proposing legislation to require police to obtain a conviction before seizing one's property in a process known as asset forfeiture. currently, asset forfeiture allows police to seize people's property even if they are never even charged with a crime. after trump's threat, daylin tweeted -- "hey @realdonaldtrump i oppose civil asset forfeiture too! why don't you try to destroy my career you fascist, loo

brady looks for martellus blount in the end zone. two plays later, toss to white. game over.riots are world champions. patriots scored 31 unanswered points. biggest comeback in super bowl history. 38-24 the final. brady wins his fifth super bowl title. and here's the san mateo native after the game. >> i wasn't thinking much, you know. i was thinking we just got to score, and then we scored the touchdown. it was nine, and then we got the -- then we get the turn skbroefr. there was a lot of [ bleep ] that happened tonight, and i got hit pretty hard. we played our tails off all season to get to this point, and it's hard to win a game in the nfl. and to beat this team and to get down 28-3 and, you know, it was just a lot of mental toughness by our team. you know, we're all going to remember this for the rest of our life. >>> well, to the raiders. alden schmi aldon smith is expected to be reinstated if he remains complaint wi compliant with the substance abuse policy. he missed the entire 2016 season. that's it for sports. more news after the break. the c-d-c says flu a >>> it is

back in the u.s., new england patriots tight end martellus bennett says he will not visit the white house with the rest of his super bowl winning team because of his opposition to donald trump. president trump has acknowledged his plans to dismantle the dodd frank financial reforms are inspired, in part, by a desire to help his banking friends. dodd frank is a set of financial reforms implemented after the 2008 financial crisis. this is president trump speaking at a dinner that included jp morgan chase ceo jamie dimon on friday. pres. trump: and to do what we have to do in terms of regulation -- we have some of the bankers here. or is nobody better to tom udall. frank then jamie. we expect to be getting a lot out of dodd frank. they cannot get any money because the banks won't let them first lady melania trump is suing the owner of the media outlet the daily mail, over an article that falsely reported melania once worked for an escort service. the lawsuit, which seeks $150 million in damages, claims the article hurt melania's chances at making millions of dollars by selling a brand of bea

we'll meet up with the houston family to follow patriots tight end martellus hand his quest to match brother's super bowl ring. that and more. see you at 6:00. >> charlie rose at the top of the hour at 7:00. thank you. >>> new earnings this morning from menlo park based facebook. >> joining us now kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks. >> reporter: good morning. facebook continues to dominate the social networking world. it saw a big increase in users in 2016. that's more than 1.8 billion. and in the 4th quarter users spent a lot more time on facebook especially watching videos. that's key for facebook. ceo mark zuckerberg said he wants to make facebook video centric and that includes developing an app for tv set- top boxes in order to watch facebook videos on your tv. also, facebook is in talks with various media companies about licensing original content. facebook shares are down despite the solid earnings. the economy is in focus again this morning. the labor department says first time unemployment claims dropped by 14,000 to 246,000. unemployment claims have now remained b

this is sportscenter patriots tight end martellus bennett did his best to keep it together. >> martellustt. good morning and congratulations. >> good morning. >> how are you feeling this morning? what was the celebration like? >> i'm feeling like a champion. i never knew how champions really felt, but this morning i woke up and felt like a champion. so this is how a champion feels. >> i always wondered. >> he's a little tired. >> i'll take one of what he's got. >> has not done morning tv. >> it's so hard. uh-oh. get off twitter right now. get off twitter. >> i thought sean spicer would think that was very funny. i would laugh. i would think that's funny. >> melissa mccarthy. >> if melissa mccarthy was imitating me, i would be like, i've made it. he thought it was mean. >> he thought it was cute. he did a couple of interviews, thought it was cute. >> i want to clear this up. he thought this was cute? >> he did. >> another interview. >> he also said there are more important things to talk about. >> no, there are really not. >> he's trying to diffuse it. >> what i'm saying is this headline

tight end martellus bennet said earlier in the week that he will not go.am history before. tom brady skipped the white house visit back in 20-15. coming up on the kron four morning news... live reports across the bay area, getting you prepared for another round of wet weather. that's coming up at nine. and after the break... more storm damage across in northern california. we'll show you where downed trees caused evacuations. and here's a live look outside... golden gate bridge... weather update: showers can be expected during the day today with another round of widespread rainfall and gusty southerly winds on thursday as a cold front sweeps through the region. again, flooding will be possible along with downed trees and isolated power outages. showers will likely linger into friday with dry conditions returning region-wide by the upcoming weekend. new storms are bringing plenty of rain to california, but are also causing some serious damage.. here is video of some of that damage in fair oaks. just outside of sacramento. people were forced to evacuate from

martellus bennet, dont'a hightower and devin mccourty said they weren't going earlier this week.me in that house." chris long said it was simply his call. long is the son of former raider great howie long. back in 2015, tom brady did not make the trip to the white house as well. saying he had a previous family commitment. a look at your weekend weather just ahead. mudslide in los gatos... tracking the cleanup. ♪ strummed guitar you can't experience the canadian rockies through a screen. you have to be here, with us. there's only one way to travel through this natural wonder and get a glimpse of amazing. and that's with a glass of wine in one hand, and a camera in the other, aboard rocky mountaineer. canada's rocky mountains await. call your travel agent or rocky mountaineer for special offers now. toss to weather or traffic a cold front is pressing slowly south through the southern portion of the forecast area on thursday evening. rainfall will continue to taper off from north to south for the remainder of the evening. scattered showers are expected from late tonight through frid

and ayles add as we're talking about the patriots that they have players like martellus bennett, devinwho raised their fists and bennett said he would not go to the white house if the patriots win. it's not entirely, pardon the expression, black and white. >> in that respect it is. i think we can't really get this twisted. it is kind of black and white. it really is. >> sidney, do you expect there to be any kind of a protest meaning either a national anthem protest or the question of what lady gaga might do during halftime? what is expected? >> well, she's been very coy about this and said only she will conduct a show of inclusivity. that's always been her act. she has spoken out in the past. she was a supporter for hillary clinton. i don't imagine that she will be very political. she has only a very small window in which to perform. i don't really expect a lot. i think it will be more subtle than anything. >> very quickly, because first of all you cannot get more political than beyonce bringing the black panthers out onto the football field. do you expect anything like that this year?

brian: martellus bennett. donte high tower had the big play. others in the past.aid i didn't want to go to the white house. in the past there is always handful of guys. ainsley: we asked what you guys think at home. some have written us. molly on twitter says, another great example for kids. can't they show appreciation to other country to give them the opportunity to play football. steve: it is their right. past years it was honor. america is divided it will continue to be. brian: in 1991 michael jordan didn't go. miss t, patriots put big boy pants on go whether they agree with the president or not. barry on facebook, only cheating themselves out of a memory most men will never live to have. respect the white house no matter who sits in the chair. ainsley: they are missing out. coach will go. you know tom brady will go. i'm sure owner, mr. kraft will go. they're missing a great opportunity to celebrate the great win and country. if they don't want to go do you think donald trump is losing sleep. brian: larry bird skipped a visit to the white house. if the quote p