politico senior white house reporter glen thrush, and msnbc contributor marie theresa tomar, meagan mccartel, and contributing editor of new york magazine benjamin wallace wells. >>> an urgent piece of policy supported by a majority of americans sent to congress by the president and the republican response? >> what the president is propose issing problematic for a couple of reasons, but primarily because it doesn't work. >> senator marco rubio's instant opposition is not about raising taxes on the wealthy, like last year. nor is it about proposing to raise the tax cuts. this time the issue is gun safety, including universal background checks supported by nearly nine out of ten americans. the president, once again, is taking his message to the people. as did he with _#$40. >> i promise you the american people, your voices, made a difference on this debate zoosh as he did with _#my2k. >> if there's one thing that i have learned, when the american people speak loudly enough, lo and behold, congress listens. >> yesterday the white house launched _#now is the time. >> this will not happen unless

. >> meagan, to go back to this sort of argument here i thought one of the most marked remarks is his reappropriation around the language of the constitution and our rights, and jill lawrence in a piece in the national journal points out that he appropriated -- he brought back to the democratic fold, if you will, the bill of rights. . he brought back the declaration of independence. that most fundamental set of rights to life, and liberty in the pursuit of happiness and gettysburg along with our freedom to live our lives as with will comes an obligation to allow others to do the same. >> it guests them go to talk about, and it gives people a way to kind of pull together around an issue and really get fired up about it. i have yet to see evidence that, for example, support for the estate tax was killed when it was reframed by the death tax. people didn't like it before. they don't like it now. >> i feel like with gun laws in particular the second amendment is the go-to argument. it is the banner under which the nra marches. >> i think it's enjoyable for people who felt like they're bei

create deep water for protection. >> feel that tail, meagan. >> they use this, meagan, to communicatebut not good eyesight, right? >> yes. you said this is big. they can get twice as big. >> what? >> she is 30 pounds. they can get up to 60 pounds. largest beaver found in kansas was 98 pounds. >> and what was it doing in kansas? >> what is anybody doing in kansas? fantastic animal. we'll move on. i'm so excited. >> look over your shoulder. >> come over here. >> now we have -- >> this is one of the most magnificent birds of prey, one of the largest owls, wing span of six feet. they get the name eagle owl. of course they're not an eagle. from euroasia. >> 180? >> about 270 degrees. powerful predator. keep away from some of our other animals, they can actually take down deer. >> take down deer? >> look at the talons. >> things like rabbits, squirrels and stuff like that, but you're talking about an awesome predator. and quickly adapts, of course. ♪ i like to singa about the ♪ >> i wish i knew that song but i don't. >> call warner brothers. >> they're good at catching their prey. >> they r

checking in with meagan pringle live coming up and she will have live team coverage from kelly swoope and mike masco and analysis of what we can expect on the field from the studio. >> let's take a peek at the weather, 36 degrees, foxboro. falling temperatures through the game could end up in the upper 20s. windchills down to low 20s. harsh conditions with the gusts to 35. mike masco will have more on the details of the winds in the stadium coming up. we have a little bit of a windchill here across the baltimore area. 24 york, 31 easton. zooming out, we have cleared the skies up and down the even sea board, setsing the stage for a decent weekend. cold this evening, in to tonight. a bit of a warm up before we really get the cold air in here. we have the details straight ahead. >>> the first witness took the stand against leopold. he faces misconduct charges related to a sex scandal. cheryl conner joins us now with the opening statements. >> reporter: she is the first witness called, county executives assistant, she described a culture of fear. >> i feel sorry for her. i'm sure she had

meagan and charlie, over to you. >>> now immigrants have the right to drive. >> that's what is happeningtates, a look at where is battle is heating up over possible fraud. ♪ with so much competition, finding the right job is never easy. but with the nation's largest alumni network, including those in key hiring positions, university of phoenix can help connect you to a world of opportunity. >>> immigration reform has taken top priority, president obama's second term, a group of senators from both sides of the aisle are laying out the ground work for reform. the plan includes a pathway to citizenship for undocumented workers and strengthens border security with 7 in 10 latino voters supporting obama republicans are willing to play ball. >> there is a new i think appreciation on both sides of the aisle, including maybe more importantly on the republican side of the isle. >> americans support it in poll after poll. latino voters expect it. the democrats want it. republicans need i. >> president obama heads to las vegas tomorrow to unveil his immigration reform plans. >> five things to know

that's a look at the time saver traffic, meagan and charlie, over to you. >>> we have health news thise prevalence of childhood obesity is changing the way doctors think about type 2 diabetes, guidelines is created to manage kids ages 10- 18 years old. the guidelines recommends treating with insulin at the time of diagnosis in all kids with high blood glucose levels. met tamorphine is recommended and a lifestyle modification program and diet and physical activity. >>> norovirus is spreading through food or drink. you can get it if you touch a contaminated object. there is no vaccination, your best bet of prevention is wash your hands. if you feel sick, do not go to work and immediately go see your doctor. >>> delay of a game that no one could have called. >> a bat terrorizing the arena full of people. how they finally were able to make this winged freak go away. what do we do when something that's hard to paint, really wants to be painted? we break out new behr ultra with stain-blocker from the home depot... ...the best selling paint and primer in one that now eliminates stains. so it

that's a look at your morning commute, meagan and charlie, over to you. >>> see all of the closures anddelays throughout the morning. new fee kicked in that could change the way you pay for things. >> we will explain what the fees are all about and how you can get around it. >>> videos keep coming on. we will show you the latest. >>> harford county schools are in a two hour delay and no prek. take a look at the bottom of the screen, as the delays come in, we will update you as soon as they become available. >>> actors gathered for the screen actors guild award. modern family was awarded best ensemble cast and comedy. jennifer lawrence won for silver linings play book. hathaway lay >>> it's the dance that just gets more

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politico senior white house reporter glen thrush, and msnbc contributor marie theresa tomar, meagan mccarteld contributing editor of new york magazine benjamin wallace wells. >>> an urgent piece of policy supported by a majority of americans sent to congress by the president and the republican response? >> what the president is propose issing problematic for a couple of reasons, but primarily because it doesn't work. >> senator marco rubio's instant opposition is not about raising taxes on the wealthy, like last

. >> officers, david hamilton and meagan mcgee each have years of experience at second-guessing where like to hide contraband. >> okay. i found two razors that were removed. the blades were removed from the disposable razors. and these can be melted into a toothbrush handle, used as real good slashing instruments because they are solid, very sharp razors. >> there's another one. >> looks like my partner has found another one. i'm going to confiscate these. they have about 20 of them. and they're only supposed to have, like, one each. >> this was manufactured from a bed spring. >> officer steve feudner works for san quentin's investigative unit, where they keep a collection of confiscated inmate manufactured weapons. >> the inmates pry a portion of their bed spring off of the bunk rail. they straighten it. they sharpen it. and this inmate used string for the handle. these weapons are very well made, extremely sharp. very deadly weapons. >> we got about a two inch, two to four inch piece of bed spring that's missing out of here. >> it's not red painted. >> strange. >> top or bottom? >>

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. >> meagan good is this incredible actress, beautiful young woman who plays a girl who grew up in ourand is trying to figure out if my daughter was a murder or a drug overdose. and she really, you know, we lucked out, because she's the star of the show, really, and that can go either way, you know? and she's remarkably gifted and so sweet to work with and wonderful. so i love her and i love the cast. tate donovan, in that clip, who was in "argo," plays my son, which is hard to believe, i know. we're pushing it. >> come on? seriously. >> he's my oldest son. i was very young. i know. >> a 15-year-old -- >> rich people, they do it younger. >> they live by different rules, sam, that's what i keep trying to tell you. well, victor, thank you for being with us. we want you to come back. >> and mika will be here, right? >> when you come back, we'll make sure mika's here. >> monday at 10:00. so "deception" airs monday at 10:00 p.m. eastern/9:00 p.m. central. johnny carson always said, central time is the most important time, right here on nbc. it's also the most important, because that's pensa

>> meagan, welcome to the nbc family. >> thank you. >> thank you for having me. >> quick hello. ♪ thosethis seal verifies we feed my fresh all-natural chickens an all-vegetarian diet including corn, soybeans, and marigolds. no animal by-products. no meat and bone meal. when you put my chicken on the table, you know where it came from. that i put on my children's plate. that's why we use all-white meat, breading that is whole grain with omega-3 and no preservatives. it is my goal to make the highest quality, best-tasting nugget on the market. i want consumers to go, "dang, that's a good nugget." >>> :57 is your time on this friday, january 11th, 2013. here's your forecast with storm team4 meterologist tom kierein. >>> radar showing rain getting closer to the metro area but right now just some sprinkles and they're somewhat heavier rain in the ohio valley. right now these areas in green a few light sprinkles across northern virginia and around the district and into maryland. to the north and east, highs only around 50 later today and right now it's near 40 and then the warmer weather move

>> meagan, welcome to the nbc family. >> thank you. >> thank you for having me. >> quick hello. ♪ thoseoon be better protected. they are exploring the options of how long it holds onto your personal data for three years. the mtc can store personal information up to seven years. >>> samtranschanging the schedule aisling times to improve service, no routes will be changed, all the changes take effect sunday. visit samtrans.com for information to help you out. >>> let's check the forecast now. >> it's going to be such a cold finish to the day, frigid start making way to highs only in the low 50s, even a couple upper 40s expected in santa rosa, 49 degrees up there. 51 in fremont and 50 degrees in gilroy. don't forget, 49ers playoff tomorrow, taking on the green bay packers, candlestick park, chilly for the boys. 50 degrees at 5:00 p.m. not expecting a whole lot of wintd out there. saturday and sunday temperatures fall more so. look at the drive with mike inouye. >> a relatively smooth half hour around the bay area. palo alto, light easy drive past university and willow, northbound away from