in the case of memphis, memphis started in the late-1990's, having a multi disciplinary team that response to certain incidence of mental illness. i looked at that in 2002 when the l.a. system was developed. we want to see where that system is today. the reality is, we have to continue to focus. you can have specialized teams of people who respond, but at 2:00 a.m., the person who will respond will be the first control officer that gets the radio call. we have to remember that no matter how much training we provide, we will never be trained psychologists. we need to give them all their tools. another thing we will be doing is i will come back to the commission to introduce a review of the use of a taser. we will do that the third week of this month or the middle of february. the san francisco police department is one of only three major cities in this country that do not have the taser. it is not a non-lethal weapon. it is less lethal. sometimes it can be a contributing factor in causing death, especially when you have someone who has a pre-existing cardiac condition. having said that, one

it was in memphis, so we went to elvises place -- elvis's place. a friend of mine has a cinema chain in memphis. we visited one morning to the cinema chain. there are 15 movie theaters in this big block. there were big films. they were all up there. i said to my wife -- is daytime, about 12:00. there were people going in with the popcorn and the lights were still on. i thought, "that is the big movie business." it is the glamour of hollywood. it is a box, and people are sitting there. nobody cares. i am being cynical, but it is true. it has become a conveyor belt. personally, at this grand age, i find that comforting. you cannot dig down into the seriousness of success. i have had a good time with it. i can be cynical, i guess. tavis: 1 like to look at it -- one way to look at it is that you have gotten comfortable with it. you could be bitter about that, given how seriously you take your craft. you take your craft seriously, but the rest of the business is a conveyor belt. you could be angry about that. >> i am not. i work hard, but i do not take

we will look at what training they have, what happens in memphis and los angeles and in san jose. that takes over most of the evening. i think they need to explain to the public that when you deal with these individuals, they see you differently. i am hoping to hear from the members of the police department about their experiences. how often they come into contact. part of the presentation includes some explanation from the mental health community. why do we have so many from this city? the taser issue, this is a waste of our time on what we need to focus on. let's focus on the mental health issues. i think the commissioners should respect that and i will leave it to them. >> if i understand that our meeting on the ninth will be to allow the commission as a whole to get a better understanding and to get feedback from experts in the community in the mental health arena. if that accurate? >> yes. when we have this type of exploratory meeting, what is there a process of reaching out to communicate that to the community in general. is there a database already set up that the commissio

louis to memphis. from raleigh to miami. >>> if you are flying today, expect airport delays in seattle, salt lake city, minneapolis, chicago, memphis, charlotte and atlanta. >>> there is a growing family feud between the sons of ronald reagan and it couldn't have come at a worse time. several celebrations are being planned next month to mark what would have been the late president's 100th birthday. >> but the brothers are busy bickering over exactly when their fathereg began to suffer from senility. in a new book, his son says he began to suffer from alzheimer's. he spoke to abc's elizabeth vargas. >> there was just something that was off. i couldn't quite put my finger on it. >> he was so concerned he took the bold step of suggesting to his father that he not seek re-election. >> i thought maybe it is better if he doesn't run. >> now ron's conservative half brother michael reagan is blasting him on twitter, he writes, my brother was an embarrassment to his father when he was alive. and today, he becam

showers around little rock, memphis and new orleans. heavy rain, hail, and 60-mile-an-hour winds in atlanta and miami. showers in raleigh and nashville. 60s in dallas. 48 in atlanta. 26 in new york and just 17 degrees in boston. mostly 30s from the mid west. boise gets up to 52. sacramento, 64, and phoenix, 77 degrees. >>> well, it was a big pat on back from some of the biggest stars of the big and small screens alike. colin fifth and natalie portman took home the top acting award at the golden globes last night, while "glee" was the big winner for tv. >> in the first major appearance since winning his battle with throat cancer, michael douglas handed out the best drama award. for a motion picture. it went to "the social network" which also picked up three other trophies and "the kids are all right" earned the best picture award for a comedy. >>> when we come back this morning, supersize starbucks. the coffee giant is out with a

and the new los angeles and the new memphis. we are improving our employment opportunities over the past year. we have surfaced over 7.6 million african-americans through job training in our workforce programs for it that includes the many young people -- programs. that includes the many young people. we must get people job training to help them through mentoring and transitional service so that ex-offenders can integrate into our neighborhoods. we announced a pilot to get 300 veterans into our job corps program and into our employment and training administration that is making changes to our apprentice program. we have changed the advisory committee to make sure that we have people from the community, not just those from business and not just those from labor. the new board includes james a brief from the national urban league, a former colleague of mine. -- james reid, from the national urban league, a former colleague of mine. we need to make sure that apprentice ship programs -- apprenticeship programs will be open and avail

we will look at what training they have, what happens in memphis and los angeles and in san jose. that takes over most of the evening. i think they need to explain to the public that when you deal with these individuals, they see you differently. i am hoping to hear from the members of the police department about their experiences. how often they come into contact. part of the presentation includes some explanation from the mental health community. why do we have so many from this city?

he was in memphis to give his name and support... >> he was struggling at the time of his death. you know, it was 1968, the movement started in the late 1950s. by 19678 this country was in considerable turmoil because of the war and the counterculture within the civil rights movement itself. there had been the emergence of a new generation, stokely carmichael and others who wanted to be far more militant. john lewis was driven out of the student non-violence coordinating committee by stokely car michael who described him as a "christ-loving fool." so he was trying to maintain his position and he had moved by then to economic justice and they had started the poor people's campaign in washington. it was not necessarily going well. they were beleaguered by weather and a lot of other things and he went to memphis the first time, it didn't work out very well because he didn't plan for it very well. then he went back the second time to make a stand. so it was a difficult time for him. it was a time that... he was not killed at the apogee, if you will, of his influence. he was... >> ros

we had a great conference with members of the memphis police department. it was incredible to learn about the man does model, how that department deals with mental health issues. following that meeting, yesterday, myself, commissioner hammer, and commissioner chan had another productive meeting. we are looking at mental health issues we have to do with in the city, including issues of our officers are dealing with regarding their own mental health. i think we are going to make great strides. i will allow both commissioners to give you their opinion. commissioner hammer: i want to echo what he said and want to particularly thank you. commissioner chan took extra time to reach out to mental health advocates in the city. it is becoming clear to me that most successful models involve real partnership, not just in the training stage, but as it goes on. we train specialists not just for a 24-hour course. the central part of what they do when they are not patrolling -- they are called to scenes, where they become experts. there are less injuries to our officers a

that is the cast from the broadway hit, "memphis." tony award-winning show, "memphis."ands at the end. >>> also, it's enough to make you lose your appetite. look at these rude customers yelling. he's yelling at the waitress. it's a setup. actors are hired to see what customers would do. "what would you do?" many of us have been in that situation. it gets very uncomfortable. >> very uncomfortable. >>> if you did that in mario batali's restaurant, you'd get kicked out. he's great here with his super bowl menu. the meatballs smell great. >> delicious. i can't wait for that. >>> what are you doing, sam champion? >> i just feel like -- >> you're wearing your jeans. >> i know. thanks, george. now, the boss is going to yell at me. weather? >> i think we're going to take over for our three words. it is our favorite segment. "your three words," have you seen this? with just three words? it comes to life. rock 'n' roll. "i keep rising up." that's the words today. and the thoughts and pictures from you. it's "your three words." ♪ i keep on rising up i'll keep on rising up ♪ ♪ ever

an icy mix changes to all-snow by afternoon in little rock, memphis and nashville. rain along the gulf coast. showers in the pacific northwest. snow in the cascades and northern rockies. >> 40s in boise and seattle. and just shy of 70 in phoenix. a frigid 11 below zero in fargo. just 3 degrees in minneapolis. and 17 in omaha. new york will get up to 31 degrees. miami, 81. >>> and when we come back this morning, mystery solved. kidnapped as a baby. a grown woman works to find her real family. and she does. >>> plus, little survivors. scientists think they have found out why blood-sucking bedbugs have made such a comeback. h@h@h@ >>> chinese president hu jintao's visit to the u.s. has been productive for u.s. businesses. the obama administration says china will buy $45 billion in u.s. exports. that includes a nearly $20 billion deal for 200 boeing planes. the white house says the deal will support up to 235,000 jobs. >>> overseas stocks are lower across the board this morning after u.s. banks reported steep drops in profits yesterday. tokyo's nikkei average fell more

here's what will happen from little rock to memphis, there are traffic accidents in snow and ice. and that's expected to spread east overnight. ice will be the big problem. some areas like atlanta, will come in with snow overnight and then get ice in the early morning hours. and that will be crushing to the travel right here in the atlanta area and you can see how much snow we're expecting all of the way into raleigh. david, this has a future, it will move on up the eastern coast after tomorrow. >> we'll be looking for you tomorrow morning on "gma." sam, thank you. >>> overseas tonight, a fierce snowstorm played a role in a plane crash in iran. the plane broke into pieces while the pilots were attempting an emergency landing. 71 people were killed. miraculously 37 survived. >> in africa, a referendum that will create the world's newest country. the southern part of sudan, are deciding whether to secede from the north. >>> and when we come back here tonight -- we return to george and tucson with that hero intern on the job for five days and what he did might have saved that congres

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down to, 50 miles outside memphis, a lot of solid ice down here.ly. reporting live in batesville, mississippi, dennis turner for cbs news. back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> at least two more people killed by the unprecedented floodwaters racing through northeastern australia. this morning the powerful water washed away cars, you can see them, right through homes. some people were trapped in their vehicles during two weeks of torrential rains, at least 12 people have been killed in australia. >>> coming up now on 8 minutes past the hour. dangerous scene there. we turn to marysol castro and an active weather scene in the u.s. as well. >>> this weather report, sponsored by sargento. persnickety people, exceptional cheese. >>> thanks so much. more on your national outlook later on in the show. now back to erica in tucson. >> marysol, thanks. >>> joining us, communications director for congresswoman gabrielle giffords. good to have you with us. we have been updating on the congresswoman's condition all morning long. we know she's still in critica

. >> if somebody asked me this morning what i missed about memphis. it's everything. >> you feel his spirit. everyone that has ever come here says the same thing. ♪ look away dixieland." >> i was amazed at graceland, how well they keep it. how incredible the crowds are that turn out there. >> you still love him? >> of course. he was a hard person not to love. >> very nice lady, very well within herself. i could see where he was crazy about her. i've appreciated elvis presley more and more. i think he had a terrific voice and a great sense of stage. it was a hot day in memphis. ♪ been too lonely too long ♪ one night with you >>> i like doing presidents, of course, because you can't get any higher than that. >> do you still like this job? >> this is the best job on earth. it's an extraordinary privilege to be able to wake up every day and know that you have the opportunity to serve the american people. >> so smart. he's really smart. the book is still out, but i like him. ford, regular guy, chip off the old block. >> i was saddened because a friend was

coming up, a startling baby boom at a memphis high school.are either expecting or have had a baby since school started. that's at a high school. now officials are announcing a new initiative to deal with the situation. details on that coming up. >> and the women behind a multi-million dollar empire. kim and kourtney kardashian have another reality show, endorsement deals aplenty and a people's choice award for favorite guilty pleasure. we'll catch up with them coming up. >> and actress kelly preston opens up about her new baby boy with husband john travolta in her first television interview since the birth. >> little benjamin. now to the news desk. ann? >> in the news today the house votes on a bill to repeal the president's health care law and republicans who now control the house insist the vote is more than symbolic despite a promise by the democrat-controlled senate to block any repeal. >>> the fbi has made a discovery it's calling an act of domestic terrorism. a bomb was found along the route of a martin luther king, jr., parade in spoka

assistant chief wants to speak to this, but i know that chief gaston is sending 3 sfpd representatives to memphis to ride along with their police officers to observe how they respond to the mentally ill using a crisis intervention teams. in this area of making policy recommendations of how officers could interact. commissioner hammer: in the issue of dna and rape cases, we hear the horror stories. i have some good news is that i want to share. listen to this. rickets have to be picked up within 72 hours in the department is committed to testing every single rape kit incidences' go within 14 days. compared to where we were six months ago and five years ago, it is manhattan, a great problem -- it is a stunning and great progress. i wanted to mention the woman that was murdered. they sat there for over two years, and while and sat there, the man raped other women. if we had tested that sample within 14 days, we would have found a hit because he was in prison for slashing a woman in the face with a razor. this is real life and death kind of stuff. it is really together with capt. -- really making tre

they toured the memphis hotel where dr. king was murdered and a church where a bombing killed four little girls and shared the pain of one father. this is him today. he is now 26 years old and works with low income residents in san francisco's mission neighborhood >> it is a changing moment in my life. >> u.s. congressman john lewis as nonviolent protestor beaten in the 1960s. he passed a resolution honoring him for his powerful impact on young lives. >> they become better human beings and better citizens. >> it's our responsibility to help european people. >> she is a sojurn board member. fascinated by klansmen on the doorstep of hissippi mississippe >>> for the last year, rena evers has traveled with the students back in time? >> it's important to share that it's the human element. right in front of you, it's not something that happened hundred years ago. >> it's not just the well known names. the kids meet ordinary people with extraordinary stories. >> even as a teenager, you can still do great things. >> it happened pab

discussing, the focus was not tasers but mental health training and looking at what was happening in memphis and looking at their models. how the address that issue, but i have to say the discussions about tasers has been very much mixed up with the mental health issue and the outgoing chief did mix those two up and connected those two particularly with the two shootings, they were both mentally ill people. those two have been linked by the outgoing leader of the department and we do need to talk about mental health and how to address that snu a proper way. i am -- issue in a proper way. i'm concerned that the issue is scheduled before a mental health action. everyone pretty strongly agreed that mental health is a strong priority and that is not how we are scheduling things. i think we should respect her schedule and i think we need to schedule our work around what should be our priorities. >> commissioner dejesus? >> i just want to say to the commission, thank you. i'm pleased to hear that the mental health advocates would be welcome to the commission. also some of the people who have -- th

as far as snow goes, memphis, get ready for three to five inches.i-20, you're looking at icy conditions sunday into monday. now, there's a huge dip in the jet stream. we're going to see a big weather event in the name of cold weather. temperatures will be 5 to 20 degrees below the norm. and this is a taste of what's to come. these are current temperatures in the morning. chicago, your city not so pretty at minus five. this weather segment has been brought to you by walgreens. dan, back to you. >> thanks, jackie. >>> for decades, fluoride has been added to the water supply in much of this country to help fight tooth decay. now, for the first time in 50 years, the feds are recommending lowering the level of fluoride in our water. that's because some new studies show that too much fluoride may actually be damaging some children's teeth. let's go to chicago and talk to dr. ian smith. doctor, good morning. >> good morning, dan. >> thanks for coming in. we appreciate it. so, what is fluoride doing to children's teeth? >> well, the condition is called fluo

i am sure your conversation for information on the memphis model is important to support and the community. we believe he should be looking for a chief who is community- based. we also think one needs to believe in alternatives to incarceration, who is understanding in the issues of those of color, and who will treat the miscellaneous civilian employees with equal respect and value as the sworn employees of the department, which leads me to my next point. you talked about having a meeting with the poa. that is important because the chief is going to do with the officers. but another segment of employees that you missed was our civilian employees. i understand that your calendars are full, but we should find a date and time. we have plenty of meeting rooms to have a meeting. i can get the leaders of our civilian employees to come down and be able to express to you their concerns. not necessarily concerns, but what they believe would be important in a chief who is going to lead them. president mazzucco: thank you. we definitely will. >> who would by the coordinating with? the lieutenant over

. >>> and elvis presley's birthday isn't until saturday, but in memphis, die hard fans of the king will kick off a week long celebration today. >>> all day long, you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with nbc "nightly news." >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. find out who is coming and who is going after white house press secretary robert gibbs announced his departure. >>> and from the streets of ohio to new york city, meet the man with the golden voice, ted williams. >>> and now, keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and much more. i'm veronica de la cruz. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. the day today on your nbc station. have a terrific thursday. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com i was told that i was at risk for sudden cardiac death. i was 23 years old, i wasn't overweight. i never dreamed this would happen to me. when the doc

>> the department made a trip to memphis, which is a national leader in mental health protocol training. it is actually a whole system, not just a trainee. i believe they have a lot to share -- not just training. they will talk about what are the other elements, because it is more than about training. training is a very important piece, but there is a whole system that needs to be in place. there will be a big discussion, but it is not the whole discussion. we will put up some proposals about what we think we should put in place in the near future. >> so if i am to hear you, this committee is going to try to improve upon for their best practices? is that correct? supervisor alioto-pier: -- president mazzucco: commissioner slaughter? commissioner slaughter: you said only 120 officers had been trained, and that is contrary to what the chief has said, already accelerating this pace as faced as we can. of course, we know that we have 2300 or so sworn officers. when you look at that 900, close to 100 officers, you have significantly more actually on the street that have received this trainin

the memphis area. they got this snow yesterday. two inches of snow in memphis.ut five inches of snow in the cincinnati area. and now, we'll go to a live shot of norwood, massachusetts, this morning. the accumulating snow has shut down in new york. it's done. but in the massachusetts area, and norwood's just southwest of boston, they'll see snow for a while longer. we think their total, because we've been looking at the radar, a real heavy burst of snow, could be ten inches before they're done. boston will get the heaviest hit out of this. let's show you the big, cold air that moves in right behind this. and this is brutal cold air. we're seeing windchills behind this at zero or below in a lot of the northeast. and the real temperatures are colder than normal. boston by sunday is 18 degrees. washington is 28. new york is 19 on saturday. there's a look >>> and here's a look awhat at what's ahead in the "gma" morning menu. did the old owners of a house trash it? >>> and it's a hot teen show. but what do we need to know about what's on the air on mtv? >>> and emeril

today he's in memphis, tennessee, visiting graceland, the home of elvis presley. the presley estate heard how pena led elvis sing-alongs to raise the spirits. so they gave him a special invitation. the king would have turned 76 tomorrow. >> how about that? >>> mike tyson is going from heavyweight to featherweight in a new reality show. the six-party series will air on animal planet because it's about tyson's love for pigeons. he's raised them since childhood. but in the show, taking on tyson, he'll launch a fledgling team of racing pigeon and compete against some professionals. the series begins on march the 6th. >>> and finally tonight, a high school basketball player becomes a local legend when he makes this shot at twin valley high school in west alexandria, ohio. you can see the crowd erupting after austin makes a backward shot at half court to beat the buzzer and end the first quarter. he and his team lost the game, despite that three-pointer. but he sure did make many fans in that crowd that night. and they'll never forget that shot. that's for sure. >> 20 y

could sey roads and a little bit of coastal flooding like sharp park and pacifica or cap a tila, app memphisanta cruz, we could see that kind of flooding. we'll keep a watchful eye on it, we can actually see it. the skies are clear, this is a 99% waxing gibb etcetera moon, that part of the moon that is visible. 99% on its way to becomeling a full moon, that will take place tomorrow kind of coinciding with the king's tied. meanwhile tonight overnight we have fog developing, visibility at 44 degrees, otherwise tonight overnight into the 40s, mid-40s around the santa clara valley, low 40s from livermore back into san ramon, danville and alamo. for your morning commute we'll have pockets of fog, otherwise cloud ooh conditions around the bay share. here is your morning commute. notice the low clouds and fog stacking up around the sea shore. the tules fog not that big of a problem. as we head to lunch we see a few high clouds floating in overhead. the trough of low pressure to the north of the bay area, this is playing a very important role because it is scrubbing out, for the most part, that mari

and then food in front by two points with this jumper was sent seconds remaining in that match the memphis challengers to get time out but failed to score in the last possession of the game i was that's what i brought me here i mean if i'm not good enough to. be here so nothing like i. don't know. what i got a good to have a great investment in the world will just want to help and that's what i do to not let this person is mine out alone together not that we have a lot of guys one on different teams you know but the ija. bringing together. this is it was a difficult thing so i just think that you know when these last two games against us is something you know a month ago today we would have lost so it was because of positive you know keep trying to get seventy to seventy six the final score to get over to the best possible start in twenty eleven and we'll hope to continue in the c b but you spivak our team. meanwhile stateside last season's n.b.a. rookie of the year submitted a royal performance at the home of the kings tyreke evans amassing a double double for sacramento in a rut of denve

and then food in front by two points with this jumper was send seconds remaining even manage the memphis joggers to get timeout but failed to score in the last possession of the game i was thus whatever i mean i mean if i'm not good enough to. be here so nothing like i say. i don't know. what i got a good to have a very big basket. just wanted to have that's what i did a lot of this bush says learn how to weld together we have a lot of guys one on different teams you know but each out of range. this is it is a difficult thing so i just think that you know when these last two games against you something you know a month ago today was so because there was a positive you know keep trying to get seventy to seventy six the final score to get off to the best possible start in twenty eleven and we'll hope to continue in the c b but you spivak our team. meanwhile stateside last season's n.b.a. rookie of the year submitted a royal performance at the home of the kings tie ricky evans amassing a double double for sacramento in a rut of denver the struggling kings going on to beat a team with a winn