>> in the years after "mork & mindy," williams would have great success on the stand-up comedy circuit it's been brief. 'tis over, and the lights do turn bright. i'm melting! help me! >> a comedic genius fueled by his incredible improvisation, something he discussed with james lipton on "inside the actor's studio." >> are you thinking faster than rest of us? what the hell is going on? [ laughter ] >> what it is about the mind? what is it that does this thing to you? try to explain yourself. >> but it wasn't just williams' brilliance. during those early years, cocaine also fueled him, and a frenetic unpredictability became a hallmark. it would be the death of his friend john belushi in 1982 and the birth of his son that scared williams straight. years later, addiction became part of his historic stand-up act at the metropolitan opera house. >> you know what i'm talk about? the peruvian marching powder, the devil's dander. a nice thing, cocaine. what a wonderful drug. anything that makes you paranoid and impotent, give me more of that. >> coming up, a sober robin williams wins over the w

fake mindy a and real mindy say it is a 98/2,000 sitcom.ter the break. >>> all right we're looking at a tweet from michael powell because it is not dreams come true day. we want to know what do you want to be growing up, what did you dream of becoming, so use twitter, facebook, instagram, look at this he wanted to be a star in the martial arts movie, second chance but his handle says wwe so maybe he is doing it. >> tommy said i wanted to be a put wings on monkeys like in the wizard of oz. now i'm an accountant. >> little different there. >> yes. >> of all of the things to put together. interesting dream. >> well... >> well, off to see the the wizard. >> yes. >> everybody has dreams. >> lolly-pop league. >> yes. >> munch kin land. >> i got the to meet one of them. >> yeah, really i have an autographed picture on my desk. >> yes. >> sure. >> mindy project, mindy kailing, sexy. >> what are you doing. >> i don't know like a one man show here. >> yes, okay. let's get to jen. she sat down with the real mindy behind the fake mindy. >> it is kind o

hello, mindi. >> hi, geraud. it wasn't as crazy as i've seen it before. but this is the first time this week the nfl requires that every player and every coach make himself available to the media. as you know, marshawn lynch of the seahawks has been fined by the league $100,000 over the last year for failing to comply with certain media obligations. but first up at media today were the patriots. and that meant tom brady was in the center of everything. >> you start at the beginning of the year hoping to be the last team standing. and we got that chance. it's going to take a big effort. you know you're right. the last two times we've been in this game we haven't been able to close it out. but hopefully this is our day. >> can you put everything you have into this one game to be successful. and the saddest thing about this game is you're going to have a winner, you're going have a loser. but you have the two best teams in this game. >> so the patriots have cleared out, and the seahawks are now coming in. and the big question is will running back marshawn ly

over here -- >> here's mindy.wer eyelid the crow's-feet significantly improved. and this is just 15 minutes later with the fill and freeze. >> like that. >> we were anxious to see how women from all walks of life reacted to dr. ordon's amazing system, and they were pretty anxious to give it a try. take a look. >> being a mom, i definitely come last in the house. i was starting to look my age. the more i'm aging, the more makeup i need, and i feel like that makes me look older. using the derm exclusive system, it's just spelled out for you. it lets you know exactly which step to use when. i had a birthday party recently. i was in the sun, and i was making all sorts of crazy faces like i usually do at a kids party, and people were noticing that my face doesn't have the wrinkles that it used to when i make these wild and crazy faces for the kids. i feel like i look 10 years younger. >> kathleen, i have to ask you. what's your favorite part of the derm exclusive system? >> the fill and freeze definitely. it's so easy

. >> she said to me, mindy, kendall's horse is going to die. and i was like, what? >> harrowing moments. >> it's just unconscionable what that kid did. >> and dangerous traditions that will have you saying -- >> what was that? >> "caught on camera: odd and out rajz." >>> the nation is transfixed by a bizarre story of a boy trapped inside a runaway balloon. >> i had to find my son. that was the only thing on my mind. >> october 15th, 2009, ft. collins, colorado. self-taught scientist richard heene, his wife mayumi and three sons, bradford, rio and falcon are in the backyard launching a test aircraft. >> the intention was that you and i and everyone else could pull out of our garage one day, hover off the ground and go to work every day using high voltage. >> but as the aircraft rises. >> bradford yelled at me and said, "dad, falcon's inside." i'm thinking he's behind me. because that's where i saw him last i could remember. so, this takes off, shooting off towards the airport area. my first thought was call the faa, because it's going straight to the airport, and i d

in santa clara, mindi bach nbc bay area us. >> mindi, thank you very much. >>> all right. very busy week for the sharks at the tank coming up. four home games followed by the all-star break followed by three more at sap center. team teal hosts the toronto maple leafs tonight with hopes they'll start to pick up the pace in front of the home fans at sap center. sharks are just 10-7-2 so far, which is a much different outlook than last year's overall. 29-7-5 mark at home which was the best in the west. >> i think this is a critical chunk of games for our future success and where we want to go. it's 14 points available. some of them are against teams that are in our division in our conference that we're battling with. and then obviously some eastern conference teams. but critical -- critical juncture in our season, i believe. >> absolutely. we'll have the full story on the sharks and maple leafs tonight at 11:00. so we'll do this all over again tomorrow with the raiders, raj and jesse. >> and jessica likes the fighting of the hockey highlights. [ laughter ] >> i admit, i do. i

>> mindi, thank you very much. we'll have more throughout the week leading up to super bowl xlix on sunday which you can see on nbc bay area. >>> let's turn to the nba. klay thompson he has been named the western conference player of the week. this after he dropped a career high 52 points on the kings friday that included an nba record 37 in the third quarter alone. thompson the only player in dubs history to win three times in one season. >>> today at the recreation center in san francisco, the warriors unveiling new uniforms to celebrate the chinese new year. president was joined in making the announcement. ed mayor lee also attendance in this one. here is fun facts. red associated with good luck. yellow connected with wealth and happiness. also on the front of the jerseys, warriors written in mandarin. february 20th will be the first of tower times the warriors are going to wear them. the chinese attribute to it the upcoming year. if you're born in the year of the goat i was doing research here. you're known as

bach, nbc bay area. >> all right, mindi, thanks. of course tickets are a premium. lowest face value $800. some guy recently on ebay offered four tickets on the 30 or 40 yard line for $55,000. roughly 13,000 a ticket. geraud, i'll leave you with this one fun fact. in the previous 48 super bowls, obviously 48 pregame tosses 48 heads and 48 tails. no advantage for the opening kickoff. >> very good. that's a bet also. for heads or tails. it will be really interesting to see how that turns out. thank you very much, my man. look forward to hearing from you again tomorrow at super bowl xlix draws closer. >>> all right. finally, 20 years ago, xlixers won super bowl xxix with joe montana at quarterback. today tom brady's facebook page displayed this photo of him dressed up as his childhood idol for halloween in 1983. brady has three lombardi trophies, just shy of joe cool's collection of four. of course, that could change on sunday. raj, jesse, i'm getting pumped up. >> jessica is fired up. >> i got to go get the chips. that's all i know. >>

mindi, thanks a lot.k with a look at the golden gate bridge which has just been reopened back to traffic. thanks for the ride around norfolk! and i just wanted to say geico is proud to have served the military for over 75 years! roger that. captain's waiting to give you a tour of the wisconsin now. could've parked a little bit closer... it's gonna be dark by the time i get there. geico. proudly serving the military for over 75 years. >>> happening right now, the golden gate bridge is back open as you can see. not a lot of people on it because, you know it wasn't supposed to reopen until 4:00 tomorrow morning. but 9:30 tonight all of the sudden we get this word. the work is done. come on out and enjoy the bridge. not a lot of people have gotten the word but they will over the next several hours. 6 1/2 hours ahead of schedule. they've installed the new movable barrier intended to prevent head-on collisions. >> and it looks like it is very quiet right now. in the morning it could be another story. we'll have

we have mindi bach here with the latest from comcast sportsnet how. you doing, mindi? >> great.> can you believe the nfl football? play-offs are here. >> excited for it. everyone is talking about the coaching situation. who is it going to be for the niners and the raiders. >> absolutely. they're keeping things very close, under wrap. we doÑi have a few names for you that we'll bring up in a few minutes. we have to start with tony romo. before tonight, his playoff record was 1-3 with his sole win coming five years ago. that was also the last time that romo played in the postseason. he looks to rewrite his play-off history against the lions tonight. nfc wild card game against detroit. the cowboys down 14 in the second quarter. it's now third and 12. and tony romo finds terrance williams over the middle. 76-yard score. cowboys now just down by a score at this point. but late in the third quarter, down by 13 again. fourth and goal from with 1. demarcus murray punches it in. dallas cuts the deficit. under three minutes left. cowboys down. romo williams again. this is the game winner.

. >> reporter: mindy good is the director of communications for cfsa. she can't comment about specifics because of confidentiality, but sources say the child was in the care of a baby-sitter. after being put to sleep he managed to push his way out of a first floor window. good tells us why he's back with his family. >> this little guy believe it or not woke up in the night in a perfectly safe situation, decided he was going to take off and was tilely able to get outside. we -- actually able to get outside. we had people appropriately distraught here. we were able to find him and get everybody back together safely. >> reporter: a lot of people commented on facebook making judgments about the parents. good said she's been doing this 20 years, they investigated. the parents seemed appropriately distraught and they concluded that this was an accident. >>> police in chevy chase maryland are looking into a hate crime tonight. neighbors saw it first. it was graffiti painted in huge red letters on a family's garage door. it included the n word along with a hate

i'm joined by mindy grossman, again this year. first off, i want to jump right in. we were talking a little bit off-camera about the state of the consumer, coming out of the holiday, looking 2015 in the eye. how do you think consumers are feeling in the u.s.? >> i definitely think the consumer is feeling better, but it's not unbridled optimism. there are definitely things that are a positive. certainly, gas prices, fuel, overall sentiment. but on the other hand, there's also continued concerns of what the future is going to be, particularly around jobs, and particularly around, you know, income growth. so, really, the way we have to be thinking, as retailers, is the consumer is going to spend, and if they are getting some additional incremental income, how are you going to be the person they spend it with? so, the focus is really on differentiated products, differentiated experience, really, what you're going to see very much so in this show is how are we using technology to create relationships with our customers. and in our business, i think the reason we were so

. >>> mindi bach joining us. >> new names emerging as possible head coaches for the 49ers and the raiders in on a new infielder. and highlights and reaction from the final two games of the nfl wild card weekend. we'll see you at the xfinity sports desk, next. >>> it has been five years since tony romo tallied his first and only play-off win. january of 2010 was also the last time romo played in the postseason. he ended his regular season as the league's most efficient passer and needed to carry that over against the lions to reverse his poor play-off history. yes, his nfc wild card game against detroit. and the cowboys found themselves down by 14 in the second quarter, third and 12. tony romo finds terrance williams over the middle, 76 yards for the score. late in the third quarter, though, the cowboys still down by 13 at this point. fourth and goal. demarco murray punches it in. he had a game high 75 yards rushing. dallas down now by 6:00. under three minutes left. romo plenty of time to find williams. remo posted a 114 passer rating and the cowboys win. they head to green bay next. how

yeah, after being nominated for an oscar, the star received this wreath from mindy kaling calling itrspoon, get it? it's hard to say, too. #oscaredition. >>> happy belated 93rd birthday to "hot in cleveland" star betty white. she celebrated the joyous occasion on saturday. what is that? >> a little flash mob? >> exactly. the cast and crew of the show gathered to give her a flash mob surprise on the set. i'm mills -- milissa rehberger and this is "early today." milissa rehberger and this is "early today." milissa rehberger and this is "early today." milissa rehberger and this is "early today." milissa rehberger and this is "early today." milissa rehberger and this is "early today." milissa rehberger and this is "early today." milissa rehberger and this is "early today." milissa rehberger and this is "early today." ilissa rehberger and this is "early today." . p lyrica is not for everyone. it may cause serious all gic reactions, or suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor right away if you have these new or worsening depression, or unusual changes in mood or behavior. or swelling

. >> we got mindy over here in the middle. >> ling and can you tell me -- and can you tell me, did you approach any of the former assistants on staff about staying on and where are you in filling out your staff right now? >> yes, ma'am. and in the process, and yes, and i'd rather not go any further. well you know i mean -- i just would rather not get in -- i'm not going to go any deeper than that right now. >> matt barrow, "sacramento bee." can you talk about your xs and os philosophy? what type of defense do you want to run and what do you want to see on offense going forward? >> my xs and os philosophy -- quite simply, you know, you build a team to escape. you enter the draft and you go into the -- into the free agency. and you acquire -- you're in the talent acquiring business. to a scheme. okay? and then i feel like the most important thing is when that's over, now you have to do a 180. and now, see, i look at it from a -- from a personnel to fit a scheme. so i'm looking at that scheme and i'm trying to fit the piece okay? we don't live in a perfect world. it's not a perfect scienc

super bowl sneak peek mindy kaling love her, her new ad for nationwide insurance experiencing what it the different scenarios and there is a guy who walks up at the end, rumor has it -- huge huge hollywood star. you want a clue? jimmy kimmel may be a little jealous -- >> i think i know. >> let the guessing games begin. >> so funny. >> all will be revealed on super bowl sunday. >> a fun concept to think about. just going through life and all the scenarios being perfect. >> she is perfect for >> what's up in "pop news." >> let me tell you. thanks for asking. ♪ about that bass ♪ >> i guess it is all about that bass. that song helped carry megan trainer's debut album to the top of the billboard charts this week stealing the title and title would be the name of her album away from taylor swift after 11 weeks at the top. not bad guys for a 21-year-old from nantucket. she is teaming up with one direction's harry styles to write a love song which i'm sure will be a hit. i know my daughter is probably already trying to download it. it's not written yet. >>> in other news katy perry is just the

mindy, yes, on the cheek, please. and i vote a big yes for a kiss i love you both. todd powers no. and oh, heck yes. beckel, a new year's tradition. yes. kiss him, kim. and laurie, yes. maybe it will get him to relax. going to make more than that. bob jones, never, no. don't think about it. brenda, no. never. i've been wanting to kiss bob. oh, my god. and fox news senior white house correspondent says what did he say? he didn't go to new york city because he's worried beckel was going to kiss him instead of me. what is going on? >> i didn't know you had a thing for henry. drum roll, please? >> we got it. 65% say yes. >> are we waiting for midnight? >> no. no. >> here is the chance. >> oh, yeah. >> yes. yes. >> wait a second. did you pay them? >> do it again. >> had two. >> i'm going to see if i can restart. >> oh. wow. >> oh, come on. come up for air. >> oh, >> that is it. you guys are in a relationship. >> best couple. >> where is my bonus? you need combat pay kimberly. >> i took a d pack. >> bob took something, too. >> yes, baby. that means we're married in 52 countries. >> yes.

it occurred to mindy, she might actually be invisible. >> super bowl 49 just days away and already awayme viral online. [pacman] >> from beer to cars to insurance companies are paying big time for the big game. and with the 30 second spot going by record breaking 4.5 million. the pressure is on to get people to watch. >> hi, i'm kim. each month millions of gigs of unused data paid for that can be used to see my makeup. my back hand, my outfits. my outfit. >> one. >> years of controversy. >> look it'sed with it's buddy. i'm so glad you made it home because i just sold you on this web site i built with go daddy. ship them out. >> get your domain and web site all in one place. >> and now go.com pulling the ad after the uproar just a parody of ads like this. >> when ♪ when i wake up ♪ i know i'm going to be home ♪' and when i go out see the man who goes along with you ♪ ♪' i would walk 500 miles. that adorable puppy got the staff to on the record thinking maybe we should make our own super bowl ad. >> they call it spin city for a reason. corruption scandal fraud but, in the nation's capitol

. >> reporter: mindy good is director of communication for cffa. she can't comment about specifics due to confidentiality, but sources say the child was in the care of a baby-sitter. after being put to sleep he managed to push his way out of a first floor window. good tells us why he's back with his family. >> this little guy believe it or not woke up in the night in a perfectly safe situation, decided he was going to take off and was actually able to get outside. we had people appropriately distraught here calling around to find him and so we were able to get everybody back together safely. >> reporter: good says she's been at this for about 20 years. she says that those parents sounded appropriately panicked. they investigated and concluded this was an accident. she also said this kind of accident happens a couple of times a year. live in anacostia tonight, debra alfarone, wusa9. >>> right now virginia's governor is in the hospital. terry mcauliffe was taken there for a medical procedure for an injury he suffered several weeks ago. hank silverber

original mork & mindy doll. mindy doll in the box! how much would this go for?w. >> probably closer to $75 because the box is in nice condition. >> reporter: so again, if you've got those toys or in the garage or closet, bring them to san bruno this weekend. you may get top dollar. >> thank you, brian. again, if you would like to head out to the san francisco vintage toy buying show, it runs through january 10th, tomorrow, at the courtyard marriott on bay hill drive in san bruno. parking and admission is free, daily from 9:30 to 5:00. >> sounds like fun. >> favorite toy, sal? any favorite toys that you remember from way back when? >> i loved my legos. >> yeah. >> building stuff with legos. i like my model trains. legos, i think all the way through. built all kinds of stuff with those legos. >>> good morning, everybody. let's take a look at some of these commutes. i'm curious about the south bay commute. we've had some lighter than usual commutes. today is a little slow at the 880 interchange. 101 and 85 are not that bad. on this friday, we are getting a little b

you can watch master chef junior tonight at 8:00 o'clock on fox 29 follow beside new girl and the mindynd then of course a full rap every the days news, weather and sports on fox 29 news at 10:00. >>> straight ahead at sick colt first snow of 2015 has already moved out but moving on in an arctic blast. chief meteorologist scott williams is tracking that. >> yeah, that's right lucy. we're looking at temperatures dipping below zero across the area and feels like temperatures even colder. i have the details coming up. >> and this man says he was just trying to look for his daughter when he cut off a boy's dread locks with a knife? police, well, they're not buying it. howard? >> today four players induct flood baseball's hall of fame with one being an ex phillie and jimmy rollins thinks a former teammate whose now a phillie wants to join him with the huh, fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. everybody knows that. well, did you know you that former pro football player ickey woods will celebrate almost anything? unh-uh. number 44... whoooo! forty-four, that

. >> she said to me, mindy, kendall's horse is going to die.

mindy grossman has been healing -- e-mailing with me.mpetitors. >> most of the competitors we have seen tend to be copycats and we have not seen them have a big impact on our business. in the age of the internet, you have so much access to information that authenticity wins. >> i find it interesting that you do have competitors. even the warby parker is competitor -- popular, you are not dominating the eyewear market yet. >> it is a $65 billion market controlled by a couple of large companies. most consumers don't realize that when they walk into a lenscrafters they see 50 different brands, but they are all by one company. that owns the stores they are standing and, that owns the vision insurance plan. we saw an opportunity to create a vertically integrated brand. >> do you make money on your glasses? >> we do. >> how to use sunglasses for $95? >> because we are vertically integrated, the internet allows us to have direct relationships with our customers. all of that retail markup, we give to consumers. we are not paying licensing fees ,

quick shout-out 31-year-old sean dug la sent social media into a fan frenzy, tweets like this one from mindylove you with all my heart, buddy. >> they rose to their feet for the journalists in paris who were killed last week. >> lifetime recipient award george clooney showed his support on the red carpet. >> this is a moment in time where millions of people from every different religion lock arms and said we're not going to accept this kind of -- we're not going to be ruled by fear and i thought that was something to see and i wanted to be -- we both wanted to be in solidarity. >> but he wasn't all serious business. after all, the globe is still considered hollywood's biggest party. >> it's sort of like a blurry kind of euphoric cloud. >> how do you celebrate? how do you party? >> with a big bag of potato chips. >> i love her. >> that's what you do. a nice glass of wine and a big bag of potato chips. >> drink some champagne. >> you said the one you gave me was your third bottle. what's this? >> about seven. and in between i had a lot of whiskeys and cokes. >> how are you feeling now? >> i'm

. >> what is mindy kaeling going to say about this? >> i said one of my favorites. >> oh, mindy!>> no, no no. i enjoy a smart funny woman. >> apparently you have a long list of them. >> number one funny one -- >> christina. >> way to save it. >>> we climbed up to zero today. it's crazy out there. >> this is not -- don't want to hear polar vortex. not using that phrase. but we do have some bitterly cold air. arctic express. big area of high pressure. this high pressure is probably the strongest we've seen in about five years coming out. it is just pumping in this cold air. temperatures will be anywhere from 10 to 20 degrees below average reinforcing cold air. windchills are really the big problem. windchills are anywhere from 15 to 40 degrees below zero. frostbite can occur within 15 minutes on exposed skin. it is dangerously cold. >> you don't want to have anything really exposed, right? >> especially your face. >> right. >> correct. >> good segue tamron. >> thank you. >> so it turns out what your mother used to tell you about covering your nose and mouth with a scarf is true. do

faced with that reality, there's the option as an al jazeera article argued this week about mindy kalinge would detract from rather than enrich the framework she set up. or when you get your shot at bringing your story to the mainstream, you can try to bring as much nuance and detail as you can to your individual immigrant experience. in an essay in "new york" magazine celebrity chef eddie wong let loose his frustrations about watching as his memoir "fresh off the boat" became an abc sitcom of the same name writing "fresh off the boat" was a very specific narrative about specific moments in my life. the network's approach was to tell a universal, ambiguous, cornstarch story about asian-americans resembling missouri goo gai pan but who is that show written for. joining me is janet mock and kevin fallon senior entertainment reporter for "the daily beast" and writer and journalist justin chan. joining me from los angeles is jeff yang, wall street journal columnist columnist. so nice to see you, jeff. i actually wanting to ask you about the chop sticks question at the media event for "fresh

. >> mindy kaling.arious. i don't know that she was doing it to create controversy. >> i think she was doing it -- >> to have fun. >> yeah, because she couldn't get on the godaddy ad. >> in "ghostbusters." i know they picked the cast but surely she can have something. >> please don't call me shirley. come on, i can't resist. so we've got that winter storm that is moving out. that's good news. but we've got a second system, an alberta clipper that's going to be coming across thursday evening. it's going to start pushing snow into the northeast thursday into friday morning. again, this is a quick mover. snow for boston, maybe one to two inches, but then it deepens off the coast of maine. they already have winter storm watches up for maine. the reason for that, you look at central maine anywhere from 9 to 12 inches. this is what we're watching now. this system is going to bring rain for the southwest, phoenix, friday to saturday. it develops monday morning, groundhog's day. and depending on the track it's

well mindy tweeted, oh, hello michael keaton's son. >> he is not unattractive. >> he is very -- that's," he wrote that. and he co-wrote "heart attack." he's written for madonna. he wrote for nick jonas, his newest song. >> he's very popular. >> and he's -- >> cute. >> and he's -- >> married. >> just in case you're wondering. here's a question that got us talking. how often do you think you need to shower? buzz feed went to a dermatologist to find out. because they think we overshower in this country. apparently showering once a day is too many times according to buzz feed. >> which for us is problematic because we like to work out every day. >> if you don't work out, they say you should shower two to three times a week. that means on wednesdays -- >> wednesday, saturdays. >> yeah, saturday or sunday. >> i knew this because pediatricians say it about babies. i like to give mila a bath every night. the pediatrician says, she's going to be scaly when she gets older. >> so every couple of days? >> yeah. >> they say if you feel icky, use a towelettes and wipe off the grossest parts of your