my guest tonight is an outspoken punter for the minnesota vikings.you're into a frank discussion of kicking things, don't touch that dial. please welcome chris kluwe. [cheers and applause] hay, mr. kluwe. welcome to the though. i'm thrilled to have you here. i'm a fan of sport. sport or sport ball. you play the football, do you not? >> i do play the football. >> stephen: it's got the points on the end. >> it's elongated stonchts stitches on the top. i love it when they play that game. [ laughter ] minnesota, you guys this past weekend played green bay. >> we did. >> stephen: what some have called the cholesterol bowl. >> the cheese bowl i believe is another name for it. >> stephen: lands of meatz and cheeses. you got your ludifus handed to you. >> i played well. when i play well that's a sign the team is not playing well. >> stephen: because your job is to give the ball away. >> i'm a professional surrenderer. they call on me and say chris go give to the ball to the other team but do it in a good way so we're not hurt to badly. >> stephen: surrender

dangerous they can be when they're at full strength during their nfc wild card game against the minnesota vikingsht. the packers crushed the vikings 24-to-ten. aaron rodgers set a nfl playoff record by completing passes to ten different receivers. but the vikings played without starting quarterback christian ponder. who was held out with a right elbow injury. instead back up joe webb started in his place after not having thrown a single pass for the entire season. earlier in the day the nfl playoffs officially kicked off with the afc wild-card match up between the houston texans and the cincinnati bengals.

. >>> to sports on the field and the green bay packers cruise past the minnesota vikings 24-10. aaron rodgers led the way for the pack while minnesota was without their starting qb who was out with a bum elbow. today the ravens play the colts and the redskins play the seahawks. a lot of great football going on right now. >>> and good news this morning for hockey fans. it seems that a tentative agreement has been reached that could save the season. the deal comes after an all-night negotiating session that lasted 16 hours. any new collective bargaining agreement still has to be approved by the players and owners before the puck drops, again. more than 500 games have been canceled, in case you're keeping track. >>> in politics. a major issue for the new congress that mirrors the hopes of some new members. we'll tell you what to expect in 2013. -oh! -oh! oh! oh! ♪ what do you know? oh! ♪ bacon? -oh! -oh! oh! [ female announcer ] with 40 delicious progresso soups at 100 calories or less, there are plenty of reasons people are saying "progress-oh!" share your story for a chance to win

. >>> so the minnesota vikings are done. good season for them, coming off a three-win year to get to the playoffs. green bay moves on. they go to candlestick next week in san francisco. what do you think? >> cris: it's just going to be a terrific ball game. so much different and so much riding on colin kaepernick now. we know the way they can play defensively. looks like they'll probably get justin smith back for the game, who is going to make a huge difference there. but a great matchup and now we're down to the big dogs here. there are no more soft spots around if you're going to make it to the super bowl. >> al: 49ers had the bye week which green bay would have had, had they beaten minnesota last week. that's history. the other game we know next weekend will be houston at new england. they met on a monday night about a month ago. texans were saying it was the biggest game in the history of their franchise. this is now the biggest game in the history of their franchise. >> cris: that blow-out set houston back and took them

. >>> so the minnesota vikings are done. good season for them, coming off a three-win year to get to the playoffs. green bay moves on. they go to candlestick next week in san francisco. what do you think? >> cris: it's just going to be a terrific ball game. so much different and so much riding on colin kaepernick now. we know the way they can play defensively. looks like they'll probably get justin smith back for the game, who is going to make a huge difference there. but a great matchup and now we're down to the big dogs here. there are no more soft spots around if you're going to make it to the super bowl. >> al: 49ers had the bye week which green bay would have had, had they beaten minnesota last week. that's history. the other game we know next weekend will be houston at new england. they met on a monday night about a month ago. texans were saying it was the biggest game in the history of their franchise. this is now the biggest game in the history of their franchise. >> cris: that blow-out set houston back and took them

the other nfc wild-card game is between the green bay packers and the minnesota vikings. >> the game they are trying to keep fans say and make sure they be it out there. that includes cutting off of all sales after halftime and the cover-up usually happens after the third quarter. hundreds of fans showed up yesterday to clear the snow for lambeau field. the oregon ducks and never trailed in their den. >> the opening kickoff was taken 94 yards and that scored the first touchdown. 34-17 was the final score. you don't see this every day -- the ford sprained his right ankle after missing a shot in the game against the new york knicks. he stepped on the waitress taking in order encored side. -- encored aside. >> usa today it reports that bar rafaeli will be named the new godaddy girl and be in a commercial during the super bowl. kate upton will star in an ad as well. 6:26 and another half-hour of "good morning washington." >> we spend a lot of time on the feed because a chicken is what it eats. [ jim ] this seal verifies we feed my fresh all-natural chickens an all-vegetarian diet includi

and one game, the packards are hosting the minnesota vikings.m the stabbed as they often do. if they win tonight, they'll hid to san francisco to play the 49ers. >>> we'll get to watch and wait. no snow here. >> no. >> but maybe rain? it's coming. >>> rain is coming. take a look at the satellite. we're mostly cloudy and cool right now. here are asierra snow will be in the north this bring the front through later today and then the low will slide quickly through by tomorrow. here's a look at 2:00. 2:00 or so we got light rain following over the north bay and the presence peninsula. and this will shift inland. and the steady rain will continue to fall in the dinner hours. and in the evening hours, break ago way to scattered showers. and -- breaking away to scatters showers. and dry tuesday and the next chance for rain is on wednesday. it's going to be cool out there. low to mid-50s and a little breezy when the front sweeps through as well. >>> that is our report for this morning. thanks for trusts ktvu news. >>> be sure to join us for our next new

. >> adrian peterson the running back for the minnesota vikings,ed me deya williams played with him inesota. last year, he tore his acl and mcl at fedex field when they were playing the redskins on christmas eve. was back for the regular season other, missed all the preseason, proceeded to rush for 2,000 yards. >> missed the record by nine yards or something like that? what a year he had? running back. >> in the past they would always say that first year back from a torn acl, you're never the same. obviously, he proved that wrong. >> better. >> were to be hopeful. >> it was the acl/mcl not the acl/lcla lot of letters. >>> 13-game winning streak the second long nest school history, tonight the terps try to extend that to 14 as they host florida state. mary land on the cusp of moving into the top 25, first, this to have take care of business against a physical fsu squad. it's a test the terps are looking forward to. >> yeah, i'm a looking forward. great for our team because we have such a -- such big guys, shaq is huge. alex put on so much muscle.. i think a great test for us. really phy

in saturday's other game, i hate to say this the green bay packers cruised over the minnesota vikings. that was a heartbreaker for me. they were led by aaron rodgers connecting with ten different receivers for 274 yards and a touchdown. the vikings starting quarterback was out with an injured elbow. i should point that out. the packers face the san francisco 49ers next weekend. the ravens play the colts while rg3 and play the seahawks. >>> the nhl reporting that a tentative agreement has been reached which would mean the end of the lockout, the national hockey league and the player sshz has been negotiating for six months. this morning the two sides agreed on a framework for a new collective bargaining agreement. this year's lockout was the second longest in league history. >>> we are now hearing from retired general stanley mccrissal for the first time since he resigned two years ago. in his memoir that comes out tomorrow he takes blame in the article that ended his career. mcchrystal was the top commander in afghanistan at the time of his resignation. the article caught him criticiz

new york giants and new orleans saints or minnesota vikings and atlanta falcons?>> yeah! no, she's right. she's right. it is pittsburgh steelers and dallas cowboys, isn't it? >> the name of the team she's heard of. >> pittsburgh's won the most, six, and dallas has won the next most, well, they won five. just go to the next one. >> another lady from pennsylvania. how much are super bowl commercials being sold for this year? $500,000, $1.5 million, $3 million, $4 million? >> we'll go for the big bucks. $4 million. >> you are smart as pretty. yes, you are. >> $4 million, is that for a 30-second ad? >> most people are talking at a party and don't get to hear the commercial anyway. >> they are showing them all before the game. >> is that smart? >> i don't know, i like to be surprised. >> len he we love you. we love you. thanks for coming on. kathie is going to come back across the street. life is still a cabaret. 40 years later, we're going to talk to the famous, liza minnelli, legendary cast of music musical right after this. have given way to sleeping. tossing and tu

temps there are supposed to be in the teens tonight when the packers take on the minnesota vikings. >urse, that's just one of the playoff matchups you can catch today here on nbc 4. at 4:30 this afternoon, watch as the bengals take on the houston texans. that's followed by that battle between green bay and the vikings at 8:00 p.m. keep it here after football for news 4 at 11:00. >>> meantime, the baltimore ravens are getting ready for a big playoff matchup. people there are showing their team spirit in some pretty creative ways. baltimore gas and electric lit its downtown headquarters with purple lights last night, casting its entire building in ravens colors. the company says they'll keep the lights this way for as long as the team is in the playoffs. the ravens face the indianapolis colts in baltimore tomorrow. >>> exciting time for all of them too. >> sure is. >>> the time now, 9:26. then there's that other game, something like the redskins, maybe the seahawks battling it out. >> i don't know what you're talking about. >>> up next, see how the quarterbacks match up. >>> and new thi

the green bay packers cruised past the minnesota vikings 24-10. way for the pack while minnesota was without their starting quarterback who was out with a bum elbow. bad timing. saturday's other game, the texans beat the bengals. today the ravens play the colts and the redskins play the seahawks. >>> and a controversy at the university of texas at austin. champion women's track and field coach bev kearney stepped down this weekend admitting she had an intimate relationship with an adult student athlete ten years ago. in a statement the university says they do not believe that coach kearney had any similar relationships with studented a let's either before or after that reported relationship. the 55-year-old had been on paid leave since november amid the rumors. >>> time to get you ready for the week ahead with our nancy week-ahead call dawar here. on monday, we've been talking quite a bit on james holmes, the man accused of opening fire in a crowded aurora, colorado movie theater. he'll be in court for a preliminary hearing. he's charged, as you ma

a lot of people have looked at adrian peterson, start running back for the minnesota vikings, who came back in less than six months and had a record-setting year this season. he didn't have the lcl procedure. so it is going to take rg3 a little bit longer. of course, everybody's body responds differently. >> helps he is an athlete and in shape? >> absolutely. you don't want to come back too soon. we have seen what can happen. so you know they are going to be extra cautious this time around. >> is it remarkable -- >> i'm sorry, the pain involved, is there? >> you know, after surgery, generally you're -- you're kind of drugged up so the's going to be a while but it's going to be a painful process coming back. in i time you have a surgery like that, just getting back to form is always painful. >> is it remarkable they were able to do both the lcl and acl at the same time? >> really common. the surgeon told me almost always when do you the lcl you do the acl as well. we knew that was coming last night. >> two fer. dan hellie, we will see you at 5:00. thanks, dan. we will bring you continui

they beat the minnesota vikings yesterday.hat means the packers will travel to candlestick for saturday's game. kickoff at 5:00 p.m. if you're still hoping to go to the game, the 49ers will release a limited amount of tickets through ticket master at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow. >>> still ahead on "today in the bay," nbc bay area's political analyst, talking about the controversial plan on how the state spends money on public education. (woman) 3 days of walking to give a break cancer survivor a lifetime-- that's definitely a fair trade. whoo! you walk with friends, you meet new friends, and you keep those friendships. it was such a beautiful experience. (jessica lee) ♪ and it's beautiful ♪ undeniable (woman) why walk 60 miles in the boldest breast cancer event in history? because everyone deserves a lifetime. visit the3day.org to register or to request more information and receive a free 3-day bracelet today. ♪ building up from deep inside it was 3 days of pure joy. susan g. komen's investments in early detection and treatment have h

there are o a lot of people in my home state of minnesota wanting to vikings and the packers, okay? >> here we go. here we go. >> my husband's family they're all packers fans. >> that's going get nasty at home. >> it's going to get nasty. >> well, here in new york, we're out of it entirely so we'll just watch you guys fight. anyway, we'll be right back. this is "cbs this morning saturday" saturday". (woman) 3 days of walking to give a break cancer survivor a lifetime-- that's definitely a fair trade. whoo! you walk with friends, you meet new friends and you keep those friendships. it was such a beautiful experience. (jessica lee) ♪ and it's beautiful ♪ ♪ undeniable ♪ (woman) why walk 60 miles in the boldest breast cancer event in history? because everyone deserves a lifetime. visit the3day.org to register or to request more information and receive a free 3-day bracelet today. ♪ building up from deep inside ♪ it was 3 days of pure joy. susan g. komen's investments in early detection and treatment have helped reduce breast cancer mortality in the u.s. by 33% since 1990. help us contin

not necessarily in the interests of -- >> i was with someone the other day saying, minnesota vikings were a real estate play. >> that's kind of over. the idea that there's great real estate value there. >> although what happens if the possibility that rents go up dramatically in some of the shopping centers they're in, maybe it turns out to be not that big. although jcpenney, price war, target, price war. maybe the takeaway is retail is too hard right now, including sears, jcpenney, including target and walmart. >> the online component of your sales is increasingly what upgrades, downgrades, all about how ecommerce initiatives they don't expect will pay off as well. >> home depot's ecommerce initiatives have been amazing. there's so many things going on -- home depot, one more thing frank blake has done. let's not forget, housing can do so -- look at pier 1, how well these have done. anything that spruces up a house, that's already bottomed in price, including a kenmore washer and dryer. not bad. >> no, not bad. >> sears is its own animal in so many ways, including the idea it's a co

north rival minnesota vikings. the packers have the 17-3 lead at half time.l be the sixth time since 1995 that the packers and niners face each other in the playoffs. the niners have won only once in those meetings, back in 1998. thank you steve young and terrell owens. the other n.f.c. wild card game is today with the seahawks and the redskins right here on k.t.v.u. channel 2. coverage begins at 1:00 this afternoon with the fox n.f.l. sunday pregame show followed by the game at 1:30. the winner of that seahawks/redskins game will take on atlanta next sunday. >>> and in the a.f.c. the houston texans beat the bengals 19-13. the texans face the patriots next sunday. today andrew luck will lead the colts against the ravens. the winner of that game faces the broncos on saturday. >>> the f.b.i. is expected to release more information tomorrow on efforts to excavate a well near sacramento. the same well where the remains of the victims of a serial killer have been found. investigators say they found broken bones from at least three people, and a fetus in that well

. >>> wild card weekend, the packers host minnesota vikings qb ponder out with an elbow injury.t pressure on joe webb. the packers win and face san francisco in the next round. >> houston avoided a postseason letdown. aaron foster rushed for 140 yards and they win, playing new england next week. >> now we go outside to maria, whose got. >> good morning, we're looking at a nice day in new york city. we had flurries early this morning and very early, like before 6:00 a.m. but we could see a little bit of sunshine in new york city. other areas will continue to deal with the flurries, snow showers. especially if you live off the great lakes. that's the only spot that could be looking at accumulating snow. otherwise a relatively quiet day across the northeast. temperatures not too bad, 43 for the high in new york city and upper 30s over across portions of upstate new york including syracuse. in the southeast, a little bit warmer but cool in atlanta with a high of 49. 48 in norfolk, virginia and portions of northern florida and central florida. rain showers associated with the same sy

green bay blasting an undermanned minnesota team last night. vikings quarterback christian ponder unable to go with an elbow injury so joe web started. he hadn't thrown a pass all season. web in over his head and stumbling over his feet. trips over clay matthews. 11 for 30, 180 yards, 1 interception. packer fullback john kuhn, too easy there. it gives green bay the 17-3 lead before the half. and rogers 117 yards passing. to kuhn, 9 yards. packers pummel minnesota, 24-10. it will be a repeat of week one when 49ers went to lambeau and beat green bay. early game yesterday. houston and cincinnati. texans beat the wildcard last year. and 16-7, houston. less than three minutes to go, bengals trail by six, andy dalton going for it all on third down. overthrows a.j. green. next play, they need 11 yards to keep the drive alive on fourth down. dalton to jones, the former cal star. five yards shy, he never saw the ball again. houston gets them again and texans play at new england next sunday. >>> warriors with a 21 point win over the clippers wednesday night, but

green bay blasting an undermanned minnesota team last night. vikings quarterback christian ponder unable to go with an elbow injury so joe web started. he hadn't thrown a pass all season. web in over his head and stumbling over his feet. trips over clay matthews. 11 for 30, 180 yards, 1 interception. packer fullback john kuhn, too easy there. touchdown gives green bay the 17-3 lead just before half. aaron rodgers, 274 yards passing. to kuhn, 9 yards. packers pummel minnesota, 24-10. it will be a repeat of week one when 49ers went to lambeau and beat green bay. early game yesterday. houston and cincinnati. texans beat the bengals in the wildcard last year. and 16-7, houston. less than three minutes to go, bengals trail by six, andy dalton going for it all on third down. overthrows a.j. green. next play, they need 11 yards to keep the drive alive on fourth down. dalton to jones, the former cal star. five yards shy, he never saw the ball again. houston gets them again and texans play at new england next sunday. >>> warriors with a 21 point win over the cl

green bay blasting an undermanned minnesota team last night. vikings quarterback christian ponder unable to go with an elbow injury so joe web started. he hadn't thrown a pass all season. web in over his head and stumbling over his feet. trips over clay matthews. 11 for 30, 180 yards, 1 interception. packer fullback i don't know kuhn, too easy there. it gives green bay the 17-3 lead before the half. and rogers 117 yards passing. to kuhn, 9 yards. packers pummel minnesota, 24-10. it will be a repeat of week one when 49ers went to lambeau and beat green bay. >>> texans beat the wildcard last year. and 16-7, houston. less than three minutes to go, bengals trail by six, andy dalton going for it all on third down. overthrows a.j. green. next play, they need 11 yards to keep the drive alive on fourth down. ball ton to jones, the former cal star. five yards shy, he never saw the ball again. houston gets them again and texans play at new england next sunday. >>> warriors with a 21 point win over the clippers wednesday night but that was at oracle. last night's

. >>> in minnesota tv reporter of affiliate kare was doing a live shot on the upcoming vikings game when her cameraman bold her over. >>> in brazil -- right there, a runner there leading in a race was attacked by a man with a history of mental problems. police on motorcycles were able to stop the attack and the kenyan runner went on to win the race. >>> just ahead, ryan lochte dives into react and taylor swift reportedly racks up another ex. why are kim and kanye turning down millions for the first photos of their baby? >>> welcome back to "early today." the umbrella is probably still wet from yesterday. many areas of the northwest and now watching more rain push through. a big slug, too. this will head into areas of washington state. this time for areas like spokane, not like 7 inches of snow you got yesterday. it will be more or less starting as snow and turning to a rain/snow mixture. not looking for any accumulations today. southern portions of california you're fine today and even tomorrow we'll watch the moisture head a little further south but not into southern cal. >>> you won't

a vikings press release announced that minnesota rookie tackle is replacing williams.illiams had been looking forward to this nfl all-star game his first pro bowl experience. he's been practicing in hawaii all week. he played through thigh, knee, and angle injuries this week, but he was amazing on the field earning that nod. more on this story, but we do know that williams joins robert griffin iii to be selected to pro bowl to be withdrawn. >>> well, there's a promo shoot in baltimore recently. someone had this idea, they brought in the lombardi trophy, an authentic one and wanted the ravens to get around it for this video shoot. and ray lewis wouldn't let anybody -- >> that's not a good idea. >> compete in the commercial. he said no, no, no not until after the game. that's all he's thinking about right now. it's the "xs" and "os." >> do not do this commercial. >> but we agree with him. >> some people call him ray ray. >> i like to call him ray ray, makes him seem -- he'll be happy to oblige with all the pictures after the game. in the meantime, though, he's only think

. >>> and in minnesota, a tv reporter of affiliate kare was doing a live show on the upcoming viking her camera man bolt her over. luckily she was not hurt. what the heck was that guy thinking? i wouldn't be working with him again. >> they were in a bar. maybe that had something to do with it. >> maybe he had a few drinks. i'm hoping he wasn't planning on hitting her quite so hard. >> maybe a little revenge. >> maybe. who knows? >> just ahead, ryan lochte dives into reality and which harry potter star is still being treated like a minor? plus, why are kim and kanye turning down millions for the first photos of their baby? you're watching "first look" on msnbc. [ male announcer ] where do you turn for legal matters? maybe you want to incorporate a business. or protect your family with a will or living trust. and you'd like the help of an attorney. at legalzoom a legal plan attorney is available in most states with every personalized document to answer questions. get started at legalzoom.com today. and now you're protected. get started at legalzoom.com today. and you wouldn't have it a

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minnesota with those kind of temperatures? >> brian: yeah. >> gretchen: you wore stuff all over your face with just little holes. >> brian: how did the vikingseople eaters. now the rest of your headlines. they're screaming at us to get to it. good grief, charlie brown of the the voice behind the character behind bars. >> i guess you know i've never suck seemedded at anything in my whole life. >> charlie brown, it's true. i recognize your frailties, your weaknesses. >> gretchen: peter robins faces charges, including stalking and making a death threat now. the 56-year-old was picked up at one of the largest border crossings between san diego and tijuana. background check showed there was a warrant out for his arrest. >> steve: good grief. >> brian: what's on the label may not be what you're getting. a new study reveals fake ingredients in products. food fraud detectives found pomegranate juice diluted with grape or pear juice. that's cheaper. olive oil mixed with cheaper oil s. lemon juice, cheapened with water and sugar. tea is diluted with filters like lawn grass or fern leaves. you think that would be picked up. and spices like paprika or s

redskins losing to the seahawks 24 to 14 to and the nfc match-up green bay packers beat the minnesota vikings and the houston, texas answers over the bangles and the baltimore ravens over the indianapolis colts. the division match-ups, baltimore against denver green bay against san fran civiling 0 and seattle facing off against atlanta. >> let it be said that i was perfect in my weekend play-off predictions. >> you were. >> i was perfect. i was the only one perfect. >> i was 2 for 4. >> i was for the redskins. >> i was rooting for them but i knew they wouldn't win. they are not winners. >> hey, i wouldn't say that. >> put that coffee down. coffee is foreclosers. we will closers. we will? >> the ravens looked great. >> the republican senator who was stopped for drunk driving over the holidays pled guilty in court, mike crepo from ohio began an apology tour saying he has been drinking alcohol several times a week even though he is a mormon. he has lost his driver's license for a year. >> really? apology tore? >> that's -- tour? >> that's what they are calling. >> what stops is he making? >> the