oklahoma. not just moore. >> do you think you will achieve shelters in schools? you know, are harder to get up and fight for it. but kyle would want that. we need shelters in every oklahoma school. >> kyle would want me to get up and fight. and do all that i possibly can so that kids are protected in the future. ing the. >> we can't prevent tornadoes hit the ground. but we can protect against their impact. in a town like moore the technology combined with the resillresilience of the community will help them rebuild. >> wow, so i mean obviously the technology is always very incredible to hear about but when you put a face to it you really feel the impact of it. >> it's hard to meet mickey. she lost a son and it just seemed so unnecessary particularly after seeing how effective the technology can be, you know. >> is anyone pushing to convert schools into safer places? >> well, mickey's definitely pushing. that's her job. she really wants to make sure that shelters are put in schools. considering 60% of schools don't have shelters that have the capacity to be shelte

include carlos arredondo, a survivor of the boston marathon bombings, and gary byrd, fire chief of moore, oklahoma, who led the search and rescue effort after a huge tornado hit the town. you can watch the state of the union tomorrow night on wusa9 at 9 p.m. following the address the president will take off wednesday morning for a two day tour to promote his proposal and kick it off at a costco in lanham, maryland, where he'll talk about the economy and then he'll head to a steel plant near pittsburgh and make stops in wisconsin and tennessee. >>> there's a case of cuteness overload at the national zoo. if you think bao bao the panda is adorable, wait until you see the two newest cubs. >> who would not want to get on a plane and leave this cold weather? >> and dozens of local grad students planning to get the heck out of dodge, why they aren't letting sochi security concerns stop them >>> the fears over security are still the big story coming out of sochi, russia, the site of this year's winter olympics, but despite the fact of possible terror attacks 26 grad students in sports management from gw

others are two survivors of the boston marathon bombing and the fire chief of moore, oklahoma. you can catch the state of the union tomorrow night at 6:00 p.m. right after kpix 5 news at 5:00. if you're commuting at that time, you can watch or listen to the live stream at kpix.com. >>> we know the dangers of buying on ebay, but consumer watch steps in when one man gets shortchanged trying to sell his stuff. these are the hands a pediatrician. these are pioneering advances in heart surgery. and these are developing groundbreaking treatments for cancer. they're the hands of the nation's top doctors. kaiser permanente doctors. and though they are all different, they work together on a single mission: saving lives. discover how we are advancing medicine at kp.org join us, and thrive. it's buyer beware. julie watts on the consumerwatch a case of "seller beware." >>> disputes over ebay purchases happen all the time and usually buyer beware. the case of seller beware. >> reporter: for franco selling his prize connection of gi joes hasn't been easy. >> it's tough letting go pieces of m

. >> i -- moore, oklahoma.d we have a great conversation. >> what was it like with your wife being there with you. >> being at the white house live in person it was a tremendous honor. its one of those moments where your heart kind of flurries because you know this is one of the highest points where you get to really hear in person and see and when you hear that message where the announcer says, speaker, the president of the united states, that's just incredible. >> yeah. i bet. >> it truly is. the big thing we're dealing with, with the bay area now is of course the drought. were there any conversations had about that? >> oh, absolutely. in fact, a week before we had the counsel of mayors spent four hours at the white house and we brought up -- we were the lead kind of effort to talk about water infrastructure and wastewater infrastructure. that's our challenge west of the rockies and we want to bring that to the attention of the white house and make that part of job creation and infrastructure. >> i know, mayo

thousands more were injured, when it hit the fill teens and let's show video of what we saw and moore oklahoma. terrible tornado there, struck in an area, of course, known as tornado alley. and most people who lived there despite the destruction that we saw there, are saying they will state. so the questions that keep getting raised when it comes to these stories is climate change. is climate change responsible. most scientists say it is not responsible for an individual event, but they do believe that or many believe it could contribute to the strength of some of these storms. i take it the debate is going to continue. >> i think that each storm is sort of shifting the debate though, in the direction of people agreeing that climate change is playing a role here. these storms are massive, i'm not a scientist but i feel like the perception is changing. and amazed some of the breadth and power of these storms and how they are happening in different ways. droughts in the midwest, sort of extremes in all types of weather that many people haven't seen before. >> i think -- what we have seen as a re

moore, oklahoma, became synonymous to destruction. azteas "techknow" tells us, ther work is paying off with innovations from the lab that could literally save lives. >> one of the worst tornadoes on record that went viral. >> we have large debris in the air. >> i think if you live in tornado alley it needs to be a priority. it needs to have a shelter. >> 300 miles from moore in an university engineers work to make shelters a reality. >> what we have here is an air canon that's called boomer. virtual potato launcher on steroids. >> reporter: it performed test on a variety of buildings. some of them failed. through trial and error innovation came through reinforcement and engineering. >> should we load the canon? >> load the canon. >> wow. >> 103 mph. >> 10 3 mph. >> it's completely fine. >> this particular wall is what we call double wide brick. you have got one wall of brick here and another wall of brick here and there is a cavity full of concrete and reinforcing steel. >> my goodness. joining us is techno contributor, first of all,

like this improbable incident in moore, oklahoma.ct is tasered by police, put in cuffs and placed in the back of a squad car, but that isn't enough to hold him. he's able to slip out of the backseat and steal the police cruiser. the suspect doesn't get far, though. he loses control, slams into a tree and adds a few more lines to his rap sheet. >>> and how about this one in oregon? an officer rushes to an emergency only to become one himself when a motorist fails to yield. the officer swerves but still hits the car and a house. the owner isn't home, but luckily no one is injured. >>> but one of the most bewildering occurrences ever caught on dash cam is this one, when police pursue a 15-foot limousine going down the highway backward. april 22nd, 2006, west chester county, new york. trooper todd boemer is patrolling interstate 64. >> i was conducting radar enforcement when i saw a large limo, white limo coming northbound at a high rate of speed. the vehicle was going 124 miles per hour. >> the officer gives chase as the driver tears do

now even though 25 people died in the moore, oklahoma storm, this teacher's assistant may have saved with a risky decision. okay, so tell me what i'm looking at right here. >> this is the beginning of the new briarwood. >> this is where you used to teach? >> correct, this is where the old briarwood was. >> this is where you were during the storm? >> this is where we were may 20th. >> on may 20th, ladonna cobb, an assistant in briar wowood elementary's pre-k, risked her life to save students, all while the tornado was tearing up her building. >> all of us were saying lord, please, please protect us, let us be okay. >> tornado warning until 4:30. >> most tornadoes hit this area in the evening. >> moving toward moore. >> but this time the forecasters at the national weather service predicted that the storm will blow through earlier in the day. in other words, when the classes were still in session. >> 35 right now, in moore. >> what was different about this one? >> whenever we turned on the radio and we were listening, you can hear it in their voice. they were saying, you know, this one

first lady, fire chief gary byrd who managed the team looking for survivors after a tornado hit moore, oklahoma. the night byrd promised to comb through every piece of property at least three times before calling it quits. the tornado killed 25 people and damaged more than 1,000 homes and businesses. we of course will have full coverage of the state of the union address starting at 6:00 tonight. we'll also stream the speech on line at nbcbayarea.com. >>> the come accused of using a job at pet snoort commit a crime spree will be in court. they will attend a preliminary hearing this morning. kirk worked at the pets hotel in san carlos. police say she used her knowledge of when people were on vacation to plan at least eight burglaries. they have pleaded not guilty. >> police have released a sketch of a man accused of exposing himself to a group of cheerleaders in a high school locker room. a person looking like this reportedly walked through the girls locker room at south san francisco high, naked. police say the man made eye contact with several of the girls and then lext he has not been seen sin

bombing, carlos arredon arredondo, the man with the white cowboy hat and the fire chief from moore, oklahoma by the tornadoes last may. also, jason collins, the first openly gay athlete and major professional team sport, the nba basketball player will be there as well as joey huddy beyond the extreme marshmallow launcher. they invited joey back and he'll be here tomorrow night. he is now intel's youngest ever intern. >> peter alexander from the briefing room. that's going to do it for me. i'm craig melvin. state of the union coverage all day tomorrow here on msnbc. rachel maddow and chris matthews anchoring coverage. up next though "andrea mitchell reports." tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. plus, in clinical studies, celebrex is proven to improve daily physical function so moving is easier. ce

there will be the fire chief from moore, oklahoma, one of the first responders in the disaster that took place there in may of last year, and also a young man by the name of joey hutti, with that extreme marshmallow cannon he brought out, the president was well entertained by a while back. he was 14 then, i think right now he's the youngest intern at intel. we'll hear about the defining issues from the president, income inequality and economic social immobility, education, job training. >> cool stuff. interesting, thank you, peter. appreciate it, peter alexander live for us at the white house. here on set with me, democratic congressman from connecticut, jim hyams. this is the president's chance to hit the reset button. came in after the second inauguration with a lot of ambition and didn't quite work out, for whatever reason. now we're going into 2014. our nbc news politics team looking at six things to expect in the address. the growing issue of income inequality, what do you want to hear tomorrow night? >> there's a lot the president needs to do tomorrow night. he had a lousy 2013, pe

obama, are survivors of the boston bombing, a first responder to the horrible tornado that hit moore, oklahoma, last may, and jason collins, the first openly gay athlete in the nba. the white house is also trying to change the way that people watch the state of the union. they're looking for every gadget in the book. for the past week, whitehouse.gov has been steering people to enhanced graphics, and something that they hope will light up social media. the president will switch back to a more traditional outreach and hitting the road for two days, a four-state trip that will take him around the middle of the country. >>> while the white house insists the president will seek an optimistic tone for tomorrow night's address, the republicans are looking for something different. here's what missouri senator roy blunt had to say that republicans asked him to do on behalf of the party for the state of the union. >> when he delivers his state of the union address this week, the president has a lot of explaining to do. if all he has to offer is more of same, or if he refuses to acknowledge that his own

. >> welcome back to moore, oklahoma, you can see up close the devastation and just how bad it is. >>e budget is sequestration levels -- by republicans, they agree on what the money neenz -- john boehner -- was the speaker. >> the aca has been to the supreme court through both houses of congress. >> what are you hearing from those on the forefront of the fight against vladimir putin's anti-gay stances? >> reporter: craig, it is a t taboo subject to bring up the fact that the laws even exist. >> 86 women around the globe will be vying for this title. and the theater, beautiful. it's totally russia, all red seats and down here is where it matters. ♪ >> really? what are you doing? >> i'm doing you. >> you handsome fellow. >> my dream is made today. >> can we get a shot of this good looking cake. happy birthday, harvey. >> look at that. lavender. >> you union won't let me make you candles so i have an app on my phone. >> should we not even acknowledge it? >> is there a problem? >> it it's thursday, thomas roberts foam medusa. >> i'm chris jansing, thomas roberts is up next. >> i see smart

team sport and jerry bird who rallied his community in the aftermath of a devastating tornado in moore, oklahomahner include small business owners from his district who says obamacare has made it harder for them to hire and the republican congressman is bringing willie robertson from "duck dynasty" who is the son of phil robertson, who made the controversial remarks from gq. >> that's a nice touch. that will bring people together. >> -- the unspoken message and cadence of the speech itself, no details is too small. the process is so intense that obama's speech writer cody kenan has not shaved his beard since he began working on it last november. michael waldman knows all about particular the former director of speech writing for president bill clinton and now president of the brennan center for justice. it's great to have you, as always. look, times are not great for the president. poll after poll shows his numbers are down, that confidence is down, and the latest nbc news/"wall street journal" poll, 68% say the country is worse off since he took office, and even senator reid admitted this after

and gary bird from moore, oklahoma, the site of a very devastating tornado. be sure to watch cnn's special coverage of the president's state of the union address tonight starting at 7:00 eastern. i will see you then. >>> 140 million people are under winter advisories right now, bracing for an onslaught of snow and ice, a storm that probably wouldn't make northerners blink an eye. but this storm is taking aim at the deep south, where resources to battle such weather are few. our chad myers is in new orleans. chad, who is getting the worst of this right now? >> reporter: you know, east texas just north of us here, lafayette, up to about baton rouge and across into mississippi, montgomery, and it's even snowing in atlanta. i have a tower cam from atlanta. my wife lives with me. eight niles north in a high-rise and says she can't see downtown at all now, because the snow is now thick enough it's just blocking visibility. and so that's what we're seeing here in atlanta. this right here is 33 and rain. in about one hour, it's going to be 32. 31 and rain. so what wo

. >> moore, oklahoma, went through it before us. we saw a lot of hope. and we're not going to discredit their hope by standing here whining. >> we're going to move on. we're going to rebuild. it's going to be better. >> reporter: it's an optimism ingrained in this community. they want to be one of the first to move back in. construction on their shredded home begins next month. >> here in the background, you hear the bob cats working. people are moving on. >> reporter: progress, fueled by faith, says this pastor of crossroads church, religion helping the town's people find strength. >> something that we all live through together. and i have been impressed by the way people have pulled together. >> reporter: washington strong, the town's message of hope for the future. >> we know how great our community is, we're going to rally and we're going to come back, you know, stronger, it's just an amazing place. >> and still to come on this new year's day edition of "good morning america" -- jodi areas, george zimmerman, oscar pistorius, names that became infamou

we have the fire chief from moore, oklahoma. >> a-rod?got the nba star who became the first major sports team player -- >> no a-rod. >> to come out as an openly gay athlete. many people. >> peter cook, joining us from washington. more coming up. ♪ >> good morning. "bloomberg surveillance," a peso,on the argentine 8.60 on s&p. our guest host is still harris, former ceo of paypal. a lot to talk about. monday morning, top headlines. still no peso quote. in the ukraine, antigovernment protesters in kiev have seized the building housing the justice ministry. they set up barricades around the ministry. they have taken over municipal buildings in 10 cities as unrest spreads across ukraine, even into areas with closer ties to russia. the head of tata motors died over the weekend, karl slym fell from a hotel in bangkok, he was the managing director of the indian automaker and had been leading company -- leading efforts to turn the company around. shares fell 5% on the news. 5at punk -- daft punk won grammy awards, including record of the year. and

also survivors of the huge tornado that levelled moore, oklahoma. this is the first lady.r the president, a little wind in his sails as he readies what will be his fifth state of the union. in the poll of polls, his support is hadded back upward after the health care debacle. not great for him and from day one, the president's top job has been to right the crippled economy. he is likely to tell us there is still a long way to go. as christine roman shows us, the housing market has risen from the dead. >> playing house is fun. bidding on a house, not so much. >> you put in an offer to the house and you know there is another interested buyer. a little nerve racking. >> the first time home buyers, they want to raise their son in this long island home. someone else wants it too. >> you are starting to see multiple offers on the home that is priced correctly. >> housing has roared back. recovery doesn't mean pure. >> for can be until the end of the decade for the housing markets nationally and all back to normal. >> this market is anything but boring. in a boring market, you wo

union in the first lady's box tonight will be gary berg, the fire chief from tornado-ravaged moore, oklahomaso jason collins, the nba player who became the first major pro athlete to come out as gay. and antoinette tuffs. she talked down a would-be school shooter and potentially averted a massacre. and the president highlights their stories in his speech. >> okay, jon, thanks. >>> more from matthew dowd and you worked for president george w. bush in a similar position to president obama going into his sixth year. >> yeah, almost the exact similar position is. the same low approval ratings, and same distrust on the number one issue which is the economy. it's a very difficult spot and if you think about it, george, there basically is only five moments left for this president in these kind of big moments in his presidency. this state of the union, a couple of more state of the unions, and a convention speech. the difficulty he has is much like a coach at a team on the super bowl who is behind at halftime. even though he gives a great inspirational speech, he has to convince the players that the

also, gary burr, the fire chief of moore, oklahoma, who rallied that community together after the devastatingornado. and jason collins who made headlines for being the first male player in major team sports to come out openly gay. >>> trey radell who was charged with buying cocaine has plead one count to cocaine possession. he pledged to a year absence, but authorities requested he step down. >>> and then frightening moments when an australian woman jumped on the train. she gets up and walked up to the freight train and jumps. she slips between two cars. it is hard to tell what happened to the woman until the train passes. then you can see her lying motionless on the tracks. amazingly, you see her there, she got up, she's expected to be okay. >> wait, wait, wait. go back. is that guy on the platform shooting video of her and not jumping down to help her? >> someone was shooting because we have the surveillance video. >> but the guy standing there. >> we can't tell -- >> but he stands there, he's looking with the phone. >> wow. >> bizarre. >> i hope he was calling 911. >> that surveillance vid

i have to stop and tell you that, in oklahoma, we certainly benefited from a strong national guard during a very tough time for our state in may when we had the moore tornadoes and several other storms that swept through oklahoma. and governor hickenlooper also saw the great value of the national guard during his devastating floods that struck the state of colorado. we believe it is important to have a strong national guard for our governors. moving on to august, at the nga summer meeting, we stressed the need for certainty and a long- term solution to fund our aging infrastructure. in september, we returned to the budget debate, warning congress of the effects on our states of a federal shutdown. and we called on them to resolve the budget issues and the impasse and to put the budget on a sustainable long-term fiscal path. despite all this, here we stand today with essentially the same to-do list sitting before our congress. states have been dealing with short-term extensions and long- term uncertainty. we are quarter of the way through the fiscal year of 2014 and just this week is now anticipated that washington may pass an omnibus bill to fund 2

more tragedy in may when a tornado in oklahoma left a path of destruction in the city of moore, which killed 20 people. winds topped 200 miles per hour. homes, businesses, and even an elementary school were destroyed. the damage was estimated at $2 billion. detroit became the largest american city in history to declare bankruptcy when it filed in july. the city racked up a debt of $20 billion. the royal family welcomed a new member in july. the duke and duchess of cambridge had their first child -- a boy named george. the future king was born at london's st mary's hospital. and that's a look at some of the biggest headlines of 2013. for "teen kids news," i'm david lee miller, "fox news channel in the classroom." >> most of us think of school supplies as pens, pencils, and notebooks. but how about dirt? that's right -- dirt, as in what you find in a garden. >> you guys know what plants need to survive, right? >> yes. >> water. >> yes. >> air? >> air. what else? >> sun. >> sunlight? what else? >> you need string, too, and a ruler. these students at the drew charter school in atlanta, ge

also on the list is oklahoma chief gary bird-- bird led a team of search- and-rescuers after a massive tornado hit the town of moore from the insider. a lot of hangovers this morning after the grammys. >>: darya we are doing okay. we do not have a hangover but we do have that afterglow of a great ninth of the music. daft punk robot to didn't of all one big enough so the magic of mclemore and on-line analyst. they have the most talked about performance tonight. quinn lot chief of --queen latifah officiated over many same sex marriages 3 golden said he and old city cuppa--gold sippy cup. became tran did last night and and pharrell's had to probably takes the cake. >>: we can't forget about katie. . she really brought india graeme 8 goff of. >>: where was her boyfriend a job mayor. >>: i brought to my brother. john is watching at home. my brother has never been to the grammys. at all what a nice sister she is. >>: and a very pregnant sierra. then i thought that was great. so many fun night to. i thought imagine dragon and kendrick lamar's combination was incredible and the most heated moment was this ferocious perform