natalie is having a wonderful time with the fans in baltimore. on the menu, bourbon, natalie?crab and more crab. right across the way in the inner harbor here. good to see you here. tell me what we've got. >> we're so excited to be part of the super bowl. we are just as excited about our tailgate food as we are the super bowl. >> crab mac n cheese? >> crab mac n cheese. >> i already digged in here. >> crab soup, cheesy crab dip. our famous crab soup, steam crab. >> blue crab, right? >> absolutely. it's gigantic. famous crab cakes, our favorite. >> what's the difference between the crab cakes here and the crab cakes anywhere else in the world? >> they're better. they're bigger and better just like our ravens. >> exactly. they're biggerer a eand better. >> go, team! >> i understand there's a national cake here. >> maryland state cake. our version of the smi island cake. >> what's in here? >> yellow cake, chocolate fudge icing and it's absolutely delicious. >> this is gorgeous. >> we have -- >> isn't that beautiful? >> it's amazing what they can do. that's edible. who is that, ra

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natalie's parents are here. we'll catch up with them. >>> plus, a concert from flo rida in a few minutes. but first these messages. means living with pain. it could also mean living with joint damage. humira, adalimumab, can help treat more than just the pain. for many adults, humira is clinically proven to help relieve pain and stop further joint damage. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal events, such as infections, lymphoma, or other types of cancer, have happened. blood, liver and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, and new or worsening heart failure have occurred. before starting humira, your doctor should test you for tb. ask your doctor if you live in or have been to a region where certain fungal infections are common. tell your doctor if you have had tb, hepatitis b, are prone to infections or have symptoms such as fever, fatigue, cough, or sores. you should not start humira if you have any kind of infection. ask your rheuma

>> let natalie go first. >> all right, natalie. >> ooh, a raven. >> al, meet conquer, okay?> yeah. >> take that. >> as a famous baltimore author, edgar allen poe once said quote the raven never more. there you have it. we have all our friends here. okay. go long! go long! yeah. all right. let's check your weather, see what we've got going on for you, show you that for the weekend ahead, we are looking at frigid conditions in the eastern third of the country. plenty of flurries around the great lakes. look for sunshine out west, nice and mild through the gulf. sunday, super bowl sunday, more snow in the northeast. we've got showers in the pacific northwest. as far as watching the super bowl, first of all, in new orleans, they've got a dome. if you're tailgating out the stadium, 66, sunny and mild. as we make our way to san francisco, clouds and sunshine by the afternoon, at 62. and the inner harbor and the rest of beautiful baltimore, they've got some snow and a temperature of 42 degrees. when it comes to the weather, who has it better than us? who's got it better than us? wh

natalie?t loan debt on the rise, princeton review and usa today take a closer look at college costs and compiled a list of the best private and public schools for the money. senior vice president of the princeton review and author of "the best value colleges." welcome back, rob. >> thanks for having me back. >> good to have you here. we're going to talk private and public schools. when it comes to value what do you look for? >> we started with 2,000 different undergraduate schools and put them through 30 different academic costs and financial aid were the three big buckets. but weren't making their family's mortgages pay for their future. >> good to know. at number five, university of california, los angeles. >> perennial princeton review favorite. but it's a big school, 26,000 students. when we start to think about the average cost, $23,800. real cost of attendance. >> in-state tuition. >> for a california kid. minus average freshman grant, money they don't have to pay back, $16,100, bringing

natalie has a check of all the headlines. natalie? >> good morning, matt and al.. >>> sources tell nbc news the body found overnight in a burned-out mountain cabin in southern california is that of christopher dorner, suspected of killing four people, including two police officers. they believe dorner barricaded himself inside the cabin tuesday. >>> promoting job creation and other economic proposals outlined in last night's state of the union address. today he visits an auto parts plant in asheville, north carolina. florida senator marco rubio said the president is wrong to believe that more taxes and government spending are the best ways to help the middle class. >>> and some major economic news right here at nbc, our parent company, comcast, has made a $16.7 billion deal to buyout general electric's 49% stake in nbc universal. comcast took on a majority stake in the company back in 2011. >>> terrifying moment in the sky as jonathan fielding took his wife for her first flight ever in a small plane over snowy utah with their 7-month-old son on board, but at nearl

natalie's parents are here. >>> plus, a concert from flo rida in a few minutes. but first these messages. means living with pain. it could also mean living with joint damage. humira, adalimumab, can help treat more than just the pain. for many adults, humira is clinically proven to help relieve pain and stop further joint damage. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal events, such as infections, lymphoma, or other types of cancer, have happened. blood, liver and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, and new or worsening heart failure have occurred. before starting humira, your doctor should test you for tb. ask your doctor if you live in or have been to a region where certain fungal infections are common. tell your doctor if you have had tb, hepatitis b, are prone to infections or have symptoms such as fever, fatigue, cough, or sores. you should not start humira if you have any kind of infection. ask your rheumatologist about humira, to

natalie? >> you know, al, they're going to have to get past the baltimore ravens first and they're not going to let the 49ers have it so easy. right, guys? we've got a great crowd here. baltimore ravens fans are rabid fans. every friday all season long is purple friday. today it's super purple friday. we've got here we've got the marching ravens band, we've got some of the ravens' cheerleaders, some actual ravens in person, the real birds, rise and conquer and again some incredible fans here since 5:00 a.m. eastern time this morning. savannah, back to you. >> all right. back to al and get a check of the weather. no trash talking, just the weather. >> it's been spectacular. let's show you what's happening. bitterly cold air to talk about, just pouring out of the plains and it's going to continue with windchills brutal. here in the east -- the west coast we're looking at spectacular weather, 70 in san diego, 68 san jose, 51 in seattle and, of course, san francisco temperatures upper 50s to low 6

look at natalie. >> what do you think, mom? >> perfect. natalie's is wonderful.>> i'll come over and make savannah's bed for her, nancy. >> come on. you've never made a bed in your life before, have you? >> nancy, he needs help. >> oh, well -- >> there, that's all right. he's pulling it. that's good. >> you know, just -- >> now your shirt's untucked. >> mom, thank you so much. it's so good to see you. thanks for coming on the show. i know it's early there. >> yes. bye-bye. >> i'll teach you a skill. it's called napping. it's a good one to have. al, it's your turn tomorrow. >> that's right. we'll share that tomorrow. >> all right. sounds good. >>> speaking of making things perfect -- >> are you ready? >> you look perfect. >> what's the secret to making the perfect ice castle? nbc's kevin tibbles found out during a recent trip to minneapolis. >> reporter: a cavernous christmas palace, glatial caves all created from solid ice, not the north pole but in a parking lot next to the mall of america in minneapolis. kids must love it in here. >> yeah, they do. they do. it'

natalie morales.s, he's back -- [ laughter ] -- with more exotic animals. [ light laughter ] he's made his way back to our show. he came, and we let him in. [ light laughter ] and he got past security, and he somehow convinced people that he should be here. animal expert, jeff musial, is dropping in with his animals. [ cheers and applause ] and we have unbelievable music. boy, is she talented. wow, oh wow, i love her. kacey musgraves is here. [ cheers and applause ] she's going to blow your pants off. it's good. hey, you guys, as many of you know here, we do the show from the historic studio 6b here in 30 rockefeller plaza. [ cheers and applause ] you can feel how much history is in this place. i mean, over the years, the studio has been used for tons of different shows -- everything from "the texaco star theater" to the news, but we recently found out that our studio used to be home to a video dating service from the 1980s called "cupid's arrow." well, we found one of the old tapes, and since tomorro

let's see how we did here. >> cartoon natalie is -- >> you say that's natalie? okay. >> artsy comic book character. >> al? >> there's al looking good in real life. let's see the cartoon. looks like you. >> that's squinty old man. hey, what are you -- you kids get off my lawn! and i would have gotten away with it if it hadn't been for you kids. >> you meddling kids. >> you look angry. sonny, beautiful sonny. >> how did we do? >> i'll take it. i got a tan. >> your hair got lighter, your skin got darker. >> how did you know i was going to miami this weekend? >> now matt and savannah. let's see how they made out. >> that looks like matt. >> that does look like matt with the high and tight. >> that doesn't look anything like savannah. >> no. >> they enlisted matt. he just got into the military. >>> go to our website and vote the most accurate portrayal. i'm thinking willie. >> or angry man. >> i like al. >> today.com. >> the app is i made face. we're doing this, what just for fun? >> it's a hot app. >> number one app. >> why do people do it? >> maybe they can e-mail

good morning, claudio. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. even the elements seem to be reacting to his shocking news. there's a storm raging over vatican city just behind me now. it took everybody by surprise, this announcement this morning. it even took by surprise his closest aides, his spokesperson, lombardi, saying in a press conference that he didn't even know about it, and if he didn't know about it, then who would? well, maybe just the closest cardinals he confessed it to. the cardinals, more than 120 now. certainly he made his announcement as if it was a low-key decision. he did that during a fairly small cardinals gathering here in the vatican and he just said, look, i just don't have the strength anymore to carry on my duties. you need both body and mind to carry on the very important duties of the pope and the leader of the billion catholic church and he just doesn't have the strength anymore. >> claudio lavagne reporting outside vatican city. thank you very much. >>> hoping that a $1 million reward will lead to new clues for the

s savannah, natalie and al all going with golden globe winner "argo." >> i like the saying that alan larkin has. >> we can't say it on tv. >> paula, you and i like "silver linings playbook" and "dark horse." >> i love bradley cooper. i love the fact, willie, that this is about a real family. >> yep. >> and real problems. >> uh-huh. >> and that they're being talked about, because i think mental illness, it definitely has a stig stigma. and it comes with embarrassment and shame. so i thought it was great that it's being talked about. >> and it is getting a lot of buzz. there's a lot of buzz for david o. russell as director. >> yes. >> that brings us to our directing category. savannah, natalie and al again stinking together, going with -- >> "lincoln." >> steven spielberg for the win. i think it could be ang lee for "the life of pi." amazing piece of work. >> and hard movie to do visually. >> right. >> he pulls it off. unbelievable. >> and, paula, back to "silver linings playbook" for david o. russell for you. i'm starting to get the feeling you like this movie a little bit. >> i do. a

i just love that movie. >> how about you, natalie? >> mine is "the notebook" which has even men in tears. matt said he cried, you cried. there's this scene in the rain where ryan gosling is talking about -- they're having a fight and he's like -- even when we're fighting, i want those fights to always be with you. that got me. >> i said that to willie just this morning. >> really beautiful. by the way, the author of "the notebook," nicklas sparks will be with us us on the show. >> i'm a sucker for love. i kind of think of it as a christmas movie but romantic movie when this part liam anee m neesom's son finally gets that kiss he's been looking for. romantic film, where are you going? >> "brokeback mountain". >> different call. >> it is. such a brave movie to have done, has horses and love and heartbreak. i love that. >> and the iconic line, i wish i could quit you. >> i wish i could quit you. >> good call. take two this morning, daddy dearest today has confirmed steve martin and his wife, ann string field, have welcomed their first ch

natalie morales is joining me today.ave been practicing the squirrel dance. >> we have been working on it. this is a warm up. >> will do this grand style. >> let's start the chant. [chanting] >> now the squirrel. ok. [chanting] >> yes! >> we have this. >> can you believe this crowd? this is amazing. a couple hundred people here. thank you, a baltimore. that is a volunteer band. you get a sense of how much profit the city feels for the team. >> al roker is in san francisco this morning. i don't think they will have anything on this path rally. >> you guys bleed purple. >> we have a friendly wager. when the ravens win, al roker will be wearing poe, the giant costume. if for some reason, i will be wearing a miner outfit. everybody wants to see al in a ravens costume. >> we have an exclusive wager with the mayors of baltimore and san francisco. we have the band here and lots of fans. it's a crab -- lots of crab on the menu. >> thank you for being here. we have another segment coming up. thank you for that. >> that was so gra

natalie? >> kelly o'donnell, thank you very much. >>> first lady michelle obama is said to attend a funeral for a 15-year-old girl who was shot just days after performing as a majorette at the presidential inauguration. no arrests have been made in the murder. >>> carrying out test flights of the 787 dreamliners. the planes have been grounded after problems with their batteries. faa is limiting those test flights and no passengers will be allowed on board until the battery problem has been fixed. >>> you're at a restaurant with your family. when the check comes you find a very unusual discount. imagine the king family surprise when they found they had gotten a four dollar discount for having well-behaved children. the restaurant owner said he was impressed that their children said their please and thank yous and were very polite. wonder what they do for badly behaved kids. >> there's a surcharge. >> we should mention in new york, snow falling on rockefeller plaza. i think we have a shot on the

natalie? >> jackie deangelis at the new york stock exchange, thank you. >>> dare devil stunt, the first of its kind. first-ever 360 back flip in a car. sped off that 25-foot high ramp and went trunk over hood some 25 feet in the air over the french alps. it took him years to prepare for the stunt in a custom built. landed it perfectly. >> are you sure that's not a tonka car? >> it is not. >> i was going to do that and then i found out he was already do i doing it. all right, why don't you do it? >> since he did it already -- >> in the minivan next weekend. i didn't mean to do it. that's incredible. >> amazing. >>> mr. roker, tell us about the forecast. >> a big storm is moving in for our friends out west. this storm is eventually going to make its way across the country, bringing a lot of snow. in the meantime, as we show you, we've got winter weather advisories starting up. we can see two systems now making their way into the pacific northwest and to california. winter weather advisories, win

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let go into natalie who has all the top stories. natalie? >> good morning again, matt and savannah. >>> danger from outer space when a ten-ton meteorite streaked across the sky and landed in a remote part of russia, 90 miles east of moscow. scientists say it is not related to the 150-foot asteroid expected to pass within a near 17,000 miles of earth today. >>> the disabled carnival cruise ship that became a floating nightmare for thousands of passengers and crew finally docked overnight in mobile, alabama. relieved passengers said they were looking forward to hot showers and working toilets. many had high praise for the performance of the crew after an engine fire last weekend left the ship without power. >>> blade runner olympian oscar pistorius appeared today in court where his agent said he disputed the murder charge against him, quote, in the strongest possible terms. the south african aeth leet athlete wept openly as prosecutors said they would pursue a premeditated murder charge in the death of his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp. she was

natalie has the headlines. >>> okay. now in its seventh day, officials say they still don't have a motive for why 65-year-old jimmy lee dykes is holding a child host nanlg an underground bunker. the child is being identified only as ethan. authorities are talking with dykes p, accused of shooting the boy's school bus driver during the abduction. a funeral was held friday for that driver who died trying to protect the kids on his bus. >>> navy s.e.a.l. sniper chris kyle and a friend at the shooting range. eddie ray routh, 25-year iraq war veteran, is charged with killing chris kyle and chad littlefield over the weekend. authorities say routh may have mental health problems and is on suicide watch. >>> as many as 15 people are being questioned in the disappearance and death of a new york city woman in turkey. turkish police say sarai sierra died from a blow to her head. her body was found saturday near the remnants of an ancient city wall in istanbul. the 33-year-old mother of two was last heard from on january 21st, just

i called natalie first and then, i hope we can be on the show, and here we are. >> natalie, as the twinister, did you already know why she was calling you? >> i had no idea. i was like, man, i wish i won. >> did you enter or did you not give yourself a chance? >> oh, i definitely entered. >> nicole, tell me a little about yourself. >> i've lived in cincinnati all my life. i married my high school sweetheart, and had my daughter, and then my son came along. >> i understand that you can't wait to use the ipad mini with him. right? tell me why. >> he's totally delayed, has sensories issues, hasn't been pointing much. >> so the kids already talking about who's going to get it first? >> my daughter wants it. >> well, congratulations. we're thrillaled that you won one of our ipad minis and hope you keep watching the show. >> thanks. we will. [ cheers and applause ] >> stick with us everybody, because we're giving away another ipad minnie just a bit. >> you have to be 18 or older and need the buzzword to center. >> hang with us. wednesday's bud word in just a bit. >> good luck, everybody. >>>

nice auction for 50 bucks. >> me and natalie skiing. >> my gosh.t. this is from instagram and people take thousands of pictures and food, too. you can create stickers and squares and mini books. these mini books are magnets to each other. >> the corffee cup and as we go to break, put on the windshield wiper glasses. this is a volunteer basis. windshield wipers. learn more about these gadgets at today.com.

natalie?> andrea mitchell, thanks. >>> new information this morning in the oscar pistorius murder case. the olympic star charged with killing his girlfriend held a private memorial service for her last night and her family is not happy. michelle kosinski is in pretoria, south africa. good morning. >> reporter: hi, natalie. reputation management company hired by oscar pistorius said the details leaked to the media, although they didn't say how, about this memorial service he had planned and held her at his uncle's house, forcing them, they said, to put out a statement about it ahead of time. there has been not a glimpse of oscar pistorius since he was released on bail, accused of premeditated murder. but friends and family arrived at his uncle's house last night for a memorial for reeva steenkamp. a spokesperson quoted it as a private matter saying in a statement oscar specifically requested the memorial service as he continues to grieve and remains in mourning for the loss of his partner, reev

natalie? >> kevin tibbles in chicago. thanks so much, kevin. >>> in los angeles, an urgent manhunt for a cop killer is coming up empty. detectives work around the clock to try to track down leads. accused of killing three people, christopher dorner has a million dollar reward on his head. warnings have been posted along major roads in the area. >>> hackers broke into the emergency alert system in a local station and this is what unsuspecting viewers heard. >> authorities in your area have reported that the bodies of the dead are rising from their graves and attacking the living. follow the messages on screen that will be updated as information becomes available. do not attempt to approach or apprehend these bodies as they are considered extremely dangerous. >> the network is investigating the hack and denies that there is any emergency or zombie apocalypse in case you had any doubt. still terrifying, as you can imagine. >> not funny. >> i know. unbelievable. >> especially if you're a werewolf or vampire. it can't be good.

and natalie, i found this for you everywhere you go. you can travel. this is fabulous.can go up to 20 feet, which is really wonderful. we have wonderful things here. we have calming sprays which definitely -- oh, dear. w whoo! it works on ruby. >> bring back the calming spray. thank you so much. we're out of time. a check on your local news. >>> 8:56 is your time on this thursday, february 21, 2013. i'm eun yang. new video from our own reporter shows fire fighters carrying one of the surviving children from the scene of a tragic house fire in prince george's county. would other children and an adult died in the glenarden pyre. the latest on the investigation into what caused that fire coming up in a live report on news4 midday. a quick break now and check your forecast and the road when we come back. >>> good morning. still below freezing. upper 20s around 30 degrees now. that wind is still a bit blustery with sunshine, highs reaching near 40 today. tomorrow cloudy. might get snow and sleet on friday night. perhaps some slippery spots. watch out for that. changing to ch

natalie? >> announcer: "today's" style is brought to you by yoplait. from good to so good. >> al, thank you. this morning on "today's" style, a sneak peek at fashion week. we went behind the scenes with glamour magazine's editor in chief cindy levie to check out the trends that rocked the runway. >> we're here at the spring 2013 fashion shows where we're looking at the clothes that designers think you're going to want to wear and you're going to be dying to buy. let's take a look. one big trend, and we're seeing it everywhere for spring, is leather. black leather, very tough leather. leather harnesses everywhere on the runway from bcbg, to jason wu, known for dressing the first lady. went very tough girl f you're looking for a way to bring your bad side girl out i think you will be happy shopping this spring. if you're wondering what colors will be big this spring, think about black and white worn together. we're seeing incredibly beautiful black and white patterns, gold stripes at marc jacobs. victoria beckham did beautiful black and white combination

natalie, how about a check of the news?>> at least 19 tourists were killed when a hot air balloon caught fire, exploded and crashed when flying over the ancient egyptian city of luxor. u.s. embassy officials say there's no indication that any americans were among the victims. >>> for the second time in a week, a major winter storm is bearing down on the midwest. heavy snow and high winds caused whiteouts monday in the texas panhandle. schools closed in kansas and could get up to two feet of snow. >>> pope benedict xvi will be called the emeritus pope and carry the title of his holiness after he steps down thursday. monday he received the results of an internal investigation into vatican document leaks. the vatican denied that anything in the report contributed to benedict's historic decision to abdicate. savannah is heading there now and will be reporting from rome tomorrow. >>> president obama takes his battle to a ship building yard to highlight the impact of automatic sequester budget cuts on defense workers. across the

natalie is here with those. >> good morning. welcome back. >> thank you. >> good morning, savannah. >>> john kerry is in london this morning as he kicks off his first official overseas trip as secretary of state. andrea mitchell is traveling with him. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. secretary clinton could not resolve syria and secretary kerry is facing his debut on the world stage, trying to deal with the same problem. he met today with the prime minister at downing street, david cameron, as the allies are trying to scramble, trying to salvage a key meeting with syrian opposition leaders scheduled later this week in rome. syrian rebels do not want to go to the meeting because they are frustrated that the u.s. and europe have refused to provide arms and other aid and create a no-fly zone. secretary clinton had proposed that along with defense secretary leon panetta last year, at least proposed arming and training some rebel groups but the president rejected that plan last year. tomorrow, of course, the biggest

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let go into natalie who has all the top stories. natalie?annah. >>> danger from outer space when a ten-ton meteorite streaked across the sky and landed in a remote part of russia, 90 miles east of moscow. scientists say it is not related to the 150-foot asteroid expected to pass within a near 17,000 miles of earth today. >>> the disabled carnival cruise ship that became a floating nightmare for thousands of passengers and crew finally docked overnight in mobile, alabama. relieved passengers said they were looking forward to hot showers and working toilets. many had high praise for the performance of the crew after an engine fire last weekend left the ship without power. >>> blade runner olympian oscar pistorius appeared today in court where his agent said he disputed the murder charge against him, quote, in the strongest possible terms. the south african aeth leet athlete wept openly as prosecutors said they would pursue a premeditated murder charge in the death of his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp. she was shot several times thursday inside p

now, natalie, what do you do for the company? what's your job?>> i have been fortunate enough--i worked in the company a little bit before i had my child, my son. and then i got to come back and be a spokesperson-- >> oh, good. ok. >> and share delicious recipes and do a little bit of online things for them. so... >> that's great. 'cause i think people think of dried fruit, and they think of maybe, oh, just trail mix or snacking. but i mean, look at all this stuff we have here. this is amazing.

natalie morales will be here. i cannot wait to talk to her. >> they are pumped up at the inner harbor. everybody down there thinks the ravens are going to win. will turn to jimmy fallon. >> take a look. >> here we go. c'mon. go for it. any one of the bolws. tehre you go -- bowls. there you go. you can do it. oh, my -- the ravens! my goodness! we have a super bowl winner. >> i guess it is official. we have much more coverage on our website. jennifer franciotti takes a tour of new orleans. >> ed reed grew up just outside the big easy. lowell melser talks with his mom and teachers. >> just click on ravens on our website. 5:50. 30 degrees at the airport. >> good morning. things are not looking too terrible. we have closures in a couple of spots. 648 at nursery road because of high water. looking good on 95 towards the beltway. along the j.f.x., we are looking good. 54 on the j.f.x. at northern parkway. the harrisburg expressway is looking good. this is 70 and 29. you should not find any problems. >> good morning. we h

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natalie. this is an $11 billion deal and he helps american airlines emerge from chapter 11. 95,000 employees, 637 daily flights. what does it mean for travelers? previous airline mergers often led to higher ticket prices, watch for that. these two carriers expected to operate separately or longer. existing tickets honored and frequent flyer programs for now will replay in separate and this deal will require justice department approval and that could take some time. natalie. >> thank you. >>> the president has declared a state of disaster in southern mississippi after a powerful tornado ripped through hattiesburg earlier this week. officials estimated it could take tens of millions of dollars to repair the destruction left in the twister's path and severely damaged a college campus and hundreds of homes. >>> good news for the economy. fewer americans are on the way to foreclosure. the number of homes being are repossessed dropped 28% january of 2012 and january of this year and meantime, employ

natalie? >> thank you so much, peter. >>> secretly laying out conditions for carrying out targeted killings of suspected american terrorists that are different than officials have explained publicly. according to a membero obtained by nbc news. itxpands the definition of self defense and what qualifies as an imminent threat of violence and says that these cases are lawful killings and not assassinations. >>> let's head to wall street. cnbc's kayla tausche is at the new york stock exchange. >> speaking of the department of justice, the doj says that standard & poors misled investors. this will be the first federal enforcement agen enforcement action against a credit rating firm. stock market rally has hit the pause button for now. experts say we're still on pace for big gains in 2013. natalie? >> kayla tausche at the new york stock exchange. thank you. >>> after years of listening to david letterman poke fun at his weight on the late show, governor chris christie stopped by the show so he can g

natalie? >> kristen welker, port st.ucie, thank you so much. >>> lost his job after being charged with slapping a toddler on a minneapolis to atlanta flight. accused of hitting the 2-year-old and calling him a racial slur. the boy's mother says he appeared to be intoxicated on the flight and lashed out at their baby when he started to cry. his attorney says he will plead not guilty to the federal assault charge. >>> another history-making win for danica patrick. stock car driver became the first woman to nab a top spot for any race in nascar's premiere circuit, winning the daytona 500 pole with a lap topping 196 miles per hour at the international speedway in florida. she says she was raised to be the fastest driver, not the fastest girl. she proved that. >>> talk about nerves of steel. diver ocean ramsey ditched her shark cage to tag along with the real deal. a massive great white shark, hitching a ride on its dorsal fin, the pair float along peacefully. she shot the video for go pro. she's been swimming with sharks sin

. >> natalie, good morning to you. >> good morning, everyone. a megamerger taking shape this morning as american airlines confirms plans. if airlines agree and merge, the new company will pull american out of bankruptcy protection. >>> new images broadcast overnight by iran's state tv alleging aerial views were extracted from a cia drone captured back in 2011. the video shows kandahar, afghanistan. tehran claims its engineers have learned to create a similar drone of their own, thanks to the wreckage. >>> a potentially vaccine strain of whopping cough has arrived in the u.s. they are investigating a string of cases from a germ previously spotted overseas in japan, france and finland. a new study suggests this strain may be the reason more people have been getting sick with whooping cough, a disease particularly dangerous for children. >>> it is time to button up. cbs is cracking down on the breasts, butts and other exposed body parts that become a red carpet staple at the grammys. in a memo to nominee and apprehenders, the network outlined what'