] >>> beyonce opened her presence conference by singing the national anthem. coming up why she decided to sing. also how 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick's appetite could earn him free meals for the rest of his life. plus illegal merchandise. >> the first game won't be played at the new 49ers stadium till 2014 but it is weeks away from selling all of its tickets. they only have a few dozen left to sell. they are going for $80,000 a piece. for that price, 50-yard line seats and access to walk on the sidelines behind the players during the game as well as tickets to sunday's super bowl. they are the second most expensive behind the 150,000 seats at the cowboy stadium. >>> parkway was shut down after a spill. it happened about 8:00 a.m. this morning. officials say liquid and powdered pool chemicals mixed together and formed a vapor. the truck driver tried to clean up the spill but overcome by the fumes and drove off. another driver reported feeling ill. hazmat was called in and cleaned up the spill. >>> a mobile home fire killed a woman. it broke out at 11:30 p

tim brant and leon harris and britt mchenry. >> beyonce finally admits she did lip-sync at the national anthemformance during president obama's inauguration. >> this was during an interview ahead of a super bowl halftime show. diana perez has more. >> ♪ >> we all remembered this. beyonce her angelic voice singing our anthem at the inauguration. when the troops was revealed that she lip-sync the entire song, there were a lot of shocked and disappointed fans. now that she is set to take center stage again for another beloved american tradition super bowl sunday, she wanted to set the record straight. >> would you guys mind standing? >> "the sing-off belted out an capello version of the national anthem, reminding the world she can sing. >> ♪ o say can you see >> our objective is to decide, reporters in the room could not help but share. -- objectivity aside. greg she did admit to using a pre-recorded track, but because she's up perfectionist, she says. >> i will absolutely be singing live. this is what i was born to do. >> she has been rehearsing for the halftime show for a long time. she says it

our own private countered as she sang the national anthem her-- private conference as she sang the national anthem. then it was time to get down to business. everyone asked about lip- synching in d.c. and she assured everyone they would get a live performance. >> i will absolutely be singing live. i will rehearse. this is what i was born to do. >> beyonce has hosted some hint as to what the performance will be on the web site. she said it was important for her to perform as she and your family are from the area. >> when i drove up, i got chills because i saw the superdome. there is so much history there. my family is from louisiana. it makes me emotional to have a halftime performance. i think of all my heroes. >> there was also a question of whether her husband would make an appearance. >> i cannot give you any details. i am sorry. >> beyonce now joins an esteemed list of super bowl performers including madonna, the who, and u-2. >> you know she will be off the hook. the pre game show will be great, too. jennifer hudson will be joined by 26 children from sandy hook elementary. >> this town

what amendment to the constitution gives celebrities the right to make the national anthem their own ayors for gun control. please take politics out of our great national game. come on, man. can't we have a break? real losers, politicians that lost sight of the meaning of the game. this from greg. winners were whoever ordered the switch thrown for the accidental blackout so they could have more commercial money. this from dave. ravens were the winners. american morality like ancient rome was the loser. please keep the conversation going. thank you. as always, for the comments. thanks for joining me today. "cnn newsroom" continues in just a minute with ashleigh banfield. we are gathered here today to celebrate the union of tim and laura. it's amazing how appreciative ople are when you tell them they could save a lot of money on their car insurance by switching to geico...they may even make you their best man. may i have the rings please? ah, helzberg diamonds. nice choice, mate. ...and now in the presence of these guests we join this loving couple. oh dear... geico. 15 minutes could sa

long before the national anthem composed by francis scott key the 50 people that this land. >> >> the first people that this land had these fight songs, national anthems for these tribes, paying homage to the first flag of this land, the eagle staff. remembering our veterans as well, the warriors whether going to battle or returning from battle paying homage to their service, paying homage to this flag. always honored our veterans, our warriors. (chanting) (spiritual chanting). remember our fallen veterans and those still in battle. going into a victory song. here we go. everybody dance. (drums). go dancing rocking san francisco city hall indian way. how about a big round of applause for all our dancers? all right. [applause] all right. once again let's hear it for your singers, our dancers from everywhere here in the san francisco bay area. [applause] all right. good singing. good dancing. posting the eagle staff at this time. be shout out to larry harrison for taking care of our eagle staff. you maybe seated. calling up to the podium at this time michael lupdtin and vice president o

. >> and singing the national anthem at the bakersfield hockey game. the singer and never stopped. i want you to watch the handler as he tries to get this -- he goes down and gets the bird. this is the california condor. is the largest bird in the western hemisphere. if it's everybody's attention. that is our shot of the week. the singer of the national anthem, she sang like a bird and that is why she is the mvp of the weekend. >> [laughter] >> >> we have time to hear from doug hill with one last look at the weather. >> cloudy wednesday. could change to snow wednesday night. then we could have another chance for snow. much colder air with this week. much more tomorrow on "good morning washington." >> and of course, you will be back at 11:00? >> of course. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- i want to see more of that condor. >> why?

which will be followed by the singing of the negro national anthem.ith that, i'd like to ask reverend jones if he would come forward for the invocation. (applause) >> let us bow our heads. unite our hearts in prayer. eternal god, creator of the world, sustainer of life and lord of history, thou art great and beyond our power to fully know or comprehend. so, god, we come today to give you thanks for both the ordinary and extraordinary mercies of our lives. we thank you for the gift of living in a city where the richness and diversity of races and cultures is celebrated. and as we begin this celebration of african-american history month, we remember with fondness those who worked and sacrificed to make a life for themselves and their people. we remember those who marched, who sat in, who were jailed and who lost their lives that we might obtain in this nation of immigrants full person hood and full citizenship. we celebrate with joy notable african-american san francisco ans such as mary rodgers and howard thurman, danny glory, willie brown and now lond

. >>> and right after the break, we'll explain how you can sing the national anthem at a washington nationals game. we'll talk about it. >>> congratulations to jc hayward. now you may recognize one of the others, it's from wusa9 who are there to join the excitement. radio one acknowledges local news makers who exemplified outstanding journalism and excellence in community service. >>> here's your chance to let your inner rihanna shine bright like a diamond, on the baseball diamond. the washington nationals began accepting applications from you folks who may think you can sing and do your national anthem thing this season. the first 50 applicants will be invited to audition one week from saturday and find out more information about it at the team's website. nationals.com. and once apparently was more than enough for seth macfarlane. the academy awards drew more than 40 million viewers. you have to give part of that credit to the big increase in young male viewers who just happen to be fans of macfarlane's animated shows. >>> from the animated shows to the real animals. very little is safe in w

-- rendition of the national anthem by alicia keys followed by the game.re took a commanding lead early, and at halftime -- ♪ >> reporter: beyonce commanded the stage. ♪ all the single ladies >> reporter: joined in a surprise reunion by destiny's child. the second half began with an electric connekickoff return by jacoby jones. then the electricity went out. a loss of power left half the stadium in the dark and caused a 34-minute delay in the game. >> let's go. >> reporter: when the game ended, it was the niners who had all the energy, mounting a huge comeback. in the end, the baltimore ravens hold on for an exciting win. the end of the super bowl, but the party continues in new orleans. mardi gras resumes. jay gray, nbc news, new orleans. >>> the family of muhammad ali is trying to knock out rumors that the boxing legend is on his deathbed. they released photos of the 71-year-old at his arizona home watching the super bowl in ravens' gear. the rumors were started by "the sun," quoting ali's brother as saying "the greatest of all time" was near death. >>>

that is a random question, i admit. >> i don't think anyone has on the national anthem as much as meat, period. -- as much as me, period. i have done it for so many. i think i sang the anthem for every mike tyson fight. i have sang it a lot of times. it is interesting how superstitious people can be. before i knew it, i started with the lakers in 1979. it was like i have done it 30 times, you have to come back. tavis: you are a championship artists. the new project from jeffrey osborne is called "a time for love." finally, a jazz record from jeffrey osborne. if you or a jazz lover, you want to add this to your collection. that is our show for tonight. thanks for watching. until next time, keep the faith. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with david o. russell on his latest, silver linings playbook. that is next time. we will see you then. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i just try to live my life every day by doin

and -- a condor tries to escape from its handler during the national anthem at a hockey game.lus -- china celebrating a start to their lunar new year calendar. the traditional way. with fireworks! >> some incredible video of fireworks lighting up the night sky in beijing. as people in china celebrated the first few hours of the chinese new year saturday night. the fireworks were set off at midnight on the first day of the month in china's lunar calendar. it's a tradition they've been following for centuries. the media in china says tens of thousands of firefighters and police officers were on standby -- in case of any fires and emergencies. >> and take a look at this! -- during the national anthem at a bakersfield condors hockey game on friday the teams mascot got free from its handler and escaped across the ice. the handler managed to chase it down. but took a hard spill on the ice. allowing the condor to get loose again. the large bird then hops across the ice and leaps onto the bakersfield bench sending some players and their coach away in terror. eventually the condor head

you guys don't think that i can sing the national anthem, i'm going to sing it live during this pressappella. i was like two rows back. it was amazing. the girl can really sing and just goes to show you we'll have an awesome show during the halftime. back to you. >> i mean anyone who had any doubts about her being able to sing, they were certainly silent, but the thing we were all talking about here is how amazing she looked in that white dress with the back cut out, unbelievable. she just had a baby a year ago, great job. thank you. i am here with my colleague jc hayward. she has been very busy doing some glitzy things with some glitzy people. >> reporter: would you like to see my toes? >> reporter: no. >> reporter: they're very pretty. >> reporter: we believe you. >> reporter: we're cozy. the sun goes down, so does the temperature, but let me tell you what i did today. there's nothing like being with an old friend talking girl talk. the windsor court has a luxurious new spa. so i decided to meet my good friend to have a pedicure and reminisce about old times. >> jc, you pick the col

well, just over a week after a lip-synching brouhaha turned the presidential inauguration into national anthemday beyonce answered her critics with an unexpected repeat performance. this time, completely a cappella, completely live, and completely flawless. abc's paula faris has the story. >> reporter: you could call it a comeback. beyonce walked to the front of the stage and faced the music about her inaugural lip-synch scandal with this. ♪ o say, can you see by the dawn's early light ♪ >> reporter: belting out the national anthem a cappella at her super bowl press conference today, no prerecorded tracks. ♪ what so proudly we hailed >> reporter: it was much different than this. her controversial performance at the presidential inauguration just ten days ago. it all started when the marine corps band admitted they weren't actually playing instruments during the inaugural performance and claimed she was lip-synching. in the days following, beyonce had been notably silent. the media not so much. >> it's very common practice for performers to use a pre-recorded track at a very important event lik

and poked fun at lip syncing at the national anthem.ille o'neal mouthing the wrong to hailo as -- halo as she sings it during the halftime show. >> it was a nail biter of a game that had many of us wondering can we really win? >> are we going do it. the ravens managed to hold off the 49ers and take home the trophy. we will have a recap of everything if you missed one second we will fill you in. >> celebrations went well into the night here. some may be going on. but you know they are rocking the house in the big easy. jammy costello will -- jamie costello will have sights and sounds from the super dome when we continue. >> reporter: top america's money a milestone on wall streetmorning. dow jones opens above 14,000 for first time in more than 5 years. since before the financial crisis the dow is up almost 7% sin the start of the year. u.s. pickup truck sales are expected to soar topping 1.7 million. pickups haul in most of the earnings for the companies 90 ears for ford and 2/3 for general motors. zombies swarmed the box office thanks t

. ♪ and the rocket's red glare >> and beyonce answers the critics of her rendition of the "national anthemby delivering a performance leading up to the super bowl. this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, february 1st, 2013. >>> good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. that hostage situation in southeast alabama has stretched into its fourth day, and there are signs the standoff may continue for some time. police are negotiating with the man holding a 5-year-old boy in a small underground bunker. the hostage has special needs and the police have been delivering medication. >> reporter: police are camped along this dirt road in midland city, alabama, waiting for something to give. nearby neighbhe is holed up. he's with 5-year-old boy. he took him off a school bus at gunpoint on tuesday. >> negotiators continue to communicate with the suspect and there's no reason to believe that the child has been harmed. >> reporter: michael is a pastor who ministered to children who were on the bus. >> they said they saw him, mr. dike stepped on the bus and demanded a few children. >> re