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my new dog.d if the dog ends up right back on his doorstep. >> he looks like a bad boy. look at him. like a mug shot. he's like -- naughty, naughty boy. >> i think he's cute. >>> coming up, throwback thursday. this is fun, folks are celebrating the retirement of heavy metal bands, complete with our own big hair. >> wait until you see this guy. also ahead, their loss, your gain. electronic gadgets forgotten at the airport and your chance to buy them. hey, what a bargain. >>> nasty language and scare tactics in football? get this, the players are just 8 years old. see why the coaches are in big trouble. you're watching "world news now." ♪ >> "world news now" weather. brought to you by colonial penn life insurance. >>> two fyouth football coaches have been suspended after >>> two youth football coaches were suspended for their behavior. >> it's all part of the reality tv show. here's abc's david writhe. >> reporter: a pee-wee football tv show as rough as the game can be. one coach using locker room

and according to a new cbs news poll, almost 70% of americans still think their music sounds fresh. photographer who was there when the boys from liverpool stepped off the plane and made history. >> reporter: no one was any close when the beatles got off the plane than harry benson. there he is, a step behind ringo. a 34-year-old photographer for london's "daily express," just worried about keeping his job. when you look at those pictures, do you think, i nailed this. >> absolutely, absolutely. there they are. and the beatles are being funny and being young. >> reporter: the pictures weren't just good. they were iconic. in a paris hotel room just before the flight to america, benson shot the famous pillow fight, which was actually a pillow celebration. >> we got a message which said we're number one in america, "i want to hold your hand." and perhaps an hour later they come in with another. they're on "the ed sullivan show." >> ladies and gentlemen, the beatles. ♪ close your eyes and i'll kiss you tomorrow i'll miss you ♪ >> reporter: so you were standing where? >> right in the midd

cbs news, new york. >>> an early birthday present for michael jordan.r the basketball legend says his wife gave birth to identical twin girls on sunday. he has three children from a previous marriage. he turns 51 on monday. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," a winter storm striking the south. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." striking the south. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." hey there, i just got my bill, and i see that it includes my fico® credit score. yup, you get it free each month to help you avoid surprises with your credit. good. i hate surprises. surprise! at discover, we treat you like you'd treat you. get the it card and see your fico® credit score. and better is so easy withrning you cabenefiber.o something better for yourself. fiber that's taste-free, grit-free and dissolves completely. so you can feel free to add it to anything. and feel better about doing it. better it with benefiber. >>> private funeral plans are being made for child actress shirley temple black. she died

york and new jersey.s is a super bowl of a lot of firsts. first time it is being hosted by two teams, the first time it is being hosted by two states and one big city. the first time the game is being played in a northern city and a building without a roof. >> it has been a decade-long effort for tisch. it began after 9/11 when he began pitching the idea to nfl politicians as a way to jumpstart an economy. it was not until the metlife stadium was built in 2010 that idea caught on. >> the nfl owners liked to bring -- they wanted the world to see this great facility. >> many will be watching super bowl xlviii. perhaps no venue is better prepared for an event like this. 20 times a season, metlife undergoes a transformation. they change it from one team to another. that includes the removable endzone. the turf from one team is rolled up and under the stands and another team's turf is rolled out. that is about all nfl is saying. >> what are some of of the cosmetic changes? >> i know we are standing on the 50 y

good news. i got a new title. and a raise? male announcer ] introducing fedex one rate. simple, flat rate shipping with the reliability of fedex. >>> take a look at that. metlife stadium in east rutherford, new jersey. the super bowl is tomorrow night. oh, wait, the super bowl is in new jersey. yes, folks, jersey, not new york. the state's governor, we've been talking about him, it seems every single day something new coming out. he is someone who's looked at as a possibly presidential candidate in 2016. now he's in the middle of a controversy. one of christie's former associates now claiming through his lawyer that he has evidence suggesting the governor knew of the george washington bridge closures last fall as they were happening. that would contradict what the governor has said and the governor is denying the claims in this new letter. my next guest has been part of the legislative panel investigating the incident. he joins me now. does this do much to the investigation? some people want to use smoking gun when we saw this

for news updates go to aljazeera.com. >>> edward snowden did help the "new york times" keep the public informed on what i consider to be very important matters. >> i would say it is the most secretive white house that i have ever been involved in covering. >> during the run-up to the iraq war, abramson was the d.c. bureau chief for the paper, which she says ransom seriously flawed stories. >> we were, i think, not diligent enough. >> i talk to her about the future of the paper and about accusations that the paper is too far left. welcome to "talk to al jazeera," jill. >> thanks so much, john. >> tell us what it's like to be the editor of "the new york times" for the last couple of years. did you dream about this? >> it's something i have dreamed about since i've been a professional journalist. i never expected that i would actually have this job, but some part of me always, yes, certainly dreamed of working for "the new york times." i grew up here in manhattan. my family actually had two home delivery subscriptions to ""the times"," because my mother was a passionate puzzler, but she c

josh elliott, abc news, new york. >> how great is that. >> awesome.how that role changed his life and enriched it in so many ways, just from the experiences. and his foundation does more than what was discussed in that piece, too. it also provides wounded vets with home modifications, adapted vehicles, wheel chairs, all kinds of stuff. >> unbelievable. he has an outreach program. there are people recovering from emotional loss. they have exciting events and activities. lifestyle type things. like an a to z commitment gary sinise made. just unbelievable. hats off to him. >>> still to come, "gravity" was very good to sandra bullock. her huge payday. we will talk about that in the skinny. >> a high profile couple might be engaged. you're watching "world news now." >> "world news now" continues after this. from our abc stations. >>> all right, folks. time for "the skinny." we are reporting an engagement between two hollywood celebrities. >> and some say possibly the most adorable. we'll see. ashton kutcher and mila kunis are engaged. they are pretty cute.

good news. by friday here in new york city, it will be a balmy 55 degrees.entioned raises new concern about flooding and property damage. >> accuweather meteorologist jim dickey continues our coverage. good morning, jim. >> good morning. the snow train continues for the northeast. storm system spreading off to the east along i-95 through the day, through the morning hours across i-80, roadways will be dangerous in some locations. near whiteout conditions not out of the question. as we head through the day, the good news is headed forward from here, a bit of a reprieve from the snow. jet stream is lifting northward. pacific air moves across the country. warmth out of the south. temperatures on the rise. a brief warm-up expected. john and marci, back to you. >> a lot of concerns about the meltdown because they say the ground is so frozen that when the meltdown comes, the ground really won't be as opened up to absorb all the water, so it's got to run off somewhere. a lot of storm drains are clogged from all that winter debris. so, could get really messy ifn lot

a new storm is expected to drop up to 7 feet of new snow in the northwest. in the northeast, the latest nor'easter to hit new england dumped more than a foot of snow on parts of massachusetts. 15 inches of snow was reported in the town of sandwich on cape cod. at one point snow was falling at a rate of 2 to 3 inches an hour. wind gusts up to 50 miles an hour knocked out power to thousands on the cape. >>> well, they surely could use some of that snow in sochi. the winter olympics now into their final week. >> some incredible action over the weekend, but here's what's coming up today. the american pair of meryl davis and charlie white are in position to win the first ever u.s. gold in ice dancing. >> all right. go for them. u.s. women's hockey team gets back into action. they see sweden in a semifinal and canada will face switzerland in the other semifinal. >>> a u.s. two-man bobsled could win a medal in that event for the first time since 1952. americans haven't won a gold in two-man bobsled since 1936. >> and a final note. jamaican two-man team goes into to

what does new york city look like a year from now? >> a safer city, reduce crime and murders and blacks, latinos and whites getting along. reporting crime, stop and frisk is not racist and it's not racial profiling. the people who are racist are the criminals who keep attacking black and latino men and women and children and they are the ones we should seek to lock up and put away. >> thanks to all of our guests for a great discussion, and waj and i will see you online. >> the head of the egyptian military confirms he will stand for president. >> hello, i'm sue turton, you are watching al jazeera live from doha. also, securing the games. a plea for peace amid concerns for the 2014 winter olympics. >> tightening their grip on, approving a law coming in for criticism from the west. >> not much to tweet about - twitter annou

check out these new pictures.fe taylor are expecting their first child in may. >> rish him all the best. >> new details emerging about phillip seymour hoffman's will including the unusual demands he has for his children. >> frozen solid, the unusual and explosive way one state is trying to stop mother nature from creating a mess. corn mu ♪ if you suffer from a dry mouth then you'll know how uncomfortable it can be. [ crickets chirping ] but did you know that the lack of saliva can also lead to tooth decay and bad breath? [ exhales deeply ] [ male announcer ] well there is biotene. specially formulated with moisturizers and lubricants, biotene can provide soothing relief and it helps keep your mouth healthy, too. [ applause ] biotene -- for people who suffer from dry mouth. so i got the new nokia lumia icon. it's got 1080p video, three times zoom, and a twenty-megapixel sensor. it's got the brightest display, so i can see what i'm shooting -- even outdoors, and 4 mics that capture incredible sound. plus, it has app

new images tonight. barrel bombs, containers packed with explosives and scraps of metal being dropped onto a neighborhood in aleppo today. it is believed at least 85 people were killed. >>> and from indonesia tonight, more on the dramatic images we showed you last night of the volcano erupting. the families, the villagers told safe to go home. that volcano was not finished. abc's alex marquardt tonight. >> reporter: the scenes are apocalyptic. indonesian villagers fleeing in terror as the volcano erupted, spewing rocks and searing hot, toxic clouds of ash for miles. at least 16 people are dead, deaths that might have been avoided. the 8,500-foot mt. sinabung had been erupting for four months. with lava pouring down and ash blanketing the ground, tens of thousands had been evacuated from the area. but on friday, 14,000 were allowed back. the situation deemed safe enough. the next day, it blew. sinabung is one of around 130 active volcanoes in indonesia, part of the pacific's so-called "ring of fire." resc

♪ >> the "tonight show" gets a new host and a new home.immy fallon makes his debut while the show returns to its roots. >>> they said more feet. more feet. that's all i heard. and i said, no! >> and a big surprise comes in a small package for a mississippi mother when she gives birth to one more baby than she anticipated. this is the "cbs morning news" for tuesday, february 18th, this is the "cbs morning news" for tuesday, february 18th, 2014. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. well, this winter has a lot of folks crying enough already. and this morning, the northeast is getting hit with another storm. light to moderate snow and freezing rain will make for another rough morning commute. it is the latest in a series of storms that's moved in from the midwest. this afternoon, the severe weather will hit new england. in chicago this morning, the order of business will be digging out. up to 8 inches of snow fell there late in the day yesterday. temperatures are expected to climb today. and tha

is a little stubborn and been watching fox news. >> fox news. >> fox news. >> there is a part of me that thinks he actually believes in vast right wing conspiracy. >> what are you going to do when i'm gone? >> nice to he so you, laura. >> good to be here. >> it's good to know that our success is because, well, you know, we criticize the president. >> none of us would actually exist the at all were it not for president obama. he created life on earth he created fox news' rating. when i heard that part of the interview he is echoing what he said before about fox and talk radio and his minute i couldn't i couldn't --d similar things. is he telling people because he knows a lot of people are watching. he believes and he thinks there is good evidence that fox is not a legitimate news organization that fox doesn't really report on the news. that fox might as well be an extension of, i don't know, rnc, tea party, pick your choice. i think he is doing that to get his base back. they got obamacare. one lousy law that is a disaster. so i don't think they are all that thrilled about what's going on

good news. i got a new title. and a raise?couldn't make that happen. [ male announcer ] introducing fedex one rate. simple, flat rate shipping with the reliability of fedex. >>> and welcome back to "hannity," all right, the left's intolerance to anything and everything they disagree with seems to be growing by the day, especially here in the socialist state of new york, now, the latest example comes to us from comrade mayor bill de blasio, who says he would boycott the city's iconic st. patrick's day parade. >> no, i am not planning on marching in the parade. i have not marched in the past in my official capacity. i will however, honor the contribution of irish-americas, but i simply disagree with the organizers in that parade with their exclusion of some americans in new york. >>> and here with reaction to this and much more, are the cost -- host of "the five." and i was honored. i lost a bet to you today. >> technically, you lost a bet to k.g. >> the good news is, i'm still hungry, i like steak, if you have leftovers, you ca

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now a new twist. reports from official russian news agencies signal that viktor yanukovych is in russia after he fled rapidly on friday. he insists he is still ukraine's rightful head of state. well, let's find out what's happening in the regional capital of crimea. oleg, what have you seen? what are you seeing around those government buildings with russian flags? >> reporter: well, yesterday the center city was overly busy. today it's very silent,eerily silent. the place where the parliament is located and the house of ministersis score donned off by local police. now, they are guiding yet another police line -- not the police line, obviously. the people who took over those buildings in the early hours. who exactly are those people, we don't know. the latest reports say these are pro-russian crimean residents. they say they are not powered to go into any negotiations. just now we were checking reports about russian -- a group of russian armored personnel carriers on the outskits. but haven't found th

news. they did a lot of boo can in new jersey.they let you know what they're thinking. >> they do. the next couple of weeks and months will be crucial for the future of christie's political career, could determine whether he runs for atlanta 2016 or as some people. on the fringes are saying if he remains governor. now, to the former guest mentioned he will be speaking at the conservative political action conference in march, the largest annual gatherings of conservatives. yet to be seen if he will be welcomed or booed like in new jersey. >> history says the person -- in this case, they're going hardest at david wildstein, and really, beating him up pretty good. is it your sense he is the most trouble here for the christie administration? >> well, the fact that christie responded with ad hominem attacks against the person does not bode well. he didn't necessarily address the substance of the accusations that came out on friday as much as he did address the character of the person who made the accusations. so, obviously he knows tha

vinita nair, cbs news, new york. >>> well, coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," reactionent that he's gay. james brown will have the details. >>> plus the search for american harry devert who went missing in mexico. >>> and charlie sits down with actor bill murray, one of the stars of the new movie "the monuments men." that's the "cbs morning news" for this monday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com vitac.com and i'm frank mallicoat time is 4-- here's meteorologist lawrence with check of weather. after days of nearly non-st rain in parts of the bay ar. we're taking stock of the storm tt has >>> a couple of bridges including the cartina bridge. reports of downed trees. >>> taking stock in the storm that has apparently moved on. still need several storms to bring rainfall to normal. brian web reports from ma rain county, which got almost a foot of rain since thursday. >> reporter: the russian river record again, carrying things like christmas trees downstream and stopping the aguilera family in

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look at news. check check >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm jonathan betz of new york. >> the united states and e.u. stand with the people of ukraine. >> secretary of state john kerry backs ukraine's protesters while russia accuses the west of undermining the government. gun battles in the streets of bangkok as thailand prepares for national elections. california takes steps as

>>> tonight backlash against plans for a new warrior as rena. >> new fallout over possible hate crime against a black san jess yeah state student by white roommates how the university dropped the wall. >> a family revives a cold case investigation, a murder unsolved for ten years >> and a new mystery surrounding that barge. >> a battle over the new fancy water front arena is heating up again. >> good evening, everyone. >> they hoped to be playing basketball there in 2017 but new opposition makes that unlikely. those fighting the project are pushing a petition to move that project forward. vick slee live tonight with the story. >> this ballot measure added a step warriors could wo have to take before going ahead with the project. and remember, this is less than a year after voters rejected a condo project near the ferry building because it was higher than zoning permitted. >> they turned in box loads of signatures to the registrar the authors gathered 21,000 signature ndz three weeks and say it was a record number of record time. >> it's a revolt against plans to rewrite rules about hi

terrell brown, cbs news, new york. >> axelrod: at the vatican, pope francis welcomed 19 new cardinals today at a ceremony known as a consistory. as alan pizzey tells us, an event shaping the future of the church, began with a nod to its recent past. >> reporter: the whole spectacle of the consistory took second place to a single moment, pope francis greeting his predecessor pope emeritus benedict xvi. it was the first time a reigning, a past and potential future pope were in st. peter's basilica together. the cardinal's principal job is to elect a new pope from among their number. as he bestowed 19 prelates with the red silk biretta that marks them as princes of the church. pope francis recited a ritual injunction, act with courage. ♪ traditionally, the college of cardinals has been packed with people from the developed world. this time, there were four latin americans, two asians and two africans. new cardinals are appointed to replace those who turn 80 and become ineligible to elect a new pope. if francis remains in office for another five years, he will have named as many as half o

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. >>> a new era at 30 rock as "the tonight show" officially returns to new york city. >>> plus a terrifying train collision caught on camera. the vacation that cost matt garza 2 million bucks. >>> and creative ways to celebrate presidents' day. thanks for joining us. more snow is headed to a winter weary northeast this morning. after dropping up to 8 inches of snow in the midwest monday, the fast moving system heads east and threatens to make travel a major headache. more than 3,000 flights were delayed and about 1200 canceled nationwide on monday. this storm is just the latest in what has been a brutal winter with new york city getting 38 inches more snow than normal. nbc's bill karins is here with more on what we are expecting this time around. >> the timing is an issue, but the storm itself is not going to be a huge ordeal. especially compared to all the big storms we've already had. you can see it's been spinning over the top of lake erie, really windy conditions. probably the worst of from cleveland just north of pittsburgh, a little blast of snow that already went through philadelphia

be hold the new subpoena to the office of new jersey governor chris christie. 18 new subpoenas were released tonight in new jersey including the new one to governor christie's own office. we knew these 18 subpoenas had been issued at the beginning of the week, we had some exclusive reporting here on this show about what was expected to be in these subpoenas, now as of tonight we have the documents. the office of new jersey governor chris christie has been subpoenaed in this matter twice before, once by federal authorities and once by the legislator, we can report governor christie's office is being ordered to hand over documents and records of any kind. all dossiers, correspondents, notes, details, messages, texts. about two things, two very specific things. contact between the governor's office and mark sockeledge, the mayor of fort lee. also this, anything related to the preparation of bill baroni's testimony to the state legislature last november. that was the testimony of bill baroni, he tried to sell the legislature this false cover story of what really happened on that bridge. that was

we'll get to that right after the break. take a new look at news. >> welcome back. we're talking about the end of stop and frisk as we know it in new york city. but there are cities that adopted similar policies, and there have been other policies that have been accused of enabling racial profiling. do you think this rule willing set a precedence for challenges against stop and frisk outside of new york? >> i don't think that's extremely likely. the challenge in new york got extremely lucky with the judge schinlin who showed bias against police departments generally over the way other federal judges deal with rule of law which is why she was thrown off the case been it's not relevant as it's not going to be appealed as linda was explaining. but think got pretty lucky. most cities haven't used stop and frisk as aggressively as new york did, which is not the same thing as saying new york was particularly guilty of using it in a discriminat discriminat. blacks and latinos were stopped at a lower rate than they commit crime in new york city. but because it was used with

abc news, new york. >> in syria next.ce talk that secretary of state john kerry is blaming on the syrian government. the comment came after 2 rounds of talks during which the syrian government continued attack on rebel held areas. >> rate now assad has not engaged in the discussions. >>reporter: kerry now in the united arab emirate a country that supported the syrian rebel for discussion was emirate officials on the deteriorating situation in syria. more than 100,000 people have died in the nearly 3 year long conflict. >>> and powerful image of 4-year-old boy fleeing the violence in syria is not what it seems. this picture made international headlines today after it was tweeted by a member of the un high commission for refugee who said the boy was separated from his family. see him here with un workers alone in the desert fleeing to jordan with belongings in a plastic bag. well, the un now clarify the child parents were 20 feet in front of him. family made it safely to jordan. you will be glad to know. >> new york company

, "bbc world news america." >> this is "bbc world news america" reporting from washington. bombings killed nine people in pakistan after the government failed to show up to protect people from the taliban and. a title weight of cancer is coming says the world health organization title wave of cancer is coming, says the world health organization, but the disease can be prevented with changes in behavior. and we introduce you to real-life heroes who protected their artwork from the nazis. welcome to our viewers on public television here in america and also around the globe. today, history was supposed to be made in pakistan as after nearly a decade of bloodshed the government was scheduled to sit down with representatives of the pakistani taliban. but just before the talks were about to start, they were abruptly put on hold because the government delegation failed to show up. from islamabad, we report. >> he is among the most recent of thousands of pakistanis believed to have loved ones murdered by the taliban and. killed in a was suicide bombing close to army headquarters. n

that is new type of explosive or new way to get past security but who knows. that is really frightening to me. >> reporter: there is no specific plot. the warning is being issued out of abundance of caution. jenna: steve, there are so many stories ahead of the olympics about possible terror attacks. can we read anything into the timing of the warning now that we're at closing ceremonies? >> reporter: it comes in the middle of the olympic games in sochi, russia, of course and before the olympic games began a different warning came out with terrorists with explosives in tubes of toothpaste or liquids and there is another consideration as well. >> look for evidence of the chemicals on your hands. the other thing to say is, that there is also concern about the fact that so many americans with ties to syria have been over there trying to get involved with the fighting on the side of the rebels to pull down the assad regime and now there is concern some of those people coming back, we don't know their intentions. we don't know what they're up to. >> reporter: this a

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that's all for business news for this hour. i'll leave you with a look at the region's markets. >>> a group of south koreans who they say were forced to work at a wartime factory in japan have filed a lawsuit. they are demanding compensation from their former employer. four plaintiffs filed a suit on thursday at the district court in the southern city of gaun ju. they're asking for about $560,000 from mitsubishi heavy industries. the former workers say they were forced to engage in harsh labor when their nation was under japanese colonial rule. the lawsuit is the seventh filed since may 2012 when south korea's supreme court recognized the rights of individuals to seek compensation. in jewel life of last year, plaintiff's claims were upheld by local courts in two of the cases. the two accused japanese firms appealed and are waiting a decision by the supreme court. analysts say the claims are very likely to be upheld. the seoul ghost has yet to state its positions on the rulings. it hasn't publicly come out that japan's agreement

good news. i got a new title. and a raise?n. [ male announcer ] introducing fedex one rate. simple, flat rate shipping with the reliability of fedex. >>> all right, this morning, it looks like any hopes for immigration reform may be falling apart in congress. the hopes for some kind of legal status for the millions and millions of undocumented workers in the united states right now. this is a big-ticket item on the agenda for 2014, but now house speaker john boehner says he does not think that he can pass a bill. he does not think he can get enough republican votes, and he's blaming the white house for that. take a listen. >> widespread doubt about whether this administration can be trusted to enforce our laws, and it's going to be difficult to move any immigration legislation until that changes. >> all right, cnn editor paul steinhauser, political editor, joins us from washington right now. and paul, explain the politics of this to me, because the house leadership unveiled their sort of roadmap to immigration reform just a we

a fox news alert.a problem and then vanished when we got home. this woman just found dead. the breaking details ahead. >> remember when the president said this? >> on the website, i was not informed directly that the website would not be working the way it was supposed to. >> so he had no idea there might be a problem. brand-new info calls into question that claim. we've got details coming up. >> the cover of "sports

the new york mayor bill deblasio, the mayor of new york, bill deblasio will be here. super bowl last night where the denver broncos scored some amazing field level seats to a blowout victory by the seahawks. they couldn't have been closer to the action. i heard. i had a tivo foul up. i spent the night watching the game show soup or bowl. contestantsants are forced to er choose soup or bowl. choose soup, you got no bowl, your hands and if you choose bowl, you get a bowl and no soup. it's a terrible show. [laughter] i will say this though, i learned something interesting if you are irish and married -- [laughter] [cheers and applause] you know what i realized is a wonderful gift for a married irish man is a taste of your lucky charms. [cheers and applause] anyway lovely couple who announced to us their plans after the show. [ laughter ] the mayor bill deblasio is here. apparently to shovel outside. today new york hit with six to let's say 28 inches of snow. [ laughter ] it's actually providing the mayor with a chance for some snow removal redemption. >> this is the firs

union bank. >> and now, "bbc world news merica." >> this is "bbc world news america." chaos and clashes on the streets of kiev. at least 75 people are killed today in violence between police and protesters. >> the police opened fire with automatic rifles and now many protesters are coming back badly injured. >> concerns about free speech in egypt. the trial starts of the journalist accused of broadcasting false news. could injecting patients with their own cells help them recover from heart attacks? a new study looks at the deadly problem. >> welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe. ukraine experienced its deadly et day yet today as clashes between anti-government protesters and police killed at least 75 people. ukraine's president is involved in political discussions tonight with reports he could call early elections. he also spoke on the phone with u.s. vice president joe biden. the bbc's daniel stanford has this report and warning, it contains some violent images. >> the first sign of kiev's dissent into insanity this morning

>> who doesn't like a new bed. right? >> from all of us here, thanks >>> welcome to "world news," where right here tonight, millions of americans are battling the fast, furious and frozen finale of a record-breaking storm. ice falling like missiles. firefighters barely able to see the flames. drivers stranded in their cars. and 500,000 americans without power on a dark and stormy night. >>> american outrage. 65 of the most dangerous men in the world, freed from prison in afghanistan. why? >>> your cable bill, what will happen tonight, if comcast buys time warner, the big business news today. >>> and true grit. u.s. olympic athletes with a clean sweep in sochi and the figure skaters attempting new heights and the higher they fly, the harder they fall. >>> and a good evening to you on this thursday night. as we come on the air, 100 million americans have been hit by a winter storm packed pretty much with everything in the weather arsenal. this map shows the speed and power of the nor'easter. barreling from texas across the

new jersey is the place where the new mayor, the new mayor, the new young freshed placer of hoboken wasee weeks best agreed to take a bribe in an fbi sting. since the previous mayor was in jail at that time as well. new jersey is just a toxic meyer of public corruption. and it has been for years. and the people of new jersey, and particularly the cities of new jersey, suffer for the sins of its public officials. parts of camden, new jersey, are worse off than any other single place in the united states. i would put parts of camden against anywhere else we've got in this country in empls the trouble. that's not because new jersey is a poor state. new jersey is a very well off state. the reason that parts of camden look like this is because of governance in new jersey is rotten. it is a place where for generations, the business of new jersey government has not been governance. it has not been the allocation of public resources to serve the greater good. the business of governance in new jersey epically and for way too long has been the business of people in government helping themselves.

this is the "cbs morning news" for tuesday, february 25th, this is the "cbs morning news" for tuesday, february 25th, 2014. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. the thaw is over and the deep freeze is back. this morning, another ground of potentially dangerous arctic air is sweeping across the border from canada, hitting the upper midwest with temperatures well below normal and the possibility of more snow. the coldest temperatures will be in the northern great plains and great lakes. in some areas, 10 to 30 degrees below normal. and windchill advisories are posted in minnesota and the dakotas. in western indiana a tributary of the wabash river was blocked by an ice jam and flooded. large chunks of ice were pushed on to the shore, damaging trucks, cars and homes. jamie ucheis of our minneapolis station has more on the frigid weather. >> reporter: this cold snap did stop flooding along rivers in pennsylvania, and ohio. ice blocks that tore up the shoreline on the river in illinois, still threatened the bridge. the spinning circulation of

said new jersey residents. >> if it's in new jersey, they should say it's in new jersey.efinitely. >> the big game is dubbed the mass transit super bowl. about two-thirds of people going will arrive by bus or rail. they will be subject to unprecedented security. fighter jets patrolling the skies. police boats guarding the water. specialized nypd units and teams will check anyone with packages. >> we will have technologies that you are going to see and some you are not going to see. we want to make sure we are creating the safest possible environment on super bowl sunday. >> tonight's halftime show belongs to bruno mars, who asked the red hot chili peppers to join them. >> the stadium is on lock down. there is no specific threat, but authorities are leaving nothing to chance. >> there will be another super battle today on social media. facebook and twitter want to dominate online chatter during the game on a sort of second screen. each company hoping to attract users commenting on big plays, the halftime show and, of course, the commercials. google is the clear winner this

as they jump-start these games with a jolt of new energy and new words.he crispy details. >> reporter: when sage kotsenburg launched over this jump, he landed right in americans' hearts. with the trick, he never tried before -- ever. >> all right, here goes nothing. i just threw it in the air, everything was going so fast. i was just like, whoa, whoa, whoa, one more rotation -- whoa and came around perfectly. >> reporter: the 20-year-old made it look easy. >> i talked to my coach and my brother before my run. i said i think i might go 1620 and have fun. i know you're going to stomp it. and ended up stomping it. >> reporter: understanding snowboard speak sa little harder. for those at home, stomping means, sticking the jump and landing it good which you did. >> yes. >> reporter: back home in utah, his buddies went nuts and here's the kicker -- you're generally afraid of heights. >> pretty scared of heights, man. >> reporter: he's even scared to go in chairlifts. remarkably, so is jamie anderson, who won gold for the women with this monster jump. before to

wilhelm was one of twitter's first users. >> they break news, analyze the news, they are the news., i would know so much less. >> reporter: a platform for celebrities, politicians, and first lady michelle obama and helped create viral sensations like bat kid. >> it's great, it's disseminating information quickly. it takes the masses and channels them. >> reporter: lindsey says there's one problem, a dark spot in the earnings report. >> even though twitter made more money than we expected, it didn't bring in enough new users, and, in fact, the users there are checking in less often. >> reporter: executives say they want to make twitter more friendly to beginners. there are more changes ahead. but in the neighborhood where twitter moved in with a six-year city tax break, some say little has changed. >> what are they doing to the neighborhood? you don't even see them. who are they? >> reporter: elizabeth hansen became homeless after culinary school. twitter does serve a lot of food. >> more than three-quarters of twitter users access from their phone so twitter wants to make it easier

new allegations that new jersey governor chris christie was aware of the george washington bridge lane closures when they happened. a former aid turning on his old friend, the governor, but christie's office says it's not the truth. this morning, the latest on the bridge le. >> his side of the story. amanda knox's italian ex-boyfriend speaks out less than 24 hours after an appeals court convicted them of murder again. >> i made the decision to face this situation and i will go on until the end. >> countdown to the super bowl with just over 24 hours to go. a look at everything from the incredible security effort here in new york to some ads that are literally out of this world. today, saturday february 1st, 2014. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with lester holt and erica hill live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning, welcome to today on a saturday morning. i'm lester holt. >> and i'm erica hill along side jenna wolf and dylan dreyer. big weekend here. >> big weekend. we have the super bowl happening. >> groundhog day. >> that's tomorrow. >> keeping us bus

dan harris, abc news, new york. >>> now back here at home, we move into a courtroom, here in new york, where today, one of america's most famous families turned out to support one of their own. kerry kennedy, who said she had a car accident while driving under the influence of the sleeping pill. the question of sleep-driving took center stage. abc's linsey davis was there. >> reporter: today, as kerry kennedy headed to court, at her side, the matriarch of the famed kennedy family, her mother, ethel kennedy, and two of her brothers. >> we're not going to comment until after things are done. >> reporter: it's an image we come to expect -- in times of trial, the kennedy family draws near. the 54-year-old kerry is the daughter of the late robert kennedy. her brother, bobby, pictured here, and her brother doug, just a baby in this old photo, were both present in court today. kennedy is charged with driving under the influence of drugs, after crashing her car back in july of 2012. >> i want to apologize to the driver of the truck who i apparently hit. and to all those i endangered while dri

yesterday she was in new york's harlem area going to a head start classroom with the new mayor of new york. not the kind of thing is his secretary of state do very often but presumably a candidate in waiting and has to nothing to quell what has been an amazing amount of organizing her behalf in her absence. a wedge of groups doing things on her behalf. give you an idea of the organizations being created to help her. most notably, ready for hillary coming can see it in the right-hand side of your screen has been out raising money, $4 million. creating grassroots all over the country for outreach for voters. an organization called priorities usa was funded by top aides back when the reelection in 2012 has now turned itself into a fund-raising opposition for hillary clinton and democrats, now being cochaired by none other than barack obama's campaign manager in 2012. long dedicated to electing women to office. hillary clinton was monumental. a couple weeks ago we announced a new program called simply madam president. a super-pac on the g.o.p., a new group that will essentially be respons

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