reggie jackson took the yankees to the world series his first year in new york. time, they came out on top. the yankees were back in the series three out of the five years of the contract jackson and steinbrenner had signed. yankee home attendance up over 100,000 in jackson's first year in new york. reggie! reggie! reggie! they even nad a candy bar after him. reggie! reggie! the multimillion, multiyear contracts players sign today take our breath away. it's a lot of money for playing a game. but the calculations on both sides are strictly business. an employee offering a rare skill and a following of paying customers can command a high salary. when hiring an employee means higher profits most employers see the higher salary as a good investment. but why is there such a difference between the incomes of different people? why does reggie jackson earn more than an economic analyst? the answer, sadly, is rather obvious. there are fewer reggie jacksons, and the product reggie jackson produces is more highly valued by the market. the laws of supply and demand we have b

new york yankees long time radio announcer john sterling. only minor injuries were reported and the cause is still under investigation. >> a step towards healing and closure newtown connecticut voting to destroy the home of the shooter in the tragic massacre at sandy thook elementary. a consultant reminder of the evil living there. adam lanza shot and killed his mother in the house before killing 26 hoars and taking his own life. the house is expected to be torn down at the end of winter. >> disney land linked to miez el cases are growing by the day. 7 people are infected with the virus. california alone has seen 62 cases. they have never been vaccinated to stay out of the happiest place on earth. the outbreak spread to five states in mexico. >>> extreme weather now. brand new video. this is just in from elk city, oh he can okay where heavy wet snow is on the roads. >> maria molina is live with more. >> good morning heather and ainsley. we are tracking a storm system that is producing all kinds of winter weather across parts of the plains. w

among those was the radio broadcaster for the new york yankees. no reports or major injuries. the mayor of edgewater has declared a state of emergency closing schools and blocking access to some roads. the cause is still under investigation. >>> a berkley pot club operator says they ordered shut down after his business was declared a public nuisance. it's located on san pablo university avenue in a commercial district. the city counsel voted 7 to 2 to shut down the club. no signs for the competency but neighbors have complained about long lines of people standing outside and members selling drugs on the streets. the city also says the club is not in an area where marijuana business is allowed. >> because the property is located in a commercial zoning district it's prohibited. >> we have to keep up the fight not even any more just because of medical marijuana and the safe access for patients but for our own dignity. >> owner chris smith is looking into league action to take to keep the club open. no official timeline on when he has to shut down. >>> tonight bart will consider b

♪ >> our guest tonight has been a monster, owner of the new york yankees, and possible presidential candidate on this show. we want to talk to you about the cope others, hillary clinton, and football, but first he trillion-dollar infrastructure plan. you have five years to create good-paying jobs. what would be different for america if your plan were approved and signed into law? >> just stop and think, if -- in 50 states in this country we were rebuilding crumbling roads and bridges, wastewater systems airports, rails, levies, dams we would make america more efficient, productive, and safer . so when people went over a bridge, they would not end up in the water but would get to the other side. equally important, we can create and a time when real unemployment is over 11% -- we can create an estimated 13 million decent-paying jobs and that is exactly what we have to do. this bill accomplishes two goals -- it addresses the fact that we have neglected our infrastructure, which gets worse every year. i can of all, it creates jobs when we desperately -- desperately need to create decent-paying jo

have several people that have to find another place to stay including the announcer for the new york yankees. he found a hotel room he could spend the night in. this morning there are schools closed many roads have been restricted. still no cause behind this fire here, but pretty iconic that 15 years ago at that same site there was a construction project under way and there was also a fire there. we'll be watching for developments here throughout the morning. >>> 4:46 now. working smoke alarms helped save an arlington family from a house fire. you first saw this video as breaking news yesterday morning here on "news 4 today". two people had to climb on to the roof of their house after flames quickly engulfed their home. rescuers used ladders to get the people down. they were rushed to the hospital and treated for smoke inhalation. we're told they will be okay. the north arlington home had extensive damage. yet on the cause. >>> right now there is a group of diplomats in cuba to negotiate the country's ties with the u.s.. it is the biggest u.s. delegation there in decades. they're expected on

he grew up in milwaukee where he rooted for the new york yankees. in 1970, at age 35, he bought the seattle pilots in bankruptcy court and moved the team to milwaukee. he called this his greatest -- proudest accomplishment. as commissioner he revolutionized the economics a grew revenue to $8 billion, playoff expansion and interplay. and also faced a number of challenges. steroid use among some of the best players cast a wide shadow on the game. on sunday, bud selig and i spoke at yankee stadium. here's that conversation. >> there are a lot of things we could do on sunday morning but to talk to you about baseball in this setting, in this stadium with snow on the ground. >> i've been to the yankee stadium a lot since 1949, old yankees, new yankees, never been hit with this snow covering the ground. >> growing up in milwaukee, you were a yankees fan. >> it was very strange. in 1945, the milwaukee brewers and then the aaa team and the american association had an outfielder by the name of herschel martin. he was my favorite player. they traded him to the

new york city. only minor injuries were reported. boy look at that. one of those ho lost their home was long time new york yankees those are your headlines. >> thank you very much. the judge joins us once again this morning because we're going to talk about ferguson missouri. after the grand jury said we don't see the evidence there to go ahead and charge officer wilson, the department of justice in the form of eric holder stepped in and said, i'm going to launch a civil rights investigation using the f.b.i fox learned the f.b.i. has found no evidence that michael brown's civil rights were violated and the justice department will oppose any civil rights charges. >> we also know the attorney general hasn't signed off on this yet. is that just a formality? >> i think it's probably a formality. i'm actually happy that the justice department conducted this investigation because it ends in an exoneration and that is finality. that is closure. that is the end of the road. so this investigation takes place in the form of f.b.i. agents reinterviewing witnesses and reexamining the same witnesses that a state grand jury he

apartment residents were evacuated and among them the radio broadcaster for the new york yankees. ey declared a state of emergency. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >> back here at home it's been more than two months since a little boy plunged 200 feet down a cliff. this morning he's back home. four-year-old sebastian johnson was released from the hospital in oakland. last week he had this tearful and emotional reunion with the firefighters, he was hiking with his family in november when he fell down that cliff and broke several bones and suffered a serious head injury. his hospital time is to the over yet. he'll need to have more surgery. in june they have to take out a tracheal tube that's helping him protestor and his fractured leg is still healing. >>> house republicans dropped a controversial abortion bill one day before the legalization of abortion. it would some woman argued that it took unfair pressure on victims that suffered. they expressed concerns that the law could threaten the party's efforts to reach out to women in april. they're going to bar tax

and unlike some politicians who will put on a new york yankees cap because they just moved to new yorkte seat in new york. he's like i'm a cowboys fan, and even though i'm a new jersey politician it would be advantageous to be a jets fan, i'm going to stick with the cowboys. but really it's an easy way to be on a limb. nobody actually goes and votes based on who you're a football fan of. or at least i assume they don't. >> so you don't think it's politics. >> no. except to the extent that it's a way for him to be like i'm real. >> but crystal, all right, fine he's a cowboys fan but how do you explain that sweater? [ laughter ] a lot of people on social media didn't like the sweater. >> apparently the sweater was a lucky sweater. i mean you can't fault the guy for that. so i'm a lifetime washington sports fan, grew up cheering washington football teams. can't stand the dallas cowboys. but i have to say, i agree with josh i'm so sick of politicians who put on the cap of wherever they happened to be and pretend to be life-long fans. this is the least of my problems with chris christie. i'

school. 175 units here, about 300 residents including john sterling, who is the announcer for the new york yankees. he was able to get a hotel room for the night. schools in the area are closed many roads re ss ss restricted. 15 years ago at that same site when the property was under construction there was another fire. we're still waiting to learn the cause of this fire here. that investigation is just getting under way. >>> developing now, a u.s. navy shine is grounded right now off the coast of japan. 127 crew members are on board. they are okay. the navy says it's working with japan to figure out the best way to get the ship moving again. >>> 6:17. as soon as the sun comes up crews will comb through debris of the massive mansion fire. they're looking for four missing people. two bodies have been found. megan mcgrath is live outside of the fire station with the latest in the search effort and investigation. >> reporter: they need some sunlight and then inv will resume their work this morning they're looking for the bodies of four victims presumed rubble. yesterday two bodies were recovered. but

he grew up in milwaukee where he rooted for the new york yankees.n 1970, at age 35 he bought the seattle pirates in bankruptcy court and he then moved the team to milwaukee. he calls this his proudest accomplishment. as commissioner he revolutionized the economics revenue grew to $8 billion. play-off expansion and interleague play were among the additions he introduced. also faced a number of challenges. among some of the games best players continued to cast a wide shadow on the game. on sunday bud selig and i spoke at yankee stadium. here is that conversation. there are a lot of things we could do on sunday morning. but to talk to you about baseball in this setting this stadium with snow on the ground. >> the yankee stadium ever since 1949, old yankees old yankees never been here9-%q! snow covering the fields. so this is a first. >> rose: growing up in milwaukee, you were a yankee fan. >> i was. very strange. in 1945 the milwaukee brewers, then the triple a team of the american association had an out fielder by the name of hershel martin. i'm the o

reportedly among them, long-time new york yankees radio announcer john sterling. didn't know that.oes not know how the footballs that his team used in the afc champion game became deflated. coach bill belichick claims he new nothing about the deflated footballs which may have been easier to handle. today, he said quarterback tom braid and and other players do have preferences when it comes to footballs. >> i hear them comment on it from time to time but i can tell you and they will tell you, there's never any sympathy whatsoever from me on that stuck. -- on to that subject. zero, and tom's personal preferences on his footballs are something he can talk about. >> and will in a little while or is scheduled to was scheduled to speak in a news conference, 4:00 eastern. now changed to 4:30 eastern time that's the most i've heard bill belichick say the three years. >> extraordinary for a manmohan for his terse and short responses. he said a lot today but was essentially saying the same thing over and over again. i don't know anything about inflating or deflating footballs. i don't care a

but when it's done blatantly, for instance with the new york yankees earlier this year and the opposing team causes them out then we go crazy. a rule has been broken. you have to enforce the rules. everything else is tarnished. in this case having talked with my colleague and a few other folks about it it seems like every qb tries to manipulate the ball in his own way. it's generally understood practice. if you get caught you have to pay the fine. >> there's also a couple of other things going on here. it's the build-up to the super bowl. there's o nothing to write about. so this is the focus of everyone for days and hours on end. the other element is involving the new england patriots. and given their past history, the patriots will be guilty until proven innocent in the eyes of many fans who loathe the new england patriots around the country. >> i also think, i mean the fact is sam, the colts braulgt this up in an earlier game. november 16th. they raised concerns about underinflated footballs. they raised those concerns to the league. the league was aware going into the afc championsh

but if this weren't the super bowl, if it weren't the new england patriots who are like the new york yankeesnd everyone loves to hate them because of their success, this wouldn't be the story it was today. if the jaguars had deflated balls before a game with the houston texans no one would be talking about it. i'm not saying it's nothing. and if you cheated, you ought to be suspended. but people saying they would suspend belichick. >> it's air. it's less air than is in the cheesewiz can. the whole thing is completely ridiculous. >> if you were a quarterback, wouldn't you like to have a little more of a soft feel more grabable ball? >> you and me couldn't tell the difference. it's all princess and the pea, mostly in their heads. >> it depends. aaron rodgers likes the ball overinflated. he likes a big ball. >> i would think the receiver would like it a little soft. >> you don't want to catch a rock. >> don't want to catch a missile. katy perry performing at the halftime sunday. let's take a look right now. >> what was the nfl's super bowl phone call like? were you stunned? >> oh i was weeping

. >> it's the most depressed eagle since -- >> seth: a bald eagle -- >> a real -- the new york yankees, when they do this at crystal palace, the eagle is embarrassed to be there. it's a very depressed eagle since glen frey. [ laughter ] >> her name is kayla. >> seth: kayla? >> her name is really, we used to have an empire, and now we don't. >> seth: now we have an eagle named kayla. i'm so happy to announce that this due to the success of the show, you guys are -- you're going on to the super bowl. that's so great. >> we are. we are going to the super bowl. i mean, frankly, we only really got into this soccer business because we really love american football. >> yeah, sure. >> especially the punting and the kicking. >> kickers and punters are people too, america. >> seth: you're on the punting beat. >> punting is winning. punting is winning. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: well, i will watch the show. i'll be looking forward to your take on the superbowl. i'll be looking forward to your take on the second half of the season. next time you guys are here, i promise to be wearing my -- m

but if this weren't the super bowl, if it weren't the new england patriots who are like the new york yankees and everyone loves to hate them because of their success, this wouldn't be the story it was today. if the jaguars had deflated balls before a game with the houston texans no one would be talking about it. i'm not saying it's nothing. and if you cheated, you ought to be suspended. but people saying they would suspend belichick. pull him out of the super bowl. come on. >> it's air. it's less air than is in the cheesewiz can. the whole thing is completely ridiculous. >> if you were a quarterback, wouldn't you like to have a little more of a soft feel, more grabable ball? >> you and me couldn't tell the difference. it's all princess and the pea, mostly in their heads. >> it depends. aaron rodgers likes the ball overinflated. he likes a big ball. >> i would think the receiver would like it a little soft. >> you don't want to catch a rock. >> don't want to catch a missile. katy perry performing at the halftime sunday. let's take a look right now. >> what was the nfl's super bowl phone call

. >> chris christie is not like hillary clinton who became a new york yankees fan when she was the senatoroes a boy from new jersey fall in love with a team from dallas texas. if he said i'm a jets fan or giants fan or eagles fan and have been all my life. but chris christie has been a lifelong fan of the dallas cowboys. maybe it was roger staubach and coach landry that made him so. he's always been a dallas fan and he showed it at the end of that incredible game. martha: ask his brother todd who had strong word on twitter about people giving his brother a hard time for his support for the dallas cowboys. bill: there was a big drama in the 1970s. you can't clear for the giants or the jets so you go looking for a team. some people found dallas. some people found pittsburgh. martha: . some people have been irritated the new york teams who play in new jersey call themselves new york teams. the dallas cowboys play in texas in dallas as far as i know. bill: it's a tough ride. when president obama cut a deal with cuba we were told havana would release 53 political prisoners. so where are they an

a local celebrity new york yankees radio announcer john sterling, among those evacuated.ennismac from the fire could be seen as far as long island, there is ash drifting of a manhattan. we thought was snow. was bash. lot of people on the team who live in manhattan were woken up by the smell of the fire in new jersey. quite a long way away. what a il re. that was spectacular. tragic too. a new survey from the national association of homebuilders found 66% two thirds of millennials would prefer to live in a house in the subung os. cheryl casone is here. national association of home builders, are they running up their own book? cheryl: i talked to him all the time. the bthe filders are the ones who 3 yad this survey, thousands survey, they surveyed millennials born in 1977 and more recently and 5lde of those surveyed in this one would rather live in a single-family home in the buri.t. stuart: that is not what we heard. cheryl: is caught our attention because that flies in the face of every survey we have seen of millennials who want to be in the city engineer entertainment a

the new york yankees think a-rod is no longer entitled to receive up to $30 million in agreed-upon bonuses 2014 season due to a drug expansion. that money is tied to milestone home runs. he will get a base salary, still $21 million this season. do not cry for him. those are your top headlines. yahoo! reports earnings today after the bell. there is only one thing that matters about yahoo! -- it is not what does as a company, it is what it plans to do with it or you billion dollars -- with its $40 billion stake in alibaba. leslie picker has been covering this story for us, and cory johnson is here. corey, is the best way to look at marissa mayer's agenda the best thing she does is sell this and sell it well? >>. that-- >> yes and no. after that, the future of the business of course is gearing up for that, all eyes are going to be on what the company has been doing, the performance of big acquisitions and things like tumblr the changes in the marketing technology will become the focus after ali baba, but yes, today is the day that the alibaba sale or spin off or whatever it is going to become

investigators still trying to figure out how it started, new york yankees' announcer john sterling among displaced. martha: so a revolt by republican women in the house has caused the gop to drop a vote on a controversial abortion bill that would ban the procedure after 20 weeks. instead, they are going to vote on legislation to cut all federal money for abortion services that would confirm a sort of the hyde amendment which is an existing situation that they vote on every year. so this vote's going to take place on the 42nd anniversary of roe v. wade. congresswoman christy -- [inaudible] is a member of the ways and means committee is with me today. very good of you to be here. obviously, the march for life is underway in washington. this bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks was supposed to be an early bug success for those who are -- big success for those who are pro-life correct? >> well, it was but we're still going to have a success today by passing a bill that will protect people and the federal dollars there going towards abortions which is a very pro-life bill. and so we'r

bill: that fire leaving hundreds without a home including one of the announcers for the new york yankeess christie responding to the tragedy saying his administration will review the state's fire code. i think it is more than just a couple hundred. there are about a thousand people who lived there. massive sprawling place now on the ground. >> how about this? the coast guard to the rescue as a fishing boat sinks. the dramatic rescue, look at this, all caught on tape. we'll show you what happened. bill: we are awaiting word from the nfl. what will the league say after days of staying quiet? ♪ ameriprise asked people a simple question: in retirement, will you have enough money to live life on your terms? i sure hope so. with healthcare costs, who knows. umm... everyone has retirement questions. so ameriprise created the exclusive confident retirement approach. now you and your ameripise advisor.... can get the real answers you need. start building your confident retirement today. martha: there is a truly remarkable rescue caught on camera. a british coast guard crew racing against time to

so many people live in this massive complex, even the announcer for the new york yankees losing his homend cell phone video shot during the fire shows large sections of the building falling crashing to the ground. incredibly and this is the headline no one was hurt here. investigators are still looking into what started this fire. but nearby schools have been closed for the day because roads are just inaccessible here blocked off and crews, as you can see behind me crews are still dousing those hot spots, amy. >> all right, incredible pictures there, gio, incredible everyone made it out safely. thank you. >>> the former ferguson, missouri police officer who shot and killed michael brown is expected to be cleared by the justice department. federal prosecutors are likely to recommend that no civil rights charges be filed against darren wilson but attorney general eric holder will have the final say. >>> new allegations of excessive force after another deadly police shooting in new jersey during a traffic stop. officers ordering the passenger not to move but he is later shot when he pushes

among them the radio broadcaster for the new york yankees. there are no reports of major injuries.ared a state of emergency closing schools and blocking access to some roads. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >>> time is 75:00. tonight bart will consider banning e-cigarettes on its trains. e-cigarettes right now are not regulated on bart, but the bart board will debate a proposal to ban them. tonight bart will also consider developing an art policy. bart is considering adding artwork from the community at bart train stations to make them look more modern and also to celebrate different cultures. >>> we are finding out more this morning about a proposal to add an extra traffic lane to the richmond-san rafael bridge. it would be to convert the lower 12-foot shoulder into a third lane of traffic. that third lane would only be open during commute hours. so drivers we talked to say that's enough to make a big difference. >> i do see it, that it gets backed up frequently and extensively during rush hour. i think it would be advantageous. >> it calls for a new bike lane

another ball scandal for you this morning, this one involving baseball and 1963 world series new york yankeesalls with mud, saying later i used enough mud to build a dam. and shoeless joe jackson, accused of purposely throwing the series against the cincinnati reds banned from baseball for life. number five. rosie ruiz after the boston marathon. only problem, she cut the course. that would be like if i tried to get away with leaving after the first hour of the rundown, that would never happen. >>> that wraps up the rundown. thank you for the privilege of your time. "newsnation" with tamron hall is next. have a great weekend. one thing's for sure you think things through. you try to weigh your options and really check things out before you commit. because when it comes to time, you want to be smart about how you use yours. you don't leave anything to chance. we get it. ♪ that's why at university of phoenix we offer new students a 3-week risk-free trial. ♪ we know you want to approach education with confidence. learn more at riskfreephoenix.com >>> good morning, everyone. i am francis rivera in

among those who lost their homes in this fire, new york yankees radio announcer john sterling. matt and savannah, back to you. >> our best goes to them, of course. ann, thank you very much. >>> parts of texas dealing with record-breaking snow this morning and, al, the powerful system that's causing it is moving east. could cause a lot of travel. >> that's right. it ripples all the way he back here to the coast. a.m. rel lowmarillo amarillo, texas, getting socked. 11 inches of snow, some places as much as a foot. amarillo has had more snow in january than st. louis, boston, and juneau, alaska. it's a lot of snow coming in here. these storms causing big problems. we continue to have winter storm warnings. winter storm watches and advise advisories advisories. breaking the record of 4.9 inches in 1966. the storm system now pushing out and as it does brings a lot of moisture. we're going to watch it come through the gulf with heavy showers right on into the panhandle and then we'll set up along the east coast, make its way up as a nor'easter. in the meantime, look for more rain mak

the first night we walked the streets of new york until 2:00. i was a yankees and he was a red sox fan. >> he became commissioner of the national league. >> that is right and then commissioner and then tragically died september 1 of 1989. bart would've been a great commissioner. >> did you talk to him the night before he died? >> i did. i had gotten home from dinner and i was reading that the brewers had won a game on thursday afternoon. i called bart. left a message. at about 12:30, he called me. he had been out and he said, is everything all right, buddy, you sound -- >> buddy is what he called you? >> we talked for an hour, a nice talk. every commissioner comes in and -- it was great. he said, i have to go, i'm going to the cape tomorrow. he said, i will call you when i get to the cape. it was that kind of relationship. the last thing he did, he and his wife bought one of our daughters who was getting married and wrote a card and send it and died. terrible story. it was tough. it was very tough on baseball. fay had been in the office, his assistant. two week

yankees territory. oh-oh. >> yeah. new york city-bound.kiet do live at sfo where the trophy is about to take off for their old hometown. many moons ago. new york, kiet. good morning. >> reporter: yeah. you know, i guess heading into enemy territory, if you will. it's sleepy here at sfo this morning until they broke out the trophy and the mood got electric. people got emotional and giddy. it is my first time seeing the trophy in person. it's impressive. so the trophy is headed to new york. it's going to go to finnerty's bar a popular hangout for giants fans on the east coast and then the yogi berra museum in new jersey over the weekend. to give you a sense of what to expect at some of the event, we have footage of a previous event in san francisco. and i'll tell you, when giants fans see this thing in person, it's just an emotional experience for them. so, we are waiting for a press conference that's happening today at 5:55 this morning with larry baer. we should mention that when the trophy goes to new york, it has its own boarding pass. i

new york city, make some noise. [ cheers and applause ] yeah! >> i make that yankee hat for famous than that yankee game. we've got some people down here. if you could kiss anybody at midnight, who would it be? >> leonardo dicaprio! >> he gets so many kisses already. >> i would kiss my boyfriend who is in germany. >> he's too far away. i'm here though. >> your husband. whoa! >> that's sweet. >> bringing people together. bringing people together. 2015. >> fox news. new york city. let's hear you. >> yeah! >> all right. it's a party. >> no kidding. i didn't know sherrod was going to be the king of the kiss cam tonight. >> warm it up. >> i'm going to save mine for my girlfriend. >> it's too late. >> you already put yourself on the line. >> way to make it up. >> taller. >> if you can get her on the phone. >> all right. thank you. we'll check back in with you. and joeanne. is everyone staying warm out there? >> is it a yoga ball. >> here's the thing. what i love so much about new years eve is all this free stuff. okay? and i'm kind of a hoarder. i know, i know. we have our

there because you remember in new york after 9-11 when so many police officers ran into the world trade center and many were killed, everybody was wearing the nypd hat. the yankeesb last night. very professional with an unimaginable amount of people. i saw a friend of mine who is now a new york city police officer, he was one of the ones keeping us safe, making sure that everybody was in order. >> and warm. >> and warm. he was much warmer than i was. we're lucky to have guys like that. >> how do you know him? high school? >> he and i have known each other since college. he's a hero just like everybody else in the nypd. >> coming up here on the show the incredible story of an american soldier captured and tortured during world war ii. >>> the pentagon's brand-new state of the art fighter jet cost about $400 billion, but we just found out it doesn't shoot? what? ♪ ♪ we come by almost every day to deliver your mail so if you have any packages you want to return you should just give them to us i mean, we're going to be there anyway why don't you just leave it for us to pick up? or you could always get in your car and take it back yourself yeah, us picking it up is p

new york city. so it's like yankees are playing aren't here but there is no baseball. >> there are parts of the countryting hit by this. >> you think other parts are snickering at us at this point? >> maybe just a little. out west where they're used to much more snow. >> maybe. >> we should check in now with nbc's john yang. he joins us from portland maine. >> we're selling it for you. >> hey, becky, it's gotten a lot worse here. the snow really coming down heavily now and also the winds are picking up. you got it blowing. it's a very light snow and very fine flakes. not the big fluffy heavy wet flakes that you sometimes get. they expect this to last all at a long during the daylight hours. they don't expect it to taper off and stop until tomorrow. the blizzard warning is still in effect here. schools are closed. the government has declared a state of emergency. government offices are closed. there are parking bans across the region to let snowplows get through. it's falling at a rate of more than two inches an hour. expected to keep that up all day long. total accumulation could be upwards of 18 inche

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kings stormed the ice and skated circles around the new york rangers to make off with lord stanley's cup. in baseball, the best good-bye came from yankee great captain, and you know what, with what's going on in the sports world, it's nice to have a hero. >> i'm a boston red sox fan, no love for the jeter. >> i think i went to bad early that night. >> no one went to bed early when the best batters were up in the world series. which pitted the giants against the royals in a titanic battle. but the kc kids could not hold off the san francisco club's unbeatable madison bumgarner. >> this guy is better than a machine. he's incredible. absolutely unbelievable. i never saw a pitching job like that in my life. >> but to go seven games in the final game one run with a runner stranded on third base and two outs, you don't get better than that. >> worst sack. the super bowl. seattle versus denver was billed as a battle for the ages, but looked like a war on the age as the broncos fell in the third worst loss ever in the championship. >> i'm a seahawks fan. it was fun for us. >> overall, the nfl had bright moments, including drafting its first op

[applause and cheers] new york was home to 3 teams-- the giants, the dodgers, and the yankees. the giants and the dodgers were known as "the people's team." the yankees were the elitist team. what possessed you to be a yankees fan? [laughter] >> first of all, whenever you're a yankee fan and you're a little boy, you're a little boy forever. and i was a yankee fan right after lou gehrig died. and i learned a lot about stamina by knowing about lou gehrig. you know, his constant playing, his constant game attendance. he set a record until the baltimore orioles broke it, the player cal ripken broke it. and i grew up in the era of joe dimaggio and mickey mantle. and when steinbrenner came across, it sort of soured me. and i lost interest pretty much. but i'm still 10 years old when it comes to being a yankee fan. >> all right. ha ha! [applause] why do you think elizabeth warren was not given the position of head of the consumer financial protection bureau? >> because she was too good for the job. my father once said, "the only way you lose your job in government is to do your job."

new york can get political. what do you say to folks who think that this might be rubbing their noses in it taking it to the east coast? >> we were sensitive to that so we called the yankees and the mets. and certainly it's their area. they said we welcome the tradition and the ode to heritage of the giants. >> reporter: so why all the fanfare with virgin america airlines? it just inked a four-year deal with the giants that will keep them on as a sponsor until 2019. did you think there might be another championship in the pipeline? >> so far the momentum is every two years but we signed the agreement hoping it will be every year. that's the goal. >> reporter: sitting in the front of the plane on white leather seats with live tv and in-flight wi-fi, the 30-pound gold-plated trophy will get treated better than most of the passengers. >> i think it's going to be great but i love that first class seat the trophy has. >> reporter: you have to fly coach? >> exit row. >> reporter: so it's off to the big apple where twitter user joseph haas says the yankees couldn't buy it and the mets couldn't afford to compete for it. at sfo, kiet do, kpix 5. >>> state attorneys general's offic

new york. >> jimmy: third baseman. >> did a stint in tampa. for the tampa fans. >> jimmy: we had him here when he was a yankee.ot on a horse for the world series? >> no, i remember. >> jimmy: that's how cool this dude is, just jumped on a horse like a cop. he's like "let's go buddy." >> i knew my friend's father, is like a diehard boston fan having a heart attack, "what are you doing boggsy?" "get off the horse!" [ laughs ] >> jimmy: get off the horse. he's wade boggs. >> yeah, i've got nothing against him. anyway, he was famous for baseball. he was also famous for the amount of beer he could drink. >> jimmy: i heard these stories. >> yeah, so, supposedly when they would have these cross-country flights he would drink on average 40 to 50, some say 70 beers. like, he's got like a -- >> jimmy: from l.a. to new york? >> yeah. >> jimmy: like a six-hour flight? >> it was like a layover somewhere in north dakota. i don't know. so our characters are trying to break that record in the episode. >> jimmy: you guys are all going to fly, and see if you can break the record. >> yeah, and then see if we can go hit a basebal

yankee game" may have been trade craft for russian sprys. joe johns has the details. >> reporter: he claimed to be a russian banker working in his company's new york but the justice department alleges he was actually one of three russian spies who have been under surveillance in this country for years. the u.s. attorney said two decades after the presumptive end of the cold war russian spies continue to seek to operate in our midst under cover of secrecy. >> when the berlin wall came down, the russians never stopped spying. they continued to run sources in washington. they never reduced the size of their station in washington. or in new york. >> reporter: the investigation started almost five years ago when ten other russian agents seen in these fbi surveillance individualees including the now infamous anna chapman, pleaded guilty to conspiracy and were shipped back to russia as part of a spy swap. fast-forward to 2015. documents says burr acough used two other men to relay information back to russia. that the three intelligence agents would schedule meetings over the phone using code words that they needed to transfer things like tickets to sport

there was something about the way he captured what it meant to be a yankee fan and what it meant to be a mickey mantle fan as a boy in new york. i am a baseball ever. that speech to me was remarkable. the only speech i have ever memorized word for word was the gettysburg address. it is fewer than 300 words. it is a remarkable statement about what this country is about. the speechwriters who admire lincoln admire him for how spare he was in his eloquence. we teach that you shouldn't use compound sentences. you should use simple sentences. you should use to sell words instead of three. there are few people who understood the effectiveness of concise argument then and family can. host: one more call. this is larry from california on the independent line. caller: i love the program. i voted for reagan. and i voted for obama. my concern is the keystone pipeline. i worked in the oil fields. i don't understand how the congress can not send a delegation to alberta. i understand ted cruz had parents who work for transcanada. i don't understand why they can't send a delegation to look at the pits of their. this is my request. do not co

franchises the yankees and mets, it's part of baseball history and we left in 1958 and we have people still alive from 1958, obviously, and their parents and great parents about the new york giants. >> reporter: larry baer, ceo of the san francisco giants, congratulations. let's hang out with you. all right. this is a very unusual flight for virgin but they just inked a new four-year deal so they will have a partnership going over for the next couple of years here. we are going to leave because there is a full flight of people waiting to go to new york. they have wheels up at 7:05 a.m. they will be back couple of days after that. they will continue the tour in the bay area. they will be in antioch by next week but for now the trophy on the plane now headed to new york. we are live at sfo. kiet do, kpix 5. >> ladies and gentlemen, that is a live shot! >> a money shot. >> that is a live shot. >> yeah! get on the plane? >> sit down, buckle in, take the ride. >> we'll have him live on the noon show from new york! [ laughter ] >> exciting talking to larry baer! i could talk to him all day long on the whole flight to new york. >> did you see the flight attendant all dressed in

new york can get political. what do you say to folks who think that this might be rubbing their noses in it by taking the trophy to the east coast? >> we were sensitive so we called the yankeesthe teams there and certainly their area and they said come on we welcome the tradition. we welcome the sort of ode to heritage of the giants. >> reporter: so why all the fanfare with virgin airlines? they just signed for four years as a sponson until 2019. did you sign the deal thinking there might be another championship in the pipeline? >> so far the momentum has been every two years but we signed the agreement in hopes it will be every year so, um, that's ou -- that's our goal. >> reporter: sitting on the front of the plane with live of it and in flight wi-fi the 30 found gold-plated catastrophe if i will be treated better than the passengers. >> i think it will be great but i love that first class seat the trophy has. >> reporter: at sfo, kiet do, kpix 5. >>> he saved lives back in the loma prieta earthquake and never stopped lending a hand. this man's efforts to rebuild the damaged freeway and help people rebuild their lives, as well. >> and up close and personal with some very c

there was something about the way he captured what it meant to be a yankee fan and what it meant to be a mickey mantle fan as a boy in new yorki am a baseball ever. that speech to me was remarkable. the only speech i have ever memorized word for word was the gettysburg address. it is fewer than 300 words. it is a remarkable statement about what this country is about. the speechwriters who admire lincoln admire him for how spare he was in his eloquence. we teach that you shouldn't use compound sentences. you should use simple sentences. you should use to sell words instead of three. there are few people who understood the effectiveness of concise argument then and family can. host: one more call. this is larry from california on the independent line. caller: i love the program. i voted for reagan. and i voted for obama. my concern is the keystone pipeline. i worked in the oil fields. i don't understand how the congress can not send a delegation to alberta. i understand ted cruz had parents who work for transcanada. i don't understand why they can't send a delegation to look at the pits of their. this is my request. do not coll