. >> finish the day between crayton and northern iowa. antwon young hits the 3 to tie it with 4 seconds left. >> back the other way. james in there. northern iowa upsets the blue jays. >> let the party begin in cedar falls. the panthers knock off 13th ranked crayton. eddie, tim brown, and charles hailey were three of the 15 finalists for the nfl hall of fame. all three came up short. curtis martin headlines the class of 2012. later this summer, chris doleman who was a viking, played three seasons with the 49ers in the late 90s. >> who could possibly have it better than us? >> nobody. >> jim harbaugh became the first 49ers head coach to win the coach of the year award since bill walsh. alex smith accepted the award tonight in indianapolis. >> he probably would say he doesn't deserve this. the type of guy he is. give all the credit to assistant coaches, just who he is. and from someone who had one or two coaches in my career, i would just like to tell you this is well deserved. congratulations, coach. >> matthew staph toured stafford won th

northern nevada, northern iowa you may see some snow. that combined with that gusty conditions could bring you blowing snow and snow drifts all of these which are going to be troublesome for traveling. here out towards the -- ahead of is system is going to be very warm air surging in. we'll take a look at those temperatures a little later on. here in the gulf states still, the moisture has surged to we're going to be looking at chances of thunderstorms to be widespread on the increase here in the florida peninsula especially in the eastern coast chance of thunderstorms are more likely there with coastal very heavy rain. great lakes making the snows to taper off from the west. oklahoma city at 16 degrees as of monday, but for wednesday we're looking at 21 degrees. houston at 21 already on monday. new york at 14 degrees. so that's actually really good for the eastern coast. but los angeles on the west coast 15 degrees that's really chilly for you with some rain. let's now head over to europe. as you can see in the west looking things clear

. >> if you want to come to the grassroots of america and the university of northern iowa, i'll help arrange it for you. >> thank you, it will be streamed online. so it's open. >> okay. okay. thank you very much. >> thank you. senator grassly. >> senator widen. >> thank you chairman nelson and thank you chairman bernanke, i want to ask you about the shocks to the economy that you have been discussing. you talk about the pace of the recovery being slow and particularly for the millions people who are hurting, unemployed, under employed and that all of this really comes together as part of a sluggish expansion that has left the economy vulnerable shocks. can see the shocks. talking about two months or another short-term effort. we mentioned europe as another one. mentioned the question of sequestration and to me, that alone puts a very negative image out because in a lame duck session in the 2012 session of congress, you'll see the same sort of flailing that you did after 2010 so my question to you on the shock issue is, doesn't it serve to shock our economic system just to have all th

northern nevada, northern iowa you may see some snow. that combined with that gusty conditions could bring you blowing snow and snow drifts all of these which are going to be troublesome for traveling. here out towards the -- ahead of this system is going to be very warm air surging in. we'll take a look at those temperatures a little later on. here in the gulf states still, the moisture has surged to we're going to be looking at chances of thunderstorms to be widespread on the increase here in the florida peninsula especially in the eastern coast chance of thunderstorms are more likely there with coastal very heavy rain. great lakes making the snows to taper off from the west. oklahoma city at 16 degrees as of monday, but for wednesday we're looking at 21 degrees. houston at 21 already on monday. new york at 14 degrees. so that's actually really good for the eastern coast. but los angeles on the west coast 15 degrees that's really chilly for you with some rain. let's now head over to europe. as you can see in the west looking things cle

but if you'd want to am could to the university of northern iowa, i'd be happy to arrange it for you. >> thank you. it will be streamed online. it's open. >> thank you very much. >> thank you, senator grassley. >> thank you, chairman nelson. thank you, chairman bernanke. i want to ask you more about the shock to the economy that you have been discussing. you talk about the pace of the recovery being slow and particularly for the millions of people who are hurting, unemployed, underemployed, and that all of this really comes together as part of a sluggish expansion that left the country vulnerable and in shock. so i can see plenty of shock. the payroll tax debate bogging down into a quagmire and talking about two months or another short term effort. we mentioned europe as another one. we mentioned the question of sequestration and, you know, to me, that alone puts a very negative spectacle out because it would mean that in a lame duck session of 2012 in congress, uyou'd see the flailig that you did after 2010. so my first question to you on the shock issue is doesn't this serve to shoc

it's just this little stripe of snow that comes down through central iowa, northern illinois, and itks like it's going to head up through southern portions of michigan. indianapolis, green bay, maybe milwaukee may not see anything out of this. a narrow band of snow but if you get into that band of heavy snow, you could pick up 6 to 10 inches of snow and that includes areas like sioux falls, chicago, and areas just north of trite. that's what we will watch out the big weather story the next 24 hours. otherwise, today, what a day today once again from dallas through atlanta and the eastern seaboard. enjoy that's a look at the national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. incredibly warm and beautiful today. ralei raleigh, north carolina, 76 and boston up to 50. houston could be at 83. also watch chances of storms in the ohio valley but nothing too bad. chicago getting one of their first snowstorms of the season. >> i know. middle of february. who would of thought? or end of february. bill, thanks so much. >>> pc sales lag. online privacy makes progress. the i

the plant produced a blizzard it's also still producing some snow to parts of iowa back in northern missouri and some reports said that areas suggest as much as 8 in. or more of snow has come down and the other component of the system is actually a line of rain and thunderstorms that rattled across parts of the gulf coast a tornado touched down in southwestern louisiana some reported damage to trees and even of born in the area. here's our forecast for tonight: low temperature 23-32 degrees and then as we go into monday, morning sunshine afternoon clouds and high between 45-50. wouldn't that be nice but we're not looking at anything coming from the clouds on wednesday. thursday there could be some snow showers. generally not a bad week. >> as you saw here on wgn the bulls took a big win in milwaukee, high lights coming up. and the big game is tomorrow. they give their superable predictions next in sports. hey, it's me -- water. i was trying to figure out how i could get rid of 99% of the lead i can pick up traveling through your pipes and then... [ click ] ...it just clicked. get it? it clic

iowa. big gardening state here. we've turned into zone five now into northern parts of iowa when you used to be zone four.r. you might be able to plant that magnolia tree you have always wanted and you might even be able to plant a dogwood. part of the reason they're not saying this is because of global warming. they're saying it's due to some of that warming but also technology. they have better resolution. look at atlanta. do you see this yellow in here while everything else is green? that's the urban heat island effect because of all that concrete. you go up into elevation, you will start to see those temperatures changing as well. so they're counting elevation into all of this. technology is improving. you can add in your zip code here and find out what your zone is in your area. i'll put it on twitter so i'll give you a link to this map. >> thanks so much, jacqui. >>> that's going to do it for me. thank you for being with me. much of the "newsroom" straight ahead with my colleague don lemon. have a great week. [ female announcer ] if whole grain isn't the first ingredient in your breakfast cereal, wh

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if you want to come to the grassroots of america at the university of northern iowa, i can arrange that for you. >> we will have a streaming online. it is open. >> thank you. i want to ask more about the shock to the economy may have been discussing. you talk about the pace of the recovery being slow, particularly for millions of people are hurting. all this comes together as a sluggish expansion that has left the economy vulnerable to shocks. i can see plenty of shocks. the payroll tax debate is bogging down into a quagmire in talking about another short-term effort. europe is another one mentioned. there is the question of sequestration. to me, that puts a very negative spectacle out. it would mean in a lame-duck session of 2012 that congress would see the same kind of flailing as after 2010. my first question is on the stock issue. does it serve to shock our economic system to have all this delay and bickering and inability to get decisions on payroll taxes? is that in and of itself a shock to the system in terms of what it does to business confidence? >> policy uncertainty is certai

spots of the interstate a corridor and there's a winter storm watch in effect for a northern wisconsin parts of eastern iowand minnesota ... there's a flash flood watch out and the seattle area it's a very active pattern happening as the storms come off the pacific and make their way eastward across the united states with the fast-moving jet stream will see some snow here by morning tomorrow that will change to rain in the afternoon it will stick up in wisconsin and out and iowa ... there will be severe weather on the southern end of the system ... all of it will spread east into the carolinas and the southeastern part of the country ... the rain coming from the west coast is bringing colder temperatures here in chicago here is the forecast tomorrow morning we will see some light snow or light rain overnight the snow will arrive by noon tomorrow it will change expeditiously over to rein and to the north that the heavier snow will be falling ... we see accumulations happening to the north between four and 8 in. of snow we may see one engine parts of the metro area we will keep an eye on things for the weeken

iowa. the storm center itself is in missouri and northern arkansas. be tracking toward the ohio river valley, then just to the south of us over the next 24 to 36 hours. so this high pressure that's giving us the nice weather now will be moving out of the way so that this can come into the picture. we won't be getting the heavy snows they have been getting out in the plains. just a hit and miss thing. increasing clouds in today. developing showers. off to our north, a little snow showers mixes in with it. 45 to 50 the high today. east to northeast winds. our futurecast shows by 2:00 or 3:00 in the afternoon, moisture will be to the west of us. snow will be too the higher elevations to our west. by evening, as temperatures drop to our north, snow could mix in. by sunday morning, most moisture off to our south and east. lingering snows out in the mountains to the west of us. then we look pretty dry. monday something passes to our south. we pick up a few clouds but it does not look like it will substantially affect our weather. how much snow? more signifi

iowa, southern wisconsin. the snow is only on the far northern edge of it, and that is live into canada of. on the south side, a few sprinkles. most of the action will be in the great lakes. wednesday, another weather disturbance with a passing shower or sprinkle and the same scenario on thursday. a slight chance of showers, but all this week temperatures are going to be gradually warming. a chance of evening sparkles with a south wind at hand. winds are going to be out of the saudis and gusting at times in the afternoon, and -- out of the southeast and gusting at times in the afternoon. scattered rain showers tomorrow and tuesday. a chance of a little bit of wet snow. moseley rain out west. 50's 4 highs. a sprinkle possible tomorrow. ocean city will see temperatures steadily climbing, getting close to 60 on wednesday, and around here we may see-the 60's. 54 on wednesday. maybe even a springlike thunderstorm on friday before a cold front with us through with gusty winds on saturday. temperatures will be much showier region -- much chillier over the weekend. >> ramiya lynn is bigger than eve

snow falling already from iowa down into arkansas and almost brushing northern louisiana.far south of the cold air has infiltrated. the upper level energy will push our way and will lose some of its sixkick. megabus tomorrow west of the blue ridge. 45 this afternoon with increasing clouds later on. the average high is 47. in the 40's again tomorrow with a few snow showers throughout the day here and they're especially west of the blue ridge where we could see a gusting -- dusting. clearing wednesday with sunshine. it will break degrees. pretty good chance of rain by thursday. that looks like rain on thursday. >> thank you so much. 6:19 right now. >> coming up next, grammy a claim. we will look back at adele and some of the best performances as well from last night's show. the grammy recap. >> next "anderson" -- teen moms. you guys have to deal with a lot of criticism.>> people don't understand [ male announcer ] this was how my day began. a little bird told me about a band... ♪ ♪ an old man sred some fish stories... ♪ ♪ oooh, my turn. ♪ ♪ she was in paris but we talked for

getting onto a bus going to a casino indiana wisconsin and iowa passing revenue leaving the city >> 23rd state senate district covers most of the northern pankau state senator 23rd district case of modern day high end horse rustling stolen from foreign debt far northwest suburban stable speaking to the owner >> spring grove tonight liberty beyond cut silk and iris are missing and the owner thought it found her horses only to have her hopes dashed down about 7:00 this morning realized for young female horses were missing. the day our paths some people do not understand claudia believe somebody stole them corralling them and cutting defense to get them out unexplained fresh tire tracks led to the road down a pretty expensive very well put together a wonderful to show but how to show that when people come and steal them some of them are microchip >> we could hear horses across the street we followed the sound but did not find anything >> i do not know i hear them though. they heard my voice. they do know me. when i call they come running. does not think there are any courses on the farm she thinks most people have them they know everybody

have been served with a trial subpoena issued by the united states district court for the northern district of iowa. after consultation with the office of general counsel, i will determine whether compliance with the subpoena is consistent with the privileges and rights of the house. signed sincerely, sandra hamlin, district representative, congressman steve king. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. poe: i ask permission to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. poe: mr. speaker, the administration is bullying religions. yes, the government has required some religious organizations to violate their religion and provide certain health care coverage for their employees or else. after an immediate backlash from the american public, the administration promised it would make some changes, but the same day it made its promise it finalized the original mandate as is with no changes. the originaliedic is now in effect. the bi

the day look at what happens by the time saturday morning it chills down to iowa and missouri cold air mass development in northerns day warm enough to get light rainfall or snow tuesday of next week cool air citing south developing a system in the texas panhandle tracking up on the boundary it by that time " enough to get snow falling single-digit temperatures tonight and france and germany below zero and some mountains and western russia continuing into the grip of historic cold front very deadly. a couple of models next week wednesday forecast look at the isobars weapon not moving into misery. and the european global model low front developing and texas moving into missouri into this area rainfall close to us. close enough the kind of system to watch how that wraps up on the east coast pretty amazing snow falling and the next 10 days quite a change in the pattern if this is true shots of snow falling and the next few weeks and days are long dirt sot ankle or direct air mass m month and a half ago feeling downright frigid sunshine ankle changing tomorrow great example 43 degrees and falling into the twenties on

will see themes that could be severe and localized flooding into the northern plains we are talking about the know around nebraska and iowa across the west, very night day. temperatures into the 50's in seattle and portland with sunshine and we are in february. amazing. they will take it. guys? and now politics. does romney have a message problem? he had a rough week. and we will ask governor huckabee about this. a rough week on the trail for mitt romney? even when rush limbaugh this week after the remarks on the very poor said he is the guy that repines, comes across as the rich republican. is that a messaging problem? >>governor huckabee: he cannot help who he is. he grew up privileged and had a successful life and he live as life that very few americans can relate to but because of that he has a hard time relating to a lost members who are struggling. when mitt romney says something it is amplified, like spinal tap, it goes up to 11 and that is what happened the he needs to totally eliminate from his vocabulary the phrase "i don't care e because the perception is he doesn't. i don't think that's true. but --. >>alisyn:

northern half of the country. heavy, wet snow is expected from iowa to michigan and into the parts of the northeast. will tell us what we can expect coming up. >>> also this morning, how are popular web sites you know and trust being used to sell fake goods? we will investigate the new way that counterfeiters are targeting your money. >>> and also, will sacha baron cohen's newest alter ego, the dictator, show up at the oscars? if that happens, what will happen? we'll ask him all about that when he joins us for a live interview coming up. so all bets are off. get ready for some unpredictable television when we get started on a friday here on "today." back to you. >> yeah. we don't know what's going to happen. ann, good luck with that. >> all right. thanks. i'm going need it. >> have a great weekend. >> happy weekend. >> thank you. see you soon. >>> 6:37 the time. america's classic quiz show about to invade d.c. who needs to brush up on their trivia. >> maybe you, joe. >>> we'll take a live look at hundreds of local people willing to sell their souls for the hottest new shoe. >>> welcome back. you lov

another half foot of snow in the cascades, northern and central rockies, heavy snow in the dakotas, iowa, and southern minnesota. getting to chicago and detroit later on. severe weather with hail, gusty winds, and a chance of tornadoes from nawlins to cincinnati. >> near 60 in new york. 74 in atlanta. 42 in chicago. 52 in kansas city. sacramento and phoenix hit the 70s. 40s from seattle to colorado springs. >>> this next story makes me in the mood for red lobster. >> those cheddar biscuits. >> those are so good. well, the state aquarium in maine will soon have to say good-bye to its latest acquisition, a gigantic lobster now named rocky. >> look at that thing. the 27-pounder is the largest ever dropped off at the aquarium. compare that to the one or two-pounders served with a little melted butter. look at that thing. marine officials say it accidentally got caught by a shrimp dragger and once they're sure it's okay it will be released back into the wild. that would be -- >> an amazing meal. >> an amazing meal. happy anniversary, honey. >> we're going to get some phone calls. >> no. hope

northern half of the country. heavy wet snow is expected from iowa to michigan, and into parts of the northeast.us what we can expect on that. also, how a popular website you know and trust being used to sell fake goods. we'll investigate the new way that counterfeiters are targeting your money. and also, will sacha baron cohen's alter ego the dictator show up as the oscars? we'll ask him when he joins us coming up when we return on a friday, here on "today." >> thanks, ann. 6:56. gerard butler sin rehab and a report says that a surfing accident could be a factor. tmz reports that butler will leave the betty ford center today. a source tells tmz he started taking painkillers during the filming back in 2006 and the problem got worse after he nearly drowned last december while shooting another film. >> does anybody in the bay area where the talent to make it on a national show? they could find out. america's got talent shooting a live audition at the bill graham civic auditorium in san francisco today and tomorrow. hopefuls hope to avoid getting the red x from the judges. the new season of "americ

iowa and light snow in minnesota. one of the biggerer storms we have had this winter. the predictwinter snowfall. a blizzard for the northern plains and eventually looks like northern michigan and up towards new england as we go into wednesday and maybe even thursday morning you'll get some significant snow. the ski areas there getting a couple of storms in a row up in new england. blizzard warning in effect for areas of dakotas and minnesota. winter storm warnings around minneapolis. minneapolis you're looking at a wintry mess. snow over to sleet and freezing rain and then it looks like back to snow probably on the backside. a messy, icy storm for you. as far as the snow totals go, the highest totals definitely to the north of minneapolis. the south side of town probably getting more icy but we could see as as much as a foot between fa fargo and minneapolis. east coast you're okay today. just showers around atlanta. the big storm hits the middle of the country this afternoon. your early morning business that's a look at the national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. >>> we watch areas late ton

iowa to maine. milwaukee and detroit bracing for another six inches. the brunt of the storm is hitting farther east. >> rain from northern california up to seattle. heavy snow in the cascades. rain in boston, new york, and d.c. stormy in the south. golf ball sized hail. a chance of tornadoes from the carolinas to the gulf coast. showers in south texas. >> 60s in dallas, new orleans, atlanta. near 40 in detroit. 27 in minneapolis. just 19 in fargo. 50s in the pa sis i have northwest. phoenix, 75, sacramento. 71. >>> soda revolution. the phew brand gnat is low cali but not diet. >>> china comes to the u.s. to find pilots? major hiring fairs. >>> a helicopter disintegrates on landing. h@h@ababababababababb >>> welcome back, everybody. overseas markets were mostly higher on positive economic news from europe and the u.s. tokyo's nikkei average gained 52 points. hong kong's hang seng added 26. on wall street, the dow rose 46 points yesterday. not enough to close above 13,000. meanwhile, the nasdaq index was up 24. >>> for sale signs are going up on some sears stores. the retailer needs cash after reporting a big loss last qua

iowa and nebraska. strong thunderstorms again in parts of tennessee, alabama and mississippi. for us, there's enough cold air on the northern the system where we will see a little bit of change over from rain to snow. here we are, by 6:00 this evening. rain breaking out in washington, along the mason dixon line, step forward to midnight, notice the moisture to the south. as the moisture goes south pushed down by colder air, we have an opportunity to mix snowflakes in and might be enough to whiten the ground in northern west virginia. tomorrow, a little bit of sunshine. here we are, up close and personal here, forget about the word, "sunny" but rain showers sneaking in, 3:00, 4:00 this afternoon and a rain mix at 5:00 in northern maryland and as the moisture slips to the south, the best chance for a couple of snowflakes in the washington area about 8:00 or 9:00 tomorrow morning. temperatures in the upper 40s to near 50. the all important 7-day forecast. pretty good chance you will get wet tonight and today and early tomorrow. anything tomorrow will be early enough, by the time you're headed off to your super bowl party, the

a strong storm system is moving through the northern part of the country. heavy, wet snow from iowa to michigan into new england. we're live in the center of it all. case dismissed, a man on trial for murdering his wife during a honeymoon ding trip suddenly acquitted by the judge. did the prosecutors push a case that wasn't there? this morning we'll talk to the former attorney general who fought for the trial. >>> and the academy on edge. will sasha baron cohen be banned if he shows up as the character from his new movie? we'll ask the supreme leader himself in a live interview today, friday, february 24, himself in a live interview today, friday, february 24, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> and welcome to "today" on this friday morning. i'm ann curry. >> i'm carl quintanilla. matt will be back on monday. in the meantime, we're looking at a snowy scene in chicago this morning. >> hundreds of flights have already been cancelled at o'hare and around the region. they are impacting travellers nationwide. we'll get the latest on the forecast ahead. >> and a case t

iowa. we're going to be dealing with anywhere from 8 to 12 inches of snowfall and strong winds. farther in the northern plains, not snow but fog and poor visibility. again, the flood threat. anywhere from 2 to 3 inches of rainfall. and as that area of low pressure drives eastward we get the snow and cold behind it. out west, very, very different. should be beautiful, plenty of sunshine. highs in the 50s, 60s and 70s, back to you. >> there's a snow navigating behind you. >> what's not to love. >> what's not to love, exactly. >>> opposition activists say a massacre is happening right now in syria, and they're pleading with the international community to stop it. children, women being killed. the u.n. security council is meeting about that this hour. a live report just ahead. bster's four course seafood feast is back. get soup, salad, cheddar bay biscuits, dessert and choose one of 7 entrees. four courses for only $15. offer ends soon. i'm jody gonzalez, red lobster manager and i sea food differently. but my nose is still runny. [ male announcer ] truth is, dayquil doesn't treat that. really? [ male annou

the problem, though, is when you look at northern florida, panhandle, he came in less there this time than he did last time. iowa did in 2008. in minnesota he got less votes than he did in 2008. in colorado he sent out a press release and said ignore minnesota and missouri. >> there were no delegates. >> but ultimately -- >> there are no delegates at stake, that's why he didn't go there. if you look at the overall popular vote, can you combine rick santorum and newt gingrich and you still don't even come close to mitt romney. >> romney is the only one with the capacity to run a national campaign. i was suggesting a nod and a wink in which gingrich focuses on certain states and santorum on other states and between them they both try to deny romney enough vingt tris. >> that sounds like so much more coordination? are you laughing because -- >> i don't know. i think the electorate would be offended. >> i think you'll see santorum with minimal efforts in the south and gingrich with less efforts. >> let's get to christine romans. there's a big mortgage deal this morning. >> we're expecting a deal to be announced some

iowa state penitentiary. >> the relatives of the man suspected of killing the six hunters are stunned and say they don't know what went wrong. >> i was hunting over in northerni got lost. i got to a private property. one of the owners asked me to leave and i start to leave, and another group come in about five people, two atvs coming in. as i started to leave, they call me racial slurs. and gook, chink, asian. as i was walking away, i turned around and looked. one of the hunters shot me. so he missed me. i turned around and i shot him. then i just start shotting all of them. i shot eight of them. two still lived. six died. everywhere i go i always have someone racial against me. just because who i am. >> vang is not eligible for work or programming until his case is reviewed. except for two hours in the yard, vang is locked down 22 hours a day. >> i used to work all the time, 10 to 14 hours a day. i come here, sit here every day, just not do anything besides watch tv. i don't have anything to lose. i don't have anything to lose. i got no job, no house, no family no more. my family come and visit once in a while. so for me, it's really depressed to be in here

iowa where the campaign started will be in play. colorado, new mexico, state of nevada. there could be more states. some republicans think they can do better in the northernst. let's take this for the sake of argument out. at home, this is a hypothetical. people get mad, i assign your state to somebody else this is a hypothetical. let's assume for example the republicans take ohio and indiana. let's assume president obama, especially because of his help for general motors and chrysler keeps michigan in his column. let's assume florida goes republican in this scenario and let's split these two. these are big states, big swing states. let's give the president virginia, he pulls that out again. the republicans keep north carolina. then we come west. at this point, 256 to 253. you need 270 to get there. let's say new mexico, because of the latino vote, president obama keeps that one. what about the state of iowa? for the sake of argument, let's say the republicans grab that one. then out here to colorado, okay, why don't we do that? we'll come out here and give this to the republicans. look at this, 267-262 as you come to the west, you have to get here. the l