this is going to be a lot of street dress to really make people they're in an olympic city. >> they're getting 50,000 pounds from the mayor to dress up the streets in olympic colors, like here in greenwich. they want to take the look and feel of the games to the whole of the capital. but do we really need all of these decorations? >> it's a good idea to have banners and flags, but i would imagine it could be done more cheaply. >> it's a nice touch perhaps, but it's not essentially important. >> london has got a lot of interesting things to look at already. you don't need to put extra colored banners on there. >> just make everyone feel like they're a part of the olympics, i guess much >> but it's the more dramatic plans for london's famous buildings, which will be remembered around the world. this is one of the most creative ideas. they're going to project images of athletes on to the palace of westminster, and they're even talking about changing those images during the games to celebrate medal winners. this dressing of the city is costing 32 million pounds. it's coming out of the mone

and finally the future russian winter olympic host city of sochi was making waves this week yachting cruise from moscow st petersburg and several other cities across the country taking part in the annual recount dennis not reports the weather girl many surprises for over ninety yachting teams taking part in the sochi regatta but even the rain and occasional snow couldn't affect the order of the race for us to see and her teammates atlanta the winners in the four twenty class it was a tough of but a good one they say here in sochi. the were and you know that's the first time is always the hardest but you leave and you learn usually teaches forty minutes to set up the art depending on the conditions. for over thirty years this training facility on the black sea coast has been known as the only winter base for the country's proves. these waters in the climate are good for your they're not there many places in russia where you can still during the winter in early spring or you . compete in sochi on a very tight schedule just a few weeks ago another regatta called the winter of year zero

i remember i was out at the olympics in 2002 in salt lake city, helping organize the games. there was the report of a tornado, i believe it was a policy. one of the fellows i heard about -- i actually met him -- he said it would take him up for ever to get there to help him. i will take my van and fill it with bread from the local bakery and drive to oklahoma city and give people some bread. he got ready to do that and the radio station heard about it and said if you and to take some stuff for you, come to a parking lot in downtown salt lake city. so much stuff started to arrive, they had to get two trailers to fill up with goods. is little caravan with his van and to the semis drove to oklahoma city. and were met by the police. the court and off the area. they let him through. he distributed blankets, food, and so forth. we are a generous people. we are a people that cares for others. what an amazing land we live in.

he talks about getting taxpayer money from washington while in charge of the solid city olympic games. >> i am a big believer in getting money where the money is. the money is in washington. we received over $410 million from the federal government for the olympic games. that's a huge increase over anything ever done before. we do that by going after every agency. >> that's a little different than what he said in a debate two weeks ago when romney claimed that he asked for no more money than previous games. today his campaign blames congress for saying it's up to lawmakers to decide how much money that is allocated. in the district, a different kind of political storm brewing. tough talk from council member and former mayor marion barry. it stems from a movement aimed at preventing him from serving as a delegate if at the democratic national convention. don gonzales explains the controversy. >> district residents will gather enough at the university of the district of columbia this weekend to select 14 delegates from the city. >> a lot of the officials are as much an embarrassment as

city? does he agree that this is appropriate in an olympic year that this city should be chosen? they're looking forward to hosting the mounin biking competition. >> i am not sure that my friend would share that sentiment. where are aware of the rivalry. i can confirm the announcement today, the results of this civic honors competition in honor of her majesty the queen's diamond jubilee. they have been awarded the right to call themselves the city and have a lord mayor. there will be disappointment in other communities who entered into this contest. it is, indeed, another announcement which lifts the spirit of the nation in the year of the queen's diamond jubilee. >> thank you, mr. speaker. before the general election, the deputy prime minister said he was profoundly hostile to the closure of factories. 1700 disabled people are losing their jobs bause of the closure of 36. >> mr. speaker, as the honorable lady will know. this is conducted -- her conclusions are supported by organizations like mine and others. i would likely disagree. they say and this is their conclusion and this

reporter: romney, now downplays the taxpayer money he received to help run the 2002 salt lake city olympics. >> in the history of the olympic movement, the federal government has helped with the transportation and security. >> reporter: back in 2002 -- >> we actually received over $410 million from the federal government for the olympic games. that is a huge increase over anything ever done before. and we did that by going after every agency of government. over $1 million of department of education funding to buy tickets for kids. >> reporter: today, romney defended his actions. >> governors, of course, from each state go to washington, seeking the support of washington. washington has money that it dribbles out to the states. i would like to let the states keep those dollars themselves. >> reporter: today in ohio, rick santorum had an entirely different take. calling the video evidence of romney's, quote, hypocrisy, pure and simple. diane? >> okay, jon. there will be more on this and so much else on sunday, when george stephanopoulos sits down with the republican contender newt gingrich. a

olympics. >>> tonight the santa clarita city council will hold another meeting on the 49ers' stadium project.he council is expected to sign off on the final budget and funding plan. now, the price tag for the 49er's new home has now jumped to $1.2 billion. but the big project is now on the fast track with cruz set to begin in a few months. the current goal is to have the new stadium ready in time for the 2014 season. >>> petaluma police are looking for online sales of baseball equipment, anything from pitching machines to chalkers. that is how they hope to catch the thief or thieves who took thousands of dollars worth of equipment from the petaluma little league. someone broke into the league's equipment shed and took everything the kids need for their games, including bats, balls and helmets. the kids say they can't imagine why anyone would do this. >> why did you steal the stuff? >> they should bring it back and let my dad spent $200 on one of them. >> the community is is stepping up so the league can replace its equipment and the games can go on. >>> 4:51 is the time right now. a technolog

olympic experience, if you have people that know how washington works, you can get money to help build economic development opportunities. >> reporter: just two weeks ago, he suggested that the 2002 salt lake citylympics got no more money than previous games. >> the federal development has provided the transportation and security. we came to the government asking for help on transportation and security. >> reporter: in this video, he talked about getting all kinds of money. >> we got over $10 million from the federal government. that is a huge increase. we did that by going after every agency of government. >> reporter: he boasts about getting money for if olympics from the department of education. that's right. the department of education. >> i believe the number was over $1 million to buy tickets for kids. we got kids there, we got additional revenues. i want to bring that kree atyty to everything. >> reporter: it's approach he promised to bring to massachusetts in 2002. >> i want to go after every grant, every project, every department. >> reporter: you might expect a candidate for congress to promise to get money for his state. at the's what now presidential candidate romney has attacked hi

i remember i was out at the olympics in 2002 in salt lake city helping organize the games. there was a report of a tornado, i believe in oklahoma city. one of the fellows they heard about and met as well, he said it will take forever to fema to get there to help them. he said i'm going to fill my minivan and fill it with bread from the local bakery and drive to it clokets. give people some bread. the radio station heard about it and said if you want him to bring some stuff, come to a parking lot in downtown salt lake city. so many people responded they needed two semitrucks. they drove to clokets. they were met by the police. he said i'm just here helping out. they let him through and he districted blankets and food and so forth. we're a generous people, a people that care for others. i love this country. what an amazing land we live in. i love america. [applause] >> hi, governor. with so many of today's prices rising and costs keep going up, from gas to food and whatever, when you're president, what can you do to help seniors who are struggling who may only have social sec

. >> reporter: when he was heading up the 2002 winter olympics in salt lake city, he sent for her aftershe's his security blanket. >> where's ann? the camera focuses on ann and he sees her and that settles him and he goes off to debate. >> reporter: ann may not be perfect. in 1994 during mitt's senate campaign, she told the boston globe money was so tight in college they considered selling stock from their portfolio. critics painted her as out of touch. >> everybody that read that gasped. >> reporter: ann's greatest challenge had nothing to do with politics. in 1998, she learned she had multiple sker owesies. >> i went to being a hands on mom to hardly taking care of myself. >> she turned to holistic therapies. in 2008, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. whether cancer or the campaign trial, ann romney is a fighter. she has beaten two life threatening diseases but knows with the gop nomination up for grabs, there are many more battles ahead. randy kaye, cnn, new york. >> coming up, breaking news out of syria. cracks in the regime. we'll have that in a moment. and more news. we'll be

. >> when he was heading up the 2002 winter olympics in salt lake city, he sent for her after he haday just a few weeks. on debate night, she's his security blanket. >> he looks around and says, where is ann. the camera focuses on ann and he sees her and that settles him, and he goes off to debate. >> still, ann may not be perfect. in 1994, during mitt's senate campaign, she told the boston globe, money was so tight in college they considered selling stocks from their portfolios. critics painted her as out of touch. >> everybody who read that gasped. >> her greatest challenge had nothing to do with politics. in 1998, she learned she had multiple sclerosis. >> it was devastating. it was tough. i went from being a very active, involved, and hands-on mom to hardly being able to take care of myself. >> to feel better, she turned to holistic therapy and horseback riding, but her battle didn't end there. in 2008, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. whether it's cancer or the campaign trail, ann romney is a fighter. she has beaten two life threatening diseases, but she goes with the gop n

olympic chief sebastian coe has played down fears the cost of the london games of the summer could exceed its budget the chairman of the london organizing committee is in brazil assessing it's the city's field it's one of the sixteen olympics but time out says stress the cost of the summer's games are not spiralling out of control the british government has warned high security costs could make it difficult to say within the fourteen billion dollar budget but co insists there is still money left in the us. the operating budget of the organizing committee which is the state in sydney raised private sector television revenues to take its sales that he's he's sent in two thousand and five remains it remains that it is balanced and we will deliver we did not very much and the the other budget which of course is the infrastructural budget. remain we remain inside we still healthy contingency left another all states is that's that a couple of hours away meanwhile our you tube channel is always available to you at arts and sport news go ahead and read out work thanks. all. well for. science technology innovation all the news developments from around russia we've got the future covered. there

waste water here in san francisco, which means we basically fill up 120 olympic sized swimming pools each and every day here in the city protect public health and sa

i said to people -- if committee do for america what he did at the olympics in salt lake city, if heo for america what he did as governor of massachusetts, working with a democratic legislature, just think of what he could do for our country. >> you heard senator boinavich. what is your best punch to throw back to life? >> first of all, it's an honor to share the cam are with you, senator. great to hear you. look, i think you have to look at the president's record. the economy that he inherited, how that inherited economy. it got to where it was. trickle down economics. okay. exactly the same plan that i hear from governor romney, and i think that's the big problem, and that's the dividing line. the president has an argument that through his management, i very much disagree respectful wily with the senator. through his management and his measures, this economy is coming back. the markets know it. you know it. we talk about it here night after night. what mitt romney is serving up is the same trickle down tax cuts on the top, big budget deficits, all many the interest of this supply s

city? does he agree that this is appropriate in an olympic year that this city should be chosen? they're looking forward to hosting the mountain biking competition. >> i am not sure that my friend would share that sentiment. where are aware of the rivalry. i can confirm the announcement today, the results of this civic honors competition in honor of her majesty the queen's diamond jubilee. they have been awarded the right to call themselves the city and have a lord mayor. there will be disappointment in other communities who entered into this contest. it is, indeed, another announcement which lifts the spirit of the nation in the year of the queen's diamond jubilee. >> thank you, mr. speaker. before the general election, the deputy prime minister said he was profoundly hostile to the closure of factories. 1700 disabled people are losing their jobs because of the closure of 36. >> mr. speaker, as the honorable lady will know. this is conducted -- her conclusions are supported by organizations like mine and others. i would likely disagree. they say and this is their conclusion and

this is a big time for this beautiful city and for this entire country as the olympic athletes are nowust months away, along with the crowds, and of course the eyes of the world. from here in london tonight, nbc's keir simmons reports on the hard work going on for what is hoped to be a moment of glory. >> reporter: britain's dancing, joking, volleyball-playing prince ended his diamond jubilee tour this weekend, a new generation leading a royal rebranding. >> you can't sit there with a stiff upper lip and crossed arms and not getting involved. i've had an amazing time. i've had a gas. on behalf of my grandmother. >> reporter: an old family helping put a new face on britain in a year when billions will be watching. the queen's diamond jubilee in june, the olympics in july and august, a marathon celebration, an entire country getting ready for its close-up. hoping to remind the world that great britain can put on a good show. one mile from the olympic stadium, a giant bell has been commissioned to open the games at the very foundry that cast the liberty bell. >> bell-ringing is incredibly

i remember i was out at the olympics in 2002 in salt lake city, helping organize the games.re was the report of a tornado, i believe it was a policy. -- oklahoma city. one of the fellows i heard about it would take fema forever to get there to help him. i will take my van and fill it with bread from the local bakery and drive to oklahoma city and give people some bread. he got ready to do that and the radio station heard about it and said if you and to take some stuff for you, come to a parking lot in downtown salt lake city. so much stuff started to arrive, they had to get two trailers to fill up with goods. is little caravan with his van and to the semis drove to oklahoma city. and were met by the police. the court and off the area. they let him through. he distributed blankets, food, and so forth. we are a generous people. we are a people that cares for others. what an amazing land we live in. i love america. [applause] >> hi, governor. with so many of today's prices rising and costs going up from gas, food, whatever -- when you are president, what can you do to help seni

city and they say they've collected enough signatures for the ballot. they say it's a civil rights issue and that's why they gathered around the statues, who -- who raised their fists during the olympics. and following in the footsteps of myth and carlos, the students took off their shoes and marched toward city hall about an hour ago. they delivered about 30,000 signatures. it's a plan that would set the minimum wage at $10 in san jose. that would push it up from the state's requirement of $8 an hour. this all started and then community and labor groups jointed the effort. students decided working groups need too earn too -- need to earn more. >> amazing. empowering. we need to make this a reality. >> that's what teachers are advocating. get out there. did what you learn in your education and make a difference. it's really inspiring to see that we were able to see -- you know, reach the number within the short amount of time. >> this is not just a student issue. this is a community issue. >> it is. >> but of course, there's some opposition to this plan. a short time ago, the silly done valley -- silicon valley council believes it would drive up operating costs. still, they've collect

waste water here in san francisco, which means we basically fill up 120 olympic sized swimming pools each and every day here in the city. we protect public health and safety and environment because we are discharging into the bay and into the ocean. this is essentially the first treatment here at our waste water treatment facility. what we do is slow down the water so that things either settle to the bottom or float to the top. you see we have a nice selection of things floating around there, things from bubble gum wrappers, toilet paper, whatever you dump down the toilet, whatever gets into our storm drains, that's what gets into our waste water treatment and we have to clean. >> see these chains here, this keeps scum from building up. >> on this end in the liquid end basically we're just trying to produce a good water product that doesn't negatively impact the receiving water so that we have recreation and no bad impact on fish and aquatic life. solids is what's happening. . >> by sludge, what exactly do you mean? is that the actual technical term? . >> it's a technical term and it's used in a lot of different ways,

they want to create a tech valley between the east of the city down to where the olympic park is.em out of nothing. the same time, we have another battle looming between the tech guys in europe. the u.s. and european regulators. they received a c and l saying they have 69 questions. we are not doing anything. they combined the privacy laws and 60 into one. what the eu is concerned about is they can't understand what it means for privacy. the eu is going to change and they want to have things like cutting commission before the data is handled with the third party and the right to be forgotten law. that can be a big change with the way the operators perform. >> it's a big story. see you tomorrow. >> absolutely. >> up next, we will recap the pull back and set the tone for tomorrow. don't forget cnbc and churchill downs guiltying a chance to win a trip to the kentucky derby and the 100,000 kentucky derby dream bet. ending april 14th. increase your chances of winning. back in a moment on closing bell. >>> we are just getting started in asia and these are the stories we are watching for

olympic event in the nagano games in 1998. the real name is curling. it comes from the movement of the stone as it slides down the ice. tokoro area of the cityf kiteme is where the sport first took off in japan. this event offers tourists to learn curling from the olympic atheletes. today, 40 people are taking part in this event. the opportunity to have a go at curling with an instructor is part of a project to attract tourists. >> translator: this is my first time. it's hard. >> translator: i'm getting hooked. >> reporter: two teams compete in a curling match. each with four members. it takes place on a 40-meter long ice court known as a curling sheet. each player throws two stones. these are no lightweights. a regulation stone weighs 20 kilograms and measures 30 centimeters across. the players aim for the circle called the house, 40 meters away. the side that ends up with more stones closer to the center of the house is the winner. a close look at the plain surface reveals tiny bumps in the ice. water is scattered about a match using something resembling a watering can. that creates ice droplets called pebbles. players control the stone's

city? does he agree that this is entirely appropriate in olympic year that they are looking to host the mountain biking competition during the olympics? >> i'm not sure -- we are all aware of the rivalry. i can confirm the announcement today the results of the civic honors competition namely that perth and asauf have been awarded the right to call themselves a city and amor will have a lord mayor and while there's disappointment in other communities who entered into this contest, i think it is, indeed, another announcement which lifts the spirit of the nation in this, the year of the queen's diamond jubile. >> before the general election, the deputy prime minister said he was pro foundly hostile to the closure of factories, now 1700 disabled people are losing their jobs because of the closure of 36, what difference has he made? >> mr. speaker, as the honor or able lady will know,s in a study that was conducted of the head of the uk forum. her conclusions are supported by organizations mike mind and mencap and others, this is what they think we should be doing. they believe that segregated employ

he overdid the salt lake city olympics. he said that. he did a lot of good things as governor of massachusetts, although, the caller pointed out very good things. one of the bad things was the romneycare, he enacted a smaller version of obamacare. but about romney, he made the pro-business, but that is not always good. pro-businessmen sometimes bailing out businesses. sometimes, spending more money in order to attract businesses. the club for growth takes a pro- free market approach where we are not pro-work or pro- business. we just want the free markets to flourish. in romney's case, we think he may be more technocratic the well lot of conservatives are hoping for, meaning, he will look at a balance sheet or look at a problem and assess the debits and credits or costs and benefits, and then make an analysis without any fundamental issues about economic liberty underline that. so he takes a very straightforward approach and assesses things without even thinking about how they may impact the constitution, how they may impact natural righ

i remember i was out at the olympics in 2002 in salt lake city, helping organize the games. there was the report of a tornado, i believe it was a policy. it was in oklahoma city. one of the fellows i heard about -- i actually met him -- he said it would take fema forever to get there to help him. i will take my van and fill it with bread from the local bakery and drive to oklahoma city and give people some bread. he got ready to do that and the radio station heard about it and said if you and to take some stuff for you, come to a parking lot in downtown salt lake city. so much stuff started to arrive, they had to get two trailers to fill up with goods. is little caravan with his van and to the semis drove to oklahoma city. and were met by the police. the court and off the area. -- they cordoned off the area. they let him through. he distributed blankets, food, and so forth. we are a generous people. we are a people that cares for others. what an amazing land we live in. i love america. [applause] >> hi, governor. with so many of today's prices rising and costs going up from

olympics this summer. >>> an early morning spectacle today in los angeles as that city received its newest work of art.y be too soon to call it a masterpiece, it will be a huge attraction, renowned for the natural beauty. nbc's craig melvin was there for the arrival of the rock. >> reporter: a predawn welcome for a 340-ton party magnet. >> everyone started to cheer. >> reporter: and this rolling rock has become the biggest. it's as if these people don't even know it's 4:00 a.m. in los angeles. >> quite bizarre. absolutely. and immensely unique. >> reporter: for the shrink wrapped rock it was a trickty 105 mile journey through four counties and 22 cities. a custom made 174 wheel trailer, taking up three lanes of traffic crept along at five miles an hour, narrowly missing bridges and power lines. >> we had places where we had no room. our tires are right up to the side of curbs. >> reporter: for 11 days, side shows and spectacles followed it. 20,000 played with the boulder in long beach. one man used it to propose. >> maybe that rock won't fit, but maybe this will one. >> reporter: it will be in the los

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tourists as the japanese did 20 or 30 years another first start coming, they come to cities like london and enjoy our olympicgames this year and jubilee-- there are many things britain is good at. government at financial services, good at pharmaceuticales, good at aerospace. those are the kinds of things chinese consumers wants and britain has to have the self-confidence to go out there and sell that to the world. >> rose: the united states wants to increase-- the president says this every other stop-- increase its manufacturing base. it wants wants to make clear the united states has the opportunity to develop the kind of manufacturing industry that will have the ability to serve markets around the world and create jobs here, certain kinds of jobs. >> but it has to be-- in the end, a work on a production line in ohio is not going to be able to compete simply on wages with a work or the production line outside shanghai. it has to be the quality of the work and the -- >> and the kind of product you're produce ago. >> the value of the product. and i think we can do that. i think the british economy can do, tha

olympic team. [watch ticking] >> when bp acquired the texas city refinery from amoco, the plant was already in a state update the pl cutives in londo their refinery managers to cut their budgets. >> 25% of their fixed costs were cut. and when you cut that much out of a budget in a facility, you lose people. you lose equipment. you lose maintenance. you lose trainers. our investigation has shown that this was a drastic mistake. >> so as the texas refinery got older and needed more maintenance, more attention to safety, bp cut the budget in those areas? >> yes. >> is there a direct relationship between the budget cut and the disaster at texas city? >> we believe there is. >> one of the best examples, she says, is on the very unit that caused the explosion. in the ten years leading up to the disaster, there had been eight major gasoline vapor releases on that unit, any one of which could have been catastrophic. most refineries install safety devices, called flares, to burn off excess gasoline to avoid disasters. bp chose not to. >> doing good. what's up? >> brent coon is a texas lawyer representing sever

olympic team. >>> like most prisons, solano operates like a small city.h the thriving underground industry involving the sale of drugs and other illegal items. but behind bars, your every move is watched. with no warning, your privacy might be shattered. >> what we will do is get the inmates out, strip them down, take everything and send them to the yard and search every housing unit, every cell in the housing unit. >> the cadets have been brought in to look for illegal items from the outside, like drugs, tobacco and cell phones. >> we are conducting a cell search. cell phones were found in here at a previous date. >> who found it? >> this was a false bottom. >> these ones here you can generally buy them for $20. in here, they go from anywhere from $300 to $500. >> but the most dangerous items don't need to be smuggled in. >> this will do a massive amount of damage within seconds. >> weapons aren't the only contraband that can make life dangerous for the inmates and officers. >> this is an inmate manufactured pruno. it's made with bread, syrup, kool-aid,

olympic games. >>> welcome back now. mostly clear conditions here in san jose. overcast, dark skies in the citythe bay as we have a system on the way. 65 in san francisco, down to 58 tomorrow and sunday we'll clear up. have a great weekend. >> this just in, an o limpec sport is about to get, let's just say less skimpy. >> the international volley ball federation says the days of mandatory bikinis are over in the sport of beach volley ball. the federation says it's trying to be more flexible to accommodate countries that have strict religious and cultural requirements. okay, the new rules do not ban bikinis. you can rest assured man, as olympic champion kerri walsh points out, it adds a shorts option, we will be sporting our bikinis. >> i'm a huge volleyball fan and never noticed they wore bikinis. >> they could go all of the way. >> stanford's basketball team is one game away from the ncaa finals. they've got to go through and battle unbeaten bail baylor on sunday. both the teams number one seeds. they're the men just won the m.i.t. tournament in new york. >> awesome coach. thanks for being wit

coverage during the country's first ever winter olympics in sochi in twenty fourth seed is the best ever heads of russia's top city channels got together to discuss issues concerning the live broadcast of the base in sochi although there were more questions than answers during the round table meeting the overall consensus was that coverage should accelerate all expectations for a secretary of the russian of the because meaty however reminds reminded all involved of that work on these improvements needs to begin as soon as possible. i know we'll have great coverage of the games and i'm certain our athletes will perform at the highest level because this is all happening in our own backyard but in order to make it a success we need to pool our resources and ideas and work together in order to reach this collective called. now the cern to ice hockey skates shell playoff sense wise for a champions og bourse are hoping to square their best of seven series against tracks or in the garden cup quarterfinals now tracks or are the regular season winners and lead the conses to one but it bars do have the home advantage on the

. >> water quality is a major worry in the brazilian city of rio, especially with future events like the world cup soccer tournament and the olympicsust around the corner. >> rio's legendary beach is 8 tourist hot spot, but it's what since engen don't fidget gentle surf also wore local residents, and yet, riding the waves carries a risk. he says, "i often get the impression that the water is very dirty, very polluted. the government should take action because it does not just pose a health hazard. it is also dangerous for surfers in the area. >> the water quality is so poor that rio [applause] environmental institute issues dating morning's 140 days out of the year. sewage canals are the main source of pollution, often flushing untreated waste into the sea. for a city its size, rio fails to meet sewage treatment standards. >> the plants still do not have enough capacity to treat large volumes of water. undiluted sewage and waste water from the city's shantytowns is simply discharged into the sea. the environmental institute takes water samples from all the city's beaches twice a week. the samples are sent to a laboratory to determi

olympic games. he spoke even a little portuguese to say "wonderful city." >> welcome to your spell-binding city. and this, i hope i get it right,. [foreign language.] [applause] >> please, please, if we show you how to play rugby, don't do what you have done to us like you have done in football and leave us wishing that we hadn't. >> samba sunshine, tour of sugar loaf mountain are on his agenda during his visit this weekend. >> and people vetsing the bay area this weekend, when will they see weather-wise? >> we've had the bragging rights for how long now? it's about to end. we are talking about sunshine now with our early sunrise another ten minutes away. and don't forget, tomorrow it's 7:26. more importantly, a cloudy start. a multi--day precip event will bring us the wettest series of storms we've seen all winter long. the details are next. >> lisa, thank you. also next, the upsets continue in the pack 12 tournament. the cal bears on the wrong end of a buffalo stampede. larry beil has the highlights [ beep ] [ man ] you have one new message. [ mom ] hi scooter. this is mommy. the progresso chi

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