we're live this morning in omaha with warren buffett. we discussed this morning is simpson/bowles and what needs to happen or what you think needs to happen. we've been talking to ceos, to business leaders and to personalities over the last several months and asking them about simpson/bowles. i thought you might listen in for a moment when we hear what clint eastwood had to say about simpson/bowles just after that super bowl halftime ad that he had. why don't you listen in right here. >> have you seen simpson/bowles and some of the ideas they put forth, the panel, the president convened and it's gone away since then? >> yeah. i like the idea. in fact, i was kind of amazed when they took the simpson/bowles and assigned them to this research and came back with a recommendation, which was exactly stop spending and then everybody said, that's enough for you guys, go home. and i thought, that's a waste of money, waste of time, waste of effort from everybody. wasn't very spirited for the country. when people would see that. i think simpson --

slick on i-80 from cheyenne to omaha. i-25 from cheyenne to colorado springs. 90 in the pacific northwest and north rookies. >> if you're flying expect delays in minneapolis with the twin cities. >>> we turn to whitney houston and the moving sendoff around the globe. >> to celebrate the life of an amazing talent gone too soon. more from abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: one day after the joyful noise of her church home going, her family, including mother cissy, accompanied whitney houston on her final journey. with a golden hearse he went privately and quietly. the singer was buried in this assessme cemetery next to her father. it was a life celebrated on saturday. ♪ >> reporter: a tribute to the golden voice now in a choir of angels. >> everyone in heaven, including god is waiting, and i just know you're going to raise the roof like no one else has done before. >> reporter: the service continued uninterrupted, despite houston's ex-husband bobby brown who left abruptly after a few minutes. we were seated by security and th

they were shoveling cars out of snow banks in omaha and they set a record. it's still snowing there. another inch or two before it wraps up this evening. the storm moves east and weakens and most that falls on sunday will be rain. temperatures still warmer than average. a terrific super bowl sunday forecast in indianapolis. the sun is back out. highs in the upper 40s.

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scott, next to the omaha of the oracle of omaha, scott from nebraska, scott? >> caller: what's happening, cramer? first of all, you got to get with the old school. the boo-yah is not working. now it's boom. >> i didn't know that. thank you for filling me in. we're going to change everything radically tomorrow morning. what's going on? >> caller: hey, man, i seen it early this morning. transcanada pipeline, they're making another bid to put that pipeline out there. i want to get your opinion on that. do i buy, sell? what do i do here? >> good luck. here is the problem. i think the president got a lot of support for doing what he did. i'm a member of the sierra club. they're all over. they're backing him big-time. i don't know what has changed since then. the republicans aren't holding the gun to his head. this pipeline, i think it's doomed. if they do get it, it's because we get a change in washington. there you go. okay. let's go to weeks in georgia, weeks? >> caller: boo-yah, jim. what's going on with you, buddy? >> you know, we got that morning show. the new

omaha is right there in the bull's eye.ou look back towards north platte already up to a foot of snow. they're going to get a few more inches. where is the thing moving next? the low will track slightly southeast. all you have is the remaining snow here. the rest of the storm is really a rain-maker. maybe a wintry mix by tomorrow for washington, d.c. more on that and a look at some heavy rains and severe weather in texas in just a couple of moments. >> thank you, ginger. >>> lots of other headlines this morning. let's go to ron for breaking news out of iran. >>> iran has launched some war games in the persian gulf. in its latest show of force. jeffrey kofman joins us with more from london. what is iran trying to show with this apparent show of force in that region? >> and good morning you to, ron. call it an overt flexing of muscles. iran's powerful revolutionary guard holding exercises this morning. at the same time, the iranian army is focusing on ground exercises. their focus is the straits of hormuz. iran has repeatedly

in omaha, a hlot of warm air around the country, rain-snow mix to illinois, missouri and iowa. as far as severe weather goes, we have a tornado watch up here for areas to the east of oklahoma city, so far no tornadoes, but we will see the possibility of isolated tornadoes over the next couple hours. take you through the weekend forecast, east coast, no problems. looking great today. temperature, 53 in d.c., cooler, like yesterday. still dry, southeast looks okay, we will see thunderstorms, dallas, fort worth, san antonio heading for arkansas, memphis, new orleans, later on friday. the blizzard conditions back in denver. anyone on the west coast, looking nice, beautiful weekend, this is where the best weather in the country will be. saturday looks nice in the west. snow ending saturday morning in denver, a long duration snow event, too, wintery mix for chicago, st. louis, kansas city, it's too warm to have snow accumulations mostly a rain event with wet snow. then by the time we get to saturday, clouds increase in the east and on sunday, that storm system does move through areas

icy on i. 80 from billings to omaha. i-40 and 15 around l.a.e soaked as well. >>> arnt delays possible in san fran, l.a., and miami. >>> jourry selection is under way in the trial of a university of virginia lacrosse player accused of killing his exgirlfriend. >> yeardley love was found dead almost two years ago. police accused george hughley of killing he killing her yesterday. we'll have more on the trial later on on "gma." >>> and a key decision in the battle over gay marriage is expected today in california. an appeals court will rule whether a ban on gay marriage violates the constitutional rights of gay and lesbian couples. >>> and the los angeles school at the center of a child sex abuse scandal is replacing the en teachers w two teachers were arrested last week accused of fondling children and other lewd acts. many students didn't show up for class yesterday as angry parents protested. >>> made call study released overnight is offering relief to travelers concerned with getting blood clots while flying. the new guidelines are dispelling

they say by tonight, omaha could see nine inches of snow. des moines, eight inches. >> our meteorologist, ginger zee, is tracking the storm. where is it headed next? >> southeastern nebraska is getting it now. denver seeing the last of the flakes coming through. let's talk about how much snow falls with the next 24 hours. open ha in the bull's eye. north platte already up to a foot of snow. they're going to get some more. where is the thing moving next? the low will track slightly southeast. the rest of the storm is really a rain-maker. maybe a wintry mix by tomorrow for washington wa, d.c. >>> my friend, ron claiborne, is here with more. >> my friend, too. >> breaking news out of iran. >>> iran has launched some war games in the persian gulf. jeffrey kofman joins us with more from london. what is iran trying to show with this apparent show of force in that region? >> and good morning you to, ron. call it an overt flexing of muscles. the focus of the straits of hormuz. iran has repeatedly threatened to close the strait. one-fifth of the worl

some sleet and snow from omaha to cedar rapids. windy with downpours from san francisco to san diego. and mountain snow around l.a. >> 68 in l.a. 43 in boise. 26 in billings. 30s in omaha and chicago. 45 in st. louis. 50s in d.c. low 60s in atlanta. >> this story's kind of cute. soccer fans of course can get really crazy sometimes, and rival teams rarely agree on anything. but when this gray and white cat interrupted a game between liverpool and a team from london yesterday, both sides cheered. >> no one knows how the kitty cat got on the field in the first place. but he made himself right at home before running over to the sideline, where one of the groundskeepers lifted him up and away. the feline, who is now called the anfield cat after the name of the stadium, even has two twitter accounts. meow. >> brave cat. we'll be back with more after this. ♪ is the golden rule ♪ he said get back, honky cat ♪ better get back to the woods ♪ >> announcer: attention, those on medicare with diabetes. you may be eligible for an upgraded meter.

we'll go live to omaha to get the highlights.ain successful? luxury carmaker jaguar is embracing its wild sidearmed with a new campaign, a new logo and several new products in the pipeline. jaguar hitting the road on a u.s. tour and they're here today at the stock exchange. we'll talk with phil lee bow. robert griffin iii setting records at the scouting combine. already getting an endorsement deal from adidas. he's with us live to tell us all about it. we'll begin with the buffett exclusive. the oracle of omaha sitting down this morning saying housing is likely to improve in year and high oil prices will not derail the economic recovery. becky joins us live from omaha with highlights of her interview a few hours ago sitting near printing presses of the omaha world herald. >> that's right. we're here at "the omaha world herald" because this is one of the most recent acquisitions for berkshire. they have 70 different business units, and with a broad portfolio with everything from the omaha world herald it to insurance companies to

. >> reporter: frontier airlines flight 1894, from omaha to milwaukee, stuck on the tarmac this morning. the commuter jet held at the gate for two hours because the pilot was allegedly too drunk to fly. in fact, something was so obviously wrong, the hotel shuttle driver called police. and the pilot was stopped just after security and before he ever reached the plane. >> there was four police officers with the pilot. escorting him away. >> reporter: the omaha airport director said police questioned the pilot, determined he was ainebriated and turned him over to airline officials. passengers were never explicitly told what was wrong. but officers hinted at the problem. >> they confirmed without saying, the guy was not set to fly. he was drunk. >> reporter: faa policy called bottle-to-throttle is strict. no flying within eight hours of consuming alcohol. and the legal blood alcohol limit is 0.04. since 2000, there's been 134 cases of allegedly drunk pilots, including this incident caught on surveillance tape in 2002, when two america west pilots were spotted drinking. and tsa screeners sme

this woman carrying a child through blinding snow in omaha and drivers, fighting to dig out. look at this. cars vanishing under the snow. totals coming in. 51 inches in pinecliffe colorado, 48 inches in black hawk. 16 in denver. the most that city has ever seen in february. and 20 in parts of nebraska. we have a team of reporters out in the storm as we begin with abc's yunji de nies. >> reporter: the mile high city is buried in white with cars disappearing in drifts, and plenty of plowing ahead. >> the wind is actually the bigger enemy than the snow. we can plow it with the snow but wind, it covers it right back, and it's a long time before we win the battle. >> reporter: at one time, near zero visibility, crippled the interstates in and out of denver though most records start to reopen. more than 600 fights are canceled friday, planes running on time. clayton sandell reports that the city now has to deal with a major mess. >> here in denver they're now digging out from under 15 inches of this stuff. they haven't seen this much february snow since william howard taft was pres

some sleet and snow from omaha to cedar rapids.y with downpours from san francisco to san diego. and mountain snow around l.a. >> 68 in l.a. 43 in boise. 26 in billings. 30s in omaha and chicago. 45 in st. louis. 50s in d.c. low 60s in atlanta. >>> this story's kind of cute. soccer fans of course can get really crazy sometimes, and rival teams rarely agree on anything. but when thi

omahas here, 50s, nebraska 61 degrees. the records set from the export conn. -- bridgeport, connecticut. we are not alone with his exceptional weather. of that of a change coming out temperatures in the 30's. the real bitter cold remains in the northwest territories of and into alaska. overnight tonight, d.c. that rebel? get intooming as we morning and it will bring in a few light showers. there is the little area around lexington and on into kentucky. that will be falling apart a bit, probably bringing a showers and sprinkles. the pattern is still a mild one go through the next couple of days. overnight tonight, let the now whiche is right wind, southwesterly watch. 6:00 tomorrow morning, there is showers.le area of even withthe '60s, around, hot get to ares when we wind, it will be little bit lower. andw light showers morning, theorrow will be into the 40's, that is the average high the first day of february. once again into the '60s and on thursday, a few showers. and a little bit of a chill, really cold asng we head on

omaha 51. dallas 72. 84 in miami. 40s in the northeast. >>> february is a crowded month for holidays. but as you maybe know, sword swallowers have squeezed it in. you may have missed world sword swallower's day. >> my favorite holiday, right next to arbor day. >> to mark saturday's event talented knifers, as they call themselves, were out in front of the ripley's believe it or not museum in los angeles. >> the holiday aims to help sword swallowers get recognition for their talent and for their contributions to medicine. it turns out swallowers helped develop -- say that word. >> endoscopy. >> endoscopy. i don't know what i was going to say. those medical probes that go down your throat and into your stomach for routine exams. it's not just a freak show out there. they actually are celebrating a medical advancement. so it's good. for those people. it's good. ♪ like a knife ♪ but it feels so right ♪ it cuts like a knife ♪ who needs sleep ♪ well, you're never gonna get hd 3 [ amy ] mr. greene? mr.

omaha, 61 degrees. dallas, 72 degrees. look at the departure. this is how much the temperature what -- were above average. 25 degrees warmer than average. once again, it is here in the lower 48. the frigid air continues into alaska. air coming.cooler along the boundary is where we clouds and some light showers. there is this ripple that is coming through. we do not have any dramatic of cold air you can see coming down the run of fredericksburg, that grain is moving in. there is more around the .oanoke it was the boundary that is air as we goooler through the night time. through the night, midnight, that rain shower. there are rain shower showing up. temperaturesing, month of degrees. for you folks in southern -- still at around 60 degrees. for the folks in southern maryland, some rain. some showers of them tomorrow. too heavy. it will be cooler. tomorrow afternoon, once they by, some afternoon showers. some morning showers and then during thene afternoon. in the 50's. we head into the weekend, cold.g our facebook page and asked, is this too long

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we have warnings all the way to omaha and back into denver wp we've had so much snow.t reported black hawk up there around 9000. we had like 16 inches of snow in the lower elevations. the big storms tend to be in late october, november and in march and april when we get that field of moisture from the gulf of mexico. that's what we have today. we have a warm sector. we have a tornado catch and a couple of tornado warnings in the past hour. this is more of a spring storm in early february. it's going to last through tonight wrapping up tomorrow as you go east on i-80 towards omaha and des moines. the record for a calendar day in february is nine and a half inches we're right about that. the biggest one they seen in february is only 14.2 inches. those big snowstorms occur in the fall and the spring and the winter tends to be snow, but not that much. we're above the six inches in just one day. >> mike, i can't help but to comment your hontough guy stanc. is that required in the snow? i'm mocking you. >> i only do this during the tamr hall hour on msnbc weekdays from 2:00

winter storm watches from sterling to north platte and north of omaha and up into iowa nailed by this storm. our computers are estimating it looks like someone has a chance of getting 1 to 2 feet of snow and these areas from north platte to sterling and interstate 80 a mess friday into saturday morning and denver a chance of getting a foot of snow out of this. stay tune to your local nbc stations and they will give you specific updates on local areas around your area. colorado springs will pick up significant snow too. that is a snowstorm here and developing late today and all day tomorrow. areas of the east, a little bit of wet weather from d.c. down through virginia and also the carolinas. pushing off the coast. at the same time, more moisture will be returning. some rainfall in texas and also near san antonio. overall, i know we have general lee in the south and punxsutawney phil in the north and many groundhogs across the country and many will not see their shadow and that means an early spring for the east. that's a look at the national forecast. now here's a look at the weather

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miami and dallas however near the 80-degree mark. 40s in detroit and chicago. 50 in omaha. albuquerque, 61. boise 55. >>> just when you think they thought of everything, coming up, google's latest astonishing invention. eyeglasses with a google search screen in place. >>> and fans lining up for a week to get the latest sneakers. but these are >>> welcome back, everyone. despite the dow's surge, overseas markets were mixed overnight. tokyo's nikkei average picked up 91 points today. hong kong's hang seng added 71. in london, the ftse opened lower. on wall street, the dow gained 16 points yesterday. after spending some of the day above 13,000. the nasdaq fell 3 points. the steady increase in the u.s. markets means the average 401(k) plan regained half of what it lost. there's an average gain of $7,000 in the past month and half. you have been wondering when to open the 401(k) envelope, now is the time. >>> the obama administration is calling for major changes in the tax code. reducing the top tax code to 28%. last week, the president praised master lock for bringing jobs back

mostly 40s from detroit to omaha. phoenix climbs to 65. sacramento, 60. and salt lake city, 43. >>> here's a great tease for you. coming up after the break, airplane porn. a shocking cover from a respected magazine. >>> and the concern over con tam naned orange juice. the chemical found inside. and the debate over whether to issue a recall. >>> and the rare winter storm under way. we'll have an update. that i could smoke octor tolde >>> welcome back, everybody. today's government jobs report could be crucial. it's expected to show a little improvement in january. forecasts are for 150,000 to 170,000 new jobs last month. the report will be seen as an indicator of how the economic recovery is doing so far. it's likely to be an issue in the presidential campaign. >>> mortgage rates have hit a new low. the average for a 30-year fixed rate loan is just 3.87%. on a 15-year mortgage, 3.14%. >>> overseas investors are cautious awaiting this morning's u.s. jobs report. tnk tng fell 45 points today. hong kong's hang seng was up 18. in london the ftse opened higher.

in omaha, nebraska, they are closing 166 polling stations.es in one of its poorest districts which also happens to be a majority black and latino community. the republican appointed election commissioner says it will save taxpayer money. he says it will take five minutes to drive to another polling station, but that doesn't help the nearly 20% of those in northern omaha who are residents who don't have a car. republicans across the country are pushing these laws without any proof of fraud. in fact, i asked florida's representative dennis baxley about it right here on this show. >> absolutely. >> how are you giving an improved way of voting when there was nothing wrong? you secured -- >> because we have -- >> there was no fraud. >> we have accountability. we're not going to wait for fraud. >> wait for fraud. this is why we won't stop fighting back. 47 years after the 1965 voting rights march, we are facing new roadblocks to the voting booth. i'll be in alabama next week where we'll retrace the route of the historic march from selma to montgome

. >> 41 in omaha. miami hits 85. just shy of 60 here in new york. not bad for february for us. >> i'm ready for spring. and summer. >>> coming up, the restaurant chain that lets you pay what you want. so successful that's spreading. >> like the sounds of that. >>> a government panel gives a thumbs up to the first diet drug in a decade. sit right for you? >>> and this video just released. a daredevil high-speed collision with the mountain. and the remarkable thing he did to save his life. we're right back. >>> drivers are reacting to high gas prices by driving less. gas prices rose six cents in the past week. they're 41 cents higher than a year ago. there's less demand for gasoline now than at this time last year. demand is down almost 6%, says mastercard. this morning in miami, the president will outline a strategy to address the fuel costs. >>> overseas marketses were mixed. tokyo's nikkei average gained 42 points. hong kong's hang seng gained 168. the dow lost 27 points yesterday. the nasdaq index went down 15. >>> investors who wanted to by gold

just one bone-chilling degree in fargo. 10 in the twin cities. 16 in omaha. 40s in the northeast. atlanta up to 56. miami, a nice 81. >> sounds good. >>> coming up next after the break, a consumer alert. bank customers are overcharged when using a popular app. we'll have the details on that. >>> inside the fbi's secret file on steve jobs from his drug use to the plot to bomb his house. >>> and time to get your power ball tickets before this weekend's giant jackpot. >>> welcome back, everybody. it's the end of an era for an iconic brand. kodak is all but getting out of the camera business. the company, practically synonymous with the camera industry will no longer make a lot of product. it will focus on printing. they invented the digital camera back in 1975 but could not keep up with the technology. >>> kodak stock at less than 50 cents a share. tokyo's nikkei average fell 55 points. hong kong's hang seng slid 226. and in london, the ftse opened higher. the dow up 6.5. and the nasdaq index rose 11. >>> want to be charged twice for your bills? citi bank apparently had an app for th

showers pushing for wisconsin and upper and lower michigan and a wintry mix and rain showers are in omahand denver, colorado is on the backside of the storm with snow. this storm will just be a ray nagin when it gets to us. take a look at what is happening -- the storm will be just a rain event when it gets to us. we're expecting the storage system to come in from the west. it will be building with high pressure right now but it will be moving in. the rain showers are ahead of the storm right now and there will be a big difference with temperatures. you can see the colder air to the north. to the south, temperatures are in the 50's and 60's and 70's down in houston, texas and 81 in miami. there is mild air ahead of the storm and eventually we will get colder air of the worst of the air will stay up to our north. 49 degrees at the w i n 50 at the inner harbor and 50 degrees in frederick. only in the 30's in the western part of the state. this storm system comes in from the west mostly throughout the day on wednesday. it is mostly a rain even after 10:00 a.m. and the rate will continue to p

louis, omaha, and chicago. ice in memphis and rain in corpus christi. >> a wet 61 in new orleans. 5 p-3 in dallas. 40s from boston to baltimore. 30s in kansas city and the twin cities. 27 in fargo. and 40s across the rockies. >>> and a fun flashback in dallas over the weekend with plenty of love, peace, and soul to go around. >> yes indeed. dancers gathered to pay tribute to late sl"soul train" founder n cornelius. they were hoping to create the longest soul train line ever. people of all ages showed their stuff. unfortunately, they did fall a little short of breaking record. >> they seemed to have fun, though. they reminisced about watching "soul train" for the latest moves and fashion. i always went there for -- i loved the fashion. didn't necessarily replicate but i always loved it. >> can't wait to see your '70s outfit tomorrow. we'll be back right after this. ♪ join hands ♪ it's called the love train ♪ love train ♪ [ male announcer ] new vicks nature fusion cold & flu syrup. flavored with real honey. power

phoenix at 72. 55 in omaha. 44 in chicago. mostly 60s from new york to atlanta and miami. warms up to 80. dallas, 75. >>> well, coming up, the outcry over one super bowl ad before it even airs. >>> plus major recall involving birth control pill that may not be effective. >>> and to indy, a super bowl tradition. always wacky, always entertaining, media day. we're right back. >>> and welcome back, everyone. reports say today is the day for facebook. the social network is expected to file its initial public offering of stock today. the preliminary target is likely to be $5 billion. the demand for shares could bring it as high as $100 billion. the stock goes on sale in may. >>> good news, u.s. markets are off to the best start in 15 years after a month of slow, but steady advances. tokyo's nikkei average picked up seven points today. hong kong's hang seng lost 57 points. in london, the ftse opened higher. on wall street, the dow fell 21 points. the nasdaq gained 2. >>> the housing market is still in trouble. home prices fell for a third straight month. hardest hit was atlanta,