we infact in occupy philly we had a proposal last night at the general assembly that i was really happy to support that made it very clear that we do not endorse candidates we're a nonpartizan movement we're a nonpolitical movement and we need to have as open a tent as possible i think that's really important for a movement like occupied to do so while i consider myself an active participant i'm really proud of my participation in occupy philly i am not an official candidate in any kind of way i'm an autonomous individual running for congress on my own platform i happen to share a lot of the ideals with the a lot of occupiers share i but do you call yourself an occupy candidate because you think that it makes you stand out from the rest of the democratic party who are going to say you're in a panic you say you're a democrat what you know what's your own label yeah i call myself an occupy inspired candidate i am running in the democratic party i'm a lifelong democrat and i i believe for a lot of reasons but most of all because it would be really no way to win an election like this withou

heavy rain wraps up this morning from philly to new york. >> a frigid 4 degrees in fargo. the teens in omaha and minneapolis. sacramento, 60, seattle at 40. >>> we received new details overnight about the orange juice investigation. the chemical found in imported juice. the whole story is coming up. >>> how about a bald barbie? cancer survivors go online to get a barbie of their own. >>> and >>> welcome back, everybody. there's word this morning of major ford recall. the automaker says thousands of escape suvs from a decade ago have a faulty brake situation. if you have one, park it outside until the issue is fixed. they're always recalling some minivans. >>> overseas markets were mostly lower. tokyo's nikkei average lost 62 points today. hong kong's hang seng slid 57 points. in london, the ftse opened lower. on wall street, the dow fell 13 points. the nasdaq index picked up eight points. >>> tension is at an all-time high as we have seen from the occupy wall street movement. two-thirds of us think there are strong conflicts. that is a 50% increase from two years ago and t

and i am from philly. so i had a very philly reaction. i was like, "i'm gon' kick his ass.ma drag him behind the wawa and we're gonna fight." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: "i'm going to key his car." >> i'm going to key his car. i'm gon' egg his house. i'm going down there, i'm egging his house. [ laughter ] but then i calmed down. >> jimmy: all, right. >> but i honestly -- like, i can't -- i don't know. it's crazy someone -- and you're like "i don't even know what he's talking about." >> jimmy: no, i came in -- yeah. 'cause i watched the show. and then i saw that go down. i just didn't know -- and i knew, because quest -- i mean -- what? >> what did i do? >> questlove: we -- we tried to say hello to you last time and you -- >> in here? in here? >> questlove: yeah, yeah -- okay. >> 'cause i -- >> questlove: it was a misunderstanding. i -- >> this show is like family to me. we can't have any bad blood. so i don't know what happened. it was a misunderstanding. but i think there's only one thing. of course, you know what we have to do. >> questlove: yes. >> we have to do a philly rit

heavy rain tapers off from boston down to philly. windy from new york to the carolinas. >> 55 in atlanta. 43 in boston. dallas 45. freezing 16 in the twin cities. even colder, 4 degrees in fargo. 30s from billings to salt lake city. and 60 in sacramento. >>> well, two chinese institutions came together to launch a rather unique project. the first, former nba star yao ming, and the second was a half dozen of china's giant pandas. >> speaking of giant, it's yao ming. he is huge. >> he's a big boy. >> well, he was there to help open what's being called a semi-wild enclosure for the pandas. the hope is that these pandas, which were born in captivity, can eventually be introduced into the wild. >> it is a long-term project, to say the least. the experts claim the project won't reach its goals for 50 years. that's a long timeline. >> good to see he's doing some goodwill in his retirement. >> yeah. good for him. more "world news now" when we

philly boards. ahead to holliday. left-handed flush, and wright, long three off the mark. holliday to williams, fouls and scores. warriors blown out. fall to-2. cal and stanford going for a home sweep of the l.a. schools this afternoon. we begin with mike montgomery's bears hosting ucla. gutierrez going baseline. dominated the final 20 minutes, cobb, the reverse. 57-45, alan crabbe had 24 from beyond the arc. 85-69 the final. first sweep of the l.a. schools in eight years. eight brighton and stanford hosting usc. trojans grab the early lead. moore, the wing, with the 9-0 run to start the second half for the cardinal. bright among the trees. stanford. 5-7, hanging, hitting, four-point game. here's the bright side. seven of his 16 down the stretch. stanford sweep both l.a. schools and improve to 12-2. stanford women, 2-0 in pac-12 play, take care of ucla. cal starts 0-2. war memorial for usf and alma's lions. dons 50, points in the second half. come back, michael williams with two, but ireland, the three-pointer here, makes the game-winning layup in overfinal. lmu withs it i

you're going to see rain in d.c., philly, new york, and boston. an icy mix from pittsburgh to indianapolis. rain from northern california up to seattle. snow in the cascades and rockies. >> 63 in sacramento. 44 in omaha. just shy of 60, meanwhile, in dallas. new orleans, 72, miami, 81, 68 in atlanta. 44 here in new york. >>> up next, the surprising announcement from a member of the president's cabinet and how it could impact wall street today. >>> plus, why air fares may seem higher today. >>> and the latest great white sighting off of southern california captured on camera. >>> welcome back, everyone. treasury secretary timothy geithner is speaking bluntly about his future. he says he's unlikely to be asked back for a second obama administration if the president is re-elected. he's been something of a lightning rod. he's the only remaining top member of the president's original economic team. >>> great news this morning for people shopping for a new home. the federal reserve announced no plans to raise interest rates until the year 2014. short-te

. >> former phillies closer brad lidge coming to the nationals. the two-time all-star has closed for the phillies and astros during his ten-year career. he will not be the closer for the nats. lidge will fill various roles in the nationals' bullpen that should be one of the best in baseball this year. >> all-star break has arrived in the nhl and according a little birdie, ovie have a good time in south beach instead of playing in the game because he's irritated about being suspended. so dennis wideman is the caps only all-star. you don't have to ask him twice. selected in the 15th round by team chara. he knows a lot of big names aren't in this year's game but that's just fine with him. >> a lot of the real top end guys are hurt right now. there seems to be a long string of injuries going on right now which gives the opportunity for guys like us to get a chance to get in. it's an honor to be selected obviously and it's something that i said that i wouldn't have thought would have happened so i'm really excited and i'm going to have some fun. >> goo

was a long lived piece i doubt her we are free people who are afraid of that actress in philly found employment at the show. when she was twenty one years old she thinks of as a second father. he was the one who saw her talent and made her the lead actress. says. this theater has a history of celebrated directors. but the big question is who will be the next one . if you have a splinter in your skin you need to pull it out if you don't want it to rock their politics and the arts don't go together in this way is that a pressurized an artist's trying to control them is totally wrong. meanwhile back to specific on the stage of one of george's oldest fitters but without an artistic director to guide them. the international shakespeare society ranks robert stewart as london production of hamlet as one of the ten best productions in the past fifty years. i lost my job at trinity at the georgian feeds the and george and don suggests. that it's what makes our country popular in the wild west that is since my cherished hope is to see everything change for the better. actors of the show taught

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which is philly a young and ambitious journalist is filming another story about robots who are george's independent media has been focused on his expansion. the trial of the t.v. company was founded in one thousand nine hundred nine. john doe not yet just really started the venture with only a video recorder and a transmitter borrowed from a friend. he had barely any money and even less experience. john doe did everything with his own two hands share enthusiasm kept driving him forward. ten years later everybody in georgia had heard of the small t.v. company. we began experiencing very serious problems off of the saakashvili government came to power in two thousand and three. in the following year defense minister really tried to talk us into selling the company to him but we turned the request down that was when the problems began piling up the interviews were now off limits to our journalists they were often beason up and humiliated in public. in the summer of two thousand and ten the government decided to remove a monument to stalin from the town's central square journalists wanted t

nets surprised philly in o.t.ny will try just about anything to end the knicks's current slump. never a good thing when anderson and caspy fill up the score sheet. new york dropped seven of eight. freshman le brian nash scored 13 of his 27 in the final minutes. oklahoma state beat number 2 missouri, 79-72. dirk nowitski didn't play but managed to put his stamp on the game while being interviewed on the bench. >> what a big part he was last year. oh, my god! oh! shut it down! let's go home! >> the mavs certainly did shut it down and go home. they lost by 15. dish, don't quit your day job. that's your "first look" at sports. i'm fred roggin >> now for another look at the weather, here's nbc meteorologist bill karins with your weather channel for the benefit. good morning to you. >> that's the love and energy i'm looking for from you. >> i'm trying. okay, bill? >> when i nail a forecast i want you to give me that play-by-play. >> oh! hey! >> we'll work on it. good morning, everyone. saw a little bit of sleet and free

the game was delayed because it's been so mild here in the east, but winter came to philly just in time. under a light snow, a great game. the great call of doc emrick. an explosive second period. an explosive third period. and your final score, the rangers beat the flyers on home ice 3-2 in an epic hockey game. >>> now about winter. you know it's officially winter when we talk about lake effect snow and that snow in philly today started way back up in the great lakes. part of a weather locomotive pushing finally across the country this winter. weather channel meteorologist mike seidel has been in the thick of it all day. in sherman, new york. hey, mike. good evening. >> reporter: hey, brian. good evening. the new year started with a reality check of cold, wind and snow. it got under way on new year's day. take you up to northern michigan. not only snow but wind. 50 miles per hour wind gusts. 15 inches of lake effect snow shut down highways and caused whiteouts. this following a december that saw the lowest snow total on record of ten inches. the snow caused a lot of accidents and pile-

now get ready in areas like boston, hartford, providence, new york, philly and d.c. the cold air is on its way. the snow is still flying this morning in areas of western new york. probably school delays for kids there. and then in michigan, we still have snow, too. then there is snow squalls throughout the entire valley. no snow for the big cities of the east. we have rain showers that moved through philly. they'll head to new york city shortly. after that blows through, the winds will really crank up. and the temperatures will plummet during the day. don't be fooled by how mild it is out there this morning. 23 in pittsburgh today. the wind chill is 4 right now. that cold air his to the east. we actually see a pretty nice warmup in the middle of the country. it will be a very cold weekend up there in new england. it looks like the west coast, one of the areas that we could see snow, our friends in seattle could get a couple snowflakes on sunday. >> what did you say, peter brady? >> yeah. >> cold air is moving in. we'll enjoy this last day. bill, thanks so much. let's

. >> the caps petition the league, currently tied with philly for the most wins. away from the booth is where they've had their problems. good at home, bad away. they were at home tonight. that's good stuff. alex ovechkin. look at him going all denzel washington. his sixth in his last seven games. that power play doing it well. doorstep love, derek. 2-0 caps. he scored in the first, the second, and the third. maybe maicing making all men take off their hats. quit running a little there. this was harlem globetrotter. up by 24 in this game. 4th quarter, running down the court. turn around. kodak moment. philly wins by 31. same two teams tomorrow at the verison center. the redskins should put on an ad. help wanted, desperately seeking quarterback. applicants should be tall so they can see over the line and be able to carry a team on his back. peyton manning could fit that description and his name was linked to the redskins all day today. bram wienstein, one of the people's opinion that i trust the most, payton plus saturday, that's jeff saturday to the redskins is ve

today. 50s as far north as philly. 40s from new york city up to southern new england.hampshire, we have showers that will go through this morning. snow showers. mostly the northern half of the state up in the mountains, but the rest of the southern half of new hampshire looks nice. temperatures in the low to mid-40s. good voter turnout. the weather won't give anyone an excuse to head out. tomorrow, we bring rain into the forecast wednesday, late in the day for d.c., late in the day in philly. that will be a rainy thursday morning for new england. that's that big rainstorm that is currently down there in the gulf. the forecast today, fine for all your travel, great lakes to new england. the rainy spot is down in the southeast. especially the airports there around new orleans and later today atlanta. overall, new hampshire looks just fine today. >> not too bad. a little bit of snow. >> tiny bit. no big deal by their standards. >> cool, thanks, bill. >>> who is joining tv's late night comedy club and who says he's not crazy anymore? plus you can't get a roll and can't sta

maryland in philly against temple this afternoon. the final nonleague opponent, then it's all acc action after that. look at alex. limited to just seven minutes. he suffered a right ankle injury in the first half and didn't return. terps in red, first half, he's got some hang time. count the bucket. he scores 15 on the day. terps down 3 at the break. second half, maryland trailed by as many as ten. terrell would spark a rally. he hits a long two pointer. he had a team high 20 points, be but in the end, pulls away. a 16-4 run. drives to make the lay in. he scores 20. falls to temple. >>> paul hewitt making sure his team is focused. they entered the game with 38 straight losses. that's a division one record. second half, towson down 10. chris walden rejected by jonathan. the patriots on a break and wright gets the dunk, plus the foul. he had game high 22 points. five plus minutes left, the lead is 5. bryan allen to mike. he slams in two of his nine points. 72-60. they improve to 7-1 in conference play. the tigers now 0-20 this season.

you're from philly, right? >> yeah.ime when philadelphia -- some of them went to schools i never even heard of. you know, they just built schools around them and everything. [ laughter ] and they got on the subway, and wound up here. >> jimmy: yeah, i know, we, they're imports. they're imports from philly, yeah. >> but philadelphia's a wonderful city. as a matter of fact, when i got out of the service, i scored -- do we have time? >> jimmy: we have like an hour. >> no, you have to make money, [ laughter and applause ] >> jimmy: no, i can, this is great. >> no this is, if you don't make some money tonight, this will be my last time on your show. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i -- really, really -- >> those guys will go, "uh, cosby scored a three in the ratings." [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: oh my god, no we got it. we will -- >> do you want to take a break now? >> jimmy: no, yes, we can take a break now. >> yeah. >> jimmy: i won't take a break now but then i have a lot to talk to you about. >> and i'll be back. >> jimmy: please

today in philly, two underachieving teams met to wrap up disappointing seasons and affect no playoff scenarios. prides and picks, as in next year's drafts. needing a win to go 3-3 in the east. redskins trail 3-0 in the first. grossman to moss, and how did that happen? moss normally, this is money. instead, this is frustration. still 3-0. 28-yard effort. goes to the eagles' 42. drive would stall at the 18. blocked by landry. gano's fifth blocked field goal this year. he gets wiped out while trying to make the tackle. he was able return. eagles' ensuing possession, michael vick to chad hall, who breaks away on his way to a touchdown. eagles took a 10-0 lead. fumble, riley recovers. forced to leave the game with an injury. three plays later, incomplete. moss is angry. takes off his helmet. automatic penalty, and you lose the down. grossman has to run in with the play. only 15 seconds left. goes over the middle. gabny gets tackled. no timeouts left. long snap, late getting out there. when he does, montgomery is over the ball at center. major communication issues and no field goal is atte

sunday night baseball has announced that two of the games and mabel be the nationals against the phillies and the braves. it is cold out here tonight. >> have a good time. >> we have a new face the contest under way tonight. >> there is snow here, but the resorts are making snow. we will give a sense of these tickets away tomorrow. and another said on friday. but to our facebook page. >> i am not giving up on snow for the winter. let's see what happens in february. >> breezy and chilly on friday. a chance of rain that could be a wintry mix of freezing rain. we will keep an eye on back. milder temperatures next week. bob ryan has a fresh look at all this stuff at 11:00. >> we're back at 11. have a does your cae company keep charging you more... and more... and more? stop payg so much for second best. upgrade to verizizon fios and get tv, internetet and phone for our bebest price online: just $89.99 a month guaranteed for two years. you save $600. go to verizon.com/greatprice to sign up now and get $300 back with a two-year contract. fios is a 100% fiber-optic network that delivers superior

>> yeah. >> wah-wah. >> watch this, you're seeing video sent to fox 29 in philly. >> whoa!w it, an all-out fight breaks out and you see some mummers, men and women, in these pink frilly clown-like outfits in a full-on brawl. swinging hay headline makers at other people who were there just enjoying the parade. >> the guy has a choke-hold on that other guy. >> how can you take one of these guys seriously as a potential fighter? you're wearing a pink dress, dude. >> take them real seriously once a catch a right hook from the dude it doesn't matter what he's wearing. >> as the video goes on, you'll see there's a little barricade that's holding another large group of people back. >> they eventually toppled over, and a bunch of people hit the street and the fight just continues from here. you can drink at this event? >> bingo. >> earlier in the day. this is a parade that's for kids. and families come out. it's a shame that as the night goes on and the drinking continues, stuff like this happens. >>> the car was driving down highway 89, and braked to avoid another accident that ha

new jersey had the lead and heat finish with 34 and nets surprise philly 97-90 in o.t. >>> carmelo anthony can cross jumping rope off the list. never a good thing when anderson varejao and omri casspi up the scoring sheet. >>> freshmen nash scored 13 of his 27 in the final minutes and oklahoma state beat number one missouri. dirk nowitzki didn't play last night but managed to put his stamp on the game while being interviewed on the bench. >> what a great part he was last year, especially nobody really believed -- oh, my god! oh! shut it down! let's go home! >> the mavs certainly did shut it down and go home. they lost by 15. dirk, don't quit your day job! >> that is your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> coming up, the celebrity who hasn't had sex for decades. >>> and just what do you bet for next after winning $500,000? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, if you think about weightlifting and this is what comes to mind, stay tuned for a surprise. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today" on this thursday

later in the fourth, philly on a roll again. eagles roll 34-10. john harbaugh and the ravens looking to get into the playoffs and secure a first round bye. this is a good way to do it. ray wright is running. seven yard touchdown. 191 yards, 24 carries. he had a big day. more on that in the second quarter. they didn't throw it much because of high winds up there. rice joining marshall faulk as the only player with 1000 yards rushing and 700 yards rush not guilty more than one season. ravens 24-16 secure that first round bye. flip saunders and the wizards are struggling. boston in town. kevin garnet all alone. john wall doing his best to keep washington in it. not satisfy with -- not satisfied with two. he had 18-3-7. robbed dough, had a -- -- a triple double. i'm dave owen. have a great monday, everybody. >>> a little come forefor redskins fans after holding a comfortable lead in the nfc east a month ago, dallas will also miss the playoffs. the cowboys lost to the giants. eli manning was 24 of 33 for 246 yards and three touchdowns. the giants win t

some heavy rain wraps up this morning from philly to beantown.rain in western new york. and northern new england. >> speaking of former towns, it's going to be 50s from new orleans -- >> nawlins. >> -- to new york city. nawlins. a bone-chilling 4 degrees in fargo. teens in minneapolis and omaha. phoenix 66. sacramento 60. and seattle 40. so if it really gets cold, just think of that 4 degrees in fargo. >> fargo, we're but. in spirit. >> bundle up. >> up until this morning we had been telling but the warmer than usual winter they're having in paulas hometown of chicago recently. well, here's another result of those conditions. >> it's a rare hummingbird that had been nesting on one bird enthusiast's property until about a week ago. this type of bird usually spends summers in the pacific northwest before flying south for the winter. why in the world would it be in chicago this time of year? >> it got fooled by this -- this unusual winter. >> can you believe? it's snowing now, though. >> of course. there you go. it's believed that the previously mil

blatche out in philly becasue of a shoulder. they scored a franchise low against chicago, 64 points, no points scored in the last five minutes. kickoff against the 76ers' at 7:00. in the post-season, home field advantage is as good as gold especially when you are the baltimore ravens winning all eight home games this season. sunday's show up at the inner harbor will be a little different. this is john harbaugh's first home playoff game posting the houston texans. they beat them handily in october, but they have pulled together a string of wins to make the playoffs despite a string of injuries. the ravens have not won a playoff game at home since 2000, so expect a fiery crowd. >> it will be a huge challenge. we are playing a highly motivated football team, and we will need every one of our fans in the stadium, at home, everywhere. we are going to try to do this thing together. we have something to accomplish. >> rallied the purple. many teams not in the playoff hunt are cleaning house. st. louis announced the hiring the former ti