touchdown, pittsburgh steelers! >> listen to this crowd, they're on fire!for now, the future of the league and the game of football seem secure. >> franco harris is now to the 30, big pileup. >> narrator: but fundamental questions remain about how the game will be played and who will play it. >> it's still wild and woolly and i love 'em that way. >> you love 'em wild and woolly and you're seeing it now. >> you've got the most popular sport in america basically on notice. you've got the very real question being asked of whether the nature of playing the sport exposes you to brain damage and lots of science that suggests that it can. >> an awesome, physical team were the steelers today. >> and that raises all sorts of questions for guys who are playing in the league, guys who played in the league, moms, kids, all of us who love football. it's pretty scary. it's a big deal. >> and the future opponents are going to have some trouble. (crowd cheering) >> next timfrontline... >> i like... >> i like... >> i like... >> the power of "like." >> companies know how to

one of them had worked for the pittsburgh steelers. neuropathologist at boston university was a huge football fan. and they were trying to tell the nfl that this was a problem. and in response, the nfl attacked those people, tried to discredit them. >> stephen: that's not entirely true. the nfl took action. they've changed the rules. they've created this fund with $765 million to take care of the players' health needs. why are you saying they are in denial? >>ic it's interesting. when you look at the way the league has dealt with this over times, there is certainly a move they've made, but when the commissioner is asked, is there a connection between football and brain damage, he says the same thing he said four years ago when he got hammered before congress, we'll let the medical people decide that. the medical people already decided that. >> you get your medical people, i'll get my medical poom. >> that's sot of what they did. that's exactly what they did. >> stephen: okay, isn't there a point at which we make things too safe? all sp

he also said they have not met with former pittsburgh steelers coach bill cowher despite previous reportsaying the two sides have talked twice before. another candidate is ravens offensive coordinator jim caldwell, varying reports on him. espn said the two met yesterday while the post said the interview is scheduled next week. did i clear any of that up for you? probably not. here's a look at the candidates. the team interviewed seahawks defensive coordinator darrell bevell new year's eve and have a meeting planned tomorrow with shawn mcdermott and have requested a meeting with giants defensive coordinator terry fuel. >>> linebacker ryan kerrigan will have arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn lateral meniscus in his right knee. recovery is two to four weeks. >>> the capitals hit the midway point of the season definitely keeping things interesting. of the 41 games they've played this year, 16 of them have gone to overtime or a shootout. the good thing after all that extra hockey, the capitals have come out on top the majority of the time. tonight capitals host carolina in a metropolitan d

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and then in baseball you don't have things like the patriots or the denver broncos were the pittsburgh steelersnd there are always ways around it. and there are companies that are trying to make money allthe way around. jon: coming up, what is fair and why are we talking about money? is it fair that he's good-looking or 6-foot four and inches? it doesn't seem fair to me that i was the shortest kid in middle school. i got kicked off and when it comes to inequality, government intervention is part of the problem. because government subsidizes rich people now. problem. because government subsidizes john: there is one thing of the like our government to do to reduce income inequality. the wall street journal economics professor senior economics writer steven moore proposes something they called the billionaires' subsidy elimination act. what do you mean? >> we found and there is between 100 and $200 billion of our money that goes to people who make over $1 billion or companies with profits over $1 billion a week give up with a proposal. why don't we capped the government subsidies to people who mak

and then in baseball you don't have things like the patriots or the denver broncos were the pittsburgh steelers it's not a cure-all and there are always ways around it. and there are companies that are trying to make money all the way around. john: coming up, what is fair and why are we talking about money? is it fair that he's good-looking or 6-foot four and inches? it doesn't seem fair to me that i was the shortest kid in middle school. i got kicked off and when it comes to inequality, government intervention is part of the prooblem. because government subsidizes rich people now. problem. welcome back. how is everything? there's nothing like being your own boss! and my customers are really liking your flat rate shipping. fedex one rate. really makes my life easier. maybe a promotion is in order. good news. i got a new title. and a raise? management couldn't make that happen. [ male announcer ] introducing fedex one rate. simple, flat rate shipping with the reliability of fedex. legs, for crossing. eet...splashing. better things than the joint pain and swelling of moderate to severe rheumatoid

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football but in baseball you don't have maybe a dynasty like the patriots or dallas cowboys, pittsburgh steelersthink about the yankees but a lot of smaller teams are doing well. it's not a cure-all and those companies -- those teams trying to make money always find a way around it. >> thank you, j.c. bradbury. >>> what is fair and why aren't we just talking about money? is it fair that he's good-looking. is it fair that he was 6'4". doesn't seem fair to me that i was the shortest in middle school so i got picked on? should the government intervene. government intervention is part of a problem because government subsidizes rich people now. people like movie stars in malibu. that's next. now. because government subsidizes okay ladies, whenever you're ready. thank you. thank you. i got this. no, i'll get it! no, let me get this. seriously. hey, let me get it. ah, uh. i don't want you to pay for this. it's not happening, honey. let her get it. she got her safe driving bonus check from allstate last week. and it's her treat. what about a tip? oh, here's one... get an allstate agent. nice! [ female a

winning the pittsburgh steelers in the 1930's in a poker game. but this is pretty up there. >> why do you think the nb action agreed to this deal back in 1976 in the first place? >> well, i don't think in 1976 anybody -- save a wizard, could have projected t.v. rights for professional sports whether it be the nba, nfl reaching these levels. national t.v. revenues were minuscule. sports back then, it was just how many tickets you sold at the gate. t.v. revenues were very very small. the publications i worked for, no one would have even thought them up at that time. so the concept that you can get one very seven, of revenues and that would be worth anything, was laughable back then. pray tell, is there a particular reason they are willing to part with half a billion dollars to make this go away? >> well, everything i just said goes out the window now, because the revenues for cable operators and t.v. networks are willing to pay to get professional sports are skyrockets. whether it is the nba, everybody the nhl in nascar. the nba is in the market, t

15 of the nfl season, and this sunday night we've got the cincinnati bengals taking on the pittsburgh steelers now, every year at the end of the season, they give out awards like most valuable player, but they also awards during the season. sort of like the ones in high school yearbooks, like most likely to succeed, class clown, stuff like that. so, with that in mind, it's time for "late night superlatives." ♪ late night superlatives >> jimmy: thank you. all right. our first player is domata peko. he's a powerful defensive tackle from the cincinnati bengals. he was voted "most likely to have ridden the woolly mammoth in the year 6,000 b.c." [ laughter ] [ applause ] interesting. next, from the steelers, we have greg warren, voted "most likely to be looking in your window right now." [ laughter ] [ applause ] "i like to watch you sleep." >> jimmy: next up is david johnson from the steelers. he was voted "least interested in your vacation photos from italy." [ applause ] next up from the steelers, we have william gay. he was voted "worst-selling jersey." [ laughter ] i love football, but let's b

monday de from the giants and will allen from the pittsburgh steelers they were all there in attendance >> it is 39 minutes after the top of the hour. a high speed police chase comes to a crashing end. it was a passenger inside the car that shocked police the most. plus this... >> i am anna kooiman in southern california onset of the budweiser super bowl xhoer sh l commercials. it is not just clydesdales but puppies, too, this year. >> we have been asking you to give us your favorite super bowl ads this week. here's a look at one of them the doritos ad with alley landry. >> introducing smoky red dorit s doritos. ♪ yeah, he's clean, boss. now listen e, duck. i have an associate that met with, uh, an unfortunate accident. while he's been incapacitated, somebody's been paying him cash. now, is this your doing? aflac? now, if i met th some such accident, would aflac pay me? ♪ nice. this is your stop. [ male announcer ] find out what aflac can do for you and your family... aflac? [ male announcer ] ...at aflac.com. : >> ted cruise demanding answers from eric holder about the stalled irs inve

home of the pittsburgh steelers. my question is this, last year you recommend eaton, around 52, 53, i took your recommendation, it's had a super nice run. it's about $75, $76 a share. what do you see out of the company? >> i debate this every day with stephanie link, we are owning it. we both think it can go higher. i don't want you to sell. i know it's been a good run. can i go to sue in california? sue? >> caller: happy new year boo-yah to the stock master. >> right back at ya, sue. >> caller: okay. listen, i'd like to buy l.o. is that good? >> that's okay. you know, look, here's the problem with lorillard. i don't like stocks with no growth. if i don't get growth, it's a tobacco business. part of the business is going up, that smokeless thing. no, i'm not going to recommend l.o. dan in oregon, dan. >> caller: hey, jim, how's it going? >> what's up? >> caller: hey, just curious, i was looking at a stock raidian group. >> i like it, but look genworth more. >> caller: hey, cramer, i have a question about groupon. >>

one of the shocking things that you have said is that the super bowl game in 1979 against the pittsburgh steelersduring the game. >> very, very ashamed of that. but let me just put it in perspective by 1979, in my nose my septum was a scab. the only way for me to function without tears in my eyes was to put more cocaine on it. so i put it in a liquid form and i regret. this. >> that's so hard to believe that nobody from the team knew that? you were hiding that from everyone? >> i was medicating -- cocaine is an athese advertising aanest anest advertising substance. what pressure was there on you on the dallas cowboys super bowl. were yous have you when that game began? >> absolutely. denver, we beat denver in '77 but against the stearls. steelers. the dallas cowboys had their p.r. people and their p.r. people and they decided who would really talk to the media i got a little sick of that. and so i struck out on my own and started saying controversial stuff. gill brant came up to me one day and said terry bradshaw wanted to go to lsu but his grades would only allow him to go to louisiana tech and

home of the pittsburgh steelers.eaton, around 52, 53, i took your recommendation, it's had a super nice run. it's about $75, $76 a share. what do you see out of the company? >> i debate this every day with stephanie link, we are owning it. we both think it can go higher. i don't want you to sell. i know it's been a good run. can i go to sue in california? sue? >> caller: happy new year boo-yah to the stock master. >> right back at ya, sue. >> caller: okay. listen, i'd like to buy l.o. is that good? >> that's okay. you know, look, here's the problem with lorillard. i don't like stocks with no growth. if i don't get growth, it's a tobacco business. part of the business is going up, that smokeless thing. no, i'm not going to recommend l.o. dan in oregon, dan. >> caller: hey, jim, how's it going? >> what's up? >> caller: hey, just curious, i was looking at a stock raidian group. >> i like it, but look genworth more. >> caller: hey, cramer, i have a question about groupon. >> i'm a backer of groupon. people laughed at me

division rival the seattle seahawks, joining me now, bill cowher, former head coach of the pittsburgh steelers where he won a super bowl ring in 2005. he is currently an analyst for the nfl today on cbs. from monterrey, california, jim nantz of cbs sports he is network's lead play by play voice for nfl coverage he is off to denver tomorrow to call the afc title game in denver, i am pleased to have them both. >> i must say, i have never seen such anticipation for a weekend of football. it is an extraordinary, people talking about obviously manning and brady, they are talking about seattle and the home advantage it might have, coach, tell they how you see these two big games. >> well, i mean, i think it is well documented with brady and manning, a repeat of many but i think you look at these two teams and ironically they met in week 12 and you look at it and, you know, one time ran for 250 yards and another passed for 300-yard but it was denver that ran for 250 and new england that passed for 350, so i think it comes down to me, in these two games, these two teams and their defenses how they are

the only time the markets have done better when the pittsburgh steelers won in 1975, and even, even wheners lost last year, of course, we had the fabulous year in 2013 for the dow jones. so it's, you know, a great thing for the niners and markets. that's better than most market predictors. >> i can tell you the brooklyn bridge. 80% -- of course it's not rooted. >> that means it's 20% wrong. the fact is it is rooted -- you can pick stocks and it's easy. you flip a penny stock. picking stocks is a second and third job. >> i think they're saying it's very much -- a coin toss. and so is the game. and it indicates that it is impossible to pick stocks you might as well bet based on who wins the super bowl. >> it is possible to pick stocks correctly. first of all, if you look at this, with you're going to bring financial pain to the fort control owe if you think about following this. >> tom, what do you think about? >> brian makes a good point. some of the studies suggested that butter production is a better prediction than the super bowl. there are trade-offs. but the other more serious point

the teams in this play the pittsburgh steelers versus the indianapolis colts.go for the steelers this time, to make it more fun the reporters don't say where they are. we'll figure that out after we get a look. touring the homes are eamon javers and morgan brennan. >> this three-story sits on two wooded acres with sweeping views, it's got a swimming pool and a waterfall feature and best of all it's only 15 minutes from this city's football stadium. >> this brick traditional stands two stories tall on just under half an acre it has a three-car garage and two covered porches, a superplace to kick off your pregame festivities. >> on the inside the open floor plan boasts vaulted ceilings and a sleek contemporary look and this gourmet kitchen with granite countertops and upscale appliances and around the corner is an automatic door for your dog. >> the gourmet kitchen in this home can put on quite the game day spread with granite countertops and a butler's pantry and this spacious fireplace-studded seating area. >> in here you've got your own fireplace and a massive

along our great friend, our former ambassador to ireland and most importantly chairman of the pittsburgh steelers, dan rooney n the house. and most of all, it's great to be here with men and women of u.s. steel. this company helped build america, and over 100 years later you're still at it. you forged the pipes that transport cleaner burning natural gas. you manufacture the lightweight alloys that our automakers use to build fuel-efficient cars. you're part of one of the great turn-around stories of this economic recoveries, the rebound of the american steel industry. and look, just every time i go to the steel plant, i remember being a steelworker is hard work, but every single one of you is doing your part to make the country stronger. and because of your efforts, businesses like u.s. steel have now created eight million new jobs over the past four years. 9,000 new jobs in the steel industry alone. our unemployment rate is the lowest it's been in five years. our deficits have been cut in half. housing is rebounding. manufacturing is adding jobs, not shrinking jobs, for the first time since the

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steelers today. (crowd chanting) pittsburgh, the super bowl champs. >> narrator: pittsburgh. for 70 years, they've loved their football team: the steelers. >> this is a tough town. the people here are tough, tough-minded. the way the steelers played the game meshed perfectly with the people. >> hit him! hit him! >> they loved that hard-hitting, punishing, brutal defense that they played. >> narrator: they called the defensive line the steel curtain. >> that just fit perfectly into the way they saw their own lives and what they had to be in order to survive. >> narrator: and if there was one iconic steeler, it was number 52, iron mike webster. >> mike webster exemplified what it was like to be a player in the steel city and a player in that era that for me was the greatest team of all time. >> pittsburgh's going to the super bowl! >> narrator: in the 1970s, webster anchored four super bowl championship teams. >> mike was a legend and a hero. he may have been the legend and the hero because here's that blue-collar worker center who doesn't get any glory, doesn't catch the touchd

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sorry there's no steelers in the super bowl this regards. >> you say you're from the pittsburgh area.id to stop? >> i will. i will come down and say hi when i'm in that area. thanks, guys. >> i got to say hi boo boo to my daughter. i have to. >> hi, boo boo. >> most important girl in my sglif nice. >> all right. thank you guys so much. >> thanks, guys. >> thank you. >>> coming up here next on the show, a newspaper chain targeting gun owners. details on the plan to build a state-by-state database. >>> plus, move over mary poppins, there's a newnan any in town and this one might just have her beat. [ male announcer ] this is the story of the little room over the pizza place on chestnut street the modest first floor bedroom in tallinn, estonia and the southbound bus barreli down i-95. ♪ this magic moment it is the story of where every great idea begins. and of those who believed they had thpower to do more. dell is honored to be part of some of the world's great stories. that began much the same way ours did in a little dorm room -- 2713. ♪ this magic moment ♪ ♪ this magic moment she lov