i'm rick horrow. >> susie: new orleans has a lot to celebrate today. besides mardi gras, it's also still riding high from hosting the super bowl. the city's tourism officials say one million people are in town for the festivities. now, that's more than five times as many people who showed up for the super bowl. new orleans' economy took a big hit when hurricane katrina struck in 2005, but these big turnouts are helping its economic comeback. >> tourism is our most important industry. it's a $5 billion industry for new orleans. it employs 75,000 of our local citizens, so it is absolutely critical that we continue to do events like mardi gras, super bowls, final fours, big conventions, business meetings. that is the lifeblood of the city. >> susie: she also says this year's mardi gras is expected to bring in almost $150 million and that the planning never stops. tomorrow, new orleans will start working on mardi gras 2014. well, that's "nightly business report" for tuesday, february 12. have a great evening, everyone. we'll see you online at www.nbr.com a

in this week's "beyond the scoreboard," rick horrow says nike has an endorsement problem. >> for the second time in four months, nike has had to distance itself from one of its endorsers because of a major international scandal. first, lance armstrong and doping; and now, the disturbing murder charge against south african oscar pistorius, who just last summer became the first amputee to compete in olympic games. nike taking down ads all over africa and the world, and the rumor of an official termination; it may be just around the corner. the downfall of lance armstrong and tiger woods and oscar pistorius demonstrates that nike may have trouble vetting its endorsers. but even more troubling is the fact that shareholder value and stock price may be at risk at the speed of a news headline. nike certainly needs to do a better job in vetting its endorsers, but the problem may be in the huge budget it has. $2.4 billion in marketing monies are available for nike to hire anybody they want. they hire world class celebrity endorsers, also some disturbing athletes that may be in their stable, a

i'm rick horrow. >> tom: tomorrow on nbr: retail results continue, most notably from j.c. penney. we will get a better look at if the company's turnaround plan is helping its bottom line. and are you an investor or a trader? we'll talk about the difference is, and why it matters, when we hear from legg mason investment's robert hagstrom. first, "video killed the radio star" with mtv in 1981. then, it seemed the internet and music downloads would kill music sales. but the business broke a 12-year losing streak in 2012. music industry revenues rose three tenths of 1% to $16.5 billion. that's nothing like the music ryinstdu's peak hit back in 1999 when annual sales neared $29 billion. and the best selling album last year? adele's "21". that's "nightly business report" for tuesday, february 26. have a great evening, everyone. we'll see you online at nbr.com, and back here tomorrow night. captioning sponsored by wpbt captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org st >> join us anytime at nbr.com. there, you'll find full episodes of the program, complete show transcripts and al

i'm rick horrow. >> susie: that's "nightly business report" for tuesday, february 5.have a great evening, everyone. and you, too, tom. >> tom: good night, susie. we'll see you online at www.nbr.com and back here tomorrow night. captioning sponsored by wpbt captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> join us anytime at nbr.com. there, you'll find full episodes of the program, complete show transcripts and all the market stats. also follows us on our facebook page at bizrpt. and on twitter @bizrpt.

i'm rick horrow. >> susie: that's "nightly business report" for tuesday, february 5.have a great evening, everyone. and you, too, tom. >> tom: good night, susie. we'll see you online at www.nbr.com and back here tomorrow night. captioning sponsored by wpbt captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> join us anytime at nbr.com. there, you'll find full episodes of the program, complete show transcripts and all the market stats. also follows us on our facebook page at bizrpt. and on twitter @bizrpt. >>> this time on "spark" -- first, "spark" follows photographer katherine westerhout inside a forgotten west oakland landmark -- the 16th st. train station. >> i've been photographing abandoned buildings for about 12 years now. >>> then, w. kamau bell uses comedy to start conversations about race, and his provocative solo show has gotten people talking. >>> and wil blades proves his prowess on the hammond b3 organ. ♪ next -- on "spark." ♪ >>> major support for "spark" is provided by -- the james irvine foundation, expanding opportunity for the people of califor

i'm rick horrow. >> susie: that's "nightly business report" for tuesday, february 5.have a great evening, everyone. and you, too, tom. >> tom: good night, susie. we'll see you online at www.nbr.com and back here tomorrow night. captioning sponsored by wpbt captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> join us anytime at nbr.com. there, you'll find full episodes of the program, complete show transcripts and all the market stats. also follows us on our facebook page at bizrpt. and on twitter @bizrpt.