legendary singers buddy holly, ritchie valens, and the big bopper all died in a plane crash.... near clear lake, iowa. it was later nicknamed "the day the music died"... after the lyrics in the don mclean song, "american pie." mcclean was refering to the tragedy when he wrote it. and two other singers *almost died on that flight as well. singer "waylon jennings" gave up his seat to minute. and valens only got *his seat... by beating band member tommy allsup in a coin toss. every year on the anniversary, there's a special day of remmemerance at the "buddy holly center" in lubbock, texas. they offer free admission and lay out yellow roses on his grave. people also leave guitar picks... a symbol that his music, lives on. 3 ((vanessa/jen)) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 is there anything groundhogs *can't predict? well one in chimney rock, north carolina... just made his annual superbowl pick. his name is grady the groundhog. as the tradition goes... whichever ear of corn grady 3 eats first... is the team he favors. and it turns out... he selected the denver broncos over his home state's the commu

teen idol ritchie valens and dj "the big bopper" died with him. the plane crashed just minutes after taking off. decision 2016 coverage: it feels like the intensity just went hillary clinton fresh off her.. now official win is in new hampshire. so is donald trump trying to regain his spot as the frontrunner. edward lawrence has the latest on the campaign trail. new hampshire is one of the smallest states in the nation.. this week it's the center of national politics. "i'm pretty excited about where we are because i believe the people of new hampshire are going to make the right decision." republicans see a crack in donald trump's armor. he finished second in iowa to senator ted cruz. senator marco rubio surprised everyone almost beating trump finishing a close third. "we got the biggest vote ever in the history of a primary in iowa by like me, but believe me it was me." trump says he'll win new hampshire political experts credit cru's win in iowa "we hampshire and south carolina. we are going to build the grass roots army." meanwhile senator berni

it was 57 years ago today that a plane carrying rock legends buddy holly, ritchie valens, and and disk jockey j.p. "the big bopper" richardson, crashed near clear lake, just after taking off in a snowstorm. there were no survivors. the cause was likely pilot error. please, stop! that's what the residents of niagara falls, new york are saying to a building owner who keeps playing the university of iowa fight song over, and over, and over again. every evening, for weeks now, the hawkeye fight song will play on a seemingly continuous loop, out of a building across the street from a restaurant. the restaurant owners hoped it would stop when the iowa caucuses ended. the caucuses came and went but the music goes on. the building owner will not comment. and police say the music level is not loud enough to break any laws. stacey: my guess is even the most diehard hawkeye fan would get sick of the iowa fight song played at that length. kurtis, we can't recite that thing my heart? kurtis: just wait until the next rose bowl. what a crisp one. the sunshine was so nice but feels-like temperature of

on feburary third, 1959, buddy holly, ritchie valens and the big bopper died in a small plane crash in northern iowa.the three had just performed at the surf ballroom in clear lake and were all heading to their next show in north dakota.that day was forever immortalized by the song "the day the music died" by don mclean in 19-72. it's degrees.coming up next...we take a behind the scenes look at the finishing touches before superbowl 50 kicks off right here in cbs 2 on sunday. sunday.in your cbs 2 weather behold the power of protein in birds eye protein blends. ok. they're delicious side dishes withthhe protein of beans,s,whole grains.. ...and veggigi! mmm good. my work here is dooooone! bird's eye protein blends. main weather- your planner shows next hoursa&- doppler radar features a wintry mix this morninga&- with some slick roads around the area again todaya&- visibilities remain low as fog settles into the area this morninga&- now a live look tside courtesy of our weatherfirst skycama&- temperatures around the areaa& - taking a look at regional temperatures we see highs are cooling

teen idol ritchie valens and disc jockey "the big bopper" died with him. they were in the middle of the "winter dance party" tour - flying to their next date in minnesota. the crash still remains a mystery... don mcclean immortalized the tragedy in his song "american pie." elias: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) weather adlib: we had another couple inches fall overnight leaving us with a much lighter and more fluffy snow collecting on the roads overnight. traffic will be slow moving as the plows play catch up during the morning commute, and drifting from blowing snow may still be an issue with the high winds through the morning and early afternoon. it will be a mostly cloudy but dry day with temperatures steady and falling through this evening. lows tonight will be cold in the mid to low teens and an early breeze keeping wind chills in the single digits. thursday we'll bounce back with some sunshine to a high near 32 degrees. friday we may see a few flurries swing through the state but it will mainly be a dry and cold day with

teen idol ritchie valens and disc jockey "the big bopper" died with him. they were in the middle of the "winter dance party" tour - flying to their next date in minnesota. the crash still remains a mystery... don mcclean immortalized the tragedy in his song "american pie." meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast. sam we had another couple inches fall overnight leaving us with a much lighter and more fluffy snow collecting on the roads overnight. traffic will be slow moving as the plows play catch up during the morning commute, and drifting from blowing snow may still be an issue with the high winds through the morning and early afternoon. it will be a mostly cloudy but dry day with temperatures steady and falling through this evening. lows tonight will be cold in the mid to low teens and an early breeze keeping wind chills in the single digits. thursday we'll bounce back with some sunshine to a high near 32 degrees. friday we may see a few flurries swing through the state but it will mainly be a dry and cold day with a high in

on this day in 1959, it will forever be known as the day the buddy holly, ritchie valens, and the big bopper, j.p. richardson died in a plane crash. patrick: the plane went down in a snow storm shortly after take from classic to contemporary, havertys. in this morning's headlines... we're watching for severe patrick: we are watching for severe look at our woodruff road skycam where there is rain. scdot cameras near highway 101. he will have the traffic report comifirst, chris justus is in this morning with dale gilbert, tag teaming it. patrick: the attack team in severe weather and let's start with dale. what are we seeing? dale: we have had rain all night an front that is working its way to the carolinas. alrey impacting western north carolina and parts of western georgia with heavier downpours. the system has the potential to create flash floodd bring windy conditions to the area. chris justus has been doing some evaluation and gives us an idea could experience today. chris: we are watching a couple of thingthe temperature being the main thing. we have a severe threat index at last

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teen idol ritchie valens and dj "the big bopper" died with him. the plane crashed just minutes after taking off. its still to come... did winter weather across the u-s affect january car sales -- we're looking at the numbers this morning. plus -- the most popular app in never heard seven meteorologist eileen loan is up "you're watching kwwl, we've got you covered! with "now your storm track 7 forecast on kwwl." from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: it was a beautiful snow that fell yesterday... here are a in to us... most of us got 1 to 5" counties). here are some other snow reports that came in so far mostly from yesterday... not including the latest numbers...we will see a few more snow showers today after this last round tracks through and the winds will stay strong bringing falling temperatures. this relatively narrow band of snow on the radar is a very sticky, slushy snow that will cause travel and walking

teen idol ritchie valens and dj "the big bopper" died with him. the plane crashed just minutes after taking off. decision 2016 coverage: it feels like the intensity just went up a notch thanks to iowa. hillary clinton fresh off her.. now official win is in new hampshire. so is donald trump trying to regain his spot as the new hampshire is one of the smallest states in the "i'm pretty excited about where we are because i believe the crack in donald trump's armor. he finished second in iowa to senator ted cruz. senatr marco rubio surprised everyone almost "we got the biggest vote ever in the history of a primary in iowa political experts credit cruz's incredible ground game for the win in iowa "we're going to continue doing what we did in iowa here on the meanwhile senator bernie sanders says he raised $3 million dollars in donations since his moral victory in iowa. "if we reach out to our friends our neighbors our co-workers, if we bringgut large numbbrs of people, we are going to win next tuesday!!!" "my judgment and my commitment and determinatio

teen idol ritchie valens and disc jockey "the big bopper" died with him. don mcclean immortalized the tragedy in his song "american pie." ... holly was only 22 years old. lukas: a sneak peak into the control room of "grease: live!" has the internet in awe. the production called for an epic degree of shot- calling. reporter jeanne moos has more on the hind-the- scenes choreography of the television event. "how could a live tv performance of grease... nats: greased lightning make even a shuttle launch... 7-6-5 2 2 3 4-shot 4 2 3 4 1 2 3-shot 5 1 2 3 shot 6 3 bars when the associate director of grease posted this two and a half minute control room clip to facebook... 2 2 3 4 1 go people sai.. nats: tell me more, tell me more all that counting, all that intensity... 1 2 3 4 20 2 bars 2 beats one commenter wrote "that was awesome!! i'm exhausted listening to you." broadcast director alex reginski says he's blown away by the response. ( alex reginski/broadcast director) but i'm thrilled. i'm thrilled to share little bit of the art, about the choreography behind

you don't have join a gym now on wdbj7 on this date in 19- 24, president in 19-59, buddy holly, ritchie valens and j.p. richardson are killed in a plane crash in iowa. president bill clinton ends the vietnam trade embargo in 19-94. the new england patriots win their first super bowl in 2002. and on this date in 2005, alberto gonzales becomes the first hispanic u.s. attorney general. rona i yes love you but that hate today will make shoe you him rose ready lights on because we have some heavier rain it's moving through during the morning commute to stick around thirty 30 million even in early to midafternoon as i lotta rain moves through that some rumbles of thunder just the we surprised to hear that but overall the severe threat does the low today just ponding water keep an eye on in today's could bring risks, years before you even know you have it. brian webb explains that and whether certain drugs cause alzheimer's. drugs used to treat anxiety and insomnia are not linked to an increased risk of dementia. that's the finding of the newest research on tranquilizers, such as valium and xanax. a

teen idol ritchie valens and dj "the big bopper" died with him. the plane crashed just minutes after taking off. now, let's go to eileen with a look at weather. snow showers most of the day cloudy skies continuing through the weekend. another round of snow tracks in sunday night through monday. we'll back in 30 minutes, be >>> this morning on "today's take," christina on today's takes chris in a aguilera back on the voice and carren catching u u with thee judges. >>> then you are in for a road trip when we show you carpool karaoke with coldplay. >>> and the first look at the super bowl ads. all that and more coming up next. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's" take. with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and camryn hall. life from studio 1-a a. >> welcome to "today" on wednesday morning, it's february 3rd, 2016. nice crowd outside on our plaza this morning. i'm willie along with natalie and al. tamarind on an assignment in all the political action is going on right now. did you guys see this plane video? >> this is a commercial air