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greyhounds a great opportunity ncaa tournament unleash the hounds, [ barking ] >>> did and brian roberts -- dick and brian roberts, joined jones and sent video tribute to the greyhounds. they play thursday night to prepare for that the coach will have his guys here tonight for a 10:00 p.m. practice, always looking for a way to get ready for a big game then they will board the bus to pittsburgh tomorrow that is the story here at loyola. >> fantastic mark thank you now to jessica with more. hey, jessica. >> reporter: hello mary, hello to everyone. all of us are so proud of the greyhounds for making it this far, every one here on campus and the excitement is contagious it is all anyone can talk about. >> loyola greyhounds are headed to the big dance. the talk around campus, is all about thursday's game. >> everybody congratulating us, and the season we have had, but for us, the season is not over yet. we still practice hard looking forward to thursday night. >> reporter: practice is intense as the number 15 seed greyhounds take on number 2 ohio state in pittsburgh. >> i like thursday at 9:50 p.m. w

robert bazell, nbc news, cleveland. >> former vice president dick cheney is by all accounts resting comfortably with a new heart. he was out of bed, sitting in a chair. surgery was performed saturday after a 20-month wait on the transplant list. his age, 71, puts him at the higher end of the age scale for a heart transplant. this replaces the portable heart bump that had been keeping him alive. the cheney family said they didn't know who the donor was but they said, quote, they would be forever grateful. >>> when we come back, a haunting discovery at sea. >>> and a big shocker in the northeast tonight. >>> isn't it just like spring to lull you into a false sense of warmth before snapping back? tonight, 18 states are dealing with the threat of freezing temperatures. 11 are under full-scale frost and freeze warnings from michigan to maine, including places where crops like lettuce and asparagus are already coming up. in buffalo, new york, they're warning tonight of, quote, a widespread, hard freeze expected. >>> bert sugar has died. the man in the hat with the cigar. he was the best known boxing

robert bazell, nbc news, cleveland. >> former vice president dick cheney is by all accounts resting comfortablya new heart. he was out of bed, sitting in a chair. surgery was performed saturday after a 20-month wait on the transplant list. his age, 71, puts him at the higher end of the age scale for a heart transplant. this replaces the portable heart bump that had been keeping him alive. the cheney family said they didn't know who the donor was, but they said, quote, they would be forever grateful. >>> when we come back, a haunting discovery at sea. >>> and a big shocker in the northeast tonight. and a big shocker in the northeast tonight. ready? as i'll ever be. break a leg! i used to love hearing that phrase... but not since i learned i have... postmenopausal osteoporosis and a high risk for fracture. i want to keep acting but a broken bone could change that. so my doctor and i chose prolia® to reduce my risk of fractures. prolia® is proven to help make bones stronger. proven to help increase bone density. i take prolia®. it's different. it's two shots a year. [announcer:] if you take prolia

robert bales. >>> it appears former vice president dick cheney probably didn't get special treatment when he receivedeart transplant yesterday. he was scheduled to speak at an event tomorrow. a former bush administration official said mr. cheney would not have made that commitment if he had known he was going to get a new heart. he had the surgery yesterday after spending more than 20 months on the waiting list for a donor heart. >> the thing we have to worry about now is the next 24 to 24 hours, infection, kidney failure, stroke and finally rejection. but you know, with today's modern medical care, hopefully he's going to live for many, many more years. >> he may be facing a long recovery. here to explain is the director of the heart failure clinic at med star washington hospital. thanks for being with us tonight. >> thank you very much for having me. >> what is the survival rate after a transplant like the former vice president went through? >> it's about 12 years. and over the last several decades it's been increasing ever so more. the first year is a critical year, and i think the doctors are goi

roberts, matthew >>> good morning, everyone. some news overnight. former vice president dick cheney is resting in a virginia hospital this morning after receiving a heart transplant yesterday. the 71-year-old who has suffered five heart attacks had been on the transplant waiting list for almost two years and his initial prognosis is good. >>> and in the presidential race, rick santorum is riding high this morning after bowling a turkey in louisiana. >> very clear and crisp state and that is, we don't believe that this race is over. we're still here and we're still fighting. >> but even with his 11 wins, in this nomination battle, santorum is way behind in the delegate race. mitt romney in a commanding lead. with more delegates than all of his rivals combined. after his win in illinois on tuesday, romney is the only candidate who can wrap up the nomination before the convention. what does all this mean in the race against the president? let's begin with david plouffe. hearing rick santorum saying that he's going to keep on fighting, i know you and your president thinks this wh

robert bales is charged with killing them. he could face the death penalty. >>> dick cheney is recovering after a heart transplant operation. the 71-year-old has had five heart attacks. a small heart pump was what was keeping him alive no the past few years while he was on the waiting list for a transplant. he is now recovering at the hospital in virginia. >>> two years after it was signed into law the supreme court takes up the president's healthcare reform law today. the justices will hear three days of arguments in what some say is the biggest case before the nation's highest court in decades. here is susan mcginness reporting for wjz. >> reporter: people have been lining up outside the supreme court all weekend. they want a seat to watch historic arguments over whether or not president obama's healthcare law is constitutional. today is day one of arguments. the focus should the high court postpone a decision since the law doesn't go into full effect until 2014. the law requires what is called an individual mandate, meaning all americans must buy health insurance o

. >> you dick durbin and chuck grassley have been fighting for this for a long time. i was very disappointed just a few days ago when chief judge robertsllow cameras in the courtroom. his decision fundamentally affects every single american. i think they should be part of the discussion, the questions being asked, hearing answers in real time, to be engaged. that's what we want. we want people to care about our democracy, to be voting, to being heard, to be leaning into these issues. i think transparency and accountability in this branch of government would also benefit. >> one thing that really strikes me about you is your passion about teen driving. i'm so interested in this topic. i don't think people understand how many kids die every year in car crashes that really could be prevented. >> well -- >> what are you doing about that? >> the most sobering statistic is 11 kids die every single day. >> every day. >> every single day. imagine teenagers today, what are they doing? texting, they're -- >> speeding. >> -- online, on the phone. it's the distracted driving that is really the killer. so, what we're trying to do is give teens a lo

robert bales was formally charged with murder and other crimes friday. he is being held at fort leavenworth, kansas. >>> former vice president dick cheney has a new heart.in virginia yesterday. he had been on the transplant list for nearly two years. the donor is unknown. >>> former republican presidential candidate michelle balkman is calling for party unification. >> i know that i've made a disig whoever the people choose, i will back that candidate because i want mine not to be a divisive voice. >> she appeared on "this week" to urge people to get behind the party. >>> a senior white house advisor is defending the president's health care reform law which heads to the supreme court this week. >> i guarantee you this, i don't make many guarantees, by the end of this decade we'll be glad republicans called this obama care. >> he also called republican mitt romney the godfather of the administration's health care plan. the supreme court begins oral arguments in the case tomorrow. >>> the protests and arrests continue for occupy wall street. about 300 protesters marched to union square in new york city yesterday. several protesters were arrested during th