signature song. >> yeah, well, it absolutely did. >> and i still think his greatest song was rocky mountains to us." but he had a very big success and performance with port of amsterdam. >> ♪ in the port of amsterdam, ♪ there's a sailor who sings ♪ of the dreams that he brings ♪ from the wide-open sea. ♪ in the port of amsterdam, ♪ there's a sailor who sleeps ♪ while the riverbank weeps ♪ to the old willow tree. >> john was definitely a showman. and he loved to put on a good concert, and he knew that he could sing his ballads, but he also needed to do his lighthearted, funny songs as well, and he had to have a good mix of them, and the audiences just seemed to just love that. >> bands are like nothing else in life. where singer-songwriters are concerned, the bonding takes the form of breathing together. the people who are out there with you in front of an audience breathing with you while you are putting your life on the line are like none other. >> my first gig with john was actually the tonight show in about february of 1974, and it was the first time that he had been invited to guest hos

northern rocky mountains are getting their own snow. the new storm has started to shape up there and skies are clear throughout the southwest and into parts of the southern plains. later today, clouds in the great lakes will build up, move towards the northeast, packing rain and snow. the southeast can expect rain and thunderstorms. and freezing temperatures are spreading from the northern plains. high temps covering teens and single digits in the southwest, staying warm and sunny. >>> in sports this morning, super bowl xlv and a musical misstep before the big game. ♪ what so proudly we watched as the twilights last gleaming ♪ >> singer christina aguilera flubbed a line of the national anthem before the start of the game, repeating part of an earlier lyric.

northern rocky mountains are getting their own snow.torm has started to shape up there and skies are clear throughout the southwest and into parts of the southern plains. later today, clouds in the great lakes will build up, move towards the northeast, packing rain and snow. the southeast can expect rain and thunderstorms. and freezing temperatures are spreading from the northern plains. high temps covering teens and single digits in the southwest, staying warm and sunny. >>> in sports this morning, super bowl xlv and a musical misstep before the big game. ♪ what so proudly we watched as the twilights last gleaming ♪ >> singer christina aguilera flubbed a line of the national anthem before the start of the game, repeating part of an earlier lyric. afterward she said she got lost in the moment and lost her place. >>> green bay packers and their fans are celebrating their victory in the big game. the steelers tried for a fourth quarter comeback but fell short and green bay hung on to beat pittsburgh 31-25. kendis gibson reports. >> report

if we did not have the rocky mountains. didn't have the rocky mountains rising 60 million years ago our weather would be totally different because then we would be able to tap the gulf of mexico moisture. we can't get it over in this direction. we can't get access to that tropical tap so snow is a rarity in the bay area. now, more showers, chilly temperatures through the bay area tonight. tomorrow, rain and snow spread south and then we do look for a dusting of snow all over the mountains from sky line boulevard up to mt. hamilton up to mt. diablo up to mt. tem. snowing down to sea level by tomorrow night perhaps. we will look and see what is going on with the bay area in terms of temperatures not hitting record lows and look ahead it will get wet again next week. by tuesday and wednesday it turns wet after we get a break on the weekend. so maybe snow tomorrow. we will see. updating you at 11:00 p.m. tonight. >> thank you, brian. >>> you can't get pregnant. don't necessarily blame her. coming up on eyewitness news. 10 on th

those are fighting words around the rocky mountain west. we need all the energy. we need renewable energy. we need to be much more efficient in how we use our energy. we need it all. host: less go to new york. bill, a democrat -- let's go to new york. caller: the republicans are just so obstinate and they are battling the power against the democrats and president obama. they will do anything to kill solar, wind, a battery power. your argument is that everything creates uncertainty. as far as the health care, -- are you going to give the industry to try not that i just mentioned? as far as health care, 80% of americans do not use it and are healthy, but we still play. 20% of americans with health care ususe it. you're talking about approximately 160 million americans that put money in the system, that do not use it. i spent about 6000 dollars a year on health care and do not use it. i believe there should be a medicaid by in program -- buy-in program kurt if you have 160 million people like me, you do the math. it will more than pay for the 40 million people, 50 mi

we can look at all the different moments just the way we can look at a stretch of the rocky mountains for instance. they can see how permanent all the moments are. it's just an illusion here on earth that once a moment's gone, it's gone forever." something unique about our timeline is we actually start on the right side and move to the left rather than the left side and move to the right. one thing we wanted to mention about this quote. we hope that vonnegut would know that while he may think that or may have thought that once a moment is gone it's gone forever, we like to think that the moment of kurt vonnegut lives on forever here at the library. he went to cornell university. he was studying chemistry. he did not plan to go into architecture like his father, but he did think he would move into a science career and discovered at cornell that he was not very much interested in doing that so he enlisted in the army during world war ii. i'd like to point out a moment here on the timeline that's important in the life of kurt vonnegut, and that's 1994. dying from an overdose probably int

i can refer you to page 63 where the rocky mountain institute basically -- >> thank you. >> oh, am i out of time? >> thank you very much. >> i didn't realize there was a three-minute time. i apologize. >> next speaker. >> good afternoon. commissioners, eric brooks representing san francisco green party and the local grass roots organization, our city. i kind of want to give a more wonky version of what you just heard laid out from another organizer, and i sent you all an e-mail. please do take a look at that. it is more detailed on what i'm about to say. and both the green party in our city, first of all, would take very strong issue with the direction that the sfpuc staff wants you to go. very strong objection to any profound amendments to the 2007 ordinance. besides perhaps the -- what supervisor come pass raised last meeting of exploring at least the start-up and some of the procurement at the beginning being rolled out by the agency itself. but with that said, both local power and the contractors that know most about c.c.a. and a lot of us as advocates for years have been hammeri

blowing winds will impact sections of utah and colorado, as the storm system moves across the rocky mountainsd enters the northern plains. light showers and patchy fog will spread from the great lakes toward the central plains. the southern plains, though, will feel springlike and the northeast will also get some warm temperatures. >>> in sports, defending nba champion lakers lost to the worst team in the league. j.j. hickson put cleveland ahead as the cavaliers shocked los angeles 104-99. just last week, cleveland set a new nba record with 26 straight defeats. >>> in overtime, prince of detroit caught an air ball and then dunked it. prince had 25 points for the pistons in the victory over the pacers, as they head into the nba all-star break. >>> in college basketball, two upsets of top-ranked teams. kendall walker of connecticut had 31 points to help beat number 9 georgetown. uconn's 78-70 win breaks an eight-game win streak for georgetown. and moore scored 19 as number 11 purdue defeated number 10 wisconsin. purdue's 70-62 win gives them sole possession of second place in the big ten, behin

we've got a storm flowing into the rocky mountains, and that is bringing just that offshore flow. the offshore winds expecting to bring us pretty gusty conditions by today, and later in the afternoon we could even see a wind advisory. so a warning as the wind push through they warm coming down those passes and canyons. areas like big sur could be nearly 80 degrees by the afternoon. the rest of us upper 60s, low 70s. we're going to be breeziest the north bay, the hills, east bay as well as santa cruz mountains. again, wind advisory expected by 4:00 this evening or afternoon, lasting through the evening hours with winds gusting to 30 miles per hour. patchy fog to start the morning, just some spots. it's not bad at all but the afternoon high 72, expected in napa. 69 for oakland, 69 redwood city. your 5-day forecast, warmer tomorrow, lows not bad at all, in the low 40s. if you are going to be out and about, maybe a windbreaker because most of us are expected to be breezy by the second half of the day. we cool monday but stay above average for this time of year for the entire 5-day for

this one, stretching from the rocky mountains to the deep south. abc's ryan owens is in the arctic white of oklahoma city. >> reporter: there were bumper cars in arkansas and snow preps in mississippi. it had been that kind of winter. little rock had near whiteout conditions this morning. in memphis, road crews are busy getting ready for a few inches of snow. even dallas got in on the action again with a mix of snow and ice. >> we're not equipped to handle this, so work stops, school stops. life kind of stops. >> reporter: so did traffic. as the storm blew through kansas, police responded to dozens of accidents. in springfield, missouri, a young mother was killed when she flipped her car on an icy road. with a half foot of new snow today, tulsa just broke the record for its snowiest winter ever. across oklahoma, residents have come up with a new nickname for their state. snowklahoma. some towns to the north of here have gotten 40 inches of snow in a week. schools here have burned through so many school days, spring break may have to be cut short. f

the rocky mountain land series continuings at two o'clock tomorrow afternoon as historian marsha discusses her new book, "dreaming of sheep in navajo country." a look at a collision of cultures on the navajo reservation during the new deal days of the 1930s. tonight we'll happy to return that than yal. he's the author of several gooks including the best selling "mayflower" and "sea of glory." along as the winner of the national book war, "the tragedy of the sea." with this new book, he applies the same exhaustive research and remarkable story telling skills to one of the most iconic events in the history of the american west. that day in june 1876 when lives and cultures on verged along the -- converged along the little big horn river in central montana. please join me in welcoming nathanial philbrig. it's great to be in this space. ten years ago when the book just came out, he was here when i heard the book hit the best seller list. i love you guys. i love this store. [laughter] it really is a thrill to be back. now, i am known primarily for books about the sea, but long before i moved to

historians can get all the different moments just the way that we can look at a stretch of the rocky mountains for instance. they can see how permanent all of the moments are. it's just an illusion we have here, but once the moment is gone, it's gone forever. and something that is unique about our time line is we actually start on the right side and move to the left rather than the left side and move to the right. one thing we wanted to mention about this quote, we hope that vonnegut would know that while he may think that once the moment is gone it is gone forever, we like to think that the moment of kurt vonnegut will live on forever here at the vonnegut library. he went to cornell university. he was studying chemistry. he didn't plan to go into architecture like his father but he did think she would move into a spy career and discovered it cornell he wasn't very much interested in doing that. so he enlisted in the army during world war ii and i would like to point out a moment here on the timeline it's important in the life of kurt vonnegut and that is 1944. vonnegut is dying from an overdo

my job was to write about to enjoy yourself in the rocky mountains and profile people who do it particularly well which worked great. then these murders started. for carson had one murder and then another and then another. stranger murders. murders there were strange not in the way they happened but because when you look for reason there was very little reason. at the newspaper we dutifully reported it, that these things would happen, it is set up for trial in so many months. we were not telling the story, it was happening. the whole office of spokesman who tell you without saying and they are going to get in trouble. that was the line for years. finally i decided who would know about this? the soldiers who were there would know about it. since many of them are sitting in prison maybe they would be willing to talk to you. i brought this up to my editor and the editor said you are the ski reichard, go sit down so i started to do this in my free time. tracking died down and sitting down with them and talking for a whole afternoon. let's start in high-school. tell me when you joined up and let

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you know, that's fighting words in the rocky mountain west. ultimately, we need all the energy, the red, white, and blue energy, renewable energy, we have to be efficient on how we use our energy. we need it all. >> host: bill, a democrat. go ahead, bill. >> caller: thank you, i want to make two appointments. >> host: make it quick, bill. >> caller: i will. i feel the republicans are just so obstinate and battling this power against the democrats and president obama that they'll do anything to kill solar, wind, battery power a that you're argument is everything creates certainty and as far as the health care, you're going to give the industry to china that i just mentioned, and it's going to be on the republican's heads. 85% of americans with health care that pay for it don't use it, but we still pay. 20% of americans with health care use it, so you're talking about approximately 160 million americans that pay for health care that put money in the system that don't use it. i spend about $500-$6,000 on my own health care and don't use it. i bel

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it is a non-profit system that is in the rocky mountain western comes love of the rocky mountains utah, idaho and a variety of other states and group practices and health plans has all the components, many components of the delivery system. and what they are doing is they are understanding the payment system has to change, so they are starting and in fact they are actually pretty far along in changing the way in which the delivery system is going to respond to the better incentive and the better incentive being that the payment is much more aimed towards paying for all comes or protect the care of the population as opposed to simply the episodic coverage where you get paid for each volume of work that's been done. in the example that brandt often uses the example in obstetrics in the way in which the exchange to the approach to obstetrics with a sycophant plea reduced cesarean sections for the delivery simply by going through the care protocols and training programs with their physicians. the first time they start doing that, the chief financial officer by the name of burt who i know v

the president planned parenthood rocky mountain said she encouraged more clinics to offer abortion. the head of the operation in my state of minnesota said she opened three express centers in three wealthy suburbs and malls where women are doing their grocery shopping, living their daily lives and stopping otch for an abortion. it is the lens crafter of family planning, the top executive of illinois said as he towered an express center a few doors down from a hair salon and a japanese restaurant. the strategy draws new patients and money. in illinois, for instance, planned parenthood officials say they take a dollar a pakistan on birth controls that go to poor women under title 10, however they make $22 on each month of pills sold to an adult who can afford to pay full price. majority of women who stop by the new planned parent hood are in that group. in 2008, planned parenthood political action arm planned to raise dollars to influence the fall campaign. under federal tax law, the health care wing of planned parenthood can't support political candidates, but they can mobilize voter

it is a non-profit system that is in the rocky mountain western comes love of the rocky mountains utah, idaho and a variety of other states and group practices and health plans has all the components, many components of the delivery system. and what they are doing is they are understanding the payment system has to change, so they are starting and in fact they are actually pretty far along in changing the way in which the delivery system is going to respond to the better incentive and the better incentive being that the payment is much more aimed towards paying for all comes or protect the care of the population as opposed to simply the episodic coverage where you get paid for each volume of work that's been done. in the example that brandt often uses the example in obstetrics in the way in which the exchange to the approach to obstetrics with a sycophant plea reduced cesarean sections for the delivery simply by going through the care protocols and training programs with their physicians. the first time they start doing that, the chief financial officer by the name of burt who i know v

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located on the south platte river, not too far down the road from a wildlife refuge called the rocky mountain rocky flats. there are rivers and tributaries. it would be very easy, with the leadership of the governor and the mayor of denver, to create an urban wilderness experience from those places that ties the 3 million people of the denver metropolitan area to these wilderness areas that are located right within the city. last week, i was in new york with their bloomberg. we were talking about the future of the new york harbor and the estuary. we all, as the united states of america, about 27,000 acres of land, including jamaica bay. the fact is we have never connected it all out soon in new york and its future. it is a huge opportunity connect 18 million people into these wild life experiences. i expect that by the end of this year we will have in place in new york city the greatest and largest urban campground in america. we will do the right in the middle of new york. if we can do that in new york, we can do that in lots of places are from the country part >> where is it located in new

not too far down the road there's another wildlife refuge now called the rocky mountain or rocky flat. there are rivers through the south flat that cut between the two rivers in a tribute tear. it would be very easy with the leadership of the governor and the mayor of denver and i think they are there with us, to create an urban wilderness experience from those places that ties the 3 million people of the defer metropolitan area to these wilderness areas that are located right within the city. last week i was in new york with mayor bloomberg, and we were talking about the future of the new york harbor and the hudsonest aware. but we own as the united states of america, about 27,000 acres of land. including jamaica bay. and the fact is we've never connected it all up to new york and its future. it's a huge opportunity to connect up the 18 million people through the right transportation corridors and improvement into these wildlife experiences. i expect it by the end of this year. we will have in place in new york city the greatest and largest urban campground in america. we're going to

sit on huge unexplored oil reserves in the offshore and in my state of alaska and the rocky mountain west. we have shale formations that are now even acceptable for research and development and at times our energy policy goes beyond first reading -- frustrating it becomes impossible. the people expect their government to keep energy affordable right now it's failing on that front. we own the oil and the natural gas on the federal land. the government is not a landlord but a management outfit that we allow through representatives to contract for the development of these resources for our benefit. with the value of these resources is sustained such high levels and we were overly dependent on foreign sources for the supply this is not much tolerance for keeping them locked up. we easily have money. before onerous leal but instead choose to hemorrhage nearly a billion dollars a day of our economy. it's not that i expect the nation to supply 100% of its own oil. we will, and it's not that i expect increased domestic production to see all the deadly bringdown the price of oil back down to

sit on huge unexplored oil reserves in the offshore and in my state of alaska and the rocky mountain west. we have shale formations that are now even acceptable for research and development and at times our energy policy goes beyond first reading -- frustrating it becomes impossible. the people expect their government to keep energy affordable right now it's failing on that front. we own the oil and the natural gas on the federal land. the government is not a landlord but a management outfit that we allow through representatives to contract for the development of these resources for our benefit. with the value of these resources is sustained such high levels and we were overly dependent on foreign sources for the supply this is not much tolerance for keeping them locked up. we easily have money. before onerous leal but instead choose to hemorrhage nearly a billion dollars a day of our economy. it's not that i expect the nation to supply 100% of its own oil. we will, and it's not that i expect increased domestic production to see all the deadly bringdown the price of oil back down to

not too far down the road, there's another wildlife previous area called the rocky mountain flat. there are rivers through the south platte that cut between the two rivers that are tributaries. it would be very easy with the leadership of the governor and the mayor of denver and i think they are there with us to create an urban wilderness experience from those places that ties the 3 million people of the denver metropolitan area to these wilderness areas that are located right within the city. last week i was in new york with mayor bloomberg. we were talking about the future of the new york harbor and the hudson estuary but we own the united states of america own acres and we never connected it up to america and its future and the opportunity to connect up the 18 million people through the right transportation corridors and improvements into these wildlife experiences, i expect by the end of this year we will have in place in new york city the greatest and largest urban campground in america. we're going to do that right in the middle of new york. and if we can do that in new york

albuquerque, negative numbers in new mexico and some of that cold air is bleeding through the mountainous areas of the rockiesoo. we're not being spared in many locations. salt lake city, it's 12, vegas is 29. we're at 41 in l.a., 29 in medford. along the coastal areas we're okay but the cold air made it right through the rockies. amazing how chilly of an air mass this is. in the pacific northwest that's where the exception is. the jet stream starting to dip down, that's why we have rain back in the forecast around seattle. it's mild, at least. temperatures are in the upper 40s. even with sunshine today, we're only going to be 49 in phoenix. very rare for this time of year for that to happen. that's a quick look at your thursday forecast. one of the best forecasts in the country, 71 and sunny. friday forecast, lynn, is coming up and let's turn up the heat a little bit. >> why not? thanks, bill. >>> also coming up jobs rise, earnings shine, but wall street is flat. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. plus on the alleged lindsay lohan jewelry heist. >>> coming up -- one celebrity brings a

a light mountain snow in the rockies. showers along the pacific coast, from seattle to northern california. >> 54 in sacramento. and mostly 40s from seattle to salt lake city. 20s from fargo to detroit. 42 in kansas city. 33 here in new york. just shy of 70 in atlanta. and a nice-sounding 82 in miami. >>> well, business news is coming up next, including domino's, looks like they're branching out beyond pizza. >>> and new messages from gabby giffords, as the congresswoman now takes to twitter. >>> and we'll update our breaking story. a major earthquake killed dozens in new zealand. ererererererererr >>> oil prices are surging again this morning, after the biggest one-day jump in almost three years. rising prices threatened to drive up gas prices and slow down the global economic recovery. >>> and that news is weighing on oversea stocks this morning. tokyo's nikkei average sank 1.8% today. hong kong's hang seng tumbled more than 2%. and in london, the ftse opened lower. on wall street, as they go back to work there, after t

you set aside every inch of land east of the rocky mountains. construction in the habitat has to go through the interior. the rational site for polar bears has been challenged by alaskan native groups. if allowed to stand, it could have a chilling effect on our ability to produce more american energy, making us more reliant on foreign oil. over at the epa, this is the agency received about a $3 billion increase in its budget last year. it produced 42 significant regulations in the first 18 months of the current federal administration. each package cost our economy $100 million or more. in alaska, an oil company can buy federal leases, spend over $3 billion in permitting and capital costs, apply for an air permit from the epa, and five years later still not get it. the the same air permit is issued in the gulf of mexico in a matter of months. federal inaction in that one case alone by the interior and epa has delayed the creation of jobs.00 it is not just alaska. the federal agencies will not call a moratorium. this raises the question of if it l

not just ours in colorado but in the rocky mountains region. i wanted to raise one of the issue that's important to colorado before get into some of the line of questioning. that is, the inability of our potato producers to sell into mexico. and i wonder if you might give me an update, give us an update about where those discussions stand. i know you have been trying to. >> i traveled down to mexico in december of last year, and met with secretary barr got to talk about a variety of issues. and potatoes was one of them. what we agreed to do was have our team essentially need to see if there was a way in which we could innocent immediate this 26-kilometer barrier that we are trying to tear down. he expressed a willingness to do this. and there have been meetings, committees have taken place at the meeting and our hope is that progress resulted in more favorable treatment of our potato, potato growers. >> i hope you'll keep us posted on that and let us know here what we can do to help. we sometimes forget the discussion of how important mexico is

snow will also really extend into the inner mountain west and aim for the rockies over the next few daysso for canada, looking at the snowy area that moved quickly into eastern canada, so overall pretty unsettled if you are going to be across the southern tier of canada today. midwest of the united states, a couple of quick showers showing up. very little in the way of snow likely because it's really warm here. we're seeing a really big rising trend going on in terms of temperature. 11 for your high in chicago and 6 in toronto. expecting 7 in new york and 13 degrees for d.c. so finally some milder weather for those of you here. as for europe today, well, it's still going to be dry out east. we've got this high pressure area still in place but slowly looking at that wet weather to move on in. areas like italy and the balkan peninsula will see showers come on. balkan peninsula will only see wet weather on the west coast for the next 24 hours, while the iberian peninsula, still really messy for you. another round of rain will really spread across the peninsula, and there will be strong wind

light mountain snow in the rockies.wers across northern minnesota, wisconsin and michigan. and snow tapers off from philly to d.c. >> 26 degrees in boston. 33 in new york. 82 degrees in miami. they're just rubbing it in down there. indianapolis, 38. chicago, 29. omaha, 37 degrees. 35 in billings. mostly 40s from seattle to salt lake. >>> well, just as carnival festivities get under way around the world, they are getting it on -- getting it -- different story -- they are getting in on the act in cuba, but this party features cuba's most famous export, cigars. >> i was wondering where you were going with that. >> so was i. >> it's the 13th annual cigar festival. aficionados -- did i say that right? i knew i didn't get that one. they are expected to puff away the day from now into the end of the week. >> of course, we can't get cuban cigars here in the u.s. because of the longstanding trade embargo but they say sales to other countries are just fine. are you a cigar smoker? >> clearly not, i have to get the vernacular down

rockies. this cold airç can't move throh all the mountains and get to you.t's why you're protected from this cold blast. some of this bled through in a few areas. salt lake city is pretty cold, along with all of our friends in idaho. boise, 15. areas of the eastern portion of the state are in the negative numbers. look at the cold air. it's made it to seattle and portland. 32. even vegas, some of the cold air did make it to you this morning. 28 in phoenix at 37. it's a little cooler than the last couple of days, but compared to the rest of the country, it really is nothing to complain about. we should see mostly sunny skies in much of the west, and with the cool air we have a little bit of clouds sneaking into washington state and also there around oregon. temperatures not bad. right aroundeugene. astoria, today around 50. crescent city, 50 degrees. lots of sunshine. that's a look at your wednesday forecast. >> thanks so much. >>> well, coming up, stocks rise, the dollar falls, and the world is running out of ikea. that's straight ahead. plus, she's back. ju

mountain ranges that run east-west, instead of north-south. much of this area is former ocean bottom, and has an unusual soil composition. the high concentration of sand, as well as limestone and rocky soils deposited by the run-off from the surrounding mountains. there are foggy mornings, sun in the mid-day, and afternoon breezes. this moderate climate makes for a long growing season, and slow, even ripening of the grapes. that translates into more intense flavors in the grapes, and, of course, the wine. there are 5 main growing areas in the central coast, each with a slightly different microclimate that effects the varietals grown and the styles of the wines produced. the area's gem is paso robles, named for it's local oak trees, el paso de robles, the pass of the oaks. the name was shortened to paso robles when california became part of the u.s. in the mid 1800s. for years, it was a sleepy farming town. now, this charming place has become a vintner's paradise. considered by some to be the next napa valley, paso robles is california's fastest-growing wine region. there are nearly 170 wineries here, and more than 40 wine grape varieties. the town's wine culture has attracted sophis

, but the really, really cold stuff is still back here in the northern rockies, and it's not going to make it through the mountains least you're spared this cold blast. look at billings today. 9 for your high. denver at 8. in california we've dropped about 10 degrees, but at least we're dry in the pacific northwest. you're dry, too, in the 40s. that's a look at yourcalifornia cooler with that breeze out there. yuma, one of the warm spots, 73. wednesday forecast coming up, lynn. >> thanks so much. also coming up, mergers makes a mood. the president makes his pitch, and the clear sign yet the economy is improving. maybe. early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, mark zuckerburg has a serious friend problem on facebook. >> the packers return home to a hero's welcome. carm elo anthony scores 50, but was it enough? you're watching "early today." >>> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. authorities in mexico say at least two of three teenage boys shot to death in the border city over the weekend were u.s. citizens and high

mountain snow, central rockies through the southwe >>> we're not going to be too far from the hills ofjose, probably a good deck of clouds ahead, those will push off to the south. more clouds on the way to later and the temperatures kept mild in comparesen to yesterday. talking about the 70s as opposed to 80s. 70 in san jose. >>> and that's your latest weather. natalie? >> al, thank you. now to the super >>> and that's your latest weather. natalie? >> al, thank you. well, now to the super bowl. the vince lombardi trophy is back home this morning after green bay's 31-25 win over pittsburgh. jenna wolf is outside cowboys stadium. jenna, good morning. >> good morning to you, natalie. all right. so here's the deal. we're driving over to the stadium this morning and the guy on the radio says, okay, you cheeseheads, now have you gone back to wisconsin can we please turn the heat back on in dallas. it's been that cold. big stories, the weather, football, and the weather again. but despite all of it, the football was actually some pretty good football last night. of course it doesn't hurt they