rodgers, tons of time, rolls ouo and finds gordie nelson to the end zone. we're tied at 17-17. take another look at nelson getting both feet down for the catch. green bay has life. with under a minute to go, matt ryan with the falcons down the field. 13 seconds to go. they got a chance to win it, matt bryant from 47 yards out, it's good. happy, happy, joy, joy. falcons go on to win, 20-17. they're tied for top record in the nfl at 9-2. that does it for the sports updates. back to you in new york. >>> a florida college student is learning the hard way that although otters may look cute and cuddly, they could be dangerous. >> will gibbons saw an otter swimming in his backyard and started up his cell phone camera. the animal jumped in the canal and then jumped back out and bit him on the leg. >> it was swimming around in the water at a close distance. i thought, okay, this is a cool otter. it just ran up and bit me. >> whatever is going on has me baffled. on otter that was a captive otter that escaped or was releaseded and just doesn't know better. >> otters aren't normally aggres

rodgers to talk about this legislation.chairperson maxwell: when you say street, do you mean there would be stalled set aside for car share dax supervisor ch? supervisor chiu: that is right. right now it is available in garages or parking lots, but not on the typical residential street. chairperson maxwell: i want to add that just because you car share does not mean that if you park your car in the wrong place it will not get a ticket. supervisor chiu: that is exactly right, but car sharing allows you -- there are designated parking spots for those cars. if you take a car out and move it back to that spot, you do not have to worry about the car being towed or ticketed or otherwise running into problems. chairperson maxwell: thank you. >> amy rogers, planning department staff. i want to thank president chiu for sponsoring this important legislation. there are many benefits to the city and people of san francisco in car sharing. this is an effort that was initiated about a year ago. the department identified several barriers

rodgers just spelled out. it requires an ongoing discussion including we reflecting on the reason of why we establish the zone-specific parcels in the area. it mostly addresses areas of where you have adjoining very small parcels which are the signature and the kind of building block in this neighborhood. so coming in with blockbuster project which takes the spirit of this neighborhood away which is part of the core, at least as i remember some aspects of it. this needs to be carried further because i don't think any of us wants to stop this dead in its track and not encouraging development, but not creating restrictions which make it impossible for anyone to step in. i support here what was intended with the motion. president miguel: i would support the motion, also. this is an odd situation because of the economic situation, we are premature. we have nothing to base develop on really in the area other than a project or something. there is a balance with the community benefits. you don't have projects, you do

with last night's nba highlights, here's ducis rodgers at espn news. >> good morning. many are wondering if the miami heat are as good as advertised. last night against the phoenix suns, they certainly were. miami's big three at home. doing big things. early second quarter action. chris bosh, criticized for not scoring as many points as he did last season in toronto, hits the jumper. heat up by four. second quarter, dwyane wade. sticky fingers. look what i found. he'll take it in himself. 17 for wade. heat up by ten. under three minutes to go in the first half. wade, cross lebron james, cutting down low. 20 points for lbj. heat up by 15. third quarter, bosh. game-high 35 points. heat up by 22. later in the third, wade, deuce and the damage. the heat win with ease. 123-96. >>> chris paul and the hornets with just one loss this season. that came monday night to the dallas mavericks. rematch here. late fourth quarter. paul, 20 points. hornets up by six. 13 seconds to go. mavs down by three. dirk nowitzki, game-high 29. mavs within one with eight seconds to go. hornets inb

aaron rodgers buying time amp bullet to nelson. game tied.nine seconds left, the falcon kicker, matt bryant, 47-yard out. good. in college hoops, holiday tournaments around the nation. cal in orlando, scored only five points in the first half on friday night and that gets them into the third place game in the old spice classic against boston college. gutierrez, a team high-12. wouldn't last. boston college up four at the half. bc puts the bears away with the 14-2 second half run. a 68-46 loss. smoothed -- stanford and depaul battling. here comes the blue demons. under a minute to go. stanford down a bucket. green buries the two we head to overtime and an jorch t. cardinals cake -- take over. stanford wins. after the game, jeremy green collapsed. he was taken to the hospital. he is in stable condition. has been fighting a stomach virus all week. >> stanford football team showing off the axe. first half, peterson from deep three. cardinals led 49-39 at the half. second half, two of her 22. stanford, unbeaten with a 93-78 win. >> coming up, more

speaking of being slapped around, the vikings took one on the chin, aaron rodgers with four touchdowns, three of them to gg jennings. vikings are now 3-7. packers won it 31-3. redskins and titans went into overtime. from 48 yards out and he got it. washington won 19-16. vince young injured his thumb and then had a meltdown in the locker room. s future with the titans is up in the air. jimmy johnson has done it again, he overcame a 15-point lead by denny hamlin to win nascar's chase for the cup. haml's chances disappeared when he spun out on lap 23. johnson finished behind carl edwards and that was good enou for a cup. it's his unpredented fifth traight title. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> justin bieber wins big. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ravenous, your uncle ora komodo dragon? you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this monday. the eastern seaboard, you get two or three days in toy row of warm, mild conditions and dry weather, too. so enjoy it while you can. the northern plain is a travel trouble spot.

aaron rodgers picked them apart. threw three touchdowns. the game wasn't close. packers won 45-7. philly colts and eagles. in the second, austin collie sandwiched by two players and knocked out cold. another look. kurt coleman hit collie with the helmet. didn't appear to be intentional. it was helmet to helmet. that's what the league is trying to crack down on. to the fourth, michael vick punched it from a yard out. eegs us up 26-17. they held on 26-24. >>> peyton hill his ran all over the patriots 184 yards and a pair of scores. the browns, that's right, the browns, ended the patriots five-game win streak. to detroit, the lions kicker was hurt, so rookie defensive tackle filled in. off the upright. that miss came back to haunt the lions. jets sent the game into overtime. nick fulling nailed a 30-yarder for the win. jets win 23-20. nascar's chase for the cup is heating up. jeff gordon and jeff burton wrecked. gordon crashed hard into the wall but didn't end there. the two exchanged words and punches on the track. and to think these guys actually like each other. friends like that,

and congresswoman cathy mcmorris rodgers, vice chair of the house republican conference. >> everybody said it was about one thing. job, jobs, jobs. that's exactly what kathy black knows about. she understands that we have to make sure that our kids have the skill sets to partake in the great american dream. whether that means going to a junior college to a four-year college, joining the military, going into the clergy, going straight to work in industry. >>> transition in the big apple. public schools chancellor joe kline is leaving. kathy black taking over. we'll hear from chancellor kline about the shake-up. >>> anger and outrage in the uk. thousands lining the streets to protest plans to triple tuition rates. >>> star of the new political drama about washington corruption. oscar winning actor kevin spacey is here with us live in the studio. >>> the wall street journal is coming out way piece. >> i'm the super lobbyist! >>> potentially bad news for the -- >> you're costing us $70 million, jack. >>> go day. i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. >>> president obama is defending his

they are so good aaron rodgers couldn't makakakakakakakakakakak [ older brother ] hey, that's the last [ younger brother ] oh, do you want it? yeah. ok, we'll split it. [ female announcer ] made fresh, so light... ...buttery and flaky... this is half. that is not half. guys i have more. [ female announcer ] do you have enough crescents? with cinnabon cinnamon have such a sweet and delicious aroma that my family can't wait to get their hands on them. enjoy cinnabon cinnamon... now in all pillsbury cinnamon rolls. tournaments around the nation. cal is in orlando where they scored five points on friday night, and that gets them into today's third place game against boston college. gutierrez pours in the three. he add team high of 12 points. cal goes up five. boss boston clemming -- boston college puts the bears away. he had 12. it was a 68-46 loss. stanford and dupaul with under a minute to go. stanford down a bucket and he buries the two. he had a game high 19. we head to overtime and then the cardinals take over. the strong take and stanford goes on to win. after the game jeremy green c

reporting live from rodgers forge, sherrie johnson. >> 6:32. >>> topping look at news around the nation. verdict is in on the case that made so many . of the death penalty stop and think. a jury sentenced death in the home enervation case you have in -- up in connecticut. the father who somehow endured the testimony decided to speak to everyone watching. here's andrea canning. >> reporter: most can't imagine how he endure it. dr. william petit sitting in court listening to every detail of how his wife and daughters were murdered. >> i was really crying, crying for loss. michaela was an 11-year-old little girl, you know. tortured and killed in her own bedroom, you know, surround by stuffed animals. haley what great future. >> reporter: today, a verdict. death penalty. >> i was glad for the girls there was justice. >> reporter: three years ago in brutal home invasion, steven hayes and his alleged accomplice beat petit unconscious. at one point driving his wife jennifer to a local bank and forcing another withdraw $15,000. petit's family suffered sexual assaults before being killed when th

aaron rodgers threw for 298 yards and two touchdowns. branden jackson scored twice.eople think it's just a matter of days now before dallas owner jerry jones looks for a new head coach. >>> the fascinating world of competition. >> check out what happens after "wheel of fortune" contestant calls out an "l" for her first letter. >> can i -- >> okay. >> it is a puzzle. i've got a good feeling for >> yes! >> seven-word phrase she solved with one letter. he said wait a minute, let me get over this. he didn't know how to respond to her. >> practice or luck maybe mixed with both. congratulations. >>> a visit already from president obama in india. we'll get an update on his trip. >>> and also one funny man's return to tv. ♪ [ female announcer ] keurig has over 200 varieties of gourmet coffee and tea to choose from. ♪ keurig is the way to brew fresh, delicious coffee in under a minute. way to brew. [ female announcer ] so with keurig, every cup tastes like it's brewed just for you. ♪ because it is. choose. brew. enjoy. keurig. choose. brew. enjoy. have you tried honey bunches

aaron rodgers to former san jose state spartan james jones in the corner.ormer mvp of the new mexico bowl, you know that, anne? >> no. >> third round pick in 2007, they call him j.j. from sj. >>> stanford's complete domination of cal, only misstep came right before the kickoff. both teams chirping at midfield. andrew lock led the cardinals with scores on the first 8 possessions. 58-yard scramble including this one, knocking the defender to the ground, stanford's first touchdown. cardinal tied the game with 48 points scored, nearly perfect for luck. stanford is 10-1, got the axe back. 48-14, the final. no change in the top of the ap latest rankings. oregon and auburn remain number 2. stanford, number 7. >>> nascar ford 400 from homestead miami speedway. leaves the track on a stretcher with a leg injury. kevin harvick this time bumps into kyle busch, who crashes into the wall. car burst into flames. busch would get out of the car on his own. he's okay. on the re-start, jimmie johnson moves into second, where he would finish. carl edwards won the race, but the

aaron rodgers to the former san jose state spartans. they call him j.j. from sj.en bay over minnesota. >>> the cardinal tied the big game record for scoring. 48 points against cal yesterday. with that, they remain 7th in the associated press latest rankings. no change at the top. oregon and auburn remain 1-2. >>> nascar, 4400 from homestead miami speedway. lap 187, kevin harvick, first up, the big gain, look at this beautiful run. oh, sorry. in case you hadn't seen it, you're out doing early christmas shopping. anyway, do you guys have the nascar? we'll show you carl edwards -- tell you what, we'll tell you what's coming up on game day. bruce jenner talks about his olympic gold medal. >> so exciting to win, but then i was sad when it was over. what do i do tomorrow? >> jenner joined me in-studio right before his latest hall of fame honor right here in the bay area. more from jenner tonight on game day, reflecting on his career. have you watched keeping up with the kardashians? >> i have. >> no. >> oh, i have. >> amazingly, he's known more for that than winning the

speaking of being slapped around, the vikings took one on the chin, aaron rodgers with four touchdowns of them to greg jennings. vikings are now 3-7. packers won it 31-3. redskins and titans went into overtime. from 48 yards out and he got it. washington won 19-16. vince young injured his thumb and then had a meltdown in the locker room. his future with the titans is up in the air. jimmie johnson has done it again, he overcame a 15-point lead by denny hamlin to win nascar's chase for the cup. hamlin's chances disappeared when he spun out on lap 23. johnson finished behind carl edwards and that was good enough for a cup. it's his unprecedented fifth straight title. that's your "first look" at sports i'm fred roggin. >> another quick look at the weather here's nbc's bill karins. >> good morning. for everyone on the eastern seaboard, you're waking up, it's a warm morning. temperatures are warmer than yesterday afternoon in areas. we're in the 50s all the way up here into new york city. a little bit of fog and drizzle out there this morning. be careful, a little extra time driving especial

>> amory rodgers, planning department staff. we have been working with zoning administrator scot sanchez. we have asked that the supervisor allow us to work with the city attorney on going through the fine grain proposal. we have a group housing sort of controls. vice president olague: great. i know that sometimes in institutions where there is -- most people are using financial aid, obviously, but i do not think there is any way of really -- i know there is some language year of qualified students in 30%, but i just note there are not any ways we could really, in other words, limit to how we have some discretion over the amount a student would be charged for the type of -- there is just no way. i do not think we can do that. this is just me thinking out loud, i guess. i am going to move to approve it with the modifications of staff, and i would like to add -- in courage on or near transit -- encourage on or near transit. president miguel: you have a second. commissioner antonini: i have a modification i want to get into. we are

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rodgers from the biggest rival ring club football to the biggest one in tennis that's left one swiss in particular. this. morning in just a minute but let's start with football where it's goodbye to the russian premier league for another year the twenty ten season wrapping up with sydney celebrating the title vi or in some weeks buck made a whole host of crucial games and round thirty nine there was just this single europa league place up for grabs and when the weight of. the real women joining city rival spartak in europe's second great club competition following on goalless draw against third seeded rubin that meant they ended up in fifth because on men themselves had already sealed the final champions league spot. at the other end of it was the law here in white who finished up in the second relegation spot alongside longtime bottom dweller sabir the so i fit were one of five squads who could have possibly done on one thought so turn and sealed their fate caucuses teams to wreck. car perm the sides living to fight another season in russia's top division. not the most ideal of can

house will be with the 29 miners who lost their lives and with their families -- particularly peter rodgerrom perth and malcolm campbell from st andrews. i know that our high commission and the consular officials are in touch with their families and doing everything to help at what must be an impossibly difficult time. the honorable gentleman has been a long-standing campaigner on the issue of tips and has done some excellent work on it. it is right that tips should be distributed to staff and should not be used to top up the minimum wage. they should not be diverted in any way. the law is very clear: tips must not be used to back up the minimum wage and enforcement officers should take action to ensure that that does not happen. the honorable gentleman should meet business, innovation and skills ministers and they can look at the important code of practice that was produced and ensure that the hospitality industry is meeting it. >> will my right honorable friend take steps to sort out the mess in parliament square, particularly ahead of 29 april? does he think that it is reasonable that v

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she makes ginger rodgers looks like -- clumsy. [laughter] >> and they do this piece and then frank sinatra comes along. and sinatra looked at the audience and, saying, you know, you can sit around and wait. but you are never going to see that again. you can sit around and wait, you are you ain't never going to see abigail and john again. okay? they are singular. and a story that i feel privileged to be able to tell. i want to dip you in a few homes and then let you ask me questions. let me give you a bit. the letters themselves are so potent. there are about 1200 of them. why are there so many? because they are apart a lot. john is in philadelphia, during the continental congress and the revolution upcoming, run up to the revolution. there's any son. how are you doing? and then he's in paris and amsterdam while she's back in quincy. so that like you would think maybe the madisons, dolly and james could create the equivalent, but they don't. because they are always together. and maybe washington, martha and george, but george reque

the packers rodders -- rodgers, spots nelson, the score stands up with 56 seconds left to play. the packers then hurt themselves on the next kickoff. matt dragging him down by his face mask at 15-yards to put the ball at the packer 49. falcons move to the 29. from there bryant on a 47-yard field goal. atlanta 9-2 after the win. the packers 7-4. john casey grazed the up right but missed the field goal and cleveland got the win over carolina. senate texans johnson had heard enough of tennessee's finnegan. the helmets off and you can do damage. both were ejected, fines and possible suspension coming. the texans ended a losing streak at four. they were 20-0 winners. >>> the giants rallied to bet jacksonville. the bills forced overtime with the steelers but fell 19-16. the bills have just two wins, pittsburgh 8-3. >>> a heavy stanford presence. the men's and women's teams in action. >>> and with the new bcs rankings out we know the probable bowl fates of the cardinal team. . >>> whether are you ready for not the basketball season is on us after a pair of losses in the 7 of classic st

rodgers. and that question is very challenging today.ooks like president obama is getting his butt kicked in the far east this week as many nations are yelling at him for allowing the devaluation of the dollar. the president and the fed did this so american goods would be cheaper to buy overseas. but countries like china and germany and great britain are not happy with that or mr. obama. add to that the chaos surrounding the taxation situation and the stock market is getting hammered because investors simply don't know whether the president is going to raise taxes in less than two months. republicans, of course, don't want a tax raise and this situation could get nasty. last night i spoke with president bush about the state of the union and he was reluctant to weigh in on president obama's governance. but he did say this. >> i think it's important for policy makers to understand most new jobs are created by small businesses. 70% of new jobs in america are created by small businesses. many small businesses pay income tax at the individual

aaron rodgers finds you're denelson to tie it with 55 seconds left. but on the ensuing kickoff eric wiens returns it to the 36. tack on a face mask penalty and they get into the field goal range, matt bryant from 47 yards out. wins it 20-17 the final. the packers fall to 7-4 which puts the bears all alone in first in the n.f.c. north. >>> the falcons are 9-2, a full game better than the barrels, and saints of the n.f.c. as it stands now the packers aren't even a playoff team. elsewhere in the division the vikings beat the redskins, that's the first win under interim coach leslie frazier. after their first winning circus trip since the jordan era the bulls will get another boost to their confidence. their biggest free agent acquisition carlos boozer was cleared to participate in full contact practice today. he is returning after breaking the fifth metacarpal in his shooting hand. scoring load and playing time will be eased for many players when the two-time all-star returns. his debut could come as soon as wednesday. that's a look at sports. your live

, kevin mccarthy majority whip, jeb hensarling republican conference chairman, and cathy mcmorris rodgers as conference vice chair. democrats elected currency financing policy as minority leader, steny hoyer minority whip, john larson democratic caucus chairman, and hottie are becerra, vice chair. asera, vice chair. nancy pelosi talked to reporters after her vote. >> i am proud to announce that we have just come from the democratic organization colchis and have a lot of the leadership for the 112th congress. i want to recognize nancy pelosi, steny hoyer, jim clyburn, javier basera and chris van hollen. this extraordinary caucus has been come together on behalf of the american people whose members, several of home we met with yesterday's vote won't be returning to this caucus or uplifting in their encouragement in arabis suit on behalf of jobs in this economy and the fighting on behalf of the american people. is what brings us together and unifies us behind our great leader, nancy pelosi >> thank you very much. i wish all of america could have seen our caucus today. and yesterday. to hear

no, i think we can work with anyone both congressman lewis and congressman rodgers have said that they fair -- favor the earmark moratorium. both of them seem to think i should have a spot on the committee. i think we can work with everybody on the appropriations committee. we've been given a charge to make serious cuts. we are prepared to do. >> host: wall street journal editorial says the leader john boehner and the others on the steers committee should elevate george's jack kingston to the spot of chairman of the associations committee. they go on to say they could strengthen his hand by adding yourself and some fiscal hawks to the spending. are you pushing for that as well? >> guest: i want as many fiscal conservatives as mentioned. this is the spear. we have to have people that are ready to do that. jack kingston would be a great chairman. i'd rather not get into the leadership race. i'd rather just ensure that we have a good number of individuals who will make those cuts. >> you said it's looking good for you. do you have an idea of the votes? how does it work? >> guest: i don't

that's where virginian george rodgers clark ranged in the revolution. trying to stay one step ahead, jefferson gave clark a guide to who his friends were and who was undermining him. resorting to invective, he displayed a gentleman's delicacy when he damned a person someone as all tongue without either head or heart. one the great putdowns of the 18th century. jefferson went on to fain surprise with support for clark. in the letter again, speaking again of henry, he asserted the clause as far as he has personal courage to show hostility to any man. this is an early example of what jefferson did so well. he could write off a political rival with one twist of the knife. the way to secure an ally was to impugn another man's courage, manliness, honestly. jefferson found himself attacked as coward. having his governor, they ascended monticello in 1780. what kind of idiot would have stayed around to take on the army? that's what jefferson asked. we know the answer, it's the crazed mel gibson in "the patriot." [laughter] >> it was meaningful. this was how poli

that's where virginian george rodgers clark ranged in the revolution.trying to stay one step ahead, jefferson gave clark a guide to who his friends were and who was undermining him. resorting to invective, he displayed a gentleman's delicacy when he damned a person someone as all tongue without either head or heart. one the great putdowns of the 18th century. jefferson went on to fain surprise with support for clark. in the letter again, speaking again of henry, he asserted the clause as far as he has personal courage to show hostility to any man. this is an early example of what jefferson did so well. he could write off a political rival with one twist of the knife. the way to secure an ally was to impugn another man's courage, manliness, honestly. jefferson found himself attacked as coward. having his governor, they ascended monticello in 1780. what kind of idiot would have stayed around to take on the army? that's what jefferson asked. we know the answer, it's the crazed mel gibson in "the patriot." [laughter] >> it was meaningful. this was how polit

mcmorris rodgers, mr. waxman, mr. schiff, mr. sherman, ms. matsui, mr. berman, mr. wexler and ms. rosa delauro. i think this is an excellent resolution. i thank the ranking member for his remarks, and i'm prepared, since there are no other members seeking recognition, to return my time. . the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 716. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the resolution is agreed to -- the gentleman from michigan. mr. conyers: i ask for the yeas and nays on this vote. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? mr. conyers: mr. speaker, i move t