sioux falls, grand rapids significant snow, a little less in des moines and ames.ee and cleveland on the edge of this storm system, maybe nothing, maybe an inch or two, nothing too significant by your standards. as far as the east goes, light rain overnight going through areas of central new england. that rain off the mid-atlantic coast passing through. cold front will go through today, cloudy this morning with showers here and there in the east coast but we'll get the sun out and windy conditions this afternoon. still very mild. temperatures in the 50s and the 60s in the southern half of the country. sunscreen. i mean, 83 today in dallas. >> and bikinis. bill, thanks so much. >>> coming up lindsay lohan's week keeps getting better. plus, which hollywood heart throb has most wives willing to trade in their men? your first look at entertainment news is straight ahead. something tells me it's not bill. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. sso they fit! okay-y... okay??? i've been eating progresso and now my favorite old jeans...fit. okay is there a woman i can talk

it's going to head down through sioux falls through about ames and chicago later on today and tonight possibly detroit. i'll show you how narrow of a band it is. it's just this little stripe of snow that comes down through central iowa, northern illinois, and it looks like it's going to head up through southern portions of michigan. indianapolis, green bay, maybe milwaukee may not see anything out of this. a narrow band of snow but if you get into that band of heavy snow, you could pick up 6 to 10 inches of snow and that includes areas like sioux falls, chicago, and areas just north of trite. that's what we will watch out the big weather story the next 24 hours. otherwise, today, what a day today once again from dallas through atlanta and the eastern seaboard. enjoy that's a look at the national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. incredibly warm and beautiful today. ralei raleigh, north carolina, 76 and boston up to 50. houston could be at 83. also watch chances of storms in the ohio valley but nothing too bad. chicago getting one of their first snowstorms

just ask the fighting sioux.ity of north dakota has been battling to keep its sports logo for seven years even though the, this caa has slap -- in caa has slapped the school with sanctions. >> reporter: in 2005 the ncaa pushed 19 schools to get rid of their american indian nicknames. well, the university of south dakota fighting sioux fought back a group of alumni and lawmakers actually pushed for and passed a law mandating that the school keep the fighting sioux nickname, so the ncaa slapped the school with a bunch of sanctions -- no hosting playoffs, no championships, no wearing the fighting sioux uniforms during the playoffs. so the state finally gave in and repealed the law, but the critics did not give up. they fought back again, they got a petition and got enough signatures to actually force this thing on the ballot for a statewide vote later this year. but that automatically makes the law go back into effect. so if they don't use the name, they violate state law, and if they use the fighting sioux name, th

them the most powerful tribe in american history and people ask me if comanche is meant the western sioux in who would win? there is actually a show with a computer bits a mongolia and against the historical union but even though they are fabulous warriors but they mean the power to influence the course of history. and absolutely no tribe has such a determinants effect on what happened in north america. the plains tribes were mounted. you could find them. they were agrarian. nomadic course found comanche's or shai man o' war arapahoe or the sioux indians were far harder to eradicate. that is a big military picture but the way the bookworks on the one hand you have a big picture of the rise and fall of the comanches which is interesting because of their great power. but the other side is the more intimate and small story of the parker family the little girl who is taken so the way my book is organized alternating chapter. big chapters than the parker family and eventually runs together. the organizing event is in 1836 this is where quanah parker was taken a small moment in has -- history t

the sioux name warning system is targeted for budget cuts.an's big earthquake and tsunami. huge waves like the ones you see here damaged santa cruz. make sure you stay here with ktvu "mornings on 2". coming up at 8:45 pam cook will be back with a breakdown on what could be cut. she will also bring you reaction from bay area coastal communities. >>> scientists are still tracking the damage from the disastrous tsunami in japan a year ago. they say the waves generated by the magnitude 9 earthquake dragged almost, are you ready, 4 million tons of debris into the ocean. after tearing up japanese harbors and homes. the ocean currents are still carrying some of that debris across the pacific ocean headed right towards the united states. >> tori: wow. all right. 8:38. sal, we'll go right to you, you got word of b.a.r.t. delays. >> sal: right when we were twisting, the b.a.r.t. organization has atwitter account and so i follow them. let's bring in jim allison and put out the map. jim the b.a.r.t.'s spokesperson. what happened at pleasant hill station?

sioux falls native has something in common with the leaning tower. >> i was built the born the year it largest feed manufacturing plant in the united states. there was still a lot of pride in it. >> over the years, hundreds of sioux falls residents worked there. but by 2000, the work moved on and that's when the building closed. >> i'm dedicated to my community. i needed more space for my growing business and i started looking for available properties. >> the zip tower mill land fits the bill. in 2005, jeff purchases the property, determined to demolish the 11-story landmark. >> we were looking at bids for exploding it and forbids for taking it down the old-fashion way with the ball and chain. >> but it's one story taller than the highest wrecking crane in the state. so it must be taken down with explosives. jeff ceases the opportunity for an opportunity close to his heart. >> my daughter was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis so i said i'm going to turn this into a fund-raiser. >> a rocky reporter at the time jumps at the time to cover the event. >> we knew it was for a great cause. th

this snowstorm will bring 1 to 3, possibly a few inches to south dakota including sioux falls. des moines, ames could get a coating too. eventually tonight you'll see a little snow. temperatures are borderline around chicago to see how much you're actually going to get. so we have about one week, a little more than a week left of february. are we finally going to see cold air? this map shows us where the cold air is. it's well up in northern canada. as we go through the next seven day, we're actually pretty mild. there's a chunk of cold air. it comes down thursday and friday through the middle of the country and the east coast this upcoming weekend an then there's signs of the coldest air of the winter will be coming down through central canada as we head toward the beginning of march and it looks like the northern plains will probably see the coldest period of this winter as we go through the beginning of march. just because march is on its way doesn't necessarily mean spring is going to arrive with it. that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look at the weather

. >>> this comes to us from kdht news in sioux falls, south dakota. dog owners could be busted for not cleaning up after their pets. the owner of hundreds of local apartments will now require renters to submit doggie dna samples. that's right. if fido's waste matter is left behind anywhere in the complex, the landlord will send it to the lab. if there is a match the owner will have to fork over a hundred bucks. the owner says it's the only way to make sure the proper is clean and safe. do they do that on new york city streets on the sidewalks? they need to. i'm lynn berry. this is "early today," your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> our time is 4:28. we have 44 degrees on this 7th day of february. beautiful full moon last night in the sky. gorgeous. good morning, i'm joe krebs. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to "news4 today" for this tuesday, february 7, 2012. >>> this morning police say all the men responsible for the kidnap willing, robbery, and murder of a community active rivet behind bars. the body of lenny harris was discovered las

the fee was the same breakdown in the sioux were built. very flat operating costs. the $13 million that we spend for chemicals. part of the public comment for capital projects. this is just the first step in taking into consideration the costs and the additional impacts. so, that includes the question and answer follow up. we will do the same for whatever questions you had today for hetch hetchy water bureau. >> one question i had at the last meeting was the facilities renewal program. i was able, and staff helped me to look at some of the facilities that were subject to that plan, and i concluded from that that first of all, there is not, in the current version of that plan, anything that could be construed as gold plating. i think that there is a real range of need. that there are some facilities that are most notably in pretty bad shape. the same facilities had three very new buildings that improved shop conditions out there. my take away is that that is all work that needs to happen. but that there is a lot of discretion as to how we spend that time. as long as

>>> ktiv news 4 in sioux city, iowa, in nearby it's never too young to learn to salsa. one of the moves being talked in a zumba class for preschoolers. they are using 500 dollars in grant money to teach kids what they hope is a fun way to exercise. i'm richard lui. this is "early today," your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. we're starting out with dry conditions. the rain will catch up to us. 34 at the airport. 35 in parkton. rain showers likely. i think the rain will start to move in after 9:00 with high temperatures between 45 and 50. we will come back and check the seven-day forecast. >> at thank you. 40 degrees on tv hill. police investigate a late-night shooting. >> fill up with gas and you may be asked to sign a petition. >> mitt romney pulls it out in michigan. >> we're looking at your wednesday morning commute. we will let you know ♪ okay, so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. that's yours. lower cholesterol

. >>> this comes to us from kdht news in sioux falls, south dakota. dog owners could be busted for not cleaning up after their pets. the owner of hundreds of local apartments will now require renters to submit doggie dna samples. that's right. if fido's waste matter is left behind anywhere in the complex, the landlord will send it to the lab. if there is a match the owner will have to fork over a hundred bucks. the owner says it's the only way to make sure the proper is clean and safe. do they do that on new york city streets on the sidewalks? they need to. i'm lynn berry. this is "early today," your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. we're off to a quiet start on this tuesday. it will be another nice day today. 31 in parkton. 44 degrees in annapolis. mostly sunny skies today. highs will climb into the upper 40's and low 50's. we have some rain and snow in the seven-day forecast. >> 40 degrees on tv hill. >> people in baltimore city will soon have a new way to

>>> ktiv news 4 in sioux city, iowa, in nearby it's never too young to learn to salsa. one of the moves being talked in a zumba class for preschoolers. they are using 500 dollars in grant money to teach kids what they hope is a fun way to exercise. i'm richard lui. this is "early today," your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. consumers today have a legitimate concern about the chicken they eat. they want to know more about how they were raised, what they were fed. we spend a lot of time on the feed because a chicken is what it eats. [ jim ] this seal verifies we feed my fresh all-natural chickens an all-vegetarian diet including corn, soybeans, and marigolds. we actually ask the usda to come check us. we have never fed steroids or hormones and never will. no blood meal, no meat and bone meal. yuck. no animal by-products. it means when you put my chicken on the table, you know where it came from. >>> good morning. we are watch something weather as the storm that's brought severe weather and snow to the midwest rolls into our area today. good morning to you

. >> well, this comes to us from kdlt news in sioux falls, south dakota, where thanks to some high tech sleuthing, dog owners could be busted for not cleaning up after their pets. the owner of hundreds of local apartments will now require renters to submit doggy dna samples. if the waste matter is left anywhere behind in the complex, the landlord will send it to a lab. if there's a match, the owner will have to fork over $100. the owner says it's the only way to make sure the property is clean and safe. >>> well, i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> lanterns and fire crackers lit up the skies and spirits in taiwan yesterday. thousands gathered for the annual lantern festival to celebrate the end of the lunar new year. traditional displays filled the streets. fire crackers accompanied the lanterns hoping to bring good luck in the coming year. >>> well, what are they feeding their livestock in columbia? one chicken has laid what could be the world's largest egg. measuring 12 centimeters long and 7 centimeter round, it we

. >>> this comes to us from ktiv news 4 in sioux city, iowa, where in nearby bronson, it's apparently never too young to learn how to salsa. that's just one of the moves being taught in a zumba class for preschoolers. they are using $500 in grant money to teach kids what they hope is a fun way to exercise. there's a lot of moves though. i'm richard lui. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> take you to london. a sign that the 2012 summer games are getting close. the iconic olympic rings floating down the river thames marking 150 days until the opening ceremony. the lighted sculpture stands more than three stories tall. the networks of nbc universal will have exclusive u.s. coverage of the games beginning july 27th with the opening ceremony here on this nbc station. >>> greeks will not let the debt crisis spoil their fun. they ended the carnival with a flour war. donning goggles, face masks, plastic suits, and cow bells, revelers doused each other with plumes of colored flour. the ritual dates back more than 200 years when villages define

. >>> from sioux city, iowa, now you have a second chance to buy one unique piece of fast food. a 3-year-old chicken nugget said to look like george washington is going back up for auction on ebay. i don't see it. oh, yeah, that helps a little bit. after getting bids topping $10,000, the auction was pulled due to food safety laws, but ebay had a change of heart when the company learned that the money's actually going to go to charity, so now it's back up there. >> how long do nuggets last? >> yeah, i don't think it's cryogenically preserved. i'm lynn berry, this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. we're off to a quiet start on this monday. nothing to talk about. it will be a nice afternoon. 27 in parkton. you may have to scrape some frost off your windshield. a few clouds will come in this afternoon. high temperature will be close to 60 later today. we will come back and check the seven-day forecast going till next weekend. >> 34 degrees on tv hill. a loved one

. >> this comes to us from ktiv news 4 in sioux city, iowa, where you now have a second chance to buy one unique piece of fast food. a 3-year-old chicken nugget said to look like george washington is going back up for auction on ebay. that looks a little more like it. after getting bids topping $10,000, the auction was pulled due to food safety laws, but ebay had a change of heart when the company learned that the money's going to go to charity. okay, you can put it back on. it's great it's going to charity but i have to say, doesn't look too much like -- >> barbecue sauce or sweet and sour. >> barbecue. >> sweet and sour. see the ying and the yang. >> now they have five or ten sauces to choose from. >> honey mustard. >> good old ketchup. >> i think i'll get myself nuggets. >> i'm starving. i'm lynn berry, "early today," your first stop of the day, on your nbc station. >>> have a need for speed and yard work? well, racers throughout europe gathered on a snow-covered field in finland for the annual lawnmower grand prix. standard and souped-up mowers cut through the course, some speedin

. >>> from sioux city, iowa, now you have a second chance to buy one unique piece of fast food. a 3-year-old chicken nugget said to look like george washington is going back up for auction on ebay. i don't see it. oh, yeah, that helps a little bit. after getting bids topping $10,000, the auction was pulled due to food safety laws, but ebay had a change of heart when the company learned that the money's actually going to go to charity, so now it's back up there. >> how long do nuggets last? >> yeah, i don't think it's cryogenically preserved. i'm lynn berry, this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. consums today have a legitimate concern about the chicken they eat. they want to know more about how they were raised, what they were fed. we spend a lot of time on the feed because chicken is what it eats. [ jim ] this seal verifies we feed my fresh all-natural chickens an all-vegetarian diet including corn, soybeans, and marigolds. we actually ask the usda to come check us. we have never fed steroids or hormones and never will. no blood meal,

india picked a new fighter for its air force, the rafael built by france's d sioux but can france seal the $11 billion deal? we'll talk to a leading aviation expert. first the army's big overhaul to push the acquisition process. it began eight months bago with the first integration test at white sands missile range in new mexico and fort bliss, texas. the goal is to test it in a setting before the army commits to buying anything. they also aim to field equipment gradually so instead of equipping the entire army all at once, they want to buy small equipment, upgrade as they go. the effort begans with tactical equipment like radios and intelligence gear but expanding. the next n. i.e. in april will send ground crews through paces as well. this is the land battle command which makes procurement recommendations gained during n. i.e.s. welcome to the show. >> thanks for having me. >> wh various network components together in one place. what we weren't doing previously was fielding an integrated network capability and that's really from a command post, to that commander on the move all the w

the oglala sioux tribe claims the brewers knowingly contribute to alcoholism on south dakota's pine ridge indian reservation. the tribe wants a half billion dollars from anheuser-busch inbev, miller, molson coors, and pabst brewing. it's also suing four beer stores in a nearby town. that town has about a dozen residents, but sells an estimated five million cans of beer a year, most to residents of the dry reservation. no comment yet from the brewers. >> susie: teaching kids about money is more than just counting pennies. tonight's "kids & cash" explores what it means to teach financial values. here's james wood, author of "from ramen to riches." >> when teaching your kids about money, it's helpful to get them thinking about the role they want money to play in their lives. after all, money is embedded into every nook and cranny of our lives-- not just physically, but philosophically. why do some who are rich flaunt it, and others live such a low- key life that their neighbors have no idea of their wealth? why do some who aspire to the trappings of the rich subsume themselves in so much deb

not sent back into the union army, but sent out to fight in the west, to fight the cheyenne and the sioux. but nevertheless, this is the only prison camp where a massive amount of prisoners -- a significant amount of prisoners actually decided to join the other side. to galvanize as the term was known. it occurred at other prison camps too, north and south. but this is the largest one. so at first it appears as if the situation of point lookout is a model one. it is for the first couple of months of operation, but then in november of 1863, things start to go sour. the first problem comes when these new hampshire regiments receive new recruits and many of these recruits are substitutes and bounty jumpers of those individuals who have taken money in order to join the union army. they're induced by a pecuniary interest, not so much an attachment to the cause. what do these bounty jumpers most want in their army service? what do you think they want to do? they want safety. they want out of the union army. and they find they have some brethren in the confederate inmates because they want out o

the city of sioux falls recently installed energy-efficient l.e.d. traffic lights. but they don't emit enough heat to melt the snow that piles up on them. the city's been taking resident calls about covered lights and dispatching crews to clear the lights of snow. >> is that what you call oops? >> as soon as you said that i was like because they aren't giving off enough heat. >> makes perfect sense. but gosh, what a problem. >> you may not think about that until you see the snow coming down. >> trying to save energy, do something good doesn't always work i guess. >> not at all. >> are those winds out there going to die down soon? >> a little bit. this is good news. we've seen winds upwards of 50, 60 miles per hour. but if this had happened during the day today with the sunshine out there the sun always makes those winds a little bit stronger. we could have seen winds of 50 and 60 all over the region instead of just a few locations. i do think we'll see very windy conditions again during the day tomorrow once the sun starts to make its way up. out there right now you

judging by the statements we have been hearing in the form of the sioux called friends of syria and so purpose of the conference is not to find a way out of the current situation but to promote the idea that the conflict can only be resolved if. that's why mostly refused to take part in that because i've met with mr assad and with representatives of two opus ition organizations i did not get the impression that it is the people versus in this conflict his situation is different a function of the people in supposing the regime will another party supports mr assad well yet another faction does not want syria to fall into chaos they support the regime possibly they do not support the efforts that are going to feel it is not black and white it is not a scenario where a whole nation rises up to overthrow a government they don't like the believe that the situation cannot be resolved without the regime in representatives of the government's wish to not have a single democratic institution start complaining against such regimes being undemocratic and i believe that that undermines the politica

now, the sioux is suing the stores and the distributors because of the social cost to its people. >>able culture is at risk to not surviving because of the playing -- plague. >> one town has a population of a dozen people and they sell large amounts of alcohol nearby. >>> if you're looking for a sweet way to pop the question, a bakery in pennsylvania is selling a cup cake with an 8- carat diamond ring in the frosting. with $55,000 plus tip, make it a day she'll always remember. remember to take the ring out before she bites it. i could buy a hostess cupcake and put a ring on top. >>> the auto show is winding down. wjz is live, sharon gibala is there with more on what car lovers can expect to see there today. >> reporter: good morning, guys. this is the last day you can check the baltimore international auto show at the conception center. -- convention center. these are the popular cars. what's the big trend? >> the fuel economy is a big deal. there are little signs that show all of the cars that get more than 40 miles per gallon. you can also get the two electric cars. >> reporter: i

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. >>> still ahead, a new twist in the university of north dakota's controversial fighting sioux nicknameut why they're bringing it back. >>> and another alleged hazing incident at the university of florida. find out what the school is doing about it and why some students say hazing will never stop here. you're watching "early start." 8% every 10 years. wow. wow. but you can help fight muscle loss with exercise and ensure muscle health. i've got revigor. what's revigor? it's the amino acid metabolite, hmb to help rebuild muscle and strength naturally lost over time. [ female announcer ] ensure muscle health has revigor and protein to help protect, preserve, and promote muscle health. keeps you from getting soft. [ major nutrition ] ensure. nutrition in charge! my dad and grandfather spent their whole careers here. [ charlie ] we're the heartbeat of this place, the people on the line. we take pride in what we do. when that refrigerator ships out the door, it's us that work out here. [ michael ] we're on the forefront of revitalizing manufacturing. we're proving that it can be done here, an

snowfall amounts anywhere from eight to 14 inches from denver to sioux city between now and saturday.nd then ahead of the system, we've got a risk of strong storms from big spring, texas up to wichita, with large hail, >> good morning.d isolated a chance for some rain as we start the day today. the best chance for rain will be south of baltimore today appeared temperatures will range >>> and that's your latest weather. ann? >> thank you. this morning, the entertainment world is mourning the death of "soul train" creator and host, don cornelius. he was found dead in his california home on wednesday, police say he shot himself. nbc's aditi roy is joining us with more. good morning. >> good morning to you, ann. we're standing here at don cornelius's star on the hollywood walk of fame. people are paying tribute to the man who introduced mainstream america to soul. ♪ ♪ >> it was a beloved tv picture of saturday morning. the so-called hippest trip in america. >> for almost 40 years, great music, good feelings and of course, dancing. >> welcome aboard what is guaranteed to be a most magnific

indian sioux tribe in south dakota says no booze on the reservation. all right? very strict. but, of course, booze gets on the reservation. >> right. >> bill: alcohol is a problem. so now the reservation is suing anheuser busch, coors, miller coors, bants brewing. 500 million they want. the indians. >> and they are suing the distributor where the people bought the beer. >> bill: this is smuggled on to the reservation. >> right. you can't have it on the reservation in south dakota. they are going across the border in nebraska and buying it in white claim nebraska in this one store basically. this town of white clan, nebraska has a population of 12 people no publicly accessible place to consume alcohol. but every day the four retailers in the town sell more than 13,000 cans of beer. >> bill: people from the reservation are coming and buying and bringing it back. how you can hold anheuser busch and mullsen responsibility for that. >> they can't. retailers know where the beer is going. >> bill: retailer you might be able to. the guys down in denver you can't sue them. >> i don't