everybody saying i put st. louis on the map, but st. s put me on the map. >> most new businesses fail in five years, you not only didn't fail, you grew and expanded. what was your secret to success? >> people didn't believe in me at first. all i got was negative input. nothing positive. so that was kind of my inspiration. i was focused on this. i knew if i had a product that was good, it would work. i would go all over looking for the best restaurant, and especially soul food, it's a diei dieing breed. so my mom taught me and i wanted to spread it with my family. it's a good product, people will enjoy it and support you. >> the first restaurant was great, the second one was just as great. that's the one that most people go to, mangrove, but the third one, uppercrust. >> that is like the disney world of restaurants. >> exactly. ♪ >> hey. >> been waiting on you. >> do you have good news? >> i want you to sit down. >> don't tell me to sit down. getting the upper crust open has really been a challenge. i had all kinds of obstacles, i spent a

the giants go to st. louis and need to win there and back home. the st. louis cardinals are? >> audience: out of here! >> now for the big one. the mighty american league detroit tigers. you ready? the detroit tigers -- they are? audience: out of here! >> you never disappoint. here is my partner mike. >> well, we have become an organization of expertation. there's expectation when you win a championship in 2010 and there is expectation when you get in that ballpark everyday and it's over flowing with your love and affection and there is purity in the formula that this organization goes about trying to meet those standards of excellence. it starts with the fans of historians that we call investors that kept us here in san francisco and goes to the front office comprised of men and women dedicating their lives to this team and goes to baseball operations and the fierce -- the fierce, the ferocious drive of brian saibian and his staff and the most storied manager in san francisco giants history and his teachers and coaches and on to the training and medical staff, but inevitably

are you sure he said st louis? yes miss barbara. st louis st louis? i can't image what could take him there. and at a time like this with a thousand things to do. you should have done something albert. phoned me or stopped him or something. i tried to miss barbara but he gave me a push and out he went. that's ridiculous the judge is gentility itself he never pushed anybody. he never did any of the things he did this morning. from the first time he awakened he acted peculiarly. go on. when i went to help him dress he told me to scram. the judge said scram! that was the very word he used miss barbara. you're certain you weren't having hallucinations alber i only wish that were true its been most disturbing. i would have called dr higgins but i didn't have the opportunity. i'll call him now. very good miss barbara. [rotary dial] [music] hello dr higgins please this is barbara foster. not a word to anybody albert. oh heavens no miss barbara. hello matt look i'm at fred's-- no he isn't here. he took a plane for st louis. well that is extraordinary. well do

st. louis was in the mid 70s. we were even 71 in d.c. it was like just such a large area that it encompassed. colder air is starting to filter in behind a front in the midwest. so we're back to normal in the northern plains and the rockies. but everywhere from texas through southern ohio and all the way to the east coast, you're still going to have one more exceptionally warm day ahead of this front. there are showers on that front. it's really nothing severe. just a few thunderstorms in the ozarks. back out west, another storm dumping heavy rain. this time it's primarily northern portions of the west coast. up in the northwest. in california our rivers have receded so that's good. as far as the um brobrella weat toledo, detroit, bring your umbrella with you for the morning commute. back down towards st. louis. you're going to have wet weather to deal with, too. you can see the showers right now approaching over the top of st. louis. so your forecast today, this is the bottle it up enjoy it while it lasts day, 70s all the way as far nort

he took a plane for st louis. well that is extraordinary. well don't be unduly alarmed it may be only a passing aberration we'll see when he gets back, let me know the moment he arrives. and let me warn you barbara no matter how strangely he acts don't antagonize him. humor him indulge him. remember you're dealing with someone who is ill perhaps very ill. now you understand now don't you barbara

st. louis wins 16-13. 9ers 9-3-1. colin kaepernick 208 yards. rushed 9 times for 84 yards. >> be smart with the ball. i mean, our defense played a great game. i -- i gave up those points on the scoreboard for the rams. that is 100% my fault. >> it would be easy to start ripping the raiders here but they are not as bad as their record indicates. today oakland was a flood zone after 13 straight sell outside, today's game blacked out on tv. browns moving the ball till the raiders safety intercepts the throw. he takes it back to the 27. the raiders can't convert. raiders had two picks today but the rookie quarterback threw for a career high 364 yards and hits gourden for the 44-yard touchdown. cleveland 10-0. raiders fans thought here we go again but just 10-3 at halftime. raiders get good field position. big play. 64 yards. 13-10. heading into the 4th quarter. palmer threw for big yards. two touchdowns and one interception. brown picks this one. palmer through for 54 times. ran 17 times. cleveland drives 94 yards to put it away. richardson rushing

i grew up midway between chicago and st. louis. i had to choose between being a cubs fan and the cardinals fan. all of my friends became cardinal fans and grew up cheerful and liberal. [laughter] i became a gloomy conservative, but not gloomy about long-term prospects. america has just had a presidential election, its 57th. the ticket of one of the major parties did not contain a protestant. this was an event without precedent. it is especially interesting because the ticket, a mormon and a catholic, was put forward by a party -- regarding religion, the times, they are changing. when are they not? i am part of this interesting change. i am a member of the nones. when americans are asked their religious affiliation, 20% say none. my subject is the role of religion and politics. i am not a person of faith. concerning this, permit me a few digressions. i am the son of a professor of philosophy. he was the son of a lutheran minister. my father may have become a philosopher because his father was a minister. as a boy, the future profess

and then going to indianapolis and st. louis from their. we are excited that our partner states are participating. the governor of michigan is working on high-speed rail service between chicago and detroit. there is a lot of work to be done in the chicago area to create problems to facilitate faster speeds in all of our corridors. i do think we have our record of success. we are doing this incrementally. we're doing this in a way that we have planned and makes sense to make sure that we are delivering the service in a way that people will appreciate. >> thank you. we will describe this not only as a train to somewhere, but also that train is going somewhere in the 21st century. as i read through your testimony, it occurred to me that just in terms of figuring now some of the model -- i do not know how much you used models from well-developed international allies with their development of rail, because i think that they have learned a lot. just in terms of assessing ridership and costing. those are things that we could learn as we develop ou

let's go to tony in missouri >> caller: booyah to you from st. louis.ld just like to say and take this time to wish you and your family a long with your dedicate staff a very merry christmas and a prosperous, healthy and safe new year. jim you're truly one-of-a-kind and your knowledge is by far second to none. >> right back at you. when you see tonight's show you'll realize i have a very small head but i am wearing a st. louis cardinals hat. so go ahead >> caller: 2013, baby. >> i agree with you. >> caller: jim my portfolio reads like this. abbott labs, abg, w.p. carey, wpc, northern tier energy, nti, sand ridge mississippien trust number two, sdr, and phillips 66 pfx. with your help and your bluffing i'll take note, jim. >> you're okay. you're okay. you're okay. i just want to check something here. because let me see. stay with me for one second. i just want to be sure this is a real estate investment trust that i like. yeah. okay. all right. wp carey is one of the legal back real estate investment trusts. i wish they'd come on the show. i'd love to he

we got down to st. louis. never say die. and that last game against detroit was the first time we got behind and they never say die and they ended up winning the thing. [cheers and applause] now, we had something different to help us. in 2010 we had the rally gong. that game through for us but this here we have hunter pence's sermons and wherever you are thank you hunter. [cheers and applause] but as i was flying here after we beat detroit you have to realize that we're drinking from water -- from the well dug by others. there are so many people that did something here to contribute. the players, the coaches, myself we're in front the tv, but owners with their help. they have such a commitment to make the best experience for you fans and doing all they can, and to extend the storied history of this franchise and -- as he said we're just not working together as gm manager. we're friends. i can't appreciate more how supportive he's been throughout of this with me. he's the genius that put this talent together to help get this

at st. louis, it nearly happened again.fter two impressive starts, jim harbaugh, gore powers his way in from the 1. that would be their only touchdown. it was still 7-0 when colin kaepernick throws the ball out of bounds. he was flagged for intentional grounding. with san francisco up 10-2, kaepernick it goes over the head. he is in for touchdown. smith can only wonder what if. rams tie it up with a 2-point conversion. it was 10 apiece. kaepernick tries to make up with his mistakes and scrambles and thanks to great blocks. for a 50-yard run the longest by a quarterback in 49er history. that led to a field goal. rams forced overtime. david akers with a chance with a win and this time from 51 yards. st. louis would take advantage. david is good from 54 yards. rams win 16-13. despite the loss harbaugh will start kaepernick next sunday. >> it was a tough game for a quarterback to play in. i thought he did well. i'll let you know if there is a change. right now, it will be the same as it was this week. >> and seattle went to ove

sunshine from st. louis to atlanta. looking cold. 36 in st. louis. 47 atlanta.s snow heading towards boston, new york. mid-40s and statewide this is how it's going to look. isolated morning showers and if you have travel plans it's looking good. 30 in what tao. 37 in yosemite. partly cloudy, 31 degrees, high temperatures mostly into low to mid-50s. make sure you bundle up. it's going to be cold. after friday night into v >>> checking healthy living news, good news in the battle against childhood obesity. new dailta from cdc shows a slight drop in the number of preschooler who's qualify as obese or extremely obese. researchers credit it in more physical activity, plus higher rates of breast feeding that can lead to healthier weight in small children. >> a simple eye scan can help doctors detect the onset, possibly of multiple score yos sis. doctors tried to monitor ms with brain scans but researchers at johns hopkins found measuring thickness of the retina is an easy way to track the disease. ms tacks the protective layer around nerves. >> under consumer news if

hru, st. louis gets into field goal range -- but, st. louis gets into field goal range. forcing overtime once again. 4:16 into overtime. on for a 51 yard kick. this to win the game for the 49ers. but, no. it is wide right. of course, the rams get the football. they are in range. from 54 yards out to win the game. 16-13 is the final. so, the 49ers lead is 1-1/2 games. the talk was about the bad pitch. >> just kept it, let the chock run and let our punter get on the field and let the defense play. >> is there any question who the starting quarterback is for next week. >> i the let you know -- i will let you know if there is a change. >>> the raider season went out of control. coming into play today, having lost 4 in ai row. 3-8. a visit from the browns might be what the team needed. the raiders trying to wash the last month from their memories. 3-0, cleveland. and browns, quarterback, the bob to josh gordon. he beats it. 44 yard score. 10-0. they led 10-3 at the half. 13-3. carson palmer, getting the 64 yard touchdown. the raiders earn it. down then-10. the 4th quarter, do

coming up on game day at 11:30. >>> -- rematch in st. louis coming up on "game day" at 11:30. >>> now, tomorrow, the owners here will make a number of improvements to the historic building over the next 10 years for a tax break. >>> supervisors will occur plans to chose four more fire stations. the chief says it is necessary after a failure of a partial tax hike to fund the district. they are looking at closing four to save $3 million. san jose's police chief says he will decide, before he leaves office next month, to allow expanded gaming at the casino card club. the owners want to open more tables on the 8th floor. the 15 million facility. the owners are suing the city for holding up permits to open up the club earlier this year. >> the the supreme court could announce tomorrow if it will hear appeals on several cases involved same sex marriage. one is an appeal from the defenders of proposition 8. the initiative banning gay marriage that has been struck down in lower courts. in the invests decide to let the rulings of the lower court stand

>> going home to st. louis. to see my folks. -- >> jimmy: i have been to st. louis a bunch of times. your mom was my fiance's teacher. she is only 14 years old, my fiance. it's a joke. but it's -- that's a weird thing. and do you have spots you go to the eat? >> emo's pizza. >> jimmy: can i say something? it's the most disgusting pizza ever. it's the worst pizza i have ever had in my long -- illustrious pizza eating career. and everyone from st. louis loves it. why? >> i hope you had it delivered. it gets plasticy and that's when it is the best. >> jimmy: really? that's a great slogan. it was plasticy. >> that's what makes it good. >> jimmy: no. but it was plasticy. it's a weird thing. every time i go there, the provolone version of velveeta. >> i love it so much. we had thanksgiving dinner and i order pizza at midnight. i had one day in town. >> cleto: i like the frozen custard. >> sure. >> jimmy: a place called red lion. and pappy's smoke house. >> they're all good. but if you only get one thing i got have that pizza. >> jimmy

st. louisd illinois on the mississippi river next week. the mississippi is suffering from months of severe drought. it does $7 million of trade in february and january. >>> a potential strike by dockworkers could cost the nation millions. more than 14 long shoreman are threatened to walk out on monday. it could shut ports down from boston to houston. they move more than 1,400 million ton as year. >>> seaworld is known for its water shows and killer whales. iter and $80 million during the first nine months of this year. seaworld's other properties include two garden parks and sesame place in new york. >>> thanks erica. straight ahead, your weather and in sports dwyane wade gets hit where it counts, in the wallet. this ill-advised attack on this player. ♪ aww man. [ male announcer ] returns are easy with free pickup from the u.s. postal service. we'll even drop off boxes if you need them. visit usps.com pay, print, and have it picked up for free. any time of year. ♪ nice sweater. thank you. ♪ >>>

sunshine from chicago toward st. louis. dallas 82 and sunny.enver 56 degrees and los angeles tomorrow maybe a little mist and drizzle earlier in the day as the tail end of the front that brought us the storms this morning will exit southern california. 66 for l.a. 67 for san diego. fresno tomorrow some sunshine and 64 degrees. sacramento will be sunny and 62 with high clouds there and tahoe will start to cool down a little bit. here is a look at my accu-weather seven-day forecast. remember, tomorrow will be a dry day. we will see some sunshine and temperatures are a little warmer in the midto low 60s. the rain will begin mainly in the north bay first on tuesday. by the afternoon and then slowly spread south across the bay area tuesday night and early wednesday. not a big storm. not a lot of wind. most of the rain will stay well to the north of the bay area. thursday, friday, saturday and sunday we will dry up nicely, more sunshine and warm things up as well. have a nice week ahead. >> nothing too concerning coming up. thank you so much, leigh.

this summer a tire blew out on a bus going from chicago to st. louis, killing one and injuring dozens. as officials begin their investigation into what happened today the bus company says it has never had an accident like this before. >> we take them over there. that's what he was trying to do. i don't know what happened. >> reporter: as for the driver, he was interviewed by police at the scene of the crash. it's not known what he told them. craig melvin, nbc news, new york. >>> we turn now out west where northern california and parts of oregon are bracing for impact tonight from a third round of heavy storms. many areas have been hard hit by flooding in recent days, and tonight one california county is preparing for what could be a disaster. nbc's miguel almaguer is in the mountain town of truckey, california, along the rising river. >> reporter: good evening. tonight this area is under a state of emergency. the truckee river runs for 121 miles between california and nevada and officials say it is not a question of if but when will this river flood? a

st. louis probably enjoying a bit of a party. stuart: yeah. can you tell me why? why st. is it missouri or missouri? which is it? >> well, i say missouri. you may say in new york missouri. stuart: go ahead, tell me why the price is so low in missouri. >> it's down to a 2 handle for two reasons. low gas taxes and proximity to gulf coast refining. so they have two advantages that they have that nobody else really has. stuart: am i right in saying that the trend all across the country is down and quite sharply so? >> i believe so. i think just about every state is looking at pretty nice declines now. the great lakes is dropping very low and they may see a bit of a price spike. that's normal for them. but national average still does lag last year, so while everybody is feeling all great about gas prices going down, stuart, i'm a little bit of a grinch by telling everybody prices are still higher than last year. stuart: we have talked about this before. we have established a new normal. prices spike, get up to 4 bucks, then they come back down, but they settle higher than where

sunshine from chicago toward st. louis. dallas 82 and sunny.ver 56 degrees and los angeles tomorrow maybe a little mist and drizzle earlier in the day as the tail end of the front that brought us the storms this morning will exit southern california. 66 for l.a. 67 for san diego. fresno tomorrow some sunshine and 64 degrees. sacramento will be sunny and 62 with high clouds there and tahoe will start to cool down a little bit. here is a look at my accu-weather seven-day forecast. remember, tomorrow will be a dry day. we will see some sunshine and temperatures are a little warmer in the midto low 60s. the rain will begin mainly in the north bay first on tuesday. by the afternoon and then slowly spread south across the bay area tuesday night and early wednesday. not a big storm. not a lot of wind. most of the rain will stay well to the north of the bay area. thursday, friday, saturday and sunday we will dry up nicely, more sunshine and warm things up as well. have a nice week ahead. >> nothing too concerning coming up. thank you so much, leigh. >>

st. louis, mostly cloudy, 38. denver, morning snow, 25.ttle, rain, 40. >>> shoppers hitting the stores after christmas could find some amazing bargains. experts say post-christmas sales will likely have steeper discounts than in the past. the uncertain economy led holiday shoppers to spend less than usual. so some stores could cut prices by as much as 80%. >>> in celebrations across spain this christmas after a jackpot-busting $3.3 billion lottery. as barry peterson reports, unlike lotteries in the united states, spain spreads the wealth. >> reporter: they won it in the lottery called el gordo. translation, "the fat one." numbers tumbled in machines that look a lot like some sort of imaginary rocket ship. [ cheers ] >> reporter: there was plenty of imagining by people in the audience looking for an extra christmas present. it represents hope and luck, says this man. it will help us to breathe a bit so our finances improve. and lady luck had a sweet sound. [ speaking spanish ] >> reporter: school kids singing out the winning numbers. and mi

fall of 2015 which will enable high speed service to commence on almost 75% of the 285 chicago to st. louis corridor, reducing overall travel time by an hour. illinois is still moving quickly on its high speed vision, a vision that governor quinn is passionate about and shares with president obama as a key component of a world-class national rail system. please let me reiterate at this point know that i'm out of time that continued federal funding and support for this vision of a national high-speed rail service has never been more critical than it is right there. thank you for the opportunity to testify today. spent and thank you for your testimony. mr. hamberger, good to see you, and you have five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. on behalf of the freight rail members of the association of american railroads, think for the opportunity to be here today. for the record i like to associate myself with remarks of secretary lahood on the leadership that chairman mica has exhibited the past two years in this committee. as secretary schneider and secretary can attest, with passenger railroads