by our view of the dallas fed this is causing the nationalization. in dallas to consider government ownership of our financial institutions, even on a temporary basis, to be a clear distortion of american capitalist principles. an alternative would be to have another systemically important institution acquire a failing institution. we have already been down that road. all it does is compound the problem. expanding the risk posed by even larger surviving behemoths organizations. the practice of arranging shotgun marriages between giants worsens the funding disadvantage of the 99.8% remaining regional banks. it favors the unwieldy and dangerous too big to day -- too big to fail banks over a more disciplined banks. the approach of the dallas fed, as ed explained earlier, neither expands the reach of government nor further handicaps the 99.8% of regional banks. nor does it by complexity with complexity. it simply calls for a reshaping of the too big to fail financial institutions into smaller, less complex institutions that are economically viable, profit

the dallas federal reserve's proposal offers a way to amend the flaws in dodd-frank. we will speak of it this evening. for its take complexity that complicity or are appropriate and eliminates much of the mumbo-jumbo and effective costs and complexity of dodd-frank and would be especially helpful to not too big to fail banks that do not post this tonight or progress to the economy or financial system. our proposal to the small banks of unnecessary burdens rising but unfairly penalizes them. our proposal would effectively level the playing field for all organizations in the country can provide the best protection for citizens. in a nutshell, we recommend to the dallas fed that too big to fail institutions be restructured into multiple business entities. only the resulting dump that commercial banking operations, not the shadow banking affiliates or the parent company with nsa from the safety net of federal discount -- deposit insurance or access to federal reserve discount window. it is important to evaluate this against an understanding of the landscape of banking tod

it's going to be chili, but not clearly as cold as the dallas game. is game not nearly as cold, so all of the tailgaters out there, and there were a lot of you, we'll see need kins for tailgating. there is a beautiful, beautiful shot of the sunset just a minute ago. all those clouds were all lit up in red. as the sun continues to make its way down. sunset today, by the way, after 5:00 for the first time this year, really for the first time in the month. the days are getting longer. went,is happy about that. 44 the temperature right now. that the gives us a windchill. 39, so it is a bit on the cool side. take a look at the number, cooler to the north, 37 at frederick, 39 in cull pitcher, 4959 fredericksburg, but once again the windchill will be the keep here, winds gusting to 20 to 30 miles an hour, so windchilling are in the 20s. that's where they're going to stay this evening. if you're going out and about, it will be a cool evening. nothing to show you on the radar picture. i don't expect to see anything until possibly tomorrow night. could be a few

the dallas area already picked up about 2 1/2 inches of rain. a half inch in houston, san antonio a good deal of rain. texas has been in and out of the drought the last couple of years so they can use this rainfall. we'll deal with it, just a lot of soaking rain spreading into arkansas and louisiana. the forecast, we have the cool temperatures this morning in new england and the northern plains, even you will warm up this afternoon. a beautiful day, d.c. to new york. as i mentioned, a few more clouds out there. it looks like the rain will spread across the country. behind it, there's no cold air. it won't be until the weekend that we see that happening. >> thank you very much. >>> what's holding up tax returns? the debt ceiling fix that fits in your pocket, and the new year's dish that will break the bank. and could your favorite drink be making you feel lousy? you're watching "first look." my insurance rates are probably gonna double. but, dad, you've got... [ voice of dennis ] allstate. with accident forgiveness, they guarantee your rates won't

and to us at the dallas fed is a remedy is obvious. you and too big to fail now. to too big to fail but reintroducing market forces instead of complex rules, and in so doing level the playing field for all making institutions. i'm going to close by returning to patrick henry, times and sister. he noted ethical, it is natural to man to indulge in illusions of hope. we're apt to shut our eyes against the painful truth and listen to the song of that siren, so she transforms, end of quote. well today we labor under the song of dodd-frank and the recent run up in the pricing of bank stocks and credit, intelligent illusion of hope to this come -- complex legislation will into big to fail and write to the banking system. we shut our eyes that too big to fail represents an ongoing danger, not just to financial stability, not just to fair competition, but the american way. the dallas federal reserve bank offers a modest, but we believe far more effective fix to dodd-frank. the plan is not without cost. it is less costly than all the alternative that we've seen put forward,

for the dallas game, they were awesome. having a good home crowd really does a lot. i think seattle is 8-0 at home. you know, if we can get that kind of atmosphere for our game, it should mean a lot. >> they been great throughout the year. the atmosphere last sunday when we played dallas was so electric and exciting for us. and i know exciting for this fan base. they deserve a team that wins. they deserve someone to root for. it's good we can be at home to give them that. >> chris cooley, beyond excited for his first ever playoff game at fedex field. he said in '07, the seahawk fans were so loud he couldn't even hear the plays being called in the huddle. sounds like a challenge. now it's pay back time. >> sure is. thanks. >>> when fans head to the stadium tomorrow, they'll likely get a show by two of the most electrifying quarterbacks in the le league. they both happen to be rookies. here's more on the phenom rookies. >> this sunday showdown between the skins and seahawks will likely come down to the performance of two rookie quarterbacks who have lit up the league t

the president and ceo of the federal reserve bank of dallas richard fisher. [applause] >> one of the most unusual introductions i have received that much appreciated and it's an honor to be introduced by my class late -- classmate john henry. john is the -- most of john's ancestors were prominent virginians during the period of the colonies but were mostly anti-crown so i asked asked john why is at it that patrick henry was the most outspoken? and his answer was incredibly -- richard it's because he was for. however poor he may have been patrick henry was a very rich warrior and one of his greatest features he said in the quote different and often see the same subject in different lights and therefore i hope it will not be disrespectful to those gentlemen if entertaining opinions of a character opposite to theirs and i shall speak forth my time is freely and without reserve. this is no time for ceremony. it's an awful moment for our country. patrick henry was addressing the repression of the american colonies by the british crown and tonight i wish to speak to

david: robert, in the first part of the show we had richard fisher from dallas fed. e companies, corporations in america restructured is nothing short of phenomenal. boeing is an example of that. they have already worked into their plans, their strategyings, the fact there will be a downsizing in the military because that is such a big part of their business. >> yes. david: have they done a sufficient amount of work even if the worst happens from their perspective and there are huge cuts in the military? i'm not sure we all know what the worst is and we're constantly thinking about it. boeing has the benefit relative to pierce being a company that can downsize on the military size and move resources to the commercial size and that is unique to boeing and it is a positive. david: robert who has by the way a $86 price target for the stock of boeing. thanks for coming in. appreciate it, robert. >> thanks for having me. liz: contrarian call. get a good company going through a bad time. david: massive defense cuts, we just talked about could still be coming and that could

as this front begins to progress, the lighter areas of to oklahoma city, dallas is where the storms will form later this morning and then they'll sweep through arkansas especially late this afternoon to this evening. this area in red, a moderate risk of severe storms. that's a possibility of tornados, jonesville, to memphis. to pine bluff, all of missouri, you're the greatest areas of concern. make sure you have the radios on tonight when you go to bed because those storms are going to roll through when you're all sleeping. you get the picture, a dangerous next 48 hours. that's a look at your national forecast. now, here's a look at weather outside your window. >> so those thunderstorms could make it even as far north as chicago. chicago could be 63 degrees in january. just to show you how unusual this storm system is. that would easily be a record high there. now, look at memphis, 75, before those storms arrive. >> it literally is a mid to late march type day. >> wow, and it was so cold last week all over the country. >> and it's going to get really cold behind this. >>> straight ahead

and the dallas cowboys are a distant second at 2.1 billion. and here's a solution for china's air problem. canned air. straight ahead media day for the ravens and 49ers had a few surprises including randy moss's pick for twraetest wide receiver ever. a courtroom hearing gets ugly fast. another reason cooking or rather smoking cigarette kansas be deadly. getting ready to feed the troops on super sunday. you're watching "early today." >>> now to some other stories that caught our eye this morning. we start in ohio where a courtroom attack was captured on camera. a man went on a rampage as his ex-girlfriend was seeking an order of protection against him. the attacker shoved his own grandmother as he chased the victim and beat her until police subdued him with a stun gun. >>> next to texas and an explosion ignited by a couple in a storage facility that were smoke. the pair were trespassing when they decided to light up over the storage container. flames erupted causing both to suffer critical injuries. >>> in florida, nik wallenda battled heavy win

chicago, expect some rain. 46 the high. dallasles period of sun, 62 the high. >>> in sports now, the nfl's best players take to the field in hawaii for the pro bowl. an unusual moment, though, in the first quarter. nfc's center jeff saturday lines up with the afc squad for one play. the retiring saturday snapped the ball to his former teammate peyton manning one last time. they played 13 seasons together in indianapolis. vikings tight end kyle rudolph caught a touchdown pass and was named the game's mvp. the nfc wins 62-35. >>> and a reminder football's main event is coming this sunday, february 3rd, the only place to watch super bowl xlvii is right here on cbs. >>> and barring a total collapse, tiger woods should win his 75th pga tournament today. the final round of the farmers insurance open wraps up today after a weather delay, but woods has a six-shot lead with 11 holes left to play. if tiger finishes off the win, it will be his 8eighth career victory at torrey pines, the most of any player on any course in history. >>> when w

you. >>> a tale of two cities and twin brothers as rob ryan was fired as defensive coordinator of the dallas cowboys. in new york the jets announce md his twin brother rex ryan will keep his job as head coach. ryan said if sanchez does not play well next season quote that number will change. just ahead, kim and kanye's newmantion and which diva will perform for president obama at the inauguration. "breaking dawn" part two is breaking some records but not the kind that film makers want. you're watching "early today." >>> back to "early today" on this wednesday pornography. storm moving through the northwest. cold front will slice through behind it. colder air will move in through much of the west. all stormy weather is locked in the intermountain west. significant snows for all the ski countries over the next 24 to 48 hours maybe all the way out to friday. here's the forecast. look at tomorrow. tomorrow the colder air arrives with it, chance of snow in salt lake city, boise to billings. chance of snow showers in the cascades and some showers may die with that front down los angeles and vegas

and the dallas cowboys practice squad was legally sober when killed in an accident. >>> and here they go again. green bay fans turned out to help the packers get ready for saturday's playoff game against the vikings but shoveling the snow out of the seats at lambeau field. and they get paid ten bucks an hour. >> "early today" sports is brought to you by touch of gray. get rid of some gray never all. >>> just ahead, middle earth coming to a theme park near you. a disturbing story surrounding sarah palin's daughter bristol. >> and getting ready to tie the knot with a pretty powerful woman. you're watching "early today." > today" on this friday. heading into our first weekend of the new year. it looks pretty quiet. we do have the rain and snow out there in west texas today. maybe a few showers in florida. overall, a cold morning. it's going to be a nice afternoon really from the rockies to the east. as we go into saturday a few showers possible in minneapolis. still lingering rain right around the gulf in new orleans, and florida. looking to warm up. by sunday, a lot of areas heading up

that explains the civility there among some of the members who are dallas fans. o atone for that tomorrow. the teams will atone for it at fedex field. live in silver spring, back to you. >> thanks, derek. >>> remember to stay with news 4 throughout the weekend as we bring you continuing coverage of the battle with seattle. you can get the latest on the matchup any time at nbcwashington.com. >>> time right now is 9:36. next, the dollar figure giving us a better idea of how much damage superstorm sandy caused. >>> plus, your tweets going into the record books housed here in d.c. it's happening. >>> the shock for two kids who sat courtside at an nba game last night. [ fingers tapping ] [ rain pattering ] [ heels clicking ] [ female announcer ] yoplait light tastes great now... ♪ ...and feels great later 20 delicious flavors of yoplait light, now at 90 calories each. yoplait, it is so good! >>> superstorm sandy victims are finally getting some help from congress. more could be on the way later this month. yesterday, lawmakers a i proved the $9.7 billion package to hel

it would eventually be the dallas cowboys. new england has never lost an afc title game at home. the patriots are 4-0. time for us to advance of to foxborough. pete gilbert is standing by. they're going to kick off on sunday. >> it certainly is chilly. patriots practiced outside. tom brady actually made a joke. 88 plays against the colts, double overtime in the thin air of miles high. bordering on diabolical, but hardly innovative. >> back when i was a kid, it seemed like every week. it is not like that is brand new to football. it is pretty obvious. you cannot substitute people and change formations and to a lot of shifting in motion and run guys on and off the field -- to a lot of shifting in motion and run guys on and off the field. and i missing something? >> that is what you get when there is a follow-up question. he does not care for it, gerry. >> tomorrow night here on 11 news, staff from. -- stick around. close the result we are working on for 11 news tonight. 11 news talks to federal prosecutors about the crimes the officer allegedly committed. the inauguration is d.c.'s

. >> i am actually enjoy the dallas cowboys. >> let us de back to the 49ers. some are already looking forward to the championship. >> i feel like karbala motivates everyone and brings everyone in and i would like to see if he can match the x's and o's. >> after all, the word on the street is that they have burnt their spot. >> they have the best defense their spot. >> alecia reed, kron 4. >> they burned their spot. >> gary radnich is coming up. they have earned their spot-brian? >> already freezing. and novado fairfield in the upper 20s and these temperatures are calling to continue to get colder for tonight. 30's by the bay and oakland. 37 and san mateo. this live look at san francisco clear skies and in arctic air mass. temperatures are going to drop, significantly. the belief that a freeze warning is in effect for the north bay, the south bay for 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. temperatures will be well below freezing for several hours. there are no freeze warnings for the bay area but still the bayside locations could get close to or right at freezing point. the purpl

the wizards were at work. another dallas showdown in dc. another big day for one local quarterback. >> tonight, we have done that thanks to the votes of democrats and republicans in congress. i will sign a law that raises taxes on the wealthiest 2% of americans while preventing a middle-class tax hike that could have sent the economy back into recession and had a severe impact on families across america. i want to thank all of the leaders of the house and the senate. in particular, i want to thank the work was done by my extraordinary vice president, joe biden, as well as leader harry reid, speaker boehner nancy pelosi, and mitch mcconnell. everybody worked very hard on this. i appreciate it. once again, i want to thank you for your great work. under this law more than 98% of americans and 97% of small businesses will not see their income taxes go up. millions of families will continue to receive tax breaks to help raise their kids and send them to college. companies will continue to receive tax credits for the resources that they use, the i

there's no reason they would be any less excited than they were for the dallas game. for the dallas game they were awesome. >> just being at home is an incredible feeling, the sport we got, whether they were winning or losing. i'm definitely excited. >> skins fans have been crazy for a home playoff game. tickets for this weekend sold out on monday. jason pugh, news4 sports. >> thanks, jason. >>> you do not see a lot of seahawks flag or colors being flown around, but a famous former seahawk hall of famer steve largeant lives here, called d.c. his home when he was elected to congress. the former congressman is now the president and ceo of a nonprofit trade association, but still keeps a closite on his former team. he was selected to seven pro bowls and still the seahawks all-time leading receiver. so with the majority of his life spent between seattle and d.c., it makes you wonder who is he rootic for? >> my loyalties are not divided at all. i'm 100% a seahawk, always have been and always will be, so i'm looking forward to this weekend's game. i think it would be a real

this is a concerted evident to take down america and if you look at the dallas holyland trial, i gavehood was -- had a document said we want to replace the constitution with sharia law. eight hand went up. so i think the fact that on the national security front. rick santorum is superior to any candidate i know. secondly, he, at age 38 -- 38 -- his colleagued selected him to manage the welfare reform act on the floor of the senate. the first time you had a rollback of any federal entitlement. so i was impressed when first heard him speak 20 some years ago and developed a friendship and affinity, but then to see how his peers in the senate -- we was not an old dog in the senate and was elected the third most responsible position in leadership. so when we gave his acceptance speech in iowa and talked about as a young kid look neglect casket at his grandfather's big hands who dug coal, and allowed me as a grandson of a coal miner to run for president, that's why he ignited so many people's enthusiasm. so, to answer your question, also more concisely, the answer is, yes. alex? >> excuse m

the dallas area. conditions out here fair to moderate as we head out this morning. on the toll road, not too much to tell you about. i am not seeing too much -- on 300 95, travel lanes are open. as adam mentioned, some of the treatment on the roads from fire events. do watch for the salt and sand crews heading out and about again. if you see those work crews give them their space. again, throughout the metropolitan area to you might see some of those crews. >> new this morning, people being questioned following a barricade situation in northeast d.c. lee say they got a call about a robbery, but when they got to the extent 400 block, they received reports of a woman being pushed back into a home. this came to a peaceful and about 90 minutes ago. nobody hurts. >> a long night for passengers on the orange line. after a 11:0, they were stranded. -- 11: 00, they were stranded. things were fixed hours later. >> if you know the tracks are down and we cannot get where we are going, we play top price to ride the train. this was a billion-dollar system. it is not acceptable. a

meanwhile the sleet and snow mix made travel a mess in the dallas-ft. worth metro area. hundreds of flights in the nation's fourth busiest airport were either cancelled or delayed. nbc meteorologist bill karins has more on that storm for us and the cold weather in the west. >> the west is quiet and cold. east is stormy. big storm going through new england. it hit mississippi yesterday. a lot of schools are cancelled. airports are doing okay. old ripple effect across the country. so farther not doing too bad and the next couple of hours that snow will be gone. in the west barely a cloud in sight. just very cold. huge area of high pressure. it's like a big dome. doesn't allow any weather systems to come near you. at night with calm winds it gets very chilly. some clouds spilling into wyoming and montana. high pressure of idaho will keep all the stormy weather away for a long time. maybe for the foreseeable future. as far as temperatures go a little bit of wind chill in a few spots but for the most part just very chilly, temperatures like the last couple of days struggling t

. >> the videos released to the media and the dallas police department immediately issues an apology. >> in the course and scope of everything we deal with in a year, this is more embarrassing and troublesome because it just seems to be so unreasonable based on the circumstances. >> officer robert powell issues an apology to the moats and resigns. the moats accept his apology. >> guess everybody deserves a second chance as far as proving what their true character is. so hopefully after this he'll change his ways. >> and the moats think change shouldn't end with robert powell. though ryan didn't try to use his status as an nfl player during the incident, after they hoped to shine a spotlight. they meet with the dallas police department to discuss greater sensitivity training, better screening of officers, and procedures for their situation. >> the fact that he was an athlete makes people pay attention, and so if we have a voice to maybe help a situation, maybe bring about some changes to where someone else wouldn't have to go through what we had to go through, then that's what we're go

the heat facing off against the dallas mavericks in the second quarter. lebron james, king of all things, calmly gets a turnover. goes down. through the defense. james scores. he finishes 32 points. one assist shy of a triple-double. takes over the game in overtime. he dishes ball over to shawn battier. >> the heat win the game in ot. 119 119-109. >> not on the air. >> coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," joe and nika are off today. they're not here. out with the old, in with the new. the 113th congress gafld in today. will john boehner's path to the speakership be smooth? we'll discuss that everybody on the "morning joe" team when we come back here, we're going to huddle around the water cool we are lewis. do you know lewis? >> oh, god. are you letting him do that? >> there is a parent who teaches a child a harsh lesson about ebay accounts and credit cards. i have no idea what that means. all right. when we come back, the transition very smooth as always between "way too early" and "morning joe" will commence and continue. l matters? maybe

it april roots for the dallas cowboys but supports any team opposing the 'skins. >> i have something them. whether a t-shirt or jersey, or just their colors. it's always something. definitely so you know that i'm not a redskins fan. >> when the nfl puts out the season schedule, she checks it and sees who we play at home and she'll order all their paraphernalia at the begins of the season. >> reporter: hoping the rookie quarterback russell wilson will get the attention he deserves. >> i'm really excited to see russell wilson, and he's put up so many points this season and kind of overshad ohhed by the other two reiks, luck and rg3. >> reporter: danny's confident his team will make to the next level and defends redskins fan spirit. >> every year they're going to the super bowl. ier that every year. oh, we're going to the super bowl. last year, won the first three games, we're going to the super bowl. >> cautious optimism. >> reporter: their boy, though mom and dad root for different team, it's all in fun. >> i don't really care about it, because i really like basketball more than footb

a flash flood warning has been issued for the dallas-ft. worth area. s blistering hot in australia with the mercury topping out at 104 degrees. the heat is fueling more than 140 wildfires across the country. more than 120 homes have been destroyed, and more than 320,000 acres burned since tuesday. hundreds of people have been evacuated. so far no deaths have been reported but around 100 people are missing. >>> "cbs moneywatch" time on this wednesday. the earning season gets under way, and why your tax refund may be late this year. erica ferrari here in new york with that and more. erica, good morning to you. >>> good morning, terrell. asian markets rallied tokyo's nikkei gained half a percent. hong kong's hang seng also added half a percent. alcoa posted its fourth quarter earnings and it met wall street's expectations. america's largest producer of aluminum reported profits of $242 million. that's about a 6% increase from last year. alcoa is predicting a 7% rise in demand for this year. alcoa posted its numbers after wall street closed. the dow dropped

a little factor for the dallas game. this one should be a-okay. as the far as weather is concerned. tomorrow morning. clear skies. breezy. 21-30. move on through the next couple days. 43 tomorrow. cooler. 47 on sunday. not bad, actually very nice sunday afternoon. monday, breezy, cool once again. then here comes a warm-up. in our next storm. finally moving in here. wednesday, thursday, friday. also allows temperatures to climb into the 50s. so this one will once again be rain for most of us. >> thank you, doug. >> sports coming up. the redskins plan to stop a really good running back. once registered seismic activity. [ male announcer ] this commercial is not about getting fios; it's about getting fios. that moment after you finally got it that you actually get it. when you see the difference 100% fiber optics makes, and you say "woah we are not on cable anymore." when online videos aren't herky jerky, you get it. or when a movie downloads in two minutes, you get it. last chance to get fios for just $79.99 a month for two years with a two-year agreement. plus $300 back. go to got2ge

joining me now, wayne slater, senior political writer for the "dallas morning news." e you here. you have covered texas and national politics over the last 20 years. we remind everybody the last time texas went blue was in the carter days. the latino vote overall overwhelm league gone to democratic candidates over the republican ones. so as we drill down to texas specifically and its exploding latino population is that what democrats are seizing on to see this demographic advantage? >> that is exactly what they are seizing on. that is exactly it, thomas. you see this growing hispanic population. a population disproportionately votes for democrats. and so you now see this new national group recognizing that texas, which is the big enchilada in terms of electoral votes is so important. if it could get a growing number of hispanics out and voting in texas, to turn texas within four years from red to blue, those electoral vote gs with reliably blue states like california and new york and the next president of the united states could very well be a democrat who is halfway t

according to the dallas mmdical examiner... ior had a blood alcohol content of point- zero-five percent.brown was a passenger ii a car driven by teaamate josh brent.police say pis blood alcohol level was twice the legal llmii of poiit-zero--ight the night of the crash.brent is charggd with intoxicatioo manslaughter. clinton is expected back on - the job next week.clintoo has been at home resting since eer hospitallwednesday... three days after being diagnosed with a blood clot.doctors expect a fulllrecovery. we're less than 30 minutes away from the release of the economists predict about 155-thousand jobs weee created last month.that would be a small improvement from november... ut probably noo enough to change the 7-ppint-7 tt hit nearly all of uu is he - only expected to make matters worse.people are llkely to spend less... and when that happens... businesses hire raise the debt ceiling next amm3 obama says: i will not have congress over whethhr or not they shoull pay the bills thaa they've already rackeddup" the ceiling, we c

we're concerned in the dallas area, shreveport, up to little rock, central louisiana into memphis andmississippi. those areas have the best chance of seeing the strongest storms with damaging wind and possibly a few tornadoes. these areas all have a chance of severe thunderstorm. alabama, all of georgia, all of the carolinas through virginia. that's where this nasty weather is going to be. we haven't had a tornado fatality in this country for almost 200 days. we don't need any. we'll have to be careful and on the lookout. >>> just ahead, after burt reynolds spent the weekend at a florida hospital, we'll have details next. plus, when actors honor other actors at the screen actors award. and did ashton kutcher's playing steve jobs make him sick? you're watching "first look" on msnbc. people are always asking me how we make these geico adverts. so we're taking you behind the scenes. this coffee cup, for example, is computer animated. it's not real. geico's customer satisfaction is quite real though. this computer-animated coffee tastes dreadful. geico. 15 minutes could save you 15 % or m

all the latest from the business team for now of course will be bringing you all the latest from the dallas economic forum all week long so you make sure you tune in and of course you can always find all the way to news and interviews at our site r.t. dot com slash business. georgian president mikheil saakashvili military police have been accused by prosecutors of using a very unusual weapon to control members of the government a weapon so unusual that history's great villains wouldn't even touch it that weapon was almost sexuality the georgian prosecutor's office claims a network of gay spies was set up to seduce certain politicians in order to surveil them and blackmail them the gay spies would tempt men in the government into going back to their apartments which were filled with hidden cameras and microphones to record information and create a not safe for work video to be used to put pressure on these officials this is truly one of the most unique and kind of gross weapons of political intrigue i've ever heard of i mean how many men in georgia politics could possibly fall into the spy t

callahan is currently the offensive coordinator for the dallas cowboys. id release a statement responding to this saying in part any suggestion that i would undermine the integrity of the port that i love is flat out wrong. >>> preparations for the real super bowl parties this year, the niners fans getting all inked up. >> the reason why i do it is because i've been a niners fan since '85. and i say who does it better than us? nobody! >> that kills me. vintage art tattoo in san jose has had a steady stream of business during the niners playoff run. parlors offering a half off deal. >> what a bargain! >> up until the super bowl. the parlor says it's ijed niners tight end delany walker. >> that's called feeling it for your team. >> we'll have more journalists on the ground in new orleans than any other mobile station. you better believe it. you can catch their work on air and our website nbcbayarea.com. it is updated around the clock. a special dedicated to those niners. analysis plus fan photos and interviews. we've got it all. >> total package. speaking of

retiring last year from the dallas cowboys. k erwin is the principal at lincoln. >> he didn't have to come home. cohave stayed in dallas and been a high school football coach and made scads of money with but something called him back to this neighborhood and to so many kids from poor and broken homes. >> i walked these same hall waste. i was here. i get it. >> when john signed on to be a math teacher here he said give me your toughest kids. and we did. >> reporter: students like rayshaun miller. >> really didn't care about coming to school. you didn't have any respect for the teachers. i just thought i was the man. >> reporter: kitna schedules early morning algebra sessions with him. >> i started learning how to do math. and i was like this is actually not that bad. i'm passing with as and bs. i'm getting a 3.0 gpa. i'm just happy. >> reporter: coach kitna changed more than just miller's outlook. he's changed his future. >> i probably wasn't going to get it together. and now i have a chance at graduating. >> you can't come here

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the dallas cowboys are a distant second at $2.1 billion. >>> canned air? chinese billionaire is selling fresh air in soft drink cans. flavors include post industrial taiwan. straight ahead, media day for the ravens and 49ers including randy moss's pick for greatest quarterback ever. >>> smoking e cigarettes can be deadly and getting ready to feed the troops on super sunday. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't. multigrain cheerios in the middle of the night it can be frustrating. it's hard to turn off and go back to sleep. intermezzo is the first and only prescription sleep aid approved for use as needed in the middle of the night when you can't get back to sleep. it's an effective sleep medicine you don't take before bedtime. take it in bed only when you need it and have at least four hours left for sleep. do not take intermezzo if you have had an allergic reaction to drugs containing zolpidem, such as ambien. allergic reactions such as shortness of breath or

. >> ridiculous, especially when the dallas cowboy cheerleaders are allowed to stay overnight. n for the past 10 years in iraq and afghanistan have been in ground combat. >> whoa. >> reporter: this was an explosion like that one that gave sergeant hunt her shrapnel wounds and burns. 130 american military women have been killed and 800 injured in iraq and afghanistan. the new policy opens 200,000 jobs to women from which they are currently excluded. physical standards will continue to apply and they have to carry a backpack that weighs 63 pounds. sometimes it weighs 100 pounds. but manning says the decision is a recognition. >> if what you have done has been good, it's helped the country, let's make it official. let's open it all to you. you've already proved you can do it. >> reporter: defense secretary is expected to make the official announcement tomorrow. cbs pentagon correspondent david martin reports they will have until may to formulate plans to make it happen, and then we'll have two and a half years after that to fully implement them. the end of 2015. anita. >> thank you

today for the first time since their well-deserved new year's break and since the big win against the dallas cowboys. coming to town on sunday will lead the seattle seahawks. the last time the redskins were on -- in the playoffs seven years ago, they traveled to seattle to lose to the seahawks. it is hard to believe that allows time, the only time, this stadium has hosted a playoff game was back in 2000 against the detroit lions. i was lucky enough to be a bad game and it was very loud. i can only imagine what it will be like on sunday afternoon. if you are still trying to get tickets, it will be a sellout. let's check on line, there are website selling tickets. standing room only, you will pay at least $150. the prices continued to go up from there. if you want a seat inside fedex field. some fans say it has been a long time coming and they are willing to pay. >> $150 is a good price, i will pay the. >>that's what you pay for a concert. >> you can buy a ticket online this morning, not to get into the stadium but to tailgate -- would you pay 75-$125 to literally part your vehicle out here an

we have the red wings at home against the dallas stars. s are on the move here and it looks like they are going to get a goal but watch. detroit goalie jimmy howard has other ideas. fancy glove work keeping the puck out of the net. but dallas won 2-1. sharks beat the oilers too, last night, final 6-3. their home opener tomorrow against phoenix. >>> people are talking about a big upset in the australian open. yesterday, serena williams lost to 19-year-old sloane stephens also an american. williams hurt her back on the 8th game of the second set. look at her there. this was her first loss since august 17, ending a run of 20 wins. stevens is headed to the semifinals -- stephens is headed to the semi finals. >> she is young and beat a legend. >>> here's more 49ers fan photos for you. the harbaugh brothers aren't the only sibling rivalry headed for the super bowl... can you tell who steve in hayward, and his brother john back on the east coast root for? and this pic came with one subject line r >> the harbaugh brothers are heading to the super b

. >> reporter: well, elizabeth, by comparison, the meadowlands is only 8 miles from midtown manhattan, cowboys stadium 20 miles from downtown dallas. this new stadium more than 40 miles from downtown san francisco. so how in the world do you get here on public transportation? >>> reporter: it may not look like much but the vta light rail station is closest to the new stadium. just imagine what it will look like after 68,000 people spill out after a game and another nearby station which serves nearby amtrak and ace train, riders can already feel the chaos. what's it going to mean for a little train station like this? >> oh, too small. >> reporter: but if you are coming to the new stadium from points north, these stations could be in your future. caltrain takes about 45 minutes from downtown san francisco to mountain view and that's where you'll have to transfer to a vta light rail for another 20- minute ride. >> it's mountain view to elmont. >> reporter: vta planners are working to speed up the journey as part of a larger improvement project. >> we're looking the express service that goes directly from the caltrain station in mount

the 1st inning with a new logo appeared at the dallas/fort worth airport on thursday. there is a new symbol and american in large letters on the body of the plane. red and blue horizontal lines emblazoned on the tail. american says about one-third of its fleet roughly 200 planes will have the new look by the end of the year. >>> on capitol hill, some top republican leaders are considering a short-term increase of the debt ceiling. >> house budget committee chairman paul ryan says they are weighing the benefits of an extension as a way to get the senate and white house engaged in future conversations. president obama as warned that if congress doesn't raise the debt ceiling the economy could crash and there could be delays for social security checks and veterans benefits. >>> university of california leaders say tuition hikes can be avoided this fall if the system gets the funding increase proposed in governor brown's budget plan. the quarter billion-dollar increase is less than that what the uc system had hoped. but it's a turnaround from years of budget cuts. the extra

the sleet and snow mix made travel a mess in the dallas-ft. worth metro area. hundreds of flights in the nation's fourth busiest airport were canceled or delayed. bill karins is tracking this winter storm for us. bill, what will this mean for the northeast? >> it means a lot of school cancellations and delays out there. headaches for parents. you have to worry about your kids and also worrying about getting to work yourself. as far as what we're going to deal with out there right now, heading out the door, connecticut, all portions of the lower hudson valley, massachusetts and now pushing into rhode island is where we're seeing the heaviest bursts of snow. we had a lot of sleet overnight. so northern new jersey, central new jersey and the coastal areas of connecticut and even the north coast of long island dealing with that crunchy stuff which makes it difficult for the plows and sidewalks will be slippery. new york city hovering at 32 degrees. be careful. could be a few icy spots. overall, it's mostly been rain. philadelphia is fine. baltimore, d.c., you're war

particularly when the dallas cowboy cheerleaders are allowed to stay overnight because they're not in the navy. women for the past ten years have in fact been in ground combat. >> reporter: it was an explosion like that one that gave sergeant hunt her shrapnel wounds and burns. 130 military men and women have been killed and 800 injured in iraq and afghanistan. the new policy opens 200,000 jobs to women from which they are currently excluded. physical standards will continue to apply and infantrymen for example carries a backpack that weighs 63 pounds. sometimes it weighs a hundred pounds. but manning says the decision is a recognition. >> yes, what you've done has been good. it's helped the country. let's make it official. let's open it all to you. i've already proved you can do it. >> defense secretary leon panetta is expected to make the formal announcement later today. cbs news pentagon correspondent david martin reports that the military branches will have until may to come up with plans to make this happen and then we'll have two and a half years after that to implement them ful

all he did was turn in a triple play, first at home agast the eagles, and then in dallas, on thanksgivingless. rgiii made his monday night debut the next week, andnd once again, with a national television audience watchining, rgiii saved his best for last. the redskins won their third straight game and were back in the hunt. >> thank you, tim. of course, once rgiii and the reredskins got back in the hunt, they made it pay off with four straight wins, the last two at philadphia and lt sunday y at home against dallas. i caught up with rgiii, one on one, to talk about the incredible playoff run. >> what wdoes ts playoff run feel like for you? you're the man everyone is talking about. >> it feels good, but it's not just about getting into the playoffs. everybody is excited and that we won the division, but we want to keep it going, keeit rolling all the way through. the timeme for celebration was over for me right after the game. it is time to move forward. >> coach said this is unprecedented. you have done things he has never seen any quarterback do before, and he has coached a couple of f g