. >> 80 miles an hour around the top of the racetrack, mud flying, it's insane. >> and if sprint car racing is insane from mike's vantage point, imagine how insane it is to drive. >> just think of the scariest thing you have ever done ever in your life, holding on for dear life and it almost takes somebody a little crazy to do these, to drive these things. >> number four driver tony jones has sprint car racing in his blood. his father was also a driver and during the course of his 16 years of professional racing, tony's had his share of crashes. >> one of my worst crashes, the car is a little too tight, flipped pretty good, hit the cage on the ground and next thing you know, i woke up in a c.a.t. scan and you don't know if you're in a coffin, talking to god or what's really going on. >> there are many challenges in this sport and the potential for danger is great. sprint car racing is done on dirt tracks which makes it very different from pavement racing. track owners go to great lengths to keep the track moist and sticky to enable drivers the signature sprint car style called a slide

. >> my of the state is there were four racetracks in the city. -- my understanding. can you name them? >> pioneer, union, in the side, and oceanside. >> there ago. maybe there are more. >> we have a big article on race tracks on our website. outsidelands.org. >> the ingleside, you can still see that. >> they developed where that race track was, just south of ocean avenue, they kept the oval of the race track and created urbano drive. >> i think we have some progress of that. >> that is the inner sunset. that is where >> lawrence lives > i do. >> you can see the inner sandbank. it is a big old sand hill. they had to do a lot of grading. >> in the building department, when we go out and look to people to building development, as soon as they squared away the top 6 inches or whatever is there, it is all sand. forever. in my yard, and there is nothing you can do about it. it is what there is. it was generally developed in response to the 1890's for mid- winter there, which was held in golden gate park. would the first buildings that was built in that area was a bar calle

dashed when hundreds were reporting a story about a comment that he allegedly made to a friend at the racetrack, which did not put the administration in a good light read the comment attributed to him was we shall tax and spend. whether true or not, of course, he denied it. it stuck with him for the rest of his life and became a rallying cry for those who hated roosevelt and the new deal. as if that wasn't enough, in september of 1939 when war broke out in europe, he found himself back at the mayo clinic. the doctors ruled out a recurrence of cancer, but they could not figure out why he was unable to absorb nutrients. so they gave him a blood transfusion and injections of liver extracts. a combination that was administered to him often for the rest of his life. i'm times at work and sometimes it didn't. for the rest of his life, he was unable to gain weight. his digestive system -- it was a mass. sometimes he is was on the verge of starvation for me before he moved into the white house, he had his little house in georgetown -- a little rented house with his daughter, diana. he was still recover

you're standing at the racetrack, you and your friends, and you're seeing the cars scream by, screeching rubber, okay? [makes sounds] 200 miles an hour here, 200 miles an hour there, 200--just 200 miles an hour screaming, rolling. and your friend says, "wow, man, you see those cars accelerate?" and you say, "as a matter of fact, i didn't." your friends, "what, 200 miles an hour, man, come on." 200 there, 200 there, 200 there, 200 there, what's the change? no change. if there's no change, then there's no acceleration. i'll give you an example over here. here i have a piece of metal. i'm gonna push the metal at constant speed. what's the acceleration? none. begin with a z. zero. end with a p. zip. [laughter] no acceleration, see. it's moving without accelerating. okay? it has speed. it has velocity. now, when i get it started, i have to-- when i get it started, it accelerates briefly, but then it just moves uniformly. no change in motion. so it moves without accelerating. a lot of people don't know that. a lot of people think that if something is not accelerating, it got to be at rest. but

soon it became america's most loved muscle cars setting speed records on the racetrack and even debutingsuch as rte. 66, rush-hour, transformers, and even the lead. my sister had one of these. the today at the line includes seven models with the chief the starting at at $3,500, $50,000. the corvette continues to rank among the world's elite sports cars and acceleration time, top speed, and overall muscle with someone and have million sold so far. the corvette was unveiled on this business state january the 17th sparking 60 years of battle to metal find. levitt. we will be right back. the answer to a the question of the day. does obama want to get rid of the second amendment? i had enough of feeling embarrassed about my skin. [ designer ] enough of just covering up my moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. i decided enough is enough. ♪ [ spa lady ] i started enbrel. it's clinically proven to provide clearer skin. [ rv guy ] enbrel may not work for everyone -- and may not clear you completely, but for many, it gets skin clearer fast, within 2 months, and keeps it clearer through 6 months. [

. >> some deer got on the racetrack. >> and bambi has the lead. >> racing rudolph. >> bailey the dog sort of. >> is he lip syncing? bark syncing? >> the best play-by-play. >> score! >> yeah, but not quite as good as the announcement. put it up and it is good, good, good, good, g-o-o-d, that spells god. and it is good. >> you never knew spelling counted. >> no, exactly. g-o-o-d, good, good, good. >> that catch phrase, make that yours. >> that was good. that was good. >> i like that. >> good, good, good good. >> thanks so much, len berman. we're back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. [ harry umlaut ] here we go. [ sally umlaut ] what? the five stages of muller. ah yes... stage one: suspicion. "it's a yogurt, how good can it be?" stage two: revision. "actually, this ain't bad." stage three: surprise! "look at this cool cornery thing! i love this stuff!!" stage four: desolation. "it's gone!" stage five: anticipation "i guess i could always have another"... "have you been through the five stages of muller yet?" "yeah, just now." [ male announcer ] muller. the european for yummy. >>> wh

hundreds of newspapers began reporting the story of a comments he allegedly made to a friend at the racetrack, which did not put the administration and the good life. the comment attributed to him was we shall tax and tax, spend and spend and elect any left. whether true or not, of course he denied it come is stuck with him the rest of his slaves and became a rallying cry for those who heeded this about in new deal. and if that wasn't enough, if cameron 1839, when moore broke in europe, harry found himself back at the mayo clinic and the doctors had ruled out a recurrence of cancer, but they couldn't figure out why he was unable to solar nature since. said they came up with a dog's breakfast of intravenous feeding, the transfusions, injections of liver extract, a combination which he had mr. t. had off and on for the rest of his life and sometimes it works and sometimes it didn't. but for the rest of his life, he was unable to gain weight. his digestive system alluded to the.is to figure out. his digestive system is a mess. sometimes the verge of starvation. so spring 1940, before he moved in

motor gp experience, we have the largest collection of motor gp bikes in the world apart from the racetracks trademark number he raced last year. we have about a dozen other bikes here on display. >> reporter: don't you think it's everyone's dream, if you're into bikes, to own a bike that says ducati on it. >> this is a bike you put in your living room. >> reporter: what's this? >> the honda nc700x. it's got a low msrp. 6999. >> reporter: so $7,000 for a bike, that's good. >> really good nowadays. couple of unique things about it is it's got a storage compartment normally where the gas tank is. will hold a full face helmet. go on a ride, you can drop your helmet in there. fuel fills unthe tank. not going to win any races, but it's a really nice motorcycle. >> reporter: is this a good starter bike? >> it would be. they make an automatic version, so you don't have to worry about a clutch or shifter. >> reporter: even better starter bike. >> yeah. just brakes, go and stop. >> reporter: this is not going to win races, but we have a race ready to go on behind us. we're going to check in with dan

of newspapers began reporting the story about a comment that he allegedly made to a friend at the racetrack, which did not put the administration in a good light, a comment attributed to him was, we shall tax and tax, spend and spend. whether true or not of course he denied it. it stuck with him for the rest of his life, and it became a rallying cry for those who hated the roosevelt and the new deal. and if that wasn't enough, in september 1939 when the war broke out in europe, harry found himself back at the mayo clinic. and the doctors had ruled out recovering cancer but they couldn't figure out why he was unable to absorb nutrients. so they came up with intravenous feedings, blood transfusions, injection of liver extract, a combination which he had administered to him off and on for the rest of his life. and sometimes it worked and sometimes it didn't. but for the rest of his life, he was unable to gain weight. his digestive system, i'll leave it to the doctors to figure it out, his digestive system was a mess. sometimes he was on the verge of starvation. so in the spring of 1940, before

. >> tom: still ahead, we go beyond the scoreboard with an unlikely winner in the fiscal cliff debate: nascar racetrack owners. >> tom: today, it was concerns about earnings. last month, it was the fiscal cliff. a year ago, it was europe. the long list of concerns have scared small investors away from the stock market. as a result, many missed out on last year's 13% gain in the s&p 500. suzanne pratt looks tonight at what it might take to turn retail investors into stock shareholders again. >> reporter: where is everybody? we're not talking about the growth in electronic trading that has made the big board's floor seem so lonely. we're talking retail investors, so many of whom have exited the stock market in the last several years. t.d. ameritrade and its c.e.o. fred tomczyk keep close tabs on the psyche of american investors and have a theory. >> i think it's definitely uncertainty and all the events that have happened over the last couple of years. i think, if there's one thing to turn it around, it would be seeing more indications that the u.s. economy is on the right track. >> reporter: to better g

was heading back to the barn after a workout yesterday when he tossed a jockey and escaped from the racetrack trainer followed the 4-year-old gelding named bullet catcher and captured the video on cell phone. the horse galluped for almost two miles before they caught him. the horse was cut on some of his feet but luckily the ride ended safely. he has a tale to tell his friends. much more ahead on "today in the bay," coming up, more rumors swirl around lance armstrong, will he or won't he admit to using performance-enhancing drugs 134 oh! progress-oh! -oh! -oh! oh! oh! ♪ what do you know? oh! ♪ bacon? -oh! -oh! oh! [ female announcer ] with 40 delicious progresso soups at 100 calories or less, there are plenty of reasons people are saying "progress-oh!" share your story for a chance to win a progress-oh! makeover in hollywood. go to facebook.com/progresso to enter. . >>> looking live at candlestick park where it's quiet now, but it will be a roar later on today. of course, the san francisco 49ers are in the playoffs today, and just appropriately the city was decked out in red and gold. you can

"today in the bay's" bob redell is out there with the high racing rpms at the racetrack and has a look at the excitement for you. bob, take it away. >> reporter: jon and marla, you're looking at some of the monster energy supercross athletes hitting some serious air probably in the range of 60 to 65 feet. this is something i would do but clearly i just don't want to get dirty. i was looking at this. dakota will be out here competing tomorrow. you guys are a little crazy. i mean that as a compliment. am i right on that? >> for sure. we're looking for adrenaline whether it be motocross or snowboarding. this does it for us. >> reporter: you need that dopamine rush. what do you do to push it to the limit to get that adrenaline rush. >> putting in time of being comfortable. we look like adrenaline junkies to you guys but we've been doing it for a long time. it's normal. it's hard. >> reporter: your pr team likes to push this as one of the most physically demanding sports out there period. i know there are other athletes that would argue their sport is more demanding. what would be your argu

getting it out of the water and rewarding those guys with some sailing and getting it out there on the racetracks second wing was already in production and after a three-week journey the wing arrived in the bay area just in time for a new phase of training. >> training exercises be any different now after this cap size? >> definitely. i mean, there will did he haefie early on in the sailing of this boat a lot more, say, conservative. >> reporter: aboard the america's cup to be staged on the bay with racing starting this summer, timing is critical for the team's defense of the cup. >> obviously we don't want to go out and make an error like that again. however, look, you don't know t. could happen to any of the teams. that is part of these boats, what they're about. certainly we'll certainly be taking it a lot easier on this boat. >> reporter: with team u.s. at pier 80, i'm laurence scott. >>> let's bring in henry wofford and we are talking, of course, the big game, the 49ers. what have you got? >> absolutely. you know what, we have to talk football at this time, raj and jessica. at this point

speeds will drop through richmond and approaching the merge off the bridge and here by the racetrack. so far a smooth drive. no incidents here or coming from the south. this is northbound 880 past oakland coliseum. we're bogging down around high street into downtown as we typically do. speeds not a big concern. no major delay. just more company for you in both directions north of san mateo bridge. back to you. >> thank you so much, mike. >>> 6:27 right now. still ahead on "today in the bay," gun control. the debt limit and a controversial confirmation hearing. we go live to washington, d.c. with a very busy week ahead. that's coming up next. >>> right now let's take a live look outside. golden gate bridge. palace of fine arts. beautiful live look out there. it's a clear, cold morning. we don't have to tell you that though. you can feel it in the air. what you do need to know is when that warmup is on the way. we'll keep checking the forecast with christina. 6:27. >>> stay snuggled under those covers as long as you can. it is monday morning. got to get up and get going. temperatures ta

gear and the corvette seemed to symbolize more mid life crisis than icon >> it was a slot car on the racetrack you know, it had terrible suspension. you literally drove it, hit a pothole and banged your head on the headliner. >> reporter: still, the corvette survived. even through g.m. bankruptcy. >> it is such a shame for that car to be missing in america's culture. i mean, i just think it's part of the dna of america >> reporter: rick should know. he's a chevy dealer. that's not all >> rick has got the best seat. eporter: he also owns hendrick motor sports one of the most winningest teams in nascar. did you race anything else besides a chevy? >> never have. reporter: his passion for chevy has turned into, well, almost hording. so what does this have in it? wow. >> this is a 427. 390 horse. >> reporter: he owns one of the largest private corvette collections in the world. 150 in all. his favorite though was always the sting ray. and he's more than willing to share the love. >> i could drive this thing all day. >> reporter: what was it about corvettes for you though? >> a corvette was just the

pen and paper in hand he sat in the dim light of his jail cell thinking about his friends from the racetrack in president's square. like william thornton he had a some talent for writing. fare well, fare well, my freng friends dear, view my dreadful state. each flying moment brings me near to my awful fate. he made a curious reference to his family. brought up i was by parents nice whose commands i would not obey but plunged ahead foremost into vice and temptation's dreadful way. he admitted his folly in scourning the teaching of his elders. nothing did i ever drink but liquor very strong, alas i never used to think i was doing wrong. to me was read the awful since oh dreadful in my years it rang gave me time for my repentance and i must be hanged. good-bye, good-bye my fraends so dear, may god almighty please you all. if you please shed but a tear at arthur bowen's unhappy fall. copies of arthur's poem soon circulated. the intelligence, the big newspaper in washington published a copy. the editor of the metropolitan which was the newspaper in georgetown pronounced it very credible. everyone

. >> i remember the racetrack. reporter: her stepfather trained racehorses. old. money came and went. >> you had a lot. you had nothing. you had a limosine. then you were broke. my stepfather would come and i would crack open my piggy bank to give him just what i had. yeah definitely will mess you up about money. >> reporter: they fought a lot step dad and mom? >> very, very tumultuous. very violent. yes. >> reporter: like throwing things? >> like domestic violence. reporter: and you were a witness to that? did they try to shield you from that? >> no, i was a witness to that. i remember. no yes. they would kind of want me to know what was going on. it was definitely not stable. >> reporter: frankel keeps in touch with her stepfather but hasn't spoken to her mother in years. do you see bits of her in you? >> i see some bits of me in her which does scare me. i don't think about it that often but i do see some bits. >> reporter: like? i'm kind of a strong personality. and i can you know, sting. >> you're insane. reporter: but that strong personality has served h

guest: it goes to the racetrack itself. host: "the washington post" takes a look at this provision. "supporters claim the break is necessary so nascar can compete on a level playing field with other theme parks. it looks like they got their wish." ray from kentucky on our democrat's line. caller: mr. schatz, i know this is all very confusing, but i contend, and maybe this is an oversimplification, but the three biggest drivers are the lowest tax rates we have seen in years, and we never seem to hear anyone talk about that. what if we raised everyone's rates, 4%? you will not get any republicans to agree to that. you raise the age of entitlement benefits two years. you will not get democrats to agree to that. and if we cut defense spending by 4%. wouldn't that go a long way to cutting the deficit? those are three main drivers where we find ourselves? guest: let's look at the first one. why do we want to raise anyone's taxes? what will that money be used for? right now we're not bringing in enough money to pay medicare beneficiaries. same thing with social security. general revenue is

zoe: when she gave the banana a ride, her car went off the racetrack. sasha's car is heavier.enewing a book. people do it all the time. (chatters excitedly) george was thrilled... oh. ...because the man with the yellow hat... whoa. ...had only read the book to him 18 times. that's strange. i don't see the librarian. mrs. dewey? huh. i'm right here. hey. oh, there you are. sorry for the mess. my work keeps stacking up. uh, george would like to renew a book, please. yeah, uh-huh. (chatters) (scanner beeps) i sure wish i had someone to help out today. (george sighs) oh. aha! (chatters excitedly) man: something tells me george is available. that's stupendous. thank you, george. george, i have some research to do. will you be all right here by yourself? uh-huh, uh-huh uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh. well, then i'll be back in a few hours. be a good little monkey librarian. (chatters "okay," chuckles) (chatters "bye") okay, george. would you mind going through this pile and separating out the dvds? oh... (chatters) narrator: george soon discovered that he was a superfast movie grabber... (s

the horse apparently got loose from the laurel racetrack. an more than a mile with the jockey following him in a car before they caught him. today bullet catcher will be running again but against another horse at the laurel track. the odds on him to win, 8-1. >> we know he can move. >> gotten his practice in, too. >>> before we continue we want to let you know that culpeper schools, culpeper county schools opening two hours late today. >>> our time is 5:26. coming up, ready to make some noise. the piece of legislation that has hybrid drivers in virginia planning to protest. >>> also ahead, watching the roads. the trouble spots we're finding as you get ready to head off to work. >>> and rain is moving out. >>> chuck hagel will face tough questions in his bid to become defense secretary today. >>> a 30-year-old firefighter from prince george's county remains in guarded condition after a chain reaction on the beltway. >>> and no reported issues on the green line this hour after chaos and confusion during the evening rush. >>> we'll have much mor

the entrances to the laurel racetrack are flooded, too. and you're back live now taking a look at a auto rental place which had a parking lot around it this morning that was completely dry. the risen has risen. now they've had to tow and move most of the cars out of this lot. right now only about 250 people have been affected by the evacuations. most of them are related to some of the businesses as you can see behind me here in laurel, but if the water comes up another couple feet or so, then they get into a more serious situation with potentially some residential evacuations long brock bridge road and route 197. folks in laurel have to wait and see. there is a huge amount of water behind those dams here now spilling more than 3.7 billion gallons an hour according to wssc and there's a lot more water behind the dams yet to come. scott broom, wusa9. >> 3.7 billion gallons an hour. it's incomprehensible. >>> the day began with several folks who had to be rescued from their stranded cars in those floodwaters. montgomery county fire and rescue

. >> on the racetrack and in the streets if you are inlined to do so. >> we've seen on the auto sectornissan here in the states. your into that or do you still apartment courtroom who is looking to play at the high end? >> what we try to do, we try to fulfill our mission which is bring the passion for what we do in motorcycles. that means we make better motorcycles, higher technology, more doesn't. then we try to make a price that is right. we don't see the trend, we do our own thing and it seems to be working so far. >> looks great outside the exchange. in a perfect world we would have you get on right now and ride away. thank you for your time. >>> just in case none of your leagues told you we're having a bit of a cold snap on the west coast, so cold that the state's fruit and vegetable crops could be frozen. jane wells tracking that story at an artichoke farm in the golden state. jane? >> they've called this a frost kissed artichoke. sort of warming up california coming out of their arctic freeze. farmers are assessing the damage. what you'll pay more for after the break. >>> we've

bullet catcher, the individually after he got loose at laurel racetrack. ran more than a mile with a jockey following him in the car. knob put a watch on him. thursday, bullet catcher will be running against horses in his day but at laurel. the odd on him to win, are 8:1. put your >> jay: hey, thanks for coming. you've been really charitable lately. i heard you gave lindsay lohan $100,000 to pay her taxes. isn't that kind of a waste, with her track record? >> well, c0me on, jay, it's not like i'm lighting cigars with $100 bills, you know? [ laughter ]

. >> some deer got on the racetrack. >> and bambi has the lead. >> racing rudolph. >> bailey the dog good, good, good, g-o-o-d, that spells god. and it is good. >> you never knew spelling counted. >> no, exactly. g-o-o-d, good, good, good. >> that catch phrase, make that yours. >> that was good. that was good. >> i like that. >> good, good, good good. >> thanks so much, len berman. we're back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. >>> what you have to look forward to next week, jill's steals and deals. >> our "today's" viewer challenge for the best homemade chicken wings in the country just in time for the super bowl. >> we'll head into super bowl filling in for kathie lee. she joins hoda after your local news and weather. [ crickets chirping ] [ traffic passing ] ♪ [ music box: lullaby ] [ man on tv, indistinct ] ♪ [ lullaby continues ] [ baby coos ] [ man announcing ] millions are still exposed to the dangers... of secondhand smoke... and some of them can't do anything about it. ♪ [ continues ] [ gasping ] >>> you're watching "today in the bay." >> good morning to you. it is 9:56. i'

. >> some deer got on the racetrack. >> and bambi has the lead. >> racing rudolph. >> bailey the dogood, good, good, g-o-o-d, that spells god. and it is good. >> you never knew spelling counted. >> no, exactly. g-o-o-d, good, good, good. >> that catch phrase, make that yours. >> that was good. that was good. >> i like that. >> good, good, good good. >> thanks so much, len berman. we're back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. >>> what you have to look forward to next week, jill's steals and deals. >> our "today's" viewer challenge for the best homemade chicken wings in the country just in time for the super bowl. >> we'll head into super bowl territory as well. >> meredith's last day filling in for kathie lee. she joins hoda after your local news and weather. >>> good morning. it is 9:57 this friday, january 25. i'm keith russell. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is here with the forecast. >> likely will have some snow moving towards the metro area. but not until perhaps early to mid afternoon. right now as we go forward here, these areas in lavender, that's where we will get

i'm not happy about some of the things in it like the hollywood handout, over $200 million, special things for auto racetracksher thing for rum taxes. look, those have to be dealt with. but we will deal with those in ways and means committee and other ways, bring those back up to make sure special interests are taken out of this. >> i sort of sense from your demeanor that you are going to vote for something that averts the fiscal cliff tonight. >> yes. what we are also going to do is with an equal commitment and drive and even more so, redoubling our efforts to work on other spending cuts. we have got to get back to that. >> representative, appreciate you taking some time to talk to us. we will follow up with you later in the night. let's go back to our contributor, john avlon. john, the question is, is that sentiment you just heard from tim murphy of pennsylvania going to prevail tonight, the idea that this debate over spending and entitlements is definitely not over, there are specific instances in which it's not going to be over. one is the debt ceiling. two is the sequester that's been pushed off for two

the world. still they're in trouble. scores of racetracks have closed. selling horses have been harder. breeders have developed a new sale strategy to survive. >> hidaka is where most of japan's racehorses are. that includes paying top dollar for racehorses. this buyer is typical. >> any higher offers? sold for $11,000 to mr. kobiya of china. >> he bought ten horses that day. >> $11,000, mr. ko from china. once a chinese buyer spent nearly $560,000 in a single day. local breeders took note. >> a single chinese customer buys many horses all at once. that's why we like selling to chinese. >> many of the chinese buy horses for a popular competition called speed racing. in china, it's speed that attracts the fans as gambling is against the law. the prize money is low and what matters is the prestige of winning. that's why they spend so much on horses. we visited the rancher whose horse won the championship. ming owns four companies. he also owns 130 racehorses and he's always on the lookout for more. so whenever he hears about a top quality horse from overseas, he buys it. >> this is a japa

police say he likes to visit racetracks and gambling establishments. >>> the search continues tonight for italian fashion designer victor yarr musoni, who was on a plane that disappeared. he was traveling with his wife, two friends and crewmembers when the small plane they were in disappeared yesterday off the venezuelan coast. missoni is a top executive with a fashion house founded by his father. >>> authorities in santa cruz are working to identify a body found this morning near the mouth of the san lorenzo river. the coroner's office says the body appears to be that of a white male in his fifties. there were no signs of foul play. >>> santa rosa police are trying to figure out how a man wound up on the side of a road last night unconscious with severe injuries to his head. police found the man in his forties on peterson lane around 9:00 last night. he was taken to the hospital with life-threatening wounds to his head. investigators say it appears the man was walking to the store when he was wounded. police say a white car with two men inside was seen in the area at the time. right

expanding the acceptance of the nascar racing well beyond the, the day's activities on a sunday at the racetrack. and so this is an opportunity for us to have an outreach that goes to people who actually then have some skin in the game. and i think it could be an extremely important way of bringing resources into an agency that is badly in need of significant resources for the future. >> i want to make it clear, i wasn't picking a fight with nascar. i'm from north carolina. >> i didn't think you would. >> i didn't run for re-election but i want to be able to go out in public. there's been a lot of discussion of, public/private partnerships. obviously we do need to think about commercial applications of our space technology and our capabilities. but i worry. we have had probofls, discussions in this committee, privatizing the national weather service, which is entirely built with taxpayer-funded research. it is a capability that has been entirely provided as a public service, built by taxpayer funding, and the proposals seem to becoming from a company that wanted to buy the national weather servi

interests may not be taxes on the wealthy, they are prepared to put taxes on the wealthy provide you take care of their racetrack>> they were wealthyenoughtohirealobbyistto get around the rules. >> the rules are the rules and nothing violated any of the rules. >> maybe not violated the rules but they did not go to a vote before the congress. >> they don't have to. >> i know. don't you want -- >> the vote before the congress came at the 11th hour when everybody had to cast a vote. this was not like somebody moved and did something without requiring obama's signature. everything was done -- >> this happens every year, stuff is stuffed in a ballot. this had nothing to do with the fiscal cliff and -- >> it does have to do with the fiscal cliff. >> no. >> you couldn't get the votes to address your issue and your interpretation of what the cliff represents. >> exactly. >> until you do mine. and mine happens to be nascar. >> log rolling and that's what it's all about. >> didn't you see the movie lincoln? >> i had so see get trip trip -- guilt trip. it was sold out the other day. >> you will see a bird's-eye view of how

now with that. >> reporter: the fiscal cliff law passed so quickly many in congress never realized it was full of special interest tax breaks, one of which allows auto racetrackers to speed up their tax deductions. another tax writeoff goes to hollywood, a $20 million break any time a t.v. show or movie is shot in an economically depressed area of the united states. there's a subsidy for rum made in puerto rico. a tax break if you train a mine rescue worker, and a tax credit for every kilowatt of electricity produced by the wind. all told, a fiscal cliff law designed to reduce the deficit added $74 billion in spending through changes in the tax law. do you consider this pork? >> oh, absolutely. this was filled with pork. >> reporter: republican congressman darrell issa, who voted no on the bill, says many house members felt blindsided by tax breaks that were never publicly debated. >> and it's pork particularly because they couldn't get these through any other way except by throwing them into a bill like this. >> reporter: but supporters of the tax provision say they will create jobs. dan houser of the international speedway corporation, the owner of nascar,

the mid east. breaking down barriers at high speeds. next on "cbs this morning." >>> female drivers are rare to find on any racetrack, but the first all-womenking stereotypes. three palestinians call themselves the speed sisters. as mark phillips reports they're driven by frustration with israel. >> reporter: chaos in the streets, burning rubber, frenzied crowd, or chaos in the streets, burning rubber, frenzied crowd. what's the connection? this seems to be good training for this. a street rally car event in the jordanian red sea port of aqaba where one of the most popular and remarkable teams calls themselves speed sisters. lady drivers from the occupied palestinian territories. noor, betty and janine are the only female racing team in the middle east. for them, this is more than just a sport. >> when i race, i feel i'm fighting okay pachlgs driving, racing makes me feel like freedom. >> it's rally driving as liberation and in more than one sense. the crowds that gather here come from across the middle east where the idea of female racing drivers is and safe to say not universally admired, in saudi arabia women are famously not allowed to

the deal? a tax break for building nascar racetracks or another year of tax exempt fund-raising near ground zeroally intended to rebuild lower manhattan. now the bonds have been used to construct, among other things, a new goldman sachs headquarters. if you take the cost of extending all these tax breaks for corporations and individuals and the 2009 stimulus tax breaks, you get about $210 billion aggregate. now compared to new revenues projected from higher taxes, special interests represent about a third of all new money raised. that is a staggering figure for those concerned with deficit reduction. sam brock, nbc bay area news. back to you. >> okay, thank you, sam. very revealing. this new year brings a change to immigration laws beginning march 4 immigrant families won't have to be separated for months while members apply for permanent u.s. residency. previously those applications had to be made from their native countries resulting in a long wait. oftentimes while the request was under consideration. immigration attorneys say many clients never even sought pe permanent residency out of fear

that the bill to avert the so-called fiscal cliff also was stuffed with billions of what critics call corporate tax giveaways for certain hollywood films, $430 million. nascar racetrack owners, $78 million. puerto rican rummakers, $220 million. and algae growers, $59 million. >> to use vehicles that are must-pass, which are the lobbyists' ticket on board the gravy train is sad and cynical commentary on the way washington does business. >> reporter: nascar says its write-off increases investment in construction, which results in desperately needed jobs. supporters of other breaks also say they foster research, create jobs and help companies compete. still, experts say over two years, the special tax breaks for business largely wipe out the $86 billion raised by increasing taxes on the wealthy. >> so where did all that money from letting the tax cuts expire for the rich go? they gave it right back to big business. >> reporter: so, despite all the rhetoric about cutting the deficit, washington still seems to be engaging in business as usual, doling out money through tax breaks and special projects. take that $60 billion emergency bill passed by the senate to help victim

2 mi llio$222n million for puerto rico and the $70 million for nascar to allow certain racetracks to to vote on a relief bill for victims of superstorm sandy. on friday the senate approved $60 billion of aid for new jersey and new york which were devastated by sandy. leaders called off the vote because of the fiscal cliff deadline. new york lawmakers are steaming. >> hurricane sandy struck on october 29th. eight, nine weeks ago. it's unprecedented that it should take so long. and yet we are now told that this house is going to adjourn, that even though the senate pvot ed fvoteor td fohe ar thid, e aiwe'rd, we goe'reing going to do nothing, it's unprecedented. it's disgusting. >> there's no way to sugar coat th is.this. a new study finds eating fructose may trigger brain activity that makes you overeat. fr uctofrucse itoses ad is ded addeto dd torink dris annks d and foods. psci entisciestsntists studied brain mri. they found the brain fails to react to feeling full the way it does when people eat regular sugar. the researchers say this leads to more eating and potentially to obesity.

. >> reporter: the law passed so quickly, many in congress never realized it was full of special interest tax breaks. one of which allows auto racetrack owners to speed up their tax deductions. another write-off going to hollywood. of a $20 million break anytime a movie is shot in an economically depressed area of the united states. there's a subsidy for rum made in puerto rico. a tax break if you train a mine rescue worker, and a tax credit for every kilo watt of electricity produced by the wind. it added $74 billion in spending through changes in the tax law. >> do you consider this pork? >> oh, absolutely . this was filled with pork. >> reporter: republican congressman darryl issa who voted no on the bill vase many house members felt blindsighted by tax breaks that were never debated. >> they couldn't get these through any other way. >> reporter: but supporters of the tax provisions say they will create jobs. dan of the international speed way corporation says faster tax write-offs will lead to more investment in tracks and stadiums. >> it's not a tax break. it's creating shovel-ready capil investment in communities that desperatel

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racetrack as folks come off the bridge and merge with interstate 80 approaching the bay bridge.oth flow of traffic through the toll plaza itself. and toll plaza shows now the lanes are backi ining up. metering lights are on. build is the key word as traffic backs up toward the 880 over crossing off the berkeley curve. we'll look at your maps and show you the view through oakland with 580 and interstate 880 both moving smoothly. warriors play the trailblazers tonight. that doesn't affect the commute because friends that work for warriors aren't up yet. gradual build through livermore. 680 through pleasanton no problems south for the commute. south 880 is picking up volume so you'll see slowing now coming into and through fremont out of hayward. south bay itself we have that burst sticking around for north 101 from 680 up to the airport. 87 and 85 also showing spots with slowdowns. typical pattern here. much farther south grapevine is closed. highway 101 along the peninsula we'll look at palo alto where there's no problems here and easy drive northbound up through san mateo and in

. >> wouldn't that be a great racetrack, like the 15,000 -- >> in my backyard, if i had that kind ofre is some things they know, it is all going to fall apart at some point. processing facility, that really tall building that -- that they put the saturn 5 together in, we can make a huge jumpy in there. a kangazoo forever. the launch computer center there, those are all hurricane proof windows. they just don't need the stuff anymore. >> private space enterprise will come in and -- >> sure. boeing picked up a couple of pieces on the dl, on the down low baur low, because they're going to do things with these buildings. they have a lot of quality, a lot of use, not just for the juices they we uses they were first made for. >> hopefully people will put the money toward buying or leasing, can keep them there and that will keep people employed as well. a sensitive issue on the space coast. chad myers, thank you. >>> up next, how john brennan at the cia could mean big changes in president obama's drone program. you'll hear from someone who investigated the so-called kill list. [ male announc