this is a stadium where the minnesota vikings play. there, so fortunately no one was inside. investigators are assessing the damage to check and see if it will be ready for play tomorrow. twin cities yesterday, it was the snowiest day on record with 14 inches and counting. the game scheduled for today between the vikings and giants was already rescheduled for tomorrow and now looks like that might not happen either. thanks for joining us on this sunday morning. i'm chris sanchez. our local forecast that's not as dramatic with rob. >> good sunday morning to you. we have patchy fog, some misty skies in a few spots with 50s for the most part to get your day started and as we pass lunch time, you'll notice patchy fog lingering with highs eventually climbing into the low to mid 60s in parts of the bay area. not a bad day for most of your outdoor plans today. we will finish the weekend on a dry note, but plan on showers dropping back into the forecast starting tuesday and then more rain late in the week. >> prepare for an east bay invasion.

. >>> and a tussle in texas and no favre, no problem for the vikings. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm veronica de la cruz. here are some of your top headlines this morning. >>> authorities in arizona are searching for a shooting suspect who was mistakenly released from jail two weeks ago. a local sheriff's office says it never received paperwork to properly charge him and accidentally grabbed him a $320 bail. >>> the state of wisconsin will pay at least $25,000 to a milwaukee man who spent 23 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit. robert lee simpson says he needs the funds since he hasn't been able to land even one job interview since he was cleared by dna evidence two years ago. the state legislature is being asked to approve $90,000 more in compensation. >>> starting next month, all new stamps will be labeled forever, eliminating first class stamps with denominations and the need to add one and two cent stamps when rates change. the u.s. postal service says this was designed to help frust

tickets to tonight's vikings/giants game is free.e fans have to get to detroit too see the game somehow. clayton sandell reports from minneapolis. >> reporter: the heavy snow literally brought down the ice at the vikings stadium. the metrodome's teflon roof proved no match for 17 inches of snow, that left minneapolis socked in. no one was hurt in the collapsed. >> we have an overweighting of certain panels on the roof. caused the roof fabric to rupture. >> reporter: this is my vote for worst job of the midwest. the workers are shoveling snow on the top of the metrodome. they're doing it in zero degree weather. but the wind is blowing. and it feels like 21 below. residents are digging out. >> if you don't have to go out, stay home. >> reporter: the culprit is a mammoth storm, sprawling 1,500 miles from the plains to the great lakes. high winds and snow up to two feet have turned many places into no-go zones. hundreds of flights were canceled. the minneapolis airport was one of three that at least temporarily shut down. near whiteout c

the roof of the stadium home to the minnesota viking way after a ma >>> ripping and tearing under the weight of a foot and a half of snow. the roof of the stadium home to the minnesota vikings gives way after a massive snowstorm in the midwest. >>> supporting wikileaks. what local activists marched across the golden gate to senator feinstein's house. >>> and what transit workers may not get that they count on every year. >>> good evening. >> i've been shoveling almost every hour on the hour. >>> no wonderland here, just havoc. from a powerful winter storm in the nation's midwest, across several states, heavy snow canceled more than a thousand flights and closed roads. and the destructive blizzard caused havoc on the nfl today. >> reporter: snow ripped through the inflatable roof of the minnesota vikings stadium early sunday and crashed onto the field. the roof couldn't hold the weight of 17 inches of snow that fell on minneapolis. workers spent the day clearing the roof, but the cleanup will likely take days. the nfl was forced to move the vikings-giants game to monday night in anothe

this happened before the vikings scheduled game with the giants. the question is, whoever would have predicted a structural problem at a stadium with a giant garbage bag for a roof. good morning, i'm willie geist and this is "way too early." it will never collapse. we're here for you and we're strong. i'm glad you're up with us watching on msnbc or listening live on sirius xm radio. shoot me an e-mail at waytooearly@m waytooearly waytooearly@msnbc.com. we'll read the best ones later. >>> the next 30 minutes will be your cram session. a lot going on including the latest on the suicide over the weekend of bernie madoff's son. plus a move you would not see in a jv high school game, a new york jets coach actually trips a miami dolphins player while he's running down the field and that was one of the highlights yesterday for the suddenly hapless jets. the day in football a little bit later but first to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. >>> the senate will hold a key test vote on the tax cut package. president obama negotiated

for the second straight week the vikings have been overshadowed by mother nature. last night's game in philadelphia was snowed out. the eagles will host the vikes tuesday night on nbc. >>> no game needed for the eagles to clinch the nfc east. the packers did it for them. they beat up the giants, aaron rodgers back from a concussion and had a day to remember, throwing four touchdowns and a career high 404 yards through the air. his counterpart eli manning would like to forget this one. he was picked off four times. packers win big 45-17. >>> a shoot-out in chicago between the jets and bears. third quarter mark sanchez rolls right and finds santonio holmes for the end zone. ties it at 31. jay cutler in the third throwing three touchdowns in the quarter. bears win 38-34 but all is not lost for the jets. >>> the redskins nails a 31-yard field goal in overtime to beat the jaguars. the jets are back in the playoffs. the jags are out. and donovan mcnabb wants out. he's asking to be released from the redskins. >>> the patriots clinching the top spot in the afc with a win o

pend being the outcome of the giants game tomorrow night, moved as you know to detroit against the vikings because of the damage to the metrodome. here is the playoff picture starting in the afc. hasn't h atlanta has a big meeting in new orleans. chicago is number two. seattle and st. louis are tied atop the west. each at just 6-7. the rams on that tiebreaker, they own it. they meet in the regular season finale in seattle. saints and giants currently hold the wild card in the nfc. packers need to get going and they've got a trip to fox broe next sunday night. in the afc, patriots hold down number one and are head ring steady at number two. jets and ravens are the wild cards right now but new york has trips to pittsburgh and chicago the next two weeks after losing back-to-back to the patriots and the dolphins. michael vick threw for two touchdowns tonight, one was caught by desean jackson. that pair is on field with andrea kremer. >> andrea: thank you, bob. you said last year they kick our butts and sent us home. how gratifying is this win tonight? >> it is a great victory. the guys fought

the vikings and eagles finally make it to the field. while college football's bowl season starts to kick into high gear. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm mike marusarz, sitting in for vinita nair. >> and i'm rob nelson. there is a growing sense of frustration and confusion this morning, as thousands of airline passengers are still stuck after sunday's blizzard here in the northeast. >> and now, it could be the new year before air travel is returned to normal. emily schmidt joins us from washington with the details. hi, emily. >> reporter: rob and mike, good morning to you. well, two days after the storm blew out, big problems remain. thousands of stranded travelers are going nowhere fast. much less those huge piles of snow, the cities are now trying to move. >> it is terrible. absolutely terrible. >> reporter: 20 inches of new york snow has forced some people to take snow removal into their own hands. >> we can see with our own eyes. it's not okay. >> reporter: they're shoveling public streets, once promised to be cleaned by tuesday. now

palo alto vikings football!ar you in the studio. >> and we are going to celebrate for tonight's victory with the division won a state championship. and we only had to wait 23 years in order to get it done. but victory smells sweet? >> yes. vikings football in a moment. á@8f2& lightning fast. lightning strong. verizon 4g lte. rule the air on the most advanced 4g network in the world. >> it is all about the palo alto. and chasing through long as he. the receiving is maurice williams. racing for a touchdown. and it was 15- 0. the sweat of the centennial come back. and partially blocked, and no, no, no, and for the first time, ever! the palo alto vikings did a state championship. a happy bunch, and the members of the coach and the teen-and what a weekend! >> and have you had a moment where you have said that this really happened? >> is this for real. >> many moments. i to pinch myself. >> with 23 years and i finally get a state final. >> what got you over? and from the oddsmakers, this was super bowl 3, jets, colts,

. >> what kind of fans to the minnesota vikings have? so determined to see their vikings play, scores of people showed up outside of the tcf bank today with shovels. the crowd was helping to clear the snow from the field so the vikings can play monday night. the metrodome is not exactly game ready, thanks to more tears in the roof. no word on when repairs may be completed. >> for many of you who were with us earlier today you may have seen the way were deer that got stuck in icy water. tonight, we are happy to tell you that the deer made it back into its natural habitat. the animal wandered into some ice and falling to the department of natural resources. area firefighters pitched in to help chop up the ice so that the deer could find its way to dry land. >> now your 11 insta-weather- plus forecast with tom tasselmyer. >> quick hitting area of low pressure tracks right across the region into the evening rush hour. since it was moving so fast and was not loaded with must snow, only andat two.inche or 1/2 inch in delaware. a couple of inch

the roof of the metrodome saving in hours before the vikings were set to host the giants. a live report from minneapolis is coming your way next. >>> it was an unusual amount of snow for minneapolis. they don't get a ton of snow up there t. not too cold but too dry. we will get cold, dry, windy and all of that stuff. the complete forecast is coming up whether you want it or not. >>> but first twitter has announced the top trends of 2010. the number one trend the gulf oil spill. justin bieber was on the top of the list for people. and lebron james was the biggest sports trend. >>> in frederick the snow came down fast and furious. it was pretty while it lasted but it wasn't around long and didn't stick to the ground. gary, we are getting off easy compared to the midwest. that's for sure. >> have you ever been in one of those lake effect type snow bands? >> i believe so. i'm not sure i knew while it was happening what it was. >> reporter: this is lake effect. it is coming from lake erie and they have snow bursts and white outs and five minutes later, beautifully clear. >> win

dress warm, vikings fans. >>> one bright spot the vikings decided not to put brett favre on injured reserveis sprained shoulder injury. leaving open the possibility that the 41-year-old quarterback could return this year, no word whether he will be available, though, for monday night's game. some had speculated his career might be over, but he may try to come back here at the end of the season. >>> wild moment at a high school basketball game in florida monday night between desoto county and port charlotte. after a hard foul here, little pushing and shoving between players, the referee steps in, ejects this kid, and he pushes the ref. then he goes after the ref. body slams the official. the coaches rush in. police come in to restrain him, taking him off the court. the game ended in a for fit because the officials refused to stay and referee the rest of the game. the player may face expulsion as a result of the incident. >>> coming up in the top of the hour on "morning joe" a horrifying scene inside a school board meeting as a disgruntled man walks in, spray paints the wall and pulls out a g

the vikings, hosting the bears at tcf bank stadium, home of the minnesota gophers.he weather to get prime seats. brett favre was on the field, warming up. he was supposed to be out. instead, he gets a last-minute start. field conditions a big concern. took a lot of manpower to get the field suitable for playing. favre comes on the field to start a new streak. first quarter, no score. favre, the quick pass to percy harvin. he takes it down the field, breaks a tackle to get into the end zone. minnesota takes an early 7-0 lead. late in the first quarter, bears down 7-3. first and 30 from their own 33. jay cutler, going deep to johnny knox who makes the catch and goes 67 yards, untouched for the chicago touchdown. bears lead it 10-7. second quarter, third and four for the vikings from the chicago 48. favre was brought back. corey wootton off the edge for the sack. favre would stay on the ground after the play. one of the things they were worried about, the frozen field was incredibly hard, if a player took a hit. favre would leave the game and would not return with a he

east pend being the outcome of the giants game tomorrow night, med as you knowo detroit against the vikings because of the damage to the metrodome. here is the playoff picture starting in the afc. hasn't h atlanta has a big meeting in new orleans. chicago is number two. seattle and st. louis are tied atothe west. each at just 6-7. the rams on that tiebreaker, they own it. they meet in the regular season finale in seattle. saints and giants curntly hold the wild card in the nfc. packers need to get going and they've got a trip to fox broe next sunday night. in the afc, patriots hold down number one and are head ring steady at number two. jets and ravens are thwild cards right now but new york has trips to pittsburgh and chicago the next two weeks after losing back-to-back to the patriots and the dolphins. michael vick threw for two touchdowns tonight, one was caught by desean jackson. that pair is on field with andrea kremer. >> andrea: thank you, bob. you said last year they kick our butts and sent us home. how gratifying is this win tonight? >> it is a great victory. the guys fought hard.

and the vikings shocking the eagles if their own back yard. who would have thought that joe webb would outplay michael vick? joe webb, a touchdown from nine yards out. brett favre loves it playing cheerleader. the vikings shock the eagles 24- 14. >>> one college bowl game today? no, no not good enough. we have two. the insight bowl. missouri and iowa. that's blaine gavert throwing off the back foot. you kids at home, never supposed to do that. micah hyde running back for iowa. and the hawkeyes, they win this one final of 27-24. there you go for the insight bowl. how about the champs sports bowl? west virginia and nc state. that's nc state's russell wilson scrambling left, scrambling to the near side. nobody open. throw it anyway. touchdown for jarvis williams. and tom o'brien. nc state wins 23-17. >>> college basketball stamford connecticut women. top ranked uconn tonight won the 90th straight game. connecticut is going to meet on thursday. >>> johnny got the same expression whether he's winning or losing. half court shot aaron bright. oh! did

the game between the vikings and giants was already postponed until monday. it will now be played at ford field, home of the detroit lions. kickoff is at 7:20 p.m. >>> no, it's not the north pole. santa is at a snowy soldiers field for the pats and the bears. bears down 14-0 in the 2nd. jay cutler, johnny knox, but the pass devin mccourty knocks the ball loose. it's picked up up and returned 35 yards for the score, patriots up 21-0. seconds remaining in the 1st half, pats now 27-0. tom brady finds a wide open deion branch and the pats score a 59-yard touchdown and town the bears 36-7 -- down the bears 36-7. >>> raiders and jaguars in jacksonville, jason campbell threw a pass to darren mcfadden but all kinds of yards after the catch, 67 yards for the score, raiders up 7-0. this thing would turn into a barn burner. oakland down seven in the 4th, more mcfadden this, time a 36- yard touchdown. mcfadden with 209 yards of total offense and three touchdowns on the day, tied at 31, but the jags would respond. there were two to place. maurice jones-drew with a 30- yar

because of that the vikings and giants game postponed. it will be played tonight in detroit. >>> and finally to the nba halftime in oklahoma city. thunder fan, with a half-court shot to win $20,000. not a bad night for roberts. check out the reaction from former oklahoma and cowboys coach barry switzer. the thunder won the game 106-77. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >> good for him. >>> well, a preview of which film may win best picture at the oscars. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. plus coming up, it is a dream come true for kids who deserve to have some dreams come true. you're watching "early today." >>> welcomes back on this monday. heavy rain over the weekend led to prit serious river flooding in washington state. today damp but not the heavy rains for you. a little further to the south here in oregon. now as far as southern california, enjoy one more gorgeous day in l.a. and all of the southern half of the sunshine state here. it looks like vegas down to phoenix wil

the cave-in forced the minnesota vikings to play in detroit last night. >>> icy roads made for tough commute in richmond. the city ended u getting several inches of snow before theay was over. >> even though there was only a thin layer, it was slippery out there. >>> yesterday morning iwas to our south, fredericksburg, northern neck. now it's just to o north. montgomery county, we are getting snow that's falling across montgomery and frederick. this is fox hall road, snow covered. you can see areas that are the side streets and the less traveled roads are covered with slick snow. all we need is a thin coating. that's all we have. just enough for it to freeze up. teeratures are well below freezing. watch out this morning. right now it doesn't look like much. these are snow bands all the way down from le erie. it's rare for us to get lake effect snows. one came from montgomery county a half hour ago and dumped half an inch of snow in some locations that is still in place-here comes another band in northern montgomery, snowing moderately on 70 and 270. that is advancing to the south and

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favre not in the lineup for tonight's snow forced giants-vikings game in detroit. streak stands as an nfl record dating back to 1992. this is favre's 20th and toughest season in the nfl. >>> nancy reagan on hand today at the unveiling of the stamp that will mark the centennial anniversary of her husband's birth. the ronald reagan stamp goes on sale february 10th, just days after what would have been the former president's 100th birthday. >>> attention all insomniacs, shift workers, night owls, and early risers living in areas with no cloud cover. there's going to be a good predawn show in the skies tonight into tomorrow morning. that's when astronomers are expecting the peak of the meteor shower, the premiere winter event in the skies. at the height of the shower, they are expecting over 100 meteors an hour, most of them high in the sky they say, varying in actual size from a grain of sand to basketball size meteors. if you capture any of it, take good pictures and share them with us at nightly.msnbc.com. >>> we'll take a break. when we come back, the army calling

. >>> and minnesota vikings fans will have their first outdoor home game in nearly three decades. the vikings will play the chicago bears at the university of minnesota stadium, following the recent roof collapse at the vikings stadium, the metrodome. >>> all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." >>> and finally here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. what you need to know before hitting the road as the holiday week begins. and amanda knox's mother reacts to an italian court's decision to let experts review dna evidence from her case. >>> and now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day, today on your nbc station. have a good one. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

a huge midwest snowstorm collapses the metrodome roof in minneapolis and forces the vikings to play in detroit tomorrow instead. i'm russ mitchell. also tonight, deal nor deal. the white house says the tax cut compromise will pass despite the objections of liberal democrats. family tragedy. more details about the final hours of mark madoff, who killed himself on the anniversary of his father's arrest for stock fraud. and picture-perfect. the first look at prince william and kate middleton's official engagement portraits. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" >> mitchell: and good evening. even for a midwest that is no stranger to winter storms, this weekend's powerful blast is a stunner. the storm is sweeping eastward tonight across the heart of the country with no let-up in sight. besides playing havoc with nfl schedule, the storm is also disrupting air and ground travel across the region. cynthia bowers is in a less-than-balmy chicago this evening. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, russ. it's hardly that. a lot of times winter storms don't live up to the h

because of that the vikings and giants game postponed. it will be played tonight in detroit. and finally to the nba halftime in oklahoma city, thunder fan with a half-court shot to win $20,000. not a bad night for roberts. check out the reaction from former oklahoma and cowboys coach barry switzer. the thunder won the game 106-77. that's your early look at sports on early:. i'm fred roggin. >> good for him. >>> a preview of which film may win best picture at the oscars. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. plus coming up, it is a dream come true for kids who deserve to have some dreams come true. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this monday morning. for those people from new york city up through new england, enjoy your warm morning while it lasts, as the cold air will rush in during the day today. and tomorrow morning you'll feel the chill. still some green, this is the rain on the map here. up through maine and areas of new england with light rain, it will change over to snow showers a little later today. now, as far as what we're

we'll explain what this could happen to the vikings game there. also there is shootings in oakland the overnight we've been one person dead and several wounded. we'll have that for you as well this hour. we went to the caught up on the weather as well for this weekend and here is meteorologist brandon >> good sunday morning to a parent of lot of fog around and oilseed the sunshine as well parlays an aide fred this afternoon and temperature is a mile for this time of year. we're typically into the upper 50s but mid-60's perhaps and even some upper 60s in the san jose and for this evening partly cloudy skies with fog expected to settle in for this evening. as i was mentioning 60s all around the bay area with mid-60s and the antioch in fairfield and close to 70 degrees in san jose with mid-60s oakland and san francisco. we do have wet weather in the forecast and abilene and that is good to arrive coming up later on. >> think you. we're getting into the headlines where workers are assessing it damage to the metrodome. heavy snow caused the roof to col

the nfl was forced to move the vikings giants frame to monday night, and another city, detroit. further east in chicago, teams cleared their field before the bears', patriots game. >> this is bear weather, so we're prepared. >> the blizzard blanketed the upper midwest. >> you can see all the snow swirling around here. >> reporter: firefighters rushing to put out this fire in minneapolis got stuck in snow near the home. they arrived in time to rescue six people, but two others did not survive. officials in parts of wisconsin urged drivers to stay home, since even snow showers couldn't keep the roads clear. >> you start over, and it's like, "oh, i just did this last time." >> the storm was headed east, but much of the snow was expected to turn into rain as it moves across the country. inez ferre, cbs news. >>> san francisco's civic center plaza looked like a winter resort today as snow run and play area were part of city hall's holiday celebration. the snow run was for kids, and the snow area for babies. inez and his family joined the gathering for the winter wonderland. >>> which

>> norcal high school teams, state football championships, the big dog in the open division, the vikings, big ones, division 1, they took care of sentennial 15-13. that is bono hooking up on a 80- yard play. williams and palo alto 15-13.

the vikings offered no offense. giants.e is innocent -- and suspended for the remainder of the season. he has been suspended. carol limped off the field. malosey apologized in a press conference saying that he would accept any punishment that comes. the orioles make it official. they re-signed him to a one- year, $3 million deal with an option for a second. he is the first japanese born player for the orioles. a 2.86 e.r.a. he might take the role of closer again. word that cliff lee, the most saw after free agent may be heading to the philadelphia phillies. they have a tentative deal in place. that's good news. >> sandra is up next with a >> it is a good thing that winter is not here yet heard. >> i do not even think we will see a high of freezing tomorrow morning. tomorrow, the wind chill is in the single digits. in westminster, the wind chill is to right now. the wind chill is a nine at the airport. a gradual warming up into the upper 30's by the end of the week. >> it is just the wind. the tonight show, jay leno, is comi

vikings do notant to see that. peterson and jackson both would have to sit out a play, but they would return. favre, though, sitting on the sides thinking, i can't watch that. second quarter, the giants recover from a sluggish start. jacobs rumbles from 73 yards. down to the minnesota 14-rd line. he would punch it in four plays later for the touchdown. the giants cruise to a 21-3 win. favre looking ptty bored, wouldn't you say, there on the sidelines. >>> moving on to redskins news. the team played safety landry on return today. the team will work out a handful of kickers tomorrow including rick novak. shanahan's plan is not to release him after sunday's performance but to find help since he's battling a rib injury. this final play seems to be the redskins bad luck. after sending e game to overtime, the special team seemed to unravel in a series of events that left fans rubbing their eyes in disbelief. the touchdown scored that could have been a game winner, h talks about the frustration of a losing season. >> you

enough to collapse the 9.5 acre roof of the minneapolis metrodome home of the minnesota vikings and gave way this morning, unable to stand up to the fifth heaviest snowfall in twin cities history. 17 inches in 18 hours. >> oh. >> reporter: the vikings will play the new york giants in detroit monday, but the giants were unable to get to minneapolis anyway because the airport there shut down for the first time in 19 years. roads across the region were also closed. heavy snow kept firefighters from getting to a house fire, where two people died. more than 600 vehicles slid off the road. there were so many accidents in iowa, troopers say they quit counting. in la crosse, wisconsin, where snowplows could not keep up, drivers were urged to keep off the roads. >> stay home. do not come out in this. this is ridiculous. >> reporter: a state of emergency has been declared in all 72 wisconsin counties, but this massive system dumped snow as far south as lexington, kentucky and nashville, tennessee. as the snow moved east, bitter northerly winds gusting near 50 miles an hour blew in, creating blizza

. >>> brett favre did not play tonight as the vikings and giants hooked up to n detroit. favre's banged -- up in detroit. favre's banged up shoulder ended his nfl consecutive starting streak dating back to 1992. the game was switched from sunday to monday when the giants couldn't get to minneapolis because of severe weather and moved from minnesota to detroit when the dome of the metrodome collapsed. favre a spectator, last time that happened, george bush was president, the father not the son. 2nd quarter vikings up 3 -0. redskins fans will remember that. brandon jacobs who rushed all over the burgundy and gold. four plays later he put the g- men up 7-3. now 14-3 redskins leading, 48 yards for the score. giants beat the vikings 21-3. >>> the other game ravens up 21- 7 on the texans at the half. david reed looks down. where is he? he's up and running and he's gone, 103 yards to the end zone, the longest kickoff return in ravens fran chiles history. it puts baltimore up 28 -- franchise history it. puts baltimore up 28-7. >>> the new york jets strength and conditioning coach

brett fall of comes back to stop the vikings goes down injured again will he call it a korea this time. meanwhile italy our boys and i is back from injury and ready to go into super middleweight and the date of the next fight. and also british prime minister and the mayor of london switch on the lights at london's brand new olympic stadium ahead of the one to twelve games. and ask a call for with an a foul and it seems like brett farve could be finally done for good this time the forty one year old returned to action against the bears up to breaking his amazing ira man streak the previous week by the comeback was very short lived has made us both reports now. brett farve against all odds coming back from right shoulder injury to start for the vikings in the game played outdoors at the d.t.'s bank stadium for i was and to understand that he didn't appear to be off early on a quick delivered to percy harvin here was going to make people miss and want twenty three yards to put minnesota on top of the bears responded with a field goal and then on the first and dirty jay cutler decides to v

>> norcal high school teams, state football championships, the big dog in the open division, the vikings, big ones, division 1, they took care of sentennial 15-13. that is bono hooking up on a 80- yard play. williams and palo alto 15-13. big time champs. pretty good team tonight. >> ladies and gentlemen, i give you shamrock. [ music playing ] >> shaq, the tallest conductor they have ever seen. 7-footer having fun. >> probably a whole list of firsts. >> shaq has your back. >> ok.

. >> reporter: the minnesota vikings were hoping to clean up against the giants in a game here sunday but instead like much of the midwest they are cleaning up after a monster storm. >> all that snow brought down the house, the roof of the metro dome stadium in minneapolis was taken down by 17 inches of snow that hit the city, nobody was hurt. on sunday workers cleared away that snow, shoveling in wind chills of 21-degrees below zero. the giants players stranded in kansas will play the vikings in detroit. >> we are going to work to make that as accommodating a game for the teams and the victim vikings. >> reporter: the fans are the losers. one made a trip with eight girlfriends and is out $500. >> i wish they could take us to detroit but it won't happen. >> reporter: she is headed back to south dakota where white out conditions brought visibility to near zero. high winds and snow also kept all but a few from braving the roads in iowa and michigan. with their team sidelined residents in the twin cities started to dig out. >> entire neighborhoods are paralyzed by snow and slippery ice.

bears battle the vikings outdoors in minneapolis.use of a brutal snowstorm, destroyed the roof of the vikings' usual stadium, the metrodome. >> for some of you now, your local news is coming up next. >> for everyone else, "america this morning" continues right after this. ♪ oh, walgreens has perfect gifts ♪ ♪ for all those on your list ♪ like a walgreens gift card ♪ for your daughter's teacher miss gilchrest ♪ [ female announcer ] find all your last minute gifts at walgreens like a sony ipod clock radio, axe bath set... hershey's chocolates and more. and we're open late. stay jolly with walgreens. >>> and finally, from us this morning, a funny finale as 2010 draws to a close. >> when it comes to the political year gone by, we can always count on our friends over at jibjab.com to highlight the humor. so here is a look at their 2010 year in review labeled "a duet of regret." ♪ we arrived in '09 on a rainbow of hope tea party rallies 2010. so long to 2010 ♪ you've had no jobs despite all my spending ♪ ♪ oh no national tv and it's the bi

and this just in, of course the giants and vikings play tonight in detroit. brett favre, he's been put on the inactive list, so the streak stops at 297 games. our technical crew here, don't diss me during the show. i still love the viks. >>> but this is the story that has me fired up tonight. congress is another step closer to blowing a $900 billion hole in the deficit by lining the pockets of americans who are in the top 2% of income in this country. now, late this afternoon, the senate overwhelmingly passed a test vote on president obama's tax cut compromise with republicans. the president late this afternoon, moments ago, just addressed it. >> i am pleased to announce at this hour the united states senate is moving forward on a package of tax cuts that has strong bipartisan support. and this proves that both parties can in fact work together to grow our economy and

>> norcal high school teams, state football championships, the big dog in the open division, the vikings, big ones, division 1, they took care of sentennial 15-13. that is bono hooking up on a 80- yard play. williams and palo alto 15-13. big time champs. pretty good team tonight. >> ladies and gentlemen, i give you shamrock. [ music playing ] >> shaq, the tallest conductor they have ever seen. 7-footer having fun. >> probably a whole list of firsts. >> shaq has your back. >> okay. good night everybody. see you tomorrow. emale announc] safeway talks the main course. mmm. you smell that? yeah, wait. what is that? love. smells like ham. [ female announcer ] serve a main course brimming with comfort and joy. safeway. ingredients for life. i love eggnog, i love gingerbread, i love pumpkin pie. i love everything but those blinking lights. oh yeah, right in my eye.

the nfl had to scramble to find a place for the giants-vikings game. check out what happened. this is incredible video from inside the mall of america dome in minneapolis. the inflatable roof collapsed. look at the snow come down on the field. nearly 2 feet of snow was on the roof and it snowed four hours before yesterday's game. they moved the game to tonight in detroit. several panels on the far graaff -- fiber glass roof structure. luckily, no one was hurt and workers removed the snow from around a roof today. and a cheap shot at a dolphins- jets game. officials say the conditioning coach deliberately tripped a rookie and he went down at the sideline. he issued a statement yesterday that said he made a mistake yesterday to relapsing judgment. -- that showed a total lapse in judgment. no kidding. but the federal agency in charge of safeguarding and preserving the nation's most important documents as they seem monumental backlog. government auditors say two- thirds of the national archives holdings have yet to be preserved. donna kidd has more -- sally kidd has more. >> they

giants players stranded in kansas city overnight will now play the minnesota vikings in detroit. thousands of fans in minneapolis for today's vikings/giants game were the losers. >> now we're going home. >> reporter: chris made the trip with eight girlfriends. she's out $500. >> really big bummer, you know. i wish they would take us to detroit, but i don't think it's going to happen. >> reporter: she's hoping to get back home to sioux falls, south dakota, where today, whiteout conditions brought visibility to near zero. high winds and heavy snow also crippled iowa and wisconsin. and frigid air stretches far and wide. 29 states are being pounded by a system stretching from the great lakes to the gulf of mexico. >> massive storm, 1,500 miles long. we have snow on the northern edge of it, thunderstorms on the southern edge and it continues pushing across the country. >> reporter: with their football team sidelined, residents started digging out. we found richard shoveling his walk. >> out here, i had to do this four or five times. >> reporter: entire neighborhoods are paralyzed by s

so hard, the roof of the minnesota vikings collapsed! coming up 11 fatalities blamed in the midwest storm. and meantime, the vikings giants game was shifted to detroit. the weather grounded dozens of flights through chicago o'hare and heavy rainfall to the midwest, with flooding. this house is perched on the blink of the hillside washed away. >> do not forget that the weather looks like winter but officially it is the fall season when it does not begin until next week. 7 7 >> and our bay area weather is certainly looking much more calm for now, we could change or to come with cooler temperatures. we are going to be seeing some rainfall but nothing too intense. the satellite/writer, with most of that rainfall to the north. satellite/-ritter. and starting thursday early in the north bay by of the golden gate by 3:00 p.m. and 3 of this storm, bay-area wide even in the south bay. by 5:00 p.m., and even impacting our afternoon commute. the rain will taper off into these evening. and in terms of the rainfall totals. three-quarters = north bay.

that common denominator would be the minnesota vikings. it was supposed to be a 7:30 kickoff in philadelphia for the philadelphia eagles/minnesota vikings game but the weather is pushing that until tuesday and, as you know, this isn't the first time this has happened to the vikings. they've had a couple of games postponed because snow fell and caused it will roof of the metrodome where they play to cave in. russ? >> mitchell: elaine quijano in central park, thanks so much. this day after christmas is a give back for many americans but the nasty weather is making it tough, if not impossible for thousands. an estimated 92 million americans were traveling this holiday. most of them by car. roads in the east are a mess and travel by train and plane can be very frustrating. nancy cordes is live at reagan national airport just outside washington with that. nancy, good evening to you. >> reporter: russ, good evening, late this afternoon american airlines announced it was canceling all of its flights into and out of the northeast until at least 10