verne: his team havi verne: jay wright, the villanova coach and the family.ughter. the family that chews together, stays together. bill: that is his dinner by the way. that little snack. he is getting ready for the next encounter, whoever it might be. verne: yeah. mcconnell guarded by anderson. they pass so well. and they shoot pretty well too. bill: great complement. verne: yeah. steindl with another three. he looks like he has not shaved yet. bill: may not have. look at the help by him. steindl really does a nice job. right down in the box area. verne: st. mary's, out of the west coast conference. one win in six tournament appearances. and they are 6:58 away from their second. the last, 51 years ago. gonzalvez, not over yet. nice feed. bill: how about the block, too. steindl is always active. potential three-point play he saved. they keep going. you mentioned the ability to pass and find people. the rest, rather easy for steindl. and they are rewriting what it means to retire. at merrill lynch, we have over 15,000 financial advisors to help you create a str

they go on to shock villanova 75-68.taylor, it looked good for the monarchs for a while. great ball movement. all five players touch the ball before the score. odu takes a one-point lead but in the final moments of this one, the bears win this one 76- 68. >>> ncaa women's action, georgetown the number five seed taking on -- [ indiscernible ] the hoyas took a two-point lead into the break. they would start the second half on fire. a 13-0 run highlighted by monica's three here. the georgetown women roll 62- 42. they move on to the round of 32. >>> it's time for a tv time-out but when we return, the nationals decide stephen strasberg's pass to the big show. . f06 >>> in sunny florida the nationals came close but were not able to put together back- to-back wins as they fell to the marlins 5-3. but the team made a big announcement today regarding their young superstar stephen strasberg and the news comes just a day after his most impressive outing. he'll start his career in the minors. last night in his third spring start he

. >>> villanova fighting for their tournament lives against st. mary's.ond half, nova down by three. on the break, malik wayne to antonio pena up and in, that's a three-point play. wildcats tide at 51. had trailed st. mary's most of the game. 1:23 left, tied at 65. mickey mcconnell the crossover is filthy. the deep three, good. mcconnell finished with 14. st. mary's just having fun in this one. under a minute to go. the gales still up by three. villanova workings the ball to reggie redding. get that junk out of here. omar samham to block the shot. omar was a beat. they pulled off the upset. going to the sweet 16 for the second time in 59 years. by the way in the women's bracket georgetown easily beats marist 64-42. >> anyone who's bracket is still intact clearly used the enie meanie minie >>> good evening, i'm larry king -- are these glasses getting bigger or is my face shrinking? you decide. [ laughter ]

villanova works the ball. own omar gets that junk out of here. he was an absolute beast in this game. a career-high, 32 points, st. mary's pulse off the big upset. they advance to the sweet 16 for the second time in 59 years. georgetown, by the way easily wins 64-42 in the first round of the women's tournament yesterday. that's your morning spots. i'm dan hellie. everybody have a great weekend. >> fun to upset number one. >> people glued to their tvs for this stuff. >> wll be back with a look at the day's top stories and forecast. >> and news 4's "viewpoint." stay with us. it's definitely expensive having a growing family and it's something that you think about. we try to be conscious of that and plan out our meals so that we caneed everyone on a budget. at giantwe know saving money is important. every time you shop with your card, you can enjoy thousands of real deal savings and weekly specials, like top round lonn broil, $1.99 a pound, and healthy choice entrees, 5 for $10. this week only. it makes me feel good because we're saving money, and t

villanova survived a scare in the first round. another tight one with saint mary's.reynolds knocked down a three. and later tied at 69, mickey mcdonnell with the heave and look at what happened. he banks in the three and it wasn't pretty but it counts and saint mary's shocked villanova. >>> and in women's action, georgetown town taking on berkeley, california. mcgee for 3, the hoyas took a lead into the break. starting the second half on a 13-0 highlight. they move on to the round of 32. >>> now in sunny, florida, the nationals take on the marlins again this afternoon. they lost 5-3 to the marlins yesterday. but all of the talk centered on the team's big move regarding superstar stephen strasburg. they are sending him to the minors with a double-a harrisberg team but it's been an impressive training. friday he struck out eight batters in four innings. don't be surprised to see him move up fast. this spring his fastball reached 98 miles per hour. he has walked just one batter and struck out 12 in nine innings. >> been able to make adjustments, working with them in the

mary's, marysol's team there, upset second-seed villanova, 75-68. so, the president's tournament bracket predictions have gone bust. he picked kansas and villanova to make the final four. >> because his secretary of health and human services, kathleen sebelius, is from kansas. he wanted her to be happy. >> all eyes on the health care. >> that's right. >> i was reading like espn has a contest. 4 million entrants. 12 people, now are still in the running. >> everybody's brackets just busted last night. >> except marysol's. still hanging in there. >> i always root for the underdog, you guys. >>> good morning, everyone. we take a look at the midwest and the flood zones. as barbara mentioned, the red river is expected to crest today. by contrast, in st. paul, the mississippi river is expected to crest by wednesday. you can see these temperatures have rebounded somewhat. so, whatever snow in this area is expected to melt. now, just south of there, we are still dealing with a little bit of snow. as ryan owens showed you. the snow starts to diminish in place

in the south regional, 15th seed robert morris university gave number two villanova a huge scare.ation time ended in a 58-58 tie. and when a tough three-pointer failed to drop at the buzzer, nova won it 73-70. the wildcats play st. mary's in round two on saturday. the day's biggest upset came in the midwest regional where third seeded georgetown fell to a 14th seed ohio. the bobcats basset scored 32 points to lead ohio to a convincing 97-83 win over the hoyas. ohio takes number six tennessee tomorrow. >>> in the west, 13th seed murray state shocked number four vanderbilt using a play the team had never run before. murray state's thomas hit a 15-foot at the buzzer for the win. 66-65. murray state faces butler on saturday. >>> and in the south, 11th seeded old dominion knocked out number six notre dame, again it came down to the final buzzer as a game tying three-pointer rattled in and out. and old dominion won it 51-50. the monarchs play baylor tomorrow. >>> and of course the madness continues today. cbs sports coverage of round two regional action in the ncaa tournament begins at

. >> the president's final four are kansas, kansas state, kentucky and villanova. the president predicts kansas will win the title. >> jayhawk fans hope he's right about that. we'll see. >>> some pro hoops being played last night at altitude. >> we get the details on who is high in the sky from our man at espn. >> good morning, america. i'm steve weissman with your espn news update. lebron james and the cavs can clinch the central division for the second-straight year. lebron doing his chalk thing. hosting the indiana pacers. first quarter, all tied up. mo williams, to lebron. one-handed on the jam. watch it again. he gets fairly high in the air. cavs led by as many as 18 in this one. fourth quarter we go. lebron in the lane. fading away. he can do that, as well. lebron with 32 point, 9 assists and 9 rebounds. just missing a triple-double for the second-straight game. oh, yeah. he can swat it, too. 6 points, 2 blocks and 4 steals in the final minutes. cavs clinch the central division title. >>> meanwhile, dwight howard and the magic hosting the san antonio spurs. o

. >>> and president barack obama filled out his bracket, kansas, kansas state, villanova and kentucky. how about over here? hmm... let's go back to the left. uh... waffling is back at dunkin' donuts with the return of the waffle breakfast sandwich. two oven-toasted waffles with a hint of maple, complete with fluffy egg, a slice of melted cheese, and now with delicious sausage. so hurry in today because it's only around for a short time. america runs on dunkin'. try our oven-toasted waffle breakfast sandwich today, only at dunkin' donuts. >>> all right. now, let's talk a little of health care. we're expecting a vote this weekend, over the last minute complications that democrats are battling over. >> stevie is live, is this a go? >> reporter: well, everyone wants to hear the answer to the question was the number in the house is 216. that is the number that the democrats are trying to get to. now, they are closer this morning after nnis announced his support for the plan. meantime, president barack obama is defending nancy pelosi's plan to use a deep and pass tactic. now, in using that,

and villanova and maryland terps. i like them. i like what gary has done throughout his career there. >> okay. >> and kendra? >> you know of course hank is from new mexico i'm going with new mexico. i'm from san diego i picked it to go. but... >> to win. >> not win. kansas to win the whole thing. >> i have syracuse winning. i'm the only one apparently. >> after losing i'm like i'm sceptical now. are you a fan. you are doing it by mascots? >> no. and. and the time and i had help from my husband. and. >> and we had advice and. >> it wins. >> and quick filling out the brackets? >> and and choose to play and particularly if you beat us you gate chance to meet us. and you win $190 million. >> and we're excited about it. and a lot of people. we have some fun videos we have if you want to go there. and. >> this is funny i will say that. >> and just go to the web site. >> say it. >> so be fun. >> and it is the cbs sports line. >> get what you want. >> and and and thank you very much. >>> hope to spend a day with you. >> i know who you are

they beat second seeded villanova, 75-68. like a lot of america had kansas going all the way, which means it is just an investment in my colleagues. back to you guys. >> nothing better than when the underdog wins. >> that's why they call it madness. >>> mike bettes is here with a check of the weather. >> march madness weather-wise. spring side of it or the winter side of it. mighty snow right through the center of the country and he >> we start out at 40 but we warm up again. this rain holds off tonight and tomorrow. we will see an increase in clouds during the day, and faf year. tough stuff. and that is a look at your weather, now, here's lester. >> thank you. >>> up next today. what health care reform might mean for you. we'll explain how the bill, if passed, will impact seniors, prescription drugs. >>> but it's important to point out no cuts in services in this bill. >> now, say you're an average family with children. how does this affect you. >> again, short and long term. the short term dependent children up to age 26 wi

mary's edges out villanova to advance to the sweet 16. they did it on a long three- point shot from mcconnell. then a great defensive fan in the game, st. mary's wins 75-68 but that's not the only upset. [ cheering ] you can't be serious with that shot! >> the number one overall seed going home. the kansas jayhawks lost a game that fans thought they were sure to win. northern iowa beat the jayhawks in a thrilling victory final score 69-67. >> wow. and so with the upsets, you can imagine a lot of people's brackets are broken this morning and that would include most of us here at wjz and the bracket challenge. the lead i once had is gone. mark and stan have slipped to second. i'm in third now with mary, adam and jessica. kansas losing is going to throw a lot of people out of whack. >> somebody told me yesterday that's why it is called madness. >> it is madness. it really is. northern iowa. >> northern iowa. >> we were talking about iowa yesterday. that was the place where everyone decided to use a steam roller to crunch up their snow shovel

they beat second seeded villanova, 75-68. like a lot of america had kansas going all the way, which means it is just an investment in my colleagues. back to you guys. >> nothing better than when the underdog wins. >> that's why they call it madness. >>> mike bettes is here with a check of the weather. >> march madness weather-wise. spring side of it or the winter side of it. mighty snow right through the center of the country and heavy rain across cros >>> good morning, everyone. another great day today with temperatures well above average. it's going to be feeling like mid may, with highs in the low to mid 70s. clouds will continue to be on the increase, though, as we move throughout the late morning hours into the afternoon. but rainshowers should hold off until late tonight, after midnight into early monday morning. off and on, showers, and highs in the low 60s. time of year. tough stuff. and that is a look at your weather, now, here's lester. >> thank you. >>> up next today. what health care reform might mean for you. we'

>> well, i think an everyone but villanova boo-yah to you.one of the most exciting games i've seen, northern iowa and st. mary's. great, great job. what's up? and cornell. what's up? >> caller: i would like to know about chevron, cvx. >> i had chevron on actionalertsplus.com the other day stephanie runs it with me. you know what, there is a moment where oil is not acting that well so we want a little more yield. so we traded up out of chevron, which has decent growth, to british p. after bp bought those incredible assets from devon and it has that higher yield, i thought it made sense to -- >> sell sell sell. >> and buy -- >> buy buy buy! >> british petroleum, now called bp. and that's just what i did. how about ron in florida? ron. >> caller: boo-yah from florida, jim. >> boo-yah, sunshine. how can i help? >> caller: hey, with warren buffett's acquisition of burlington northern and csx's aggressive ad campaign, do you visualize railroad stocks in one portfolio, especially burlington northern? >> i think burlington northern, if you own it thr

villanova and kansas. you can see kansas was the president's pick to win it all. what a mess.ess for all of us, frankly. anyway, all things considered, i don't think the president's all that heartbroken. he would trade health care for the correct ncaa bracket any day of the year. >>> rahmbo on the record. katie couric called out white house chief of staff rahm emanuel on his, quote, colorful language. >> why do you have such a foul mouth? didn't your mom ever wash your mouth out with soap? >> i read a piece in "time" magazine about how swearing is good for your mental health. >> do you curse in front of the president? i know he has tweaked you about your profanity in public. >> i've cursed before. i do not curse in the oval office. >> ever? >> i probably have done it once in the time we've been here. >> does he curse? no comment? >> look, you know, i'm not -- this is -- i will go to the grave with my secrets. >> i think we know what that hesitation means. >>> time for the "big number." this past month we saw the president get personal in his final-hour push for health care ref

mary's and california knocked out heavily favored villanova 75-68.arch madness continues later today here on cbs. now for today's weather. well, spring sure has sprung at last. on the east and west coasts people can look forward to another warm, sunny day. enjoy it. rain is in the forecast for quite a few places in the week ahead. though the midwest and the plains will get a chance to dry out. >> one of the most powerful and popular stars.... >> osgood: ahead, a visit with actor ben stiller. >> not true. >> osgood: and behind the scenes at musak. >> osgood: the bill of health the house is expected to vote on today isn't exactly a clean bill of health. not even its backers are happy with everything in it. still this morning democrats said they have enough votes to pass the bill though not one republican is expected to vote for it. if it does become law it will, for better or worse, transform the way millions of us get health care. our cover story is reported now by tracy smith. >> is this the single most important step that we have taken on health car

mary's and california knocked out heavily favored villanova 75-68.arch madness continues later today here on cbs. now for today's weather. well, spring sure has sprung at last. on the east and west coasts people can look forward to another warm, sunny day. enjoy it. rain is in the forecast for quite a few places in the week ahead. though the midwest and the plains will get a chance to dry out. >> one of the most powerful and popular stars.... >> osgood: ahead, a visit with actor ben stiller. >> not true. >> osgood: and behind the scenes boss: so word's gettin' out that geico customers could save even more on their car insurance by signing up for other things - like homeowner's or renter's insurance. nice work, everyone. exec: well, it's easy for him. he's a cute little lizard. gecko: ah, gecko, actually - exec: with all due respect, if i was tiny and green and had a british accent i'd have more folks paying attention to me too... i mean - (faux english accent) "save money! pip pip cheerio!" exec 2: british? i thought you were australian. gecko: well,

mary's who beat villanova to move on. >> 6.6 left. green finds lucious for the win. he got it! >> reporter: as for nail biters, nothing could top michigan state's buzzer beater against the maryland terrapins that put them in the very sweet 16. michelle gielan, vcbs news, new york. >>> and the madness will continue. cbs sports coverage of sweet 16 action in the ncaa tornment gibbs thursday, 7:00 p.m. eastern time. >>> dave price is here with our first check of the weather this morning. my bracket, all busted. but it's the first week of spring, so who cares, right? >> and go big red. we'll talk more about cornell in the 8:00 hour. let's take a check of the weather picture. we'll clear out in the ohio valley, but places like norfolk and washington and in to new york city, heavy rains today. tomorrow, albany, port land, boston, that's what you'll see. much cooler as we head into the southeast. we warm up in places like the northern plains. southern plains comfortable. west coast looks real nice. northwest we'll see a little bits of rain and some >>> that's a quick look at your weat

kansas, kansas state, kentucky, and villanova.notre dame, stanford, and tennessee in his final four. >>> a republican who just announced his campaign in new york has a link to one of the biggest right now, "american idol." he is former congressman joe di guard di, father of kara dioguardi. he asked her to put her songwriting skills to work. the "idol" j