well, the vince lombardi trophy is going back to where it all started. aaron rodgers was the big cheese leading the packers to a victory over the steelers. the cal great making his first super bowl appearance while roethlisberger trying to get his third title. the kid out of kansas state halls it in. pittsburgh's ensuing drive and big ben drying to answer. it is 14-0 packers. more from green bay and rogers a dot over the middle and the hookup makes it 21-3. the steelers need to get something go. -- something going. the packer s who lose sam shields to injury as well. pittsburgh is taking advantage of the depleted secondary. roethlisberger has a great grab. it is 21-10 at the end of the half. the packers were wounded, but in the locker room, woodson urges his team to finish the game. >> you know you still have to play football. you still have to go out and perform. that's the example you try to show your teammates, and they follow. >> the steelers strike first. mendenhall, nine yards out and we have a ballgame. turnovers always the difference in a super b

the green bay packers have commemorated their legendary coach the late vince lombardi in the ultimate way or in rodgers on company defeating the pittsburgh steelers in super bowl forty five bringing the trophy back to wisconsin even sikorsky watched the action unfold. the backers lacked super bowl experience against the steelers retained key players from the two thousand and five and two thousand and eight title wins the green bay seemed more collected in the first half aaron vij finding greg jennings with a kalamazoo native making the score twenty one to three green bay last defensive captain charles woodson among others for the second half but there was no stopping jennings the twenty seven year old making it twenty eight to seventeen against the surging steelers in the fourth one of the n.f.l.'s fastest players mike wallace keeping pittsburgh in the game with a late touchdown catch of his own that africa delete to three but ben roethlisberger was ultimately unable to conjure up the late game pull season magic has been known for in pittsburgh before the down past the wall is broken

. >>> the biggest prize in football, the vince lombardi trophy goes back to the city where lombardi did his most famous coaching. i'll have more in sports. >>> ktvu went to aaron rodgers hometown of chico to see how that city is reveling the success of their hometown boy. >>> and a snafu left fans outside of the stadium. entire sections of the arena were closed because the nfl says the sections were not completed in time. 400 were not allowed in to see the game at all. fans who traveled from wisconsin were frustrated and angry. >> we've traveled, we've spent a lot of money here and we can't even see the game. and it's out of our, you know it's not our fault. >> reporter: the ticket holders denied access will receive a refound worth triple the cost of the value of the ticket which is about $900. >>> christina aguilera did not quite get it right during the national anthem. aguilera sang a line twice. she went on to sing the rest of the anthem correct. macy gray was booed for her rendition of the national anthem in the past. >>> the group kicked off it's futuristic song, i have a feeling.

things off for the team trying to highland park high school green bay lifted the last of the three vince lombardi trophy fifteen years and. he's been using that confidence and says they are ready to adjust to any style and. i look for the defenses to to impact this football game more more than. they did lay in last year's game but you know these games have all the potential world for big plays and we're more focused on you know staying true to the little things sort of fundamentals staying true to what brought us here in all three phases you often stay fencing and special teams so we're going to play you know as wide open as we need to is as smash mouth as we need to and in the you know situations will dictate that throughout the game. three pakistan cricket is to have been found guilty of corruption being given lengthy bans by the sport's governing body captain sound but the harmony at a city where fans are deliberately bowled no balls in return for cash during the fourth test against england last summer a few moments ago the international cricket council gave but a ten year ban five of which is

the vince lombardi trophy is heading back to green bay, the packers led from start to finish to win super bowl xlv. let's go to dallas. packer quarterback aaron rodgers had an mvp performance. threw three touchdown passes, this to jennings in the fourth, gave green bay a 28-17 lead. the steelers battled, but could not get over the hump after falling behind early. green bay won its first super bowl in 14 years. 31-25. we'll have much more on the super bowl plus postgame reaction coming up later in sports. >>> and now back to egypt. it appears progress is being made in restoring a sense of normalcy there, following almost two weeks of unrest. nbc's brian mooar reports. >> reporter: in the streets of cry row, celebration and a sense of relative calm after the country's new vice president began a dialogue with opposition leaders. president obama is trying to turn up the heat on hosni mubarak without fanning the flames. >> the president wants change, he wants it immediately, he wants to be meaningful and he wants it to be orderly. >> reporter: former u.s. diplomats say it's difficult it know w

photo they trained at the nearby highland park high school green bay lifted the last of the three vince lombardi trophy is fifteen years. kathy has been using with confidence and said they are ready to adjust to any style of play on sunday. for the differences to impact this football game or more than. they did lay in last year's game but you know these games have all the potential reward for big plays where we're more focused on you know stay true to the little things to the fundamentals true to what brought us here in all three phases you know often st francis and special teams so we're going to play you know as wide open as we need to is smash mouth as we need to and in the you know situations will dictate that throughout the game contrasting whether the. people in takes a one shot late into the final day and. for the last five to caught a sixty six and that puts him on eleven on the overall one ahead of the surprise package marcus broad from austria may be ranked four hundred seventy eight in the world but he's playing is good is the best out of the sixty nine and enjoyed it when they droppe

and i can't wait to go home and see those friends and bring our borders over vince lombardi himself said winning isn't everything but the only thing and victories all packers new this school season with the trophy now back at lambeau field evander gorski archie. now the russian stand on this year's formula one season will be more evident than ever before the taliban made the headlines as the first ever russian driver last season and now a sports car manufacturer in the. constructors' fold a partnership with virgin racing producing a sleek new zero by the same cost as last year twenty ten was largely yet to forget for a version that finished dead last in the constructor standings with no points to mclaughlin getting behind the wheel while rookie jerome dunn replaces lookers degrassi as the second driver the twenty seven season starts on the thirteenth of march in the rain. three recent series sees plenty of changes being made season to season the difference with formula one news these changes are so drastic that it's hard to carry anything over into the following year but we're preparing

." >> that hallowed trophy named for vince lombardi is now headed back to green bay. >> the green baye super bowl! >> three years after brett favre's nasty split with the green bay packers a win that puts all of that in the past. the team's first super bowl title in 14 years. led by quarterback and super bowl mvp aaron rodgers. >> this is so nice. >> rodgers looking, to his right, jennings, touchdown! >> rodgers led the favored packers to a 31-25 win over the pittsburgh steelers. inside the stadium, celebrities and even former president bush looked on but super bowl xlv wasn't without hiccups. pop star christina aguilera flubbed the national anthem. ♪ what so proudly we held at the twilight's last gleaming ♪ >> she repeated an earlier line, she says she just got lost in the moment. meanwhile outside of the stadium, some gates were closed because of falling ice while some fans with temporary seating waited to get inside. >> we want seats! >> the seats set up for the game weren't safe to sit in. all were eventually let in and given refunds. also hanging over the nfl, a war over owners a

texas temperatures the packers enter sunday's clash as favorites but haven't raised the loss that vince lombardi trophy since one thousand nine hundred seven green bay taking up residence out a local high school in arlington the snowstorms ranged outside whether or not they light up the carboy stadium will depend a lot on this name iker are in rogers. everybody i've talked to this week this is a former player it's playing this game is talked about. you know there's deep breaths in there and getting over the first few plays of of the super bowl. i'm hopeful that. there will be an issue with me but i'm sure they'll be a lot of excitement and. a little bit nervous maybe starting to get training next door to them avi university gronwy the sport's most successful team the pittsburgh steelers they can boast a record six super bowls quarterback ben roethlisberger has been startling form recently with the third super bowl ring very much within his sights while coach mike tomlin led them to their latest title two years ago and he's hungry for more or i'm very conscious of the legacy that is the pittsburg

. >>> the vince lombardi trophy is back in green bay. and fans were there to welcome it home. [ cheering and applause ] >> 56,000 die hard fans filled lambeau field and embraced the freezing temperatures to catch a glimpse of the famous trophy and hear from their favorite players. >> we have a great group of guys. the core is coming back. i tell you what, green bay, we're going to be right here next year doing this exact same thing. >> and it's the championship wasn't enough head coach mike mccarthy will receive an extra honor. the mayor authorized a renaming of a street to mccarthy way. >>> 4:54 is the time right now. check with sal for any traffic problems. >> we're doing pretty well. not a lot going on out there if you're trying to leave the house now i think you should be in pretty good shape on the roads. looking at the san mateo bridge traffic is moving along nicely heading to the high-rise continuing all the way to highway 101. also this morning we're looking pretty good at the bay bridge toll plaza. westbound that traffic looks n

turn to be successful and i can't wait to go home and see those fans and bring our party to over vince lombardi himself said winning isn't everything but the only thing and victory is all packers new this postseason with a trophy now back at lambeau field evander gorski archie. now the russians stamp on this yes the only one season will be more evident than a baseball vitaly petrov made the headlines as the first ever russian driver last season and now spots common effects on the rosales answering they construct to styles a partnership with bracing for this in the snaking and the zero by the same. cosworth engine size last year ten to ten was largely a get for get a version as out it finished dead last in a constructor standings with no points to my blog at. the will. replaces the goes to grass as the second driver trying to levon season starts on the thirteenth of march in the rain. every receiving series sees plenty of changes being made season to season the difference with formula one news these changes are so drastic that it's hard to carry anything over into the following year preparing fo

running out of green bay survived in their remaining minutes to seal the victory and their first vince lombardi trophy in fourteen years rodgers receiving the game zambia's the award with an almost perfect performance on sunday night. over to spanish football now where barcelona have set a new legal record of sixteen straight wins with sunday's three nil victory over madrid leo massey scoring all three goals in this one time breaking the deadlock seventeen minutes with a powerful shot from outside the box. eleven minutes later he adds the second after a pinpoint passing the area putting barcelona in the process. and messi postponed his third until the last ten minutes of the game where the. player of the year was the first to the rebound they are making the final score three meals with this victory barcelona maintain their seven point lead at the top of the standings. main rival israel madrid however stay in touch after posting a big win over a also see done on sunday the job was effectively done yet in the first tough one cup call sward want to. add to give madrid a call for the both. the visi

the day before the steelers delighted to have overcome a long early season injury list third vince lombardi trophy and half a dozen years. you know start the season you know not having our star quarterback for the first four games. playing musical chairs. just a bunch of resilient guys who just you know stood up together. a band of brothers really came together who we are. far away in our third super bowl six years. old this week which players have earned the most in the twenty ten campaign tom brady becoming the second player to take home an individual award the new england patriots quarterback honored as offensive player of the year for the second time the thirty three year old making a record three hundred fifty five straight through as with all its being intercepted pretties thirty six touched on four picks the highest ratio and f.l. history surpassing his own record from two thousand and seven twenty one out of fifty voters selected brady philadelphia's michael vick was second with eleven votes pittsburgh safety troy polamalu was honored as the league's top defensive player at the begi

storms ranged side the packers into sunday's clash as favorites but haven't raised a lot of the vince lombardi trophy since one thousand nine hundred ninety seven and whether or not they light up the cowboys stadium will depend a lot on this man a make at a rogers. everybody i've talked to this week this is a former player it's pointless games talked about. the brats and getting over the first few plays of observable. i'm hopeful that. there will be an issue with me but i'm sure they'll be a lot of excitement and. a little bit nervous maybe starting to get training next door to them at the university ground of the sport's most successful team the pittsburgh steelers. the record six super bowl was quarterback ben roethlisberger has been in startling form recently with a third super bowl ring very much within these sights while coach mike tomlin led them to the latest title. and he's hungry for more i'm very conscious of the legacy that is the pittsburgh steelers i simply want to add to it. you know that drives me on a daily basis. i got course big respect for the men that had this job before me

thousands of fans lined the streets to welcome the team and the vince lombardi trophy back to title townd to clear the frozen tundra from lambeau field to get it ready for tomorrow. the packers defeated the pittsburgh steelers last night 31-25 in a game watched by a record 111 million people. but don teague reports not everything went according to the play book or the song book. >> reporter: today was the busiest day ever at dallas fort worth international airport. 60,000 departures, mostly super bowl fans rushing home after a week with below-zero windchills and two snow and ice storms. sheets of ice falling from the roof of cowboy stadium injured six workers friday. the horrible weather dimming what was supposed to be texas's time to shine. >> things were a little disorganized in my eyes as far as the... dallas's preparation for this. >> reporter: the snake-bit super bowl plagued with problems. one of the biggest snafus, 1,250 temporary seats not ready by game time after being deemed unsafe. >> it was terribly mismanaged and we're just beside ourselves. >> reporter: the n.f.l. found alt

champions the packers have overcome adversity all year and were finally able to gain back the vince lombardi trophy named after their legendary coach after fourteen years freezing temperatures not an obstacle here with fifty six thousand people in attendance of lambeau field coach mike mccarthy literally letting the fans get a feel of the n.f.l. had a trophy donald driver among those greeted by the crowd at the thirty six rolls receiver and considering retirement as a quarterback tell us man are in rodgers was razor sharp in the big game winning super bowl m.v.p. the puck taking the trophy home for the first time since one nine hundred ninety six. and i can update you just before i go on the game between russia and iran it hasn't been a great start for dick advocaat charges to twenty eleven one nil the score to iran . but. i'm not as old as sports now i'll see you in just under two hours time with more. pictures but so much difficulty for you to be sitting on the market dilemma democracy versus stability can egypt how old are the u.s. and its allies. i am this nature and discover its beauty.

. >>> the green bay packers are bringing the vince lombardi trophy back to title town. the packers set the early lead over the pittsburgh steelers and never looked back. the steelers tried to come back but fell short when quarterback ben roethlisberger threw an incomplete pass on fourth down in the final minute of the game. this is green bay's fourth super bowl victory in franchise history. >>> while the weather outside the stadium was chilly, the nfl is feeling the heat from some fans. more than 1,200 ticketholders were locked out after the nfl removed their assigned seats. some shelled out thousands to watch the game. in the end, 850 fans got equal or better seats. now the rest were allowed to watch in an outdoor plaza and were given refunds. fans say they were disappointed and the refund was not enough to cover travel expenses. >> a once in a lifetime experience. i am going to miss out of this. >> three times the face value aren't going to pay for the trip down here. >> things didn't run so smoothly inside. singer christina aguilera admitted a line of "the national a

>> because i was a vince lombardi fan. very sentimental guy. them. >> jimmy: guillermo? >> i'm going for the steelers. >> the steelers? >> jimmy: why do you point to him when you say that, because -- he didn't -- he didn't say the steelers. >> i was going to go like this. >> jimmy: you were going to go like that. >> i'm going for the steelers. >> jimmy: last second change of plans? well, i hope it doesn't get ugly between you two watching the game. >> no. >> we're friends. >> yeah. >> jimmy: name one player on either one of the teams. >> tony roma. >> jimmy: that's -- you're thinking of the dallas cowboys quarterback but he's a guy who owns a ribs chain. guillermo? >> oh, troy polamalu. >> jimmy: very good. there you go. [ applause ] guillermo did a commercial with troy or else that would have been a disaster. you know, we all get into fights with our families, but our first guest tonight is smart enough to get paid for it. her latest reality show is called "kourtney & kim take new york." you can see it at 10:00 sunday nights on e! please say h

of course, everybody talking about the vince lombardi trophy we're touching it. >> my sporting career, 2005. this organization kicked me in a draft. we did it together we brought the title we love you. >> rogers did she go native and are alex rodriguez supposedly went ballistic after being called carol being fed popcorn by his girlfriend karen ps. he demanded fox network that show him again during the game. he's at the carrier when it was out to get a monopod brought to a tight shot. those of you think you a promise to this poor guy. he was being fed popcorn on camera. >> by one of the most beautiful women. >> he just came back from a second job. remember you could be alex rodriguez. when we return it is time to get a head start on valentine's day. she is the queen of love, the master of romance, who knows what this tragedstrategy and she can make the great joe bork.jill borked's fall in love next which will.. ♪ [ female announcer ] starbucks via is planted the same... ♪ ...harvested the same... ♪ ...and roasted the same as our other premium coffees. it only makes sense it would taste

the packers bring the vince lombardi trophy back to green bay after an exciting 35-21 win over the pittsburgh steelers. the party lasted well into the night in wisconsin. new confessions. egypt's vice president meets with opposition leaders for demanding hosni mubarak's resignation as the 76-year-old american who spent days trapped in her apartment at the heart of the most violent protest finally makes it back to the u.s. mary thornberry is here for an exclusive live interview. and under investigation. why is the fbi looking into the church of scientology? "the new yorker" magazine spent ten months on an exhaustive report. we have details today, monday, february 7, 2011. monday, february 7, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning. welcome to "today" on a monday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> i'm meredith vieira. i watched the entire first half. i had a glass of wine. packers were winning. i fell asleep and did not see the end of the game. >> just one glass of wine? come on. seriously? >> maybe two. did you stay up? >> i was in the car for the middle of it and i got h

they also won nine nfl championships prior to all of that the vince lombardi is going back to green bayand in just a minute, we'll talk to the winners. >> plus, some of those fans. >>> and a dramatic close call from an american airlines jumbo jet and two military planes here in new york. and it was a very, very close call, only about 200 yards apart. and whistle-blowers come forward with very serious charges. that is just ahead. >>> but we are going to start with super bowl xlv. it was a thrilling game for what could be the biggest audience ever both on tv and in the cow boise stands at the stadium. but not everyone got a seat. there are a lot of people in damage control this morning. >> reporter: good morning, george. we'll start with people who have nothing to apologize for, that would be the green bay packers. we are at their hotel this morning. there was a lot of celebrating and the celebrating is still going on but there are some fan whose don't have such fond memories of super bowl xlv. >> the green bay packers have won the super bowl! >> reporter: it was a glorious night for the

the trophy is the lombardi trophy and vince made his name there in the green bay. >> huge disappointment for 400 fans who had tickets to the game. the seats were not approved by the fire marshal. they were allowed to watch the game on monitors but they will get a $400 refinanced which is triple cost of the tickets. >> a little consolation but not much if you traveled a long way. >> at least the weather was nice. earlier in the week, dallas was getting hammered just like every place else in the area. >> it was 40 degrees but it wasn't 80 degrees like some places. >> i didn't even tell anybody. taking the weekend off. >> tell you what is going on. it's 4:52. good monday morning, beautiful picture of the embarcadero center, all four buildings, nice picture. thank you very much. it's nice to see something different on the shots in the morning. it's cooler this morning. 72 degrees over the weekend. comfortable 68 this morning without having to run the heater. that was nice. 39 degrees in fairfield for the cool spot. we have low to mid-50s. mountain view, oakland, san francisco, san rafael and

and ended their season by winning the trophy named after the franchise's most storied coach, vince lombardi. in winning super bowl 45k -- in winning super bowl xlv, their coach led the franchise to its -- to the most nfl playoff wins in the nfl. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. poe: request permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. poe: the president announced to this congress he would freeze all domestic spending. this week we heard the administration say it wants to spend billions for high speed rail. and that's not all. they want to give wireless to everyone in the country at taxpayer expense. it would be nice for all americans to be able to ride on fast choo-choo's throughout the fruited plan while reading the news on their wireless ipad but the country is out of money. our national debt has risen over $1. trillion since last year. we need to focus on getting ourselves out of this crisis by cutting spending, not more spending. ask the 44 million people living u

enabling them to bring home once again where it belongs the vince lombardi trophy, the title town u.s.a., green bay, wisconsin. to the victor belongs the spoils so last night jason and his staff delivered to my office some of pittsburgh's phiens cuisine. primanti sandwiches and iron city brew. it wasn't bad. we may have fun with our sports teams around here from time to time, but it's also -- also useful to remind ourselves at the end of the day when the game is played and the score is settled that it is just only a game. and no one expressed that more eloquently than the m.v.p. of super bowl xlv, green bay packers quarterback, aaron rogers. it was recently reported that earlier in the season aaron rogers had sent a big care package out to his former girlfriend's elementary school in california where she's teaching. and in it was a host of school supplies, along with a bunch of packer t-shirts and sweatshirts and other packer pair -- paraphernalia. but also included was a note he wrote to his former girlfriend, teacher of that class, which read, just to be clear, what you're doing in yo