one was vulkan. >> william shatner, come on. he has his fingers in everything. >> at at&t park for hearts after dark. a great event, tell us about it, jeff, it looks beautiful out there. >> i know. it is hard to even tell we are at at&t park. don't you agree? back here behind me. >> yes. >> i know, they totally transformed it. we are standing right now on center field and you know maybe you've given your loved one here on valentine's day some sort of token of love. san francisco giants spread their love, lending the entire outfield to this event. hearts after dark. there is a flurry of activity banning here behind me as they continue to get set up. it starts at 7:30 tonight and it is all for an incredible cause. if fact, joining us right now we do have stephanie with san francisco general hospital foundation and stephanie, i have never seen an event on a baseball field tonight. if there is any event deserving of this incredible mix of environment, it is your foundation. tell us about what is happening. >> first of all, hearts af

. >> kimberly: did you like william shatner? >> bob: william shatner?spronounce? >> bob: i thought he was dead. >> greg: i'm sure. >> bob: many people counting op it. >> bob: women are make history and you make this wonder what is more fun to watch? me or women fighting in a cage? why can't it be both? ultimate battle of the sexes coming up. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: you never know when, but thieves can steal your identity and turn your life upside down. >> hi. >> hi. you know, i can save you 15% today if you open up a charge card account with us. >> you just read my mind. >> announcer: just one little piece of information and they can open bogus accounts, stealing your credit, your money and ruining your reputation. that's why you need lifelock to relentlessly protect what matters most... [beeping...] helping stop crooks before your identity is attacked. and now you can have the most comprehensive identity theft protection available today... lifelock ultimate. so for protection you just can't get anywhere else, get lifelock ultimate. >> i didn't know how serio

. >> kimberly: did you like william shatner? >> bob: william shatner?spronounce? >> bob: i thought he was dead. >> greg: i'm sure. >> bob: many people counting op it. >> bob: women are make history and you make this wonder what is more fun to watch? me or women fighting in a cage? why can't it be both? ultimate battle of the sexes coming up. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> dana: it has been one of the worst flu season on record evidenced by greg gutfeldch some lawmakers want to force employers to calf up money when they call in sick. 11% of state government, low wage and part-time world are not entitled to paid sick time off. but opponents say it cost companys more money and could result if lower waims and possible job loss or job sta stagnation. you have been excited to talk about this. enlighten us. >> greg: if somebody is sick, the business owner will then have to pay two people. it's like buying a wham a bull. you pay for both but you only get george michael. the business owners get nailed on everything. >> dana: this was in the wall street on saturday. people call in s

others were criticized, but knowing the stakes were high, macfarlane brought william shatner back from the future. >> your jokes are tasteless and inappropriate. >> one second he's ricky gervais, then donny osmond. hollywood needs to grow a thick skin. >> reporter: early results indicate this year's oscar ratings will be up from last year, especially among younger men. >> tough job. >> he did the best he could but this person will take it all the way. he know -- we know he can dance away from a defender but how about "dancing with the stars." >> that's on abc2 news at 6 which starts right now. >>> the perry hall shooter is given a sentence. >> when firefighters rescued a family pet, they'll have more help. the lifesaving donation they received today. >>> the teenager who shot a classmate inside the perry hall cafeteria on the first day will learn how long he will spend behind bars. chris? >> reporter: 3345 years in prison. that's the sentence handed down today. robert gladden, jr. had already agreed to plead guilty to attempted murder. after the sentencing prosecutors released this vid

. >>> "star trek's" william shatner gets a vote. volcan is in the lead. >>> bette midler found herself in a little hot water when he tweeted a poorly tasted oscar pistorius joke where he said looks like pistorius doesn't have a throwing stand on. finally, number one on the billboard charts. how you asky billboard charted youtube data just a little too late for gangnam style. this is not the original harlem shake. >> oh. >> yeah, there is an original harlem shake of ten years ago. >> do you like the new version? >> not as much as the old one but this is funny, too. please don't ask me to dance. >>> this next one comes from kntv in california's bay area. one couple spent valentine's day in a police station. they spent their romantic dinner and found across a lost camera bag. it was traced back to a chinese tourist the bag's owner not only thanked them in person but sent them a check as a reward. >> i'm mara schiavocampo, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >> you're watching wbal-tv 11

actors, jennifer lawrence, daniel day lewis and -- the biggest spike in searches was was when william shatner beamed into the show. those are your tech bises. . bytes. . i'm over the hill. my body doesn't work the way it used to. past my prime? i'm a victim of a slowing metabolism? i don't think so. new great grains protein blend. protein from natural ingredients like seeds and nuts. it helps support a healthy metabolism. new great grains protein blend. >>> you are lookings at a live picture of downtown baltimore, inner harbor, chilly start. we'll find out how things are shaping up. >>> good morning, people in colorado spent the weekend digging out. >> once again, the state slammed by a second major snowstorm in as many weeks. now, this picture coming in from denver, heavy snowfall creating dangerous driving conditions. take a his ton what happened on one station's broadcast as all of this was going on. >> the car spinning out, you can see the cab spinning out live on the air. >> we have seen this before -- dumping two inches now >> pictures from new hampshire, snow created a picture evidenci

william shatner, thank you very much. >>> ben tracy shows us the violent confrontation that horrified tourists. >> reporter: this is amateur video of the fiery end of the deadly shoot-out on the los angeles shift. police say one person opened fire on a maserati. they say the shoot-out was the escalation of a fight that began at a nearby report. >> the mass rahdy traveled through a red light at a high rate of speed. one of those local vehicles carb on fire. >> it set off a violent chain reaction, two people in the car and the driver of the maserati were all killed in the wreck. those in hotels were startled out of bed by the chaos. >> there was a loud boom and i heard two other bibles. >> reporter: place are still searching for the trainer of the range rover who was on the scene. authorities think that tourists should still feel safe. >> what happened on the strip today will not be tolerated. these individuals will be found, thatly be prosecuted to the full extend of the lar. >> for cbs this morning, los angeles. >>> the l.a. police sergeant have cracked a case. she had a hunch dorn ne

the winner is vulcan, a name suggested by actor william shatner, who played captain kirk in the originalseries. all of the potential names had to come from greek or roman mythology, and deal with the underworld. vulcan was the roman god of lava and smoke, and the nephew of pluto. >> the alex smith rumors are heating up. gary has the latest straight ahead a sharks player is suspended after he leaves the bench to start a fight. gary has that story, and all the sports, next last wednesday may be the last time warriors fans see andrew bogut for a while the center has a bulging disc in his back that is causing spasms that will keep him sidelined with no timetable for a return in his 7-year career he has missed the equivilant of a season with various ailments bogut has played in only 12 of the team's 54 games so far this season due to a surgically-repaired ankle that took longer to rehab than anticipated the good news is a specialist at cedars-sinai in los angeles said that if it is indeed a disc protrusion bogut should be able to return fully recovered in 2-to-6 weeks and the condition should

william shatner suggested the name and it got nearly half of the 450,000 votes. the international astronomical union will officially announce the name later this year. >>> still ahead on wjz's eyewitness news at noon, break out your umbrellas, you'll need them. our complete forecast just 2 and a half minutes away. first here's a look at today's midday stocks and last night's winning multimatch numbers. >>> welcome back. okay. here's the storm now making its way into maryland. you can see along this line right in here briefly starting as a mix before changing over to rain because there's much warmer air coming with this storm. out west this is a different story. this is a freezing rain sleet combination right now following garrett county and alleghany counties. we have some watches and warnings to talk about, winter storm warning in effect through this afternoon because of that scenario we just talked about. you can see also winter weather advisory extended in al gay any county but it has been dropped for washington county because temperatures are on the rise. far

. >>> "star trek's" william shatner gets a vote. captain kirk summmoned his 1.3 followers to get a vote. volcan is in the lead. >>> bette midler found herself in a little hot water when she tweeted a poorly tasted oscar pistorius joke where she said looks like pistorius doesn't have a leg to stand on. >>> finally, the harlem shake is number one on the billboard charts. how you ask? billboard started counting youtube data. just a little too late for gangnam style. >> millions of hits. >> i do move we retire gangnam style. >>> this next one comes from kntv in california's bay area. one couple spent valentine's day in a police station. carlos and barbara stopped at the golden gate bridge before their romantic dinner and found across a lost camera bag with $11,000 inside. it was traced back to a chinese tourist and the bag's owner not only thanked them in person but sent them a check as a reward. >> i'm mara schiavocampo, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> well, it's my favorite tim

william shatner suggested vulcan and it got nearly half the votes. the union will have the final say on the moon's name, so the trekkies may want to put their phasers on stun just in case. >> he's probably been there. i got it when we could download an hd movie in like two minutes. [ male announcer ] once you've got verizon fios -- america's fastest, most reliable internet -- you get it. but don't take our word for it, ask a real fios customer. ask me why fiber optics matters. ask me about the upload speeds. [ male announcer ] so send a tweet, and get the real scoop from a real fios customer. get fios now for an even better price online -- just $89.99 a month and we'll triple your speed for free with an upgrade to fios quantum internet. plus get $250 back with a 2-year agreement. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. >>> letterman's next with alec

no actor, like william shatner, is speaking in a monotone.

then william shatner shows up on a huge screen dressed as captain kirk to offer seth some help.s a look. >> argo tells the previously classified the story about an american hostage rescue in iran. it was so top-secret, the film's director is unknown to the academy. >>> jennifer lawrence has a great attitude about this whole thing. this is a charming, talented woman. i was talking to her backstage, she told me whether she wins or loses, it's just an honor that meryl streep wasn't nominated. >>> django unchained. now, that was an intense film. [ applause ] >> this is the story of a man fighting to get back his woman. who's been subjected to unthinkable violence. or as chris brown and rihanna call it, a date movie. oh. >>> this is interesting daniel day-lewis not the first actor to be playing lincoln. raymond massey portrayed in illinois. this is true. yeah. i would argue, however that the actor who really got inside lincoln's head was john wilkes booth. 150 years and it's still too soon. >> wow. that's probably 150 years and too soon for that joke. >>> the theme last night was the

no actor, like william shatner, is speaking in a monotone. to breathe life and experience into the line. that is where the art of it is. >> i think so. i teach a lot of workshops, master classes. one thing i am always encouraging students, guitar players to do is to keep the music movement, so that it does not become static. if you have a note you are sustaining for a long time, you want to have something happening. likewise, when you have notes in juxtaposition to one another, there is a dynamic interplay in between the notes, just as there are between musicians. as a solo player, it is important to accent certain notes and contrast the dynamics with others.

so william shatner 82 and still going strong. >> right.name the moon, right? >> i would agree. >>> the biggest cell phone show in the tech world is happening right now in barcelona, of all places. the mobile world congress. >> it covers everything from smartphones to tablets and laptops. cnet editor-at-large brian cooley is here with us this morning with new products getting the biggest buzz. >> reporter: good morning. this show goes on in spain every year. this is kind of like the biggest show for wireless stuff anywhere which has become kind of the biggest tech show in the world now because we're all wireless. one trend is cheap smartphones. this would be good news for folks who can't stomach paying $200 for a $600 phone and that long contract. here's one from no deyeah called the lum yeah 520 priced under $200 when you convert it from euros and that's the whole price not subsidized. that's the price of the phone. so it could be maybe a free phone with activation. if it comes here to the u.s. simple specs, less resolution but it does wha

. >>> william shatner is calling on all trekkies. he summoned his 1.3 million

. >>> william shatner is calling on all trekkies.on twitter followers to sway the pluto moon-naming vote in the direction of vulcan. as of now, it's in the lead. >>> bette midler found herself in hot water after tweeting an oscar pistorius joke, saying, looks like pistorius doesn't have a leg to stand on. >>> finally, "the harlem shake" is number one on the billboard charts. how, you ask? they finally started counting youtube hits. i am from harlem. this is not the original harlem shake. it bothers me. >> it's bringing it back. >> it's completely different. totally and completely different. i like this one, but it should be called something else. >> it's the youtube generation. >> well, i'm mara schiavocampo. stay tuned. "way too early" starts right now. . >>> according to conservative news breitbart.com, hagel may have taken money from an organization called friends of hamas. what else is he hiding that hasn't happened? is he a member of the al qaeda kids club? what about the muslim brotherhood or the muslim sisterhood of the travel

the suggestion came from william shatner, captain kirk, on the oscars the other night.an was the home planet to mr. spock on all those "star trek" shows. >> that's cool! >> yeah. >> he is in his 80s. >> is he really? >> he is still bringing it. >> that's fitting that he named it. >> exactly. >>> the eagle has landed literally. >> yes. after days on the run from a zoo in palo alto, a bald eagle returns to its handlers. kiet do was there as bird finally decided she had had enough fun. >>> reporter: her name is sequoia and all weekend long she had the palo alto zoo worried sick. >> she as my baby. i'm not going to let her go. >> reporter: the 24-year-old bald eagle got spooked and wandered off during a flying exercise saturday. since then, her handlers have been tracking her with a radio receive along highway 101 in menlo park. they have been using a whistle to get her attention, trying to entice her with a tasty meal of quail and mice. >> she will eventually come down, find the right place and be hungry enough and the moment will be right. >> reporter: finally after three

william shatner is throwing his support behind an effort to name a new moon of pluto vulcan. as of today, vulcan was in the lead. >> 6:43. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we have a couple of accidents by not having a major impact. here is one at 198. qnexa wrapping up in pikesville at shell road -- we have an accident wrapping up in pikesville. we're starting to see a delay around baltimore national pike. tapping the brakes in the outer loop at the exit for baltimore national pike. everything else looks good. the harrisburg expressway and the j.f.x. running smoothly at this hour. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> so far so good. 33 downtown. 26 in randallstown. the clouds have been thickening not. --up. we expect mostly cloudy skies. you can watch the precipitation moving out of ohio as it goes across the mountains. i think we'll get some snow, sleet, or rain but i don't think it will cause big problems on the roads. most of the snow will miss us again. there's some snow on the computer model west of baltimore. that is where the wint

william shatner getting the most votes. >>> and it's the day after for seth macfarlane.trage some. still got some pretty good reviews from his fellow come medians. steve martin tweeting, "seth macfarlane was wonderful and who knew? i did." one of the best jokes could have been delivered by long-time oscar host bob hope. >> if sunday, everybody is dressed up, this is like church, only with more people praying. >> one of his safest jokes last night. >>> and that surprise appearance by the first lady at the oscars. tonight, another surprise involving michelle obama. look at her dress right there. the first lady presenting best picture to "argo." but her dress got photo shopped today in iran. the top of her arms covered, creating a higher neckline. we should mention mrs. obama getting rave reviews back here at home. >>> when we come back tonight, what was jack nicholson really saying to jennifer lawrence? what was jack nicholson really saying to jennifer lawrence? we go back to the tape tonight. but your erectile dysfunction - you know, that could be a question of blood flow

william shatner getting the most votes with scientists now looking to name a new planet. with mr. spock in mind had suggested vulcan and instead, americans who voted boldly went with him. >>> and it's the day after the oscars for host seth macfarlane. he did outrage some with his jokes about lincoln's assassination and about rihanna. still got some pretty good reviews from his fellow come come medians. steve martin tweeting, "seth macfarlane was wonderful and who knew? i did." critics pointing out one of the best jokes could have been delivered by long-time oscar host bob hope. >> it's sunday, everybody is dressed up. this is like church, only with more people praying. >> one of his safest jokes last night. >>> and that surprise appearance by the first lady at the oscars. tonight, another surprise involving michelle obama. look at her dress right there. the first lady presenting best picture to "argo." but her dress got photoshopped today in iran. one of iran's state news agencies covering her arms, creating a higher neckline. they had already voiced their complaints abou

the winner is vulcan a name suggested by actor william shatner, who played captain kirk in the originalk tv series. all of the potential that come from greek or roman mythology, and deal with the underworld. vulcan was the roman god of law and smoke, and the nephew oaf pluto. >> coming up on the kron 4 morning news the coast guard remains at c searching for four voters who abandon their sailboat sunday afternoon off the coast of monterey. when an update on the coast guard's search efforts coming up. and a new string of winter storms in several states and the central plains from texas to michigan. we will take a look at some bad weather. and we're watching your bay area weather this morning. we will be checking in with erica was a look at our forecast. we will also be takinhot talkingtalking to geors watching our morning commute. we will right back. >> (male announcer): live from the bay area this is the kron 4 morning news. kron 4 news at 5 starts now. >> good morning. 5:00 on this tuesday february 26th. top stories we're following. the police standoff that lasted for hours in east oakl

hatfield, a fellow canadian made headlines for recording and having a realtime conversation with william shatner work to do or something? another video shot in new york city times square featuring cam row appearances from nypd officers trying to break up the madness. >> have fun, keep your shaking safe and legal. and that will do it for today's trending videos. see you next time, bay area. >> thank you. coming up next a first in the u.s.. the governor proves high tech device can treat blindness. >> taking a picture of how much we should reduce salt in diets. >> i'm michael finney. do you own a chrysler? the auto maker announces a recall of popular trucks and suvs. >>> in healthy living news patients who lost sight because of a rare disorder may be able to regain vision using a new implantable device. fda approved first treatment for an inherited disorder that causes a breakdown of cells in the retina. we first told you about the so mÑ the system includes a small video camera and transmitter on a pair of glasses that work in conjunction with an artificial retina. the fda says it will not fully re

now, william shatner and leonard nimoy are urging star trek fans to vote for the name "vulcan."ulcan is the fictional planet where nimoy's mister spock character is from. the trek-connection seems to be working, at last check vulcan was far head of the second-place name, cerberus. if you'd like to weigh in on the moon names, log on to pluto rocks.com. beam me up scotty! we have great weather? >> it is going to be even nicer for tomorrow. 60s and sunshine. >> cannot beat that. we will see you at 11:00 p.m..

. >> jimmy: that is jessica alba, and william shatner in "escape from planet earth."ding will be here and bobby flay, too. right now, jessica is outside. we have this new booth, celebrity kissing booth. how are you feeling in there, jessica? >> i'm feeling hot and bothered. >> jimmy: oh. sal, how are you feeling? >> jimmy, some of the loneliest perverts in hollywood have assembled tonight. it's going to be a good showing. >> jimmy: how should we do this? jessica, do you want to decide with whom you will share a kiss tonight? >> oh, my god, i can't even -- you guys pick and then we'll go from there. >> jimmy: this is starting to feel like the movie "fame." okay, let's see all our candidates here, sal. oh, what a coincidence, we have a lot of guys lined up. hey, jessica, maybe you would prefer a woman to a man. >> yes, maybe. >> jimmy: whoa, how about the one there -- yeah, you right there in the front, with the vest on. yeah. would you like to make out with jessica alba? >> it's always been a dream of mine. >> jimmy: oh. weird, it's been a dream of mine too and i just

. >>> amazed at their own power, they have made vulcan, the name posed and promoted by william shatner, "star trek's" captain kirk. vulcan, of course, was the fictional home planet of his science fictional character dr. spock. >>> does something to irk another driver who cuts him off and then the bumper smashes the hot head to teach him a lesson. all of it captured on his dash cam. looks to police like he is the innocent victim. should be called the provoke r s well. it's 8:04 right now. let's go back out to al with your weather. >> announcer: "today's" weather is brought to you by centrum. >> where are you guys from? >> south carolina. >> little school trip? >> yes. >> or just broke out -- senior trip, all right. good stuff. enjoy. let's see what's going on as far as your weather is concerned. pick city of the day, billings, montana, nbc 8. cloudy, cold, 42 degrees. on the cold, 42 degrees and on the satellite you can see this big storm system, snow to the north and the west of it. ahead of knit to the south we have heavy rain, thunderstorms, a real mess. rainfall amounts anywhere one

i love william shatner, but that just went on and on and on. >> do we have numbers yet? >> i think it's too early. >> we have not yet. a guy that a lot of people there don't know. he is not necessarily one of them. he came into their world and blew it up a little bit. i think it was jarring to some people, some of the jokes. that's who he is. that's his style. >> a little bit crass. that's what you expect from a comedian. that's his humor. >> it's nothing worse than probably -- actually not as bad as what ricky gervais did the first year at the golden globes. >> that's it for him. >> he dropped the mike. take three, first lady of the united states, what a weekend she had. we'll talk about her at the oscars last night in a second. in case you missed it friday night, this is the first lady on "late night with jimmy fallon" performing the evolution of mom dancing. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> put a ring on it. >> meredith, any of these dances look familiar to you from any recent family gatherings? >> you're very funny, willie. >> i'm just asking a question. i'm a journalist. i'm asking questio

. >> price line brought its pitch man william shatner back from the dead and made an appearnace at the oscars as well. simon hobbs has a breakdown of the numbers. >> the stock is doing relatively well. the guidance looking forward is in line. however, there is a clause within what they have just put out saying the company believes that concerns related to sovereign debt and the viability of the euro have negatively impacted historical performance. we know that because we saw that in the third quarter, but they are also warning that there's increased variability moving forward and we're wondering if they rewrote this as a result of italian election. margin is key, moving full particularly given the extra advertising spending and, of course, comments on kayak, the $1.8 billion acquisition. conference call starts in 24 minutes. we'll come back to you with more details. guys, back to you. >> thanks so much. a big beat and a big gain in the after hours. >> 5.5%. >> priceline ceo jeffrey boyd will be on "power lunch" tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. >> yeah. >> it will be the first time we'll hear from

seth macfarlane hosted the show with some help from william shatner. >> the show is a disaster. >> what -- what are you talking about? it's going fine. >> no, it's not. >> and this was a bizarre skit in which sock puppets played pilots in a plane that is about to crash. >> all systems go, captain. >> okay. hang on a sec. glug glug glug, glug glug, glug glug glug. let's do it. >> ah, ah, ah! >> there wasn't much singing and dancing. we can't possibly give a full recap, but here is a sample. >> we saw your boobs in the movie we saw we saw your boobs. ♪ ♪ but he's got high hopes ♪ but don't ♪ memories >> then there was the best kept secret of the night, the surprise guest. >> the first lady of the united states, michelle obama. >> i am so honored to help introduce this year's nominees for best picture. >> do you have your envelope? >> not yet, jack. but i'm about to. and the oscar goes to "argo." congratulations! >> harvey weinstein and his daughter initially pitched the idea for the first lady to appear in the telecast. the producers loved it and the first lady quickly agreed. producers b

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and it opened up with our good buddy -- >> gretchen: william shatner?n chenowith. she opened the show and closed the show. >> peter: she had that accent. i'm glad she's looking so well. let's go to the winners last night. best picture winner, "argo." was that big surprise or not? >> gretchen: not after it won all those other awards leading up to it. people thought that it could happen. also you had the best actor, no surprise really here action daniel day-lewis for "lincoln." jennifer lawrence, "silver linings playbook." and supporting actor, christopher waltz for "django unchained." i did not see that. and anne hathaway in "les miserables." or as my daughter, les miserable s. it's enough. >> brian: first off, so they're about to give out best picture and out comes jack nicholson. he gets a standing ovation. he looked like jack nicholson in one of his roles, that something could happen crazy. then he turned around to introduce the first lady who introduced the categories, back to jack nicholson and back to her for the winner. let's listen. >> and the os

william shatner and leonard nimoy are urging star trek fans to vote for the name "vulcan."ctional planet home to nimoy's the trek-connection seems to be working, at last check vulcan was far ahead. if you'd like to weigh in on the names, log on to pluto rocks.com. >> coming up we will check back in with mike pelton knew year's celebrations are continuing this morning. new year's celebration. . here you go little man. [ humming ] [ babbling ] the cheerios bandit got you again? [ both laugh ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios ♪ the one and only, cheerios so she sees her allergist who has a receptionist susan, who sees that she's due for a mammogram. mary has one that day. that's when she finds out she has a tumor. she has a successful surgery and because her health provider has an amazing connected system, she has her life. i don't know what you have but i have kaiser permanente. kaiser permanente. thrive. (music) good morning and thanks for joining us. taking a live look outside this morning. san francisco nice day on tap. lots of sunshine expected. and a little warmer today than

. >>> amazed at their own power, they have made vulcan, the name posed and promoted by william shatnere fictional home planet of his science fictional character dr. spock. >>> does something to irk another driver who cuts him off and then the bumper smashes the hot head to teach him a lesson. all of it captured on his dash cam. looks to police like he is the innocent victim. should be called the provoke r s well. it's 8:04 right now. let's go back out to al with your weather. >> announcer: "today's" weather is brought to you by centrum. >> where are you guys from? >> south carolina. >> little school trip? >> yes. >> or just broke out -- senior trip, all right. good stuff. enjoy. let's see what's going on as far as your weather is concerned. pick city of the day, billings, montana, nbc 8. cloudy, cold, 42 degrees. on the satellite, you see the big storm system, snow to the north and the west of it. ahead of it to the south, we've got heavy rain, thunderstorms, a real mess. rainfall amounts anywhere one to three inches down to the south. icy conditions through the upper ohio river valley

. >> it was actor william shatner who played captain kirk of the star ship enterprise, now shatner isia video link to the international space station. he will chat tomorrow with his fellow canadian astronaut who is up there on a five month mission. the men have tweeted one another. the call will be broadcast on the canadian space agency's web site. and we'll carry it live tomorrow. that comes your way at 10:40 eastern. >>> all right. talkback question for you today, should the united states be able to kill american terror suspects without trial? absolutely. the real question is what would the government have done 30 years ago? this from brian. absolutely not. we're supposed to be the good guys. this from miriam. remember mccarthyism, can t condition a slippery slope. there's a lot of fear mongering in this country, i see it as dangerous. this from david, if he talks, walks, and lives with terrorists, i'll say he is one and has paid his money and is taking his own risks. this from andrew, if they are allowed to do it to americans overseas, they will find a way to justify it on our own

the congressman that sounds exactly like william shatner. >> doing smooth jazz. >> right. >> stephaniethey voted not to fund transplants for the elderly. there were 80 some odd people on that list. i don't know the reasons for it but two of them passed away. >> stephanie: wow. >> caller: so when the republicans start talking about death panels i go right to john mccain's home state and rip them a new one. >> stephanie: yep. all right. and that also would not be covered. no, that is covered. >> there are plenty of seasons to rip arizona a new one. >> stephanie: milley in florida. >> caller: hi, steph and the mooks. you make my day. i have to say i'm grateful to rick scott for one reason. >> stephanie: what is that? >> caller: i had a tumor in my jaw and i have to go through three different surgeries, and i do not have any health insurance. so i was recently denied my surgery, so obamacare is actually my only hope, and when i heard -- i'm sorry, i get a little bit emotional about all of it. >> stephanie: that's okay. >> caller: when i heard he changed his mind it just made my day, so hop

frank writes is it me or does the congressman sound like a younger calmer version of william shatner.u, because we talk about how hard it is to govern here in washington -- >> i'm sorry, but i can think of nothing but we should boldly go where no man has gone before. [ applause ] >> stephanie: all right. do you have that out of your system now? they have their own set of facts, which is why they were so stunned when mitt romney lost. but we were just talking about -- there's a great story now -- a daily news reporter explained how he inadvertently created the myth that chuck hagel spoke to a non-existent hamas group. and you have people like rand paul asking about questions in -- >> hillary clinton: turkey? . this is hugh hewitt. >> ben sha pir row at breitbart out today, there is something called friends of hamas, if is that true would that lead you to vote against senator hagel. >> i saw that information and it is more and more concerning. >> and the north koreans were very flattered that [ inaudible ] was the sexiest man alive in the onion. >> stephanie: right. you have got to hear