the folks in youngstown ohio say they've done it before every super bowl game and they can't stop now>> now they're looking at the super bowl and i'm not messing with my girlfriend karma or mojo. we're shipping ice cream down. >> reporter: these candle sticks prayer candles might. >> you just light your candle and you say a quiet prayer to yourself and it works. >> reporter: even the mayor believes in superstition. >> i don't want to jinx them. >> if you're superstition you would not let a black cat cross your path. or walk under a ladder. if you're a superstitious 49ers fan, that lucky hat and shirt begin to take on a whole new meaning. >> the whole thing about a lucky shirt is you don't wash it. >> as soon as they go to commercial i have to have the hat forward. if they're not doing good, it's facing back. >> these fans are convinced they'll be responsible for a win. >> i would like to thank in some small part i am. in addition to many other people's superstitions. i think it takes a collective effort of superstitions to make the whole thing work. >>> and if 49er fans in pacifica is

. >> reporter: dave was taking his morning walk along a highway near youngstown, ohio, two years ago he was struck by a car driven by 19-year-old whitney yaeger. >> 911, what's your emergency? you need to slow down. i need to understand. you hit -- okay, you hit somebody? >> reporter: dave's family rushed to the hospital. >> the doctor came out and you could tell by the look on his face that there was something wrong. and i can remember exactly what he said. your dad has some very, very, very, very, very, very critically injured. >> reporter: dai died that day from severe internal injuries. as it turns out, whitney hit him because she wasn't looking at the road, she was looking at her phone. she was texting while driving and admitted she took her eyes off the road for a full ten seconds. >> quite frankly, we hadn't known up to that point. we just assumed that it was a standard traffic accident. >> when you hear that she had been texting and driving and had admitted that -- >> there was a lot of anger. why would you take your eyes off the road? that's your job. your task is to pay att

host: dan in youngstown, ohio. caller: past generations, they have suffered through the bad times and celebrated the good times but they didn't pass massive amounts of debt down to the next generation. and that's what we're doing. the democrats, especially, i'm worried abthe ones in the senate that have gone even more democratic because they're throrly -- thoroughly entrenched with obama that they're going to increase revenue and not cut spending. they don't recognize that spending is the problem. and for us to continue to pass this debt on to our children and grandchildren, you know, if there's any decent person in washington that will just look at the spending, you know, there's plenty of people in this country, there's a lot of fat in government and i know that they keep talking about there's nothing, you know, there's no money but there's plenty of fat they need to cut. there's lazy people collecting money along with the needy people and just increasing the allowance we give them, how about the money we spenden

>> youngstown, ohio. >> good to see youngstown, ohio >> starting off with our pick city of the day, syracuseon 3 news, afternoon rain and cold temperatures in the low 40s. you see this whole mess making its way to the east coast and heavier showers and thunderstorms through michigan on into illinois and indiana. we're looking at a lot of wet weather that will move into the northeast later today and snow back behind this system and through the plains and another six to 12 inches of snow in the mountains and snow showers making their way through the interior pacific northwest and windy and chilly down through southern california. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning, i'm storm team4 meterologist tom kierein. right now a lot of cloudiness over the area and clouds are producing yourself in green maybe a few sprinkles trying to reach the ground and the greater bulk of rain arriving during the early and middle part of the afternoon and ending by this evening and ahead of that we're in the upper 30s to near 40 around the metro

>> youngstown, ohio. >> good to see you. everybody is tiring out. let's see what we've got for you.use, new york. action 3 news, afternoon rain and cold, temperatures in the low 40s. you see this whole mess making its way to the east coast. michigan on into illinois and indiana. we are looking at a lot of wet weather that will move into the northeast later today. snow back behind this system through the plains, another six to 12 inches of snow in the mountains. snow showers making their way through the interior pacific northwest. windy and chilly through southern california. that's what's >> good morning. we have some clouds and a warm front coming in at this morning. the forecast is calling for >> that's your latest weather. now let's go over to that guy. >> mr. roker, thank you very much. preview of the red carpet fashions. it's going to be cold sunday night but will skin still be in? we'll talk about that. but first these messages. what can we do with a brand new year, and a room that needs refreshing? we can work with a new collection of carpet that proves durable can be softer

host: dan is a republican in youngstown, ohio. caller: past generations have suffered through the bad times and so did the good times, but they did not pass massive amounts of debt down to the next generation. that is what we are doing. democrats, especially the ones in the senate that have gone even more democratic, because they are firmly entrenched with obama that they are going to increase revenue and not cut spending. they don't even recognize spending is a problem. for us to continue the path -- to pass this data on to our children or grandchildren, if there's any decent person in washington that will just look at the spending, there's plenty of people in this country, there's a lot of fat in government. i know they keep talking about this, but there's no money, but they needenty therefat to cut. there's lazy people collecting money along with the needy people. how about all the money we spend on these foreign countries? nobody is addressing that. host: let's talk about foreign aid versus unemployment benefits. guest: foreig

host: youngstown, ohio, go ahead. are you with us?ony inve on to independent -- two kentucky, an independent scholar. caller: thanks for allowing me on the show. you have been talking about a lot of different subject this morning. the one i would like to talk about is the -- the global warming issue and taxing american taxpayers which seems like a scam to make. if you look at all the facts or what ever, there is no tax to emissions are causing -- that are causing harm to our environment. it looks like that is another way for the government to tax us to pay for the trillions of dollars they spent frivolously. guest: the science on this is pretty clear -- the question of how you dress thus is obviously much less clear. but caller is alluding to the idea of there being some kind of carbon tax, some kind of way of making it less economically attractive to burn fossil fuels thereby increasing the cost which is then passed on to taxpayers in directly with regulatory action. to do that can have the same the fact. there's no question there is

host: youngstown, ohio, go ahead. are you with us? let's move on to tony in independent -- two kentucky, an independent scholar. caller: thanks for allowing me on the show. you have been talking about a lot of different subject this morning. the one i would like to talk about is the -- the global warming issue and taxing american taxpayers which seems like a scam to make. -- to me. if you look at all the facts or what ever, there is no tax to emissions are causing -- that are causing harm to our environment. it looks like that is another way for the government to tax us to pay for the trillions of dollars they spent frivolously. guest: the science on this is pretty clear -- the question of how you dress -- address thus is obviously much less clear. but caller is alluding to the idea of there being some kind of carbon tax, some kind of way of making it less economically attractive to burn fossil fuels thereby increasing the cost which is then passed on to taxpayers in directly with regulatory action. to do that can have the same the fa

youngstown,go to ohio. guest: how come nobody ever called on the republican line? but we will get to them, too. caller: i want to thank you for your lifelong service. how many lives you must have saved in your lifetime is unfathomable. most people do not understand what happens when you get out of the country and all of the different ideologies. my grandfather was a front man and they just do not understand. i just want to say thank you. that is all. guest: i really appreciate that. i hope that by extension, if we have diplomats -- we have diplomats taking risks in a lot of places around the world. we have more of situations, high crime situations, also health risks. you have a very dedicated public service corps that represents our national interests. host: let's go to florida where pat is waiting. caller: i am most concerned right now -- and he may have the answer -- that obama could in a bill or such for a private security force. if you listen to a youtube video on who this is, you would think that they were describing obama on how the proceedings when two plate