. >> and we got a fantastic one from lefty williams, a former harlem globetrotter, who now plays with the harlem ambassadors. >> i would like to introduce you to someone who's very interesting, my 2-year-old son, who's when he was 3 months old had a basketball in his crib. >> introduces us to his son ejay and he's the darn cutest thing you've ever seen. >> [ inaudible ]. >> oh, he dunks. >> watch out lebron. >> turn. >> he's posting up. >> yeah. >> trot. there you go. >> he does trick shots. >> way on your follow through, man. >> i did. >> you did? who's supposed to make it like you? >> kobe. >> he's a bit of a ham, which i like. i think he would fit in good on the show. >> i think he will fit in great on this show. so, we have little ejay via skype right this minute from charlotte, north carolina, and his dad, lefty williams, who is on the road with the harlem ambassadors skyping from bartsville, oklahoma. little ejay, how did you learn how to play basketball like this? >> kobe. >> coby? >> how does that make you feel, dad. >> he's actually my favorite player, so i can't get mad at t

talking about the harlem globetrotter. and ladies and gentlemen, our pleasure to have in our studio two of the basketball gurus out on the court right there. that is t&t maddox and handles frank ling. thank you for joining us. we can talk all day about that's. when i was a kid you were like the beatles coming to town. give us he tricks. i'll interview on what's happening here. >> this is t&t, she's amazing. it's her first year. she's a rookie, but the first female in the decade. she has to be amazing to play amongst us. >> your skills? >> they called me handles. i'll show you the reason why. dribble the ball all kinds of ways. >> good ones make it look easy. see that's -- were you both -- see, see? oh, yeah. ladies and gentlemen. were you both superstars in high school, nobody could touch you? >> i'm from colorado springs, i did pretty well. >> you know what? i did great in high school. >> exactly. >> i'm so good. i'm joking. >> i believe it. >> i wanted to be a harlem globetrotter since i was 6 years old. i saw them on sc

. >>> plus, he may be commander in chief but can the president survive the audience at harlem's famed apollo theater? you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." on the way for many cities today. today arriving from des moines to chicago, 3 to 6 inches. later on tonight, detroit, cleveland, north of columbus, indianapolis, a little bit for you. and then it looks like overnight friday night into saturday morning, snow arriving for areas like new york city and possibly philadelphia northward and southern new england. most areas 3 to 6 inches, so enough for the kids to play in and shovel as they go throughout your saturday morning. if you're watching us on whdh in boston, mass. afhrodite and the gods of love. that is your "early today" event of the today. >>> here is an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. >>> the number one film will be all about vampires at war. under world awakening. the fourth installment of the franchise marks kate beckinsale's return as a battling vampire after she skipped the third film and should do well with higher 3d an

this comes to us from wnbc news 4 new york where in nearby harlem we heard president obama like we've never heard him before. ♪ i go [ cheers and applause ] >> way to put his hard into it. and he's great. yes, that was the leader of the free world offering his rendition of al green's "let's stay together." bill will be following up with that later in the show. the president was headlining a campaign fund raiser at the legendary apollo theater. >>> i'm lynn berry. this is "early today." just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> three tiger cubs have been paired with an unlikely surrogate mother. a set of triplets, two white tigers and one rare stripeless white tiger, are being taken care of a dog in a wild life preserve in japan. the babies are a third pregnancy in 18 months for their tiger mother, who was deemed unfit to take care of them. >>> in china, lights shone bright for the spring holiday festival. in preparation for the annual lantern fair, a rehearsal was held in shanghai celebrating the year of the dragon. a 65-yard lantern was built in its honor. the

we want to thank the harlem globetrotters. thank you for watching and. >> i'm out of here. >> you're out of here? >> watch "world news" with david muir later this evening. you know what that that's about? >> i don't know. we'll be back tomorrow morning. >> good morning. 7:56. taking a look at some stories top being the news today. this morning crews are back out at a scene in fort washington excavating a 20-foot well to retrieve a body at the bottom. it could take up to two days. police have not identified the victim. d.c. protesters are returning out of time. the park service says they have until monday to leave mcpherson square and freedom plaza or risk arrests. now to dave zahren and the forecast. >> yesterday at this time we had temperatures in the 50's. 20 degrees colder this morning but by winter standards not bad. around freezing, 32 ashburn, 34 gaithersburg and winds are basically calm. yesterday the high was 62. a real touch of spring out there. seasonable average is 44 so we will be above average again today. winter

we want to thank the harlem globetrotters. thank you for watching abc. >> i'm out of here. >> you're out of here? >> watch "world news" with david muir later this evening. you know what that that's about? >> i don't know. ron's an unpredictable man. we'll be back tomorrow morning. rrow morning. ♪ abracadabra. new hershey's milk chocolate with almonds in pieces. your favorites, in pieces. hershey's air delight. experience light and airy, melty bubbles. made from pure, delicious hershey's milk chocolate. hershey's air delight.

during a fund-raiser at the apollo theater in harlem. as you heard, the crowd went wild. the president told the audience he can't sing like the reverend al can. he just wanted to show his appreciation. >> i could have listened to more of that. >> i know. >> that was pretty darn good. >> you know his campaign people will be wanting to hear a lot more of that. >> check out itunes in a month or two. that's it for us. "the tonight show" is headed your way next. >> we hope we'll see you tomorrow night. good night.

[ applause ] hello, harlem. oh, it is good to be here tonight. all right. [ crowd chanting ] >> four more years, four more years! >> thank you, thank you so much. i want to begin by thanking you for such a wonderful introduction. being such a great mom. thank you. i want to thank our emcee, lynn manual miranda. we appreciate you. i want to thank the incredible performers this evening. one of my favorites, india arie in the house. there she is. i love india. then to node that reverend al green was here. [ singing ] ♪ i love you ♪ [ applause ] those guys didn't think i would do it. i told you, i was going to do it. and the "sandman" did not come out. don't worry, reverend, i cannot sing like you. but i wanted to show my appreciation. i want to acknowledge some outstanding members of congress here with us today. congressman charlie rangel and congressman jerry nadler are in the house. absolutely. i have something to say. >> thank you, mr. president! >> thank you. no, thank you. because i am here tonight not just because i need your help, i'm her

people don't actually notice that, but it's a scene of a funeral in harlem, and what was striking to me was the spirit of the dead person is present in the painting, and that also kind of captured what i say about african-american cosmology about death and the belief in african-american culture that the spirit of the dead and the ancestors are always with us. >> host: dr. smith, when you went to sell this book to a publisher and you said i want to write about african-american funeral homes and their way of death, what was the response you got? >> guest: um, the response at first was skeptical, but when i made the argument and made the connections to my previous work on motown and some of the things we've already mentioned, they were quite intrigued. as i said, i primarily see myself as a historian of african-american entrepreneurship, and as we've already been talking about, i think the story of this industry which was and still is largely segregated is such an important one. >> host: what was the mooresford lynching? >> guest: it happens in 1946 in monroe, georgia. it was, as histor

what he did at the legendary apolla theater in harlem. >>> plus a wacky campaign rally. including herman cain and stephen colbert. you won't believe what they're up to right now. without missing a beat. fly without putting your life on pause. be yourself nonstop. american airlines. >>> this just coming into "the situation room." let me update our viewer. it involves syria. the united states has maintained diplomatic relations with syria over these troubled months. more than 5,000 have been killed protesting. but we're learning the obama administration is considering closing the united states embassy in damascus over security concerns the embassy only has a handful of staff working for the ambassador, who recently returned to damascus. most of the embassy staff evacuated earlier in the year. the diplomatic team was further reduced last week. once again, the u.s. considering closing its embassy in damascus. our own arwa damon is on the ground, we'll speak to her. she's been doing some amazing coverage, but this is a significant development. the candidates are lashing out a

two of the world famous harlem globe trotters in san francisco today. they visited the rooftop court of the all girl hamlin school. maddux is the first woman to play for the globetrotters in almost 20 years. they're in town for oakland, and one game on martin luther king jr. day. that's incredible, in san jose. >> good for her, i've never seen a woman play with the globetrotters. >>> neither have i. >> mark's here, a lot of excitement building for the niners playoff game. >> yeah, bring it on. just like the fans, players getting a little itchy. they've had enough time to contain, at least a little bit, the saint's offense is just rolling everybody. including a 45 point outburst against the lions last weekend. the niners can play a little defense with the big boys too. one of their all pros, not intimidated by the saints. >> they're not houdini out there. we just go out there and play sound football, we'll be all right. >> we're antsy. like you've almost been off for a month, two weeks. we're ready to go and should be fresh. >>> brent jones, joe fonzi an

we want to thank the harlem globetrotters. thank you for watching abc. >> i'm out of here. >> you're out of here? >> we're always online on abc.com on yahoo!. watch "world news" with david muir later this evening. you know what that that's about? >> i don't know. ron's an unpredictable man. we'll be back tomorrow morning. >> good morning. i'm terry mcsweeney. let's take a look at the forecast. >> lisa: nice and clear out there. here is a view from mount tam where the sun was out just a little while ago and the numbers are still at or below freezing in the north bay. even into the east bay 34 degrees. low dew points and much drier air mass it's colder start out there. 37 in redwood city. 46 in san francisco. once again, high pressure to our east is allowing for a light offshore flow. that is going to bring numbers up today especially in the north bay. everyone should see mid upper 60s and temperatures close to 70 degrees. changes in store for sunday afternoon increasing clouds and by sunday night maybe a little rain by 3:00 in

. >> esta clÍnica y ubicada en harlem. una cuarta parte son indocumentados. muchos otros no cuentan con un seguro mÉdico. >> venimos al mÉdico para las consultas, pero las medicinas son muy caras. >> afortunadamente, la familia y ella no tuvieron una enfermedad grave durante los cuatro aÑos que no contaran con un seguro mÉdico, pero no es la situaciÓn de otras familias. >> los hospitales no estÁn preparados para darle albergue. mucha gente dice me buscan un cuarto. va gente estable. pero no tienen donde irse. >> como dice la directora, centenares de inmigrantes indocumentados pasan prolongados perÍodos en los hospitales de esta ciudad. >> para poder sacarlos del hospital tienen que tener un edificio. muchos de los edificios que conozco, no te cogen. una vez que estÁs en un hospital, no te pueden echar a la calle. >> el cuidado prolongado en un hospital puede costar hasta $ 100.000 anuales. el centro de cuidado prolongado, sÓlo 20.000. >> una persona que estÁ en el hospital un aÑo, es un gasto excesivo para el hospital. las medicinas, el cuidado,1 s

members of the harlem globetrotters turned up today in the bay area. one woman, one powerful savings tool, one chance to hunt down the right insurance at the right price. the "name your price" tool, only from progressive. ready, aim, save! grrr! ooh, i forgot my phone! the "name your price" tool. now available on your phone. get a free quote today. >>> they make it look so easy. two of the world famous harlem globe trotters in san francisco today. they visited the rooftop court of the all girl hamlin school. maddux is the first woman to play for the globetrotters in almost 20 years. they're in town for oakland, and one game on martin luther king jr. day. that's incredible, in san jose. >> good for her, i've never seen a woman play with the globetrotters. >>> neither have i. >> mark's here, a lot of excitement building for the niners playoff game. >> yeah, bring it on. just like the fans, players getting a little itchy. they've had enough time to contain, at least a little bit, the saint's offense is just rolling everybody. including a 45 point outburst

. >> wow, the president sang first two words last week in a fund-raiser in harlem. hoping voters will stay with

the police department, how many black cops did we have in harlem? two. and them two there to make me who i am today. because when i sat back and i looked at this little guy called robin hood on tv and any kid across america lived in the ghetto, a guy named robin hood. he wasn't a black guy, he wasn't an asian guy, he was a white guy. had a little funny green suit on, big feather in his hat, wearing some tights, but i studied this guy. and this guy made me understand that he had the vision and the mind and the courage to say let me split the pea. and let me be fine in my mind about the fact that there's two laws. there's god's law and there's man's law. should i be concerned about god's law or man's law? well, he chose to go with god's law to the point where he said i'm not concerned about the fat cat, i'm concerned about all the cats. i will steal from the rich and give to the poor. not because i'm a thief, just because it's the right thing to do. those individuals that didn't have food in those boxes, i used to go right over by yankee stadium, the freig

weekend, music from the boys choir of harlem. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

laugh at the skills and talent of the harlem globetrotters this season a woman joins the lineup monday hp pavillion. ♪ ♪ >> new music from two legends friday night in oakland. ♪ ♪ >> the oakland interfaith gospel kphoeur with mavis staples s in the name of love sunday at the paramount theater. their show friday night has been cancelled they will be here in april. >> it defies everything we know about baseball. >> at home, moneyball the oakland a's story. don sanchez, abc7 news. >>> last check of the weather before we head out. >> a lot of sun, spare the air. you can burn any wood. >> that's it for now thanks for joining us. who wants to be a millionaire is next. >> keep track on twitter, talk about it facebook.com/abc7news. >> have a great day. kacl male announcer ] for some reason those five food groups sound a whole lot better when you put them in a taco shell instead of a pyramid. old el paso. when you gotta have mexican. fantastic! pro-gresso ] they fit! okay-y... okay??? i've been eating progresso and now my favorite old jeans...fit. okay is there a woman i can talk to? [

laugh at the skills and talent of the harlem globetrotters this season a woman joins the lineup monday hp pavillion. ♪ ♪ >> new music from two legends friday night in oakland. ♪ ♪ >> the oakland interfaith gospel kphoeur with mavis staples s in the name of love sunday at the paramount theater. their show friday night has been cancelled they will be here in april. >> it defies everything we know about baseball. >> at home, moneyball the oakland a's story. don sanchez, abc7 news. >>> last check of the weather before we head out. >> a lot of sun, spare the air. you can burn any wood. >> that's it for now thanks for joining us. who wants to be a millionaire is next. >> keep track on twitter, talk about it facebook.com/abc7news. >> have a great day. honey...? [ mom ] yes. honey, i can't find my internet cord. oh, i'll borrow hailey's. you're downloading movies. fast! from here? where is her cord?! we switched to at&t high speed internet and got wireless access. no more cords. wireless, okay, honestly, can i just get a cord, please? dad, the cord's invisible. [ female announcer ] cal

he was at the world-famous apollo theater in harlem. soul legend al green finished performing. to the utter delight of the crowd, the president decided to try a line or two from an al green classic. ♪ i'm so in love with you >> the president last night at the apollo. >>> music fans all over the world are mourning the loss of etta james tonight. her distinctive and versatile voice graced hits that ranged from blues to rock and roll. she'll always be remembered for one particularly haunting night club ballad. here is rehema ellis. ♪ at last >> reporter: etta james, that voice. ♪ at last my love has come along ♪ >> reporter: an iconic american voice that soared with passion and sank with sorrow. born jamesetta hawkins in los angeles in 1938, she started singing when she was 5, first in church. etta cut her first record at 15. in 1960, she signed with the famous chicago blues label chess records. eventually recording her signature song. ♪ at last >> reporter: people said etta james sang like an angel. ♪ go and cry girl >> reporter: but she was a fallen angel. she dealt

i ♪ so in love with you ♪ ♪ >> that was president obama at a fund-raiser in harlem. he delighted the crowd by singing a few notes of the song by al green, one of the evening's guest. he showed his voice was not half bad. still ahead on 11 news at noon, get ready to pay more for stamps again. how much they are going up and when it takes effect. plus, have to cancel a non- refundable flight? you could still get your store -- some of your money back. first, a raging wildfire destroyed close to one dozen homes in reno, nevada. the latest "and what's your name?" "oh, it's flo." "and what do you do?" "oh, i sell insurance like no one else." "oh, that's nice." "thank you." now, that's progressive. call or click today. >> winds in excess of 80 miles an hour fuelling a brush fire near reno, nevada. at least 10 homes destroyed and dozens threatened. so far more than 10,000 people have been evacuated. as hundreds of firefighters battled the blaze, someone of a break in recent hours as rain has started falling. said news in the music world, legendary singer etta james passed awa

while at another at harlem's famous apollo theater, he seems to be having a whole lot of fun. ♪ i [ applause ] ♪ am so in love with you >> he's got a pretty good singing voice. that excerpt from al green's "let's stay together" could be r the new anthem for the president's re-election campaign, "stay together." >> who knew he could sing? all right. >>> in more serious news this morning, fire crews are scrambling to contain a wind-driven brush fire near reno this morning. they've saved 1,000 structures so far but have lost about 20. flames up to 40 feet high have consumed about 3,700 acres. one death is blamed so far. >>> and the deadly storm that's pounding the pacific northwest has created a flooding disaster. three people have been killed, including a woman and her 20-month-old son who were swept away into a canal. 350,000 still in the dark near washington's puget sound. >>> time now nor the weather from across the nation. you know -- it's not over yet in the pacific northwest. another 5 inches of drenching rain is expected and the biggest snowstorm of the season hits the upper midwest s

. >>> and first, last week, president obama serenaded a crowd in harlem with al green's let's stay together. his performance jolted a surge of online music downloads. could mitt romney's performance of "america the beautiful" in florida do the same thing with votes? you be the judge. ge. . >> for purple mountain majesty above the fruited plain.  . welcome to carmax. hi. i was on carmax dot cocom and i think i found the one. great car. and i think, it's right over there... (sighes)... finding your perfect car is easy at carmax because we carry only the highest quality used vehicles. and at carmax dot com, you can choose from nearly 30 thousand cars with most available for transfer to the store nearest you. so come find the one for you today... at carmax. busy day! yes it is! . >> new yorkers are enjoying a bit of summer in the city. thank s to a new concept referred to as pop-up park. >> and that is turning an indoor space into what looks and feels like a summer. here's more. >> reporter: ah, winter in central park. birds chirping, children playing, hey, that is not right. this is cen

the president stopped off at the apollo theater in harlem and a $35,000 per ticket fundraiser at the home of spike lee. earlier he talked about jobs at disney world in florida. >>> today a super pac supporting the president is running a newspaper ad in south carolina. it's aimed at mitt romney calling him pro life, pro choice and pro profit. it quotes romney before he changed his position on abortion. the ad also says romney profited from investments in a medical waste company that disposes of "aborted children and the instruments used to kill them." >>> a protest against super pacs at new york's federal courthouse has been nixed by a judge. the judge said the courthouse could not be a public forum. occupy the courts protests are planned nationwide today. it's the second anniversary of the supreme court decision allowing unlimited political spending by corporations, unions and other groups. >>> overseas, an afghan soldier shot and killed four nato troops in eastern afghanistan this morning. reuters reports the victims are french soldiers. 17 others were wounded. the suspected gunman

. >> and raised -- otis had a career that started in 1930s and included and willie and harlem. he helped his career, hank and big mama willie may thornton. heusered as deputy chief of staff -- his manager died tuesday at his home in los angeles suburb. >> some commuters had trouble getting to work after less drunk driver turned beauty into a mess. this isn't the first time suspected drunk driver had veered off the road and into an under grantable. >> this is this what the man's car looked like after getting stuck inside the tunnel, just before 6:00 this morning witnesses say a man driving on -- became an ancient and went around the streetcar. instead of making the turn, the driver kept going. >> it was about two city blocks. very long way, a lot farther than he should have. >> reporter: the driver got stuck inside the tunnel delaying thousands of commuters, many who had to transfer shuttle buses to take them the rest of the way downtown. he was able to reopen the tracks and resume service about two hours later after pushing the vehicle to sidetrack way. >> a lot of people quest

it was just over a week ago that president obama surprised an audience at the apollo theatre in harlem by sinkiging al green let's say together. ♪ i'm so in love with you ♪ >> that's a pretty stuff standard to meet, but mitt romney tried yesterday. the republican frontrunner trying to measure up to the president during a campaign event yesterday. mitt romney broke from his routine of speaking the lyrics to america the beautiful to singing them. >> oh, beautiful it for spacious skies for amber mountains majesty across the fruited plain. can you sing that song? do you know that song? ♪ oh beautiful for spacious skies ♪ ♪ for amber waves of grain ♪ ♪ for purple mountains' majesty above the fruited plain ♪ ♪ america america ♪ ♪ god shed his grace on thee ♪ ♪ and crown thy good with brotherhood ♪ ♪ from sea to shining sea ♪ >> we talk an awful lot in campaigns about contrast. is there a more stark contrast between president obama and mitt romney than in the singling oig you gist heard there? a for effort, though. stephen colbert continues his quest to reclaim

you are going beyond harlem in new york and you have gotten pushback from parents in some areas. basically they are saying charter s schools take away fro traditional neighborhood schools. what do you say to that? >> it is often not the parents. it is the teachers union. they hire ororganizations like acorn, they actually rent protesters. one has to be careful about where the opposition is coming from, but we had 9,000 parents apply to our schools last year for 900 spots.. so we clearly have community support. >> the numbers tell the story right. there eva, sounds great. thank you for all that you are doing. appreciate your time. >> thank you. >> we will take a break and look at the news that will have an impact on your money and in happy hour news, america has bellied up to the bar and spoken. is there a new king of beer? the right insurance at the right price. the "name your price" ol, only from progressive. ready, aim, save! grrr! ooh, i forgot my phone! the "name your price" to. now available on your phone. get a free quote today. impact wool exports from new zealand, textile

finally, in new york city in harlem, the president was heard like we've never heard him before. ♪ i so no love with you >> not bad. not bad. even hit the high note. yes, that was the leader of the free world offering his rendition of al green's "let's stay together." the president was headlining a campaign fund-raiser at the apollo theater with more than a few acts were booed off the stage but not last night. no word if he'll try out for nbc's "the voice." shameless plug there. we apologize. shameless plug. >> he was smart. he knew he hit the note and he stopped right there. >> did you see that? he was a little pat on the back. >> yeah, it's like the seinfeld episode. >> walk away. be happy. i'm lynn berry. this is "first look" on msnbc. stay tuned, "way too early with willie geist" starts right now. >>> a destructive, vicious, negative nature of much of the news media makes it harder to govern this country, harder to tract decent people to run for public office, and i am appalled that you would begin a presidential debate on the topic like that. >> and that was just the first minute o

you are going beyond harlem in new york and you have gotten pushback from parents in some areas. basically they are saying charter schools take away from traditional neighborhood schools. what do you say to that? >> it is often not the parents. it is the teachers union. they hire organizations like acorn, they actually rent protesters. one has to be careful about where the opposition is coming from, but we had 9,000 parents apply to our schools last year for 900 spots. so we clearly have community support. >> the numbers tell the story right. there eva, sounds great. thank you for all that you are doing. appreciate your time. >> thank you. >> we will take a break and look at the news that will have an impact on your money and in happy hour news, america has bellied up to the bar and spoken. is there a new king of beer? the right insurance at the right price. the "name your price" tool, only from progressive. ready, aim, save! grrr! ooh, i forgot my phone! the "name your price" tool. now available on your phone. get a free quote today. impact wool exports from new zealand, textile

this was harlem globetrotter. up by 24 in this game. 4th quarter, running down the court. turn around. kodak moment. philly wins by 31. same two teams tomorrow at the verison center. the redskins should put on an ad. help wanted, desperately seeking quarterback. applicants should be tall so they can see over the line and be able to carry a team on his back. peyton manning could fit that description and his name was linked to the redskins all day today. bram wienstein, one of the people's opinion that i trust the most, payton plus saturday, that's jeff saturday to the redskins is very likely. i have to warm up to it. manning is a shoe in hall of famer. almost 400 touchdown passes. and that super bowl bling. but he's been rehabbing his neck after offseason surgery. didn't play a single down this year. what to make of all this? dave giving us his take. >> from peyton manning's perspective, if he's going to come back and play for a winning team with a good offensive line. trent williams is one failed drug test away from a suspension. >>> bringing it hard. the first chinese bas

to tackle on cnn thursday night, the president was making his musical debut at the apollo theater in harlem. >>reporter: this was one of four campaign events the president attended in new york including a fund-raiser at the home of spike lee. this occurred at each stop with the ticktock of his accomplishment sprinkled with jabs at republicans. >> we have not seen a choice this stark in years. >>reporter: that steve is being reinforced in the first major television commercial released by the president's reelection team. even though the white house insists the president is not yet in campaign mode, he spent more time on the trip freezing monday that he did at disney world touting its plan to increase tourism. david gergen says, over the last few presidencies, the balance has swung heavily towards more campaigning, especially in the fourth year of a first term. balance that is what the president has done, he has shifted his attention away from governing day-to-day ad to campaigning. so far, the american people are giving him a pass. >>reporter: republicans have not. they have criticized these

the president broke out in song at a campaign fund-raiser at the legendary apollo theater in harlem. >> obama's greatest hits. nice stuff there. >>> yesterday we showed you this video of 49 player whose thought they were on "american idol," right? the players who think they have a shot at america's best dance crew. we'll show you how special teams get all juiced up, just ahead. >>> welcome back. no secret we're fired up about sunday's nfc championship game. >> good news, so are the 49ers especially special teams unit. take a look at this. special teams players, that's right, busting a move on the field. this is last week against the steelers. actually the saints, i'm sorry. i'm mixes up. that dance is mesmerizing me. before kick-off, speakers blasting at candlestick park, blaring the song. it's working. niners have yet to give up a touchdown from a kick-off all season long. something to look forward to on sunday. not a lot of people know this right here at nbc bay area, before the 11:00 show, marla, myself, christina, that's what we do all the time. >> yeah. go niners. can't wait for

singing the al green classic "let's stay together "during a fundraiser event at the apollo theater in harlem. as you heard. the folks went wild. the president told the audience he can't sing like the reverend al can but wanted to show his appreciation. >> did a good job, too. >> he d. and i think the audience appreciated the efforts. >> i'm sure they did. that was fun. >> picked a good song, too. >> great song. >> stay with us. "news4 today" continues at 5:00 a.m.

during the next few days leading businessmen economists and politicians will be discussing the wells at harlem is the most pressing issue and the issues are quite a few especially after nine years those countries had their credit rating cuts this month so what should we expect to happen to the world economy and the neoprene maybe the forum in davos will be helpful so we're asking one of europe's most prominent economists former advisor to the russian government. office. on january thirteenth standard and poor's downgraded nine european countries including the stronger ones like france and austria both received a negative outlook considering the european leaders inability to cope with the debt crisis the weaker spain and italy were downgraded to an economist say they are one step closer to the greek scenario being part of europe russia has to come up against the global challenges but as for now it's managed to cope and recon amaze still growing. players. oh mr austin the walk into the show thank you very much for coming my pleasure well on the eve of this year's davus world economic forum the o

he was born in harlem. his father died when he was 5 years old. because he could not get good health care. one of the last things my grandfather ever said to my father when he was 5 years old was, i am not going to be here. i want you to take care of your little brothers and your little sisters. you are the man of the house now. my father was 5 years old. as a child growing up years later, whenever we would go back to memphis, everybody would say to my father, old willie, how are you doing? to me, this made perfectly good sense. at that point, he was old. [laughter] he was probably 35. [laughter] so it makes perfectly good sense to me that they would call my old father, old willie. i did not understand they started calling him that when he was 6. he would walk around at six years old try to be be bothered that was missing, trying to be the man of the house at six years old. they started calling him old willie when he was 6. it helped me understand why he joined the military. and got out of orange mountain and came back and put himself through coll