by our view of the dallas fed this is causing the nationalization. in dallas to consider government ownership of our financial institutions, even on a temporary basis, to be a clear distortion of american capitalist principles. an alternative would be to have another systemically important institution acquire a failing institution. we have already been down that road. all it does is compound the problem. expanding the risk posed by even larger surviving behemoths organizations. the practice of arranging shotgun marriages between giants worsens the funding disadvantage of the 99.8% remaining regional banks. it favors the unwieldy and dangerous too big to day -- too big to fail banks over a more disciplined banks. the approach of the dallas fed, as ed explained earlier, neither expands the reach of government nor further handicaps the 99.8% of regional banks. nor does it by complexity with complexity. it simply calls for a reshaping of the too big to fail financial institutions into smaller, less complex institutions that are economically viable, profi

dallas, san antonio, new orleans, houston some rain. chilly in minneapolis, chicago looks nice today. new york city, look at this upcoming weekend. a little rain on friday, but saturday and sunday, temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. incredible stuff for this time of year. chicago, one of the examples of who will be warm, in the 40s and 50s. on sunday the cold air returns. middle of the country, saturday and sunday is your transition day back to winter. >> unbelievable, 50s on the weekend, that's great. >>> just ahead, kim and kanye's new mansion, and which star did a bizarre lip-sync impression of justin bieber? >>> plus "breaking dawn part 2" is up for big awards. but not the kind filmmakers would want. suddenly, she does something unexpected and you see the woman you fell in love with. she's everything to you. but your erectile dysfunction - that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis

you know, there's no reason for them to be any less excited for the dallas game, and for the dallas game they were awesome. having a good home crowd really does a lot. i think seattle is 8-0 at home. if we can get that kind of atmosphere for our game, it should mean a lot. >> they've been great throughout the year. the atmosphere last sunday when we played dallas was so electric and exciting for us, and i know exciting for this fan base. they deserve a team that wins. they deserve someone to root for, and it's good we can be at home to give them that. >> chris cooley, beyond excited for his first-ever playoff game at fedex field. he said in the playoff game at qwest field in seattle, the seahawks fans were so loud he couldn't even hear the plays being called in the huddle. so he said it's payback time. >> the loudest in the league. >> a terrible place to play. they are so happy it's at home this weekend. >>> we all are. >>> folks all around town are getting excited. tickets you know are a hot commodities. many folks are considering just how far to go to get one. pat collins is live at fe

and the dallas cowboys practice squad was legally sober when killed in an accident. >>> and here they go again. green bay fans turned out to help the packers get ready for saturday's playoff game against the vikings but shoveling the snow out of the seats at lambeau field. and they get paid ten bucks an hour. >> "early today" sports is brought to you by touch of gray. get rid of some gray never all. >>> just ahead, middle earth coming to a theme park near you. a disturbing story surrounding sarah palin's daughter bristol. >> and getting ready to tie the knot with a pretty powerful woman. you're watching "early today." > today" on this friday. heading into our first weekend of the new year. it looks pretty quiet. we do have the rain and snow out there in west texas today. maybe a few showers in florida. overall, a cold morning. it's going to be a nice afternoon really from the rockies to the east. as we go into saturday a few showers possible in minneapolis. still lingering rain right around the gulf in new orleans, and florida. looking to warm up. by sunday, a lot of areas heading up

david: robert, in the first part of the show we had richard fisher from dallas fed. he said way these companies, corporations in america restructured is nothing short of phenomenal. boeing is an example of that. they have already worked into their plans, their strategyings, the fact there will be a downsizing in the military because that is such a big part of their business. >> yes. david: have they done a sufficient amount of work even if the worst happens from their perspective and there are huge cuts in the military? i'm not sure we all know what the worst is and we're constantly thinking about it. boeing has the benefit relative to pierce being a company that can downsize on the military size and move resources to the commercial size and that is unique to boeing and it is a positive. david: robert who has by the way a $86 price target for the stock of boeing. thanks for coming in. appreciate it, robert. >> thanks for having me. liz: contrarian call. get a good company going through a bad time. david: massive defense cuts, we just talked about could still be comin

at dallas, the arch rival of the redskins, the whole crowd started cheering rgiii. and locally, fans cannot get enough of the redskins superstar in terms of popularity, ben's chili bowl have smokes may have met t their match>> what does this playoff run -- what is better? >> that is hard to say. >> he is awesome. anand he is better than we thought. and he has a lot of people interested in f football who were not ierested before. >> he is like jordan. he has the j juice a whole package. it is his leadership that makes him compete at a different level. >> and he is selling like hotcakes across town. all things rgiii are all the rage. >> that is my boy. that is my boy. >> his number 10 is far and away the best fashion statement at fedex field and beyond. rgiii has the best-selling jersey ever, since the nfl start keeping track. as they say, he is money, in more ways than one. >> i have not felt this electricity in our city and some time. >> he just carries himself in a professional manner. we have been waiting for this guy for a long, long time. >> and back to ben's, w

that and the dallas natives. c-span: wanted to write a book about your experience? >> guest: it was an important period of history. i felt the ftse's perspective should be brought to bear. there have been other accounts of the crisis i thought were not completely accurate in terms of what we did and when i did, so i thought it was important for the historical record to prevent our perspective and also currently for people to understand their different policy choices, options, disagreements. and if you want to present this crisis from happening again, i felt the public itself needed to engage more on financial reform to commit entries to educate themselves better, make an issue with elected officials. i have policy recommendations at the end that i hope people will look at and take seriously. >> far ahead of the federal insurance corp., sheila bair on the role during the worst financial crisis since the depression. her book is "bull by the horns." sunday night at 8:00 on c-span's "q&a." >> the greatest honor history can bestow the title of peacemaker. based on our no

the first one from dallas, texas. this is on january 7th. we see a car pull up, police believe a four-door mitsubishi to fashion city one, a woman's clothing store in dallas. a guy get out and breaks the glass and attaches something to the security gate outside of fashion city one. the mitsubishi pulls off and boom, there goes the security gate. >> that's a powerful mitsubishi galant. >> or a weak security gate. one or the other. either way, these two male suspects walk into the store, you see them start loading up boxes into the trunk. no word on why these two men want women's clothes. maybe they have a nighttime hobby or something. >> no, gifts. gifts for all the ladies. >> that could be it too. dallas police are looking for these two guys trying to track them down. now let's pop over to china. i said modern day wonder woman. you'll see why this video blowing up on yoku, the chinese version of youtube. 1.3 million views in seven hours. the woman on the left has a knife. person filming this said looked like she was going to cause harm to he

and the difference is unbelievable between "homeland" and this, "dallas." you want some action, baby, "dallas" is your show. >> your character stayed consistent throughout all the years. there's the -- >> vanilla no matter what bowl you put it in. >> he's so different than you are in real life, though. >> but he has rules. you know, in terms of the show, bobby has rules that he can't break. she can go. >> i can go anywhere, everywhere. >> you do even in the first two hours. >> oh, wait. >> really? >> yeah, baby. >> now, you guys are facing -- even the note on the cd says bittersweet feeling from the producers because you're very excited about the second season. it's doing so well. there should be another chair here. we all know that the beloved larry hagman that's no longer with us. how are you, first of all, doing without him there? it must feel like a huge loss. then also how are you dealing with the passage of the character? >> for me i've been -- i consider myself my best friend is larry hagman. i consider him my best friend. i am completely satiated wi

for the dallas game, they were awesome. having a good home crowd really does a lot. i think seattle is 8-0 at home. you know, if we can get that kind of atmosphere for our game, it should mean a lot. >> they been great throughout the year. the atmosphere last sunday when we played dallas was so electric and exciting for us. and i know exciting for this fan base. they deserve a team that wins. they deserve someone to root for. it's good we can be at home to give them that. >> chris cooley, beyond excited for his first ever playoff game at fedex field. he said in '07, the seahawk fans were so loud he couldn't even hear the plays being called in the huddle. sounds like a challenge. now it's pay back time. >> sure is. thanks. >>> when fans head to the stadium tomorrow, they'll likely get a show by two of the most electrifying quarterbacks in the le league. they both happen to be rookies. here's more on the phenom rookies. >> this sunday showdown between the skins and seahawks will likely come down to the performance of two rookie quarterbacks who have lit up the league t

there are a lot of dallas fans in this town. of course, we found one among the redskins faithful back there. you might say there's one in every bunch. how does it feel to be a cowboys fan now? >> oh, now? no, no, no. >> he jumped on the bandwagon. >> i feel good to be among my redskins brothers. >> no, you don't. >> i do, i do. you believe that? >> reporter: well, maybe he'll have some humble pie. i don't know if that's actually on the menu or not. what is on the menu, go redskins. we'd like to thank the folks here at the tasty diner for accommodating us this morning. by the way, all of those men are members of the male chorus at the zion baptist church. that explains the civility there among some of the members who are dallas fans. he'll have to atone for that tomorrow. the teams will atone for it at fedex field. live in silver spring, back to you. >> thanks, derek. >>> remember to stay with news 4 throughout the weekend as we bring you continuing coverage of the battle with seattle. you can get the latest on the matchup any ti

by our view at the dallas fed, this is quasinationallization. in dallas we consider government ownership of our financial institutions even on a temporary basis to be a clear distortion of american capitalist principles. b of course, an alternative would be to have another systemically-important institution acquire the failing institution. we've already been done that road. all it does is compound the problem, expanding the risk posed by an even larger surviving behemoth organization. in addition, perpetuating the practice of arranging shotgun marriages between giants at taxpayer expense, it worsens the funding disadvantage of the 99.8% remaining small and regional banks, merging large institutions as a form of discrimination in our view that favors the unwieldy and the dangerous too big to fail banks over more focused, fit and disciplined banks. the approach of the dallas fed that i have explained earlier neither expands the reach of government, nor further handicaps the 99.8% of community and regional banks, nor does it fight complexity with c

you came from dallas. >> from dallas. >> why did you come? >> to see history. i for the second term i wanted to see. >> your first inauguration. >> correct. >> this is my wife's second naug rag. we're both excited. >> what is your plan? you're here early. >> we came with a contingency plan. take naps, watch history unfold, go to the parade and finally get sleep, hopefully. >> you guys came prepared. you have the hand warmers, the toe warmers. >> yes. >> what do you think of this weather. you're from dallas. this is not what you do. >> we're much better in 100-degree weather. we'll do 40 degrees today. we came with hand warmers, earmuffs. i don't know what we'll do with the cool clothes when we get home. >> what have you encountered in terms much security, anything yet in. >> been pretty okay. i haven't seen anything irate. been walking smoothly. no security pretty much. lot of police. seems military. so yes. >> different. >> you were expecting that. >> yes, ma'am, i was. >> i know you have to rejoin your friends. stay warm. have a great time. >> we're starting

young blood, chief concerning details events occurring in dallas, texas on november 22nd and it is in his testimony before the warren commission. he knows what it is, he looks up and in kennedy's car which is two cars ahead, he sees what he calls in his report not normal movements. the president appears to be tilting to the left. we know now the poignant tragic reason that kennedy was tilting to the left because although he had been hit by one shot he couldn't fall down because president kennedy has this terribly bad back and he wore a heavy coat and on days like dallas bay where he knew he was going to be a long, hard day, for additional protection he would wraparound his legs and his waist and eighth bandage and a figure rate configuration to give extra support so when he is hit by the first shot and goes like this and is therefore hit by this extra shot. youngblood sees not normal movements, the president tilting and at the same moment he sees an agent in the second car, the secret service, rising to his feet and grabbing up his automatic rifle and looking around, doesn't know for

the president and ceo of the federal reserve bank of dallas richard fisher. [applause] >> one of the most unusual introductions i have received that much appreciated and it's an honor to be introduced by my class late -- classmate john henry. john is the -- most of john's ancestors were prominent virginians during the period of the colonies but were mostly anti-crown so i asked asked john why is at it that patrick henry was the most outspoken? and his answer was incredibly -- richard it's because he was for. however poor he may have been patrick henry was a very rich warrior and one of his greatest features he said in the quote different and often see the same subject in different lights and therefore i hope it will not be disrespectful to those gentlemen if entertaining opinions of a character opposite to theirs and i shall speak forth my time is freely and without reserve. this is no time for ceremony. it's an awful moment for our country. patrick henry was addressing the repression of the american colonies by the british crown and tonight i wish to speak t

half a senchly later, a well-known kennedy has visited dallas and offer some thoughts. on that fateful day. here's abc's alex marquardt. >> reporter: in the wake of president john f. kennedy's death, his brother robert was reeling, struggling to understand how it could happen. >> there is the weapon that was used to kill the president. >> reporter: and privately rejecting the lone gunman theory of the warren commission, which he reportedly called a shoddy piece of craftsmanship. this, according to robert kennedy jr. who surprised a dallas audience last night at an event ahead of the 50th anniversary of the assassination of his uncle there. the evidence at this point is very, very convincing that it was not a lone gunman, he said. he was quote, fairly convinced. >> this was a military-style ambush from start to finish. with lyndon johnson waiting in the wing. >> reporter: the 1991 hit film "jfk" fueled and explored conspiracy theories around the evidence. >> i don't find them credible. it's been investigated. reinvestigated again and again. and no one has ever come up wi

. >> at dallas game, you have to credit alfred morris. alfred morris is an inspiration to every kid played football not only because he is good, he defies expectations. the sixth round pick broke the redskins franchise record for rushing in a single season. he was a deciding factor in the nfc east victory over dallas, running for 200 yards, three touchdowns. strong runner, but the vintage 1980's running back. how does he stack up against seattle? he is 20 shorter rushed for 100 more yards and clearly it is a close match up. but morris is not allowing it affect his game. >> all the big games, i do not add any pressure. i'd just come in that game day regardless of the stage, i don't get caught up in the hype. i don't like the pressure get to me. i just do what i have been doing since i was 5 years old, and i just go out there and play and have fun. >> and reminder to watch at 8:00, right here on abc 7, an in-depth look at robert griffin iii, with teammates. "the year of rgiii." maryland men's basketball is on a 12-game winning streak. tomor

with high temperature in dallas? >> the high temperature in dallas is 74 degrees. >> very warm. unfortunately, that warm air is going to be producing issues with severe weather out there from texas, into indiana. we want everyone to stay alert out there. if you get any tornado warnings, seek shelter immediately, right? >> yes. get out of the way. >> take the risk very seriously for today. we want to thank you so much for hang out with us and spending your morning with us. >> thank you. >> it's an honor. you have achieved so much on the field and off the field. can you drive stick shift? >> i can, but i'm not that good. >> well, gretchen needs some help. maybe you guys can meet up later and figure that out. >> gretchen: maria, thanks for bringing that up again. i really appreciate it. >> brian: you were discussing the weather before. i'm wondering, has it ever been so cold you told the coach you don't want to play? >> no, because at that point they would tell me they're not paying me and that wasn't part of the deal. >> brian: fine. >> gretchen: he will head on back inside. maria

it's going to be widespread today, almost from chicago, all the way down to new orleans and the dallas area. but it's the area of red that's of the most concern. the greatest risk of seeing tornadoes. everyone else is going to have to deal with a strong squall line. it will probably last a half hour but knock down trees. east coast is fine today. back behind this, by the way, cold and snow. much of the rockies is looking like the middle of the winter. so a lot of travel issues out there today, you name it. >>> well, "mean" girls fans may have reason to celebrate with "30 rock" ended thursday. tina fey is looking for a project. that may be a "mean girls" musical. >>> well, taye diggs' night was just getting started after he left the s.a.g. awards sunday. the actor arrived home to find an intruder in his garage. diggs chased the man down and held him until the police arrived on the scene. >>> disney is taking hold on thesterster. the new owner of the franchise said they would rather focus on the development of the films. >>> rapper rick ross crashed his rolls royce apartment building. th

., fans dallas back on the small screen. those stories and more in today's eye on entertainment. >> reporter: the biggest names in hollywood turned out for the screen actors guild awards. daniel day lewis took him best actor for lincoln. jennifer lawrence won best actress and the actors from argo were named best cast in a motion picture. >> this has to do with the incredible people in the movie. >> outstanding ensemble for a drama series went to downpourton abby. -- downton abby. >>> singer tina turner is becoming a swiss citizen. local authorities granted her request but it is not final yet. >>> warner brothers is rolling out its biggest home viewing collection ever for its nightth birthday. the 100 films on dvd and on blu-ray ranging from gone with the wind and goodfellas and more. >>> interviews from clint eastwood, morgan freeman, viewers can take a virtual tour of the studio. season two of dallas returns to television tonight with some of larry hagman's last scenes. the actor died of cancer in november. hagman will appe

american el estreno proximo de vuelos diarios a peru, colombia y corea del sur desde el aeropuerto dallas fort worth. alemania desde chicago, irlanda desde nueva york y martinica y brazil desde miami.pilotos y aeromozas conta con una nua herramienta. virasb vahidi. jefe de la oficina comercial de aa.. we are equiptmen all our flight atendance...contaran con. los asistentes de vuelo las usaran para obtener informacion sobre los pasajeros, que conecciones tienen.. los pilotos para obtener sus mapas y demas informacion de vuelo. hay mas inversion en tecnologia... como wi-fi, cuando ustedes vayan a un vuelo, si vas a lima o si vas a colombia. tener esa tecnologia que te deja estar conectada con tu familia. pero para la asociacion de pilotos, esos cambios son superficiales. en un comunicado dijeron que american enfrenta grandes disparidades en su ingreso cuando se le compara con aerolineas como delta o united.. un nuevo trabajo de pintura no solucionara esos problemas, aseguraron.. el proximo paso sera llevar esta nueva imagen a los diversos aeropuertos donde american airline presta sus servic

the playoffs dallas, what more can you ask for? a gorgeous girlfriend. >> they plan to get married within a year. do not be surprised if they find a redskins team for that, too. >> the cake. [laughter] today, the d.c. mayor agreed to a friendly bet over the game. the seattle mayor tweeted a bet. the kickoff is sunday at 4:30. also, join us this friday for our abc 7 special the year of rg3. we will take a look at his remarkable season. friday at 8:00. what is the weather going to be like? >> not as cold as it was for dallas. >> that is not why they lost. >> no. [laughter] outside today, it was beautiful. a few clouds came in. a nice, colorful sunset. you folks who say this is nice now, we are beginning to gain a little bit of daylight at the end of the day, indeed. almost 5:00. in three weeks, it is almost 5:30. winter is not quite over. we are heading into the next two weeks. the coldest time here in washington on average. 25 degrees. outdoor recess? i think so for the tough youngsters. not much in the way of wind. look at boca rat

american el estreno proximo de vuelos diarios a peru, colombia y corea del sur desde el aeropuerto dallas fort worth. alemania desde chicago, irlanda desde nueva york y martinica y brazil desde miami.pilotos y aeromozas conta con una nueva herramienta. virasb vahidi. jefe de la oficina comercial de aa.. we are equiptmen all our flight atendance...contaran con. los asistentes de vuelo las usaran para obtener informacion sobre los pasajeros, que conecciones tienen.. los pilotos para obtener sus mapas y demas informacion de vuelo. hay mas inversion en tecnologia... como wi-fi, cuando ustedes vayan a un vuelo, si vas a lima o si vas a colombia. tener esa tecnologia que te deja estar conectada con tu familia. pero para la asociacion de pilotos, esos cambios son superficiales. en un comunicado dijeron que american enfrenta grandes disparidades en su ingreso cuando se le compara con aerolineas como delta o united.. un nuevo trabajo de pintura no solucionara esos problemas, aseguraron.. el proximo paso sera llevar esta nueva imagen a los diversos aeropuertos donde american airline presta sus serv

just as is casey stegall who is is live in the gym in dallas. hello, casey? >> hey, shepard, yeah. this concept so popular, in fact, they not only have this location in dallas but one up in chicago as well. plans to expand into other american cities later this year. collectively group as a whole in dallas lost more than 800 pounds citizens this place opened in september. before you can even sign up, you have got to could consultation to ensure you are 50 pounds overweight based on your body fat index. it's different for women and men. the monthly membership fee comparable to other membership gyms. it it's a sense of community, taking the intimidation out of work out. >> i used to be in shape and going to the gym i never thought twice about it but when i gained some weight, i started going in and i started feeling like a fish out of water. i never really felt like i fit in. >> how much weighted you have lost? >> 125 pounds. >> how long? >> in 18 months. >> and what on earth do you feel like now? >> amaze will. i feel like a brand new person. it's just been such a transformation. >>

and the dallas cowboys are a distant second at 2.1 billion. and here's a solution for china's air problem. canned air. straight ahead media day for the ravens and 49ers had a few surprises including randy moss's pick for twraetest wide receiver ever. a courtroom hearing gets ugly fast. another reason cooking or rather smoking cigarette kansas be deadly. getting ready to feed the troops on super sunday. you're watching "early today." >>> now to some other stories that caught our eye this morning. we start in ohio where a courtroom attack was captured on camera. a man went on a rampage as his ex-girlfriend was seeking an order of protection against him. the attacker shoved his own grandmother as he chased the victim and beat her until police subdued him with a stun gun. >>> next to texas and an explosion ignited by a couple in a storage facility that were smoke. the pair were trespassing when they decided to light up over the storage container. flames erupted causing both to suffer critical injuries. >>> in florida, nik wallenda battled heavy wi

dallas police released the video of the december robbery hoping for leads on the suspect. more than $200 was stolen from that victim. >>> a new jersey man's climb to the top of a hurricane-battered sandy roller roaster, hoping to shine a spotlight on recovery efforts. he unfurled a flag. police arrested him as soon as he came down. >> in sports we start with lance armstrong. he'll talk with oprah winfrey about his allegations using performance-enhancing drugs. the "new york times" reported he is considering admitting the use of drugs but his attorney denies that. the doping charges led to him being stripped of his seven tour de france titles. in the nba lakers point guard steve nash reached a new milestone, 10,000 assists and still counting. nash is only the fifth nba player to do that. congratulations to you. >>> a tale of two cities and twin brothers as rob ryan was fired as defensive coordinator of the dallas cowboys. in new york the jets announce md his twin brother rex ryan will keep his job as head coach. ryan said if sanchez does not play well next season quote that

. >> an autopsy found dallas cowboys practice squad player was legally sober when he killed a teammate in an accident. >>> and here they go again. green bay fans turned out to help the packers get ready for saturday's playoff game against the vikings by shoveling the snow out of the seats at lambeau field. and they get paid ten bucks an hour. >> "early today" sports is brought to you by touch of gray. get rid of some gray never all. >>> just ahead, middle earth coming to a theme park near you. a disturbing story surrounding sarah palin's daughter bristol. and "star wars" creator george lucas gets ready to tie the knot with a pretty powerful woman. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this friday morning. so we'll end our tranquil weather pattern here in the west as we go through the weekend. not for today. today looks fine. increasing clouds from portland southward in central and northern california. sunshine lower down there in the southwest. no problem. as we take you through the weekend we introduce the rain. not a blockbuster soaking rain or severe weather. some perio

that's followed by dallas, phoenix, and houston. it's not clear if the increase is because more people are traveling with weapons or maybe just tsa screeners and new technologies are doing a better job finding them. >>> the co-owner of a restaurant in federal hill is facing pretty serious charges this morning. and we have new reaction from the restaurant via facebook. you see matthew lasinski is co- owner is accused of raping a woman in the bathroom on new year's eve. well, according to police the victim says that she went there after getting into an argument with her boyfriend. the restaurant put a statement out about the allegations on their facebook page and in part it reads one of the team members has become the victim of one of the worst injustices i have seen in my lifetime. we have video as well as witnesses and yet he's still being charged. what happened to innocent until proven get. >>> now official. the president signed into law the bill averting fiscal cliff. now he's vacationing with his family in hawaii and a copy of th

take a lookal dallas and austin. shadeings of yellow, orange even red those are very heavy rainfall rates. you are looking at dangerous conditions on the road throughout the morning hours. 4 inches of rain flash flood ago concern across the state of louisiana, arkansas and eastern texas ov the next couple days. >>> now to stories you can bank on this morning. you can't wait for the tax refund? you have to wait longer than usual thanks to congress. lauren simonetti joins us to explain all of this. how much longer? >> a little bit. the irs will begin processing individual tax returns at the end of the month 8 days later than usual. the agency had to wait for a deal on the if he is cal cliff befo -- fiscal cliff before programming computers and printing the forms. if you have a relatively easy tax reform you can file january 30th. the deadline is still april 15th. that does not get pushed back. most tile pers will g-- filers get theirs fairly soon. >> amazon the world's largest on-line retailer you didn't think it could

fans of the hit show "dallas", the wait is almost over. season two premieres tomorrow night on our t network tnt, but a question over larry hagman, died in november after taping five episodes. actor jesse metcalf plays christopher ewing on the show mr. hagman was a huge part of the show, obviously. how will they deal with his real life death? >> i can tell that you the writers got together over the christmas hiatus after larry's passion and basically rewrote the whole second half of this new season. the mystery starts unfolding episode eight midseason and sets in motion a lot of very intriguing storylines beautifully interwoven and pay off in a really gratifying way towards sent finally. >> avenues very big part, got through what, five episodes with him? he was a very big part of the show, yes? >> oh, absolutely. five full episodes, appear in the sixth enswoed a little tv magic. like i said, the storylines that his death set in motion are going to be very gratifying for the viewers and incredibly entertaining. >> going for originally the w

you havetexas in here rooting for dallas, this is early in the season. this is ravens country in this small corner. now if we can move ahead to superbowl sunday, that's coming up, you see things are pretty much split up. a lot of the west coast, all of these people are going for the 49ers but if you look over here, these are ravens people, you see, west coast, a them going for the 49ers. you move to the next map, this is the cool feature, they've taken a look at which people who your friends on facebook are typical to root for. baltimore,believe it or not, some of our closest friends on facebook are the steelers fans and then washington, and then dallas, philadelphia, eagles and then new england so it's a cool thing. we're going to put a link to this website on our website at the end of the show. when we come back, we're going to let you be the judge, taco bell has an interesting but controversial ad coming out. first, here's lauren cook looking at the time saver traffic report tonight. >> 1 emergency road work is underway on the outest west corner of i

the magnitude 3.0 quake struck in the city of irving, just a few miles from dallas ft. worth international airport. no significant damage is being reported. two similar-sized quakes rattled the same region last september. >>> one last public appearance by hillary clinton as secretary of state. it's not likely to be a pleasant one. clinton will be on the hot seat. over the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. with a preview, here's abc news' martha raddatz. >> reporter: she faces what could be a brutal day. the long-postponed hearing on benghazi and the pent-up frustration of some prominent senators. >> we want to know what she was doing. did she give any orders? >> reporter: the outrage on capitol hill already cost susan rice a shot at being clinton's replacement for saying five days after the attack, it began with spontaneous protests. clinton will likely be asked about those statements. there will be more specifics the committee will want to know. why wasn't there more security? in such a dangerous place? were you aware there were requests for more security?

through the morning, oklahoma city to tulsa down to dallas, we watch the storms popping up there. later on this afternoon and tonight, they head through this area of red. a chance of tornadoes. most of these storms will be after dark. you don't know the tornado is on top of you until you hear it. pine bluff to northern louisiana, a deadly situation. if you have friends and family that live there, make sure they are aware of the dangers there. all of our friends, mississippi, alabama, georgia through the carolinas, you shouldn't have many tornadoes to deal with but strong storms and gusty winds that could fall anywhere. the forecast today, much warmer. east coast you are fine today. the danger area is through the midwest, especially oklahoma, arkansas, southern missouri and louisiana. can't believe we are talking a possible tornadoout break in the heart of winter. >>> bad weather over the weekend for the farmers open to be pushed to yesterday. tiger woods had a six-stroke lead to the final 11 hole at torrey pines. it wasn't good early going. sliced on the nine. drops his club in di

-- against dallas, no other feeling like it. now we got a home playoff game. got to get ready for seattle. >> the sea hawks are coming to fedex field sunday and coming in on a hot streak of their own winning their last five games. this team is very similar to the redskins. led by the dynamic rookie quarterback. russell wilson has thrown for 26 touch downes on the season just as effective with his legs too rushing for close to 500 yards and four scores. as peat carroll and mike shanahan look ahead some of their colleagues weren't so lucky today. it's black monday around the nfl. they call it that because usually today head coaches loss their jobs. after five nfc championship appearances andy reid has been let go by the philadelphia eagles. san diego has fired former redskins head coach foreinorthe turner. lovie smith is out in chicago. chan gailey was canned up in buffalo axed after three seasons. not a good day. >> no. >> the guys work 22-hour days. >> you come back from a 3-6 and where we are now no risk of that in washington.

last night in dallas, jfk's nephew robert f. kennedy jr. spoke out about the assassination. kennedy said like his father, he questioned the warren commission report which concluded that lee harvey oswald was the lone gunman. he said he believed the evidence is very, very convincing that oswald did not act alone. >>> up next here tonight, when getting married can make a difference to others in need. >>> saturday, of course, is a popular wedding day. and tonight how a wedding can make a big difference not just to those getting married, but to folks who need help. nbc's diana alvear explains in tonight's "making a difference" report. >> reporter: after the champagne, the cake and the vows -- >> you may now kiss your bride. >> reporter: -- comes a check made out to a good cause. that's what you get when mary melfy officiates a wedding. instead of getting paid, the county clerk asks the happy couple to donate what they can to safe and hunterdon, a group that helps victims of domestic violence in new jersey. >> i love it. >> reporter: so many weddings, 150 of them a year. the cons

but some severe storms could cause airport delays in houston and dallas. >>> back to the news. it was supposed to be a lovely sunset wedding in a hot air balloon ended this way, with the balloon deflated, draped over the trees in someone's backyard. >> the couple had just exchanged their vows in front of some family and friends, when the balloon caught a strong gust of wind and it went down hard. the crash, caught on video. >> brace. hold on. >> oh, wow. the bride had said the only way she'd marry again would be in a hot air balloon. and had worked hard to convince the groom, who happens to be horribly afraid of heights. >> i got a little worried when we hit the fence. and i thought, well, if the fence doesn't stop us, we're going down still. >> i have enough jesus to protect at least six or seven generations of our sisters. >> amazingly, only one person on board suffered a minor injury. and the wedding party went on to celebrate their good fortune. what a story to tell their kids one day, maybe. wow. >>> and an accident in california could have ended a lot worse than it actual

that's followed by dallas, phoenix, and houston. not clear if the increase is because more people are traveling with weapons or the tsa screeners and new technologies are doing a better job finding them. >>> time now for five things to know on this thursday morning. u.p.s. is expecting more than half a million packages being shipped back to retailers today. people will be sending back the things they got over the holidays and either didn't fit, didn't like, or didn't want. >>> starbucks wants you to kick the habit of throwing away the paper cups. starting today the chain is selling $1 reusable plastic cups to cut down on waste. the eco-friendly cups will look familiar and similar to those paper versions bearing the starbucks logo. >>> detroit officials are expected to release the city's crime stats later today for 2012. it's poised to see the highest murder rate in nearly 20 years. roughly 53 homicides per 100,000 residents staggering numbers. >>> mediation talks between the nhl and players went well into the night but still no agre

another dallas showdown in dc. another big day for one local quarterback. >> tonight, we have done that thanks to the votes of democrats and republicans in congress. i will sign a law that raises taxes on the wealthiest 2% of americans while preventing a middle-class tax hike that could have sent the economy back into recession and had a severe impact on families across america. i want to thank all of the leaders of the house and the senate. in particular, i want to thank the work was done by my extraordinary vice president, joe biden, as well as leader harry reid, speaker boehner nancy pelosi, and mitch mcconnell. everybody worked very hard on this. i appreciate it. once again, i want to thank you for your great work. under this law more than 98% of americans and 97% of small businesses will not see their income taxes go up. millions of families will continue to receive tax breaks to help raise their kids and send them to college. companies will continue to receive tax credits for the resources that they use, the

a flash flood warning has been issued for the dallas-ft. worth area. it is blistering hot in australia with the mercury topping out at 104 degrees. the heat is fueling more than 140 wildfires across the country. more than 120 homes have been destroyed, and more than 320,000 acres burned since tuesday. hundreds of people have been evacuated. so far no deaths have been reported but around 100 people are missing. >>> "cbs moneywatch" time on this wednesday. the earning season gets under way, and why your tax refund may be late this year. erica ferrari here in new york with that and more. erica, good morning to you. >>> good morning, terrell. asian markets rallied tokyo's nikkei gained half a percent. hong kong's hang seng also added half a percent. alcoa posted its fourth quarter earnings and it met wall street's expectations. america's largest producer of aluminum reported profits of $242 million. that's about a 6% increase from last year. alcoa is predicting a 7% rise in demand for this year. alcoa posted its numbers after wall street closed. the dow dr

>> one less layer than you did against dallas. does that make sense? maybe not. for me it was three layers, now i'm going to two. seahawks against the skins, looking good. a lot of people will be out tailgating. 45 degrees at gametime, mostly sunny. i think we're looking at a great day, especially for the tail gp gaters getting out there early. for gametime, i think we'll be looking pretty good, too. the wind won't be a factor and really weather should not be much of a factor during the game on sunday. now, if it's played tonight action wind and cold would be a factor. look at the with which. many of you already into the 20s with the windchill. 26 at gaithersburg. windchill is going way down by early tomorrow morning. >>> thanks, doug. breaking news now. the d.c. court of appeals has just tossed out the conviction of a man accused of beating up and robbing an 83-year-old woman. surveillance video showed the beating back in may of 2005. the guy's name is james dorsey. he confessed to the crime more than six years ago, but later he recanted his confession. he said

jon kitna was an nfl quarterback for 16 years retiring last year from the dallas cowboys. patrick irwin is the principal at lincoln. >> he didn't have to come home. he could have been a football coach and made clads of money. >> reporter: but something called kitna back to this troubled neighborhood. >> i walked these same hallways. i was here. highest scoring period in his school. >> this final should be you getting what you deserve. >> i've always felt like there's much more greatness in these halls and in this b mallicoat. >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald. >>> good morning, everyone. it is monday, a super monday, january 28th. i'm frank mallicoat. >> and i'm michelle griego live in new orleans where the 49ers have landed. they are getting ready to face off the baltimore ravens but first we're talking all things new orleans. [ screaming ] >> new orleans can really throw a party. right now, they're not even really thinking football. it is all about mardi gras. usually, what happens is they celebrate mardi gras for two weeks until fat tuesday, february 12.

this is the scene frisco, texas, just to the north of dallas. according to our local station there. crews were installing a new pipeline and the trench collapsed. a man trapped inside. officials tell local media he died. more on this as it comes in. this will be the year congress finally gets it done. that's what one senator is saying about a new bipartisan push for immigration reform. 8 republicans, 8 democrats, say they have agreed on a plan that includes, actually four and four. agreed on a plan of the controversial so-called path to citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants. only after the feds improved border security. and the tracking of people here on visas. president obama set to talk about immigration reform tomorrow in las vegas. and the white house says this senate plan is a big deal. >> the president believes it's very important that we move forward on comprehensive immigration reform. it's the right thing to do for the country, for our economy. it's the right thing to do out of fairness to the middle class. to make sure that everyone plays by the same set of rules.