>> tom brokaw joined yesterday. sent his first tweet. it may be in my near future. >> tom brokaw's second tweet was about the party we had to celebrate the anniversary. the second tweet was "where's the keg"? >> hasn't changed a bit. mr. roker is here with a look at the weather. >> as we check out what's happening today besides the lake-effect snow we have air stagnation problems in the northwest. sunshine through california. gorgeous in l.a., 79. sunshine along the coast. lake-effect snow and windy. the front moves through, airport delays boston, new york, newark, washington, d.c. and philadelphia. >> good morning. the storm is pulling out of the area. strong northwest wind and some colder temperatures are moving in. in. >>> and that's your latest weather. >> thanks so much, al. still ahead, our anniversary ex tr extrav gan za is about to kick into high gear with anchors of the past. >> remember the ad campaign that called us america's first family? we are honored to have a message from america's real first family. take a look. >> good

. >> and tom brokaw in the foreground. >> we want to begin with the news. we have the winter storm making its way from the the midwest to the northeast. now we'll go to al upstairs with details on the story. hey, al. >> thank you very much, ann. we are talking about a big winter storm that's dumped anywhere from six to 12 inches of snow through the midwest. this is wisconsin where they are digging out. they have the snow shovels going. we have more to talk about.

>> you're tom brokaw. ask as many as you want. >> not even in my house do i get that. >> you've been talking a lot about the middle class and what you could do for them. that has bethesda naval hospital part of america that has really been hammered in the last ten years. >> yeah. >> as a result of this down turn we have a much larger group of people is who are no longer the middle class but have gone down. they're at the poverty line or way below it. food stamps are way up. are you going to have to spend more time worrying about the poor as well as the middle class if elected president? >> i want to make sure we have a safety net to care for those that are poor but i want to get those that are poor into the middle class. my ambition is to make sure we start creating jobs again in this country and that we have rising median incomes as opposed to the 10% decline we've seen in the last four years to get people back into work, get higher incomes, and let people have a middle income life standard they've had in

the tom brokaw, thank you. >> great to be with you again, andrea. >> indeed. what's more important -- most important in iowa? likability or elect act or perhaps local taxes? first, iowa caucus trivia. since 1976 only three republicans have won the iowa caucus and gone on to win the party's nomination. who are they? the answer when we return live from des moines. we know a place where tossing and turning have given way to sleeping. where sleepless nights yield to restful sleep. and lunesta can help you get there, like it has for so many people before. when taking lunesta, don't drive or operate machinery until you feel fully awake. walking, eating, driving, or engaging in other activities while asleep, without remembering it the next day, have been reported. abnormal behaviors may include aggressiveness, agitation, hallucinations or confusion. in depressed patients, worsening of depression, including risk of suicide, may occur. alcohol may increase these risks. allergic reactions, such as tongue or throat swelling, occur rarely and may be fatal. side effects ma

nbc news and tom brokaw have requested that all news materials have been withdrawn from the ad. the romney campaign says they believe they still have the right to air the ad, which is scheduled to run through tuesday. it was a here reeo's homecoming mega scale. they wanted to say thank you for serving in iraq and they did it with facebook. john yang has more. >> reporter: today, america's heartland answered the call. st. louis had the first parade to mark the end of the nine-year mission in iraq. no says there won't be a parade like after the first gulf war in 1991. pentagon officials say it would be premature with troops still in afghanistan. but in st. louis, friends tom applebaum and greg snyder disagreed. >> there was a national conversation in the media about should we or shouldn't we have a parade for iraq vets. and that was the first thing. well, that's silly. of course they deserve a parade. >> reporter: that was less than a month ago. they started the facebook page and harnessed the power of social media. >> we didn't do this. we had an idea. we put out all call for hel

that is the back drop tonight for a conversation between tom brokaw and governor jerry brown. >> putting it as simply as i can, california is on the mend. >> reporter: there is a lot to mend. it's been a world of hurt during the down turn. a million jobs were lost when the housing bubble burst. when california unemployment dropped to just over 11% last week, that was good news. there was a time when california set the pace for america's economy. it remains a state of conspicuous wealth, but it is deep in debt. a year ago the budget deficit hit $26 billion plus. it's now about a 1/3 of that. to make up the rest, brown wants to raise the state's sales tax and is asking californians who pay the most taxes, the wealthy, to pay more. >> neither is popular, but both must be done. >> reporter: brown says it is the only way to protect the state's education system. >> i'm not doing this unilaterally. i'm putting it to the people and urging them, make the decision for california. >> reporter: now that he's back in california for his third term, a lot changed. governor brown is a lot older. it's a

brokaw, thank you, tom. imagine we'll checking with you as frequently as we can. appreciate it. when we come back, we'll be speak with representatives from the bachmann and perry campaigns. i believe -- do we have right now half the coverage of newt gingrich addressing caucus-goers. newt gingrich making his closing argument to voters in black hawk county. >> went on in taking the reagan playbook and in the 1990s reformed well fair, cut taxes, brought unemployment down to 4.2%, helped create 11 million new jobs and balanced the budget for four years. this is not a time for another amateur. we've had three years of an amateur. washington is too complicated. the problems are too hard. second, i ask you to consider who can stand up to obama's billion dollar campaign, meet him in debate in october and decisively repudiate his policies, his principles, his values and his ideas and win despite every smear, every attack and every distortion which you know their billion dollar campaign will launch, and i suggest to y

. >> still to come at 5:00, tom brokaw at the center of the republican race and it's not the spot he's comfortable with. the ad that is drawing criticism. >> and it's something doctors have been doing but were they doing it wrong. the important change that could save lives. ♪ >> we're one week from the super bowl but we're getting a look at what could be the mostem morable commercials. we've got a sneak peek. >> i'm rob mayeda in the weather center, tracking a few changes ahead. first we're talking about temperatures in the 50s outside. we've got the doppler radar fired up for showers on the south coast. more of those on the way for the rest of the bay area. we'll show you when theygh mt b. >> burning an american flag, more destruction to city hall and the rising tension between the police and protesters, after the confrontation over the weekend the occupy movement has again handcuffed oakland. city leaders are searching for answers while the international community cast as weary eye to word oakland. jodi hernandez joins us. nothing seems to be working. what is mayor kwan's latest pl

tom brokaw sits down with california governor jerry brown. >> we'll see you back here at 6:00. good night.

. >>> still ahead as "nightly news" continues, main street usa, tom brokaw in south carolina just days from a big primary. what matters most to the voters there? >>> spectacular new images of the damage to a national icon and the wealthy american who has stepped up and written a check. >>> we are back with more on the presidential race. tom brokaw spent time this week talking with south carolina voters and political leaders about what matters to them these days and who they think is best equipped to deal with the challenges and opportunities in front of all of us. his report from main street usa here tonight, which happens to run right through south carolina. >> what's up with these sorry politicians? >> how will santorum beat obama? >> reporter: south carolina is under siege. and loves it. it's the first republican test in the south and this state has a tradition of picking the eventual republican nominee. >> we want someone as close to our ideology as possible. >> reporter: south carolina's senior senator whitney graham on the showdown. >> we are not going to vote on who is most cons

>> tom brokaw joined yesterday. sent his first tweet. it may be in my near future. >> tom brokaw's second tweet was about the party we had to celebrate the anniversary. the second tweet was "where's the keg"? >> hasn't changed a bit. mr. roker is here with a look at the weather. >> as we check out what's happening today besides the lake-effect snow we have air stagnation problems in the northwest. sunshine through california. gorgeous in l.a., 79. sunshine along the coast. lake-effect snow and windy. the front moves through, airport delays boston, new york, city, newark, washington, d.c., and philadelphia. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. we had predawn snow and rain long gone. cloud cover is broken up now. reagan national airport 38. wind at 15. gusting to 30 miles per hour. it is going to be getting even stronger, those winds gusting to 50 miles an hour later in the day. right now it is below freezing in our western northern suburbs to points west. it is in t

>> tom brokaw joined yesterday. sent his first tweet. it may be in my near future. >> tom brokaw's second tweet was about the party we had to celebrate the anniversary. the second tweet was "where's the keg"? >> hasn't changed a bit. mr. roker is here with a look at the weather. >> as we check out what's happening today besides the lake-effect snow we have air stagnation problems in the northwest. sunshine through california. gorgeous in l.a., 79. sunshine along the coast. lake-effect snow and windy. the front moves through, airport delays boston, new york, newark, washington, d.c. and philadelphia. >> good morning to you. it's frigid out there. grab a jacket but something you can take off. 69 in redwood city. 67 in los gatos and 70s across the board in san jose, santa rosa, even santa cruz. hit the beach comfortably. the second week of january. very mild conditions continue through saturday, then the changes arrive sunday, temperatures tumble, rain moves in wednesday into thursday. >>> and that's your latest weather. >> thanks so much,

because that's where jobs come from. >> tom brokaw? >> congressman, he also talked last night about improving the skill set of american workers and talk to manufacturers, they say that's a huge need. there are a lot of jobs that are open, they don't have the workers who have the skill set to fill them. the president last night talked about the role of the federal government in making more of that kind of training possible. is that a place for the republicans and the democrats can get together even if it involves some additional federal funding to kick start this very, very critical program? >> i don't think there's any question that, yes, we can work together in trying to focus on how we get people back to work, how we go and provide an ability for people to retrain so that we can meet the needs of the employers and the jobs of the future. there's no question about it. the president also mentioned the issue of immigration. and he specifically referenced the high-skilled workforce that could be available to this country to help create j

our team is on the ground and ready, including tom brokaw on the people and the issues that will decide this first contest of the season. >>> new details tonight about the man accused of setting dozens of argsen fires in los angeles. and the incredible story of the man being hailed as a hero for breakinged case. >>> the royal mystery in great britain, where a murder victim has been discovered on the grounds of the queen's estate. they're piecing together the facts of this case. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. just a short time from now, the presidential election year process will begin officially as iowans, the most politically involved citizens in that state will go to one of 1700 caucus locations from gymnasiums to churches to living rooms. they'll gather in groups for the candidate of their choice. and later tonight we will have the results. while we may have a new front-runner tomorrow morning, we may not have as many candidates tomorrow. the first stage of this costly and grueling race is ours from an end. our team is on th

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tonight, our team is on the ground and ready, including tom brokaw, on the people and the issues that will decide this first contest of the season. >>> prime suspect. new details tonight about the man accused of setting dozens of arson fires in los angeles. and the incredible story of the man being hailed as a hero for breaking the case. >>> and the royal mystery in great britain, where a murder victim has been discovered on the grounds of the queen's estate. tonight they are piecing together the facts of this case. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. the iowa caucuses are just now officially getting underway. the presidential election year process now officially underway, as iowans gather in close to 1,800 places spread across 99 counties in that state to express their preference for one candidate. here's what it looks like at one of the larger caucuses. this one in cedar falls, right there on the indoor track. they're gathering like this in schools, churches and private homes. based on early entrance polls of people heading into

the ad popped up, and tom brokaw? it didn't seem like an ad chshgs makes it all the more effective, and the fact that gingrich has protest and we're talking about it and like i said, it's probably getting double or triple or some huge exponential number more? >> it seems to be fair game. it's just like running a newspaper clip. nbc has complained -- yes, jeff. >> the point -- what's interesting to me about this is i see the dilemma for any news person to be part of an ad, but one of the things we always criticize about political ads is how blatantly false they are. they're over produced. they use bad pictures. they use danger music, and they distort facts. now, here's an ad that simply is taking a news report and running it. apart from the awkwardness for tom brokaw or if any of us find ours in an ad, it almost seems to me that given fair use doctrine of copyright, it's maybe an appropriate thing to goushlgt streeter than distorting facts and throwing up an ad that libels an opponent. >> that is a good point. brokaw,

john heilemann, tom brokaw and chris hayes. thank you all very much for joining me tonight. >>> coming up, what elizabeth warren thinks of her opponent scott brown's insider trading bill. and why does barack obama agree with scott brown on that one? >>> and later, arizona governor january brewer's performance on the tarmac with president obama, former pennsylvania governor ed rendell and melissa harris perry will join me. ♪ [ female announcer ] philadelphia cooking creme. a simple way to make dinner fresh and new again. creamy philadelphia along with savory herbs and spices. just stir it in. now it only takes a moment to make the moment. ♪ living the life with me ♪ so spread a little something ♪ to remember ♪ ♪ let's go ♪ ♪ cruise like a norwegian ♪ >>> after a strange encounter at an airport tarmac yesterday in arizona, governor january brewer now says that president obama is thin-skinned. governor ed rendell who has met a few presidents in his day at airports and melissa harris-perry will join me next. >>> a

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all right, everybody, you just saw that ad with tom brokaw that mitt romney's campaign ran. is it effective, ed. >> it may be but it's not accurate. newt was not driven from office by anything that happened ethically. he was pretty much cleared. using brokaw is just not good politics. it may have an impact down there but is not fair to newt gingrich, he basically fought hard, and, because of his efforts and nobody els and we need to be honest about this strengths and weakness of the candidates. >> jeanine: kirsten? was it an effective ad. >> you know, it seems like -- well, it is effective unless voters hear the truth, which is what ed was talking about and, at this point is getting old with the mitt romney campaign rehashing it over and over again. there are plenty of things you can say about newt gingrich, that are critical, without having to make something up. and, as ed said, that is not really accurate in terms of why he left, office, and, certainly you could find so many people who say he was hard to work with and that he was, you know, unpredictable, and, on both side

. >> abc asked romney to pull the ad, and tom brokaw said he was uncomfortable with the use of his image. >> it appears an effort to repeal a sales tax to fund transit has fallen short. the transit includes this rail line and a back path. the group needs nearly 15,000 signatures to place a tax repeal on the ballot. 5400 names were turned to the registrar yesterday. that means nearly twice that number fiend to be turned into the ma rein -- marin registrar. >> leigh is here, great day, still short on rain. >> leigh: we're sitting about below 40% of normal for most locations around the bay area. we do need more rain. just don't know when we're going to see much of that in the next 10 to 14 days. there are a few little systems that may bring the north bay a chance of maybe a sprinkle or light showers. but really, that's about it. beautiful shot this evening. clear skies from the high definition east bay cam. and check out the satellite radar component. you can get a sense of just how amazing or how the amplitude on this ridge of high pressure. you can see the storms going up and over. we're

. >> despite objections from nbc and tom brokaw, romney's camp is refusing to take down the ad before tuesday. gingrich called the advertisement dishonest. gingrich vows to stay in the race until the national convention this summer. >> be sure to stay with abc 7 news alexian that station. rebecca cooper will be and tampa when the votes are tallied tuesday. >> this week, we learned more about president obama's plans to reduce military spending. leon panetta laid out the information at the news conference. the pentagon will trim the army by at least 80,000 soldiers, the air force will retire older cargo planes. the amount of naval carriers will also be reduced. >> a bill to repeal the virginia law that makes the hpv vaccine mandatory for graaff has passed its first big hurdle. the virginia passed -- the virginia law was passed thursday. some lawmakers say the vaccine promotes sex among teenagers. >> but the debate over in-state tuition being made available to illegal immigrants is back on in maryland and stomps -- and some state officials what the voters to decide. >> the debate has div

it features tom brokaw. it is nothing but a clip from an old news program on nbc. it is brokaw reporting on the house finding gingrich guilty of ethics violations. it says the colleagues in the house are questioning his future effectiveness. nbc has asked the romney campaign to pull that ad and romney's folks are saying unlikely that is going to happen. they feel it is legal under fair use standards. >>> locally a day of action ends in 200 to 300 arrests asses protesters took to the streets of oakland. 500 protesters marched yesterday. police say the three officers were injured after being pelted with bottles, rocks. and some sort of explosive device. the protesters clashed with police and tried to occupy a company of buildings. news crews were targeted at oakland city hall. demonstrators jumped on the roof of our truck and hit another television van. threw bottles and rocks that missed our crew but ended up breaking two windows in the van. the protesters had planned to occupy near lake merit but police stopped them with tear gas and flash grenades. protesters then

tom brokaw, it's always great to have you here. great perspective, we'll see you back also tomorrow because we're going to have our big 60th anniversary celebration. have we mentioned that? >> has anybody been talking about that? i hadn't known about that? is that true? we ought to say something about that on television. could we talk about a little more here on the "today show"? >> all right. point well taken mr. brokaw. let's get a check of the morning's other top stories from natalie morales at the news desk. >>> good morning, everyone, the assassination of an iranian nuclear scientist is ratcheting up tensions between washington and tehran. secretary of state hillary clinton categorically denied iran's claim that the u.s. had a hand in the killing of the scientist. the targeted car bombing is similar to earlier killings of scientists working on the iranian nuclear program. and while iran has been quick to blame the u.s. and israel for the attack, recent comments from an israeli military chief have raised international suspicion

tom brokaw is with us from new york. tom, great to have you with us. americans looking at these results tonight, what should americans know about what these results mean both for republican party politics, but also for what happens next? >> i think there's some fundamental truths to come out of tonight. first of all, both in iowa, and especially tonight in new hampshire, the voters, especially those in new hampshire, who are able to go under the sanctity of a voting booth, it appears that they were making their judgments on electability and who's best able to do something about the economy. this is an impressive win on the part of governor romney tonight, especially when you look at the number of independents that he was able to pull into the republican voting booths tonight and get that group that four years ago were so strong for president obama. we just heard from newt gingrich, obviously, talking about how he's going to save the economy when he goes into south carolina and into florida in the future. there was less of the conservative theology from

you're seeing that all over the tv air waves. >> i'm sure tom brokaw really appreciates being part of the advertising campaign there. i'm sure he doesn't. either way, florida primary, three races, the iowa caucuses, the new hampshire primary, the south carolina primary, three different races. obviously that's one of the key reasons florida is so important, right? >> reporter: yeah, absolutely. i was talking to some other reporters about this. it's kind of sad to see those other states go. we were out in iowa together and those are states where these candidates can go and meet many of the voters that will actually show up on election day. in iowa there's only a couple hundred thousand voters in the caucuses. we moved into an entirely new phase of the campaign. florida is a test of organization, it's a test of if you can compete on a national level because the republican vote is so diverse. you've got hispanics, elderly voters, evangelicals, military. in other states like south carolina you do as well but it's on such a larger scale here in florida. so this is the last sort of step befo

they are outspending newt gingrich on tv ads and a controversial ad involving tom brokaw. >>> the man in north carolina says more than $5000 was taken saying the goth believed he owed more than $5000 in taxes. irs says auditors who look at tax records to see in residents failed to pay, the auditor believes the state is ode money, an automated garnishment can be put in place. >>> activist decided if organizations were people and marriages took place, demonstrators celebrated in the protest of the decision. the corporations, the speech rights as people. hello to linda to lynette. >> i do what i can. i'm going to do what i can this morning, bringing you the bus stop forecast. you have been waiting and have to get the kids ready. the temperature coming in 33 degrees, that's your actual temperature. once you throw in the winds west at 10- 15 miles per hour, we are going to be feel k like ing like we are in the 20s. winds, hagerstown 15, winchester 10. 6 baltimore, more in to dc and easton, 8 miles per hour sustained winds. we had the cold front that moved through the area, we are gusty beh

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." >> i'm tom brokaw. became an anchor on "today" in 1976. >> tom brokaw and jane pauley were on hand as nbc celebrated the 60th anniversary of if toth "today" show this morning. they joined together, current and former, they were toasting 60 years of broadcast american television history. 22,000 shows. tom hanks wheeled out a giant cake for the champagne toast. and for those of you how were counting, hanks has been a guest on that program 22 times. i would have guessed more. that's "news4 midday". thanks for being with us and tune in for news this afternoon, through the weekend and we

tom brokaw was apparently a sucker for these stories. my character-- . >> stephen: three whales are trapped it in the arctic ic ice-- this should really be a movie. now what-- (applause) and this got huge, like international governments got involved. >> the amazing thing, my character who say greenpeace advocate just fights and fights and fights and goes to the government level to get these ice barge breakers from the national guard to break through. and the oil companies see there is an opportunity for them to like look better. and bring their barges in. and then all of a sudden that's not working so that they've got to call, you know, the white house who gets involved because they want to elect bush from the reagan administration. >> stephen: bush 1. >> who has a terrible environmental record, all of them. >> stephen: he's a friend, watch out. >> and then the white house wants to look good from this, so they start, you know, doing whatever they can. and before you know it, you know, my character is saying look you've got to bring in th