its national pancake day. from 7:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m., ihop diners can receive a short stack of pancakes. in return, you are asked to make a small donation to the leukemia and lymphoma organization. adam caskey will have more on that. i hope these planning to share some pancakes. >> jacqui jeras? >> i am a purist just butter and pancakessyrup on my pancakes. it is also a national weather person's day. let's look at the satellite and radar. the clipper last night, all that energy is offshore. we might see a couple snow flurries at the mason-dixon line this morning. there was just a dusting in hagerstown and martinsburg. there were a couple inches of snow in the panhandle of west virginia. nothing but clouds in d.c.. 31 in arlington. 30 degrees in silver spring and germantown. 29 in sterling and the chantilly. 34 degrees in woodbrige this morning. no complaining about the temperatures, a pretty typical for this time of year. mostly cloudy today, high temperatures in the low to mid 40's. that's not shabby. campus seven-day

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pancake day, national pancake day at i hop. that means free flapjacks and as a bonus, you'll be helping out a charity at the same time. we're joined by the manager of the i hop and marketing director for the limp lymphoma society. good morning. >> good morning. thank you. >> giving us a hint on when and where we can step up to the bar and get our free pancakes and what is it going to help this morning? >> sure. this morning you can come out to your local i hop 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. you can get a free short stack of pancakes and hopefully in lieu of payment, make a donation to the leukemia lymphoma society. >> this has been going on for many years. we've done this a couple of years running now. i'm not sure how long the national pancake day has been kicking off but how long has it been going and are there limits? can we keep coming back? >> no, there is a limit, michael. a free short stack. we plan on cooking 6,000 pancakes in this store alone today. and it's been going for eight years strong and what you see around the store

join us for pancakes at 9:30. >> i like that. adam caskey was talked about pancakes day, but traffic is sticky. on the b-w parkway a coma still dealing with an accident. newschopper 7 overhead. avoid this if you can. southbound baltimore-washington parkway 295, left lane getting by. a 5 mile backup just past the exit ffor the airport. northbound is not affected. interstate 95 is a much better option. back to you. >> thank you. 6:22. we want to talk about alarming gas price figures coming out that make you look twice when you see the sign. >> let's check in with rob nelson. >> good morning. a big jump in gas prices. energy department said gas prices rose 18 cents in the past week for an average of $3.54 a gallon. americans spend 4% of our income, more than $2,900 a year, that's the most in four years. banks are loosening their standards and lowering interest rates for businesses and real estate developers in the hopes of generating more loans. it is a sign the economy is improving. the flue was good for clorox, thanks to install a

you can get a free short stack of butter milk pancakes at ihop on national pancake day valid from 7:00 to 10:00 this morning. ihop is encouraging customers to local to children's miracle network hospitals. for those interested in trivia this morning, the pancake tuesday tradition dates back to england when folks used eggs and milk and butter before the start of fasting during lent. >> because you did not want that after lent. >> just butter and pancakes? >> butter on them when you get them. >> 4:44 and time to check with mike. rib sticking food would not be bad. >> little cool out there. >> absolutely. look at those clouds hanging around as we look from san jose this morning at 87 near h.p. pavilion, cloudy and hazy. still could cause issues if you try to travel around the bay or if you try to travel around the country by sfo. we will keep an eye on that everything is running smoothly. now, a look at what is going on with lived 7 h.d., we are dry. you can see the dry air under the clouds this morning. it could get a work out over the ocean today the form of scattered showers but the co

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ihop offering a free short stack of pancakes all day long. they are free and diners do have an option of leaving a donation to help support the children's miracle network. very cool. bring on the syrup. donations in the bay area will go to the children's hospital and research center in oakland. >> pudding and pancakes is going to kill my diet. >> i would like to put that on the pancakes. let's just combine the two and make it a party. >> pudding pancake party. 4:40. >>> facebook's new plan to track you no matter where you can. >>> action to keep your athletes safe. hoping to avoid major health issued with young athletes. >>> information about the deadly bus crash in southern california. why investigators say the crash might have been preventible. >>> welcome back. good tuesday morning to you. facebook coming up with a new application that will track you and your friends. bloomberg reports the menlo park company is scheduled to release a new app in march that would help a user find nearby friends. the program would run in the background even w

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go out for international pancake day. we stopped fighting ihop in alexandria off of jefferson davis high with. i am feeling. how about you? >> the camera -- >> pictures of me eating. >> this was all for a great cause, raising money for the lymphoma and leukemia society. doing great work out there. a lot of people came out for support so we certainly appreciate that. >> let's talk about what else is going on -- baltimore -- boy, a great day to be outdoors and baltimore? >> 36 degrees. a little cloudy. could be worse. >> a huge parade. there it is. that is joe flacco, i think writing in the movie with the lombardi trophy -- riding in the humvee taking pictures. it is amazing. fantastic. john gonzalez gave us a great view from the ground. as they head toward the stadium really fascinating stuff. >> great day for baltimore and great weather for a parade. it is dried right now. a little cool but not super cold and warmer than it has spent almost for the last week. nice changes ahead. we are cloudy. time lapse, on top of the be

day and at least it is at the international house of pancakes where a shortstack is free today. the company suggesting, though, that customers make a donation to charity in return for those pancakes. >>> all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." >>> finally, a look at what's coming up later today on the "today" show. what happens when fairytale weddings turn into nightmares and couples are bilked out of money before the big day? jess rosen reports on how to protect yourself. keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a great tuesday. >> pitting neighbors, friends, businesses and parents against each other. >> an early morning decision after unprecedented turnout at a los gatos town meeting. at issue, whether a gun store can do business in the upscale town. >>> plus the bay area city expected to take on the issu

super wizards 98 clippers 90 si le gustan los pancakes, les cuento que hoy es el dia nacional del pancake... y que mejor manera de celebrar que comiendolos gratis...hoy la cadena de restaurantes ihop estara regalando sus tradicionales pancakes hasta las diez de la noche, pero se les pide a los clientes que hagan una donacion voluntaria para apoyar a la sociedad contra la leucemia y limfoma... el dinero recaudado sera destinado a esta organizacion, la cual provee asistencia a pacientes, adultos y niÑos que sufren de este mal.. ihop espera recaudar este aÑo 3- millones de dolares... >> estamos en la parte final de "tú desayuno alegre" y queda mucho por decir, y hay mucha gente que ha invadido el facebook, mucha gente ha dicho que ha pasado lo mismo y simplemente nos busca en facebook. >> sí, hay que ser diferente. >> ¿quién sabe los artistas que estarán en el festival de viña del mar?. >> estará maná y chino nacho, el 25 romeo santos, miguel bosé con jonas brothers, también a los atuenticos decadentes, a pablo alvoran de españa, gloria trevy. >> no sé donde vivo, pero hay que

the chain is offering a free short stack of pancakes all day today. >> i am on that. >> while the pancakes are free, diners have the option of leaving a donation to support the children's miracle network. donations in the bay area will go to the children's hospital and research center in oakland. >> i like that. favorite price, free 99. speaking of free stuff, if you're still feeling the sting of the 49ers loss, maybe some pudding will help to boost your spirits. >> congratulations, san francisco. you might not be get ago trophy, but you will be getting a cup of jell-o pudding because nothing masks the bitter taste of defeat like the sweet taste of jell-o. >> i don't know about that. but hey, what do you know? kraft foods released this commercial to announce its consolation, pudding drops. these drops are happening all over san francisco today and guess what? hall of famer and former 49er ronny lott will stop by one of those stations on broadway and columbus at 12:30. >> maybe it won't mask the bitter taste completely, but i'll take pancakes, then pudding, then meet ronny lott. >>> when we

this right here is national pancake day on tuesday.+áezy and the 7 on your side office, that is our favorite holiday. international house of pancakes giving away a short stack to anyone that shows up they're going to ask you to donate money. yl >>> this is "world news," tonight, rocket ride. the dow soaring toward an all-time high, a major milestone cracked tonight. but can you trust the latest boom? >>> terror strike, a suicide bombing at the u.s. embassy in turkey. is this the new plan of attack for terrorists? >>> breaking point. all those cars piling up on highways, tonight we learn giant trucks may be the trigger. we'll tell you what to do. >>> and the main event, meet the newest wobbly member of a show business dynasty. something surprising about the stars bred for the super bowl. >>> and a good evening to you this friday. we come on the air with a banner day on wall street, for the first time in five years wall street has cracked the 14,000 ceiling. and everyone is checking their retirement funds and asking, is this the signal

. >>> this is national eye hop pancake and you can get a short stack of pancakes for free. they are asking to make a donation to the miracle network which includes oakland hospital. last year i helped make $3 million. >> and pancake day is a big deal for that. >> coming up a dramatic crash in oakland is caught on tape. >> we will show you the newly released surveillance video and the close call that has one man lucky to be alive. >>> and the ban of gay members and boy scouts, the new petition and how many people have already signed it. . >>> welcome back. 452, you are looking at a dramatic crash it was all caught on surveillance video. it happened at the intersection of foot hill boulevard and 26th avenue. it shows the woman narrowly missing a pedestrian after colliding with another car. >> i was the luckiest man today. >> the driver the jeep died minutes from a nearby driveway, the driver of the other car was not seriously hurt. >>> they are investigating the city's first homicide of the year. yesterday morning police found a man who had been shot several times. so far no

pancakes?ad some >> we are going to dig in this morning. day and the pancake day.nal weather person's you get a free short stack at ihop and it's for good cause. it's for charity. tell us about it. toyou have the opportunity leukemia lymphomas find a cure for blood cancer. we're hoping to raise $220,000. they've been raising money over last month and today is the hurrah. >> , tabriz in the past? >> $185,000, last year. working hardbeen $220,000 this year. is the face of your year?gn this >> a first grader from falls leukemia survivor. they had a pancake stack with his yesterday first grade class. lot of whipped cream in the decorating. been so engaged wonderful. >> you can go to any participating ihop today. we are at potomac yards in alexandria. opportunity to donate to the limit formula of leukemia society. good-looking donated to the cause. that's what the name says. mid temperatures in the 40's and a few snow flurries tonight. back to you. >> thank you. he found the cards that i signed. [laughter] >> that was painful to watch, so hungry

super wizards 98 clippers 90 si le gustan los pancakes, les cuento que hoy es el dia nacional del pancake... y que mejor manera de celebrar que comiendolos gratis...hoy la cadena de restaurantes ihop estara regalando sus tradicionales pancakes hasta las diez de la noche, pero se les pide a los clientes que hagan una donacion voluntaria para apoyar a la sociedad contra la leucemia y limfoma... el dinero recaudado sera destinado a esta organizacion, la cual provee asistencia a pacientes, adultos y niÑos que sufren de este mal.. ihop espera recaudar este aÑo 3- millones de dolares...

the pancakes you want? then you head to ihop, giving away a free short tack of butter milk pancakes not supplies last. they are asking customers to donate to children's miracle network hospital, hoping to raise $3 million for charity. >> a little something for everyone. >> a gloomy day out there. >> a fair way to say it, cloudy, no rain, yet, just a sprinkle or two. here is a look at the cold front that is moving through the bay area, the clouds are kicking up and a lot of mid-and high level clouds, not what we associate with rain or a good soaking rain like we need. from the east bay hills camera, back across berkeley, and alameda, and everyville and back to san francisco, it is hazy but it is not a "spare the air" day. there are a few brakes in brake- breaks in the cloud cover. now, on live doppler 7 hd, we are looking for radar runs and seeing, really, quiet conditions right now, and you can see it is spinning up there. nothing falling the form of any moisture, so well move on and put it in motion and yo

the pancakes you want? then you head to ihop, giving away a free short tack of butter milk pancakes not supplies last. they are asking customers to donate to children's miracle network hospital, hoping to raise $3 million for charity. >> a little something for everyone. >> a gloomy day out there. >> a fair way to say it, cloudy, no rain, yet, just a sprinkle or two. here is a look at the cold front that is moving through the bay area, the clouds are kicking up and a lot of mid-and high level clouds, not what we associate with rain or a good soaking rain like we need. from the east bay hills camera, back across berkeley, and alameda, and everyville and back to san francisco, it is hazy but it is not a "spare the air" day. there are a few brakes in brake- breaks in the cloud cover. now, on live doppler 7 hd, we are looking for radar runs and seeing, really, quiet conditions right now, and you can see it is spinning up there. nothing falling the form of any moisture, so well move on and put it in motion and yo

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