Opener, your world in 90 seconds. Its a big effort to make sure the game is as safe as it can be. New orleans goes into lockdown ahead of super bowl xlvii. New orleans has added more agents and 200 troopers and coast guard ships will be on the Lower Mississippi river. Can i get in there with a gun . No. Can i get in there with a bomb . No. The plane made an Emergency Landing in portland. He is sitting in the seat and hes very aware. Last i heard he was on oxygen. In alabama, the hostage standoff is entering its fourth day. The gunman and the 5yearold boy he kidnapped remain in an underground bunker. Why this shooter wont release this young boy is hard for me to understand. New york has lost an icon, threeterm mayor ed koch from 1978 until 1989. I did not feel comfortable taking a risk. It was about the president and the inauguration. The brave any questions . Manhunt in texas after a prosecutor was fatally shot outside this courthouse. The search is on for two gunmen. Breaking news fro
Good morning. Reporter yeah. I get all the rough ones. Good to talk to you this morning. The colors of mardi gras lighting up the dome. Comes in the middle of that festival. And a lot of people as you said looking forward to kickoff. But others looking forward to seeing something else. We have a sneak peek at some of what youll see. Hey son . Have fun tonight. Come on, get happy you guys are three minutes late. Dont be a cloud on our sunny day. Sir . Reporter a lot of fun during the break and action on the field and a very special moment before the game. 26 students from sandyhook elementary will be here to sing america the beautiful flown in after an anonymous donation after someone paid to have them flown here to new orleans. Thats the latest live in new orleans. Back to you now. All right. That should be a very poignant moment. Thank you very much. For the First Time Since the inauguration, beyonce has broken her silence about the lip sif g sinki sinki sinki sinki sinki sinking con
And bravely, clinging to the hope he could get a second lung transport he desperately needed. He spent the last month in the hospital waiting in vein. Martys funeral was yesterday. His firefighter family showed up in full force. I only knew marty a short time. Whats going to stay with me about him is his bravery in the face of those towers crumbling and also in the face of his declining health. I hope marty can now rest in peace. This is cnn sunday morning. Day six in the standoff ties though jimmy lee dikes hasnt surrendered his 5yearold hostage, there may be new reason for optimism. The incredible story of heroism and redemption. How a new orleans saint helped save a game and his dads life in one spectacular play. The boy scouts may vote as early as tomorrow to lift a ban on openly gay members. Now governor rick perry has taken a stand. What he said might surprise you. Good morning, everyone. Im randi kaye. Its 8 00 on the east coast. Thanks so much for starting your morning with us.
And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Brown the man picked to lead the Central Intelligence agency was called today to defend his positions in the war on terror. John brennans Senate Confirmation hearing revolved around several hotly debated policies. Newshour Congressional Correspondent kwame holman has our report. Reporter even before the hearing got truly under way, protesters from code pink disrupted John Brennans Opening Statement signaling that passions were running high on the targeted killings of terror suspects. They wont even Tell Congress what countries we are killing children in. Reporter the interruptions continued, and the chair of the Senate Intelligence committee, california democrat dianne feinstein, ordered the room temporarily cleared. Were going to halt the hearing. Reporter once the
Bowl on sunday. Nightly news begins now. From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with brian williams. Good evening. Late today the stock market crossed over something of a mythic mark of the modern era and the Dow Jones Industrials closed above 14,000 for the First Time Since 2007. And we all remember what happened back then. The stock market has been on a tear of late, gaining almost 7 so far this year. S p and nasdaq also up. We started the day by learning the Unemployment Rate had inched up to 7. 9 again, while the economy actually added 157,000 jobs, not as many as hoped for or expected. Nbcs tom costello starts us off in our washington newsroom tonight with what all of this mighmean. Tom, good evening. Hi, brian. The good news, anyone with retirement money invested in stocks has made back much of what they lost during the Great Recession and the wall street selloff, about 8 trillion. A big rally on wall street today, with the dow back over 14,000. A