From nbc news, this is today with lester holt and erica hill. Live from studio 1a in Rockefeller Plaza welcome to today on this sunday morning. Im erica hill. Im lester holt. It is that time, isnt it . Super bowl time everybody is ready for the super bowl, whether it is the game or the ads or eating like a pig, we have you covered. Cant you do all . I think you can. I think you are encouraged to. Jenna is in new orleans in the thick of it all. Reporter it is the calm before the proverbal storm. Downtown new orleans, things are good, a couple more hours of sleeps for the fans and the coaches and anyone except for the media. Before tonights big game, we are going to talk about some interesting things. What is it like for the starting quarterbacks . They have to rally the team up, calm the team back down. They have a lot of responsibilities. We spoke to last years super bowl mvp, eli manning and caught up with one of this years starting quarterbacks, ravens q. B flacco and nothing says football like a postgame gator aid dunk. All i can say is, when in new orleans all that and much more. I dont think you can see that enough times. We will replay it one time. Talk about taking one for the team, jenna. You dont know what the dry cleaning bill was. You are ex personsipensing i right . So it is fine. This is maybe one of the few times in the year when people want to see the commercial during what they are watching. The ads are such a big draw. We have a sneak peak at what we have seen already. There is a lot more to get to, including some very serious news. The death of the militarys most lethal sniper, shot and killed at a gun range in texas. Coming up, my conversations with him about his actions in iraq. An incredibly patriotic man of faith known for taking a lot of lives but saved so many. And four tours another hero, the bus driver shot to death trying to protect more than 20 children in his care. It happened before a 5yearold boy was taken hostage. We will have more on that and what authorities are trying to do to end this standoff. New frenzy surrounding the dutchess of cambridge. She is keeping a pretty low profile. The tabloids going googoo and gaga, claiming she is finally showing a baby bump. We will make you wait to see that. Lets begin with the shooting death of the most lethal sniper in u. S. History. Chris kyle was fatally shot at a texas gun range. In lancaster, texas, mark, what can you tell us . Reporter lester, that gun range was chris kyles second home practically. We are about 100 miles east of there in lancaster, texas. This is where the suspect, eddy ralph is from, being held in this Police Department, already gone before a judge arraigned on two counts of capital murder. We have some video from the scene on where ralph was captured. We are still trying to get more information on him. At this point, as far as a criminal history, he was convicted of dwi last year. What we are trying to find out is motive, and what, if any, relationship he had with chris kyle and the other victim, chad littlefield. The texas Highway Patrol is one of the agencies investigating. Here is what they say he did right after the murders. He traveled back to his residence in lancaster. Lancaster Police Department was able to catch up with him there. They took him into custody wo without incident after a brief pursuit. Reporter police tell us they have a long way to go on this investigation, still trying to learn a lot more about ralphs background. Dont know if he was in the military, what kind of weapon or gun was used in this crime. We are going to be hearing from the county sheriff later today. Mark snyder from kxas, good to have you on i traveled to texas last february to meet chris kyle. We talked about his four tours in iraq as a navy s. E. A. L. And one shot that made him legendary among fellow snipers. I saw the sergeant on top of the roof. So the movement had me zoom my scope in on him. He had an rpg, trying to hide and stay out of sight of him. About the time i saw he was getting into attack position and raising the rpg, i decided it was time to take the shot. He hit his mark from 2100 yards or 1. 2 miles away, an unheard of distance that stunned even him. 2100 yards . Lucky shot . Extremely lucky shot. Most of those he killed never saw him. When you are going to war, it is not about being fair. Every person i killed, i have a clear conscience of. They were actively trying to harm americans, allies or civilians. He told this all in a book he wrote last year. It is so ironic that four tours in iraq, had some very close calls only to lose his life in texas. He leaves behind a wife and two children. I spoke to her at the time and talked about the fear of him being overseas. With a navy s. E. A. L. , you dont know what they are doing. We lost a true american hero. A terrible mourning for that family. Our hearts go out to them. In turkey, police are reportedly questioning 15 people in connection with the killing of a new york city woman there. Richard engel is live in istanbul this morning. Good morning. Reporter good morning, erica. Still, a lot of history surrounding this case. What police here are saying is that the 33yearold woman sarai sierra came to turkey last month for a twoweek holiday. She was a fan of photography, wanted to take pictures here. It was her first trip outside the united states. She was supposed to come with a girlfriend. The girlfriend backed out. During the trip, she was in regular contact with her family. No indication anything was going wrong. Then, on january 21st, the day she was supposed to be leaving, she disappeared. She never arrived at the airport. Her rented apartment where she was staying here still had her things in it. A closed Circuit Television camera showed her walking alone and then she was gone for two weeks. No one had any idea what happened to her until last night. Police found her body dumped near the palace very close to the old city and the police chief says that she died from a brunt trauma wound to the head. Her family members are still here trying to find answers, trying to find what happened to her. So far, they have not spoken to the media. We are told they are too emotional to speak at this stage. Thats understanding. Thank you. Now, to that standoff in alabama. A 5yearold boy has spent more than 110 hours in captivity. Police say his kidnapper shot a bus driver last week before taking the boy hostage in an underground bunker. Gabe gee tee air rutierrez is fs storiry. Reporter the funeral for that bus driver is set later this afternoon, a day after the local sheriff publicly thanked the suspect who might have access to television for, quote, taking care of our child. A sign of how sensitive these negotiations have become. Charles pohlen was a bus driver that died on the job protecting more than 20 children under his care. Saturday night, mourners lined up to pay their respect as the tense standoff dragged on. It is just devastating. We want it to come to a resolution. We want to save that little child. Reporter the 5yearold child named ethan is still being held hostage in an underground bunker by this man, jimmy lee dykes, neighbors describe as a loaner with a deep distrust of government. We have been in constant communication. Reporter police are talking with him through a ventilation pipe choosing their words carefully. I want to thank him for taking care of our child. Reporter he is allowing ethan potato chips, toys and medicines and the bunker has an electric heater and blankets. The ordeal began tuesday when he grabbed ethan after boarding a school bus and shooting the driver. Kate ott tick scene still weighing on this small town. He was driving by when he noticed children crying on the side of the road. He was so stunned, he crashed his car. I realized something serious had to have happened. There are new ribbons and prayers vigils here. Joshua tucker is one of the organizers. I want our Little Warriors in that bunker with him to get out safe and sound. Reporter a Little Warrior now trapped underground for more than 110 hours. As the standoff drags on, several schools here in dale county remain closed until further notice. Thanks. President obama heads to minneapolis tomorrow to promote his plan to battle gun violence. It is a photo of him firing a shotgun that is getting all the attention. Peter alexander is at the white house. Tomorrow marks the first time that the president is going on the road to push for stiffer gun laws. There was a detour in this debate when the president insisted that all the time he shoots skeet at camp david, all the time, his critics were skeptical. The white house quickly pushed back trying to put the argument to rest. Reporter the white house wanted to silence the sceptics. Instead, the release of this photo, the president firing a shotgun on the range of camp david on his 51st birthday unleashed a new round of attacks. The nra telling the news, one picture does not erase a lifetime of supporting one ban and every gun control scheme imaginable. The controversy first exploded last week. They asked mr. Obama if he ever fired a gun. The president boasted, up at camp david, we do skeet shooting all the time. I have profound respect for the tradition of hunting that traces back for generation. Gun rights advocates were unimpressed including marcia blackburn. I think he should invite me to camp david and ill go skeet shooting with him and i bet ill beat him. Even the late night comedians took aim. Since when did the ability to fire a weapon become a badge of honor, a patriotic achievement. All you need is a finger. With questions lingering, the white house pushed back at calls for photographic proof. When he goes to camp david, he goes to spend time with his family and friends and relax, not to produce photographs. Reporter politicians have come under fire for claiming to be experienced sportsmen. John kerry was mocked for wearing camouflage to go hunting before 2004. And mitt romney in 2007 in his first president ial bid. I have always been a rodent and rabbit hunter, small varmints. The white house tried to shut down the doubters and referred to those who still question where mr. Obama was born. Attention, skeet birthers, make our day. Reporter the white house disputes the nra for guns. From representative blackburn, the white house con seecedes, h would likely use. Chuck todd filling in for David Gregory on meet the press. Nice to see you today. Good morning. The white house essentially pressured into releasing this photo . Should they have done it . Was it in the administrations best interest . I done know. They thought it was catching too much tracks in some circles. They have always been this way when it first started back when they were running for office. The first time the birth certificate question started. They feel as if they have to do something, quote, unquote, feed the beast. Im sort of amused by the kur fufl over all of this. A bit of a tough week in washington if you are looking at chuck hagel this week. With those hearings. Will he end up, in fact, being confirmed. I think he is going to end up getting confirmed. I talked with one republican senator, roy blunt, who said he is going to vote no on hagel but not going to support a fil fillibuster. The bigger question, is he politically Strong Enough to do the things that need to be done in the Defense Department . There will be some huge budget battles. Considering how badly he was treated by republicans and this relationship being as bad as it is between Senate Republicans and chuck hagel, can he he be effective in the job . Open and very important. We will check back with you to see whats coming up on meet the press. Tom llamas is in for jenna. We begin with a scary ride home for a College Visit for dozens of High School Students in boston. The oversize charter bus they were in hit a low overpass sending 34 to the hospital. One is in critical condition. Firefighters had to use the jaws of life to free some of them. They were on their way back to philadelphia after visiting harvard when the crash handed a rough landing for a romanian plane. Heavy winds forced it off the roadway. 50 on board, several with minor injuries back here in the state, it took years to build but only seconds for a san diego power plant to come crashing down. Demolition crews used 300 pounds of dynamite to implode the decommissioned plant. It was built in the 1950s. The space will be used for public parks the folks behind the oscars may be saying oops. Argo director, ben affleck, picked up another top honor on saturday night. He was name outstanding director at the Directors Guild award. He was not nominated by academy awards. He has won at the golden globes, the Screen Actors Guild and the producers guild. Thats the news. Back to lester, erica, and dillen. He is racking them up. Best picture but no best director. It was pretty good. Argo was excellent. I am still way behind. I havent seen it yet. I think i have been waiting for it. Weather first and then argo. Forget the super bowl. Were going to see a lot of snow showers moving through west virginia, kentucky, eastern tennessee. Its not going to accumulate all that much but you will see those flakes falling, also, across western, north carolina, we could end up with 13 inches, quick moving systems that will move in next week as well. Light snow last night. There could be icy spots. Temperatures in the 30s for the afternoon. Another chance of light snow this evening. We have snow possible the that is your latest forecast. Erica . Still ahead, super bowl fun. First, these messages. The capital one cash rewards card gives you 1 cash back on all purchases, plus a 50 annual bonus. And everyone likes 50 more. [ midwestern chicago accent ] cheddar yeah 50 percent more [yodeling] yodelayeeoo. 50 more flash. [ southern accent ] 50 percent more taters. Thats where tots come from. [ male announcer ] the capital one cash rewards card gives you 1 cash back on every purchase plus a 50 annual bonus on the cash you earn. Its the card for people who like more cash. 50 more spy stuff. Whats in your wallet . This car is too small. [ tylenol bottle ] me too and nasal congestion. [ tissue box ] he said nasal congestion. Yeah. I heard him. [ female announcer ] tylenol® cold multisymptom nighttime relieves nasal congestion. Nyquil® cold and flu doesnt. 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In ten hours the havens will face off against the 49ers in super bowl xlvii. It is here even though the game is being played thousands of miles away fans have already started to party. Hey, kim. Hey, guys. We have quite a group of ravens fans assembled. Are we excited about the game . cheers we have a few fans down here. We have the ravens twins justin and ethan. Are you excited about the game . Yes. You think the ravens are going to win . Yes. Who is this jersey who is number 5 . I am. Yes, you are. And also joe flacco, right . You like flacco . Yes. These guys are so cute and amped up for the game. He has this little hat here. Did you make it yourself . A friend of mine made it. How did you come up with this concept . It landed on my head yesterday and it wasnt been off yet. Is it hard to wear . I already dropped it and knocked my coffee over. I image its a little top heavy on there. Definitely a little top heavy. This enthusiasm is any indication we are going to take down the 49ers tonight. Reporting live in terri hall wbaltv 11 news. I love it. That was the best response. We are back in a minute with a look at the forecast. Avenue ya marie with the for. Most of this isnt reaching the ground but it is showing how we can get flurries this afternoon and light snow accumulations into the evening hours. 21 at the airport. 29 degrees downtown and 25 in gartsburg. Light snow on the road this morning and light snow today. Temperatures in the 30s. Light snow possible for the next couple nights. We warm up at the end of the week. Thank you, ava. Thank you for joining us. Super bowl xlvii coverage continues in 25 minutes with 11 news sunday morning. See you then. Back on a sunday morning, february 3rd, 2013. Thanks to all the folks that have come out on a pretty brisk sunday morning. Thanks to you as well. Im lester holt with erica hill, dylan dreyer and tom jamas. It is great to have you here. It is game day in new orleans. Fans are getting ready to root on their favorite team. Jenna is there with a preview. Reporter we have a lot coming up in the next half hour. We are going to talk to many so of the fans and we are going to hear from some of the quarterbacks in the game and maybe we will even take a gator aid bath. Just for good measure. Well talk to you in a minute. Of course, for many people, it is not just about the game. It is also about the commercials. Were going to take a look at some of those ads, which can be big wins and losses of their own. Some of the wins creating some buzz, some you may not have seen. A little sneak peek action. We are going to look back at