why do you think it happened in st. louis? >> i think it happened here because it had to start somewhere, st. louis we're in the middle of the country, just a small town city that knows how to get things done. we know how to stop saying that's impossible and if we have to get everything together from the mayor down to make it happen, this is a town with a great reputation, we knew it's the perfect place to do it. >> what about the ongoing war in afghanistan? i imagine you have been not just talking with veterans resource centers but veterans themselves, is that a complication for this? >> it is a complication. what we are basically doing is beginning a process that is not going to begin and end on january 28th. we're putting the people together and the people in place to start this as a regular routine to welcome home, we have a lot of folks we miss a lot. the work we do now will help us make sure we are ready to welcome them home, they are not forgotten. believe me everyone is involved in this knows if you were in iraq you we

why do you think it happened in st. louis? >> i think it happened here because it had to start somewhere, st. louis we're in the middle of the country, just a small town city that knows how to get things done. we know how to stop saying that's impossible and if we have to get everything together from the mayor down to make it happen, this is a town with a great reputation, we knew it's the perfect place to do it. >> what about the ongoing war in afghanistan? i imagine you have been not just talking with veterans resource centers but veterans themselves, is that a complication for this? >> it is a complication. what we are basically doing is beginning a process that is not going to begin and end on january 28th. we're putting the people together and the people in place to start this as a regular routine to welcome home, we have a lot of folks we miss a lot. the work we do now will help us make sure we are ready to welcome them home, they are not forgotten. believe me everyone is involved in this knows if you were in iraq you we

but two friends from st. louis decided to change that. starting a grass roots campaign on facebook and it culminated today with a rousing welcome home. here's nbc's john yang. >> reporter: today america's heartland answered the call. st. louis held the nation's first parade to mark the end of the nine-year u.s. military mission in iraq. new york city said there won't be a parade any time soon like the one 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 appelbaum and craig schneider disagreed. >> there was this like national conversation in the media about should we or shouldn't we have a parade for the iraq vets, and that was like the first thing, like, well, that's silly. of course they deserve a parade. >> that was less than a month ago. they started a facebook page and harnessed the power of social media. >> we didn't do this. we had an idea and we put up a call for help. as soon as we planted a flag, it wasn't -- at first the city rallied an

. >> i am from st. louis, missouri. a lot of you think i have said it in correctly when i said missouri. you think i got it slid into my southern dialect, right? no. i was not born in st. louis. i was born in nashville, tennessee, a little town side of nashville. that is where i grew up, went to high school, met and married my husband. moved back to st. louis where i lived part of my life. i heard people saying missouri and missouri. what is the correct pronunciation of our new home? the best place to go when you want information is where? >> [inaudible]. >> of course, we all know that. i went to the library and the librarian gave me a wonderful book and began a life long friendship with the librarian. missouri is the native american pronunciation. in their language it is the people of the big boats. one word means all of that. missouri. frenchman who came up the mississippi river. they said that would be a great place to have a trading post. they set up a trading post and called it st. louis. missouri became missouri.

thanks to two guys on a mission and the spirit of st. louis. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. three days to go until florida republicans have their say and while it is not officially a two-man race, it sure feels that way in the sunshine state. mitt romney and newt gingrich spent the day crisscrossing florida trading sharp attacks. meantime, ron paul ditched the sunshine for a snowstorm up in maine today looking ahead to that state's caucus vote next weekend. and rick santorum went back to washington, d.c. to raise some much-needed campaign cash. our political team is in place tonight. let's begin in panama city, florida. peter alexander is traveling with the romney campaign. peter? >> reporter: kate, good evening to you. the campaign officials believe what the campaign is doing is working. they say the candidate has a renewed focus after his loss in south carolina. and has done a better job being more aggressive, consistently against newt gingrich and emphasizing their belief that he is the best candidate to impr

matt is in st. louis and he is the 49er insider. matt, let's begin with the 49ers team and the importance of getting the with bye in the fir round. >> absolutely huge. some of these banged up guys can rest up, get all of the receivers back, ginn and williams will be back, probably not walker yet. and then the big thing. they will probably play the new orleans saints at candlestick park. it's a tough draw. not an easy draw but it's more simple playing than at candlestick park. >> you mentioned new orleans. you also have green bay out there. teams that can score big points. this this 49ers team built to score big opponents and outscore an opponent or is defense of the utmost importance in its not built to outscore team. it's built to keep high-scoring teams down. that's the formula for the 49er' success all season, 13-3. they've done it because of the defense. they've done it because of special teams and an offense that has set an nfl record with only ten turnovers for the season. so it tells you right there, offensively they're not p

tomorrow, st. louis, missouri, changes that. st. louis becomes the first city to wave flags, float floats and bang drums to mark the end of the war and say welcome home. all because of two friends who decided if nobody else would hold the nation's first big welcome home for the troops for the end of the iraq war they would try to do it as citizens. they started a facebook page, collected donations, met with the may yoornd soon, voila, a parade. floats being built, signs painted, marching bands practicing routines. the anheiser-busch clydesdales are being harnessed. the parade starts at noon tomorrow, downtown st. louis. now the founder and executive director of veterans of america, paul raycroft. good to see you. >> happy friday. >> are you going to be represented in st. louis? >> absolutely. we are excited to be involved. angela peacock is organizing now saying they needed more trucks. we have close to a hundred votes. some disabled. this has been a grassroots effort. angela's stepping up and will lead the charge. it's exciting. it

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 help. first the city ralied then the country rallied. >> reporter: tens of thousands of people lined the main thorou thoroughfare to salute vets from across the country. the crowd had heart felt thanks. >> i have to say, i was not a war supporter, but i'm a troop supporter. >> reporter: service members were grateful, too. >> it's something we like to see for everybody, just to remember the sacrifice. >> fo

look at st. louis, we are seeing how strong leadership, dedicated teachers and committed parents are making a real difference right now. students have shown academic improvement for four years in a row, the district is now operating with a balanced budget and a tttendance rate is now at 93%. from my conversations with teachers and organizations it's clear the st. louis schools are finding their footing and moving in the right direction. now we need to take steps to improve public education in a number of other areas including charter schools. now missouri has some strong charter schools where inspired teachers with fresh ideas are giving children a top notch education. but let's be frank. we also have charter schools where children are languishing in the classrooms that are not up to par in schools that are not well managed and our students pay the price. i call on the legislature to send to my desk a bill that will now, educating our children is a high calling. and those who answer the call dese

louis. along with marching bands, politicians, even the budweiser clydesdales, people in the crowd waved american flax and held signs. >> and sump a big deal to these people that do this. and i think we should honor them more. >> it i big deal. two st. louis man launchnd a effort to hold the parade after noticing there was no large public celebrations to welcome the troops home. >>> we've got a developing story at the fair faxes city judicial complex right now. there are reports of police activity and helicopters flying overhead. we're told a man may be armed and barricaded himself in a parking garage. we'll keep you posted. >>> turn to our british police have arrested a fellow officer and four former staff members of the sun's tabloid. it's part of an investigation into alleged police bribery by journalists. investigators also searched the offices of rupert measure going's british newspapers. the scandal over the practices of the tabloids caused a closure of the news of the world. >>> comin

the parade starts at noon tomorrow, downtown st. louis. now the founder and executive director of veterans of america, paul raycroft. good to see you. >> happy friday. >> are you going to be represented in st. louis? >> absolutely. we are excited to be involved. we have a two-tour iraq vet named angela peacock. she's organizing it now. she said they need more trucks. this has been a grassroots effort. angela's stepping up and will lead the charge. it's exciting. it's a community effort. people are coming from all over. your attention has helped as well. it's great to have folks get the recognition they deserve. i hope this is the first of many. >> it's amazing it is happening. i guess it could be happening anywhere. the closest military base is three hours from st. louis. why sit happening there? >> there is a sense of community in st. louis. you see it when the card dos well. local leaders stepped up. the old army adage, adapt, improvise and overcome. they had a good idea. social media helped. you have anheiser-busch and the mayor and oth

st. louis struggled to a 2-14 record this season. the name of jeff fischer has surfaced as an early front- runner for st. louis. the tampa bay buccaneers also fired their head coach today. it finished the year 4-12 after they started with the 4-2 record that included wins over the new orleans saints and the atlanta falcons. the two division rivals that have earned a trip to the playoffs. this season, the buccaneers closed out with the 10-game losing streak and now have to reevaluate the future. one of the most innovative ideas in recent years continues to grow in popularity. the nhl winter classic plays outdoors. the rivalry has so much intensity, and they were booed during practice the other day. players coming out for the dugouts thought it was a great idea to play a marquee game outdoors. tied at 2, callahan, 3-2 rangers. 19 seconds left, he cannot get the gold. the rangers stop the flyers, 3- 2, outdoors in philly. the for >> so far, still not so bad it as far as the temperature. >> the coldest air comes through tomorrow. the fir

the drive around st. louis will probably be a little slick. i'm sure the schools there will be delayed. definitely stay tuned and check them and make sure before you head out what the situation is. as far as snowfall forecast, there is the snow today and tonight in areas of northern new england. really from chicago to milwaukee, indianapolis, northward, you all have a chance of getting two to four, maybe six inches today and tomorrow. if you're anywhere near lake michigan, ontario or erie, we'll get lake-effect snow also into friday. the forecast looks like this. we're watching the rain ending early today in many areas including atlanta, d.c. you should be fine. the rain will be moving out. philadelphia, you'll be fine. even new york city, the rain will end early this morning. this afternoon will be windy, warm and dry. all that cold air blowing through the middle of the country right now. 36 there in denver. our friends travel together west coast, you're the ones with the nice quiet weather conditions. veronica, overall, one of the snowiest w

louis because he dozed off on his flight to tulsa. he woke up in st. louis. the 15-year-old boy was settling in on his southwest flight from phoenix going to visit his grandmother in oklahoma but got too comfortable on the plane. >> just put my headphones in and fell asleep. >> the child wakes up in st. louis with no family, no money, no cell phone and no help. >> i saw one of the security guys so i talked to him and told him my situation and he said he couldn't do anything. >> he wandered around for 24 hours in st. louis before a good samaritan helped him call home. now his grandmother is calling southwest, getting a promise to check policies about children traveling alone. >> 15, you think eric might have just hit a stranger up, can i use your cell phone for a moment? what city are we in? you know? 24 hours? i think it was probably more of a road trip for him. wow, st. louis. see you in a couple of days, granny. anyway. >>> 6:21. got milk? what's buying the squeeze on the organic high and how much more it's going to cost you to drink it. >> and it can be th

st. louis held the nation's first parade to mark the end of the nine-year u.s. military mission in iraq. new york city says there won't be a parade anytime soon like the one 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 apple bon and craig schneider disash greed. >> like this national conversation in the media about should we or shouldn't we have a parade for the iraq vets? and that was like the first thing is like, well that's silly, of course they deserve a parade. >> reporter: that was less than a month ago. they started a facebook page and harnessed the power of social media. >> we didn't do there. we had an idea and we put up a call for help and as soon as we planted a flag, it wasn't -- at first the city rallied and then the country rallied. >> reporter: tens of thousands people lined downtown's main thoroughfare to cheer and sallude several hundreds of troops and vets across the country. the crowd heartfelt thanks. >> thank you. >> nothing more important than t

a snowy afternoon in areas like chicago, st. louis, you're going to get a little bit of snow this morning. milwaukee also. then by the time we go through friday, that's just plain old cold heading through the great lakes and that means heavy lake-effect snow. if you're watching us on wltz nbc 38, columbus, georgia. monumental rock 'n' roll photography at the columbus mutual. a little david bowie, a little "white wedding." >> i love him! you're doing a really good job. >> we try. not great, but we try. >>> now here is an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. two of robert kardashian's ex-wives claim chloe kardashian not his biological daughter. the late kardashian told him chloe was not his daughter and comes in the wake of chris jenner saying she was unfaithful to kardashian during their 30 years of marriage. chloe tweeted i let a lot of things fly and you are disgusting. no word if she plans to file legal action. >>> the people's choice awards last night winners were "harry potter." and katy perry. your favor

. >> instead, he spent a day stranded in st. louis. that's 15-year-old eric's story about his christmas break. the boy got comfortable after he settled in on a southwest flight from phoenix. >> what does that mean? >> he slept through his stop is basically what happened. >> okay. >> just put my headphones in and fell asleep. >> he woke up in st. louis with no family, no money, no help. >> i told a security guy my situation and couldn't do anything. >> after he wandered around st. louis for nearly 24 hours, a good samaritan helped him call home. his grandmother is now calling southwest getting a promise to check their policies about "children" traveling alone. can you imagine his parents? 24 showers in. >> it's not like he was 10. he's 15 so a little more responsible, you deplane, you might ask a question. >> get him a phone. >> a phone would help, too. that's for sure. >>> it's 4:45 now. a state lawmaker cited at the airport. the dangerous item he had in his briefcase. >> plus a car parked on top of a roof. why the driver had even more

we have seen some nasty weather around st. louis. you're clear. those storms are existing your area. in the east today, cold air today and tomorrow. in northern plains, minneapolis, only a high of 12. if you're watching us on wlix, join the magic school bus on a ride through weather science and a kicks up a storm exhibit at the science center in lansing michigan. that is your "early today" event of the today. >> you're like the mayor of science centers, bill. thank you. >>> here is a look at the headlines in entertainment. >>> a new feud appears to be brewing. madonna won best song at the golden globes on sunday beating elton john. his husband david lashed out on facebook saying her victory speech was, quote, embarrassing in its narcism. quite the feud here, guys. tone it down. while the two singers have always had a rocky relationship, this latest bitterness stems from madonna's recent criticism of his friend lady gaga. >>> o.j. simpson sits in his big house he is about to lose another. according to tms, his miami four-bedroom home is being forec

he will be the head coach of the st. louis rams. he had another choice in miami. the baltic -- the st. louis rams were fairly disasters, but he has the overall number one pick at qb. people have more power than what he may have had in miami if he chose their. what egomaniacal coach does not want that? the maryland terps getting ready to pay another coach to not coach. bradford has agreed to a buyout. $700,000 is what bradford is owed at this point. the buyout has worked out with terms not yet made it public. bradford has agreed to the buyout of his contract. i guess we have to -- that is a look at sports. we will have another look at the forecast for it after this. >> it is the most intense purple friday of the season. baltimore ravens fans are rallying together in all locations throughout the city and the state. team coverage continues leading up to sunday's game at. temperatures have activated the cold blue system. how they try to keep the most abominable residence safe. >> it has gone cold again. >> it is purple all the way from west palm and florida to here in

st. louis is protected from a once in 500 years farms. fixing of that will take money of course. >>vicki: a georgia woman says that her two brothers successfully escaped from a alcatraz. >> the only reason they were sent to alcatraz is because they could not keep them in your house. they kept is keeping. >>reggie: one moma first moved in, their attendance has tripled and they have doubled in size. >> i imagine to think the museum to be unique in that it did not really stand out. cocotte cochran, i think as a tourist from far away, i would immediately recognize it. the museum of modern art. >> it is not exactly the most beautiful building but said francisco is known for stepping outside of the box. >>vicki: if you cannot pay your creditors, will introduce you to one man who ended up in jail even after working not a payment plan. softs stuff >>vicki: achan this man is paying a stiff price for fraternity bought back in 2008. he is warning others to pay attention when creditors take legal action. >>reporter: for this 57 year-old, using a credit card to buy this computer and furniture

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it will start at noon st. louis time. they'll go through downtown st. louis and end at union station. guys? >> such a great idea. i hope it catches on in other cities. brian feldman, thank you so much. >>> coming up, men and women have strong feelings about who they think can handle pain better. the results of a new study will surprise you. >>> and proof that your boss may just be as crazy as you think. you're watching "cbs this morning saturday." people! look at you! texting...blogging... all this technology, but you're still banking like pilgrims! get high yield free checking at capital one bank. why earn bupkis, when your checking could earn five times the national average!! and free atms anywhere. five times the national average!!! that's new school banking. sign up for high yield free checking at a capital one bank. what's in your wallet? somebody help me down. what's in your wallet? >>> demi moore's publicist said that she was not that bad after being rushed to the hospital. you'll hear the confused and frantic moments when we come back. >>> welco

louis was not the only health care provider in the system. and also incorporated too important community clinics within that period. we also want to have another one in the tenderloin area. that is a new service, a new way of providing care and they will have benefits. it was a very important constructs that we created to insure that patients would be able to take advantage of the program. the other was the fact that working internally in terms of its discharge, many times the discharges from the hospital's heart difficult and you kind of lose their community connection. it is a warm handoff, and we have asked them to work with community programs to assist them in the patient's navigation program. those are the major three areas, and trying to keep to the charity care physician and continuing that in the future. supervisor campos: if i may ask you more specifics about that, the issue of charity care is an important issue. i don't know if you are aware of this independent study that just came out -- it just came out at the hastings college of

. >>> thousands of people turned out in st. louis for the country's first big parade to welcome home iraq war veterans. several hundred veterans dressed in camouflage marched down the streets today. along with marching bands, politicians, even the budweiser clydesdales. >> it's such a big deal to the people who do this. and i think we should honor them more. >> to st. louis, men launched their grass roots efforts to hold that parade after noticing there wasn't a parade celebration. >>> quite a sight this morning in annapolis, maryland. lesli brown, the first african american graduate of the united states nay val academy made an appearance at the school's annual track that bears his name. brown earned his commission back in 1949. he's also a d.c. native, a graduate of dunbar senior high school. he spent the day meeting and greeting current mid shipman. it's so great to see other african american students. >> to see so many today and latinos and diverse groups. we made tremendous progress here at the academy. >> when i am stuck i

and it is the best new thing in the world today for st. louis. well done. that does it for us tonight. see you tomorrow night at 6:00 eastern for our special coverage of the florida primary. >>> florida showdown. the two republican frontrunners make their final push through the sunshine state. >>> baby delay? are english duke and duchess putting plans on hold? and a new york state feud between two pizzerias turns ugly. good morning. i'm lynn berry. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin with the early advantage. polls are not even open yet for today's florida primary, but mitt romney is already beating n newt gingrich. according to ballots counted from 500,000 early voters, the former massachusetts governor has a double digit lead. tracie potts joins us live. romney seemed confident yesterday. >> reporter: he certainly did. he said it looks like we're going to win this thing. and if you look at those early voters, if you look at the exit polls, it appears romney is leading at least among those who have already cast their ballots 2 to 1. >> thank you fo

he built a business, st. louis cardinal, he was rough anti-deal republican. he built a championship series. he had the st. louis browns. >> john: this is baseball we're talking about? >> baseball, he builds it up if into an empire but he couldn't, it was against the law to admit blacks to baseball and he had jackie robinson but other people those other people were punishing themselves for their racist acts. so he left for the brooklyn dodgers and they ended up winning championships. st. louis cardinals did not hire a single black player until 1958. >> john: people hired black players because it was good for business? >> it was good for business. >> and perception is racist and government has to protect us from that. at the time it was government that was racist enforcing jim crow. even southern businesses fought that. >> government was ricky's problem. he had to escape the government of missouri. down south, there are companies like pepsi that advertise to black consumers. >> john: they were doing it when it was illegal according to the government to share pe

it will start at noon st. louis time. they'll go through downtown st. louis and end at union station. guys? >> such a great idea. i hope it catches on in other cities. brian feldman thank you so much. >>> coming up, men and women have strong feelings about who they think can handle pain better. the results of a new study will surprise you. >>> and proof that your boss may just be as crazy as you think. you're watching "cbs this morning saturday." oú >>> demi moore's publicist said that she was not that bad after being rushed to the hospital. you'll hear the confused and frantic moments when we come back. >>> good morning. i'm gigi barnett. >>> three people are dead and another dead in a crash in davenville road exit. the two cars collided and the victims in both vehicles were trapped. there are significant traffic delays in the area. so, be careful, an investigation is underway. >>> life in prison without parole. it is that sentence for brittany norwood. the judge showed no leniency for norwood. in court, she apologize ood the victim's family. >>> mary

it will start at noon st. louis time. they'll go through downtown st. louis and end at union station. guys? >> such a great idea. i hope it catches on in other cities. brian feldman, thank you so much. >>> coming up, men and women have strong feelings about who they think can handle pain better. the results of a new study will surprise you. >>> and proof that your boss may just be as crazy as you think. you're watching "cbs this morning saturday." >>> demi moore's publicist said that she was not that bad after being rushed to the hospital. you'll hear the confused and frantic moments when we come back. sonchts what do you think about this demi moore controversy? >> what is disturbing to me is the things you hear teenagers doing. >> we know she's been going through a hard time. in a way, it's really sad to see their life on display right now. >> what exactly -- okay, are we talking about wippits. but she was smoking something? >> spices. >> like insents or something? >> that is a new craze with young people. and it's not marijuana. >> is it legal? it's l

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we got a lot of help from -- it started with the people of st. louis. if anybody asks who our sponsor was, it was people. we got huge help from these folks. anheuser-busch and the mayor. >> i think it's great that you mentioned anheuser-busch donated $10,000 to the effort. it is surprising, and i think a lot of people would be surprised, that this is the first and only parade planned. what would you like to say to them who cannot make it to the parade? >> i'd like to say two things. the parade is the rock n roll part. there's an amazing thing happening in st. louis union station, where we will have a group of 100 veteran service organizations. people that help vets. people that understand when they are coming back. we're going to turn it into one grand warehouse to put these folks together and throw some entertainment in there. the parade and everything is one way of saying thanks. the work gets done inside. that's what this is all about. >> i wish you the best, and all of those people that are working so hard. i know it's going to be a wonderful day. t