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that cool? and that's pretty cool. ♪ ♪ [ baby coughing ] [ coughing continues ] [ female announcer ] more pollution from poweplants means more childhood asthma attacks. [ labored breathing ] there's technology that makes the air cleaner but too many plants don't use it. wean't wait. epa must update power plant standards to protect our kids. [ baby coughing ] >> live in hd, this is "washington weekly" on your side. >> there have been a dozen debates this year, but tonight's debate was seen by more than any of the previous debates.
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the campaigns were busy today promoting other candidates had done. >> at the machine shed its restaurant the people of iowa talk about last night's debate. >> his very eloquent. >> the gingrich buzz was no small thing. last night he was the primary target of attacks. >> for 20 years he has advocated for the individual mandate in health care. >> if you cheat on your wife you will cheat on your business partner. >> the real difference is our background. the reason he did not become a career politician is the lost to ted kennedy in 1994. >> he is the most intelligent
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and the best debater and i think that he will be able to debate barack obama. >> he has too much arrogance and i just do not care for his personality. >> rick perry was swarmed proof of life for his campaign. he mis-quoted mitt romney on health care. >> it said your mandate in massachusetts should be the model for the country. >> you have raised this before. i will tell you what. $10,000. >> $10,000 is more than two months' income for the average family in iowa. more than half a day later rick perry thought of a comeback. he said $10,000 is pocket
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change for mitt romney. but the damage was done. >> let's talk more about the debate last night and the presidential race, i know lot of people are talking about what took place last night but did it seem as if gingrich, that he was hit hard at all? >> he was under attack by romney perry and bachmann. including his connections to lobbyists, lobbying activities for fannie mae and freddie mac his extra-marital affairs and this was trying to bring him down a notch. what happened is that he actually survive to those attacks were very well, and he was very much prepared and struck back at a lot of these
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accusations from his opponents. >> do we think that anything happened that would have any impact on the opinion polls right now? some of them show him 20 points up. >> he solidified himself as someone who can compete and he is a good debater, but the problem is that mitt romney is losing ground rapidly. he did not do anything to demonstrate that he is able to go past newt gingrich. and this is a problem for him. if he loses ground at this late stage, he is running out of time to close the deal with voters. this is a huge problem losing ground in new hampshire. >> everyone talks about that moment in the debate when he said, i will bet you $10,000. he is worth $200 million. how much of an impact is this
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going to have one has popularity. >> in the context of the economic recession $10,000 is the down payment for many people's homes. this is not the best idea. he does not have a problem reacting to the average american. he is aware of this problem. he was making a bet that he would give him $10,000 in any situation was not a good move for him. >> the iowa caucus is about three weeks away. >> this will be all about newt gingrich and mitt rmonomney. bachmann made the comment newt- romney. that may stick.
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>> tomorrow, there will be a funeral for the virginia tech police officer. the service for officer krause is tomorrow. ross ashley shot him in his cruiser. there will be a hearing on if to give hinkley more visits. he attempted to assassinate ronald reagan in 1981 to impress jodie foster. the government will start their case tomorrow. he wants more time away from the hospital to spend more time with his mother. in virginia they will start to
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see travel time on electronic message timers. gov. mcdonnell says that travelers will see this at fourth northbound and for a southbound. this is between the beltway and gainesville. a census study released by the brookings institute of all jurisdictions washington has the most affluent white population and the least affluent black population. this is an income gap that is increasing. >> to look at the columbia heights neighborhood tells much of the story of change. >> a house in columbia heights would be boarded. >> an inner-city construction
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zone where contractors are working on renovations. >> this was affordable. >> the access to downtown -- >> he released a study to date finding a change in washington, with more of the income gap. blacks earn one dollar for every three whtiesitses earn. >> there is a broad-based black suburbanization. >> the streets are safer. there is more of a police presence. >> it hurts me when i have my new neighbors will not say good morning. >> diversity is gone and the community is gone. nobody bothers to introduce themselves. >> changing times. >> still to come, he was
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>> on tuesday, a judge will decide if there is enough evidence against sandusky to bring him to trial. 10 people accuse sandusky of molesting them, eight will testify in court this week. he denies any wrongdoing. the fcc will hold ah hearing in dc about loud commercials. it is the loudness mitigation act, to prevent digital tv advertisements to be put out at a higher volume. the 12th is projected to be the businest day for holiday shipments. fedex expects to move 27 packages tomorrow.
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if you aren't ready to ship out here is your deadline. ground shipping, you have until december 16th. express december 23rd. here is what our sports team will do. a conference battle for the redskins as they take on the giants. sunday 1:00 at met life stadium. for the capitals, the fliers come to town the nthe capsen the caps go to winnipeg. a lot of frequent flier miles. it looks like his life story is coming from theto the screen. marion berry is the focus of a new film. ♪ lookin for love ♪
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>> eddie murphy as marion berry. it is kind of funny. >> the former snl star became famous by impersonating famous characters. he will have lots to work with taking on the role of marion berry. he was thrust into the spotlight after being shot, and was busted in 1990 for smoking crack cocaine. he has played a politician with questionable ethics. >> you have somethimgng important to say about poultry. >> the casting of murphy as berry has some people scratching their heads. >> not someone i would have thought of, but he's a talented
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actor. >> as for if people would want to see this? >> oh yeah. i'd go see it. >> berry would not talk about his thoughts on eddie murphy portraying him but he did meet with hbao representatives. we don't know if this is for tv or the big screen. abc 7 news. >> maybe jamie foxx was busy. spike lee is linked. next on "washington weekly," they look like legitimate websites. but they are fake. hear one lolcalcal woman's [ male announcer ] for andy, tracking his spending with citibank is as easy as... making breakfast. omelet? sure. scrambled eggs. [ male announcer
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20's, 21 in manassas. there is plenty of cold air to go around, but the warm and mild air, -- you can see this right here. this is where the temperatures -- this is around five or seven degrees. this is one degree cooler that was last night. the clouds are creeping in from the south with no rain and the snow in the forecast. to the south of d.c., in southern pennsylvania the clouds should hold off as it moves slowly on out of fear. you can see this pushing off the coast.
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>> seven on your side with an online warning. it is a time for big-time holiday knockoffs. one cautionary tale. >> ashley miller bought a jacket online. >> it was 25 bucks cheaper. i thought good sale. it can't be fake. it's not so cheap. but they got me. >> a knock-off. loose threads and a zipper that sticks. it looks legit but looks again. >> this guarantee is spelled wrong. >> ice shut down 150 websites in an increasingly sophisticated industry.
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90% of this comes from china. it is a huge problem. >> this is increasingly the business of over it -- of crime. when you not get the real deal -- american innovation is being undercut. >> it wsas shanghai from the address. >> you get so swept up, you don't look for the signs. >> one more note. if you try to pay by vis anda and mastercard identity theft is a big risk with these sites. stick with companies you know. for more information.n, go to
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