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. >> and i'm john berman. it's saturday, november 20th. this morning, patdown uproar. as one of the busiest travel weeks of the year begin, more anger and protests at intrusive airport patdowns. why are airline pilots getting a pass? and wheel tell you this breast cancer survivor's horror story. >>> holding out hope. the families of the 29 miners still missing after an explosion in a new zealand coal mine are praying for a miracle. but it's still too dangerous for rescuers to go in. we have the latest. >>> murder mystery. more twists in the case of a high-powered movie publicist shot and killed in beverly hills. was she targeted? the case is consuming hollywood. we go inside the investigation. >>> and dancing drama. the fbi is investigating a threatening letter sent to "dancing with the stars." was it intended for bristol palin? >>> and we want to welcome john berman this morning, who is in for a vacationing dan. you woke up early to come in and hang us with us. >> thank you so much. it's great to be here. bianna's been in london with the everyone wants to know who is

berman: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the resolution under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. berman: mr. speaker, i rise in strong support of this resolution and yield myself as much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. berman: a little over a week ago, on november 23, north korea launched a brazen day-time ar tillary barrage on the -- south korean island inhabited by civilians. north korea fired over 100 rounds at the island, killing two south korean civilians, two young marines, injuring 19. the shelling also caused considerable damage to the island. this provocative military act by north korea was one of the most serious attacks involving civilians since the end of the korean war and is in violation of the armistice agreement. this bipartisan resolution strongly condemns north korea's unprov

john berman takes a look back at some of the more colorful phrases of this campaign season. >> reporterhis will forever be known as the campaign that brought us a new breed of sheep. >> a wolf in sheep's clothing. >> reporter: a new type of hydration. >> introducing sharron angle's crazy juice! >> reporter: a new way to veto legislation. >> and i'll take dead aim at the cap and trade bill. >> reporter: it will forever be the campaign where slogans were turned upside down. >> how is that hopey changey thing working out for you? >> reporter: can we believe she said that? >> yes, we can. but -- >> reporter: but it might not be as bad as what the president heard from supporters. >> i'm exhausted of defending you. >> reporter: even candidates from his own party. >> take your endorsement and shove it. >> reporter: we had some of the most profound declarations in campaign history. >> i'm not a witch. >> reporter: and -- >> rent is too damn high. >> reporter: we can all agree on both those points, right? >> yes, we can. but -- >> reporter: but we also heard sharron angle tell her opponent to --

john berman? >> thanks, ron. >>> "dancing with the stars" has already seen its fair share of on-screen drama this season. but the drama became very real when a threatening letter containing white powder showed up at the show's production office. mike marusarz is here with the details. mike? >> reporter: john, good morning to you. a staff member of "dancing with the stars" discovered the letter late last night. now, the fbi wants to know, who sent it? the scare forced the evacuation of the los angeles studio used to shoot "dancing with the stars." someone discovered the threatening letter covered in a white, suspicious powder in the mail room. show spokeswoman, amy astley, issued a statement, saying measures were taken to secure the area and ensure the safety of personnel. ultimately, we were advised by the l.a. fire department that the substance was determined to be talcum powder. tmz says the letter targeted bristol palin. but that was not confirmed by the show. it's the latest turn in a controve

so, we asked john berman to tell us what he sees. >> reporter: maybe you've seen her reality show.be you've read her tweets. maybe you have watched her on "dancing with the stars." >> i think sarah palin is creating an entirely new route for communicating with the american public in building a constituency. >> reporter: sarah palin is everywhere. and next week, she'll be everywhere plus her new book coming out, "america by heart." in it she says president obama has "a stark lack of faith in the american people." she also singles out comments michelle obama made during her husband's campaign success. >> for the first time in my adult lifetime, i am really proud of my country. >> reporter: palin writes "i guess this shouldn't surprise us, since both of them spent almost two decades in the paws of the reverend jeremiah wright's church listening to his rants against america and white people." she even brings up john f. kennedy's famous speech about the catholic church. she says jfk "seemed to want to run away from religion." the question is, why palin's pan-media blitz? is she running

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john berman, abc news, new york >> and their families give so much, too.e reporting again from washington tomorrow night. until then, have a great evening. >>> the unlikely heroes of the world series anthem. "don't stop believing". >> today, hundreds of thousands of giants fans celebrated the fact they didn't. >> and this is the greatest state to be in now. and this for san francisco. >> and it was for their city and for their friends, what a remarkable day. >> filled with excitement, a sense of team, community pride. starting with a parade moving on market street. 700 people were part of the parade. people connected to the team in the city in some official way. >> more than 100,000 people were waiting for the official ceremony and a chance to hear from player autos now, for wayne freedman with z.let's begin our coverage there tonight. >> hello carolyn. today this very same place, the roar of the crowd. and now there is a d

>>> i'm john berman. tonight on "world news," showdown. president obama and a lame duck congress return to congress and a showdown over extending hundreds of billions of dollars in tax cuts. >>> fire fight. u.s. troops pinned down by snipers high in the afghan mountains. our correspondent is there. and a general's poignant tribute to his son, a marine on the front lines. >>> mystery. a 13-year-old is found bound and gagged near her ohio home, as the search continues for her mother, brother and a family friend. >>> rescue. two dramatic stories of survival. the gulf fishermen who clung to their boat for 18 hours. >>> and the couple head by pirates for more than a year. >>> and, revival. the centuries old general store that burned down twice, facing a bright future, thanks to the american heart. >> good evening. president obama is back at the white house tonight, after his long trip to asia and facing a bracing new political reality. congress returns tomorrow for a lame duck session that will mark the last time democrats will be in control of

john berman, abc news, clearwater, kansas. >> monsters and strangers to the rescue. good night.>> on the job, on the prowl. the i team tracks down an ambulance crewman who sometimes picked up more girls than patients. >> a prediction on when the value of your house might begin to recover. >> and oakland tonight, you'll see how people are doing business in one of america's most dangerous city autos traveling this weekend? well, here is what thieves are up to. an maigz demonstration just ahead, on 7 on your side. >> we're going begin with a slump in bay area home prices. >> that is the projection coming out of a uc symposium today and unemployment is getting most of the blame. >> the forecast is cloudy because of several unknowns. >> and what will the new governor and mayor do to foster job growth high unemployment continues to be a drag on the bay areao

john berman got some pretty amazing behind the scenes access. >> reporter: this is not a presidential, but mitt romney is running. well, at least hurrying to catch an airplane. two years ago, he was the runner up for the republican nomination. there was a campaign plane and a whole lot of aides and now you're walking through airports dragging your bag. it's different, right? >> this is the way normal life is. >> reporter: this year, he's campaigning in 25 states in two months. flying coach, by the way, despite his several hundred million dollar fortune. too cheap to pay for business class? >> yeah, unless you're going the long distance, or if there's a real reason for it. like if i have ann with me. >> reporter: his wife ann wasn't with him. just me. there is a reason why you're cramming yourself into the coach seat here? >> well, there are a lot of races that are very, very close. >> reporter: on this day, it was lunch with senate candidate ken buck in colorado. and dinner with susanna martinez for governor in new mexico. not to mention mcdonald's. even the air train. >> i hope you w

nothing to see here, please. >> reporter: john berman, abc news, new york. >> a great second act. >>>ht back here tomorrow night.h@ >>> an armed stand offin santa cruz. how police captured a convict who escaped during a visit to the hospital. >> why authorities filed criminal charges against a owner of a company that rents out goats to clear hill sides of brush. >> and vandals strike a school once again. see what they got way with this time you have a zero percent interest deal y is the dank charging interest? coming up on 7 on your side a problem is solved. >> good evening, we're going to begin with a manhunt in santa cruz it started this morning. a 24-year-old overpowered a deputy after a hospital visit, taised her, then took off. the neighborhood locked down this after the noon. and in santa cruz tonight. >> reporter: this ordeal ended with no one being shot, no one killed. now, police say ainsworth was arrested this afternoon. we're now being told he was found inside of a home that was vacant. an army of law enforcement agents surrounded this neighborhood looking for maurice

john berman shows us what is happening. >> reporter: it's troubling to see this sleeping driver veeross the lane, completely off the road. it's disturbing to see this teen with his head leaning back snap back awake. troubling, disturbing, but maybe not surprising. the aaa foundation says more than 40% of us admit to falling asleep while driving. 25% say they have taken the wheel in the last month despite being so drowsy they couldn't keep their eyes open. cab drivers do it, even cops. >> the bottom line is that people think they can handle it but there's no reward for thinking you can handle it. they actually are not handling it well and fatal accidents do occur. >> reporter: aaa estimates nearly 17% of fatal crashes are the result of drowsy driving. it's dangerous even if you don't fall completely asleep. what does being incredibly sleepy or drowsy do to your body when you're driving? >> basically the problem when you're driving is that you can't maintain alertness, your coordination is off, your judgment is off. >> reporter: fatigue literally messes with your brain. when your body

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here's john berman. >> reporter: the demon sheep, the devilish drinks. >> crazy juice! >> reporter: the down right emasculation. >> man up. >> reporter: it's been bad, right? >> getting nasty out there. >> candidates have taken dirty to a whole new level. >> reporter: new level? like this one? >> campaign of almost unequaled rancor. >> reporter: this one. >> this is the dirtiest campaign in history. >> reporter: or this one. >> this year's campaign is shaping up as the dirtiest. >> reporter: it turns out we've been doing dirty for hundreds of years. vote '84. 1884. one of the favorite slogans? ma, ma, where's my pa? that was hurled at grover cleveland, who had a child out of wedlock. 1828, supporters of john quincy adams put out pamphlets saying andrew jackson's mother was a prostitute, his wife a bigamist, and jackson himself, a murderer. 1800, john adams versus thomas jefferson. recent tv-produced ads based on actual rhetoric from the day. >> john adams is a blind, bald, crippled, toothless man. if thomas jefferson wins, murder, robbery, rape, adultery and incest will

john berman, abc news. >> our thanks to john.emieres this sunday on the national geographic channel. >>> still ahead here on "world news," from bat boy to world champion. the humble and incredible "person of the week." tends to . staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. plus, in clinical studies, celebrex is proven to improve daily physical function so moving is easier. and celebrex is not a narcotic. when it comes to relieving your arthritis pain, you and your doctor need to balance the benefits with the risks. all prescription nsaids, including celebrex, may increase the chance of heart attack or stroke, which can lead to death. this chance increases if you have heart disease or risk factors such as high blood pressure or when nsaids are taken for long periods.

had this berman been administrative error or an oversight, we would not have revoked the permit. the brief by the appellate party is factually correct, however there are certain difficulties a present. we informed them that they can only have a four-month extension. i provided them with a piece of paper and wrote in pencil, unfortunately, saying that they were allowed a four-month renewal. at some point, the applicant came to my staff and provided a handwritten note. my staff as i waited this and noted that there could be some discrepancies and they contacted the home office and talked to one of my permit staff. per discussion, they were authorized a four-month permit. this is not answer the question that was posed that how what an individual was given this, it would somehow change from how it would change possession. based upon this information, some have a document and we have to revoke the permit based on what appears to be fraud. had this to build a building permit or a planning document, someone would make the change. deep building believes that we acted appropriately -- the

let's thank ari berman. >> thanks so much, guys. [applause] >> and i'm going to let you, ari, go there and get situated to sign books spectrum one is a contributor by for the nation, and an investigative journalist fellow at the nation institute. for more information visit the nation.com.

john berman, you've been watching this. how can you boil it down?r: before this election, we lived in a world where man-up was something you might have heard on a playground. where legislation was passed, not shot, with a gun. and tea parties included scones and frilly napkins. vote 2010 has changed all that and stands to change much, much more. this will forever be known as the campaign that brought us a new breed of sheep. >> is a wolf in sheep's clothing. >> reporter: a new type of hydration. >> introducing sharron angle's crazy juice. >> reporter: a new way to veto legislation. >> i'll take dead aim at the cap and trade bill. >> reporter: it would be the campaign where slogans were turned upside down. >> how is that hopey change thing works out for you? >> reporter: can we believe she said that? >> yes, we can. but -- >> reporter: but it might not be as bad as what the president heard from supporters. >> i'm exhausted from defending you. >> reporter: even members of his own party. we had some of the most profound declarations in campaign history

here's john berman. >> reporter: if these burnt-out walls could talk. 200 years of memories. >> peopleust come to meet each other. >> say hello, complain about local government. >> there would be some guys hanging around telling lies and telling stories. >> reporter: in this world of walmarts for more than 200 years, this general store has always been more than just a store. it was literally, figuratively, and spiritually the heart of putney, vermont. the kind of place that could host a weekly meeting of john caldwell and his band of seasoned troublemakers called the viagra club. >> we have two tables. we would be bouncing back from table to table. >> reporter: then, in may 2008, an electrical fire in the attic. the town took control, raising $100,000 in donations for repairs. and it was so close. then the unthinkable happened. this time, worse than the first. this time, it was arson. >> i felt kicked. it was such a slap in the face. >> reporter: there was a moment to grieve but not a moment of doubt. so how did you get the energy to do it all again? >> it was the community, really. >>

. >> as john berman tells us, one little boy recruited his scary friends to help him become a fighterlf against something even far scarier. >> reporter: this is a monster, one of the monsters good monsters doing great things. so who is aiden? a face behind the scary looking clown mask. >> you are goofy admit it. you are a little goofy. you are just a little goofy. >> reporter: aiden is a 5-year-old boy in clearwater kansas who likes to dress up and loves to draw pictures of monsters. they don't make you scared. >> no. >> reporter: does anything make you scared? >> no. >> reporter: not even cancer. just two month age was diagnosed with leukemia. >> i started crying and my son started crying too. >> for five hours we thought it was death sentence. >> reporter: it was not and his cancer treatable. though it requires chemotherapy antibiotics and painful trips to the hospital. aidan drew me a picture. what's this? >> the doctor gives me a shot and i am really tough. >> reporter: you are really, really tough in this picture. >> yes. it's not fun to get shots. >> reporter: no. >> it's not fu

. >> and i'm john berman. it's subday, november 21st. this morning, how bad will it be? pat-downs and threats of protests as millions head to our nation's airports for thanksgiving week. will there be chaos at the security gates? we'll tell you what you can really expect. >>> north korean nukes. the united states is scrambling this morning after the communist nation showed an american scientist a huge and until now secret facility built to enrich uranium. are they closer to having nuclear weapons? >>> palin palooza. book tour, reality show, "dancing with the stars." love them or hate them, you're going to see a whole lot of the palins this week, and we'll tell you what former barbara bush has to say about sarah. >>> and one-way game. it's the football game played on a baseball field that flipped the game upside down. how can two teams score by running in the same direction? >>> john, you're a sports fan. is that a pretty rare sight we saw yesterday? >> i've never seen anything like it. it was amazing. >> we'll have more video that have coming up. john, thank you for join

in fact, chris berman is the only member of the national media i heard predict who could do that. >> they all kind of got on the bandwagon very, very late. >> the giants did it in five. >> absolutely. shut them down. you realize how close they came to shutting out the rangers in three of those games. no team has been shut down since 1966, when the dodgers' pitching staff -- there's matt cain who, by the way, didn't give up as much as even a single earned one in the entire postseason. gosh, what a pitching staff. >> you would like to see because he was kind of the hard- luck pitcher for san francisco. he pitched some great games and didn't gent a lot of -- and didn't get a lot of run support. >> i don't think anybody really remembers that. why am i talking about that? >> he's a winning pitch. >> and so many fans have already put it on fast forward and are talking about this team is set up for years to come, the young pitching staff, the nucleus, for years to come. there's freddy sanchez. he played on the pittsburgh pirates for years and they are stellar dwellers, gosh, for most of the

>> reporter: lodi and more than 60 other women from our region are represented by atttrney andrew bermanar stories? a hospitaaization and a couple of bad cases,,a sevvre stroke voffininvvlving a wommn in the mid-30s. >> reporter: bayerrsays these lawsuits focus on the side ú%fects that are warned about in the warning of yaz, and yasmin. >> what they fail to say is the unique chemical composition of this drug dramatically increases the risk offthose things happening. that is the issue. >> reporter: but bayer stannss3 behind the safety of its oral -ontraceptive. in a statement the company says the connraceptive is safe and effective when used as directed and according to product labeling and good clinical -racticing. the fdd reprimanded bayer foo the down playing he side eefects. >> i did talk to my gynecologist. i saw the ads on t.v. abouu a month before this happened.3ú i said should i be taking it? her response was if you're feeling okay, i don't see why not. in the span of how long, i'' in the hospital with a bilateral pulmonary embolism closeeto death. >> i'm hoping that womennwho are

berman joined the association of southeast nations in 1997. it borders bangladesh and thailand. it is the largest -- the largest cities in the south of the country. the capital was officially moved 400 miles away. on land, it used to be a jungle. that is still under construction. how significant will be elections before the people of burma? our reporters and camera team traveled through the country to find out where the opposition movement has a strong base, especially in the south. >> our journey through burma begins at the train station in the former capital. we are disguised as tourists and on the lookout for informants and police. we want to find out howoweople feel ahead of national elections. the rule in general is that there robert byrd. they have acquired some of the seats. the headquarters for the national democratic force is a flat in a prefabricated building on the edge of the city. it is a makeshift operation. the bathroom as a computer program. the team uses the floor of the desk. the party secretary pilesapers on a side table in the living room. it is claustrophobi

john berman, abc news, new york. >>> imagine coming home after a hard day's work and pulling up to yourse only to find there is no place to park. people living in one part of northeast baltimore thiele with that problem all the time. but how the people taking the spaces are trying to work something out with the homeowners. >>> over the holiday season your credit card will like he get lots of exercise. especially buying all those gift cards, we're going to tell you how to protect your gifts from scammers, those stories and much more coming up at 6:00. >>> new research shows that kids are drinking, smoking and become addicted to drugs at a faster rate because of one thing and it's because of something you even own in your own house. find out what it is at abc 2 news at 6:00 which starts right now. >> announcer: now abc 2 news at 6:00. >>> well tonight they are accused of smuggling untaxed cigarettes and alcohol but federal investigators say the people be the scheme aren't your common criminals. it's the police in trouble. kelly swoope here. just days after jack johnson was arrested in a f

berman says that the sheer size of the ships is an issue, and so much going on in floating cities thate ship may stop and you don't know what it is about, but as i worked on the cruise ship, i saw tons of stuff from crew members getting in fights to people thrown in the local brig, which is the prison to people being airlifted. >> reporter: analysts say that it is tightly regulated. >> there are a lot of people and organizations keeping an eye on them. there is the imo, which is under the united states nations, and the department of health which does surprise inspections and the same thing with the coast guard and the fbi and it goes on and on. >> reporter: we contacted the trade group for the cruise industry to respond to what mika berman said about some of the problems and a spokeswoman for the cruise lines international says that we flatly disagree with the premises of the assertions and cruising is safe, and problems like this are rare, and we take them seriously when they do happen as is the case here with carnival. she says that the sheer growth of numbers in passengers speaks fo

john berman explains. >> reporter: this is a monster. one of aidan's monsters.ou might say they're good monsters doing great things. so who is aidan? aidan reid is a 5-year-old boy in clearwater, kansas, who likes to dress up and loves to draw pictures of monsters. scary monsters don't make you scared at all? >> no. >> does anything make you scared? >> no. >> reporter: not even cancer. just two months ago, aidan was diagnosed with leukemia. >> i started crying. my son started crying too. >> for about five hours we thought it was a death sentence. >> reporter: it wasn't. his cancer is treatable. though it requires chemotherapy, antibiotics, and often painful trips to the hospital. aidan drew me a picture. what's this? >> the doctor giving me a shot and i was really tough. >> you're really tough in this picture? >> it's not real fun to get shots. >> no, it isn't. >> no, it isn't fun at all. >> reporter: it's also not cheap. aidan's father has good insurance at his job at cessna but each doctor's visit has a $250 co-pay. plus he had to miss big chunks of work to be

joining us from one of their distribution warehouses in phoenix, craig berman, amazon's v.p.nications. good morning, sir. >> hi, harry, how are you? >> i'm well. like so many businesses like yours you oop have a couple of doorbuster deals. what are amazon's great doorbuster deals this cyber monday. >> we do a couple of them this pansonic digital video camera a great price this three colors this is champagne, it comes in black and blue. and for kids. this is a new product for amazon. it's a radio flyer classic bumper car and kids ride around on it and actually when they run into stuff, it makes noise. i don't know if you can hear that. it's really fun. it's been very popular and has been -- and folks are snapping those up. >> you know what, do me a favor, put one of those aside for me because i like that one so much. >> got it. >> let's move on to some sort of people-friendly tech things that are selling particularly well. >> well, our best selling most wished for and gifted item ever in the history of amazon, the a.m. son kindle. this is it in black, also in white. it is $139

john berman has more now from phoenix. >> we will now reveal the couple in third place is -- bristolpalin is not the champion of "dancing with the stars." ♪ >> reporter: we didn't get to hear liberal rage that the tea party fix was in. we didn't get to see her hoist the mirror ball trophy. but then again, we did get to talk about sarah palin. welcome to reality. sarah palin's reality. sarah palin's reality is multi network, multi media, and multitudinous. this week alone we've seen her watching on "dancing with the stars," commentating on fox news, and clubbing on the learning channel. clubbing fish, that is. >> it's a dirty job but somebody's got to do it. >> reporter: sarah palin's alaska as travel log reality show that takes us on all kinds of adventures in the nation's 49th state. >> pull. dang it! >> reporter: it is only part of sarah palin's reality. >> sarah palin has perfected the reality show candidacy. not just the tlc series, which isn't all that real. but her books, her tweeting, her fox news appearances, all of which enables her to use the media, the mainstream media, th

>> john berman, thanks very much.e'll find out tonight who wins. >> and you can vote at abcnews.com until 11:00 a.m. eastern time today. >> remember, tomorrow, the finalists join us live in times square. >>> also, when we come back, criminal charges filed by the woman who was with charlie sheen during his hotel rampage. today, she fires back. we get live reaction from his lawyer. >>> and today could be a defining poemt in the disappearance of natalee holloway. is the mystery about to be solved? that's ahead. we get double miles on every purchase. so we earned a holiday trip to the big apple twice as fast! dinner! [ garth ] we get double miles every time we use our card. and since double miles add up fast, we can bring the whole gang! it's hard to beat double miles! i want a maze, a sword, a... oww! [ male announcer ] get the venture card from capital one and earn double miles on every purchase, every day. go to capitalone.com. i wonder what it could be?! what's in your wallet? of gourmet coffee and tea to choose from.

so, we sent john berman to see how the wacky strategy works. >> you get a big delight in every bite ofer: when you ponder the essence of a twinkie, you might think of the cake. the cream filling. one thing you don't think of, losing 27 pounds. >> i lost 27 pounds in 10 weeks. >> reporter: mark haub is a nutritionist, who spent ten weeks eating little else besides -- >> snack cakes. >> reporter: he went to prove a point. it's the total calories in the food you're eating, not the nutritional value. he limited himself to just 1,800 calories a day. less than the 2,600 calories a man his size usually eat. twinkie, at 150 calories. a brownie, 270. a zebra cake at 160. and a bowl of corn pops at 220 calories. he threw in vitamins, protein shakes and vegetables, too. after two weeks, he wasn't only lighter, his bad cholesterol was down, too. cutting calories helps lose weight. but some experts worry about what he's putting in his system. >> their immunity will go down. they'll be at a greater risk for cancer, for heart disease. and then, he'll probably end up gaining wait. >> reporter: haub sa