this is chow tai fook, the biggest jeweler you may never heard of. half of their profit comes from gold, the other half from silver. this ring retails for $64,000 and from diamonds. this here is a 25 carat diamond. it retails for more than 2.6 million u.s. dollars. if i may. and i have to admit, that i have never held something as expensive until this day in my life and i probably never will again. but if luxe like this is too rich for your blood, a piece of the company itself might be easier on the wallet. it sold for less than $2 a share in its initial offering last week because of fears of a global slowdown, yet some analysts forecast stability in the stock. >> there's no reason to think this ipo will fail in terms of collapse. there's a lot of vested interest. >> reporter: one of those reasons is gold's rising value. year to date, the price of the safe haven has surged nearly 11%. another reason is that mainland china has been on a spending spree. indian consumers spent the most for gold in the third quarter says the world gold council but china

chow cleared her to return to riding. we joined joanna at her stable in daly city this afternoon where she got back in the saddle again. >> wow. >> reporter: as her horse trotted her mom watched in wonder. >> my heart is smiling big. and i just think that she has a wonderful future. >> reporter: joanna couldn't agree more. >> it's been a long time coming. i'm just glad we made it through everything and we're on the other side now. >> reporter: leaving limitations behind and riding into a new world of possibility. joanna attends oregon state and hopes to one day become a doctor specializing in stem-cell research. she says she wants to open doors for other patients because she knows what it's like to be told you have no open. marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> it is nice to see her back in the saddle, thank you. >>> it's a story that's captured hearts around the bay area and around the country. a loyal giants fan beaten nearly to death outside of dodger stadium on opening day. now, nine months after that attack, we have

veterans, lineup, just like you are going to the chow hall. we are going to honor our veterans at this time, as we always have. there is a period of time when our veterans came home, they were called names, baby killers, spat upon. but native americans, native americans, we have always honored our veterans. we do the same today. going over to our friendship house drum, veterans song please. please stand if you are able. [applause] >> once again, thank you veterans. ross mirkarimi, our newly elected sheriff of san francisco county, and a former supervisor? welcome, good to see you. . our dancers are ready. how about a big round of applause for our veterans? the marine in me wanted to call them to the attention and dismiss them. veterans, thank you for your service. at this time, we want to recognize our dancers, going over to our napsters. grand entry. our native american dancers from throughout the bay area. welcome. here we go. how about a big round of applause for our dancers as they make their way into the arena. here they come. good to see

he was returning from chow, going back to "g" dorm. on his way back there was a couple inmates back here hiding, they was waiting on him. they hit him in the head in this area right in here and they dumped his body right down here. this is where they dumped the body. >> officer kush was one of eight stateville employees to lose his life to prison violence since the prison opened in 1925. for many, some violence was accepted as a way of life inside a maximum security prison. but for others, it was a shocking and disturbing awareness that the prisoners had too much power. this was true for one young correctional officer who occasionally toured through stateville. >> it was a very dangerous place not only for the staff, but for the inmates as well. there just really wasn't very much control at stateville. i remember when they took over one of the cell houses and they set it on fire. and times that they held hostages. >> things may well have continued unchanged at stateville until something happened that couldn't be tolerated. something th

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we chow down on that when we come back. stay right here. we chow down on that when we come back.ke it too. we chow down on that when we come back. @qh$ ú ♪ skinny ♪ skinny ♪ so skinny >> welcome back, everybody. time for the end of the week "the skinny" here. we got to report on one of our own, the grand dame of tv news, barbara walters here. interesting, she did a big interview, exclusive interview with president obama. check out on the 23rd, special "20/20." after the interview, the mike was still open and barbara leaned over to the president and said, "i need one more interview with you because i am retiring next year." and with open mike. a lot of people heard it. wait is barbara walters considering retiring after decades in, in the business. well, one of our -- vice presidents here, who handles public relations for the network, said barbara has joked that she is retiring every year since the clinton administration. anyone who did a day trip to syria, 90-minute primetime special and interview with the president and first lady hardly sounds like anyone retiring from anything.

had enough of that prison chow. ohh, man. hey, old ed here, he don't care. his old lady's got him on a diet. [vomiting] [coughing] hey, somebody get in here quick! get a hack in here! he's getting sick back here. let's go! he's foaming at the mouth. we're almost to the prison. come on, he's choking! come on. come on. just wait. aah! ohh! oh, god. kimble! kimble, get over here! you're a doctor! do something! unlock me. unlock me! here. hang in there. you're going to be ok. [train whistle] what the hell was that? give me a hand with this man. oh, the hell with you. copeland, give me a hand with this man! now, you listen. i don't give a damn which way you go. just don't follow me. you got that? yeah. hey, copeland... be good. tony, eat a snickers. why? 'cause you get a little bit whiny when you're hungry. better? better. [ male announcer ] you're not you when you're hungry™. hey! my back hurts. [ grunts ] [ male announcer ] snickers satisfies. [ roseanne ] now my front hurts. great fall. ugh, it's my sinus congestion, and it's all your fault. naturally blame th

jahant burgers -- chow hound burgers and polack johnny's next door. is this a crepe? >> yes. that talent and sugar, lemon and sugar, butter and sugar. trex i think my favor would have to be the nutela and sugar. what is the secret to a good crepe? >> it is all in the rest. -- wrist. >> you can take a bite of that if you want to and tell us how it is. yeah? it is good. it is all in how you flip it over? >> you have to get a thin layer down. >> we are going to see you flip one in just a second. strawberry jam. they are so fabulous. and you just open up a store, right? >> yes, on the square. >> this is right to be mine with the nutela. if you are really nice to me, i might bring you one back. oh, my gosh. look at that. >> how warm the you think it will be by the time she gets back? [laughter] >> you looked so cute. >> thank you. do you like my reindeer years? >> they are very becoming. >> you have no idea what i will have on my head the next time. who knows? >> we will check back with you later. many of your sharing pictures of your tree. also, check out this cockatiel baby on t

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chow time. [ wings fluttering ] [ sucking air ] [ squeaks ] [ murmuring ] - [ barks ] - [ sucking airh shatters ] - he took the roast beast. hike! he cleaned out that icebox as quick as a flash. why, that grinch, he even took their last can of who-hash. then he stuffed all the food up the chimney with glee. and now-- ...grinned the grinch. [ grunts ] i stuff up the tree. and the grinch grabbed the tree, and he started to shove, when he heard a small sound like the coo of a dove. - excuse me. - eee! [ narrator ] the grinch had been caught by this tiny who daughter... who'd got out of bed for a cup of cold water. santa claus? what are you doing with our tree? [ narrator ] but, you know, that old grinch... was so smart and so slick, [ coughs ] he thought up a lie, and he thought it up quick. [ chuckling ] why, my sweet little tot. [ narrator ] the fake santa claus lied. there's a light on this tree... that won't light on one side. so i'm taking it home to my workshop, my dear. [ chuckling [ giggling ] [ laughing ] i'll fix it up there, and i'll bring it back here. santa, what's christmas

you have recs and showers to do, chow to serve, md sick call, so on and so forth.days like today get a little more exciting. we had an offender who became belligerent in the shower. >> the offender was mccombs who told us he had good reason to be upset. >> tried to get me to take a shower but they don't have no soap or nothing. i said, ma'am, i just came from the other side, it was nasty where i come from. i need something to wash, a bar of soap. she's talking crazy to me, right? she come up here and talking to me and started, talked to me, well you [ bleep ], you called me a [ bleep ], and i said wait a minute. i said, i just asked you for some [ bleep ], and i snapped on her. >> he threatened to kill everybody out there, staff and all. when we tried to get him to come out of the shower, he was refusing. he then started throwing toilet water on myself and several other staff members. >> i got it all through my face. all down my back. it was toilet water. >> our cameras were present when mccombs was moved from his cell. but because he is so dangerous we were restri

reporter: joanna found her medical miracle at uc san francisco where renowned neurosurgeon dean chow seemed to know just how to help her. >> when i was 19 years old, i was diagnosed with an interdural and i had one -- enterdral lipoma and i had one surgery and was told my tumor was inoperable. reporter: the 22-year-old was told she would never drive or possibly walk again because of a growing tumor and curvature of her spine. several doctors turned her down for surgery saying it was too risky, but the high school valedictorian and now oregon state student wouldn't take no for an answer. >> i just thought this can't be all there is. there's got to be more technology. there's got to be better doctors and i'm going to find it. reporter: her family launched a fundraising drive to get her insurance company to pay for the costly out of state procedure that was anything but routine. >> it was a very complicated surgery because it involves two of the most probably complex components of spine surgery that we do, which is no. 1 deformity and no. 2, removing tumors out of a patient. reporter: a

chowed internet solicitation in virginia can result in a five- year jail sentence and fines -- chopped internet solicitation and virginia can result in five- year jail sentences and fines. >> he tried to contact a kid in an improper way. >> this father of four says in the internet age, even children who are warned about predator's can still be vulnerable. >> you have to keep them off or block certain cites altogether. it is tough to do. you don't know which cites their on. >> authorities confirmed that the officer is in a fairfax county jail. at the airport authority says he is on administrative leave. if convicted, he could face several years behind bars. live from dulles international airport, richard reeve, abc 7 news. >> we will stay on top of the story over the weekend. for updates, go to wjla.com. >>> we're learning more about the disturbing impact near the verizon center. ita man pointed a gun at a female passenger and forced her to go to a second location, where he assaulted her, with her toddler in the backseat. john gonzalez has more on the search for the suspect. >> we have

he's on a specialized diet, fed mostly a fortified primate chow. again, highly social. he should not be alone and probably very stressed. >> reporter: very stressed indeed and a specialized diet, as you heard the zookeeper say. he has a very high metabolism, which means he needs to eat and needs to eat specialized food and he needs to eat often. back here live, it's winding down here at the zoo. a lot of folks have already gone home but i don't know what it is about this time of year, because 11 years ago, almost to the date, a 17-year-old broke into the san francisco zoo and stole two koala bears to impress his girlfriend. nos koala bears were recovered. we can only hope that banana sam is recovered as well. if you have any information, please contact the san francisco police department. reporting live, i'm cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> we hope for his safe return. thanks. >>> hundreds of bay area high school students are on their way back home after one of the tour buses on their ski trip was busted for drugs, a lot of drugs. live at the high school in lafayette,

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a sonny chow movie, pepperoni pizza, a couple of guys hanging out. absolutely.about it. no, you were totally right. sliced ten ways makes all the difference. that's all i'm sayin'. yeah. hey, listen, i'm gonna go help myself to one of those bruise-free apples. you want one? no. i'm good. all right. oh, your mail's here. i'll get it for you. okay. ah! junk mail. don't ya hate it? yeah. all those trees chopped down just to make a bunch of stupid catalogs. right. mmm! oh, i love this part. (monk, laughing) i can see why. oh, yeah. crank it up. [movie plays louder] [hal chuckles] [knocking on door] sorry, we're closed. closed on mondays. (hal) i want to make a reservation. call tomorrow. we're open at noon. yeah, but i'm here now. it'll only take a minute. come on, i promised my wife. ah! hiya, tim. remember me? we met in greece. yeah, i remember. yeah. you shaved your beard. yeah. gail didn't like it. you remember gail, don't ya? the cops are looking for you. i know that, tim. that's why i'm here. they show you any mug shots of me? not yet. good. then i'm not too l

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chow. come on, guys.w. >> depending on the nature of their crime, some inmates are kept in a maximum security unit away from the general population. >> i am a three-time loser. this makes my third time. once you're in the system, you will be back. >> eric jones was originally convicted of sexual assault. he completed his sentence but now he's back in jail for violating his parole. >> there's nothing in here that fascinates me or that makes me happy. this is as close to a living hell as i think i ever want to come. >> the hardest thing, from my point of view, is just the consistent isolation. >> 39-year-old darrell robinson was convicted of sexually assaulting a young girl and is currently appealing his case. >> my family hired a private attorney. he strongly suggested that i take a plea. telling me that if that little girl cries on the stand, you know, it could be over for you and you could go away for the rest of your life. and that was life in prison without any parole. and i was ignorant to the system.

purina dog chow. adventures of tintin, only in theaters. >>> on the "cbs morning news," here is a look at today's weather. a checks winter storm will carry wet weather from southern california to the western glax. there will be snow in the higher elevations in the southwest and a wintry mix of rain. >>> here is another look at this morning's top stories. four army aviators were killed overnight when two helicopters crashed near olympia, washington. the helicopters were on a training mission. two other flyers were injured in that crash. >>> and during a preliminary hearing today, former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky will come face-to-face with some of the men who accused him of child molestation. >>> the u.s. has frozen $700 million in aid to pakistan, which is one of the largest recipients of u.s. aid. the freeze is part of a defense bill expected to pass this week. now, the u.s. wants pakistan to assure it will fight the spread of homemade bombs, what the u.s. military calls impr

he and his team were chowing down in beverly hills yesterday when he noticed another diner choking andhe jumped into action with the heimlich maneuver. >> the guy seem add little old. i didn't want to break his ribs. a test heave, he seemed he could handle full force. so a heave and he popped it out. >>> it has been a long time since the raiders have gone into the last game of the season with a chance to make the play offs. >> it does mean something for sure. the raiders can still reach the play offs for the first time since the 2002 season. oakland's game is in oakland in front of its eight consecutive sold out crowd. carson palmer threw two touchdown passes both of them went to moore. chargers are already eliminated but they would love to end the raiders season as well. for oakland, play offseason begins sunday. >> these type of games are why you do what you do in february, march, april, may when people are not watching. when you're staying up late at night watching film, this is why you do that to be prepared. all games are important, all games we need to win. especially with young

purina dog chow. see the adventures of tintin, only in theaters.ttitude starts with attitude starts with gratitude. here's faith salie. >> 'tis the season to be thankful. so this christmas morning, are you counting your blessings? or are you counting how many memosas grandma is putting away. we do have meaningful moment of acute gratitude like when we see a child's eyes light up at the wonder of a sparkley tree or when you manage to avoid handsy dan from accounting at this year's office party but during the holidays it's easy to forget to be grateful. we've been dealing with in-laws and christmas sweaters, secret santa extortion funds, hanukkah lists and the exhaust battle of trying to resist sugar battle. man, there's nothing like biting the head off an angel. when the dark cold gloom of january descends and street corner santas put away their bells and the stores aren't pumping out holiday songs, it's really easy to forget to be grateful. somehow gratitude becomes a platitude. but here's a fantastic reason to make gratitude an attitude. science i

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they took a break from the fun to chow down in the vip tent, but they were soon back outside enjoying the sights. how cool is that? >> interesting location. >> it looked like epcot center there. the sharks, they enjoyed their sights tonight as well. they were in the tank producing their highest scoring game of the year. and defensively, one of the best saves you will ever see. sports is next. [ female announcer ] hurry to jcpenney... ...for the final days to save before christmas... ...and shop til midnight for those last minute gifts. like 60% off must have winter coats... ...and 60% off the coziest sleepwear. go to jcp.com to see everything on sale. jcpenney. ...for the final days to save before christmas... ...and shop til midnight for those last minute gifts. like 60% off must have winter coats... ...and 60% off the coziest sleepwear. go to jcp.com to see everything on sale. jcpenney. martin was one of the shark's key acquisitions this past off season. they had -- they will be out six to eight weeks after a torn tendon in his hamstring. in the first period he was just up from the

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they took a break from the fun to chow down in the vip tent, but they were soon back outside enjoying the sights. how cool is that? >> interesting location. >> it looked like epcot center there. the sharks, they enjoyed their sights tonight as well. they were in the tank producing their highest scoring game of the year. and defensively, one of the best saves you will ever see. sports is next. >>> good evening. martin was one of the shark's key acquisitions this past off season. they had -- they will be out six to eight weeks after a torn tendon in his hamstring. in the first period he was just up from the minors and knocking in the rebound. 1-0 men in teal. the sharks were struggling on the power play, but pavelski and back hands it. sharks with five goals in the first period. point blank range and right up on the goalie. 14 goals this season and two in this contest. check out the save. sorry to scream. that is as good as it ever will get. sharks win it 7-2 and the highest scoring game of the season. it is a shork week for the 49er -- it is a short week for the 49ers. they are back pl

shawn chow was inside with his mother and aunt when their garage ignited. >> the whole garage was on fire already, burned. so i couldn't do anything. then i tell them to get out of the house. reporter: two cars were destroyed along with the garage and its contents. investigators say they believe the two fires are related and both were deliberately set. >> and then when i woke up this morning, i was like is it a dream and i looked outside. i just still can't like process it that even happened, that someone -- i don't even know how someone could do something like that. >> i just hope the police can find the guy who did this. reporter: detectives found a number of caps from marine flares in the neighborhood, the type used to send distress signals. investigators say they could have started the two fires and are now part of the investigation. the lead detective corporal jason west says they also have surveillance video from a crime at a local store that offers some valuable clues about the fires that put two innocent families at risk. >> we didn't lose anything too valuable and we're okay

chow's family request donations be made in his memory to organizations such as cameron house or presbyterian church in china town for the work of cameron house and unlock incorporated in san francisco. clerk: thank you, supervisor mar. superiors mirkarimi? supervisor mirkarimi: believe it or not, i actually have submissions. it's an addiction and i hear there are 12 step groups for this. i actually have some legislation that i will be floating to a number of you so hope you carry those forward but there were requests we had outstanding that i wanted to submit and look forward to anybody's leadership. related to a couple of things supervisor avalos and kim and others have spoke about, we know that banks are regulated by state and federal government and we know that san francisco and other cities like us are preempted from holding the banks accountable. but i want to pave the way for a request to the city attorney's office, borrowing my sheriff hat, that i want an advice memo as to what potential legislation could be provided to us in holding banks accountable when it comes to an eviction caus

purina dog chow.ee the adventures of tintin, only in theaters. >>> on the "cbs morning news," here is a look at today's weather. the late fall season storm is heading east bringing snow into the missouri and rain into the southeast. cold air is racing into texas. light rain, snow showers into the rockies. >>> here is another look at this morning's top stories. a gigantic prewinter storm has paralyzed the nation's heartland. up to 20 inches of snow is expected in some areas. ice and strong winds are adding to the misery. >>> the house votes today to reject the senate's plan to stepped the payroll tax cut for two months. house republican leaders want the extension to last four a year. >>> there is only five shopping days left until christmas and holiday generosity is spreading across the country. people are playing santa claus for complete strangers. they are called layaway angels. and it seems to be happening almost everywhere. >> these are all from saturday. >> receipts on the wall indicate the layawa

>>> later a generous woman in a chow line that's anything but ordinary. >>> we're back with a question many people are asking on this late december evening, where, oh, where is winter? usually this time of year we've had a big winter storm to tell you about, but not this year. in fact, records are being set this season for how little snow there's been. for some that's good news. for others cold comfort. more now from nbc'smy taibbi. >> reporter: at squall valley resort it's a brutal start to the season. only 5 of 170 trails have any snow at all. >> we make the best of it with two runs we have. >> reporter: while they're skating and dining and as much man-made snow they can produce for the kids and die-hards, it sure doesn't feel like winter. >> it can turn on a dime. that's how it works in the sierras. >> reporter: it's not turning yet. from california and the pacific northwest, across the great lakes region and to the northeast, there's less than half the snow on the ground than there was last year with unusual jet stream patterns acting as blockers. >> the jet stream setup is differe