and the gains center also has some training programs as well as other initiatives, correct? yes, we have a number of programs that address trauma, and one can access that from our web site at wwww.samhsa.gov gains center. we have a national center on traumatic stress. we've got the activity that dr. gillece is engaged in, and we've got the activity that miss cain is engaged in. and we've got community programs like dr. harris is engaged in. but the key issue is, while we're not solely responsible for addressing these issues, we are working very aggressively. we also have partnerships with the administration for children and families, the department of defense, the department of justice, and the veterans administration, and hrsa, so that we deal with trauma across the board. we want it to be in primary care settings. we want people asking about it. and then we want to make sure we have a workforce that's skilled enough to begin to do something about it. and we are very glad that you have enlightened our audience related to this topic. i want to remind our audience that nation

they start moving to the center. they gain social mobility. they joined the urban middle and upper middle class is. they are a student at the university. >> you can wear a headscarf and still belong to the jet set. that is the message and it is an appealing one bank. >> magazines like the show that fashion sense and religious dress do not have to be mutually exclusive. that makes it easier for them to decide in favor of the head scarf. >> this has come under fire in some quarters. they say that the reader's art members of a group whose luxurious lifestyles contradict muslim values. >> there is no difference in a fashion show featuring bikinis add one featuring had scarves. in both cases, women are on display. they can show them off by putting them in shop windows. >> head scarves are a bigotry. the young chief has been wearing one sensuous 14 voluntarily. she regards the headscarf as progressive. >> the first ladies of turkey where head scarves today. we have made more progress than ever before. women in head scarves are everywhere nowadays. w

gaining momentum. worldwide news live in the center of moscow this is artsy with me role research showing some groups in syria's opposition say they want an arab military intervention to quote protect civilians from government security forces they spoke after damascus sign the arab league protocol allowing observers to monitor a regional peace initiative to end of months of bloodshed part of the opposition dismissed the deal as a stalling tactic syria has been increasingly isolated under sanctions from arab states the u.s. and the e.u. over its crackdown on the anti-government protesters the authorities say they are fighting extremist armed groups operating inside the country so forth it's been to one of the flashpoints in the ongoing unrest. we're here in the embattled city of homs and you can hear heavy gunfire in the background it's really hard to share insurance is the civilian population here live here as we call it wait a month after month they've had to endure this conflict. is taking its toll he added that there are neighborhoods that are being suffocated surrounded by armed groups there many pe

chips one higher banks are in the lead was very bank up one point take the center and gas from other and your shares will also gain. much other stories now russia is a super high capital outflows mostly driven by local firms paying off debts the finance ministers are based out of charge says repayments accounted for half the cash that left the economy this year the country's central bank has raised the forecast for capital in twenty levon several times let's just let's stand by it. russia's caucus is a step closer to welcoming more guests as russia and france register a joint venture to develop tourism in the region plans to build five world class ski resorts and create over four hundred thousand jobs there by twenty twenty first the money's needed back is help to bring in the fifteen and twenty billion years my project we. can financially stricken so i promise we will get the first tranche of a credit package from russia before the rules were country agreed to at the weekend to take to how quickly years from moscow to support its economy or to price waterhouse coopers calculates that around fifteen percent of cyp

she's been a professor of political science and sociology at the graduate center at the city university of new york she gained notoriety for an article she co-wrote with sociologist richard clarke one nine hundred ninety six that advocated increased in rollman in social welfare programs in order to collapse the dysfunctional parts of that system and force reforms leading to a guaranteed annual income as political strategy is now known as the clock given strategy has been a hot topic of discussion in recent years professor pivot has served as the president of the american sociological association is currently an honorary chair of the democratic socialists of america she's one of the people responsible for the fact that you can register to vote at the d.m.v. in one thousand nine hundred three she co-founded humans serve an organization with the goal of increasing voter registration by linking vehicle registration with access to social services and voting human service initiative was incorporated into the national voter registration act of one thousand nine hundred three more commonly known as the motor voter bi

gained 11 points. >> businesses around the verizon center are feeling a bit better this morning because the d.c.wizards are back in town. the team hosted their first regular season game last night after the nba lockout delayed the start of the season for two months. kristin fisher has more. >> reporter: back playing ball and back bringing the fans to the home court after the nba lockout. >> when you hear the word lockout, we definitely get scared. we were hoping they would resolve this as quickly as possible and come back. >> scott shirley is the general manager of the district chophouse and brewery. it is located just one block away from the wizards home court. the five month long nba lockout was a brutal wait for all of the bars and restaurants near the verizon center, especially clyde's gallery place which is literally next door. >> of course we were concerned about the lockout. we look forward to any event coming into the verizon center. >> the wizards average roughly 16,000 fans per game last year. that's far below the league average but that's still almost 700,000 people a season parking,

taking up the issue of redistricting in texas which is1 a battle largely centered around minority communities and states gainingts because of population growth and 85% has been in the minority communities but the districting plan put forward by the legislature would decrease the number of minority communities -- would decrease the districts from 11 to 10. which seems like clear jerry manderring. >> under the voting rights act, the department of justice had a role in ensuring -- that is the one area, who knows what this court will do. that's one area that's been better. >> your point about democracy is interesting, gerri mannedering denies the legitimacy of government. we've had this incredible swing between the private and public sector. government -- people need to feel they can trust government decision, otherwise we'll go into several more years of -- >> the supreme court is taking up this along with few very incendiary topics which we'll talk about more after the break. what will the new year bring for health care? we'll talk about those and more next on "now." [ coughs ] what is this shorty? uh, tissues si

center. we had a mobile dj thing and we were going around. i gained were calling me the king of parties but it was called the king of set -- social networking before social networking was known. i work hard to preserve the spirit of entertainment in san francisco. charlie lo, i was watching the documentary on forbidden city. he was the first asian-american nightclub owner who against all odds opened a nightclub in -- near sadr and grant -- sutter and grant, to help the troops and the visitors to san francisco. i met andy wong who was in charge of the sky room in chinatown. well i -- i threw my first outside party when i was 21 and met the owner of bimbo's. i see all these pictures of frank sinatra and glen campbell and i said, what is this place? he was telling me, my place was the place where everybody would go to see big-name entertainers. that kind of inspired me. through my course of my career, and promoting, i felt that the only way to reach salable of any promoter is to own a nightclub. as you know, a lot of the city places are owned by former p

center. we had a mobile dj thing and we were going around. i gained were calling me the king of parties but it was called the king of set -- social networking before social networking was known. i work hard to preserve the spirit of entertainment in san francisco. charlie lo, i was watching the documentary on forbidden city. he was the first asian-american nightclub owner who against all odds opened a nightclub in -- near sadr and grant -- sutter and grant, to help the troops and the visitors to san francisco. i met andy wong who was in charge of the sky room in chinatown. well i -- i threw my first outside party when i was 21d

and the reason the winds are going to get so high is because of the center of the storm is still intensifying and gaining strength and as it races off to the northeast, for us that translates into wind. now here is how it comes together, things calm down on thursday and temperatures climbing through the second half of the week and into the weekend. there could be a few showers with this front right in here friday into saturday. so the forecast is like this, tonight the heavy rain coming to an end and winds picking up, clearing skies, 37 for the low. and then tomorrow up to 43. so much cooler than today but that is pretty much our average so nothing all that extreme. we will see a lot -- well we don't see wind. we are going to feel a lot of wind tomorrow, gusts up to 40 mile-per-hour and that will be the big thing tomorrow. >> thanks. >>> well baltimore baseball fans are looking ahead to 2012, wondering what the new year will bring for the orioles buck showalter has been hard at work during the off-season, plotting out way toes to improve the team. show walter is a hireless worker but he and his wife ange

trying to figure out how convicted criminal managed to gain access to grenades and firearms that left dozens of people injured and four dead in the centerf the city of liege. officials say the assault was carried out by a man with drugs and illegal weapons convictions. the 33-year-old began his attack at a central shopping area. >> as the evening wore on, the downtown area remain closed off amid a massive police presence. belgian royal's couple arrived to get a glimpse of the crime scene. the horror began shortly after noon as a man sprayed gunfire throughout the crowded square. pedestrians fled in panic. a local resident recorded these images. >> i was in the center of town. all of a sudden, i saw a man pulled out a kalashnikov. he started shooting people with it. there were grenades that exploded. the bus shelters exploded. it was general panic. >> two young people and a woman were killed before the 33-year- old assailant shot himself in the head. investigators say it is not clear what his motive was, that ad there was no indication that was an act of terrorism. >> he is well known to the police and the law. he was convicted. he is kn

tell you how this female thief is gaining access to lock doors to steal money during sunday morning church services. >>> the washington, d.c. veterans affairs medical center and wusa9 salute all who serve at home and abroad this holiday season. >> hello, my name is lieutenant colonel. i'm serving in afghanistan. i would like to say happy holidays to my wife, sue, my daughters sarah and lauren and all my friends. hope to see you soon. >>> well tonight, police are on the lookout for a bold female thief who hit six churches across northern virginia. church goers say she strikes when they are not expecting it, during the the middle of sunday services. a story you'll see only on 9. >> when someone comes into your space or your private space and takes something like that, you feel violated in a way. >> reverend randy duncan was up on the alter this past sunday leading the second of three services while someone was rifling through his office. >> they were sitting right here on the top of my desk. >> when the service was over and he came to relax, he noticed not only his church keys were missing, but his house keys from inside his desk. later an office worker fou

center. a woman told police she had just pulled out of a parking garage when main with gain hopped into her -- a man with a gun hopped into her passenger seat and her terrifying ordeal just got started. she told investigators he sexually assaulted her, then jumped out of the car near fourth and farragut. police are reminding women to keep their car doors locked and keep on their vigil even where they would normally feel safe. >> you do kind of feel safe around here because it's well lit and all the crowds. i never really expect anything like that to happen around here. >> i think women let their guard down with all the crowds. you just feel safer. reporter: police are getting the warnings out. they don't want folks to get their guards down while investigators sort this out and they hope anyone that might have seen anything unusual in that area last night will give d.c. police a call. >>> two doctors in maryland have been charged after police say they performed abortions as late as 36 weeks. steven brigham and nicola riley allegedly came to elkton to perform the procedures. two of their patien

center. >>> our time is is 11:40. checking the stock market after huge gains yesterday. could a bad jobs report have investors backtracking? [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices... in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum... we can empower more people to innovate... putting momentum behind our economy. and we can reduce the deficit... with more than thirty billion dollars paid by america's wireless companies. it's simple -- more spectrum means more freedom. for everyone. >>> reverendbilly graham is in stable condition as he is being treated for possible pneumonia. he was admitted to a north carolina hospital yesterday for a cough and slight fever. this is the second time in about six months he has had to be hospitalized. he served as a spiritual adviser and taken his message to faith to people around the world. >>> the day after the dow had its biggest gains in more than two years stock prices are seeing a weak opening. let's get the rest of the day's business headlines. >> we hav

gain from the program. >> they plan to add another 10 kiosks next year. they are locationed in recreation centeraries and medical facilities. no word if they will expand the program outside of colorado. so. >>> the fourth installment of mission impossible now in movie theaters. kevin mccarthy got to ask some tech technical questions of the producer. >>> kevin mccarthy really loves to talk to the stars but he really gets geeked out when he gets to rub shoulders movie directors appear producers he. he got to ask some questions of j. y. abrams, the producer of the new mission impossible movie and he also talked shop with the director. >> as a producer, do you get to go in there? , the suv scene with the blue lights? >> the beautiful thing about anamorp history c lenses is when light hits them directly on, it just happens. admittedly, i i over use them. i end up being attracted to the light and the glass, how they interact. brad bird did that stuff. >> one of greatest action scene i've ever seen in the history of film is the bridge scene in the mission impossible three. how did you shoot that? pleas

because the center of the storm, the low will continue to intensify the farther northeast it goes and as it gainsy in a will translate into winds for us. we're expecting gusts close to 40 miles per hour in the southern fringe of the zone. so here is that low. when that is out of here, notice the lines close together, and that indicates the high winds. tomorrow that gets out of here and thursday calming down and another warm-up into the weekend. and the forecast for tonight, heavy rounds of rain coming to an end. no winds picking up and a dryer, cooler wind. tomorrow only 43 for the high but that is our average. so we're going to be back down toward normal as we head into tomorrow. then we see another warm-up toward the weekend. and we'll have your five-day coming up later. >> that is nice. and we have a lot going on at the end of the week with new year's eve and it looks better than today. >> definitely better than today. maybe a couple of showers and not picture-perfect, but better. >> thanks. >>> well still to come on eyewitness news tonight. eyewitness news tonight. >> ,,,,,,,,,, if you have h

today's gains tempered by a rise in the number of people applying for jobless benefits over the past week. spooeki i a call center will bring 300 jobs to oakland. oakland could certainly use the boost. back to you. >>> all right, let's turn things over to jeff ranieri who has been in a wind tunnel of wind dealing with it nonstop. >> it's starting to slowly wind down. the wind we had today was a warming and drying one. it could give a fire front. it's very, very drieg. temperatures warmed up to 65 in san jose. let's take you outside right now to our sky camera network. look at that camera jostling around right toward the bay bridge. you have times when the wind calms down and a gust koms up and that's when it watches you off guard. still take it slow. we are seeing things taper off. we have seen or warnings expire from the north to the south bay. we are still under wind advisory for our hills above a thousands feet with the worst of that happening through tonight. you can see sustain winds at lower elevations. not too gusty down here at the lower elevations. we're not expecting anymore damaging winds at sea level.

gains today. investors were also encouraged by an unemployment index. the dow jones climbed 45 points, the nasdaq added one. >>> the jewish community center in walnut creekis closing down just hours from now. it's a sudden announcement and people who rely on the jcc say they are stunned. our jade hernandez live there now with what happens next, jade. >> reporter: that's right, a staff meeting just wrapped up within an hour and come friday this jewish community center will be no more. a letter went out last night to parents telling them of financial difficults. >>> boxes were already being unloaded today, soon everything inside the center including the building will be sold. >>> tomorrow is the last day of school. >> okay, if that doesn't break your heart i don't know what does. >> reporter: parents who sent their children to the contra costa jewish community center preschool couldn't believe what this letter from the board's president meant. in it he says at an urgent board meeting last week it is determine had determine that we are now at a point where the current offerings cannot maintain the program. >> it is a huge undermining of our community and gi

gained while pregnant. >>> cbs 5 and whole foods has teamed up to fight hung ner the bay area. and a number of other groups are pitching in like the folks at sutter health, california pacific medical centermoney for the marin food bank and joins us for sutter health is the director of communications, catherine graham, manager of community health programs, cecilia thomas, and matt haddie, from the san francisco marin food bank. welcome, you guys. >> thank you. >> tell us, 32,50 500 a lot of money. >> it is our pleasure to present this $32,500. we know that good health begins at home and usually begins with a healthy nutritious meal and the reality is not everybody has that these days unfortunately. >> you think everybody in the bay area is in good shape but it is true, a lot of people are hungry out there. >> that's true. and for every one dollar of this donation, five dollars worth of food can be given to those needy families. we're predy proud before that. >> you should be. and matt, you're mighty happy to receive this check. especially nowadays. tough economic times during the holidays. $32,500. how many families will that feed? >> about 100,000 households so we're able to magnify the

center. we are literally seeing gains in private sector employment being offset by cuts in public sector employment. and it's unfortunate that that's the situation that we have. so today i'm here with the progressive message. today we're here to illustrate what's at stake in america today. and this week thousands of americans all across the country came here to washington to raise their voices. they call themselves the 99%, and i have to say it's starting to feel like the people's house around here. i had a number of folks in my office who came on a 24-hour bus ride, mr. speaker, from my district in minneapolis to come tell me that, look, you know, we got -- we got to rebuild america and put people back to work. infrastructure crumbling, people can work to rebuild it. they say, look, this income inequality isn't working, and as you give more and more tax cuts and loopholes to the richest, it ends up hurting us. 2/3 of all american corporations don't pay any taxes at all. 2/3 of all american corporations don't pay any taxes at all. i brought them this chart, mr. speaker. i pulled this chart out beca

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probably in shopping centers today in moscow as european traders are enjoying box a day so it's a day off most of them brushing the seas however in a very thin trading volumes were gaining ground the most in four trading sessions are some optimism the u.s. economy will continue to recover helping to school well put so the aussies myself gave more than one percent russia investors need moving back into stocks and therefore safe haven assets like polly's gold are in decline one of the blue chips one higher bank saw in the lead was bank up one point take the sentiment gasper mother and you shares with us again. we watch other stories now russia is a super high capital outflows mostly driven by local firms paying off debts devotee finance ministers are based out of shot says repayments accounted for hoffa cash that left the economy this year the country's central bank has raised the forecast for capital in twenty levon several times let's just let's stand by. russia's caucus is a step closer to welcoming more guests as russia and france register a joint venture to develop tourism in the region plans to build five local ski resorts and create over for a hundred thousand jobs

gain internet access. the vigil will be held in northwest washington. >>> the wizard kick off their 2011/2012 campaign at the verizon centers they take on the new jersey nets. the wizards are looking to improve on a dismal season last year when they won only 23 games. star point guard john wall will try to build on a strong rookie season when he led the team in assists, steals, and was third in points. tip-off tonight is at 7:00. >>> and the capitals are on the road tonight where they'll try to exact revenge against the buffalo sabres. last time these two teams met a month ago, buffalo routed the caps 5-1. it turned out to be the last game boudreau will coach for washington as they fired him a couple of days later. the capitals are looking to rebound against a tough shootout loss from new jersey on friday night. the puck drops at 7:00 p.m. go caps. >> rock the red. >>> talking about the weather this morning, we've got clear skies we're waking up to the day after christmas. we have some wind gusts to contend with. veronica johnson is standing by with a look at the forecast >> that we do, angie and eun. that's adding a littl

candidates, and his proposals are right down center track, which of them really wants king dollar and sound money in which is going for an alternate flat tax or capital gains tax? the spending restraints and getting rid of obamacare, sarbanes oxley, and dodd-frank this is what a conservative growth reagan economist president would do and newt who was there at the beginning, he is proposing exactly the reagan camp agenda. >>dagen: great to see you thank you for coming to us first. art laffer, take care. happy new year, too. despite the endorsement, larry sees ron paul or romney taking top prize. we should not be ready for big surprises? >>guest: i am sticking by it but i am always ready for a surprise. remember, in 1980 everyone was shocked when bush beat ronald reagan or when pat robertson pushed the same george h.w. bush in third place in iowa and four years ago, everyone was shocked when mike huckabee beat romney in iowa. so, iowa is full of surprises. we are always welcoming those surprises when they happen. >>dagen: you don't think, do you think the likelihood of a rick santorum coming out of nowhere, how small is it next week? >>guest: well, if you ar

gain some ground. the dow was down more than two points, the nasdaq was up 14 points. >>> a letter went out to parents yesterday letting them know the jewish center was closing today due to budget. >> we have to determine if we're going to close or move some where else. i don't think it's good for the kids. >> in addition to its preschool the center is shutting down their adult program. >>> here in the south bay, we have the forecast for your bay area weekend. ?h ok, you guys wanted a space for entertaining your friends, so, open your eyes and check out your new living room! [ gasps ] honey, the tv's over there! yep, we got you the new at&t u-verse wireless receiver so you can put your tv pretty much anywhere you want. and that stand... anywhere? like, we can put it over there? and that coffee... or we could t it on the patio for watching the game with the guys. or in the kitchen? but, these curtains are... i can't believe you moved the tv. it's like a whole new living room. it actually is a whole new living room. [ male announcer ] the new wireless receiver, only from at&t. now get u-verse with dvr at the lowest price ever. at&t. >>> now turning

gains to finish just slightly higher by the end of the session. let's go over to meteorologist ivan cabrera now. he's been monitoring these earthquakes for us at the world weather centeris happened in the middle of the day with people out and about. it was certainly very frightening for them. >> always frightening these things, no question about it. i guess in the middle of the night while you're sleeping could be worse as well. here's the thing, though. no significant injuries and no fatalities. let's get that news out of the way. that is certainly a fantastic thing to hear. nerves were rattled and buildings were as well. we've had some damage and certainly power outages here. three quakes happening within just a few hours. the first one a 5.8, the second one a 5.3 and the third one, 90 minutes later, a 5.9. the furthest one away 26 kilometers. interestingly all happening beneath the water here. this is offshore, no tsunami alerts or warnings. you need about a 7 for that to happen. these quakes that you see here, we have to take you back, we've been following this for a year, these quakes are aftershocks from the 7.1 that we had back in 2010, unbelievably. i'll show

gains tax. eliminate inheritance tax and offer optional 15% flat income tax federal. but, you know, art, the nonpartisan tax policy center, you likely know this, they analyzed mr. gingrich's proposal and they concluded that these proposals would lower revenues to the government in 2015 by roughly 35%, or 1.28 trillion dollars and explode the deficits in the process. in fact senior fellow at the center described it as mind bog he will abouting. your reaction? >> i think this is just plain silly. i'm the guy who supposedly figured out how revenues come in but i'm telling you laffer curve and tax revenues are not what government is all about. we need jobs gregg, jobs, out put, employment, production, prosperity and you can not tax and economy into prosperity. this is exactly the time we need a pro-growth agenda. not only on tax policy, on monetary policy and on regulatory policy on spending policy, all of these and if you look at that program by newt gingrich in its totality it is right on track. it is exactly what america needs now. gregg: i got to ask you this. the tax policy center says the top .1%, the wealthy would get

center. by the way, fyi, the sunrise is still happening later and later. but the sunset is now in our favor. we are now gaining let's take a look at the forecast today, going a high of right around 52 degrees. now that the sun is up we can see those roads. here is christie bresland, wjz tv traffic control, good morning. >> good morning, marty, good morning, everyone. well, the harrisburg expressway beginning to slow down there in the southbound direction from middletown road over to mount carmel. the beltway up to 25 minutes on the west side utter loop from 795 to edmonson avenue and plenty of brake lights traveling southbound 795 to the beltway. southbound 95 heavy from white marsh boulevard to the beltway. let's take a live look, an easy drive 95 north of o'donnell street. this traffic report is brought to you by home paramount pest control. >>> don, back to you. >> thank you. we have a school advisory for you, saint bern a bernadean's is closed. mike schuh has this report from occupy baltimore. >> reporter: this morning cops many in riot gear barricaded this square and went tent to tent threatening to arres

gained coverage it allows young adults to stay on a parent's plan until they turn 26. >> hong kong jumped in front of the united states and britain as the world's most developed financial system. western financial centersware their long term leadership may be in jeopardy. >>> the oscar or son wells won for writing citizen cane will soon hit the auction block. since 1950 the academy required oscar winners to promise not to sell their statue before offering it back for $1. so far the acad may has not said -- academy has not said anything. >>> so far jewels owned by elizabeth taylor have taken in $116 million more than double the record for a single collection her belongings went on sale last night at christy's auction house in new york. some of the high profile items include her 33-carat diamond ring, a gift from richard burton and her charm bracelet. >>> a lot of money there. >>> i wonder what alison's jewellery collection would be. >>> $100. i like the costume stuff because i like the big stuff and can't afford the big real stuff. not yet. >> one day. >> if i work really hard. >> it looks fabulous. >> i don't know better. >>> i love that big real stuff any way. >>> hey, the weather forecast is easy, so

gains of the last four years and made this day possible. just last month, some of you, members of the falcon brigade -- tushed over the anbar operation center to the iraqis in the type of ceremony that's become common place over the last several months. in an area that was once the heart of the insurgency. a combination of fighting and training, politics and partnership, brought the promise of peace. here's what the local iraqi deputy governor said. this is all because of the u.s. forces -- force's hard work and sacrifice. that's in the words of an iraqi. hard work and sacrifice. those words only begin to describe the costs of this war. and the courage of the men and women who fought it. we know too well the heavy cost of this war. more than 1.5 million americans have served in iraq. 1.5 million. over 30,000 americans have been wounded. and those are only the wounds that show. nearly 4,500 americans made the ultimate sacrifice. including 202 fallen heros from here at fort bragg. 202. so today, we pause to say a prayer for all those family who was lost their loved ones, for they are part of our broader american family, we grieve with them. w

this will, as a center point to the inquiry which is how much privacy are you entitled to if you're a famous person or public figure, if you yourself use your privacy for commercial gainu know, i have, i have very little sympathy for celebrities who sell their weddings for a million pounds. and then expect to have privacy if they're caught having having affairs, for example. it's a nonsensical position to adopt. i have a lot more sympathy with celebrities who just don't do that kind of thing. >> i think you're going a little bit further here, but it may be that you are being wound up by your interlocutor were. all celebrities are not deserving of any sympathy at all because they sell the privacy for money. do you see that? >> i think i said that very last people should be protected by privacy law. i would put the genre of celebrity last pic the reason is that actually i had the benefit of experiencing both sides of this coin, needy and the celebrity side. and the reality is there are lots of benefits of being a celebrity. many benefits that are not available to ordinary members of the public. and i consider myself extremely fortunate on a daily basis. other celebritie

this will, as a center point to the inquiry which is how much privacy are you entitled to if you're a famous person or public figure, if you yourself use your privacy for commercial gain? you know, i have, i have very little sympathy for celebrities who sell their weddings for a million pounds. and then expect to have privacy if they're caught having having affairs, for example. it's a nonsensical position to adopt. i have a lot more sympathy with celebrities who just don't do that kind of thing. >> i think you're going a little bit further here, but it may be that you are being wound up by your interlocutor were. all celebrities are not deserving of any sympathy at all because they sell the privacy for money. do you see that? >> i think i said that very last people should be protected by privacy law. i would put the genre of celebrity last pic the reason is that actually i had the benefit of experiencing both sides of this coin, needy and the celebrity side. and the reality is there are lots of benefits of being a celebrity. many benefits that are not available to ordinary members of the public. and i consider myself extremely fortunate on a daily basis. other celebr

gain influence in central america. and as a result of her negotiating skills, the united states and el salvador will only a new joint electronic monitoring center jointly funded, by the way, that will be an invaluable tool in fighting transnational crime. this is a record of

gain in nearly two and a half years. this morning, stocks are down just a tick. >>> and rocking around the christmas tree. >> three, two, one! >> the rockefeller center tree set aglow, a sure sign the holiday season is in full swing today, thursday, december 1st, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> and good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a thursday morning and isn't she beautiful? take a look at the rockefeller center christmas tree as we have stepped out to the channel gardens on this chilly thursday morning to admire her in all her glory. i'm matt lauer along with savannah guthrie and mr. al roker. ann is on assignment. you guys did the honors last night lighting that tree with 250,000 of your closest friends. >> exactly. >> absolutely. >> we slept right under the tree to get here in time for the show this morning. it is beautiful. al, you've done this so many years. this was my first time. it was absolutely amazing. >> you never get tired of that thrill when the lights go on for the first time. >> it's beautiful. if you look back here, savannah, if you could do this for one second, you're kind of looking just like one

if the decision is made to close the petaluma processing center will loath to oakland and workers will be reassigned. the early gains services center would be moved to san francisco. --the birling game services center would be moved to san francisco. >>mark: starting on it january 1st san francisco minimum-wage goes to $10.25. that is the highest in the nation. >>darya: the former ceo of hewlett-packard died of cancer on sunday. she was once one of the most powerful woman in corporate america before tarnishing hurt reputation by approving throats to catch people leaking information to the media. for that, she was ousted from h-p and criminal charges against or brought up but eventually dropped. 6:52 a.m., we're back with more in a couple of minutes. >>mark: andrew lot has another shot at possibly winning the heisman. the front runner is from baylor university. luck is projected be the no. 1 nfl draft picks. >>darya: we will be back with more in just a couple of minutes. here is a live look outside from the mt. tam cam. if today, it is very still outside and it is cold out today we're going to be talking about low te