john mattes is an investigative reporter in san diego, and he's not afraid to chase down any lead. but in trying to expose a bad guy, he found himself smack in the middle of an unbelievable story. his cameraman captured some shocking video, and it was all the evidence the cops needed to throw someone in jail. >> stop that [ bleep ] camera right now. >> a confrontation between a local tv reporter and this irate woman could have ended here. >> uh! >> but it quickly escalates into a shocking assault that leaves san diego's tv reporter john mattes battered, bruised, and bleeding when her husband shows up. >> hey, joe. joe, call the police. call the police. >> the video was broadcast nationwide. >> i assume you've looked better than you look this morning. >> reporters getting beaten up in the line of duty. >> some video you just got to see. >> this vicious beating is the result of a series of reports by mattes into the affairs of this man, sam suleiman. a local landlord and developer. >> call the police. >> mattes had been reporting on his business dealings for the fox tv station, news

. >> what's interesting is how they raised the money, matt and john do a charity event called burning loaf. so matt, tell me what that. >> burning loaf is a giant barbecued meatloaf party for men with a charity aspect to it. we have a bunch of friends who get crazy about the giving and crazy about the meatloaf. we had an 85-pound meatloaf this year. >> 62 guys. how did you come up with the idea? >> oh, well, you know, we sort of stumbled on the idea and it worked and then it kept growing and we just -- we're going to do it again every year. >> is there any bickering about how to make the meatloaf among you? you have 62 guys out there barbecuing. >> there's only one way to do it. >> which way is that? >> a lot of meat, a lot of heat. you just go for it. and people can learn more about us at burningloaf.org or find us on facebook. >> i have to say it's one of the most unique ways i have seen people raise money but it worked. $15,000. so thank you to all you gentlemen for coming here today. and it's all for a great cause. if you would like more information, go to cbssf.com and click on "

john, once again welcome home. matt, it's a pleasure.his conversation is one we'll be continuing for a long time to come, i'm afraid. matt and john. coming up here on "the d.r. show," all we want is a congress that works. new poll slapping the title with the worst congress ever. and they are living up to it yet again today. >>> plus, the sheriff of wall street is in town, ladies and gentlemen. eliot spitzer on the ominous economic signs of our times, and speaking of signs of the time, is marriage so over? the stats proving the swinging '60s have nothing on us. that's all ahead. [ woman ] my boyfriend and i were going on vacation, so i used my citi thank you card to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? we talked about getting a diamond. but with all the thank you points i've been earning... ♪ ...i flew us to the rock i really had in mind. ♪ [ male announcer ] the citi thank you card. earn points you can use for travel on any airline, with no blackout dates. is best absorbed in small con

. >> it's time to say good night, matt, good night, ann. >> good night, john boy.care. >>> 6:38. 40 degrees out there. a busy s[ baby coughing ]f [ coughing continues ] [ female announcer ] more pollution from power plants means more childhood asthma attacks. [ labored breathing ] there's technology that makes the air cleaner, but too many plants don't use it. we can't wait. epa must update power plant standards to protect our kids. [ baby coughing ] worker, and it's not the first time this has happened. >>> weather and traffic on the ones. good morning, it's 6:41. i'm meteorologist tom kierein in stormcenter 4. it is frosty cold this morning. all around the region under a mostly clear sky, temperatures in the 20s from foggy bottom to la droit park as well as brandy wine and vienna, merryfield, ashton, gaithersburg, it's down in the 20s in all of those locations. a clear sky over washington. a few clouds to our west. sunrise at 7:08. temperatures getting above freezing by 9:00. noontime near 50. highs reaching mid-50s this evening. this evening chilly again, near 4

matt ryan right there at the georgia dome against blaine gabbert and the jags. no contest in this baby. third quarter, already 27-0 atlanta. blaine gabbert hit by john abraham. ters scoops it up, and the defensive lineman's dream. falcons get it right back. matt ryan to roddy white, number 84. he gets in. three t.d. passes for ryan, two for that guy, number 84, roddy white. 41-14, atlanta wins. they're 9-5, close to clinching a playoff spot. dallas and tampa play a saturday night game tomorrow night. and, of course, the ravens and chargers sunday night right here on wbal-tv. and wouldn't you know it, philip rivers and san diego are playing well. the chargers started the year 4-1, lost six straight, but have won two in a row. rivers is a mystery, so poor at times, so well in other times, like right there to antonio gates. he is 11-1 in december in his career and well aware of just how imposing the ravens defense can be. >> first thing you look at to me is scoring defense, and obviously they're right there at the top of the league and giving up points. that's what it's about, finding a way to score enough points to win. they obviously are very multii am in thei

margaret and matt, thank you very much for stopping by. >>> up next, john harris on the speeded up news cycle that's produced a new form of campaign coverage, the ebook. >>> "politico" published its eback called "the right fights back." bimike allen and evan thomas. here this is on the ipad? why publish an ebook about the campaign before a single vote has been cast? >> well, we published a book about the campaign this early because the story is interesting. this is an idea that john meacham, former "newsweek" editor, now at random house, brought to us. we really liked the idea because as mike allen's editor, i've always had a degree of frustration that he knows so much. there's so much information rattling around in his head health care reform and in his notebook. >> he could write it every day for "politico." but not in a form like this -- >> it's the nature of the business and the rush of events. you well appreciate, howard. you often don't have the time to step back and make a great story out of this. >> it's always been -- >> we've got -- really mike allen is a classic new media rep

and matt ryan flipping for 29 of them right there to julio jones. defense falcons ferocious. john1/2 sacks. cory peters returns it, touchdown falcons 41-14 the final. falcons looking like a play off team. and still kind of sizes up on christmas night. the warriors had a minor piece. dominique mcguire you might remember him. he'll get a big paycheck out of the bob cats, 5 million, two years. williams a guy that can come off the bench, score a little for you, instant offense. they have rookie clay thompson to take care of that for them this year. that's sports for a thursday night. >> thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. channel 2 news. [ monica ] i'm away on a movie shoot and it hasn't been going exactly as planned. cut. cut! [ monica ] i thought we'd be on location for 3 days -- it's been 3 weeks. so i had to pick up some more things. good thing i've got the citi simplicity card. i don't get hit with a fee if i'm late with a payment... which is good because on this job, no! bigger! [ monica ] i may not be home for a while. [ male announcer ] the new citi simplicity card. no

matt ryan hits julio jones. atlanta goes up 7-0 and does not look back. third quarter, the quarterback sacked by john abraham.oose ball recovered by the big fellow, corey peters, scoop it and go, corey. ten yards, almost went down. falcons blow out the jags, 41-14. the win pushes atlanta to 9-5 on top of the nfc wild card. lions behind them with the bears and cowboys still in the hunt. >>> chicago bears' wide receiver sam hurd is in police custody right now after being arrested with a kilogram of cocaine. that's a lot. prosecutors say that's just a fraction of what he wanted to buy as part of a major drug distribution network. the 26-year-old arrested yesterday by undercover agents during a sting operation at a chicago restaurant. federal prosecutors say hurd told an informant he was willing to spend $700,000 every week on up to ten kilograms of cocaine and 1,000 pounds of marijuana. hurd allegedly said his current supplier couldn't keep up with his customers' demand. wow! the former dallas cowboy has been under investigation since july when police stopped a man driving a car owned by hurd and found $88,000 i

matt dumps it off to jones. warp speed 29 yard. rookie puts the falcons up 7 nothing. welcome to the nightmare. look out. john had 3 and a half sacks tonight. 2 force fumble as well. peters thank you very much. 34 nothing falcons. ice. white. 10 catches here and 2 td. falcons embarrass the jag 4 41-14. in college football cal will meet texas in the holiday bowl in san diego. that's december the 28th. you have a month off between the end of the season and the bowl game these guys have a chance to heal up but can be difficult to keep your edge. >> the game isn't for a long long time. so we are not it's really important we stay focused. >> when you do hav

john, what you got? >> jana writes it's 12:30 p.m. in rwanda. >> no way. rwanda? >> that's the first rwanda email we've got. what else? >> matty i'm up in the hospital waiting for a transfer for my emergency spleen surgery. >> oh, gosh, that's a first. i don't even have a joke about that, i hope it goes well. one twt,

and matt ryan flipping for 29 of them right there to julio jones. defense falcons ferocious. john3-1/2 sacks. cory peters returns it, touchdown falcons 41-14 the final. falcons looking like a play off team. and still kind of sizes up on christmas night. the warriors had a minor piece. dominique mcguire you might remember him. he'll get a big paycheck out of the bob cats, 5 million, two years. williams a guy that can come off the bench, score a little for you, instant offense. they have rookie clay thompson to take care of that for them this year. that's sports for a thursday night. >> thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. we will see you the next time news breaks. >> we are always here for you online ktvu.com. ♪ [ female announcer ] this time of year you have a lot of festive meals. and safeway helps make every holiday meal a special occasion. so you can make all of your gatherings, just as merry as can be. get a boneless beef loin ny strip roast for just $4.99 a pound. pair it with a nicely priced malbec. we have thousands of wines. and we'll help you find the right one. sa

matt jablow, 9 news now. >> wow. to add to all the confusion about the two sanduskys, the father of gerry sandusky, the sportscaster was named johnhn played for the cleveland browns in the 50s. meanwhile the son of the accused pedophile is also named john. that john currently works for the cleveland browns. >> that is confusing. okay, talk about making a graphic point. >>> this group called prevent it is airing some shocking psa's in canada. we have to warn you, some of the video is extremely disturbing. they feature gruesome scenes of what can happen if you don't pay attention to workplace safety and everybody's not on board. take a look. >> i'm the soux chef here. i've got an amazing fiancee. i wouldn't be marrying this weekend, because he's been in a terrible accident. really, i should have cleaned up the grease over there and they never should have put the defrier so close. [ screaming ] >> somebody help me. >> oh, wow. okay, their goal to show people how traumatic these accidents can really be, live-changing, life ending. that was not the first time theytry to scare people like this to stay safe in canada. a few years ago th

matt dumps it off to jones. warp speed 29 yard. rookie puts the falcons up 7 nothing. welcome to the nightmare. look out. johnd a half sacks tonight. 2 force fumble as well. peters thank you very much. 34 nothing falcons. ice. white. 10 catches here and 2 td. falcons embarrass the jag 4 41-14. in college football cal will meet texas in the holiday bowl in san diego. that's december the 28th. you have a month off between the end of the season and the bowl game these guys have a chance to heal up but can be difficult to keep your edge. >> the game isn't for a long long time. so we are not it's really important we stay focused. >> when you do have extra time things that you may not try to do because you don't have time during the season, if there were any wrinkles you do have time to make sure you get it done. >>reporter: finally. tebow mania reached a new level. get readytor tea brew. no it's not a new language. it's a new beer honoring broncos quarterback tim tebow who reportedly doesn't drink alcohol but the bench honoring him is 10% alcohol. that's going to have a kick to it. ad for tea brew says it won't ab

matt? >> he was the first to get into politics, and he mainly got in the through the john connally who would become governor of texas, and john connally in 1959 ran into him in the street in polis and strauss was a lawyer in dallas at the time in the koln alisa i'm getting a group of fellows together to go to washington to talk about johnson's presidential nomination if you want to come along and that was the beginning of the end. he went along and helped support the nomination effort in 1960 which was field. kennedy won that year but after that, because, lee was his protege strauss became one step closer when johnson became vice president in the event in dallas when kennedy was assassinated he was one of the hosts don't tell me and he was very involved in all of that and one thing and wrote it in the book it's right for people to doubt will help to the i would definitely doubt myself to activity but i try to be more skeptical so when he would tell the stories about being in the hospital comforting moly after her husband got shot because he was shot also in the was a little skeptical and i w

john wall hay chance to tie the game. he decides to drive and ends up turning it over. the wizards lose 90-84. >>> as matt ackland tells us, business was dim booming yesterday. >> reporter: santa is long gone, only his empty chair is left. santa was very busy up to the last moment. >> a lot of last-minute shoppers came in on christmas eve and got santa photos. that pushed our sales up. >> reporter: although the malls were packed, you still get mixed opinions whether you ask about business. >> the crowd was here. but people were not spending money. >> reporter: but that is not what you heard from many shoppers who said they are feeling better about the economy and this year decided to spend more. do you think that people are feeling better about the economy and spending? >> yes, i certainly do. >> reporter: how much more are you spending would you say? >> maybe $500 give or take on one person. >> reporter: a poll conducted by consumer reports shows that about 40% of americans have after-christmas shopping to do. and although firm holiday figures aren't out yet, many are expecting the 2011 holiday season to

matt? >> richard engel in baghdad for us this morning. richard, thank you very much. republican senator john mccain is the ranking member of the senate armed services committee. senator, it's nice to see you. good morning. >> thank you, matt. >> you watched this ceremony i'm sure or parts of it this morning in baghdad. what are your reflections? >> well, my reflections are that it was a noble cause and obviously i believe that saddam hussein was going to attempt at least to get weapons of mass destruction. i believe the iraqi people are better off. i believe serious mistakes were made which prolonged this war, which i think people -- history will hold responsible. i think the surge obviously turned the whole situation around. it's too bad that we didn't employ that strategy earlier. but i'm also very concerned because in the words of general keene, one of the architects of the surge, we won the war and now we risk losing the peace because we do not have a residual force to leave behind and there are serious challenges and difficulties the iraqi government will face in the form of their air s

james carville and matt dourd will be here to talk about that. john berman first with more. >> reporter: avoid initiating attacks on other republican candidates. god luck. a frank exchange with romney? that's another way to say bringing it. overnight, newt gingrich claimed to be calling a truce. >> i'll release a letter indicating our determination to run a positive campaign. >> reporter: we'll see. this follows 24 hours of political shifs and sharp elbows. it started with mitt romney suggesting he return the money made from fred ddie mac. boom. >> if he would like to give back the money he made after his years of bane, i would be willing to listen to him. >> reporter: boom, the romney camp responded. >> governor romney and his business career created more jobs than the entire obama cabinet. >> reporter: boom, boom. this is how campaigns work. >> there's no whines in politics. 10,000 bucks? >> i was a little taken aback by it. >> reporter: the democrats joined in, printing a mitt romney $10,000 bill. romney found a denernd herman cain. >> i don't thin

matt jablow, 9news now. >> to add to the confusion, the father of jerry sandusky the sportscaster was named john.sandusky played football for the cleveland browns back in the 50s. meanwhile, the son of jerry sandusky the accused pedophile is also named john and that john currently works for the cleveland browns. >>> frustrated by outrageous cell phone bills? coming up, we'll tell you about a provider that could save you some big bucks on that bill. but first, a close call for several restaurant goers when a car comes crashing through the front. we'll tell you about it. don't forget, we're always on at wusa9.com. we'll be right back. [ 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. >>> caught on tape, a california restaurant a

matt dumps it off to jones. 29 yards later 7 nothing falcons. that was 4 minutes in. welcome to blaine tonight look out. john a half sack in the game. fumble. petitioner's thank you very much. 34 nothing falcons. then ice to white 10 catches for 135 yards and 2 td. falcons embarrass the jaguar. 41 to 14. how do you sell a bowl game that pit 2 team that fired her head coaches with combine record under 500. that's the test for the executive director of the craft fight hunger bowl. annual game played at at&t park take place this year on new year's eve. la against illinois. big name schools. but record aside the game is unique. first bowl game ever to be played in a baseball stadium. the only bowl game tied to social initiative fighting hunger. 20 million meals generated then you throw in the topper. oreo coin flip. >> also the first time we have had a big 10 team in the bowl so pack 12 versus big 10. i grew up in the rose bell. it was always the biggest aspiration for a college football team to my in the rose bowl. this is minirose bowl now. so there's a lot of good things about this game. >> heading into the t

. >> matt, are they going to be able to, i guess, limit the damage to just either john boehner, the speakert to the house or are they not going to be able to keep it away from the entire republican party? >> you know, having been the refo reformed republican, now that i'm nonpartisan and know a lot about them, they can't stand -- hey, bill clinton loves me. seriously. in all seriousness, in this case, the republicans cannot stand not to fight each other. they love it. >> fight each other? >> sure. they love to fight each other. right now, what you have is a situation where you have a young group in the house who are upset with speaker boehner because they feel he should have stood his ground. that's the old republican response. there will be a fight for the speakership, i think. that will, in turn, confuse the public. republicans did a terrible pr job on this issue. at first they started out saying this is the only tax break that we don't like. in the end, they said it's a tax break we like and we want it to last for a year. >> it's a tax break that helps every-day lives. >> speaker boehner

john mccain. he picked mccain six weeks before the november election. our political junkie of the day is mattbus, ohio, who tweeted me first the right answer. congratulations to you, matt. time now for the part of the show where we look past the partisan talking points to the heart of the debate where all sides are fair game. we've got a lot of really good topics today. let's get to it, joining me now is republican strategist sherry jacobus and robert zimmerman. thanks both for coming on the show. let's go to the story about romney's staff getting rid of records when he was wrapping up as governor. the roar says they even removed the hard drives from state-issued computers that cost $100,000 of taxpayer money to replace those computers. let me ask you first, is this a big deal? >> oh, my goodness, i think it's a serious story. i personally think mitt romney would have been off had he shredded his public interviews so we wouldn't have a record of him flipping on so many records, gay rights, climate change and payroll tax cut extension. when you have theresa dole an who served 23 years represen

matt ryan and blaine gabbert, the quarterback matchup, and this was no contest. atlanta and ryan all the way. third quarter, already 27-0. blaine gabbert hit by john abraham, and oh, man, cory peters gets what you call a defensive lineman's dream, scoops it up for a touchdown. 31-0 atlanta t. got worse just a few minutes later. ryan to a wide-open roddy white, number 84. he ducks in, two t.d. catches for white, three touchdown passes for ryan. 41-14, atlanta wins. they are 9-5 and knocking on the door of a playoff berth. the ravens, of course, with a major challenge in san diego on sunday after losing six in a row. the chargers have won two straight and are still alive in the a.f.c. west. and philip rivers, their quarterback, playing thinks best football since early in the season when he was 4-1. then he had that big meltdown in the middle of the year where they couldn't do anything right. but he's thrown for over 3,700 yards this year, 530 the last two weeks with six t.d. passes. he's also 11-1 as a starting quarterback in december, so he knows the ravens defense is playing at a very high level. >> first thing is scoring defense, they're there at

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matt has the morning off. and time is quickly running out for congress to extend the payroll tax cut. >> that's right, house speaker john boehner is demanding senators return to washington after a two-month extension was rejected. but he was saying it's the only way to avoid a tax hike january 1st. we're expecting a lot of americans. >> absolutely. also, a florida doctor who has come to the unlikely defense of accused murderer bjorn van der sloot, sending him packages, even pays his legal bills. this morning, van der sloot calls his guardian angel speaks about about their help. >> and a minnesota family's extreme christmas card tradition. take a look at this. from christmas bulbs to ginger bread men. they really outdid themselves this year. let's just say there were antlers involved. >>> with taxing times for both lawmakers in washington and the gop presidential field, nbc's political director and chief white house correspondent chuck todd is on the campaign trail in key new hampshire and more. chuck, good morning. >> good morning, ann. gridlock is still the word of the day on capitol hill, as this fight over the payrol

matt has the morning off. and time is quickly running out for congress to extend the payroll tax cut. >> that's right, house speaker john boehner is demanding senators return to washington after a two-month extension was rejected. but he was saying it's the only way to avoid a tax hike january 1st. we're expecting a lot of americans. >> absolutely. also, a florida doctor who has come to the unlikely defense of accused murderer bjorn van der sloot, sending him packages, even pays his legal bills. this morning, van der sloot calls his guardian angel speaks about about their help. >> and a minnesota family's extreme christmas card tradition. take a look at this. from christmas bulbs to ginger bread men. they really outdid themselves this year. let's just say there were antlers involved. >>> with taxing times for both lawmakers in washington and the gop presidential field, nbc's political director and chief white house correspondent chuck todd is on the campaign trail in key new hampshire and more. chuck, good morning. >> good morning, ann. gridlock is still the word of the day on capitol hill, as this fight over the payrol

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matt ryan, julio jones across the middle. >> that's right, baby. >> turns on the jets. 29 yards for the touchdown, 7-0 there, they don't look back. third quarter, sacked by johnraham, and look at the big fella, corey peters, a scoop and score, kind of staggers into the end zone. he got there. falcons win 41-14, atlanta now 9-5 on top of the wild card race. lions behind them, bears and cowboys still in the hunt. >>> did you hear about this story? chicago bears receiver sam hurd in police custody right now after being arrested with a kilogram of cocaine. that's a lot. >> who's counting? >> prosecutors say that's only a fraction of what he wanted to buy as part of a major drug distribution network. the 26-year-old arrested yesterday by undercover agents during a sting operation at a chicago restaurant. federal prosecutors say hurd told an informant he was willing to spend $700,000 per week on up to 10 kilograms of cocaine and 1,000 pounds of marijuana. >> willie, i'm not into drug trafficking as a rule. is that a lot? >> these are big numbers. >> that would be $35,000 a year. >> he said his current supplier couldn't keep up with his customers' demand. under inve