william finds it -- i have booked you a passage to nova scotia and she said what?this to greenland. she is horrified but in nova scotia at last, elizabeth johnson, after 25 years, on the move, will stay put. little did i think that i end all my family would ultimately settle in nova scotia she said. but there she stays in the number one loyalist haven her surviving children all end up joining her there and flourishing enjoying a kind of status of success they could never have had if they had remained in the u.s.. and by the time she sets down her memoirs, decades after all this has happened, she has lived as long in one place as she had lived on the move before. so i told you at the outset, this is the american revolution through the looking glass if you haven't seen it before. we need to turn our assumptions and perspectives around. so maybe the last assumption that we have to turn around is the one that says that these people were losers. for in a sense, finally finding home in the greatest world power of the 19th century, finding stability, finding a new life, i

>> imagine a tunnel 30 feet by 20 feet high, running from nova scotia to tijuana. >> he is a former pentagon strategist who used to look for weaknesses in the old soviet union. he says china could have as many as 3000 nuclear warheads. >> the problem with the steady and the way that it comes to this estimate is that the students and their professor make the assumption that, because china is working on this system of underground tunnels, this must automatically mean that they have -- they are working on new nuclear weapons. >> this policy analyst and others working on arms control questioned the georgetown teams methods -- team's methods. it is a huge jump from the current estimate of a few hundred warheads. it could lead rival asian nations to start an arms race. this could -- then this could impact foreign policy in a very negative way. >> seeing under the thousands of chinese men who worked to build these things -- hundreds of thousands of chinese men who worked to build these things, a hearing from them -- hearing from them, you can tell how important it is to the chinese military. >> no

i am told they are in nova scotia. christmas is about giving your loved ones what they want.ntly in america everyone wants to look like a cross between a human cat hybrid and a doll. and so this is getting them what they want. >> what is the worst christmas present you ever got? >> let's see. that would be my youngest brother, alfred. he was born around the holidays. >> remi? >> bill is just angry because alfred is probably the favorite. i know alfred. he is a good guy. >> my parents don't even remember his name. >> my best present or worst? >> either one. >> i don't think i have ever had a really bad present. the best was my parents built me a doll house. i know it is corny, but when i was a little girl, and it was a big deal to me. i still have it. >> it was three years ago. i remember that. >> you weren't supposed to tell anyone. >> any bad presents in your past? >> i have got some ties not wearable in public. generally we have evolved the present shopping to my aunt who has done a very good job. >> my folks wanted to cure me of my optimism. i have always been -- i believe

this is the storm that gave us the rain that is departing right now to nova scotia. in between the two, there is a type pressure gradient. is like squeezing a tube of toothpaste. the winds are starting to diminish. we will see the trend continue. it is still a little breezy this evening. we just had a 21 mile per hour gusts at the airport. the winds are not nearly as strong as they were earlier in the afternoon. it will continue to diminish tonight. skies are clear it around baltimore but the lake-effect snow machines are going strong to the northwest. anytime you get a big temperature contrasts between the air and water temperature, you will turn on the lake effect snow machine. the air is creating snow showers. some of them animated into our far northern and western suburbs. nothing like that this evening. the skies are clear. 36 degrees at the airport. down to 32 degrees already in tiny town. it will be a cold night tonight. temperatures will drop into the low 20's in the northern suburbs. low 30's in the city. it is going, after midnight. the weather should stay

radar shows it moving into nova scotia, that is how quickly it has moved out of the area. right now, clearing skies bright sunshine for the remainder of the afternoon. 41 degrees at reagan national. to the west, winchester and petersburg are now at 39 degrees. our forecast shows 40 fourto 49 for afternoon highs. take a look at the forecast tomorrow. we have a funnel system on the way, then it colder weekend. details from abc belfort furniture weather center in a few moments. >>> up and down the eastern seaboard, some places saw plenty of snow. committees north of scranton had several districts for school clothes. i scouted power lines led to thousands -- power lines down when to thousands of outages. if you have taken any weather pictures, we love to see them. >>> a montgomery county community is in shock after a reported sexual assault. someone attacked a cleaning worker at the potomac oaks condominium complex on quince orchard boulevard. police are looking for a suspect. >> this is just terrible let something like that what happened around here, especially in the middle

okay. [ laughter ] ♪ [ applause ] and nova scotia university is looking to recruit professional patientso practice on as they learn their craft. listen to this. men would get paid to get 12 proctology exams a day. [ light laughter ] you know how much they're paying the guys? not enough! [ laughter ] it's not enough! oh, man! you thought -- 12? 12 a day? you thought your boss was on your ass at work. oh, my gosh! [ laughter ] please. well, according to "tmz," barbara walters is gonna retire in 2012, just as the ancient mayans predicted. [ laughter ] you know, on -- you know, on barbara walters -- [ cheers and applause ] on barbara walters' "most fascinating people of 2 2011" special last week, she told the kardashian sisters, "you don't sing, you don't dance, you don't act, forgive me, but you don't have any talent." hey, barbara, you're the one that found them fascinating. why'd you put them on the show? [ cheers and applause ] folks, we'll be right back with "headlines," and the beautiful sandra bullock. say hello to rickey minor and "the tonight show" band! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ on

this bringing snow into quebec and nova scotia. there will be gusts up to about 130 kilometers an hour. things are going to be considerably warmer though down toward the south. we have 18 degrees in oklahoma city. 19 in houston. 24 in l.a. and not a bad day in denver either at 11 degrees. for europe, while the windy and wet conditions will continue across the northern tier as well. scotland back into scandinavia, starting to get rid of one system. but another one coming in to the atlantic. northern france and into the countries in germfully, that is turning into snow for upper elevations. then lingering situation here which could bring heavy rain into sicily. here are your temperatures. just a little bit warmer here. 13 in athens. 14 in rome and just 9 in paris. here is your extended forecast. >>> here is a recap of the top story. japan and india agreed to strengthen economic and defense ties. this came after a meeting on wednesday between japanese prime minister and indian prime minister. in new delhi. noda told sin that japan wil

in nova scotia, canada, santa is not discriminating. cats and dogs are visiting the big guy taking pictures and telling them all about their christmas wishes. apparently they are doing it telepathically because they can't really talk. >> oh, really? >> but pet owners say they love it. >> glad you cleared that up. >> dogs have such a great time with it and we have a blast. >> we like it because we have the memories of her with santa. >> this is a big day for her. >> behaving well. >> looking forward to it all year. >> pets are part of our family. so sometimes they take the place of children actually. >> love how those pet owners translate for you. >> of course. >> the photographer has aing about of tricks to keep the dogs calm. cats are better behaved. the biggest thing on the wish list, treats. >> my cat wouldn't last two seconds with that guy. get the cat out of here. >>> a security breach at bay area supermarkets expands. >> what customers are being told to do immediately coming up. >>> and who knew a youth sports complex could stir u

three months later one did show up 900 miles away in nova scotia, canada.fter that another student's turned up on an island off the coast of portugal. inside those bottles was contact information for the school, a phone number and e-mail. that's how the people who found those bottles got in contact with them. >> very cool. >> very cool. >> a lot more to come up. we're following development this is morning at the occupy sf camp. >>> police pushed the protesters out overnight. we'll get the latest details in a live report. >>> for all your news, weather, raffic, news updates, check usb area morning news. >> reporter: new this morning, occupy sf is raided overnight. dozens of demonstrators arrested and the encampment at justin herman plaza is dismantled. >>> a bay area city asking voters to help fight childhood obesity, the new tax headed for the valley. >> reporter: i'm damion trujillo where the homeless seek refuge on cold nights like this one. >>> it's a cold start

quickly racing out toward nova scotia. we'll show you the future cast. clouds thickening up here by midday. we'll be overcast likely before lunchtime. as we head toward evening, we're still dry in d.c. at 6:00. look at the heavier rains into west virginia and pittsburgh moving northeast toward the 8:00, 9:00 hour, light to moderate rains with the heavier rains coming through overnight. here's midnight. we'll push it toward tomorrow morning now. 5:45, most of the rains by then should be eastern shore, delmarva pulling away from us. mounting rain and snow showers. here comes the sun back for friday afternoon. should be a decent day. temperatures still over that 50 degree mark. today, up around 60, 61. rain tonight, could be heavy at times as we dip into the 40s. low 50s on friday. by saturday, chilly. mid-40s for christmas eve. but dry, partly sunny. 'skins are home saturday with the vikings. weather should be fine for that. christmas day, partly to mostly cloudy. isolated shower or two especially south of town. 49. monday into the middle 40s but you know,

in canada -- i recently did some work in nova scotia. their slogan for black history month is educate 12 months, celebrate one. so we have a lot to work on, to look back to, and to look forward to. i just want to say, that is something we cannot miss. when we talk about episodes like bryonn described, if it happened twice, it is an accident, twice, an accident. but when it happens three, four, five times, it is a pattern. we need to ask how we can address this pattern of injustice and racism. i want to ask what difference does it work has made as an artist in this field? we understand things can be different, you know. >> i am actually doing a show talking about my experiences. i worked with a talented group of other artists to tell the story of my experience of being thrown in jail for a short period of time, alongside the story of a brother on death row, the father of the crips, should have been pardoned. the excused him. after being nominated for the nobel prize. he left los angeles, was in texas. he went along with a drug deal. it we

behind for time they go to nova scotia. the idea horrifies her. he said i booked passage and she said what? better than remand. she is horrified but in nova scotia at last after 25 years on the move will stay put. little did i think that i but there she stays as the number one loyalist haven flourishing the status and six us they this is the american we have to turn our perspectives around. the last assumption is the one that says they were losers. in a sense finally finding home from the greatest world power of the 19th century i am happy to take questions let me say one final thing. it would come down at world with the middle east and why i think this story matters now. remains a we are in america now more than ever it is in the news as a touchdown but we live in a moment of grace partisanship so it is worth looking at the story to attend to it that even at our founding we were a of deeply held values have to make one nation out of people so to hang on kind of freedom to pursue happiness not just one way to be american and but it has always worl

all the profits go to the nova scotia spca.r he looked so guilty, he was still licking his chops. >> yeah, that was worth it. >>> where will this frisbee toss land. that frisbee toss lands in our top three amazing stuff. >>> and this underwater video. what do you think this is? one more surprising image from 2011. >>> we're back to the couthdown, everybody. and i'm here to tell you, that anybody who can somersault out of their pants and into the window of a moving car deserve as spot on the countdown. here's number three. >> damian walters is like a human springboard. this is his 2011 show reel. consider it a resumÉ tape. and seeing it believing. >> whoa. >> what? ♪ ♪ >> wow! >> and why isn't he on the u.s. olympic team? >> well, damian lives in england, he's a champion gymnast, won all sorts of awards, retired from gymnastics and decided to get into stunts. like just defense through a car or truck. that's how he gets the paper in the morning. this is how he gets into bed. >> oh, honey. >> i love this guy. he makes it look so e

>> imagine a tunnel 30 feet by 20 feet high running from nova scotia to tijuana. >> reporter: he used to look for weaknesses in the old soviet union. based on the size of the tunnels he says china could have as many as 3,000 nuclear warheads. >> the problem with the study and the way it comes to this estimate is that the students and professor made the assumption because the -- because china's working on this system of underground tunnels, this must automatically mean that they have -- working on new nuclear weapons. >> reporter: policy analyst lacy olson and others working on arms control question the georgetown team's methods. suggesting china has 3,000 weapons is a huge jump from the current estimate of a few hundred warheads could lead rival asia nations to start an arms race. >> all lead to sthamestimates t could impact foreign policy in a very negative way. >> reporter: students with 2,000 hours of video and translated more than a million words disagree. >> hundreds of thousands of chinese men who worked to build these things and hearing the stories, see how much after they put

this is grant, a lobster fisherman in nova scotia this video was taken in the atlantic ocean out thereng this to stay warm? >> i think he just loves his job. i think he loves his job. he's a happy fisherman and this is how he celebrates. >> he lost a bet. >> the captain of this particular lobster fishing boat, took this video, sent it to grant's wife, kelly. kelly is like i'm putting this online. now grant, we'll get to you in a second. but kelly, when you saw this video, what the heck did you think, what did you think your husband was doing out there? >> if you knew him, it wasn't much of a surprise. i knew i had to post it on facebook. for everybody to see this. because i just couldn't keep it secret. >> were the panties he was wearing, were those yours? had he stolen those from your drawer? >> well, contrary to what's been said on youtube, they're not mine. >> that might be a bigger problem. >> i imagine you're a pretty tough guy. you're a lob zer fisherman. you've got some fancy footwork. what led to all this dancing on the deck. >> we're out one day, fishing, sailing to the next s

this is nova scotia, canada, cats and dogs visit the big guy. they keep them calm by giving

the journey that we've got going from new york is aually going to go to halifax nova scotia where then to the site for a memorial service and then back into new york. slightly different journeys. >> are you surprised that the tickets sold out on one of the voyages and that the cheapest ticket left on the other one is $5,000 u.s. dollars? this is popular. >> yes. i have been quite surprised. i was confident there would be a strong demand. to be honest, it's exceeded my expectations. we expect the new york one to be full in the next few weeks. >> whose idea was it to do this in the first place? >> i've actually got some travel agencies in the u.k. a gentleman came in and was talking about it five years ago and that didn't go anywhere. i just thought the idea had merit. i spoke to the titanic experts and i spoke to people who had descendents that perished on that frightful night. they thought it was a great way to commemorate their loved ones. because of that i put the voyages on 4.5 years ago now. >> did you get any pushback though from survivors or descendents -- shouldn't say survivor

>> imagine a tunnel 30 feet by 20 feet high running from nova scotia totijuana. >> reporter: he usedld soviet union. based on the size of these tunnels, he said china could have as many as 3,000 nuclear warheads. >> the problem with the study and the way that it comes to this estimate is that the students and the professor make the assumption that because china is working on this system of underground tunnels, this must automatically mean that they're working on new nuclear weapons. >> reporter: policy analyst lacy olson and others question the georgetown team's methods. olson said suggesting that china has 3,000 weapons is a huge jump from the current estimate of a few hundred warheads and could lead rival asian nations to start an arms race. >> these lead to us estimates that could potentially impact foreign policy in a very negative way. >> reporter: but students who slogged through 200 hours of video and translated more than a million words disagree. >> seeing hundreds of thousands of chinese men who work to build these things and hearing their stories and seeing how much effort