. >> learning about my midwest vernacular. >>> on to the shopping front. to the wire. two days left and this question, where is the best place to shop? rachel smith is in the front lines joining us with advice. good morning to you. >> reporter: oh, yes, on the front lines indeed, dan, good morning, everyone. it's the final stretch, two days until christmas. if you're a last-minute shopper of course, you know you're not alone, a reported 40% of americans are still checking off items on their christmas list. ♪ the clock is ticking. >> we have a lot of time. >> reporter: some, a bit in denial. most scrambling. including these little ones. there are still many options, panicking, not one of them. option number one, hit up a local small business. they may be more convenient and could turn out to be your secret weapon. >> a customer said did you got this, i wrapped it. she was on her way. >> reporter: option two, large chain stores. this late in the game they may just save the day with round the clock hours and seemingly endless inventory. what are the benefits

we found aay to the impossible, it was in our vernacular and way of thinking. >> the irony is today, in today's washington if somebody came up with a crazy idea trying to go to the moonf we'd never been there before. people would laugh it off cause people don't dream big and don'dream at all instead. worried about their own shelves and not for sake of country, but only for the sake of reelected. two years or six years out or four years, it's shameful and the fact that they procrastina like no woman i've even ever met in my entire life is just despicab despicable? >> well, you spend time with great americans. >> here i am with you. >> yes, and i spent time with great americans every now and then and people that came back from afghanistan and iraq, and you know these kids and you're blown away, they're looking for jobs and i'm trying to help aouple of them. and i wouldn't say that washington is totally devoid of people that we n respect. there's a guy who came from a broken family, went to good schools, became president. i mean, i don't agree with him. >> that's the first nice thing yo

and allowing the ship repair vernacular to be introduced for interpretation and reasonable generally the concept behind park plan and lastly this is one of the concepts on how to design one of the concept point for human power boating and this is urban beach around the northeastern shore line and access to the water from slip way four as well. with that in mind one. things that we have had to present as part of the workshop is that we don't have the budget to complete the entire project as it's designed today we had to look at the available fundings and the cost for the project today with the 2008 & bonds and additional port funds our budge is 21 million for cran copark today. the estimates cost looking at construction cost and is plus an estimatemation contingency of 50% puts us at a subtotal of $33 million and are soft costs are between 30 and 33% and we have it at 33 and for a total cost of 43 and-a-half million dollar and this equates to $4.8 million in a customer, a acre which, is similar to other city front parks in the city and the other thing to note is because of the other h

one thing, again, augustine points out -- ancient christians for whom greek and latin were their vernaculars knew perfectly well the greek text was different from the hebrew text on this word. auguststine says it is a mistranslation but he says the holy spirit puts the translation into greek deliberately looking ahead to mary's conception. so that's something that rather than deny that there's a problem augustine used it and made another nicer point. >> but that's not scholarship, is it? >> well, i think it's scholarship to acknowledge when there is actually a conflict rather than to deny there is one. >> of course in mythology, greek parnology there is birth from virgins. >> in roman imperial mythtology, augustus mother was a virgin, alexander the great's mother was a virgin. >> you mean in that type of mythtology. >> they didn't allude to isiah because they weren't jews. one way of saying a person is important is to have their mom be a virgin at the birth of the hero. >> who was sells us. >> he wasn't a roman historian, i was a floss fur. >> clus. >> yes. >> he wrote a book on the true tea

. >> renee knew what happened and it was kind of easy to do because you did it in the vernacular andn swans a swimmin.'" >> reporter: you're harsh, pat, you're harsh but fair. nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> we'll hear what renee has to say about this tomorrow morning on "good morning america." we're always online at abcnews.com. be sure to watch "good morning america" first thing in the morning. we'll be here with your news and weather. i'll see you right back here tomorrow night. thank you for watching. good night.

guns are so mainstream it's part of our vernacular. i get it, i embrace it. we go ballistic. the trigger on a purchase. we watch "top shots" "sons of guns" on the discovery channel. one of our favorite christmas movies, "a christmas story," is about a little boy and the b.b. gun he so despreterately desire >> there it is, the holy grail of christmas gifts. the red rider 200 shot range model air rifle. >> that's the gun culture i grew with up. when did something so pure about america, her pioneer roots, her birth in revolution, when did that change? america, what are we so afraid of that we're armed to the teeth and killing our children? we've gone from red rider b.b. guns to military-style semiautomatic rifles that you can buy at the same store where you buy your children's soccer cleats. have it have to be all or nothing? the second amendment says the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. how far do we take it? bullets designed to stay in the bodies of those children? military-style rifles designed for very rapid fire? maybe a missile in your back

conversation matt and i can have is it starts conversation, beyond the issue of grabbing in the vernacular right now, to us it is the decision of communities gathering together and realizing that they have a voice and a responsibility to sort of unite and engage in these issues that are happening each day and deciding for themselves whether they want it. >> i forgot what it was like to start from, you know, the open laptop and that was just really fun, i just, my wife said to me in the middle of the whole thing, she says no matter what happens if you never make this movie, i haven't seen you this happy, at least remember how much fun it is to write. >> rose: a look at the economy and a look at the movies when we continue. funding for charlie rose was provided by the captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: we begin tonight with an assessment of the u.s. and global economy, all eyes remain on efforts to avoid the fiscal cliff deadline on january 1st, when automatic spending cuts and tax increases are set to take hold. ther

that this sort of european aristocracy very often spoke a different language from the national vernacular that the peasants spoke didn't couldn't even they can even understand the language in which the peasants spoke so yes i think there are some similarities i mean the big difference is that for now this sort of international country of the plutocrats is one into which they haven't been born it's one into which they've risen but something that i worry about today is we are seeing today we're living in a time of unprecedented concentration of wealth at the very very top what happens as time goes on and that wealth passes through the generations are we going to move into a sort of more aristocratic hereditary elite i think that's quite possible and particularly now when an elite education is so important for success in the world and yet education is such a financial burden on the middle class you know even you know from the time you start going to kindergarten that class divisions starts to shape your life it's like we're moving back to the fifteenth century so what what do we do is there

and it was kind of easy to do because you did it in the vernacular and said, "seven swans a swimmin.' you're harsh, pat, you're harsh but fair. nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> we'll hear what renee has to say about this tomorrow morning on "good morning america." we're always online at abcnews.com. be sure to watch "good morning america" first thing in the morning. bianna, ron ginger and i will be here with your news and weather. i'll see you right back here tomorrow night. for david muir and everyone here at abc news, thank you for watching. good night. >> next at 6:00, it is rain and high winds causing major problems in the pay area. >> it's not over yet. we're following the storm on live doppler 7hd. >> the joy ride that went horne horribly wrong. abc-7 news at 6:00 starts right now. >> ama: street flooding, car accidents, and some major wind damage, and there could be more ahead as we brace for a weekend of wintry weather. i'm ama daetzle we have team coverage, john alston is checking out the damage from the start. tomas roman is live at sfo, and we begin with leigh glaser. >

. >> reporter: judges said it was spoken in vernacular. the twitter lit up with outrage.eel of fortune" hates southerners. even the other contestant handed the win couldn't believe it. >> you ddo you know what happen? >> no. >> it cost me the show. >> reporter: while the judges may be grinches, they didn't feel our christmas spirit, even if she sings it seven swams a swimmin'. >> it's been such a whirl wind, i feel like i should be out with big sunglasses and a hat. >> blown away. >> come on, she guessed the letter. you knew what she was saying. >> you could hear it. >> bad call. i got two letters for you, pat, bs. i think it's the wrong call. i'm calling pat sajak out here. >> pat and vana are listening, i'm sure. >>> coming up next, getting feisty on christmas eve. that that's the nog talking. up next -- >> demi moore has more demands in her high profile divorce, next. ♪ skinny, so skinny crazy. believe it or not, it's been more than a year, november 2011 when ashton kutcher and demi moore announced they were breaking up. but they're just getting around filing for the d

>> i wish i could get into my true staten island vernacular to express the wds, when i see this bill,g mad, -- ripping mad, whatever happens to staten island right now could happen to them, why in god's name do we care about alaska fisheries,s, you know on the ground, i am a really sensitive guy, been helping people sunday two, there are people in staten island living in gutted home, model rimold ridden, and new hed new electricity, and yet we have to worry about a new roof for the smith sonnian, i don't get it. the humanity of people should get the bill through. do we really need to coax people. we have on bribe them? stick pork and earmarks with into a people so they can get the help they need, this is sickening, almost sinful to think our politicians need to get money their are for their pet projects so staten islanders can get help. >> and this bypasses the folks it is meant to help even that does mon that gets into help them that will never mes it way to them, it will make it to large agents and barr creas bureaucrar filter down. >> we have a potpourri of task forces and agents o

. >> the judges said it was spoken in the vernacular. >> i lost it and it cost me the show. >> the judgesgrinches but they did not kill her spirit. >> i had an amazing experience. i have an internet footprints now. i feel i should have big glasses and a big hat. >> she was robbed.

vernacular. it can be anywhere including a commercial for santa clause.mmercial, but by the fact that we no longer care where we put things. we can do whatever we want. we have changed as a society. could the easter bunny have a three way with the easter bunny and win knee the pooh? >> i sauce -- i saw "rise of the guardian" and that did not exist in the film. >> i just want to say that was a great tribute to robert bork. you have these weird explosions of christian conservatism. are you really upset that there is a proliferation of references to sexes? am i misunderstanding? >> you are miss con trueing it. misconstruing it and i think there will be an apology during half time. you always have to have somebody that says hold on a minute. if you don't have somebody that says hold on a minute, everything is game. i play the role of somebody that says okay now we have a commercial in which the idea of a sex tape which was reel -- reel law gated to the world of paris hilton. it is part of a commercial in prime time which kids could see. i am not offended by i

violating the rules because it was spoken in vernacular. >> reporter: judges said it was the twitterversees southerners. "wheel of fortune" game show cheated a contestant. >> if you start to sing the song, it's seven swans a layin'. >> reporter: even the other contestant couldn't believe what happened. >> do you know what happened? >> no. >> kind of spun the tone of the show and the momentum that i thought i had and then wound up costing me the show. >> reporter: while the judges may be grinches, they didn't feel our christmas spirit, even if she sings it seven swans a swimmin'. >> i had an absolute amazing experience. it's been so fun to see where i've been and what i've done. and what kind of internet footprint i have now. it's been such a whirlwind, i feel like i should be out with big sunglasses and a hat. >> john muller, abc news, new york. >> blown away. >> that's unfair. you knew what she was saying. >> you could hear it. >> bad call. i got two letters for you, pat, bs. i think it's the wrong call. i'm calling pat sajak out here. >> pat and vanna are listening, i'm sure. >> that's

he spent a little bit of time explaining it to everybody, the v vernacular and how things go. >> thele bewildered. how awkward was that? >> the whole tenure of the show changed. she thought i had said it. that's when pat had to explain it all. everybody was cordial about it but it was disheartenin'. >> you have been a fan for a long time. this was a big deal. >> it was a big deal. >> it was a fantastic experience to have. how many people get to be on the show at all, let alone have such an internet crazed blow-up after the fact. i didn't win the show. >> you did walk away with some cash. >> i did win $8200. >> there is no appeal you can do on that? >> i can't imagine. >> the game show court of appeals. >> that's a good idea for a new show. >> a new reality show this fall on nbc. >> renee, nice to have you here. >> thanks so much. >> enjoy the holidays. >>> up next, avoiding uncomfortable moments at the holiday season just like that awkward pause. who is reading that line? here, you take this one, lester. >> we'll have ed i cut tips from gift-giving and last-minute invitations. and ji

is that part of why they're essentially what we would say in the vernacular gone ballistic?y're trying to get the world's attention, ahmadinejad, their administration are they not teetering? i don't know if they have protest in the streets because we're not seeing that coverage but the economy is in a shambles. >> the economy is in a shambles but remember this two things. first the revolutionary guard more or less dominates the economy. they dominate the military and also dominate iran's own oil investments. since ahmadinejad came to power in 2005 they have had 35 to $40 billion worth of contracts go to the revolutionary guard for the oil industry and that compares to an average irgc budget of only $5 billion a year. so you have that going on, on top of which they kind of figure that they can push a little bit further because every time they push the west gives them incentives to calm them down. it is a pattern which they openly talk about in their press. now the only time that iranians have actually really backed down was ending the iran-iraq war in 1998. ayatollah khomeni

quiz yourself on the most popular new vernacular from urban dictionary. we kept our political analysts busy this year. watch a compilation of highlights from our doubleheader conversations, on the sport of politics and politics of sports, with mark shields and david brooks. and in a follow-up to yesterday's "making sense" story, paul solman pushes author james livingston on his view that spending is better than private investment. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. judy. >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. on monday, we'll have the latest on the connecticut shootings. before we go, we want to remind you about the special pbs broadcast tonight, "after newtown". the program will explore gun availability, mental health, and other issues which have come to the fore since the tragedy. gwen will host this collaboration of all our national news and science programs. check your local listings. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online and, as it's looking like the end is not upon us yet, again here

. >> easy to do did it in the vernacular and left off the g in seven swans aswimin'. >> that is awfulcontestant renee told she incorrectly guessed the puzzle seven swans aswimin'. >> i could hear the g. next emphasized the g swimming she was award the prize puzzle. like a gadd sport she did not protest she just nodded along to pat sayjack's awful explanation. >> that is awful. ally bank. why they have a raise your rate cd. tonight our guest, thomas sargent. nobel laureate in economics, and one of the most cited economists in the world. professor sargent, can you tell me what cd rates will be in two years? no. if he can't, no one can. that's why ally has a raise your rate cd. ally bank. your money needs an ally. [ male announcer ] jill and her mouth have lived a great life. but she has some dental issues she's not happy about. so i introduced jill to crest pro-health for life. selected for people over 50. pro-health for life is a toothpaste that defends against tender, inflamed gums, sensitivity and weak enamel. conditions people over 50 experience. crest pro-health for life. so jill c

have been created for the use of human and tax, reads another organism described in the modern vernacular and sold under several thousand different brand names. these sprays, and dust are almost universal. gardens, forests, homes. they have the power to deliver insight -- [inaudible] and to linger on the soil. all of this -- [inaudible] can anyone believe it is possible to lay down without making it unfit for a life in the nation not to be called insecticide. >> i remember scenes like that. to some of your member seen fogging tracks through the neighborhoods quiet it was certainly a different time. well, rachel carson did not live to see the environmental movement blossomed and flow out of what she started. she was halfway through "silent spring" when she discovered she had breast cancer ended with an advanced stage and was not diagnosed well. her treatment was inadequate to halt the disease and so she continued to fight her illness during the second two years. it took about for years to write the book and she was sick about half the time of her cancer and a variety of other illnesses. bu

been created using killing insects, weeds, rodents and other organisms described in the modern vernacularre sold under several thousand different brands. these aerosols are applied almost universally in ponds, gardens, forests and homes. they have the power to kill every insect good and bad, coat the leaves in a deadly film, linger on in soil. all this is the intended target in a few weeks. can anyone believe it is possible to bring down the largest toys and on the surface of the earth without making it unfit for all life. >> i remember scenes like that. the remember seeing fogging trucks coming through the neighborhoods? certainly a different time. rachel carson did not live to see the environmental movement blossomed and flow out of what she started. she was halfway through "silent spring" when she discovered she had breast cancer and it was in advanced stage and not diagnosed well. her treatment was inadequate to halt the disease and so she continued to fight her illness during the second two years, it took four years to write the book and she was sick half the time with her cancer and