i spoke with a high school history teacher and union representative at garfield high school just afterir victory. the facte celebrating our students will no longer have to sit in front of the dull glow of a computer screen looking at questions that they were never prepared for because the test was not aligned with the state mandated curriculum. we were celebrating because our english language learners will no longer have to be humiliated by a test that is linguistically and culturally inappropriate for them. our special ed students will no longer have to take a test where their iep's or individual education plans will no longer be -- are not respected. we were celebrating i think, too, because washington rates number one in high-stakes testing we spend over one land dollars a year on these tests. garfield high school teachers and teachers around seattle have joined the boycott of the map test have said we would rather spend that $100 million on reading coaches and on tutoring programs, things that can actually help elevate our students and get them where we know they need to be. >> tha

host: how much access to have the health care there in garfield?ler: there's no hospital or clinic in garfield. i have to drive 13 minutes to get to a hospital. i have to go three and half hours to get to a good hospital. next call, colorado on our independent line. caller: this guy is from the yellow brick road country. this is jive talking. i don't know why people keep calling themselves conservatives and tea party. some nonsense. guest: what is the nonsense? caller: every time i ask [indiscernible] you haven't said anything yet. what are you going to do in place of it? for over 100 years, people have been trying to get americans with decent health care. what are you going to do? answer the question out right and stop stammering. appreciate that, chuck. there are a number of bills introduced. i will tell you what, i will limit this president will not compromise a single inch on health care. he is going to veto everything. everything that passes the house doing with health care, he says he's going to veto. he reread won't bring it up. i think the

it was a place where president garfield had been shot or the cat's cradle of the tracks ran through and elsewhere where the yards and more tracks that ran on to deval and surrounded the other. she was famous for his railroad stations and the idea being that everyone entered by train mainly. he asked senator macmillan about moving it even before the plan was made in moving the railroad. he pronounced it impossible. he wasn't one that used that word but he said it never happened. but he couldn't get it out and he tried many ways to approach getting what he wanted. finally, he called upon the president of the pennsylvania railroad whose sister he knew well from the world fair. he used his prestige with congress. the eyesores will be removed from the mall and tunnels would be built under the capitol to phill the station would be filled down health north of the capitol. he made his design a current curtain of classical architecture past with though buildings of the roman empire. the white marble a cold blue white and finally found the perfect vermont. however it was shot down, he was told, i

related by andrew garfield in the social network for those who don't know it's true fact. also songwriter and social i did nice rich and twenty year old. friend denise rich yes close friend of the clinton i don't like your husband i believe it was hard to have your ex-husband . help with fact you got it all over the place today so it is about getting. another one to oil or she ditched her passport last year as well all of these people are going to be another all over the place do you think there should be new laws put onto the books to prevent this man. because what with we can't force people to stay in the united states i mean if you're going to put any sort of measure on the books maybe something like a financial transaction tax something that gets money from people before they hit the road but even that i think is really controversial the details that have to be worked out a lot of people are saying we just need to make the tax code less complex and they're right if you look at the tax code it's ridiculous there's no way i could ever do my taxes on my own and i don't re

simulation of kaiser permanente is thirty seven thousand square foot test facility known as the garfield innovation center. this is a very cutting edge facilities actually one of the world mark this simulated here to read our. so our goal is to use this as innovation excess to have all those ideas him perspective collide. she sits down all those. these multilingual smart bed even have sensors for other nurses to the patient is too close to get to the bed and at risk of falling ice president of innovation and advanced technology face i said to innovation fund. doctors nurses and staff can submit proposals to have their ideas as to you that's resulted in the number of races like dr hero video game like trading software for treating energy emergencies. what a woman giving birth. not all that busy at our clinicians play with it. to compare lists for points. i'm doing the right color of calm we actually had the appetite and there was a simulation you can see you that white collar of the patients and their vital signs are clicking down. i think local innovation center robots are around every c

played by andrew garfield in the social network for those who don't know it's true fact or it's. also songwriter and social i did nice rich and twenty year old. friend denise rich yes close friend of the clinton i don't know her husband i believe was was it hard to get your ex-husband. help with fact you got it all over the papers today so is about getting. another one to oil or she ditched her passport last year as well all of these people are going to be there all over the place do you think there should be new laws put onto the books to prevent this man . because what with we can't force people to stay in the united states i mean if you're going to put any sort of measure on the books maybe something like a financial transaction tax something that gets money from people before they hit the road but even that i think is really controversial the details that have to be worked out a lot of people are saying we just need to make the tax code less complex and they're right if you look at the tax code it's ridiculous there's no way i could ever do my taxes on my own and i don't real

not even garfield. you said what about cassie's cats?> this is another example of you making [bleep] up because you are obsessed with cats. i never talk about cats. i never ask to see pictures of cats. you are obsessed with cats. you keep naming fake animals. this is real animals. >> are we going to ig authorize the heat that came off andy. >> i just like this as a sign of solidarity. i don't date rape chicks in the mall where i work. >> what some. >> he has been making that up too? >> i bought that. >> i know. >> the d.a.'s office bought that. >> let's go back to real pets. i have to say chicken, any chicken in general. >> because you can eat it. >> what about the geico gecko. he is real. >> and he is british too. >> i don't like him. he is taking american geico jobs. this looks like it is falling apart. >> pretty much. >> a professional host would try to save it, but that would be phony. >> you know who should have been on there? upset. they won and it is a big upset. >> is that is an actual horse. >> you are dropping nothing. jedediah

it was a place where president garfield had been shot, the cat's cradle of railroad tracks ran through it and elsewhere open sewers, dump yards and more rail tracks ran onto the mall and surrounded the other depots. burnham, who was famous for his citygate railroad stations -- the idea being that everyone entered by train really, mainly -- he asked senator mcmillan about moving it even before the plan was made, moving the railroads. mcmillan pronounce thed it -- pronounced it impossible. he was not one who used that word, but that, he said, would never happen. but burnham couldn't get it out of his craw. finally, he called upon the president of the pennsylvania railroad, alexander casat, whose sister he knew well from the world's fair. he listened, mcmillan used his prestige with congress, and a new plan was born. there would be one railway station to serve all in washington, the eye sores would be removed from the mall, tunnels would be built under the the capital. burnham made his design a curtain of classical architecture patterned on the arch of constantine, last of the great build

the city center to watch the parade and the highlights included characters like curious george and garfieldse santa claus. >>> in concord, santa did not drop in as usual. he flew in. it has been a tradition for santa to skydive into the city's buchanan field. but the f.a.a. made changes this year restricting the airspace over buchanan. santa switched a parachute for a plane and came through yet again delighting the kids waiting for him. there will be dozens of santas visiting next weekend. it is the annual santa con adventure. shu will dress up as santa claus. each december since 1994 santa visited around the world to bring toy and drink. santa con started in denmark in the 1970s. when the weather gets cold we look for creative ways to stay warm without driving up the pg&e bill. tonight researchers at uc berkeley may have found one. abc7 news reporter jonathon bloom tells us you do not have to leave the comfort of your office chair. >>> it looks like a chair, but the word chair is not in its name. this is a personal comfort system jie. we tried to make something -- >> we tried to make someb

the fun highlights included children's characters like curious george and garfield, tap dancing trees and, of course, santa claus. there will be dozens and hundreds of santa clauses circulating in san francisco next weekend. it's the santa claus adventure. each year since 1994 santas have visited children around the world to bring in and drink in some christmas cheer. santa began in denmark in the 1870s. >> giving this holiday season could make you $7,000 richer. go to our facebook page and give where you live. with each pledge we will donate one dollars in your honor to feeding the america's food banks up to $75,000. your good deed could be rewarded. everyone entered will win $7,000 cash. the winner will be announced december 19th. spread the love and help us give where you live. much more coming up on abc7 morning news. up next, when you are traveling, find out what to stay away from to avoid getting sick over the holidays. and the bay area company paving the way to help people with hearing loss. >> give where to those who've encountered a bump in the road... welcome to covered cali

children's characters like curious george and garfield, tap dancing trees and, of course, santa claus there will be dozens of santa's circulating in san francisco next weekend. it's the santa claus adventure. each year santas visit children during the holiday season to bring christmas cheer and drink christmas cheer. santa began in den mark in the 1870s. >>> we are teaming up with the local food banks. you can help. with each pledge we will donate one dollars in your honor to feeding the america's food banks up to $75. your good deed could be rewarded. everyone entered will win $7,000 cash. spread the love and help us give where you live. much more news coming up on abc7 morning news. up next, when you are traveling, find out what to city away from to avoid getting sick over the holidays. and the bay area company paving the which to help people with hearing loss. he loves me. he loves me not. he loves me. he loves me not. ♪ he loves me! that's right. [ mom ] warm and flaky in 15, everyone loves pillsbury grands! [ girl ] make dinner pop! [ female announcer ] holiday cookies are a big

children's characters like curious george and garfield, tap dancing trees and, of course, santa claushere will be dozens and hundreds of santa clauses circulating in san francisco next weekend. it's the santa claus adventure. each year santas visit children during the holiday season to bring christmas cheer and drink christmas cheer. santa began in denmark in the 1870s. >>> we are teaming up with the local food banks. you can help. take the pledge to give where you live. with each pledge we will donate one dollars in your honor to feeding the america's food banks up to $75,000. your good deed could be rewarded. everyone entered will win $7,000 cash. that comes in handy, right? the winner will be announced december 19th. spread the love and help us give where you live. much more coming up on abc7 sunday morning news. up next, when you are traveling, find out what to stay away from to avoid getting sick over the holidays. and the bay area c >> are welcome back, everyone. so glad you are with us. coming up at 6:30 this sunday morning. here's meteorologist lisa argen. >> the freeze this m

relayed by andrew garfield in the social network for those who don't know it's true fact. also songwriter and social i did nice rich and twenty year old. friend denise rich yes close friend of the clintons i don't like your husband i believe it was harder to have your ex-husband. help with fact you got it all over the papers today so it is about getting. another one or a letter she did last year as well all of these people are going to be out there all over the place do you think there should be new laws put onto the books to prevent this man. because what with we can't force people to stay in the united states i mean if you're going to put any sort of measure on the books maybe something like a financial transaction tax something that gets money from people before they hit the road but even that i think is really controversial the details that have to be worked out a lot of people are saying we just need to make the tax code less complex and they're right if you look at the tax code it's ridiculous there's no way i could ever do my taxes on my own and i don't really have

tonight in our ask ed live segment, our first question from james garfield. obama and biden be on the side of the tpp? the transpacific partnership. it is a huge trade deal, if you didn't know what that was. in fact, it is a trade deal that is going to dwarf nafta and gat, no question about it. to answer the question directly, it's a mystery to me. but what's troublesome is that the administration has not explained to the american people just how this is going to be good for american workers and how it's going to create jobs in our economy. okay, so we're going to trade with other countries. but there's also clauses in there that deal with international tribunals that will circumvent american law when it comes to trade and the grievance process is pretty gummed up, as i understand it. also, this is an attack on american labor. it's an outsourcing on steroids agreement. and none of the trade agreements we've had have been productive when it comes to jobs. i'm curious about this. it's a mystery to me. and i wish the president would step up and explain exactly w

host: how much access to have the health care there in garfield? caller: there's no hospital or clinic in garfield. i have to drive 13 minutes to get to a hospital. i have to go three and half hours to get to a good hospital. next call, colorado on our independent line. caller: this guy is from the yellow brick road country. this is jive talking. i don't know why people keep calling themselves conservatives and tea party. some nonsense. guest: what is the nonsense? caller: every time i ask [indiscernible] you haven't said anything yet. what are you going to do in place of it? for over 100 years, people have been trying to get americans with decent health care. what are you going to do? answer the question out right and stop stammering. appreciate that, chuck. there are a number of bills introduced. i will tell you what, i will limit this president will not compromise a single inch on health care. he is going to veto everything. everything that passes the house doing with health care, he says he's going to veto. he reread won't bring it up. i think

don opines in "the washington times" this morning -- this is anthony, a republican, from garfield newersey. are you with us? yes.r: topic from is off the budget situation. wanted to comment on the house committee hearing yesterday about the obama care bill. ifas very pleased to see handle of medical professionals rather than legislatures, politicians, government we got to hear from the medical professionals off of the front lines of the industry and the people who were seeing firsthand the, other than the patient's, the people are seeing firsthand what this law is doing to them. we are talking about the house passing the budget deal last night. here is "the l.a. times" -- peter is a democrat in kentucky. caller: good morning. i feel like the budget being passed is another win for the democrats. my comment would be -- i feel the republicans should give more of what they want to get to. i think it was too much of a win on the democratic side. republicans need to have more of a complete -- more of a compromise. host: "the star-ledger" -- and diane is coming from connecticut. caller: good

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parade will feature floats and balloons and favorite children's characters like curious george, garfieldanta claus will be there. the parade starts at 2:00 p.m. at 11th and clay streets then it heads to lake merritt. i'm happy and proud to be hosting the parade along with ktvu's claudine wong. you can see the parade right here december 14th at 3:00 p.m. and on december 21st at 4:00 p.m. >> you can watch it on tv but the parade will be happening this saturday. >> yes. >> sounds like a great time. >>> let's check in with sal and see what's going on on the roads. hopefully quieting down. >> there's a little bit of slow traffic here and there. we'll start off with the toll plaza. if you have been waiting, still about a 15-minute wait before you make it on the span. 238 still slow getting to sunnyvale. i want to mention the golden gate bridge is backed up because of a traffic light issue in front of the palace of in art -- palace of fine arts. >>> temperatures are slowly beginning to recover. get ready for another cold start on friday morning. upper teens, 20s and 30s. a chance of a knew show