grandfather, who had carefully checked all of his mirrors but never saw alec behind the car. >> he wasestroyed on the hill while i held him. i said, it's not your fault. i forgive you. >> reporter: it's a tragedy repeated all too often. every week in america 48 children are injured and 2 die after being backed over. a consumer reports investigation found the bigger the vehicle the bigger the blind spot. sedans have a blind spot of 12 feet on average, minivans, 13 feet, suvs 14 feet and double that on pickups to 30 feet. but backup cameras can make a huge difference. here's the problem. i know there are three children right now standing behind this car, but i can't see them in this mirror, can't see them in this mirror or that mirror. it's not until i put the car in reverse that those three little ones pop up in the rear view camera standing right behind the license plate. now the transportation department is set to require backup cameras in all new cars by 2014. >> no one would buy a car if you couldn't see 20 or 30 feet going forward, but we all have been buying vehicles where we can'

there's just something really beautiful about the way it renders space. >> alec soth is an artist who uses photography to really tell stories, but he's doing this in a way that is not the traditional type of storytelling with photography. his idea of finding the beauty in the unexpected, looking in out-of-the-way places for subjects and scenes that somehow evoked an america or a place that people would not really anticipate. in 2004, alec was chosen as one of the artists in the whitney biennial, which is a showcase nationally of american artists. it's a show meant to take the pulse of what's happening in american art, and it includes a spectrum of artists from emerging to well-known, and for a virtual unknown as he was at that time, it was a huge launching pad. >> i'm preparing for an exhibition at the walker art center. it's a big survey show, work from all over america. what i wanted to do with the show at the walker is not have it be a retrospective because i don't think i'm old enough for a retrospective, and i wanted to give it some sort of shape. to be a local artist, it's reall

six losses against the ducks who are no longer mighty but pretty good opponent, alec ovenchin winless since december 1, first period no score, nick backstrom deflects it to brooks light. maybe the streak will add. the shot goes through the goalie and ryan webs lot able to clear it and obie on the break away and hits the post. final minute of ot, ryan gets lot and the caps fall 2-1 and in overtime washington earns a point. >> they were focused and they did the game plan to a "t" and i thought we played very good. sometimes you play very good and lose and i mean we got a point which i think for the psyche was big. >> the caps are 3rd in the east. >>> what has gotten into the nationals. big contracts and big named guys, jason weather gets $126 million and werth put on his 28 jersey. the beginning of what both parties believe will be a successful 7 year relationship. werth has four years of post- season relationship. the nats promise that this is the start of the team's phase two evolution. >> i am assured that they will go get the pieces and i'm kind of the first one to step forward and

if alec if alex wanted palestinian show a palestinian citizen ship he could have it he is talking about a unique situation why christians are leaving but the handful there are trying to come back and then it's. a million christians and it is wrong for him to be deceitful and think that it's not right no no look this it's not a policy and you christians are the same and it is in and sue of left the land and the exam. you lose your rights to be a jerusalem all right residency all right david david that's what i think you would know if you would. want to ask david david david i mean did what is really the difference then i mean it's just the israeli state and if we go from what daphne had to say i think i mean if it's unique or not i mean these really state wants to slim all of jerusalem to be jewish that's one of the high priority for them they don't want to have other religious groups living there in jerusalem would you agree or disagree with that because a lot of them would say i'd lot of people to go ahead. look i'd have to disagree with that jerusalem as a whole has around seven hundr

niners may go back to the other smith alec against seattle.♪ [ female announcer ] keurig has over 200 varieties of gourmet coffee and tea to choose from. ♪ keurig is the way to brew fresh, delicious coffee in under a minute. way to brew. [ female announcer ] so with keurig, every cup tastes like it's brewed just forou. ♪ because it is. choose. brew. enjoy. keurig. >> looks like mike is going back to smith as the quarterback sunday against seattle. just to stir it up or knee jerk reaction to take attention away from his job status or the position. they have an identity crisis. starts with the quarterback then they can't decide if they are a run oriented or passing team. they have too many weapons for them not to be an explosive offense. but the coach doesn't seem to weren't to cut them loose. on defense they can't stop anyone. packers ran up 4 10 total yard yards. get some of the poorest tackling i have seen this year. today coach addressed the constant speculation that he will be fired. >> i think one of the saddest things about our society to

okay, as i said, my name is alec, i'm on truck 11. let's go into some light search and rescue. before you start, what do you do? stop, look, listen and think. any time you pull up to an incident or you see something, you take a breath, assess the situation, use all your senses and think about what you are going to do. those are all components of what we call the size-up. there are many components to size up. what's one of the components to size up? gathering facts. you want to assess the type of damage there is. what kind of situation is it? what is the issue? is it a medical problem? if it's a medical, is it a big hurt or a little hurt? is it a rescue situation and if it's a fire, do you have the resources to control or extinguish that fire? how about your situation, do you have all your people? do you have all the resources that you need? have you collected all the material that you need if you are going to start doing a lifting exercise because someone is trapped? because you never start a rescue, you never start a lifting exercise, never start anything, unless you know you

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visit one of the biggest shopping malls in europe i was told that the boss dollar for this season alec twenty got jets like telephones or laptops. and that's all the business news for this hour but you can always find more stories on our website that's archie dot com slash business stay with us. please i'm discovering. communicating with the wild. test yourself and become free. see what nature can give you. is he it's. easy to. see. in india all g.'s available in the grand central shirts in limbo and the taj mahal bowling polish president limbo the shoulder pain which results from mono beatrice will. go to go on taj mahal hotel charges some rent hotel hotel clothes on the meridian alina the judge the hotels church in new delhi who took the most babyhood tones during collection ramona close of the maidens hotel. park close a movie don't read this and shift it was promised but they promise. seven thirty pm in moscow good to have you with us here on our team two zero headlocks russia's approval of the nuclear cuts treaty with america is on hold while lawmakers spend the holidays mulling o

visit one of the biggest shopping malls in europe i was told that the boss dollar for this season alec twenty gods it's like telephones all laptops. and that's all the business for now but join us in about fifteen minutes time for more business news in the meantime you can always check out our web site at r.t. dot com slash business stay with us. it came here doctors one policeman swan's minister's wife. if you didn't pardon me if i lived. the night that i would get my kids out of here because i knew that what was going to happen was that he was going to kill me many victims don't understand that domestic violence includes verbal abuse psychological abuse physical abuse and sexual abuse at least four million women are affected by abuse every year those are my only two options that i saw that mostly. killed him me in jail or he's going to kill it in the. five thirty pm in moscow good to have you with us here on our t.v.'s in your headlines russia's approval of the nuclear cuts treaty with the u.s. waits while lawmakers spend the holidays mulling over conflicting points in the american s

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. >>> coming up, alec baldwin is dead -- tired of people calling him during dinner time.ose never get old. is this what makes milely smilely? fyi, i am talking about getting highly. >>> they want to take the labels off the table. we told you about a group of drifters calling themselves no labels that wants to, quote, overthrow the partnership that dominates our political culture. they had their label launched. among the flach lens one could find michael bloomberg, yawn, indiana senator ivan bay, who is that? and david brooks once was good now sucks, and msnbc morning host joe scarborough who may or may not be a cure -- cartoon. but the r and db -- r&b rapper 8 con recorded a song. i apologize in advance for the mess. >> so i guess no label strategy is to unite everyone through the universal hatred of akon. what a joke. am i being too mean about this? there is something mean about media types artificially creating an event. this isn't like a grassroots thing. it is a bunch of rich guys sitting around wanting more influence or something. >> because grassroots campaign come

make alec trebeck say, what the heck >> roads are snowy and slick and messy and treacherous look.e live next. ♪electronic santa song ♪electronic santa song so why use a dirty dishwasher? hidden dirt can build up. for flawless results, to remove grease and limescale. and a clear dishwasher means amazing dishes. finish, the diamond standard. >>> morning mess. just take a look at i-270. a blast of winter weather overnight is already bringing a commute to a halt. >> it's a mess ou there. good morning. welcome back to news 4 today. eye joe krebs. >> i'm eun yang. it is tuesday, december 14th, 2010. frederick county, maryland schools are oping two hours le as a result of the snow we have on the ground in parts of the region. >> we'll have other closings on the bottom of yo screen. this is olney, marylandhere the snow is still continue to go fall out there. >> and it's blowing. >> a lot of heavy winds out there. wonder how long this is expected to last? >> this is lake-effect snow. we talk about that. michigan gets it, indiana, ohio anpennsylvania. it doesn't get all the way down here. i

how can i take that and turn the congress -- >> but what i would say is with the unique reputation alecat you have, you are in a position to acknowledge the american people, have i done wrong? yes, i have. are there things done wrong in this congress every day? you bet they are. am i not going to take up with issue of distrust in the process of the legislative chamber and attempt to cultivate a mechanism to restore that trust through advocating transparency in those processes. >> dylan, you have really raised the question that i will seriously consider. i really thought tax reform and education getting kids out of afghanistan. my only hesitancy is that as you relate it to the congress, judging the conduct of its members, it has never been this partisan. i have never seen the hatred that on the floor and i have never seen friends that would say, i wish i could help you, but i can't get my committee assignment. but i promise you, if we get back in two or three months, that i will discuss with people that want to see that, but if you start off not trusting each other, it's a real rough pro

. >> reporter: it was adrian's father, alec's grandfather who had carefully checked all of his mirrorsr saw alec behind the car. >> he was destroyed when i held him and i said it's not your fault. i forgive you. >> reporter: it's a tragedy repeated all too often. every week in america 48 children are injured and two die after being backed over. a consumer reports investigation found the bigger the vehicle, the bigger the blind spot. sedans have a blind spot of 12 feet on average, minivans 30 feet. suvs 14 feet and double that on pick ups to 30 feet. but backup cameras can make a huge difference. here's the problem, i know there are three children right now standing behind this car. but i can't see them in this mirror, can't see them in this mirror and i can't see them in that mirror, it's not until i put the car in reverse that the kids pop-up in the rear view camera that's set in the license plate. >> no one would buy a car if you couldn't see 20 or 30 feet going forward, but we all have been buying vehicles where we can't see 20 or 30 feet going backwards. >> reporter: for the nelson

alec has the most common childhood muscle disease, duchesne musk clnne muscular dy.ommercial will run during the rose, fiesta, sugar and orange bowls. >>> a giant rock is blocking a main roadway into the park. state officials closed highway 140 after a dump truck-sized rock tumbled into the road. the rock fell about a half mile east of yosemite view lodge just inside the park's boundary. no damage was reported. the highway will be closed at least part of today while road crews assess the area and remove debris. >>> the new year is also a new round of negotiations between muni managers and operators. 2 special closed door meetings are now set for january 11th and 25th. muni's existing contract with the union expires june 30th. now, a measure passed in november gives muni managers more leverage to negotiate hourly wages and benefits. before that operators were guaranteed automatic wage increases. >>> 5:50 right now. caltrain is ringing in the new year with higher fares and service changes. starting tomorrow it will cost an additional 25 cents per zone to ride caltrain

alec baldwin took home the statue for best actor in a company last year.ll be up against any water jim parsons for the big bang therapy. we do a survey will return to host the show which airs on january the 16th. >> a look at storm tracker 4 radar the rain push and out of the cells at this hour and tapered off in the north bay. it was a continuing chars this evening. will talk about a coming up. it's been a rainy day across the bay area today a lot of rain this morning there's a break and then more this afternoon but jackson is here and she said it's nothing like we can expect to the days ahead this week and are going to get pounded with rain right now were seeing showers of the golden gate. some have yourself through livermore and down to the south bay. and as the north bay dry at this hour. in the south bay pockets of heavier rain like a redwood city were seeing heavier showers develop. it also approaching san jose and milpitas. a wider view picture a steady stream of moisture pushing into the bay area but to lotus this is dragging down to the south. we

hello everybody, all right, best performance by an actor in a television series, a comedy or musical alecbaldwin and 30 rask, steve kerr of the office, thomas james holland. matthew morrison the lead. jim partition the big bang theory. best performance by an actress in a television serious drama to a the good right. elisabeth moss a madman. covert affairs. he's a doll sons and anarchy. here's cedric the closer. best original score motion- picture alexander the king's speech. alice-in- wonderland, a are robyn. 127 hours. attica's ross the sure shot network. >> less strained play motion-picture de bordeaux. a hundred 27 hours. the kids are right, inception, the king's speech. but as of god for now. >> best performance by an actor in a supporting role in this series, miniseries or a motion picture for tv. scott kron4, hawaii 50. chris cole for lead. for some of the good life. erica's jones street modern family. david astray temple brandon. sorry. best television series comedy or musical, 30 rock. the big debate theory. the big see. the leak. modern family. there's jackie. boston foreign lang

steve and alec. and now james and anne?n this season, handing over hosting duties to a pair of hot and much younger celebrities. actors james franco and anne hathaway. >> i can probably let it slip that i'm terrified. and exhilarated and excited. >> clearly, the oscars are looking to go younger. they're trying to get the audience of james franco and anne hathaway and all those fans. >> reporter: at 28 and 32, both are already established actors. and veterans at hosting "saturday night live." at the 2009 awards, hathaway gave oscar watchers a preview of how she may perform on the broadcast. ♪ give me my destiny >> anne hathaway is a singer, she's a performer, she's a dancer. this is right up her alley, actually. james franco is always doing unpredictable stuff. >> reporter: stuff like posing in drag for the cover of a magazine. at the recent gotham awards, oscar's choice of franc-away is well-received by fellow actors. >> i think they're both super-talented and great. >> it's an interesting choice. i think it's always fun to

the best performance byyan actor in a teeevision ssries, comedy or musical alec baldwin, "30 >> thomas" the king's beacc ,"" alice in wonderlaad ,"" 127 hours ," and" the social network ," and" ron si zimmmr "inceppion. >>> and "127 ourr," lisa and christopherrnolann"inception,." >> that's all i got for now. >> [applause]. >>> best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a series, miniseries or motion picture made for televisioo. scott kahn "hawaii 50", chris colt err "glee." eric tone street, modern familyy and david, stray (, templl gran don. %-series, comedy or musical..3 "the big bang theory." "modern family," "nurse jackie." best foreign language film "beautiful," "mexico spain. ." >>> you are listening for the as three actors and an actoo. two actors, matthew morrison and leah ichelle all from glee and american idol, carrie underwood for the narnia song. >>> we want to take you to tabloid tueeday when bbandi has more. >>> nicoll itchie has made it official. after two babies the couple got ú%iched over the weekend. the word is that it was a small ceremony for her friends a

. >> alec baldwin was at the concert. >> yes, he was. >> didn't say hi to me, but said hi to you. >>ou surprised? >> no, you were busy. i was happy to see him. didn't even know he remembered us. nice. >> keith richards was there. >> was he really? standing? >> no -- there -- >> there was somebody from the "wedding crashers" there that excited joe. >> will ferrell. >> the most famous comedian in the world, you mean? >> perhaps the lawrence olivier of our time. >> okay. tony bennett was there. >> tony bennett. >> tony bennett. still kicking. >> no, this was great. this was a great concert. >> nice. >> is there anybody there who wasn't famous? >> yeah. >> it was weird. martha stewart took our picture. i got the that was like a weird moment. i didn't understand what was going on. it was really fun. i've never been to anything like it in my life. >> it was -- >> glamorous. >> it was glamorous. great. >> what were we doing there? >> you were adding gravitasse glamor. >> opened with the magical mystery tour. his voice was as good as it's ever been. >> he's very physically fit. >> seriously.

series up and up against "the good wife" "dexter," and "boardwalk empire." "30 nod" for tina fey and alec baldwin or actor and actress. bell look to the golden globes for a predictor of the oscars, turn outs it is not a very good indication what happens. in the last 60 years only one movie given a golden globe for best picture won oscar for best picture. wait and see what happens this year. >> i should have known that. i didn't, lee cowan. i thought it was a predictor. >> i guess not that often. >> a check of the rest of the morning's top stories, ann is over it news desk, good morning to you. >> good morning to both of you and all of you this morning. >>> in the news, last night, republican party chairman michael steele made a surprise announcement saying he will seek re-election despite recent reports saying he would resign. steele has weathered controversy for spending nearly $2,000 in party funds at a los angeles strip club and for reportedly using nearly $19,000 of the committee's money to redecorate his office. 6 report. walgreen's are warning that hackers are using customer e-mail

>> she's a small alec, that one. i like red with anything. >> yeah, i'll go with the white. is, should we open that wine at the party. >> that's a good question. >> depends on how much you've got chilled. sometimes it is nice to have those extra bottles if the party is lasting longer. i think people like the fact that you open it up later and not horde it for later. >> so we've been doing the right thing. crack it open. >> speaking of alcohol, another drinking question. >> hi, ladies. happy holidays. we wondered what's your favorite drink for the holidays? >> coffee. >> i got to tell you this little mistletoe guy is really good. check it out in family circle magazine. >> i stick with wine. i'm not a big liquor fan at all. >> why did we just have five questions about drinking? i'm concerned. >> we should let fb know we only sip a little bit. i don't swig wine. >> she doesn't. >> i don't swig. >> you guys are experts. >> all right, sara. thank you, sweetie. sara, you're adorable in your elf cap. >>> still to come on "today," the truth about rudolph. can reindeer really fly? an