the fireworks display athe inner harbor will go on this year. a donation was made to allow the show to go on. that means the sun will serve as the sponsor of the event. it was last month when the office of motion and arts announced they did not have funds to put on the fireworks show 678 that is good news. we'll have a fireworks show on new year's eve. give me that drum roll again. >> the time now is 5:12. 34 degrees on tv hill. coming up, a study shows prozac may help adults with some forms of autism. >> right now, a live look outside. it is a pretty but chilly morning. ava marie has your insta-weather plus forecast. stay with us. "11 news saturday morning" is just getting started. >> good morning. a live look outdoors. the lights are twinkling. we have mostly clear skies. 31 currently at b.w.i. marshall. winds mostly calm. it looks like the barometer is up. we have high pressure building in over the area. as we step out doors this morning, make sure you grab the jackets. you will be feeling that chill outside. it is 38 degrees current any in g

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. >>> and here's a live look athe. all running just fine there. >>> welcome back. we're taking you north to the north pole. we'll check in with our own bob redell braving temperatures at minus 4 degrees at 4:42. >>> suddenly the holidays are looking gloomy for people who are hit by flash floods from a devastating typhoon. this morning people are still picking up the pieces left behind by the storm a week ago that killed more than 1,000 people. authorities say they lost count of the missing. grieving families have begun burying the dead. this is one of the worst disasters to hit that region. >>> the utility running the fukushima daiichi plant says it has to raise rates to stay afloat. the utility has not said how much rates will be increased. >>> back in the u.s., power plants are being told to clean up their act. u all the coal fired plants must comply. most of the 1200 plants are in the midwest. they switched to cleaner natural gas or shut down. >> 4:43. good news to report when it comes to the nation's economy. some analysts are ruling out another recession. they

but the battle ath for her life started in october of 2010. years to ive. that's where they told er that she might not ever be able to have kids. in march the family found outt her tumors were shrinking... but one night diana heard jenni crying in her room after her boyfriend nathan wittman took her to the emergency roomm she was pregnant. she was pretty scared, becauseethe baby had been through two rrunds of chemo from march and april and she was just about to start another round.scared of the effects and committed to the life of her child, jenni decided to stop ccemotherapy. she gave birth to her son... chad michael... on november ninth. he's nnmed after jenni and nathan's fathers. but after the blessing of a healthy baby... jenni's family got the worst news of all. her braan tumors progressed and no treatmentt could save her. i mean i'm so glad thatt we have chad here (extended pause, she cries) but i want jenni here to aae care of him.despite the tears it is jenni's humor and toughness the family rememberr and the pride they feel for that

supervisor wiener: athe 24th. president chiu: this is seconded by supervisor farrell. supervisor mar. supervisor mar: i was dissenting because there was the selling of hard liquor, as they call it, in addition to the existing beer and wine is sold in whole foods, and i think they raised concerns of the impact on small businesses in the area, so i am appreciative, but i still have concerns about the impact on the small business sector. thank you. president chiu: any further discussion, colleagues? on that, on the motion to continue, can we do this? without objection, this item will be continued until january 24. item 33. clerk calvillo: item number 33, a resolution urging the united states government to reduce the military budget and and the wars in iraq and afghanistan and redirect the savings. president chiu: roll call. clerk calvillo: [reading roll] supervisor mirkarimi, supervisor wiener, supervisor avalos, supervisor campos, president chiu, supervisor chu, supervisor cohen, and there are 8 ayes, and 8 -- 3 nos. president chiu: this item is adopted. next item. clerk

. >> athe netherlands. >> and they give them a pill. people do make a disstainings between these two thing. in a way it seems natural. god thought it was their time. and other intervention science and medicine. do you think that religion as we know today will endure in the united states. >> absolutely. there's a paradox here. there's an element of hypocrisy here. how many of those people went to las vegas or sitting at home watching "desperate housewives." or participate in a reality show. >> it's the consumer society. >> so you feel that the religion is here to stay. >> religion is absolutely here to stay. the fact that sinners this is no news to christian people across the country. >> thanks so much for being my guest. our time has expired, sand merr ?o

you can walk out into a bay area forest and cut down a christmas tree and be helping the environment athe same time. we'll show you where it's happening. california should be proud. we were the first to ban smoking on airplanes. the first to have smoke-free bars and restaurants. all while saving over $86 billion in health care costs... and over a million lives. we've done a good job. but even if you were born today, you'd still grow up in a world where tobacco kills more people... than aids, drugs, alcohol, murder and car crashes... combined. we have a lot more work to do. tvrnl tvrnlts. >>> the gop presidential candidate herman cain announced he is suspending his campaign. he can continue to collect monetary donations and use them for his so called plan b. >> reporter: embattled gop candidate herman cain is calling off his run for the white house. >> with a lot of prayer and soul searching, i am suspending my presidential campaign. >> reporter: he remained defiant. >> i am not going to be silenced and i'm not going away. >> reporter: he lashed out at the media and the political establish

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now look athe temperatures where we're seeing the wind, around santa rosa, up tot o61 degrees, a 31-degree jump in the last hour or so. winds are picking up. 55 in oakland, 55 currently in san jose, 47 in santa cruz. in terms of the air quality, right now we've got enough wind so that air quality is just fine. as the winds turn light as you go through the weekend, i wouldn't be surprised to see spare the air days next week. it's dry and the satellite view shows you high pressure acting like a wall. no systems can come through that wall. they're shooting off here to the north like a ski jump across the west coast. this is the time lapse taking us through your futurecast from this friday all the way through next week. look at that. all the storms stay off to the north. no signs of much-needed rain or sierra snow for quite some time. temperatures for this afternoon should be warm throughout santa rosa. after the chilly start to your morning, 50s to low 60s around the rest of the bay area. windy toward the high country. and the weekend will start off, just like we had this morning. patchy fros

>> i think a reat recognition now especially from those serve ath the white house and voke -- servingt the white house and vocal voices, being president and workinn at the white house means you have to makeetough decisions. you have to make the tough decisions without perfect knowledge. you certainly can't make those decisions with an expectation that all of your decisions will be well received nd accepted. so i know that president bush made only tough decisions as president. in fact, chief of staff's job to make sure the president never makes an easy decision. they're tough decisions. they're not even 50/50. they're at best 33 and a third and by the way, you have to make the decision in the next pour. they're brutally difficult san diegoses. -- decisions. i had a conversation with a prominent obama administration person. he ulled me aside and said ppople have no clue how hard the decisions are at the white house. i said i have a clue. >> you understand it. you have been there. p> youumentioned obama, we have about 10 minutes left. i want to move from the last >> i miss it. >> you do?

you feel right now we're present athe creation again. you know, we are all present athe creation of something. but what's so interesting about this, it feels like after world war i, after world war ii, after the cold war but this time there was no war. but we are seeing states tumble as if there had been a war but this time there was no war. >> i think of that as really the central question about iraq as we are leaving and about all of the arab spring. do we see this incredibly important strategic region of the world? start to follow a path of china and india. or does it remain vastly behind and not even catching? >>. >> we continue this with david recommend nick-- remnick the editor of "the new yorker" magazine whose article in the current issue is called the civil arkansas how far with the resistant to vladimir putin go. >> i don'tant to say that anything equals anything else but remember egypt that initial outburst was largely middle cla. it was largely people who had work, even in a country with very, very high unemployment rates. ru

. >> reporter: the city sent out this notice yesterday saying the park was closed athe 10 p.m. and everyone was expected to leave. more than half the campers did. their tents leaving spots of dead grass on the lawn. others ended up in confrontations with police overnight including this one posted on the internet after removing abandoned tents and protestors pushed back. police used their batons. >> i think they are just pulling guerrilla tactics on us. >> reporter: the police response today? >> force is used most often in response to threats. >> reporter: and there has been plenty of crime at this camp. arrests for battery, theft and assault with a deadly weapon. many offenders homeless and/or mentally ill and many coming from other "occupy" camps that were recently raided in oakland and san francisco. >> there have been problems with the, you know, with the site and some of the activities here, unfortunately. we haven't been able to police ourselves like we should. >> reporter: and the camp is located across the street from berkeley high school. >> what's happened in the last

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. >> going from one set of bow heem aths and a film camera to flipping sandwiches so to speak, what's -- restaurants are a tough industry, isn't it? the food industry? what made you decide to do something as radical and new as this? >> it's like when jeff gould said i'm going to get in the film space. everybody said, boy, that doesn't make any sense. when i said i'm going to get into the consumer electronics space and even pop up to video camcorders, people said that doesn't make a sense. why would you invest in the consumer electronics space. it's hardware. that doesn't make any sense. restaurants are equally challenging. they are frought with all of the issues that exist for consumer electronics business or -- >> that's actually interesting when you say that. what are some of the parallels? >> if you don't sxhooz the right real estate, you'll be in big problems. we're lucky enough to have ron johnson who started as retailer of jc penney, and hiring a great team of executives to help me on the real estate side. the other thing is really making a great product and having that product

ath a year like that, how could anyone predict what next year will bring? not to worry. we'll try as we bring together our correspondents to review the past and look to the future because this is "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs and now, from cbs news in washington, this is "face the nation" with bob schieffer. >> schieffer: good morning again and welcome to face the nation and our annual cbs news correspondent round table. joining me here in the studio chief white house correspondent norah o'donnell, political director john dickerson, congressional correspondent nancy cordes, national security correspondent david martin, and justice and homeland security correspondent bob orr. in new york, our senior business correspondent anthony mason. in london correspondent elizabeth palmer. elizabeth, i'm going start with you because one of the most dramatic moments on face the nation this year was when egypt suddenly erupted, everything was this turmoil there. dhen we switched to you here's what happened. >> there's reason to believe that the looters are police who h

>> i was athe who em.h after i recorded with her, and the first thing i got, i teared up and was so emotional about it because i didn't -- >> how did you hear about it in. >> my son called me up and told me she just died, and i couldn't believe it, because i wanted to really tell her, to invite her to the palladium where i'm going to perform there, and i wanted to talk to her about slowing down because you could get very hurt if you don't. and i wanted to try and stop her, like the way someone was nice enough to stop me, and i didn't do it. i felt very regretful that i didn't have the chance to talk to her >> could you see the way things were going with her? could you snell. >> yes. >> you feared she was heading down the wrong road? >> yes, it would have been disastrous. >> it's very sad. >> it is really sad. >> a sad loss. >> but you know everybody is sad about it except one person that i met, and that's her original mother. i met her in new york, she came and visited me at my home, my apartment, and she

there's a kind of denial there ath sulha kind of denial there resonance that there were going to be verytiff consequences if this action continued in the future. >> we're still seeing bullying cases. we're still seeing tragic stories of young people losing their lives. it's clearly not just going to stop overnight. but do you feel that what happened with this case is making a real impact now on bullying in schools in america? >> i think in some ways, yes. i think it -- it certainly began a national and international dialogue. and in that regard, it's been very helpful and very important. i wonder what the long-term effects will be. whether we can sustain that level of discussion. and make the necessary changes so that we change the culture. >> i mean, there is now phoebe's law in the state of massachusetts. in simple terms, what is that law? >> well, it doesn't -- essentially what it does is mandate the schools to report incidences of bullying should they believe that that -- an act is one of bullying. it also mandates, and i think and i know beth agrees that what's really critical is th

. >>> a sweet t was ath parent was a security threat as well. one woman's sticky situation at the airport. stay with us. >>> welcome back. live look over oakland. clear skies, chilly temps. rob will be along to give you the weekend forecast. it is 7:09. >>> legalizing marijuana in california, says a new report u could bring in millions of dollars annually. it was issued about i the state's independent legislative analyst and focused on a proposed initiative that would legal looiz it and regulate commercial sale. it would boost the state's agricultural and manufacturing industries and create jobs. the california hemp and health initiative will start collecting signatures. they will have about three months to collect more than 500,000 signatures needed to get the measure on the november ballot. >>> a health warning for women with breast implants. the french government is recommended that women go under surgery to remove implants after a high rupture rate. 30,000 women in france and hundreds of thousands more around the world have breast implants m

ath after that, he has a family obligation. he will have to stop then. we will check with him later. soriano's competition, daryl turske of springfield, illinois, a first-time bell ringer vying for the world record. he says he is happy to be doing it for such a great cause. when asked how he is holding up, he says, it is taking a toll on his hands? the bell is between my fingers, getting a bit of a callous. i have enough i can still keep changing it over. >> no fair. he is inside, soriano is outside. we are partial to our local guy. good luck to everybody. >>> even santa needs a little help here and there. one of his elves is a texas post master. this is part of the operation santa program in austin, texas, saulsito reads and sorts letters and matches those truly in need. the christmas wishes reflect the tough economic times. >> children, instead of asking for toys are asking for clothing, for shoes, for some of them want just a pair of pants or they want something for their mom or something for their dad. >> the letters to santa program has been around

we're looking athe that heavy rain and more of that snow on top of scotland.cause this area of low pressure is kicking out this precipitation. it's going to be sticking around through the morning. we're also looking at another round that will be coming through tomorrow and this is also going to be bringing more bad weather for thursday. but right now, we're looking at winds, anywhere from about 39 to 51 kph. this is going to be causing travel delays if you'll be flying into or out of northwest europe. if you're flying out of parts of england or say even to areas in parts of germany. as i show you, we're expecting delays. even as we go later into the afternoon/evening for munich. more snow on the way this evening. delays 60 to 90 minutes. those strong winds will probably disrupt travel and the same for both of london's airport and the same for amsterdam. while that system is bringing the rain and the snow, it's also going to be bringing much-needed precipitation for parts of central europe. we're talking about the alps, the western alps, central alps, haven't s

republicans say it is tough economic times and we should help workers with extra mon netheirr pockets athe but not a pro policy. again, i said most republicans, most are comfortable making the case. we have long-term employment problems and ought to do major tax reform. >> the shift played in obama's hands and the democrats want to shift the debate to income and quality. and we are talking about deficit and income and quality and favoring richh people over poor people. it is an effective strategy. >> we talked about long-term unemployment and the president got good news byron on this week . unemployment rate dropped from nine percent to 8.6 in november and the economy created a net of 120,000 new jobs. but the big reasonn for the drop is, 315,000 people stopped looking for work. is the glass half full or empty. it is good news for the white house. you can't say it is nine percent. it is 8.6 percent. it has done this before. in november of last year, unemployment rate dropped and went from 9.8 to 8.8 x. by summer time it was up to 9.2. and the problem is, this time of year, it does go down,

this year's game scheduled for february ath in indianapolis. day. number 5, a survey shows more than a third of shoppers are finished with holiday shopping with christmas still three weeks away. number 4. snail mail is about to slow down even more. the postal service says no more next day delivery on first class letters. the agency also set to slash some 28,000 jobs. number 3. the fate of the nation's top aviation official is very much up in the air after a drunken driving arrest. randy babbitt on a leave of absence from his job heading the f.a.a. number two, a senior military official confirms iran now has in its possession a top secret u.s. drone after controllers reportedly lost contact with it. and number one tonight, the republic presidential frontrunner newt gingrich stopping in new york city meeting with the billionaire donald trump and that's "the fox report's" top five. and on this day in 1933, the state of utah ratified the 21st amendment. making it a three fourths majority of states to do so. and that officially ended the federal pro

our athe theethena jones is her. this sounds like a pretty big oops. >> it is a pretty big oops. we're hearing from campaigns this morning. let me tell you quickly what perry said. they're going to be looking closely and reviewing the facts and the law to determine whether an appeal or challenge is warranted. a challenge to this decision to keep them off the ballot. let's listen to what newt gingerich had to say. his campaign called virginia's system a failed system, said voters deserve the right to vote for any top contender, especially leading candidates, and they say they're going to pursue an aggressive write-in campaign. that's interesting, of course, because the latest poll shows gingerich is in the lead in virginia with a five-point lead over romney. but if you're not on the ballot, then you can't really compete, can you, t.j.? >> you can't. and, again, we're talking to our folks, trying to understand how big of a deal this is. it's embarrassing, yes, gingerich lives in virginia, but also, it just shows -- and turns some people off about wait a minute, you can't get your a

and although i knew what dance halls and music halls were, because i hung out all my life athe apollo, i'd never been into a theater. dramatic. or what drama was about. so i went out of curiosity. when the lights went down and the curtain opened and the players entered it was my first real epiphany. it was... it struck me for the force that was obviously... it was just absolutely stunning and as i watched these black people on stage manipulating poetry and words that could make you laugh in a itant andad in the next and gripped you drama i knew that that was an environment in which i very much wanted to be. this was a place where i would like to reside. i would want to service this culture, these people in any way that i could having not the foggiest idea that i would be an actor or singer. my ambition was about the culture and the environment and anything i could do to be around the environment it stimulated me. whatever i missed in the form of study in school this environment gave to me. and that was my first exposure to what would become my lif and i begged at the end the play to l

the health groups say college aths lettics and smoking should never mix. watching the orange bowl?obably watch the bowl. what do you think? >> will you smoke a cigar while watching the orange bowl? >> i will not. we have first amendment rights. i do think a lot of kids will be watching that. >> i look flood ed into it. you think the normal tobacco fda restrictions apply. they do not apply to cigars. >> there you go. news you need to know. >>> tonight we have a warning that washington's budget cutters may be leaving the country at risk to bioterror attacks. dr. sanjay gupta will be here. we'll ask rick santorum about the significant endorsement he picks up in iowa. >>> the video with the third highest number of hits, rick perry's commercial, faith made america strong, take a look. >> i'm not ashamed to admit that i'm a christian. you don't need to be in the pew every sunday to know there's something wrong in the country when gays can serve openly in the military but our kids can't openly celebrate christmas or pray in school. this was the gulf's best tourism season in years. all bec

up sometimes and loses that discipli last night he was discipline except for thatittlwink he throws athe audience every once in awhile. >> some it is not newt gingrich material. he's a 68-year-old grandfathe we hear that all the time. but some of it is, does the country nt somebody who's a little imaginativend unpredictable, and will go outside of the box, because the proble are so big and demand more than incremental change. >> david, governor branstad -- it sounds like governor branstad is saying he likes that, i don't want to put words in your mouth, yo like somebody who is telling it like it is. has mitt romney en too cautious in iowa? >> well, you've g to give ron paul credit for having plan that's going to get rid of tis ge deficit. he's the one that's been very consistent on that. i think that's onof the reasons he's doing well. the iowa poll shows number one iss is get america spending under control. i, like many other governors, are cutting spending, and focusing on reduci taxes and regulations, to bring jobs and revitalize our state's onomy. the federal government, with its hig