it is bamboo and i'm going to take you, if we can get there, to the most bamboo infested city in the state of maryland and when i come back, we'll talk about what some people want to do about it. >>> a senate subcommittee held a hearing today on the response to the aftermath of superstorm sandy. maryland senators barbara mikulski and ben cardin were among those from states hard hit that testified. mikulski called for aid to communities on the eastern shore that are still suffering the effects of the storm and cardin spoke of the need to protect vulnerable areas from future storm damage. >>> one of the country's largest banks is looking to reduce its expenses and improve efficiency, but it's doing it by laying off thousands of workers. citigroup says it's eliminating 11,000 jobs. the majority of those cuts will come from citi's consumer banking unit. >>> do you think there are enough starbucks out there? apparently not. the seattle-based coffee chain plans to open 1,500 cafes in the u.s. over the next five years. there are already 11,500 starbucks in the nation and starbucks says it w

bamboo is already banned in college park. there's a $200 fine for shoots that get into any neighboring yards. >>> a brand new tree will be the center piece of the national christmas tree lighting tomorrow on the ellipse and it's not bamboo. the first family will there be in the 5:00 hour. this year's display features 56 trees in all including one for each state, territory and, of course, our town washington d.c. this is the 90th year for the event. organizers are expecting more than 20,000 people for the show. we will bring it to you live right here on wusa9. top, what kind of temperatures are we expecting? not too bad but not balmy like the last couple days? >> no, no 70s but 40s. erica will go out there tomorrow night. dress warmer than you think i told her and i'll tell you. it just seems to be colder there. it's a new tree they got within 50 miles of the nation's capital. the one before it a storm blew over. that was a live tree. it didn't take well. now they have a new one. they think hopefully it will take there. >> so

human level. >> this is one of my favorite sections and you can see the goarnlrous maples by the bamboo back drop and especially beautiful in the fall when the leaves start changing colors. just around the corner from maple lane this little garden is called a zen garden, a dry landscape garden and constructed here in 1953. this was originally designed by zen monks for the ground. their main purpose was to create a trairchg tranquil setting for the monks. this is no ordinary bridge. it's made of redwood, oak and cedar. the high arch style makes it easy to pass under. the newly refurbished tea house is in the center of the gard scpen a great place to eat and chill as you take in the view of the garden. if you wish you can experience the rich cultural tradition that celebrates the preparation of green tea or matcha and your host dressed in the ceremony will demonstrate how to clean the utensils and receive and drink tea with ancient japanese customs. the art of the tea ceremony once available only to priests and nobility is completely accessible to you here in the house at the japanese tea

she just sits down, starts enjoying a little bamboo chute. >> yep, let's see what she we spend a lot on the feed because a chicken is what it eats. [ jim ] this seal verifies we feed my fresh all-natural chickens an all-vegetarian diet including corn, soybeans, and marigolds. no animal by-products. no meat and bone meal. when you put my chicken on the table, you know where it came from. that i put on my children's plate. that's why we use all-white meat, breading that is whole grain with omega-3 and no preservatives. it is my goal to make the highest quality, best-tasting nugget on the market. i want consumers to go, "dang, that's a good nugget." >>> prankster is at it again, and this time he's making people bug out. walking around the beach with an exterminator suit on telling people he's spraying for caulk roaches. the entire video is set to the ghostbuster's theme. >> whatever it is, i don't want to get sprayed with it. >> why? >> people do get very upset. >> that's toxic, you putting that right in my face, man? >> i'm surprised he didn't get punched. >> he almost did. >> what's w

she doesn't seem to be alarmed by the camera, and she just sits down, starts enjoying a little bamboo she's eating a lot looks a little fatter. >> look at that belly. >> sounded potent. what's your girlfriend smell like? talk about a rare moment. >>

. >> she just sits down, starts enjoying a little bamboo shoot. >> it's what she does next that may be unladylike. ♪ because we know how much you do to make the holidays just right. from ornaments to ottomans, memories are made with ikea. >>> i have to warn you, you may cry because of overload in this next video. i have found the best duo of street performers ever. we believe this is in poland and take a listen. ♪ >> are you kidding me? ♪ >> the baby knows all the lyrics. >> i don't know if the baby knows the lyrics or just knows the pitch or how the song kind of goes. it's crazy. when the street performer stops the baby keeps going for a solo. >> no. ♪ >> if that doesn't break your heart, doesn't get you in the holiday spirit, i don't know what will. ♪ >> something was caught on camera that we don't often experience. i'm going to call this video gorillas in the wind. >> gorillas in the wind. >> this is in rwanda and that's a female mountain gorilla. not something you catch on camera very often. especially this close. now she doesn't seem to be alarmed by the camera and shes just sits

they product the fills put together with bamboos and straw. despite what you might think these children are not misbe ha haifing. they are taking part in a tradition. it's believed it will cure ailing bodies. >> translator: the cherry blossoms and autumn colors used to be the villages one and only attraction but now we have this. >> translator: i want everyone to look at this place and its surroundings. i cannot feel but it helps encourage to do this. >> reporter: they give energy and purpose to a declining community. >>> emerging economic powers still struggling with democracy. the threat of violence, the push for peace, the shadow of conflict. get news and insight on southeast asia every weekday live from bangkok only on "newsline" . >>> people in northern japan are dealing with more snow. this is after they got record breaking amounts of it last week. we get the latest in the world weather forecast. >> a winter storm is sweeping across northern japan producing snow showers and strong winds. we have reports of 100 kilometers gusts. strong no

he had a little bit of fun, chewing on a bamboo and playing in a plastic ring. >>> now to the some of the most annoying words of 2012. the marist poll puts twitterverse at number five. once again, for the fourth year in a row, whatever tops the list as the most irritating word on the list. >>> some of the most annoying words in its annual survey, we have it in twice. >>> the dow lost 18 on thursday. closing at 13,096. the s&p 500 was down a point. >>> overseas markets fared slightly better. >>> as those fiscal cliff worries become mo, the stocks skidded on thursday. on news that house members will return to negotiations on sunday evening. the latest penning home sales data comes out at 9:00. >>> the dairy industry is calling it the milk cliff. if congress doesn't approve a farm bill, the price of milk could skyrocket from 3.65 to as much as 8. all dairy products will be affected. >>> now to another looming crisis, dock workers at more than a dozen ports across the country are threatening to walk out on the job sunday. strikes along the east coast will create a domino effect. the white

he's got a big plastic ring and chewing on bamboo. glad to see he's doing well. >>> over to wall street for a check. the dow lost 18 on thursday closing at 13,096. the s&p was down a point and the nasdaq lost 4. overseas, nikkei gained 72 points while the hang seng added 46. >>> as those fiscal cliff worries become more real on main street and wall street, a dramatic drop sent stocks skidding thursday on news that house members will return to negotiations sunday evening. on investors' radar the latest pending home sales data comes out at 10:00 a.m. >>> meanwhile, the dairy industry is calling it the milk cliff. if congress doesn't approve a bill by january 1st, the prices could skyrocket from $3.65 a gallon to as much as $8. to think that wisconsin cheddar could cost more than imported french brie. >>> dock workers are threatening to walk out on the job over contracts that are set to expire. strikes could cause a crippling domino effect. the white house is urging an agreement as quickly as possible. >>> monthly rents are on the rise.

their wide selection includes bellawood prefinished, bamboo, laminate and vinyl plank flooring.umber liquidators is proud to sponsor "this old house." the project we're working on here in cambridge, massachusetts is just four blocks from porter square and lots of people every day walk, bike, take the train and drive right through this area. this is a busy melting pot -- hey! and apparently there are surprises on every corner. check this out, kevin. look at this beautiful art deco building right here. it was once a major old-line department store. now it's lesley university. but you're never going to believe what's inside this old building. can't wait. so, when the department store moved out, a series of small shops moved in. welcome to what the locals call "japantown." really. come on in. no kidding, look at this little gem tucked away in here. series of shops with every kind of japanese cuisine. look at it it's always packed. wow, look at this little alleyway, huh? it's like you've transported us straight from japan right here to cambridge. that's right. so, look at this. here'

so what we'd use is like bamboo stakes and draipt cloth over that. >> take off the cloth next morningto increase air circulation allowing the plant to get the warmth of the sun. if do youz&ehnow it's going to be cold, you can just leave on the cloth. you can also use umbrellas to shield from frost or just haum them under eves of the home. i talked to a local plumber today, he's very busy today, we talked to him about covering outdoor pipes and i'll have that, coming up at >> some people like the cold. like in tahoe, ski row sorts gearing up for a white christmas this year. the natural base is already better than it's been in years. see operations able to open more runs, they expect more snow to make one of the best ski seasons in a decade. forecasters say two more storms on the way will dump more snow before the holiday week. >> and take a look at this, an elderly driver got himself into an unusual predicament jamming his car on this pathway it happened on the sir francis drake onramp. the chp first called a tow truck to try to dislodge the car, then, an officer climbed through and go

he played -- spent a good portion of the exam playing with a stick of bamboo. he weighs in at 15.4 pounds and officials say the little guy is among the smaller size but he is crawling pretty normally and he is becoming more mobile and beginning to explore more of his living area. he is so cute. 34 degrees at the airport. still ahead, a look at the morning's top stories. >> and we will also take a look at your morning commute. we will update you on any problems to avoid coming up. the much lighter winds as high pressure builds in, and then a chance of snow tomorrow. first, a live look at sunrise. beautiful. 39 downtown and 33 at the >> welcome back. in the headlines this morning -- a contract remains in a coma after being beaten inside a house in west baltimore. authorities say they found him unconscious inside a home where last week. family members say pearson had gone to give an estimate on contract work when he went missing. it remains in serious condition research is continuing for the suspect and anyone with information is asked to call baltimore city polic

degradable plastic that's used to model feet on the bottom there and then the actual legs are made of bamboos. >> we have seen balls like this in a little minesweeper thing, tell us how he designed this? >> why did he get the idea? it was a way to make a cheap and affordable technology people could use to survey the lands they live in. especially in the hazardous terrains. right now the technology and process is very expensive and can cost upwards of $1,000 just to clear one single mine. not to mention that many of these need to be detonated manually. but this mine has an internal gps as well. i want to point this out. where it tracks the areas that it's cleared so you know how many mines it has cleared. but skeptics say, look, it is still a work in progress and it might not be suitable for all terrains. that being said, i want to take a listen to a part of the video where you actually see the -- >> yeah, let's do it. >> with each detonation the device loses one leg. it could destroy several land mines in one journey. >> so it just loses one to two legs? >> one to two legs, don. when he says

she went into the shed and came up that long bamboo pole would put the turkish rugby match on the end. she leaned over, carefully pushed the net need the dead fish. she pulled it out. but the fire was in the doomsday book. i said your mom sent so that was william the conqueror. yes. she took the dead fish out of the net and examined it. it was still soft, not stiff and it flopped in her hand. i've never seen so many colors. the soviets, but mcbeath was blue and green and purple and each scale is tipped with black. what kind of fish is that i asked? this is very odd she said. mostly fish in job died anyway. she produced a horn handled pocketknife, although it could not have told you from where could she push into the stomach of the fish and sliced towards the tail. this is what killed her. she took something from inside the fish and put it still greasy from the fish gets into my hand. i bent down addicted into the water, bring my fingers across it. i stared at it. queen vic tori's face stared back at me. the fish eat a six pounds. it's not good is that. a little sunshine showed the fur

their wide selection includes bellawood prefinished, bamboo, laminate and vinyl plank flooring.ators is proud to sponsor "this old house." the project we're working on here in cambridge, massachusetts is just four blocks from porter square and lots of people every day walk, bike, take the train and drive right through this area. this is a busy melting pot -- hey! and apparently there are surprises on every corner. check this out, kevin. look at this beautiful art deco building right here. it was once a major old-line department store. now it's lesley university. but you're never going to believe what's inside this old building. can't wait. so, when the department store moved out, a series of small shops moved in. welcome to what the locals call "japantown." really. come on in. no kidding, look at this little gem tucked away in here. series of shops with every kind of japanese cuisine. look at it it's always packed. wow, look at this little alleyway, huh? it's like you've transported us straight from japan right here to cambridge. that's right. so, look at this. here's my kind of

doctors kept him distracted with a ball, and bamboo sticks, for his latest medical exam, which he acedthe only thing cuter than a panda. a picture taken by a driver in california. saw these adorable baby raccoons peering out of a storm drain at a red light. i like the last one. we need a tiebreaker. >> pandas always look like somebody in a panda suit. you know? it's a tie. i have to say. >> we have five people here. we need a tiebreaker. >> lots of cute. >>> let's turn, now, to rachel smith, host of abc's "on the red carpet." we'll get to you and "pop news." >> we have interesting "pop news." perhaps another secret wedding? who knows? but miley cyrus. she posted some new photos on instagram that have so many asking did she and her fiance, liam hemsworth, get hitched? check out this picture of the couple near a tree. looks like nothing out of the ordinary. liam's sporting some bling on his ring finger. same goes for miss miley. looks like she might have a band next to her engagement ring. but some aren't buying it. they don't think miley would have this party in the usa without letting

all you need is a bamboo or wooding cutting board, some knives and a great selection of hard and softe at all. >> it's terrific. >> you have great ideas at the drugstores. >> we expect to find gift cards, but walgreens and cvc have good electronics as well. for example, at walgreens i found in great karoke player, only 39.9 the. a wonderful way to bond with the families over the haul days. >> you're bringing part of party at that point. >> at cvc you get this dvd system for 69.99 five speakers and the subwoofers. >> the liquor store, the bottle of wine. >> right. get into the holiday spirit with great blends. newcastle has a winter ipa and sam adams has it and six different types of beer, including white christmas and holiday porter and higher end champagne lines. they're getting in on the fun as well. you can get this champagne, the yellow bottle. this cute little tin is like a sardine can. >> now we're talking last minute. you find yourself at the gas station. >> right. nothing else seems to be open, but thankfully you can save christmas with three little ideas here. all you need is