for example, people worry about getting into bathtubs because they are slippery. how do you deal with that? >> it all depends. the most important thing you can do is have a grab bar for the tub and shower. we think about the toilet heights. we think about having barrier- free back from -- bathrooms. if you are in a wheelchair, a shower curtain would be a barrier. thinking about the door to the bathroom. you want to have a nice, white door. 3 feet would be very nice. even a little bit larger bathrooms are you could maneuver in it would be helpful. >> let's look at some six. we got an e-mail from some of who watches us online who had a question about whether or not there are any downside to getting one of these vessels sinks, one of the six that sits on top of the counter. >> that is one of the reasons i like j.c. plumbing. they have a great selection, and i can make my point. let's compare these two six. this is a bowl shape, and this is a ceramic that comes straight down. the disadvantage of this -- and it is very beautiful and makes quite a statement -- and i all

honestly, for me, it is like a bathtub. it is bathtub knowledge. the bathtub fills up with water every day and you pull the plug and fill up again the next day. i can't remember from one to the next. it all blends together. >> let me rephrase the question -- anything that you ran along those lines and regret it? >> this was not a shocking photos. it was just the way we dealt with it. my staff is really created. -- creativity. creative. the push the envelope sometimes with non-important stories and sometimes they can become, if they're not man is right, they can become big stories themselves. jennifer love few it had gained some weight and there was a photograph of her that clearly showed that. somebody on my staff who was a clever guy and i will blame this on myself because it did not register. he wrote a story on the debt wait. it was two sentences. for those of you who are familiar with her movies, you'll get it and for those who are not familiar, this will be named. mean. that line was"i know what you ate last summer." we were severely criticize

you are more likely to fall in your bathtub and break your hip. there are some typical injuries, but mild. we have had a couple of deaths, but from natural causes, one from an accident at the event site. of course, what city hasn't? we used to scare people with that. in the old days, just to let people know, this required hardihood. we put down that people had died here. well, they have died everywhere. and we still scare some people a bit. people are not used to this unmediated environment. as long as you drink water, you are probably going to be ok. there is not a lot of criminal activity. everyone is really over provided for. to meet the survival challenge, they oversupplied. superfluous goods that people end up giving away to one another. there is really not a lot of crime. there is too much to do. [laughter] >> could you talk more about that factor, that there is an abundance of good, which is interesting, being in the desert. the economic system that is up there. we talked a long time ago for a "for a magazine" story. one of the things that

we see people who will not take their medications or have babies in bathtubs because they cannot bring the children again. a homeless man had a heart attack and was not treated in time. it meant that he could no longer drive truck, as he was that technically it's a bold -- he was now technically disabled. this is the story of the 99%. this is something that we do in the labor movement on a regular basis. we have to decide what side you are of. we are on the side of the 99%. we will continue to fight alongside them. thank you. supervisor avalos: next speaker, please. a few more cards. [reads names] interesting name. [] cour >>

it didn't have working shower or a bathtub. the family has been visiting santa barbara california.ir home and the 16-year-old lost his happened while working on the home last year. for the first time the crew let him stay behind and work on the home. designers say this home was built with the environment in mind, 33 solar panels on the roof to provide energy. the crew says they have had challenges but everything has come together nicely. >> the weather has been atrocious. it's rained everyday. it gotten colder and damp. >> spectators will gather at 10:00. the event is at 3:00. catch the episode on december 9th. that's when it is scheduled to air. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> october is breast cancer awareness month. justin, it's another month. >> national popcorn month. they are blaming blaming the weather on the building. we have to support popcorn. the popcorn board is non for profit. every year they send us a nice little -- nice little supply of popcorn. as we look, i got popcorn trivia. this is weather related. the moisture content needed for popping corn is 13-point 5%. >>

taft couldn't downplay it after being stuck in the bathtub and had to have one custom made. a lot of us feel for governor christie and know what he is going through but that won't stop the late night commeed yarns. here is david letterman. >> ruper murdock has hit with a pie. and long-time people who have been hit with pies, public figures. we have a list. well, here, it's right here. people being hit with pies. >> while testifying before parliament, rupert murdock became the latest. and chris christie welcomes attacks of pies, cakes, doughnuts, is cream sodas. chris: that was nasty. why do republicans love the unmade bed that is chris christie. what about this guy from new jersey? scoops and predictions. be right back. chris: welcome back. you got to ask republicans, what's wrong with mitt romney? he comes close to beating barack obama in match-up polls and romney is doing better in republican polls as rick perry has been fading. if romney so logical a choice, why all the frenzy over chris christie? what's wrong with mr. perfect? even a new title, romney looks perfect, and

the home was so bad it didn't have a working shower or bathtub. today that's about to change. the family has been visiting santa barbara california during brand eccaheóynew home. 16-year-old johnson lost his hand while working on the 80- year-old home last chris mat christmas eve. he has a passion for construction and design. the crew let him stay behind and work on the home. this home was built with the environment in mind and has be 3 solar panels on the roof to provide energy. >> the house has a little bit of everything. most importantly, though, i don't think the family is going to see an electric bill. it's going to make more power than it uses. >> spectators will gather at 10:00, the reveal is at 3:00 this afternoon. catch the episode on abc 2, december 9th. >>> minimum wage workers could see bigger paychecks thanks to laws requiring annual minimum wage adjustments to keep pace with inflation. there will be a 28 to 30-cent hourly bump. raises of $700 for full time workers. florida, arizona and vermont expected to announce rate increases in a bit. >>> star bucks is brewi

it was so bad it didn't have a working shower or bathtub. today that's about the change.he family has been vis itsing california during the build and today, they will see their brands new home. 16-year-old johnson, lost his hand while working on the family. ts 80-year-old home last christmas eve and has a passion for construction and design and for the first time, the crew let him stay behind and work on the home. designers say this home was built for the environment and has 33 solar panels on the roof to provide energy. >> it's better to work with him. i really see an exciting design star in the future from him. i'm working on a secret project that will help him with that. >> the reveal takes place at 3:00 this afternoon and catch this episode on abc2 news on december 9th. >>> time to bring it home with five things you need to know before head heading out the door. collective bargaining talks. >>> this man, rice, a professor at johns hopkins is sharing the 2011 noble prize in physics. he won it in stock home sweden. rice says his jaw dropped upon hearing the news and cou

. -- bathtub in the home. the family has been visiting santa barbara california during the build and today they will see their home. a 16 year old lost his hand while working on the home. he has a passion for construction and design. for the first time the crew let him stay behind and help work on the home. it has 33 solar panels to provide energy. >> the house has a little bit of everything. most importantly, i don't think the family be see an electric bill. it's going to make more power than it uses. >> spectators will gather around 10:00 to reveal. it takes place at 3:00. catch the episode on abc 2. >>> stay with abc2 news, and abc2news.com, continuing coverage as the family is going to head in and see their new home. annapolis, battle over same sex marriage carries on. martin o'malley stayed out of it last year. the same sex marriage opponents say they are not surprised if they lose and the bill gets passed. in a video, the governor strongly throws support behind changing maryland's law to allow same sex c

. >> and they had to make a special bathtub for him because he was too fat to get in it. >> okay. >> don't think the country is ready for a fat president again. >> jon: what do you think about that, rich. >> sophisticated political analysis. look, i see it fai game to make fun of him for it, it's inevitable. we make fun of political candidates in all sorts of ways, but you've got people very seriously arguing because he's fat he's unsuited to be president of the united states. you know, if he had an affair no one would care particularly, but he's overweight, apparently that's disqualifying. >> jon: alan, if he were liberal would they make fun of him? >> yes, it's not a lib cal, conservative thing, everything on the show is liberal versus conservative. they would go after anybody who was overweight and there would be fat issues, and the real issue is a health issue, is he up to, you know, being -- i don't think he's going to run. >> and alan said it again, and slips that knife in there. oh, he's not qualified. >> i didn't say he he wasn't qualified. i didn't say that. >> and i didn't

i can say if you sit in the bathtub and the water levelnd the toilet does rise, it is a pretty good indication -- i think that is a problem with thehe governor. >> let's talk for a minute about african-american voters. last week and president obama raised eyebrows in washington when he told the congressional black of-- kong called -- caucus to stop claiming -- complainin grumbling, did to work. here is republican herman cain in an interview with wolf itzer. >> why is the republican party basically poison for so m many african-americans? >> because many african- americans have been binwashed into not beinopenen-minded, not even considering a conservative point of view. i have received some of the same vitriol simply because i am running for r the republin nomination as a conservative. >> nevertheless, jane marret, king says if he -- cain says if he were the nominee one-third of the americans would vote for him. brainwashed? >> he is doing well because he is book christie stand in. he talks clearly annd bluntly. i would like to find out and got father bts a got any government help when it was st

when you sit in the bathtub and the water level in the toilet rises, it is a good indication -- i think that is a problem. >> let's talk a little bit about african-american voters. last weekend the president raised eyebrows in washington when he told the congressional black office it is time to stop complaining, grumbling, get to work. here is republican herman cain in an interview with wolf blitzed her. >> why is the republican party in basically poison for so many african-americans? >> because many african- americans have been brainwashed into not being open-minded, not even considering a conservative point of view. i have received some of the same vitriol simply because i am running for the republican nomination as a conservative. >> nevertheless, margaret, cain says if he were the nominee one- third of african-americans would vote for him. brainwash? >> he is doing well -- is book christie standard. he talks clearly and bluntly. i would like to find out if godfather pizza got any government help when it was starting out that was the result of the democratic officials. >> this is one

the bonzo pull for literally no growth seven years ago future incidents of cancers illnesses and bathtubat the scene has been found in the city's image. as the headlines up next now cross-talk debate show and his guests what kind of country bill will now become post gadhafi after the nato backed with.

sometimes we use this around bathtubs, so in case you get up, and... so it will break. but it's still holding together. >> is there another insulated glass that's available, besides doing that layer with the fog, that will -- you know, that will break? >> no. the glass is all fine. and there are different kinds of things you can put in. you know, you can put in a argo, some of them -- you can put in kind of like a vacuum. there's lots of things that -- and they have come up with better kinds of sealants. now frankly it's a better product than was made years ago. so it does hold up better. but it's sometimes like a double beautled seal or a silicone then a beautle and there's a des cant which resists moisture in that little tin frame around it. they're doing everything they can to keep this thing together. the problem primarily is if the bottom -- if that seal -- if the bottom part of the glass, if your weep holes get gummed up and the glass finds itself sitting in water, not draining quite right, water and that sealant is dynamite so that makes it fail sooner. so the fi

he apparently took a tumble in a bathtub in his hotel room.itnesses say his face was bloody and he lost teeth. >>> president obama took a break from his west coast fundraising tour to chat with jay leno. [ cheering and applause ] it was the fourth time the president has appeared on "the tonight show." he also attended a fundraiser at the home of melanie griffith and antonio banderas in l. a.. back in new york the stars turned out to see johnny depp's latest film "the rum diary." it's based on a novel written by hunter s. thompson. >> knowing that hunter was you know, had that great enthusiasm, all those years ago back in '97 to say you know let's produce this together man. and to finally have this sense of closure that -- to wrap it up for him is yeah -- it's a very emotional thing. >> reporter: this marks the second time depp has played a character based on thompson. he portrayed the journalist in "fear and loathing in las vegas." you can catch it on friday. that's your eye on entertainment. sandra hughes, cbs news, hollywood. >>> good mornin

last month, fairfax county police say the couple left their 1-year-old daughter alone in a bathtub at the westin heights. the child drowned there. police say they believe the parents were elsewhere when the child died. both are now charged with felony child neglect. >>> just one early storm into this season and we are already hearing horror stories about the pre-halloween winter blast. snow fell by the foot in some spots. at least a dozen people died. close to a thousand trees fell in central park. in connecticut, more than 20% of the state lost electricity. more than 3 million customers lost power across the coast. more than 2100 customers are still in the dark in washington county. close to 500 adages in frederick county. more than to under 50 people are still without power tonight. it looks like temperatures are going up this week just in time for the start of november. >> can you believe this? is incredible. let's go to the weather center for the first look at the forecast this evening. >>> seven weeks before winter begins. let's get you started with a look at urbana in southern f

authorities said that the body of 36 year- old nancy bustos was found sunday morning and the bathtub of her glen elyn apartment. she was fully clothed and had been strangled. her clothing was what but there was no water in the tub police are looking for her ex-husband 33 year-old one grit of us who is being called a personal interest in the case the couple had two children who are staying with relatives. >>did john wayne gacy kill in other states? cook county investigators are looking into it as dozens of families come forward to see if their missing loved ones were among his victims >>robert jordan is live in a newsroom with more on the case >>john wayne gacy refuses to die and the mystery surrounding one of the worst mass murders in american history continues to baffle investigators. now as local authorities try to determine the identities of eight of his victims new investigations are being open to try to determine the depth of this monster's madness >>john wayne gacy was executed in 1994. but during the 17 years since his death, stories about the mass murderer refuse to die. cook

all my friends were scared to go in the bathtub because of "jaws." >> isn't it weird watching it now?he first movie that did this massive, massive, simultaneous release. it became a cultural phenomenon. grossed almost half a billion dollars. >> we have time for one more. >> ms. indiana's mother. here we go. what movie is the following theme song from? we're going to listen to this. ♪ >> is it "nightmare on elm street," "halloween," "poltergeist" or "hocus pocus"? >> i would guess "halloween." >> wow. ms. indiana. >> that lady's playing it cool like she doesn't watch all the horror films all the tile. john carpenter wrote not only that song but the movie. and just for the record, one of the most terrifying sounds you can ever hear. my hair on my neck is up. >> bill, thank you. you do have hair on your neck. >> hey, easy. that's my halloween costume. >>> coming up next, the best ways to handle a sticky situation with your child care provider. we're going to have all that and more right after this. over 200,000 people are hospitalized every year with flu complications, including young ch

my neighbor and i were both in the bathtub with him. he was moaning the whole time.me, he was hissing. >> reporter: her sterling neighborhood has been taken over by stinky creatures like these. there's five to ten skunks in the area that roam around on decks, yards and common areas. >> there's so many. it's coming up on winter. when they start hibernating and having babies, it's going to be worse. >> reporter: they can't open their windows or let out their pets for fear they will end up like sugar. >> if we are taking the trash out, they could spray us or our kids. >> reporter: the neighbors are getting desperate. some are resorting to animal repellent to scare away the skunks. >> i have driven up at 9:00 at night and there's one in my parking spot. it's too much. >> reporter: residents say the homeowners association told them to secure their trash cans and put ammonia soaked rags out. they want 20 bucks a day just to check the traps. >> we don't see as homeowners or tenants we should pay the free. >> reporter: darcy space center, news 4. >>> coming up, people drinki

and then the latest steven tyler's fall in a bathtub.t can be an uphill battle at any age. two women with different lives are going public with their weight loss struggles, and they say they are ready to make a big change. we will have those stories and all the day's news coming up at 4:00. >> we will see you then. >>> a final check of your forecast. meteorologist, tom kierein, is here with the latest and the greatest, or maybe not the greatest. >> the sun is faded now. we had a beautiful morning, and now the fun is over and it looks like we will have rain, perhaps a little later on. the radar right now showing a few sprinkles on radar, northern -- right now loudoun county into the northern shenandoah valley, and that's drifting, and we have sprinkles into montgomery county, and that's drifting off to the south and east, and they may make their way into the metro area, perhaps in another hour or so and so don't be surprised if you run into a few sprinkles. right now, temperatures where they had the rain are still in the 50s, but generall

perry got in like a whale in a bathtub and immediately dropped. >> can he come back?. i don't count him out. he has won five statewide elections in the second largest state in america. he put up $18 million and you don't count a guy like that out. this will be my ninth presidential campaign as an operative or an organization like faith and freedom coalition. you have to remember, this is a long, bloody slog. you will need $50 to $100 million. you need an organization in 35 states, you need a initial finance team and you need clear, memorable, compelling plans on key issues. that's a high bar to clear. so in the end, tell end up in my opinion being romney and somebody else. when you combine that with the calendar truncating. you roll out of bed and you will be somewhere else -- >> we have to break. rubio wouldn't accept v.p., do you believe him, yes or no? >> no. i think rubio's an excellent candidate for v.p. >> turn it down? >> if they offered it -- >> i think he mean its now. >> he'll take it. >> he clearly means it. the question is, will there be enormous pressure

. >> or the bathtub.problem is my dog once he's in there it's hard to get him out. >> labs love water. >> he tries to fall asleep. he gets really comfortable. >> labs and water they're perfectly matched. soap and bubbles and fur and water everywhere. >> and you have an ear infection. >> how about that weather? >>> it's going to be a beautiful weekend for anything you want to do the next couple of days. if you've got dog washing on the list, very low humidity outside. the dog will dry faster. a little bit of good news on your saturday. expect plenty of sunshine as well today. temperatures running five, six degrees warmer than average for highs later on this afternoon. now it's a cold start to your saturday morning. mostly clear skies have allowed the temperatures to really tumble during the overnight hours. we're 53 now at national airport with a dew point of 50. a very light breeze now out of the east, northeast at only five miles per hour. a lot of the western suburbs have dropped well down into the 40s.

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every inch from the 16-inch guns to its bathtub built for franklin roosevelt are soaked in history. >at was franklin roosevelt's shuttle over to africa where he met with winston churchill. >> reporter: that history also includes a dark chapter. in 1989 an explosion killed 46 people onboard. >> we don't have any tours or spaces open to anybody in the public. we do allow -- we plan to allow families, the loved ones that they've lost to be able to tour if they would like to. >> reporter: david canfield doesn't need a history lesson on the iowa. he served on it for two years. now he's a volunteer helping to bring the famous ship back to life. >> i'm just so glad that the ship will be preserved to teach another generation what these ships are all about. >> reporter: before that can take bliss bob miller has to guide ships through the bay. >> we'll have about 12 inches of clearance. >> reporter: once past the shallows he maneuvers through the venetia bridge with only two feet of clearance. >> once on the other side a crowd watching from the venetia bridge gives the ship a warm embrace. >> y

taft was famous for getting stuck in the white house bathtubs. aides had to come get him out.en had a new tab made big enough for four men. at a christie town hall one voter saw beyond size. >> i think having a governor that is smart and has the perseverance to do what's right is hot and sexy. >> reporter: contrast that with letterman's top ten ways the country would be different if chris christie were president. >> number two, instead of iraq we'd invade ihop. >> reporter: prepare for a steady diet of

this next one here, this one is called, "remember that sketch on 'all that' where kenan was in the bathtubwas like french or something, and he'd say things in french and then translates them to english but the english phrase was always something weird like, 'hey, take those pork chops of your brassiere,' oh man, that was the funniest thing i ever heard, even though i still kind of don't get it, 'cause, why would anyone put pork chops there? anyway, the next day i said that in line at my fourth grade science class and i got in trouble by mrs. commerford, ha-ha, good times." [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] must have been an interesting meeting. here's another one. this is the, "when you think about it, 'all that' is the perfect title for that show because it was all that, all that and a bag of chips. speaking of chips, you remember doritos 3-d? [ laughter ] they were like doritos but like three dimensional. why did they stop making them? if it were up to me they would bring back all doritos 3-d and 'all that.' hey, maybe that should be my campaign slogan for 2012. barack obama, he's 'al

my neighbor and i were both in the bathtub with him, had him in a cooler pouring tomato juice over himme. he was hissing at her. >> reporter: cribbs said her sterling neighborhood has been taken over by stinky creatures like these. there's five to ten skunks in the area that roam around on decks and in yards and in common areas. >> so many, it's coming up on winter. we may start hibernating and having babies. next year it's going to get worse. >> reporter: cribbs says neighbors can't open their windows at night or let out their pets for fear they'll end up like sugar. >> it worries me as we're taking the trash out at night, they could sfra us or spray our kids. >> reporter: some neighbors are resorting to this animal repellant to scare away the skunks. >> i've driven up like maybe 9:00 at night, and there's one in my parking spot. it's just too much. >> reporter: residents say the homeowners association told them to secure their trash cans and put out ammonia soaked rags to ward away the skunks and to contact a wildlife group. cribbs says trappers want $150 for the first cage, $75 for

guys are from, they really did shrink the american dream down to the size they could drown it in a bathtub then they drowned it. economic policies that benefit the very, very, very richest people in this country allowed the very, very richest people in this country to run off with all of the spoils in this entire past generation leaving everybody else behind. republicans who still support those policies for the very, very richest people, they say now that two-thirds of americans say something is wrong here? republicans are now saying that if you think something's wrong here, you ought to shut up and stop being so divisive, be happy with what you've got. we need to keep helping rich people, maybe help them some more. democrats, of course, are left trying to figure out how to politically capitalize on this, how to take the side of the 99% since republicans are taking the side of the 1%. but frankly the biggest issue facing our country is not the politics of this. the biggest issue facing our country is whether this can be fixed. materially. frank rich joins us next for "the interview." >>> a

>> he would read walking, he would read at the table, he would read in the bathtub, he would read, propn a book while he was doing his tie. he would just read a little, some book i would be reading, you know, just give our it. he really read all the time.eú spanky would read in short takes? come back and pick up the thread. >> and everything you wanted to remember he could always remember. he would see thing he would use any speeches. >> was most history books the? yes spent why not novels, disposed? >> he enjoyed looking for something in books. he was looking for something about history, something to quote. he was reading mao tse tung and he was going that to me. i think he was looking for something in his rating. he wouldn't just record a version. >> the president commented on whether or not there should be a raid, a blockade or want. >> that was never told to me. until much, much later. he did tell me about this crazy telegram that came through from khrushchev one night. i guess he took the nice one first. and then this crazy one came through and jack was really upset about that in d

getting in the bathtub. >> you had oil during your back massage? >> yeah. >> shepard: in all, the judge could have sent the teacher to prison for 80 years. steve brown with the news. is he live in our midwest newsroom tonight. steve, i don't know, will she actually be locked up for four years? >> well, there is the possibility, judge peler left that open that she could be eligible for judicial release in six months. eligible and getting it, two different things. judge was also judge and jury in this case. it was a nonjury trial. and judge peler had this assessment as not very convincing at all for the defense team. >> your attorneys have made a valiant and compelling argument on your behalf. i cannot make the magnificent leap required to accept a proposition that at the time of the commission of the offense you did not know as a result of severe mental disease of defect the wrongfulness of your acts. >> in addition to her sentence whether it's six months or four years she will have to register as a sex offender and be on probation for five years, s

you can race a bathtub. there's a guy in a coffin.ing cart, and, really cool -- they added me as a character in the game. >> it's the coolest thing ever. >> jimmy: yeah, i'm very excited about this. [ cheers and applause ] >> which, i was so thankful that you got involved in the project. we have this very cool -- >> jimmy: yeah. this is you here. >> here's my guy. >> jimmy: this is your character, right there. that's your -- >> that's a motorized barstool. now, that's a v8 engine in it. it just has the lawnmower engine, the one that i have at home. i really don't have a v8 engine in the barstool. >> jimmy: okay, you just have the lawnmower engine. >> right. >> jimmy: that's you, there. and then, here's my character, here. >> stylish. >> jimmy: fallon. >> little bond action. >> jimmy: jimmy fallon. yeah. [ laughter ] [ cheers ] >> it was great, in november, around thanksgiving, your vehicle will be a downloadable that people can go online and download for the games. so -- and you're so generous to donate the proceeds to charity, man. t

not a "u", not a bathtub, kind of a... i don't know, a hammock. >> right, it's a hammock. the economy has gone to sleep on a hammock and is not waking up. it should be growing faster and we should be getting jobs back. >> reporter: "we should be getting jobs back," says johnson. but we're not. 14 million americans still officially unemployed. using our more inclusive u-7 statistic, computed and posted on the web every month, as many as 28 million un- or under-employed. >> if you look at any other post-war recession, in terms of jobs and what's happened to employment level, all these other post-war recessions look like something like this. you go down for 12 months, 18 months, you come back, you lose maybe 2% or 3% of employment maximum. that's what this one looks like. struggling to come back, we've lost 6% of employment. it's off the charts on the employment side compared to any other post-war recession. >> reporter: here's what johnson means. that jumble of lines at the top tracks total jobs during every downturn since the great depression and world war ii. jobs always r