i'm lynn berry. today, we begin with an iconic leader. former south africa president and anti-apartheid hero nelson mandela has been released from the hospital in johannesburg. >>> now nelson mandela has arrived behind me in johannesburg, south africa, after merely two days, 48 hours in the hospital. the doctor said he was sufrg suffering from acute respiratory illness and that he is responding well to treatment and he will receive home care at this house behind me. now, the south african -- many people have played down the severity of this, but have said he is 92 years old, and he is no longer a 19-year-old. a routine check-up for this is different than for a young person. the world press are surrounding the house. they've been flocking to the hospital in the last few days, as have well wishers. it's going to be a waiting game at this point just to see how he is doing at this point, and we'll obviously wait for more reports. lynn. >> thanks so much. >>> egyptians are billing it this as a day of rage

i'm lin berry. this comes from k can voa, in arizona, where a 9-year-old boy is giving all he's got for congresswoman giffords. isaac wanted to show support for the congresswoman selling some of his prized possessions, his toys to friends at school. along with a get well card he sent her the $2.85 his sale yielded. his generosity surprised his mom and touched the giffords' family who say with gratitude they're sending isaac's money back, but what a great gesture. >>> i'm lynn berry. this is "early today," your first stop of the day, today, on your nbc station. >>> the united states' most famous doll gets a bolivian makeover. an artist has given the doll a new wardrobe typically seen on indigenous women including billowing skirts, sequinned jackets and festival masks. barbie's blonde hair was dyed black and braided giving her a common, local style that the women of bolivia can relate to. >>> snowfall may be causing frustrations but at one zoo in sweden it's making for fun. officials piled plowed snow

not berry. >> reporter: police are remaining tight lipped about exactly how berry died. they will only say his body endured some type of trauma. and they are investigating this as a homicide. now bingham was a political director of seiu local 1021 which represents public workers including those in the city of oakland, alameda county and bart employees. he was the first african- american elected to the alameda school board and he is a divorcee with three children. police removed his car most likely taken to a crime lab for further analysis. he is the 12th homicide in oakland just this year. and police are offering a very large reward. $10,000 for any information leading to his killer or killers. we're live in oakland, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, tara. >>> a 19-year-old man is recovering from gunshot wounds he received during a street robbery last night in oakland. it happened near 66th avenue and east lawn street last night. witnesses say the victim was one of several people the gunman threatened and shot him as he got into his car. the victim is

i'm lynn berry. today, we begin with moving forward. the second of six funerals will held this morning for victims of the last weekend's tragic shooting in tucson. federal judge john roll will be laid to rest a day after family and friends gathered to say good-bye to the youngest victim, 9-year-old christina taylor green. meanwhile, investigators in the case have uncovered new evidence. nbc's jay gray reports. >> reporter: investigators now confirm a black bag with 9 millimeter ammunition inside was found by a neighbor just blocks from jared loughner's house, and is likely the one the accused gunman was spotted with just hours before the attack. as their investigation continues, later today friends and family will say a final good-bye to federal judge john roll killed in the attack. yesterday, the youngest of the victims was the first to be buried. >> but she has found her dwelling place in god's mansion. she went home. >> reporter: images can't capture the depth of their pain. classmates forced to l

i'm lynn berry. today, we begin with the long journey to recovery. healing began last night in arizona with the moving memorial service honoring those who lost their lives in saturday's mass shooting and those being hailed as heroes. president obama led the emotional ceremony with welcome news that congresswoman gabrielle giffords took an important first step on her own road to recovery. nbc's jay gray reports. ♪ >> reporter: they say there's a strength and comfort that comes in numbers. more than 26,000 gathered on the university of arizona campus, spilling out of the mccale center and into the stadium next door, each looking for that strength, along with hope and healing. >> there is nothing i can say that will fill the sudden hole torn in your hearts. but know this, the hope of a nation are here tonight. >> reporter: this is a community that desperately needed a reason to cheer, and they did. they cheered for the wounded, the handful who were there, some still with i.v. poles or in wheelchairs. th

i'm lynn berry. today, we begin with united we stand. president obama will deliver his state of the union address tonight where he hopes that the theme of unity and a focus on creating jobs will hit home with congress and the nation. nbc tracie potts joins us live from washington with more on that. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: hi, lynn. good morning. jobs, invasion, all big themes tonight. he is also talking about expanding some government programs. he told military families just yesterday he wanted to expand government support. that is not what republicans here on capitol hill want to hear. they, in fact, earlier today before that speech about take a vote on that before the president's speech. democrats say they need a number. republicans had promised $100 billion in cuts this first year, but now that the fiscal year is half over, they're saying it could be less tan that. there are some signs of cooperation. at least five dozen members of congress have said they plan to sit together tonight. w

i'm lynn berry.oday, we begin with certain survival. that's the reported update for from doctors who say congresswoman gabrielle giffords has a "101% chance of surviving." this after disturbing details surface in the hours leading up to saturday's shooting. nbc's jay gray has more from tucson. >> reporter: while many don't know the victims, they all share their pain. ♪ hallelujah at sano dia and several other churches across the city, thousands gathered for a mass of healing. >> let's rid our communities of violence. >> reporter: there are also now the first signs of emotion and anguish from the gunman's family. jared loughner's family issued a written statement which says in part, there are no words that can possibly express how we feel. we wish there were so we could make you feel better. we don't understand why this happened. we care very deeply about the victims and their families. we are so very sorry for their loss. inside the home, federal agents now say they found a profanity laced note from

i'm lynn berry.oday, we begin with the president's plan. in his second state of the union address, president obama emphasized the need to work together to put america back on the competitive track with innovation and education.ç nbc's tracie potts joins us live with more on that. >> reporter: good morning, lynn. good morning, everyone. the focus of this message everythings invasion, encouraging american businesses to grow and children to learn. >> what comes of this moment will be determined want by whether we can sit together tonight, but whether we can work together tomorrow. >> reporter: president obama told congress that speeding up america's recovery will require government investigating in the american dream. >> we need to out-innovate, out-educate, and out-build the rest of the world. >> reporter: shifting oil subsidies to education. >> i'm replacing no child left behind with a law that's more flexible and focus odd what's best for our kids. >> reporter: fixing the tax code. >> simplify the s

i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning -- harvard researchers say they have a blood test so precise, it can spot a single cancer cell among a billion healthy ones. the test is still years away from public use, but scientists hope if it becomes reality it could detect recurrence sooner and replace painful biopsies. >>> investigators are trying to solve the mysterious murder of a military expert whose body was found dumped in a delaware landfill on new year's eve. according to those who knew him, 66-year-old john wheeler who served in three republican administrations, seemed an unlikely person to meet such a gruesome end. >>> a new 60-minute/vanity fair poll finds the majority, 61% of americans, think the u.s. should raise taxes for the rich to balance the budget. the second most favored method? cutting the defense budget. >>> sky watchers across europe and the middle east this morning reveet treated to the first partial solar eclipse of 2011. a small bite of the sun. the firs

i'm lynn berry, and today we begin with day one. president obama returned from his hawaiian vacation to a new reality in washington. republicans control the house, and promises for some gop leaders should undo several of his legislative victories. but with the democrats still in control of the senate, the moves face inevitable roadblocks. incomes's tracie potts has more from washington. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: hi there, lynn. good morning. good morning, everyone. yes, they're back in action on capitol hill and this week, expecting to hear about the debt and dell ceiling and republicans talking about less spoending here in washington starting with health care. house republicans will vote soon on whether to get rid of health reform. >> that will happen before the president's state of the union address. >> adding to the deficit by repealing health care on the attempt is irresponsible. >> reporter: it's the deficit they'll fight over next. we're very close a $13.3 trillion dead ceiling set by law, meaning the government could

i'm lynn berry. today we begin with egypt in crisis. with protests, defiance and violence showing no signs of letting up, the united states has put a plan in place to evacuate thousands of americans from the chaos and uncertainty gripping the country. nbc's tracie potts is live for us in washington with the latest. tracie, good morning. >> lynn, good morning. two of the three charter flights out of cairo to athens, greece, should have arrived by now, but at this hour we're told they have been delayed. meantime, here in washington, washington is in a bit of a tough spot trying to support our ally, promote democracy, but denounce the violence. >> reporter: response in the u.s. range from quiet vigils to loud protests. americans with family in egypt are concerned. >> my heart is broke for my country. >> reporter: this couple came home a day earlier. a tour company urged them to leave. >> reporter: are you disappointed your trip got cut short? >> not really. i wanted to get out of the place. >> reporter:

i'm lynn berry. today we begin with the next step. congresswoman gabrielle giffords' road to recovery has been paved. she went outside for the first time yesterday and heads to a rehab center in houston today. nbc's jay gray is live in houston with more on that. jay, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, lynn. yeah, gabrielle giffords has shown amazing resolve in the days since the attack. the doctors and therapists agree that part of her recovery is just about to begin here in houston. . this morning could mark a milestone in the recovery of wounded congresswoman gabrielle giffords. later today less than two weeks after being shot at point-blank range in the head she's scheduled to leave university medical center in tucson. >> i'm extremely hopeful that gabby is going to make a full recovery. i mean, she is a fighter like, you know, nobody else that i know. >> reporter: her fight will now continue at the renowned texas institute of rehabilitation and research at memorial herman hospital in

i'm lynnç berry.is your first stop of the day on your msnbc station. >>> record low temperatures didn't deter people from taking a dip in the moscow river. swimmers stripped down to take a plunge in the icy 10 degree water. before anyone could get in, workers had to carve a hole in layers of ice that formed above the water. some hope the act cleanses the soul. others simply enjoy going for a frosty swim. though we're not sure why. >>> well, some people will go to great lengths, or heights, to get attention. 250 feet above sarasota skyline, a circus performer stole the show after trying to jump rope, he opted to just walk bleendfolded on a revolving wheel to drum up business for his new show. this stunt was executed without a safety met or harness. >>> traveling can be brutal, but for one flight attendant it was life-changing. aboard a flight to barcelona, it was business as usual for vera. that is, until her boyfriend of four years made a surprise appearance over the many flight pa system. she was tak

i'm lynn berry.new video out of brazil shows the dramatic rescue of a man who survived 16 hours trapped under 13 feet of mud and rubble following last week's deadly floods. despite that ordeal, doctors say he is recovering well in intensive care. >>> new documents made public yesterday, italian prosecutors allege prime minister silvio berlusconi financially supported and had sex with a "significant number of young prostitutes." the revelation is part of an investigation into whether berlusconi paid to have sex with an underaged nightclub dancer. berlusconi has denied any wrong doing. >>> scientists for the u.s. geological survey are warning that california faces the risk of being hit by a so-called super storm that could cause four to five times as much economic damage as a large earthquake. the hypothetical scenario created using california's flood history and climate change projections describes what could be a ten-foot wall of water flooding nearly a quarter of the state's homes. >>> it died out a

i'm lynn berry. today, we begin with here we go again. across the east coast, another blast of winter has many wishing an end to an already exhausting season that's not even halfway through. a new storm has dumped fresh snow from virginia to maine. new york city declared a weather emergency and overnight, 2 to 3 inches fell every hour. the city's area airports have remained closed until later this morning. the weather was even a problem for the president. arriving from wisconsin, he was due to return to the white house via helicopter, but marine one was grounded due to the storm forcing the president's motorcade to get into that heavy traffic there and it was slowed to a complete crawl by the snow. for more on this massive snowstorm we go to nbc meteorologist bill karins. all those folks on the west coast grinning ear to ear, thank goodness i live out here. >> it's been a blockbuster banner year. we have school cancellations in the public schools of new york, boston, philadelphia and washington, d.c.

i'm lynn berry. today we begin with a more civil union. on capitol hill tomorrow members of congress will pick up where they left off before the tragedy in tucson. will the battle over health care reform take on a different tone? nbc's tracie potts joins us with more on that. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. well, it looks promising at least at this point as the house begins debate tomorrow. lawmakers saying they can do this without being disagreeable, one of the some of the angry rhetoric we've heard in the past, personal attacks, and questioning each other's motives. this morning we have results from a new associated press-gsk poll that finds the public is almost evenly split on support for this health care law. strong opposition is down since the election. now only about one in four americans say they want to get rid of the health law completely. in terms of civility, we may see more of that not only this week with the health debate, butç nt week before president obama addresses t

that berry comes from deep in the jungle, and jeffrey went to the amazon to finally get answers for us. >> reporter: we journeyed into the amazon in search of the miraculous berry that people here call purple gold. how do you pronounce the name of the fruit. >> acai. >> acai? >> yes. >> in the cities here, many drik the pulpy purple juice every day. it's full of nutrients, this student told us. it's as good as a meal. the demand for acai is exploding. this is one of the sleek fda approved plants to process acai juice. each week, this company hans por portses hundreds of barrels to the u.s. market. if what they say is true about arb cai, this is the rarest of stories in the amazon, a fruit helping to create thousands of new jobs, protect the rain forest, and it's good for you. but in the u.s., the story of acai is much more complicated. so is it a miracle fruit? or is it a fraud? there's a lot of great things, you quo, that acai has to offer from a new trishzal point of view. >> steve is a food chemist. he said there's no evidence that it will cure cancer, help you lose weight, or incre

chuck berry started off the new year under the weather during a performance last night.he 84-year-old berry said he felt better and signed a release after he was examined by medics. berry is known for his classic songs including mabel lien, johnny be good and roll over beethoven. berry came back on stage briefly ahmed dicks saw him and did a quick dance step for the audience before being helped offstage. the chp says the number of dui arrests is down this new year's weekend but deadly accidents are up compared to last year. in the bay area chp officers arrested 64 people for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. that's down from 92 arrests last year. there have been four fatal collisions in the bay area so far. there were none during the same period last year. >> whenever there's a fatal crash, especially around new year's, that means families are starting their new year planning a funeral for a loved one. that's just a horrible feeling. we want to do everything we can to prevent that. >> and the expense of a dui violation is another reason to not drive if you

berry alive. tara, what else did you hear? >> reporter: neighbors say they hadn't seen him for days. now what happened with his son sensed something was up. he contacted some of his dad's co-workers to check up on him. there were unusual signs from the start. they noticed this door was open. they knocked and received no answer. when they looked in the street they noticed berry's car was indeed parked right in front of his townhouse. after calling 911, police then arrived around 11:30. they found bingham's body inside of his house off of henry street. the 64-year-old had suffered trauma but police will not say at this point how he was killed. they are treating this case as a homicide. they will not say if the killing was random or if bingham was targeted. >> this area here is real quiet. really quiet. this is the first thing we've had on this street in the 20 years i've been here. >> reporter: bingham was the political director of local 1021 which represents public workers including those in the city of oakland, alameda county

>> wendell berry. >> will after you buy my book. [laughter] wendell berry is one of the great prophets, and he's an amazing forget, and he writes on precisely this issue. we have to learn to live with a new simplicity. 70 president of the -- 70% of the american company is driven by wasteful and profligate consumption. and you're right, the more we can sever ourselves from that consumer society, the freer we become. and i recommend berry to you. he's a great, great writer. >> one more thing. i think we should all talk to each other more. we should be spreading the news and let people know that we're here because like-minded people stick together and change things. >> all right. thanks. [applause] >> this event was hosted by powell's books in portland, oregon. to find out more visit powells.com. >> up next, retired major general ira hunt recounts the u.s. army ninth infantry operations in the mekong river region of vietnam from 1968 to 1969. major general hunt, former chief of staff of the ninth infan industry division, recalls the di

a graduate student clifford berry. they build it in the basis of the physics laboratory, any, the physics very passionate about and i was taken given a corner iin the basement. eventually walls were built around the corner and doors were put in and the course were too small for the computer to be removed. he tried to patent it, but the war came along. and once he left iowa state, it just became not important to universities to patent the machine. but he thought he was being patented. he came to washington. he went to work as a naval flap. in the meantime, he had met a man at the university university, from the university of pennsylvania named john lockley who came out to ames and look at the computer and read all about it. and clifford their issues and how a worked to get hands-on expense of the computer. he went away, came back to philadelphia, and met another man in philadelphia, another student, or a guy who just had a ca named acord. and this is all the rage somewhere going to do, how to go to catch the things that

bingham was known to his friends as berry b. he previously served on the alameda school board. >>> in just a couple of hours, mayors from some of california's biggest cities will confront jerry brown on his proposal to get rid of redevelopment agencies. those mayors of nine cities including san francisco, oakland and san jose will be meeting with the governor in sacramento. they claim that eliminating the agencies will hurt local economies. governor brown wants to redirect nearly $2 billion in redevelopment money towards schools, public safety and reducing the deficit. >>> san jose mayor chuck reed has said, quote, i am shocked that sacramento is looking to eliminate the only tools we have to spur job creation, increase tax revenues and induce economic growth." >>> oakland schools are facing some new budget cuts, but there is a trade-off. teachers may get pay raises next year. sonja shin tells us what's on the table at a school board meeting tonight and how it's going over. >> reporter: the oakland school budget could be cut by

the body of berry bingham was found in his west oakland townhome last night. now, his daughter contacted the union after he didn't answer his cell phone. and then staffers did call police. the cause of death has not been released but police are investigating the case as a homicide. berry bingham served with the seiu local 1021 in alameda county for 17 years. >> he was the eternal optimist and he had a terrific sense of humor. his whole approach to life was one of service. service to his country. spent 20 years in the navy. to his community. he was active in his church. >> bingham was also a beloved mentor to young people. flags in downtown oakland flew at half-staff today in bingham's honor. he is survived by his three children. >>> investigators have identified the suspected auto thief killed while fleeing police in orinda yesterday. police were chasing christina ramos of hayward in a stolen pickup when that truck hit a power pole. the truck's owner had spotted the vehicle drive past her along with her subaru that she had reported stolen earlier in the day. s

abroad and of the fittest the strongest and the best k'naan the right to wear the spetsnaz crimson berry lottie's written otieno went to meet the latest recruits hoping to receive that honor. it may look like a scene from a hollywood blockbuster but the special forces are very real. these young soldiers part of the country's internal forces are preparing to meet and it's france their country may face the history of special units all sprits not in the russian army goes back centuries the tactics and techniques have evolved dependent on the key challenges of the time but these guys have always been the lead and in the twenty first century they are on the front line of the fight against terror a siege force is taking for these youngsters these are life like scenarios from training none have yet taken part in a real operation. day by day they learn how to act effectively face to face with an enemy that is exhausting both physically and mentally but for many facing their own fears remains the hardest thing. for him said to belong to the elite but of course i am human and i do a lot of fears t

rock and roll legend chuck berry started off the new year under the weather.collapsed during a performance last night in chicago. he is 84 years old and a bit frail. berry said he felt better after he was examined by medics and he refused to be hospitalized. barry is known for his classic songs including maybelline, johnny be good and roll over beethoven. he came on stage briefly after being seen by medics. he did a quick dance step and duck walk for the audience and then helped off stage. the number of dui arrests is down this new year's weekend but deadly accidents are up compared to last year. in the bay area, chp officers arrested 64 people for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. that is down from 92 arrests last year. there have been four fatal collisions in the bay area so far. there were none during the same period last year. >> whenever there's a fatal crash, especially around new year's, that means families are starting their new year planning a funeral for a loved one. that's a horrible feeling. we want to do everything we can to prevent

i'm john berry. my wife started the richmond recycling action center with five of her friends in 1970. she suckered me into helping her three years later. six months after that ed dunn sr. came along and said this looks like fun and we can do it in two. and we got together and a few months later hanc opened up. so i'm partial, as you might tell. i also love gardening and i think gardening is really important. i think if you have $250,000, spend it in a place that is less costly to install gardens. but the main thing is, you don't close the firehouse to put in an opera house because you need opera houses. have you to have firehouses. it is the series of a firehouse. you don't close it. breaking federal law, state law and local law. and we're on a lease through june. have a look at that. thank you. >> thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> my name is martha ross. i don't live in the neighborhood but this is big are than the neighborhood issue. this recycling center is a model and historical monument. t

. >>> rock n roll legend chuck berry is resting in a st.is area home after collapsing after a concert saturday night. about an hour into the show in chicago, 84-year-old berry felt ill. he was helped off the stage. after a second attempt to resume the show, he decided to end it but not before doing the duck walk. his agent said he was exhausted but in good health. >>> a big name in television is offering something new on the tv dial. over the weekend oprah winfrey launched her own cable channel. early reports show viewers like what they see. here's michelle miller. >> happy new year, everybody, and welcome to own. >> reporter: the queen of talk and the discovery channel have reported invested $189 million in the 24/7 lifestyle cable channel with oprah-branded stars like dr. phil, rachael ray and dr. oz. >> i watch the shows anyway. just to have it on one channel is great. >> reporter: viewers can expect a range of reality shows with the likes of country music stars shania twain and former duchess of york sarah ferguson. >> i'm extremely dam

. >> and rock and roll legend chuck berry slumped over in a performance last night but he refused torns this week from his vacation in hawaii and will hit the ground running. he has changes to his administration and relationships with a new congress. >> from his hawaiian holiday of golfing and sun president obama will return to a divided government. his message to the newly empowered gop let's cooperate. >> i'm willing to work with anyone who has a commitment to see it through. >> the president is also facing changes in the several key players leaving. >> they have had a setback in the first few years people get tired. >> heading out on their own accord director larry summers said to be replaced by jean sperling or roger altman. roger gates no word who will take over. david axelrod who is trading the white house for the 2012 obama campaign trail for the 2008 mastermind david will pick up some of his responsibilities and rob rahm emanuel the last stop may be the toughest to fill. >> it's not just about the with your chief of the staff it's a relationship with the congress and relation

berry bingham the political director of seiu local 616. coworkers didn't see him for days, got worried and call police, who found him body in his townhouse in oakland. there were signs of trauma. the 64-year-old bingham known to friends as berry b previously served on the alameda school board. >>> a man is dead after he was shot by police in the foothills east of san jose. shortly after noon yesterday, officers got a call about a robber in the area. the victim said he followed the suspect into a ravine where the suspect threatened him with two knives. santa clara county deputies and san jose police rushed to the remote neighborhood. >> law enforcement showed up and approached the man down in the ravine and came back at them with an undisclosed weapon and shots were discharged. >> the suspect was pronounced dead at the scene. >>> it is off to wisconsin today for president barack obama. he will be visiting some factories there to push the themes from last night's state of the union address. the president wants to target spending on research,

i'm feeling the berries today. >> we have berries today. my son loves the bries. we do tropicals. you can throw yogurt raisins in there, which gives it a little bit of creaminess. >> these are cute. >> yeah, blueberries. delicious. >> some nuts. >> high in antioxidants. >> so, you can really tailor this for whoever you're giving this gift to, which-- >> absolutely. yes. >> you know, if they don't like walnuts, we'll do-- >> you can make it super healthy, or you can add a little chocolate and be a little indulgent, you know. >> a little indulgent--just a few there. right. ok. >> and then what's fun is, once you mix it all up, you can put it in an airtight container, save it on your shelf, and it's ready for whoever wants to snack on it. but the other fun thing is, you're making little gift packages. >> yeah! >> so, like, the holidays, you can go to a prty, and you have something delicious and nutritious and fun to bring to family and friends. so, dried fruit is--there'a lot of options. and all you do is get a little creative. and, ob course, all these recipes are on our website. so

think halle berry's too tight, willis? >> not!e speeches. >> our first presenter is beautiful, talented, and jewish apparently. mel gibson told me that, he's obsessed. >> i don't know if an actress can do her best work until i've slept with her. >> ladies and gentlemen, robert de niro. >> thank you for this extraordinary honor. i was very, very moved and gratified when you made the announcement two months ago, well before you had a chance to review "little fockers." >> please welcome michael douglas! >> just got to be an easier way to get a standing ovation. >> what a cool way to end. he gave out the big award of the night. looking great. obviously beat throat cancer and he looked great. >>> here are some stories to watch today on abc news. emerging leaders in tunisia hope to have a new short-term government in operation today after the president fled the country. protesters in tunisia are angry about living conditions, unemployment, corruption and repression. >>> australia's floodwaters are flowing south from queensland into the

acai berries are healthy.and potions. instead, look online or go to a health food store and buy 100% acai berry juice or unsweetened pulp or some of the freeze-dried powder. the calories can add up. here's something else to know. all fruit, traditional, everyday fruit you get at the grocery store is loaded with a lot of healthful compounds. it just doesn't have the flashy marketing. you can save money by eating a varied amount of regular everyday produce. >> this berry is advertised everywhere. good luck, babdebbie. we appreciate you joining us. >>> up next, oprah's big family secret she says shook her to the core. right after this. [ man ] take one of those pillows and take a big smell. they smell really fresh. what if we told you we washed these sheets seven days ago? really? no way? are you serious? downy! [ male announcer ] ultra downy april fresh. give us a week and we'll change your bed forever. [ male announcer ] there are snacks. and there are better snacks. quaker chewy, 25% less sugar than the leadin

. >> berri said, she was a great teacher she was always a around t l. all the students loved her. >> the search and rescue workers located dabbers its body saturday morning, investigators declined to talk on camera. but told me they found the body behind a retaining wall. the area is close to her house. detectives say they saw absolutely no signs of foul play. leading to seduce you wonder why this would happen. >> everybody loved her, every even those who did have her long term. >> the 53 year-old educator had taught at terra linda high school for 10 years. or she was reported missing on the 20th, she wrote of the board of her english class think you everyone. she was going through a divorce and three close relatives died in the past year. they are not calling this a suicide, they are waiting for the autopsy report which should be done in a few weeks. >> on monday it is going to be sad, and generally will be set i am hoping that all goes well. but it will be hard. >> in san rafael del lin kron4 news. >> another officer involved shooting in oakland, also

they noticed that berry's car was parked in the street. they called 911. police arrived around 11 theft yesterday -- 11:30 yesterday morning. he had suffered trauma but police would not say how bingham was killed. police are not saying whether the homicide was random but neighbors said there hasn't been violence like this around here for a long time. >> this area is really quiet. this is the first thing we've had on this street in the 20 years i've been here. >> reporter: bingham was the political leader of local 1021. he was a deacon at his church, the first african-american elected to the alameda school board, and he was married with two children. by the way, police are offering a very large reward in this case for any tips leading to the killer or killers, $10,000. >>> this morning pge crews are at the scene of a crash. the crash capped a series of events involving two vehicles stolen from the same woman. police spotted her stolen subaru near mere a monty high school. she also noticed her pickup truck, not knowing it was stolen. the driver then smashed

. >> have you read wendel berry? after you buy my book -- [laughter] that's one the great prophet and he's an amazing figure writing on this issue. we have to learn to live with a new simplicity. 70% of the american economy is driven my wasteful consumption, and you're right, we have to -- the more we sever ourselves from that con consumer society, the freer we become, and i recommend berry to you. he's a great, great writer. >> i think we should all talk to each other more. none of us -- like here, we should be spreading the news and let people know that we're here because like minded people stick together to change things. >> all right, thanks. [applause] [applause] >> this event was hosted by powell books in portland, oregon. to find out more visit powells.com. >> now, a.j. recounts andrew jackson's forced removal of indian tribes that resided in the southeast in the 1930s. they recall debates that surround the policy and the argueous travel of the cherokees and the trail of tears as they were led from their forme

she also started rumors flirting with justin bieber and stepping out with halle berry's ex, gabriel aubry>> then bra and angelina. together, their films grossed more than 623 million worldwide. number one pour this couple, their kids. >> tiger and elin, number three, the sex addicted serial cheating golfer broke his silence as the entire world watched. >> i was unfaithful. i had affairs. i cheated. >> number two, oprah. >> you get a car. you get a car! everybody gets a car! >> this is her show's final season. she's making it count. scoring big interviews with michael jackson's children, marie osmond talking about her son's suicide, ms. o told us her secret to success. >> i started out pretending to be barbara walters. and figured i could be a better oprah. >> at number one, sandra bullock. >> no matter what you might have seen or heard or read lately, i love what i do. i'm not going anywhere. >> oscar winner, blind sided by her cheating husband, shocking the world, her beautiful adopted son, louis, revealed showing us all how to rise above and shine. >> okay. now that we have done that, c

we are asking that everybody including our panelist to remember turn off your black berries, pagers and phones. at this time, i am very honored and proud to introduce jeff adachi. >> thank you very much. and welcome to the 5th annual public defender's juvenile summit. i was thinking this morning. 5 years. maybe we will not need this because we will have justice for youth. until that time, we will continue to meet and talk and create action. this is the theme of today's summit. creating an action plan that will result in the changes that we're talking about today and the innovations we are talking about today. over the fast 5 years we have the talked about the magic programs. community based organizations was a result of the first juvenile summit 5 years ago. we have also taken up the deplorable conditions that resulted in the moratorium and i am proud to say, for example over the last year, none of our youth have been transferred to the california youth authority. but we have to remember the fight still continues. they are still incarcerating youth at a cost of $230,000 per youth. you c

if you're a fan of chuck berry, the guy who sings "johnny b.at's the one. he collapsed during a concert in chicago. they're saying he had performed two shows in new york the night before. he was basically collapsed 15 minutes into the set. someone who was at the concert says in the midst of playing the piano he stopped and appeared to basically collapse over the keyboard. he said a little bit later he picked up his guitar but then immediately people came onto the stage and escorted him off the stage. basically he went backstage for 20 minutes then he returned to just explain to the crowd what happened. there was a registered doctor who stood nearby the whole time. keep in mind he's 84 years old. so he's obviously performing a great amount. and exhaustion they now say is the cause of the collapse. >> good it wasn't anything more serious, though. chuck berry, a rock 'n' roll icon for sure. happy news, shall we? >> please, please. >> a hollywood marriage to tell you about. those of you who remember the sitcom, what was it, "one day at a time." val

now there are only berries to live on. >> handouts given by the world food organization last two weeks. the w.f.p. has been here since 1963 and admits it has made people too dependent. it has now drawn up a plan not without danger. it is backed by uganda, britain, and other western donars. it is to identify the most vulnerable, like these borderline mall nourished children, and then persuade everyone else to fend for themselves. the aide official that designed project has moved here from his home to see if it can work on the ground. >> the people are taking risks, we are taking risks. in the end, those risks i think are paying off for the people in uganda. >> with difficult decisions, though. there is plenty of food in the tented warehouse, but now only a very few will receive it. magdelina got her last food handout in november. now, she said, she is running out. >> they are saying that the food aid has stopped completely and they only have supplies to last for about a week. she talks of having to forage for food in the bush. >> i'm frightened. i don't know where the food will come fro

police say they discovered the body of berry bingham yesterday morning. tara moriarty joins us now with details of this investigation. good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning. when berry's son was unable to reach his father he called his dad's office. workers from the union came here to his townhouse located off henry street. they noticed his car was parked in the street. when they walked up to the door they noticed it was open. and they knocked and there was no answer. now the co-workers then called police who went into the house around 11:30 yesterday morning and made a gruesome discovery. they found the body of the 64- year-old which had suffered trauma. authorities won't say at this point how he was killed but they are treating this case as a homicide. bingham was the political director of the local 1021 which represents public workers including those in the city of oakland, alameda county and bart employees. he was a deacon at his church, the first african-american elected to the alameda school board. he was divorced with three children. now, a

but now there is only wild berries to live on. >> this handout lasts 10 people for two weeks.y the world food program. it saves lives, but wfp has been here since 1963, and the permanent presence is causing resentment. >> they have destroyed the energy and commitment the people used to have in their livelihood. they have created dependence. our people should not be dependent on food aid. that research should be going to people to build the capacity to produce. >> the wfp has drawn up a plan that is not without danger, but has been backed by you gotta, britain, and other western nations. it is to identify the most vulnerable, like these malnourished children, and persuade everyone else to fend for themselves. the aid official who designed the project moved here from his headquarters in rome to check it and work on the ground. >> people are going to die. it is a troubling humanitarian imperative. changing that means people are taking risks. people who are receiving support are taking risks. we are taking risks. but in the end, those risks and the paying off for people. -- end up

there, berry gordy was raised and he decided as a young man he wanted to go into the music industry and where did he get talent for his new business? he chose his talent from the young people around him who were also children of the great migration. many of the names we recognize, diana ross, aretha franklin, the jackson five, the jackson family as a whole, all of them were children who were born in the north to parents who had migrated from the south and therefore created the opportunity for a whole new art form and a company which has become almost a sound check if the 20th century motown. jazz as we know it is almost unfathomable i did have been had there not been the great migration. miles davis was the child of parents who had come from arkansas, migrated to illinois and that is where he was raised and became exposed to the music, the metabolism of the north and began practicing becoming a musician. the erroneous monk, his parents migrated from north carolina to new york when he was 5-years-old and he got opportunities he wouldn't have gotten in tobacco country of north carolina. a

. >>> and the rock legend chuck berry fell ill during a performance in chicago on saturday night.erry slumped over and was taken off stage to be checked out by an ambulance medical crew, but the 84-year-old singer returned briefly to thank the audience, but the concert did not go on. >> it's amazing he's still going at 84. >> it's amazing, isn't it? >> it's incredible. he is a legend. >> he is a legend. >> just like you ron claiborne. a legend. >> this man love going on. >> am i being put on? >> not the 84-year-old. the legend. >> and i'm a man. >> yeah, you are also the man. >>> here's a quick look at the weather. showers along the east coast, rain moves back into southern california. highs will be in the teens and 20s. from montana to michigan, and mild meanwhile, in the east, a high of only 49 degrees in newton, massachusetts. and that is a look at the national forecast. now >> bianna? >> all right, ron. >>> well, we're getting new details this morning about a horrifying new year's eve hostage drama that played out after a botched bank robbery in suburban houston. we're also le

russia his flagship store in bars located in moscow's trendy selection of among such critiques as black berry and of its own symmetry and has developed his own style mixing traditional mission patterns with contemporary culture in his designs the well known red black pots and a centuries old as well as prince of serbia symbols on t. shirts and i closely associated with his name. there are several discount stores in. vintage here is one example they offer discounts between seventy and ninety of their. brilliant to get credit card. calvin klein the clothes in here are cheap although from tasteless live the jackets to bright pink or green jumpers if you do you have to search for the perfect dog in the business i like to shop because there's a wide range of brands on sale here and you can find various clothes from casual to classic. isn't fashion heaven the high prices might put many off but still with many recent designers new shops and malls. hoping all the time things are changing here. if you're looking for something a little special i think with good research of local stores up and coming de

halle berry has a five days a week workout professional.here's this issue's cover subject, jennifer lopez. >> she's relatable, because she's not stick skinny. she had twins and she sort of miraculously transformed her body from being a very, very pregnant with twins in 2008 to now looking better than she ever had. >> reporter: diet and exercise? you bet she did. but j.lo counts her top of the line personal trainer. and suggests a balanced cleanse to anyone eager to be 50 pounds lighter, but no less booty-licious. why are these guys the right ones to figure into this issue? >> the readers love jennifer lopez but she's had success losing weight after a baby. look at her abs. she looks amazing. that's inspirational. >> i was looking at those abs. >> i could tell. >> reporter: naval-gazing was all the rage in 2006, when this janet jackson weight loss cover was a big seller. driven by reader interest in the person she had become and once been. >> she revealed she lost 60 pounds in a bathing suit on "us weekly." it was huge. one of those moments

church and she is setting up meetings between the police and schools and city departments to foster berry lagses. >> as you know, the beat offices have been back for about a week. one of the things we will do is have them visit schools and have them work with the park and rec department. >> i just believe in the people of oakland. i believe we can turn around any neighborhood if we get together. >> mayor quan is optimistic and there is data to be optimistic about. yes, there have been 10 homicides in oakland so far this year, but the murder rate has dropped every year since 2006. in oakland, mark matthews, abc7 news. >>> up next, the president prepares to deliver the state of the union address. the concern some republicans already have about the speech. also, the new spy plane that flies longer and higher than anything else in the sky. and a new smart toy that takes a classic game and adds a new dimension of human/computer reaction. >> and there are clear skies, although the fog is already starting to redevelop out toward the east bay valley area. and even in the north bay we will show yo

those great irish ballads, kevin berry and all the rest, how that really got him going. how powerful that all was. and how listening to the clancy brothers and macon there got him connected to history and helped him see something that he was seeing anyway which is the ability to see the past in the present. almost in a ghostly way. and if you hang around greenwich village long enough, you know, it's not the drugs, it's not the drink, you can see edgar allen poe walking down the street. because the village still has those dimensions. you can see, you can hear herman melville's creeking. all of that bohemian lore is all alive at the same time. there's no distance between the past and the present. at least that's what dylan described himself beginning to feel. and he describeed, there's a remarkable section where he talks about going up to the new york public library. he wanted to find a way to take the songs he was hearing and give it an american substance. to find a template, an american template, that would fit that kind of spirit of rebellion, that spirit of history. so

all those sleeves -- >> long sleeves. >> except for halle berry.t to arrive on the red carpet and she pretty much owned the red carpet. >> she also had on -- the shoes she's wearing are gold with brilliance on them and sell for $1700. >> it was so age appropriate. >> if she had worn calvin klein, you would have all been so disappointed. >> our favorite dress, natalie morales's. >> natalie, you rock. there's nothing we love more than listening to our favorite songs. there's nothing we love more than listening to our favorite songs. but our favorite thing is eating totino's pizza rolls. but our favorite thing is eating totino's pizza rolls. ♪ we're the kids in america ♪ oh, oh, oh since rig aereftthn e ur tof the cen. my grandfather, also a dairyman. and then my father, duane. i started out with my dad and my brother. [ scott ] when you have a family situation, it's just a progression. my position is at the bottom of the totem pole. since the boys came in, i've worked my way all the way down. ur[ laughs ] lepo he's just as important as he ever was. ♪