bing becomes the official "santa tracker" for the u.s. military. norad, charged with keeping an eye on the nation's air space, chose bing over google maps for its offical "track santa" program. bing has a big job. santa travels more than 175 million land miles on christmas eve. at last count more than 1.4 million people had dowloaded norad's "track santa" app. don't go anywhere-- just ahead on the show... is now the time to buy a car or home now .. or next year.? predictions on interest rates after the break... then later in the show-- why the bulls are jumping on harleys. first business continues-- right after this.. is now more money coming in than going out at u.s. banks. $2 trillion more. bloomberg news reports that deposits at the nation's banks went up by 8.7% this year to a record $9.17 trillion according to federal reserve data. the industry is lending only 78 cents for every $1 it has in deposits. 2012 goes down in the books as the year of record setting ultra low mortgage rates. greg mcbride of bank rate.com joins us via skype this mornin

bing bing, it starts to ring, emit flashing lights.d your stuff. >> can have one stick and find or 20. your phone can find all of them at the same time. >> that's not the only application. remember the leashes that parents used to sick on their kids. that's kind of odd. this can work in the same way. >> allows you to create a virtual leash on a sticker if the sticker moves farther away than the proximate distance selected from your phone you'll receive an alert on the phone. >> this is perfect this time of year because you have the kids with you, trying to do christmas shopping, they wander off, your phone starts beeping and charlie trying to hide under the lady's coats. >> that's brilliant at a kid's tennis shoe at the mall. >> do you know if it has a certain range? can this go for miles? >> range of 100 to 150 feet. >> if you're in a parking structure and don't know where your car is this would be primo. >> it is an indigo go project on-line. the project has raised more than $240,000. their initial goal is 7 $70,000. this might becom

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and then i started hearing a bing, like bing, bing, bing.erally five feet away i see this man probably in his late 50s, early 60s, and i look down and i saw these two younger hispanic guys kicking him in the head, like, repeatedly, and his head was bouncing off this pole. >> what you saw here today was actually a battery. they were stomping his head. he was pretty messed up. >> the inmate who was attacked survived because of a quick response by staff on the yard. his assailants were sentenced to six months in fulsom's administration segregation unit. some of the most violent gang attacks have taken place here at california state prison corcoran's security housing unit, or shu. we visited the shu's now vacant exercise yard, which has been the scene of some of the prison's most brutal violence. ♪ >> i can see why fights went on in that exercise yard. because it was literally like a cage. there was nowhere for you to go. and if you really wanted to take someone out, that was the place to do it. it's literally -- like the most extreme ultimate f

and then i started hearing a bing, like bing, bing, bing.ly five feet away i see this man probably in his late 50s, early 60s, and i look down and i saw these two younger hispanic guys kicking him in the head, like, repeatedly, and his head was bouncing off this pole. >> what you saw here today was actually a battery. they were stomping his head. he was pretty messed up. >> the inmate who was attacked survived because of a quick response by staff on the yard. his assailants were sentenced to six months in fulsom's administration segregation unit. some of the most violent gang attacks have taken place here at california state prison corcoran's security housing unit, or shu. we visited the shu's now vacant exercise yard, which has been the scene of some of the prison's most brutal violence. ♪ >> i can see why fights went on in that exercise yard. because it was literally like a cage. there was nowhere for you to go. and if you really wanted to take someone out, that was the place to do it. it's literally -- like the most extreme ultimate fight

<bing bing bing> golly, we gotta get home! i guess it is getting late. so. i gotta load those presents. they're for the ranger's children, and i don't want to disappoint them. goodbye and merry christmas. - merry christmas! ♪ ♪ merry christmas! - merry christmas! ♪ ♪ ♪ no. no, i've been everywhere, and there's not a pup to be found - ohh. i'm sorry. now you stop a-fretting about it. if the lord shuts one door, he opens another. he gave my boy strength. mom! mom, dad! you'll never believe what happened! - what happened? what? well, lassie led billy and i to an overturned sled. and there was an old man pinned underneath it. where did this happen, timmy? - on top of the mountain and on the other side. oh, i'm glad you were able to help him. who was he? i didn't ask. there wasn't no point in asking. it was santa claus. ♪ oh dear lord. my boy's got fever of the brain. - aw shucks, mom. i reckon i couldn't be better. ♪ everything's gonna be fine, because santa claus knows exactly where i am. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ god bless mom, an

tenants who have firsthand experience on the trauma, the frustration and anxiety that come with bed bing festation. it can affect anyone. it doesn't matter how old you are or how rich or how poor you are. supervisor kim we really wanted to applaud you for supporting this legislation from the very begining that would improve the knowledge and awareness of bedbugs in the city and helping demystify who get bedbugs and to have written rules and responsibilities for not just tenants, but landlords and pest control operators. so we think that having clearer instructions would make the experience of our tenants that we serve much better since property management would have a clear understanding of what to do, what to expect what infestations do occur. so nobody is caught surprised. it would mean complaints are taken more seriously and property owners and landlords would have to investigate complaints and disclose two years history upon tenant request. it would provide tenants an opportunity to be informed renters and more vigilant of their surroundings. they are knowledgeable third party that c

so where is bing on this?> dave bing has come out and said yeah, people have an entitlement mentality. the workers in the city of detroit, he knows. dave bing has done some things wrong, but he's a lot closer to it than joanne watson is. the governor tried to take over, tried to use an emergency manager power to say that the state can take over. and the city of detroit, the people went nuts. they called it racism, they called it all kinds of stuff and said they're taking away our vote. larry, i stood with them. i said you're right, those people should have their vote. but when detroit screws up, when the mayor of the council screws up, you're on your own. don't expect a bailout from us if you want that local power. >> we're going to leave it there. doc thompson, thank you very much. well put. so cliff or no cliff, is there a war against capital going on? this is part of the story. art laugher is going to tell us why you can't have capitalism without capital. you'll want to hear this. [ male announcer ] when gl

, bing, bing, she falls to the ground there is a giant lawsuit. >> she is 27 of age as you see. she is handcuffed behind her back. she has priors for being drunk, disorderly possession of cocaine paraphernalia. that type of thing. this is something that they were trying to deal with someone who was unruly. does it justify doing a tasinging situation, no. because this particular officer has used his taser and excessive force more than all other officers in that police department. >> bill: what department is it again. >> over 40 years. this is in oklahoma. mcallister, oklahoma. >> bill: this woman, this vial woman who comes in inebriated and spits at the police may get money. >> she has priors. >> she is asking for $2 million. >> bill: the guy didn't have enough discipline, the officer, who take the spit and just charge her with another crime which what they should have done. >> you have got to stop. >> bill: she also 2012 pleaded guilty to omitting to provide for a minor child. >> bill: i'm sure this is really a pleasant individual but the problem is that she is probably going to

. >> i remember hearing it, bing, bing, bing, as the bullets are hitting the side of the humvee. >> troops recording the danger they face every day. >> oh! >> my first instinct was that i just lost three soldiers and a vehicle. >> come on, fire. >> and a classified military video that stuns the world. in this hour, troops from the front lines to their front lawns. >> i think he remembers you. >> war, up close. "caught on camera: combat." hello. i'm contessa brewer. welcome to "caught on camera." u.s. troops in the wars in iraq and afghanistan have had some of the most high-tech fighting gear but they've also brought something else to the battlefield like never before. their cameras. the images captured have changed the way people back home see and hear what the troops are going through, thousands of miles away. a terrifying ied attack. >> combat patrolling at that time was hours upon hours of complete boredom punctuated by single moments of sheer terror. >> in the wars in iraq and afghanistan, by far the most common and deadly weapon against u.s. troops has been the improvised explosive de

and i think mayor dave bing has got to also go along with that.erwise they're going to be left in the lurch. there's no money in the federal till, doc. you know that. there's no money in the federal till to bail out detroit, especially after we bailed out gm and chrysler already. >> larry, i say let it fail. i'm sorry. you have. to i want those people to have local control. they fought for that local control. they should have a vote. the citizens of the city of detroit should have a vote. but it should fail when it goes wrong. that's what has to happen. the good news is we've now got in michigan as of yesterday we've got legislation pass today make michigan a right to work state. that's going to have a big impact down the road. >> i like that. i like the failure idea. free market capitalism is about success and failure. and as the great free market capitalist nobel prize winner wrote, of the two, doc, sometimes failure teaches us more than success. i like your point very, very much. all right. doc thompson coming out of detroit, thanks very much.

head first you don't succeed bing bing again you have the republicans top oligarchy foreign casino magnate sheldon adelson is already offering to fund the next election for republicans apparently to protect himself from criminal prosecution adelson spent one hundred fifty million dollars on republicans in the two thousand and twelve election more than anyone in american election history and now he's promising to spend double that amount come the next election as already met with prescribed perspective twenty sixteen republican presidential candidates governors bobby jindal all john k. sick and bob mcdonald to get them on his side which is pretty odd when you consider that the same sheldon adelson told the wall street journal for publication wednesday that he supports abortion rights stem cell research he supports president obama's dream act and added that he's quote in favor of socialized medicine and quote. so why is this guy so busy buying republicans well put yourself in his place democrats typically do things for the vast majority the people on employment insurance social security medi

young people are still going to binge drink. in college.at they do. >> college age students died of unintended alcohol-related incidents, my son was in afghanistan in the marine corps into a safer there than he would have been on a college campus. >> they are accused of giving alcohol to the under aged pledges and creating an environment where they felt compelled to drink as a part of the initiation process police said that they will make arrangements with all of those facing charges to turn themselves in, in addition to the criminal charges is spokesperson says that disciplinary charges were filed against 31 fraternity members and the fraternity for violating the students code of conduct they could face penalties including expulsion from school. >> coming up a special group of first responders, what they bring to this new fight to disasters like hurricane sandy. >> my home town is glendale heights illinois and want to give a shout out to my family and my friends i love you guys and i will be back, happy holidays. that was me... the day i l

crowd flower found apple maps has a 3.4 error rate,bjíy bing, 1.3, google lowest 1.1%.ps skyrocketed to 30% when it searched for businesses in the united kingdom no comment from apple. >>> today sneaker collectors across the country are trying to get a pair of nike's newest air jordans just releasedq:@zl online an hour ago and sold out at newpark mall in$'zqh new, 300 people are in line now. yesterday hufrpbtsville, alabama police had to use pepper spray on an unruly crowd waiting in line to get 36 bands which secured a right to buy a pair officers were call after numerous fights broke out. the jordan retro 11 retails for $185. >>> a reliable stove is crucial any time but especially during the highway days -- during the holidays. michael mine any and0l?w consumr reports tell us -- which brands are the best. >> reporter: with the holidays coming, every cook needs a reliable stove survey finds some brands have been much more likely to break down than others. repair man vinny says, ranges always seem to stop working just when you are about todzd5m. >> people call in a pani

. >> detroit mayor dave bing has settled the betti lost in san francisco mayor ed lee over the world series. the mayor has agreed upon a day of service performed in the winner city as well as a tour of some businesses there. yesterday's be brought back into the offices of twitter as well as green start, a design studio for digital clean tech startups. they ended their day at at&t park, where the mayor met with members of junior giants youth programs. being returned to detroit today. >> nasa's long-running voyager 1 spacecraft, has entered a new region at the edge of the solar system. and as close to existing debt as exiting it for ever. scientists have dubbed this region the magnetic highway and it is the last of the for interstellar space or the space between stars. the findings were presented yesterday at a meeting in san francisco. the findings --voyager 1 and its twin voyager to launch to 35 years ago on a tour of the outer planets. afterward, both spacecraft continue to hurtle toward the fringes of the solar system. >> do not forget in all new episode of dr. phil right after the

. >> a gene being linked to teen binge drinking. >> san francisco's outside lands releases a date fort summer's event. >> i'm michael finney. scams targeting the elderly are on the rise. >> a study suggests an addition gene could be helping to fuel teenager binge drinking. it could find those with that gene variation drank more often at age 16 than those without it. the study appears in proceedings of national academy of sciences. >> consumer reports partnered with 7 on your side to report on financial elder abuse. >> michael? >> as we've reported many times, older americans are easy victims for scam artists. consumer reports found it's trusted family and friends who are busing the elderly by draining bank accounts, selling valuables or get this, taking over their homes and other real estate. the crimes can often be very, very difficult. >> 74-year-old arthur green spent years building his lakeside home, he says he was persuaded to sign it to his granddaughter and was told he would could live out his days there. >> all of a sudden she's like a -- i don't know what. snap of the finger

detroit dave bing was a good sport today. he said he was trying to be honorable in defeat. detroit mayor and first lady, dave and eve yet bing arrived ready for him to take good on a losing bet. >> are you here under dures? >> absolutely. but it's history now. as a former athlete i respect what happened. i didn't like it from the detroit status point but giants played a wonderful series. >> and the mayor ed lee has bragging rights. what do you think? >> instead, the mayor would show his counter part twitter new head quarters and roof top gardens south of market. the firm also has offices in motor city. >> i don't twit much myself, or tweet, i should say. >> what he can do is what he's doing to settle the bet. talk to these junior giants about using sports to develop their lives. >> it teaches to you compute compete and understand how to get along with people in roles have you to play in order to be successful. >> he smiles through the pain of chanting a rival slogan, a junior giant come miz rated. >> i said we're just a good team. we outplayed them. >> that is right, kismtd

i can wait to see the changes with bing. >>> who should pay forever pg&e's pipeline improvement?pected today, more than two years after the deadly san bruno pipeline disaster. >>> haz-mat scare on peninsula, forcing cruise to he -- neighborhood. >> reporter: live in santa rosa, temperatures near freezing rain on the way. hear from a man who says don't worry about the chill, chill out yourself, coming up in a live report. >>> sue hall in the traffic center. live shot of the bay bridge, metering lights on. sluggish upper deck due to earlier accident cleared out of lanes. black ice reported in the santa cruz mountains andnwdu petaluma road causing problems there. bart delay and muni problems this morning, when with we come back, after the break a >>> good morning on this thursday 6:30 thanks for joining us. live look on the bay bridge, botholóv sides of the bay, you n see a little wind out there which is probably good keeping things a little warmer than they otherwise would have been. otherwise, it is still pretty chilly out there. thanks for joining us i'm kristen sze. >>> i'm eric

retailers are hoping americans go on a post holiday shopping binge. a financial storm of sorts looms tonight as the deadline to avoid having the economy over the fiscal clifton years. as president obama is on his way back to washington, some lawmakers are expected to get back to the nation's capital. >> with five days left to reach an agreement, doubts are growing that the white house and republicans can cut a deal in time. after spending part his christmas holiday visiting presidenthow y. hawaii, obama will return to resume talks. formal negotiations have yet to be scheduled. the house will reconvene on thursday. >> we have seen this game played before. it literally came down to the last minute. >> is the country goes over the fiscal cliff, some economists fear the combination of budget cuts and higher taxes could trigger another recession. others say the deadline is not as firm. congress could pass a temporary measure early that would roll back any changes. political analysts warn some consequences may be immediate. >> maybe a tremendous response an

or bing. does bing really exist or is it like the chupacabra?id any of you watch the 12-12-12 benefit concert last night? it was to raise money for hurricane sandy relief. bruce springsteen, bon jovi, billy joel, eric clapton, paul mccartney played with the remaining members of nirvana. steve buscemi appeared alongside new york's department of sanitation, some of whom were very excited to see him. >> providing the gray beards with emergency funds to sustain their post-storm assistance. come on. just come on in. yeah, you, too. come on in. >> let's go, buscemi, i love you! >> ow. [ laughter ] >> he suffered three broken ribs, a concussion and a bruised tailbone, but he's going to be okay. florida is about to hit a surprising milestone. sometime next week, florida is expected to issue its one millionth license to carry a concealed weapon. they lowered the application and renewal fees, so now it's even higher. people in florida need guns because they have something called alligators there. carrying a gun is the thing to do in florida. this happened

you can follow the big man on bing maps and twitter, and for the first time google is also tracking santa on its maps. you can interacted on google plus, although i think he's kind of busy. if you want to throw him a note, feel free. >> find him on facebook. >> 3 billion gifts so far. a big sleigh. >>> a slushy christmas display is attracting crowds and critics. a house in orange county is covered in 65,000 lights. that is incredible. they're all sink had to music. the display draws hundreds of visitors, but it doesn't inspire christmas spirit in everyone. neighbors have complained and plan to push an ordinance to keep the lights in check. >> it's more appropriate for the vegas strip. we're not opposed to christmas lights, but it's very bright and intrusive. >> the homeowner has been ticketed for noise and now keeps it down by 9 at night. she says she's sorry her neighbors don't like the display, but encourages them to enjoy the holiday cheer. >> they race money for charity too. >> how do you take all that down? >> how do you put it up in the first place? >>> storms took down a lot at my

watchers can keep up on bing maps or on twitter. minor rad has been tracking santa with goggle earth since 2004; but this year, the two entities went separate ways. minor rad teamed with microsoft, and goggle set up a tool of their own. goggle santa tracker has been highlighting the prep in the leadup of christmas. in his spare time, santa has been making phone calls to good girls and boys and sending messages via his page. kids can watch santa hop from continent to continent with goggle map and earth. those doing last-minute shopping can follow along with their smartphone app or android. i'm karen kaifa reporting. >> wonder if he has a facebook page. >> tracking santa takes a lot of work. volunteers have started taking calls, telling children and adults when santa is due at their house. the last shift won't end until after midnight tomorrow morning. >> if you would like to check when santa will be sliding down your chimney call 877-hi-minor rad. and i want to keep you updated here. last spotted over china, two minutes away. nearly

sang it with bing crosby, anyway.s not get a point for that. >> she said true and i said false. that's the way it works. >> second question, which movie made the mariah carey song "all i want for christmas is you" so well known? >> "love actually." >> boom. >> that is my movie. >> everybody loves that movie. i've never seen it. >> it was sung at the end of the movie by actress olivia olsen. well done. this is a tough one. a lot of thinking here. >> can you list all the gifts given in the song "12 days of christmas"? >> oh, we don't have the time for that. start with 12. work together. >> do they have to be in order? >> first one is partridge in a pear tree. two, lords a leaping. maids a milking. swans a-swimming. >> five golden rings. >> geese a laying. everybody laying. >> two turtle doves. and a partridge in a pear tree. >> i'm completely lost. credit to both of you. no idea what just happened. ♪ 12 drummers drumming ♪ 11 pipers piping >> 10 lords a leaping ♪ >> finish the lyrics from this song. listen first and the

. >> bing, bing. saving money. and extended warranty. >> these are huge high profitable centers for those that sell them. the truth of the matter is most of the products come with a manufacture area warranty. if something is going to break it happens right away. when you get the extended warranty it is after the warranty the first manufacturer gets you. often not worth it. >> the tip up they only offer it at the time you purchase it. you can't buy it the next day. don't buy that one. credit card insurance. >> these are all profit centers. the companies are trying to get you to buy a service. check your credit scores, see when somebody uses your credit card. most of the credit card companies are liable. again don't pay for it. >> so the one you mentioned about checking your credit report, i am not totally opposed. >> for free. >> very important. the other is for covering balances you don't pay. is it still limited to $50 if your credit card is stolen sph. >> not sure. >> the other one and i never heard of this one,

recently mayor bing asked th to come in, they said we're on hoday. it is unbelievable. melissa: you saidhey think they deserve a bailout. what makes you think that they feel? >> detroit city councill3 woman came on national tv and said, president obama, we all voted for you. it is time to bring the bacon. bail us out. that outrage just. that folks think they can just spend money like no tomorrow and expect anybody else to bail them out. my constituents from mid michigan are saying no bailout. they need to fix the city theirselves. melissa: this is something going on all across the country. its why we take so much interest in this. we've seen counties or cities at least going bankrupt elsewhere around thecountry. you see whole states. i worry what will eventually happenith california a as a whole. but it seem like, you kn, this is the status quo. people believe that the state or the feds will come in and bail them out. do you have the pitical will in your state to really say no? >> i blow we do. you know, michiga is on a, you know, groundere. we're doing very well. we ha

detroit mayor binge said the city will lay off 400 to 500 workers in the nexx few months. it will take a lot more than that to keep the city from going broke. we're joined by michigan senator rick jones. thanks for joining me, senator, do yoo think if they dot latest layoffs will it satisfy the milestones the city needs in order to get more state aid? >> it is gooddstart and but not enough. we have a city council totally dysfunctional. recently mayor bing asked them to come in, they said we're on holiday. it is unbelievable. melissa: you said they think they deserve a bailout. what makes you think that they feel? >> detroit city councill3 woman came on national tv and said, president obama, we all voted for you. it is time to bring the bacon. bail us out. that's outrage just. that folks think they can just spend money like no tomorrow and expect anybody else to bail them out. my constituents from mid michigan are saying no bailout. they need to fix the city theirselves. melissa: this is something going on all across the country. it is why we take so much interest in this.

badda bing, badda boom. it's out of here. you look at senate leaders on the floor, and you ask what the heck took so long? the first senate session since 1995 to fall during the holiday week. known all along the fiscal cliff is looming, yet the deadline spurs action. not a done deal. still a chance we head over the cliff. here is what has to happen. mitch mcconnell and harry reid have to come to agreement. by tomorrow, possibly. have something they can vote on in the senate tomorrow night or possibly even monday. send it to the house of representatives where the president says the house speaker john boehner should put it on the floor, regardless if it gets the majority of the majority. that's the traditional way of doing things. the president said if any of the process fails, any of the steps along the way we outline, a senate agreement, vote in the senate, moving to the house, if it fails, the president wants a basic bill on the floor that sets those income levels at $250,000 above, to have everyone have their taxes rice ric

>> i will leave mayor bing to stand for his own comments. i believe we need a healthy detroit and there is great opportunity in detroit just as there is opportunity all over the state. we are turning our state around. we want to help detroit turn around. that's how it needs to happen. we need to help detroit turn around. this is not something we wish to do to detroit. it's something we want to do with detroit. >> thank you, sir. we appreciate it. folks, have you heard the ad on the radio lately? >> look at margie. she looks amazing. >> she does. >> i wonder show he stays fit. what's her secret? >> she told me food stamp benefits her her stay fit and she stays active. >> just part of a taxpayer funded ad campaign from the u.s. department of agriculture encouraging seniors to get on food stamps because they will make you look better. we have more news on the food stamp front that will make you angry and that's later in the show. with the tax and fiscal cliff looming 21 days from now, is there a reason for even some slight optimism this evening

the 69-year-old bing and his wife seemed to enjoy the tour of at and t park. he says he was not reluctant to come here, he's a good sport. he told me i made a bet, i lost the bet. this is the honorable thing to do. he says he has been looking forward to talking with the kids. >> i love to talk to young people and let them know value of getting along with each other. the inner play i think you gain from sports is real good. because you know, it teaches you how to win and how to be noble in defeat. that is what i'm here doing, today. >> this is about exchanging ideas and experiences. fortunate and glad to have them here in san francisco. >> the mayors had note knot met before but seemed to find respect today. tonight tonight at 6:00 what else was on the agenda for both of the mayors and what mayor ed lee would have been doing today had giants not bnt winning team. live in san francisco, abc 7 news. >> thank you very much. >> a proposal to ban foam containers is a step closer to reality. today the city council transportation and environmental committee approved a

[laughing] >> so, in conclusion google is garbage and i'm tanging my business to binge. good night. i hope you enjoy all of the work that went into this quality production. >> ["the colbert report" theme music playing] [eagle caw] [cheers and applause] >> stephen: welcome to the report. good to have you with us. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. [cheers and applause] [crowd chanting see it fen's name] thank you, ladies and gentlemen. thank you so much. in return i want to wish all of you a merry christ-christmas. i say it that way, so if the atheists try to take the christ out of christmas, there's still one left. [ laughter ] and as you can see, my set is fully decked for the season. i've got my historically-accurate nativity scene featuring mary, joseph, frosty, and the abominable snowman. [ laughter ] i didn't include optimus prime because he does not appear in the king james version. [ laughter ] and instead of the baby jesus in the cradle, i have my book: "american again: rebecoming the greatness we never weren't." [ laughter ] [cheers and applause] folks, i want you to know --

i'm glad bing is making good on that bet. >> yeah.rmer star himself. >>> tara, you are saying the commute is okay. >> yeah. so far so good, we have a couple of fender-benders out there. we have an incident in san francisco, 101 northbound at the cesar chavez offramp. we have a two-car crash that's blocking one lane there. right now we're gonna look at the bay bridge. you can see this is gridlocked. you will be definitely waiting in it for a couple of minutes. the metering lights are on. the reason i've been showing you this, nice commute into san francisco. 280 at the 880 split, we have a lot of traffic here. 280 northbound is the bottom portion of your screen there and then also on that sort of left to right -- that's the 880, we're also seeing some congestion there as well. 7:56. here's steve. >>> all right, tara. mayor bing, i saw you play at cofelt hall. we have some fog around. it's popping up close to the city, parts of the north bay and east bay. it's colder out there this moring. it will be a mostly sunny day. we have money mo

binge drinking rose from 35% of personnel in 1998 to 47% in 2008.rug abuse of illegal and prescription drugs rose from 2% in 2002 to 11% in 2008: the report recommended better screening and that's just what the marine corps is doing, according to a directive issued in month the purpose of the screening program is to provide gheanders and additional tool to provide marines and sailors in their commands at risk for the adverse effects of alcohol abuse or misuse. the report notes that alcohol has long been a part of military culture. but it recommends better leadership on the frish top commanders all the way down. and it says this spike in cases results partly from outdated approaches to preventing and treating substance abuse. the marine corps is the first to have this strict screening policy. of the program begins january 1st. marines will u breathalyzer tests twice a year. those with blood alcohol levels .01 or higher will be referred for counseling. those with .04 or higher will be reared to a medical officer for a fit for duty determination. it ta

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dave bing will come to the bay area to make good on his wager. he will take a tour of two san francisco companies and tour at&t park with 25 people involved in the junior giants baseball program. >> they're rubbing it in, i don't know. >> it's sharing ourwet with those less fortunate. >> i'll take it. >>> we have a momentover greatness -- moment of greatness for one local team and i'm not talking about stanford football, but we will address the alabama crimson tide and a roller coaster wave of a game with a georgia shot at the title on the line. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> number two alabama, number three georgia, do i really have to say more? how about the sec championship and national title game appearance to the winner. georgia lead by 11 late, but here came the crimson tide. aj, 45 yards to amari cooper. they came all the way back to take the lead. final drive for georgia, they have to go to the end zone to win. caught by chris conley who should have let it drop for another shot. time ran out. ball game over, alabama wins 32- 28. they move onto

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a few weeks before his trip to bucharest, the woodworker crafted binges two-seat several hundred people in preparation for a wedding that is the top of the town -- talk of the town. his daughter is married and a nephew of the daughter of the founder of the cemetery. she is the woman seen here in the middle preparing the traditional stuffed cabbage. >> only outsiders find it complicated. the current woodcarvers daughter is married and the grandaddy of the cemetery's founder, and the nicest thing is -- they really like each other -- the current woodcarver's daughter is marrying the granddaughter of the cemetery's founder. >> they have been sending a message to others in the village, but it is unclear weather the competition is listening. family battles being fought in deadly earnest -- >> the battle is being fought in deadly earnest. for now, he has convinced an irish composer to put his cross es' verses to music. >> the important thing is for us to be married, to celebrate, to have joy, and that is what this cemetery does -- to be merry. >> this is not about my copyright. i have no probl

. >> what is concerning you and what are you bing? >> waste management.ays going to have garbage. it is an inexpensive stock for a well run company. >> not trash at all. waste management is some of the best management of company in america and has for a long time. >> what are you doing these days? >> i do a lot of thingings. i eat a lot. >> i set myself up. >> what i am liking is wre. i inherited from my mother and buy it for myself . specializing

. >> don't answer bing. thanks. >>> it doesn't take a genius to figure out that san francisco is a great place to live. >> yeah, but having a few moregeniuses in san francisco couldn't hurt. and that is because the city has come in second on a list of america's smartest cities. you know who is smartest? boston. yeah, that's right. at least according to their website. san francisco, number 2, seattle number 3. and fourth was vancouver, canada. rounding out the top five, new york city. >>> and still ahead, why the homeless in california are in line to get cell phones. >>> plus, the scramble to rescue thousands of squid on the beaches of santa cruz. the reason that they are washing ashore. >>> millions of people are still in shock over the death of latin pop star. how she inspired beyond her music. >>> and in the bay area, record highs today. it doesn't take much this time of the year, but there's a big change in store, the big chill. details straight ahead. oh, it's the current temperature. nominated singer di

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and sleigh watch can also keep up on bing maps or twitterhow about that santa is on twitter. >> technologyta my sentiments exactly. let's talk about what santa has to encounter as he comes through the chimneys this evening i can't believe i am saying that. it's christmas eve. all right. so maybe a within theory mix. especially around -- within theory mix especially around our air -- wintery mix especially around our area. and we coo see -- we can see rain around the southeast and severe -- and some severe weather. we won't be dealing with that but very cold temperatures for today. so be prepared. now we look at the future trend and can see what's happening. you've been hearing me talk about this wenty mix across the area -- winty mix -- wintery mix across the area. we can see the snow back off toward the north and west. we can see rain to the south and again with that, we do have a chance for a little bit of sleet and snow and some rain all mixing together. the further back to the north and west you go you will encounter that possibly and all this happens going into the afternoon time fram

is sinking to the south and colder air across the lakes and for upstate new york and far south as bingampton and scranton and that is trying to wind down. we'll focus on the cold overnight and there is some places dropping into the 20s and a look for 28 degrees and 27 anymore gaithersburg and frederick, 34 degrees in the district with the winds much lighter out of the west- northwest at 5 to 10. >> and tomorrow, 45 degrees, a chilly day and a lot of sunshine and a great day for the lighting of the national christmas tree, although take your layers, a cold start in the morning for the kids, sunny by noon and tomorrow night, 4:00 and about 42 degrees. the temperatures are going to be rising again. not as warm as we had the last few days and still back up close to 60 degrees mark and, ven maybe 62 degrees on monday. and your eyes don't deceive you there. that is a thunderstorm we had to throw on. tuesday and wednesday of next week and looking into the low 50s, which is still bargain territory, if you ask me. >> thank you, sue. >>> this is the time of the year when we hear fox 5 ask to you

we're going to do bing big things. for us, we're projected, our coach to go into the tournament. >> the sparton's next home game is december 8th. >>> that's all i got for sports. back to you. >> that'll do for now. be sure to check us out on facebook by searching sjsu update news. and we'll see you again next week for our final show of the semester. thank you for joining us.

that all needs to bing be shown on the plans as well. so we need a better set of drawings, basically. >> all of the issues that were raised, and that you found with the situation, the hood are correctable? >> i think so, yes. >> and then as far as the placement, you believe there would be a more optimal placement of the hood -- i think you said it would prevent the smells, et cetera? >> yes. well, as i said, there was a restaurant and it needs to be designed to meet code and i think it can be if designed properly. >> you said "can meet it ," but i would like to hear more about an alternative placement? >> that needs to be done by a mechanical engineer. i am sure that the permit-holder wants to speak about that. it's going to go up on the roof any way. it has to be 10' way from property lines. with a 25' property you can accomplish that and it can be diverted away from the adjacent buildings. it's pretty strict requirements for that and it's doable. but we do get a lot of complaints about cooking smells from hoods and vents and the health

to apply spending binges. >> you've been preaching this manifesto message. hope is an opportunity was your mantra and 96. why are we still -- why are we still talking about this? >> good question. we asked that question in the book after the terrible decade of the 1970s. milton friedman, huge series on television and ronald reagan comes in, makes free-market reforms. america blossoms again. why in the world are we going backwards? biscuits to simply not understood and that is free markets are not inherently unstable. every major economic crisis has massive government errors, the free enterprise gets the blame. going back to the depression when we destroy the terrorist instead of the world in a downward spiral. britain and elsewhere put a massive tax increase, deep in depression. so when the current crisis, we started to print too many dollars for central banks of the same thing. you get the housing bubble. that could not have happened. at the federal reserve hadn't printed the money. the evil bankers get the blame. that's why when you get a crisis like this,

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>>> and also, new psychiatric manual defines binge eating as a mental illness. we'll bring ut details. first, let's get the news live at 5:30 a.m. by our partially deaf news anchor here. >> with 27 days to go for negotiating until a year end deadline, the white house is wasting no time rejecting the republicans' fiscal cliff counter offer on tax reforms and spending cuts. the gop plan consists of $2.2 trillion in saving officials a decade including raging the age for medicare from 65 to 67 and lowering the cost of living increases for social security benefits. they also propose overhauling the tax code to generate $800 billion in new revenue but without raising taxes on the wealthy. frn in a letter to the president, republicans attempted to sell the offer as the erskine bowles plan, comparing it to the same offer he drew up last year. >> i think he'd disagree. >> the co-chair of obama's deficit commission, but yesterday mr. bowles flatly rejected that connection. meanwhile, the white house is turning to campaign style messaging as a reminder of whose tax plan wa