boing. boing. boing. >> boing. boing. boing. boing. boing. boing. boing. splat! >> wow.ke, my brother's ball bounced, and whatever it's made of feels different than my play-doh ball. >> great observation, sid. hey, why don't we pass around another ball and see how that feels? >> ok. >> yeah. >> here we go. >> oh, i was playing with that ball outside. it bounces really high. >> well, let's make some observations about this bouncy ball. everyone touch it and tell me how it feels. >> ok. oh, this ball is harder than a play-doh ball, and i really have to push it in to mush it. >> mm-hmm. >> may is right. it feels different from play-doh. the texture is sort of rubbery. >> gerald? >> my turn. hey! hey, this ball doesn't stay squeezed, see, because when i mush it in, it pops right back out. >> you know, scientists actually have a word for material that can be pushed in and then popped right back out to its original shape. the word is "elasticity." >> elasticity? >> you got it. >> i guess things with lots of elasticity bounce really high, because that ball bounced way up in the

trash bag bo. marshmallow and licorice bo. pom-pom bo. and a 4 1/2-foot-tall felt bo.bo has an enviable life, saying she wouldn't mind being reincarnated as the family pet in her next life. >> i would want to be bo. he has a great life. >> reporter: bo made the obamas' holiday card, much to the chagrin of sarah palin who wondered aloud on fox news radio, why the card didn't accentuate family, faith and freedom. he's so ubiquitous, bo is now the center of the ultimate canine conspiracy. >> i'm ready. this is holiday, bo. >> reporter: on wednesday, bo was seen with the president, christmas shopping at a mall in virginia. but on sunday, "the honolulu star advertiser" reported that a neighbor spotted him in kailua, at the estate where the first lady and daughters have been waiting for the president since last week. so, let the political intrigue begin. did the first family fly him to hawaii and then fly him back wednesday to keep the lonely president company? or perhaps, does the secret service have a bo double? a doggy doppelganger to keep the first dog safe. the white ho

there's a button bo, a cookie bo, and an icing bo standing guard over the gingerbread white house that the way, weighs 400 pounds. there's even a 4 1/2 foot tall bo made from felt. and of course, there's the real bo. oh, my goodness! >> and that -- we have the puppy. hello. >> reporter: hello. you adorable bo! >> come say hello to ms. walters. this is the star of the obama family. >> reporter: i think he -- no, he wants to be with mommy. >> yeah. yeah, he's a big boy. say hello. see me. >> reporter: hi. hello. oh, look. he's posing for his picture. >> yes, indeed. >> reporter: yes. >> you want to sit? so -- he's older. he's learned more. >> reporter: this will be the obamas third christmas in the white house. but while their home has been transformed into a magical wonderland, the same can't be said for the president's political fortunes. in the polls, one minute he's up, the next he's down. the one constant for the president is the person he leans on most, the women he calls the rock of his family. when i interviewed you after the 2008 election, you said about the first lady, "she is

bo is all over the place. bo images p. bo cookies. what have you.ng the question whether bo had a body double, if you will. it all started when somebody thought they saw the president's wife, michelle obama, along with the girls out on the beach or wherever in hawaii, walking with the dog. and not long right in that same time, sort of contemporaneously if you will, the president still back in washington dealing with the congress, was seen out shopping for christmas presents with bo the dog. and people said, okay, which is it? and why -- why would they possibly have two dogs? the white house today clear this up. ended up saying, no, there is only one bo. bo, in fact, is with the president at the time. in the white house. did not go to hawaii. now we know, no body double for bo. you know, that would be an interesting story though, wouldn't it. >> it would be interesting. these are strange times

looking good, bo.rsday. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- not stay unemployed for long. which hockey team hired him within three days. it is thursday, december 1. simpson.e have you here this morning. we begin with traffic and weather every 10 minutes.

you have to find the bo in every room.little confused walking around the house for the last couple of weeks. seeing himself in gigantic form. >> reporter: bo doesn't seem to mind the attention. he met some of his fans. the first to see the white house. >> we decorated the official white house christmas tree with cards we collected from some of our country's military kids. so, the tree is decorated by kids. that's very cool. >> reporter: the nation's service members play special role in this year's decorations. >> we're using the holiday season here at the white house to highlight our troops and our veterans and all of their families. we wanted to make sure that never again would someone have to ask the question, what is the goal of our family? and what does it mean? we all should know. it took volunteers from across the country countless hours to set up the decorations and adorn the christmas trees at the white house. tonight, the president will light the official national christmas tree. sunny and rob? >>> that's what's m

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bo, bo, bo. >> and took bo shopping. >> that's the luckiest dog. >> you did this interview right before compromise, she doesn't like people who don't compromise, there was a little something in there. and of course, a compromise has now been made. >> and you asked them about their holiday wish. their message to -- >> their message. let me read it to you. >> okay. >> they were each quite different. he's speaking as the president. and she's speaking as the first lady. let me find it. i just lost the ear. but that doesn't matter. the president asks that people stay hopeful. that better days are coming. they have a president that's thinking about them every day. mrs. obama says the holidays are time to reach out to family and friends with an open heart, to find forgiveness where it's needed. and the caring for the health and well-being of children of the next generation for her and for most people, is the most important thing. >> that's wonderful. >> it was lovely spending christmas. >> you're starting a look here with the one earring. you're so hip. >> i'll just sit like this for the rest

bo picked out something for himself. a huge dog bone. mr. obama also visited an electronics store where bo had to wait in the car. >>> in new york's time square, the seven-foot tall no. 2 arrived today. it completes 2012, and will be lit up and shining bright on december the 31st. this one is also made up of led bulbs which are said to be 78% more efficient. >>> and the countdown to kron4's new year's live party is under way. this is the bay area's favorite way to ring in the new year. the new year's drive is the only local countdown show. it brings home the fireworks over the bay, takes you to the best parties around. ♪ [ female announcer ] this time of year you have a lot of festive meals. and safeway helps make every holiday meal a special occasion. so you can make all of your gatherings, just as merry as can be. get a boneless beef loin ny strip roast for just $4.99 a pound. pair it with a nicely priced cabernet. we have thousands of wines. and we'll help you find the right one. safeway. ingredients for life. and we'll help you find the

he's got a younger brother bo. you'd think bo, right?birthday he asked his mother to let him go to court and change his name, which he did. so now his name is now beaux, bo. t-bob's father, of course, bobby, played for both the falcons and the saints and t. bob group here in the atlanta area. and for aaron murray. offensive ouch. 16-40. 1 3, one touchdown and two interceptions in this one. gary: yeah, five dropped balls, though, that would bring it to 50%. verne: chris conley, number 31. gary: they're really very high on this guy. they really feel he's a gunslinger. i asked if hutson had to play what would you do? they said we'd throw. he's a great thrower. verne: from marietta, georgia, one of the suburbs of atlanta. and he'll one run it and slides baseball like. second down. gary: keep those cameras on les. looks like he's already chewing to me there. verne: well, look at what he has done now. he's in his seventh year, about to win his 75th game. gary: he's averaging 10 wins a year. verne: amazing. and the -- another drop. remember whe

he's got a younger brother bo. you'd think bo, right?birthday he asked his mother to let him go to court and change his name, which he did. so now his name is now beaux, bo. t-bob's father, of course, bobby, played for both the falcons and the saints and t. bob group here in the atlanta area. and for aaron murray. offensive ouch. 16-40. 1 3, one touchdown and two interceptions in this one. gary: yeah, five dropped balls, though, that would bring it to 50%. verne: chris conley, number 31. gary: they're really very high on this guy. they really feel he's a gunslinger. i asked if hutson had to play what would you do? they said we'd throw. he's a great thrower. verne: from marietta, georgia, one of the suburbs of atlanta. and he'll one run it and slides baseball like. second down. gary: keep those cameras on les. looks like he's already chewing to me there. verne: well, look at what he has done now. he's in his seventh year, about to win his 75th game. gary: he's averaging 10 wins a year. verne: amazing. and the -- another drop. remember whe

bo. so it is sort of day "where's bo? he is hidden everywhere.om, he is 4.5 feet tall and he is made of felt. euna that soft material? and in another room he is 9.5 inches tall and he is made of buttons. so you have to look for him. trust me, our dog has been a little confused walking around the house the past couple weeks, seeing himself in gigantic former. . form. those are just a few of this year's highlights, and i am so excited. the wall are the first of roughly 85,000 people -- you all are part of the first 85,000 people who will see the white house this christmas season, and you are the first! yay! [applause] this will be such a wonderful memory for some many people, and that is why it is so special for us. and none of it could have happened without the nearly 100 volunteers that we have had helping of the past few days. there are hundreds of people who come from all of the country to just decorate the white house, people like jennifer and some of the family members here. i want to finish with another round of thank yous. i want to thank a

that is bo. when i worked at the white house, we had barney bush. and scottish terriers. year michigan friend jeanie in charge of putting it together almost gave her a heart attack every year. it was great. state-of-the-arted in 2001 after the 9/11 attack they cut back on tours of the white house. mrs. bush still wanted to showcase all the beautiful decorations so they had this idea to put a camera on barney and getting him to go along. >> greg: what happened barney fell in love with the camera. >> dana: every year. >> greg: he went to hollywood, turned to drugs. >> eric: became a liberal. >> greg: terrible. terrible. those dog movies he made afterwards. i don't especially want to get into it. >> andrea: i think the card is fine. i disagree with you on this one. >> eric: do you have a problem with him naming the dog bo? barack obama? really? it's not b-e-a-u. it's b-o. how egotistical is that? >> greg: i got nothing on that. >> dana: i want to ask you about something else. aside from the president dog, newt gingrich is going to campaign. pets with newt. do you like this i

bo, bo, bo. >> and took bo shopping. >> that's the luckiest dog. >> you did this interview right beforestay here. but when mrs. obama talked about compromise, she doesn't like people who don't compromise, there was a little something in there. and of course, a compromise has now been made. >> and you asked them about their holiday wish. their message to -- >> their message. let me read it to you. >> okay. >> they were each quite different. he's speaking as the president. and she's speaking as the first lady. let me find it. i just lost the ear. but that doesn't matter. the president asks that people stay hopeful. that better days are coming. they have a president that's thinking about them every day. mrs. obama says the holidays are time to reach out to family and friends with an open heart, to find forgiveness where it's needed. and the caring for the health and well-being of children of the next generation for her and for most people, is the most important thing. >> that's wonderful. >> it was lovely spending christmas. >> you're starting a look here with the one earring. you're so hi

took time to introduce them to the family dog, bo. >> bo featured in the white house decorations this year. really nothing quite like meeting the right thing. >> bo must be the most well-behaved dog. never seen him bark. on good behavior. >> for that breed of dog that is sort of surprising. they're a little rambunctious. they're strong, sporting dogs, working dogs. you know i know about do

have a heart for bo and my friend rex. it's the holiday season. for republicans to criticize president obama for taking his dog to petsmart is just ridiculous. plain old "psycho talk." good job, rex. and one last note. my friend rex, he's a 2-year-old beagle. and you can see he's a pretty good watchdog against republicans. now, he was left at the shelter. quite a story here. when his owner lost his job. and he had to move into a shelter himself. rex and his sister are both available for adoption from the sean casey animal rescue here in new york. the shelter is at 155 east 3rd street in brooklyn. or you can give them a call at 718-436-5163. all right. everything okay? all right. republicans are gone now, rex. everything's okay. but i've got to do the story on mitt romney. mitt romney says any president would have taken out osama bin laden. democrats are firing back. the fallout over ron paul's past continues. he says he didn't know about the racist content in his newsletters bearing his name. an interview paul gave proves otherwise. stay tuned. ny

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no love for bo, fox news? at how fox news celebrated the holidays on air this afternoon. >> merry christmas, allegra. >> what do you plan to do over the holidays, maryann? >> i'm going to be spending it with family. >> very nice. >> and allegra will be there. >> i'm looking for one of these. love the dog. >> sarah palin weighed in on the christmas card controversy, telling fox news that she found the card, quote, odd. and that it doesn't represent american traditional values like family, faith and freedom. i'm sorry, what exactly does freedom have to do with christmas? the story is about a young jewish woman pregnant out of wedlock. the story says submitting more to authority than submitting to religious freedom. palin went on to say what most americans really want for christmas is american foundational values displayed on a christmas tree. ah, yes, the christmas tree, co-opted by christians in the seventh century. it is love but not exactly biblical. this card seems aware of the obvious fact that president ob

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replicas of bo custom made from buttons and beads will adorn the white house.nd judging from the video the white house released, the real life bo is pretty captivated by looking at himself all over the white house. more than 100,000 guests are expected to view the white house decorations this month. >>> and still ahead, made in america. the movement under way tonight. two words for christmas shoppers that could create tens of thousands of american jobs. to this. ve bd when my asthma symptoms returned, my doctor prescribed dulera to help prevent them. [ male announcer ] dulera is for patients 12 and older whose asthma is not well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. dulera will not replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. dulera helps significantly improve lung function. this was shown over a 6 month clinical study. dulera contains formoterol, which increases the risk of death from asthma problems and may increase the risk of hospitalization in children and adolescents. dulera is not for people whose asthma is w

bo. he is everywhere.mous portuguese water dog made in all sizes from buttons, licorice and pom-poms. there he is standing proudly in front of the 400-pound gingerbread house. >> sort of where's bo. find the bo in every room. he is hidden everywhere. trust me, our dog has been a little confused walking around the house for the last couple weeks seeing himself in gigantic form. >> reporter: bo doesn't seem to mind the attention. he met some adoring fans, children from military families the first to see the winter wonderland at the white house. the nation's service members play a special role in this year's decorations. >> we're using the holiday season here at the white house to highlight our troops. and our veterans and all of their families. >> reporter: it took 136 volunteers from across the country countless hours to set up decorations and adorn the 37 christmas trees in the white house. tonight, the president will light the official national christmas tree. sunny, rob. >> i have my decorations up. do y

hi, bill. >> i haven't heard a lot about bo. >> it was the biggest deal. >> i know. some presidents always have the dog around, it was good seeing him. good morning. as far as the weather goes out there, we still have our storm system coming into southern california, arizona has gotten rain, too on the radar, a lot of heavy rain. talking san diego up the coastline, moving along i-5. this will be a bit of a difficult commute. the heaviest of it, the brighter yellows and oranges, that's where the downpours are, just offshore. some of that light rain has made it onshore that will pass northwards into oceanside short limit just be prepared, wet roads and probably a slow morning commute. as we go throughout the day, there's more of this on the way, especially over in arizona that's the flow we were talking about. doesn't go that far inland. really along the immediate coast. santa barbara, northward, you should be dry from now on. for l.a., you should be dry. most of the wet weather south of you. the curling here, that's the storm there. a piece of energy going up towards

that he and campaign consultant intended to suppress voter turn out with the 2010 election night are boall that suggested there was no need to go vote because democrats had already been victorious before the polls even closed. >> i hired paul. i represented majority democratic district. i had a staffer relieved at the time. and we formed an employee/employer relationship at the time and that evolved into a very close relationship as well. >> first character witness called by the defense lieutenant governor michael field who called him an honest man of high integrity a straight shooter. the jury heard from 91-year-old former governor marvin mandell. >> straightforward, honest, i never had a problem under any circumstance. >> also this morning a minor victory for the defendant paul -- decide today throw out one of the charges against him, the judge decided there was not enough evidence presented by the prosecution for them to move forward with an obstruction of justice charge. wjz eyewitness news. >>> cafe consultant jewel you goes on trial for similar charges in february. >>> kidnapped o

bo radley is the one who actually has it straight, right? he knows those kids are going to get into trouble. he's out there and he does something about it. he's the one who gets justice in the book. you know, and so when you really think about it, if you can put through this wonderful vision of the child, if you can stop looking at this problem from a child's point of view, then you'll get a new take on "to kill a mockingbird," i think. you know, one that's much more actually meaningful to you. so -- >> ok. thanks. mary. >> yeah. >> oh, great. we lost you for a minute there. >> i know. >> yeah. so tell us -- how did you choose "to kill a mockingbird" as the subject for your book and for your film? you know, what made you take this on as a project 50 years after the book was published? >> well, my adult rereading of "to kill a mockingbird" made a far greater impression on me than my adolescent reading ever had, and once that happened i started to just satisfy my own curiousity i started to find out as much as i could about both the novel and

bo good morning. >> good morning.estion out of the gate is were you consulted at all in his decision-making process? >> i'm sorry? >> were you consulted with the decision that cain came to? >> of course. one of the things that you consider when making this decision, my job as political director for the campaign is to manage our state staff and operations and figure out a path to victory in each of the early states. new hampshire, south carolina, florida and beyond. so my analysis of the situation is to look at what do we need to do in each of the early states to be able to regain the support that we once had that would bring us back into the lead. how much time do we have to do that. how many resources do we have to do that and is there a credible path to victory. because he said all along, he's not running for second place. he's running to win. going through that analysis -- >> bo, were you consulted about yesterday? >> certainly. all of us had input into this decision ultimately. it's a very personal decision for mr

not news unless it is president obama and first dog bo. bo got a bone. it was a very large bone. the rest of the first family is in hawaii. the president won't join them until the payroll tax stale stalemate -- stalemate ends. he went gift hunting for his girls today. >> in case you are wondering, just dance for the wii. the girls beat me every time on these various dance games. >> after spending about $235, he then picked up pizza for his entourage and headed home. >>> 500 needy boys and girls enjoyed a spectacular christmas party in santa clara. the nfl alumni association with several nonprofits turned the parking lot into a winter wonderland. they took a break from the fun to chow down in the vip tent, but they were soon back outside enjoying the sights. how cool is that? >> interesting location. >> it looked like epcot center there. the sharks, they enjoyed their sights tonight as well. they were in the tank producing their highest scoring game of the year. and defensively, one of the best saves you will ever see. sports is next. [ female announcer ] hurry to jcpenney... ...f

not news unless it is president obama and first dog bo. bo got a bone. it was a very large bone. the rest of the first family is in hawaii. the president won't join them until the payroll tax stale stalemate -- stalemate ends. he went gift hunting for his girls today. >> in case you are wondering, just dance for the wii. the girls beat me every time on these various dance games. >> after spending about $235, he then picked up pizza for his entourage and headed home. >>> 500 needy boys and girls enjoyed a spectacular christmas party in santa clara. the nfl alumni association with several nonprofits turned the parking lot into a winter wonderland. they took a break from the fun to chow down in the vip tent, but they were soon back outside enjoying the sights. how cool is that? >> interesting location. >> it looked like epcot center there. the sharks, they enjoyed their sights tonight as well. they were in the tank producing their highest scoring game of the year. and defensively, one of the best saves you will ever see. sports is next. >>> good evening. martin was one of the shark'