so the distance between birmingham and boise is 2.en edges go away, connectivity generally decreases. these statistics get at the large-scale structure of the network, but what about small-scale properties, the sort of "clumpiness" of the network? one way to measure these properties is to show, for any given node, what fraction of nodes in the graph it's connected to. another way is to ask, "what is the probability that it's connected to any other node?" a node connected to a large proportion of the graph is a hub, like an airline hub, which is on average connected directly to more cities than non-hubs. this is a sile notion of clustering, but there are more subtle notions inspired by the considerations of social networks. there, instead of asking how likely it is that i'm friends with a random person in the world, we ask how likely is it that two of my friends are themselves friends? in network lingo, we're asking how likely is it that two nodes connected directly to me are themselves connected, that our three little nodes complete a

a wet commute around seattle, portland, boise and northern california.scades and northern rockies. rain soaks highways from cleveland and detroit down to the gulf coast. >>> if you're flying today, airport delays are possible in new orleans, atlanta and detroit. >>> back in the news this morning. investigators in indiana will be back at the scene of that deadly house explosion in indianapolis today. dozens of homes were destroyed or damaged. >> a second grade teacher and her husband died in the blast. for more on the investigation, here's abc's john schriffen. >> reporter: this gaping hole is all that's left. charred foundations burnted out roofs, jarred by explosion so intense that at least two people are dead and at least eight others injured. >> garage doors blown in, house blown in. >> reporter: this neighborhood was rocked from their beds as a blast ignited two homes and ignited several others. many in pajamas clutching their pets. a scene so desperate, neighbors rushed in to help. >> as soon as i got to the house, i heard people screaming. all i co

shares of office max spiked 27% on friday due to the large stake it holds in boise cascade. meanwhile, wi-fi company ruckus wireless had a shaky first day in the markets. the stock fell 4% following its ipo. and, watch for alon usa partners, which hits the market this week. the oil refinery company is pricing in between 19 and 21 dollars. if your flock plans on eating an organic, free-range, specially- fed bird, here's one. this big bird could set you back $335. the heritage turkey farm in virginia is reporting brisk sales of the 20-pound birds. it may sound like they were raised at the waldorf, but the birds are really just given sufficient space and nutritous feed. some chefs say the superior taste simply doesn't compare to super-market brands, while other chefs say the key to the best tasting bird is how you prepare it. nintendo is already scoring big with its latest release. pre- orders for games for the new wii-u game system have already doubled that of nintendo's original wii. video game retailer gamestop has received over a million pre-orders for wii-u software, and s

wet highways around seattle, portland, san francisco, and boise.ow-covered mountain passes in the northwest. slick roads along the eastern coast of florida. and thick, morning fog could hamper visibility in the upper midwest. >> if you're flying today, airport delays are possible in san francisco, seattle, chicago and detroit. >>> what is the end of an era on "sesame street." the man who created the personality of beloved muppet, elmo, has resigned. >> for the second time in just a week, a man has come forward to accuse elmo puppeteer, kevin clash, of engaging in inappropriate sexual behavior. cecil singleton is a 24-year-old college student who is suing kevin clash for $5 million. singleton says he met clash on a gay chat line when he was 15. and for a two-week period, they had sexual contact but no intercourse. and he insists he told clash exactly how old he was. >> i remember confessing to him when we were eating that i wasn't 18. but that i would be turning 16 in the near future. >> reporter: singleton claims he did not know what clash did for

there will be more of this. >> jeff: boise is now in the east, huh?boise is in the east, san diego is in the east and south florida and central florida are also up in the east. yes. it makes no sense at all. and, by the way, the big ten has 14 teams now. >> jeff: (laughs) i was going to say map makers have to get to work but so do mathematicians. john feinstein, thank you so much. >> thank you, jeff. >> suarez: again, the major developments of the day: internet and cell phone service was down in syria, and there was fighting near the airport in damascus, as rebels battled government forces. democrats and republicans accused each other of refusing to talk specifics about how to avoid the fiscal cliff. house speaker john boehner said there's been no progress in the last two weeks. and the u.n. general assembly voted to recognize palestine as a non-member observer state. the u.s. was one of only nine states voting no. and, you've heard the term "glacial pace"? not exactly, says one director who's scaled enough ice, to know better. hari sreenivasan has mo

out of boise state and a 45-yard touchdown. 14-10 bucs.his time 67 yards. 21 points in the third. 28-10. anybody want to tackle this guy? douggie fresh and 70 yards and finished with a team record 251 on 25 carries for a team record four rushing touchdowns and 35-17. what a thrill in front of his hometown fans. the raiders refuse to quit. palmer threw three of his four. this one to reece. raiders down 3 and they get the ball back. palmer 414 yards and this his third interception. bucs run out the clock. 42-32 falling to 3 and 5. >> we are in hurry up mode. it is against the number four defense, against the run. you are going to be smashing your head against the wall. we went with the passing game. >> they did a great job. once we look at the film tomorrow and see where we were making mistakes we can get it corrected before the next game. >> we didn't play well as a whole. it is not just the defense's fault. >> all right, here we go, time for your plays of the day. the broncos and the bengals and peyton manning threw three td passes. but th

out of boise state and a 45-yard touchdown. 14-10 bucs.time 67 yards. 21 points in the third. 28-10. anybody want to tackle this guy? douggie fresh and 70 yards and finished with a team record 251 on 25 carries for a team record four rushing touchdowns and 35-17. what a thrill in front of his hometown fans. the raiders refuse to quit. palmer threw three of his four. this one to reece. raiders down 3 and they get the ball back. palmer 414 yards and this his third interception. bucs run out the clock. 42-32 falling to 3 and 5. >> we are in hurry up mode. it is against the number four defense, against the run. you are going to be smashing your head against the wall. we went with the passing game. >> they did a great job. once we look at the film tomorrow and see where we were making mistakes we can get it corrected before the next game. >> we didn't play well as a whole. it is not just the defense's fault. >> all right, here we go, time for your plays of the day. the broncos and the bengals and peyton manning threw three td passes. but the bi

idaho, the search is on for the suspects in the beating death of a monkey at zoo boise.nd police say they hope a baseball cap left behind will help them catch the kill other or killers. two men dressed in dark clothing broke in and attacked one of the monkeys. the employees are shocked and outraged. >> ticking it particularly hard, and very upset. >> more than 300,000 people visit zoo boise every year. and texas, it stood for 88 years and it only took 12 seconds to take it down. the thomas building in dallas raised in a controlled implosion by demolition crews, the building, one of the last landmarks from dallas' heyday as a cotton trading town. that's a fox watch across america. florida senator marco rubio take making an important visit out of his home state. where he went and what he said about the economy that has the crowd cheering. and military might in the sky. where these jets were flying and why. i have a cold, and i took nyquil, but i'm still stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus liq

two weeks ago we learned about the ipo of boise cascade. what a great old name.vate company that made paper, corrugated containers, wood products and building materials bcc. used to be a big position of mine in an old hedge fund of mine. i was able to swing around a couple of them. 100 mill. office maximum owns 20% of this company. ipo will unlock hidden value by putting a hard value on that investment. office max is supporting the sale of its crocksley business in new zealand which is a wholesaler that does some manufacturing. we should hear about when the company reports its fourth quarter. impending boise cascade ipo, new zealand business became apparent office max was worth more than people had thought when they initially wrote the company off and left it for dead. investors thought this stock was a value trap. turns out it has real value. as the company had a better balance sheet than we imagined. a bunch of hidden assets. all the office supply states are shutting down. shutting their stores to reduce their footprint. too many of them. office max was ahead o

fresno, santa barbara and boise, that's where with the flights have been cancelled. they will be combined with other flights so passengers will get to where they are going. only about fewer than a half dozen flight delays most of them in the 15 to 30 minute range not the 226 minute range that the faa first projected. what we are hearing is maybe later this afternoon as things begin to build, sfo could say delays of up to an hour maybe two hours. the advice is the same as it always is, call ahead to your airline, find out what time your flight is taking off. you may have to wait for an arrival from some other city that could delay you. for some folks later today, it might be a long wait inside the terminal here at sfo. eric thomas, abc7 news. >>> let's head to marin county, you can see the affects of the storm there. amy hollyfield is live in san rafael that's major flooding there. >> reporter: check this out, high tide here in marin county, there was so much rain this morning, check out this flooding, we are at the park and ride at highway 101 and 1 unincorporated mi

with boise cascade filing for initial public offerings.means officemax has whole new way of revenue to generate or sell shares. there is so much potential. the stock is up 17% right now. back to you. lori: nicole, thank you so much for that. now the fha is looking at at a $16 billion loss. don't forget taxpayers came to the rescue of fannie and freddie. will taxpayers have to rescue the fha now? peter barnes is in washington to update us. >> lori, annual audit released today found the fha which insurance $1.1 trillion mortgages with very lowdown payments has a $16.3 billion capital short fall because of mortgages going bad. >> one out of every six loans are delinquent. they have 17% delinquency rate on 7 1/2 million loans. those are the facts. congress has to do something to address this. they can't let this go on. there will be a bailout, the longer it goes on the greater likelihood of a bailout. >> the fha is downplaying the possibility today. it expects to add $11 billion in new capital from new business in the year ahead. it also annou

fresno, santa barbara and boise, that's where with the flights have been cancelled. they will be combined with other flights so passengers will get to where they are going. only about fewer than a half dozen flight delays most of them in the 15 to 30 minute range not the 226 minute range that the faa first projected. what we are hearing is maybe later this afternoon as things begin to build, sfo could say delays of up to an hour maybe two hours. the advice is the same as it always is, call ahead to your airline, find out what time your flight is taking off. you may have to wait for an arrival from some other city that could delay you. for some folks later today, it might be a long wait inside the terminal here at sfo. eric thomas, abc7 news. >>> let's head to marin county, you can see the affects of the storm there. amy hollyfield is live in san rafael that's major flooding there. >> reporter: check this out, high tide here in marin county, there was so much rain this morning, check out this flooding, we are at the park and ride at highway 101 and 1 unincorporated mi

it still lingers saturday, especially medford through boise. the colder air tries to move in. by sunday, most of the west is looking better. we should actually see improving weather in seattle as the day goes on, veronica. >> thanks, bill. >>> breaking down part 2 is expected to retain its crown from last weekend with an estimated $45 million. however, newcomer "rise of the guardians" will do strong family business with an expected $32 million. and "red dawn," the remake of the 1984 patrick swayze flick is also releasing this weekend and it features north korean villains invading america. however, the plot wasn't always like that. chinese invaders were originally the big baddies but a shifting film market in the east made the producers digitally change chinese flags into north korean flags and rerecord original dialogue. producers called the chinese version too much of a hot potato. >>> some celebrities took to twitter to share their thanksgiving traditions. pink showed off her impressive table setting skills. check this out. this is ryan seacrest who had a very flam rouse day

boise is 70 this time of year.e'll watch a weak system move into the northwest, light rain in the higher elevations. still very mild everywhere else. still feeling like the beginning of fall more than the middle, veronica. compared to the east coast, it looks like no problems voting in the west at all. >>> now for some entertainment news. "wreck-it ralph" took the first weekend of the holiday box office season with a $49 million debut. >>> actor john cusack has announced his production company is going to start shooting a film next year based on the life of outspoken conservative rush limbaugh. take a look at this rendition of my your michael bloomberg and his enthusiastic sign language interpreter. >> i'd also like to thank my staff with the special thanks to my sign language translator lydia, who brought some pizazz to what would otherwise have been a dour occasion. thank you, lydia, for your pizazz. i turn it over now to new jersey governor chris christie. >> hello. hello, i'm governor chris christie. this is my

it will also be wet into seattle, portland and boise.w-covered mountain passes in the northwest. fog could get in the way of drivers around l.a. and it will be a slick ride around the great lakes. >> and if you're flying today, airport delays are possible in los angeles and in san francisco. >>> well, millions of americans who rely on generic versions of the cholesterol-fighting drug, lipitor, will have to look elsewhere for their medications. >> that's because small pieces of glass have turned up in the pills. here's abc's david kerley. >> reporter: the company that produces more than one in three generic lipitor pills taken in this country has shut down all production. the problem? ranbaxy can't figure out how small glass particles have gotten into its generic pills. the contamination has not led to any patient problems. but consumers are being told to return their ranbaxy pills and get another brand. generics are popular because of their price. name-brand lipitor costs $4.72 a pill. the ranbaxy pill, just $3.85. this is the latest man

rain soaks highways from northern california and seattle and boise.lick morning commute in the l.a. area. and roads will be wet, at times, from miami to orlando. >> if you're flying, airport delays are possible in the west, in san francisco, los angeles, as well as seattle. >>> and let's recap our breaking news from overnight. this is what everyone's going to be talking about today. there are two jackpot winning powerball tickets somewhere out there. lottery officials say they were sold in these two states, missouri and arizona. >> now, by the time of last night's drawing, the jackpot was worth $580 million. the second-largest lottery in u.s. history. >> and for the record, here we go. the winning numbers were 5, 16, 22, 23, 29 and the powerball was 6. better luck next time to almost nearly everybody this morning. >>> and there was some tense moments for passengers at the milwaukee airport after a live shotgun shell was found aboard a plane there. all of the passengers on that delta flight to detroit had to deplane and then go through security again.

also it will be wet around boise and bismarck.paso 80s, dallas, phoenix. mild in the 60s. from the central rockies to the midwest. and mostly 50s in the northeast. >>> and today is pardon day for one lucky turkey in the nation's capital. >> the president arrives back in d.c. from his southeast asia trip just in time to carry out one of the most important duties. and for the first time, ordinary americans are helping out, weighing in on the white house facebook page. the difference between cobbler, the other gobbler. one is pardoned, and the other is considered an alternate. >> both lucky. >> yeah. >>> we quickly move on to the next holiday. organizers are calling the biggest christmas tree auction in the world. >> it took place in central pennsylvania. 80,000 trees were up for grabs. priced from $8 to $25,000 each. bidders grabbed lots of 25 to 100. most will end up in tree lots all over the northeast. i love the smell of a freshly cut christmas tree. >> almost as good as the plastic ones. >> bah humbug. scrooge. >>> coming up, if

police and idaho arrested 22 your man in the beating death of a rare monkeys at the boise zoo. was one of two men suspected spotted at the zoo early saturday morning shirley before monkey was downstairs the injured. supporters say that alibi from blunt force trauma to the head and neck. tips led the police to suspect. a stories from blood at the site. >> still ahead on the kron 4 morning news president obama on the last leg of his tour of southeast asia today we will update you on what he is doing there today we have a live look at your bay bridge approach westbound 80. so far so good whether wise. it will give wet today we will get the latest on your forecast with erica in just a minute. >> then morning we are seeing some light rains just north of the golden gate bridge. there's a heavy spring call for some of our north bay spots. resuming and there could be some bad conditions along highway 1 01. picking up some light rain right around and about l 1 01 stretching down toward san rafael. right are showing a slow-moving system bringing a close friend and impacting portions of n

some rain from seattle to portland and boise.rnia, arizona, and new mexico. showers and thunderstorms, from cleveland and detroit down to nashville, new orleans. >> beautiful along the east coast. getting up to the 60s from new england to new orleans. mostly 40s in the nation's midsection. and the northwest. >>> here is a cool story from port st. lucie, florida, a special honor for a special kid. >> that kid is suffering from cerebral palsy and confined to a wheelchair. it is clear he has lots of friend at port st. lucie centennial high school. >> one of the friends, a cheerleader, rallied their senior class which crowned him homecoming king. but maybe the greater moment was when he surprised everyone by getting out of his chair, with a little help and walked publicly for the first time ever. >> that's fantastic. >> awesome moment. well done, st. lucie. well done. >> yes, yes. >> next our tribute to the nation's veterans. >> a very special interview i did earlier this morning with one of our wounded warriors. >> then halle berry

he turned into the muscle hampster at boise state, 5' 9", 225.r 251 yards and four touchdowns! in the 42-32 win. he's a good runner. they were running well coming into the game and they ran well against us. we have to do a better job eliminating the things where they don't become 10 or 15-yard gains, but we have to get them to 10 or 15 yards and not, you know, 70. >> monday night football, beleaguered michael vick and the eagle, awful start. on the goalline in the first quarter, pass off the mark, picked off the 1 yard line. patrick robinson -- aloooo-- we didn't let him get to the ends zone. riley cooper takes the pass from brandon bicyclen and goes all the way, but they reviewed it, it was an illegal forward pass. that's the way life works for philly. they have lost the fourth in a row. saints victorious, 28-13. when the giants went to the world series in dwayne kiper described it as tort and you are then the coach was diagnosed with stage 4 throat cancer and he beat it and founded the torture cancer foundation. there was a bunch of januaries s

. >> any recommendations for what people should do going to boise?yourself a few drinks at the end zone. and then when you wake up in the morning and you are hung over, wander down to elmer's for slishes breakfast. >> the end zone? >> that doesn't sound like a chain. >> i heard you were a little late today? >> i was filling in for shep on "the fox report." just doing that. i had to be the lead in for greg gutfeld filling in for bill o'reilly. you get a boom and a boom. >> boom cubed. >> back to you, greg. >> i was on three

national education association put in millions of dollars from washington, to affect the schools in boise>> okay, because this is turning into basically the mini wisconsin of this year. last year and collective bargaining fight. last year, the governor of idaho and his education chief passed one of the best education reforms that's ever happened, but what it does, it phases out teacher tenure and limits collective bargaining and institute a new merit bonus pay program and the national education association, they hate this and they're petrified that this could become a model for the rest of the country. they and the idaho education association, put in biggest in the state iowa to try to get down the approval of the rye forms. >> what about the tax initiatives in the the state of california on some of the ballots? i know that oregon has an initiative to phase out, eliminate its death tax. >> that's right, a number of those, no death tax in oregon, a couple of states that would, that would actually require a super majority to raise their tax rates, there's some proposition 13 property tax in

police are trying to figure out who broke into a zoo in boise and beat a monkey to death.seen running away from the primate exhibit. one of the men dropped a baseball cap with a skull design. then the guard found one of the monkeys hurt. it later died. no other animals appeared to be injured. >>> sandy's impact have crewed clearing out damaged areas. the city of new york plans to demolish dozens of homes damaged by the superstorm. crews will bulldoze 200 moemz on staten island and queens and brookl. crews expected to clear out another 200 homes that were either burned down or washed away when sandy came ashore. the buildings department will still meet to inspect 500 homes and businesses. those could also be put on a teardown list. no word whether homeowners will be able to rebuild in the disaster zone. many were built 50 years ago. >>> police are trying to figure out why a woman drove into a convenience store in prince georges county. she crashed into the front window of 7-eleven. nobody inside was hurt. it will take a while to clean up. >> it was an accident. you know, i

the stormy weather system bringing showers to boise and l.a.rest of the country with the exception of some scattered showers and central and southern florida. >> just shy of 80 in miami. 40s in the northeast. and midwest. mostly 50s in the northern rockies and pacific northwest. >>> well, thanksgiving was only a week ago. i'm still craving pumpkin pie. may as well be ancient history by now. it's clearly the christmas holiday season now and that's why this is our "favorite story of the day." ooh, wow -- we were almost -- >> we are all right. it features the unique sand christmas tree that is being constructed there in west palm beach, florida. the 35-foot sculpture is made, get this, from 400 tons of sand. >> yes. >> it included some lights. they say it is the tallest sand tree ever built. they expect that it will be in place for a month. it cost $48,000. but the city says that is about the same cost as an 18-minute fireworks display on july 4th. >> all right. see that's what i like to see. not being in the south anymore. i miss a warm holiday s

rights campaign you were the initiator of the legal challenge to prop 8, hiring ted olson and david boiseit's all the way to the supreme court. is that what we're now waiting for? is that argument? >> that's right. moving from the momentum on election night to november 20th, when the united states supreme court will meet and consider a group of doma cases, a case out of arizona and now proposition 8 case, perry case, we have won that case in two courts and we are waiting to determine whether the supreme court is going to grant cert in one or all of those cases. we'll know that probably the week after thanksgiving. and they don't grant cert marriage will start in california. if they grant that case or the other cases we should know by early next summer what the results are. i'm hopeful that this court, as has the lower courts, will side with freedom, liberty, and equality. >> chad griffin, thank you so much. we've known each other a long time. great to see you. >> indeed we have. a pleasure to be here. >> and up next, the class of 2016, would you believe, who will be the leaders, the candi

they went on to edge boise state 74-70 for the play of the day. special mention it's not a play. but many plays. many shots. jack taylor a division 3 out of iowa last night scored an ncaa record 138 points against faith baptist bible and as you may have guessed grinnell won the game 179-104. by the way -- the. >> the opposing team the lead scorer there was 70 points. and he got outscored by 68. >> that's amazing. does that ever happen? >> so he goes home to mom and dad. i got 70. we got crushed. >> exactly. just amazing. >>> well, 5:26 right now. it's quick and convenient. but is it bad for the environment? the new theory about online shopping. >> and an explosion hits a public bus in the heart of tel aviv. what the latest violence means for the hope of a cease-fire now in the middle east. >> the busiest travel day of the year and we have lots of rain outside right now. when will it end? we'll talk about that coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> >>> bombs shatter the silence in the middle east. the conflict reaches a new level of violence as a bus explodes in tel aviv. >> we are

. >>> a break in at a zoo in boise idaho has least patas monkey dead. one of the zoo's two movingies died from blunt force trauma to the head and neck early saturday. security guard reported two men wearing dark clothing took off after being found near the primate exhibit. patas monkies are ground dwelling animals and stand more than 2 feet tall and weigh 35 pounds. >>> a heart worming story of -- warming story of giving in the wake of hurricane sandy. a lot of people are signing up to feed and house victims. >> reporter: jeannie is a full- time work mother of two but the dinner is not for her family. it's for the martinez'. a family she met a few days ago. >> if i could make an extra two dinners i am going to do that. if i can donate money i will do that. >> reporter: she met them through her friend's facebook page adopt a family hurricane sandy. most of the volunteers and victims are from the jers yes shore. >> there's a lot of volunteers and it's helping people like you and i lydia we are exactly the types of people that have been affected by this. t

they edged boise state 74-70.of college hoops over the holiday. >>> special mention not a play but many plays many shots jack taylor of little division 3 grinnell college out of iowa scored 138 points last night against saint baptist bible college. a new ncaa scoring record and as you may have guessed grinnell went on to win 179- 104. but there was a guy on the other team. >> so what was the average? he scored a basket every -- >> the director three times every minute. so pretty much every time he got the ball he was launches threes but a guy on the other team scored 70 points and they still lost by 68. >> amazing. >> what a hoop game. >>> 6:25. coming up, swiped right off their own front door. >> how a tech guru caught a porch thief redhanded. plus... >> running for cover. the very close encounter for cbs news' charlie d'agata coming up. >>> and we're live at sfo where it's expected to be one of the busiest travel days of the season. we'll give you some tips that could save you some extra time and some frustratio

prices have gone up in boise, listen to this, 21% in the last nine months. >> why?e immaculate living room with blond hardwood floors and is neat as a pin. simple kitchen with glass cabinets and open window above the sink. a big welcoming porch out front and the patio out book perfect for having your fellow idahoans over for a barbecue. >> let's head south, columbus, georgia, great neighborhood, 209,000. >> in columbus prices are also up 10%. that was one of the foreclosure capitals of the world. totally changed around. looking at that quaint cottage feel like you're in england but the mesh flag gives it away. sweet, sweet house. it has a dining room that has a bank of beautiful bay windows and original ceiling medallions. the kitchen has freshly painted cabinets, on the small size by nice and mild counter and hardwood floors and this porch comes with iron work trim and a swing in the back. never will use it but everybody likes to have it and there's a flagstone patio. >> gorgeous. >> big green lawn out back. >> and let's end up in phoenix, arizona, hard to believe

>> yes, boise, idaho that is a lot of fun with the espn came. opportunity. >> has anybody been honest with you and said that when you first took over. you were perhaps trimming a little bit big but now, your car wreck dreamin big. >> you are now--correct. the we started off with decent and last year, 5-7 with two big victories against fresno & navy. now, we are talking about living the dream. cannot and let anybody t. rowe us and they are living the dream to not let any but-... if discourage you. it has been a great group effort. coaching in the administration has done a great effort we are well on our way. we have had such a great crowd saturday night. so they can see a great football game. >> congratulations, coach. and i will say that i did would say they were 8-2 by the third year but pandora, the number one anchor. >> i did not say that! [laughter] >> and i would say that i was hired. the high....-from the very beginning. the coach! that is not true. >> i believe pam moore, more than you! >>> just when you thought that the cia sex scandal c

she was a woman from boise, idaho. she and her husband had a son.hey separated and sally was given custody of the boy when he was of tender years. and then the boy reached his teens and the father said, i should spend time with him. and the family court judge said, i suppose so. now he needs to be prepared for a man's world. sally thought the man's home was not a good place for their son to be. but the judge made the decision. the boy was severely depressed and one day, took one of his father's rifles and killed himself. so sally went to be appointed administrator of the boy's estate. not because it had any value. the idaho law at the time read, males must be preferred to females. sally took the case with her own lawyer from boise, idaho, through three levels of the idaho courts. when a colleague of mine read the report of the idaho supreme court's decision, he said, this is going to be the turning point case for gender in the supreme court. and he was right. sally reed won a unanimous judgment. the core pretended not to be doing anything new. if yo

the arrest comes after zoo employees in boise found a monkey dead of plunt force trauma.ice are still looking into how and why the monkey was killed. a new study suggests great apes may have midlife crisis just like humans. an international team of researchers documented the behavior of hundreds of chimpanzees and and found apes were likely to experience depression and be less engaged. the findings are more significant because a midlife crisis may be driven by biology. >>> bay area humane societies want to make sure every pet has food this holiday season. this week, the humane society of the united states kicked off the kill the bowl project. local groups are encouraged to add pet food and supplies to your holiday food drives. humane societies in the east bay and contra costa county, they are all participating. >> a nice thing to do, to remember the pets. >>> 7:24. let's check in with sal. it is wet out there, sal. >> yeah. and i just got handed an update on the caltrain situation here. the trains are single tracking here near the palo alto station. the cal tran personnel

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police are trying to figure out who broke into a zoo in boise and beat a monkey to death. a security guard saw two men running away from the primate exhibit early yesterday morning. apparently one of the men dropped a baseball cap with a skull design. then the guard found one of the monkeys hurt and later died. no other animals appeared to be hurt. >>> sandy's impact has crews clearing out damaged areas, the city of new york plans to demolish dozens of home badly damaged by the superstorm. crews will bulldoze 200 homes on staten island on queens and brooklyn. crews already expected to clear out homes that were burned or washed away. 500 homes and businesses need to be inspected. those could also be torn down. >>> this morning, investigators are still trying to figure out why a woman drove into a convenience store in prince on georges county. the woman crashed into the front window at a 7-eleven yesterday afternoon. the storm badly damaged. nobody inside was hurt. the owner says it will take a while to clean it up. >> it was an accident. you know, i cannot be upset this hap

billings and boise in the mid 40s. up in the teens this thanksgiving. >>> okay, coming up, a very unique cooking lesson. and the deep fried turkey. you apparently know how to do this. no way to describe what you will see, stay tuned. >>> but first, turkey, shopping and football. i will sit down with our resident pigskin expert to get the scoop on all of off to day's three big match ups. you are watching "world news now." ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by soda stream. ought to you by soda stream. >>> well, forget turkey, what really matters on thanksgiving is the pigskin. and this year's lineup includes a classic rivalry. joining me now to talk about the turkey day football feast, sports radio host jason page. our friend on the overnights. thank you, jason for being here. we appreciate it. >> i love it. >> okay. you do the family thing. you do the turkey thing. blah, blah, blah. get to the real stuff. it's the football. three games on tap for this thanksgiving. got to get into good ones, potenti

officemax surging today hoping to benefit of an ipo of boise cascade to raise up to $200 million forestment in the paper and pulp company. >>> our road map for this morning, both sides of the aisle to get a deal on the fiscal cliff. democratic senator kent conrad will join us live for his take on the negotiations today. then the man with the direct line of strategy republicans will use to get a deal through the house, chief deputy whip and members of the ways and means committee, representative peter roskam is here and then we'll show you how you should be positioning your portfolio no matter what happens. and democratic congresswoman loretta sanchez, a member of the jec, will join us live. all that and more in the next hour live from the white house. first, though, the president making some comments on the meeting not too long ago. here's what he had to say. >> our challenge is to make sure that, you know, we are able to cooperate together, work together. find some common ground. make some tough compromises. build some consensus to do the people's business and what the folks are loo

. >> the representative of chicago boise -- chicago's second district announced his resignation this afternoon. again, jesse jackson jr., resigning from congress and effective today. it up next, a look at education policy, school choice, and u.s. competitiveness. a washington d.c. city councilman out of the program. -- round of the program. and he was also an adviser to the 2008 obama campaign. this is hosted by gen next, and is just under an hour. >> thank you all for coming. i will tell you a little bit about gen next. we are an organization of accomplished an organized executives. and we believe in developing and employing an engaging talent. our mission isn't purely -- espy a purely generational opportunity. we want the future to be at least as successful as the past. you hear some debate about our best days being behind us. and if we do not like that narrative. if you do not like what is being said, change the conversation. we're getting some successful people involved to lead the conversation. we will exposure to import ideas and and hopefully get you active and to help change