>> hello, i'm bonnie erbe. welcome to "to the contrary," a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspectives. up first: how the federal deficit affects you. the number one political issue next year will be how to cut the federal deficit---it sounds boring but the deficit directly affects you and your family in so many ways---how much you pay in taxes, the interest rate on your mortgage and whether you receive government support as just a few examples. washington is so deeply divided on whether to raise your taxes or cut programs that help you, even an 18-member commission, nicknamed simpson bowles, couldn't agree on how to handle the problem. democratic representative jan schakowsky of illinois wants uncle sam to spend his way out of the economic doldrums: >> first of all i don't agree that this is a time for us to be worrying about the deficit because what we need to be doing is actually spending some money to put into people's pockets so that they can go out and buy things. that is a deficit redu

what there's been a car accident he said there's there's some sort of problem here bonnie shot herself as far as we now she had a bag packed that was in her bedroom she had another bag packed that was in her car our assumption is she told him that she was leaving him and he shot her and then wiped the fingerprints off the gun obviously mommy did not choose. who and did in camera. said that his wife each other's. voices in the back or. she was not. and she was calling from one to help and as far as a losing a child that's devastating but to even more so was to say my parents. lose a granddaughter. that. i watched the most good learning. ever that he had been arrested he was subsequently released. and was not charged with murder d.a. said they didn't have enough evidence to indict him and the judge said it's in my court. so we did get him and when we first found out about the fact that she was abused and had been abused for three years we were stand up because domestic violence doesn't happen to people like us people with college educations and this happens to poor people. this doesn't h

this time around we're looking between an inch and two inches for places like benloman and around bonnyz mountains getting the bulk of this moisture through the santa clara valley more like an inch, inch and a half through the day today and into tomorrow. now there could be some isolated thundershowers embedded in this system as well. just unstable enough we may hear the rumble of thunder at times today. temperatures will be in the mid 50s through. 55 pacific, 57 san jose, 57 san francisco, and again, maybe the flash of lightning and the rumble of thunder at times out there today with those isolated thundershowers. here's a look at the extended forecast and as we take a peek at temperatures they're not really going to go anywhere for the next several days. highs will remain mainly in the mid 50s. monday, possibly a few breaks in the overcast for a peek of sunshine but you can see that we're unsettled through with more wet weather tuesday and wednesday, possibly a break towards the end of the week. at this point could be another heavy rainstorm coming our way for next saturday. >> for a

bonnie o'halleren says the car has a sticker on the back left rear window. >>> just in time for christmas, a happy ending to a terrible dog abuse case in oakland. clint and kevin are back with their family. the two dogs ran off thursday. one day later an oakland police officer found kevin beaten and shot with a pellet gun. there was no sign of clint until last night. the owner says he wandered into a nearby backyard, that is is the dog. that family took him in, gave him a bath before tracking down the owner. now both dogs are back home. >> i feel relief, but it's -- we've just been through so much and just to have both of our boys home now is a great relief and last night we all fell asleep on the couch together. >> kevin the dog is expected to make a full recovery. >>> coming up next at 6:00, the fire trucks came to the rescue just in time for christmas. we'll explain the amazing last minute turnaround for one bay area charity and happy kids. >>> it's christmas weekend at the box office. we'll show you the movies hitting theaters just in time for the big weekend. >>> a unique way you can

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hello, i'm bonnie erbe. welcome to to the contrary, a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspectives. up first: protecting female cadets: rates of rape and sexual assault are on the rise at the nation's top three military academies. this according to a new department of defense report finding a 64 percent increase in sexual assault cases during the 2009-2010 academic year. the pentagon says the spike in cases doesn't necessarily mean more attacks, but rather more women coming forward and pressing charges. still, the report shows out of fear, only one in 10 cadets ends up reporting sexual violence. in the last few years the military has rolled out new measures to combat sexual assault and intimidation. but critics say it's not enough. this week, the american civil liberties union and the service women's action network filed suit against the defense department, demanding improvement in the way the academies treat sexual assault cases. it's estimated one in three women is sexually assaulted duri

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[applause] >> thank you, bonnie. again, we turn to the social media world.eautiful girls, who are sitting right here. this is from matthew in oberlin, ohio "our politicians take students for granted. democrats assume that we will support them no matter what. and republicans think they will never make significant inroads, and they just do not try. we are a dynamic force in politics that is just as sick of the hyper-partisan rhetoric as any other group. we are looking for real leaders with the bravery to work with the other side to solve the huge problems we face. we are as open-minded as anyone and are waiting for politicians to show that they can lead." [applause] >> thank you, kiki. our next speaker hails from the hawkeye state, congressman bruce really who has been in the house of representatives. please welcome congressman bruce bareilly. [applause] >> i am delighted to be here. thank you. i am proud to be a democrat from waterloo, iowa. but i am also proud that i grew up in a no labels house in a small low levels town called brooklyn, iowa. -- in a small

now, says bonnie diamond, both are being celebrated anew. >> it is that exuberance of that religiouse this place so extraordinary. >> reporter: extraordinary indeed. ♪ >> osgood: coming up, he's playing our song. and later a gleeful sound from matthew morrison. ,, ♪ it comes along just once a year ♪ ♪ on winters wings, decembers rear, ahha humbug faces come and dear ♪ ♪ then appears at perfect christmas time. ♪ ♪ a tiny tree, christmas, tinsel, the lights ♪ ♪ the star that sings, top your tiny tree, yeah ♪ >> are you all right? >> of course i'm all right. what is that? >> it's sunday morning on cbs and here again is charles osgood. >> osgood: steve martin made his reputation as a funny man. on television and with movies such as the pink panther. now he's forging a whole new reputation in a quiet place far different from your neighborhood multiplex. our rita braver tagged along. >> reporter: you go to go to gallerys often without people running up and wanting to talk to you? >> oh, yes, quite well. they want to stay away from me. they've seen my movies. >> reporter: they're afraid. ar

. >> yeah, it's a 100-mile race celebrating bonny prince charlie.s in scotland, i'm the head of the united states. i'm taking three people. it's from mountain climbing to archery and running and white water rafting. it's a hundred mile race across scotland. the netherlands won last year, the united states has never won this event. you have to have the forms in by the 31st of december. you can go to pursuit of 1745. the event is may 15th. it's going to be fun. i encourage everyone to get their forms in as soon as possible. >> i have the website up on the air now. it says to create your own team. you're still looking for teammates? >> yeah, i'm looking for them. i have to pursuit. i'm here to compete in the pursuit -- in scotland for the united states. i'm in it for the pursuit and the games. this has to be in by the 31st i encourage people to go to the website. >> i trust you got involved because someone thought you would be a great captain? >> yeah, that and archery. >> really? >> no. >> i'm in it for the pursuit. i've never been to scotland, i'm ex

. >> you may have been ebb bonnie. >> larry: let's see if we remember a little bit of it.y side on my piano keep on why can't we ♪ ♪ ebony and ivory >> larry: how we going to top that? >> you stopped singing in the middle of it. >> i know, i gave up. >> so when the record comes out, you don't get as much as me. >> how many instruments do you play? >> keyboards, drums, percussion instruments. >> larry: anyone you want to work with that you haven't? >> i mean, i'm a big fan of music. i'm a music lover. so there probably isn't no one that i wouldn't want to work it. i think it would come down to the chemistry. and if the chemistry was right and we had both the same feeling about working together, and if they could sing or play, and they didn't mind being challenged, i'm good. >> larry: will you play sir duke to break? >> i need so tea. hold on. how can we do this? ♪ >> larry: one handed. ♪ music is within itself a language that we all understand ♪ ♪ with an equal opportunity for all to sing ♪ ♪ just because the record has a group doesn't make it in the group ♪ ♪ you can tell

. >> reporter: john and bonnie just bought a electric car and they are already battling over who getsfirst. >> fully electric that we don't have to go to a gas station again. >> ever. >> ever. ever. er ever. >> reporter: now that the volt and leaf are rolling out tens of thousands of new electric cars forecast to be on the cars and sucking up power next year. utility companies are assessing their readiness to handle the surge in demand and avoid transformers popping and blackouts. electric power supply association said utilities confident that won't happen just as long as the ev move is slow. still young culture does have its own issue that is still affecting sales and that's called range worry. that's the fear of running out of juice and ending up on the side of the road before finding a spot to plug in and power up. miami's car charging group is one of a handful of companies addressing range worry, installing plug in parking spots in public spaces. >> i see its one of the biggest growth industries in the near future. you are changing the transportation system. >> reporter: the feder

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when i'm off track mama is keeping my focused so let's down like it's supposed to be the oh-three bonniee my girlfriend ♪ be my boyfriend all i need is a to be my girlfriend to be -- be my boyfriend ♪ [applause] >> charlie: impressed. >> i don't know why i let her wear that boston hat. she took the "b" a little too far. [applause] >> that's the thing i thought of when i saw -- how my mind work. forgive me. >> charlie: i just want to watch you get out of this. >> i was thinking the same thing. i was like "how is he going to get me into this?" >> charlie: wouldn't it be great to have a young jay-z? [applause] >> yeah, i think that would be great. i have a young jay-z right here. look at him. my nephew. stand up for a second. watch this. turn around. [applause] [cheers] >> charlie: you've got everything except one thing. children. do you think about it? >> well, i grew up around -- my house was filled with -- you know, children, and people, and -- you know, just a bunch of people, so you know, one day -- i believe in the universe. when the time is right and the moon is right -- >> charlie:

want to say merry christmas and happy holidays to my wife bonny and son alexander in california. i love you, miss you, and i'll see you soon. verizon 4glte. download a song in 4 seconds. rule the air on the fastest 4g network in america. come on... isn't it time an auto insurer gave it to you straight? that's why you should talk to state farm. but not yet. first, talk to any one of the 40 million drivers who already have state farm. 40 million. yeah, that's more than geico and progressive combined. by a lot. 40 million drivers. more savings. and discounts up to 40%. where else you gonna get discounts like that? call an agent at 1-800-state-farm or go online. >>> the nba and nfl did not take christmas off. lawrence scott has the highlights in your morning sports. >> a very good morning to you. hope you're having a great holiday weekend. we saw a fabulous game in oakland with the warriors hosting portland. curry back in action after missing six games. he had 11 assists but four points. we've been watching ellis with great nice shooting. he hammers this dunk. to lead all scorers wit

. >> very quiet suburb bonnie sort of street where everyone knows each other. now all of a sudden some folks showed up here carrying on late at night. people coming and going all the time. you know really approximately i won't say suspicious but it was. it was unusual. >>reporter: 5 people arrested on a laundry list of felony including drug manufacturing and possession of stolen property. 3 men and 2 women 4 of the suspect live in san francisco. >> i asked the captain if he sees as trend here. if he sees drug manufacturer setting up shop in more affluent neighborhood as way of trying to evade police detection he says no. he hasn't seen anything like this. this is a very rare occurrence. in san francisco, terri, abc 7 news. >> mean time a former san francisco police officer has been charged with taking bribes from would be taxi drivers. before he retired 55-year-old paul mack administered the written test all cab drivers must take. he's charged with accepting pay offs to ensure they passed. the money was allegedly paid through intermediary 60-year-old william ha

and finally is bonnie shelor, is that correct? >> it is. >> senior vice president for human resources at the health system -- >> [inaudible] >> okay, we are not in france. [laughter] i would ask each of you to summarize your statements about five minutes roughly and your statements, prepared statement will be automatically included in the record. mr. goss, thanks for coming. >> thank you, mr. chairman, ranking member, senator bunning. this is a great pleasure to talk to you today and i just also want to see it is an immense pleasure for many years now to work with a fantastic staff that you all have on developing material for these hearings and legislation and everything else. >> thank you. >> senator grassley characterized very well what i feel as perhaps the best way to sort of identify what we are confronting, social security and not just such as to become also medicare and all of the private tension in the health systems that we have the same as in the future that we simply have a very substantial demographic shift, the aging

[applause] >> thank you, bonnie. again, we turn to the social media world. >> we have another one. "our politicians take students for granted. democrats assume that we will support them no matter what. we are a dynamic force in politics that is just as sick of the hyper-partisan rhetoric as any other group. we are looking for real leaders with the bravery to work with the other side to solve the huge problems we face. we are as open-minded as anyone and are waiting for politicians to show that they can lead." [applause] >> thank you, kiki. our next speaker hails from the hawkeye state, congressman bruce really who has been in the house of representatives. please welcome congressman bruce bareilly. [applause] >> i am delighted to be here. i am proud to be a democrat from waterloo, iowa. but i am also proud that i grew up in a no labels house in a small low levels town called brooklyn, iowa. my father was a republican. my mother was a democrat. somehow, they made that work. and people had a problem in the small town i grew up in, they did not ask you if you were a republican or democ

we would go over there and my mom would talk with the owner bonnie, and while they were talking i wouldthere and eat all the samples off the sample tray. by the time they were talking all samples would have been gone. >> reporter: novak recently bought the company from the former owner and says his new ownership seems to have been an act of fate. a destiny that unfortunately came to fruition through the worst means possible. >> a man high on drugs ran a stop sign, broad-sided his mom as she was driving home from work. >> i didn't know what to do. i just started running. i ran down the street. because -- what's a 9-year-old supposed to do? it's not supposed to happen to you, it doesn't happen to me. >> after i told him the news, he stopped me in the middle of the street and turned to me and he said, "dad, i'm going to make mom proud." >> reporter: and today it would seem that ryan kept his promise. his dedication fueled him to work his way from the bottom up. >> he washed dishes, he mopped floors, he did shipping, put pizza boxes together. he did anything. anything i asked him. and alway

[applause] >> thank you, bonnie. again, we turn to the social media world. >> we have another one. "our politicians take students for granted. democrats assume that we will support them no matter what. we are a dynamic force in politics that is just as sick of the hyper-partisan rhetoric as any other group. we are looking for real leaders with the bravery to work with the other side to solve the huge problems we face. we are as open-minded as anyone and are waiting for politicians to show that they can lead." [applause] >> thank you, kiki. our next speaker hails from the hawkeye state, congressman bruce really who has been in the house of representatives. please welcome congressman bruce bareilly. [applause] >> i am delighted to be here. i am proud to be a democrat from waterloo, iowa. but i am also proud that i grew up in a no labels house in a small low levels town called brooklyn, iowa. my father was a republican. my mother was a democrat. somehow, they made that work. and people had a problem in the small town i grew up in, they did not ask you if you were a republican or democ

bonnie says i hope not. the law is not perfect, but the concept is pretty good.hould have had a backbone, left in the public option, but the idea that all americans ought to have health care is a good one. david writes, not in the slightest. obama will run this country into the ground while enjoying the power as he plays the blame game, as if someone else is responsible for his bad decisions. dave, it's history, but if but a footnote. it signaifies that obama squandered two years, all the while jobs and the economy went into the toilet. all he had to do to eliminate all the constitutional issues that are being asked now would have been to keep the public option. that way we would have joined the rest of the civilized world, which cares for all of their citizens. he's the only democrat that can make mother moose look like a viable choice. that would be sarah palin, i think he's referring to there. paul in florida, obama care is not just about taking two aspirins and calling in the morning. it's 2,700 pages of lost liberties except for crony opt-outs that whim of b

southern california in the last ten years, these cars all look like they came out of a segment of bonniend clyde. this car had -- i said earlier, the crime scene was very neat and tidy. she had a broken window, which was probably done with the first shot. but, the car did not look like something you see typically in what we would call a road rage case. >> to you, this looks something more premeditated, perhaps. we're told she had $6 million also she may have potentially known a secret. do you buy that as a potential theory why this took place? >> one of the tips that we got at my office was the fact that there was some issues concerning money laundering and/or some issues about the legitimacy of some artwork. >> your office got those tips, something you heard about in this case? >> no, i heard about the case like everybody else did and i was a little bit appalled at the thought that this was going to be -- someone is trying to classify it as a road rage case. over the last couple of weeks we've gotten little tidbits of information but i'm not sure whether that issue of money laundering a

host: bonnie, republican, for the congressman. caller: good morning. host: good morning. guest: good morning. caller: one quick question. everyone's worried about what the government can do for them. i'm pretty upset about the 9/11 responders. guest: great question. i voted for it. i support the idea. for any politician, a democrat or republican, to hold this up because of what ever reason -- i know the first responders. i know regular workers who went there and worked after 9/11, and have all kinds of pulmonary problems. the tests that were done by mount sinai twice -- the reports show a very ugly situation. if we do not address this, then what kind of a country are we? we need to do that and not hold it hostage to any of the legislation. host: santa fe, calif., tony, independent. good morning. caller: good morning. in regards to the word compromise -- compromise is the worst possible thing that any country can indulge in. refineries, nuclear power plants -- let the tax cuts expire. we have enough debt. you want to, should we say, nation-building in afghanistan at the ex

bonnie davis. >> thank you.y davis and i'm here because i have two beautiful granddaughters who live in arizona. i implore you to look to arizona if you want to see what the plans are of the extremists in this country whose only goal is to divide us so that they can conquer us. our state is in it -- is a terrible state. the only thing that is going to save us and save our country is something that is starting today. we need to get to speak with each other. we need to find the best in each other. we need to work together to find solutions. we have solutions to real problems so that we can see beyond the trumped-up kind of issues that are so rampant. my beautiful adopted state that i have lived in for 40 years. i'm so thrilled to be here and so happy that all of you have,. please, if you need a context for what we're trying to do here, look to arizona and understand what is going on and you will be plenty motivated if you're not already. thank you turn much for the opportunity to speak to you today. [applause] >>

bonnie on the democrats' line. caller: good morning. the same old, same old. of the ones that are expected to make sacrifices are the ones who have been making the sacrifices the last 30 years. anyone who works for a paycheck. the fact they even of struck social security i find obscene and absurd because it has nothing to do with the deficit. after 30 years of watching the master plan of the two santa claus theory being played out and seeing my country -- and all working people and the country suffered because of its, you know, the democrats for 40 years have been giving all the people of this stuff that they want like social security so that the elderly don't start from now on attrition or died from exposure and have some amount of dignity in their declining years. unions that gave us a safe workplaces and a living wage. that was no good -- was given to us -- medicare, and all the other social safety nets was something that the right found obscene and they thought about when they got into office they would cut taxes and create huge deficits and say deficits d

." >> bonnie fuller is the editor in chief of hollywoodlife.com and andrea is from gossip gram. >> acrystal was on "dancing with the stars" was her mother insisted she blamed her for losing the election and told her she owed it to her. bristol responded. took to her facebook page and friday and said no way, nobody forced me, not my mom, not my dad, i made the decision. you're wrong, margaret, i love you, but you're wrong. >> call me. i'm the source you should probably come to. >> so far that's the end of it but there is a lot of speculation about whether or not bristol actually wrote the facebook quote because it is so well written and she also fired back at keith olbermann last week, too, on her facebook page. >> bristol is a very, very bright girl. may have some hidden literary talent. >> chelsea hammer is in a little bit of hot water with angelina jolie. >> angelina's not saying anything. chelsea went to do a stand-up routine in newark and called her a home wrecker. worse things. >> we can't repeat it. >> chelsea handler is bff with jennifer aniston. jen took chelsea along with a

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