i live in brooklyn, new york, a place called garrison beach.n in coney island, brooklyn, and i do construction for a living. my father was being treated at the va hospital in baybridge hospital in brooklyn, new york. he had bladder cancer and his body had enough, and he had his last breath and just took a lot out of me. you know what? >> i knew he was in a better place. at least i thought that's where he was going was to a better place. the next day i went to the daniel george funeral parlor to make arrangements for my father to be laid out. the owner of the establishment kind of made everything go smoothly, made me feel good and comforted me. i actually picked out a wood-type coffin. with my father being that he was a carpenter loved wood. i didn't want to go with the aluminum because it was kind of cold and just -- not -- there was no warmth to it, and picking out a coffin for your father is not something that you want to do. there were a lot of things that i wanted to stipulate to, as far as that. i did not want to have my father embalmed pi

and the beer of choice, what else, brooklyn beer, fresh from the barrel.rty gains steam, steve looks back at the strong growth achieved this year. >> the projection was 20%. and the outside goal, meaning like the shoot the moon goal, was 32%. and we're going to beat that by a percent or two. >> reporter: 2011 has been an eventful year for this boss with a major expansion at the company plant. >> this is a total thrill. this is a total turn-on to be expanding your brewery and to be catching up with demand that's out there. >> reporter: a year of new product rollouts. >> 15% of our sales are export now. and it's growing every year. >> reporter: and in the fall, a key decision to raise prices. >> if we can increase our price by $1 a case across all brands, we'd be able to meet the $3 million in extra costs we're going to have next year. >> reporter: as the brooklyn brewery bids farewell to 2011 -- >> justin, how you doing? >> reporter: steve is looking ahead to the next few years. where he'll cut his commitments to the company he co-founded back in 1987. >> w

brooklyn bridge and what he borrowed from france. does that stand in your mind? >> particularly a powerful experience, you never forget it. and some subjects, once i'm finished with them, i -- that's it. sort of gotten it out of my system. with the brooklyn bridge, there's something about it, i'm still involved. my wife and i take a walk over the bridge every year. we go back and walk through the neighborhood we lived in when we were first married. and i think it's one of the great accomplishments of our civilization. it's both a work of technology and a work of art. and it stands -- it stands the test of time both visually and technically. it's a magnificent production. and it also rises up out of what was really a very corrupt time. much like our own. and the idea of this emblem of affirmation can rise up out of that swamp of the gilded age is to me reassuring, and particularly in our time. >> our times, though, seem more parochial. i mean, the people you discuss in the book, they seem so interested in the world and in intellectual

anne arundel county are looking for the people who robbed then pepper sprayed a man last night in brooklyn park. police say three masked men approached another men. the victim says one of them pepper sprayed him what will the others took his clothes. no arrests have been made. police are asking for your help tracking down a thief who stole

jesse and dana now share a converted loft in a progressive area of brooklyn? >> really? i need to go to one of the potluck dinners. >> it is me, nick, chris, dana, jesse and chris brown. >> it is a "sesame street" for daw general rets. >> it is three separate progressive areas of brooklyn. >> it is one area of brooklyn, but three separate lofts. >> a very pro gris cive -- progressive area. >>> we will close things out with a post game wrap up with sherrod small. to see more go to fox news .com/red eye. >>> this is your final reminder. fox newschannel's american new year rings 2012 in live from time square with bill, megan kelly and greg, peter, bobbie, marcia, jan and cindy. and there is no "red eye" on monday and tuesday. we are bumped for the fnc coverage of the iowa caucuses, but a new "red eye" returns on january 4th. >>> time to go back to my roommate for the post game wrap up. >> all right, somebody gave me questions, so here we go. jedediah, what are you doing for new year's? >> i will be shopping drunk on-line, of course. >> so i will see new the building? >> abs

this particular one is a wall in brooklyn.ng or old, rich or poor, the wall does make you think as you walk by and it clearly had that effect on a thoughtful young man named mateo on the day of our visit. >> before i die i want to make my dad not work because he's always coming after 7:00. and with him, i want to go to spain for my vacation. >> all sounded perfectly reasonable to us. we need to get his dad home. by the way, the forecast for tomorrow here in new york, steady rain, and it may wipe clean the current slate of hopes and dreams and thankfully there will always be many more. that is "rock center" for tonight. for all the good folks who work so hard to bring you this broadcast, thank you for being here with us. we'll be back at it next week. in the meantime, i'll see you tomorrow evening for nbc "nightly news." for us, good night from new york. your late local news begins now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> health concerns over t(apple's headquarters. why they arexd worried about taking a walk. food trucks

after serving two decades on the board of directors, she teaches law at brooklyn law school. her new text is called "taking liberties: the war on terror and the erosion of american democracy." good to have you on this program. i want to jump right in. this book is released and the timing could not be more propitious. we are almost commemorating this is the 10th anniversary of the patriot act. it has now been extended until 2015. let me ask what your assessment is of the patriot act now. >> a lot of people -- what a lot of people do not know is that it is a whole grab bag. my original copy printed out at 300 pages. it is hundreds of amendments. most people are familiar with the surveillance issues. because there are so many different provisions, is it's a good or bad thing? there are so many different parts. you would have to break that down. what i could say to generalize is that although i think it was understandable in the fall of 2001, 45 days after 9/11, which were trying to figure out something to do. i think 10 years later, it is about time for us to look good all those

i understand some other victims of this accident also went to a -- >> i 83 in the brooklyn bill. just as to get on the beltway. we will bring the very latest as we get more information. just as police responded to that accident, they were carrying out another crash. this one involving a tractor- trailer and another vehicle. sky team 11 brought you the news at noon. it was shut down for more than two hours as county authorities investigated. the tractor-trailer crashed into the police vehicle causing it to crash -- across all lines of traffic. two people in the third vehicle are expected to recover. all lanes are now open. >> another story -- a man robbed and left without his pants, shirt, and issues. >> he was pepper sprayed before being stripped of his clothing. >> the circumstances definitely are strange. anne arundel are looking for three men were they say a man was pepper sprayed and then later his clothes. >> it started in brooklyn park. three men approached a 25-year- old pasadena man. the victim was attacked with pepper spray. >> one suspect asked him if he had any drug. h

the first free atm ad something tested in brooklyn. >>> -- ad is being tested in brooklyn. >>> an extraordinary tale of survivor. three people on board a vessel stayed alive. >>> and demonstrators clashed with police in cairo. what triggered the latest rash of violence. you are watching "good morning maryland" what's new, now and next for you on this tuesday, december 20th. having triplets is such a blessing. not financially. so we switched to the bargain detergent, but i found myself using three times more than you're supposed to and the clothes still weren't as clean as with tide. so we're back to tide. they're cuter in clean clothes. thanks, honey. yeah. you suck at folding. [ laughs ] [ female announcer ] just one cap of tide plus bleach gives you more cleaning power than six caps of the bargain brand. visit facebook.com/tide to learn about special offers. that's my tide. what's yours? >>> now "good morning maryland." >>> more survivors from a refugee boat disaster in indonesia after 13 people have been found alive. three days after the overloaded boat sank the 12 men and one woman were dis

i live in brooklyn, new york. this is one of my paintings behind me. the two sides of my work are, one, my personal work, which is painting and mostly fig rative, paintings that are exploring the notion of beauty and i end up doing those mostly as street murals and canvas work. the other side of me is thunder dog, my designs. we do a lot of mixed media, experimental digital work. the last few years has been like a huge influx of art meeting commer commerce, where artists are working with brands to make, you know, every kind of product you can name. artists can't solely survive just off of selling paintings. last ten years there's been a lot of brands that do collaborations with artists and that finances them. they're licensing their art for an ad campaign. that brand is working like a patron of the arts the way the church used to for michelangelo. a few products that thunder dog have done that are a perfect example of what i love about doing commercial art and collaborating with brands. we worked with puma last year on their fast lab campaign for husai

with the brooklyn bridge, there's something about -- i'm still involved.e walk over the bridge every year and walk over it whether we were first married. and i think it's one of the great accomplishments of our civilization. it's both the work of technology and a work of art. and it stands -- it stands the test of time, both visually and technically. it's a magnificent production. and it also rises up out of what was really a very corrupt time. much like our own. and the idea of this emblem of afirmation can rise up out of that swamp of the guilded age is to me reassuring and particularly in our time. >> our times, though, seem more parochial. the people you discuss in the book, they seem so interested in the world and in -- intellectual currents in france and elsewhere, as well. the people -- >> it wasn't cool to be cynical then. it wasn't cool to be filled with self-pity. people often ask when i'm starting a book, what's your theme? particularly some of our academic friends. i have no idea what my theme is. i make up something to calm them down, but i ha

a design in brooklyn, james robertson is looking to hire next year. >> i hope, the plan if we can find good people we'll bring him in. >> robertson who builds scenery says business has been improving. >> we have, i'd say we are 19 full-time employees now and a few part-timers and that's up three people from last year. >> it's been a week of encouraging signs for the economy. on monday, retail sales from the holiday weekend set a new record. tuesday consumer confidence spiked up sharply. wednesday, pending home sales jumped 10%. and thursday, auto sales soared 14%. >> it means the economy is regaining momentum at the end of the year. the question is whether that can be carried. in 2012 will be stronger than 2011. let's face it, that's an easy threshold to cross. >> easiest threat is the european debt crisis. the stakes are so high, treasury secretary geitner will head to europe next week. anthony mason, cbs news, new york. >> hundreds of protesters marched loudly in san francisco this afternoon for a day of action to fight for a living wage. marchers started at the federal building, the

but patty's only seen the sight, a girl can see from brooklyn heights, what a crazy pair!athy: oh my, patty. did you find all your files? patty: finally! who knew it would be this much work when richard and i decided to retire! cathy: well, what are you going to do first? patty: we're heading down to brooklyn heights and start in on that social security paperwork. cathy: why would you do that? patty: what do you mean? cathy: it's so much easier to log onto socialsecurity.gov and file online. patty: what if i need to know how much money i'll be getting? cathy: online. patty: what if our address changes? cathy: online. patty: what if i want medicare too? cathy: online. patty: so, how did you get so darn smart anyway? cathy: online! ♪ when cousins are two of a kind! ♪

this was brooklyn, new york where evelyn showed up with all of the kids and got all of these photos.e woman to tears. dignity was the word one of the brooklyn organizers used. >> for these families it is a moment of dignity, a moment they can celebrate themselves. it's hard to believe people don't have camera, people can't seek out the kind of resource these need to take a family portrait. >> reporter: sometimes it is the homeless who show up. people who don't have a wall of their own to hang a picture on. isn't that what a seated portrait is in a way. a place where, in the moment it is snapped, it is your place. your picture. and you belong in it. john donvan, abc news, washington. >>> that's "world news" for this saturday. we're always online at abcnews.com. don't forget "good morning america" first thing in the morning. we leave you tonight with one more christmas image from sacramento, california. thanks to our affiliate kxtv in sacramento. for all of us at abc new, thanks for watching, merry christmas, happy hanukkah and good night. christmas, happy hanukkah and good night. >> i

. >> mo rocca sits down with a talented guy from brooklyn who made it big in the music world.y it now crackling rosy make me smile ♪ >> reporter: for 45 years, neil diamond has been singing hit songs. ♪ forever in blue jeans >> reporter: even if he hasn't been a hit with critics. >> i've never been a critics darling. my songs have been very direct and as simple as i could possibly make them. ♪ hello my friend hello ♪ >> reporter: songs so broadly appealing they are not easy to label. >> i don't know if you call it rock 'n' roll or pop or country or folk music or american music or just neil diamond music. >> reporter: diamond was raised in a house filled with music, in a jewish neighborhood in brooklyn. when he was 16, his parents gave him a guitar. >> and they really gave it to me on the advent of the dodgers, the brooklyn dodgers leaving brooklyn and i went into a deep teenage funk because my baseball bat had left town. >> reporter: you were beraffed? >> i was and they said we are going to give you ten free lessons and we'll pay it off and i got hooked. >> reporter: so if the

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staten island, brooklyn, queens, bronx and manhattan.er: the first official what was established in the little italy section of manhattan in 1905, what kind of restaurant? >> pizzeria. reporter: nice. super bowl iii mvp was joe namath for the new york jets. he played new york. he lived the nightlife. what was his nickname? >> broadway joe. reporter: correct. good job there. that's old school for you. >> i'm not lying. i'm from staten island. i'm used to this stuff. reporter: all right. finish this version from frank sinatra's famous song from new york, new york and if you can, we'd like you to sing. if i can make it there -- >> oh, i can make it anywhere. i don't know how to sing it. reporter: good job. you went 4-5. >> i'm disappointed i missed the first one. i never knew the history of that, but hey, i'm a redskin, so i'm not worrying about the jets right now. >> brian and shawn both tied, both went 3-5, their best performance to date. i will say shawn could win the tiebreaker because she sang it. i asked to sing it and she was singing

dodgers leaving brooklyn.my baseball team had left town. >> you were bereft? >> i was bereft and they decided to cheer me up. they said, we're going to give you ten free lessons and we'll pay it off. and i got hooked. >> so if the dodgers had not left brooklyn, i might not know who neil diamond is? >> he might have been a well-known baseball player, though. >> reporter: or he might have been a singer not named neil diamond. > i thought i need a name that has character, so i made up a name, and the name was noah comiskey. that's a name that's interesting, it's kind of biblical, so i wrote that down. no, i need a name that's more rock 'n' roll. so i came up with eice, e-i-c-e, cherry. i don't know where cherry came from. i backed down on both of them because my grandmother wouldn't understand why there was another name on my record. >> reporter: diamond went to nyu on a fencing scholarship. but quit to write songs. >> i left school to pursue my life's dream. i had been writing songs since i was 17. and i went to

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these holiday sweet boxes are hand crafted in brooklyn.d the sweet batch or the good batch, sorry. these are $24 each. those are pecan bourbon bars. >> look how great those look. we've got to keep moving. >> secret santas, holiday gift exchange. i turn to lush. you can smell those. it's a lot of them. they are hand made, fresh, delicious. >> what are they? >> lushusa.com. there are soaps, very few preservatives and beautifully packaged. they range from $13 to $23. i swear, even guys like these. they turn a dinghy shower -- >> they like their little rubber ducky in the bathtub. >> what is this up here? >> teachers are the hardest working people in the world. i hope they get a lot of holiday cards. give them a fun and festive way to display it. these are from fire home decor about $40. you might not think to buy for yourself. >> but a teacher could put them on from all the kids. >> it's a beautiful display. you bring it out year after year. >> great idea. especially if you have a scout troop or lots of kids. >> just smell those scented shoe

omega baltimore foundation and reclaiming our children and community project and the stars are the brooklyno'malley center, eastern wood center and collintont( and jones strs. >>> the governor is calls his trip to india a huge success. o'malley said two indian companies plan to invest in our state and eight will have deals with indian partners. >>> governor o'malley sent out a tweet that has everybody talking tonight. he's invited pop superstar lady gaga on a dinner date. the governor wrote thanks for your advocacy against bullying. katie and i would like to invite you to dinner to discuss eliminating bullying. earlier this fall she and the governor took part not stop bullying speak up -- in the stop bullying speak up campaign. >> did you buy anything online today? did you know that hundreds of bises were shut down because they were selling counterfeits online? what to watch out for so you don't fall victim to another scam. >> the ravens are about to add to the rost are. cool joe is about to be papa joe. >> check this out. 46 at bwi. that is our sta test cal norm. we guaranteed you 55. we'l

king in brooklyn, one evening before we were to make an appearance on a radio program. he was very young and so was i.. -- i. because i was a young mother at the time, i felt old enough to ask him why a man with a family, with the white and children, was willing -- with a wife and children, willing to live as a hunted man. even back in the 1960's, we all felt we would -- he would never lead to see his grandchildren. i will not forget, ever in my lifetime, the expression on his face when he explained that he had already put his house in order, that his wife and children chose to walk with him on this journey every step of the way. my grandmother from north carolina would be the first to remind us that even moses did not make it to the promised land. his god-given purpose was to show us the way. i say it was the same with dr. king, who showed us the way. [applause] and all his children and all his grandchildren are here to continue his journey together every step of the way. i remember the day that we met because it was a little talk show, in the back of a nightclub in br

. >> steven, as we've watched you during the course of the year, brooklyn brewery goes from strength to strength. has the year progressed as you hoped it would? >> well, it's actually way beyond our hopes. we're going to finish the year up about 32% in sales. there are some storm clouds on the horizon. cost increases we're incurring. the increase is going to affect january 1st, we'll know by spring whether it's really hit our sales momentum. we took a little hit on our bottom line at the end of the year, but all in all, it was a fantastic year. >> what, francis, did you learn this year about your management style? >> i'm happy that i'm a person that has attention to detail because the devil is in the details. i think practicality wise, a couple more hooks will need to be in place. if you want to make a mega resort work, then you have to pay attention to detail. this is something i've learned, something i practice, something that has proved to be very successful in the opening of our galaxy macau this year. >> sarah the micromanager. >> yeah. well, pretty much the same in a way. i mea

lit up the brooklyn bridge.hanks, phil, for being -- >> -- thanks -- >> -- day -- >> -- you -- >> -- wedding -- >> -- you -- >> -- kiss the bride -- >> -- coming right back, sharp sharon gibala has wjz tv traffic control, look at that, we got first warning weat,,,,,,, >>> it is 6:54 now, updated weather and traffic together -- >> -- website i want you to click on demo reel, that is what we are watching right now, this -- what these folks do is beyond belief, that is just great. let's go ahead and take a look at the forecast today, 44 the high, sunny start, a cloudy end but no rain, much milder tomorrow. here is sharon gibala wjz tv traffic control, good morning. >> hi there marty, good morning, after one. well if you are just about to head out we are looking at very few problems this morning. just some ice that is caused from a water main break in rosedale. philadelphia road, otherwise speeds have remained the same all morning and above the posted speed limit. there is a live look outside at 83. no issues there.

he was murdered while investigating a robbery in brooklyn. the 47-year-old was today promoted to detective first class. >>> more charges against the philadelphia woman accused of kidnapping and stealing their welfare check. at today's hearing, prosecutors showed disturbing photographs of four of the victims showing big dashes and wounds. her daughter, boyfriend, and friend are also chargeed in this case. >>> a possible side effect of one form of cancer treatment. women treated for cancer treatment are radiation are more likely to have memory issues after treatment. chemotherapy may produce some effects in the area of brain this could cause impaired cognitive loss. >>> 64-year-old diane rigo has been taking vitamin d for 10 year. >> i take a thousand units daily. >> reporter: studies have suggested that taking vitamin d supplements have reduced fractures in older adults. new the latest review shows that vitamin d along with calcium does reduce fractures in women. >> it's controversial, it's very hard to gleam from the literature if vitamin d b

uno de los pa rrobarrios pobres brooklyn.r. >>> queremos arreglar estas casas abandonadas y darles un hogar a esta gente que necesita su hogar. >>> que terminemos en la cÁrcel, vamos a seguir haciendo esto porque ya es mucho, el aviso es de demasiado. en new york, y sisolda peguero telemundo. >>> 2 estrategias que agentes estadounidenses cooperen con narcotraficantes mecanos para seguir la pista estÁn bajo la lupa y el fiscal general bajo fuego polÍtico. la primera el fallido operativo rÁpido y furioso, relacionado al trafico de armas y el mÁs reciente. uno que agentes de la dea lavaron dÓlares para los narcos, carlos botifoll con los delts. >>> el comitÉ de reforma gubernamental de la cÁmara de representantes quiere saber exactamente cual es el papel de agente de las dea en el lavado de millones de dÓlares para carteles de la droga de mÉxico. >>> es importante, tener un impacto negativo a las relaciones entre los estados nidos y mÉxico. >>> agentes federales, ya estÁn bajo la lupa por el operativo rÁpido y furioso que le per

this was in brooklyn. firefighters took about 30 minutes to gain control of that fire. one person was treated for burns. no word on what sparked the fire. >> 26 degrees on tv hill. >> mission accomplished for u.s. troops in iraq. we'll have the dramatic reaction. >> a bizarre accident injures seven people. >> the mid-atlantic off to a quiet start. a storm system is brewing in the planines. so, if the mint makes this hot chocolate cool, does the mint hot chocolate make me cool? not really. the new mint hot chocolate from dunkin' donuts. grab the cool sensation of mint today. >> good morning. 6:11. 32 degrees downtown. that is one of the milder spots. much colder temperatures. 25 -- 26 in parkton. 23 at ocean city. a bit milder downtown. you can see the trend as everybody starts off below freezing. 25 in western maryland. things are going to improve. low 40's of this weekend. expect temperatures into the low 50's this afternoon. we expect the clouds to increase in the western mountains. baltimore will be mostly sunny and a few clouds. sunshine along the eastern coast as h

art in heaven hallowed be thy name, they kingdom come, thy will be done, einstein, james dean, brooklyn'sot a winning team, elvis presley disney land... amen! and get this out. get a load of the so-called improvements. the new nicene creed. the 1700-year-old profession of what all catholics must believe has been tweaked. it now describes jesus not as the understandable one in being with the father but as consubstantial with the father. really? consubstantial? what the hell does that mean? (laughter) we're trying to get into heaven here, not take the s.a.t.s. (laughter) and for the record... (cheers and applause) and for the record, co consubstantial is now istanbul. (laughter) folks, i don't think i'm overstating it when i say this is the single biggest scandal ever to hit the catholic church. (laughter) i certainly refuse to think of another. (laughter) the worst of all, with these weird new changes, now when i'm sitting in the pew i have to stop and actually think about what i'm saying instead of mindlessly reciting words while playing fruit ninja on my iphone. now, just because i think

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]n] >>> in 1938, an american pilot names douglas corgan flew from long beach to brooklyn, new york. flight plan said his next stop was he was supposed to fly back to california. instead, he took off pointing east. he didn't touch ground again until he landed in dublin, ireland. thus earning the name wrong way corrigan. that also earned him a ticker tape parade in lower manhattan. the first was held in manhattan in 1886 for the dedication of the statue of liberty. since that first one, there's been 203 more ticker tape parades up broadway. the stretch of broadway between battery park and city hall is called the canyon of heroes. it's been for everyone for visit heads of state to american olympic teams to sports who win champions. to astronauts to the pilot in the home made plane. there's a special historic resonance of a ticker tape parade welcoming american soldiers home. marking the end of a war. even that history is complicated. at the end of world war ii in 1945, germany surrendered in may, japan in august. there were ticker tape parades that year in honor of specific generals in

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shot dead, early monday morning, responding to a home invasion, drug robbery, in cypress hills, brooklyn. the judge refusing to set lamont pride free. >> police officer figowski's hands were on that terp that walked in today. [ applause ] >> reporter: pat lynch, addressing the capture of all five suspects here, seen leaving a caravan. suspected trigger man, lamont pride. ariel morales. ariel. michael veless. two of them posing as pretend neighbors, pretending to help the victim. >> they worked in conjunction. because they were evil and they were cowards. they hid and then they jumped. and they pulled the trigger that took a good man. >> reporter: hailed as a hero, figowski's father heard the fatal gunshots that killed his comrade and sprang into action. >> even through his emotion, to run and capture the mutt that killed this poor police officer. >> reporter: not lost on the nypd, the fact that pride, a career criminal, was out on the streets at all. now, he and his alleged cohorts get to parade in a caravan through these same brooklyn streets. >> reporter: all five suspects are being he

it has also been at work, the brooklyn heart beat in a freedom of information request forced the d.c. recreation department to admit federal investigators are now examining more than $800,000 from two grants that were issued to support programs sponsored by the councilman. >> did you use public money for yourself? instead of going to kids programs? >> absolutely not. i think the body of work that my life represents will one, defend that and secondly, the body of work in which i personally performed the clinics and other things that were involved with this were done and there was no misdirecting of funds. >> that was thomas earlier this year before he eventually agreed to repay some $300,000 that the city's ag says he misappropriated from a youth sports program. it was before his house was raided by the fbi and i.r.s. agents. councilman thomas refuses to talk to the media but an attorney for the recreation department admits in the letter obtained by the newspaper that documents relating to the two grants are relevant to an on- going u.s. attorney investigation into activities conducted