tom carver. he covered the collapse of south african apartheid regime for the bbc. he is also the author of the book "where the hell have you been," the story of the prisoner of war, the son of bernard montgomery. so a career story for tom carver. can you tell us a story about what it was like to cover the apartheid regime in south africa? >> yeah. thanks for having me. it was an amazing experience, obviously, as a journalist to cover that transition. as several have said, there was nothing inevitable about how it came you out. it may well after descended to civil war. as a member of the bbc, i spent a lot of time covering civil wars in africa. i do think, as president obama said, that mandela's personal force of character did make a very significant difference in preventing that country going to civil war. i think one of the things that people forget now about it, which was just so extraordinary at the time was the immense pressure the man was under. i mean he had pressure from the international

. >>> the crash marks the 40th traffic fatality this year and the 25th carver sus pedestrian fatality. that's compared to 12 in all last year. just seven back in 2010. >>> a memorial is planned for sunday for the popular television host killed while riding his motorcycle monday night. this morning, friends and family are mourning the death of bill be beckweth, host of "curb appeal." he also owned a construction business. he love d motorcycles and was a member of the piston and chain motorcycle club. members there say he was cheerful and adventurous. he was riding his motorcycle when he was hit and killed by a car monday night. the driver of that car is cooperating in the investigation, as well. >>> police on the peninsula are trying to track down three armed men who helped rob a fast food restaurant. they robbed customers and employees at gunpoint. they then ran off. right now, police are not saying how much money or other valuables the gunmen got away with. >>> there's renewed hope this morning a missing san jose pilot and his family will be found safe. dale smith was flying his sing

he beats carver and teach them how meat is nor on the return key. do we go down weeks. as well. he's here some of them creations have been changed to ten weeks. i would do in the pits as for a week or medicine will have no picture. tweak your doctor will disappear we found a local hobby teaching church. that idea. i hope that on the people's money sherpa. one huge thing. i have. since she's eating calls for school to study. us government police youth sit at the mine repeats. c fields of cultures and traditions are being stripped of stock cookie sheet or on a skewer being winter storm is hovering over the northern united states and southern canada. our meteorologist robert spencer has been falling the situation. robert causes they all rather potent storm system is not just the heavy snowfall to me coming out of it some fairly gusty winds in hampshire's will really be starting to drop down across much of the northern u s southern candidate here as a store such work its way from the west off their towards the east again into the western great lakes oil again some areas here we seen

harding and what i was interested in his career is that although he is a very famous carver, the foremost of the western wildlife, mountain goats, lions, grizzly bears and salon, she turns almost not exclusively, but quite intensively to the native themes leader in his career and there are some really beautiful pieces and again there are some pictures in the book and give a sense of what he was out to put some gorgeous tallows mostly meant i think to capture of a life ways during the buffalo days of the early to mid 19th century i should say from that time that he was born in the late 19th century. for all of his accomplishments certainly doesn't become wealthy in his disability is probably made travel difficult but i think also that the very heartening racial boundaries if it is a boundary between the blackfeet reservation and montana for the were much less so for him in the early to mid 20 a century. john was inducted into the gallery of the outstanding montana hall of fame in 2003 and this is a really neat thing that they do to have a photograph plaque i should say in the rotunda of th

approving uncle of merkel's coalition agreement with the social democrats earlier in the end when marcus carver keep in the room. how would you feel good. a member of the system both of the christian democratic party said i wouldn't have that can spawn been consulted i think this is a quick yes of course. and i'm extremely from least to be able to tune of two hypothetical question i think this is a very very bad to lose contact. because it took off to switch out moment with roots of the members of parliament in common and can even more that the constitution. agreed to disagree and have put into i'm scared to call it it's a program which is known as a program to the detriment of the job economy. a sixteen mm minimum wage. which again to discuss because of late are yet to be making a contract erm to determine all the current generation cute determination. by increasing payments also kept in recent weeks. two weeks he's a very interesting conclusions and composed between the christian women can accompany this with them becoming one big social democrat to coppell. to affect the american and stuttga

carvers us hydrant. how'd that happen?: jenna and i were just talking about during the break, do you really want to hear the guy in the center seat jacking on his -- yakking on his cell phone? jenna: no. [laughter] jon: the debate is beginning on using cell phones onboard planes. a house panel expected to take up the question today. the fcc is hosting the first of several public meetings on whether or not it's a good idea. doug mckelway live at reagan national airport to phone in this one for us. doug? >> reporter: that's right, jon. the fcc, it's probably a done deal as far as they are concerned at least in the technological consent. they are fully competent that cell phone usage while in flight no longer poses a threat to the safe operation of an airplane. the social costs are an entirely different matter. the fcc will be meeting at 2:30 this afternoon to vote on moving this proposed rule forward into the comment phase. if it passes this afternoon, we'll have several months of comment before the fcc takes a final vote do

jon: tom carver covered the end of apartheid in south africa for the bcc.e talked to nelson mandela a couple of types. tom, thank you for sharing those thoughts. >> you're welcome. >> some new details emerging from the investigation into the tragic death of paul walker. police now making an arrest in what they say that these two men stole from the scene of the crash and how they found out about it. we'll get you up-to-date on that. >>> also the white house says the obamacare website now works for most americans. why problems with the site can lead to a nasty surprise for some people who think they signed up for insurance. every day we're working to be an even better company - and to keep our commitments. and we've made a big commitment to america. bp supports nearly 250,000 jobs here. througall of our energy operations, we invest more in the u.s. than any other place in the world. in fact, we've invested ov $55 billion here in the last five years - making bp america's largest energy investor. our commitment has never been stronger. jon: right now a look at

the wide flicker carver. would you like to give this a try?ght and left. >> go ahead issues ainsley. >> you wiggle your hips right and left. move those feet like you're skiing. this allows you to carve, turn, do awesome 3 60s. >> and you love that. >> you steer with your right hand. >> try it. >> all right, i will. >> it's going to give you great exercise. kids love this. it's so high-tech. they are able to do great tricks. >> that's really cool. >> how much is it going to cost? >> 129. it's for ages five and up. >> thank you so much. we'll do it. first, we have to talk about this. coming up straight ahead -- steve, do you want to tell us what's happening? >> i might as well. thank you very much. coming up, a great white shark no match for this marine. how he pulled in the big fish. it's the catch of our day. look at that. look at that. hey, parents, you must read this to your kids. it's a letter from santa written back in 1915. it will make them feel crummy about asking for a whole bunch of stuff. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ >> here is the top v

in the town of north pole alaska ice carvers are creating works of art for the seventh annual christmas and ice carving exhibit. that is a serious exhibit. two world champion are taking home first and second place in the single block competition. >> it is a fast medium. there is endless capabilities you can do with it. >> it wound up being 30 below 0 when i was attaching the spikes. this was a daring undertaking. >> it runs through january 7th. if you do decide to go, it is about 400 miles from anchorage, but it is right next to santa's house. >> the salvation army, you have seen them out there. they are used to getting dollars and coins. this year they got something a bit bigger. a secret santa donated two gold bars. they are worth $1200 and $1500 each. it is a shorter giving season because thanksgiving and christmas were close together and bad weather making it tough, so we are going to try to do our part with major ron who is joining me. national spokesperson for the salvation army. merry christmas and every year we get the work out you do and i have covered disasters where i have se