cathy: online. patty: what if our address changes? cathy: online.ty: 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! ♪ >> good morning. welcome to st. francis memorial hospital. note welcome -- welcome to the fifth annual tree lighting. we are recognizing the role that the burn center played to us in the community of st. francis and the whole region and wished to demonstrate for you today the risk of christmas trees -- the danger that they present to us. we have a couple of guests to speak to us on behalf of the burn center. i wanted first introduced the centers assemblywoman. >> thank you. growing up, show and tell was one of my favorite things, and this is the ultimate show and tell. this is the fifth annual tree lighting, burning ceremony. and i want to thank the san francisco fire department for keeping us safer. also, st. francis memorial hospital. and they are the only burn center here in the bay area counties. we want to thank them for all the work t

cathy: online. patty: what if our address changes? cathy: online.ty: 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! ♪ >> good morning, folks. good morning. in the general manager of san francisco utilities commission, and we are here for a moment this occasion. we are at the potrero, the last dirty power plant in san francisco, so the big question we have been asking is not whether this goes away, but when does this go away. today, you will hear the official announcement. the first one to try to answer that question -- there will be two people doing it -- is our mayor, who was so instrumental in making this happen, mayor gavin newsom. mayor newsom: thank you for coming out. i know it is called, and i know you are worried because i get so excited about some of these issues. this is something that is near and dear to all of us. we would not be here had it not been a point of intense purpose and passion that unites all of us in terms of our desire to shut thi

in 2006 cathy lanier became the first female police chief in d.c. and she is known for a tireless work ethic and responding to residents and showing a personally to crime scenes. her approval rating is close to 80%. it would be unusual for vincent gray to replace there. homicides in the city have reached a 43-year low. detectives are closing homicide cases and under great which is well above the national average. vincent gray will appoint a new ellerbe, whokenneth l. levin has close to 30 years of experience. these announcements are expected today. >>> safety and security will top the agenda when metro's board meets this morning. the board members will be updated on escalator repairs and the search for a general manager and will vote on a plan to replace track circuits in 59 train control booms -- rooms. that was blamed in a crash last year that killed nine people. >>> there's no evidence that fewer d.c. residents are driving to work. 14% of commuters from the area are using public transit. that is of from 11%. the percentage of solo drivers has dro

police chief cathy lanier will be reappointed. also, the mayor elect plans to appoint a new fire chief. if in 2006, cathy lanier became the city's first police chief. she has served 20 years and has been known for a trellis work ethic and responding to residents and sewing up personally to crime scenes. corroborating is that 80%. d.c. mayor is typically bring in their own sheets even if the siting police chief is popular. they're closing murder cases at a rate well above the national average. vincent gray will appoint a new fire chief with 30 years of experience. kenneth ellerbe is coming from florida. the announcements are expected to be made at 1:30 this afternoon. >>> safety and security today will top the agenda when metro's board meets this morning. board members will be updated on escalator repairs and the search for a general manager and they will vote on a plan to replace track circuits in 59 train control rooms. it was a circuit malfunction that is blamed for last year's red line crash that killed nine people. >>> there's

cathy: patty! i've decided to follow your lead and file for social security benefits online. patty: but cath, aren't you back in zanzibar? cathy: i just got on my laptop and went to socialsecurity.gov. it took less than 15 minutes! patty: wow! you are a miracle worker. cathy: well, cheers, patty. i'm off to film a baby rhino. ♪ when cousins are two of a kind! ♪ patty: a baby rhino. [captioning made possie by cbyifornia farm bureau federation] >> coming up on "california country," meet a farming family finding a way to give back to their community. then find out why this crop is coming out of the dark literally. next, it's turkey time. learn how to make a new recipe with the holiday favorite. and travel to one of the most unique farmers markets in the stata. it's all ahead, and it starts now. you would think being around watermelons all day, you might get sick of eating the sometimes messy snack, but not for farmer dan van groningen. >> that's good. that's crispy. it's sweet. it's wet. it's everything a watermelon should be. >> but then again, he's had a lot of practice eating

. >> cathy course lives on the streets of vallejo and she's so fed up on the way the homeless are treedhe showed up at the redevelopment and commission meeting to demand change. >> 32 degrees at night. i don't think anybody likes sleeping in that. i didn't. thanksgiving night was the coldest night. >> her motivation to fight comes from t. j. walker, a concerned citizen working on a documentary about the life of the homeless in vallejo. >> i live here right now. i see every day my conscious bothers me. >> he appeared at the meeting to plead with the commissioners to keep moving the homeless from his encampment doing what he calls sweeps and taking their stuff away. he questions this use of resources. >> what we're asking for is for the city to table any code enforcement that happens to dislocate a person's property. >> cathy has witnessed people being moved firsthand. >> it does take a long time to recoup their blankets, their pillowss, their tents. >> if anyone else has a better way to do that, then i welcome it. >> the code enforcer says she has to move into on the encampments because

mayor elect vincent gray will keep cathy lanier as police chief. he has reportedly asked kenneth ellerbe to return from florida to lead as the fire chief. >>> some democrats said they will try to make changes to the tax-cut bill. some republicans say that could lead to a compromise -- a compromise with president obama to fall apart. >>> prince george's county looking for a man who shot his girlfriend while she was holding their baby. the suspect is still sending threats to his victim even while on the run from bilal. >> the 26-year-old crawford was shot and left for dead after an argument with the poor or friend. jeffrey easley is still on loose. >> she got shot four times, in the face. >> police are looking for the 24-year-old williams. he was on probation when he allegedly shot his girlfriend what she held their 01-year-old baby girl. >> this man might to do anything. he might kill her mother. >> be argument was over money. >> he shot me. i want to get myself better. >> not one police officer has contacted the family since the shooting. she says

when mayor elect gray announced his appointment today, police chief cathy lanier was walking behind him. 10 peopleht out of approve of her. >> she has reduced crime. >> for lanier, it has been a busy four years. crime is down, murders are at a 43-year low, but she's been a hugging chief. >> it is astounding that somebody has an 80% approval rating. >> cathy lanier was pleased. >> we have made so much progress. i am very happy. i think this is a great team and i think there is a lot of excitement with the incoming administration. >> not everyone was happy. the union chairman, for one. >> it's a bad message. it is one of the reasons that we are losing police officers. >> for folks in the hallways, more hugs for the chief. >> mayor elect vincent gray announced a new fire chief -- kenneth ellerbe. he left last year to become chief of the sarasota fire department. he is coming back home to run the d.c. department. there will be a new attorney general. that man -- his name is irvin nathan, counsel for the u.s. house of representatives. he said he was taking politics of the attorney general's

cathy, who was here just a minute ago, who does a great job of supporting our work. [applause] and we have walter, who is our program evaluator. [applause] both have provided a tremendous support to our committee, made up of parents, community members, school district principleals. prop h, the enrichment funds, was approved by the majority of voters in san francisco. our school district -- some resources. these funds in which the 55,000 students at every grade level, every public school in san francisco -- these funds enrich the 55,000 students. together, feedback from the community on the importance of funding public education in richmond funds. with this resolution, we are presenting their annual report to the superintendent. to prepare this report, we held a series of community forums in 2010, where we heard voices about how the programs enrich the lives of all of our students. we have some students to share the effect on their lives, and the community advisory committee was very impressed and moved by their stories, so i would like to begin to introduce mr. smith

information cathy sharkey says might have made a difference for her mother. lisa myers, nbc news, poughkeepsie, new york. >>> when we come back here tonight, saying goodbye to a woman who became a world war ii icon and she didn't even know it. ♪ >>> sorry, paul, they are taking your kodachrome away, as of today. the last photo shop with the very last batch of chemicals used to develop kodachrome film is finishing off its business tonight. thousands of people showed up at dwayne's photo in parsons, kansas. they'll be among the last to turn film into photo slides of those gorgeous colors. kodak stopped making kodachrome film and developing materials last year as film cameras have been replaced by digital models. >>> here's an example of a kodak moment. a new addition to britain's royal family. a baby girl who has made queen elizabeth a great grandmother for the first time. the parents are autumn and peter phillips, the son of the queen's daughter, princess anne, and her first husband, mark phillips. buckingham palace says the family is delighted and the baby's

now the challenge is to keep going that way regardless of what happens with the budget. >> i know cathy lanier told you she's going to continue on with one of her more high profile crime fighting strategies. what is that? >> all hands on deck. she's been using that for the four years that she's been the top cop in the city. it's basically all the officers that work on the police department come out on a weekend and she says that it actually reduces crime and the community loves it, but the fraternal order of police hates it and have been fighting it for quite some time. this is what she had to say about it. >> people in the community love all hands on deck. it reduces crime and i don't see any reason to not do it anymore, paul. when my community members tell me please continue something and it's effective, i don't see why it stops. >> while mayor elect vincent gray today was forth coming with praise today for chief lanier, he also said he'd like to see improvement on her end. >> he was very impressed she had an 80% approval rating among the citizens and noted homicide rates and crime ra

police chief cathy lanier.megan mcgrath is live in police headquartersn northwest washington with more on this news. megan, good morning to you. >> reporter: well, good morning, eun. that's right. vincent gray later this afternoon is going to be making two key public sety appointments. and news 4 has learned thatray will be keeping chief cathy lanier as the chief of police here in the district of columbia. now, lanier has been talking to the transition team for quite some time. she's made it very clear that she considers herself to be a reer employ ear here in the district, and that she wants to keeper st, and she, indeed, will remain the police chief here. now, lanier joined the department in 1990. she's the first female police chief. gray will also announce the replacement of fire chie dennis ruben later this afternoon. news 4 has learned that the new fire chief will be kenneth ellerbee. ellerbee h been with the department for awhile. he was the former assistant chief here in the d.c. fire department. he did

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he asked police chief cathy lanier to stay on and he picked kenneth ellerbe to be fire chief. >>> a d.cffice is being renamed. president obama signed a bill making the post office at massachusetts avenue and northeast washington after a civil rights leader dorothy -- she died earlier this year. >>> the snow we are dealing with across the region. in coastal virginia, plows hit the streets early. some serious accidents in the norfolk area. a fedex truck slid of the highway. in ohio, a lighthouse looks like an ice sculpture. it's beautiful. >> it really is. from a distance. >>> the snow is so finished. icey patches are the big story. our doppler radar. down to the southeast of our viewing area is where the core of the storm is now. a couple flurries but nothing more than that. 27 and 21. that was it for the high and low today. 1.5 inches of snow officially at reagan national airport. 21 degrees and gaither bsburg. skies will clear later tonight, and temperatures will fall. they will get into the teens. icy patches will be a problem all night in early tomorrow. the cold air continues to pus

mayor-elect vincent gray is sticking with the police chief cathy lanier.ring a news conference, gray cited an 85% approval rating with the declaiming rate as reasons to reappoint. >> reporter: vincent gray said a recent meeting convinced him there was a synergy, his word, between the two of them. >> and that they share the same views on children and juvenile justice and community policing. he's impressed with the crime- fighting strategies and said she can do better. >> she's been a success in addressing issues of crime in the district of columbia and, frankly, i spent an hour and a half with the chief in the recent past and we had a great conversation. a lot of it was not only about crime fighting but the respective views of the city and respective views of children, juvenile justice. all of those issues that infringe upon crime in the district of columbia. >> reporter: cathy lanier was 39 years old and the commander of the special operations division when adrian fenty picked her to be top cop. four years later, she's in the position to see the homicide r

[applause] director of design and contruction, cathy lee. [applause] moncey eggleham. mat gier. and the san francisco service dorector jim caen. [applause] and all of the other team membes. none of these projects are possible without our many contractors. the team of hks and the multiple consultants, the commission ferm, space climbers -- the artists at the cliff garden stidios. for -- studios. for all of those, a round of applaus. i could talk about how happy gsa is to gettng to this building. i could nnot be happier to introduce this man. he is born and raised in his city. mayor gavin newsom is here with us as we breathe life into the civic center. hsi strong support -- his strong support is what this project needed. >> i an thankful to obama. and our speaker, nancy pelosi. to have the courage to step up and step in. and provide us the resources. this will get us over the hump. we will put people to work. this is a legacy of these times, but contributions, and the contributions that will provide the resources to put people to work on this project and projects throughout the ci

police chief cathy lanier.he latest is coming up. >>> plus cold and flu season is here in virginia and we are getting hammered already. how you can fight back against getting sick. that's next. >>> and holly is tempting our sweet tooth with the owners of dipped and delicious making the holiday goodies. we'll check in with her coming up.  >>> making headlines at 7:24. cathy lanier's future still in question but word is she's expected to keep her job when vince gray takes office. according to the washington post, gray will not replace lanier come january. right now she has 80% approval rating in the city and crime is down. gray hasn't made an official announcement yet but said he will name more cabinet member this is week. >>> hundreds of thousands of federal workers will not see the tax break that most of us would if the tax deal on capitol hill goes through. we're talking about workers that pay into the civil service retirement system. the president's tax cut deal calls for a 2% redu

cathy wagner with the san francisco international airport.ill start with item number five, the first modification to four leases allowing for the determination of four security food court locations [listsl stores] in the first terminal. sales have dropped 20% as a result in changes of tsa regulations and things that you can bring through the security checkpoint that have impacted customer and passenger behavior pretty significantly. the modification would allow for determination that these locations, reducing the food and beverage square footage at the airport by 3500 square feet. the budget analyst has estimated that the loss in revenue is around $400,000 per year. our concessions staff has looked at this and believes strongly that the majority of that money would simply be shifted from pre-security to post-security, more than made up for in the budget with our opening of the second terminal and all of the new food and beverage concessions that will begin their in the spring of 2011. i would be happy to answer any specific questions you migh

police chief cathy lanier is expected to keep her job after a mayor-elect vincent gray takes office. he could still change his mind. many credit her with reducing crime in the cigarette her approval rating among d.c. resident is about 80%. >>> news from around the region -- a super shuttle driver is accused of driving fast and furious through northern virginia. the driver drove up to 95 miles per hour from i-96 in arlington to dulles airport as they morning and crashed into four cars and ran some off the road. he was hired just a few weeks ago. >> he was talking about his uniform and how he wanted a uniform. we were going to get him one and he was very nice. it is still in shock them a mother and her baby were hurt when the vasn rear ended their car but they are expected to be okay. police arrested the 25-year-old near dulles airport. >>> sentencing is under way this error for the man convicted of killing a music producer in prince george's county. raymond brown was shot and killed in 2006 in mitchell bill during a contest the man was convicted in october and faces up to 155 years in

cathy, would you come on out? -- up? [reads names] >> i am happy to be here to speak to you, supervisors. i and the energy star program manager. my role in association with the task force has been to be an adviser rather than take a position. i would like to talk to you about the attributes of the portfolio manager database. and how it has been incorporated into other cities energy policies. it is a free, online, interactive database. another attribute of this database is that it can also generate a carbon footprint for commercial buildings. the benchmarking aspect of the portfolio manager generates an energy used index, and no commercial buildings can be done. there is no restriction. the benchmark team can identify underperforming teams and tell -- help whether or not they are effective. the aspect of the database can be applied to 14 different building types, including offices, courthouses, and waste water treatment plants. you get a score from 1-100 by comparing your energy performance to your building piers. you can

mayor elect vincent ay will reappoint cathy lanier to chief of police today. the official announcement is expected to be made at a news conferencehis afternoon. lanier became the first female chief in city history when she was chosen by mayor adrian fenty in 2007. she has been with the department sinc1990. we've also learned that gray will name kenneth ellerbee as the city's new fire chief. ellerbee ia former assistant fire chief here in washington and rrently serves as the chief of the sarasota county fire department in florida. still owns a home in alabama in ward 7. ellerbee will take over for chief dennis reuben who announced he will not stay past the end of his contract on january 2nd. >>> 5:06 is your time now. the redskins quarterback talking about professionalism with donovan mcnabb is talking about the possibility of being benched. >>> plus, a new request in the murder case of a uva student. why defense attorneys want t know more about the victim's medical istory. >>> and next all is quiet right now. but snow is on the way. it's coming fast. tom has y

he is expected to reappoint cathy lanier as the police chief. he is expected to name kenneth ellerbe as fire chief. >>> police in prince george's county are searching for the man who shot his girlfriend while she was holding their baby. he allegedly is continuing to threaten them and remains on the loose. john gonzalez has the latest on this situation. >> police say the 24-year-old suspect who got out of prison one month ago shot his coat -- shot his girlfriend all-time said on monday. we spoke exclusively with the victim's family. they claimed detectives have not contacted them for days even though the gun man has. vernell crawford was shot multiple times and left for dead on monday. her family worries about the boyfriend still on the loose. >> she got shot four times. three times in her back and one time in her face. >> police are looking for jerry williams, jr. he was on probation when he shot his girlfriend. >> he might do it to her mother. >> the victim was able to get out a few words through her mother's cell phone. she says the argument w

cathy dennehy of ucsf found salvia was the number one ingredient sold online as an alternative to illegal drugs. the problem, kids may think since it comes from a plant, it's safe. >> as a youth, there's someone who is, you know, experimenting with drugs, it's not knowing how much is going to be the right amount four, how much is a safe amount. >> reporter: sool salvation army via depresses the central nervous system. >> we need to take a history our salvia. >> reporter: some kids may make the mistake of getting behind the wheel. >> you definitely don't feel like you're in your body for a few moments so being in a vehicle in your body would be a really, really bad idea. >> reporter: now with the role model like cyrus taking a hit for all kids to see, one california lawmaker wants to ban salvia in the state, accusing cyrus of setting a bad example. >> dr. dennehy is also concerned about people mixing salvia with other drugs or alcohol. the substances affect the central nervous system as she said, it can make people stop breathing. >>> racoons are on a rampage in alameda where there have be

as expected, gray will keep cathy la near. and during the announcement gray said the decision to keep her was an easy one. he also announced a nomination of ken ethernet earlier bee -- kenneth earlier bee for fire chief. >>> and neighbors say their financial situation isn't improving. it is 43:89, you are watching 9news now. oh, i see. a throne for the tv... room for movies... your workout gear... non-stop football... it's a man cave! the boys next door will never leave. who says we want them to? >>> time now 4:40 on your friday morning. we are talking about another storm system for your weekend, but today still very cold outside. a live look at doppler radar 9 now, where we basically see clearing skies. temperatures in the 20s, still very cold. things change after tomorrow. richard andre has your timesaver traffic. >> reporter: looks like no problems this morning taking the ride on route 50 westbound from the bay bridge moving to bowie in toward the beltway ramps. all lanes open there. traffic coming up at 4:47. >>> thank you

he declined to comment as did cathy lanier. the attorney general peter nickles referred us to the the motion filed in court. >> and. >>> an arlington man under arrest for threatenning to blow up metro trains. elias yonis is charged with making threats and doesn't face terror charges. a trend -- friend turned him in to investigators base of a statement he made on facebook chat allegedly saying he would put bombs on metro trains and metro said it was updated to keep a close watch. >>> and a developing story out of baltimore right now. investigators working to discover what started a fire that killed six members. they all died of the fire before done dawn. and karen gray houston is at the scene with a look at the devastation. >> reporter: what happened here was simply put tragic -- tragic. neighbors tell us six members of the extended family who live on this house died here and they are the satterfield family. richard and eleanor salterfield, their granddaughter tiara and three young children. a neighbor who lived in this burned-o

. >>> the santa clara -- rather, santa cruz sheriff is praising the work of 1-year veteran cathy vermonty, after she was repeatedly attacked by inmates she was escorting. that inmate escaped during a visit to dominican hospital in santa cruz where he was taken for an mr are i. maurice aimsworth was on the lam for several hours, terrorizing a day care center and several neighborhoods before being recaptured. he does face numerous charges, including stealing an officer's gun. the department is reviewing it's supreme court policy in the wake of that incident much the officer did suffer minor injuries and is recovering at home. >>> the power is back on at hp pavilion in san jose tonight after a long blackout that put tonight's sharks game in question for a time. the team takes on the detroit red wings at the shark tank at 7 7:30. this morning, both team also to cancel their practices after the electricity went with out. emergency generators left some lighting throughout the building and many staff members were sent home. late this afternoon, the sharks said the situation was fixed ant game wi

. ♪ >> cathy, what kind of fellow would you like to marry?what you talking about, willis? ♪ >> i wish you wouldn't use words like that. >> surely you can't be serious. >> i am serious. and don't call me shirley. >> roger, roger. what's your vector victor? ♪ >> this is a gathering of the most influential people i know. ♪ davy, davy crockett, king of the wild frontier ♪ ♪ ♪ >> the giants won the pennant! the giants won the pennant! the giants won the pennant! ♪ >> and it is long gone! >> this is the last shot we got. ♪ ♪ when your baby leaves you all alone ♪ ♪ and nobody calls you on the phone ♪ >> it's actually good to feel like you can be an inspiration to people. >> the american public needs to be clear on why we're in afghanistan. >> as of now, i am control here in the white house. ♪ ♪ >> president kennedy has been killed. president johnson has taken over. >> j.d. salinger has died at the age of 91. >> a look back at many of those we knew and lost in 2010. our thanks to producer megan marcus and videotape editor bev chase for that. if you w

richard and cathy are trying to get to the u.s. >> our kids are over there, all the rest of the family are there. but not us this time. >> reporter: and there are problems on the roads, too. following more heavy snowfall. in germany, a serious accident closed one of the main motorways. the pileup killing at least one person. there is a glimmer of good news, though, as stranded passengers begin to make it home. this children's choir arrived at heathrow this morning, a week late after being stranded in washington, d.c. but still in find spirits. sally biddle for nbc news, london. >> back in this country, people in parts of the west are spending this christmas eve trying to salvage this holiday after this week's historic storm. kristen welker has the latest on the cleanup. >> reporter: on the night before christmas, a massive cleanup is under way in laguna beach, after the record-setting storm wednesday wiped out the beach and left 20 homes and nearly 50 businesses saturated in mud and debris. >> that's what took us the longest. >> reporter: today, officials declared the mess a state of e

over the weekend 9news now reported cathy lanier has been chosen to keep doing her work as a districtop cop. both appointments will be announced formally by the mayor tomorrow. >>> the tax cut compromise has passed the senate and now heads to the house. liberal democrats are leading the charge against it, but they're not alone. the non-partisan congressional budget office estimates the tax bill will mean a loss in revenue of 893 billion, a price tag some conservatives have raised issue with because congress has not determined a way to make up the funding. >> it's a bad deal for taxpayers. we'll do little to create jobs and i cannot support it. >> this is a bad deal for the american people. and i hope my colleagues will reject it. >> despite the disagreements on both sides, president obama urges the house to move quickly. otherwise, come new year's day, everybody's taxes go up. >>> the house has voted to repeal the don't ask, don't tell policy. since 1993, the policy has barred openly gay people from serving in the military. democratic leaders are now trying to squeeze in a vote in the

mayor elect vincent gray will reappoint cathy lanier to chief of police today. the official announcement is expected to be made at a news conference this afternoon. lanier became the first female chiein city history when she was chosen by mayor adrn fenty in 2007. she has been with the department since 1990. we've also learned that gray will name kenneth ellerbees the city's new fire chief. ellerbee is a former assistant fire chief here in washington and currently serves as the chief chief of the saraso county fire department. he still owns a home in alabama in ward 7. ellerbee will take over for chief nnis reuben who announced he willot stay past the end of his contract on january 2nd. >>> marion barry can breathe sier. his stolen car has been found, safe and sound. on saturday, barry parked his car outside the patricia harris education center in southeast. the car thief didn't have to work too hard, though, as barry left the keys in the ignition. the 2002 jaguar was recovered on tuesday in ward 7. no one's been arrested. barry so had a car stolen back in 1993.

well i believe very strongly that the work that, that csat has done and cathy nugent within one of our branches, with the addiction technology transfer centers, is beginning to do that quite a bit. i think that it is a very conscious effort at you know, we're, we're struggling internally and, and working at it. and so you know the process is, it's almost like eating an elephant, you know, how do you begin to eat an elephant, it's going to be one bite at a time. so we, we are beginning to make inroads into that area, particularly with the materials from, that are being developed within the attc. certainly the planning partners for recovery month, right daphne? yes indeed, that's been such a valuable group to move the conversation forward throughout the year, not just in september during recovery month, but throughout the year, to keep this issue elevated. so the question is, is what type of system is somebody coming into? i think it's a system that needs to be all encompassing, that can provide services wherever, whichever doorway the person chooses. and i'm, i'm just really grateful to