is going to be held in charlotte north carolina and things are focusing provisions are focusing more on trying to get these ordinances passed that would basically make it more difficult for protesters to demonstrate and make it easier for police to arrest protesters. basically you know give them more leeway to do so without any i mean they basically make illegal a camping out on city and city grounds would also make legal carrying certain items like one of them was backpacks but also gas masks and chains and lumber are just some really bizarre i don't think you can get a team for carrying over this for a day is it to me that stuff sounds really crazy and like overkill and completely overzealous at the same time you know is it a little ironic that we're having these democratic and republican national conventions we're trying to use our democratic process in our political system and yet basically what they're doing to prepare for it is passing ordinances. and gearing up with crowd control classes in crowd control weapons to stifle you know our values and our free speech you need intere

democrats announced that president barack obama will accept the democratic nomination in charlotte, north carolina, next september. north carolina is one of those so-called battleground states that the president won back in '08. the convention will kick off on labor day. then, it moves to the bank of america stadium while the president will accept his nomination. >>> a grand jury formally charged a man with trying to assassinate president obama. we're talking about oscar ramiro ortega hernandez. he was arrested a few days later in pennsylvania. now ortega says he will plead not guilty to all the charges. >>> congress is back in session and just like last year, lawmakers are debating about the debt ceiling and whether or not to extend that payroll tax cut. however, today some protesters tried to push their own agenda to the top of that list. >> lindsey mastis on capitol hill. members of members of the occupy movement came here to be part of occupy congress. >> occupy boston. >> people from across the country came here to make a point about congress. >> all of them have bought into the appropriate s

areas like charlotte, north carolina, you may see a rumble of thunder.or the most part see a couple of heavy downpours during the day. florida a chance of thunderstorms during the day and colder air returning to denver and pueblo. temperatures there back where they should be this time of the year. >>> we will talk more about the cold air and snow later. >> really? snow for sure? the weatherman isn't always right. >> sooner or later in the wintertime it does have to get cold and snow. you want to place a bet against me, i'll win you a lot of money. >>> the wall street protesters effect on our language. your "early today" business headlines straight ahead. >>> plus here what brad pitt has to say about the possibility of his kids one day becoming actors. >>> coming up, the raiders make a surprising move. the mayor of pittsburgh has a case of tebow mania. the wizards win. that's right, they finally win. you're watching "early today." >. welcome back to "early today." i'm veronica de la cruz. here are some of your top headlines this morning. an unusually hars

if you're watching us on news channel 36 in charlotte, north carolina, explore the relationship of thertifacts between the civil war at liberty on the border at the charlotte museum of history. that is your "early today" event of the today. >>> here is an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. >>> many called it "saturday night live's" worst performance ever. now lana delray is having her say. she told "rolling stone" she felt good about the show despite others calling her weak and wooden. she said i thought i looked beautiful and sang fine. >> one out of two ain't bad. >> that's true. >>> cherly mcclain is playing a new character in the third season of the english costume drama. >>> entertainment weekly reports julian assange will play himself on "the simpsons" episode. he recorded his lines in england while under house arrest after he appealed extra edition to sweden. assange will have a new talk show on an english language channel in march. >>> finally, ferris bueller fans beal they got the bait and switch here. it turns out matthew broderick will be playing himsel

xharle et charlotte, north carolina, 62. orlando, florida, 70.olumbus, ohio, temperatures in the 50s. so, great weather conditions. i think yesterday we almost set 200 record highs across the country. i mean, it was just one of the most insanely warm days. >> i saw that look on your face. you're jealous. >> a little. >> you were jealous you weren't out there. >> some of the warm air is heading to the east. people will be golfing on the east coast come this weekend. >> yourself included, i'm sure, right? >> not this weekend. >>> jobs pick up. a barnes & noble bummer and why have you to be careful paying bills over the phone. >>> plus, chris brown's interesting strategy for avoiding blowups when interviewers ask him questions he doesn't like. >>> coming up, miami's big three is now one. and the bruins catch fire in boston. you're watching "early today." >>> very good morning to you. welcome back to "early today." i'm veronica de la cruz. here are some of your top headlines this morning. in nigeria, gunmen open fire in a church during prayer service

cooler in areas of the northern plains and this is a warm weather map. 60s today in charlotte, north carolina. weekend forecast coming up. i think we're going to like it. >> our favorite one. bill, thanks so much. >>> also coming up, unemployment nudges up. caterpillar hums. your early morning headlines are straight ahead. >>> is this actor about to relive his favorite film role? >>> incredible crash at the x-games and the only draft where you want to be selected last. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. welcome back. i'm lynn berry. here are your top headlines this morning. >>> the international organization doctors without borders has stopped its work in detention centers. in the libyan city of misrata saying it was asked to care for prisoners who were being tortured. the group medical team said they treated fractures and tissue bones from electric shocks and kidney failures to beatings to see them go back for further detention. >>> the united nations got unexpected delivery earlier this month. 35 pounds of cocaine. the narcotics stuffed inside a hollowed out textbook were inte

so, we have little ejay via skype right this minute from charlotte, north carolina, and his dad, lefty who is on the road with the harlem ambassadors skyping from bartsville, oklahoma. little ejay, how did you learn how to play basketball like this? >> kobe. >> coby? >> how does that make you feel, dad. >> he's actually my favorite player, so i can't get mad at that. he's arguably the best player that ever played the game. >> tell me how fun it is to share this sport with your son and to spend that kind of time with him. >> i always said man, if i can give him what i have. a lot of parents force things on their children. my wife and i decided we would not do that. it's a lot of fun. if he continues to love it when it comes time to really coach him it's going to be easy. >> how does he respond to your videos? >> the response that we've gotten was just, you know, funny. maybe you think two weeks now. my wife and i watched the show all the time we're like, man, we better send this in. we're laughing about everybody else every night. >> hey, ejay, what time is it? >> four. >> what do you s

. >> charlotte, north carolina >>> well he's been banned by a speed camera.f tracey has hired a man to hold a sign warning drivers of the speed camera. the sign tells you to slow down. the other side advertises his restaurant. customers want to see more of this kind of old fashioned police officer enforcement. as for jeff tracey, it continue. how about that. >> creative. >> yeah >>> enjoy your pro bowl party tonight? eat your dip? the crowds -- that's the wrong game. >> but that changes. next sunday, the super bowl. we're going to give you a sneak peak >>> and when did you see at the movies? the 2-4-6-8 value menu's got the everyday value slam, classic burger, build your own chicken wrap, cheese quesadilla, chicken parmesan, all you can eat pancakes, cordon bleu melt, the new cookie skillet a la mode. whew. so many choices, so little airtime. the 2-4-6-8 value menu. only at denny's. >>> we're a week ago from super bowl sunday. we're supposed to leave today for i understand nap lis. ravens didn't make it to the super bowl this year. but we do have a preview of

- around the region. 22 in detroit, pittsburgh at 23, below freezing all the way down to charlotte, north carolina. heavy freeze warnings in effect for north florida tonight. the cold is pushing all the way south. the high today was at midnight. as soon as it became january 2, we were in the upper 40's to near 50. temperatures have been steadily falling throughout the day. 31 at bwi marshall, 35 at the science center downtown, down to 16 at oakland. the cold air is making it all the way to the coast. the good news is, the winds are brisk, but not as strong as they were earlier. at times, the wind chill it dips into the teens, 18 is what it feels like in gaithersburg now, and 9 at oakland in garrett county. 21-29 degrees tonight, occasionally pushing the wind chills down closer to 10. while we have a chance for an occasional flurry passing by, the western maryland towns have some heavier snow showers in the forecast. streams of heavy snow coming in off the lakes, meeting several inches possible. 6-12 inches of snow by the time the lake effect event winds down tomorrow night, or going into wednesday

from charlotte, north carolina, i'm carly for "teen kids news." >> ♪ get on the train whoo-hoo!s edition of "teen kids news." >> thanks for watching. see you next week. >> and a big thanks to our troops in europe for their service. 

he will accept his party's nomination in charlotte, north carolina. critics are upset because the stadium is named after a bank from the bailout. >>> and then we take a closer look at northern virginia and fairfax county. >>> paula deen reveals she has been keeping her diabetes a secret for years. >>> and then the hysteria sweeping across our areas in unusual way. >>> and then oh, those shoes are amazing. i just want to be her. really? she was married for like three hours. well, she's efficient. look at that color. wait a minute. didn't she name her kid hawaii? maui! yeah... she built a yacht for her pug. actually, it was a lakehouse. yeah, he's right. this heel is so fabulous. mine. look at that. cute. she was here once. what? she had toes like a sloth. really? ew. when it's on your mind, it's on ebay. >>> it is the second wealthiest county and third wealthiest jurisdiction in the states, but fairfax county is facing a troubling trend. the number of children living in poverty is on the rise and that can lead to everything from more violence to long-t

deliver his acceptance speech at the democratic convention at bank of america stadium in charlotte, north carolina. the speech had been moved according to democratic sources to a bigger venue, in part to accommodate big ticket donors who want the skybox treatment. but some are questioning the choice based on how it looks, because of the occupy wall street movement across the country and all the complaints aimed at bank of america, including the bank's aborted attempt to charge $5 a month to use a debit card that was criticized by the president himself. >>> out to the pacific northwest, seattle is a city we usually associate with rain, but tonight, it's snow and ice and wind and a lot of it. pacific northwest is getting hit with a big winter storm. it's already causing problems on the roads, and the seattle metropolitan area could get six inches or more tonight. that's, by the way, as much as they normally get in the whole year. it's all due to a big low pressure system coming ashore, bringing snow from the coast all the way to the interior of montana. they're expecting several feet of snow from th

the convention is being held in charlotte, north carolina, beginning tuesday, september 4th. but the convention will last just three days instead of the usual four. and president obama will deliver his acceptance speech outdoors at the bank of america stadium. >>> in wisconsin, governor scott walker will face a recall election. walker's opponents collected one million signatures, nearly twice as many as needed to force the recall. the recall effort was led by labor activists. walker, a republican, introduced legislation last year that ended collective bargaining rights for nearly all public workers. >>> coming up on the morning news, a grim economic outlook for the world bank. plus, where is wikipedia? the popular website goes dark today as part of a protest. first, though, scott pelley has a preview of tonight's "cbs evening news." >>> another major corporation is closing a midwestern plant. meaning thousands of jobs lost. an 85-year relationship that the city feels has ended in betrayal. we'll tell you why tonight on the "cbs evening news.news." as. cut. cut! [ monica ] i t

reporter: students can't help but make at least one healthy choice at this elementary school in charlotte, north carolinaworkers hand out 100% whole wheat buns and kids gobble them up. now the rest of the country is about to get schooled in nutrition. first lady michelle obama and the u.s. department of agriculture announced higher nutrition standards for the nation's school lumplnches. the first major overhaul of the school lunch system in 15 years. >> when we send our kids to school, we have a right to expect that they won't be eating the fatty, salty, sugary foods we don't have at home. >> they will have more vegetables and whole grain. salt will be limited, a process phased in over the next decade. many schools across the country are already doing extra credit, surpassing current nutrition guidelines. >> we're seeing more salad bars, we're seeing them trying to engage students in the process of changing the menus, asking them what healthy foods they'd like to see. >> and what's your favorite thing to buy in the lunch line? >> cheese pizza. >> reporter: pizza will still be on the menu as tomato paste

. >>> president obama plans to accept the democratic nomination for president in charlotte, north carolina, that will take place september 6th. he will give his acceptance speech outside the bank of america stadium. the 74,000 seat stadium is home to the nfl's carolina panthers. the convention will only last three days instead of four. it is scheduled to open on labor day at the charlotte motor speedway. >>> some of the internet's biggest web sites have gone dark. wikipedia, the blog boing boing and the cheese comedy network have shut down in protest to the sopa, antipiracy bill critics say will end the internet as we know it. it aims to crack down on copyright infringement. if sopa passes, they would be able to complain to law enforcement officials and get it shut down. it could lead to americans losing access to thousands of sites across the web. >>> u.s. capital police say last night a smoke bomb was thrown over the fence at the white house as hundreds of occupy protestors massed outside the gates. no one was arrested but people inside the white house had to exit on pennsylvania avenue

leaders announced he will accept the party nomination at the bank of america stadium in charlotte, north carolina. some critics are upset because the stadium is named for a bank that receives a federal bailout. dnc leaders said the venue was chosen because the 74,000-seat stadium allows more people to take part in the event. >>> 4:38. 45 degrees. still ahead on "news4 today," asking for your help. the person police are still trying to find after the death of an abandoned baby. >>> bracing for a lot of snow. the impact this major winter storm is already having on parts of the pacific northwest. >>> no snow here, but we are in for a cold day. (ringing) hello? this is the sea calling. the sea? yeah! (laughing) what's it like there? brrrrrrr! how do you deal with that? a coat, a hat. gloves. scraping ice off a car. (making scraping noises) i don't want to rub it in, but where i am, it's 82 and sunny. get me outta here! (laughing) >>> do you know what time it is? 4:41. good morning, time for weather & traffic on the 1s. i'm tom kierein in snowstorm center 4. right now it is cold, temperatures dropping

news that obama will accept the democratic nomination at the bank of america stadium and charlotte north carolina couldn't they have figured out a better place that doesn't have an optic that like literally says wall street owns washington i mean literally there is washington and wall street together in that shot i'm sure when i heard it was a competition between between bank of america stadium and citi field where the mets play in new york. yeah. the could be true for exactly this amount of point is the competition who is the bankers competing with each other for who's going to have more influence in obama's ear but the fact that the financial sector overwhelmingly supports it and i think they've given more money than mitt romney they've given more money to the ira way yeah i mean wall street owns the administration and the stadiums. even. delving in financial dirt so i mean even the firms that are supposed to be financial powerhouses in finance and for the national powerhouses to top it all off let's just leave you with this story and nonprofit company in iran wants to send obama some gifts the

there's quite a bit, actually, and it was on stark display today in charlotte, north carolina, where siemens just opened this new gas turbine plant. >> we've already added 700 jobs to this site since march of 2010 and we expect to continue growing here. >> reporter: made in america manufacturing now showing strength, as exports jump, with 23,000 jobs added in december alone. >> the fact that manufacturing continues to add people tells us that we are now competitive in the world market. >> reporter: more good? our pay went up slightly and so did the length of the average work week. a sign businesses may soon need even more workers. good news for people at this jobs fair in chicago today. >> i'm looking for a job where i can use my language skills. >> i'm looking for a business analyst position. >> reporter: and then, there's the bad. we need more like 300,000 jobs a month, as compared to 200,000 last month, in order to really bring the unemployment rate down in a major way. and that is not likely to happen this year. and finally, there's the ugly. there are still 6 million fewer jobs

and the democratic national convention will take place in charlotte, north carolina. of a's corporate headquarters. >> the federal reserve went further in assuring us that we will have low interest rates well into the future. and this today saying it would probably remain at near zero until late 2014. and said low interest rates are still needed and says it's the best guess. >> we're obviously hoping that this strength will continue into 2012. about we're gooding to continue to monday thaer situation. i don't think we're ready to declare that we've entered a stronger phase at this point. >> wall street likes those rates and dow clogsing with an 83 point gain today. apple up $26 a share. >> coming up a tearful goodbye as gabrielle giffords quits congress. >> regulations that should allow your child [ male announcer ] get ready for some deli-style delic-ious-ity: the subway big hot pastrami melt. dive into piled-high pastrami, spicy mustard, pickles and melt-a-licious cheese. treat your taste buds to a fresh toasted subway big hot pastrami melt. subway. eat fresh. >> fi

the restaurant is part of a new york style pizza chain that started in charlotte, north carolina. it is decked out like an old- fashioned filling station. it is time bore a check on the traffic situation. -- it is time for a check on the traffic situation. >> we are seeing some slow traffic southbound on 395 from washington boulevard to duke street. southbound 95, some slow traffic. things are looking good in fredericksburg. let's talk about the inner loop of the beltway. outer lip of the beltway, slow right now from the legion -- outer lip of the belt way, so right now. >> thank you. coming up, and a controversial proposal that could keep the silver line from reaching dulles . >> getting local students to love math and science. >> which president is really to blame for the bad economy? on my journey across america i've learned that when you ask someone in texas if they want "big" savings on car insurance, it's a bit like asking if they want a big hat... ...'scuse me... ...or a big steak... ...or big hair... i think we have our answer. geicico. fifteen minutes could save you fifte

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his nomination acceptance speech from none other than itself bank of america stadium in charlotte, north carolina, let's not forget deeply troubled bank of america which is headquartered in charlotte was the proud recipient of $45 billion bailout during the financial crisis. as my next guest michelle malcolm holding it at 74,000 seat stadium will open the dnc fund-raiserers will give them special perks. but i thought this was supposed today be the people's convention hosted by 99%. the author of "new york times" best-seller "culture of corruption," michelle malkin. i'm trying to keep up with you. it's very hard. >> we're becoming twitter alcoholics. >> sean: let's start with the big announcement. president has to one of his lavish vacations but this is an important issue. when you look at the extravagance that is going on, big money people behind the scenes. appointment of this guy by the administration. how can they say they can make this argument anymore? >> it's really rich, isn't it? i mean really rich. you got the dnc, host committee down in charlotte drumming of 37 millions dollars to put t

cool down in charlotte, north carolina. 22 all the way down to atlanta, georgia. here in maryland temperatures were a little bit milder. still the temperatures up a little bit right on the shore of the bay. the warming effect of the bay water can be seen in cambridge. then you get in the colder areas of the north and west of baltimore come in single digits were pretty common in the colder areas. -- and single digits were pretty common in the northern areas. the coldest morning we had around here since last winter. 13 at b.w.i. marshall appeared in the temperature did not get above freezing this afternoon. the first time we have been below 20 since the 23rd of february. if you really want to talk about cold, it has not been below 0 cents 1996. it is cold out there now. in the snow showers will quickly give you a dusting of snow- -- any showers will quickly give you a dusting of snow. around here the skies will clear. snow showers may linger in the mountains tomorrow. tomorrow of worry or passing snow shower, but not as cold as last night appeared that tomorrow the

they were arrested in charlotte, north carolina on saturday. >> through the weeks tips were coming infinally a credible tip came in. had information that had not been released during the investigation over the two-year period from a tipster. and the detectives from up in d.c. followed up on that information, believed it to be credible. >> marshalls say the two men were living in an apartment complex having moved there a couple of months ago from the atlanta area. investigators are still trying to put together a time line, but believe the two were supporting themselves in the drug trade. >> roz prater, thank you. >>> an 8-year-old alexandria boy is dead after hit by a car this afternoon. happened on duke street after a car hit a woman and her child. the boy died at the scene. his mother hospitalized. the car continued down an embankment. but the driver was not hurt. so far no charges filed. >>> howard university student is found safe and back at home tonight after being missing for nearly a week. the 17-year-old went missing five days ago. tonight police say she was found safe in princ

is reportedly considering moving the final day of the democratic national convention in charlotte, north carolina, to bank of america stadium in hoping of selling more luxury sky boxes to wealthy donors. bloomberg cited three democrats involved in fundraising saying planners are struggling to meet their $37 million goal. however, the dnc says it plans to hold the convention at time warner cable arena, adding any > earlier irginia elementary school defended a song performed by a group of third graders promoting the occupy wall street movement. at the time, school officials insisted the lyrics including "i'm part of the 99" and "they are the 1%" were written by the children. this week, the leader of the non-profit group that facilitated the workshops admitted to inserting those phrases in the song himself. and promised it will not happen again. finally, sunday, i asked rick santorum about his now signature look. >> the sweater vest. >> well, you know, maybe we should sell them online. do we sell them online? we start selling them online. so that's fine. >> bret: in fact, his campaign says it has ma

. >> they are getting collective butts kicked in august, in charlotte, north carolina, joe biden, myst hurts. i can't patted people on the back anymore. i got to have an operation. all of a sudden there is hillary like this. >> don't forget, republican side you likely to sigh nikki haley with a mitt romney. >> i think it's chris christie. he is a hard conservative on his tail. christie is a wipe out guy on the debates. i think it's christie all the way right now. >> christie is not a hard conservative. >> bill: he comes was krs that way. >> slash and burn. we'll see. but i think mary katherine is on to something about the importance of suburban white women in swing state ohio or michigan. the fact they love hillary. >> bill: much bigger draw than joe biden. >> the one thing that assistant go about this. i don't mean this in a mean way to hill had a larry but how far obama has fallen. he was fresh baggage list was amazing interesting character and he was super hip. hillary was tragically unhip and nobody wanted to listen to her. she was the republican of the democratic provide marry,

is reportedly considering moving the final day of the democratic national convention in charlotte, north carolina, to bank of america stadium in hoping of selling more luxury sky boxes to wealthy donors. bloomberg cited three democrats involved in fundraising saying planners are struggling to meet their $37 million goal. however, the dnc says it plans to hold the convention at time warner cable arena, adding any decisions, "are driven by engaging more people in the process, not by money." at least one political analyst says the move could come at a price for president obama. "the stigma that is attached to bank of america and the issues of the economy really are going to step on any kind of message that he wants to get out." michelle malcolm conservative site joked "better run it by occupy wall street first." >>> earlier in month we told you a virginia elementary school defended a song performed by a group of third graders promoting the occupy wall street movement. at the time, school officials insisted the lyrics including "i'm part of the 99" and "they are the 1%" were written by the children.

is down to the south across alabama, georgia, down towards atlanta and mare yet ta even charlotte, north carolina, a couple of extra clouds. great sailing and great travel weather up and down the eastern seaboard. most of your cloud cover will stay well down to our south and high pressure noses its way in. high pressure feeling like march. 65 degrees. that's like late march temperatures around here. it won't last long. a little weather front coming through here late tonight. we'll introduce some cooler weather for tomorrow. highs in the upper 40s to near 50. that's still five to seven degrees warmer than average for early january. high pressure should keep us dry all the way through the middle of the week. for today sunny and delightful. temperatures upper 50s to mid 60s today. enjoy it, tomorrow partly sunny. noticeably cooler tomorrow not cold by january standards. highs tomorrow upper 40s to near 50. here's the all important seven-day forecast. 65 degrees on your day off with sunshine. wash the car, walk the dog, fly the kite. whatever you need to do to enjoy it today. next chance of rain drop

committee announced that the president will give his big speech at bank of america stadium in charlotte, north carolinanvention by one day to allow a day of family oriented events. >>> and after a month of vacation, congress is back at work and they will say they were on recess. they have a lot to get done this session, after last month's political disaster over the payroll tax extension, how are they going to accomplish everything on their to do list. >> kelly, first to you, the new washington post, abc news poll has an 84% disapproval rating. it cannot get worse than this. 3% had no comment on congress. that is what they are fighting as they figure out whether to fight each other or get something done. >> and some people are saying who are the 13% and see how closely they are paying attention. really only on capitol hill can you say happy november. some of the members are on overseas trips to afghanistan, but there's a long to-do list much of it is bit familiar to us, issues that have been left over, pieces and parts that were not resolved. of course the big payroll tax cut was only for 60 days. and