this is the oldest house in noe valley saved by c-e-q-a, 39 chattanooga. they wanted again to make a multi-unit building here. many more thousands of square feet. because of c-e-q-a, they made an addition to the rear of this house and the historic resource was saved. here's a case where the c-e-q-a notices that sue hester mentioned, they come in the mail. several of us have them. and somebody saw this photograph and said, that looks like a refugee shaq. and sure enough at 5 -- 252 hole -- holyoke, two refugee shacks [speaker not understood]. [speaker not understood] they were going to make an addition to loom over the little house in the front. the house had original windows. c-e-q-a saved this house. there is an addition at the rear which is the same footprint, the same square footage as the old building, but no more. 4 49 [speaker not understood] was not saved by c-e-q-a. they were allowed to lift this house up, put it in the center of a three-story building and add a garage underneath it, triple the size of the building. nobody watched this one. >> than

it was baked at the chattanooga bakery in tennessee. the plastic moon pie that drops at the stroke of midnight on new year's weighed 350 pounds and is 12 feet tall. >> eat that and then the resolution to lose the weight afterwards, right? >> banana, the favorite flavor of moon pie out there. >> we'll take your word on that. >>> the escalating violence that led president obama to deploy u.s. troops. >>> and a d.c. mother reunited with her children after nearly two decades. >>> and southbound lanes on i-270 are blocked and several cars are involved in the crash and we will continue to follow it and bring you details as they become available. >>> the time is 9:29. we are on top of breaking news. the southbound lanes on i-270 are blocked in the gaithersburg area of montgomery county. several cars are involved in the crash. at least two lanes are getting by. you can see most of the wreckage has already been cleared from the left-bound lanes, and officers are skill on the scene, and traffic is only flowing on the right lanes. there was an amb

in chattanooga, tennessee, good morning. >> good morning, bill. how are you today. >> bill: great.attanooga we have a large volkswagon plants that moved here a couple of years ago, the state of pennsylvania gave millions upon millions of tax breaks and looked at the work force and said these people are trainable, got with chat newing a state -- chattanooga state so it's not a revolutionary item to bring jobs back to this country >> bill: >> bill: i have read about that. right. so when steve jobs says they don't find people with the skills here, we can teach people those skills here right? mitt romney sending jobs to free point illinois, bringing chinese over here to train us because there are hundreds of german folks who trained the america work force. >> how is the plant doing down there? are they booming? >> it's doing great. i guess passat was the car of the year it came out. i worked out there as a construction manager, safety. it was an amazing operation. >> yeah. they are nice cars. it was a boon to our economy and, it's a good thing >> bill: i am glad you called to remind us

there's a risk of strong storms from meridian down to chattanooga.ainfall amounts, aside from the threat of tornadoes, 3 to 5" of rain from meridian up to chattanooga. that's what's going on around the the country. first we're going to take a look at your local news. >> good morning. we will start out with some thick fog. a cold front will move through this afternoon. >> and that's your latest weather. matt? >>> al, thank you very much. in your search for holiday deals, have you noticed that prices are falling fast at the gas pump? they're supposed to keep dropping. nbc's tom costello is in bethesda, maryland, with this. tom, good morning to you. >> reporter: hi, matt. good morning. we're talking about big price drops. we've seen ten cents a gallon drop on regular unleaded in a month. they're talking about another 10 to 15, even 20 cents a gallon by christmas. that means some areas will see $3 a gallon. remember how we were all complaining just about three months ago? funny thing about gas prices. we all notice when they go up. remember labor day? th

and a risk of strong storms from meridian through chattanooga.nfall amounts anywhere from 3 >> good morning. we will start out with some thick fog. a cold front will move through this afternoon. >>> now to "today's" take three where the three of us -- actually, there's four of us. >> a long weekend. >> whatever is in there. >> i saw the stones. i sure did. >> all right. let's try this again. the four of us will take on the stories that you are talking about. our first take, you win some, you lose some. there was a big fight in las vegas saturday night, manny pacquiao against juan manuel marquez. who showed up at the fight but mitt and ann romney, ring-side seats. there's governor romney, laughing it up ringside. he actually visited the dressing room of manny pacquiao before the fight. according to pacquiao's publicist governor romney said, quote, hi, manny. i ran for president. i lost. it was tense for a moment. but then i guess he laughed and the dressing room exploded into laughter. >> still worked out well for manny. >> it's funny you say that

they were last seen at a chattanooga wal-mart on video., call police in your area. >>> a major fire forcing evacuations on the southwest side of the -- of chicago. the flames tearing through a warehouse. it broke out near the transit system's pink line. it forced officials to evacuate the entire area. it partially suspended service. it took firefighters about three hours to get it under control. >>> firefighters pulling off an amazing rescue at a burning home. it is our first stop on a fox trip across america. >>> oklahoma, one person escaped the house on fire in oklahoma city, but an elderly man and his dogs were trapped. firefighters rushed in and pulled them out to safety with only seconds to spare. the man is expected to be okay. the dogs were a little shaken up, but the first responders were ready. >> we have equipment, special equipment to put oxygen on. the dogs are doing well now. >> they say the same home caught fire a day earlier. they blame a faulty fireplace. california, a driver running right off the road and into a home in su

volkswagen volkswagen, chattanooga, nissan plant. when foreign folks come into the country, they say, we don't want to deal with that stuff. let's go where we have good labor relations in the united states of america -- the wages are reasonable. >> greta: are the big companies, though, are they the one who is are union busting? if they are only going to go to those states and put some governors up against the wall, in order to compete -- >> sure. they are going to get the best deal. here's where i agree with the union guys. nafta, gatt, they are magna carta for transcontinental corporations to shut down the united states, where they have high wages and the high regulations and move it over to china, cut your wage rate by 80%, produce there, bring the products back into the united states and then the huge new profits you make, share those with your shareholders and the executives. and that's where i disagree this globalization, free trade. they have really been unfair. one place i agree with hoffa. he was with me in the 90s. they are

vulnerable to the kind of reaction, the kind of returning monarchies, we didn't say that word a lot in chattanooga, not enough any way that would put the whole american experiment at risk. when he was on his deathbed he talked about and he murmured about the committee of safety which was the revolutionary body to commit the state. we have reports that he did his hand like this as though he were writing the declaration again. so the jury and his mind would return to the beginning to the things that had driven him and made him whole for which he would have given his life at any point. i love the old story about the very big heavy benjamin harrison and little elbert at the signing of the declaration in those days in july and august of 1776. when they get caught it will all be over for me and i will hang faster. you will dingell for days. they fought tower of london was a real possibility. jefferson's attack sometimes and a lot of the time for fleeing monticello when the british are coming to it another way of looking at is that he wise least it becoming a prisoner of war and so the british to the min

they were last seen at a chattanooga wal-mart on video. police in your area. >>> a major fire forcing evacuations on the southwest side of the -- of chicago. the flames tearing through a warehouse. it broke out near the transit system's pink line. it forced officials to evacuate the entire area. it partially suspended service. it took firefighters about three hours to get it under control. >>> firefighters pulling off an amazing rescue at a burning home. it is our first stop on a fox trip across america. >>> oklahoma, one person escaped the house on fire in oklahoma city, but an elderly man and his dogs were trapped. firefighters rushed in and pulled them out to safety with only seconds to spare. the man is expected to be okay. the dogs were a little shaken up, but the first responders were ready. >> we have equipment, special equipment to put oxygen on. the dogs are doing well now. >> they say the same home caught fire a day earlier. they blame a faulty fireplace. california, a driver running right off the road and into a home in suburban

they were on a trip with their father in chattanooga, tennessee and were supposed to return the nextay. but they never came back. and teresa nash is here. holding the teddy bears. how are you doing? >> i'm going to keep it together as long as it takes. >> yeah. last time you saw your boys, december 22 -- >> the 19th of december. >> not a good christmas for you. >> no. but it will be soon. >> if your boys, their dad, are listening and watching, say it. what do you want them to hear? >> dan, i just got off the phone with your mother. your family is in full support of this. i spoke with erin. i spoke with your mom for about 45 minutes. the whole drive down. she loves you and she misses you so, so much. she loves the boys and misses them. you -- it is your hand that's taking care of them right now and you know how much they love them. and they're scared. i think they're scared. this vacation has been overdue. it's time to come home. and we welcome you home. we welcome you home safely. your whole family is behind this, as is my whole family. we are working together. and i really want you

reaction, the kind of returning monarchy and mono-- monoaround kim -- we didn't say that word a lot in chattanooga -- [laughter] enough that would put the whole american experiment on the list. when he was on his death belled, he talked about -- we have reported that he did his hand like this as though he were writing the declaration again. so at the very end, his mind returned to the beginning, to the very things which made him whole and for which he would have given his life at any point. i love the old story about the very big, heavy benjamin harrison and little el bridge garry were at the signing of the declaration in those days of august 1776, and harrison signs it and says, you know, garry, when we get caught, it'll all be over for me. i'll hang faster. you'll dangle for days. [laughter] it's important to remember they thought, you know, the tower of london was a real possibility for them. you know, jefferson's attacked sometimes -- a lot of the time -- for fleeing monticello when the british are coming, you know, another way of looking at that is he wisely escaped becoming a prisoner of war

in tennessee, an anonymous donor dropped 48, $100 bills into a red kettle outside a k mart in chattanooga. a note said please give and give generously. >> secret santas busy in the area. last week, some one dropped $3,700 into a red kettle not too far away. >> like the guy in the stores, hand out $100 bills, and this year gave to victims of hurricane sandy. genuine giving. after that black friday madness. nice to see. who ever did it well done. >> amen, thank you. >>> coming up next, the electronic device you use every day that, that may actually sense your feelings. >> my toaster oven? >> yes. >> not's having the body of a victoria's secret model. oh, the pressure, the sexy workouts, to look so freaking perfect. >> hey, girl! hey, baby girl! baby girl! baby girl! >> whatever. ♪ doesn't mean it's over because you're gone for for what doesn't kill you makes you stronger ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by united health care. ♪ you yourself and i eligible for medicare, now is a good time to think about your options. are you looking for a plan that really meets your ne

volkswagen opened a plant in chattanooga a few months ago, 2,000 new jobs. bob corcoran was down there. 2,000 jobs, every one of which started at $14.50 an hour. >> right. they're not all going to be at -- >> so volkswagen was moving these jobs here because we're the low wage country compared to germany. >> dude, are you suggesting we push these jobs away? >> i'm not. >> i would rather americans have a shot at a $17 an hour job than having it in china. >> i agree. >> find a way to do better. i actually agree with you. but you have to understand the consequences are pretty severe for american lifestyles. >> again, though, i'm sorry, mike, but the consequences are, we have two choices, we can't get 1965 wages, we either have these jobs in china or lexington, either have them in alabama or germany and this is at least for some of -- a chance for younger americans to get some good jobs. >> joe, if you're taking a job that pays $14.50 an hour. it means one of two things, a, you don't have a job so you're getting a job or b, you're taking a job that's higher payin

one of which comes from brooklyn, one comes from near chattanooga. it is a bipartisan concept inaugural. the platform is made whole with specification so everyone can see pretty well. the design began more than a year ago. construction began in september. >> thank you, jack. george washington was supposed to have said that the most important inauguration was not the first one but the second want to see if we could reaffirm or transfer powers. whether we are republicans or democrats come we are looking forward to this. >> can we have mr. kerry did say something? >> thank you, senator. i am grateful to be here on behalf of the presidential inaugural committee. the partnership we have formed has been terrific and is integral to making sure that the events that we do here and throughout the capital this weekend is functioning in this great moment in our democracy. we are thrilled to have such great partners. they are waiting to help us execute with what the president and vice president want to see. we are grateful to have such strong partners. >> okay, m

and they will include acquires, one of which comes from brooklyn and one of which comes from near chattanooga did you say? >> cleveland, tennessee. >> cleveland, tennessee. a bipartisan musical contribution to the inaugural. the platforms are made entirely of lumber. its 88 compliant. it stadium designed so everyone can see pretty well. the design began more than a year ago. construction began in september. >> thanks. if you visit mount vernon, george washington is supposed to have said that the most important inauguration was not the first one but the second one to see whether we could reaffirm or transfer power. other republicans and democrats, were the sandra henriquez to a state. >> can we have mr. kerrigan say something. >> thank you, senator. i'm grateful to be here on behalf of the president and the presidential inaugural committee. the partnership we have formed with the joint congressional committee on inaugural ceremonies has been terrific and is central to making sure the events we do here and throughout the capitol that we can -- our fitting of what we're actually doing in terms o