think of handbells-- if they think of them at all-- as instruments you might hear in church or at christmastimeat english handbells are instruments for all seasons and lots of occasions. from a classical prelude to a stirring march, many kinds of music can be played on handbells, including one kind of music that has surprised some members of our audiences. apparently, nothing in their experience had prepared them for a handbell ensemble that could rock and roll. [playing handbells and choirchimes allegretto and mezzo piano] ♪ [playing allegro] ♪ [playing allegro] ♪ [playing mezzo forte] ♪ [cheers and applause] [playing handbells and choirchimes allegretto and mezzo piano] ♪ [playing allegro] ♪ [playing mezzo forte] ♪ [playing allegretto] ♪ [playing mezzo piano] ♪ [applause] [playing handbells presto and mezzo forte] ♪ [playing mezzo piano and allegro] ♪ [playing mezzo forte] ♪ [playing choirchimes and handbells allegretto and mezzo piano] ♪ [playing mezzo forte] ♪ [playing allegro] ♪ [playing fortissimo] ♪ [applause] for every one of us in the raleigh ringers, there were some wonderful moments

so we can look for you on the 24th. >> sure. >> what should we remember at christmastime? >> oh, remember to be good with the childrens. >> ah. >> they must go to school, they must study well to have a good life after. >> and to become good adults. well, we all need a little christmas all throughout the year, just not now. >> yes. so, my boy. >> thank you so much. >> thank you very much. good-bye. >> bye. >> bye. bye, everybody. >> see you on the 24th. >> yes, absolutely, yeah. >> maybe i can bribe you and buy you a little hot wine. >> oh, with pleasure. >> while, during the day, montreux's christmas market is a friendly gathering place, it really shines at night, when all of montreux enjoys the warmth, glow, and tastes of the season. >> oh, my gosh. it's a chocolate shop. when you come to switzerland, you have to have chocolate, and when you come to a swiss christmas market, you have to have christmas chocolate. oh, bonsoir, monsieur. >> bonsoir, monsieur. [speaking french] >> oh, oui, oui. merci. ah, dark chocolate, my favorite. mmm! that is wonderful. also... >> el le b

it was, like, 95 degrees at christmastime.e had a little snow ♪ [child] just a little snow. [children] ♪ la la la la la la la ♪ ♪ merry christmas, everyone ♪ ♪ sunny cal is merry ♪ and it's bright ♪ still there's something missing here ♪ ♪ frosty never will appear ♪ christmas will be christmas ♪ ♪ even though ♪ i could use a tiny bit of snow ♪ [child] just a tiny bit of snow. [children] ♪ la la la la la la la ♪ ♪ if i had a wish ♪ i would wish for this ♪ just to have a snowman at my door ♪ ♪ 'cause what the season needs ♪ ♪ is 32 degrees ♪ and snowflakes fallin' free ♪ ♪ seems more like christmas ♪ christmas eve is on its way ♪ ♪ rudolph, when you guide his sleigh ♪ ♪ tonight ♪ tell old santa that it's warm ♪ ♪ turn the air conditioning on ♪ ♪ bring some toys for girls and boys ♪ ♪ you know ♪ oh, i don't really need a lot ♪ [children] ♪ tell me what you really want ♪ ♪ all i want for christmas is ♪ ♪ some snow ♪ la la la la la la la ♪ ♪ some snow ♪ a little bit of ♪ a tiny bit of ♪ a little bit of ♪ la la la la la la la ♪ ♪ so

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by christmastime 294 electoral votes are in play, and there's going to be a third ticket on the ballotn all 50 states. so we look at where the country is at right now. people are craving stable solutions and they don't see it out of either of the parties. this allows the american people to self-correct and support tickets we've never seen as americans. a democrat with an independent, a republican with a democrat. we've never seen that. >> this is happening now. we've had more than 2 million people sign our petitions to put americans elect on the ballot. people come on to our website, people that are registered voters in the u.s. all of them have come to our website looking for an alternative wanting chase to be open at a point at which conversation stops about who is up and running for president. >> they're galvanizing around the idea that this election is still a change election. the change is maybe not another person but another way of selecting that person. all of these thousands of volunteers across the country, we're on over 200 college campuses around the country today, maybe we

it's definitely christmastime. and we want to decorate the house and there are the traditional poinsettias. but there are more things out there. >> yes. holiday house plants to look at. >> on your sunday gardner coming up. stick around. >> well, good morning and welcome to your sunday gardner. have valley view farms, still trying to deck trait house and come one some great ideas, you can only do so much with onments and bulbs and things. >> those of us who work in a gein house, we just love our holiday plants. >> we have a nice sampling right hear of some interesting things. well, here's an old faith. >> i have christmas cactus. they bloom around christmastime. they are a plant that thrive on benign neglect. >> to get the flowers to time out in time, is there a trick? >> if you let the plant get down to the 40's, that might be enough to pop it. so you'll find they will bloomberg again towards mid spring. >> these are neat. >> this is salatanilla. normally it just has these green edges on it but around the holidays

you don't know how it feels being without butter in christmastime. >> rob, he makes some valid points. we don't know what it feels like being without butter at christmastime. >> no, norway has changed a lot. it feels like penelope cruz has a very unattractive sister. >> look, i just drove across the country. we have plenty of butter in this country. we should send them some. >> it is like an airlift. >> we can send them some. we can send them a huge wal-mart and fill it with butter. >> lorn, this butter -- lor wen, this butter shortage is under reported. you are a news person. you didn't even know about this story. >> they are upset we are making fun of them, but the video proves there are so many more valid reasons. >> they look great, i might add. i don't see any body fat on that, guy, girl? >> norwegian. it is a guy. >> it is a blessing in disguise, right? >> david, do you think will comedians stop making fun of this whole thing now? >> i can. -- i can't. the fans demand we do these norwegian butter things. >> this is what everyone wants. >> i hate to say it, they have a real butte

. >> andrea: you hear this at christmastime and not christmastime. religion. atheists are free to put up nothing. they believe in nothing and they are displayed next to the nativity scene. >> eric: i said why do you care? he said well, we are a national organization. who complained one of the members? no, not one of our members but a resident. >> bob: did i tell you i was baby jesus? broke the manger. >> andrea: last christmas. >> bob: no, that's when i was -- >> eric: i really do think this is getting completely -- >> bob: i think this is getting out of hand. it's one thing if you live next door and you say it bothers me. wisconsin to texas. don't go there. a lot of people don't go to texas for good reason. not against texas, don't get me wrong. but who is traveling to wisconsin and texas? >> eric: one more comment from her before i end the discussion she goes people like you, you don't understand that. wait a minute, people like my, i'm just asking you a question. no, you're from fox. >> greg: she must have something against mangers. she's mangeris

so more than 1,000 families got this ornament at christmastime addressed to the names of their loved ones. as you can imagine, really tough to take any time of year, but especially this time of year so close to christmas, dozens of families called saying wha, wha going on here? they have said, there's no excuse for this. we take full responsibility. the man in charge of the wounded warrior program is calling some families, sending an apology letters to others. bottom line, there is nothing malicious about this. just a mistake, plain and simple. >> chris lawrence, thanks. >>> next, we'll go to capitol hill where kate bolduan is. we talked about this yesterday. the house passed the bill but harry reid said that the senate is not going to go for it. where do things stand now. >> reporter: not going to go for it. it's almost like groundhog day. despite the urging from both sides, things are really at a standstill at this moment. there are no votes scheduled and no real negotiations happening as things have kind of fallen apart into more of a blame game rather than coming closer together

♪ it's christmastime in the city ♪ >> here it is. >> here they are. ♪ ring-a-ling, hear them ring >>elieve this? i had him record that with me because every year this time of year he would go to me, here's your sidewalks. your filthy sidewalks. i would say, it's a beautiful time of the year. >> by the way, it's 61 degrees in new york this morning. >> it's weird. >> the cold is coming, they say. >> you know what else is coming? >> what? >> we are -- well, alec baldwin's coming to a theater near you. he's coming to an airport and airline near you. >> here's the thing. he loves this game called words with friends. we don't know all the details because people are giving different accounts. however, he was sitting on the plane. they shut the door. apparently the flight attendant asked him to turn off his game on his ipad or iphone, wherever he was playing it. >> did alec take umbrage? >> it sounded like he wanted to continue playing. okay? and he did. and she i guess asked again to turn off the ipad or iphone. he according to some passengers got upset, went in the bathroom, slammed the do

leader of the catholic holy land comes over to preside over christmastime must pass through it. and while there is a symbol of peace, there is a different kind of tree built. >> it's christmastime and it's a good time to raise our voice. >> reporter: her tree is israeli watch tower, canisters, a key to the homeland and the presents to symbolize the home. christmas in bethlehem. for some, a platform for propaganda. for most, a day of joy and hope. martin fletcher, bethlehem. >>> we take you now to india. a group of women gathered with candles as part of east and tourists flocked to a national park in the north where christmas lights brightened streets. christians make up about 2% of the population in bangladesh, hundreds of people attended mass in the country's capital. most are roman catholic. portuguese and mission nars brought to bank will desh in the late 18th and 17th centuries. christians also celebrated mass at st. joseph church in baghdad, one week after the withdrawal of all u.s. combat forces from iraq. the christian population in baghdad has been dwindling. before 2003

enjoy the sights and sounds of rothenburg at christmastime. ♪ we now go in search of a bit of refreshmentp the narrow streets with its treasures. and, of course, let's not forget our mug of gluhwein. scattered around the market, we find life-sized figurines such as this choir in front of the town hall. now we come across a nutcracker and a very large pyramid, picturesquely placed in front of a half-timbered building. and here are the three kings. of course, a modern christmas is not christmas without santa and his reindeer. michelstadt has a beautifully carved manger scene. the manger scene is a christmas market tradition with live animals or carefully crafted figures to celebrate the story of the birth of the baby jesus. >> ♪ thus every beast ♪ by some good spell ♪ in stable dark ♪ was glad to tell ♪ the gift he gave emmanuel ♪ the gift he gave emmanuel ♪ >> we now arrive in strasbourg in the alsace-lorraine region of france, to see how the french celebrate the christmas market tradition, and you will be delighted. like so many towns along the rhine, strasbourg began as a roman military

. >> andrea: you hear this at christmastime and not christmastime.e free to put up nothing. they believe in nothing and they are displayed next to the nativity scene. >> eric: i said why do you care? he said well, we are a national organization. who complained one of the members? no, not one of our members but a resident. >> bob: did i tell you i was baby jesus? broke the manger. >> andrea: last christmas. >> bob: no, that's when i was -- >> eric: i really do think this is getting completely -- >> bob: i think this is getting out of hand. it's one thing if you live next door and you say it bothers me. wisconsin to texas. don't go there. a lot of people don't go to texas for good reason. not against texas, don't get me wrong. but who is traveling to wisconsin and texas? >> eric: one more comment from her before i end the discussion she goes people like you, you don't understand that. wait a minute, people like my, i'm just asking you a question. no, you're from fox. >> greg: she must have something against mangers. she's mangerist. nativityist. >> and

number two, wonderful christmastime. number one, madonna's version of "santa baby." i can do that one in my head. i've heard "santa baby." >> it turns sexual. so forget it. it's madonna. it's 4:55 right now. time to look at the forecast. yesterday there's a potential that we could break some records in the north bay. we're looking at 70 degree temperatures. do you know if we did that. so we are going from near record highs to near record lows in a matter of 24 hours. majors in your temperatures. we came two degrees away from breaking a temperature. and the dry winds keep us dry. as a result, temperatures falling like a rock. take a look at where your temperatures are now. this is where we're forecasting them to end up throughout the morning hours. 0 in san jose. 29 in los gatos. brick in the sensitive plants. wear a jacket with something to take off later. we're still headed to the 60s. it is california. we'll take you through the forecast. looking good as well. >>> much more ahead. we're live with a look at what to expect before you attempt to catch the holiday flig

he says for christmastime, the pope believes instead of giving material presents, you should give ofourself. you can really tell the pope's not married, can't you, huh? [ laughter ] guys, you try to -- "present? why, honey, i gave you the gift of me. [ laughter ] oh!" [ applause ] anyway president -- president obama did some christmas shopping at a a best buy in virginia yesterday, and they always say what the president bought. "oh, he got the girls two video games." why do they say that? they ruin it. but anyway, they showed him at the best buy, and there was one uncomfortable moment for the president. i don't know if you saw -- take a look. >> so, let's see if my credit card still works. [ beep ] all right. >> sorry, mr. president -- [ beep ] >> jay: oh -- ooh, $15 trillion over. [ cheers and applause ] earlier this week, venezuelan president hugo chavez called president obama a clown and an embarrassment. hey, let me tell you, you don't talk about our president that way. our vice president, sure, that would be fine, but not -- [ laughter ] not our president. oh, how about this? th

♪ ♪ every animal big or small ♪ christmas means the world to us all ♪ ♪ it's once a year, it's christmastime hear about how christmas only comes ♪ ♪ once a year captioning by captionmax www.captionmax.com december 6, 2011. from comedy central's world news headquarters in new york, this is "the daily show" with jon stewart. (cheers and applause) captioning sponsored by comedy central >> jon: welcome to "the daily show"! my name is jon stewart! you're very kind. how many people get this when they go to work, really? i don't even get this when i go home. i need to have somebody go and warm up my family for when i get home. when i get home "dad!" my guest tonight, jonah hill. friends... friends-- and i say that not really being able to see who's watching-- friend, it's that time of year again. holiday magic. the twinning of lights, the nothing of eggs and, of course, anger and bitter disappointment. >> rhode island governor lincoln chafee coming under fire after refusing to call the tree in the rhode island statehouse a christmas tree. >> jon: he insists people call it the devil's pine! (laughte

from investments to life insurance >>> window shopping in new york at christmastime san interactive experiencecy's herald square. first turned-out holiday-theeme windows since 1864. at the corner of 36th and broadway reaches the feet of 900 pedestrians per minute. the flagship store opens across the street to christmas trees. 135,000 people stroll the window by, and paul orchevsky and senior head of merchandising at saks fifth avenue. paul, tell me a little bit about the history of macy's and the store behind the windows this year. how long did the process take to put the windows together? are planning the holiday windows a full-time job and do you start right after the holiday ends? >> well, it does take us a full year to do it. we live in christmas all year long, and at the same time, we still have to do windows every two weeks, about all year long with our fashion windows. we get inspired, and we start hitting the drawing boards in january or february, and we start making models in early spring, and we start building into summer, and we're painting the floors right until we unveil in septem

. >> christmastime in a chump? that just doesn't sound right. i'm still heart broken. and it's our church. >> will you forgive him for that? >> it is the season. >> reporter: anyone who may recognize the man in that surveillance video is asked to call chevy chase village police at 301-654-7300. wendy, police are also saying that churches should take this as an opportunity to review their security plans. reporting live from chevy chase, starsy spencer, news4. back to you. >>> when we come back, on news4 at 6:00, we're going to show you lucky kids who got a police escort, so they could go on a very special event. >>> and chuck is going to tell us if sunday will be just as gorgeous >>> we had another successful nba washington pnc bank community shred. more than 3,000 people showed up at prince george's community college in largo today. shred it helps protect people from identity theft because it gets rid of their personal documents and it's all for free. >>> christmas came early for 80 local kids in prince george's county today in the form of a mini shopping spree, with s

. >> great thing is, it is christmastime. we were just thinking, we have to help this girl.to see her family. and why wouldn't we want to help her. we just helped her. >> the workers have been e-mailing pictures to er's owner everyday. >>> -- sell-out crowd last night where the warriors took on the clippers. john alston says it was a big night for fans and arena employees. >> reporter: better late than never. warriors put on a show for basketball fan. chris and his 12-year-old son -- [ inaudible ] >> there was a time we were starting to get negative on the league and the players. but the game is back. and we are happy to be here. now it is all positive. >> reporter: is all forgiven now? >> yeah, we are starting to feel good. >> reporter: because of the labor trouble the regular season was slashed by 16 games. fans poured into the arena perhaps no one was happier than the employees who lost money while players and owners fought over millions. >> i'm making $20 an hour. if i've lost 30, 40 hours you can figure it out from that. >> it is good to be back. any time you are workin

. >>> it's a wonderful place to come with the christmastime, all the lights and everything.ryone is so happy. we rode a bus, everyone was singing, a wonderful place to go. reporter: sounds good. you get a chance to see, matt, why this appeals so much to families. take another look behind me. the trolley just left here, but there's a trolley that's going up and down king street taking people to all of the festivities that are going on over here. there are, as you just saw, arts and crafts for kids, there's games, there's music and tonight at midnight the big party winds down up by the masonic temple. on the other end of king street a laser light show and a giant countdown. a lot of fun to be had out here. matt. >> ken, stay safe, have fun. we'll see you back here at 11:00. >>> if you do go out tonight and find you've had too much to drunk, the regional washington alcohol program is offering partygoers a free ride home. the sober ride service runs between 10:00 p.m. tonight and 6:00 a.m. tomorrow. it covers the cost of a cab ride up to $30. >>> we'll be right back with weather

counting down to christmastime, five days left. this is one of our favorite traditions.ffee table books. we have great ones this year. look at these on the front table right here. you have iconic entertainers. women entertainers. marilyn monroe, judy garland, oprah and lady gaga, with huge coffee table books. and a look back at the beatles, paul mccartney, the widow of paul mccartney. and we have our favorites, now. i'm going to start out, for my girls, taylor swift. big taylor swift fans. this is a beautiful book. it's been andrew vaughn. he's based in nashville. he's done lobacks on shania twa and it's filled with photos. this is for ali. "i love lucy," a terrific book looking back from elizabeth edwards. she has done books on the arnaz family -- ali. >> that was your first birthday you celebrated here. >> i think that was my first week. >> oh, right. exactly. >> december two years ago. that was nice. i hope she enjoys this. >> oh. you're on live camera. >> right now. it could be. those are two good ones. i have musical cues -- clues for mine. this is my first musical

. >> christmastime is a great time to give back. to see the joy on their eyes is pretty good. >> ama dates. abc news. >> what a great experience. nice for the sharks. >>> let's talk weather. >> sand -- sandhya patel is here to tell us. >> i am here to tell you there has been a change. with the humidity coming up, the temperatures will not fall as much. here is a view from our camera. you can see the sunseting at 4:50, earliest sunset of the year. the skies were clear. look at the latest satellite image. we have cloud cover and fog to speak of. poor in navao due to rain. napa is reporting 96% relative humidity. these humidities have gone up anywhere from 15 to 25% in some instances. that's due to the cloud cover and the fog. livermore visibility is eight miles with the clouds there. relative humidity is 70%. the temperatures right now, yes they are falling and it is cold in spots, but it won't be quite as cold as we had tomorrow morning. 37 in santa rosa. 32 in nap tau -- napa. 38 in los gatos. not so cold overnight. partly cloudy sk

. >> it's christmastime, time to raise our voice. >> reporter: an israeli watch tower, grenades, tear gas canisters, the key, she says the key to the homeland and symbolizing a home for the refugees. >> it's part of our therapy to speak about it and see it visually. >> reporter: christmas in bethlehem, for some a platform for propaganda, for most a day of joy and hope. martin fletcher, nbc news, bethlehem. >>> up next -- as "nightly news" continues on this christmas eve, an amazing story that some people call a christmas miracle. it's about a young man just hours away from being taken off life support who is instead spending the holidays with his family. >>> later, many happy returns. a lot of kids getting exactly what had they've been wishing for. >>> we're back now with an amazing story of survival. a 21-year-old college student in arizona fell into a coma after an accident that killed two of his friends. when all hope appeared to be lost, his family prepared themselves to let him go. until one night something extraordinary happened. we get his story tonight from nbc's kerry sanders

he's fiing fine, it's christmastime. new year is approaching. i think all of us can demonstrate to the people who put us here that washington can actually deliver results, recognizing that people are tired of hearing what can't be done in washington and we believe that things can be and we can provide this kind of certainty for the working people. >> let me ask you one other quick question, which is, there are a lot of headlines today that suggest john boehner does not have control of the republican conference, that he either agreed or seemed to indicate he might agree to a of two-month extension but went to the conference and there simply weren't the votes there. is this a conference in chaos either in part or in hoel whole because you cannot wrangle the votes, the republican votes you would need on a payroll tax extension? >> absolutely not. john baner and i have always been together in saying we want a year's worth of tax relief for the working people in this country. our conference is overwhelmingly behind the sense, a much better path to ma

. >> christmastime is a great time to give back to see the joy is good. >>> 4:45. shelfing the morning after pill for teens. the nation's top health official overrules the fda's plans. >>> arrested again. another man accuses jerry sandusky of sexual abuse. >>> the neighborhood's plan to preserve -- >> out of this world headquarters. you have seen the outside now hear what the company says employees will ed3q you disgust me. prove it. enough's enough. d-con baits are specially formulated to kill in one feeding, guaranteed. d-con. get out. >>> what do you i -- say we try to find winter cold. mid 40s boston, new york and d.c. where we should be. low 40s around seattle and portland. we'll look at all the green on the map from the east coast, midwest back to our neighborhoods, all major airports on time. flight tracker at the bottom of the page at abc7news.com. >>> 4:48. penn state former assistant football coach jerry sandusky spent the night in jail after new child sex abuse charges were filed. he now faces more nan 50 charges for 15 years of alleged assault on boys i

they're hurting innocent truckers at christmastime, which is a bad time when we have families and kids. >> strikes hurt people. i've been on strike and we have to keep people out of going to work. that's what you do. the boss hurts people and sometimes it's a sacrifice. >> the majority of truckers that we passed today were honking their horns and giving us the clinched fist. that's the reality that's not being portrayed. >> reporter: back out here live at 55 and 56 where deputies with the alameda county sheriff's office have been out here, are still out here and we assume will be out here throughout the rest of the day because protesters vow to return, a 3:00 rally and two marches, one at 4:00, one at 5:00, both back here at the port to try to shut down the evening shift. >>> oakland's mayor was up early this morning with a personal appeal. joining the port at 6:45 am at a news conference, both urging demonstrators not to disrupt operations and the job of some 73,000 workers throughout the region. >> these are good jobs held by real working people and working families. disrupting the p

. >> christmastime is a great time to give back.o see the joy on their eyes is pretty good. >> ama dates. abc news. >> what a great experience. nice for the sharks. >>> let's talk weather. >> sand -- sandhya patel is here to tell us. >> i am here to tell you there has been a change. with the humidity coming up, the temperatures will not fall as much. here is a view from our camera. you can see the sunseting at 4:50, earliest sunset of the year. the skies were clear. look at the latest satellite image. we have cloud cover and fog to speak of. poor in navao due to rain. napa is reporting 96% relative humidity. these humidities have gone up anywhere from 15 to 25% in some instances. that's due to the cloud cover and the fog. livermore visibility is eight miles with the clouds there. relative humidity is 70%. the temperatures right now, yes they are falling and it is cold in spots, but it won't be quite as cold as we had tomorrow morning. 37 in santa rosa. 32 in nap tau -- napa. 38 in los gatos. not so cold overnight. partly cloudy skie

this is christmastime. this is the time when unemployment is still at a very, very high level. this is a time when we should be moving forward, not moving backwards. you're for tax cuts, republicans, so am i. move forward with this along with here, because approximate if you don't it's your fault. >> a.b., your thoughts here. the president is saying this is no time to play games with unemployment insurance, for example. this is what people have been able to get by on and pay bills and keep them in their homes and keep them with a vehicle to go out and look for a job here. what is the legitimate that the counter that the republicans can put on the table here? >> well, you know, tamryn, they didn't prepare for one, and that's the problem. unemployment insurance, the many m-extensions of it, is wholly unpopular with the conservative base. however, they knew this was coming. we've known all year that at december 31 we were going to see them expire, and without extending those it's too much of a hit to the economy. republican had all the time to prepare for unemployment insurance re

that's next.ab ♪ christmastime is here ♪ christmastime is here >> i love that song. >> it's too bad christmasas spirit it could last forever. >> in your heart. that's a card saying. >> as many parents know, on christmas, the toys you give your kids are the best. three days later, old hand. >> they're playing with the box right? a costly problem. but now a new toy rental service is helping parents solve that problem and save a little bit of money. abc's becky worely has more. ♪ >> reporter: toys at christmas -- >> it's a drum set! >> reporter: joy. excitement. something brand new to play with. >> t-rex. >> reporter: then those shiny objects start to dull. >> tag still on it, yikes. >> reporter: i have whole tubs of toys that my kids just don't want to play with anymore. >> reporter: but what if christmas could come more than just once a year? >> you must be santa's helper. >> the founder of toy guru, a web-based toy service that bills itself as -- >> we are the netflix of toys. >> reporter: moms and dads subscribe for $25 a month. they get four toys mailed to their homes. >> that box will be $

. >> it's not just about christmastime that we should be helping.ould be helping all year round. >> reporter: so the help you want to be tax deductible this year must be donated by saturday. chris clackham, nbc news. >>> if you're not a fan of some of your holiday gifts, you're definitely not alone. a consumer reports survey says 26 people are reporting they got a bad gift. the most likely guilty party, the in-laws getting 70% of the vote. 15% say they'll regift it. really? but 39% say they will keep the bad present but store it somewhere out of view. what do you do? did you get bad presents this holiday season? be honest. >> i didn't get any. but i am the person, if i did, i'd probably do that. i'd keep it, and if the person came to visit me, i'd set it out. >> you wouldn't regift it? >> no, i wouldn't regift it. >> i'm not going to say i got a bad present. sometimes you get one of those gifts that you're like, oh, really? did i need another turkish towel? i hope the husband's not watching early. >> it's all good. >> it's all good. >> and we want t

. >> we are getting closer to christmastime. doesn't feel like it outside. we have a warm wind blowing the stars around. >> i was surprised. >> nobody wanted to finish up on the song. i just did a -- forget it. warm and blowing the stars around -- and i'd -- really like to see you tonight? >> way too early in the morning. >> i was thinking christmas carol but you went with lionel richie! >>> way back. advisories down but still gusts on the mountaintops up to 73 miles per hour, mount diablo winds at 48. looking less wind around the bay area and it will continue to calm down throughout the day today. we'll talk more about that and your weekend forecast coming up. >> let's go out live towards the bay bridge toll plaza. chp still has an advisory on some of the bridges and roads so they are still in effect for most of the bridges across the bay area including at the bay bridge toll plaza but like lawrence said hopefully these winds are dying down so it shouldn't be as much of as an issue. >> i got the song. england dan and [ indiscernible ] >> not sure. >> that m

not only that but if you press a button on the bottom, this is one of those ones you get at christmastime that you can only wear now? >> that's all class. >> that is all -- >> thank you very much, grace. see, frank would never say that. but grace d see this? >> yeah, i wouldn't. >> i'm hoping the song -- [ faint music ] >> i have one of those that never came out of the closet. >> that's one like the family gave to you, thank you very much. i'm going to wear it on air. and i did, so there you go, mom and dad, that's for you. >> i'm glad the music stopped before your weathercast. >> all in favor of weather now, say aye. >> let's move it along. >>> outside, cold conditions around the bay area. it is going to be a chilly start to the day. some of those numbers down in the upper 20s in some spots 30s and 40s elsewhere. toward the afternoon, though, we are going to enjoy some hazy sunshine and temperatures going to stay fairly cool, highs only in the 50s, maybe low 60s. and that's just about all we're going to do. as we get in toward the afternoon, though, we are going to warm these temperature

extended forecast, computer models indicates that we may be into some deep arctic air right around christmastime. hint, hint. this morning we've been watching tropical feed to our south, we've been watching clouds to our south and this plume across the great lakes. some of these areas, especially eastern great lakes, like buffalo could be picking up five to 10 inches of snow. otherwise it's starting to look like winter. once we lay down that cold carpet, yeah, that's the enhancement from the snow cover to the northwest, we can actually allow some of these cold air masses to survive the trip across the mountains. next push comes in overnight. we'll bring some light snow to western maryland and some clouds tomorrow with the southern system that could start with some rain in the del marva. we dry out for the rest of the weekend, but another shot of cool air. we warm up briefly today to 49, a mix of clouds in the afternoon from that great lakes system, but also from the south of that system clipping on by. but overnight we get on back to about one degree where we got that mix again between two syste

me join the right honorable joe been in his fitting tribute and right trigger to our forces at christmastime serving in afghanistan but also serving in other parts of the world at one of the things that most like you in this job is that they are the best of the best. they are brave, courageous, dedicated and their families give up a huge amount at the same time so i join him in saying that. but let me say about the unemployment figures, any increase in unemployment is bad news and a tragedy for those involved. that is why we will do everything we can to help people back into work. that is why we of the work program, that will have to and half million people. that's why we have a massive increase in apprenticeships that will help 400,000 people this year and will give particular help to young people that his contract and for the working spirits. we will do all we can to help people back into work. >> ed miliband. >> but mr. speaker, the figures showed his economic strategy is failing. the chancellor said at the time of the printing review last year, and i quote, private sector job creation wi

me join the right honorable joe been in his fitting tribute and right trigger to our forces at christmastime serving in afghanistan but also serving in other parts of the world at one of the things that most like you in this job is that they are e best of the best. they are brave, courageous, dedicated and their families give up a huge amount at the same time so i join him in saying that. but let me say about the unemployment figures, any increase in unemployment is bad news and a tragedy for those involved. that is why we will do everything we can to help people backnto work. that is why we of the work program, that will have to and half million people. th's why we have a massive increase in apprenticeships that will help 400,000 people this year and will give particular help to young people that his contract and for the working spirits. we will do all we can to help people back into work. >> ed miliband. >> but mr. speaker, the figures showed his economic strategy is failing. the chancellor said at the time of the printing rview last year, and i quote, private sector job creation will far

. >> it's christmastime. it could mean an extra gift or two. >> do you know how many groceries i can buy with 1,000 bucks a year? that hurts. >> washington, that money out of my paycheck, at the end of the year, equals an entire month's rent. >> reporter: it's not just personal. most economists say tax cut does stimulate growth. overall, about 1%. and nearly 1 million jobs. plus, it's helping americans restore their nest eggs according to a university of michigan survey. only 15% plan to spend their windfall. >> a lot of people are feeling like they need a cushion so they want to use this extra money to pay down their credit card or build up their assets. >> reporter: still, it's a choice many are telling washington they'd like to make themselves. jim avila, abc news, new york. >> everyone i spoke to in washington today says they still have no idea how this is going to work out. >>> in presidential politics. your voice, your vote. republican front-runner gingrich had surged through november but our new poll o