who thought they might contain diet coke and they swore regular coke tasted different in the white cans. the polar bear cans are to benefit wildlife. you just can't mess around with coke. >> up next here tonight, something special for those looking for the perfect gift.

coke has the best commercials. >> they're good. some controversy. >> the new coke controversy.m. right here. and of course this is the now, this is the classic, holiday looking coke this year. the problem is, though, a lot of folks can't tell the difference. >> i can tell. >> with more here is abc's jim avila. >> reporter: do not adjust your monitor. coca-cola is changing the iconic red can to white. >> reporter: a holiday promotion designed to raise money for polar bears now cut short because of consumer backlash. for some coke drinkers the white can is anything but the real thing. >> this can should be red. >> i bought it because it looks like diet coke. >> reporter: on facebook, a viewer told us "i work at a convenience store and customers are getting angry thinking we don't have regular coke." the white can was to last until february. consumers have complained it looks too much like the silver diet coke can, leading to confusion and returns. does changing from red to white really make that big of a difference? think of it this way, would the golden arches sell as many burge

. >>> and coke falls flat? a new can, an uproar and we'll show you how the can can trick you on the taste. >>> good evening. we begin tonight on the west coast, all that chaos caused by something that sounds so benign. the warm santa ana winds. suddenly, like mr. hyde, tearing through towns with the ferocity of a hurricane. the worst wind storm in ten years, six states pummeled so far and the storm has three more in its sights. abc's david wright in pasadena with the latest right now. >> the winds are really bad right now. excuse me. >> reporter: early this morning, winds so fierce, local reporters and residents struggled to stand their ground. at l.a.x., cameras were rolling when the lights went out in all nine terminals. high winds blew out transformers, sending sparks into dry winter brush. and when the sun came up, traffic lights and trees toppled like toothpicks. littering the roads. >> it was just amazing. i mean, just -- a disaster. what force of winds could possibly take down all these trees? >> reporte

. >>> and coke falls flat? a new can, an uproar and we'll show you how the can can trick you on the taste. >>> good evening. we begin tonight with the interview that is already making big headlines. newt gingrich threw down a kind of political gauntlet today. the professor and politician with the moxy of a prize fighter sat down one-on-one with our own jake tapper. and the former speaker of the house seemed ready to claim the man the. here's jake now. >> reporter: in iowa today, former house speaker newt gingrich told us that his rise from asterisk afterthought to front-runner is different from that of other former republican flavors of the week, michele bachmann, rick perry, herman cain. >> those guys were the new kids on the block and isn't this wonderful and boy it'd be great if it worked out and we don't know anything about them. i'm the guy that's been around forever. >> reporter: and with this new status come vicious attacks from his opponents. but gingrich, never known for a small ego, is undeterred. >>

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>> i'd say rum and a coke. >> jay: rum and a coke. and how many of those before you get on stage?nd cokes, and he becomes a karaoke singer. but is he a good caroler or a a bad caroler? [ sleigh bells ] [ audience yells ] ♪ rudolph the red-nosed reindeer reindeer had a very bright nose bright nose ♪ [ light laughter ] ♪ but everyone --♪ >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> jay: okay, can i get six rum and cokes? six rum and cokes here, please. you know, what you need is a a little accompaniment. i think it might sound okay. ♪ rudolph the red-nosed reindeer had a very shiny nose and if you ever saw it you would say it glows ♪ >> jay: okay. better. better. [ light laughter ] hi, this is tony, right? >> yes, sir. >> jay: tony, what do you do? >> computers. >> jay: ah, computer guy. okay. live in your parent's basement? >> not anymore. >> jay: not anymore. [ laughter ] married or single? >> married. >> jay: oh, you are married. okay. >> expecting our first baby. >> jay: oh, congratulations. >> thank you. >> jay: that's very exciting. have you ever done karaoke? >> i have. my mom made me do it on a

some confused it with diet coke while others actually complained coke tastes different in a white can. amazing what the mind can do to you. >>> coming up, a new coach can't help the caps. the vikings start house cleaning and a last-second thriller in college football. and thursday night nfl football proves eagles are no match for seahawks. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> and with it being friday we'll get you set for the beginning of the coming weekend. you're watching "early today." spots again.3q detergent alone doesn't fully dry your dishes. it leaves spots and residue behind. add finish jet-dry and they dry two times better. and they're shiny. that is shiny. >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports the already miserable season of the philadelphia eagles took a turn for the worse last night as they were clawed by the seattle seahawks. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >> good morning. ever since high school marshawn lynch's mom would give him skittles to eat after he scored a tou

didn't they learn anything from new coke young tim? we will explain this when "good morning maryland" returns. look what denny's left for my dad, santa! christmas cookie pancakes. milk & cookies shake. i think santa needs a helper. come try arthur christmas's favorites. only at denny's. and see arthur christmas only in theaters. >>> now "good morning maryland. >>> general motors says it is going to buy back any chevy volt from cult merse concerned about the car safety. national wife highway traffic safety administration opened an investigation after finding two volt batteries caught fire one to throw weeks after crashes. gm says it will not sell the 10,000 cars this year the company had previously projected until thursday the company stood by the goal but as of november 6100 volts were sold. >>> coke fans are going to be getting the red cans back. a month ago they began using special white cans for the holidays but the customers said it looks too much like the diet coke can. a few even complained the soda tasted different in the white

coke did eventually do away with the new coke, which changed the recipe only to relaunch classic coke consumer revolt. >> two things to say, if bill cosby can't sell it, nobody can. and how long before those white coke cans end up on ebay? >> i'll buy them, why not? . i'm sure it just tastes the same. >> mandy drury, have a good weekend. >> you, too. >>> at theaters near you, the weekend after thanksgiving is traditionally pretty slow. no new movies opening in wide release which leaves the door open for, question, "twilight" to earn even more money. the film has made more than $513 million worldwide. this is $100,000. we asked total strangers to watch it for us. thank you so much, i appreciate it, i'll be right back. they didn't take a dime. how much in fees does your bank take to watch your money ? if your bank takes more money than a stranger, you need an ally. ally bank. no nonsense. just people sense. they won't be beat. oh, actually... then i'd be like, you rule! and my kids would be like, you rule! i'd be like, yes, i do rule! ohh! that rules! oh, load up the sleigh; this is goi

who thought they might contain diet coke and they swore regular coke tasted different in the white cansthe polar bear cans are to benefit wildlife. you just can't mess around with coke. >> up next here tonight, something special for those looking for the perfect gift. >>> more than 15,000 people have purchased tickets in the past few days just to see what's for sale at auction here in midtown manhattan. christie's auction house is about to sell elizabeth taylor's jewelry collection. it's dazzling. it's way over the top. and it's a long story told in rocks and bobbles and glimmer. it is the story of one of the world's biggest stars and the men who loved her. nbc's anne thompson has received an advanced look. >> reporter: she once said it's not the having, it's the getting. and no one got jewelry like elizabeth taylor. >> oh, what a divine necklace. >> reporter: her diamond, sapphires, emeralds and more diamonds are up for auction this month at christie's. the diamond and ruby necklace, earrings and bracelet her third husband mike todd presented poolside in the riviera. >> she immediately

to look at it would identify it as a coke can but it's not coke i mean assuming i actually pour it out and put the milk in and under ryan's plan medicare is not medicare it's a voucher program all the while a political act actually admits that yes the republican plan would be a huge change the current program and both republicans and democrats would no doubt agree that ryan's plan for medicare is a dramatic change of course. so why did they give the claim its lowest rating and then parade it as one of the biggest lies of the year our nation right now is in the midst of one of the most radical assaults on our social safety net ever seen and for a so-called principled fact checking organization to ignore that reality and play a game of semantics to cover up the republican effort to destroy medicare is not only sloppy it's downright irresponsible and here's the kicker remember when rick perry said this. the republican candidates are talking about ways to transition this program and it is a monstrous lie. that went on to they rated it false but not pants on fire like they did the democrats

. >> how much coke did you get caught with? >> 132 kilos. >> outside of the latin kings, who else would you drop off to? this right here is a hub. i'm talking pounds and tons of drugs. >> little village is a very hot spot for the entire midwest. >> what cartel were you working for? >> i can't tell you, man. they'll dig up your grandma and kill her again, man. these guys don't mess around. like dust mold pets and pollen. looks good. thanks. i live claritin clear. >>> you can drive trucks right through the border now without a lot of fear of getting caught. >> chicago being geographically located almost in the center of the country, it becomes a hub for narcotic traffickers to store their drugs in this area and distribute them throughout the entire midwest. originally when i started doing narcotic interdiction, the value of a kilo of cocaine at that time was about $47,000. now the average price of a kilo of coke is about 18,000 to $19,000. so it's gone from maybe somebody carrying a suitcase with 30 or 40 pounds of cocaine in it

some condition fused it with diet coke -- some confused it with diet coke. so new cans in red will start shipping next week. >> it does look like diet coke. >> it does. i remember when they change the recipe. >> the new coke? forget it. >>> it seems there's a lot of little aidens and sofias running afternoon. the list of the most popular baby names came out. girls, sofia number one for the second year followed by emma, isabella, olivia and ava. >> for the boys, aiden still holds the top spot for seven years in a row. jackson, mason, liam and jacob round out the top five the list comes from babycenter.com. grace was 29. elizabeth is in the top 50. lawrence and frank are like 750 and 822. >> what? >> that means you have a unique name. >> means we're old. >> no. liam will be happy, number 2. >> that's right. >>> 4:57. coming up, bay area credit card numbers sent to russia. how hackers took advantage of customers. >>> the damage up and down california from the worst windstorm in over a decade. >>> some ready to fight, others ready to move. the tension inside the

they said it looked too much like diet coke. coke is rushing out a new holiday design next week. in what color? that would be red. >> if you want the diet coke, it says diet on the can -- i'm just saying. people in a rush. >> grab something. red is coming back. >> yes, it is. >>> next on this friday morning, a country singer's custody standoff, mindy mccready, now in violation of a judge's orders. >>> and those damaging western winds picking up again. the destruction not over yet. glad that one's over. yeah, i know what you mean. cigarette? you coming? umm, nah you go ahead. i'm good. alright. ♪ [ male announcer ] every time you say no to a cigarette, you celebrate a little win. nicorette mini helps relieve cravings in minutes. so you can quit one cigarette at a time. nicorette mini helps you go from one little win to another. until you reach your goal. nicorette mini. quit one cigarette at a time. nicorette mini. it's sears customer appreciation sale! doorbusters start at 9am friday and saturday this 42 inch 1080p hdtv is only $399.99 and this craftsman drill and impact driver k

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coke is red, diet coke is not red. when you mess it up like that, i get it. snow is white.briefly, yes, it

. >>> a coke machine that gets magical for the holidays. but what's inside? >> ta da!sh the button. >>> and base jumping taken to a whole new extreme. this guy is taking the plunge and we're along for the ride. >>> i know that all you two want for christmas is to be able to jump in a coca-cola machine. >> you've read my mind. >> jump in it, like swimming in coke? >> yeah. >> and just drinking it all the while? >> because i knew that. look what i found. this is in a spanish place and this is a special coca-cola machine. there's a sign that says open the magic of christmas. but then what happens when you push the button? >> what? >> ta da. >> i got cold chills, is that weird? >> people going into a christmas extravaganza. >> they found santa? >> santa and snow and guests and coke. >> how cool would this be if you were a little kid? it's pretty cool for anybody. especially for a little kid. >> what are those little creatures? bottle openers? >> they're coca-cola elves. >> i would be a little nervous. >> it could be a trap. >> who's going to trap new a coke machine? >> peo

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lohan's camp denies that love is actually her sober coach, but also added, do you have any coke on you? we must address this in the -- >> lightning roooooouuuunnnddd. lightning round. >> gavin, you dated love in the early 80s. is she telling the truth? >> yes, she is really -- well, i'm obviously a little bias. but i think she would be great at this. after i said that to her i said, wait a minute. i am the guy who said kurt should work at the suicide hotline.

>> i don't believe this at all. >> and if the coke is there, it must be from the researchers. >> coke on baby tables? it is not just baby powder and they are crappy researchers? >> whoa, whoa, whoa. those are baby tables? yikes. sorry, junior. >> we would go out and you would go, hey, dude, there is that new coke table. >> that was great. >> and now the odor makes sense. >> that's the thing. people are upset about 92% of the tables being traced to cocaine. 100% show traces to maird. >> way to class it up. >> you don't have to bleep that. >> the price of baby powder has gone up a tremendous amount. when you are paying $4,000 for baby powder, it is a little suspect. >> when you are buying it by the eight ball. >> we could be over looking this one obvious fact. there are baby junkies out there. >> thank you. >> babies that are out there partying and pretending to be normal babies, but they are out there getting their freak on. >> was it just me or does every baby seem to go from 0 to 60 on an emotional level? >> when they start talking about the baby screenplays, they want to do "three m

. >>> if you mix coke zero and mentos in a bottle, this is what happened. if you mix themin what happ. >> whoa! >>> and wing suit pilots fly in formation. >> they're going to fall down and collide with somebody. >> see just how hard it is to pull this off. >>> it's monday, everybody and we're going to kick off today's show with some surveillance footage. and this guy was caught in the act, right, nick? >> if you're a robber and you have lots of places that you could attempt a crime, would you pick a taekwondo school in chicago? >> wow. >> right around closing time. julius collins, one of the instructors, heard noises in the back room. when he went to the door, he saw what he believed to be a robber leaving. the robber turned and charge him. you see julius here in this surveillance footage in the white tank top. he's trying to detain this alleged robber. as the robber is pummelling his genitals. while julius is on his cell phone with the cops. >> i would like to hear the 911 call. like -- ooh, ooh, ooh. >> hold on, i got to flip this guy over my back real qu

kilos of coke? a week? that is ahead. did you catch the big debate last night. lots of big moments and reviews came in on all my friend whose did the same and folks seemed to leak it. did they sway any voters? might it be a big turning day? that is ahead. daddy, come in the water! somebody didn't book with travelocity, with 24/7 customer support to help move them to theool daddy promised! look at me, i'm swimming! somebody, get her a pony! [ female announcer ] the travelocity guarantee. from the price to the room to the trip you'll never roam alone. >>shepard: the south carolina governor and family favorite endorsed the former massachusetts governor romney for president. the governor made the announcement on the "fox & friends" this morning after the g.o.p. presidential candidates sparred in the latest debate before the iowa caucus. the last one, actually. governor haley's home state of south carolina holds the first in the south primary. it can be pivotal. governor romney came out of last night's debate unscathed. but the minnesota congresswoman michele bachman

coke rolleded out its cola in a shimmering white can. many people thought they were purchasing diet coke. now, those holiday white cans are being canned. the seasonal red cans will start shipping by next week. >>> time to toss it up to henry in the comcast newsroom to see what's coming up in sports. >> we have a lot to talk about. and it's not good news. the oakland raiders have won three in a row. and are on top of the afc west. but today, they got some very disturbing news. starting linebacker, rolando mcclain was arrested after allegedly firing his gun in his hometown, just inches away from a man's head.ls, next the details, xt in sports. ♪ laces? really? slip-on's the way to go. more people do that, security would be like a -- there's no charge for the bag. thanks. ♪ i know a quiet little place where we can get some work done. there's a three-prong plug. i have club passes. [ male announcer ] now there's a mileage card that offers special perks on united, like a free checked bag, united club passes, and priority boarding. okay. what'

in a can of milk and i said if i pour this coke out fill this coke can with milk and then say hey look at here i've got a category that says so right on the label that's basically what political act was saying and just makes no sense at all you know lee atwater back in the day back in the seventy's or eighty's or whenever it was famously said that his who it was and was constantly supporting other be pretty sure was lee atwater so this but he was he was supporting other groups that were that were constantly screaming about liberal bias in the media and any story basically that was favorable to democrats or unfavorable to republicans because of its inherent truth lee atwater would be out screaming about it when somebody asked about this what do you do and he said i work in the refs i'm working the refs political fact the last if i have this right if by the recollection is correct the last three years their big lies of the year have been republican liars so could it just be that they just you know said we gotta call the democrats liars or you know we're going to get all this crap from th

the soft drink maker is pulling the holiday coke can. coke drinkers are a little confused lately.t with diet coke. so they complained that the taste has changed. traditional red holiday cans are again, don't fret, headed back to the stores and a little later we'll hear from an expert about this brew ha-ha. >> mindy mccready pregnant with twins wrapped up in a custody battle with her parents regarding her 5-year-old son. and this -- >>> republicans presidential candidate herman cain. >> there was no sex? >> no. >> none? >> no. >> facing his toughest audience on these adultery allegations today. his wife. and his supporters, they are jumping ship, too. find out where they will come up. >>> plus, hiring is up, unemployment is down. don't be scared. this is not the twilight zone. this is huge. but is it seasonal or is it here to stay? >>> also, the body of a woman, apparently murdered on the side of the road in georgia. authorities have no idea who this woman is. they have just one clue. tattoos on her body. >>> and the one, the only, mr. larry king joins me live. >>> we're having a p

you can make a cheri coke out of everything. >> a lot of burger kings -- my wife is a diet coke thing. >> that's been my issue. >> thanks, jess. >> time now is 5:38. >> it is the known as the day that will live in infamy. >> a look at the 70th anniversary of the bombing of pearl harbor when our news continues. >>> howard bernstein with you outside on the wet weather terrace. it is coming down in buckets. you'll see the moderate to even some heavy rains, the yellows you see around college park, indianapolis area, that's some pretty hefty rainfall that we're looking at. that will be the case today. moderate to heavy rains. we've got a flood watch in effect. severe weather alert day. temperatures drop even into the 40s in many areas this afternoon. we've got some snow moving in tonight. more on that in the next five minutes. here's monika with timesaver traffic. >> all right, howard, the rain is definitely affecting traffic. it has been since early this morning. here's southbound i-270 at falls road, a car spun out along the left side. you can see police on the scene causing this delay.

an 8 ounce coke can. your baby is an ounce more than a coke can. now the baby weighs 8 times the weight that she was all she was born. >> the doctors say that babies that are tiny like this when they are born might have health problems in later life. for now, this little girl is doing well and everyone is hopeful. >> she is a little miracle to me. >> the family hopes to have her home by the new year. >> is now up to the voters to decide. the republican hopefuls in the u.s. presidential race took to the stage one last time before people make their pick. a lot is riding on the first contest and each candidate is try to play to their strengths while hoping that their weaknesses. doom them on caucus night. and joining me is to -- joining me is the washington correspondent for "the new york heer." >> the dynamic of this race has been one candidate who is extremely consistent and constant in his 20 to 20% support. -- his 20% to 25% support. he has been challenged again and again. >> we're talking about mitt romney here. >> he has been on the hill. we had

coke made a big show of the move, with c.e.o. muthar kent saying, "the time has come for our secret formula to come home." tom, while the new vault will be a centerpiece at the coke museum, the formula itself remains hidden and closely guarded. that's "nightly business report" for thursday december 8. we want to remind you this is the time of year your public television station seeks your support... >> tom: ...support that makes programs like "nightly business report" possible. >> susie: thanks for joining us, and don't forget to support your public television station. i'm susie gharib. good night, everyone. you, too, tom >> tom: good night, susie. good night, everyone. i'm tom hudson. we'll see all of you again tomorrow evening. "nightly business report" is made possible by: this program was made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org

this is the 125th anniversary of coke. when it learned one thing -- you are only as good as the communities you probably serve. you have to play in today's world, in the 21st century, to be a meaningful part of making sustainable communities. that is why i am so proud to be part of this last fight. that is why as president bush and president obama said about today is the date we recommit. that is what we're doing, because this new agreement we have with -- as complementing what ever we have done and are already doing in africa, china, russia, other parts of the world, to help fight aids. i am also here because today's in the world, societal issues are complicated, and government cannot solve societal issues. neither can civil society. here in this panel and before we have heard presidents, governments represented here, civil society is represented and business is represented it. i call it the golden triangle, and the golden triangle is what we need more room to work more collaborative leak to solve these big issues, and th

they used 54 bottles of coke. 324 mentos mints and they built this contraption, the rocket car mach iis is awesome. >> all the white tubes are pit tube and the gas goes from the soda bottle up into each tube, and pushes a piston against a wall that they're holding behind them. 3-2-1 and off they go. [ laughter ] >> wow! >> it actually worked. how did they drop the mentos in. >> there goes the mints, they all go off at once. that creates the gas reaction. and look at the pistons pushing out against the wall. >> wow. that's cool, that stuff exploded out of the back of that thing. >> they went 209 feet. the initial reaction gives them a six-foot shove. and that's how they get the car going. the rest of it is just coasting down the track. >> basically what you're telling me is we're not going to see coke zero/mentos stations any time soon. >> it's in the early stages. >> it's in development. a lot more r&d to go. >>> it's a tradition at the u.s. capitol, that every year the speaker of the house hosts the tree lighting ceremony. our speaker of the house, john boehner, uploaded this video of