accident cleared in coleman at san jose.ane blocked, coleman not affecting the main lines of the road. tow trucks on scene getting things out of the way. south 280 windy. sluggish conditions on the southbound side through petaluma. black ice reported in parts of the bay area. we had black ice reported in petaluma, also calistoga and napa. so be careful as you head out the door and if you are headed to the snow, don't forget your chains on highway 50. a nice look at the snow there on highway 50 at ski run, also parts of highway 4. 80 they are screening trucks so just heads up. back to you. >> thank you. >>> thank you, gianna and tracy. a remind their stanford will try to end u-conn's streak tonight. the women's basketball team at stanford is hosting uconn at 6:00. the cardinal have won 51 games in a row at home while the huskies have a 90-game winning streak. the last team to beat them was stanford back in the 20in

a woman stopped to help officer, hitting coleman in the back of the head in giving additional officers the chance to get to the scene before the suspect could do any serious harm. >> this young lady did come to his assistance. i think it is very commendable, although i do not get me wrong, i am not endorsing that citizens participate in this manner. >> official said coleman has a history of violence against police. he now faces several charges, including assault on an officer. a breakthrough in curing his hiv. new evidence of white sleeping beauty was so attractive after all of the sleep. we will share that with you next. >> it is still bitterly cold all sides. the winds are still quite blustery, but no wintry precipitation yet. tomorrow we could talk about a different situation. i will break that down just ahead. 29 at the airport and harbor. winds still >> in this afternoon's consumer alert, electronics usually taught most holiday list, but you will need a little more cash if the pc is on your list. even though prices for other electronic items are all link, prices for the pc is risi

a woman passing by ran up and beat coleman in the head. the woman is credited for stopping what could have been a deadly situation. coleman is facing a lot of charges. >>> dramatic dashcam video on a highway in ohio. the car slammed into the vehicle thatas stopped on the side of the road. that car hit the police officer, and the man he was talking to. both were injured and both were taken to the hospital. but ey are expected to be okay. >>> twitter has become the water cooler of the 21century. so what was the buzz for 2010? the gulf oil spill, theorld cup, the movie "inception" and the earthquake in haiti. the incoming president of brazil runs second behind justin bieber about what you're tweeting about. >>> youtube has rolled outts year ender list. the top 10 most watched videos of 2010. ♪ >> internet superstar antwaan dodson topped the list, the attempted rape of his sister during a home invasion became viral after it was remid into the bad intruder song. >> a group of wise crackers made it to number four. the musical parody group tick t

you spent a lot of time with kati coleman. >> yeah. i think all of us do.a year, more than a year, exclusive access, unprecedented access to kati coleman and the russian commander and the italian space agency as they trained for this mission. you know, it's funny because the last time i talked to katy, i said, well, katy, what are you going to be thinking when you walked up the stairway and you show the shot at the beginning of the show. what's going to be going through your mind? she told me i'm going to be really excited but i'm going to be really careful that i don't bump anything or mess anything up when i step my feet inside. the other interesting thing about them when you see that soyuz spacecraft, katy gets seasick. it's hard to believe, i know. here's a woman who has flown twice on the space shuttle flights. is now heading away for six months and does all these incredible things. we look forward to talking to her live. here she is. she can do all this but she can't go on a boat because she gets seasick. there's a shot you can see in the center of th

twenty rockets which will carry cosmonaut to meet to be called and astronauts pollo and katherine coleman up to the international space station for the rocket has received a blessing from a priest from the russian orthodox church in line with tradition here at baikonur that's not the only tradition they have many many traditions and superstitions if you will to be carried out before the launch one of those traditions as the the astronauts and cosmonauts visit the cosmonaut museum here and by can also they get to look at what those who have gone before them days and what they brought back from space. museum they also sign a board with the picture of the soyuz t.m.a. rocket on it and write a little message a memory of what they were about to do with this mission now there's been plenty of former astronauts and cosmonauts say it's a lend their support to the mission crew. liable man doesn't matter what the weather is it doesn't matter what you know it's just a very robust strong system that can withstand just about anything nature can throw at it and you know it's been slices the sixty's and

coleman would be removed from the mission and replaced with the backup crew so that. desperately trying to make sure that that doesn't happen they're all tucked up nice and warm and that's how it looks at the baikonur cosmodrome peter all of a bike and. now of course we let you know how they get on as well on this station business coming up in about a minutes time. in some petersburg all she's available in hotels a story. ambassador really sensible to go tell the truth palace hotel a true sport hotel called new golden. gate. and you see it on this column if you visit your. business precious metals of gain for a second day during the russian trading session as investors look for protection from the tumbling dollar the federal reserve is due to meet discussed interest rates and a second round of quantitative easing q e two as it's become known is intended to boost economic growth by increasing the amount of money available to banks but investors fear the injection of billions of extra dollars into the market will bring inflation gold has gone back over fourteen hundred

coleman would be removed from the mission and replaced with the crew so they're desperately trying to make sure that that doesn't happen they're all talked up nice and warm and that's how it looks at the baikonur cosmodrome peter all of a bike and. yes for the forward to the launch that well you can always keep up to date with that turned other stories on our website the latest news blogs on the net asis here's just some of what's on the line right now tom. a swiss woman becomes a mother for the first time the age of sixty four thanks to russian doctors plus. a russian billionaire rim on a move it had to wait a year to splash out on the world's most expensive luxury yacht find out why and what's unusual features in store for his creative artist one of the t. dot com. there is a new car on the way in russia which could help reenergize the motor market and this time it's new gas guzzler it's the country's first hybrid vehicle and designers hope it will make eco friendly driving was affordable center for that takes a sprint. rush is entering the hybrid calm ok this is one of the first hy

coleman would be removed from the mission and replaced with the backup crew so they desperately trying to make sure that that doesn't happen they're all talked up nice and warm and that's how it looks at the baikonur cosmodrome peter all of a bike and. well you can keep up with the launch among other things on our website we've got all the latest news blogs and analysis here's just of some of some of what's online right now at our team. of swiss woman becomes a mother for the first time at the age of sixty four that's thanks to russian doctors also. party talks the french director of the day i see about his movie carlos to be screened at camp the film follows the fate of a venezuelan revolutionary who came to create a worldwide terror organization you can find the full interview there are two dakar . veteran american diplomat richard holbrooke has died at the age of sixty nine after undergoing emergency heart surgery nicknamed the bulldozer he's best known for pushing the u.s. agenda in the balkans during the bosnian war more recently he became barack obama's special envoy to afghanist

coleman would be removed from the mission and replaced with the crew so that. desperately trying to make sure that doesn't happen there all took the war and that's how it looks here at the baikonur cosmodrome. also more of the world's news now thousands flooding the streets and rolling protest against silvio berlusconi's success and when he will lower house confidence vote minister narrowly survived by a margin of three votes the decision came after berlusconi had already gained the necessary support in the upper house he had recently warned that the country would be jeopardized if he were forced from office for critics say mr berlusconi support has been weekend after a series of scandals and budget cuts. a major irish bank has cracked down on clients to pay out forty million euros in bonuses in a statement the allied irish bank said it had received a letter from the government threatening to withhold further public money if they went ahead with their plans the bank is one of the debt institutions at the center of the country's financial crisis absorbing billio

and astronauts apollo nespoli from the european space agency and kathryn coleman from nasa into space now this is the product of two years of very intense training in the trio of the spending six months on board the international space station while they're up there they'll be carrying out a number of experiments and continuing the work in space that the international space station carries out now i think. the stuff behind me i'll let you get on with the. domino theory by you know as the saudis twenty rocket blasts off from the cosmodrome in kazakhstan sending them a three continents you have paolo nespoli and katherine coleman off to the international space station. peter all of our reporting there now don't forget to log on to our website harty dot com where there are always more stories for you to follow and something that might catch your eye there at the moment he's a singer dancer and entertainer iranian born rush has told r.t. about his international roots and skyrocketing career. can sometimes feel like galleries but this time not tree fashion houses got a real exhibition here

money and katherine coleman off to the international space station. don't forget to look on for website called where you can see the new land again if you like there are also plenty more stories for you that. might catch. peter singer dancer an entertainer iranian born of ashes taught me about his international roots and skyrocketing career. and if you told installs can sometimes feel like calories but this time not treat fashion house is going to greet an exhibition here in its own right up until christmas and get the details on that it's. it takes pride of place at the heart of russia's capital over the festive season a century old christmas tree was delivered this week to the kremlin's cathedral square where it. stand tall for the next three weeks this year the tree was blessed by a russian orthodox priest for the first time to be decorated with thousands of russian lights and ornaments christmas trees have been back in use at the kremlin for nearly fifteen years now when president yeltsin revived the revolutionary tradition this is event was accom

coleman would be removed from the mission and replaced with the backup crew so they desperately trying to make sure that that doesn't happen they're all talked up nice and warm and that's how it looks at the baikonur cosmodrome peter all of a bike and. well now some world news in brief for you this hour terms of found them to government demonstrators flooded the streets in rome in protest against silvio berlusconi and when he will lower house confidence vote the prime minister narrowly survived by a margin of three votes decision came after berger scotti had already gained the necessary support in the upper house he had recently warned that the country would be jeopardized if you were forced from office critics say mr berlusconi's support has been weakened after a series of scandals and budget cuts. a major irish bank has backed down on plans to pay out forty million euros in bonuses in a statement the allied irish bank said it had received a letter from the government threatening to withhold further public money if they went ahead with their plans the bank is one of the debt situation

the cosmodrome in kazakhstan sending them a trick on the once you have paolo nespoli and catherine coleman off to the international space station. while it takes pride of place. over the festive season a century old christmas tree was delivered this week to the kremlin's cathedral square. told for the next three weeks this year the tree was blessed by a russian orthodox priest for the first time it will be decorated with thousands of . christmas trees. nearly fifteen years now. the event was accompanied by a theatrical show. and a rabbit the symbol of the coming year according to the chinese. now i will be looking into. the colombian water. all the details coming up. the british. markets. find out what's really happening to the global economy. financial headline news to. bring you the latest in science technology from. india in the movie. the gateway hotel the grand imperial truly. socialist. run this is the kennel was how to treat. the latest headlines on the week's top stories here on. just a few hours remain before polls close. presidential election the country's incumbent leader is the

this poorly coleman would be removed from the mission and replaced with the crew so they desperately trying to make sure that that doesn't happen there all took up nice and warm and that's how it looks at the baikonur cosmodrome peter all of a bike and. let's take a look now at some world news in brief for you this hour the time the prime minister silvio berlusconi has won the lower confidence vote he won by a margin of three votes amid protests throughout the tell you capital decision comes after berlusconi won it earlier vote in the senate berlusconi had warned that the country would be jeopardised to be forced from office critics say mr berlusconi support has been weakened after a series of scandals and budget. a major irish bank has backed down on plans to pay out forty million euros in bonuses after the government said it would stop supporting the bank if the payments went to head the allied irish bank is one of the day institutions at the center of the country's financial crisis the lender has already absorbed billions in taxpayer cash to cover its losses in a statement the ban

northbound 880 at coleman avenue. the two right lanes blocked for emergency crews after two cars crashed into a guardrail. heading out of town towards the mountains, you will need to have chains on your possession for 80 but you don't need them on your wheels but you need to have them in your possession. you will need chains on 50 and then 88 is closed. let's go outside for a live look at the compute. in contra costa county this is walnut creek heading southbound. no delays into the san ramon valley and along the east shore freeway traffic is moving nicely making your way westbound heading towards the maze. for the latest traffic update go to our website at abc7news.com and click on the traffic link. eric? >> megan, thank you very much. it's 6:21 now. betting diamonds on ice. a jewelry store owner costly decision to bet against a white christmas. why his confidence will now cost him nearly half agegegegegegegep >>> it is 6:24. good thursday morning to you. a fitting end to a big year of palo alto based facebook.com. f

the cosmodrome in kazakhstan sending them a three continents you have paolo nespoli and katherine coleman off to the international space station. what i forgot to log on to our website is on t.v. dot com more stories for you that might catch your eye though at the moment the singer dancer an entertainer. told pti about his international roots and the sky rocketing career. and. can sometimes feel like galleries but this time. next edition here in moscow it's all right up until christmas and you can get the details on that and the other stories we've got. it takes pride of place at the heart of russia's capital over the festive season a century old christmas tree was delivered this week to the kremlin's cathedral square where it will stand tall for the next three weeks this year the tree was blessed by a russian orthodox priest for the first time decorated with thousands of russian lights and ornaments christmas trees have been back in use at the kremlin for nearly fifteen years now when president boris yeltsin revived the revolutionary tradition this year's event was accompanied by a theat

coleman would be removed from the mission and replaced with the backup crew so they're desperately trying to make sure that that doesn't happen they're all tucked up nice and warm and that's how it looks at the baikonur cosmodrome peter all of a bike and. you know you got a full sports update coming your way on our team about twenty minutes time but we're talking business before that this tuesday night with. the business precious metals again for a second day during the russian trading session as investors look for protection from the tumbling dollar the federal reserve is due to meet to discuss interest rates and a second round of quantitative easing q e two as it's become known is intended to boost economic growth going creasing the amount of money available to banks but investors fear the injection of billions of extra dollars into the market will bring inflation gold is trading near fourteen hundred dollars an ounce today prices jumped on the list of twenty ten and is heading for its tenth straight year of growth below silver has a touch. of higher after a better than expected rise in

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coleman would be removed from the mission and replaced with the crew so that. desperately trying to make sure that that doesn't happen they're all talked up nice and warm and that's how it looks here at the baikonur cosmodrome peach all over r.t. by. bracing i think peter's the word bracing america's federal reserve says economic recovery has been disappointingly slow down the bush will see with the business more on that next. business precious metals of gain for a second day as investors bet against the tumbling greenback the federal reserve wants to boost economic growth by increasing the amount of money available to banks but investors fear the injection of billions of extra dollars into the market will bring inflation gold's gold back over fourteen hundred dollars an ounce the price this year has now jumped by nearly a third and is heading for its tenth straight year of growth the price of silver has also started to rise in the past few hours. wall street has settled off the fed's decision in the last few moments to keep records pending in place the shares

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and astronauts apollo nespoli from the european space agency and katherine coleman from nasa into space now this is the product of two years of very intense training in the trio be spending six months on board the international space station while they're up there they'll be carrying out a number of experiments and continuing the work in space that the international space station carries out now i think you're seeing the fireworks of the stuff behind me i'll let you get on with that. bike is the story still twenty rocket blasts off from the cosmodrome in kazakhstan sending the make to become the once you have paolo nespoli and catherine coleman off to the international space station. all right while it takes pride of place at the heart of russia's capital over the festive season a century old christmas tree was delivered this week to the kremlin's cathedral square where it all stands tall for the next three weeks and this year they tree was blessed by a russian orthodox priest for the first time ever be decorated with thousands of russian tricolor lights and ornaments christmas trees ha

perhaps the biggest name mentioned so far is minnesota senator norm coleman.red for the job if steele is running for re-election. it will be pretty interesting. >> i hear you have a survey to tell us about. >> these things that appeal in your e-mail, this is one i really like. the national republican senatorial committee put out a survey testing the waters on preferences for republican presidential candidates. out of 12 people they mention in the survey, only two senators, john thune and john mccain. they mention governors, ron paul, sarah palin. so interestingly enough, it sounds like any senators who are eyeing the white house have a lot of work to do to get a little buzz going. >> that surprising. joe johns, always have the good stuff. thank you, sir. see you tomorrow. >>> what stories were you most interested in this year? which stories did you click on, talk about, tweet about? we have the list of the top trenders, and there is a new online service in the dating world. but this one kind of different. instead of finding a soulmate it helps you break up wit

dennis peterson and mark coleman were dave's attorneys. >> we had this guy allegedly stealing from hisng bad things about the sympathetic victim and all of these things being widely played in the press. >> if there ever was a case for change of venue, this must be it, said the defense. after all, almost everybody seemed to have heard the accusations about dave and every time he had a court appearance, purple-clad friends of debbie crowded into the public gallery. in fact, during jury selection, said attorney coleman, he had heard jurors tell the judge they had already decided dave hawk was guilty. >> the judge asked them,6v wel if i order you to set those opinions aside, can you do it? well, i guess so. >> still, the defense application for a change of venue was denied. as was the defense request to separate the financial charges from the murder charge. defense argued the embezzlement accusations were unfairly prejudicial. >> they wanted to make him look like a bad person, a person who would take money from his kids would be likely to murder his ex-wife. >> in fact, the prosecution wo

marian coleman's "visions of the past" is a depiction of historic teams including the women who used to work at the shipyard. those will be displayed on a 30 foot panel -- 30 foot panels. matthew geller is proposing a functional circular bench which allows space for interaction and conversation while enjoying the beautiful views. his piece is called "nautical swing." the next artist, heidi harden, and her team will work with kids from schools in bayview to explore water as it relates to the ecosystem and the hunters point shipyard in particular. mildred howard and walter hutlz are collaborating on a piece called "frame/reframe," to frame the surrounded duty and environment. the pixilated image of the current use -- views that are currently visible walking toward a path by the bay bridge is captured by walter hood's part of this diptych. "rebirth gigantry" is a reinterpretation of the obvious landmark, the gigantic grain. this is located in a playground to allow kids of all ages to interact with history. eric powell decided to integrate his artwork into an existing structure. his guar

on board is one nasa, one american, katherine coleman and she'll be there to mark the 50th anniversaryf the first human flight in space. >> back here on earth, in washington the senate approved a controversial tax deal. it will keep bush era tax breaks, extend jobless benefits and reduce social security taxes. it goes to the house where democrats are serious over the provision. it let's estates pass on at that heir as tax free. >> it's become an almost daily ritual. >> i'm absolutely convinced this tax cut plan while not perfect will help grow our economy and create jobs. >> president obama coaxes congress to pass the tax cut compromise. >> i know there are different aspects of this plan to which members of congress on both sides of the aisle object. >> today he came halfway to his goal. the senate passed the plan with overwelcoming support from both parents. >> two parties ideologically divided have agreed on a major issue for the american people. >> that leaves the president to focus where he's needed in the house where few democrats support it. >> a win for middle class families. >>

the meeting will be adjourned on behalf of supervisor dufty, francis coleman, and jerome and fred bowlharper. >> any business in front of the board. sn >> that concludes our business. >> at this time we're adjourned, happy thanksgiving, everyone. so are you going out tonight? i can't. my parents say i have to be home right after work. ugh. that's so gay. totally gay. ugh. that is so emma and julia. why are you saying, "that's so emma and julia"? well, you know, when something is dumb or stupid, you say, "that's so emma and julia." who says that? everyone. announcer: imagine if who you are were used as an insult. >> thank you for taking the time to be here. i am very enthusiastic about the work that folks uc to my left and your right, and behind me, in front of you, have done to get us this far and really lead the way in terms of making government more transparent and more accountable. and empowering people. at the end of the day, the spirit of the legislation that i am signing today is about empowerment, connectivity, turning back government to the people who have allowed us to serve them, b

. >> katie coleman beaming ear to ear with the katie coleman pile that has become her trademark as sheofs into her new home. >> shepard: welcoming american astronaut plus russian and italian to the station. the russian capsule docked earlier today over africa two days after it blasted off from a blanche pad in kazakhstan. this is one of the last before nasa retires the aging shuttle fleet. after that the nation is to rely on russia to makes trips' back and forth to the space station $51 million per person. we're just hours away from a possible government shutdown. probably not going to happen. lawmakers are running out of options to keep things going. we're live in d.c. on the top story at the bottom of the hour. plus, the teenager who took a bullet to save his tiny brother's life. that's coming up. [ breathes deeply, wind blows ] something wrong with your squeegee, kid? uh, i'm a little sick. sick?! you gonna let a sore throat beat you? you're fearless! ahhhhhhhhh! atta boy! [ male announcer ] halls. a pep talk in every drop. hi, the rate board seems whatto be acting funny. watch. [dr

the driver 64-year-old out to coleman looks ?l checking for witnesses and suddenly makes his move.ficer ended 9$ up in a shoving match. the driver tries to grab the officer's gun and taser. for more than a minute the fight continued with punches flying. then out of nowhere back up arrived but p expect. check this out a woman saw the fight and decided to help together with the officer they waylayed the driver until back up arrived and the driver was taken m.vdown for good. police aren't releasing the good samaritan's name and of course they don't recommend doing what she did. admitted it did come in handy. the driver lç#aces several charges tonight. >>> hundreds of drivers had to be rescued on this snow swept highway near ontario, canada. some of them even had to spends the night on the highway. the only way out for some of aá the 300 drivers stranded by the massive snowstorm military helicopters and snowmobiles to pluck them off the road. >>> this is a storm we generally don'4ptget and it's blowing and it keeps on snowing. so got no visibility. >> the rescued were taken to warmin

the meeting will be adjourned on behalf of supervisor dufty, francis coleman, and jerome and fred bowlharper. >> any business in front of the board. sn >> that concludes our business. >> at this time we're adjourned, happy thanksgiving, everyone. commissioner mirkarimi: good morning and welcome to the transportation authority. i am the commission in the chair. i would like to thank sfgtv for their excellent an ongoing work. >> commissioner david chu. commissioner dufty. commissioner maxwell absent. >> thank you. please read item two. >> approval of minutes. >> public comment? public comment is closed. without objection, so moved. please read items 3 and 4. item three, chairs report. item four, directors' report. >> vercommissioner mirkarimi: very good. my comments are a breeze. there's never a dull moment in transportation. especially here in san francisco. the main focus of activity this month was the sustainable communities process, which is being led by the metropolitan transportation commission. this is essentially the local implementation of the legislative mandate. it is very important

drew coleman gets through, reaches out and knocks it away.at's twice he's done that in this quarter. phil: they just lined up in a simple defense and cents the fourth rusher from way outside and the steeler offensive line was not ready for it. this is the fourth guy. that should not be difficult to pick up. quite honestly, you never know where the extra rusher is going to come with the new york jets. jim: that was a 14-yard loss. phil: what it does now -- because you have no time-outs. ben roethlisberger, of course, two downs, has to gamble. jim: third and 24. have to get just past the 50. for a first down. got someone up there. it's sanders, who gets the move for the first! he's brought down at the 42. he broke away from revis and picks up 39 on third and 24 and they have to hurry up. no time-outs. and they give away a down with the spike. phil: the jets trying to play safe. they're trying to play a safe defense and not give up the big play, but roethlisberger just waits and waits and right in the middle of the field, oh, my gosh. nobody car

on board is one nasa, one american, katherine coleman and she'll be there to mark the 50th anniversaryf the first human flig in space. >> back here on earth, in washington the senate approved a controversia tax deal. it will keep bush era tax breaks, extend jobless benefits and reduce social security taxes. it goes to the house where democrats are serious over the provision. it let's estates pass on at that heir as tax free. >> it's become an almost daily ritual. >> i'm absolutely convinced this tax cut plan while not perfect will help grow our economy and create jobs. >> president obamaoaxes congress to pass the tax cut compromise. >> i know there are different aspects this plan to which members of congress on both sides of the aisle object. >> today he came halfway to his goal. the senate passed the plan with overwelcoming support from both parents. >> t parties ideologically divided have agreed on a major issue for the american people. >> that leaves the president to focus where he's needed in the house where few democrats support it. >> a win for middle class families. >> the plan

brief that lists 70 discreet orders which the coleman, single-judge coleman court tried over a period of 15 years which have proven to be ineffective, and that's why the court analyzed all of those things. the trial court analyzed all those things and made a finding of fact that based on the statements by the special master, but the receiver's reports and by the horrendous conditions in the prisons, that those discreet orders would not solve the problem, and given the level of harm -- >> i still don't get it. they were order to do a variety of things that directly addressed the problem, and they didn't comply, so in order to -- >> no. >> in order to provide some kind of a remedy, we'll order something else that doesn't address the problem. >> no, that's -- >> that these aim at addressing. >> no, justice, they said this would be an effective remedy. all the testimony they heard from experts from texas, from pennsylvania, from washington state, all of whom had suffered, had dealt with crowding in their prison systems had said that when you reduce the crowding, that's the critical thing

. >> reporter: raman chadha heads the coleman entrepreneurship program at chicago's depaul university. he says increasingly now, venture capitalists won't pony up a lot of money unless they get a large equity stake in a company. >> the investors are challenged because they might have a terrific company that has great promise, but if the terms don't meet what the investors need in order to get a healthy return on their investment, then it may not happen. >> reporter: incubators thinks investors will fund new companies as long as they have good management and a proven track record. diane eastabrook, "nightly business report," chicago. before the recession, before the financial crisis. >> tom: yup, and before the collapse of lehman brothers in the fall of 2008. we're back to those levels. we have seen interest rates rise, and stock prices rise as well. let's get everybody updated, susie in our "market focus." it was a week's worth of small moves, but they add up to new post-recession highs for two of the three major stock indices. the dow industrials did not hit a new multiyear high, but

. >>> this morning, nasa astro not katie coleman is finally on her way. katie lifted off on board a soyuz spacecraft. our john zarrella has been following kative the past year. >>> check this video out. this is release by nasa, of a massive explosion rocking the sun. scientists have dubbed it "the great eruption." it took place in august. they've been studying the solar event for the past few months. they say at that explosion actually covered half of the sun's surface and at that eruption lasted for 28 hours. nasa hopes that the data can help forecast future solar disturbances. >> no wonder it's so cold now. >> right. amazing video. >>> it's getting kind of weird in washington right now, president obama and republicans on one side. democrats and the tea party on the other? they're all fighting over whether or not to let you keep your money and how much that could cost all of us down the line. alive in washington to sort it all out. >>> you can't check your e-mail and look online and not see best deals advertised. a sea of deals this holiday season. how c

and we've had an all-access pass to coleman's gruelling training for the mission. know you've been following her for her year-long journey, periodically checking in with us. you must be as excited as her family at this point. >> yeah, you know, it really is true. and it is amazing. about seven hours from now, cady and her two crew mates will be lifting off in russia on a soyuz rocket. and we really did have unprecedented access that nasa gave us. and, of course, it would not have been possible had cady not agreed to allow us to go along for this ride. and i talked to her just before last time i interviewed her. i said, what are you going to be thinking when you go up those stairs to the rocket? and she said i'm just going to be nervous and i don't want to break anything when i'm getting inside the capsule. it's a little bit like how cady is. and here's a sample of who she is. >> reporter: cady coleman, mother, wife, astronaut. later this week, space station resident. >> i think just being up there and realizing that uh i really live here is something you just can't

twenty consist of cosmonaut to me to become the last year of an astronauts paolo nespoli and caroline coleman for me to become their activities the commander of the mission it's his first time in space and he'll be carrying out two spacewalks while he's out there to be removing one of the experiments that's on the whole. you also be attaching another two to collect information from up in space to give us more knowledge about what goes on in the cosmos peter all of a bike you know. and they can always keep up to date on our website with all the latest news blogs on analysis is just some of what's on right now at r.t. dot com a swiss woman becomes a mother for the first time at the age of sixty four thanks to russian doctors plus . russian billionaire among other move it chad to wait a minute to splash out on a new luxury yacht and out why and what's unusual decorations he's flaunting how that speech is called. there's a new car on the way in russia which could help reenergize the local mood to market this time it's no gas guzzler it's the country's first hybrid vehicle and design is between ma