what i am about to say is unheard of, you signed, passed on the olympics, signed with columbia in 1956or 1957. thes: let's just say for sake of television, 1956. am i think i did sign in 1956 in the first recording came out in 1957. tavis: thank you, mr. mathis. kudos to my research team. my calendar reads 2010, here is the amazing part, october to be exact, 2010, and you are still with columbia records. >> isn't that amazing? tavis: that is unheard of. nobody in this business stays with the same record company from 1956 until 2010. how was that possible? >> i don't know. the company has changed. i must have gone through 16 or 20 different presidents. tavis: at least. >> and of course all of the other people who support their artists. it is -- i don't know. i am lucky. tavis: why from 1956 until 2010 did it take you this long to figure out that you are good enough to record some country- western? >> i think most people are of a mind that the really big country hits, not the performances by these iconic people -- the performances by these iconic people, you cannot really do any better.

bud grown right in british columbia. law enforcement officials call it the most potent marijuana they have ever seen with by far the highest level of thc, the activity ingredient in pot. >> the marijuana that comes from mexico or thailand would run 4.5 or 5% thc. >> reporter: and this is how much thc? >> up to 25%. so it's fairly much a rocketship. take a whiff. >> reporter: it's very strong. authorities say b.c. bud is quickly becoming the favorite buddy of drug smugglers in british columbia. much is packaged in bags ready for sale and smugglers are making millions of dollars bringing it into the united states. the royal canadian mounted police say the price jumps the minute b.c. bud crosses the border. >> over here it's about $2,000 u.s. a pound and if you want to walk 15 feet it raises to about $3,000 u.s. a pound. >> reporter: and the price keeps climb as the pot moves south. canadian police say much of it is ending up in major west coast cities including seattle, los angeles and san francisco where it carries a prem

marshal for the district of columbia and district of columbia recorder of deeds and resident of southeast washington, whose majestic home is now a national park service site for thousands of visitors who come each year. and pier lenefant who designed the nation's capital. we have decided it's better to have to decide which one of two great residents of the district of columbia will represent our city for now than to have no choice at all. i ask this house to support this bill. and again, i thank mr. lungren for his comprise in -- compromise in introducing it. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. lungren: i understand the importance of having a statue that reflects the people of the district of columbia and the territories. i remember the pride we had as californiaians when we brought the statue of ronald reagan a year and-a-half ago and a great example of someone who is not born in california, but someone who rose to great prominence in california and someone who loved our state. i appreciate very much and i l

temperatura spor menos de los 25 grados fahrenheit poniendo en alerta al gobierno del distrito de columbia sobre la ola de frio que se avecina en looximos dias las autoridades han comenzado ya activar los refugios para proteger a indigentes y residentes y evitar se presas de hipotermia lo que sucede es cuando baja la temperatura bajo 32 grados fahrenheit 2 cero celsius se activa este plan que se llama hipotermia bajo este plan se abren mucho mas albergues en algunas areas privadas algunas iglesias algunas entidades que tienen contacto con el gobierno para aceptar a gente especialmente la gente en peligro indogente que anda en la calle quieran o no los hispanos sale a las frias calles del distrito a trabajar aunque el peligro latente de perder la vida recae en la poblacion indigentes latina esta muy duro este frio esta congelado... las autoridades recomiendan tambien tener mucha preocaucion ya que en esta epoca de invierno es cuando mas familias pierden sus hogares a causas de incendios por fallas electricas <

northern virginia, much of west virginia, much of maryland, including the district of columbia, as well aselaware. temperatures are cold enough for it to stick. only in the teens in the suburbs and rural areas, near 20 close to washington. and this snow, allue to a weak area of low pressure that's going to passing south of the region. but close enough to us to give us some snow, and we'll have light snow throughout the day today. highs only reaching upper 20s. sunrise 7:21. sunset 4:48. looks like that band there in the middle is where northern virginia, the district, and the nearby suburbs in maryland will get about 1 to 3 inches as well as northern shenandoah valley. farther north not as much. farther south, more, mixing with sleet in the middleof the afternn there. jerry, how's traffic? >> calm at the moment. clear, dry road surfaces. i-270 southbou headed out of frederick to urbina, right here at 118 and german town moving along very, very smoothly. let's see if that's the case from the west. 66 eastbound from fair oaks headed toward route 123 continuing toward the capital beltway,

this covers just about all of virginia and much of maryland, including the district of columbia and much of west virginia. certainly cold enough for snow. temperatures right now just in the upper teens in prince george's county d montgomery county, near 20 at arlington and fairfax and in the driktd of columbia, low 20s. low 20s around the bay, southern maryland. it's very cold. shenandoah valley only in the teens to near 20 degrees. over the last 12 hours, been watching this storm system advancing from the west. an area of low pressure. a fast-moving weak area of low pressure. nonetheless it does have moisture with it. you can see thesnowfall is moving into west virginia, out ofentucky and ohio and indiana, and also thatnow stretches down into north carolina. before today, we'll have the light snow into the metro area. here's the mro forecast for today. should be here in the metro area from south to north and southwest to northeast, beginning around 8:00 or 9:00 this morning, continuing light snow throughout e day, with high temperatures reaching just the upper 20s. here are the snowfall

and now, they are going up the coast. >> this is a typical jungle bordering here in columbia -- colombia one less libor tory, one less shipment to new haute -- one less libor torrent -- laboratory, one less shipment to the u.s. or britain. >> yesterday, we reported on the conflict in somalia. there are links to al qaeda. there is the human cost of this fighting. one of the worst refugee problems. access to refugees in neighboring djibouti, but thousands demonstrated for more than 20 years. >> somalis fleeing the violence further south. they are arriving with little else but hope. the tiny state of djibouti has become a major springboard for somali refugees. at the border, a group of new arrivals from mogadishu. every day, dozens of somali refugees made their way here. many are destined to remain here in camps in djibouti, many for years. others make the short crossing picket against the gulf. -- make the short crossing note on the gulf. he says a shell landed on his home, killing all of his family. others took pity on him and paid for his bus ticket to djibouti. the young man is likely t

. >> from columbia. >> and we will spend time with them later in the show. great holiday recipes for you. christmas cookies. >> love it. chocolate christmas cookies right? >> it's one. >> are they good. >> yes. >> even better. one of the things we will talk about charlie, if you don't know, his iphone doesn't leave his side. we text a lot. >> yes. >> so, we are going to have one is at doctors and here in the studio is dr. michael murphy and he will tell us about texting how much is too much i don't know if that's something that we know yet. but why is this bad for you. when should we seek help that sort of thing. we will talk about texting and your fingers. >> yeah. how it can affect your thumbs. teachers gifts. what's good to gib and out of bounds? we will look at should you give your teacher's gift for the holiday season. we have one teacher in the studio and she said yes. many gifts bring tribute. >> friendship from the jemicy school. what teachers appreciate. >>> and home for the holidays baltimore coffee and tea with mary romeo. something to keep you wa

also, a crash in columbia. that's on the shoulder.here's a water main break at east collington and one in the city blocking south highland between bank and pratt. watch for the salting options on the bay bridge and a fuel spill in the eastbound lanes. that's blocking one lane. there's the drive times and the speeds on the beltway. 45miles per hour is the average on the outer lupe between 95 and 795. we can take a live look at that on liberty road. toyota, buy right the first time, save more in the long run. now, back to marty, don and our coffee with guests. >>> yeah! >> it's nice to meet you. my man, marty, and don! >> all of a sudden. the 28th of december, the globetrotters are at the first mariner. you're looking for something to do. it's a slam dunk, no pun intended. i think i've asked everyone the same question. all of a sudden, you zip up and you look in the mirror, did you tingle all over? >> let me tell you something, the first time i experienced the globetrotters was here. i saw that man on skooby doo. >> oh, yeah, i remember

and also back toan arundel county and around the district of columbia. now more snow will be moving through. most of our temperatures like baltimore 35rbgs. 30 in section of carroll county. temperatures maybe cooling below freezing and what is wet on the road could get a little slick. but most of what we get is a dusting to maybe up to ionch on the grassy surface was snow showers and cold wind this afternoon. kim. >> reporter: justin, the driving conditions still not too bad despite the flurries. it's going to make the roadways a little wet but it's not sticking. 895 southbound heading past o'donnell street exit, no problems at tunnels. 695 and 83 checking in without issues. one accident up in aberdeen old philidelphia road at perryman police are directing traffic involving a tractor trailer and box truck. downtown baltimore close yars along baltimore street, holiday and commerce from last week's fire. jeff hager is out on the field standing by with an update on one of the top stories this morning. good morning, jeff. >> reporter: food morning. two men a

10 years ago, the resident population, that is, population of the 50 states and the district of columbia, was 281,421,906 persons. 10 years ago. under a constitutional mandate, the census bureau was charged with the job of conducting the 2010 census to update that number. following that, in early 2009, our staff visited every street in this country to update our list of addresses. in 2010, we mailed or delivered 132 million forms. we worked with over 250,000 community and civic organizations to promote the census. to knock on about 50 million doors are around the country to collect data in person. we optically scanned 166 million forms. we built and reviewed very large data sets stripped of personal identifiers. at this point, i am happy and proud to note, we have finished the work required to produce our first 2010 census product. i ask that secretary locke and that is secretary blanktelevisi, the official april 1, 2010 population count. as of april 1, 2010, according to the 2010 census, the resident u.s. population is 308,745,538 that should do it. great, great. this 2010 census popula

columbia university and other research facilities including the national archives.rchive. many of his sources which wouldm he worked rains from familyacco letters to newspaper accounts tu church records, public documents did not exist or were not used i in previous works. his the results of this research ar currently available as the booke we are here tonight to discuss. john if you will join me now in f >> thming waltera stahr. >> thank you for that kind gretp introduction. her it is a great pleasure to be here atr the archives.hn he was in some respects ourt, first national archivist. as the summer of 1787 s. washington and madison and the ne work in philadelphia on the new constitution jay was upk in new york working as ourour nation's secretary for foreign yffairs. man he had many disadvantages aswo jecretary, but he had two keywa advantages. his men in london was john adams, and his men in paris was thomas jefferson.that s he found some time that summersh to organize the files, and he tache to adams saying that loose and detached papers often becom. rost or misplaced.

. >> we're a small business here and all along columbia, we're not getting tax abatements and we pay our taxes every day. >> and there is the matter of the affordable housing across the street from the proposed hotel. >> my issue is clearly alive and well in the district of columbia is can it be a good thing, slopping you don't displace people. >> and anybody thing to weigh in had on the tax abatement issue with can go to a special forum held tomorrow night and sponsored by the advisory neighborhood commission. it's going to be at mary center on ontario road. the d.c. council is expected to vote on that matter december 21st. live in adams morgan, karen gray houston, fox 5 news, brian. >>> and we have some snow coming this way. as always, right? it's the timing. >> right. >> the line. >> and i can say this, brian? >> yeah. >> i think the little ones and this will be, maybe an inch. they're harder to deal with than the six-inch snows. >> it's not enough? >> not enough to plow and we know this is going to stick and coat the streets. there are going to be issues. the trend i'm noticing i

northern maryland, carol, howard, district of columbia and south into fairfax, prince william, in prince george's, charles, calvert, charles and st. mary's as well as across the potomac. it's accumulating there now. response vane ya and stafford, richmond and charlottesville, they are getting snow, adncing to the north. where it is snowing, temperatures at or below freezing. it's sticking on dprasy areas. road temperatures stillbove freezing. two peak gusts 25 to 30 miles per hour this morning. frigid on the mountains. only in the teens. they're going to get a lot of snow there today. up ton inch of snow here by the time theassing snow showers end by midday. windy and cold this afternoon. much colder tomorrow through the rest of the week. a look at that in ten minute >>> tom, things getting on the top side. haven't had any accidents but slow several spots to the route 14bridge, g.w. parkway, old town alexandria. let's see how we're doing on the tripn the outer loop, college park to silver spring. travel lanes are open there. a couple issues on the beltway. inner loop, allentown road for

sorry to bust you about the columbia school thing. >> do i detect a little jealousy. >> we have a littleoice envy this morning. i have to catch a cold so i can catch up! barry white here will take a look here at the forecast. >> you're welcome very much. let's see what's going on. it's 4:52. i can talk like this or like this. you know -- >> i like the second one. >> you like that one. all right. it happens once a year, usually around this time, too. never fails. good morning, everybody. i hope you're feeling well and had a good night's sleep. the rain is holding off at least in most areas but still pretty damp this morning with some fog and even some drizzle. up around the north bay, that's where our best radar returns are showing right now. all that radar return or wet weather you see off the shore is going to move onshore here over the next couple hours. looks like the north bay all the way down to probably the bay bridge is going to see a little wetness during the morning commute. there are still slick streets out there because of the left over moisture from yesterday's heavy rains. l

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a special happy birthday to megan from columbia who turns 5 years old today.s is a picture from her field trip to the pumpkin patch. also celebrating today, kim who lives in federal hill having a birthday. and frany who is from annapolis turning the fabulous 50 today. happy birthday. >> if you are having a birthday, we want to know about it. send us a quick e-mail with a attachment of a photo of you, a friend, family member to morning show at wmar.com. try to send those wishes in a week in advance and you might be wondering, why is the dog, the cat and all that? because we want to know about and vrs ris and pets. >> absolutely. if your pet is having a birthday and if you put it in a funny outfit. if you have a cool picture and you want it to be on the news, it should be. send it to us. send it to morning show at wmar.com. include all the important facts about the photo behind it. and let us know so we can share it with everybody else. we will be be right back. >>> a little by little the atf released information about the fire on block and the goal is to find o

but a group nurs in vancouver, british columbia, have moved from the hospitals to the streets to care for the marginalized. they say this approach saves money and lives. "to the contrary" looks at this controversial program some hope will spread to the u.s. >> drugs are the solution to a problem and i think people need to understand that, that the problems are much deeper and people use drugs to solve a problem. >> vancouver's street nurse program began in the late 1980s in response to the aids epidemic. since th, the canadian-funded program has expanded to 12 full-time nurses serving the addicts. larger injection drug community. it is based on what they call a "harm reduction philosophy." >> if a patient doesn't want to do something, i respect the autonomy of that person. and i would say, let me suggest some ways that you can do this in safer ways. so that is the whole philosophy behind needle exchange. or handing someone a clean needle or handing someone a condom to prevent hiv. it's the exact same principle. and of course, we not only have needle exchange but supervised injection s

. >> megan from columbia turns 5. that is recent picture of her from a field trip at a pumpkin patch. >> also celebrating today, tim who lives in federal hill is celebrating a birthday today. at least tim you've lot of fun places to visit for your birthday. you in the right neighborhood. and fanny turning 50 and is fabulous today i hope the 50 is a great birthday for you frany. >> we don't have a photo of this up on the board for us, but kim facebooked wanting to wish her baby girl addison a happy first birthday. go to the wmar facebook fan page and look at this picture and she is absolutely adorable. >> cuteie pie. >> yes. >> oh. look at those cheeks. happy birthday. >> if you are having a birthday, we want to know about it. >> just tell us or sen us an e-mail with an attached picture of whoever it is celebrating the birthday. give us the details and send it to morning show at wmar.com so we can say happy birthday to you on the air. >> now if you have other interesting photos you want to send to air, pets and vrs ris

that is just unacceptable and heads should clearly roll as a result of this in the district of columbia. >> so you're an attorney representing a client who was convicted for dui. what do you tell that client today? >> well, what we're going to do is go back and check the calibrations on these machines and i would think that if these machines were miscalibrated, my client has a good chance of walking and clearly if we find out that these machines were miscalibrated and he spent any time in jail or in any criminal jeopardy, then we're going to be filing a lawsuit on his behalf. >> more to come on this one, ted williams giving us the legal insight into this case. thanks for joining us this evening. >> my pleasure. >>> unbearable agony for one family tonight. six of their loved ones including three children all killed in an early morning fire, details on the desperate attempt to save their lives. that's next. here's to the believers. the risk-takers. the visionaries. the entrepreneurs... who put it all on the line to build and run their own businesses. at at&t, we know something about that.

. >> she has been a success in addressing issues of crime in the district of columbia.nd frankly, i spent about and hour and a half with the chief in the recent past and we had a great conversation. a lot of it was not only about crime fighting but our respective views of the city, respective views of children, juvenile justice, all those issues that impinge upon crime in the district of columbia. >> reporter: kathy lanier was just 39 years old and the commander of the special operations division when adrian fenty hand pick the her to be top cop. four years later, lanier is in the position to see the homicide rate continue to fall. overall crime is down as well. >> we have done a lot better at being more efficient because of technology. we have done a lot better at reducing our response time and improving service. the challenge is to keep going that wai. lakeshore lanier says she plans to keep in operation all hands on deck? >> it reduces crime. i don't see any reason to not do it anymore. when my community members tell me please continue something and it is he cannive,

regiones tambien el frio esta originando una serie de problemas y al igual que en el distrito de columbialas ridaades locales estan adoptando medidas de emergencia para enfrentar la situacion... las autoridades de salubridad estan recomendando ejercer un mayor cuidado con las personas de edad avanzada, ninos y animales domestico mal cincuenta por ciento de personas en el pais dicen que daran donaciones para ras deciento comparado con el año pasado... eso es lo que woa senala que un 36 por por un amplio margen, 81-19, el senado aprobo el plan de recortes de impuestos y extension de beneficios de desempleo que negocio el presidente obama con los republicanos. "estoy absolutamente convencido de que este plan de recortes de impuestos, si bien no es perfecto, ayudara a crecer nuestra economia y creara empleos en el sector privado. ayudara a las familias de clase media a que no tengan que preocuparse de un aumento de impuestos en el ano nuevo." los impuestos de todos los contribuyentes se mantendran a los mismos niveles por los proximos 2 anos. y se extenderan los benefici

district court in the district of columbia has the case in front of him here we have to you have to go and that's all the time that we have actually i want to thank you for joining us and perhaps we will find out the identity of the person that commission this artwork from dan levy the pancake painter and who knows they might just be some average joe thanks so much now the a lot of show isn't only into politics we also love learning about the latest tech crazes especially when it comes to the military but we found out about this next concept from the experimental pentagon division darpa it was too good not to talk about take a look. there's a new military strategy underway in afghanistan but it's one that doesn't involve weapons no this new strategy actually involves stories. and literature that's right experimental pentagon division darpa has recently requested information on a new program called n.a.c. negotiating across cultures now the purpose of the program would be for cross country understanding through human terrain officers and narratives darpa argues that this approach to imp

if south out of columbia on 95, crashed between 198 and 212. if construction barrels are being pulled out of the right lane and the accident is on the left. they're supposed to be a crash southbound on 270 at 370. looks ok to me. how about the next camera? i don't see it. it is supposed to be southbound between 370 n. shady grove road, but it looks pretty good. one more geico camera before we go inside. moving nicely at washington boulevard on 395. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the rock-and-roll hall of fame has announced its class of 2011. one of the inductees is a fan favorites who has been passed up several years now. >> sweet caroline. >> you may have occurred to that song. neil diamond finally made the cut. he said that he was never that worried about not getting a nomination to join the exclusive club. he said that they would get round to eventually. he was hoping it would do it before he died. also making the cut this year is dr. john, a new orleans musician. and singer and songwriter tom wait. and darlene love. bon jovi was left off th

los expertos senalan que la los ultimos años en el distrito de columbia y una docena de estados, ha contribuidoue no sea vista como dañina.. el presidente de ecuador, rafaes de 11 toneladas de ayuda humanitaria a venezuela, poco despues de su llegada al aeropuerto internacional de maiquetia y antes de reunirse con su homologo hugo chavez... ambos mandatarios visitaron luego a los damnficados por las lluvias que se encuentran refugiados en el fuerte tiuna, en caracas...correa tambien viajara a colombia, dado que ese pais atraviesa una grave crisis ocasionada igualmente por las lluvias... el gobiernode el salvador emprendio una fuerte depuracion del personal en las carceles y decidio no renovar en 2011 los contratos a 330- custodios y empledados administrativos, en un intento por erradicaplanifican muchos de detecto el ingreso de drogas, celulares y otros articulos prohibidos dentro del presidio.. ademas a otros 83 funcionarios administrativos, entre ellos los directores de dos penitencieritampoco le sera renovado el contrato el hae los examenes para detectar el cancer de seno o el cancer cervica

coast guard captured this vessel west of the galapagos islands coming from columbia. the hull can hold four passengers and travel 4,000 without refueling. this gaud gaud officer said the crew described the harrowing journey in the diesel hull. >> on board of a uh2 helicopter donated by the state department. gaud gaud pilots detour to show us the ranch of the local drug king pin. a supplier from mexico's cartel. >> we are tired of organized crime using guatemala. >> 350 metric tons of cocaine pass through each year. not all smugglers carry drugs but they pass on foot using zip lines and rafts. >> it only takes too minutes in the raft to go from guatemala to mexico. some argue that america's border problems don't end in el paso or brownsville but start down here. >> the cartels control the border. >> it is insecure right now. we have to be careful. >> but there are no police in one of the main border crossings and the head of customs admit his forces don't look for drugs. >> you are saying it is not your responsibility to look for druggings. >> exactly. >> that's where

everyone in the district of columbia are not people who cannot read, write, add and subtract.'m kind of tired of people saying that. >> we have much more ahead on fox 5 morning news. >> e-reader will be the hot gift this holiday season and there is an important service you should check out before you choose. usht, >>> now that books come in electronic form, they are probably on a lot of shopping lists this career. even if you get a great deal, cost doesn't thrend. >> there are fees for books and there are fees for subscriptions but fox 5 money reporter melanie alnwick discovered some ways you can save money. >> reporter: here at the fair fact county patrick henry branch library, can you checkbooks out this way or you can check them out this way by downloading them onto an e reader right from your home. >> it is great if you are traveling or taking the metro. you don't have to cary the extra book with you. >> for the last years, library have been building up that you are digital book collection. fairfax county has seen demand for e books nearly double in the last year and is ex

. >>> there are more than 700,000 jobs in the district of columbia. but as dr. fuller says, only a thirof the jobs are pulled the by people who actually live in the district of columbia. >> gray also said it is n jt about job creation in d.c. it is abo preparing the residents here for jobs as well. >>> still to come, there is a mystery lurking behind leonardo da vinci's famous painting. >>> and a crackdown on drunk driving can mean police can force drivers to do blood tests. forty years ago, he wasn't worried about retirement. he'd yet to hear of mutual funds, iras, or annuities. back then, he had something more important to do. he wasn't focused on his future but fortunately, somebody else was. at usaa we provide retirement solutions for our military, veterans and their families. from investments... to life insurance... to health care options. learn more with our free usaa retirement guide. call 877-242-usaa. >>> police may soon be able to get a search warrant for blood samples from suspected drunk drivers. it's part of a new proposal for a federal no refusal p

he had disappeared in british columbia the previous afternoon when he went off the designated trail in low visibility. investigators aren't sure if he drowned or died from hypothermia. >>> we're expecting a lot of rain. >> a little bit of everything. it's going to pack a punch. it's not going to be super short but it's not going to linger and hang out for a day or so. it's going to be about two to three hours at about 10:00 tonight. that's when the front moves through. the wind will pick up, the rain will pick up and we'll get pretty wet around here. we already are right now up in the north bay. this is one of the waves coming through. this isn't everyone the main hit up here. you see heavy rain and it's progressing. it has momentum. we put it in motion and i want you to see the movement of this storm as it moves off rapidly toward the east. actually i won't get movement on this. look at napa, vallejo, concord, rodeo, if you are driving around tonight especially in the north bay. north of richmond you are getting wet. we have rain everywhere else, but out there this is the low grade sh

all of those issues that infringe upon crime in the district of columbia. >> reporter: cathy lanier was years old and the commander of the special operations division when adrian fenty picked her to be top cop. four years later, she's in the position to see the homicide rate continue to fall and overall crime is down as well. >> we have done better at being more efficient because of technology and we have done better at reducing our response time and improving service. the challenge is to keep going that way. >> reporter: and she plans to keep in place the high-profile and controversial strategy. >> people in the community love all hands on deck and it reduces crime. i don't see any reason not to do it anymore. when my community members tell me please, you know, continue something and that is effective, i don't see why it should stop. >> reporter: they have been fighting it for years. the fop endorsed vincent gray for mayor, they're not happy with his choice as chief. >> chairman gray came to the top 20 elected officials in the union and asked to be endorsed and said i am coming back to

rescue crews search for the people still missing columbia's president says the number of people leftomeless from all the rains could reach 2 million. >>> an italian fishing boat found the remains of two champion balloonists that disappeared. the balloon was found with the bodies of the 74-year-old man and 50-year-old woman still inside. the two took off with 20 other balloons. contact was lost four days later. >>> 5:45 a hiker rescued after being stranded a week in the santa cruz mountains is expected to be released from the hospital today. debra collins slipped and fell into a ravine. she went hiking november 28th and reported missing two days later. you are looking at the video of the rescue. the man and his seven-year-old son heard she was missing. >> i said let's go for a hike. let's look in an area where we might get lucky. >> the man found miss collins off a remote trail. she was suffering from hypothermia, she couldn't walk because of an injured ankle. authorities say miss collins had no food throughout her ordeal but was able to get water from a network creek. >>> a piece of

. >> we are a small business here and all of these small businesses along columbia, we are not getting any tax abatements and we pay our taxes every day. >> reporter: and there is the matter of the affordable housing across the street from the proposed hotel. >> my issue with gentrification which is clearly alive and well here in the district of columbia is it would be a good thing as long as you don't displace people. >> anybody would wants to weigh in on the tax abatement incan go it to a special forum being sponsored at mary center on ontario road. the d.c. council is expected to vote on the matter december 21st. in adams morgan, karen gray houston, fox 5 morning news. >>> we have much more ahead including a holiday treat from some special teens in our area. >> how santa claus gets around this time of year. there is nowhere he would rather be. >>> this is belinda pew in japan sending out season's greeting to my sisters, phyllis and donna in winchester, virginia and my favorite niece, emma. merry christmas! >>> some local children were the recipients of a huge effort across the count

assistant professor of medicine, columbia university. staff cancer physician at columbia university medical center and author of a brilliant new book, "the emperorer of maladies" just named one of the ten best books of 2010. dr. derek rackavan. he is chairman of the cancer center at the cleveland clinic. and joining us in a moment from atlanta, dr. sanjay gupta, cnn's chief medical correspondent and associate chief of neurosurgery, grady memorial hospital. we're dedicating this hour to one of our senior producers who has booked the guests for a number of these shows. his name is hunter waters, he is battling the disease with dignity and courage. hunter, this one's for you. let's take a look back at some of the important discussions we have had about cancer over the years, watch. this may shock you, but 1,500 americans die every day of cancer, that's the equivalent of four jumbo jets crashing every day of the year, every day including sundays. the broadcast news anchors joined forces to fight a killer. it may be hard to watch what inopera

it was an even bigger event for one columbia heights neighborhood. >> as when the president visits anywhere, the security was intense as was the interest by many of the neighbors. >> i thought i would try to catch a glimpse. >> the first lady at his side, mr. obama signed the bill into law. >> when the kids walk into the lunchroom, wept to be sure they are getting balanced, nutritious meals they need to succeed in the classroom. >> a big boost for michelle obama's anti-obesity campaign. >> it was a great experience. it was an honor to sit next to the president. >> the whole school was excited from the principal on down. >> the biggest thrill of our lives for most of us. >> visiting students were talking nutrition. >> our school has healthier lunches noum >> this visitor from bancroft elementary. >> did he shake your hand? >> yeah, i'm leaving my hand unwashed. >> it was a big deal in the neighborhood. >> by the time the president left, the residents were there and many had their cameras weather. >> he smiled at us and waved at us. it was lovely. >> though the president lives in d.c., a pres

by the way, we ought to do the columbia and panama agreement as well, which have been languishing for years. >> your goal is to make him a one-term president. >> what's so unusual about that? >> what makes you think he's vulnerable to being a one-term president that you will succeed? >> i don't think we ought to be talking about what happens two years from now. >> you said that's your goal. >> he wants to be a two-term president. i want him to be a one-term president. the american people put us in charge for two more years. we need to have a relationship and see what we can do working together. i hope he pivots and starts helping us reduce spending, reduce debt, ratify trade deals. he is in favor of nuclear power. so are most of my members. there are things we can do together for the american people that would be very important. >> you predict he could become a born-again moderate. >> i hope so. >> is that playing out in this? >> we'll find out. the two models we've been looking at for six months, the harry truman and bill clinton model. truman decided to run against the congress, wor

. >> she is the best choice to be chief of police in the district of columbia. it is astounding that somebody has an ol% approval right. >> we have made so much progress. there is a synergy that is going. i'm very happy. >> kenneth ellerbe will be the fire chief. he is a former d.c. deputy fire chief. >> the time on this friday is 4:48. a soldier from manassas has become one of the latest casualties in the war in afghanistan. the 22-year-old leaves behind wife who is expecting their first child in april. the army doctor who disobeyed orders to deploy to afghanistan is headed to prison. he said he refused to go because he doesn't believe president obama was born in the united states and therefore has no authority as commander in chief. he will spend six months in prison and also be dismissed from the army. >> president obama said we are on track to achieve our goals in afghanistan. the white house review said increased success in recruiting and training afghan forces has been crucial to making gains there. the president said there has been enough progress in afgh

area around columbia. lesser amounts up in the d.c. area and north. a 13th to low 20s just west of baltimore -- upper teens to low 20's just west of baltimore. a light coating of snow will help to cool things even further. expect some very cold conditions overnight. 1421 with light winds and partial clearing as we head toward morning -- 14 to 21 with light winds and partial clearing as we head toward tomorrow morning. this snow should be gone by tomorrow afternoon. around the bay, clearing skies, sunshine, at mid 30's. again, the little bit of snow we got should melt. lower eastern shore, upper 30, maybe even 40 with mostly sunny skies. it is looking pretty sure that and another storm will form. the big question for the weekend is where will it go? -- is where it will go. a new storm is coming out of the southwest. this is the one that looks like it is going to head of the coast. -- head of the coast. we will see clouds increasing saturday and a storm just to our east. this particular model keeps the weather out over the atlantic. there are other vers

the gentlewoman from the district of columbia is recognized. ms. norton: first, i want to thank the gentleman from florida for his kind and general words are typical of the way he's operated in the committee. always in the most collegial fashion. when he talks about the district of columbia not experiencing what, more example, his own district does in florida, i can only say we empathize with you in florida and all over the country, we are all americans. every time that we sat together in hearings, we were of course cognizant of the fact we were dealing with issues that affected the entire country. it has been a great pleasure to work with the ranking member. we work together on each and every bill. i cannot think of a single bill in which we found a disagreement where we had something that we wanted to change. we discussed it. staff discussed it. i know mr. oberstar would very much appreciate your remarks as well. he's a one of a kind chairman who has been here as a staff member with enormous influence then he became a chairman. with outside influ

one of our viewers from columbia was kind enough to come in.thanks for coming. >> thanks for coming. >> >> cranberry is one my favorite. >> this is with a twist. >> yes. >> it has a twist easiest most basic dish you can make. if you can open a can and stir you can make it. >> that i can do. if you want to put me to work, go ahead. >> first you want to drain the pine apple one can of crushed pineapple. >> and while you are opening that, is there a history behind the recipe or is it special to you does it mean anything or something that everybody likes to eat night special to my family and date backs i think to the 1920s at least when migrate grandmother passed it onto my grandmother who passed it onto my mother. and i have been making it every year since. and we have basically done this -- eye started out easter and thanksgiving and christmas and now it's any birthday or special occasion, we always have to have this. >> i love it. >> all right. we will let that drain. >> okay. >> and the first thing to do is it's so easy. open a can, you can mak

there are people in the district of columbia that can't read, write, add and subtract and i'm tired of people saying that. >> there were no final solutions at the job summit but there was clearly the beginning of a conversation. new mayor is hoping that will lead to new businesses and that it will spur job growth and reinvigorate job training. >>> well we asked and you delivered and boy, did you. we want to thank you to everyone who pitched in for our stuff-a-truck food drive on friday. >> it was great. and so many of you responded to help the capital area food bank. the final numbers are in. this year we set a if you record for cash donations. that's fantastic. we took in nearly $127,000. we also collected more than 54,000 pounds of food. >>> and we have added more ornaments to the fox 5 christmas tree this morning. the glittery ball and the snowflake sent to us by loyal viewers, the browns family, they were decorated by 2-year- old lewis. and his 11-year-old sister shammerra. >> they say that the snowflake symbolized peace, love and harmony all year round. >> thank you very much. >>

we're back with full professor at columbia university. congratulations on that. >> thank you. >> david buckner. we are here in pittsburgh because here is a city that reinvented itself. i'm doing a stage show so you can see live in movie theaters all across the country. go to glennbeck.com/tourist attraction. we're talking about what's happening in europe and how it's coming to the united states, these united states as owe mowed to the united states. these united states. tell me what is really in the end, the bailout all goes to one country. >> there is one country that has the largest driver, that's germany. the entire government there is having to deal with the issue of internal forces, saying we are a state unto ourselves, and the external forces saying, no, no, these states, you have to be part of the game. they're fighting those on both ends. do we protect ourselves or do we run the risk of cannibalizing our self to insure the help of others, which really may not be insured? >> right. so germany knows -- david, is there anybody really

that book became a bible of columbia teachers college and the soviet loved it. once he got wind of this, probably felt bad that the architects of this collectivist totalitarian society adored his books and translating them. he was flattered. he was flattered. sort of mutual admiration society started developing between john dewey and the bolshevik hierarchy. in the summer of 1928, john do we along with 25 american educator from various universities made a trip to the soviet union where they were given the full potential and village treatment. all factories, riding around in lincoln limousines, caviar, everything you can imagine. he realized the possibility that they were going to try to manipulate him. he said the warning that appears humorous in retrospect so often given by kindly friends that i would be fooled by being taken to show places, that will not possibly happen so when he came back he rota 6 parts series for the new republic. the political bobble of the american left for a long time published from november 14th to, 1928 through december 19th, 1928. i

in the spring of 2000, she was a master poet in residence at columbia college in chicago. in 2002, issue as one of three finalists not just for this position but the primary position in our great state of california. allen ginsberg wrote a wonderful few words about it. i struggle to read it. i want to appreciate it. how revolutionary activist, 1960's beat literary renaissance, a road in life and politics. humorous, both union -- bohemian, 20 century radical, the equanimity exemplary in political and mystical moats. a great woman poet, the second half of the american century. she delivered a major body of verse, brilliant in its particular day. as a dyslexic, those words were more difficult than they may appear. particularity. i love that. it is an honor to formally announced we already informally announced, our fifth pole of laureate in our great city and county of san francisco, diane diprima. congratulations and welcome. [applause] >> wow, look at all of these folks. are any of you one of my five kids? [laughter] i just wanted to be very brief, because we're going to do

. >> columbia's battle with aids drug barons it -- it'ss drug barons, trying to stem the flow of cocaine into britain. >> captured by the colombians. at alleged gangster accused of murdering 12 people in the struggle to control the cocaine trade. with u.s. and british help, the authorities are seizing half the cocaine produced there. it is a relentless fight. i flew across the country with the police to visit juggle commandos, -- jungle commandos. they are trained to assault drugs will board feet -- laboratories. many have lost legs due to mines. they are training in close quarters combat. they look like soldiers but they're actually police and it is a sign of how militarize the fight against drugs here is in colombia. what is britain's role? >> we have a team of specialists that are working here and other -- in other latin american countries. the work closely with them and aid in training and their capacity. they work hard to share intelligence that we can collect. >> i've traveled south with my wheelchair to the country's highest concentration of coca bushes. they are hard to detect fr