i am linda so live at the mall in columbia. some of the benefits of waiting until the last-minute before holiday shopping. >> the rains take down the defending superbowl champs ending the 3-game losing streak. we will tell you why it's such big news for the guys in purple and black. exciting news on this monday morning. happy christmas eve. thanks for joining us i am megan pringle. charley has the day off and hopefully he is sleeping in because it's good sleep in weather. here's meteorologist lynette charles to tell you what to expect for today. >> you need that extra blanket on the bed. you are waking up this morning and going shopping i know a lot of you procrastinators but bundle up as you head out. look at temperatures in hereford at 31. very dry air in place. dew points in the mid to low 20s this morning. 31 right now in glen burnie and our last stop in west friendship at 31 as well. as we see maryland's most powerful radar, it's dry. we have all five sweeps on and scanning the skies and right now, nothing to see or behold

interstate 70 nice and clear from columbia pike all the way over to 695. if you are heading to the airport, 95 going to be nice and clear from elk ridge taking 12 minutes to head all the way into baltimore city and here's a live look downtown right now, 95 at 395 traffic moving right along no delays through the fort mchenry tunnel or harbor tunnel and heading out to 695,this is what it looks like at liberty road. nice and calm. 11 minutes on the outer loop from 795 all the way down to 95. that's the look at your abc2 timesaver traffic now over to you. >>> bleak tone from some in congress on reaching a deal with white house to avoid the fiscal cliff. with one week to go president obama and congress are on christmas vacation. it will be thursday before talks resume to prevent automatic tax hikes and spending cuts taking effect january 1st. on friday, speaker boehner and the president left town with no deal each making a parting pitch. >> we have asked leaders of congress to work towards a package preventing a tax hike on middle class americans protects unemp

on route 100 at columbia pike.y expect delays in the area. if you are traveling on 695 this is what it look like right now in pikesville at green spring avenue. foggy conditions out there. be extra careful definitely take it slow. megan over to you. >>> it took him over an hour to get a messan to his significant other. one letter almost spoiled a holiday surprise for his special lady. details coming up. like a lot of things, trying to find a better job can be frustrating. so at university of phoenix we're working with a growing list of almost two thousand corporate partners - companies like microsoft, american red cross and adobe - to create options for you. not only that, we're using what we learn from these partners to shape our curriculum, so that when you find the job you want you'll be a perfect fit. let's get to work. >>> five minutes away from six a farmer returned a 200 acre field into a proposal message. that sounds cute right? not really because not everything went as planned. he thought he would ask his

-- >> oh, british columbia. yeah, let me because i want to -- >> it's -- you don't like that example. >> i do want to comment on british columbia because -- and so, grover norquist said, well, maybe a tax is okay if we remove some other tax equal amount. >> so it's revenue neutral. >> and then, within one day, he changed his mind because, undoubtedly, some people helped him change his mind. but, i sent him a note that said you -- but you're right, because if you replace one tax with another, probably we'll soon forget about that one that went away and they're gonna see every day at the pump, they're gonna see their gasoline is costing them more and they're gonna object ; they're not gonna let it go up. so that system of trading taxes, i don't think is the right one. i think, instead of reducing another tax, give the money to the public. it will stimulate the economy, it will lead to innovations because, then as long as entrepreneurs know that that price is gonna keep going up, they're gonna work very hard on fin

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administrative authorities of the district of columbia courts and authorize the district of columbia public defenders service to provide professional liability insurance for officers and employees of the service for claims relating to services furnished within the scope of employment with the service. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from utah, mr. chaffetz, and the gentlelady from the district of columbia, ms. norton, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from utah. mr. chaffetz: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. chaffetz: i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. chaffetz: thank you, madam speaker. mr. speaker, senate bill 1379 would grant the district of columbia courts and public defender service greater administrative flexibility in several areas. first, it aut

i am linda so live at the mall in columbia. the special store hours to kateer to the last-minute shoppers. >> reporter: everything is up to speed at 97. i will let you know what traffic looks like on 95 and 83 coming up on good morning maryland. and check out the holiday light display sent in by bernard from santa to snoopy the family is decked out for christmas. you can see this and other photos on abc2news.com. stay with us. there's much more coming up next. >>> news time 4:41. because it's christmas eve tonight mean everybody is done with holiday shopping. in fact -- doesn't mean everybody is done with holiday shopping. in fact 17 million americans are expected to be out and about crossing off the shopping list. linda so is live at the mall in columbia this morning. don't lie, i know you are there because as soon as the doors open you are heading inside right? >> reporter: listen i told everybody i know i got my shopping done on black friday. but there are going to be plenty of people walking through these doors and because

columbia pollute the environment. no gran colombia pollutes the environment twenty to thirty times less than the average illegal miner. meaning. you know a little bit in the middle we have some pollution like all companies you know which however is within the parameters of colombian laws and international ones is. there a year they will be. put on it and. the effluent from the gram columbia gold factory along with the waste of the small binders falls into a small ravine which is so toxic that it is acquired name everyone calls it cyanide ravine. on its banks gold diggers process to waste one more time trying to find gold in the poison waters nor in the dangers of all. that i mean if the mine works we make money with your vandals. this work has always taken place here. and a lot of people live off this one to detain extracting gold i could i would win a fight. and is there gold there. naturally if there wasn't we wouldn't work the fell and if they work it again and again and there's always gold left even what we throw

i was teaching at columbia university. .. the best and brightest, what i'll tell you what, a maximum-security prison to all male. twenty-five students. they have an incredible thirst for knowledge. unbelievable how these men who have been in prison, committed serious crimes in their youth now, are trying to turn their lives around. i have had students at sing sing who have read the entire text book before coming to class. i could say that about some of my students at columbia. i'm teaching. my wife teaches english lit. >> at sensing. >> at sing sing. it's a four year college degree program privately funded except for the presidents also there are no programs, and a federal estate money at all. we have a nonprofit, at some length that deals with that. my son, as a matter of fact, just made a film called 0% that will be on nationwide tv. describe the whole sense in education program. >> was that experience like? >> well, it is such an emotional , thrilling to more rewarding experience, both for my wife and i to teach these youn

dung the 198, e onomicstng of i had been the drivingorce behi t econo ofrish columbia.n 1991, for the first time, re british columbian exports were sent across the pacific ocean than across the border to the united states. many asian companies own major businesses throughout the city, and each y thousands of toua like this retail sppg mall. helping make tourism the second-largest sector of british columbia's economy. all of these ements ha created an increasedsian presence ancouver. the ho family business is thriving ankso this booming ast using toy's global communication systems, david closes many of his deals by fax and phone with clients still in hong kong and taiwan. ( cell(pspeang cneseo. ator they tgrpres gees offered by their designs. but the hos are worried about the strict new rules now in place over house size and style. they are not sure their business can withstand the conflict of cultures. here the diaspora from europe is meeting a new diaspora. we are, in a sense, in a borderland, a meeting place between great international influences-- the age of the atla

she was born in columbia, maryland. anna martinez green was also buried. and in utah, the funeral of six- year-old emily parker was held. the town covered in pink as her parents asked people to wear pink. >> the unite the way announced that funds reached $2.2 million. >>> across the nation, there has ben an outpouring of support and -- there has been an outpouring of support and love from acrosses nace. and there is a drive for hurricane sandy affect the. it's called operation kids comfort. >> it's that comfort of shoaling something and just being able to just hold it, you know, take it with them where they go >> hurricane sandy victims drove from new york to connecticut to hand deliver the teddy bears to the kids. >>> closer to home, dozens of maryland children spent part of the day today making paper snow flakes to be sent to the survivors of the school shooting in connecticut. fox 5's john henrehan has this story. >> reporter: on a cold and blustery saturday, dozens of families made their trip to a the children's boutique. they came to make paper snow f

can you show up with columbia -- at columbia studios in two hours? it was intimidating.s so important to me, the intimidation was before it started. he doesn't have time to be intimidating. it is wonderful at his house. he is making this gumbo, and he had this yellow jamaican hot sauce. he is pouring it in the pot, will you play the b flat? i will have to eat thsi gumbo, -- this gumbo. i was too intimidated to say no. i was with him for a couple of years and i said to him, i want to leave your band because i want to develop as a bass player, composition, producing, working with aretha franklin. i want to see how much i can grow and develop. he said, if you need me, let me know. a couple years later, i said, i have music for you. do you want to check it out? i was living in new york, i brought the music. he said, i love it. but i't have a band, played the instrument on the demo. i want to sound just like that. i ended up playing all the instruments. you realize, this is serious. it came and a couple of days. keep going. on friday, i said, and the trumpet. i was very intim

a columbia man has been seetenceddto 60 years in priion for the deadly sttbbing of a teenaaer in 011.ier bates kiiled chhistrian hall withha knifeehe stole from a local supermarket.poliie say bates had accuued hall oo disrespecting him aad punching him while he as on his bicccle bates apolooized to hall's ellicott city... saying he's not a mooster -- just a younn missake. e a life-changing 3 3&tonight thh white house is avoid the fiscal cliff. house - speaker johh boehner has proposed what hh's calling &p""lan b"" .. which would be eal with taxes only.it wwuld extend tax cuts for forrpeople dollars. but there is stiil some opposition to any taa increases at all. 3 "the actuul vote there is to stop a tax increase n many many peoole. this is not the end of fighting to stop all of these tax innreases. that fight goes on for thh next seveeal months.. 3 democrats, iisexpecttddto block the speaker's "plan "" proposal. but both sides appear to be makkng progresss to some sort of compromise, if noodeal is reachhd...automaticc cuts to entitlements and defense are scheduled to yeer.n just days

still checking on the water main break near columbia pike. south wakefield street to south thomas street is closed. the work around is make a right on south four mile run drive and left on george mason drive and reconnect to columbia pike. still checking on the 11th street bridge inbound at m street. it's still blocked because of the crash in that area. aaron and eun, back to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> d.c. is looking for a replacement to the red top meter program. it aimed to reserve 10% of the metered spots for people with disabiliti disabilities. it would force them to pay for parking for the first time. a bill failed to pass the d.c. council last week even though the city has already spent $700,000 on these new meters. d.c.'s department of transportation is now working on another way to provide more accessible parking for the disabled. >>> speed cameras in maryland appear to be helping to make roads safer. aaa says 365,000 drivers have been ticketed by the cameras so far this year. that is down from half a million drivers in 2011. aa

these provisions per tape to the district of columbia only -- pertains to the district of columbia only. the act contains two of our long-time priority bills for the district. the district of columbia hatch act reform and the hatch act national capital regional parody act, giving d.c. full quality under the federal hatch act. our first bill, the district of columbia hatch act reform act, included in this bill, passed the house in the last congress but stalled in the senate. i have been fighting for a local d.c. hatch act for most of my service in the congress. this bill, this d.c. hatch act reform bill eliminates discriminatory treatment of the district of columbia which alone among u.s. jurisdictions still falls under the federal hatch act, as it did before congress made the district an independent jurisdiction that became able to enact its own local laws. my provision retains federal hatch act authority concerning prohibited partisan and political activity that applies to every state and locality upon receipt of federal funds or functions. and requires the district tone act its own lo

25 a 150 dolares por cada artefacto comprado residentes de 24 estados del pais y el distrito de columbiaer elegibles para este reembolso..para obtener los formulariospuede ir a intery punto com olcdclass punto com mas adelante:. los afectados por la crisis hipotecaria podrian recuperar miles de dolares...al regresar le contamos lo que tienen que hacer... tambien:. los expertos aseguran que de no llegar a un acuerdo el congreso sobre el precipicio fiscal antes de fin de anos, las familias promedio sufririan las consecuencias. temperatura maxima de tan solo 44 grados es el pronostico para maÑana jueves... detalles de este ...surge asistencia para aquellas personas afectadas por la crisis de vivienda... un programa federal le puede devolver miles de dolares a familias que han tenido problemas financieros.. claudia uceda nos dice que es lo que tendria que hacer usted para beneficiarse... todos recordamos los testimonios de quienes perdieron sus casas durante la crisis hipotecaria a causa de creditos inescrupulosos.. alfredo garay/perdio su casa "dice que el 10 de septiembre a las 10:36 de la

going to show you was taken a few minutes ago as they were getting ready for this rally here in columbia heights. this is all about gun control. they're calling on congress, calling on the president to enact an assault weapons ban. they're calling for them again to take immediate action on this issue in light of the shootings in newtown, connecticut. we're going to hear from the gentleman i spoke about who lost his mother to gun violence and also we're going to hear from a little bit of the press conference yesterday from the nra national rifle association,

los problemas sucedieron en un sector de la transitada columbia pike esta maÑana...akefield y thomas.. "cuando la pipe se rompe me entiende, el asfalto lo levanta para arriba y por eso que vienen a cerrar la calle para que alguien no se vaya a meter, algun carro" autobuses tuvieron que tomar rutas alternas... afectando a usuarios como noemi y maritza... "veniamos en el bus tomamos bus alla y como dicen que estan arreglando ahi nos han traido para aca y que vengamos a agarrar el bus aca por eso que hemos venido a buscar esta parada" "ibamos para alla y tuvimos que dar vuelta para aca, ibamos a tomar el bus para alla. caminar mas? si vamos a caminar. segun el departamento de obras publicas, el servicio de agua potable no fue afectado... pero si algunas escuelas... padres de familia recibieron advertencias sobre posibles retrasos de autobuses escolares... segun trabajador es, esta tuberia tiene cerca de 80-aÑos de antiguedad..... y es que es la segunda vez, que la misma tuberia se revienta...aproximadamente dos meses atras, causo los mismos problemas... "conforme la pre

to howard county where police say they've cracked a string of burglaries that hit homes in columbia and ellicott city. >> the alleged victim is concerned the man she accused of burglarizing her home will be on the streets again. this woman who asked us to conceal her identity lives in fear after coming face to face with a burglar at her howard county home. >> he knows who i am. >> police arrested kenneth william vollmerhausen and charged him with multiple counts of burglary and theft. he was arrested on december 21, a day this woman won't forget. >> i said i've been a nervous wreck ever since. >> she came home to find a truck in her driveway. she thought it was the telephone company and was confronted by vollmerhausen, who threw her jewelry at her and sped off. >> he cut sideways and you see what he did to the fence. >> she said vollmerhausen took off with the family jewelry box. >> he walked right by the electronics. he was after the jewelry. >> investigators link vollmerhausen to three more december burglaries in howard county where he's accused of stealing watches and jewelry. vollme

she was born in columbia, maryland. 6-year-old ana grace marquez-greene was also remembered. and 6-year-old emilie parker was buried in utah. donations are still pouring in from around the world. all the children of newtown were invited to choose from thousands of toys. the united way of western connecticut says the official fund reached $2.6 million this morning. >>> also this morning-- >> the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. >> both support and outrage continue to swirl across the country, two days after the nra released its statement on the school shooting and gun control debate. regardless of which side of the debate you're on, the end goal is to end gun violence. now, this weekend in columbia heights, a crowd gathered for a vigil aimed at doing just that. fox 5's lauren dimarco was there and has this report. >> reporter: the vigil in columbia heights and march to a nearby church were held in honor of the 20 children and six school staff members killed in newtown, connecticut last week. local school teacher trish collard and her husband

congratulations, mark. >> here here. >> you didn't mention my contribution to columbia. my school, my alma mater. >> how much did you give them? >> loosen it up, will yeah? get it out of the sock. under the mattress. wherever it is. >> we will be right back with person of the year. >>> okay. here it is. person of the year. pat buchanan. >> mohammed morsy of egypt. he goes from the muslim brotherhood to president of scrimmage to pharoah. he is winning the constitution. he is going to be a formidable power for a long time. >> the 14-year-old girl shot in the head by the taliban because she was an activist in wanting girls to go to school. molalla. she is on her way to recovery. we will hear more from her as she lives a good long life. >> the latino community whose political involvement won the election for obama. >> interesting. clarence? >> david axlerod with the obama campaign. >> the person of the year is federal reserve chairman ben bernanke. he and other like minded bankers have kept the world from skidding into a deep depression. to the friends and family of the sand

going on in columbia heights. it's in response to the deadly shootings in newtown, connecticut and the nra's proposal to put armed police officers in every school in america. darcy spencer is joining us live near 14th street where a march is getting under way tonight. darcy? >> jim, i was able to speak to one of the organizers of this event this afternoon. he tells me when he was just two years old he witnessed his own mother being shot and killed. he says, in fact, the gunman turned the gun on him but fortunately it locked up and his life was spared. ever since then, he is an advocate for gun control. that's what this rally is about here this afternoon. the video we're going to show you was taken a few minutes ago as they were getting ready for this rally here in columbia heights. this is all about gun control. they're calling on congress, calling on the president to enact an assault weapons ban. they're calling for them again to take immediate action on this issue in light of the shootings in newtown, connecticu

the gentlewoman from the district of columbia. ms. norton: thank you, madam chair. may i say that we will not only miss you, seeing you occasionally in that chair, i will especially miss you and i know i speak for my colleagues on both sides of the aisle when i say we will especially ms. you sitting in the chair as chair of the financial services appropriations committee and as a member of this body which you have so graciously served. i ask permission to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. norton: and i yield myself such time as i may consume. madam speaker, i rise in support of this important legislation, h.r. 6364 establishes a commission to ensure the suitable observation of the centennial of world war i. it further provides for the designation of a memorial to the service of the members of the united states armed forces throughout the united states who participated in world war i and it finally protects the district of columbia world war i memorial on the mall. this bill had to do three t

becoming a state and then there's a new columbia?> you know, i was looking into this before i came on today. i was stunned at the outcry. people hate this name. forget about the federal authority and the state's powers and the name seems to really be bothering most people. melissa: new columbia. where did they come up with that? >> new york, new jersey. melissa: iould see that. fred, what do you think?. >> i don't like it. a new democrs to spend money. there will be democratic congressman and democratic senators. all they do will spend money. if deal was split it evenly between democrats and republicans that bill would die in committee farcer than a bill requiring congress to get obamacare. if i'm democrats and i would love new columbia and new people to help vote and spend. melissa: sounds expensive. what will this cost me. >> more money. melissa: up next a british woman was fired from mcdonald's making a mack flurry with coworkers get this, too many sprinkles. she took mcdonald's to court but mcdonald's decided to settle. they're p

. -- columbia. it is a very good transition for everyone trying to get on the roads. you still have to watch out for the icy conditions especially north and west of the city. still hovering near the freezing mark near cockeysville -- anywhere in this thing colder longer you have a chance for ice. to the north -- 30 degrees and parkton, 28 in hagerstown, and that is why those areas are sticking with the snow. annapolis, 37. even if 40's across the lower eastern shore. such a wide range of temperatures across the state and it really depends on what temperature you are seeing what kind of precipitation you will get. here is a general overview of what we expect in the afternoon. general being the key word. it could very depending on what now but you will exact a live on. we expect the transition of rain from baltimore down to the south, while areas north and west of baltimore, even toward frederick county, could possibly stick with a little bit of piece even through the afternoon. if you have to be out on the roads be very careful. could still be ice even as a transit fit

here attive lee park on 14th and park in columbia heights. the message following that massacre? sandy hook pretty simple. they want guns in the country to go away. also the group is protesting the nra's recent remarks calling for armed guards and police at every school in the nation. they hope this rally tonight will get the attention of lawmakers to restrict gun ownership in this country. the nra of course is the nation's largest gun lobby with extreme influence and deep pockets and although this peals in comparison the demonstrators hope to keep an already fiery debate going. >> opposition to the national rifle association's press conference yesterday we absolutely do not believe this is the solution to the problem which exists. and that we need to move forward. come up with serious plans to change this. >> reporter: yeah, these demonstrators received a police escort as i mentioned earlier. they marched down 14th vote holding a candle light vigil as they call it. they went down to the episcopal church not too far from here where we understa

columbia is in the upper 30's and marshall is at 37 degrees. it looks like first down at the monument. a few high clouds, light winds. for the next few hours we'll see temperatures set until the 36 to 40 range. as you get into the colder valleys where the cool, dense air can settle in back into the washington county and southwestern p.a. these temperatures can be freezing by the time the precipitation arrives later tonight. so there is an outside chance of freezing rain or drizzle in the cooler valleys in southwest pennsylvania. they are under a freezing rain advisory. if you are going up the pennsylvania turnpike keep that in the back of your mind there could be slick spots out there. out here just increasely cloudiens. you can see the first hents of the warm front with scattered showers and clouds. also showers in the great lakes, all of this converging on our area. hopefully you enjoyed the sunshine from today because the next couple of days is little bit of unsettled pattern. for preside and the weekend the temperatures will go up again. sa

the retail division of nordstrom will be setting up at columbia crossing, located just off the columbia at exit at i-95. if you are not familiar with that, it comes straight from nordstrom stores and is usually 50% to 60% off normal price is. it will be joining tenants like old navy and target. if you do shop at nordstrom rack, what does that say about you? it turns out where you shop can be sending messages to companies to charge you more. but it is all happening on-line, not the big box store. the more you look at an item online, the more likely the price will go up. is called dynamic pricing, essentially pricing things different for different people at different times for the same product and it is all happening because your computer activity is tracked by software that looks at where you have shot and what you bought. >> -- where you have shopped and what you have bought. >> how is it that these companies know. when i finally make my decision, boom, it is more expensive >> that is because you leave a trail. you may think you are anonymous, but you are not. your name may be private,

district of columbia, the low 50s. hour by hour today, a lot of cloudiness three 6:00 a.m. wind out o of the west at 5 to 15. there's a chance of a few sprinkles late morning and early afternoon. otherwise, clouds breaking up with some sunshine. we'll climb into the mid and upper 50s. the winds will be gusting to 30 miles an hour this afternoon. i'll be back in ten minutes with the hometown forecast. first 4 traffic with danella now. >> thank, tom. checking on a few things in our area. overall, very, very quiet. not seeing any delays at all. not seeing anything in the roadway to slow you down. georgetown pike, have a disabled vehicle there. it's in the shoulder lane. not bad. i want to bring your attention crossing the bridge heading inbound. one of the barrels around here is kind of out more than it should be. i've watched cars swerve a little more to the left as they continue. just be aware of that. it's out of place. but you can get by it. use your caution. i want to show you i-270. a little foggy at germantown. as far as construction, accidents not seeing any. i am seei

you know macy's and the mall in columbia here they are helping people out. those who have waited this long. the major anchor stores here at the mall will be opening at 7 this morning and macy's j.c. penney's and nordstrom's opening at 8 and the rest of the mall opening at 8. the parking garage is opened now and it will be filling up because around 17 million people plan to hit the stores, the malls to shop to get last- minute christmas shopping done. if you waited to get your shopping done you will share the parking lots and stores with other procrastinators. it was a busy weekend that malls in stores everywhere. parking was hard to come by. long lines d you know that the busiest -- did you know the busiest shopping day of the year is the saturday before christmas not black friday. and if you waited this long, 17 million people actually say they plan to shop today on christmas eve. a good bulk of the shoppers have not started their shopping yet. yikes. the most popular present is still clothing and then gift cards and megan your favorite is some people say t

congratulations, mark. >> here here. >> you didn't mention my contribution to columbia. my school, my alma mater. >> how much did you give them? >> loosen it up, will yeah? get it out of the sock. under >>> okay, worst lie. pat? >> benghazi massacre was caused by a spontaneous protest over an anti-muslim video. again, what a crock eleanor. >> eleanor? >> mike huckabee and other christian conservatives saying that the sandy hook massacre may have been the result of taking prayer and god out of the schools and it's god's retribution. >> mort? >> i think that the worst lie was the state department allegation that all of this was just a street protest and i just think that really undermined their credibility dramatically. >> all right. >> that's the simplified way of how they explained it early on and it was preliminary information. but anyway the worst lie was karl rove -- after the election saying that the obama campaign suppressed the vote. that's the only lie but a real heifer. >> uh-huh. worst lie awards goes to aged it our prosecute -- you guessed it our president. but

we do have an accident on columbia pike right along the southbound lanes at bridge changey road. and we look -- cheney road. as we look at 83 that's due to the fog, advicibility is poor and all the more -- visibility is poor all the more reason to slow down. more foggy conditions at har foreroad. you want to -- harford road. you want to wap out for an accident on -- watch out for an accident on the outer loop at york road. >>> 6:31a boughtmore county police officer is recovering at home this morning after being shot in his car and off duty at the time. they are looking for the gunman and sherrie johnson explains it looks like he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. correct. >> reporter: that's right. he was trying to get through a large crowd of people when that shooting happened. the baltimore county police officer was treated and released from shock trauma. he was not on duty when he was hurt and that shooting happened near dale and kenwood avenues in overlea. he was driving just after 3 in the morning on sunday when he came across a group blocking the road and asked them

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ethics and religious liberty commission in new york we have stephen pimp ere he is a professor at columbia university and in bloomington we cross to leslie lynne kosky he's a professor at indiana university school of public and environmental affairs all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want richard if i go to you first in nashville the fiscal cliff is looming and everyone has to pay including ending tax cuts and this is going to hurt charities but everyone has to pay how do you feel about that well i'm all for capping deductions at a reasonable level and clearly part of fixing the fiscal cliff is going to have to be government reductions in spending and increased revenue but i don't think that that indian or kaffeine charitable deductions is a wise move for over one hundred years now america has been doing this and we've discovered that americans give a lot more when they are given a charitable contribution for doing so and the estimates are that for every dollar in tax relief that a person gets it's three dollars of advantage to the communit

michelle miller, cbs news, columbia falls, maine. >>> and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight.firm for this view of the capital and for all of us at cbs news all around the world, good night. >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald. >>> good evening, i'm allen martin. >> i'm elizabeth cook. >>> breaking news out of the portland area tonight. three people killed as a gunman opens fire in a mall in clackamas, oregon. police confirmed the shooter is also dead. one other person is injured and rushed to an area hospital. here's a live look at the activity outside the mall. nearly 100 officers are sweeping clackamas town center looking for possible other victims of the shooting. witnesses describe chaos near the food court when the shots rang out people running, others ducking into stores or hiding behind trash cans. one shopper says the shooter a man was dressed in black wearing a white halloween mask. one person describes what she saw. >> i heard something similar to a .22 popping probably 8 times. people dropping everywhere, people screaming, then people just turned and

columbia isn't clean. they get lots of government money too. harvard got $670 million. >> bill: those are grants to do specific projects not tied into who they hire. i don't have a beef with professor thurman. >> i do. we all know that. >> that's creepy and crazy. >> i watched kill. >> bill: bill he has a right -- you are mocking the man because of his daughter. he has a right to say it under the academic freedom. that's what we don't have a beef with we are not going to be hypocrites here. however, princeton hires a guy like singer. the guy who says sex with animals is okay and might be able to kill babies. >> bill: i think that's shameful but princeton is private and they can do it. however if singer or thurman comes into the university system paid for by you and me, that's a whole different matter. >> it does make it worse. ward churchill is an example of that state university. but what are we going to do? if we start to say we have got to have our guys in there, they will scream mccarthyism. >> what about affirmative action for conservative

there's little argument in this columbia university lecture hall they captured a little piece of virale first of all creative, second of all well executed and, three, really needs to strike this emotional chord. and that emotional chord is probably the most critical because, again, you're encouraging someone to actively share something, tell friends and other family you have to watch this video. >> hey, teach, i've got a question. >> you have this video where people plan for months. they go to a classroom and they jump up and sing and dance. that's just never been seen before. it's unique and it's well planned and it's amazingly executed. >>> depending on your point of view, our next video features either a secret fantasy or secret fear of office workers worldwide. >> we all have someone in our office who think could be that guy. this is a video of that guy going mad in the office. ♪ >> tina from accounting is down. this one definitely had me. >> immediately, i thought it was fake, because a lot of these are fake. the thing that made me think that it was real is this chick right here.

and the mall here in columbia is actually doing a lot to help those people out. they are opening the doors at 7 this morning actually macy's and j.c. penney will be opening at 7. nordstrom will open up at 8. workers are coming early to get ready for the last day before christmas. the rest of the mall will be opening at 8 this morning and you know macy's did something interesting this year. something they have they have never done before. they stayed open around the clock nonstop all weekend long. and they shut down at midnight last night. but, again, opening their doors at 7 this morning for all of you who waited to get your shopping done, get ready to share the parking lots in stores with plenty of procrastinators. it was a big beesy weekend at -- businessies week -- busy weekend in stores. did you know the busiest shopping day of the year happens to be the saturday before christmas not black friday? and for those who didn't get -- make it to the malls this weekend, 17 million people say they plan to shop on christmas eve. a good bulk of the shoppers have not st

a professor at the university of british columbia's faculty of education and her co-author at the university of california riverside said that increasing peer acceptance is a key to preventing bullying the study done at the university of british columbia university california researcher by these two researchers was published december twenty sixth what they did is they looked at a bunch of students nine to eleven years old for a four week period one group daily reported on their happiness and identified a happy behavior by others things that made them happy this was now self directed so one group was basically looking at their own happiness you know gee i felt happy when i do this i kind of like doing that i you know that kind of thing the other group instead of looking at their own happiness they did things that made other people happy for example during class sharing lunch or intentionally before they went off to school in the morning or when they get home hugging mom or dad or be nice to a sibling they did this for four weeks these two groups one with this inner directed happiness the othe