[music] columbus house provides shelter, emergency shelter services to single men and women. and we do that year round, we are most known for that service. in terms of the soar project, we are targeting folks who are in our shelter and who are living outside, unfortunately, living outside but are engaged with our outreach and engagement team. soar stands for ssi, ssdi, outreach, access, and recovery. it's a project that started in 2005 when the federal government was holding policy academies to address homelessness across the country. and almost, probably at least half of the states that participated in those policy academies said that one of their goals was to try and increase access to ssi or ssdi, but no one knew how to do it. when people are living outside or in the shelter, one of the key things that they need are an income in order to be able to find their own home and live in their own home. and a lot of folks that we serve don't come in with an income, but have a significant disability that would make them eligible for social security. for the clients that i work with

. >> reporter: firefighters made a gruesome discovery in a house in columbus ohio three bodies in a charred room. investigators don't know what set off the fire that killed 22- year-old mother four-year-old chide and boyfriend. >> she had muscular dystrophy. and my nephew dawson sean he was the happiest little kid alive. >>> just so sad. all right we have an armed rob near north carolina got a lot more than cash when he tried to hold up a business. an employee at the we buy gold knock the robber out held him down until police arrived. take a look at the surveillance video we're going to show you here. the masked man got the money and a lot more when the store employee derek literally took matters into his own hands. >> he had a bag and said put it in the baggie handed to him. if he wants money get a job work like everybody necessary this world. >> there was a left hook right there. the robber is charged with armed robbery with a dangerous weapon. it's a girl and it's been a longtime coming for one family in indiana. talk about a century in fact. we'll explain coming up. those socks your aun

they had their own saying of the difference between harding and wilson, warning a vote or houses of columbus, ohio and there was a lot of truth to that. another is a i want to say -- he was picked to run for the senate because north of columbus they came out, two political offers, he will make a marvelous senator. when he got elected one of the first things he wanted to do was change the national emblem from the eagle to the chicken because there are more chicken than eagles. that shows how bright this guy was. >> in las vegas, you are on. >> caller: this is an attempt by mr. flynt to normalize deviance of bill clinton. his deviance had nothing to do with sex. it had to do with cheap law enforcement of an officer of the united states engaging in perjury and obstruction of justice. evidence of this is president clinton was the first president to lose his law license because of perjury and obstruction of justice. just a way of normalizing himself. >> guest: i would say that is not accurate. we are telling an important story. in the case of bill clinton, in which this national saga over sex cap

house. >> we have a photo from sara from columbus, indiana. what happens if they win? look how they keep crossing off because the colts haven't won a game. >> that is cruel. >> some of these teams, you feel so for them, and the fans. >> because peyton is not well. >> but the positive twist is the consumer is getting a break in this tough economy. >> okay. i like it. >> glass half full. >> giving it away free pretty soon. >> eddie from grimesland, north carolina, sent us this photo. there's no such thing as a free ride. this is my favorite. win a free ride by shoplifting. lucky winners will also have their name in the paper. >> so family and friends can see. that's clever. >> that's really good. >> reverse psychiatry. >> i love it. and finally, gavin from jacksonville, north carolina, submitted this photo. too late. busted. we cannot figure out why, we went back to the person that took it and said we don't understand if it's a loitering thing, why they would have that on one sign. >> well, then say don't loiter. >> one would think. >> thank you, sarah. is that it? send

columbus circle for several hours. traffic is back to normal. >>> coming up ahead, getting an early job on hanukkah. it doesn't begin for another two weeks but they will celebrate the holiday tonight at the white house. >> reporter: i'm danielle nottingham at the white house. coming up, mitt romney's campaign takes a swipe at the current republican frontrunner. >>> let's focus our attention now on the presidential race. we're less than four weeks away from the iowa caucuses. the race for the republican nomination is getting personal. mitt romney is now paying more attention to newt gingrich. so is president obama. danielle nottingham has more now from the campaign trail. >> reporter: the republicans running for the white house and president obama's campaign now have their sights set on newt gingrich. a new cnn poll shows the former house speaker holding a double digit lead in three early voting states. mitt romney's targeting those voters. in a morning conference call, his supporters launched a head- on attack against gingrich, pointing out what they call problems with his record. and the romney team has a new tv ad filled with family home movies. it doesn't mention gingrich who has been married thr

columbus sought or whoever got here first, had already gone. it was he who in 1908, and i think his single greatest stroke of statesmanship, assembled the first white house conservation conference of governors with all the chief executives of all the states together with men of science and men of interest to compile an inventory of the natural resources and a method of philosophy of protecting these resources for the children and the children's children of everybody alive in the country at that time. when he left the white house in march of 1909 conservation had become such an important topic that the world conservation conference was planned to take place in the white house two or three years after he left office and he handed the agenda of the conference over to his successor, william howard taft, who couldn't have cared less about the subject and allowed it to die and that conference never happened. when we look back on t r 100 years later, that is the one achievement of his presidency that we should revere and remember. it is something of a homecoming to me to come to this particular stretch of turf and to be in the proximity of this particular casse

columbus' arrival. sarah weinman, news editor fur publishers marketplace on the bestsellers of 2011 monday at 7 p.m. and tom brokaw monday at 8:30 p.m. eastern. the full booktv schedule is online at booktv.org. >> white housebudget director jacob lew took part in the annual national menorah lighting ceremony outside the white house tuesday. this year's celebration included the u.s. marine band. this is about 55 minutes. >> want to welcome you all here to the ellipse in washington, d.c. on the front lawn of the white house as once again we celebrate the lighting of the national hanukkah me -- menorah. i'm the executive vice president of american friends of lubavitch, the sponsor of the national menorah and this evening's event. we would like to introduce some special guests this evening. first among them, the united states marine band, the president's own led by major pettig. [applause] we're also delighted to have with us three of the world's foremost cantors, cantor jeff nydell who has served as our musical director for nearly 20 years now. and a new rising star on the jewish music scene, cantor lemmer. the united states marine band and the three cantors will welcome us with "a song of peace." are we read

columbus georgia home to strangers. all to spread christmas cheer. she started with decorations in one room and tells it it escalated. it has taken over the entire house> i have people that come in and they can't believe it. i have people come in and actually breakdown and start crying. >> with the lights and gadgets you have to imagine her power bill is through the roof. >> it is. my husband never say anything about it. i am just like the army. don't ask, don't tell. >> a well trained husband. the collection grows every year and some people bring gifts in and they add to the rooms. >>> america's biggest sporting event will take a change going high tech in indianapolis. how you will be be able to watch the superbowl like never before. and quick thinking and little help from twitter helps a woman retrieve a ring that was lost on a train as we go to break now, a picture of the warm thoughts for you on a cool december morning. that's. [audio not understandable] you are watching good morning maryland. back in a bit. ♪ i must have the wrong house. sister? we missed you. they waited up all night for you, you know. it's a long way from west africa. ahh...cof

columbus. sir weidman, news editor for publishers marketplace, on the best sellers of 2011. and tom brokaw monday at 8:30 p.m. eastern. the full book schedule is online. >> the house of representatives held a brief pro-forma session today in which democrats tried to get a vote on a bill to extend the payroll tax cut that passed the senate. here is that pro-forma session. ] the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. december 21, 2011. i hereby appoint the honorable michael g. fitzpatrick to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, reverend michael wilker, lutheran church of the reformation, washington, d.c. the chaplain: let us pray. gracious god, you give us light in the darkness. we praise you for the galaxies, stars, planets, and moon that shine in the night. we bless you for las and candles that ill lieu min our communities. we thank youor the fires that warm our homes and energize our work. we repent for the ways we pollute the beauty of the night, t ways we extinguish the light of companionship, the ways we fail to