at this point compton's case is closed. >> later with the video camera we provided him, compton expressedteup. >> talking about this. the end result on this situation right here. what's going to happen -- thrown away. thrown out. in the trash. >> the prison disciplinary board assessed compton with a loss of 60 days of good time, but suspended it pending good behavior. on the way back from the hearing an inmate begins yelling the threats. >> [ bleep ] [ bleep ]. >> send it up [ bleep ] [ bleep ]. >> after securing compton in the dorm, his escort officer sergeant tibbles comes back out to investigate. >> while i was walking compton back up to the dorm, he was threatened. his life was threatened. so i'm looking for the guy who threatened when i locked him up. i know he was short. a white guy with a blue cap on. i'm almost sure i know who it is. as soon as i see him i'll know exactly who it is. as soon as i see him, i'll know exactly who it is. hey, come here. >> what did i do? >> why don't we step over here for a second? >> i ain't done nothing. >> the inmate is identified as richard canada.

armen keteyian, cbs news, compton, california. >> pelley: if you want to win a presidential election, you had better carry this town. that story is next. cc1: it down. how the mood went m good karma to bad vibes. nen cbs 5 >> pelley: finalry >> pelley: finally tonight, there's good reason that president obama went to pennsylvania today. since 1948, no democrat has won the white house without carrying that state. and he's got a lot of work to do in scranton. in the last three years there, the unemployment rate has gone from 6.4% to 9.7%. we asked chip reid to go there it to find out what the voters are saying. >> reporter: the 2012 presidential election may well come down to the half a million or so folks who live here in the pennsylvania, an area with the valley around scranton, pennsylvania, an area with the highest unemployment rate in the state for 18 months in a row. >> you don't understand that you have a job, you're doing well, tomorrow, it's gone. >> reporter: steve simko hasn't worked since last may, and at age 63, missed his mortgage payment last month for the first time in h

armen keteyian, cbs news, compton, california. >> donnyetta and kitam hamm have children in compton highith a 3.8 gpa and now being recruited by a dozen elite schools. they join us this morning. good to have all of you with us. kitam, junior, give me a sense. i know you knew dannie farber. what is the pressure like on you as an athlete to be involved in a gang? >> the pressure for me is very hard, because like it's very hard because like everybody wants -- everybody wants you to be a part of a gang and stuff because you're a big-time athlete and stuff. basically, exposure to the game and you also is very hard. it's very hard basically. >> i would imagine too there is probably a little bit of fear on your part in doing everything you can to stay out of that because could that make you a target? >> yes. because like if i turn a gang down, they will basically like -- like they will want to pursue me. >> it's a very thought for any parent. donnyetta, i know you and your husband have worked very hard to make sure everybody knows you have that strong family unit the coach was talking about and

oregon is set to play with compton in the rose bowl on monday.ore the game, don't choke on your steak and check out the rose parade here on nbc bay area january 2nd. our coverage starts at 8:00, right and early in the morning. >>> it is 4:55. let's check the roads with mike inouye. how we look sng. >> they're looking good. very light volume the last couple of weeks. we have a few issues affecting a lot of roadways. it's the fog. there's a fog advisory for the bay bridge. as we get a live shot, reports of the lower deck eastbound to the lower side, the lights are out. often times the shot looks normal. there are no interruptions to the traffic flow. just a note, prepare for a darker commute. but it looks like everything is okay. back to the maps. we'll show you the maze from oakland. berkeley, no problem. a fog advisory off the carquinez bridge. slow it down. we'll track the roads. so far things are looking pretty good. >>> as 2011 comes to a close, many americans are getting rid of things that did not work out for them the past year. a number of

jon: we begin with this fox news alert out of compton, california. this is one of those rare ones, the kttv chopper was flying from one assignment to another and saw an ominous cloud of smoke there in compton, california. probably getting this house fire, to this house fire even before the fire department did. no word on whether there are any injuries yet. firefighters, you can see, just making entry into this one-story home in compton, california that is burning right now. it is that time of year when, you know, because of christmas trees and candles burning and auld kinds of holiday festivities, you wind up with far too many house fires. chimney fires, that kind of thing. but that is what is going on in compton, california. we'll try to keep an eye on it. let you know whether this family made it out okay. good morning to you, on this day after christmas. all eyes are on iowa as we count town to the caulk can yous. good morning, i'm jon scott. >> will be there before you know it. jon: a week and a day. >> great to be with you. i'm jamie colby in for

and and compton who was with abc news. they are the three panelists, three women who said to bernie, when a minute. we think that question, tried to talk a matter of it. and at least not use her name. and bernie was adamant that he would ask the question. and i think in doing some supporting, old-fashioned sporting about the reading and have a knockabout discovered that there were some hard feelings that exist to the state about the fact that these three analysts try to talk to other best in the question in the first place. there was some talk about whether somebody the question ahead of time. the word leaked out. at any rate it left. and it's so you let, it's a good lesson for all of us. including the two of us. all of the frailties of human kind exist among journalism as they do among politicians and lawyers and preachers and bus drivers and everybody else. and in this case there was an honest, i believe, honest disagreement over what each one heard. and what each one believed. and there was an -- there weren't any good

gorng writes burbank, i thought compton was more your style.e, i can't believe you're here in l.a., did you even go to sleep any just got home from the clu club. >> i wish i were cool enough to say just rolled in, kutcher and i were hanging out. no, i went to bed at like 7:00 in my room, had warm milk and crackers. how about one more. >> brian writes i've been up all night worried that that scary old lady would host your show again. >> that's in the right. mike barnicle was kind must have to sit in, getting up in the middle of the night to h

. >>> here on the west side mitchell and compton state hosting. game that started out tight off the steal, nice touch pass. chris , nightest finished. >> they lead by 15 and cut it to three but tony, too much. 27 points for tony. he had six tryfect tores and wins 71-57 over win less talson who is win less. that's rough. real quickly, chris paul form early of the charlotte hornets is now a clipper. >> okay. >> nice. >> thank you. >>> coming up, talk about living the sweet life. >> rent for this apartment and the features that make it so ,,, man: my electric bill was breaking the bank. so to save some money, i trained this team of guinea pigs to row this tiny boat. guinea pig: row...row. they generate electricity, which lets me surf the web all day. guinea pig: row...row. took me 6 months to train each one, 8 months to get the guinea pig: row...row. little chubby one to yell row! guinea pig: row...row. that's kind of strange. guinea pig: row...row. such a simple word... row. anncr: there's an easier way to save. get online. go to geico.com. get a qu

one on compton road at old centreville, the other one, wolf run shoals in clifton due to high-standingcoming up, we'll talk about all of the closures gep at 4:39. back to you, andrea and mike. >> the battle for the republican presidential nomination is getting personal. just days after promising a more aggressive campaign, mitt romney begins airing a new ad in early voting states. >>> as tara mergener reports, he's not the only one trying to get a leg up. >> i'm a man of steadiness. >> mitt romney doesn't mention newt gingrich in a new ad. >> i've been married to the same woman for 42 years. >> but the commercial filled with home movies highlights differences with the former house speaker who's tied the knot three times. romney isn't the only one trying to catch up with the g.o.p. front-runner. rick perry reaches out to evangelicals in his own new ad. >> there is something wrong when gays can serve openly but our kids can't openly celebrate christmas or pray in school. >> gingrich's recent rise in the polls has surprised the white house. president obama's advisors now think there is a

watch out for high-standing water in centreville, compton road at old centreville road and clifton at chapel road. more on road closures due to flooding coming up at 5:01. mike, back to you. >>> emmy award winning actor harry morgan best known for his role as colonel sherman t. potter on the hit show mash has died. he died from complications from pneumonia at his home in brentwood, california. he was a popular character actor in 50 movies before his role in "mash" and his first major roehl, officer bill gannon. he would star in eight other shows including m.a.s.h. he was 96. >>> forget the two front teeth, most kids want appear ipad for christmas. 44% of youngsters hope they'll find a tablet computer stuffed inside their stocking. but it is not the only apple device they want. the popular ipad touch, ipod touch rather and iphone are also on the top of several kids' lists. >>> if the cost of the ipad does not fit into your gift giving budget, there are a bunch of tablets made just for young children which may be priced just right. >> lesli foster compares the features and the prices th

let's take a live look on compton road. it is going to slow down after route 50. but the lanes are open, it is incident free. taking a look at i-95. no problems to report. heading for the beltway. a little slow in landmark. no big deals. coming up in my next report we'll go into maryland at 5:59. mike, back to you. >>> senate democrats plan to offer a new proposal today to extend the payroll tax cut into the new year. democrats and republicans both want to con the cuts but they can't agree on how to pay for it. the payroll cuts for millions of americans expire at the end of the month. >>> a you united states spy plane is now apparently in the hands of i are rainian officials. they shot down the drone and recovered it with minimal damage. >> now to a story you'll only see on 9. a virginia mother is outraged after a school forced her son to wear a weighted belt in class. tonya pane knew her son was being treated for impulse control issues. what she didn't know was that his teachers were making him wear the belt every day. pane signed a waiver for the occupational th

. >> reporter: so it was on memorial day weekend, 2009, that farber sat down to dinner at this comptong a young guy approached dannie. >> he walked straight up to the table and say, where are you from, cuz? >> reporter: what does that mean in this day and age? >> it means he was a gang banger. dannie stood up and said, what? that's when he started shooting. >> reporter: when it was over farber was shot three times, collapsing as he stumbled to the door. >> i lifted up his shirt and didn't know what to do. i saw the bullet hole in the middle of his chest. and i knew he was going to die. >> reporter: after an eighth-month investigation arlen watson was arrested, a known member of the crypts on first-degree murder charges. farber was mistaken by watson for a rival gang member, breaking a mother and step-father's heart. >> i just can't believe this. i can't believe this. that's all i was saying. this has to be a nightmare. this is a nightmare. >> it just seems like everything -- your whole world comes to an end. >> reporter: in the end farber was an innocent victim at the intersection of g