kevin connelly was there today facing an additional five years behind bars if he is indeed convicted. police finally nabbing him after he managed to escape from a high-rise lockup by bust ago hole in the wall and he used bedsheets to scale some 20 stories down to the ground. a fox affiliate has more on how it all went down. >> he said please let me in. >> dan had no idea he was face-to-face with fugitive kevin connelly when he was forced to protect his family from harm's way. >> i told my kids get in the far kitchen corner. he didn't have much leverage or whatever. grabbed my arm on the outside and threw my shoulder into his face. >> he lives at phoenix condominiums and there's no telling how long connelly called this storage unit in one of the developments home. he's been on the run last month after escaping from a high rise federal jail in the south loop. >> apparently he was staying downstairs in the old storage. we don't know how he got in. >> detectives say a case-breaking tip from a maintenance worker who believed someone was sleeping in the property's basement helped police ca

jess cagle and chris connelly.w who is going to come out in front on best picture. a lot of people really love "les mis." i feel like it's the movie they've been waiting to see ten years in the theaters. and i have a feeling that "lincoln" playing to academy voters. a little slow and a little dark. there will be a lot of back and forth. >> i think "life of pi" moves in as best picture contender. >> despite all my efforts, no "magic mike." >> i called for that one, too. >> the song remains the same. >> she voted 100 times. thank you, guys, very much. we love doing the oscars with all of you. thanks to all of you for watching on this big oscar morning. we're counting down to the oscars. 45 days away right now. have a great day. >> live, and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. >> good morning at 8:56. u.s. senator ben cardin will visit maryland today and he disaster recovery recovery efforts are proceeding. president obama declared somerset county major disaster area. k ranks maryland n the nationbest i h year in a r

chris connelly is here. let's start with is the snubs. >> les miserables directed itself, katherine bigelow doesn't have to wear heels. the story was rebellion, rebellion in fans, in the house of philadelphia. a movie started life in a log cabin and just kept on going. >> oh, wow. impressive. >> fantastic. right there, lot more coming up. >>> we'll turn now to the deadly flu outbreak. >>> let's take a look. 12 nominations in all including best actor for daniel day-lewis. supporting actress for sally field. best director for steven spielberg. hugh jackman, best actress. anne hathaway for best supporting actress. >>> thanks. >> reporter: the biggest shock came in best director, argo's ben affleck and kathryn bigelo were were passed over. life of pi still sliced 11 nominations. alan arkin and phillip seymour hoffman. best actress includes the youngest actress, ever. and its oldest ever em manuelle. >>> turned out to be nine best pictures nominee in all. a possible ten. lot of them were granted betts director no

abc's chris connelly has all of the highlights from the screen actors guild awards. and one of our favorite movies have momentum. >> reporter: the best picture "argo" was an oscar favorite. >> it's cool. >> reporter: how did he remain calm when he had so many different roles? >> who said that? >> he was very much in control. i hate to say it in front of him. >> never say anything nice in front of me in my life. that was the first time. >> reporter: jennifer lawrence won a female best actor award for "silver linings playbook." >> reporter: winners of comedy series ensemble for the third time. >> i have a nice bathroom. i put them there. >> her bathroom is as big as my living room. >> i go in there when i'm depressed. >> reporter: anne hathaway, for "les mis." >> i want to thank my mother for voting for me. >> reporter: daniel day-lewis won for "lincoln." and "downton abbey's" cast left with the best ensemble award. you can get anywhere in town if you just wave those things tonight. >> reporter: it was a great night to be an actor, just ask ariel winter, who turns 15 t

i'll just go watch "quartet," starring maggie smith, billy connelly, tom courtenay, pauline collins and not stephen colbert. [cheers and applause] >> bye, dusty! bye, dusty! [cheers and applause] i call him dusty because we're friends. when we return, i sit down with director of "zero dark thirty," kathryn bigelow. [cheers and applause] we'll be right back. u [cheers and applause] >> stephen: welcome back, everybody. my guest tonight is an academy award winning director here to discuss her controversial film "zero dark thirty." my idea for a sequel: "weekend at osama's." please welcome kathryn bigelow. [cheers and applause] thank you so much. good to see you again. >> thank you. >> stephen: thanks for coming. >> thank you for having me. >> stephen: last time i saw you, i don't think you'd won the oscar for the hurt locker. >> i don't think i had. >> stephen: that's called the colbert bump. >> i want to apologize for not coming on the show when you wanted me. >> stephen: you bagged on me baby doll. >> i was spooked by the senate investigation. so i really apologize but i want to thank yo

the throw is short to chris connelly. georgia wins.gator bowl northwestern, and mississippi state wild cats get on the board right away. williams picks up and takes it in. at first bowl win in 64 years for n.u. the wizards and mavericks just got under way we'll have the highlights or low lights whatever works at 11:00. >> new year, newói >> if you are still celebrating the redskins win to the playoffs. we want you to send us a video. we want to see you sing "hail to the redskins" and we will play the clips later this week. >> i don't sing but i know the words. >> all right, we're going to talk weather and temperatures as we move through the next couple of days will be colder than we've seen over the past few days. after that, it looks pretty nice. temperatures in the 30's tomorrow but by friday lower 40's. sunday and monday middle 40's and by tuesday temperature around 50 degrees. if you like the snow nothing in sight right now however, i find it unlikely we'll have a snowless winter considering last year was snowless. >> probably not

chris connelly is in hollywood this morning. >> reporter: quvenzhane wallis. she may be knew to acting. but quvenzhane wallis is becoming accustomed to accepting accolades. >> thanks. >> reporter: as hushpuppy in the surreal bayou fable "beasts of the southern wild." a 6-year-old quvenzhane makes your heartbeat faster. from dread. from caring. for sheer rapture with her indomitable self. >> say i got you. >> i got you. >> reporter: without a mother. with a desperately ill dad, finding her way amid the squalor, chaos and community of a louisiana outpost called the bathtub, before and after a flood of epic proportions. >> the water's going to rise up so high. >> reporter: quvenzhane had never acted professionally before auditioning for the film. >> i was kind of nervous. i was too young. i lied on the sheet. i think my mom put 6. >> reporter: director benh zeitlin, an oscar nominee, spotted her magic and picked her to play hushpuppy, over some 4,000 other children. >> the crab is awake. >> how am i going to do this with this enormous script? and it's kind of har

first, abc's chris connelly has the story. >> reporter: in all english novels, things get steamy whendiet coke in, calling the gardener speaks the interest of these ladies. that's british model andrew cooper, who takes a spritzing cola can and reveals a sizzling six-pack, that seems to refresh everyone. many viewers must be feeling lucky. lucky vanous, that is. who in 1994, brought his pecs to the public. a voyeur consideration ad that put diet soda on a what a man map. how do these stack up? >> it's 11:30. >> it's 11:30. lucky vanous was 33 when he made 11:30 a time for luck. a nebraska native, former army ranger. this clip on his calendar shows, he served his beef cake rare. >> i feel awkward at times. >> reporter: today, andrew cooper and his wash board stomach, is 6'1", born in 1981. are you even listening to me? those who might have been chastised in the past for their appreciation of kate upton might object. but this ode of ogling seems all in fizzy fun. for "good morning america," chris connelly, abc news, los angeles. >>> and we are so happy to have the new diet coke hunk, and

chris connelly off to the races. 87 yards for the touchdown. that was murray's fifth touchdown pass of the day. he set a georgia bowl game record. georgia wins the shootout 45-31. love that bulldog. now to south carolina and michigan in the outback bowl. fourth quarter, michigan tries handing off, but clowney is there, he knocks the runner's helmet off and forces the fumble. south carolina recovers and would eventually score the touchdown on the next drive. end of the game, 16 seconds left, dillon thompson finds bruce ellington, 32-yard score. south carolina wins it the at end 33-28. coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," more on speaker boehner. he becomes public enemy number one for some conservatives after he sends the fiscal cliff bill to the house floor for an up or down vote where it passed with democratic support. we will break don't winners and losers. joe, mika and the "morning joe" crew. when we come back, we'll huddle up around the water cooler and preview the most ridiculous laws taking effected in 2013. let's say it wil

we caught up with the congressman of maryland and congressman jerry connelly a shortime ago. both are very frustrated that the house appears to have made little progress. little movement tonight in what passed the senate in the wear hours of this morning overwhelmingly. let's listen to hear what they had to say. >> and you had them from the most liberal members to the most conservative members of the united states senate. joined forces for the good of the country. and here in the house you will have the republican speaker refusing to allow us to have an up or down vote on the compromise. is it everything you want? no. some of us would consider it as a holds your -- hold your noes vote. if this is the best that you can do for the last day of congress, let's get it done. it will be much more helpful than harmful to get this done. >> reporter: support for this bill does not fall strictly on partisan lines by the way. our colleague is here as we just spoke to another house democrat who does not support this bill. gary? >> james moran of virginia home to 65,000 employees in that d

both connelly and still attend he punched for taken to the hospital immediately after his capture he appears to have a torn hamstring. he was arrested here back in 2004 and at that time he did have a dress since he escaped last month they were actually here this morning and they have left before the 911 call came and now he and banks both back at the mcc's facing possibly escape charges as well as their convictions for bank robbery. he wants to retire one day but will it be sooner or later. richard mell said that he would be stepping down in a few days and then he said he wouldn't be going anywhere anytime soon. what happened when it was announced on december the finally agreed on aldermen eugene sawyer. mayor emanuel said that he did have a conversation with him about retiring. >> as of this point it's not true. i've talked to him about his retirement and he said that he eventually will do it. mel also said when the day comes to retire he would like to see his daughter state rep debra mel to succeed him. tonight a young father is grateful for a second chance the on-the posted pictur

chris connelly gone, 87-yard sprint to the zone. murray finished with 427 yards passing and five touchdowns to help georgia take care of the capital one bowl, and billy cundiff has been signed as a place kicker by the 49ers, but they have not waived david akers. he's on to give him a little competition. if you follow the 49ers, you know they have trouble at place kicker now going into the playoffs. >>> as we mentioned the house is expected to vote soon on the plan to avert the fiscal cliff. we are staying on it here and in washington. we'll break it down tonight at 10:00, and if it breaks before 10, you can find the information on ktvu.com. >> thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. look at you g withy u-verse high speed internet. you know, in my day you couldn't just start streaming six ways to sunday. you'd get knocked off. and sometimes, it took a minute to download a song. that's sixty seconds, for crying out loud. we know how long a minute is! sitting, waiting for an album to download. i still have back problems. you're onl

connelly and ray burn say the same thing. second time robert kennedy comes down, he apparently -- [inaudible] okay. the second time he comes down, with a is happened is that john -- and each of these meetings. he wants to meet with lyndon johnson and i ladybird is saying they ought to not meet together. there's too much antagonism there. the second time bobby kennedy comes down he says i have to get ray burn. johnson said of connelly he made him the campaign manager because he was the only man tough enough to handle bobby kennedy. connelly knows as tough as he he, someone a lot tougher and it's sam ray burn. sam is old, we know he had has cancer at the time. he's blind but he's sam ray burn. the unsmiling grim figure who has ruled the house of representatives for a quarter of a century. c-span: and he's from texas. tell us why they are so personally close. >> guest: almost a father son thing. ray burn loved johnson like a son. and he would spend perhaps most sundays in washington the johnson's home, and he loved the two johns

the supreme court and mr connelly because the board want a little club in the country and in the last few months the government had a dobro i think you're going to go through and the basic facilities to do this to do the we're going to be the rights of a minority who are already going back on its feet meaning it has become all too easy for the militants and the situation is going to be going over to going to school or the intensity of this is ration is just totally growing where we're seeing not just tens of thousands of people arriving at the protest we're now hearing reports of up to one hundred thousand people expected here now talking about our original of operations the indian prime minister is already distancing himself from his pakistani counterpart outside of yourself i wish we had more time for this we don't idolize the editor at the center for research and security studies in islamabad a pleasure to have you on the program today. well this is a finale a grim anniversary for the u.s. and vietnam. they cannot in spite of the fact that they have great military supremacy go in a

. >> reporter: while it's true some may be taking home as much as 25-bucks a week, terry connelly withgate university's ageno school of business says that doesn't mean consumers will stop spending >> we have to be careful and not make our reports based on rumors or extrapolations. it is not clear weather or not the consumer will be impacted. >> reporter: connolly says the we've seen desperate for years and it has had very little impact on consumer spending. on top of that is important to think that the income tax is not going up for the middle-class dan kerman, kron 4. >> gary: >> jacqueline: temperatures will be warmer. that will continue for the rest of the week. and nearly 40 degrees and for the afternoon highs. nearly 60. as we take a look outside the satellite & radar. it it is going to drive that storm well to the north. with rain and warmer temperatures court tomorrow, it is still going to be cold. 30's in santa rosa. 29 in fairfield and for the inland valleys, 33 in pleasanton. concord, warmer for the bay shore. mid upper 30's. san francisco, and chilly but no freeze warnings o

the annual gala and the f the residents can talk maggie into performing, this cast includes billy connelly and gathered up dustin hoffman. worth three and half stars pg-13, go for the music. lincoln, "silver linings playbook" and "argo" for this weekend. also opening is "hansel and gretel." i haven't seen it yet. we will see the screen actors guild awards and they will give us a hint at the oscar. >> have you made a prediction on best snict >> i took it back. >> it up in the air. >> i think so. >> i'm confused. >> thank. coming up next more trouble for lance armstrong. a lawsuit over his cheating into his way into the tour de france. >> a woman's easy pass malfunctions leaving her with a monster >> the blue 95 express lanes are open and if you have an e-zpass you should be able to go. >> a woman contacted abc when she discovered her easy pass isn't working. >> you don't know what went through my head. >> laura was steamed when she saw what the 495 express lane said she os for three days worth of toll road driving. >> that isrydy you luss. >> -- ridiculous. >> she had no idea until she got

chris connelly, let's talk about tv. tv, movies, you go first.me what you want me to know about 2013. we saw some good ones in '12. where are we heading. >> movies first, "the lone ranger" coming out in july. we got some entertainment on the way. any time johnny depp can float his i had sin contractic self on top of a story, jerry bruckheimer knows how to rock it. he plays tonto and they should have a lot of fun. this had to happen "the heat" coming in april. this is sandra bullock as a straight-laced fbi agent. melissa mccarthy as a boston cop. it's like "rizzoli and and islest on a whole bunch of jell-o shots from the director of "bridesmaids." >> it's funny. >> how could it not be for april. >>> "world war z" as brad pitt takes on a zombie apocalypse, how much fun could that be? this is a somewhat fraught production, they've had to work on the end of the movie a fair amount. a lot who loved the original novel are objecting to the change but could be exciting. brad sees this as a possibly socially conscious film along with being a huge action e

mike connelly with the finish. >> welcome to dwight powell's block party.some against washington state. he had four rejections. cardinals begin pac-12 play, broke modem but spelled differently. 57-54 powell, 11 boards. aaron bright, clever shot. he had a game high 21. stanford wins. in berkeley, best shooter was not this one, rick bar

billy connelly is funny as always.though mrs. brown reminds us of his acting.ine with delicasy and charm. not a penetrating look at aging, but like the best exotic marigold hotel, a chance to relate and identify. at a time of violentand bloody movies. this is one to see to remind us of movies that connect and make us care. marty? >> let's take a quick look outside this morning. let's check in for your first forecast. live look outside at heavenly valley this morning. cloudy today. with scattered showers this morning. then isolated showers this afternoon. snow in higher elevations. highs 42 to 47. 50s through oakland. taking a look at the satellite and radar. we have weather pushing and with spotty showers. mainly expecting cooler temperatures. as we track and for this afternoon. and the weekend, most of that merger will stay out of the area. through lake tahoe, and for our conditions. a bit of a cool down. and you can see 50s in the south bay. through mountain view, santa clara, and fremont. and in san jose. along the del mid '50s through fairfield. with mid '5

and chris connelly looks at the favorites. >> reporter: this sunday's s.a.g. for the oscars. >> me and oscar together -- >> reporter: it's the first time these performers will be judged by their acting peers. some 75% of s.a.g. award winners, in such categories as best actor, have gone on to take home oscar. >> i've been blessed with wonderful experiences over the years. >> reporter: in movie and tv categories that include best stunt and best ensemble, nearly 100,000 s.a.g. actor union members are eligible to cast votes. >> i think every actor and artist who has struggled in their work would love at some point to be acknowledged for it. >> thank you. >> reporter: tv comedy die near dick van dyke will be honored in sunday's two-hour spectacle. for "good morning america," chris connelly, abc news, los angeles. >> that will be fun to see. the awards this sunday, on tnt and tbs. >>> and coming up, what weight loss pros, like your personal trainer, okay, i need a better pizza. one made with only real cheese. a pizza my family will love. (announcer) freschetta natur

the bush administration policies under connelly's the rise was to inoculate from a venezuela -- underbama administration promised a lot, but delivered little. we've seen very much a continuity between bush and obama. one is heartened to hear in november the u.s. and venezuela opened up back channels and began a conversation about the possibility of establishing new relationships and exchanging ambassadors. i think that is positive. >> miguel tinker salas, in the next few days and weeks, what will you be looking for in terms of signs of what is going to happen in venezuela? clearly, the government has taken the position only if president chÁvez is out of commission for 90 days and then they can renew that for another 90 days, so basically 180 dayperiod for he to be incapacitated where it would then be forced to take action in terms of new elections. talk about what you're looking for. >> i think we will see the opposition continue the campaign, claim there is a constitutional crises. i think there will see if they can create -- if divisions exist. none have been evident, but i think it

murray hooks up with chris connelly. this a 49-yard touchdown. beautiful pass by murray.etting warmed up. after the two-point conversion, knotted up at 31-31. murray had an outstanding day throwing for five touchdown passes. this one is to keith marshall from 24 yards out. bulldogs go on to win capital one bowl. 45-31. elsewhere the sec versus big ten theme continues. south carolina up against michigan. wolverines and -- gamecocks up 7-3. saunders adds to that lead. pun return the distance. 63 yards the other way. make it 14-3 south carolina. we skip ahead to the fourth quarter. michigan spotting their way back. gardner with the touchdown toss to jeremy. 17 yards. 28-27. old ball coach wouldn't be denied on this day. dim an thompson is going to find bruce ellington important the go-ahead score. south carolina. they go on to win it. 33-28. >>> today was the terps' final nonconference game. maryland will start acc schedule play against virginia tech. first up, they had to take care of business. terps won 11 straight. today they pushed that number to 12. comcast center. mary

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you can e-mail us all there like connelly did, the misfit soccer mom of "the stephanie miller show." help rocky mountain mike. i know he just lost his job near vail. he's the most talented, handsome, romantic man in the world. she's going to be in d.c. january 19th but -- he said -- she said i know he had to cancel his trip to d.c. for the sexy liberal show. he's everything, right? he doesn't even probably need to stay in vail. i'm shilling for rocky mountain mike. he's unbelievably talented radio guy. he does i. t., an amazing photographer. >> i believe he does i.tie., he's an amazing photographer. >> stephanie: if you have something for mike, shoot us an e-mail. she says i will be there in my steph head t-shirt. this will be number four sexy liberal show for connelly, the misfit soccer mom from frederick, maryland. and the tickets are going very, very quickly. >> announcer: four years ago, we witnessed a first inauguration of president obama. ♪ like a virgin ♪ >> this time around, stephmy miller and her team of two term comics are coming to make this a party d.c. will never forget.

throwing it to marshall, a nice catch. 24 yds and to take a look with chris connelly.o defenders and you were 87 yds to put the game on ice. five touchdowns. georgia ovictorious. michigan vs. south carolina. taking on the michigan wolverines. sanders, take a look. 14-3 south carolina. 22-21. take a look! this ball is free. and how under four minutes, michigan takes the lead by one in. 17 seconds, thompson. for the injured starter ellington and it makes the catch. the game-winning touchdown. 33- 28. a south carolina. northwestern has not had a victory since 1949 the longest drought in college history. it ended today in the gator bowl against mississippi state. fitzgerald. tyler russell intercepted by quentin williams. and on the 30 yd line, northwestern, 7- nothing. cold air cannot find a receiver and it takes it off and 31 yds down to the number 4 yd line. and trevor 27-13 northwestern. 34-20 = final score. fitzgerald. their first victory since 1949. >> the 49ers in the midst of three days off as harbaugh rests him team during the bye week. move.bringing in a kicker to

chris connelly off to the races, 87 yards for the score.ray had five touchdown passes, an all-time record. georgia wins the shootout, 45-31. >>> south carolina and michigan. outback bowl. fabled outback bowl. >> fabled. >> michigan tries handing off -- >> this thing has been huge since 1993. >> jadeveon clowney. south carolina recovers and eventually scored. >> oh, my lord! >> then skip ahead, end of the game. south carolina is trailing by a point. 16 seconds to go. quarterback dylan thompson finds bruce ellington for the dramatic 32-yard score. gamecocks win it at the end, 33-28. >>> enough sports. thank you. coming up next, we have "mika's must-re must-read opinions pages." >> my s.e.c. not doing as well. >> but they've got the big one coming. >> mississippi state. who was the other? lsu losing to clemson, man. that was a shock. >> the big one coming up next monday. >> the big one coming up, alabama. >> you're watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. ♪ aww man. [ male announcer ] returns are easy with free pickup from the u.s. postal s