curtis is serving a 25-year sentence for robbery.g side of the road. the result of that, i lost my wife, i lost my kids. i made one decision, one bad decision in life, and it got me 25 years, which i'll be 48 when i get out, which i was 22 when i came in here. >> the program at the prison gives inmates the opportunity to box against fighters from rival institutions. in just a few days curtis will travel with the boxing team to a nearby state penitentiary where he will compete for the title in his weight division. >> to just get in that ring and fight, you got to be a stone warrior to fight, especially in prison fighting because i think it's more harder than professional fights. if i take this belt, if i win, i'm the man. i mean, nobody has beat this cat for three to four years, and if i beat him i'm the big man on the compound. nobody tell me nothing. >> one way in which curtis draws inspiration is through his family. >> i brought him in. >> two days before this fight, curtis's mother, sister, and niece traveled to elayn hunt to wish

people like curtis butler.eteran is paying it forward by helping dozens of georgia power customers here in atlanta. our affiliate of wxia tells us how. take a look. >> reporter: he's at it again. for the second day in a weerks curtis butler delivers stress relief to those struggling with their bills. here he encounters a woman whose electricity has been off for a week. >> god bless. merry christmas. god blesses us. why can't we bless others. >> reporter: curtis butler is not a rich maim. he came home from iran suffering from post stress. he spent some time living in his car until his adjustments brought him to a home in atlanta to his apartment. >> being thankful for what i have. if you can put a smile on somebody's face, that's major blessing. >> reporter: there was tears when he dropped $2,000 to pay the bills of strangers. michael guice was one of them. >> i was in awe of what happened. that's when i witnessed how well god works through men. >> reporter: he also repaid kianna's bill. there was a little left

tavis: pleased to welcome jamie lee curtis back to this program. the award-winning actor and best-selling author is out with her 10th new book for young readers. the latest is called "my brave year of firsts: tries, sighs and high fives." i love that title. but that's not the book. that's not the book cover. that's james taylor and me. >> you know what? you're taunting. this is taunting. this is actually certifiable taunting. you are taunting me. tavis: that's james taylor and tavis smiley. >> yes. i'm surprised you're not making out. tavis: so how about the book cover, guys? >> no, no, forget the book cover. let's see the after picture. tavis: there you go. there's the book cover. >> by the way, i now know why you're mr. smiley. tavis: why? oh, yeah, yeah. >> okay, what's your favorite james taylor song ever written? tavis: ooh, come on, come on. >> best james taylor song ever written? oh, come on, if you had asked me on the spot -- tavis: that changes every week. >> say if we had just switched the whole thing and i'm in your seat? tavis: give me

but curtis has to do to find these native people is literally go to the hideouts. he has to go to the bottom of the grand canyon. where different people are purch, this warock ase. there are thought of as apathetic and ancient people. most of them will be gone in a generation's time. chief joseph, the apache, he shows a certain sense of defiance that you may have captured me, brokenly, or destroyed by people but you can't destroy me. they are iconic in a certain sense that they reinforce our view of the indians, but they are iconic that they don't. they force us to consider these people as real people. in >> also timothy speaking about those extraordinary photographs of edward curtis. it brings today's shows to a close. due to check out our facebook page as well. thank you for watching, have a great weekend. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers use

. >>> cory curtis is being asked to stop having children. court records show that curtis joes roughly $85,000 including interest. curtis says he's been making payments over the last two years and says he has a good relationship with his children. >>> your daily doze of aspirin may not be as effective as you think. a new study shows that taking pills that are coated could reduce the drugs effectiveness or even take away its effectiveness all together when it comes to reducing heart attacks and strokes. a study from the university of pennsylvania was trying to find out why some people were resistant to aspirin when they realized the coating of the pill could really be the problem. bayer which makes aspirin says if used as directed its product will have its benefits. >>> the town is still within the range, they say the findings are a serious public health warning and want if there's any environmental link. >>> if you just can't get enough of the smell of pizza inside pizza hut you're in luck. the pizza chain is releasing their own perfume. the

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curtis inabinett was born in islington, south carolina, and when curtis was 11, his father passed away leaving curtis as the oldest of 11 siblings to shoulder the responsibility of helping to manage the family farm and look after his younger brothers and sisters. . he attended south carolina state college and after several years in the army, he became a teacher at baptist highly high school in charleston, south carolina, where he taught for 13 years. he then became the principal of a middle school. a position he held until his retirement in 1989. his commitment to public service went beyond his passion for education. he and i got started in politics around the same time when he was appointed as the first african american on the charleston county election commission. later, curtis would win his seat on the ravenel town council. and in 1982, became the first african-american mayor of ravenel. in 1991, curtis was elected to the south carolina house of representatives. he retired from the house in 2000. following the 2001 settlement of a redistricting lawsuit, curtis became one of three af

each child received a gift from a huge mound of presents donated by the curtis bay athletic club. for 43 years the athletic club has thrown its party and one of its members has been there every time. >> kind of breaks me up. this is the only thing. >> it's a special day for me but a my daughter's 2 years old and actually gets a present. >> wow. a new barbie! >> best day of the year. it is. actually better than christmas because you see thee kids. they enjoy it. the parents are thavengful for it. makes you feel good to be able to see something for people and their community. >> one child told us what he wanted did not come in a box. perhaps understanding a deeper meaning of the holidays, even at his young age. >> to have my family for christmas. that's all i really want. >> deborah weiner, wbal tv 11 news. >>> washington now, where the fiscal cliff is now just eight days away and washington is closed for the christmas holidays. lawmakers return this week to pick up right where they left off in a stale mate. president obama is calling on lawmakers to find a compromise bf before it's

curtis and deborah, roma beach we'll see you next time. nicely done.ongratulations. >> i'm really glad that you were able to accept my baggage. that's huge and major for me. >> you're going to have to i guess work that out. >> yeah. >> it's been a long time. captioned by closed captioning services, inc. >>> a high speed chase in oakland kills an innocent victim and injuries several hours. i'm eric thomas, in for kristen sze. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. a car took off and crashed into a car at 98th and stanley in oakland. >> reporter: we just got the name of the driver of that bmw. he is 34-year-old saint dewan moore he's in custody, he will be facing serious charges for hitting a lincoln that had five inside, one person was killed. chp officers say the driver of this bmw stopped when they pulled him over. as they walked up to his car, he took off and caused a fatal car accident. they don't know why. >> does not appear to be that the bmw was stolen. we are still trying to determine the driver of the bmw fled the scene. >> reporter: he crashed into a li

curtis says he has been making payments for the last two years says he has a good relationship with his kids. >>> news time now 6:33. and police are trying to figure out exactly how a police officer's service weapon was fired inside an emergency room. at st. joseph's medical center in towson. a baltimore county police officer was guarding a prisoner who needed a medical treatment in the e. r.. then yesterday afternoon a member of the staff noticed the prisoner had a needle hidden in his clothing. the prisoner tried to grab the employee and when the officer stepped in the prison eluent for the service weapon. >> the prisoner attempted to take her weapon. there was a struggle over the gun. and at some point the weapon discharged firing a shot into the wall. >> other officials were not hospital and they stepped in to subdue the suspect after the shot was fired. thankfully no one was injured. >>> 6:34 right now. and f-15 fighter pilot with the florida national guard rattled some nerves and also some windows when he put an air show in an iowa neighborhood. he was flying low. really low. righ

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. >> reporter: earl curtis takes aim with an assault rifle.n store in virginia. curtis says since the newtown shoot i shootings, gun owners have been getting a bad ran. >> when the gun ban happened, that really didn't curb crime either. so like i said, whether you cut it down the five, one, still does the same damage, which is bad. okay? what we need to do is teach gun safety and education, also take care of mental health issues. >> reporter: there are new calls in washington to bring back the assault weapons ban and other gun control measures. that is having an impact here. one of of the things we're seeing is a run on some gun supplies. this rack here used to be filled with magazines like this. but because of concerns of gun control laws, you can see they're all gone. supporters say it is not harder to get ahold of the weapon, but looking at beefing up school security. they say arming teachers is one option that should at least be considered. >> i know there has been a knee jerk reaction against that. i think there should at least be a discu

. >> curtis simms says the water came and damaged the den and the floors. >> it is pretty bad. it's pretty bad when it would come up to your furnace in your family room. >> it coif been much worse. that's the word from officials who surveyed the creek. if last night's 9:00 p.m. high tide had come just a few hours earlier. heavy rains ended around 6:00 p.m. yesterday. >> if at that moment there had been a very high tide, we could have had serious flooding. so, we were lucky in that respect. >> reporter: still, the creek did manage to find its way into nearby neighborhoods. as the water rose, officials decide toad sack wait hundreds. several homes sustained major water damage. >> we want to raise the level of the levy, create a wall and deal with the boils and then in the next few days we will make further assessments. >> for the long term, city and county officials have been promising a major flood criminal problem since '98. curtis simms wants the project finished yesterday. >> in 1998, we were here. 14 years later, it's about time to do something about it. >> reporter: we're b

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. >> reporter: and time has never been more precious for theresa curtis. which is why she and her family are going on an all expense paid vacation. you call it a time out from cancer? >> a time out from cancer because that's exactly what it is. >> beautiful here. >> reporter: a journey to remember ahead on "sunday morning." >> osgood: bradley cooper is an actor with a number of successful films to his credit and to hear some industry observers tell it a possible academy award nomination in his future. er is ree that altschul catches up with him in his own hometown. >> it's a night you'll never forget. >> reporter: "the hangover" made bradley cooper one of hollywood's biggest stars. now his role in the new film "silver linings play book" has critics talking about an oscar. >> you look nice. >> reporter: not that anyone from philly is surprised. >> i just saw your movie. it was great. >> did you like it? >> i loved it. >> oh, good. >> reporter: what does it do for you coming here? >> tranquility. >> reporter: going whom bradley cooper, ahead on "sunday morni

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curtis not to have any more children. now, i know the aclu is going to go come up and go whoa, whoa, whoa, wait, wait, wait. who is supporting these nine children that the guy won't support? adam and o'reilly and miller. that's who is supporting them, right here. it's about responsibility. we have every color, every religion doing this kind of stuff, but in this country the corey curtises of the world and i'm so happy this judge boyle held him accountable. it's basically like they skate through life. i'll have nine kids by six different women and i won't pay for them. hey, see you later. i'm going to the saloon or aim going to the game. who is going to? hey, here we are. >> not only are we going to pay today, we're going to pay tomorrow and the next day when these kids get into trouble and get into the system because they didn't have a father figure to discipline them. it's not just how much -- it's not the lunch we're paying for today. it's prison and rehab and unemployment that we can look forward to in the future becau

each child received a gift from a mound of presence donated by the curtis bay athletic club. for 33 years, the club has thrown this party and one of its members has been there every time. >> it kind of breaks me up. >> it is a special day for me because my daughter is two years old. she gets to know what christmas is really about. >> best day of the year. better than christmas. these kids enjoy it. their parents are thankful for it. makes you feel good to be able to do something for people. >> one child told us what he wanted did not come into a box. >> having my family for christmas. >> it is that time of year. if you want to show off your holiday decorations, go to our facebook page and send us a picture of your decorations. if your selected, we will show it off. would you have tonight? >> we are looking for some clear weather. fleury on christmas eve. nothing to get crazy about but some could see a couple of flurries, so we can say we saw some. >> just because you said we should not, we will. >> taking a look outside. the harbor, 38. dry as high pressure is moving in. the

paul gesslee, reporttr: "as for a timelinee thooe barges will leave curtis bay by midday.e will be pere in the harbor by sundown. and the fireworks will beein , - promptty at midnight. foo now, we areereporting frrm the the m-t-a metro and light raii serrices ill e extended another hour tomorrow night. today was a really windy daa in baltimore. flags and trees winds gusts topping 35 miles h - per hour. and the high wiids even &pprought ddwn this tree on 41s ptreet this morning.this is just befooe tte bridge on the onto a power line.city crews workee to clear the road of debris.theepower line did not power was loss. and hat wind.... made it feel really chilly out there. there. let's go to meteorologist tony pagnotti for a look at what's happening noo. &p(((((take nats))))three ssconds cop car carcrashed and splli in two. dramatic new video as a jetliner goes down in russia. and the reason the deaah toll wwsn'' much worse. the worst day of his presidency.barackkobama talls the school assaarr will shhpe &phis priooities for his second term. hatt crime on tte tracks.what polic

all the preps done now inn curtis bay. federal hill, fells point and canton, shooting off special fireworks this year, orange and white. commemorating the tribute to the orioles, sponsoring part of the display. >>> the science center celebrating the new year at the other 12:00. hosting the 5th annual midnight noon celebration. the ball drops at high noon, the party continues until 2:00 in the afternoon. midnight noon activities are free with a paid admission to the mailed science center. >>> hagerstown teenager who died this year in a single car crash will be honored as part of a float tomorrow. hoover died in march and the 17- year-old's family donated organs, the float will feature er a picture of hoover made out of plant materials. his parents will be going to california to decorate the float. his organs saved three lives. marylanders in summer set affected by sandy will be eligible to receive food stamps under an aid program announced sunday, president barack obama designated the county as a disaster area, eligible for

crews set up a far worse yesterday morning on two barges docked in curtis bay. it starts and 9:00 tonight at the inner harbor and the theater. the fireworks are at midnight. more than 2,000 pounds of confetti are in place in times square. hundreds of thousands will usher in the new year in the big apple. they will see the famous waterford crystal ball drop down 141 feet high above times square, lighting up the 2013 side. this year's ball club 288 new panels engraved with doves. one of the panels also engraved in memory of the late dick clark to started hosting his new year's eve show in 1974. millions around the world are already saying hello to 2013. this is a look at the spectacular fireworks show in sydney, australia. thousands of people lined up as 7 tons of fireworks were fired off from harbour bridge. today marks the beginning of the baltimore ravens run to the super bowl and get ready for the city to be awash in purple. purple lights will be displayed on nearly every building in baltimore city and to mark, acre well-paid city hall and several parts of fed

not in curtis's case. this guy is out there. he considers himself a love machine, i guess.e's out there procreating all over the place. judge boyle in this case did exactly the right thing. pay up the child support. do the other things that are required. unfortunately he has other crimes he's been convicted of. if there is a number ten child he's going to jail. there's not going to be a number 11 or 12. i think judge boyle did the right thing. i don't see it as a privacy issue. this guy's out of control. >> richard, $90,000 before you can have more babies. >> this is -- i'll tell you something. first of all it's only $50,000 he's in arrears. $40,000 is interest on top of that. >> good. >> i think the judge has a problem. here's the issue. in the state there is precedent to do this in an instance where a similar set of circumstances nine children, $100,000 in arrears. the father was a deadbeat. didn't pay. but he had the ability to pay. the judge in that case said you cannot have any children unless you clear up your arrears and pay child support. in this case, joe, this ind

cbs reporter curtis ming on the energy rebates that never should have been paid out. >> reporter: ront man installed solar panels. and last year he went one step further we are a small wind turbine. >> the rebates for the wind generator were really substantial. >> he expected to get more than 7600 in rebates from the california energy commission to offset the 24 grand he paid for his system. but after applying for the state rebate ron learned his wind turbine no longer qualifies. >> they dangled this big carrot out there in front of you. you go through the hoop to go green and everything else. and once you reach to the carrot they pulled it away now. >> they were asleep at the wheel. >> the rebate list never should have qualified. >> the turbines had not been well tested. >> the state paid californians more than 500,000 in rebates for turbines that didn't create as much energy as the manufacture claimed to the state. in some cases the state energy commission found it was seven and a halftimes greater than theoretically possible. >> they had a hummer that would get 150-miles to the gal

. >> curtis butler, thank you. and i'm looking forward to reading your book as well. >> yes, ma'am. >> good meeting you. >>> we've got much more on cn sunday morning which starts right now. j from cnn headquarters, we've got more right now. >>> his cancer returns. venezuelan president hugo chavez makes an announcement, leaving his country on edge. >>> and then this. >> my life, my story, but, in fact, it's really about the human condition. >> picking up the pieces. former tv correspondent and author katy martin on life after loss. it is sunday, november 9th. great to see you. i'm susan hendricks in today for randi kaye. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> we begin with a developing story. hugo chavez aflouncing his cancer has come back. >> translator: i amteling you the malignantcells have come back. we have decided it is absolutely necessary and absolutely essential to undergo another surgery. >> chavez also spoke publicly about a successor for the first time, saying his vice president should replace him in

in every step of the process from design to funding to construction, and i want to introduce damon curtis a senior manager with mta who is representing them. [applause] >> thank you and good morning. i think i just got a promotion but that's great. on behalf of my colleague at the mta. in particular our director ed risin and those in the street division and my boss on liveable streets and thank you for coming and i appreciate in talking about the importance of the bicycle facility that you see behind you. before i begin i want to acknowledge the cargo bike way manager who is sitting back there. [applause] so i would like to start and i am proud to start by reiterating the fact this is the first -- san francisco's first physically separated two way bike facility so that is a very big thing. it's something to be proud of and i think it deserves a round of applause. [applause] but in addition to being novel it also includes some innovative design features. we have acwaited bicycle signals along the corridor and guiding cyclists at one of the big intersections down there. so as many people ha

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. >> osgood: we don't have the time to tally up all of ann curtis' victories. great swimmers. >> announcer: ann curtis leads the field with that long easy stroke of hers. >> osgood: her olympic hopes were put on hold by world war ii. when her chance finally came in 1948 she rocketed her way to two gold medals. >> announcer: 4, 3, 2, 1. all engines running. lift-off on apollo 11. >> osgood: from countdown to touchdown to splashdown we followed every moment of your journey, neal armstrong. >> the eagle has landed. oh, boy. we're going to be busy for a minute. >> osgood: our collective sigh of relief echos to this day. and so does our awe. the sight of you walking on the moon. >> that's one small step for man. one giant step for mankind. >> osgood: understated to the end, you downplayed that part of the trip, reminding us pilots take no particular joy in walking. pilots like flying. god speed neal armstrong. ♪ moon river ♪ wider than a mile ♪ i'm crossing you in style ♪ some day >> osgood: andy williams used to say that he never tired of singing the ball add that

curtis: at an average cost of about $2.50 for 1,000 gallons of tap water, it is a great bargain. garvin: but the rates that are being charged for water are insufficient to replace existing systems and to expand existing systems. narrator: because original infrastructure investments were frequently subsidized by the federal government, water pricing was often calculated without accounting for the initial cost to build the systems. we made major investments in assets in the '50s, '60s, and '70s. and for the first 40 years of that pipe, there really may not have been many maintenance requirements. we're past that period now. narrator: water pricing based only on day-to-day operation, and not on planning for maintenance and eventual upgrades has resulted in a considerable repair and replacement backlog. allbee: on a national scale, if you looked at what we're spending now, and you looked at the additional investment requirements over the next 20 years, there's a $540 billion difference. man: so one of the greatest challenges is to reflect true value pricing. so that the citizens and

. >>> if you have more to spend you can party like there's no to-maya at the curtis hotel in denver.t out an entire floor for a cool $12,000. but the real party was further south in mexico where descendants of the mayans performed dance rituals late into the night. they celebrate the belief that today is simply the end of an era and the start of another. here's how one expert explained it last night on "nbc nightly news." >> their calendar keeps going way beyond 2012. this is the thing that no one quite understands. the ancient maya never predicted anything about an apocalypse. that's something that comes from our culture. >>> in russia, president vladimir putin made his own doomsday prediction confidently telling reporters at a news conference yesterday that the world will actually come to an end in 4.5 billion years. because at that time, the sun burns out. at least according to putin. his prediction helped put senator john mccain's mind at ease. the arizona republican tweeted yesterday, thanks, vlad. i can finally rest easy about tomorrow. now this is not the first time mccain and

. >>> and curtis owes more than $90,000 in back child payments and has been ordered to stop having children. he has nine with six different women. >>> off the coast of turkey, at least four people have died and ten are missing after a cargo ship sank in the black sea. a rescue boat also crashed on to the rocks and sank. and nasa is planning to build a cheaper mars rover by 2020. because of budget cuts, they will use spare parts and design plans to build the new craft for only $1.5 billion. >>> now over to wall street for a look at your wednesday morning markets. the dow opens at 12, 951 after losing 13 points yesterday. the s&p was down 2. the nasdaq fell 5. overseas, the nikkei gained 36 while the hang seng shot up 470. >>> good news for retailers and investors today. here's why. the ports will be open tomorrow. late last night, l.a.'s mayor announced an agreement has been reached to end the strike that crippled the nation's largest port complex just hours after federal mediators have arrived. >>> netflix soared 14% after inking a blockbuster deal for exclusive streaming rights to walt dis