dan white quit his seat on the board of supervisorchanged his mind and asked the mayor to reappoint him. he refused white went to his office in city hall they argued white pulled a gun and shot and killed the mayor then went to supervisor harvey milks office. the march ended at the store front 245 used to be milks -- that used to be milk's camera store. >> please join me as we reflect on harvey's legacy. >> reporter: the founder of the names project aids memorial quilt was his protege, cleve jones. >> i think he would be proud how far we have come but would be devastated of the ongoing suicides among our young people and foot dragging in congress. we have come a long way but have quite a ways to go. i wish he was here. >>> it is still a strange sight in many communities, men and women openly baring their weapons. an east bay business, saturday's demonstration met at nations giant hamburgers hidden hills. they were met by protestors. >> have that many weapons in one place and you don't have people accountable to anyone that the odds for an incident or an accident are high. >> the open ca

milk and moscone were killed by former supervisor dan white over an argument over his seat on the board of supervisors. >> every year on november 27th november 27th the community gathers to commemorate and to remember what supervisor harvey milk meant to the queer community. he is our king martin luther king. >> alan: this year0s start was -- march was shorter than usual. >>> bar gap hunters -- bargain hunters crowded stores but spent only slightly more than last year. retail spending rose just .3 of a%. the firm says that's still a record for the day. the research company says online merchants saw 16% spike on black friday. pay pall reports an increase of 27% in payment volume compared to last year. today the emphasis was on neighborhood businesses in what was called "small business saturday." ". >> reporter: small business owners had high hopes for today. >> small business saturday. >> reporter: the launch of a nationwide effort to get people out of the malls and into their neighborhood shops and restaurants. >> it's going to. he makes people aware they should support their local busi

history. 32 years ago today, supervisor harvey milk was gunned down at city hall by former supervisor dan white. the annual memorial vigil and march begins at 6:00 p.m. at the muni station at castro and market streets. former state senator carol and the founder of the named project cley jones. >>> still ahead at 5:00, the cal bears won't play at berkeley again for two years. we'll have reaction from fans and nearby businesses. >> it's not good for us and definitely not good for the customers. >>> returns to some stores this holiday season could cost you big time. we'll tell you how to shop smart. >>> who says thanksgiving feasts .rr just for ople we'll show you the fine dining experience of the san francisco zoo. >>> and they were dining outside in the rain this morning. but this afternoon a break in the clouds. looking at downtown san francisco. we will see more sunshine coming toperares ow temperatures as well. your forecast is coming up. as >>> today's cal football game was the final game at mem yes, ma'am stadium for a long while. the bears are not due to return to the cal campus until 2012

ago supervisor harvey milk and the mayor were both assassinated at city hall by former supervisor dan whiteout 100 people gathered tonight and marched down market street holding candles. among them, some of harvey milk's friends. >> because i was a friend of his. i think it's important. he did a lot of good things. he inspired a lot of people. i knew him. i like to once a year come out and light my candle. >> milk was the first openly gay person to be elected to a public office in california. the vigil has been eld every year since 1978 when the killings took place a group of citizens packing heat at a restaurant today. more than a neighborhood display where you can find this eco-friendly holiday light show and help out the less fortunate t [ mom ] my son only wanted one toy this year. i want a robosan 4000. [ mom ] the one no one could get. toy stores are reporting long lines and empty shelves. a robosan 4000. [ mom ] and i mean no one. so i did most of my holiday shopping on citi specials. with the money i saved, i bid online -and got exactly what he wanted. -a robosan 4000! [ television

. >> reporter: good evening, dan. white house officials say one of the goals of this trip is not just to encourage india to resume talks with pakistan but to encourage india's relationship to consider the entire way they look at the relationship with pakistan. in new delhi, president obama visited the tomb of a 16th century emperor. the visit offered a respite after the president faced some tough questions from mumbai's st. xavier college. >> my question to you is, why is pakistan so important to america? so far as america has never called it -- >> that's a good question. i must admit i was expecting it. >> reporter: it's an issue of dire consequence. not just for india. >> pakistan is most dangerous country in the world today. it's the epicenter of the local jihadist movement. >> reporter: they cut off talks about they attacked mumbai two years ago. on saturday, president obama failed to mention the word pakistan of the commemoration of the victims of that attack. >> the murderers came to kill innocent civilians today. >>

former supervisor dan white had quit his seat on the board of supervisors and asked his mind and asked the mayor to reappoint him. the mayor refused. white went to the mayor's office in city hall. they argued. white pulled a gun an shot and killed the mayor. then went to supervisor harvey milk's office. two decades after the killings, u.s. senator diane fine stein recalled the day. >> the door open and dan was there, and i said dan, can you stop for a minute. and he said i can't. and he went into a room. i heard the door slam. and i heard shots. and smelled the gunpowder. >> reporter: a trial and verdict of voluntary manslaughter triggered outrage in the gay community that felt that the jury had been too lenient to the plan who killed california's first openly gay public official. the meeting happened for 15 minutes and then the people participating will march to a store front that used to be harvey milk's camera store. and that will happen in about 15 minutes. >> and we will be there later tonight. >> and do you know what they will do at the camera store at the end of the march? >> we

the former supervisor dan white had quit his seat on the board of supervisors and changed his mind andasked the player to reappoint him -- the mayor to reappoint him and the mayor refused and white went to the office in city hall and they argued and white pulled a gun and shot and killed the mayor. and then went to supervisor harvey milk's office. two decades after the killings, diane fine stein, the u.s. senator, remembered the day. >> the door opened and i said dan, you can stop for a minute? and he went into a room, and i heard the door slam, and i heard shots, and smelled the gunpowder. >> a trial and verdict of voluntary manslaughter triggered outrage in the gay community who felt the jury had been too lenient for a man who killed california's first openly gay elected official. the vigil is expected to begin at 6:00 and we expect to hear from prominent leaders from the movement over the years and then a brief march over to the camera store once owned by supervisor harvey milk. it is no long area camera store by the way. >> thank you, don. >>> after nearly a century of touchdowns a

former supervisor dan white had quit his seat on the board of supervisors, then changed his mind and asked mayor george moscone to reappoint him. moscone refused. white went to moscone's office in city hall. they argued. white pulled a gun and shot and killed the mayor. then went to supervisor harvey milk's office. the march ended at the storefront that used to be milk's camera store for a moment of silence and to consider new challenges. >> so please join me now as we take a moment to reflect on harvey's legacy and what that means to us tonight and the future. >> reporter: the founder of the aids memorial quilt was milk's protege, cleve jones. i think he would be proud of how far we have come but devastated among the ongoing suicides among our young people and foot-dragging inning congress. so -- dragging in congress. we have a long ways to go. i wish he was here. >> reporter: cleve jones said milk's advocacy was felt not just here but around the planet. >>> don knapp in san francisco, thank you, don. >>> a group that opposes gun violence picketed a meeting of open carry activists i

supervisor harvey milk and mayor george moscone were gunned down at city hall by former supervisor dan white. tonight the annual memorial vigil just started at muni station at castro and market streets at 6:45 the march will begin. speakers will include former supervisor harry brick, former state senator migden, and cleave jones, the founder of the names project. >>> san jose firefighters braved the passing showers and the passing cars today for a good cause. the fill the boot drive raises money for the firefighters burn association, created to fill a need the red cross was struggling to meet. now the organization helps support and treat burn survivors in five counties. volunteers say the money raised by fill the boot often comes from people who have a personal connection to fire victims. >> we see a lot of people that may have been in this position at some point, maybe lost their home themselves, maybe lost a family member who's a victim of fire. >> if you didn't happen to drive through the blossom hill intersection in san jose you can donate directly through their website. you see it there

dan white has quit his seat on the board of supervisors then changed his mind and asked mayor must sconey to reappoint him. he refused. he went to his office in city hall. they argued. white pulled a gun and shot and killed the mayor. then he went to supervisor harvey milk's office. the march ended at the store front that used to be milks camera store to consider new challenges. >> join me now as we take a moment to reflect on harvey's legacy and what that means to us tonight in the future. >> the founder of the aids project memorial quilt was his protege kleiv jones. >> i think he would be proud of how far we have come but i think he would be devastated by the ongoing suicides among our young people and the foot- dragging in congress, so we have come a long ways but we still have quite a ways to go and i wish he was here. >> reporter: cl eve jones says his advocacy for gays and less pea answer was effective not only here but around the planet. >> thanks don. >>> a strange sight in many communities, men and women openly bearing their weapons at east bay businesses. today's demonstration t

they were killed by dan white after an argument over his seat on the board of supervisors. >> every year, the community gathers to commemorate and to remember what supervisor harvey milk to the community, across the country and across the world. harvey milk is our martin luther king. >> this march ended up at milk's old camera shop. >> tomorrow is cyber monday but right now many retailers are trying to figure out how they did on black friday. they spent slightly more than last year. retail spending rose just .3 to $10.7 billion but that is a record for the day. a web research company said they saw a 16% spike. pay pal reports an increase in 27% compared with last year. yesterday the emphasis was on neighborhood businesses, the moms and pops in what was called a small business saturday. here is lisa amin gulezian. >> reporter: it's the last of nationwide effort to get people out of the malls and their neighborhood shops and restaurants. >> it is going to help. it makes people aware they should support local businesses. >> retailers made the extra boost even consumer's are expected to spen

both were killed over dan white's seat on the board of supervisors. >> every year november 27th the communityathers to commemorate and remember what supervisors harvey milk meant to us across the world. he is our martin luther king. >> this year's march started at the castro muni station and ended at the site of milk's old camera shop on castro between 18th and 19th street. tomorrow the big online shopping day known as cyber monday. but now many retailers trying to figure out how they did black friday. according to the firm shopper track, retail spending rose just three-tenths of a percent to nearly $10.7 billion. that's still a record for the day. the web research company says online mer channels saw a 16% spike on black friday. paypal reports an increase of about 27% in payment volume compared with last year. and yesterday the emphasis was on neighborhood businesses in what was called small business saturday. here's lisa amin gulezian. >> it's the launch of a nationwide effort to get people out of the malls after black friday and into their neighborhood shops and restaurants. >> it is going

marked the anniversary of his assassination along with mayor george both men shot and killed by dan white. one supporter talk to about what the day means to. >> every year the community gathers to commemorate and to remember what supervisor harvey milk meant for the gay community across the world he is are martin luther king jr.. >> they marched from castro station to >>. still to come long time democrats packing up as new congress has to washington. >> before get to that a live look inside the san mateo bridge plenty of sunshine and traffic. this moving nicely. we will be right back. government officials in washington are saying whistle blower wikileaks that is to document release all is illegal. a letter sent says the release of compromises global compromises. the letter demands the release be stopped. the documents believed to contain assessments about world leaders and their policies and americans at times to lobby them. >> as president barack obama said they got a shellacking that means member of his party had been heading out of washington some of them have spent more than decades i

our senior white house correspondent dan henry and white house corn dan lothian has been following that. take a listen to the question on south korea. >> do you feel the election has weakened you on the global stage? >> the answer to the second question is no. >> reporter: there you go. a big no from the president. but i think some pundits will see it the other way, though, fred. remember, the president comes back tomorrow to the united states. when he gets back he's got two humongous issues to deal w the lame duck congress coming back. the president is going to have to deal with them about tax cuts, extending bush era tax cuts to the wealthiest men's or not. the deficit commission, we've seen initial reports. the full report on december 1st. these will be the two overwhelming issues dominating us in the united states in the next month. >> okay. i guess the white house, their retort would be one out of four in terms of those asian countries visited. maybe one defeat but perhaps three other victories. it will be interesting to see how the white house interprets this asia trip as well. me

rick klein, thank you. >> reporter: thanks, dan. >>> both the white house and congress say boosting the economy is still their top priority and this weekend's holiday shopping gives cause for some modest optimism. 212 million people have hit the stores since thursday. that's up 8% since last year. and their average spending including online sales rose 6.4% to 365 bucks. retailers hope they can keep that momentum going. >>> and coming up here on "world news" this sunday, the struggling homeowners paid thousands to a company that promised to help, but cost them their homes and their savings. officials say this is a new kind of scam, and "world news" investigates. >>> and the country's hidden health care crisis, and the doctor who is committed to fixing it. ugh, my sinuses... the congestion... it's your fault. naturally, blame the mucus. well, i can't breathe. did you try blowing your nose? of course. [ both ] and nothing came out. instead of blaming me, try new advil congestion relief. what you probably have is swelling due to nasal inflammation, not mucus. and this can help? it treats th

also, more stony, both were gunned in 1978 by a former supervisor, dan white. he was convicted and after his release he committed suicide in 1985. >> still to come on kron 4 news the north korea is prepared to go to war. and also, >> and sophisticated drug tunnel and the mexico southern california border. what authorities discovered when the comeback. when we come back >> no. career is looking at possible war. no. correa. -- south korea is protesting the government's weak response to the deadly shelling. bimah, they're accusing the south of using civilians as human shields. meanwhile, they are accusing the south of using civilians as human shields. two marines were killed. >> and the federal agents on the san diego drug force have found another sophisticated drug tunnel. and this is from a kitchen from tijuana to a warehouse one half mile away and a san diego. several arrests have been made and marijuana, common skidded. >> and with cast- compensated. >> this is probably one of the most sophisticated- whittled real, light, lightning, and all, and a of these dru

1978 that supervisor harvey malk and mayor george moscone any were gunned down by former supervisor dan whiteh will begin. speakers at the vigil which include former supervisor barry brit and carol migman a cleve jones, the founder of the project. >>> this morning, a teenager is behind bars accused of plotting to set up a bomb during a christmas tree lighting ceremony. the fba and police in portland, oregon arrested 19-year-old mohammed after he tried to designate a van rigged with explosives. they have been monitoring him for months. he was e-mailing a person believed to have terrorist ties in pakistan. police say that the device inside that van parked near the holiday celebration in portland was a dud. he could face life in prison. coming up at 7:00 on "today in the bay," a big change. the home game means the end of an 87-year-old sports legacy as we know it. more local news coming up in 30 minutes. right now, here is more of the "today" show. [ woman on tv ] if you won't let me in, you can't really love me. i know about gayle. i don't know what you're talking about. if you just tell me wha

hassplenty of room along the sidelines and %-carolina 20, 84 yards for the return the rookie white out. con daneddon the field goal. ravens on top, 20-30. on the ravens ensuing kickoff. captain feels it at the 11. the 25 up and bounces back to the near side. gets by con din and eventually races off. the games, panthers down 14. they wish they had this onee3 back. they face david gidid, panthers %-down.ell us gap to the touch 5 minutes left. the ravens defense wakes up, intercepted by number 20, and number 20 ed reid does what he does best. catches a it at the 23, the ravs pull away up 17. following the kickoff, st. pier throws it off. to 22. and the second defensive touch down, and ray lewis becomes the second player in the nfl history to have 30 intersections and 30 stacks. the ravens roll against the helpless panthers, 37-13 the final. >> i don't think we played this well. we are goong to have to look at that, but it was good to come down here and get a win. now we got to get back home and get ready. >> we never should have put ourselves in thisssituation. we made some plays down the stretch

let me bring dan lothian in, he is with the president in seoul. what are white house officials saying? what was their reaction when this huffington post interview david axelrod came out, dan? >> reporter: well, white house aides here echoing what david axelrod is now saying there is nothing new here, that the president after the election talked about being open to compromise on these tax cuts. white house deputy communications director jen psaki saying this remains a top priority for the president, extending tax cuts for middle class americans but they pointed out the president is still concerned about the cost of this so he is looking forward to sitting down with republicans next week when he gets back from this overseas trip to ha hash this all out, wolf. >> what is likely, gloria to happen over this lame duck session? because if they do nothing between now and january 1st everyone's tax rates are going to go up. >> right. look, wolf, they have to do something. they all acknowledge that and they all agree on a permanent extension of the tax cuts for the middle

our white house correspondent dan lothian is standing by. what's on the president's plate in the coming days? >> reporter: the president will be sitting down for breakfast with the russian president. they'll be touching on a number of issues. white house aides say the president will also be focusing on issues such as iran and afghanistan. then there's the closing lunch with the apec leaders. >> dan, this trip has had its ups and downs. if the president were going to get a grade, how has he done? >> reporter: well, i think some people, the experts would say it's been a disappointment because the president's two key points that he wanted to push on this trip in asia, getting some movement on the currency issue with china. no big movement there. also, the south korea trade deal was expected that could get done at the g-20. that did not happen because of issues of imports of u.s. beech and auto imports. so that was a disappointment and the white house would say these are things that take time. there are small steps being made. the president hopef

cnn white house correspondent dan lothian is there. >> reporter: well, president obama has been pushinghe trade agenda, making the case to these world leaders that everyone can benefit from expanded trade. mr. obama pointing out that seven of the top trading partners with the u.s. are part of apec. also pointing out that 60% of u.s. exports come to this region. the case that mr. obama has been making on this asia tour is that these global markets, as they open up, there's more opportunity for u.s. goods, creating jobs back at home. but some here are worried that the united states is coming with its hands out, looking for jobs back at home, and they wonder what are they getting in return. mr. obama addressed that issue speaking to business leaders today. >> i make no apologies for do whatever i can to bring those jobs and industries to america. but what i've also said throughout this trip is that in the 21st century, there is no need to view trade, commerce, or economic growth as zero sum games where one country always has to prosper at the expense of another. if we work together and act

white house correspondent dan lothian gives us a rundown of the final days of the president's trip. > after traveling to four countries in ten days focusing heavily on trade and the global economic discovery he payed tribute to the buddha statue in kamakura, following a meeting with dmitry medvedev. >> i reiterated my commitment to get the s.t.a.r.t. treaty done during the lame duck session and communicated to congress that it is a top priority. >> reporter: the two leereds also discussed economic issues and afghanistan. president obama calling russia a good partner. even though the president failed to lock up a south korea free trade deal or find significant agreement on the china currency issue, the white house says the trip has been a success, touting the $10 billion in contracts with india that the president says will create tens of thousands of jobs in the u.s. now the focus shifts back to president obama's domestic agenda, as he sits down with republicans to find a compromise on extending the bush tax cuts. dan lothian, cnn, yokohama, japan. >>> rahm emanuel is running for mayor

. >> dan lothian, thanks. that is the white house view. do his peers view the president as weakened because of his big election setback or are these tough negotiations and is the president smart not to give up too much just to make a deal. with me here in washington, republican consultant alex cl, s cornell and gloria. the democratic president goes overseas after this election. they have to know at the white house, there will be a feeling out process. his peers trying to negotiate in south korea's case, they don't want to let u.s. beef in their market. they are slow to let ford, gm, u.s. auto makers into the market. >> he is still tremendously popular overseas. i wish some of that popularity was here. that popularity doesn't equate to moving leadership. this deal does get done because it is in interest of the koreans to get this deal done. >> generally, republicans, when you come back you are going to have republican control of the house. they are generally more receptive to trade deals. the question i have and will be interesting to see i

our white house correspondent dan lothian is traveling with the president. he's in the capital of indonesia, jakarta. dan, this was already a pretty brief visit to indonesia, but it's about to get even more brief. >> these right. and as you pointed out the white house has been concerned about this for quite some time. but some rains had moved into the region and cleared the air, so this trip was given green light. well, now, the situation appears to be changing so the president is speeding up his exit. it took three attemptings before president obama was finally able to visit indonesia. >> it's wonderful to be here. >> but barely. mt. merapi and its ominous volcanic ash cloud has forced him to leaf his trip so air force one can take off before the flight is disrupted. the president's speech that he would address will start a little earlier than planned. even with just a few hours on the ground mr. obama took a trip down memory lane and from where he now sits it's a much different view. >> when you visit a place that you spent time in as a child, as a preside

dan, hello to you. is the whiteurse they are aware of, but are they respondsing to a lot of the criticism of the trip, that the president hasn't been able to deliver much? >> reporter: that's right. if you have been reading the newspapers you see headlines, disappointment, setback because of not getting movement on the currency issues with china, not able to lock in a trade deal with south korea. senior administration officials are saying the deals are complicated, they take time, there will be steps that have to take place before you have success in the end and saying all the talk and narrative that this has been a disappointing trip for the president in asia is exaggerated. >> how are they selling it? what do they say at the administration that has been the success of the trip? >> reporter: they will point to the beginning of the trip when the president was in india and talking about $10 billion deals creating 50,000 jobs at home and more deals beyond the aircraft that will be bought by the air force in india. tha

white house's north gate. discharged army lieutenant dan choi and a dozen others criticized the president and deliberately invited arrest. we will have much more ahead on that story. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] at&t covers 97% of all americans. rethink possible. >>> one of the things i'm looking forward to is congress coming back into session is that maybe it will put an end to the trend of late of which the hottest stories in the media are about the media. although i know i have done my part on this. the meta media stories that have dominated the news the past week or two mostly, i think are more heat than light. i think it's been useful to have the overt acknowledgment over the past couple of weeks that in the 24-hour news cycle and in cable news in particular, honestly it's really political conflict that is most marketable, that drives viewership. one of my favorite political conflict stories of all time is the sharp, bitter, divisive, at times inhumanely polarizing political conflict between john mccain and john mccain. john mccain, for example, against the bush tax cuts for the richest

our white house correspondent dan lothian pressed mr. obama about this issue during a news conference at the close of the g-20 summit in south korea. listen to this. >> after the midterm elections you said you were open to compromise on the bush tax cuts. >> uh-huh. >> i'm wondering if you're prepared today to say you're willing to accept a tax extension for the wealthiest of americans. and do you feel that the election has weakened you on the global stage? >> the answer to the second question is no. i any what we've seen over the last several days as we've traveled through asia is that people are eager to work with america, eager to engage with america. on economic issues, obscurity issues, on a whole range of mutual interests. and that's especially true in asia, where we see such enormous potential. this is the fastest growing part of the world, and we've got to be here. and we've got to work. i'm absolutely confident that my administration over the next two years is going to continue to make progress in ensuring that the united states

dan, there's an also report out there. talk about the united states. a report out that white the board continuation of the bush-era tax cuts that the president said in the campaign up to the midterm he was not interested in. what are you hearing about this? >> reporter: listen. the only reaction we are getting here from the white house to that is simply there's nothing new here that the president has been saying now in recent days that he's open to compromise on this issue. white house deputy communication director jen saki said, quote, the president is clear extending tax cuts for middle class families is his top prior. he has also expressed concern about the cost of making the highest income tax permanent and looking forward to discussing this and other issues with bipartisan congressional leaders next week. ali, as you know, the president talked about this upper tier americans, tax cuts for them, extending the tax cuts cost america about $700 billion. he says that's something that simply cannot afford and that's the reason he's been against this, but the administration sig

white house with plastic ties. >> i deserve into full equality. >> full equality. >> right. >> the group was led by former army lieutenant dan chowi a well-known opponent of the ban of gay and lesbians serving openly. the police cut through the handcuffs and arrested the group. >>> we hear about traffic jams during rush hour right? but in southern new york state, a traffic was backed up for a different reason. police stopped about 100 high performance luxury cars in route to a raceway all at once. some were going as fast as 100 miles an hour. about 30 tickets why issued including 6 for speeding. they were on the way to the charity event at private country club for speed lovers. those who got tickets were not allowed to take part in the event. gees. >> ouch. >>> all right. you don't see this every day. >> this poor little guy is probably wondering why he is getting so much attention. >> all right. the question is why is a coyote running around on the streets? we will tell you why. >>> if you booked your ticket for the holiday get away. we have tips for you on how to get the ticket upgraded. the most powerful half ton crew in america has a powertrain bac

president welcomes the republican leaders of the next congress to the white house, he might really look like he just took a shellacking. dan and bianna? >> he can expect a joke or two, too. now, you know what it's like when i elbow dan. i have to get some of the papers over here. >> it's tough at this anchor desk, on saturday and sunday mornings. >>> unfortunately, we don't have ron claiborne with us this weekend. but fortunately, we have jeremy hubbard filling in. nice to see you. good morning. >> good morning. keep your elbows to yourself. >> happy black saturday. >> same to you. good morning, everyone. the korean crisis could be cooling off after heated words of war between the north and the south. and china warns against military action near its coast, as u.s. and south korean forces get set for joint naval exercises in the yellow sea. abc's alex marquardt has the latest. >> reporter: good morning, jeremy. a rare show of remorse from north korea today. they say the deaths of two civilians in tuesday's attack were regrettable. but the north blamed the south for the deaths, saying the civilians were deployed as human shi

looking at david plouffe, the former campaign manager coming back into the white house, the communication side of things, a knee a dunn, dan phifer. and whether they were drifting too far away from that reformist transparent spirit that this guy ran on in the first place. >> when you look at the results, though, it seems that they cut a lot of deals. you can say the deals were good deals or bad deals, for example, the drug industry deal in health care reform is the best example probably. does that mean in the end especially with the chief of staff now being rouse that president obama largely came out on the survivalist side? >> i think he has a foot in both camps. if you ask them now, frankly, did did those deals hurt them, they'll say, well, yeah, they did. but they thought that's what was necessary to get by. the problem is that they faced -- this is the third change election in a row. voters are hungry for more change. even something small like the pledge to have health care debates on c-span turned out to be a big problem. and people confused a lot of the deals together. they didn't know who started t.a.r.p., where it'

bill: back to counting and spelling, dan springer live in juneau, alaska. martha: could the whitepromise? lots of back and forth on extending the bush tax cuts, wait until you hear what the president's right hand man, david axelrod now said about that. bill: nancy pelosi, commuted from washington to san francisco. aboard a private jet. the speaker to be, john boehner says you can forget about that idea. what is his plan? tell we'll you. martha: he's the governor of the old garden state. rarely sets foot in washington but is uncle sam digging for dirt on new jersey's chris christie? >> what is the attorney general of the united states taking up on a discarded and discredited political -- >> why -- >> launched during the campaigning and drinking it up now? bill: the german government revealing it has unannounced checks on shipping firms and logistics companies and the germans have not found any major problems, they are not saying which companies were scrutinized, only that spot-checks were carried out recently. this follows, by the way, last month's cargo plane bomb scare. one of th

[laughter] dan has several divisions in the white house and was very instrumental in george w. bush winning the white house he is now the president ceo of public strategies washington, d.c.. next to him on the left is betsy fischer, executive producer of the number one rated sunday morning show "meet the press," and it is the longest running television program in the history of the world. she hasn't been there all that time. [laughter] dale lockhart was press secretary for bill clinton, very easy job at the time. [laughter] and he's now a founding partner managing director for the park group in washington, d.c.. next to him in the baseball cap is mark mckinnon, who is a leading producer and communication strategist who has worked for president george w. bush, senator john mccain, lance armstrong, and bono. i would like to see them in a room together someday. [laughter] next to him is kiki mclean of public affairs as part of the valley which is a big firm in d.c.. she is the senior adviser to hillary clinton and worked the obama campaign and also worked for the john kerrey campa

dan raises, in 2012, will american voters more reward confidence and actions that have been seen to be effective for the country, or will they reward politicians who stood on principle and opposed the white house expansionist agenda as they see it. i think it will be a mixture of the two, because if the government -- >> 2012, there's not going to be many cross-over votes. the republicans are betting, okay, if i stonewall, if i don't do anything, independents will side with me. obama has to make a bet, if i try to be bipartisan and lure the other people, il'l get independents. but every dynamic for 2012 makes for gridlock in 2011. >> but if the republicans stiff the president on start, can't the president use that politically to say, they won't even deal with me on that. >> 1948, run against a do-nothing intransigent congress, say, look, i was elected to work together, and then he will run against the republicans. >> but can he develop into a real slugger? harry truman said from the start, okay, these republicans aren't going to give me anything, i'm going to fight them to the last hand to hand. we haven't seen that in president obama and die-hard obama supporters are getting nervous, doe

dan. >> something else i wanted to ask you about. not everybody thinks of the saudis as our key ally on the war on terror. i was struck today by a top white house adviser going on television and thanking the saudis for, quote, saving lives on this one. >> reporter: indeed. the saudis played a key role here, and the u.s. has gone out of its way to thank them. but they were able to provide the tracking numbers of the ups and fed ax packages which allowed the u.s. to give the word to the british and to dubai about where the packages were and stop them before they came to the u.s. they had already passed one clearance and were about to go on when the u.s. stopped them. >> incredibly detailed intelligence. brian ross, thank you. >>> officials admitted today that they don't know yet whether they found all the bombs that were sent out as part of this plot. our senior justice correspondent pierre thomas is covering that part of the investigation in washington tonight. >> very active investigation that's going on. we can't presume we have identified all the packages that are out there. >> reporter: the u.s. is trying to block every package that is

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dan bartlett. his distinguished -- he served in several high-ranking positions in the white house. he was counsel for the president. he was an instrumental in the president's 2000 and 2004 campaign. he is currently president and ceo of public strategy. paul needs no introduction to many of you in the room. he was a democratic strategist who served as a political contributor to see in and -- served as a political contributor to cnn. he served with bob casey jr. and sr.. the serbs with bill clinton in 1992. finally, congressman joseph cal. he is the first be nominated to serve in the united states congress. he is representing the second district of louisiana or 2009. he probably has better perspective than most. he has been voted out of office. he lost his home and his office in the hurricane five years ago. thank you for joining us. i covered the hurricane as a warden of the mississippi gulf coast. standing in the rubble of what was left, it was in it -- it was the first natural disaster for the united states in modern history. that is when parties have to come together. is that not

. >> couric: jamaal simmons, how will the white house deal with this new breed of republican on capitol hill? you have many tea party candidates, as danaid, who believe they have a mandate to do things like repeal health care reform and make government much smaller. how is he going to respond to that? >> katie, i think the president is going to look for some ways to offer kind of his hand, out to the new republicans in congress, maybe focus on things like the budget, look for competitiveness in science technology and education where people can join together and work together but at some point there will come a moment where the two parties are on opposite sides and the president will look for -- should look for a moment to sort of define himself, define his principles and even stand up against the republican majority in the house to make sure his people know that he's still on the side of democrats. now, at the same time, in the democratic house side if nancy pelosi chooses not to stay as the democratic leader, you may have a little bit of a fight going on between steny hoyer who is now the majority leader and chris van hollen who ran

dan harris from one yard out. the buckeyes survive the scare. and then wisconsin visiting michigan. the badgers put up 83 last week, not as many today but enough. whiteith the touchdown. 24-0 wisconsin at the half. the wolverines cut the lead to ten. it's white begin. this time # 23 yards. they keep their rose bowl hopes alive with a victory. >>> great game in the sec. lsu hosting ole miss. tigers down 30-29. jefferson on the option, the flip, ford breaking tackles, barreling into pay dirt. it's 35-30lsu. ole miss would respond. jeremiah miss mist masoli hits summers. the tigers would rally. ridley breaking the tackle. lsu wins it 43-36. >>> remember to check out after the game later tonight following oregon state and usc right here on abc-7. more highlights and reaction from the big game, and of course, that was embarrassing for cal. holing oregon, he top team in the nation to a 15-13 loss, and then lose like this, going to be a long week. >> alan: what are lucks chances for the heisman? >> he will be invited to new york. we'll say that. >> alan: the sport reporters don't get a chance to watch the west coast teams. >> mike: win that and get the heis

dan, the president is kinding down his trip. the purpose was to strengthen ties in that region, especially when it comes to trade. how successful does the whiteouse feel? >> reporter: they feel that the president was able to make that point, pushing the trade agenda, trying to make the case to these world leaders it's in everyone's best interest to expand trade, about 60% of u.s. exports come to this region and the president came shopping here to open up more markets for u.s. goods believing that could create more jobs back at home. that is good for the u.s., but not everyone is happy. they see the president, the united states coming here with their hands open, looking for more jobs to take home and wondering what is in it for them? speaking to some ceos and other business leaders, president obama tried to set the record straight. >> i make no apologies for doing whatever i can to bring those jobs and industries to america. but what i've also said throughout this trip is that in the 21st century, there is no need to view trade, commerce or economic growth as zero sum games where one country always has to prosper at the expense of another. if

white house is leaning on china to do its part to keep that from happening. our jon karl is in washington this morning with the very latest. jon, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dan. this morning, south korea is saying it will send more troops to the island, attacked by north korea, as the white house is pressing china to rein in its ally. the smoldering aftermath of north korea's attack could be seen from the air. an attack we now know killed two south korean marines and two civilians. and sent hundreds fleeing their homes. a sea of fire is how one eyewitness described the attack. with south korea now on its highest level of alert, short of outright war, "the uss george washington" strike group is headed to the region, for previously-scheduled exercises with the south korean military. the message, the u.s. will defend its ally. but america has virtually no leverage over north korea. a point made by joint chiefs chairman, mike mullen, on "the view." >> we're working with allies. i think it's very important, certainly the japanese and the south koreans. but i think it's important for china. the one country that has influence in pyongyang, is china. their leadershi

white house is pushing back against the notion that this trip was a failure. and new national security adviser, tom donilon, said disagreements were exaggerated. dan? >> karen travers, with the president. thank you. >>> is the president on a losing streak here? we're joined by james carville, in his hometown of new orleans. james, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> good morning. so, after the shellacking of the midterms, i know that's becoming an overused term. but after the shellacking in the midterms and let's say this tricky trip overseas, do you think the president is on a losing streak? and if so, how serious is it? >> well, losing streak is -- i wouldn't use that word. but i would say he's in a rough patch. kind of a slippery slope. and that happens to presidents all the time. i don't think any president goes through a time in an administration where they don't have several of these. and it's going to be interesting to see how he reacts, what he does between now and the first of the year. >> so, if you were advising him, what would you tell him to do to get out of this rut? >> well, you know, first of all, time passing is one thing that

the most interesting character that was not part of the coming in white house, getting other people involved in communication, like dan or david axelrod, shifting from campaigning to governing. what they did not understand was that technically the other side have a soft campaign. they were transitioning into this washington mode. they expected republicans to come with it? but it never happened. host: what about this notion of getting through the campaign and then having a couple of years instituting legislation and changing the culture? what does it tell you? guest: they thought they would have a window, maybe a few months, maybe a year. but there was no window. not in washington. every administration, it seems to actually get much worse and more exaggerated. the culture, especially with the technology and the media and the influence of cable, the influence of all of these things together means that people on capitol hill making it much harder for a long-term policy. host: the numbers to call, for democrats, 202-737-0002. for republicans, 202-737-0001. for independents, 202-628-0205. you talk about how emotional presi

white house fence. they want president obama to do more to end the ban on gay troops serving openly. the protesters were all arrested led by former army lieutenant danhoy who was forced out by the rule. >>> and a connecticut man in prison for killing a seventh grader on a bike is suing his victim's parents for negligence. david weaving was convicted of manslaughter after he struck and killed matthew kenny with his car in 2007. he told the associated press he endured years of pain and suffering and said kenny's parents are to blame because they let him ride his bike without a helmet. i think that's just unbelievable. >> incredible. joe, i don't know if you've seen tonight's shot. take a look at this. this will make you smile after that. this is a cat, the video is all over the internet, staring down and lunging after an alligator who then backed off. the alligator went back to the water and gets a friend and comes backs and the cat smacks down the second alligator as well. >> unbelievable! what was the line? no scaredy cat here? what's incredible is the second alligator coming? >> i like that. >>> later we'll tell you about the latest fascinating cut

but they're playing this up, the white house, as showing this will generate jobs, it will be good for the economy, for the u.s. and the economy of indonesia as well. >> dan rivers, thanks so much. >>> but with me here in washington, national journal congressional correspondent major garrett, "new york times" national political correspondent jeff zeleny, karen tumulty, and npr host michelle martin. goodness. thank you all for joining us. okay. it seems to me that this has been a trip that seems a little off kilter. that where everybody's back here going, who's going to be the majority leader, are they going to get jobs, are they going to talk about the deficit, and he's dodging volcanic ash in indonesia. does it strike any of you like that? >> it's off the point. we've all been there. we've all planned these big, you know, takeouts for the sunday paper and then a big news story happens and we say, what are we doing? this is what that's like. >> when you're down in politics, everything becomes a metaphor. and so he gets volcanic ash. >> i think he's probably not, he's probably happy he's over there. who wants to be here in washington with the leadership fi

dan carlitz -- bartlett. he was very instrumental in george w. bush winning the white house. in 2004, at least and somewhat in 2000. >> here we go. >> now you deals of public strategies in washington. next to his betsy fisher, the executive producer of the number-one rated sunday morning show, "meet the press." it is the longest-running television program in the history of the world. she has not been there all that time. jill a la carte was press secretary for bill clinton. -- joel block party -- joe lockhart was the press secretary for bill clinton. next to have it is martha, immediate -- a media producer who has worked for president george w. bush and senator john mccain, let's armstrong, and bono. next to him is kiki. she is been a senior adviser to hillary clinton. she worked on the ad, -- she worked on the obama campaign. right next to me is jonathon martin. it is an honor when you are known by a nickname. he is the senior political writer for "political." -- "politico." going to talk about glory . is the entertainment? is it journalism? let me start by sending out a few