. >> doeses it offer pital? does it offer information resource >> it offers capapital entree and partnership with firms that want to d do business in the cnty and the opportunity to do research and development witith somof the institutions that t are involved. we d do it under one units.. that is the objective. i think we e have a pretty good chance of success. >> there has been a lot written lately comparing montgomery county to fairfax county. in t washingtonn pt, montntgomery county has lost its status as a fairfax's twin, saying virginia is adding jobs at a faster ratate and montgomery county is not keeping pacace. >> i think thatt was a little overstated. fairfax as done a t terrific job. it is likike having a magic johnsoand chael jordan on your basketball team. they are doioing fine. >> but if you have the potential to win a championship, and i s say this as a a newontgomery county residents. i anot proud mtgomerery county resident. -- i am now a proud montgomery county resent. >> if you look at our taxes

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doesness of protesters cleared out this morning. still a few protesters vowed to stay put. >>> oakland police are reporting a shooting that left one man dead. neighbors near 46th and west street called police after hearing what sounded like gunfire then an explosion. it appears a man was shot in his car then hit two parked cars. the victim's car then burst into flames. >> i went out there and tried to get him out of his car, it was burning. >> the man was taken to the hospital. no arrests have been made. >>> prosecutors say linda gomez worked as an administrator at the sisters of the holy names of jesus and mary convent for more than 20 years. according to the indictment, gomez embezzled money but submitting fake reports. >>> house speaker john boehner called it the right thing to do although earlier the gop leader argued against that short term fix. if the deal passes possibly as early as tomorrow, it will keep paychecks from shrinking as of january 1st. >>> unemployment claimed dropped last week twice in a row. u.s. the has added

between hate saturday night and sunday morning -- late saturday night and sunday morning, see what that doeses. mostly temperatures in the 40s -- does. mostly temperatures in the 40s for the weekend, back up near 50 degrees monday and tuesday with lane expected late tuesday. come on back. feldy has your sports when we return. turns to winter and brings in the cold. because of our economy, millions more will feel that chill than ever before. they're the forgotten ones. the big boys have abused the system to enrich only themselves, while workers are still hurting. it could be a layoff after 22 years of working for the same company. or choosing between food and heat for a sick child. or after working your whole life, you don't have what you need to stay warm. you played by the rules, but who changed them? even though oil prices are soaring to record levels, in washington, fuel aid for the poor was cut in half. citizens energy asked big oil companies and oil producing nations to help. they all said 'no,' expect for citgo and the people of venezuela. for the last 7 years, citgo has helped strugglin

well, at the center of cameron's movies, all of them, the central character doesing? the first act that seems totally crazy to everybody else but it's something they that they need to do. their inner voice is telling them do it. and the whole movie becomes an exploration of that decision and the consequences of that decision and ends up being a celebration of the person who listened to that inner voice. d i think that that's just something that you probably did to choose the life that you chose and i know i did to choose the life that i chose as opposed to being a doctor or lawyer. >> rose: an inner voice that told you... >> i've got to do that. >> rose: yeah, exactly. >> somebody told me recently that they had an extension of that theory which is that if you don't listen to that little voice it goes away. and then you don't have that anymore which i completely believe. >> rose: boy, that's a terrifying thought. >> it is. because to be out there just free and easy with no little instincts guiding you or giving you a tip, that's truly scary. >> rose: do you think every

well, at the center of cameron's movies, all of them, the central character doesing? the first act that seems totally crazy to everybody else but it's something they that they need to do. their inner voice is telling them do it. and the whole movie becomes an exploration of that decision and the consequences of that decision and ends up being a celebration of the person who listened to that inner voice. d i think that that's just something that you probably did to choose the life that you chose and i know i did to choose the life that i chose as opposed to being a doctor or lawyer. >> rose: an inner voice that told you... >> i've got to do that. >> rose: yeah, exactly. >> somebody told me recently that they had an extension of that theory which is that if you don't listen to that little voice it goes away. and then you don't have that anymore which i completely believe. >> rose: boy, that's a terrifying thought. >> it is. because to be out there just free and easy with no little instincts guiding you or giving you a tip, that's truly scary. >> rose: do you think every

lot of media and move it from being a game device that does media to being a media device that also doeses> the ipad is king of tablets there's nothing remotely challenging. 2011 was those that came along, the playbook, the touch pad from hewlett-packard and various sam sung pads out there. everyone is looking at these saying what happened, why couldn't they get any traction? >> for laptops, it's the macbook air and in the windows world, ultrabooks, thin and fast and instant on and no spinning disk and long battery life. for televisions, the biggest game changer isn't 3-d but those that connect to the internet with built in streaming capability. >> when a tv has a wired or wireless internet connection to stream full screen tvs or movies from a netflix or hulo or whoever you subscribe to. >> the smartphone is considered the number one tech gift this holiday season. with many ones to choose from, the iphone 4z and droid razor. >> we are seeing enormous traffic, they are kind of tough to give as a gift because they have a contract and signup but folks are buying themselves a gift for the holi

so in the spirit of the holidays we doesed our two favorite people to play santa claus and come up with of a public relations firm and john avlon, cnn contributor and political columnist. a mouthful, but great to see you both. merry christmas. love the ties. >> good to be with you. before we get to naughty and nice, we agree on what's hot. big stars, congratulations, the buzz on that amazing. >> thank you very much. >> tony bennett, president clinton, today jennifer lopez. will ferrell. looking forward to that. robert, start with you. your nice list. governor andrew cuomo and erskine bowles and alan simpson on the deficit commission. not household name, why? >> dustin lance black, who, oscar winning screenwriter, a new play out focusing on the fight, the legal battles for marriage equality in california. awe smt, great, great play. the social conscience of our country. bowles-simpson is important. not household names, these two, clinton's former chief of staff, simpson, republican conservative senator, put together a game plan to bring back our economy. both parties encouraged to listen