tavis: a dozen city that have about 15 million people in each city. >> by chinese co-producer who tolde about to over 13 cities all of which have populations of over 10 million. most of which people in the west haven't even heard of. tavis: there are millions every year moving from the outlying areas into these cities. we did a wonderful -- the earlier, we did a week-long special on this show about our trip to china. we had a great time. >> i love chinese food at a have a lot of it. tavis: they are honored to have roger corman come visit them. i hope they understand the blessing they have upon them to be partnered with you on the project. >> i hope so. >> he is a legend in this town and a wonderful documentary about his life and legacy, ongoing, as you can tell. check it out, a movie theater near you. >> i was very happy to be here. tavis: that is the show for tonight, until next time, keep the faith. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with oscar winner angelina chihli on her new film

sunday morning.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, & >> osgood: you may have heard that shoppers in at least a dozen cities scuffled with each other and with police on friday in a frenzy over the latest model of $180 a pair air jordan basketball shoes. the shopping season is ending not a moment too soon. time for retailers and marketers to begin taking stock. our cover story is reported now by rebecca jarvis. ♪ >> reporter: it was so simple and peaceful back then. three wise men bringing gifts to the manger. how could they have known it would lead to this? the frenzy of the holiday shopping season. the epic battles in the marketplace this year. between customer and retailer, between the on-line and the in- line world. we asked two experts to play santa's helpers and sort out the naughty and the nice this christmas day. adam camp is in branding and advertising. >> the christmas season has become the retail super bowl. >> reporter: and collin gillis is an analyst. how have sales been this holiday season? >> rebecca, the good news is americans love to spend. the bad news is they all want discounts. >> reporte

protesters in two dozen cities held rallies on behalf of home owners facing eviction. some are even occupied foreclosed houses. banks and financial firms made billions of dollars off of the housing bubble by taking advantage of buyers. >>> former prince george's county executive jack johnson faces seven years behind bars. a judge sentenced johnson yesterday. prosecutors estimate that johnson got $1 million from business owners in a pay to play extortion scheme. defense attorneys asked for leniency saying johnson suffers from parkinson's. his wife leslie will be sentenced friday. can a former illinois governor rod blagojevich is scheduled to address a judge at his hearing today. yesterday, for the first time, his lawyers admitted their client is guilty of corruption. a federal jury convicted him of 18 counts, including trying to sell or trade president obama's former senate seat. the judge is expected to announce the sentence today. >>> it turns out baseball is the first major league in north america to issue dress guidelines for the media. starting next season, then no

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there were anti-foreclosure protests planned today in two dozen cities across the country.ere's what that looked like in chicago today. protesters served as the welcoming committee of a family moving illegally into a foreclosed homes. the anti-eviction campaign and the group occupy the hood rehabilitated a foreclosed vacant home in order to house three homeless families there. in portland, oregon, debby austin told supporters gathered on her lawn how after illness and bankruptcy she and her husband were pushed into foreclosure. >> ours is not just a house in some community in some city. this is home. it's our home. we have ties here. i'm sorry. my kids went to school here and i volunteered at those schools. we help our neighbors and they help us. we belong here and we're not leaving. >> in southgate, michigan, supporters heard from another family that suffered illness and is now facing the prospect of losing their home. in new york today, hundreds of protesters marched through brooklyn neighborhood to protest foreclosures there. they marched to a vacant home which was reocc

. >>> environmental groups say half a dozen other cities have also passed plastic bag bans. san francisco led the way back in 2007. since then santa clara, sunnyvale, marine county and fairfax have approved plastic bag bans. >>> st. anthonys reached a milestone. volunteers served the last christmas meal in the current dining hall. they have been operating out of a auto repair shop for 16 years. they are building a new facility and needs help raising money. they estimate they serve a million meal as year and hopes to have the new facility finished in 2014. >>> and it is mild out there right now but temperatures are dropping rapidly. towards the peninsula area, winds at 7. 48 degrees in redwood city right now. chilly night. but not as cold as it has been. overnight lows near freezing. there still will be frost. no hard freeze expected tonight. the inland valley locations, away from downtown, you are going to see temperatures at freezing or below. not as cold as it has been. tonight in to the frost. it is very cold. sunny and dry tomorrow. and the long range forecast, clouds an

> rock is currently on tour, giving away a total of $375,000 to local charities in more than a dozen citiesit will self-described weird ambassador of goodwill says that despite motown's own economic hardships, the city is still able to give back. >> even though in detroit, we don't have a lot of work right now, we're willing to take some of that and try to help people in other communities around the country. ♪ it feels good to be >> reporter: rock, who's performed for u.s. stations all over the world says his charity helps military families and veterans in need, but that's only a fraction of the foundation's focus. >> we've done a lot for children with life threatening illnesses and a lot of things with cancer. anything. anybody that needs help that i'm available to hear about a story, to be able to touch somebody and make a difference in their life. >> reporter: and perhaps the best advice in making a difference comes from a line in rock's latest single "care." ♪ the least that i can do is care ♪ >> right now i'm thrilled to be joined we the king of detroit, the king of the shrine tonight.

nearly two dozen cities will see a candidate make a pit stop today trying to get every vote secured inlly be the last candidate to step in front of an iowa crowd today, but the enthusiasm for his candidacy has him poised for a strong finish. nbc campaign embed anthony terrell joins me now. so nice to see you. >> hi, milissa. >> we heard those statements from newt gingrich earlier about not being able to vote for congressman paul if he is the nominee. what is the response from his campaign today? >> right. campaign chairman jesse bitten shared with nbc news this morning this statement. quote, frustration from his floundering campaign has newt gingrich showing who he really is, a divisive big government liberal. newt has a long record of standingç against conservative dating back to his support for liberal nelson rockefeller over barry goldwater, so this sort of childish outburst is nothing new. the ron paul campaign is not backing down from its attacks again newt gingrich or mott romney. they have a new ad called washington machine where they claim serial hypocrites and flip-floppers c

today 99%ers in over a dozen cities also took on the housing crisis.rotesters disrupted bank auctions, blocked evictions and occupied foreclosed homes. one of them -- one of the homes being occupied belongs to bobby hull of minneapolis. his home has been in his family for more than 40 years. mr. hull fought for this country in vietnam, served his country and he is now fighting eviction. joining us tonight is bobby hull here on "the ed show." mr. hull, thanks for your time tonight. when are they going to foreclose on your home? how much time do you have, and what's your plan? >> well, i have until february 17th, and my plan is to stay here. we plan to fight. >> what does that mean? >> well, means that i can gather all my neighbors, friends and community that are willing to stand up with me and we're going to fight. >> i see you got -- >> we need to change what's been wrong. >> yeah, change what's been wrong is for sure. i see you got a lot of friends with you there tonight. do they feel the same way? i mean, are they going to be there with you when the

it was the same story in dozens of cities throughout russia. the demonstrations were largely peaceful. but a few scuffles resulted in a dozen arrests in st. petersburg, putin's home town and his biggest power base. >> on the one hand, yes, the people are furious and angry with the way the election was conducted. on the other hand, i think it's more to send a message to putin himself rather than to united russia and say to him, "look, we need changes." >> reporter: analysts say the fact putin allowed the protests to go ahead at all suggests a newfound willingness to compromise with the opposition. maybe that's because even with the allegations of ballot stuffing, his party lost its two-thirds majority in parliament. but it would be premature to suggest the arab spring has become the russian winter, an uprising with prolonged antigovernment protests. >> i suspect that won't be the case. until the opposition develops a coherent, viable program of what it is going to do if it gets into power, then there will be support. >> reporter: but the demonstr

city of boston have seen their tents dismantled police swept through the square where occupiers were camping taking down tents and arresting dozens the city had set a deadline for the protesters to leave by midnight thursday but police didn't take any action till today boston has been the latest encampment to be cleared as demonstrators are told they must leave their camps in our face prosecution a three month long occupy movement against corporate greed inequality has already seen thousands of arrests more details of the story a click away at our. well stay with us still to come all for one demonstrator of around the world call for the release of one of america's most well known prisoners arguing his murder conviction was racially motivated. and a cause for optimism a conflict over election results in the caucuses that threaten to turn bloody seems to have come to a peaceful resolution will have been. turning first though to the middle east three palestinians were killed including two suspected militants after a series of israeli missile attacks on gaza city at least fifteen other civilians were wounded in the attack the jewish

. & >> osgood: you may have heard that shoppers in at least a dozen cities scuffled with each other and with police on friday in a frenzy over the latest model of $180 a pair air jordan basketball shoes. the shopping season is ending not a moment too soon. time for retailers and marketers to begin taking stock. our cover story is reported now by rebecca jarvis. ♪ >> reporter: it was so simple and peaceful back then. three wise men bringing gifts to the manger. how could they have known it would lead to this? the frenzy of the holiday shopping season. the epic battles in the marketplace this year. between customer and retailer, between the on-line and the in- line world. we asked two experts to play santa's helpers and sort out the naughty and the nice this christmas day. adam camp is in branding and advertising. >> the christmas season has become the retail super bowl. >> reporter: and collin gillis is an analyst. how have sales been this holiday season? >> rebecca, the good news is americans love to spend. the bad news is they all want discounts. >> reporter: to entice shopper, retaile

voices heard the city and the government in los angeles is trying to intimidate these people and scare them from ever coming back out again into the streets which is what we've seen in dozens of cities across the united states an attempt by the u.s. government to. well these protests by scaring these people with violence and intimidation from exercising their constitutional rights i want to ask you because police presumably they're part of the ninety nine so why do you think they're serving to protect. this one person sure well i think the police crackdowns around the country really expose who this government and what its institutions who they really work for right now if this was a government of by and for the people of by and for the ninety nine percent well then the government would respond to these protests by listening to the grievances by trying to take real steps to address those grievances by trying to solve this epidemic of foreclosure the epidemic of unemployment you know the skyrocketing cost of tuition the slashing of social services if this was a government of by and for the ninety nine percent then the protesters voices would be heard and they would be taken

dozens of baltimore city police officers had to be called in to break up a brawl at a high school. it is not clear what led to the brawl. spectators were surprised by the number of people involved. >> there were caught up in the fight. >> both players and fans exchanged blows. no word on any injuries. a case of bullying. they claimed the school system did not do enough to protect the child. lowell melser has more on what the judge has thrown out. >> the attorney for the sullivan family says despite the outcome of this case, she is hoping that parents with kids will better know how to deal with bullying. the jury will continue deliberating later this morning. the sullivan family claimed two of their children faced bullying between 2008 and 2009 and that the school system did nothing to stop it. the sullivans attorney says what is most important is that the issue of bullying is out there for discussion. >> i am glad that this issue is getting attention and that our children may be more safe as a result. >> yes today the judge tossed out nine different counts leaving four for the jury

. >> police made two arrests to remove about a dozen tenants. berkeley city officials want civic center cleared out including three assaults with deadly weapons and an attempted rape they say are connected to the camp. there are fewer than 10 camps left. >> and there is some consumer news, gold prices are high. a lot of folks are selling off jewelry. >> and found prices offered were all over the map. >> now there is an investigation finding the same thing. >> there is a case of seller be aware. and they can offer any price they wish z today, more proof backing up that report. check out this video. new york city an inspector went under cover to see how much three people will pay for the jewelry. and they range from $175 all the way up to $450. best advice, find out how much it's worth before gou out to sell it. a report tells you how to calculate what you own. i've repost that had link. you can check it out on abc 7 news.com. >> a proposal to ban hands free sell krel phones is going nowhere, fast. the national transportation safety board made recommendation ju

. >>> according to the environmental group save the bay, a half dozen other cities passed plastic bagands. san francisco led the way. since there santa clara, sunny val, marine county and fairfax approved plastic bag bans and dozens of other areidating similar playoffs. >> san jose has tips to help shoppers. keep reusable bags by the door, in your car or by your keys and keep feddable bags. run bags through the washer or wiping them. and return any plastic bags to the store to be recycles. >>> plenty of shoppers hit the sales early. >> mark down to 50% off. >> at target there were few people making returns. most shoppers were snapping up bargains. many getting a jump on decorating for next year. taking advantage of the half price items. many wal-mart customers caught the sales. some heading off to do even more shopping. >> i got to go to patienties and return shoes. -- maceys to return shows. it will be difficult. lots of crazy customers. but it's fun. >> they are calling today mega mega monday. it will be the third biggest shopping day of the year. >>> san francisco is set to kickoff

the official program is to catch, and release animals far from the city. dozens of animals have been rereleased this way. results have been mixed as the people in charge readily admit. >> we simply have too many bears. they used to be haunted freely. that was not good. we have strict e.u. rules and can only killed 300 per year at most. since we joined the e.u., injuries and property damage have soared. >> we are showing how much bureaucracy is needed to shoot a bear. the paperwork is daunting. by the time authorization is granted, the problem bear might have moved on, we've resulting in an uninvolved one being shot. we returned to a mauling victim. his neighbor takes him to see another man that was almost killed by a bear last summer. he was harvesting his wheat when a bear attacked him. >> and look what it did to me. it ripped up my scalp and mangled my ear. >> it is terrible. i understand that there should be protected. it is disgraceful when a bear's life is worth more than a human's live. >> they both played dead during their attacks, which may have saved the

there were dozens across the city. for many, the young men lead to arrests. it is awful for our family, he said. he left home in the morning healthy and full of life. when we next saw him, he was dead. these hot blame the foreign forces for the sectarian attacks in an attempt to cause agreement to the right. there have been no reprisals. >> the results of the election and hold another, that is the call from the former soviet president after last week's parliamentary vote in russia. gorbachev says that the leaders must admit there were numerous falsifications and rigging. the people taking to the streets of moscow express their discontent. andrew, thanks very much for joining us. how significant are these protests? >> that they are happening is quite significant. what happened to the parliamentary elections, it was the first electoral defeat for vladimir putin. his team's consolidation has been pretty steady and consistent. i think this is a body blow for him, and he is going to have to restock, assessed, and make changes. >> why is it happening now? there was

as we already know encampments in dozens of cities have been dismantled by police encampments that in many ways come to embody the occupy movement itself we told you yesterday about the los angeles occupiers whose five hundred or so tents were taken down or destroyed by police there and of the nearly three hundred people who are were arrested up until just a few hours ago more than half of them were behind bars because well they weren't afford they weren't able to afford the five hundred dollars bail that was set for them i think is five thousand dollars bail actually so with this forced change in the occupiers strategy where does the movement go from here well joining me in the studio in los angeles is krist novoselic bassist and co-founder of the groundbreaking band nirvana also chair of fair vote center for voting and democracy hey there chris i know that the occupy movement is one that is near and dear to your heart you've spoken out a lot about it you've written about it why is this something that is resonating with you. well to tell the truth i'm don't consider myself an occupy

as the news spread, dozens of the city's immigrants gathered, outraged at the bloodshed. >> [speaking foreign language] >> we asked for some attention and justice. these things should not happen. we're here to integrate and not to be rejected. we cannot understand any wonder what is happening. >> many people in this beautiful city were shocked and a shame to buy what had just happened in their midst -- and ashamed by what had just happened. >> [speaking foreign language] >> the city's mayor has declared florence to be in mourning. bbc news, rome. >> florence, used to welcoming visitors from all around the world. it does have a reputation for calm and tolerance. the mayor has talked about this have been struck at the very heart of the spirit of the city. >> what kind of official reaction, if any, has there been in rome? how far do you think this tragedy will tap into the wider debate in italy about migration and immigration? >> florence itself, a day of mourning declared and flags flying at half mast. shops shut down for 10 minutes in the day. of course, this is feeding into the degree

. >> russian authorities are braced for demonstrations in dozen of cities tomorrow.d to be larger than protest that follow sunday and may test the obama reset of the russia relations. we want to have a collaboration when we can and we speak as we do in this case. >> secretary of state clinton says it undermines the russian people's confidence in the government as much as the election itself. vladimir putin blamed the protest on mrs. clinton herself. >> she stet tone for some of our personalities inside the country and gave them a signal. they heard the signal and with support from the state department started active work. >> the support putin cited is $9 million in aid that u.s. officials say is intended to promote democracy but a russian reporter says putin sees as meddling. on this day, press secretary jake carney defende defended thd aide. >> no one should be surprised we speak out and work for democracy around the world. we think it's the right thing. >> u.s. officials say they are encouraged by the president medvedev promise to investigate the voter fraud allega

but police have not moved in yet, like they have in dozens of other cities from new york to los angelescently san francisco. >>> former penn state football coach jerry sandusky free on $250,000 bail this morning after spending a night in jail. police arrested him wednesday on ten additional charges of molesting children after two new accusers came forward. one of them told the grand jury that sandusky's wife ignored his screams for help while sandusky raped him in the basement. well now dottie sandusky has released a statement denying that, saying as the mother of six children, i have been devastated by these accusations. i am also angry about these false accusations that such a terrible incident ever occurred in my home. she went on to say, i continue to believe in jerry's innocence and all the good things he has done. >>> a republican congressman saying heads should roll as attorney general eric holder testifies about the botched fast and furious gun-running program. congressman jim sensenbrenner grilling the attorney general again over what he knew about the operation and when he kne

>> the "occupy" movement is moving in a new direction today in san francisco, oakland and dozens of other cities across the country. rallies and marches will support people who are losing their homes to foreclosure this. morning in oakland, families facing foreclosure will march to banks. a rally is planned in the bayview neighborhood in san francisco. >>> two hours from now president obama leaves the white house to go to kansas. he is trying to drum up support it extend payroll tax cuts that are set to run out at the end of the month. the white house says the average middle class family will have to pay an extra $1,000 if the tax cuts expire. the president wants the nation's wealthiest to pay the freight. >> my message to congress is this: keep your word to the american people and don't raise taxes on them right now. now is not the time to slam on the brakes. >> it would hurt small business and job creation. >> the white house has set up a countdown clock ticking away the days. >>> nancy pelosi claims she has plenty of dirt on republican presidential candidate newt gingrich who is leading in th

. >> test scores are in for nearly two dozen u.s. cities and our education a lawyer, how baltimore student step up against the rest of the nation. two years after the death of a nine-year old boy, his family has filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit. plus, could we be in store for a significant snowfall? >> christmas came early for record of baltimore to its thanks to target in the baltimore police department. city police officers and target teen -- team members escorted children to the aisles as they got presents for themselves as well as family and friends. >> today is all about the kids. bringing them out and letting them shot, giving them something that they normally would not get on any given day. it is also about fellow shipping and with the police officers getting to know us in a different light. >> following the shopping spree, the kids have pictures taken with santa and enjoyed a lunch before heading back to the classroom. >> now, your love and insta- weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> it is agreed to be a m

and in the new spread, dozens of the city's immigrants gathered, outraged at the bloodshed. >> we asked for some attention and justice. these things should not happen. we are here in order to integrate and want to be rejected. we cannot understand any longer what's happening. >> and many people in this beautiful renaissance city were shocked and ashamed by what had just happened in their midst. >> only thing we can do is to show our sorrow, trying to show it with italians and other communities in order to say stop it. >> the city's mayor has declared florence to be in mourning. allan johnston, bbc news, rome. >> germany's chancellor, angela merkel, is to speak in a couple hours of time. she'll outline the virtues of the eurozone treaty, signed last week. our correspondent, steve evans, says if there are any questions, it's how the treaty can be applied. >> people are starting to look at how you get that deal, which would impose real discipline on all those countries involved. and in addition to that, there are questions in germany of what that would mean for the german parliament's abil

it was a unanimous vote by the santa clara city council. dozensf supporters voiced their support at the meeting. only a few people mentioned concerns saying the city is take on too much of a financial risk. now, the 49ers, though, say they will pay any cost overruns. right now the city is planning to pay the loan back itself over the next 25 years through ticket sales, naming rights and a local hotel tax. now, we're not expecting a vote today from the nfl owners group. they are just going to be briefed on the project and then they would be taking a vote within the next few months. grace and frank? >> thank you, anne. >>> the bay bridge could be illuminated once again. a masterpiece i guess. >> this an artist proposes 25,000 l.e.d.s on the western span. it would flicker to mim ek the motions of the san francisco bay. villareal still needs caltrans approval. he needs $7 million in private donation. lawrence says he is going to help him out. >> i would like to make a big donation. if they can make that thing flicker to the ocean there, i will be impr

. >> reporter: nearly 28 million records, actually, and packed shows in dozens of cities at christmasand jumping. >> is that your signature jump? you don't get a lot of air, i have to say, but you get off the ground a little bit. >> i'm just goofing around. there is no doubt when the down beat is when those feet hit the ground. >> reporter: davis bounces between tour stops in true rock star style on his private jet, the rocket sled. >> well, off we go, huh? >> so christmas music can get you a jet, it turns out. >> well, apparently so. it's an amazing journey that i'm on and have been on. i didn't grow up in an affluent family at all. both my parents were music teachers. >> reporter: yes, santa has been very good to chip davis. when he's not on tour or at one of his three vacation homes, he's in omaha where he shares a sprawling 150-acre farm with his family, his horses and his pet wolves, seth and setti. >> you're a big, scary wolf. >> reporter: it's from here that davis oversees his ever-expanding kingdom. the mannheim steamroller logo is now on books, hot chocolate, a roma therapy c