jeff's dyer work is a in relation addition of all our writers' lives. jeff dyer?>> you get the same fat check as the last writer. [laughter] >> thank you so much. i'm really -- i'm really overwhelmed actually. from the time i began writing really i always -- cussed i loved writing so much be published in america and so to be recognized in america by a jury -- if that's the right word of fellow critics is really fantastic. it's the phil cilman of a dream really. i've got lots of people to think and actually i want to begin by thanking one of my fellow finalists. my friend jonathan, there's two kinds of clever people. there are clever people who make me feel stupid and there are clever people who make you feel more clever. jonathan is in the latter camp and it seems to such an extent that by being on the short list with him i've sort of been elevated to some super clever level but i also need to thank him because he actually gave me the title for giving the room of the english edition of essays and so it was so generous of him and in an equal rash generosity i don't

today militants opened dyer fire on an afghan delegation attending a memorial for those. >>> heroes welcomeday here in washington for a dog, that is, from afghanistan. polly, an 8-month-old male herding dog was found a few months ago wandering the streets of kabul with a collar digging into his neck. an alexandria resident heard about polly from a friend stationed in kabul. she raised about $1200 to adopt polly and bring him here to the u.s. polly's flight arrived today at reagan national right around noon. >> polly is just an animal that has angels around him just to get out of a land where he can have a great home. >> polly was brought to the u.s. with the help of an animal rescue group in afghanistan. if you want more information about that group, you can go to our website, wusa9.com, and click on the story about polly. topper? >> what a beautiful dog, i tell you that. 81 for the high. the record was 87. that was safe. here's your wakeup weather. probably don't need a jacket. 52 to 60 to start. 60s by 9:00. how high will it go tomorrow? we'll come back and let you know about that and when

. >> it was the wayne dyer series of cassette tapes, "how to be a no-limit person." >> you have to understand going to get healed if you're asking someone else to heal you. >> i listened to that series so much, i actually memorized all, i think it was ten tapes. and it became a joke because in high school, i'm listening to these tapes. "how do be a no-limit person." everybody had to fight over who was going into my car after partying at night. no. she'll make us listen to that motivational stuff because i always had it on. >> reporter: and she remained undaunted, when she failed law school entrance exams twice. when she had an idea to turn those carved-up pantyhose into specialty underwear, a lot of stores rejected her. her best friend and roommate, laura pooley, cheered her on. >> she was a schoolteacher. and she would come home from work. blakely, you know you're going to change the world. and she'd fall back on my bed and say that. and i'd say, i sell fax machines. and she'd say, i know. but it's your destiny. >> reporter: and then, just as spanx was taking off, more tragedy. laura died, h

believe the situation has come about because of the disagreements escalating between mr berg and mr dyer pasta. we don't believe that that result is in a crisis situation. it's it's that is very manageable it's well positioned in the lumina markets so there is no crisis situation there and that's the easy and finally short term in this is this will put some pressure on the share price i have a longer term depending on who was elected the new chairman of the board it could be positive for the shareholders. well while overall the sentiment on the russian markets was positive on wednesday let's take a look at the old jews they let me correct myself these are the figures that we've got right now the r.t.s. is up point nine percent of the close of the session m i six percent if we take a look at the main movers on the market you'll see that roussel was going against the trend it was down three point four percent of the close and also its hong kong trading was suspended on the company's request were often losing. gazprom by the end of the session moved into red territory also on declining oil

dyer with the hook. he had 15, pilots down two. the village christian albert takes over.high 1. village christian dethrones st. joe, 5 2-61. >> san francisco res sacred heart facing allameny. has a couple of chances inside but cannot convert and allameny wins it. >> laguna hills and odette for the division iii title. odette cruises 62-24. the first state basketball title for the lady dragons. >> sharks two points behind phoenix for the final playoff in the west. tonight's game a must-win. thornton the steal and feet. marlowe ties the game. they go up 2-1, and morris rifles it past antineimi. 2-2. we fast forward to a shootout. bears now in a three-way tie for eighth and final playoff spot. that was your toyota sports report. >> alan: that concludes another broadcast of abc-7 news. thanks for watching. captioned by closed captioning services inc.

kyle dyer of kusa was bitten in the face by an 85 pound argentine mastiff last month he was appearingith ab owner and a firefighter who rescued the dog from an icy pond. she had to get 90 stitches. she plans to start working again monday. she called it an accident and said she is glad the dog is back home. >>> "today" is next on nbc 4. >> amy robak joins us. hi, good morning. >> good morning. coming up here on "today," i know are you talking about it. one golden ticket. at least one winning ticket in the record 6$640 million drawin. and newly released evidence in the case of missing utah mom susan powell, including a handwritten note saying she feared for her life. why wasn't josh powell arrested before killing himself and his two sons? we'll find out. >>> and keith olbermann, looking for a new job. fired from current tv less than a year after his talk show launched. coming up, why he was let go and who is relacing him. >>> and how is this for a warm welcome. the latest video to go viral. and it makes you want to smile. we'll meet the soldier and his lovable dog when those stories and

. >> and now that's my take with wttg vice president and general manager duffy dyer. >> governor martin2013 budget proposal -- fiscal 2013 budget proposal to shift teacher pension costs to the county level triggered a dangerous spike in the blood pressure of every county official in the state. you better get the crash cart because it seems one way or another counties and possibly county school boards are going to center to pick up some of the teacher -- have to pick up some of the teacher pension costs this coming fiscal year. there doesn't seem to be any other way to reduce the $1 billion budget shortfall. whether the teachers' pension costs continue to be paid by the state or a portion shifted to thecounties and school boards isn't the real issues. regardless of who pays, the ballooning pension costs will continue to impact the financial health of the state and all its counties. the focus of our state lawmakers should be how to get the rising pension costs under control. republican and democratic state senators alike say the state can't continue to pay. county officials say that they

tomcat again, christine dyer, christine maloney, thank you for coming down from the college and being so helpful and to stand for everything you have done as well. and finally, looks will be available for purchase and day and is here to and once again that we'll be back in the room where we have the book day. lots of things going on at the local club level to check the holy cross website in particular. a great route for right now for a big trip, a major trade so it's a great opportunity to support the cloud of blue look forward to seeing you again in march. thanks. thanks very much. [applause] [inaudible conversations] >> and now more from shreveport weekend here on booktv. >> i am one of the assistant archivist at the memorial library. archives and special collections. i have been intimately involved with the caddo parish records for the last two years. recently we have finished processing a large version of the record and we have many people who like to review these included researchers from all over the northwest louisiana. in particular i would like to highlight one of our more un

from afar, oprah winfrey has always been an inspiration to me and wayne dyer.en listening to his tapes since i was 16-year-old. >> a lot of people say they didn't set out to be rich. they set out because they had a idea. you didn't say how can i get really rich? how can i get on the list of billionaires. >> you said what can i do about my body? >> can i look better in white pants? >> it's a lesson i hear from entrepreneurs all the time. >> absolutely. as a woman it was a goal to be financially independent. i didn't want to depend on anyone else for that. but it was not the goal of the end goal. the goal was i want to go to this party in my white pants and here i am. >> you've got to say it's the coolest thing to see you on the forbes list. >> it's unbelievable. i have to completely pinch myself. >> we should point out -- we're out of time. you're giving back and helping women and young girls with the sarah blakely foundation. >> very important. >> thank you for being here. thank you. >> every morning when i get brandon marshall is one of the nfl's top pass catc

president in 1977, may 1st speech was to have your founding convention that the coalition was over, dyer from ua debut sewer rates go back a long way and i'm very pleased that lives schuller, the secretary-treasurer of afl-cio is here and the highest ranking women in labor. i can't mention everybody, but i want to skip to the new groups because we spend the whole century and as you know arbors the whole century and as you know arbors to abigail adams and senator mikulski just sad. but one of the new groups that is here his moms rising who is putting us online. [applause] and we are going to go under animals. we have all coalition, old friends and we have new coalition, which stands for health and economic rights and they are going to be giving a whole panel after this event. for 25 years, we have tried to concentrate on projects and to bolster in every way because the ongoing drive for equal rights. i want to just go through some of the bills that we have worked on and you have to do. somewhere under to spearhead and others were just soldiers in the battle tracks worth a total of first h