ferrell found a tire iron that belonged to mr.his work bench. >> when i entered into the house, richard was on the couch. and he was dozing. when i walked in, i walked right past him. i had no intention of harming him at that point. it was only when i returned back to the living area where he laid, i guess my mind just shattered finally. >> the blows were so forceful, blood spatters were found 360 degrees around that living room. we even found tooth fragments on his shirt, where he was struck so hard that it had knocked his teeth out. >> i did not see naomi anywhere in the house at that time. >> mrs. wendorf was showering for the night. she came out of the bathroom, put her robe on and as she comes through the kitchen, she comes toe-to-toe with rod ferrell. >> it was like seeing red, pure red. >> he told her in effect i just killed your husband and now i'm going to kill you. she had several defensive wounds on her forearms, where she tried to deflect the blows. he had scratches on the right side of his face. those scratches were d

we just did a story about a truly funny guy, will ferrell. thinking about who is funnier, women or men? >> researchers have studied the matter. they have a conclusion. here's barbara pinto. ♪ going to go down to the river ♪ >> reporter: kris tin wii gerks or will ferrell. when it comes to humor is there a funnier sex? >> we have to put um with men. women are funnier. >> more people will laugh at men than women. >> reporter: the guys may be on to something. cording to a new study that seems straight out of a "seinfeld" episode. >> i don't get this. >> me neither. >> and you're on the fringe of the humor business. >> reporter: men were asked to write captions. women, too. >> we found that men are funnier, just by a hair. and mostly funnier to other men. >> reporter: the not so funny captions were attributed to a womaning even if they were man made. do you think it's a stereo type that men are funnier? >> i think so. yes. >> reporter: we went to chicago's second city. >> move to belize. >> reporter: jim and sagel work the same stage that launche

ferrell's impression of president george w. bush was a big hit on saturday night live and on broadway. now, besides the political humor, ferrell is also known for his starring rolls in anchor man, the legend of ron burgundy and old school. >> it means a lot. it's so nice when you think about this is truly the only legitimate award that recognizes comedy. so many of the others are afraid to. and as an art form. so, yes, i'm really honored. >> i kind of like him in that skating movie. what was the name of that? >> blades of glory. >> blades of glory. there it is. past winners of the mark twain prize include steve martin, bill cosby, tina fey and whoopi goldberg. now, ferrell tried to pick it up and tried to paste it altogether, but we're willing to bet that wasn't real. come on. he's just messing with us. >>> and speaking of comedy, here is a topic up for debate tonight. who is funnier, men or women? >> hum. >> believe it or not, researchers have tried to put some science behind that question and they have come up with some resul

he doesn't know who mark twain is. >> congratulationses will ferrell. get larry in the show, you have to do that. we all know about vladimir putin's public displays of macho. scuba diving he was doing. it turned out to be fraudulent. they put that urn he found, they placed it. shirtless horseback riding, fishing. he's going downhill with this stuff, i got to tell you. yesterday we got video of him doing this. playing bad minuten with dimitri medvedev. he doesn't look great playing. not real mobile. probably lob -- drop a lob shot on him probably. here he is. oh, my gosh, still ahead on "way too early." your chemically induced tweets are next. opens its doors or creates another laptop bag or hires another employee, it's not just good for business. it's good for the entire community. at bank of america, we know the impact that local businesses have on communities. that's why we extended $7.8 billion to small businesses across the country so far this year. because the more we help them, the more we help make opportunity possible. delivering mail, medicine

and we also caught up with will ferrell.et's listen to what he had to say about this. >> the whole thing. >> we know he is joking, of course. he seems like a great guy. >> he is. and he and his family are so nice if and so down to earth. and no pretense. we also saturday -- took him to the capitol. he went on the senate floor. he and his family had a tour of the capitol. he had never been to the capitol before. it is really a -- wonderful time to have the honore sxe family really see washington and what -- washington can offer. >> great. great event. thank you for joining us. again, tit will air next monday on pbs. >>> it is now 11:52. coming up, how to vacation like a reality star. plus meteorologist tom kierein is back with how long this nice weat state farm. this is jessica. hey, jessica, jerry neumann with a policy question. jerry, how are you doing? fine, i just got a little fender bender. oh, jerry, i'm so sorry. i would love to help but remember, you dropped us last month. yeah, you know it's funny. it only took 15 mi

will ferrell. ♪ >> reporter: warming up the crowd, jack black changed the words a bit to a well knownck you ♪ >> reporter: like so many comedians, ferrell got his start on "saturday night live." >> i like big butts and i cannot lie. >> robert goulet here. >> reporter: after seven years there, his career exploded, as he landed the lead in many movies. he even started on broadway. >> extremely surreal. but you know, to be here and to be in d.c. the last couple of days. all these wonderful people speak on my behalf, it's incredible. >> reporter: a long line of stars were on hand at the kennedy center to cheer him on. current snl star andy sandberg says he watched ferrell in college. >> i think everyone working in comedy has owed something to will. he's like a force of nature. >> he's kicked ted knight off the top. ted knight was at absolutely the top. now that i know will, he takes it a few steps further. >> reporter: molly shannon has known ferrell long before they were famous. >> if you look at the list of incredible people who have received this prize, it makes me smile knowing will's

. >>> will ferrell is the recipient of one of the top comedy prizes in the nation. >> will ferrell accepted mark twain prize at the kennedy center. he spent seven years on "snl" before continuing on screen with "anchorman," "talladega nights" and many other characters. friends say they'd like to have dinner with his characters. >> i would enjoy having dinner with ron burgundy. i would enjoy spending time with him. >> i think it would be fine to have dinner with the guy who was in wedding crashers screaming for meatloaf, him and his mom. >> probably harry caray. that really is a character. to be honest, he took it to a whole other level. >> in true will ferrell fashion, he doesn't need to prepare for events like this one because in his mind, he was finally, finally awarded. a self-deprecating joke. he can't believe he was selected. you can catch the show on november 21st on pbs. >> he was finally selected. you get the irony. >> that is so will ferrell. very funny guy. >>> time is now 6:28. we're following developments on a deadly earthquake in turkey. [ siren ] [ applause ] [ jackhammer ] [

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. >>> former "saturday night live" performer will ferrell is the recipient of this year's humor prizecepted the mark twain prize for humor at the kennedy center last night. he was all smiles when he appeared at the event. ferrell spent eight years on "saturday night live" before he continued on the big screen with movies like "anchorman" and "talladega nights" and those films. and all characters his friends say they wish they could have dinner with. >> i'm going with his "anchorman" character. i like ron burgundy. i'd enjoy spending time with him. >> i think it would be fun to maybe have dinner with the guy that was in wedding crashers, screaming for meatloaf. him and his mom and probably harry caray. to be honest, he took it to another level. >> maybe not the character running through the streets naked in "old school." maybe if he gets dressed, i'll have dinner with him. >> i'd like to just have dinner with him, forget the characters, right? congratulationses to him. stay with us. "news 4 today" continues with us right now at 5:00 a.m. >>> a new work week and a new traffic pattern fo

. >> and will ferrell, his real mission in d.c. coming up. >>> and a vocally challenged gwen. >> and some throat problems going o. nonetheless, some sunshine in the forecast. i will have the details and a look at the five-day later. >> you sound good to me. we're back in 90 secs. stay with us. h us.  >> well, it could be the ultimate comeback. arizona sources tell fox news that gabrielle giffords might be running for re-elect. the capitol times newspaper is another one reporting on this saying her campaign is spending a lot more money than usual and hired consultants. the congresswoman hasn't given an intension to run since being shot last january. some of her advisors are encouraging a former surgeon general to run for her seat. >>> the occupy d.c. group went online to ask for help to stay warm. the group is asking twitter followers to donate blankets, sleeping bags, tents and warm clothing for protestors and they want them now. the group demonstrated in front of a local wells fargo bank before marching down 49th stree

will ferrell was awarded the mark twain prize at the kennedy center.att ackland worked the red carpet. >> reporter: warming up the crowd, jack black changed the words a bit to a well-known queen song. ♪ we will, we will rock you &&. >> reporter: like so many americans, will ferrell got his start on saturday night live. >> i like big bucks and i cannot lie. >> reporter: after seven years there, his career exploded as he landed the lead in many big movies. he even starred on broadway. >> kind of extremely surreal but, you know, to be here and to be in d.c. the last couple of days, and to have all these wonderful people speak on my behalf, it is incredible. >> reporter: a long line of a list stars were on hand at the kennedy crentder to -- center to cheer him on. sandy sandberg says he watched. >> i think everyone working in comedy has owed something to will. he is like a force of nature. >> he has kicked ted knight off the top. he was at absolutely the top. now that i know will, he takes me a few steps farther. >> reporter: snl co-star and close friend m

. >> will ferrell has played an anger man and racecar driver, but he took on a different role in d.c. last night why he was being recognized. >> first another check on traffic and weather on this one day -- at the sleep number store, we hear it all the time: "well, we could sleep in the same bed, but it just doesn't work. she would like a firmer mattress thatti would. yeah, nine out of ten couples disagree on the firmness they want in a mattress. i sleep on the couch. with our bed, the sleep number setting represents the firmness that you like on your half of the mattress. don't mess with my side because i'm comfortable. i can adjust mine to my liking and she can do the same. go ahead and switch sides so you can feel what the other side feels like. you were on his side. how does that feel? it's hard. i like my side better, too. i like my side better. this is too soft. is is too hard. why don't we switch back to where you were. i am so glad to be back. oh, yeah. you can have comfort and you can be in the same bed. there's no debate or no squabble because you can have it your and i'll h

letters of appreciation have come out, especially from patricia evans, who was recognizing duane ferrell as part of this better service to the community, and also for michael gunnell, who was named in an article in the biscayne times, an article that really lauded san francisco's building department. it was an article from october of this year. it is really good reading. and that is it. thank you. >> ok, item number three, update on earthquake safety implementation program -- sorry, is there public comment on the president's announcements? seeing nine, item number three. the earthquake safety implementation program/capss. >> good morning, commissioners. director sweeney, thank you for the invitation to come back. in conjunction with the 20th -- the 22nd anniversary of the loma prieta earthquake, there was a press release announcing the availability of the draft plan bank. i know when i was here last, i let you know about the version of the plan that was then current. this is now supposedly available on the city administrators website. so we are continuing to get the word out on this plan

. >>> comedian will ferrell was awarded the mark twain prized american humor last night. this event was at the kennedy center. one of his longtime costars said that ishannon camera.hy off we caught up with him before event.ght's >> i am definitely not shy, but i am myself. i never felt any pressure on. >> ? o'brien werean who of the comedians him.ed year that theth twain prize has been handed out. -- jack black. >>> it's 49 degrees. ovechkin isad, alex aout to find himself in situation, but he is not we were so blessed when we had triplets. if by blessed you mean freaked out about money. well, we suddenly noticed that everything was getting more expensive, so we switched to the bargain detergent, but i found myself using three times more than you're supposed to and the clothes still weren't as clean as with tide. so we're back to tide. they're cuter in clean clothes. [ laughs ] thanks, honey. yeah. you suck at folding. [ laughs ] ] that's my tide. what's yours? female announcerer ] find the e tide that'right for you at tide.com. during selection set to begin today in a hi

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. >>> elsewhere, b will ferrell was awarded the nation's top prize for sattire last night, the mark twainrize for america's humor from the kennedy center for the performing arts. >>> and finally, over the weekend at an auction in china, a address marilyn monroe wore in the film river of no return" sold for over $500,000. >>> this comes to us from knbc nbc 4 in los angeles, california, where nbc's late night funny man hit the road for a cause that's no laughing matter. "tonight show" host jay leno and other bikers revved up for the 24th annual love ride. this year it raised money for autism speaks, an organization funding research into a cure for auti autism. >>> i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. yesterday was a cool but with plenty of sunshine. there could be a couple of rain showers later this afternoon. 46 at the airport. 43 in parkton. a mixture of sun and clouds. today a slight chance for a few rain showers later this afternoon. we will come ba

. >> next, funny man will ferrell honored with one of the nation's highest civilian awards. >>> carlostana returns to high school today. the street heng ever. "real steel" and "footloose" were second and third. and that's "america's money." i'm yunji de nies. my wife the dentist allows only one mouthwash in our home. [ male announcer ] act for kids, with maximum fluoride for up to 40% fewer cavities act. stronger teeth and better checkups in every bottle. >>> let's take a live picture of the bay and bay bridge and gorgeous crescent moon. you can still see it although we have fog coming back. mike is going to talk about that and what changes mean for our temperatures. commute. >>> we need crescent moon for halloween. 5:24 now. >> today music icon carlos santana will have a treat for students at the san francisco high he attended. he will celebrate the accomplishments, 85% of seniors were accepted into college last year. fire years ago the school launched an ambitious effort to cut the drop-out rate and send more students to college. santana plans to have some of the students perform wit

several of our nation's top comedians are about to take stage here in washington to celebrate will ferrellcenter announced. jack black and larry king are among those going to honor farrell. he starred in seven seasons of "saturday night live" and had several seasons of box office hits. he's the brains behind funnyordie.com. the marine corps handed out college scholarships in the hopes of writing a new chapter in the lives of children who have learned the costs of war. we have the story. >> reporter: they are the next generation of leaders. unique because they are born of american heroes. they represent 1600 marines and navy coremen. >> these kids are squared away, motivated and often the first in their families to get to college. over 50% of ours are. >> they award ed scholarships fr those wounded or died serving. she was 9 years old when her father died. >> he died doing what he loved, protecting me so we could all be free. >> reporter: he's double majoring in economics. his dad serves in vietnam. >> it allowed me to enjoy college and focus in on academics as well as dealing with friendsh

. >>> will ferrell says he is honored to win the mark twain award for comedy of the the nation's top humor prize is given to comedians who use social commentary and satire to impact society. ferrall accepted the award last night at the kennedy center. >> it means a lot. it is so nice, when you think about it, this is truly only the only legitimate award that recognizes comedy. so many of the others are afraid to. and as an art form. yeah, i'm really honored to be here. >> reporter: the winners include steve martin and bill cosby, in the past. >>> coming up on 9news now, some returning veterans have a hard time adjusting to life back in the united states. i'll introduce you to a group that is provide something valuable assistance. >>> hero central is next. >>> it is devastating when you don't have a home. someplace to put your belongings, someplace that provides warmth and shelter. many veterans returning from conflicts in the middle east are at risk of being homeless. i recently found an organization that is helping veterans and their families. about 12% of all americans experiencing

. >> that is actor will ferrell accepting the mark twain prize. he droppedit it stage smashing it into several pieces and then he tried to clean up the pieces. he was honored with the award during a star-studded gala last night, special guests including conan o'brien, jack black and some of his fellow saturday night live alums. >> some people are just born with it and he is one of them. he is a thoroughbred. >> is a bad guy. will is out for will. he won because he knows how to play the game. >> when you to think about it, this is truly the only legitimate awards that recognizes comedy. >> the oscars of comedy. this is the 14th year that the mark twain prize has been handed out. hopefully, they will get a replacement for it. >>> here's another look at the forecast. a strong cold front moving our way of thursday. best chance of rain all week on thursday, widespread showers. temperatures will fall off the deep end, mid 50's's friday into the weekend. >> thanks for joining us.

. >>> will ferrell has been honored if the with the nation's top comedy award.t night received the mark twain prize for american humor at the kennedy center. famous for films like anchorman and old school, he more recently turned his impersonation of president george w. bush into a broadway show. the ceremony will be broadcast halloween night on pbs. >> he is hilarious. >> whenever people tell you anchorman, everybody starts with the one-liners from will ferrell. >> when i was doing sports year, i had one of those must statutes. >> like to see that. >> no. >>> "occupy sf" showing no signs of slowing down. how the movement is getting more spiritual today. >> and the death toll rising after a massive quake hits turkey over the weekend. how one survivor called for help while buried under that rubble. >>> and the woman who is charged with murdering nursing student michelle le will appear in court for the first time today. the special request that the attorney is going to make on her behalf. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, a man... rescued from the rubble... one day after a massive

will ferrell was a favorite on "saturday night live" for seven years.ude "anchorman" and "talladega nights." >> when you meet will, it's like everyone says. you can't believe how nice he is, how tall he is, and how funny is. >> he would come on my show with a leprechaun wearing a tight green speedo. a sort of sensual leprechaun. >> i need a better angle from the camera here. i don't have to prepare. you know, my mindset is finally, you know. right? that's what we're all thinking. finally. >> well, you can watch the show on october 31st on cbs. >> he was being self-depositi self-deposition -- self-deprecating. >>> up next, joe biden looking to the future. what he says about running for president in 2016. >>> good morning. welcome back. traffic alert.

that is a matter of opinion, but you could make a strong case it is actor will ferrell. kennedy center in washington with the mark twain prize for american humor. in typical farrell style, he gave himself a thumb's down on the stage. cnn talked with him on the red carpet beforehand. >> this is truly the only legitimate award that recognizes comedy, and some of the others are afraid to, and as an art form, and so, yeah, i'm really honored to be here. >> are you going to do any political impressions for the d.c. audience? >> i can't -- i can't reveal that. the cia have asked me not the reve

. >> ferrell? >> aye. supervisor kim? >> kim, aye. >> supervisor wiener? >> aye. >> there are 11 ayes. those resolutions are adopted. item 27. [reading] >> supervisor else burn? >> thank you. and i'll be very brief because i understand supervisor avenue lose is going to move to table this item because the governor has signed this bill. i couldn't let the opportunity to go by. this bill is exactly why i think is wrong. why in the world do they pass a bill telling city can and cannot do. why are we doing this? san francisco hasn't passed a new contract proposal in about 25 years. the public library has never even talked about doing this. this is such a pandering piece of legislation that the democratic caucus and the legislature did to placate the service employees. it is absolute pathetic and rather than focus on how abysmal our state budget is, they're passing legislation like this. it's embarrassing to be a californian while our legislature is dealing with this kind of tidly wink stuff. focus on the real issues. sorry, john, but this one more than anythin

. >>> elsewhere, will ferrell was awarded the nation's top prize for satire last night, the mark twain prize for american humor from the kennedy center for the performing arts. >>> and finally, over the weekend at an auction in china, a dress marilyn monroe wore in the film "river of no return" sold for over $500,000. did you see any movies this weekend. >> i did not but would like to see "paranormal." i made fun of it. i didn't think it would be get good. >> they picked the perfect time too put it out there. >>> this comes to us from knbc nbc 4 in los angeles, california, where nbc's late night funny man hit the road for a cause that's no laughing matter. "tonight show" host jay leno and hundreds of other bikers revved up their motorcycles for the 24th annual love ride. each year the ride raises money for children's charities and this year it was autism speaks, an organization funding research into the cause and cure for autism. this is the 25th year leno has taken the ride for a good cause. >>> i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your n

is that president will ferrell? will ferrell is in town to get an award.

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as in will ferrell now cashing in on his favorite character, president george w. bush.r two, "fox & friends" for a monday starting right now. >> it's "fox & friends." >> good morning, everyone. hope you had a great weekend and now it's off -- we're off and running for another monday. >> yeah. herman cain in about 10 minutes, the will ferrell story coming up because he got a major award over the weekend. >> also, great donald trump joins us each and every monday and he's going to be with us, i think, an hour early so just put down that remote, relax and enjoy. we start with a fox news alert. >> the united states pulling out our ambassador to syria, government officials say robert ford has been temporary called back to washington for his personal safety. syria has seen massive and deadly citizen uprisings in recent months. the death toll from a powerful earthquake in turkey unfortunately rising. 264 people reported dead and the death toll is expected to go up as rescue workers use their bare hands to pull survivors from the rubble. more than 1300 people are hurt. dozens o

will ferrell was awarded the nation's top prize for satire.wain prize for american humor from the kennedy center for performing arts. finally, over the weekend at an auction in china, a dress that marilyn monroe wore in the film "river of no return" sold for over $500,000. sounds like a lot, bill, doesn't it? >> yes. >> but one of her dresses sold for $4 million. >> that's a lot of loot. >> yeah. i know. >> i can't believe how well parra normpa "paranormal activity" did. >> i know. >> this is "first look." "way too early" with willie geist starts right now. >>> president obama turns his attention this week back to jobs here at home, traveling the west with a new strategy to get around republican opposition. has the president conceded that he's wasting his time trying to work with this congress? >>> a 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocks turkey with more than 200 dead this morning, that number certain to rise as they dig through the rubble. the question is how many people are still alive at the scene of that disaster. >>> in comparatively irrelevant

prosecutors say this surveillance video showed a woman trying to poison ferrell cats. she's a migratory bird researcher at the national zoo. the cats she's accused of building live near her northwest d.c. apartment. a neighbor noticed something unusual in the bowls and called the humane society and found out it was rat poison. the woman is charged with attempted animal cruelty and still works for the zoo. >>> monitoring crime on metro now. metro police say they have arrested a man after several robberies at the suitland station. michael mcintosh is charged in at least four of the crimes in the parking garage there. investigators say he pulled a gun and demanded items from the victim. mcp tosh was arrested october 16th -- mcintosh was arrested october 16th on a green line train near the u street station. >> a massive so much in central virginia, again today, to try to find a missing autistic boy. the 9-year-old wandered away from the family in the battle feel park on sunday. john henrehan is live with the latest on the search. >> reporter: dive teams, boats, and kyakers

i am joined by supervisor mar ferrell, as well as the board president, david chiu. the clerk is andrea. we want to thank the following members of sfgtv for covering this meeting today. mark and nona. madam clerk, do have announcements? >> yes. i ask that you turn off all or ringers on phones. please fill it is bigger card. you may turn it in to the right side of the podium. we want the motion for the committee report on the october 4 board of supervisors agenda, unless otherwise stated. >> thank you very much. as was indicated, this is a special meeting of the government audits and oversight committee. those of you who are here, thank you for your presence. we're working on getting an overflow room in the event that we needed more space. once we know what that overflow room will be, we will announce it. let me simply began by noting that this is legislation that i introduced, and i want to thank my colleagues on the board of supervisors who have been co- sponsors of this legislation, beginning with supervisor cohen, supervisor mar, supervisor avalos, supervisor kim,