as we do need firecrackers to celebrate. >> translator: it would be sad if firecrackers vanished from chinese new year. it really would. so, i think what we have to do is keep the tradition alive by adapting it to changing times. >> reporter: so chinese are coming up with new ways to keep alive the cherishenew year's traditions. kuehne hiro yamamoto, nhk world, beijing. >>> another tropical storm is heading to the philippines and meteorologist robert speta is here with the latest on that. robert? >> reporter: yeah, this is our tropical storm moving off towards the west, and you see it right here on the satellite picture. just this big, broad band of cloud cover. most of the clouds actually pushing west of the center of circulation which is here but that's where the heaviest of the rainfall is going to be. that's really the big problem with this storm system. winds at 65. gusting up to 90 kilometers per hour. as far as tropical storms go, this is on the low end of the intensity scale. but the problem is, it's not so much the winds. it's the rain, and take a look at the accumulation out

the electronic firecrackers has become the next best option. in a particular thrill i were arrested in may the red bellied the light. still to make noises of miles we were like the sound of a firework on a positive note the look of choosing to completion tall to be over about eight to fifty us dollars would really depend on the length of the firecracker strand the popular online stores as well. a quarter cup of coffee more than one thousand strings of firecrackers were sold out of one month. expect this trend can be sold for more than thirty three us dollars. finally the baking time. china's relax the kid could paint onto the market the chinese central bank publishes three dollars and thirty report last weekend according to the report led to china's milk with more than two point three to lead us. for three hundred ninety billion us dollars increase he kept really one third of the total growth of the club market insiders point out that i was over he drilled the market is mainly due to financial support of the country was incredible china's soari

the vehicle for the firecrackers. they're supposed to produce the small so i'm going to see for myself. recall tumultuous hopeful. also called the school. do you believe local people are the unintentional was using raisins. give up. it was good and being environmentally friendly is good for you all as we do need firecrackers and celebrate what it would what a night hopefully some period would be set to fire crackers who vanished from china two years. it really won't stop so i think what we have to do is keep the tradition alive. i adapting to changing times so chinese coming up with new ways to keep all of the tooheys new year's traditions. he will bubble do the job. to a mass exodus has began as chinese holidaymakers leave their country for overseas destinations. one of them is tokyo where retailers are hoping to cash in on the festive mood. chinese visitors could be seen until his electronics district talking about on the first day of the holidays on friday among the most popular items being sold for rice cookers an

we would find firecrackers. i think i'm going here. i went for it. in consumer corner we take a look at trends and above the line china wanted it to look back. the rapid increase the time of impact in the last decade into a tiny peanut users have to say about it. the soaring housing prices in the past decade have made some chinese people become overnight millionaires real. the developers and local governments have made fortunes from it. apart from the mall vested interest groups. more ordinary chinese people are having trouble predicting an apartment although the chinese government has implemented a series of policy that called on the realty market. it is time to make a big difference that government interference has been pretty minimal compared to other chinese political agenda. china's most efficient and are typically keeping an awful lot of coverage in play. i can only keep up the full blown cold which i'm told the market down. property failed to predict future of the chinese government. he might diminish have not had any financial support. as chi

[laughter] not to spoke -- spoke because that was a safe way to like a firecracker. [laughter] with matches we may first hour south. [laughter] and then david retreat. they restrict all day long until 6:30 p.m. [laughter] i am only than the can i take that car? sure. >> your experience with explosives come sid handy later we you were living in what sounds like as the young the dole decided to celebrate an occasion? >> no. no location. [laughter] >> i did the hippie thing for a while. in this is an incident where we had dynamite. [laughter] we rented a farmhouse out in the country and we were smoking hashish. [laughter] in southern ohio by the indiana border in those days you could go to the hard restore to abide by. so be went to the hard for store and we said we will blow up based on. >> host: did you have long hair? >> it was a college town favor used to us that we did have the big pasture. >> maybe you had this job. [laughter] and a friend of mine we like to call him local like -- uncle mike we thought it would be fun to set off the dynamite is so he takes the dyn

it's right there. >> the video creator used a firecracker to blast the melon wide open.y he was covered. they caught it with a high-speed camera first. >> why didn't we think about that. >> thanks so much for watching. i'm allison. >> i'm bill. >> cardinal dolan takes on governor cuomo's anti-conservative comments and tells the gov who the real extremists are. >>> two military vests on opposite side of military rules that say it's okay to have vests and turbans. >>> a new store selling expired food. would you actually buy the stuff? do you have any idea what nfl cheerleaders actually make in salary? wait until you hear why oakland

four minute video which has been independently verified china's ravenous on the sleeve like to firecrackers as jumping between the signs which symbolize the crates of melted cheese. the footage also shows people pasta or drunk spraying graffiti and litter of alcohol bottles and rubbish left by the beginning create each group of men and women. israeli media reports until the police were present in the area none were patrolling the memorial specifically to the deity is likely to field that night that the lack of security at the site. the jewish american politics behind the memorial design said several years ago that it would not bother him if he became a talking poker feet eos is the memorial to them but didn't use of europe like a cadaver album sales of trenton but kate was inaugurated in two thousand fine. i . israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has regenerated his accusation that the root of the israeli palestinian conflict is the palestinian authority's incitement against israel as was the palestinian refusal to acknowledge israel as a jewish state. israel is a massive into the unit

people set off firecrackers in chinatown to celebrate. the mayor will kickoff "ee of the horse." in hong kong people visited temples and burning innocence and praying for good for opportunity. in beijing the chiming of a 63-ton bronze billion -- bell welcomed the year of the horse. there is a grand reduction in fireworks displays because of the pollution in beijing. >> your information could be at risk even if you are not signed up with yahoo because they were hacked. >> now, a delay for the waterfront arena across the bay. >> the new eastern span of the bay bridge with traffic picking up and move along quite a bit faster than earlier when it was slowed by a two-car accident. >>> good morning again from the broadcast center where you can see clear sky but that is not case in lake tahoe. it is still snowing in heavenly and snow showers are possible for four or five hours with a drying trend on radar and you can see a clearing trend to the northwest today. we will have scattered showers around san diego and los angeles with low-to-mid 60's and palm springs is 67. sunshine through t

he would give us the firecrackers at his cottage at the lake, and he'd give us each a lit cigarette -- [laughter] >> those were the days. >> not to smoke, i mean, you know, not to smoke, but because that was a safe way to light the firecracker. [laughter] start to fiddle with matches, we might hurt ourselves, you know? and then, of course, they drank. it was, like, you know, they were all -- they're real strict all day long til about 6:30, you know? [laughter] and then they would say i know i'm only 10, but can i take the car? sure! [laughter] >> well, your experience with explosives comes in handy -- >> yes. >> -- later on when you are living in a, what sounds like a really awesome, drug-fueled environment as a young adult and decide to celebrate was it even an occasion? >> no, it wasn't even an occasion. >> okay. [laughter] can you tell us about that? >> i'll tell you that story, okay. yeah, i did the sort of hippie things with both hands for a while there until i kind of wised up. and this, incidentally, is not the incident that wised me up, although it probably should have. we had

first he thought it was firecrackers. he grab his daughter and ran into the hallway.ow the evacuations are going on right now. the mall is closed obviously until further notice. police will update us again at 4:00. >> during the news conference with the chief of police, there were a couple of questions posed which proved to be revealing. one was did any law enforcement engage the shooter? did law enforcement fire the weapons? the chief said no. then another question was, was the suspected gunman dead when police arrived? the answer was yes. i suppose there are two possibilities here, murder/suicide or somebody else managed to grab a gun and kill him. are you getting any additional information on that? >> we asked if this was a domestic situation. somebody comes to the mall with a purpose to shoot specific people for some domestic reason. police chief said they can't comment on that because they are still investigating. as far as how the gunman died, our best investigation they told us the person they believe is the gunman was found dead on the floor with a gun and amm

he's got an awesome firecracker video in slow-motion just very cool stuff. you actually see allen, slow-motion jumping into a pool and he's joining us "right this minute" from his little workshop there in long island, new york. you've been doing this for a really long time, right? like, before youtube even was around. >> we filmed the winter olympics in 1988 and we had the first helmet cam, the first miniature cameras ever built. the first miniature camera cost $1.2 million. >> times have changed it seems. >> they have changed and the picture size. we branched out and we did football and skating and tennis. sort of the first ones in all of those. >> we watch internet videos all day long and we see a lot of slow-motion videos from, like, the slow-mo guys and other youtubers, if it wasn't for you, would they be around? i would like to say i did it. but, no, i was clearly the leader. i was out there first, you know, my first slow-motion videos were way back in the beginning of youtube. >> was there anything that you shot in slow-motion that completely surprised

but when he held a news conference after his election at a boston burlesque house where firecracker washe resigned. for all its charm i'm moving that story aside and topping my "you can't make it up" list with the new jersey fiasco. in no way am i playing down to the inconveniences forced on innocent taxpayers there. but i did like a letter to the editor of the "washington post" from a man who wrote, in case anyone needs reminding, many of us come from countries where it would be pure bliss to have a political malfeasance on the level of creating traffic jams deemed newsworthy. just think of the payback one nephew recently provided his uncle. well, come to think of the north koreans probably don't have traffic bulletins. back in a minute. rheumatoid arthritis, like me, and you're talking to your rheumatologist about trying or adding a biologic. this is humira, adalimumab. this is humira working to help relieve my pain. this is humira helping me through the twists and turns. this is humira helping to protect my joints from further damage. doctors have been prescribing humira for over ten

. >> in san francisco, people set off firecrackers in the streets of chinatown last night to celebrate. the mayoring kickoff the year of the horse this morning with the sell businesses continuing for the next two weeks. >> in hong kong and taiwan people marked going of the year by visiting temples, burning innocence sticks and praying for good fortune. in beijing the chiming of a 63-ton bronze bell welcomes the year of the horse. fireworks went off in the distance but this year because of air pollution concerns in the capital, there was a significant reduction in lavish fire work displays. >> a 15-year-old figure skater is headed to the olympics to represent the united states and leaves if some today to compete in the winter games this sochi. she is a sophmore. students and staff are holding a special assembly send off. local guests will be there to wish her well. she is the youngest member on the olympic women's figure skating team. >> we will now turn things over to mike nicco to see how the visibility looks. >> protect any good. hardly any clouds other than as isolated sprinkle but

officials also the tv called on citizens to refrain from using firecrackers and other file lax. the operator of suspicion that ninety eight nuclear plants as they are slowly learning more about that down and check the number one reactor containment that self deception was caused by the two thousand and eleven accidents. and he is done investigating leaks in several places in the containing container that houses the wii active they're injecting water to cool nuclear field. because the circulation system was destroyed in the water is leaking and crawling around the site in them and their crews using a camera equipped mobile i discovered two weeks in the lower part of the containment vessel. they examined the image is another day that an estimate that more than one tonne of water may be leaking from unknown holes and cracks. he and his plan to use another robot to find other possible problems that is sixteen crew and the suppression chamber lead to the containment vessel through at the height the site now for the latest in and this is news i see that arises now with a handful of ec

government building its police buses were set ablaze as hundreds tried to dance during stalin's and firecrackers. the clashes followed an afternoon of peaceful rally which drew thousands to show opposition to skip new anti protest rules passed by the government's opposition members have called for peaceful disobedience of the new lots which are indicating that anti government protests that began in november and present walked away from a deal with the european union opposition leader actually gets a new cassette that the government had announced it was ready to negotiate an end to the contexts demonstrators have become increasingly frustrated with the governments as well as the opposition's failure to come up with a clear strategy . i knew the routine. j and more. not all. to heal you the other eye. . the what has decided to stop issuing cats lost to the. this follows the recent developments in the destruction of serious chemical weapons stockpile it was any doubt still pissed that was scenes like this is really standing up and distribution centers ready. what moms do it is among israelis that i

in ukrainian capital a mass anti-government rally to protest police buses and throw stones and firecrackers a live report coming right up. to months of hesitation and pressure from its western backers syria's main opposition group will attend peace talks in geneva finding a political way out of the conflict and also the stories that these last seven days . i'm proposing today should give the american people greater confidence that their rights are being protected the american president promises to restrain the surveillance habits of the n.s.a. but critics say the proposed reforms will.

see any response to a fall from what from the police inside but we have seen many fireworks many firecrackers and everything that they can get their hands on basically as well as the rocks that they have plenty old filled through the windows as people try to break their way through the doors now all of this came off to. this speeches on independence square earlier on where the the opposition said that they. think that they only said that they didn't say that they would accept the office for all the on the colbert show that they they think they didn't check that out right now what we did see is. ossie i.c.b. yes the new york who is one of deceit is over the the opposition groups he's the leader of the group called follow the law and he was offered the position. of prime minister the great it does seem that he may well accept that position also amongst the opposition leaders looking to you to move into the government following these talks between government and opposition is the former world heavyweight champion vitali klitschko he could well take over as the deputy. as the deputy prime ministe

beating the police officers with sticks there at some points the crowds also threw stones and firecrackers at police who responded with water cannon tear gas earlier i spoke to ukrainian journalist andrei brushed avoid he witnessed these latest protest firsthand this is what he had to say. i saw them out of cocktails thrown into the rows of police so it's happening all the time when police is trying to stop the protestors and to come to them closer the protesters of the right activists from stones to right twenty girls young people tried to break through the fans of police and to go to the governmental area of the city and police are trying to trying to stop them people are building a barricade they are using the cars which are standing on the square the one to choose to achieve their goals now so they that one two three and of course to go away to be not president they want to have another government and they want to have this in the in one moment they don't talk to journalists so they can't explain what they want so they want to fight over their part activists and opposition leaders are

firecrackers going off as well. occasionally something will fly out from inside the building. we know that there are security forces not very far away. it's not clear who is in control of this part of the city. it's fair to say that kiev, ukraine is facing a difficult night. >> right there on the scene tonight. stay safe there and an american foouftive edward snowden granting a leveling a new claim that the u.s. is not only spying on other nations but other corporations around the world. here's abc news now tonight. >> reporter: edward snowden delivered his bombshell on tv. the u.s. didn't just spy on u.s. governments, but foreign companies, too. spying on other successful german companies for example to prevail -- to have the advantage of knowing what is going on in the scientific and economic world. >> i don't want to preempt the editorial decisions of journalists. what i will say is there's no question that the u.s. is engaged in economic spying. if there's information at seamans they think would be beneficial to the national interests, not the national security of the unit

agency ruptly you can see rioters beating officers with sticks the crowd also three stones and firecrackers at police who responded with water cannons and tear gas ukrainian journalist andre botched avoid told us what he witnessed. i saw the moment of cocktails thrown to the rows of police so it's happening old a time when police is trying to stop the protestors and to come to them closer the protesters to the right activists and stones to write articles young people tried to break through the fans of police and to go to the governmental area of the city and police trying to trying to stop them people are building barricades the use of the cars which are standing on the square they want to choose to achieve the goals now so there is a one to victory and of course to go away to be not the french president they want to have another government and they want to have this in the in one moment they don't talk to journalists so they can't explain what they want so they want to fight. to visit opposition leaders pushing for the government to step down over a new law bases in breach of the constitut

we know that a police prize has been set on fire during the clashes with rioters also throwing firecrackers and stones at police and soldiers tens of thousands of opposition supporters are running in central kiev demanding a vote of no confidence against the monument and president activists say a new set of law was put forward this week is aimed at making it easier to prosecute demonstrators nationwide rally accompanied by fierce clashes with riot police began nearly two months ago after president can accomplish ditched an association deal with the. i also hear from witnesses that explosions heard constantly on that kiev's independence square and also one of the opposition leaders vitaly klitschko has also been seen that so we'll bring you more on this story as we get it. and still ahead for you this hour russian officials behind the fences and gone tanabe. a delegation from moscow given access to their last russian citizen the big head that said they remained at washington all the unfulfilled promise to chandon the vicinity plus. st renovation plans and will spain triggered clashes with po

capital a mass anti-government rally violent protesters burned police buses and throw stones and firecrackers a live report coming right up. to months of hesitation and pressure from its western back in syria's main opposition group will attend peace talks in geneva finding a political way out of the conflict and also the stories that these last seven days . i'm proposing today should give the american people greater confidence that their rights are being protected the american president promises to restrain the surveillance habits of the n.s.a. but critics say the proposed reforms will change a thing. the international criminal court may soon see top british military officials in the dock for the first time in history. of war crimes committed by troops during the iraq war we're following that up to this. evening it's just past eleven pm here in moscow kevin i mean this is not international going straight to our breaking news from care those talking about their tear gas has been used during clashes in the ukrainian capital after rioters attacked police buses blocking their way. have gathered

violence protesters burn a police bus and throw stones and firecrackers we got the latest coming up. after months of hesitation and pressure from. syria's main opposition group will attend peace talks in geneva finding a political way out of the conflict also in the stories that shaped this week two. other forms of opposing today should give the american people greater confidence that their rights are being protected the american president promises to restrain the surveillance habits of the n.s.a. but critics say the proposed reforms will change a thing. its national criminal court may soon see top british military officials in the dock for the first time in history of accusations of war crimes committed by troops during the iraq war. giving life now to senate just passed. within this hour straight to the breaking news i was just talking about in kiev has been used during clashes new craning capital after rioters attacked a police bus which is blocking their way no position leaders have gathered to push for the government to step down over a new law they say is in breach of the const

capital of mass anti-government rally to violent protesters police forces and throw stones and firecrackers we got the latest live ahead from the scene in the next minute or two. headlining hesitation in pressure from his western syria's main opposition group says it will. finding a political way out of the conflict and also the stories that helped shape the week . forms i'm proposing today should give the american people greater confidence that their rights are being protected the american president promises to restrain the surveillance habits of the n.s.a. but critics say the proposed reforms won't change a thing. an international criminal court may soon top british military officials in the dock for the first time in history over accusations of war crimes committed by troops would be iraq war. join us for a good evening my name is kevin though in this is r.t. international is just past ten pm here now and straight to our breaking news from kiev have been covering for the last few hours tear gas has been used during clashes in the ukrainian capital tonight after rioters attacked police bu

seeing any firecrackers. >> i think ben bernanke has been more realistic about the economy over the pastew months. he started out very bullish and then i think you both started to figure out what was wrong about their predictions. luckily janet yellen has a better record. lot moree him be a cautious on housing and unemployment. it is good to see that realistic sense coming out of the fender -- out of the fed. it may inspire congress to act. >> we will see if congress is listening. it has been a pleasure. thank you for joining us. job -- and bob rice joining us there. we are going to bring you more of ben bernanke when we come back. >> we take you back to philadelphia were ben bernanke is thinking about how the fed is changing. --t is appropriate for the >> it is appropriate for the committee to begin considering a stone a wide range of indicators when the target may be warranted. asset purchases also provide monetary compensation by lowering my -- lowering long- term interest rates. asset purchases reduce those long-duration assets in the hands of the public, depressing term premiums and

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. >> he heres the first shot, thinks it's a firecracker. he turns and sees the young man shoots and shoots, and then is pointing the firearm at mr masterson. mr masterson talks to him to get him to put it down. the young man put the gun down and raised his hands. >> buses shuttled students to a mall to be reunited with shaken family members. >> how can a child walk in the front door with a shotgun? how do these things happen? >> police are serving search warrants on the suspected students locker, a bag that may have contained the weapon and at his home. questions loomed - how did the 12-year-old get the gun and why open fire on his classmates? police are trying to figure out a motive. a hospital spokesperson says the boy who was shot indicates that he was the target. before the shooting some were warned by the stupid himself to stay home. counselling is available for students, teachers and families. >> it will be so traumatic for that community. >> since 992 there has been over 300 shootings across the united states. there has been an avera

than much but to something else is a disclosed he was more involved of course, but i think he is a firecracker of people to have issues with his stands looked at the apology and have respect for him that is how you handle something. >> isn't it in the debate concerning this is the culture of his a administration people who work so closely would condone the of vindictive act against an opponent? >> i agree. i think i sort of agree but i pushed it if he is not telling the truth, and she is done. if he is the mayor may not affect him. of lots of people are looking for some reason to be suspicious. but this scandal shows why if you care about corruption you are better off voting for republicans. they're not less prone to rruption but when republicans are corrupt the media do their job. the tough questions he got compare that to the i.r.a. scandal. >> he gets it from the left and the right. >> i don't think we are. republicans would be calling for in his head is not under the obama and administration and. this is what americans are craving from our president. it was a genius to do that because that

. >> reporter: the firecrackers were causing a stir on the police scanners overnight because there was noise at midnight in chinatown. everything is quiet today. back to you guys. >> anne, we're expecting a big parade in san francisco. right? >> reporter: ah, yes. the chinese new year parade is going to go on two weeks from tomorrow. and that is also going to include a festival here in chinatown. so a very big celebration. >> sounds like fun. thank you, anne makovec. >>> our newest sierra snowpack survey is proof once again we have a big drought problem. it's at a record low at only 12% of normal. the 8" of snow they had at boreal made it better for skiers but didn't put a dent in the drought. >> these first storms are just being absorbed into the dry ground. >> i don't know if you have seen folsom lake but it looks sad now. it's a big little pond. and if we don't get any runoff soon we'll be hurting for summertime. >> california's top water official says we need to save every drop we can. ski resorts continue to make their own snow to keep the runs covered. >>> happening today, first

he hears the first shot, thinking it was a firecracker. he turns and sees the young man shoots and shoots and is pointing the firearm arm at mr masterson. mr masterson begins to talk to him to put it down. the young man put the gun down and raised his hands. >> at this hour, once again, the suspect is in the custody of new mexico state police, pending charges. >> stephanie stanton, thank you. >> now to nigeria. making news for its policy against home sexuality. new legislation bans same-sex marriages, gay organizations, any public affection between members of the same sex. same-sex couples could face 14 years in prison. there has been multiple arrests and violence. juan carlos molina puts nigeria's law into context with others around the world >> gay rights vary widely. some country allow full same-sex marriage, many are conservative, with a handful allowing the death penalty. let's take a look. 14 countries allow full same-sex marriage. most in europe. new zealand canada and south africa among others allow it. in the united states 17 stat

>> the video creator used a firecracker to blast the melon wide open. as one set close by he was covered. they caught it with a high-speed camera first. >> why didn't we think about that. >> thanks so much for watching. i'm allison. >> i'm bill. >> cardinal dolan takes on governor cuomo's anti-conservative comments and tells the gov who the real extremists are. >>> two military vests on opposite side of military rules that say it's okay to have vests and turbans. >>> a new store selling expired food. would you actually buy the stuff? do you have any idea what nfl cheerleaders actually make in salary? wait until you hear why oakland raiderettes are suing the team. >>> a new worth says nsa's collection of your phone record is illegal and doesn't stop terrorism anyway. so now what? independent watchdog group urging spy agency to stop collecting phone data on hundreds of millions of americans and get rid of massive inventory of call records. live from washington, a stinging rebuke, is it not, of what the president said last week? >> it is, gretchen. this re

in san francisco, people set off firecrackers in chinatown last night.ill kick east year of the horse activities and the celebrations condition for the next two weeks. >> in hong kong, people marked the beginning of new year by visiting temples and burning innocence and praying for good fortune. in beijing the timing of a bronze bell welcomed the year of the horse. fireworks went off in the distance but this year because of air pollution conditions there is a significant reduction in fireworks displays. >> 15-year-old san jose figure skate iris headed to the olympics to represent the united states. she leaves for russia today to compete in the winter games in sochi. she is a sophomore. the students and of extra are holding a special assembly send off with local gifts and dignitaries there to wish her well, the youngest member on the women's figure skating team and hopefully she will bring home the gold as another bay area native did in 1992. >> super sunday has rain and probably it will bypass the sierra. we received a couple of feet of snow and we barel

. >> i thought it was firecrackers. and the next thing i knew, one of the secret service agents behind me just -- seized me here by the waist and plunged me head first into the limo. >> the agent is 50-year-old jerry paar, head of reagan's secret service detail. >> as we go in, i go in on top of him and i'm sure i hit my radio or gun or something hit him in the back. >> and i said, jerry, get off. i think you've broken a rib. >> jerry is looking out the window pulling out -- looking out the window. he sees three men down. a bullet mark in the left window. knows there's been an assassination attempt and that limousine is alone. >> shots fired. shots fired. >> paar checks reagan out really quickly. he seems okay. reagan thinks he's okay. >> but i ran my hands up under his coat. i felt all around his belt with my hands. no blood. run my hands up under his arms. no blood. >> rawhide is okay. raw hide is okay. >> rawhide is the secret service code name and on this day, there's no better name for a president like ronald reaga

. >> however, he sold you a box of firecrackers and now he's condemning you for setting them off. the book is filled with these nuggets that were highlighted to be used in such a manner. and it's selling books, so he should be grateful and he should also understand that's how a book is used. again, i want to get back to what bob said and i gree with. no one should be surprised by president obama's behavior. we weren't electing patton. he has more in common with macaulay culkin than mccarther. there was a certain kind of snotty defensiveness in the book about a perceived lack of trust by the military that obama felt, that they don't trust him because of his inexperience. but what do you expect when you hang out with anti-western radicals all your life, operating under the assumption that the u.s. is this evil goliath. don't expect troops to rally behind you when for years, for years you hung out with people who hated the troops. >> let me get kimberly on that. to that very point, gates addresses his criticisms of vice president biden, who gates is saying that he kind of was feeding

it's like the people who light up the firecrackers and hold them way too long. >> or the people who fireesn't work and bullets don't come down somewhere. >> the vice president told people to do that, don't criticize the vice president. >> this is where people forget basic things, if you're that smart to watch youtube, it doesn't cool that fast before you do it. >> it does. it does. >> it turns into snow. >> it does. yeah. >> except when it's above you. >> leaves the science to the scientist this is an advanced scientific experiment that should be saved for people who have only successfully completed it. >> i want to get this last kick in before we go. there is another case that i want to ask you. aparentally this woman is suing a development company on a different note, because she claims the neighbor of the home she just bought is a nightmare, and they had an obligation to disclose to her how nightmarish the neighbor was. you're the lawyer on the panel, is there such an obligation, this could prove useful for a lot of us. >> it is. there's a state law that talks about disclosure, if you

we were right in the thick of it when the protesters were lobbing firecrackers, flaming objects, rockso the building. and the police trapped inside were sending water spraying back outside as well as some of the rocks they were receiving. today will be crucial. over 100,000 people expected on the streets of the capital as well as cities around the country. the president has offered major concessions to the opposition which have not been accepted yet. the choice for this country is being allied with russia and vladimir putin or the west, in particular, europe. this comes at a crucial time too for the relationship with russia. vladimir putin in the spotlight just ahead of the olympic games. dan. >> thanks very much. >>> now to washington. president obama is getting ready to deliver the sixth state of the union address to congress and the american people tuesday night. here with a preview is abc news chief white house correspondent jon karl. hosting abc news's "this week" later this morning. the president has had a rough few months. what does he need to do to get the second term back on t

so far the only problem was for people setting off firecrackers on the back of the bridge. dropped with a million people looking on culminating with a ton of confetti, a dazzling fireworks show and plenty of celebrities for entertainment. >>> we ring in the new year but mike has old weather. >> the same. the calendar has changed we still have the same weather pattern. good morning, everyone, we will look back and see what happened at the stroke of midnight. it became official: look at all the areas including napa and san francisco and oak and livermore and san jose, livermore, redwood city and half moon bay, all driest years ever. it wasn't even close. a lot of these are even twice or half of what the previous record dry year was. we should get up to 40" or 50 itch in the north bay and some areas received 7". we are starting off cooler this morning, which is the frost and temperatures in the 30's and 40's and we will warm because of the lack of haze in the mid-50 to mid-60's hanging out in the low-to-mid 60's with high clouds and sunshine but not so many high clouds. at 7:0

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at first people think the furchtgott is a firecracker. no one is that alarmed yet. the second shot strikes the president. you can call it the lower neck or the upper back hide. it penetrates and comes here the spine. he is not clutching his throat. it's an neuromuscular reaction. his arms are driven up there. that whole it passes through him and it does strike the governor of texas. the bullet is not pristine, it's not magical. it's damaged and flattened by the impact mostly striking flesh, not a lot loaned and it launches in connolly's side. at that went the governor shouts oh no they're going to kill us all. a photo is taken of the presence garnishes jackie lifting her hand trying to move his arm down and the secret service agents in the trail car behind me turned around and looking at the book depository. >> one of them, clintonville who was assigned to protect the first lady and there was another agent specific lee assigned as were the generals to protect the president. clinton sprints towards the limousine. >> the president's aides in the same car. one says i t

adam: it appears that it was a firecracker. some of the mischievous intent on map.en and that is stocks. let's head to the floor of the new york stock