. >> now the first ever national test of the emergency alert system. >>> you have just seen the first national test. >> it was done to make sure the system works the way it should in the event of a real emergency. >> the wait to see who will become san francisco's mayor. the winner has to capture 50% plus one to take the top job. here's how it looks this morning ed lee 30%. avalos 19%. herrera 12%. terry mcsweeney joins us from city hall with more. >> reporter: i've been talking to some of the campaigns this morning and the spokesperson for lee's campaign says the mayor is extremely confident he's going to win. the announcement may not come today, tomorrow, at some point the ranked choice system is going to rank hill the winner this is the scene this morning at if's city hall. >> processing -- at san francisco's city hall. >> processing throughout the day. at 4:00 we'll use the ranked choice method for the first time to give a snapshot of what the outlook is at this point in the election. >> reporter: at 4:00 the ranked-choice voting system will produce candidates from 1 to 16. if the

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this is the first national state, representative state of all we have talked about. is that the one that decides this thing, florida. the guy or woman who win there is is the key front winner? >> if romney doesn't win florida and rick perry has not had a miraculous revitalization, it's known in the field. >> you see an intervention? >> i see an intervention. >> i love this. does florida make or break having a front-runner? >> it is a big pile of delegates, that's true. if romney lost new hampshire, i don't see how florida helps him very much. assume he's won new hampshire and florida, he's looking good. >> what about the intervention thing? the party says we are not getting anything done here? >> if they have three or four different winners by the time they get to florida, yes, there's going to be a lot of angst among the establishment. >> john heilemann, do you think there could be intervention? >> unless herman cain is about to be nominated, the answer is no. >> everyone stay with us. coming up, we are going to talk about the president of the united states, barack

[applause] we are glad to have him here, the medal of freedom winner back in the first two-day national book festival whichever happens first of the second decade of this wonderful event with the library of congress are so privileged to share with you all. ladies and gentlemen, david mccullough. [applause] [applause] >> thank you. match. thank you. thank you. match. what a thrill. what a thrill to be here among people who believe in ideas and the printed word and the use of the language initiate. as expressed in books and writing. and what a tremendous pleasure and grill and honor it is to be introduced by james billington. [applause] we have had a number of eminent distinguished libraries of congress. archibald molise, the famous poet coming daniel boorstin, the scholar and historian and attorney. but we have never had in a more accomplished, picked up his inspirational or farsi and library of congress and james billington. [applause] i like to think of our library of congress is the mother church for a national public library system, one of the greatest institutions in american life.

war, however, georgia changed allegiance from the stars and stripes to the stars and bars, the first national flag of the confederacy. at the battle of bull run, georgian soldiers discovered it was difficult to tell the two flags apart. so, they created the confederate battle flag, also known as the southern cross. when the war ended, georgia returned to the stars and bars, but without the stars. >> georgia is the most controversial state flag. it set national records for having eight different state flags, and it was a controversy steeped in the history involved with their ties to the confederacy. >> many people believed those ties were too reminiscent of slavery. others believed georgia's confederate past needed to be recognized. in 2003, georgia introduced a flag that addressed the concerns of both sides. >> it features the stars and bars, which is the first flag of the confederacy, but in the canton, you see three pillars, which are supposed to represent the three branches of government, and words like wisdom, justice, and moderation. >> a soldier bearing a sword symbolizes georgia's comm

up as john as an outreach across russia discover the first nation land of bashkirian without to stay with that. the first settlements were founded here thousands of years ago. this is a land of ancient mountains and pristine forests the mountains here are very old and they are popularly known as the gray headed urals. russia's best honey is produced here. this is what we've got for today. and they use meds milk to make a strong beverage. three glasses of commerce a day keep the doctor away. and at the same time enjoy a view of the. i saw how he started falling down the street into the ground. a cherished blend at the foothills of. its. besh is a republican central russia itself is often acclaimed as one of russia's most spectacular natural features as. the plane gradually blends with the. southern europe is where europe in asia meet the landscape seems to absorb the best of what nature has to offer on both continents but this place is surrounded by three nature reserves in three mountain ranges. move the front. a little bit higher. pull this bit back. most of these twelve tourists. t

. >> as for mitt romney continuing his steady run he is now running his first national ad taking tv time in new hampshire. >> i am going to do something to government. i call it the smaller simpler smarter approach to government. >> all eight candidates are here tonight. we will be here tonight and bring you the latest from the stage and afterward, coming up tonight at 11:00. >> next, cigar retailers say this weekend is the time if you want to buy new tv for the holidays. >> is not the best not to travel for the holidays. ♪ ♪ [ jerry ] attention shoppers. your groceries are the size of idaho but the intest rate on your checking is small potatoes. earn more at capital one bank. get new high yield free checking. your interest rate will be 5 times the national average. that's huge. and free atms at any bank. free is good. sign up at capital one bank. what's in your wallet? what is he, a clydesdale. >> you are watching abc-7 news at 6, on your side. >> if you have plans to do your holiday shopping online this year, you are in good company. >> 76 million people are expected to hit the online

nations, including australia. in the united states, we will never forget how australia invoked the anzus treaty -- for the first time ever -- showing that our two nations stood as one. and none of us will ever forget those we've lost to al qaeda's terror in the years since, including innocent australians. and that's why, as both the prime minister and the opposition leader indicated, we are determined to succeed in afghanistan. it is why i salute australia -- outside of nato, the largest contributor of troops to this vital mission. and it's why we honor all those who have served there for our security, including 32 australian patriots who gave their lives, among them captain bryce duffy, corporal ashley birt, and lance corporal luke gavin. we will honor their sacrifice by making sure that afghanistan is never again used as a source for attacks against our people. never again. as two global partners, we stand up for the security and the dignity of people around the world. we see it when our rescue workers rush to help others in times of fire and drought and flooding rains. we see it when we partner to keep the peace

first national test. >> it was done to make sure the system works the way it should in the event of a real emergency. >> the wait to see who will become san francisco's mayor. the winner has to capture 50% plus one to take the top job. here's how it looks this morning ed lee 30%. avalos 19%. herrera 12%. terry mcsweeney joins us from city hall with more. >> reporter: i've been talking to some of the campaigns this morning and the spokesperson for lee's campaign says the mayor is extremely confident he's going to win. the announcement may not come today, tomorrow, at some point the ranked choice system is going to rank hill the winner this is the scene this morning at if's city hall. >> processing -- at san francisco's city hall. >> processing throughout the day. at 4:00 we'll use the ranked choice method for the first time to give a snapshot of what the outlook is at this point in the election. >> reporter: at 4:00 the ranked-choice voting system will produce candidates from 1 to 16. if the number of votes the top ranked candidate leads by is greater than the number of ballots remaini

it is first in the nation, you might know. here in new hampshire you know that and maybe c-span viewers know that. i'm not sure everyone in every state enjoys the fact new hampshire goes first but we're kind of proud of that. we're continuing our coverage. live on c-span and c-span3, channel 249 on your digital cable. c-plan will be replaying parts of the show. we had a lot of fun. newt gingrich and governor huntsman and ron paul as they prepare to debate. governor cristty joins -- joined us the first hour. a fox news expert analysis in the first hour. and a senator on. coveted endorsement here in new hampshire, united states freshman senator. if she were to make an endorsement and she probably will. we're going to continue our discussion now and talk about the roots of the new hampshire presidential primary. i also want to open up the phone lines 866-823-1877. many of our listeners and viewers called in wanting to get on. this hour we promise to take more of your calls 866-823-1077. tomorrow we will be back in our regular form

when you get to a difficult national issue like this, what you have to do is put the national interest firstnd this government will always put the national interest first. we did it during the global recession, and the global financial crisis despite the opposition of all those who didn't want to stimulate the economy, but for this side of the house, we'll always put jobs first. we will always try to do everything we can to keep the doors of small business open because we're committed to the national interest. committed to their own selfish political interest the side opposite. >> the member of north sidney. >> my question is to the treasurer. i refer to the treasurer to the morning's analysis, and i quote, "the impression left on foreign investors is a poor one. the perception of union militancy increases equity risk premiums while the fact the incumbent government did nothing about the rolling strike until it was forced too also reflecting poorly on australia." >> order! the member for north sidney has the call. the member for north sydney. >> treasurer, when were you first made aware of t

ireland happened to be one of the first nations on this planet that decided to assign a bag of the, and my inspiration came from ireland, -- decided to assign a bag feet -- fee. the reason we never lead with the fee is because of the california grocery industry and the u.s. petrol council. the huge lobbyists came in and went to sacramento and found a legislator to sneak in a writer bill, which prevented -- to sneak in a rider bill, which prevented us in our ability to assign a fee. the protocol of proposition 26 which passed the year before last on fees is that we would assign the fee with this law, but this time, the businesses get the feet, instead of going to government itself, -- the businesses get the fee. businesses would be able to harvest, to reap that the -- fee. we are not looking to generate profits from any angle of this legislation, but it is to disincentive buys the reliance on the plastic bag and, of course, on the paper bag. even though a lot of our people is -- our paper is post recyclable, there is still a reliance on paper, and we want people to reuse their bags, so b

. >> also tonight, the first national poll conducted since the allegations first surfaced. if you think the lured headlines and mr. cain's fitful response are causing political damage, well, think again. at least for now. "the washington post"/abc news poll shows cain in a dead heat with mitt romney. among the republican contenders nationally. not that they're there aren't some warning signs for cain. 4 in 10 republican voters say this is a serious matter. and while 7 in 10 say it will not influence they're decision whether to vote for cain, 23% say the allegations make it less likely they would back cain. and in a crowded republican field, any doubts can hurt. here in iowa, you hear some questions, and sense some doubts, in conversations with conservative activists. but near will a week into the drama, evidence of any major negative fallout is hard to come by. cain rival rick santorum could benefit if evangelicals get doubts about cain and look elsewhere. but listen to this conversation i had with the former pennsylvania senator earlier today. >> i got to tell you, it has

sitting in the middle of these over sixty chemical plants is the first nations reservation. health issues. our concerns with respect to. you know all. experiencing the they don't want to use cancer. they just don't want your concern so therefore be commuting off actually that's how almost every one of our meeting with the government has been the no one had that they need for the industry. they were trying to tell the industry that they have to name all the chemicals to them and they said they are due to that n.p.r. i but they only report what is it over ten thousand pounds of chemicals that are police and the industry was kind of upset because they didn't want to give away their trade secrets in all this and they didn't do self-important you're talking about who's going to actually pull the phone. now you just let industry police them follow you and all these are just that nothing but in your office waiting for them to report to you can tell you what is going on shouldn't that be allowed at home. we actually sold them the land i don't know what here it was they they did hold

this museum is the first national museum of that sort and right at the beginning parliament said this can't be sold, everybody's got to get in free from the whole world if possible. so it's not about one person owning, it's about everybody using and enjoying. >> but what do we learn from museums when we go in >> you learn who you are. >> stephen: i'm not in there. >> you will be. >> stephen: you think so? >> you might be, you might be. (cheers and applause) >> stephen: smart guy. >> what you will learn about is why... what we are concerned about now what people have always been concerned about. >> stephen: sex? >> sex. >> stephen: money? >> money. power. snood food. >> food. trade, trade and god. that's it, really. (laughter) >> stephen: well, it's called "the history of the world in 100 objects." is the bible in here? >> no, the bible is not there there. >> stephen: because the bible could just be the book. you could just take this, this little sleeve right here and wrap it around the bible. and then you got the history of the world in one object. >> yup. but what that would do is te

the first national enlightenment walk for education reform took place. among the goals, create opportunities for students to be heard. >> we're walking for student voice in educational forum. we believe once students mike the psychological investment in their education, they'll be more motivated intrinsically to succeed academically. >> the harvard grad, bryan, believes education reform works best when educators and policymakers listen to students. >>> coming up, scouting for food. boy scout style. we'll explain. >>> and can we get a repeat sunday of to >>> celebration of courage tonight for america's injured heroes and their families. 9 news now's anita brikman oversees the ribbon fund gala at the marriott. the yellow ribbon fund was created in 2005 to assist injured service members and their families. 9 news now 9 and the uso ofmetropolitan washington are raising money to give back to military families holiday food baskets. thanks to your generosity we raised $65,245. that's 1,004 baskets. if you would like to donate, go to wusa9.com. every penny you d

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you have heard it before, the first in the nation, iowa caucuses, always first in the nation. well, some people worry that iowa -- mostly rural state with a relatively small population, plays too big a role in the electoral process. the counter argument goes like this. in iowa, individual people still matter, citizens need to harb things now the firehouses and school gyms and community centers. candidates can't just make big tv buys, they earn their votes, handshake by handshake n. iowa, a well-fund, well-known politician can learn he doesn't have what it takes or a small campaign can catch a second win. this cycle, president obama is a formality. but it's a different story for republicans, criss-crossing this state for more than a year. august 2010, des moines, iowa, 17 months until the 2012 caucuses. it's 100 degrees at the state fair. and former minnesota governor tim pawlenty is feeling the heat. >> fast-forward with me. what are you going to do? >> it's his fourth trip to iowa in nine months. >> we have fire hired a staff in iowa. are you running for president? >> i haven

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it comes from the leading newspaper in new hampshire, where the nation's first presidential primary will be held just after the start of a new year. it was only last june that gingrich's campaign seemed on the verge of a premature death, when his campaign manager and senior staffers walked off the job. now, as we rapidly approach a key moment in this contest, the former house speaker seems positioned to challenge mitt romney's status as unofficial

you have heard it before, the first in the nation, iowa caucuses, always first in the nation. well, some people worry that iowa -- mostly rural state with a relatively small population, plays too big a role in the electoral process. the counter argument goes like this. in iowa, individual people still matter, citizens need to harb things now the firehouses and school gyms and community centers. candidates can't just make big tv buys, they earn their votes, handshake by handshake n. iowa, a well-fund, well-known politician can learn he doesn't have what it takes or a small campaign can catch a second win. this cycle, president obama is a formality. but it's a different story for republicans, criss-crossing this state for more than a year. august 2010, des moines, iowa, 17 months until the 2012 caucuses. it's 100 degrees at the state fair. and former minnesota governor tim pawlenty is feeling the heat. >> fast-forward with me. what are you going to do? >> it's his fourth trip to iowa in nine months. >> we have fire hired a staff in iowa. are you running for president? >> i haven

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that's because the first nation wide test of the emergency alert system will take place.s designed to quickly notify americans about a national emergency such as a nuclear attack. the test will last for 30 seconds. >>> fortunately, this wasn't an emergency. the earth had a close encounter with a speeding asteroid. the space rock was the size of an aircraft carrier, but it sailed on by at 29,000 miles per hour. at one point this evening, it was actually closer to us than the moon, that's the closest an asteroid has been to the earth since 1976. >> and you can actually see it tonight too, with a telescope. telescope around #:30 tonight. the moon is 230,000 miles away. this was 200,000 miles away. that's kind of close. >> that is. >> but it did not enter the atmosphere. kept on going. and the weather just keeps on going. just beautiful around here today. unbelievable. taking a look on the clear skies, it's cool down to 42, the dew point at 40, humidity at 92% and likely seeing fog forming in some areas with no wind. the barometer is still rising. 43 oakland, 38, the cool spo

you have heard it before, the first in the nation, iowa caucuses, always first in the nation. well, some people worry that iowa -- mostly rural state with a relatively small population, plays too big a role in the electoral process. the counter argument goes like this. in iowa, individual people still matter, citizens need to harb things now the firehouses and school gyms and community centers. candidates can't just make big tv buys, they earn their votes, handshake by handshake n. iowa, a well-fund, well-known politician can learn he doesn't have what it takes or a small campaign can catch a second win. this cycle, president obama is a formality. but it's a different story for republicans, criss-crossing this state for more than a year. august 2010, des moines, iowa, 17 months until the 2012 caucuses. it's 100 degrees at the state fair. and former minnesota governor tim pawlenty is feeling the heat. >> fast-forward with me. what are you going to do? >> it's his fourth trip to iowa in nine months. >> we have fire hired a staff in iowa. are you running for president? >> i haven

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