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"oh, it's flo." "and what do you do?" "oh, i sell insurance like no one else." "oh, that's nice."nk you." now, that's progressive. call or click today. ((break 2)) 3 &p 2011 was the year in scandals....in this morninn's cover story... jeff barnd looks at some of the top headlines ... the good.. the bad.. and bizarre... over the past yeer. year. it is a scandal thaa shocked the entirr nation. jerry sandusky.. former penn state assistant football coach.. charged with sexually abusing several boys he says he was mentoring. await the opporttnity to present our side." head coach joe paterno... and other school leaders... were fired.. for failing to alert police after an assistant told them he saw sanduskly molesttng a child. shortly after that syracuse university basketball coach bernie fine was fired.. after men came forward with pccusations that he too molested them s boys. washington wasn't safe from sex scandals either. democraratic presidential candidate john edwards...indicted on charges he used illegal campaign donations...to hide his pleading not guilty. cain says: " i a

flo is a gentle giant. bundle home and auto at progressive.com. . >>> the guilty plea of a coach with a capped sentence. he is one of four men bringing sexual abuse begins fine. he has denied any wrongdoing. >>> a couple had to jump to safety from the second floor. this video is caught on tape. >>> they warned the crew to wait for rescue, but they could not and had to jump. the woman is serious and her husband is suffering leg injuries. >>> prince william and kate are lending a helping hand with a special holiday tradition. the royal couple went to a charity close to their heart. >> the duke and dutches stopped by a homeless shelter near london and met with some teens that for the first time in a long time will have a home for the holidays. they supposed -- posed for pictures and talked to teens trying to make a new start and they even took part in a cooking class. kate did most of the work, cutting out cookies and preparing streets -- treats. >> it was a favorite of william's mother. he is trying to help y

flo is a gentle giant. bundle home and auto at progressive.com. >> demonstrators all along the west coast are working to shut down major ports today. this was a scene in november when occupied oakland protesters shut down the port in oakland, one of the nation's busiest shipping ports. they're bracing for another blockade today along with los angeles and san diego. california senator is threatening a boycott against lows hardware stores after the poor advertising from a show about muslim americans. he wants this or to apologize for what he calls naked religious bigotry and return at their advertising. the chain stop advertising on show, "all american muslims" after receiving complaints from the florida family association. >> what they did was shocking. they took the view that because a conservative florida family association says people who are muslim are dangerous, therefore they will honor their request and pulled their advertising from a very tame show. >> lowes issue to statements -- one for making peop

flo is a gentle giant. bundle home and auto at progressive.com. >> it has been more than four years since the mass shooting at virginia tech left more than 33 people dead, and now the federal government is fining the school $55,000 for not alerting the campus fast enough. the education department says virginia tech violated a federal law when there are safety threats. virginia tech said they acted appropriately and will appeal the case on wednesday. the former penn state coach charged with abusing eight boys said prosecutors misunderstood his work with children and that he never sexually abused any child. he gave a lengthy interview with the "new york times." sandusky is accused of using his second mile charity to find underprivileged boys to abuse. he said i had kid after kid after kid who might say i was a father figure and they twisted that all. he says most of his friends and colleagues are keeping their distance from him. >> i miss coaching. i miss second mile. i miss second mile kids. i miss the relat

flo is a gentle giant. bundle home and auto at progressive.com. 1 >> , 2, 3. >> once this project is complete, officials say the response time for fires in bellaire will be cut drastically. it took years of planning and fund-raising. officials marked the groundbreaking of the new substation for the volunteer fire company. it is a long paterson no road to the south of bellaire. a couple miles away from the main station. they picked this location because so many people live in the area and it will help fire crews get where they need to be quickly. it to be ready to go by september 2012. police are celebrating 10 years of making the holiday is brighter for kids who need it. marking a decade of the shop with a cop program, participating kids get $100 each to spend on their cells and their families, as well as their own personal police officer to shop with. volunteers tell us their spirit is what makes the work so rewarding. >> what is touching is you see some of these kids -- it will happen again this year. som

flo is a gentle giant. bundle home and auto at progressive.com. >> at 11:00, millions of the faithful prepare to celebrate the birth of christ with midnight mass. we will take to celebrations at home and at the vatican. a special celebration for a maryland family after another gives her daughter the gift of life. that part warming story tonight. the gop presidential hopefuls will be absent from the ballot in one state on super >> it is a look at the 7-day forecast. we will have cold temperatures in the morning around 29 to start. we will be in the 50's in the afternoon with plenty sunshine. the next chance for rain will be tuesday. i feel like we look like a holiday performance tonight. >> we should take a picture. >> that is it for >> this is an editorial from president and general manager dan joerres. >> he calls himself the voice of reason. all this called ron smith a friend. he spent most of his life with the wbal family. first is a tv news anchor between 1973 and 1980. after a brief break from broadcas

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flo is a gentle giant. bundle home and auto at progressive.com. >> here is an interesting gift idea -- remind businessman is giving new meaning to daily bread. you can eat toast with a picture of jesus toasted into eight. there are other designs, including the star of david, the virgin mary, and a peace sign for the less religious. it is about $32 a toaster. i think we've seen everything on this show. tonight at 5:00, authorities at chesapeake high school say they had no choice but to use pepper spray on students during a brawl. more students are using marijuana. an extraordinary broadway musical behind the scenes. what it takes to get "the lion king" up and running. and now your maryland lottery numbers. >> good wednesday afternoon. i am sarah fleischer from 98 rock with your pick 3 numbers. we will get to your pick four in just a moment, but first, now you can enter extra yards into $10,000 cash and rawlings. entered by 8:00 a.m. on thursday. like us on facebook to receive promo code for 100 extra yards.

flo is a gentle giant. bundle home and auto at progressive.com. >> state leaders say they are hoping to land the fbi headquarters in maryland. they are looking to relocate from the j. edgar hoover building because of problems with the facility. the fbi estimates a new headquarters would cost more than $1 billion and would not be completed until 2020, but site selection to begin next year. governor o'malley has signed an executive order outlining the first plant for sustainable growth. the o'malley's administration says the purpose of the plan maryland is to work with local government to identify areas for pitcher state investment, growth, and preservation. and has been developed over four years after meetings statewide. the governor noted that the first required preservation was in 1959, but they said the plan should have gone through the general assembly. tonight, johns hopkins has named a new leader for their hospital and medical school. in an announcement a few hours ago, paul rothman will oversee all ho

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it's flo time. now, that's progressive. and in "psychotalk" tonight, tea party and florida congressman alan west, he's done it again. west wasn't a big fan of president obama's speech on the economy this week. and he came up with a very bizarre way to trash it. >> i'm very concerned about this very divisive rhetoric that the president is using when he continues to talk about equality and fairness and this thing that i think that is really contrary to the principles that i mentioned as far as life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. >> so allen west thinks equality is contrary to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness? the famous phrase from the declaration of independence. in fact, let's take a look at it. "we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." my friends, that quote is incomplete. you see, we left out "all men are created equal" in the same sentence, allen. a proud tea partie

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flo is a gentle giant. bundle home and auto at progressive.com. >>> a tense standoff was caught on tape today. the accused gunman in the black friday shooting finally put his arms up and surrendered to oakland police. they got a tip that watson was at the home near 106th avenue and mcarthur boulevard. s.w.a.t. teams formed a one block perimeter around the home as family members pleaded with watson to surrender. >> you eve got to do the right thing. you've got to come out, man. you've got to come out. okay? >> please, just do the right thing. >> come out. >> he's coming out. >> he's on the way down. >> there he was with his hands up. this all unfolded on live tv. police say on november 25th, watson and three others tried to steal a necklace from the black friday shopper in a walmart parking lot. another suspect is already in custody and police are looking for two others. watson will likely be arraigned on monday. >> the wife of former penn state coach and accused child molester jerry sandusky is tonight defe

flo is a gentle giant.undle home and auto at progressive.com. >>> on the broadcast tonight, death of a dictator. kim jong-il is gone. his youngest son takes over power in north korea. tonight the sudden transition in a secretive nuclear nation. what does it mean for the united states and the rest of the world? >>> showdown. it's happening again. washington is gridlocked again. this time, a week before christmas. and this time it will affect a lot of paychecks. >>> white out. a big snowstorm cooking up tonight that will affect a lot of holiday travel this week. >>> fighting breast cancer. an experiment to test what works with the goal of getting critical drugs to women faster. >>> and making a difference. chelsea clinton back with us with an update on her story about the woman who has given her all to the kids she helps. about the woman who has given her all to the kids she helps. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. it's more than just the death of a dic

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it's flo time. now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> back to "hardball." for the sideshow. first up, lesson learned? well, definitely not the right lesson in this case. remember this week, we showed an ad released by rick perry's campaign that in addition to blaming president obama for a, quote, war on religion, it also slams letting gays serve openly in the military. well, let's watch a portion of the perry ad. >> i'm not ashamed to admit that i'm a christian, but you don't need to be in the pew every sunday to know that there's something wrong in this country when gays can serve openly in the military, but our kids can't openly celebrate christmas or pray in school. as president, i'll end obama's war on religion and i'll fight against liberal attacks on our religious heritage. >> well, no surprise that the ad sparked backlash from people on both sides of the political divide. and even garnered close to 500,000 "dislikes" on the campaign's youtube channel. and apparently that's what really got the campaign's response. the campaign's response, they disable

it's flo time. now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> medical experts have been taking a close look at the new generation of birth control pills, including the one called yaz, because of studies that show they may be more likely to cause dangerous blood clots than older versions of the pill. today they decided the benefits outweigh the risk. we get the story from our chief medical editor dr. nancy snyderman. >> reporter: two of the most popular birth control pills in use -- yaz and yasmin -- were the focus of fda hearings today about their safety. several large studies suggest the rate of blood clots is higher than those from older contraceptive pills. in premarket testing behr pharmaceuticals found no increased risk of blood clots. >> do you all think this is some kind of academic debate? >> reporter: joan cummins's daughter michelle, an 18-year-old college student taking yaz, died from a clot in her lungs last year. >> i need my daughter back and you can't give her back, but you can -- you absolutely can preven

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it's flo time. now, that's progressive.all or click today. >>> tonight, actor christian bale was trying to shake the hand of a chinese distent to tell him he was an inspiration. his publicity tour went sour when he tried to visit him h. guards roughed him up and refused to let him see the man who was under house arrest. >>> 500 items were sold at michael jackson's estate. among the items a kitchen chalk board that said "i heart daddy" and a message written on a mirror jackson wrote himself saying train perfection. >>> and on this last weekend before christmas, we only imagine how busy come people are getting ready for the family. new research knows the exact moment, the exact minute it will be all worth it on christmas day it will all be worth it. >> i think we're all in for a very big treat. >> that movie ,"christmas vacation" a tradition on my family. on christmas day, after you open the gifts, after you cook the plael, the moment of true joy comes on average at 1:55 p.m. in the afternoon. perhaps it comes after a christm

it's flo time. now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> small business optimism is up. how are small business owners feeling about 2012 and the presidential election? and a former rockette who opens a dance studio sees her revenue grow by leaps and bounds. we'll have all that and more coming up next on "your business." >>> small businesses are revitalizing the economy, and american express open is here to help. that's why we are proud to present "your business" on msnbc. >>> hi there, everyone. i'm j.j. ramberg and welcome to "your business." where we give you tips and advice to help your business grow. it's been an up and down year for small business owners. but there's reportedly some positive news as we head into the new year. the national federation of independent businesses optimism index grows 1.8 points last month. the highest level since february. the survey also showed an increase in small business owners who expect sales to increase, and those who are making plans to hire. the need to help small businesses was a political football in 2011, with president obama

flo is a gentle giant. bundle home and auto at progressive.com. >>> welcome back. here's a live look at the golden gate plaza. >> we were talking about the climates with christina loren. it really depends on where you are, what you're feeling. >> it's so bizarre. some cities are waking up with near freezing temperatures. in other cities you're in the mid 50s right now. so let's break it all down for you this morning. i want to show you the reason why right off the bat. that's the winds. you can see the shake to the camera. they'll continue to increase throughout the mid-morning hours. late afternoon and evening will start to see the winds drop off. but overall, enjoy the 50s in san francisco. 34 in sunny veil. we don't have all that ha many cities near the freezing mark. the sun will come out early. santa rosa is 22 degrees warmer than yesterday. 28 miles per hour sustained winds. that's our warming trend. say we lose the wind, we could see temperatures fall substantially. very quickly. we'll watch that for you all morning long. we have high pressure building into

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flo is a gentle giant. bundle home and auto at progressive.com. >>> welcome back, everyone. do not adjust your television sets. it's okay. that's our camera looking at the bay bridge, moving and blowing in the wind very rapidly. hang tight. christina loren will be along to tell us about the wind gusts. put your seat belts on. it's 5:15. right now flames are already part of a roof of a building has collapsed at 24th and bartlett firefighters have been battling the blaze since 4:30 this morning. we're talking about a lot of wind up there, which could be very tough. san francisco being so compact, we'll keep tabs on that. >> reeking havoc on a lot of things. >> it's the same set up we have when we issue the red flag warnings for high fair danger. the only thing not happening in combination with the strong winds is the high temperatures. today we'll see the 70s. definitely good, good thing it's not much warmer than that. we could see a red flag warning go up. they continue to dry out from land to sea. it's also going to warm us up. the temperatures will be comfortable. the winds

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