. >> and the award for best florist goes to karen's florist, maurice. virginia. >> i love it. the first annual steve harvey neighborhood awards were announced during a recent taping of his talk show, which airs right here on nbc 4. and car answers florist was named best floor iist. the award recognizes people and businesses who exemplify excellence in their communities. there are more winners from our areas, too and you can look at clips of all of them on nbcwashington.com. >>> if you're shopping at all this season, you're sure to hear a pitch, sign up for a store credit card and get a big discount. but liz crenshaw has a warning, as she always does, and the questions that you should ask yourself before you sign up to save. >> save 5% every time you shop at target. >> off reward zone card with us? >> reporter: you've heard the pitch, you're checking out, the clerk says get 15% off today's purchase, just sign up for our store credit card. these instant money-saving deals may sound enticing, especially as your holiday cart fills up. >> people go out for the holidays, they shop,

. >>> i got my dream wedding without calling a florist, calling a cater, anything like that. so glad that he did this. >> well, congratulations. you guys make a gorgeous couple. way to go. >>> this is a human dancing around in a red hooded sweatshirt. >> apparently something called the ostrich dance. started out look a funny vine. if you look around, there are a lot of videos of other people doing this ostrich dance. this guy who you loaded this and his wife jennifer wanted to give it a try. her legs through the arms and her arms also through the arms. >> arms and legs are through the arms of the sweatshirt and the sweatshirt's pulled over the hyneny. >> so far, a he'll click. then -- >> oh! >> yeah. she goes down and goes down hard. listen to it again. >> oh! >> it hurts -- it hurts to hear. >> wait till you see what she's left with. >> am i going to need stitches? >> no. >> cuts to this. >> that is an egg. oh my gosh! >> look at that thing. >> i have to tell people about this. >> she has to explain i was doing an ostrich dance in my red hooded sweatshirt with socks on a woo

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you don't believe the printest and florists going out of the business and the sweet daks bakeries. >> you know more about that then i do. but here's what i do not understand. ordinary, when we have good conservatives on like yourself, they love the free market. they love private corporations. they believe in them. they believe almost like a theology unto itself. here weft a private corporation making a business decision that it doesn't want to be associated with a private individual and now suddenly the first amendment. >> van, van i'm not arguing they don't have the right. i have not one time said -- but i think it's stupid business. hang on. i said they can. i don't think that they should and i don't think think that they will. >> but they already have. >> they'll bring him back, sweetheart. >> let me -- the shows with fred friendly, one of edward murrow as -- he said just because you have the right to do something doesn't mean it's the right thing to do. i want to show you how a & e explained themselves -- he personal views in no way reflect those of a & et network. now, here's my

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deliveries are not just ups and all of those type of delivery vehicles and we have small business and florists and caterers and so we have, hardware stores that have smaller vehicles, and so, to do an assessment of the type of deliveries and sort of the days the hours and the frequencies so that we also get a good understanding, of that transportation need, and dynamic. and the projects impact the loading zones and or the deliveries must include the proposals to mitigate the impact and assess and analyze the green zones and any impact resulting in the loss of those green zones, the green zones are usually businesss that have a high in and out for the customer base. and where can they go in and out quickly. and then determine if the project area will effect any other city initiative such as partlets and things of that sort, because sometimes the neighborhood and both the neighborhood and the merchant corridor may be planning or community business at districts also planning on doing parklets. >> and the recommendation seven develops the small business street designs and uses and so i pulled out

arrests were made refugees and their supporters are expected to gather on saturday in front of the road florist want to demand open spaces and refugee rights about four silden police are said to be deployed. mexican president pena nieto has signed a controversial fuel nor will it allows foreign companies to drill for oil for the first time since the sector was nationalized seventy five years ago protesters across the country denounced it as an act of betrayal by the government but the president says it will help attract investment and boost falling out. it may be the height of the party season but some people will always celebrate just that little bit more than others in the scottish capital edinburgh patrols are taking to the streets to the festive mood so the festive mood doesn't spill out of the control. joint one. in the streets and pumps is edinburgh and the festive spirit is alive and well as the rudest and with the city's bars and he tells filling up the holiday season provides a much needed boost to the local economy. that. was the right way. the scottish new year is known as hogmanay a

florists excelled at the portrait of his late mother tattooed onto his back when she died two years ago and he says he hopes his images can be preserved for years to come there are people start losing their homes. we are asking who this year olds to show her toys jar with it especially what would jesus do. it just looks terrible in this way it looks much better looks like the packages are like this yes please. in order for customers to have their taxis maintained up to dance they need to pay a few hundred year in santa clara they will miss can donate it to the town to shop. died the proteas will check your body. and he will be asked to move to. this game which the two imported onslaught lives better or for that reason. once the scheme is to make it is sent to him of our tree for twelve weeks with the extra support to replaced with silicon as the custom of course has failed. he's still yet to find anyone to inherit his skin while most families tend to have a creek and says with each other around the dinner table but christmas this is helping indigenous community in for it deals with disp

a joint venture between a florist and a jeweler.llion, the most expensive wreath in the world. no kidding. >>> speaking of christmas, it started as an ordinary day at the national air and space museum in washington d.c. a lone cellist from the u.s. air force band started playing a christmas classic. then the band started to grow and grow and grow. even a harpist joined in and then cue a chorus. ♪ let every heart >> a hush fell over the crowd as the families relished the flash mob of christmas cheer. ♪ joy to the world >>> and in late news tonight, we have a passing to note, a member of the iconic cast of the movie, "the sound of music." >> all that worrying for nothing, georg. you thought you wouldn't find a friend at the party. >> the baroness who vied for the captain's attention facing off with a plucky nun named maria. the barronness was brought to life by eleanor parker who has died at the age of 91. >>> still ahead here a return to that stadium and the powerful moment in history when nelson mandela's simple gesture at a rugby m

david martin from johnson's florist and garden joins with us a look at how to keep things fresh. i think we are on, david. i think we are going to start with the tree. >> okay. >> how do you suggest -- we said there a lot of different ideas about how to keep things fresh and somebody said viagra in the water. aspirin in the water. what do you suggest? >> i don't think anyone wants to spend their viagra prescription on their christmas tree. i like this a lot. it's called prolong. you put it in the water at the base of your tree. do you it about times throughout the season. this will help to keep the tree fresh. it's important that they put a fresh cut before you take it home and put it in water. about an inch and a half or two inches needs to come off. >> you also spray the tree with hair spray to make it stay fresh. >> no because hair spray is flammable. i often wonder why women use it on their heads. this is called wilt proof. this is used on greens and things a lot. this tree here, what we would do is soak it well and spray it. this is an aspect des cant. it helps keep the leav

, the children got a lesson holiday crafts entreat thanks to the white house chef and white house florist. atlet's see what's coming up 6:00. >> gordon peterson is live in the newsroom with a look ahead. >> tonight at 6:00, the still unresolved battle to become virginia's next attorney general is heading to the courtroom. president obama is making an effort to close the income gap today. the plan he presents to congress and why it is causing concern for small business owners. news at 6:00king in a few minutes. >> there is something to look forward to from a weather standpoint. >> sunday may not be something to look forward to unless you are really into winter weather. in the 50s.d and let's show the wednesday evening weather story. 61 and culpeper. 55 at reagan national airport. look what is just down the road. 73 degrees, 79 in jackson, mississippi. go farther north and see what thatns -- below zero's -- is an arctic outbreak heading toward the south and east. that will come in a couple of different parts. tomorrow, we get the benefit of warmer winds. but here is what we are dealing with

the wreath was made in finland by a floorest who caters to -- florist whoicaters to royalties -- who katers to -- caters to royalties. >>> bill is here now with the forecast. >> let's look at the temperatures we saw. this is a big departure from 3, 4 days ago. highs in the mid-40s. 60 in santa rosa. 58 pacifica. warm up is going on. slow warm up. the weather system is sliding through to there north of us right now it is all going to dry out. you see the rain pop up and dries out. we will see clouds. a wind shift and a warm up in over night lows. good news. lots of 40s outside right now. partly cloudy skies and cool tonight. no freeze warnings. no frost advisory. nicer night over all. tomorrow, looking for a few morning clouds and then temperatures upper 50s. low 60s. we are going the right way. into the bay area weekend, plenty of 60s. maybe 70 degrees. here is the low-pressure system. tomorrow partly cloudy skies. nice. this glides through. to the weekend. high pressure establishes itself and numbers increase into the mid-60s. maybe 70. we will track that. rosemary orozco will track

the wreath was made by a finnish florist who catered to royalty. >>> the number of bicycle deaths inn jose has spiked and it's got everybody puzzled. i'm kiet do. we have a live report coming up. >> today san francisco will pause to mark the anniversary of the tragic sandy hook elementary school shooting. we'll tell you why the people of newtown, connecticut say they won't hold any public memorials that day. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> if there's anything certainly we can learn from the events of that extraordinary day, we're all about improving our operations. >> san francisco's fire chief is reacting to findings revealed at a federal hearing into july's deadly plane crash at san francisco's airport. >> i think there's somebody shooting in here at sandy hook school. >> tomorrow marks one year since the shooting at sandy hook elementary school. today san francisco pauses to reflect. >> i cannot bring him back. >> bike fatalities in san jose have increased every year, and now the city is taking steps to protect two-wheeled riders. >> i don't believe whatever happened to him in the past

they were spun off of united on-line and they owned ftd florists the network and just recently spun off in early november. the stock hasn't done anything in the last two months. typically with these spin offs they don't do anything when they first trade as an independent company but as people start following the company and the stock gets seasoned so to speak they tend to outperform their parent company so i think that would be a good stock to watch here going into 2014. it's 1-800 flowers cheap. >> going to come up roses anybody. >> and gets the endorsement from a few of the people on our team. ftd your one stock to watch. paul hugh, what's your one stock to watch next year? >> check point systems. you know all the problems target has had. it has focused a lot of attention on the issue of security. checkpoint systems does a lot of things but one of the things they do and do very well is in the whole world of software security. so i think that's number one. number two, you look at their balance sheet. it's wonderful. i mean, they have a big cash position. they have no debt. they're in a

they won't see the chefs and artisans and florists who starts months in advance to get the home ready is an interior designer part of multiple decorating teams for michelle obama this year and laura bush in 2008. she's the author of "chris ma mass with the first ladies" from jacqueline kennedy to michelle obama. thanks for being with us. if you can start with this year's theme, gather round. what did it take to pull the white house together for christmas this year? >> gather round is a theme mrs. obama picked. she always cuts too the heart of the matter and 85 of us got together on thanksgiving night to start working for six days straight to pull the white house into the spectacular shape that it is now. so it was a great deal of fun and a lot of work. >> your book deals with hoe all of the first ladies through the years did the white house over the years. i have a vision that hillary is less into the first lady thing than others. is that right or wrong? >> that's absolutely wrong. that was my impression too. i thought she was going to be not so into it. she had other things little bi

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bakers and ourur florists are over there. they have special little things you can make him a little gifts. are you guys ready for that? yes ma'am. [laughter] i love that. i love that. so why don't you get up. you guys can come up and go with me. ahrens, you can hang out, get some cider, cookies, look at the ornaments. breathe a little bit. they are in good hands. i guarantee you we will not lose them. but i cannot guarantee that they will come back clean. [laughter] so if you want pictures of them clean, do it now. and thank you. thank you. have a happy holiday from my family to all of yours. enjoy this holiday season. be safe. be happy. i gather around together and remember what this is all about. you all take care. love you much here a -- love you much. [applause] >> a couple of days later, president obama and the first family participated in the traditional christmas tree lighting. it is an annual tradition first launched in 1823 by president calvin coolidge. here is a look at president obama's reefer marks. -- president o

our chefs and our bakers and our florists are over there. gifts. are you guys ready for that? yes ma'am. i love that. i love that. so why don't you get up. you guys can come up and go with me. ahrens, you can hang out, get some cider, cookies, look at the ornaments. breathe a little bit. they are in good hands. i guarantee you we will not lose them. but i cannot guarantee that they will come back clean. [laughter] so if you want pictures of them clean, do it now. and thank you. thank you. have a happy holiday from my family to all of yours. enjoy this holiday season. be safe. be happy. i gather around together and remember what this is all about. you all take care. love you much. [applause] >> on the next "washington journal" we'll talk politics ahead of the 2014 and 2016 lecks. first a look at the republican party. then the future of the democratic party. "washington journal" live every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> c-span, we bring public affairs events from washington directly to you putting you in the room at congressio

one of the guys' cousins is a teleflora florist here in town.nk it's the only time of year you can buy your own flowers. it's fun to buy flowers to decorate your house. >> we each have our own bouquet bouquets. our own taste. >> it kind of represents everybody. mine is a send a hug cuddle bear. send them a bouquet. >> i love it. if it's a hug from a robertson, no doubt, people will love it. miss kay, i know you have a voice that's leaving you, but i wish i could give you a big hug and make you feel better. i know there has got to be something special on the menu for christmas. what's the game plan, we'll call it? or you can have the girls answer. >> cajun, she said. we're tired of duck and deer because we've eaten it all season. so we have like a louisiana christmas and we have crawfish pie and crawfish boils and fried shrimp. >> etoufee and augratin. we have a special seafood christmas for sure. >> miss kay, your book is awesome. duck commander kitchen, who is fantastic. by the way, i had no idea you guys could all sing. we were decking our hal