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it was an animatronics robot who went "ha ha ha ha" all day and scared generations of san franciscans out of their wits. it has a month-to-month lease at fisherman's wharf. >> they moved it to this temporary location at fisherman's wharf. they left an unusual little treasure of the city. >> ingleside terraces, again, i was trying to show off the residence park. a lot of crazy building. for still has one of the great stairways -- forest hill has one of the greats their ways. -- great stairways. this looked like a ship. they used to decorate fire houses for christmas. >> on the side of this fire house is a wooden tower. the tower was for drying the hoses. after they get water in them, they have to be dried. >> a fire house like this is for sale. if you have $1.3 million, which is really cheap enough for a firehouse -- >> one in the inner sunset was just sold. >> was it? i want to buy a streetcar. i cannot pay my rent. >> there were two of these for pumping water out of the ground. murphy gave a lot of money for it. >> what decided the boundaries and the location of golden gate park? >>

. ♪ i wanna hold your ha-ha-ha- ha-ha-ha-hand... ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: yeah. n "30 rock." he's got a new stand-up special called "black and blue" airing tomorrow night on hbo at 10:00 p.m. he is so, so, so funny. please welcome our pal, tracy morgan, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ chased a demon's lightning that burst inside your eye [ humming ] take a doo doo pie ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> that's a doo doo pie. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: what was the name of that character? >> uh -- woodrow. >> jimmy: woodrow. >> woodrow. he never hurt nobody. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, woodrow -- it was a character he used to play. he lived in the subway. >> yeah, inspired by ghostface. >> jimmy: yeah. oh, is that right? >> yeah, ghostface did a skit on one of his albums called "supreme clientele" and i just got that and i said, "woodrow." and we came up with woodrow. >> jimmy: yeah. i remember you were talking to a block of wood. >> yeah. >> jimmy: and he'd go, "buy, sell, buy, sell. ha-ha. funny money." >> -- happy face, sad face that was my first attempt. we laughed

ha ha ha! it's been a lot of fun through the years, hasn't it? >> yeah, it sure has. we've been in this market a long time. >> a long time. we've done a lot of nice things. >> and we've caused a little commotion >> a little trouble we've gotten in, with both the tenants and the customers... >> and the customers. >> and the wives. >> oh, yeah, the wives. >> we won't--ha ha ha! you know, actually at one time, back many years ago, they used topen up at 6:00, and then they changed it to 7:00. and now it opens when you get there. heh! we actually get there sometimes at midnight, 11:30, and customers will be waiting 'cause they want to get their flowers. and they maybe come from a long distance, so they want to get them, and they want t beat the traffic. >> on@e at the shop, the flowers are pampered and processed and placed in a vase. it's been a mere 10 hours since this larkspur left the farm in pescadero. it n@w heads out the door to brighten someone's day. california-grown goodness at its best. i'm dennis newhall for "california country." >> that concludes today's tour of

ha ha! ha hha ha! morning and welcome to the december 7, 2010 meeting of the san francisco county transportation authority plans and programs committee. happy holidays to everyone. my name is david campos, the chair of the committee. we are joined by commissioner carmen chu and committee member david chu, commissioners and john avalos and bevan dufty are in route. the clerk of the committee is erica cheng. madam clerk, please call item two. >> approve the minutes of the november 16, 2010 meeting and the november 23, 2010 special meeting. commissioner campos: we have a motion from david chiu. is there any public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. colleagues, if we can take that without objection. >>citizens advisory committee report. this is an information item. >> good morning. the cac hold a combined december and november meeting which will be held tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. to report on any actions. commissioner campos: great. i know that commissioner dufty had asked that one item be taken ou

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[ female announcer ] it seems like the best family traditions always start in the kitchen. ♪ rice krispies®. happy holidays. >> a live look at the oracle arena in oakland off of 880. it's a cold, cold morning. we will check in with rob in a minute. the holidays will be merrier for 10 families in need. 49er players and coaches and sam's club and the salvation army teaming up for the fourth annual green drive. they will present families with $1,000 with the food and gifts from sam's club. this will be at the sam's club in concord. a woman in south africa took in 28 orphans. you can help her by drinking coffee. they're donating half of profits to charitable causes. customers voted for the 9-year-old business to provide her kick down orphanage with a vegetable garden. they are hosting a celebration to thank neighbors for support from 7:00 to 9:00 on college avenue. >> they left the back slider open and holy cow, it was about 40 degrees in my house when i woke up. >> anyone would be waking up to temperatures in the 30s. we have an hour or two of cooling towards sunrise. look at this. mid 30s and patchy frost towards novato and here's the interesting thing. in the north bay valleys, woo ve fog. reduced visibilities and patchy ice could be possible in the roadways around the north bay. use caution on 101 into san francisco. patchy fog on sunol and pleasanton. feels like december outside. we are rain-free for now. more rain coming in as early as this evening on the coast and everyone will see the rain later on tonight into friday. the clouds heading to the south, but we will see a lot of moisture aiming in for the next few days. here's a look at the rainfall totals. this is round one. maybe two to five inches around the hills of the north bay. the same story around santa cruz and a half inch to an inch around the rest of the bay area and an inch or two for sunday into monday. enjoy the dry break while we have it for another 18 to 24 hours for most of the bay area. the temperatures are cool. we have the chilly start and a cool afternoon as well. increasing clouds and chances of rain across the board. looks like heavy rain, gusty winds for the weekend with rain continuing through the first half of next week. scott? >> thank you much. new home construction due out. the dow at a darn near high. for that and more news, let's go to courtney reagan. >> good morning to you, scott. futures are slightly higher ahead of the opening bell. investors began again worrying about the debt crisis because moody's threatened to cut spain's credit rating and off the economic news we got off of inflation and manufacturing. europe up slightly at this hour. the data still ahead like you mentioned. unemployment benefits and housing starts. we are also awaiting fedex. they are important because we are seeing a gauge of the broader economy. the dow fell to 11,457. the nasdaq lost 10 to 2617. the fed will unveil the new caps on swipe fees. this is what the merchandise pays the bank every time you use your debit card. they must be proportional to cost incurred so banks could lose billions in revenue due to the regulation, forcing them to find other ways and fees to make up the difference. one could hit chase customers. direct deposits need to be $500 a month or they could be assessed a fee. that could hurt people who don't make a lot of money or who are on social security. >> the federal government announced the first civil lawsuits. the justice support is duing bp to recover billions of dollars from the country's biggest oil spill in left history. they allege safety and operations were violated long before the explosion on the deep water horizon. >> for we intend to prove they caused or contributed to the massive oil spill. >> this is about getting a fair deal for the region that suffered enormous consequences from the disaster. >> the government estimates the clean up at more than $200 million though it's disputed by bp. >>> the obama administration's lawsuit ask that they be held without limitation for damages caused by the spill. can washington get it done with christmas nine days away. congress is cramming to push through major legislation last minute, including the bill to prevent your taxes from going up. as tracie potts reports, lawmakers are getting answers. >> it is completely and totally inappropriate to wrap it up into a 2,000 page bill and try to pass it the week before christmas. >> they decide to work with us, we will have a happy holiday or we will continue. >> keeping government running and ratifying to start nuclear treat we russia and the repeal of don't ask don't tell. >> the yeas of 250 and the nays are 175. the motion is adopted. >> i urge my colleagues to end discrimination wherever it exists in our country. >> the deal to restart unemployment checks and prevent a tax hike is moving forward. the senate passed it and president obama will hope they will spend and hire. >> they feel optimistic that by working together, we can get some of that cash off the sideline. >> the short-term deal is important. we have to keep the economy going. >> they promised final votes, but the question is will they get to everything else? tracie potts, today in the east bay. >> let's go to brent cannon in the newsroom with what's coming up. >> thanks a lot. coming up on today in the bay at 5:00 and 6:00, a new terror alert and a closer look at the new warning in time for the holidays. palo alto high school's football team is playing from a state championship and we will meet the team coming up. that and traffic and weather in a few minutes. >>> thousands of new books arrived as the library prepares to open. 1500 boxes delivered to the new library on 81st street near coliseum yesterday. they will serve the neighborhood hasf change. 21,000 square feet. it has a computer lab, internet cafe and we're told the design is environmentally friendly as well and will bring the community together. >> friendly bilingual star that has this thing called the public library that so many don't know anything about. it's a very special place. >> the library was paid for with the state and matching redevelopment funds and it will open on january 29th. >>> mixed news in the fight to keep you heart healthy. the american heart association released the end of the year report. the number of people killed from heart disease fell 30% from 1997 to 2007. stroke deaths were down nearly 45%. however the total number of cardiovascular surgeries rose 27% and the estimated total cost is $286 billion a year. heart disease and stroke are still the number one killer of americans. >>> a new study finds toys helped shape the language development of toddlers. they taught 18-month-olds the name of objects by playing with toys that had similar

ha, ha, ha i'm telling you right now you're going to regret what you did. less than a week ago, agents arrested antonio martinez for attempting to blow up a recruitment. he too had been turned into the fbi after someone found extreme view postings. >> they need to keep the security up. >> it's great that they caught him. so obviously somebody is doing their job behind the scenes. >> reporter: the federal affidavit quotes younis says he wanted to put bombs in the manholes in georgetown in order to kill more people. yuonis has not been charged with any crimes, only intimidation. >>> officials are trying to figure out how a teenager snuck through airport security and got on a plane. devonte is originally from baltimore. >>> she was the soul survivor and tonight she wants tens of millions of the dollars. wells filed a lawsuit. >> reporter: jordan wells and her friend younger was on their way home when they crashed. >> everything was just slow motion. i was like, this is it. i'm dying here. >> two patients. >> are you folks able to fly. >> reporter: they were air lifted to the hospital but never made it. >> we're unable to land there. >> andrews said they called them and lost them on the radar. >> not good. >> reporter: the pilot a flight paramedic, an emergency medical technician and ashley died in the crash. >> i just looked up into the sky and said, god, please save me. >> reporter: among the findings a multitude of causes, including outdated weather -- there was no response from the attorneys about the law

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ha ha ha. i'm telling you right now you are going to regret doing what you did for your peace i hope what i'm hearing is all lies. all from facebook. so why use it. >> the smart ones won't. they'll find a different way to do it. a lot of times what we've been finding recently is the people that aren't that smart are the ones getting caught. >> reporter: younis's father told 9news now he believes his son is innocent. younis's brother says the affidavit on which the brother is based is a lighter version than the term of bs. he says his brother is innocent and will be freed next week. >> thank you. >>> police in our area is on the lookout for an alleged thief that goes by kathy griffin. what she is doing is no laughing matter. andrea mccarren fills us in on this in northwest dc. >> reporter: when a woman calling herself kathy griffin showed up at this home, she already paid for a one-night stay. had no luggage and asked about the alarm system. >> well, one thing i thought was strange because nobody hased me that was right up front she says will you tell me the security code. >> reporter: before the middle aged brunette even stepped inside, she seemed to know the floor plan. >> she said what about this bedroom and that bedroom, and i just thought that's odd. >> reporter: helen has rented a home in her room to senators, world bank employers and others and she has never had anything like this. a laptop computer and $100 in cash disappeared from her home as quickly as the renter. when she was gone, helen also noticed the tabs holding in her screen had been moved. >> there are six of them and i found them here. >> reporter: the back door had been unlocked. >> it was closed but unlocked. so i don't know if she called people and they came the back way. >> reporter: the renter only stayed for 30 minutes, long enough to steal, say police, and case the neighborhood. andrea mccarren, 9news now. . >> now, police tell us that kathy griffin, again, not the comedian, has been on their radar for th

he goes ha, ha, that's funny, ha, ha. have your mothern step up. mom steps up, si, senor. dad stands up. and he goes, hey, leave her alone because cheese with me. welcome to america. [ applause ] made it up here finally made it up here to chino hills, not that chino hills. above chinatown. echo park. yeah, yeah. echo park used to be a nice place before. echo park in los angeles. a nice place. now the ducks are dealing drugs there. at night, you go by and all that you hear is quack, quack, quack, quack, quack. [ applause ] yeah. i just celebrated 29 years of marriage. yeah. i've been married three times. and i've been married three times because first we had a court wedding, you know? went to the court. paid a ticket. got married. few years later we had a church wedding, which was cool. all of our kids were in it, you know? 25 years later, she goes hey, we have to get married again. and i go, why? why? well, it's just tradition. well, if it's just tradition, then i want a bachelor party. yeah, yeah that's tradition! >> that was comedian armando. >>> up next here on "comunid

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[detective] ok, who else we got? what? he, he, he! >>> survival story. unforgettable terror from florida's school board members. >> they were lined up like pigeons on a wire. >> after a gunman opened fire. >>> more strategy. today's presidential progress report on military goals in afghanistan. >>> and, freeze the fat. drop the temperature and drop some weight. it's thursday, december 16th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> don't go to the gym, don't start a diet, just hop in a cold tub and that takes the fat off. >> yeah. don't you wish that worked? >> really. >> we're all freezing and a lot of us are still fat. >> weird story. >> it's really interesting and it's interesting to see the physics and the ideas behind why your body starts to burn more calories so make sure you stick around for that. good morning and thanks for being with us on this thursday. i'm vinita nair. >> i'm rob nelson. >>> a clearer picture is emerging this morning of the gunman who took over a florida school board meeting. clay duke was a troubled ex-con who suffered from bipolar disorder. >> his wife says she recently lost her job as a teacher and that is what pushed her husband over the edge. t.j. winick is joining us now with more on the shooting and its aftermath. good morning, t.j. >> reporter: clay duke certainly had a history of violence, but according to police and his family, never saw this coming. blood stains the sidewalk outside this panama city, florida, building. what happened inside is a remarkable story of survival. >> god was standing in front of me, i'm telling you, and i believe that with all my heart. >> reporter: superintendent bill husfelt confronted duke. after the 56-year-old stood up at a school board meeting, pulled out a gun, and demanded that all the women and children leave the room. >> everybody in this room [ bleep ]. hit the road. >> reporter: duke was upset that his wife, a teacher, had been fired within the past year by the board. >> that's what he was trying to tell everybody. is that the world is focusing too much on money and we've stopped hearing about one another. >> reporter: husfelt tries to talk him down. >> you're obviously upset at me -- >> reporter: at one point, school board member ginger littleton actually comes back into the room and hits duke with her purse. >> they were lined up like pigeons on a wire. and i couldn't leave them without trying to at least divert or somehow or other defuse the situation. >> reporter: duke eventually opens fire on the school board members at point-blank range. incredibly, every shot misses. >> nothing short of a miracle that god protected him and stood in front of that bullet and pushed it another way. i'm just here to tell you, if you're not a believer in miracles, watch that tape again. >> reporter: off-screen, security guard mike jones fires at duke, wounding him in the leg and thigh. duke then takes his own life, shooting himself in the head. security guard mike jones was released from the hospital wednesday morning and will likely address the media later today. rob and vinita? >>> upgraded charges have now been filed against the so-called underwear bomber. umar farouk abdulmutallab is in court today to face a new count of conspiracy to commit terrorism. that's in addition to the six previous counts connected to that attempted terror attack on a delta jet in detroit last christmas. the nigerian man is accused of hiding explosives in his underwear. >>> it has president obama decided to send 30,000 more u.s. troops into the war on afghanistan. now it's time to find out how the war is going. >> that assessment will come out today when the white house releases a review of its war strategy. abc's mike boettcher has a preview from kandahar. good morning, mike. >> reporter: good morning, rob and vinita. the assessment would be divided into three sections and it will first state that there has been great progress in dismantling, disrupting and defeating al qaeda and the taliban in afghanistan and in other parts of the world. the first section deals with al qaeda. the report will state that top al qaeda leadership has been assassinated in drone strikes in pakistan and elsewhere and they've managed to take away many of the al qaeda safe sanctuaries in pakistan and other parts of the world. secondly, the report deals with pakistan. it says there is greater cooperation between the united states and pakistan but there are still problems there. a giant

ha ha ha! - woo! - dang! velveeta & rotel. man, that's good! >>> we continue to follow breaking news out of baltimore. an early-morning fire at a rowhouse in the eastern part of the city hasrter and you rea fiji is live on the scene now. good morning. >> reporter: allison, six people are confirmed dead and neighbors believe the victims are just young children. this fire started just before 5:00 this morning in east baltimore. and when firefighters arrived the winds were so heavy they had to evacuate. when they went back inside the home they found the six bodies. now investigators are on the scene trying to figure out how the fire started. it's not clear if there were working smoke detectors inside. neighbors say an elderly couple own the home and their granddaughter and three great grandchildren often visited them. the firefighters haven't identified the victims. neighbors believe it was those six family members that perished in the fire. back to you. >> andrea fiji in baltimore. thank you very much. >> they said they were having trouble because of the high winds and we've seen the wind gusts here. it's 8:11 and we'll check in with tony and look at the forecast and bright

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has been called up to tackle this blaze. but with fierce wind, it is out of control. the fact is the israeli fire service is stretched and the government has called for international help. and that help has come, firefighting airplanes from greece, russia, turkey, and jordan are all trying to douse the flames. a british team has also been flown in, but it is difficult work when the earth is tinder dry. there has been no significant rain here more than six months and people are already asking how the fire started. as is often the case, arson is suspected. the pressing for those who are wondering if their houses will be standing when they return. >>> spain's government is considering raising taxes on tobacco to help clear its budget deficit. the spanish cabinet approved an austerity package this week including plans to sell a stake in the state lottery, privatize airports, and cut benefits for the unemployed. >>> the u.s. unemployment rate rose to 9.8% in november, seven- month high. just 39,000 jobs were created, far below analyst expectations. these numbers are a first estimate and may be revised, but analysts are concerned that high levels of unemployment are undermining the economic recovery in the u.s. >>> one of china's best known artists has been it said -- has said it that he has been stopped from leavi

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"i am not a witch." >> a classic of the campaign season, yes. >> and the number five was ricky martin. >> really? >> ricky martin said he was gay. he came out of the closet. >> oh, really. that was among the top five? in new york? >> people are talking about that. >> people are talking about that. >> it is the end of the year, íl today, we gather to recognize the selfless decision of one of the most influential women of our time. the woman who, after having one too many drinks, chose not to drive home buzzed. here today to honor rachel is the family whose lives she spared. >>> killer storm. another direct hit for california and the cleanup from the last storm is far from over. >>> lingering danger in new york. the anger and despair over unplowed streets. >> this was a royal screw-up. >> conditions that cost lives. >>> and, cinema cowboy. jeff bridges talks about his successful starring role. it's thursday, december 30th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> we both saw "true grit" and loved it. it really was a good movie. jeff bridges is great in it. he's totally believable. the remake of the john wayne classic. he's funny, he's good. >> tough with remakes. sometimes they're not as good. i think this one was terrific. unfortunately jeff bridges was not recognized for the golden globes. >> i thought he would, yeah. >> sort of interesting. he won the oscar last year for a different role. we'll see. we'll see what the oscars have in store for him this year. >> it's true. good morning and thanks for being with us. i'm rob nelson. >> i'm mike marusarz in for vinita nair this morning. >>> the wrath of mother nature haswitched back to the west coast, and this newest round of fierce weather has turned deadly. >> heavy rain has left hillsides dangerously saturated, roads closed, and thousands without power. mike von fremd reports from a soggy highland, california. >> reporter: it is a furious effort to pile more sandbags as residents watch the water rising into their homes for the second time in two weeks. >> i had about 2 1/2, 3 feet of mud come through the back door into the house. >> reporter: california inmates assigned to help with the disaster almost have leslie best's living room cleaned out. but the kitchen is still a mud pit. this is pretty rough as far as sinking in. with this fresh storm, there are fresh fears that these hills could give way again. bulldozers cleaning the streets now leave a wake of water behind them. the storm brought wind gusts up to 70 miles per hour. knocking over this oak tree that instantly killed gail falco, camping in her tent north of san francisco. her 7-year-old g

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has been heard in committee four times. this has been heard in front of the historic preservation commission twice. this has been heard in front of the planning commission once. i do not think anyone can make a valid argument that this has been held behind doors and has not been publicly discussed. it has been publicly discussed. it has been publicly discussed thoroughly. one thing i would like to add is that the legislation in front of us significantly expands public us significantly expands public notice for exemptions,

has been heard in committee four times. this has been heard in front of the historic preservation commission twice. this has been heard in front of the planning commission once. i do not think anyone can make a valid argument that this has been held behind doors and has not been publicly discussed. it has been publicly discussed. it has been publicly discussed thoroughly. one thing i would like to add is that the legislation in front of us significantly expands public notice for exemptions, including for building demolitions and buildings over 50 years old. the exception notices would be in writing, posted on planning web sites, and mailed to interested parties. public notices ofthey will notif exemptions and how to get a copy. the list exemptions used to establish time lines are also posted online. environmental impact reports will have to be available for at least 14 days before the planning commission. we try to open it up and make sure people get the timely information they niihau and that is all out there. some of the problems that we have been faced with is that it has been hard to find. because there have been no deadlines, we don't know where they are in the process or in the timeline. if i may ask the city atto

has more power. the house of lords has very limited power. it has no power over anything that raises money. it has no power in the revenue department. they only have the power to delay. they can keep sending bills back that it does not like until a year has passed. and then the thing will go through anyway. the house of lords is not democratically elected, it is appointed. there are plans to reform that. whether that will come about, nobody knows. it has no to her credit legitimacy. it has expertise. -- it has no democratic legitimacy. it has expertise. when the british look across your system, it looks like you have two arms of government to oppose each other. >> if our president selects the treasury secretary, she goes before congress and has to be approved. hear, who decided who would be the chancellor of the exchequer? it would not have mattered if the whole of the conservative party and the nation were against it, the prime minister appoints his cabinet. >> you have a coalition government for the first time since when? >> there was a coalition government in the 1930's of a kind. then of cours

i owe a debt to the traditional music that has informed my appreciation for music, that has--has influenced my songwriting, that hasthe present. it's very important to me. i think also as a troubadour, which is really what i am, a modern-day troubadour, that part of my--part of my singing and my songwriting and the choice of songs has to do with the historical match that happens between political movements and social movements and expressions of the heart, which come through in lyrics. and i always pray that i stay very close to that source. in--in selecting songs and identifying songs that speak to you, have there been moments when-- when a totally unknown songwriter has just knocked you out and you've-- there's been a moment of discovery? can you talk about that? recently i've run into a wonderful writer named john bucchino, and i recorded one of his songs on an album of his called sweet dreams. a lot of other singers, performers recorded his songs. jimmy webb did one of his songs-- and liza minnelli, michael feinstein. john bucchino's a superb writer. i've rediscovered and have fallen in love with the writing of

has receded and has receded as i have come to be exhilarating by this assignment here, which has turned out to be somewhat against the odds, one of the more important assignments that "the new york times" has. we generate an enormous amount of news from london. i think it is probably normal when you come back from an extraordinary spirits like that to have, one, a period of -- from an extraordinary experience like that, to have, 1, 8 period of reflection. agents are publishers coming to me and saying write a book, and i am going to have to do it. one of our editors said to me once, you will never be taken seriously as a writer unless you do a book. the book not of the kind i have contributed to or been co- authors of, but a book about your own experiences. i think i do have a story to tell and i think i have to tell it, and if i want to continue to have a good income in my retirement, i am going to have to. >> where would you start? >> where would i start? well, i think i already know the subtitle of the book, which would be something that iraqi -- known in the united states at -- known here in england as comical ali rather than chemical ali. he said something to me that i think would be t

ha followed by ha-ha. who are they targeting? it is not politicians. those were not the ones holding the signs. it has to be the american people, the ones who spoke up. this manufactured bs is another smug reaction to the tea party, ie the train that left without them. and also, more than a few of these no label snots that did polarizing of their own. he coined access of evil. thank god for no, no labels. the mission is to demonize no labels with incendiary rhetoric. yes, it is a hate group and we couldn't be happier or hatier. if you disagree with me, you are worse than hitler, that guy. >> are you a left wing pink owe and i am a right wing aryan love bird. but we can agree that we would like to punch them in the face. >> totally. no label sounds like one of the anti-drug campaigns in high school. the problem is it is filled with moderates with no balls. the only way to break gridlock are people who are mu tour enough to know that life is compromised and then it is to turn to the partisans in their party and beat them with sticks. >> these fan boys have to be brought to heel, and i want the people wh

has. there is a demographically collapsing state, a politically imploded empire. they are highly unrepresentative, and the economy is a resource extraction ha ha ha larger scale, but not quantitatively different. by contrast, the world that we see coming in the twenty first century that everybody talks about features most prominently the rise of the people's republic of china. is that behind that, the rise of india. but with many other factors that complicate national politics. the administration felt right rightly and spends a lot of time talking about proliferation and and the proliferation efforts to keep it out of the hands of terrorists and other non-state actors again. it is a terrifying prospect. the sensible american which stand against that. this has nothing to do with that. it is the rise of other was weak and a second-rate powers with iran and north korea had been the leading edge examples of aspiring in a small nuclear states the constantly have larger arsenals, the efforts to contain north korea oppose the program as we have heard in recent weeks has not been successful. likewise, it is highly unlikely that any effort to prevent iran from obtaining nu

recovery has been so slow and now cholera has been spreading so fast and now violence has erupted there. we mentioned earlier american airlines has stopped all flights in and out. both airports are closed. a lot of roads are barricaded and moving around is not safe. our own ann curry is in haiti and has our report tonight. ann? >> reporter: brian, thousands took to the streets here, accusing haiti's ruling party of election fraud. and u.n. forces engaged at one point, using flash grenades, tear gas and rubber bullets. fury poured into haiti's capital porta prns just minutes after the election results ten days ago were announced. protestors burned tires, set up roadblocks and torched vehicles. most of the rage comes from supporters of the presidential hopeful michelle martalese. they say their man was cheated and received more than the 21% of the vote announced by the electoral council. they also accuse the ruling party of haiti's current president of rigging the vote in favor of their candidate, who polls show was not expected to come close to winning. and many believe the ruling party stole the votes of people killed in hatee's