kim hammond is here to answer your pet questions with stanley. >> just a great dog. he is a great daycare dog. running all over the place. if you left this dog home all day, you would come home to a crazy house. >> he is nice. how about some questions? >> this is really interesting. we have been doing this show for 20 years, and this month i have been working with some people. we have a help library available that is free. answers to a lot of questions. the problem i have with the internet is everyone is an expert. but this is all verified stuff. but there are pet help libraries, and this one is available to everybody. >> the next one says -- >> you have a cat, right? do they go in the litter box all the time? >> yes, from day one. i cannot believe it. >> we see a lot of cats that do this. there is a great product on the market, and it is called "cat attract." you stick this in the litter, and cats go to it. you can throw this in the litter box. >> good to have. unfortunately, we are out of time. thank you for being here. thank you, stanley. you can e-mail your quest

hammond. he said "how does a guy who owns goldman stock, a company directly responsible for foreclosures in florida, has freddie mac lobbyists as top advisers in his campaign, think he can fool the american people?" john, the gloves are off. and you know, the only thing that might be missing at tonight's debate might be that steel cage. that's the only thing that's keeping these guys from tearing each other apart. >> a steel cage. jim acosta tracking the predebate rhetoric. sometimes the candidates carry it over, sometimes they don't. we'll watch, jim. thanks so much. for his part governor romney was more gentle today but clearly had speaker gingrich in mind here. >> if you think that you really need someone who's been part of the culture of washington for the last 35 years to go there again and continue in washington, why, there are other people you can choose. >> our chief political correspondent the anchor of state-of-the-union with candy crowley is here with us. let's star with governor ro

i am here with the game erikson from hammond -- with dane erics son from hammond. his analysis is in your packet. i am also with the representative of the press coordinators. we are seeking a permit to install nine new directional antennas on the california street property. the equipment cabinets would be located outside the public view in an internal storage room in the basement. the property is occupied by a five story mixed use structure in a commercial district in the center of our defined search area. under the city guidelines, the site is location preference six. as outlined, at&t conducted an alternative analysis. nine sites were evaluated. they were all preference six locations. the site is necessary for at&t to close the coverage service gap in the wireless network, as explained in detail in materials provided to you as part of our application. the gap is caused in part by significant demand for mobile data usage, which is increasing lately. i would like to thank the planning department's staff for their hard work and support in helping to select and desig

starting off two thousand and twelve with less freedoms well to answer just that i spoke to george hammond founder of survive and thrive t.v. and he told me why he's preparing for the worst case scenario take a listen. on the ground here we are just trying to get ready for armageddon i mean i was just talking to a kid yesterday at the coffee shop i think sixteen to twenty nine year olds are sick almost fifty percent unemployment. people just given up hope on finding work and the government is just continually enacting laws that make no sense whatsoever and you get to the point where you start giving up on the government and. i know this happened in russia where people just lost lost faith in the bureaucracy lost. in the leaders and i think we're getting to that point a lot of people a lot of my followers on my channel started to give up on the whole process of what america is supposed to be and i want to talk to you about sopa this is a very controversial bill critics say it's censorship that restricts freedom of speech on the internet but one public a publication is standing behind this v

first a look at what's going on around town. >> kim hammond joins us.e're going to answer your pet questions. pigs are for pets, hogs are to eat? hogs -- >> hogs are to eat. but they are relatives. >> sther all kind of the same? >> they are all kind of the same. this is a beautiful pot bellied pig. for people that know these animals, they love them to death. i don't know about house training. i don't know if they poop inside or outside on a day like this. >> outside. >> yes, outside. they are pigs. this is a beautiful one. >> i have a 6-year-old dog with really bad breath. is there something that retartar? >> i just saw an ad on tv recently, and it says sadse you can squirt it in a dog's mouth, and the tartar falls off. $19 and they will give you an extra $100 in gift cards. it does not work. it does not work. do not buy it. do not buy it. i don't know how they get away with it. it is water for all intents and purposes. i don't know how they get away with it. when a pet as tartar, they need to go to a dentist. i don't know how people get away with that.

. >> to find out how they do that so well, we met with two snl cast veterans, darrell hammond and fredup in the bleacher at studio 8-h. how do you prepare? you both have signature impressions of signature politicians. >> lorne was always saying to me, well, you print it accurately, then you exaggerate it and it's funnier. that was the formula. >> but sometimes the thing that works most is a photograph. i think photographs sometimes say a lot more about people. and sometimes i'll just stare at something for a while. >> you have your choice in attributes and traits to highlight. like a caricature, like a cartoonist. you also have a fairly mainstream audience. you can't go too obtuse or people won't be with you. >> i mean, i try to lay off it a little bit, too. just sometimes if you do just a few nuances, sometimes it's enough. because a lot of what's there is in the writing. >> i always go to the comedy cellar in the village and i keep doing it until they pond to something. it's just research. i hate guessing. whatever you do, i promise you i will lie about it. i will do this. i will do

hammond in a minute, if they are saying that, they're not being honest.id explicitly the opposite. i will check with r.c. he was briefing me on this. we had several people prepared to be very clear and very aggressive in their dispute about that and they weren't interested. >> again, he said several people who would be very clear and aggressive in disputing that. sounds like he has this group of character witnesses. r.c. hammond is his press secretary. finally, he con seeded there were no such people. the only people they offered to abc news were the two daughters from his first marriage. they are wonderful ladies, big supporters of newt gingrich. they have no first-hand knowledge of any conversations he had with his second wife. what he said in the debate, tuesday night and other interviews simply is not true. they did not offer those witnesses to abc. >> he just came out -- sorry. he just lied? >> he misspoke, anyway. maybe his staff told him they sent people up there. they didn't want to answer our questions. they said, this story is over. no, he said

. >> to the permit holders, have you been able to review this, and do you contest any of this hammond -- any of this? >> going back to commissioners, going back to number one, limiting the hours, they are on a tough streak. they are next to a much larger club that has issues. if you really want better security, have them go and hire a security company. i think if you tie their hands behind their back, i am not going to say my client will be there, but the more you hamper an owner and take away potential revenue, the less likely you are to have better crowds or better security, and i agree that problems with security are going to happen at 10:00 at night, after closing, and i would ask that you strike it because it is not going to help the situation, and the situation is we want better security and on broadway everywhere, and i also agree that number nine should be struck because i think they have done soundproofing already, and i would also ask that the 14 days because they already have an expensive video system, but to go to 30 days is going to be economically unviable, and there is

philip hammond said the committee's report is simply wrong. he said every opportunity is being given for military personnel to retrain for alternative roles in the armed forces or in civilian life. >> once again, the mp's criticized the state -- highlighting concerns, including equipment, such as night vision goggles -- items that are often never recovered. >> this is gmt from "bbc world news." i am george alagiah. the headlines -- u.s. special forces freed two aid workers being held hostage by somali pirates. nine captured or killed. the state of the union speech. perot, accused of class warfare after he calls for the -- barack obama accused of class warfare. aaron is here. let's stay in britain. economy went into reverse at the end of the year. >> the last time we were here was that the end of 2010. in the last three months of last year, 2011, the u.k. economy contracted or fell by 0.2%. it shows this sharp drop-off in economic activity from around the summer of last year, where we had growth of 0.6% 3 we've got into the negative. all sector

hammond in a minute. but if they're saying that they're not being honest. because they said explicitly the opposite. i will check with r.c. because he was briefing me on this time whole way through. we had several people prepared to be very clear and very aggressive in their dispute about that. and they weren't interested. >> you heard the speaker there. he said we had several people prepared, and they were not interested. well, tonight after persistent questioning by our staff, the gingrich campaign concedes now speaker gingrich was wrong. both in his debate answer and in our interview yesterday. gingrich spokesman r.c. hammond says the only people the campaign offered to abc were the speaker's two daughters from his first marriage." proof tonight speaker gingrich perhaps should worry more about mitt romney and florida. our new times cnnorc poll shows a statistical dead heat here. mitt romney has 36% of potential voters, speaker gingrich 34% support. close but the momentum is clearly with governor romney at the moment. speaker gingrich was leading in the f

british defense secretary phillip hammond said they will send destroyers to make sure the shipping lanes remain open. >>> japanese government official held talks and expressed eagerness for them to cooperate in myanmar's development complex. >> translator: japan plans to help stabilize your country's economy and improve the standard of living. >> he explained japan is ready to help revamp myanmar's electrical and water systems in tandem with movement toward democritization. she commented the issue of ethnic minorities should be taken into account when developing the local economy. >>> investors in europe cheered the latest debt auctions from italy and spain. ai has more. good morning. >> new debt from italy and spain showed good command in european markets thursday. yields of italian and spanish government bonds fell, following the successful auctions that is, which went smoothly in both countries. spain sold twice its original target. the yield for italy's ten year bond fell to around 6.5%. this was from about 7%, which is a level that makes it difficult for the nation to rebuild its pu

3 a watermain break in lansdowne is affecting several schools in the area.the main ruptured near hammondsre no reports of outages yet.. but low pressure is causing several school closings. 3 violetville elementary school -3 in the city elementary school in the city is closed due to the break. break.and lanndowne high and prbutus middle in baltimore county are closed as well. well.and unrelated to as well. well.and unrelated to break... garrett county schools are closed. 3 3 closed.schools are garrett county break... the wattrmain well.county are closed high and arbutus the breaa. break.is closed due to school innthe city violetville in the city is closed due to the break. & break.and lansdowne high and arbutus 3 middle n baltimore countt are plosed as well. well.and unrelated to the watermain break... garrett 3 3 3 3 3 fiier map 3 the woman ccused of senning several people to the hospital after a bizarre bleach attack in a almart.. is due n court thissmornnng. morning.police say this woman... 33 year old theresa jefferson.. targeted just one victim but ended up throwing so much bleach tha

i am bill hammond. i am president of the golden gate we tenants' association. i have asked you to maintain existing height limits and vote no on the resolution. the reason for the master plan and waterfront plan is to limit growth and development. new projects should fit within existing height limits. if you relax the limits for this property, another developer will be before you shortly with another request to increase the height limits somewhere else along the waterfront. eventual result could be a solid wall of high-rise buildings along the waterfront. if the height limits are not maintained, you may find you do not have a master plan, a waterfront plan. you have an illusion. please vote no on the resolution. thank you. >> nan roth. >> there are some many things one could say. i have been active on the waterfront for decades. i was on the waterfront plan advisory board. i represented my neighborhood for many years as the chair of the waterfront committee. all of this strikes very close to my heart. one thing that was mentioned triggered a memory. the origina

eapt -- >> reporter: we have a street closure at research at hammond dairy and possible icy conditions through the lancedown area. i-95 at maryland 175 busy in the southbound direction and looking at the baltimore beltway delaney valley road that looks pretty good but won't run into a delay as you make the area. >> school closings due to the break and pressure sightelville elementary landdown high and arbutus closed because of the low water pressure. now to new york for "good morning america" a live look at the big aim. sky-high do you street side. see you in 45 minutes -- 25 minutes.

philip hammonds said the committee report is wrong. he said every opportunity is being given for military personnel to retrain for alternative roles in the armed forces or in civilian life. the again, mp's criticized state of that account, in particular highlighting concerns about levels of fairness such as equipment like night-vision goggles and helicopter blades. spiders have often never recovered -- fighters have often never recovered. >> you're watching "bbc world news." u.s. special forces have freed two aid workers being held hostage by somali pirates. and more on that. those two aid workers being held in somalia were freed in a raid by american special forces. joining me from ethiopia is will. quite a spectacular raid. >> yes, a very daring raid. it seems to be the element of surprise that managed to secure the two aid workers. we are hearing reports from the area where this is a place that the attack or the rescue was about 2:00 in the morning. there were either two or four american helicopters involved and a lot of gunfire on

look out for icy conditions if you are traveling in heal thorp a water mayne break at hammonds ferryd. so use extra caution. let's get a live look at traffic flow. for those of you traveling on u.s. 29 looking pretty good especially in the southbound direction. no troubles to report for you there. and here's i-95 every -- at route 100 picking up the pace with more folks joining the i- 95 drive. back to you. >>> news around the world, one man is dead after refusing to leave his home with wild fires ranging around him. fires burned 90 square miles destroying more than 100 homes. chilean president declared a catastrophe zone. thousands are working to drop the conditions attempting to control the flames. >>> civil groups demonstrated in defense of the republic of hungary in front of the state opera house and changed the country's official name from the republic of hungary to hungary. protesters gathered for a performance marking the new law. the event was attended by state leaders and public personalities. the demonstration is supported by the opposition socialist party and democratic co

british defense secretary phillip hammond said last week that the royal navy will send high-tech destroyers to make sure the shipping lanes remain open. >>> diplomats from the u.s., japan and south korea plan to discuss developments in north korea after the death of its former leader kim jong-il. the u.s. state department announced on thursday that assistant secretary of state kurt campbell and special representative glyn davies will co-host the meeting next tuesday in washington. japanese foreign ministry director general shiksuke sugiyama and south korea's top envoy lim sung-nam will attend the talks. diplomats are likely to confirm they will continue to seek cooperation from china, the north's closest ally. participants are also expected to discuss the resumption of the six-party talks on pyongyang's nuclear program. they're likely to consider how to pressure the north's new government to stop uranium enrichment immediately and they'll push the regime to accept inspectors from the international atomic energy agency. >>> a japanese government official held talks with pro democracy leader

defense secretary phillip hammond says any attempt would be illegal and would fail. >>> a senior u.s. official has expressed support for the arab league's monitoring mission in syria. u.s. assistant secretary of state, jeffrey feltman met on thursday with arab league secretary-general, nabil el arabiy. monitors have been working to investigate the crackdown by the president bashar al assad's administration. and have been criticized for failing to halt the violence. >>> egyptian prosecutors have sought the death penalty for hosni mubarak. the former president ruled egypt for three decades. the petition came during mubarak's trial in cairo. the ousted leader is a cuesed of killing the protesters of during the youp rising last year against his rule. the security forces killed more than 800 demonstrators during the crackdown. mubarak has consistently denied the charge. the next trial session is scheduled for monday. >>> rachel ferguson is up next with weather. >>> time to see what the weekend has in store weatherwise. we're going to go straight first to the philippines. i want to show you

there is a report from him and madison, an independent consultant -- from hammond madison, an independent consultant. this will put a radiation level which combined with at&t's would be less than 4% of the public limit. the public with it goes out to within 41 feet directly in front of these antennas. it is reduced in distance as you get above and below. thus, there is nothing but this one particular building we are going on which is within 41 feet of these antennas. these meet the public safety requirement of the san francisco health department and the fcc and osha by 4% of what is allowed. from horizon -- verison's point of view, we need this system. we have a hole in coverage, demonstrated by the maps in front of you, and to the west there is a serious problem. additionally, this will provide coverage on the west side of san francisco city college. they are building a number of new buildings. that is blocking the coverage being provided by the bart tracks. the system with sprint being harmed when at&t comes on -- i suspect this is a problem with sprint equipment and antennas. each carr

defense secretary phillip hammond says any attempt would be illegal and would fail. >>> a senior u.s. official has expressed support for the arab league's monitoring mission in syria. u.s. assistant secretary of state, jeffrey feltman met on thursday with arab league secretary-general, nabil el arabi. arab league monitors have been working in syria since last month to investigate the crackdown by the president bashar al assad's administration. and have been criticized for failing to halt the violence. >>> egyptian prosecutors have sought the death penalty for hosni mubarak. the former president ruled egypt for three decades. the petition came during mubarak's trial in cairo. the ousted leader is accused of ordering the killing of protesters during the uprising last year against his rule. the security forces killed more than 800 demonstrators during the crackdown. mubarak has consistently denied the charge. the next trial session is scheduled for monday. >>> rachel ferguson is up next with weather. >>> time to see what the weekend has in store weatherwise. we're going to go straight fi

affecting those who travel hammonds ferry road. drive slow and tap the brakes in that area. a lot of folks coming off vacation this morning. here's traffic on i-95 at maryland 175. the southbound lanes pick up in volume. let's go ahead and look at the harrisburg expressway. i-83 up in the parkton area looking pretty good. still clear on the north and southbound side of i-83 and here's what it looks like once you make your way down to 695. here is the beltway at i-83. and another check in with the mta got a delay east bound on the brunswick trains yacht may experience a 10 to 15 minute delay this morning. charley, back to you. >>> love is in the air for aretha franklin. 69-year-old queen of soul announced engagement to willie wilkerson. the couple is look forward to a wedding in june or july on miami beach and there's a reception aboard a private yacht. singer released a statement about the upcoming nuptials and added, no, she is not pregnant. >>> kelly clarkson endorsement for ron paul may not have thrilled all of her he fans butit is giving a boost to the album sales. the a

kim hammond. >> this is a shetland sheep dog or a sheltie. they are similar to colies.y are a herding breed. this is dillon. he is actually a rescue. >> is he full grown? >> yes. this is as big as he's going to get. puppy face forever. >> like a collie? >> they tend to be more laid back than collies. they do tend to herd children. >> question here. we heard we can use baby lotion on our dog to help with flakey skin. >> i would not recommend that. human skin and dog skin is very different. there is a different p.h. balance to it. using human sham shampoos and lotions can cause moy trouble. you can get greasy skin and give them dermatitis or an infection and they can have a reaction to the infection. what i would recommend is adding some fish oils or omega 3 fatty acids to the food every night or every morning. you will be amazed. >> give it ai shot. see what happens. >> i a cat who has been an indoor-outdoor cat. should i allow him out? >> i would keep him in. cats can be very smart, but they did also be skiddish, so if they are not used to traffic patterns or the neighb

hammond, as you know. but i will tell you i personally would like to do that. have a hunch that, if you can get governor romney for the three of us to sit down together next sunday, it will be perfect. i would suspect we'd be happy to come and do it. >> schieffer: we'll look for you then. i'll call him up right now. thank you very much, mr. speaker. congratulations. >> thank you. >> schieffer: all right. so now we turn to two of the most astute analysts of republican politics and the history of politics. former mississippi governor haley barbour and south carolina senator lindsey graham. senator graham and governor barbour, don't you agree that that would make a wonderful debate if we could get the two of them to sit down next sunday morning? senator graham? >> i think you're a dangerous man on tv. i think he just sealed the deal there. that would be a wonderful debate on "face the nation," and i would tune in as watch. i hope you do. >> schieffer: if you can help me and call governor romney, i think we can make this work. senator graham, what happened down the

if you are traveling in the halethorpe possible icy conditions due to a water main break it's at hammond ferry road. it's busy out there for those of you heading on roadways on a i-95 at maryland 175. as being see a southbound lane is heavy make your way towards capital beltway amount live look at u.s. 50 for those of you making the drive from the easton shore. all the way up to i-97 looking good. and the top side of the beltway, 695 at harford road, checking your early drive times around the beltway, looking pretty good for the most part especially on the west side outer loop. no problems 695 from 795 to i- 70 just the 7 minute drive. back to you. >>> tied for -- time for rest. healing and getting ready for game time. we are talking about the ravens players but what about the fans. we want to know about ticket sales and when they go on sale. abc2 news sherrieionson is live at m and t bank stadium with thelist of the eye ten area -- rarey for -- itinerary for the team and the ticket information. >> reporter: there's a lot going on. baltimorfor the divisional playoff game on january 15th

much you know various living as best you can thank you george for coming on the show that was george hammond your founder of survive and thrive t.v. . and that is going to do it for now for more on the stories we covered head over its who are to dot com slash usa you can also check out our youtube page it's youtube dot com slash artsy america and you can also follow me on twitter as well the big picture with thom hartmann is coming up in just a half hour occupy wall street protesters are fighting big money with even bigger technology and getting their hands on a drone of sorts tonight tom we'll speak to the man building the unmanned surveillance aircraft that's going to do for the news have a great night. you know how sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else and you hear or see some other part of it and realize everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm tom harvey welcome to the big picture. of the. slaves technology.

a water main break in halethorpe at hammonds ferry. that is causing icy conditions. be extra careful. looking pretty good as far as the speed sensors. so far so good on the rest of the major roadways. we have wind warnings at the area bridges. the difference this morning is that everybody will be heading back to work and to school. volume will pick up. looking good at the key bridge despite the wind warning. this is the harrisburg expressway at warren road. so far running smoothly. we'll keep you posted. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the race for the white house begins in iowa. the caucus winner will be picked tonight. kate amara has more. >> the republican race remains too close to call. the undecided -- a huge factor here. the presidential campaign officially opens today in iowa, and it romney says he expects to win. >> let's win this thing. >> the six candidates crossed the state to stump for votes. >> take this country back. >> blanketing i awoke with tv ads. >> born and raised in iowa. >> a late surge in rick santorum also touting his conservative c

know various living really especially if you thank you george for coming on the show that was george hammond founder of survive and thrive t.v. . well the capital account is up next on our t.v. let's check in with lauren lester to see what is on the agenda today lauren live happy new year that i know it's a year then nice to see you hope you had a nice break i know that you spoke to our producer dimitri kovtun us on the show and you heard him ranting a very dimitri kovtun absolutely about this run up to the presidential election of course with the iowa caucuses tonight given that the economy is so important to these elections long term systemic joblessness and the fifteen trillion dollar u.s. debt being just to reasons why we are going to focus a little more in politics than we typically do because this really warrants it we're going to talk to former assistant treasury secretary under ronald reagan paul craig roberts to talk about if there is an option for the american people thank you lauren for giving us that update that is coming up next and that is going to do it for the news for more o

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monumental ave at hammonds ferry, water main break.we are experiencing icy conditions because of the temperatures where they are. 32 miles per hour on southbound 95 out of the northeast. slow go from yorktown to middletown road. delays in place from white marsh down to the 895 split. we will switch to a life of the accident scene. again, off to the left shoulder, but making the right in little bit heavier on the west side outer loop. tony, over to you. >> breezy and cold today. temperatures are standing in the 20's to 30 degrees. not going to move much as we head to the afternoon. wind chills are in the upper teens and low 20s. that is what you want to address the kids for. mixture of the clouds, showers and flurries. high temperature between 20 and 33. we will make it down into the midteens tomorrow morning. 34 in the afternoon. back into the 40's on thursday and friday. >>> 7:30 now on a tuesday morning, january 3rd, 2012, the first business day of the brand new year, a cold one across much of the country as we gaze at all the people

hammond told me they're going to down play significantly expectations in nevada and michigan, two romneytrongholds. in michigan, romney's native state. his father was governor and he won that state in 2008 over john mccain by a substantial margin. in nevada, romney has been organizing there a long time as has ron paul. again, tough states for gingrich there. he tried to shift the emphasis to arizona, which is a winner take all state, along with michigan, the only winner take all state in february and this spokesperson told me they think this is a state that has a strong tea party grassroots conservative presence that can really play well for them. february is a tough month for them. ultimately looking to march, michigan and nevada not ranking very high on the gingrich priority list right now. >> but he's still standing by the notion, he will stay in it until the convention? >> reporter: absolutely. their rationale here, they're looking toward march. march is when you have the states where delegates are awarded proportionately. if you win 30%, you will get 30% of the delegates. the gingri

candidates heading into the final weekend before the nation's first primary, while all eyes are on hammonds right now, south carolina is become increasingly important. a new poll of south carolinians shows that front-runner mitt romney gained 17 points since last month. it was there today that romney continued his attack on president obama. >> what would happen if we elected someone without experience to the white house? now we know. >> rick santorum jumped 4% in south carolina into second place. former house speaker newt gingrich got knocked down to third. >>> it appears joran van der sloot may plead guilty in connection with the death of a peruvian woman. today a court in peru granted the dutch citizen a five-day delay to decide how to plead. he says he is ready to confess to that woman's 2010 death but he doesn't accept the aggravated murder charges. van der sloot is also the prime suspect of american natalee holloway in aruba arrested twice in connection with that case but never charge. >>> bags of rotting trash and drugs scattered around a home? police say two young children were force

john hammond, let me ask you about this different blame game.nning of our country's history, politicians have blamed new york bankers, big east money. almost like apple pie going back to huk l berry finn. blame the big city. new york and the wealth. will it work this time for president obama running for reelection? >> i don't think president obama is has ever been a comfortable economic populous. there's no doubt that the white house and his reelection team is pushing him more in that direction. it seems like only a few weeks. there's no doubt they are going in that direction. but the president is, as i say, no huey long. he's never taken up that mantle comfortably. he continues to receive a lot of money and support from the financial services industry. he had a chance to really crack down on the big banks and didn't do that. i think he's going to walk a line that's more of a soft populism when it comes to policy, but he's certainly going to try to tie mitt romney to the worst and paint him in the same way newt gingrich is now as a gordon gek ko