take some hydrogen, huh. hydrogen, look at all the mass it's got, yeah? now, take those hydrogen-- [makes sounds] --squash them together. easy or hard to do? hard. very hard to do, electrical repulsion. but if you could squash-- and sun and the stars do that, squash them together-- [makes sounds] --now, it's helium. helium got less mass per nucleon than the hydrogen had. now, don't get mixed up. helium has almost four times the mass as hydrogen, but not four times the mass per nucleon as hydrogen. hear what i'm saying? so it's mass per nucleon. you have to have that straight. otherwise, it doesn't make sense. so you got less mass per nucleon, hey, that mass per nucleon loss, boom, that's why the sun shines, that's why the stars shine, that's nuclear fusion. a typical reaction, for hydrogen, you're squashing-- it's typical fusion reaction. it happens in the sun and the stars, yeah? squash a couple of deuterium atoms together. and what you do is you get helium. helium is what? atomic number two, three, most helium is four, yeah? this one is three. where's t

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the ventilation was full of fresh air, hydrogen, oxygen.eat recipe for an explosion. >> the show is called "what destroyed the hindenburg?" on discovery channel's "curiousity" series. >> even though it's winter people are hitting the beaches to do bodybuilding. this is in france. >> that's what this guy did. using his camera. >> he captured some cool shots in the middle of winter. >> watching this video warms you up. makes you think of beach, sand, surf, sun. >> yeah, i remember summertime. we'll get there again to warmer days. i still like to think this time of year is gout gingerbread men and hot cocoa. >> cool, nice touch. >> or ski mask. >>> that's our show. have an awesome weekend everybody. we'll see you on monday.

the secret is the hydrogen peroxide formula. it attacks tough stains and kills 99.9% of germs.l cleaning that's family friendly. another step forward in our mission for health. ♪ >>> all right. folks around the nation preparing to ring in the new year. >> and in los angeles, volunteers are putting the finishing touches on the annual rose bowl parade. brandi hitt has more. >> reporter: everything is coming up roses in pasadena. and this is your ticket behind the scenes to the 124th annual tournament of roses parade. >> i take off the whole week from work. >> there's more to these floats than just flowers. it takes days of painting, grinding, blending and gluing around the clock to make these creations come to life. for the first time in six years, disney is returning to the rose parade. after all, walt disney was the grand marshal in 1966. this year's float, cars land. >> looking around and smiling with sally at his side. the 125 foot long float will have 45 moving parts and a waterfall. how many flowers are we talking about covering this entire float? >> hundreds of thousands.

they say the concentration of hydrogen is consistent with that found in water. the total amount of ice on mercury is estimated at 100 billion tons. scientists say it may have been brought by comets or asteroids that crashed on the planet. the existence of life, however, is considered unlikely because of the planet's thin atmosphere. the prospects of finding ice on mercury received a boost in 1991 after a radio telescope in puerto rico detected bright patches at the planet's poles. >>> japanese researchers have developed a technique using tiny objects that could cause big changes in the field of solar energy. the secret is a technique that weaves round solar cells into fabric. the spherical cells are 1.2 millimeters in diameter. the project is based in fukui prefecture. team members include the industrial technology center and a local textile manufacturer. a solar battery company in kyoto also participated. >> this e-textile could be used for large roofs, domes, or emergency tents. it could also become a kind of wearable technology if computer systems are embedde

the secret is the hydrogen peroxide formula. it attacks tough stains and kills 99.9% of germs. new lysol power & free. powerful cleaning that's family friendly. another step forward in our mission for health. >> a routine traffic stop prompts a search for a suspect in greenbrae. police in greenbrae are searching for a man who jumped over the bon air bridge after getting pulled over for a basic traffic stop. however, let us check-in with erica. >> we are looking at this front pushing over the golden gate bridge. gusting at 30 m.p.h. along the coast. that rainfall will continue to process itself. everybody will be contending with wet weather. not too much moisture associated. especially compared with what happened this weekend. expect 1/4-three-quarters of 1 in. at the lower elevations. for those of you located in the hills and also for the afternoon highs. the 50s. 56 in oakland and it looks like concord in pleasanton. here is that very important the seven day around the bay. expect showers. we could see clean during showers for wednesday, thursday. and we could see lingering-sh

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the secret is the hydrogen peroxide formula. it attacks tough stains and kills 99.9% of germs.ysol power & free. powerful cleaning that's family friendly. another step forward in our mission for health. >>> time now for "the mix." i know a lot of families out there were monitoring santa, checking out where he was throughout the day, delivering out the gifts. and you had two options this year, one from norad. apparently there was a problem, because google went on its own. norad ended up using microsoft and they had two competing santa trackers that were off. it depends which one you were following. norad had santa in rome and google had him in niger. >> you could have two different people following santa at different times. >> the guy is magical and has a lot to get done, but you guys need to work together. maybe it was like that iphone when the maps were all messed up. maybe apple can get into the mix next time. >> i can get used to this mix. i've been trying to get this story on air at abc for the longest time. now that i'm in the chair, we are running this. ladies and gentlem

the secret is the hydrogen peroxide formula. it attacks tough stains and kills 99.9% of germs.ol power & free. powerful cleaning that's family friendly. another step forward in our mission for health. >>> let's fate it, folks, what says christmas more than the ugly christmas sweater. does it get any worse than this? >> you need to be up wrapped apparently. >> hey, hey. ho, ho, ho there. >> and thank you to paula faris for this lovely gift. i appreciate it very much. some sparkle going on. >> very nice. we're in full holiday mode now. so try to focus on the words, if that's possible in these outfits. >> this is a tradition for many, but one tradition is also getting an upgrade to the 21st century later on this morning to. >> for the first time, queen elizabeth's message will be in 3-d. >> reporter: at the end of a memorable year for britain and the royal family, the queen's christmas broadcast this year is expected to look back at some of the highlights. from her diamond jubilee when crowds celebrated her 60 years on the throne and from the london olympics. the broadcast was rec

the secret is the hydrogen peroxide formula. it attacks tough stains and kills 99.9% of germs.ol power & free. powerful cleaning that's family friendly. another step forward in our mission for health. >>> welcome back, everyone. before we wrap up the week, we wanted to bring you what's got to be the most -- the best feel-good story of the year in the nfl. the indianapolis colts' coach chuck pagano is making his return to the sidelines on sunday. >> that's right. he left the team about three months ago to battle leukemia. he sat down to talk about his recovery with rachell nichols of espn. >> you're in sports. you're a fit guy. what were you used to being able to do, the simplest things that you couldn't do anymore? >> we probably can't talk about some of them on camera. but you know, getting out of bed, going to the restroom, go brush your teeth. you know, things like that. it physically fares ytears you the point where you lose 20 to 25 pounds and you atrophy. >> i imagine it's like scoreboard watching when you're a coach. >> the doctor came in and said your counts are startin

the secret is the hydrogen peroxide formula. it attacks tough stains and kills 99.9% of germs.ol power & free. powerful cleaning that's family friendly. another step forward in our mission for health. ♪ >>> that was nice. we're in that break right now where you were all festive for christmas, now you're waiting for new years. you can still be festive, because it is kwanzaa. it started yesterday and runs until january 1. >> if you don't know, kwanzaa is a secular celebration to honor african-american heritage. it's been celebrated in the u.s. since 1967. karen jordan has more. >> reporter: drums signal the start of kwanzaa, a week-long celebration of african heritage and culture among african-americans. this is the 18th year that malcolm x college is hosting a kwanzaa observance, and organizers say it gets larger every year. >> it's about the history, about families coming together so that they can be with each other and share and talk about where we've come from, where we are now and where we must go as a people. >> reporter: kwanzaa is based on seven principles, and each day i

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this is the first hydrogen bomb.here had actually been one hydrogen device exploded a few months before this. was not practical long. was as big as a building and could not be what urbanized but this was a bomb, this was something that could be put on an airplane and dropped somewhere. this was the castle's brothel test. several things went wrong with this test. the fog was any radioactive fallout would be blown ford and arctic, or and populated parts but the wind shifted justthoughe fallout would be blown ford and arctic, or and populated parts but the wind shifted just before they detonated the device and it blew a lot of fallout east of bikini atoll. this was new technology and there were lithium isotopes in the fuel for this bomb that were thought to be essentially inert in the explosion or had a low affinity for some of the neutron that would be flying around in the milliseconds of the explosion. i don't even understand the chemistry but the lithium and neutrons better than physicists thought they would and the

the secret is the hydrogen peroxide formula. it attacks tough stains and kills 99.9% of germs.er & free. powerful cleaning that's family friendly. another step forward in our mission for health. gun control >> you admit you were a big boys 2 men fan back in the day. >> you found a version. >> that's right. we have a music department. they know what they're doing up there. little boys 2 men, take you back to the '90s. >> in our holiday edition of "insomniac play list," radio deejay ben harvey is playing christmas songs with an alternative beat. >> you love everything about the holiday season except you're so sick of hearing the same songs over and over and over again. ♪ all i want for christmas is you ♪ >> there's something for everyone, depending on what mood you're in. if you hate all christmas songs because they're too sassy and happy. how about this one? "seasons upon us" by the drop kick murphy. they're an irish/american band from massachusetts and this is from the upcoming album "signed and sealed in blood." it's all about family dysfunction and mayhem, mixed in with brand

the secret is the hydrogen peroxide formula. it attacks tough stains and kills 99.9% of germs.ysol power & free. powerful cleaning that's family friendly. another step forward in our mission for health. ♪ >>> welcome back. finally this half hour, christmas gifts for people on your list who have, and we mean this, everything. >> of course, if money is no object, and we know rob can spend a little dough, we have some ideas sure to please. here's abc's dan harris. >> reporter: it's called simply enough, the christmas book. an annual catalog put out by the high end retailer neimann marcus. inside, you can find fantasy gif gifts, like a $50,000 personal blimp, even a flying car at the bargain price of $3.5 million. >> it's just fun to go through and say i would love to have this, i would love to have that. ♪ it's a hard knock life for us ♪ ♪ it's a hard knock like for us ♪ >> reporter: this year you can buy a walk-on role to the broadway hit "annie." or this -- a real-life jet pack. at a price of roughly $100,000, it will take you 30 feet in the hair at 30 miles an hour. this can gu

. >> workers at the refinery are able to shut off the hydrogen gas that's fueling the flames, and the fire is brought under control quickly. fortunately, there are no injuries. but the blast is so powerful that more than 100 nearby houses are damaged or destroyed. >> i was just shocked by the damage. the engineer condemned our house a couple hours after the explosion. >> linda wood lives a mile from the refinery. the shock wave is so intense, it makes her home uninhabitable. it's not the first time the processing facility has exploded. >> this is the fifth time it's blown up in the six years i've been here. >> it takes five months for woods' home to be repaired, but she feels lucky that she wasn't there when it's blown apart. >> i think that i could have been seriously injured or killed, yes. i do. >> an investigation by the u.s. chemical safety board finds the explosion is the result of a burst pipe that sprays hydrogen gas on to a nearby heater. the refinery is shut down after the explosion, but reopens several months later. may 7, 2009. a gas leak has firefighters from prince georg

the key thing was the four hydrogen bombs which were ejected and came down by parachute, okay?he case of two of those bombs, the parachutes were badly burned, and they came down too fast. these bombs, i should merely tell you were unarmed meaning that -- the pictures in the book of one of the bombs is, in fact, there's a museum in new mexico i'm told, i think i mention it in the book, i forget, where they have one of these bombs. something about the museum of the nuclear age or something like that in new mexico where they have one of these. obviously, everything out of it, it's just the outside. the four bombs came down with their parachutes. one of them we couldn't find for several months. there was a spanish fisherman francisco port, probably from, i think he came from the next down down, a fishermen's town. the town grew tomatoes. that's basically what they did. this guy, paco, called him paco the bomb guy, he kept saying i know exactly where the fourth bomb is. the u.s. navy didn't listen to him. they had 20 ships there by this time. they were checking the bottom of 120 squ

the secret is the hydrogen peroxide formula. it attacks tough stains and kills 99.9% of germs. new lysol power & free. powerful cleaning that's family friendly. another step forward in our mission for health. te >> she said it was a joke, but parents aren't laughing about one bay area teacher's discipline technique. the students say she is taping mouths shut. but she is still on the job. >> she shouldn't have done that to our students or any of the kids. >> reporter: lucy torez fights back terse when talking about how her son's teacher punished him for talking too much in class. >> she duct taped me. >> she said i put the duct tame on him. >> reporter: she is miss michelle. students say she routinely carries a roll of tape around she puts on students' mouths. they day, she taped three students. >> i was angry. ingly was sad. >> reporter: torez claims this was not the first time faculty has crossed the line at antioch academy. another teacher claimed to put a chair on armando's body. we contacted the principal on several occasions. she said this is a personnel matter that is bei

the secret is the hydrogen peroxide formula. it attacks tough stains and kills 99.9% of germs. new lysol power & free. powerful cleaning that's family friendly. another step forward in our mission for health. >>> merry christmas, everyone. i'm beth troutman and we've got some great holiday videos for you "right this minute." it's a christmas miracle as a scared fawn get trapped in the creek area. how rescuers found a little deer a lot stronger than he looks. >> it was so powerful, almost knocked me over. >> a holiday drink. >> doesn't take long before the party goes sour. >> what happens when santa chugs a little too much eggnog. 'tis the season for wipeout. >> if the three stooges were in silverville. >> they might be this guy. that was really close. >>> tree trimming the victoria secret way. why the angels may want to particular to the sight, not the sound of christmas ♪ deck the halls with boughs of holly ♪ >> that sounds awful. >> have a special little christmas present to kick things off for you guys today. a wonderful moment caught on video. this is in the beautiful fores

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the secret is the hydrogen peroxide formula. it attacks tough stains and kills 99.9% of germs.new lysol power & free. powerful cleaning that's family friendly. another step forward in our mission for health. >>> good friday morning thanks for joining us. you are looking live from emeryville at the bay bridge dry so far this morning chilly you want to bundle up, 40° in the east bay >>> 4:43 breaking news from new jersey, three officers wounded after gunfire erupts inside a police station in gloucester township. wpvi reports authorities say three officers in the hospital severive their injuries is unclear. no word on what led up to the shooting. stay with abc news we'll have updates. >>> on the east coast new york city police spent the night looking for a woman who killed a man by pushing him into the path after oncoming train. new york city police sayúf=? ts just released footage shows the woman, the attacker moments after the man was killed by a train in queens. witnesses told detectives the woman followed the man closely and mumbled to herself before shoving him. this is the

the secret is the hydrogen peroxide formula. it attacks tough stains and kills 99.9% of germs.ysol power & free. powerful cleaning that's family friendly. another step forward in our mission for health. . >>> good thursday morning. live look from our sutro tower camera looking down on san francisco across the bay tod@áç the east bay it is clear. it is cold when you step out. frost possible in some places. [ inaudible ] >>> this morning a third person is in custody in connection with the bizarre kidnapping of a south bay handyman. police say 49-year-old richard rodriguez, jr. helped abduct the man the suspects beat and threatened the victim and forced him to do low pair work for several hours he was then driven around town. the handyman escaped when the suspects stopped for snacks. police arrested a man and woman near the scene. investigators think the kidnapping may have stemmed from a dispute over previous repair work. >>> people in san francisco are being notified of a situation. police are saying a sex offender has moved into their neighborhood south of market. 53-year-old d

the secret is the hydrogen peroxide formula. it attacks tough stains and kills 99.9% of germs. lysol power & free. powerful cleaning that's family friendly. another step forward in our mission for health. hiring of new football coacn caragher... .. . >>> san jose state backers are not the only ones fire department up by the hiring of new football coach ron. jim harbaugh's reaction. >> ron, fantastic. >> prep guy. the new guy for the spartans comes to san diego. 44 and 22 in six seasons. looking to continue the success built by mike mackentire. >> i know there's been ups and downs over the years. the last 25 years or so. but maybe i can come in and bring some consistency. and keep it, you know, just build off what coach mac did here and keep it at a high level. >> baseball, the a's lost shortstop steven drew to boston today but they didn't wait long to replace him. the a's are expected to announce the signing of japanese shortstop star. a seven time all star for the lions. the giants resigned santiago garcia to a three year deal. he had 25 saves if the giants last year. he was t

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the secret is the hydrogen peroxide formula. it attacks tough stains and kills 99.9% of germs.ol power & free. powerful cleaning that's family friendly. another step forward in our mission for health. >>> the rain couldn't dampen the holiday spirit at great america theme park today. the park celebrated its second global winter wonderland. it features a chinese lantern festival including a 70-foot lighted christmas tree lantern. the show runs through the weekend after new years. paul, we survive add relatively wet and snowy christmas. >> i see a big pattern change coming up. by 2013 we'll dry out. thankfully is in the extended forecast. we're not talking about two, three months from now. there's a change coming. we have the rain out there tonight. here's a look at doppler. widespread heavy rainfall? no, it's gone. but we still have areas of moderate rainfall. right over the top of fremont. you'll see heavy showers. moving from southwest to northeast. which means -- eventually out toward davis along highway 80. we'll be seeing heavier showers. chilly day. only 55 degrees. napa, 5

the secret is the hydrogen peroxide formula. it attacks tough stains and kills 99.9% of germs.sol power & free. powerful cleaning that's family friendly. another step forward in our mission for health. >>> good morning. 4:44 on this wednesday a cold one from the coldest temperatures since january 30s, 20s, meteorologist mike nicco watching a freeze warning and frost advisory. [ inaudible ] >>> update on a dog reported abandoned in santa cruz county. we told you yesterday a woman told the suz susz animal shelter she found this spaniel with a sign that read homeless the dog had to be put down. the woman wasn't telling the truth, the dog belonged to her. investigators say she admitted she couldn't afford to pay for the euthanasia fee. >>> investigation continues into allegations a santa clara supervisor misused a county credit card the board bassed new policies to prevent -- passed new policies to prevent future abuse. >> reporter: the man on the hot seat was running the supervisor's meeting george shirakawa is president of the board his colleagues are trying to tighten procedures

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the secret is the hydrogen peroxide formula. it attacks tough stains and kills 99.9% of germs. power & free. powerful cleaning that's family friendly. another step forward in our mission for health. nasa promises the sun will on saturday. the space agency has been >>> all right. take a deep breath. nasa promises the sun will rise on saturday. >> the space agency has been busy debunking doomsday rumors for weeks. some think the world will simply end on friday because the mayan calendar stops there. others believe that a rogue planet or a massive meteor is on the way to destroy us. what's that? but scientists say busting that myth is as easy as looking out your window, dummy. >> one doomsday rumor has a planet, a rogue planet, planet x, coming into the solar system and crashing into earth. this is silly. if there were such an object, anybody would see it. it would be one of the brightest things in the sky. >> uh... as for the rumors about solar flares wiping us out, nasa says this solar cycle is the wimpest in half a century. >> wimpiest? >>> guess which nfl quarterback is the nf

the secret is the hydrogen peroxide formula. it attacks tough stains and kills 99.9% of germs.ew lysol power & free. powerful cleaning that's family friendly. another step forward in our mission for health. trip home to southern california. her remains arri f0 mexican-american singing star jenni rivera has made her final trip home to southern california. her remains arrived by private plane about 90 minutes ago. rivera and six others died on sunday when their small jet crashed near monterey, mexico. meantime, we've learned that two police officers have been arrested for allegedly looting the crash site. items stolen from the site were allegedly found at the officers' homes. >>> it may be the single most common complaint in the world of television, that commercials are just too darn loud. you know what we're talking about. starting today, you're going to get some relief. >> that's what it's called. the c.a.l.m. act, which limits the volume of tv commercials. it went into effect today. it's the result of a four-year effort by palo alto congresswoman anna eshoo and it requires bro

the secret is the hydrogen peroxide formula. it attacks tough stains and kills 99.9% of germs. new lysol power & free. powerful cleaning that's family friendly. another step forward in our mission for health. start.. coach mark jackson said from >>> the basketball world is starting to take notice of the warriors hot start. coach says he's getting messages from everyone in his black phone book. his buddies are rooting for him. 76ers, not so much. second quarter, how about this highlight? hunter stevens. haven't seen him all year. comes up with a big block. and wright loses his shoe. jarrett jack picks it up and tosses it into the stands. then next possession, warriors up five. they led at the half. david lee's points helped them pull away. lee with 25 points. warriors win 96-89. they are now 20-and-10. >>> with no carson palmer this week for the raiders, who would get the call at quarterback? matt leinart wanted it but terrelle pryor got it. coach dennis allen made the call to go with pryor. this will be his second nfl start. it's an audition, if you will, and auditions can be s

the secret is the hydrogen peroxide formula. it attacks tough stains and kills 99.9% of germs. lysol power & free. powerful cleaning that's family friendly. another step forward in our mission for health. >>> good tuesday morning. live look outside from our sutro camera looking down at san francisco, across the bay into the east bay. it is dry and clear. albeit cool. grab the jacket and get ready for the next round. another storm. >>> this morning house speaker boehner will present the white house's latest fiscal cliff offer to house republicans it would eliminate tax cut for americans other thanning more than $400,000 a year, -- cut 400 billion dollars from health care programs and 200 billion dollars from other programs over the next 10 years. the offer would not change the eligibility age for medicare, that could be a sticking point in negotiations. the deal needs to be in place by january 1st, or sizable tax increases for most americans will kick in. >>> authorities in santa cruz looking for the person who abandoned a dog wearing a sign that says "homeless" found tied to a

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the secret is the hydrogen peroxide formula. it attacks tough stains and kills 99.9% of germs. lysol power & free. powerful cleaning that's family friendly. another step forward in our mission for health. >>> you're watching the station that works for you abc2 baltimore. >>> good monday morning and murray christmas eve i am megan pringle charley crowson is off but it's time for the abc2 news to go. let's start with lynette charles and it's chilly out there. >> it is. and it's cold out there this morning. make sure to dress in layers as you head out and about. you will need the layers all day long if you plan on being outside for extended period of time. and as we go throughout the day we will be watching what's on maryland's most powerful radar and it's dry right now but change is moving in to the picture as far north as virginia. starting to see wet weather move in. 28 degrees right now in mount airy and that's the scenario through the morning hours. temperatures will remain cold 30 degrees in churchville and chestertown coming in at 27. so seasonably cold this morning by the

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was -- in 1955, just before he retired as minister, he led a speech in the house of commons on the hydrogen bomb. the secretary on duty at the time said he took 20 hours of work and dictated every word. a imagine gist steeler -- imagine gist steeler piece. the last part of his life was sort of like a fire that was burning and dies down and you get sparks and suddenly flames will be bright and then other times is rather low but certainly the last two or three years of his life he was very old. host: when did he die? guest: in january of 1965. lady soames inherited her father's literary talent. that was a beautiful 35 or 40 seconds. his last private secretary wrote memoir called long sunset about those years and described it as a long afternoon. that being said, i think he took eight crewses with ari onassis in the caribbean, up to new york. and when the seas were rough chump -- churchill insisted on sitting on the area and watching and he would be held there, an 86, 87, 88-year-old churchill on the piano in rough seas. and the masses would sit on the floor with their bottles of champagne bet

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the secret is the hydrogen peroxide formula. it attacks tough stains and kills 99.9% of germs.ysol power & free. powerful cleaning that's family friendly. another step forward in our mission for health. >>> this morning on "world news now," troubled past. adam lanza's upbringing, his unusual behavior and new details about his family. >> the young gunman from newtown, connecticut and the many unanswered questions since the deadly tragedy at sandy hook. it's tuesday, december 18th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning, everyone. i'm paula faris. >> and i'm rob nelson. we'll update the investigation in connecticut in our top story coming up in just a second. as of course, mourners overcome with grief pay their respects to the first two victims of the sandy hook shooting. a town coming together in some attempt to carry on. but as you can see, their emotions still so very raw. >> we're going to see so many funerals throughout the week. it will definitely be a tragic sight. >> two down, but 25, 24 more to go for those people killed in the school. >>> also this

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the secret is the hydrogen peroxide formula. it attacks tough stains and kills 99.9% of germs. lysol power & free. powerful cleaning that's family friendly. another step forward in our mission for health. >>> thank you for joining us. it's time for caption this where viewers send in pictures. we post them on the facebook wall and you caption them. today's photo was sent in by. >> steve: any -- stephanie brown of her son. look like he was saying little tigger. we posted this and it generated comments and debbie said nobody tells jokes like tigger and susan said did you heart one about santa. and charleen saying i can roar louder than you and georgia made a tony the tiger reference saying i think you're grrrrreat. keep them coming i need photos for this week so e-mail yours topix@wmar.com. megan and charley over to you. >>> sexiest man alive will have a new title. one that's far more special, dad. chanting -- channing tatum and his wife are confirming to people magazine they are expecting their first child this year. the couple costarred in the movie step up in 2006 and airied in