but they're not focused on breakfast at this ihop.he international house of prayer. ♪ >> where are we right now as far as you're concerned? have the end times, end days started? >> yes, i think we're in the early stages of that story coming to a crescendo. >> jesus is coming back to the earth. and he's coming back to the earth to establish his kingdom on the earth. >> since 1999, 24 hours a day, there's been a nonstop prayer service here. mike bickel, the founder of ihop, told us it's focused on around the clock music of prayer. sounds a little bit odd. >> it is odd. >> it is. >> i tell people when they ask me what do i do, i go it's really strange. but it's really exciting. >> his ministry now boasts over 2,000 members and counting. >> when i was about 13, i actually found ihop on the internet and i met him and we've been dated and got married in july. we just love being here together. >> in fact, prayer gatherings like ihop have been popping up all over the united states and across the world. >> are you a prophet? >> no, no. >> does

so our search has brought us to a strip mall in the bible belt, to a building that's called ihop, whichcans would associate with pancakes. >> but they're not focused on breakfast at this ihop. this is the international house of prayer. ♪ >> where are we right now as far as you're concerned? have the end times, end days started? >> i think we're in the early stages of that story coming to a crescendo. >> jesus is coming back to the earth. and he's coming back to the earth to establish his kingdom on the earth. >> reporter: since 1999, 24 hours a day, there's been a nonstop prayer service here. mike bickle, the founder of ihop, told us it's founded on a round-the-clock musical worship service from the biblical story of king david. >> so you're literally taking something from the bible and enacting it here today from the old testament. sounds a little bit odd. >> it is odd. >> it is. >> i tell people when they ask me what do i do, i go it's really strange but it's really exciting. >> reporter: bickel's ministry now boasts over 2,000 members and counting. >> when i was about 13, i actually

but they're not focused on breakfast at this ihop.ational house of prayer. ♪ >> where are we right now as far as you're concerned? have the end times, end days started? >> yes, i think we're in the early stages of that story coming to a crescendo. >> jesus is coming back to the earth. and he's coming back to the earth to establish his kingdom on the earth. >> since 1999, 24 hours a day there's been a nonstop prayer service here. mike bickel, the founder, told us it's focused on around the clock music of prayer. sounds a little bit odd. >> it is odd. i tell people when they ask me what do i do, i go it's really strange. but it's really exciting. >> his ministry now boasts over 2,000 members and counting. >> when i was about 13, i actually found ihop on the internet and i met him and we've been dated and god married in july. we just love being here together. >> in fact, prayer gatherings like ihop have been popping up all over the united states and across the world. >> are you a prophet? >> no, no. >> does god speak to me? >> yes, god s

when she was in graduate school in houston texas she worked at the ihop earning $2.13 an hour.s that restaurants are supposed to make sure that tips make up the difference between that tipped minimum wage of $2.13 in the regular minimum wage of $7.25. the u.s. department of labor report and 84% violation rates with regard to employers actually making up that difference and in fact in claudia's case the ihop mega-corporation even though it is legal said we don't want to be held liable for making sure that tips make up that difference so we are going to report that you are earning $7.25 regardless of what you actually earn. which means claudia was taxed at $7.25 and received a paste of every week is said this is not a paycheck. when you earn $2.13 or $3.63 your wages are so low they go entirely to taxes and you live off of your tips. claudia lived off of her tips which were sometimes $5 an hour, sometimes $4 an hour and sometimes $0 an hour when she was doing side work for the restaurant was slow. claudia was hungry. she said i'm ashamed to admit it but i would wait to get to the

women who work at the ihop and the applebee's and the olive garden and the red lopster and denny's --dustry likes to say nobody's earning $2.13, these are wealthy steakhouse servers rolling in tips, and they paint the picture of a tall white man who shouldn't be paid anymore because he's getting a lot of money. when, in fact, 70% of these workers are women. and they work at these restaurants, and they suffer from three times the poverty rate of the rest of the u.s. work force. and they use food stamps at double the rate of the rest of the work force which means the women who put food on our tables cannot afford to eat themselves. one of the stories in my book is a woman named claudia munoz, an immigrant from mexico who ended up becoming a real leader in my organization, ro to c. and when she was in graduate school in houston, texas, she worked at the ihop earning $2.13 an hour. now, the law says that restaurants are supposed to make sure that tips make up the difference between that tip minimum wage of 2.13 and the regular minimum wage of 7.25. the u.s. department of labor reports an

what is it like inside of ihop? i was wrong -- >> it's just as cold as it is out here. >> we have learned what is the weather like inside of ihop? i tell you it was fun to watch the nfl games in the snow. the players can't see the lines. it's cold, wet, it's hard to throw and catch the ball. maybe i just like seeing people miserable. the players have fun with it. look what the lions offense came up with in philadelphia. >> it's been crazy. it's been fun and about three and a half inches of snow if not more on the field. snow has lightened but it was really coming down. >> they built a snow man in the huddle. in college football, rice beat marshall in the conference usa championship game. it was a game highlighted by one very creative man in the stands. >> meaning between marshall and rice. last year they had a thriller. >> that's the guy i meant. he has a job at the "new york times" cross word puzzle. look at how happy he is. can we zoom in on him? he is so delighted. and he should be. that's why sharpies were inven

so our search has brought us to a strip mall in the bible belt, to a building that's called ihop, which with pancakes. >> but they're not focused on breakfast at this ihop. this is the international house of prayer. ♪ >> where are we right now as far as you're concerned? have the end times, end days started? >> yes, i think we're in the early stages of that story coming to a crescendo. >> jesus is coming back to the earth. and he's coming back to the earth to establish his kingdom on the earth. >> reporter: since 1999, 24 hours a day, there's been a nonstop prayer service here. mike bickle, the founder of ihop, told us it's founded on a round-the-clock musical worship service from the biblical story of king david. >> so you're literally taking something from the bible and enacting it here today from the old testament. sounds a little bit odd. >> it is odd. >> it is. >> i tell people when they ask me what do i do, i go it's really strange but it's really exciting. >> reporter: bickle's ministry now boasts over 2,000 members and counting. >> when i was about 13, i actually found ihop on t

. >> what was bieber doing at ihop? >> went to ihop instead of his premiere?>> well, let's discuss that. >>> the "duck dynasty" dad's goose is cooked. phil robertson yanked off his hit tv show after his shocking anti-gay rant. who's publicly defending phil today? >>> new couple alert, miley caught sharing a private jet with kellen lutz. >> are you dating mile

other restaurant chains like chilis and ihop are looking to do the same thing. >> here it comes. >> after months of controversy. two wal-mart stores are set to open in the district. >> one located at the intersection of georgia, the other is at the intersection of first and 8th streets northwest just blocks away from the union station. that's where deborah is standing by live with more on the long road it took to get there and some fairly angry protesters. >> reporter: yeah, they certainly are, actually. they are coming over to us trying to talk to us in the middle of our live tease. i want to show you what's going on. this broke out a little while ago. a big rally, they are mad about wal-mart opening, but certainly there's been lots of rallies. there's been lots of opposition. finally come and today, we got a sneak peek. >> how are you feeling? what do you want to be? >> accident free. >> you're looking at the big box retailers. the heart of the district minimum wage in july. lawmakers want to raise it from $8.25 to $12.50. wal-mart threatened to walk. the d.c. council voted to raise it

electronic gadgets.servers will still take orders.chillis is already in the process of adding tablets and ihop is expected to follow. the new playstation 4 is a hit! sony sold 2.1 million units of the new game console worldwide just 2 weeks after launch. one million sold in the first 24 hours in the u.s. sony rival microsoft broke the one million mark with the release of its new xbox.analysts predict playstation may outsell xbox because it costs less. google is going out of this world with its technology. today, nasa is holding a google plus hangout event with scientists talking about images from saturn and what the future holds for exploration of the ringed planet.the photos and conversation will streamlive for viewers at nasa.org. on this planet--there are many reasons why the typhoon that struck the philippines last month is lagging far behind other disasters in terms of relief aid being donated.and as our cover story explains, some think it is also fighting "charity fatigue" among even the most generous in this country. when typhoon haiyan, one of the strongest storms ever recorded struck

. >> rhonda pool works at an ihop 400 miles north of boise, idaho. she remembers the nice family who surprised her with that $500 tip yesterday, but says she never expected it. >> it amazes me. there are so many kind people out there that someone would do that for a complete stranger. it blows my mind. it's one of the nicest things i've ever seen. >> rhonda says it's by far the biggest tip she's ever received, but says it's just what a family in need needs this time of year and all the money will go towards bills and christmas gifts. >>> and coming up, how amtrak's food cart is eating up your taxpayer money, whether you take the train or not. >>> plus, amazon wants to use drones to ship products. but how can they safely fly in commercial air space? >>> good afternoon. i'm barbara harrison. >> and i'm jim handly. at 4:30 we're still waiting to find out who the two ticketholders are who won million dollars each in last night's ticket drawing. they bought tickets in annapo s annapolis. the $636 million jackpot winners were sold in california and georgia

ihope i don't ruin his reputation. but that was so funny.ut it's always great to try to reach across party lines to get things done in wasngton dc. this isa refreshing moment and let's revel in it. meliss: adam, i think maybe he was drinking too much eggnog. [laughte >> i think it is a good pre-christmas moment and i happen to agree with liz macdonald. wre i agree if this is an aberration. maybe he was in a go mood, maybe they did have a good meeting. maybe he is optimistic. unfortunately, we know that it's not going to last. melissa: that's right. suggesting anything that they can work together or that any of them wants to reach across party lines and i think that is at the country needs the. melissa: what exactly do you think they would achieve? it is hard to imagine what they would come together on. >> absolutely. i can understand where you are coming from. >> they still have to have immigraon reform. and there is still, you know, there's government spending. because congress understands this. but the question is this agood thing for the

chili's and ihop have similar plans. to ignoree way everyone else. good first date.p if you saw a woman trying to trick her boyfriend into marrying her with --ake tenancy test? pregnancy test question mark >> it has a positive sign on it, $25. go ahead and check it out. >> she is so captivated she barely looks down. >> the boyfriend is coming in. >> how are you? >> good. >> i have big news. >> an all new "what would you abc 7 newswed by a at 11:00 p.m. >> kind of strange to see -- say mild in december. >> you can see that as much as you want. 51 right now. outside the studios might let's get started and look at what is happening. a beautiful image. look at this. the scaffolding coming down on the washington monument. it turned into a pleasant day with lots of sunshine and those mild temperatures. if the at reagan national. 48 in frederick. in winchester, 43 degrees. here is the cold air. let's go looking for the source region. a surprising canada. a little cold for this time of year but early for such a big outbreak of cold air in the continental u.s. but it is heade

. >> this used to be a ihop, so everything is really new. >> hence the shape. by local takes on hawaiian cooking, not that you would necessarily notice. every dish designed to be eaten with the hand. what's good? the baby back ribs are air dried, braised, then breaded and fried. ling cod tacos treated like shawarma, then meat dried like duck. then fried. >>> meanwhile not too far away on sawtell, a kogi truck pulls up, stops reverses back to the corner. before the awning is up, there's already a line. hungry people have been waiting in cars around the corner ever since the twitter announcement 30 minutes ago. >> i feel guilty, i'm jumping the line. wow, what's the longest line you ever had? >> 600. >> 600 people for one truck? >> yeah. >> the kogi taco, double caramelized korean short ribs on fresh corn tortilla, with cilantro, relish, and napa cabbage slaw, with a vinaigrette. oh, yeah. >> the rep for kogi is we go everywhere, to every single corner of the county and the city. we're not just going to the hip areas. >> what about bel air? can you pull up on a c

early that morning, 27-year-old chester jackson was shot and killed outside a local ihop restaurant.urs later, his family and friends have gathered near the scene to hold an impromptu memorial. john and rebecca are on their way to the restaurant to report on the story. >> it turns out one of our assignment editors had some relationships with people who knew chester jackson. so i called her and said what's going on? what's the emotional temperature out there? what can i expect? and she says, well, i've talked to some of the people out there. they know you're coming. they're willing to talk to you. they have a picture of him. and i said who do i talk to? she says anybody. >> rebecca and john arrive at the scene and walk toward the memorial, but they are warned by other news crews that the mood of the crowd of mourners is tense. >> someone had mentioned that it was quite dangerous over there, but we didn't really think that because we had somebody who had told us we were able to speak with these people. somebody from our station who knew the victim told us they knew we were coming. >> u

this includes applebee's, denny's, hooters, ihop. if you need a caffeine fix, starbucks is open. >>> the owners of a farm in texas are as busy as santa putting together packages of mistletoe to spread christmas cheer. their work is certainly a labor of love. >> reporter: down this road -- >> we have sent out thousands and thousands and thousands of mistletoe sprigs. >> reporter: there's a farm that's hard to find. >> you get up in the morning and know you're going to make somebody's day. >> reporter: there are signs of christmas here all year. the elves in this workshop never stop working. they own mistletoe u.s. they grow their own mistletoe. >> we'll go harvest at the farm and we'll pull it it down. we can pull down, harvest probably 500,000 pounds an hour. >> reporter: they package it up with love and ship it across the united states. >> this is going from here to san diego, california. >> reporter: this labor of love grew into real love. it must have been the mistletoe. >> we don't need the mistletoe. but it does help. >> we alwa

applebees's, denny's, hooters, ihop and if you need a caffeine fix, starbucks is also open.emember when it was just 7-eleven? >>> still ahead, a christmas speech from the pope. we'll tell you what message the leader of the catholic church is giving just ahead. >>> they need a little piece of home and i love providing it for them. >>> christmas in afghanistan for our troops. how teams of volunteers are making the holidays special for our men and women in uniform. >>> a live look at the eastern span of the bay bridge. just a beautiful picture there. we're back in two minutes. first a message from our troops who are stationed overseas. >> i'm captain stephanie garcia here at kandahar. i want to give a shoutout to my sons christopher, anthony and caden, and my husband greg. i love you guy. s. >>> good morning to you. it's 6:30 on december 25th, christmas morning. we give you a live look over san francisco as you wake up. so glad you're joining us. this is today in the bay. thank you for being here with us. i'm peggy bunker. this morning pope francis is celebrating his first chri

imagine your average server in an ihop in texas earning $2.13 an hour, graveyard shift, no tips.he company's supposed to make up the difference between $2.13 and $7.25 but time and time again that doesn't happen. and when slow night happens and you don't earn anything or very little in tips you often can't pay the rent. and i guarantee you in every restaurant in america there's at least one person who's on the verge of homelessness or being evicted or going through some kind of instability. it's an incredible irony that the people that who put food on our tables use food stamps at twice the rate of the rest of the u.s. fork workforce meaning that the people who put food on our tables can't afford to put food on their own family's tables. the other key issue that we find that workers face is the lack of paid sick days and healthcare benefits. two-thirds of all workers report cooking, preparing, and serving food when they're ill, with the flu or other sicknesses. and with a wage as little as $2.13, so reliant on tips for their wages, these workers simply cannot afford to take a day

early that morning, 27-year-old chester jackson was shot and killed outside a local ihop restaurant.family and friends have gathered near the scene to hold an impromptu memorial. john and rebecca are on their way to the restaurant to report on the story. >> it turns out one of our assignment editors had some relationships with people who knew chester jackson. so i called her and said what's going on? what's the emotional temperature out there? what can i expect? and she says, well, i've talked to some of the people out there. they know you're coming. they're willing to talk to you. they have a picture of him. and i said who do i talk to? she says anybody. >> rebecca and john arrive at the scene and walk toward the memorial, but they are warned by other news crews that the mood of the crowd of mourners is tense. >> someone had mentioned that it was quite dangerous over there, but we didn't really think that because we had somebody who had told us we were able to speak with these people. somebody from our station who knew the victim told us they knew we were coming. >> undeterred by th

why is he stopping at ihop on his way to his movie premiere? hello, everyone.o the bathroom, but we'll get into that in a minute. first, major drama for the "duck dynasty" gang. we've spent a lot of time with this family. >> we've been down to their house. >> now phil robertson's anti-gay rant has gotten him suspended indefinitely. what happens to cable's number one reality hit. >> the future of the popular reality show "duck dynasty" could be in doubt this morning. >> phil robertson has been suspended from the show. >> many wonder how it will affect his family and franchise. >> after phil's suspension, can the megahit survive? "duck dynasty," which ends each episode with a prayer --